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A 'fly by the seat of my pants' Diggers Delight show tonight for the last of the year. A pile of compilation vynil and I'm sure there are some banging tunes on them. 2 hours of great old school tunes from the 60's, 70's & 80's PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 Felix Cavalier, Never felt love before 1975 2 Patterson Twins, Gonna find a true love 1978 3 Dee Dee Warwick, Funny how we change places 1...

A Diggers Delight CHRISTMAS SPECIAL The usual mix of rare grooves and collectable only this week interspersed with Christmas. Every other song will be a funky, jazzy, soulful Christmas song. Christmas spirit ready for the big day ! PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 Salsoul Orchestra, Merry Christmas all 1976 2 Frankie Smith, Double Dutch Bus 1980 3 Louis Vega, Holidaze   4 Al 'Man' Muntzie, We are st...

This weeks delve into the boxes featuring the Trammps, War, Roy Hemmings, Sharon Ridley, Gary Byrd and LOADS more. A couple of hours of rare grooves, collectables and some very expensive Northern Soul PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 Alan Dixon, Rise and Shine 2019 2 6th Borough Project, So Glad 2010 3 Yambu, Sunny   4 William De Vaughn, Give the little man a great big hand 1974 5 Tracy Weber, Sure...

Previously we had the history of the Birth of Disco, tonight we have the Party ! (Well half of it at least, we'll do the rest next week). Two hours of classic anthems celebrating disco's heyday ! PLAYLIST   Artist Title 1 John Morales  Deadly Medley 2 Jonathon Fearing -Hamilton Bohannon Let's start the Dance 3 Jay Negron - Crown Heights Affair Dreamin a dream 4 Universal Robot Band Disco Christmas...

A rather jazzy intro to another 2 hours of great Rare Grooves, Collectables and Northern Soul this week ! PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 Ryo Kawasaki, East Side Boogie 1976 2 Brazilian Groove Band, Dance 2009 3 J.B. Boogie, Soul Power 2016 4 Citrus Sun, Ride like the wind 2018 5 Dom Salvador, Image 2018 6 Clementson Marc Di Meo, In the name of Jazz 2019 7 Daisy Hicks, I choose you   8 The Funkmast...

We celebrate the Birth of Disco. Back to the loft days of Mancuso and Gibbons, the early clubs like Galaxy 21 and Charlie's in the Bronx, the forerunner DJ's, Jellybean Benitez, Tom Savarese and Francois Kevorkian all contributing to the worldwide phenomenon that was/is DISCO PLAYLIST   Artist Title 1 Double Exposure, Ten Percent 2 Leon Collins, I just wanna say I love you 3 Marboo, What about lov...

Another 2 hours PLUS of great rare grroves, Northern soul and even a splash of reggae this week ! PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 Mike Mandel, Peg 1978 2 Sylvia, Lay it on me 1977 3 Herb Alpert, Jump Street 1991 4 Frankie Knuckles, The Whistle Song 1991 5 Paulino Da Costa, Simbora 1977 6 Mystic Moods Orchestra, Cosmic Sea 1973 7 Powerline, Journey 1981 8 Jerry Gonzales, Evidence 1980 9 Jeff Tyzik,...

A slight overrun this week so a bit longer than 2 hours of great rare grooves & collectables from back in the day featuring the likes of Curtis Mayfield, Wah Wah Watson, Webstter Lewis, Steve Parks and Michelle Lamb to name but a few ! PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 Black Heat, Love the life you live 1974 2 Webster Lewis, You deserve to dance 1979 3 Wah Wah Watson, Good friends 1976 4 Monday A...

A Cellar full of ......... BLUE NOTE ! The Classic Jazz label founded some 85 years ago with contributions from the likes of Lou Donaldson, Gene Harris, Marlena Shaw, Donald Byrd, Ronnie Foster & Bobbi Humphrey to name but a few ! PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 Alan Parker, Punch Bowl 1973 2 Johnny Harris, Odyssey part 2   3 Raul De Souza, Daisy Mae 1978 4 Banbara, Shack Up 1975 5 Earl Klugh,...

2 hours of rare grooves and collectables featuring the likes of the Four Flights, Hayward Cash, Margie Joseph, G.C.Cameron and the Winstons to name but a few. PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 Third Stream, In a galaxy far away, 1978 2 Pike, Good Feelings, 1982 3 Apollis, What it is, 1978 4 Four Flights, All I want is you, 1978 5 The Prophets of Peace, The Max, 1975 6 Jesse Gomez, Baby I'm coming at...

Two hours celebrating the life and work of the legend Quincy Jones featuring giants like Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Micheal Jackson and of course The Self Preservation Society !! PLAYLIST   Artist Title 1 Quincy Jones Ironside (excerpt) 2 Quincy Jones Ai no corrida   Quincy Jones  Wanted to be a gangster interview 3 George Benson Give me the night   Quincy Jones  flourished into music intervi...

A little bit of Salsa, a touch of Samba and a whole lot of dirty Latin House  Join me Fridays 8:00 pm on Crackersradio.com to see what's in the cellar this week. PLAYLIST   Artist Title 1 Mozambo, Dia Del Sol 2 Marco Batalucci, Baila Conmigo 3 Swing Original Monks, Camininto 4 Triveat, Cuba 5 Ricardo Criollo, Santa Maria 6 Mr Hermano, Corcovado 7 Nova Vida, Each and every one 8 Jessy J, Mas Que Na...

Last dig for a few weeks, off on me Holi's. Leave you with a couple of hours eclectic mix of Jazz, funk, latin and old school soul gems. Enjoy and I'll see you towards the end of July ! PLAYLIST Artist Title Year Banda Opa Montevideo 1977 Patrice Rushen The Hump 1980 Paulinho Da Costa Taj Mahal 1984 Hank Jacobs & Don Malone The world needs changin 1973 The Solicitors Music for the Brothers 197...

A return to the digs. A couple of hours of 'off the cuff' mellow diggin just to get back in the swing of things. Enjoy and feel free to comment ! PLAYLIST Artist Title Year Impressions Choice of colours 1969 Curtis Mayfield Back to the world 1973 Marvin Gaye Where are we going  1997 Marlena Shaw Woman of the Ghetto 1969 Dionne Warwick Track of the cat 1975 Zachary Breaux Café Reggio 1997 Latin Vib...

Another two hours of great tunes remembering and celebrating the Twisted Wheel, Golden Torch, the Mecca and of course the temple that was the Casino wit full playlist PLAYLIST   Artist Title 1 Fi-Dels Try a little harder 2 Jerry Fuller Double life 3 Bobby Reed  The time is right for love 4 Shane Martin I need you 5 Major Harris Call me tomorrow 6 Aretha Franklin One step ahead 7 Patti and the Love...

Another 2 hour slice of classy rare grooves & collectables from deep in the boxes.   PLAYLIST   Artist Title 1 Arakawa Band Music for a flowered pig 2 Winfield Parker I wanna be with you 3 Bessie Banks Don't you worry baby 4 Betty Wright Life 5 Bloodstone Fly away 6 Brenda Gooch You and I together 7 Nikki Newarkers Woman 8 Donna McGee You should have told me 9 Dynamic Superiors One nighter 10...

North of the Gap. 2 Hours of great northern soul remembering and celebrating The Twisted Wheel, the Golden Torch, the Mecca and of course the Casino. New every Saturday night at 10 pm on Crackersradio.com PLAYLIST   Artist Title   1 The Epitome of Sound You don't love me   2 The Salvadors Stick by me baby   3 Barbara McNair You're gonna love my baby   4 Rubin You've been away   5 Mel Britt She'll...

Another 2 hour slice of classy rare grooves & collectables from deep in the boxes. PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 John Handy Carnival 1977 2 Hindsight Heaven's just a breath away 1987 3 War Cinco de Mayo 1981 4 Tymes To the Max (imum) 1976 5 Airto Moreira and Flora Purim Partido Alto 1979 6 Bobby Bland Ain't no love in the heart of the city 1974 7 Willie Mitchell Groovin 1967 8 Rodney Franklin...

Another couple of hours of blinding good slices of vinyl picked at random. PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 Alice Taylor Sounds Ridiculous   2 Stevo Pay the price 1979 3 Mad Dog Fire Department Cosmic Funk 1979 4 Eli's Second Coming Foxfire 1977 5 Asha Puthli Flying Fish 1977 6 King Tutt Keep on 1980 7 Jean Carn Let's stay together 1982 8 Carol Williams Love is you 1977 9 Grand Master Flash & th...

North of the Gap. 2 Hours of great northern soul remembering and celebrating The Twisted Wheel, the Golden Torch, the Mecca and of course the Casino. New every Saturday night at 10 pm on Crackersradio.com PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year Label 1 Jimmy Soul Clark (Come on and be my) Sweet Darlin 1967 Soulhawk 2 Holidays Making up time 1966 Golden World 3 Joe Simon No sad songs 1968 Sound Stage 7 4 Mary...

Innorgural edition of North of the Gap. 2 Hours of great northern soul remembering and celebrating The Twisted Wheel, the Golden Torch, the Mecca and of course the Casino. New every Saturday night at 10 pm on Crackersradio.com PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year Label 1 Richard Temple That Beating Rhythm 1966 Mirwood 2 Levi Jackson This beautiful day 1971 Columbia 3 Richie Adams I can't escape from you 1...

Bit of a special tonight, a dig into the 90's boxes remembering the early days of the House movement PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 B-Tribe Fiesta Fatal 1993 2 Grace Under Pressure Make my day 1992 3 Nomad (I wanna give you) Devotion 1990 4 The Goodmen Give it up 1993 5 Ground Level Dreams of heaven 1992 6 Banderas This is your life 1991 7 Gloworm Carry me home 1994 8 Plus + One It's happenin 1990...

PLAYLIST   Artist Title 1 Ceasar 830 See saw affair 2 Barrio Jazz Gang Linda Cancao 3 Ebony Alleyne All the love in the world 4 Lonnie Liston Smith Give peace a chance 5 Marjie Joseph Ridin High 6 Tony Gregory I'm gonna break you down 7 Jeremy Bun Big Kahuna 8 Chet Ivey & his Fabulous Avengers Dose of soul 9 Andy Pfeiler UFS 10 Lalo Schiffrin Enchanted Flame 11 The Impressions We go back a way...

2 hours of rare grooves and collectables featuring the likes of Sharon Scott, Paulinho Da Costa, Foster Jackson Group, Marlena Shaw, OPA and Bobbi Humphrey to name but a few. PLAYLIST   Artist Title Year 1 Macho Mucho Macho 1977 2 Pretty Purdie & the Playboys Watcha see is watcha get 1971 3 Sharon Scott (Putting my heart) Under lock and Key 1966 4 Lightening Rod Sport  1973 5 Cesar 830 See saw...

A very special Diggers Delight show tonight remembering Eon Irving on the anniversary of his passing ! 2 years ago I did an "Eon Remembered" Diggers Delight show. Tonight's Diggers will revisit that show. Not a replay but a revisit to the playlist of tracks I know he loved and tracks that are to me, the essence of the man. Featuring the likes of Herbie Mann, Barabas, Mass Production, Slave, Isaac...