Monday, December 31, 2018

GROOVIN' BLUE 18-12 NOW POSTED . . . YEAR FIFTY-TWO IN THE LIFE OF RADIO SHOW GROOVIN' BLUE BEGINS . . . NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC FOR THE PREPARED LISTENER ! !


BRIDGING THE MUSICAL NEW YEAR.  GROOVIN' BLUE 18 - 12  LEADS US INTO ANOTHER YEAR OF SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE AND A WHOLE LOTTA MUSIC THAT WILL SET YOUR HEART BEATING JUST A BIT MORE JOYOUSLY.
IN THE NEW - WE GOT GALLANT, PETER COTTONTALE, HXRY, T.I. ft. YOUNG THUG, BRANDON COLEMAN and CHAKA KENN.  REPRESENTIN' THE OLD, the FONKY, the SOULFUL - - BARBARA HALL, GARLAND GREEN, LIONEL HAMPTON plus THE ISLEY BROTHERS.  BORROWING FROM THE MUSICAL GENRES OF  NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC AND BEYOND BRINGS US BRANDON COLEMAN, GALLANT, DIEPHUIS & MELE, AYOTEMI and A WHOLE LOT MORE . . .  WE'RE USHERING IN THE NEW YEAR (YES, WE HAVE SUMPIN' NEW BY USHER, TOO!) WITH A BOUNTIFUL BLENDING OF BALANCED BREWS ! !  DJZigZag HAS DONE HIMSELF PROUD ! ! !
WAGRadio Management

Saturday, December 22, 2018

* * * GROOVIN' BLUE XMAS RADIO SHOW 2018 No. TWO . . . IS NOW PODCAST . . . * * *

Former lead vocalist for the temptin' Temptations, brother Eddie Kendricks, leads off G.B. Xmas #2 with a Motown Seasons greeting.  It just so happens that it's the storied history of  New World African Christmas Music  that's at the forefront this time of this, the second show, of a harmonious WAGRadio Yule.  We all have such an investment in the music we love.  Nancy Wilson, Yolanda Adams, Babyface, Charles Brown, Oscar Peterson, Big Daddy Rucker, Ella Fitzgerald, Ramsey Lewis remind us of Decembers past.  There's an abundance (and a whole lotta stuff too - joke) by DJZigZag's 2nd favourite instrumentalists - the great organists - Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff and Joey DeFrancesco.
Once again we think of those who can't be at home with relatives and pals.  We think of those who are in hospital or who are  incarcerated and hope that our mutual love of music brings much-needed cheer.
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Thursday, December 13, 2018

SIMPLE, SOULFUL, STRAIGHT-AHEAD GOODNESS. THE FIRST OF POSSIBLY TWO HOLIDAY GROOVIN' BLUE SHOWS . . WAGRadio AND GROOVIN' BLUE'S DJZigZag WISH ALL PREPARED LISTENERS A SOULFUL CHRISTMAS & AN ESPECIALLY IRIE NEW YEAR . . FA LA LA LA LA . . DANG FLABBIT


SIMPLE FARE.  JUST TAKE SOME JOEY DeFRANCESCO, ADD A HELPING OF PEABO BRYSON and JOE WILLIAMS with MARGIE JOSEPH, NAT 'KING' COLE, AARON NEVILLE and GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH.  THROW IN, TO TASTE, SOME BROOK BENTON, DAVID BENOIT, DONNY HATHAWAY and HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERSYOU ARE JUST BEGINNING TO ENJOY A 2018 GROOVIN' BLUE XMAS  MUSICAL DELIGHT.
JOYEUX NOEL AND HAPPY YULE TO ALL OUR FAITHFUL LISTENERS . . . ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE INCARCERATED THIS CHRISTMAS.  WE HOPE THAT OUR LOVE OF MUSIC AND THE JOY AND PEACE THAT MUSIC BRINGS WILL HELP EASE THE SITUATION.

WAGRadio Management Horde

Ted Bishop - Announcer
Don Chessa - Music Consultant
Marnie Coulter - Copy Editor
Mike 'East End King'a'daBlues' Cvetkovich - Music Consultant
DJZigZag - On-Air Talent
Al Foreman - Music Consultant
Amanda McRoberts - Art Department
Blu Mankuma - Announcer
Miss A - Station Manager
Bill Reiter - Vinyl/Cd Librarian
Mike Rheault - Music Consultant
'Red' Robinson - Music & Spiritual Consultant
Ron Simmonds - Music Consultant
Jason Vanderhill - Promotion
Keith White - Audio Engineer
Sunny 'Sweet Daddy Fonk' Wong - On-Air Talent