2009 CHRISTMAS SHOW IS NOW POSTED - FEATURING SOUL & JAZZ & GOSPEL AND NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC IN ALL ITS YULE-TIDE SOULERY ! ! ! ENJOY ! ! ! !

THE GROOVIN' BLUE 2009 CHRISTMAS SHOW IS READY TO BE CARVED UP FOR YOUR DISCERNING EARS. YOLANDA ADAMS, THE WONDERFUL GOSPEL SINGER SHOWS THAT SHE CAN FILL THE BOOTS OF THE BEST OF TODAY'S JAZZ CHANTOOSIES RIGHT OFF THE TOP - AND MARVIN GAYE, BROOK BENTON, VERNESSA MITCHELL and BRIAN McKNIGHT STOKE THEIR WINTERY VOCAL FIRES WITH RENDITIONS OF XMAS CLASSICS OLD AND TO-BE.

SWEET DADDY FONK TELLS ME HE IS GETTING SOME CHOONS TOGETHER AND WILL BE JOINING DJZZ FOR A HOLIDAY FUNK SHUI SPECIAL IN ABOUT A WEEK. . . CAN'T WAIT ! !

Oh, and remember - You can still access the two Christmas 2008 Groovin' Blue Specials . . .

DJZigZag

SUNNY 'SWEET DADDY FONK' WILL JOIN DJZIGZAG FOR A GROOVIN' BLUE FUNK SHUI XMAS SPECIAL - FEATURING GOLDEN EAST END XMAS OLDIES ! !

THE 2nd GROOVIN' BLUE CHRISTMAS SHOW WILL BE A FUNK SHUI SPECIAL FEATURING THE GOLDEN OLDIES OF A SOULFUL YULETIDE - "Merry Christmas Baby" by OTIS REDDING, "Christmas Tears" by FREDDY KING, "Christmas In The Ghetto" by BIG DADDY RUCKER, "Run Rudolph Run" by CHUCK BERRY and so many more of what have become EAST END XMAS PARTY FAVOURITES ! ! !

YES, IT WILL BE A GRAMPA AND GRAND-MAMA'S XMAS with SWEET DADDY FONK and ZIGZAGZ - - TO COMPLIMENT THE MOSTLY CONTEMPORARY GROOVIN' BLUE 2009 PODCAST THAT WILL BE READY FOR LISTENING IN A DAY OR TWO . . . SO, STAY TUNED ! ! !

And to whet your appetite for those classic New World African Christmas Music sounds - here is a just-released video of the Genius himself in 1979 at the Ettal Monastery in Germany singing the Charles Brown classic "Merry Christmas Baby" as only Ray can.

DJZigZag

TWO CHRISTMAS GROOVIN' BLUE SHOWS TO BE PODCASTED IN THE NEXT WEEK - - - WILL FEATURE B3 ORGAN GIANTS JIMMY SMITH & JIMMY McGRIFF . . .

AND NOT ONLY THE ORGANISTIC STYLINGS OF MR. McGRIFF & MR. SMITH BUT THE FIRST OF THE TWO SHOWS (AN ALL - ORIGINAL 2009 XMAS PROGRAM) WILL FEATURE NEW CHRISTMAS MATERIAL BY TREY SONGZ, YOLANDA ADAMS, BRIAN McKNIGHT, ANGIE STONE and ANTHONY HAMILTON as well as CLASSIC NEW WORLD AFRICAN CHRISTMAS GEMS by THE IMPRESSIONS, BROOK BENTON, BILL COSBY, WILLIAM BELL, THE PILGRIM TRAVELLERS and the usual MANY, MANY MORE . . . . .

DJZigZag

OH BOY ! ! - - B3 ORGAN KING - MR. JIMMY SMITH - - LIVE IN SLOVAKIA 2004

IS IT BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS THAT JIMMY SMITH POPS UP ON THE WAGRadio RADAR ?

NOTHING SEZ XMAS TO US MORE THAN THE B3 ORGAN STYLINGS OF THE KING OF JAZZ ORGAN - MR. JIMMY SMITH.

THIS VIDEO HAS JUST SURFACED. IT'S MR. SMITH IN SLOVAKIA IN 2004. JIMMY PLAYS LIVE FOR ALMOST TEN MINUTES ! !

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WAGRadio TAKES YOU BACK TO NOVEMBER 1965 - LOS ANGELES 'THE BIG TNT SHOW' STARRING THE IKE AND TINA TURNER REVUE ! !

WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG ? ?
YOU'RE JUST A FOOL - - - YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH TINA AND THE IKETTES ! !

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YUM YUM - - FOR YOUR EAR DRUM ! ! GROOVIN' BLUE 09-15 HAS BEEN POSTED AND IS READY TO BE SAVOURED ! ! ! !

GROOVIN' BLUE 09 - 15 RUNS THE NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSICAL GAMUT FROM CHICAGO BLUES TO CONTEMPORARY JAZZ TO HIP-HOP AND BACK AGAIN ! !

Y'KNOW, WE WERE WRONG WHEN WE MULLED OVER WHETHER GB 09 - 14 WAS THE BEST SHOW EVER POD-CASTED ON WAGRadio CUZ WE THINK THIS ONE IS ! ! ! !

FEATURED ARTISTS ARE BILL WITHERS, LIL' WAYNE, RAHEEM DeVAUGHN, ANDRE WILLIAMS, ZIGGI, BUSY SIGNAL, NAPPY ROOTS, TREY SONGZ

and SO MANY, MANY MORE . . . .

Then again Groovin' Blue 09 - 12 is still always a good re-listen . .

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GOTTA BE THE STRANGEST VIDEOS feat. ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN CHUNES "SILLY" by TARAL HICKS

The ultimate version of this tune is of course by DENEICE WILLIAMS but Ms. T. Hicks does a masterful job of it.
But what's with all the body-builders??
Anyway - dig the tune. Dig the boyz! Dig whatever turns y'all on! ! !

OH YEAH, and GROOVIN' BLUE 09-15 is just around the corner...

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AIN'T NO FAKIN' - - IT BE ZIGGI - THE EURO-MAICAN & his video -"NEED TO TELL YOU THIS" which is LIT & BLAZIN' ! ! !

This brother with the gritty vocal abilities (he has that Marley brothers soulfulness) is blessed with great songs with great hooks that have an inherent joy permeating the proceedings.

OH, and at 1:14 of these particular proceedings, for all you heavy-libidoed males, there is a bit of a bouncy treat. WAGRadio can say no more. . .
Whew! !
DJZigZag

"CAN'T GET OVER YOU" by JOE from the MAZE feat. FRANKIE BEVERLY TRIBUTE ALBUM ON Brantera Music out of Antioch California . . .

THIS IS A MUST-HAVE CD FOR ALL CONTEMPORARY SOUL FANS.

"Joy and Pain" by AVANT / "We Are One" by RAHEEM DeVAUGHN and "Happy Feelin's" by LEDISI are just a few of the other wonderful covers featured on this great indie tribute Cd.

Watch for them to show up for WAGRadio fans soon on

GROOVIN' BLUE 09-15 ! ! !

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HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO ROCK 'N' ROLL DISC JOCKEY LEGEND - RED ROBINSON - CELEBRATING FIFTY-FIVE YEARS OF BRINGING MUSIC TO THE PEEPS ! ROCK ON !!

Fifty-five years of Rockin' and Rollin' on the radio ! !

No mean feat that ! ! !

Add all the other things that the once-red-locked one has done and the mind boggles.

We raise a filled-to-the-brim glass of West Coast Canadian bubbly

to this tireless individual and wish him well

in all endeavours planned and on all of the paths that lay ahead for him, his family and his beautiful wife Carol.

From DJZigZag and all the Management and staff of WAGRadio

Photo provided by: Phil Mackesy

Photo: Red and Clarence Dixon of the Four Knights circa 1955

DOWNTAEARTH BILL WITHERS TALKS ABOUT THANGS - - AS PART OF THE PROMOTION FOR THE RECENTLY RELEASED FILM "SOUL POWER" - WHADDA GREAT BROTHER.

A TUNE FROM 1974 AND THEN SOME PRAGMATIC TALK FROM MR. WITHERS ABOUT THE BEHIND THE SCENES OF "SOUL POWER".

NUFF SAID ! !
LISTEN AND LEARN YOUNGUNS ! ! !

DJZIGZAG

"DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY" - VOICEMAIL feat. BUSY SIGNAL - Get Up And Dance ! ! !

A WAGRadio Favourite - Featured on GROOVIN' BLUE 09 - 12 in September and could be a reason why that show is still getting so many hits.

What a great dance tune!

DJZigZag

FROM 1966 - A REITER RECORD RELIC - "VOICE YOUR CHOICE" by THE RADIANTS

Released in 1964, this 45 was an EAST END VANCOUVER house party favourite. The record wasn't played on any of the city's radio stations at the time of its release. It did get airplay when CKLG-FM's "Groovin' Blue" went on the air (Oct. 1967).

THE RADIANTS were originally a five man group formed in 1960 out of The Greater Harvest Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois but only recorded as a trio.

This video sees them on The!!!! Beat T.V. show out of Nashville, Tennessee with discjockey Bill "Hoss" Allen. Featured: Leonard Caston Jr. [tnr], Wallace Sampson [bar] and the wonderful Maurice McAlister on lead.

DJZigZag

WE WORKIN' ON GROOVIN' BLUE 09 - 15 WITH THE ULTIMATE LIVE VERSION OF MR. BILL WITHERS "USE ME" - - 'Keep Usin' Me, Til . .'

GROOVIN' BLUE IS THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM ON WAGRadio.
NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC IS THE MODE OF ENJOYMENT.

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THE DEATH OF A LOTTA MUSIC - "CRIPS AND BLOODS - MADE IN AMERICA"

I KNOW it sounds a little 'out there' but this film about two rival CALI 'gangs' by director Stacy Peralta can be deftly quoted during conversations about the seemingly impending death of Jazz [and to a lesser degree black Pop and Soul].

Maybe it provided that insight to WAGRadio because our first concern is Black music. The stark understanding that New World African classical music [Jazz] no longer has the once-prolific venues [ghetto clubs, bars, show lounges] to promote itself to working-class Black Americans was, possibly, an unintended bit of enlightenment delivered by "Crips & Bloods: Made In America". An old story. Last to get a job. First to lose it. No work. No spending cash. No income for musicians, record labels, promoters etc.

Please try and see this documentary. I can't stress how evocative its message is. Initially it seems to be a heart-wrenching dissertation on gang violence in L.A., and it is, but then the film's other truer messages begin to appear - told through the clear eyes and voices of the young to middle-aged Crips and Bloods who share their profound knowledge through the camera lens.

DJZigZag and WAGRadio Management