Marley in the Morning

13/07/2025

🎶🎶 "LIVE AID" 🎶🎶

I'm sitting here re-living the day in my mind, every track, artist and moment and struggling to believe it was all 40 years ago. How did that happen, where did those 40 years go?

Thinking back to the day itself.. I remember popping out to the newsagent in my MKlll Ford Cortina that afternoon to grab some beers (Hofmeister) and a few packs of ciggies.. (Red Band).. Driving from my flat then in South Road in Hanworth Middlesex to the shop was around a mile, and I distinctly remember everywhere, and I mean everywhere you could possibly go or be, all you could clearly hear was "LIVE AID" blasting out from every open window, every car, anyone you saw was carrying a radio tuned in to the live broadcast on Radio 1. Every TV screen you could see was playing the concert on BBC 1 with their own Hifi and Stereos tuned in and playing out loud at home, grabbing their own piece of the action going on and creating their own live atmosphere in the living room.. Every shop, car, pub, club, park, supermarket were involved in one way or another.. The whole world was watching. It was the biggest event anyone of us had seen in our lives to that point. To compare to anyone reading this that wasn't yet born, It was as big as 9/11 and as known as the covid pandemic, just to give an idea of just how world-stopping this event was.

If you were whitness to the day as I was, you too must be filled with a sense of pride today as you relive your own personal memories of the day with the re-run. We were a part of the world that day, part of an event that will be spoken of for thousands of years.It literally brought the whole world together, and most people alive on the planet were watching and listening. It will be taught in history lessons of the future and watched by future generations as an event in history..

As the concert plays from BBC catchup this afternoon, it's also heart wrenching as I see and realise that so many involved in that wonderful day are no longer with us.. So many legends have disappeared into history and gone now. Not just artists and Singers, but TV presenters, radio presenters, even royalty. Freddie, Bowie, Tina Turner, George Michael, even our dear Princess Diana. Way too many to even begin to mention them all, and as I'm sure anyone reading this today will have also suffered personal loss of family and friends over the last 40 years. God bless them all..🙏

Again, today my eyes are glued this afternoon as they were 40 years ago. I'm right back there in 1985, the legends, loved ones and friends are all still here, and I'm right there with them..

LIVE AID! the likes of which will never be matched again.. ❤️🙏🎶🫶

04/07/2025

26/06/2025

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24/04/2025

I'm sharing this post for my good friend Matthew Kayne BSc , the owner of a great station called "Sugar Kayne Radio".. Its a station I have the privilege of hosting the breakfast show for.. Please read Matt's story below and show him some love friends.. They guy has been on an incredible journey over the last couple of year's, a true fighter.. I tip my hat to you sir.. ❤️🙏
GOD BLESS! 😉
(his message)
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
💛 My Journey. My Song. 💛
Two years ago, I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. I also live with cerebral palsy, and in August that year, I had major surgery for a stoma. It’s been a tough road — but I found strength in music. I wrote this song, “Free Like a Bird,” to share hope with anyone facing their own battles.
👉 Watch & listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjF4Qg8bCFY
I’m now working on a new song about the next part of my life.
And through Sugar Kayne Radio, I give others a platform to be heard.

I wrote this song at Chai Cancer Care in London 2024, to tell the world about my bladder cancer journey, and give a message to anyone going through the same ...

11/04/2025

MARLEY IN THE MORNING 💯 🕖

05/04/2025

See you on Monday morning 😉🎧🎶

09/03/2025

Went to a gig in Brighton this weekend and got to have a chat with Pauline Black, lead singer of The Selecter.. Such a lovely lady, and what a performance..

07/03/2025

Just one of the shows many features.. "Today in Music History"

06/03/2025

Devastating blow to the world of Jazz Funk & Soul.. The legendary Roy Ayres has left us.. Aged 84
RIP ❤️😥

03/03/2025

And Then There Were…..

NONE

You would be hard pressed to find an example in the music business that the four men in this picture below had to endure going from fairytale to tragedy.

They actually came into the business for all of the right reasons. They wanted to play music, write songs, and see the world outside of their hometowns.

It started out as a fairytale. The Beatles and their newly formed label Apple chose them while they rejected people like David Jones (who would become David Bowie), and Crosby, Stills, Nash. They had Paul McCartney take an interest in them and wrote a guaranteed hit called “Come And Get It” to help them get more recognition. They were allowed to use the instruments that The Beatles themselves played on their songs. They got to record in the same studios and use the same recording equipment. They had George Harrison help produce one of their albums (Straight Up).

But it didn’t end there. They also became respected peers of The Beatles. John Lennon invited them to play on his 1971 “Imagine” album, and George Harrison invited them to take part in his groundbreaking benefit concert known as “The Concert For Bangladesh”.

They are successful. Their albums are not only selling, they also are getting played on American radio and having hit singles. They even have other artists recording songs they wrote and having massive success. Especially Harry Nilsson’s cover of their song “Without You” that becomes a massive number 1 hit.

What more could a young band ask for ?

Their plan was simple. They wanted to live on the bare minimum of money while they saved the rest so they could live comfortable lives once their popularity faded. Unfortunately they were too trusting of the people handling their money and were totally ripped off.

If that wasn’t enough, they were also disrespected by Allen Klein who was pulling the purse strings at Apple Records. Outside of The Beatles and their solo careers, Badfinger was the most profitable act at the label. The band was rewarded for all of their hard work by getting their recording budget cut, while other artists like Yoko Ono was given unlimited funds to make her albums.

Then they go to Warner Brothers Records, record what many feel is their best album in “Wish You Were Here” only to have it go immediately out of print because of missing money due to their thieving business manager Stan Polley.

After that it all falls apart. Pete Ham finds out he’s broke and commits su***de. Years later Tom Evans also commits su***de because of pressing legal and money issues.

Joey Molland and Mike Gibbins have to wait for years until they are finally able to receive royalties again for their albums at Apple and Warner Brothers because of their legal issues.

And now with the loss of Joey Molland all four of these men are gone.

They were...
Pete Ham
Tom Evans
Joey. Molland
Mike Gibbins

BADFINGER

26/02/2025

I've been keeping you all company each morning for 2 years now and never missed a single broadcast.. I hope you are enjoying the breakfast show. Thank you for your support..!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARLEY IN THE MORNING 💐🍰🎊🙏🎂