The Splendid Turntable

12/08/2025

You want an eclectic playlist? Maybe this is it. Today's Chip & Don power pop playlist:

Chip & Don are back to share more tunes. Don’s a little more pop, Chip’s a little more rock…until they aren’t. Tune in to hear what out-of-character songs they pick out next.

12/08/2025

Thanks again for all the calls and messages today! ICYMI, this morning's "Deep Descent Into Power Pop, Pt. 2" episode of Chip & Don is ready for playback here:

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11/08/2025

Check out the playlist from this morning's show:

The Splendid Turntable transports you back to the sound and spirit of album rock radio that disrupted the airwaves in the 60s and 70s when turntables were king. In that spirit, you'll also hear some of the best alternative/indie music being made today, including a lot of NC artists. You know…hippi...

11/08/2025

ICYMI, here's the link to this morning's show, ready for playback. Listen to Sean Power & the Main Street Band, Buddy Guy, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Argent, The Boss, The Byrds and more here:

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10/08/2025

RIP Bobby Whitlock. A name not as well-known as it should have been, but an irresistible force in album rock music. Layla would not have happened without Bobby, for instance.
https://variety.com/2025/music/obituaries-people-news/bobby-whitlock-dead-derek-dominos-keyboards-harrison-clapton-1236486170/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMF8qFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhUpxLa7zftfqA0WMZDT0tKM9LbwtAXWCP3tVbbTm8VdN9XuusAXPBk7Z-Gi_aem_GqogkMb7383W6O2K4-5HUw

Bobby Whitlock, the keyboard player and singer who co-founded Derek and the Dominos and played on George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass,' died at 77.

09/08/2025

2 SHOWS NEXT WEEK:
1) The Splendid Turntable airs Mon, Aug 11, 8-10am EDT with another splendid morning of FM album rock. We’ll feature vintage music from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, The Who, Argent, Eagles and more that the tight playlists of classic rock won’t let you hear. Plus new tracks from Buddy Guy, Caamp, and Devon Allman & Jimmy Hall, just to name a few.

2 ) Chip & Don hijack the airwaves Tue, Aug 12, 10am-noon. Don’s a little more pop, Chip’s a little more rock…but squeeze them together and you get power pop, music that’s got more kick than just plain pop, so buckle up for the music we’ll surprise each other with. It’s “Descent Into Power Pop Pt. 2”…can you stand it?

Stream WQFS Guilford College Radio [STREAMING LINKS IN BIO] or tune in to 90.9 FM in Greensboro.

04/08/2025

This morning's playlist for your perusal and edification:

The Splendid Turntable transports you back to the sound and spirit of album rock radio that disrupted the airwaves in the 60s and 70s when turntables were king. In that spirit, you'll also hear some of the best alternative/indie music being made today, including a lot of NC artists. You know…hippi...

04/08/2025

This morning's edition of The Splendid Turntable is available for download/playback. Did you miss the the bluesy version of George Harrison’s Taxman and the very different take on Donovan’s Season of the Witch (suggested by splendid listener Roger)? Vanilla Fudge? Beatles? New Robert Plant, Wednesday, My Morning Jacket, Sheryl Crow and others? We gotcha!

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03/08/2025

Album rock radio without the repetitiveness of classic rock – The Splendid Turntable kicks off your Monday morning on Guilford College Radio, Aug 4 at 8am EDT. We’ll feature splendid vintage music from MTB, ARS, Vanilla Fudge and the Beatles, just to name a few. Plus a bluesy version of George Harrison’s Taxman and a different take on Donovan’s Season of the Witch.

We'll also spin new releases from Robert Plant, Wednesday, My Morning Jacket, Sheryl Crow and more.

Streaming everywhere [STREAMING LINKS IN BIO] and at 90.9 FM in Greensboro. You know…hippies dig it.

29/07/2025

This morning's playlist from the power pop edition of Chip & Don:

Chip & Don are back to share more tunes. Don’s a little more pop, Chip’s a little more rock…until they aren’t. Tune in to hear what out-of-character songs they pick out next.

29/07/2025

Did you miss this morning's power pop edition of Chip & Don? Here's your second chance to hear the misfits explore the genre from the 70s, 80s, 90s and the 21st century, along with a couple forefathers of power pop from the 60s:

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29/07/2025

What is power pop? What does it sound like? Who originated the term power pop? Get these answers and more this morning at 10am EDT when Chip & Don hit the airwaves at WQFS Guilford College Radio, 90.9 FM in Greensboro and streaming globally. [STREAMING LINKS IN BIO]