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08/07/2025

It's Tuesday, July 8 and that means tonight at 7:00, Swingin' the Blues will be playing the best in vintage jazz and blues for your listening pleasure. Tonights show will be all about the early years of the great BB King and the blues and boogie of the pianist Hadda Brooks. BB is known the world over for years of great blues but not everybody is familiar with his earliest recordings. They were intense and his guitar playing was inspirational to the British musicians who would soon make rock and blues rock so popular on the FM air waves.
Hadda Brooks could plays pounding boogie woogie with the best of them but she could also sing a nice ballad . Stream it!
Tuesday night at 7
Wednesday at noon
Saturday night at 7

07/07/2025

Music without Borders is playing the fiery Latin jazz of Eddie Palmiere. You can catch the show Monday at noon.

06/07/2025

Dear Friends

This week Next to Silence presents some the best recordings of 1970’s Ghanaian guitar Highlife.
The early 1970s marked a golden chapter in Ghanaian highlife music—a moment when village wisdom, city innovation, and post-independence energy converged in song. This was music built for both the dance floor and the spirit, composed of storytelling lyrics, percussive drive, and glowing melodic lines that seemed to float above it all. What you’ll hear in this playlist is a living memory of Ghana's musical heartbeat—highlife in its guitar-band prime.
These are songs to move to, but also to sit with. They come from the people, and they bring the people together. These songs are meditations in groove, built to move both body and spirit. Let’s step into the pulse of early 70s Ghanaian highlife.

This show is dedicated to my brothers and sisters of Peace Corps Ghana 1970, along with the former students and teachers at Kadjebi Secondary School.

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Playlist week of July 7, 2025:
00:00:00 African Brothers International Band – Ɛna Ɛye A Mane Me
00:08:01 Francis Kenya; The Riches Big Band – Ensuah Nzema Kotoko - The Nezema Kotoko Family
00:14:16 Oyihwam Internationals – Anoma Franoas
00:22:08 Ashanti Afrika-Jah Int Band of Ghana – Ede Mabo
00:29:41 African Brothers International Band – Abusua Nnyɛ Asafo
00:32:59 Mangwana Stars – Atiadele
00:40:07 Kweku Dei; Guyoyo Guitar Band – Osikuni Atamfo (Gossiper Enemies)
00:45:26 City Boys Band – Nye Asem Hwe
00:52:04 F. Kenya – Engame Ma Menko
00:57:43 African Brothers International Band – Ebi Te Yie
01:01:08 St. Peter and The Holy Men – Bofoo Beye Abowa Den
01:04:20 F. Kenya – Nyameco
01:12:12 Nana Kwame Ampadu – Mede Aseda
01:19:50 Francis Kenya; The Riches Big Band – Madame Zehae Ala - Just As I Am

A Reminder:
Next To Silence streams live at:
1700AM and on the web at PeaksIslandRadio.com
On:
Mondays Fridays @7:00PM
Tuesdays

Thanks for listening,

Dave

The early 1970s marked a golden chapter in Ghanaian highlife music—a moment when village wisdom, city innovation, and post-independence energy converged in song. This was music built for both the dance floor and the spirit, composed of storytelling lyrics, percussive drive, and glowing melodic lin...

01/07/2025

Tuesday, July 1 is blues day and Swinging' the Blues will be featuring the bluesey saxophone of Sonny Stitt along with our usual eclectic mix of jazz and blues.
Tuesday night at 7
Wednesday at noon
Saturday night at 7

Hope you can join us.

29/06/2025

Sunday June 29. Time for another Music without Borders and we're headed south for some H***y Tonk music. This is good time music meant for dancing and was an integral part of early rock and roll.
Sunday night at 7
Monday at noon

25/06/2025

Swinging' the Blues is featuring the great blues guitarist Wayne Bennett on this week's show. Besides playing on so many Bobby Blue Bland recordings and touring with Bobby for years, he can be heard on many other blues recordings. Oh, we'll also be listening to some tracks by the great Count Basie, the true King of Swing.

Tuesday night at 7
Wednesday at noon
Saturday night at 7

22/06/2025

NEXT TO SILENCE -Tribute to Sly Stone - Week of June 23, 2025

This week, we find ourselves holding a shared, quiet grief. Two titans of American music—Sly Stone and Brian Wilson—have left us. Each, in his own way, redefined what pop music could be: Sly, with his electrifying fusion of funk, soul, and social revolution; Brian, with his fragile genius for harmony, melody, and emotional truth.
They were architects of joy and beauty, of rhythm and reflection, and their music will echo long past this moment.
This week we commemorate the music of Sly Stone and the Family Stone, and next week’s show is a tribute to Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys.
Sylvester Stone was the preacher, the prophet, the mad scientist of funk—mixing black and white, male and female, gospel and psychedelia into a sound that wasn’t just music, but movement. At his best, he gave us the soundtrack to liberation and joy. At his worst, he was the echo of a dream cracked under the weight of its own idealism.

Playlist for the week of June 23, 2025:
00:00 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance to the Music
06:31 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People
08:51 Sly & The Family Stone - Sing a Simple Song
12:44 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want ToTake You Higher
19:11 Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
22:18 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime
25:46 Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice ElfAgin)
30:34 Sly & The Family Stone - You Can Make It If You Try
34:10 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
37:13 Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away
40:06 Sly & The Family Stone - Time
44:23 Sly & The Family Stone - Just Like a Baby
49:30 Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay
52:28 Sly & The Family Stone - Babies Makin' Babies

A Reminder:
Next To Silence streams live at:
1700AM and on the web at PeaksIslandRadio.com
On:
Mondays Fridays @7:00PM
Tuesdays

17/06/2025

Tuesday night June 17 at 7:00 Swinging' the Blues will feature the Erskine Hawkins orchestra, one of the bluesier orchestras from the big band era. Anyone remember the Glen Miller hit "tuxedo junction"? It was written by Erskine Hawkins. If you enjoy the music of Count Basie, you'll most likely enjoy Erskine Hawkins. Stream it and be ready to tap your feet.

Tuesday night at 7
Wednesday at noon
Saturday night at 7

15/06/2025

CRAZY

This week on Next to Silence, we’re diving headfirst into the many shades of “crazy.” Not the clinical kind, but the kind that colors everyday life—when emotions run hot, logic takes a back seat, and the heart writes its own script.
There’s the giddy madness of falling in love, and the slow unraveling when it doesn’t work out. There’s the chaos of desire, the ache of obsession, and the wild, spinning joy that comes from dancing too close to the edge. Sometimes “crazy” means laughter that doesn’t quite stop; other times, it’s the quiet confusion of feeling too much, too fast.
This playlist is a collection of voices caught in those moments—songs from the brink, the breakthrough, and the beautiful mess in between. Whether you’ve been driven crazy, called someone crazy, or felt a little crazy yourself, there’s a place for you here today.

Playlist for the week of June 16, 2025:�00:00:00 Prince – “Let’s Go Crazy”
00:08:03 Fine Young Cannibals – “She Drives Me Crazy”
00:11:37 Heart – “Crazy On You”
00:16:31 Patsy Cline; The Jordanaires – “Crazy”
00:19:14 Paul Anka – “Crazy Love”
00:21:39 Van Morrison – “Crazy Love”
00:24:14 Joni Mitchell – “The Crazy Cries of Love”
00:28:06 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – “Crazy About The La La La”
00:34:16 Jim Kweskin – “Crazy Words-Crazy Tune”
00:36:16 Peggy Lee; T***s Thielemans – “You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)”
00:38:32 Simi; Tiwa Savage – “Men Are Crazy”
00:41:38 Queen – “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”
00:44:12 The Clash – “Let’s Go Crazy”
00:48:46 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – “Crazy Little Thing”
00:51:22 ABBA – “Crazy World”
00:58:30 Johnny Clegg; Savuka – “Cruel Crazy Beautiful World”
01:02:52 Bob Marley & The Wailers – “Crazy Baldhead”
01:06:03 Paul Simon – “Crazy Love, Vol. II”
01:10:19 Marvin Gaye – “I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby”
01:13:00 The Rolling Stones – “Crazy Mama”
01:17:33 Billie Holiday – “Crazy He Calls Me”
01:20:36 Seal – “Crazy”
01:27:40 Tuba Skinny - “Crazy About You”

This week Next to Silence dives headfirst into the many shades of “crazy.” Not the clinical kind, but the kind that colors everyday life—when emotions run hot, logic takes a back seat, and the heart writes its own script. There’s the giddy madness of falling in love, and the slow unraveling ...

15/06/2025

It's Sunday, June 15, and Music without Borders heads down to Austin Texas, the live music capital of the United States. I was in Austin recently and the show will review some of the bands I saw when I was there. Good stuff.
Sunday night at 7
Monday at noon

Thanks for listening!

10/06/2025

It's Tuesday blues day! Yeah, June 10. Swinging' the Blues is headed for a musical stroll down Groove street and we'd love it if you would join us for a night of blues and jazz. You know the drill. Stream the show on Peaks Island radio.
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Tuesday night at 7
Wednesday at noon
Saturday night at 7

08/06/2025

This week Next To Silence enters the world of Bond—James Bond—told not through gadgets or gunfire, but through music. These theme songs are more than title tracks. They’re portals. Each one carries the fingerprint of its era, the tone of the man who played him, and a mood that outlives the movie.�So pour a martini, shaken not stirred, settle into the shadows, and let the adventures begin!

Play list for the week of June 9, 2025:
00:00:00 John Barry – The James Bond Theme
00:05:41 Matt Monro – From Russia With Love
00:08:13 Shirley Bassey – Goldfinger
00:11:01 Tom Jones – Thunderball
00:13:52 Nancy Sinatra – You Only Live Twice
00:16:48 Louis Armstrong – We Have All the Time in the World
00:21:50 Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever
00:24:29 Paul McCartney & Wings – Live and Let Die
00:27:41 Lulu – The Man with the Golden Gun
00:30:16 Carly Simon – Nobody Does It Better
00:33:50 Sheena Easton – For Your Eyes Only
00:36:52 Rita Coolidge – All Time High
00:39:55 Gladys Knight – Licence to Kill
00:46:35 Tina Turner – GoldenEye
00:51:14 Sheryl Crow – Tomorrow Never Dies
00:56:03 Garbage – The World Is Not Enough
00:59:57 Jack White & Alicia Keys – Another Way to Die
01:04:18 Adele – Skyfall
01:12:24 Billie Eilish – No Time To Die

A Reminder:
Next To Silence streams live at:
1700AM and on the web at PeaksIslandRadio.com
On:
Mondays Fridays @7:00PM
Tuesdays

You can find the archives of past shows at PeaksIslandRadio.com. Click on SCHEDULE - scroll down to NEXT TO SILENCE

Thanks for listening,

Dave