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Happy birthday, Jan Hammer! Born April 17th, 1948 Fuzzy math. I actually went over today. Let’s see if people listening after the fact will hear the last 57 seconds. Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 4/17/2025 John Abercrombie “Lungs” (Jan Hammer) From Timeless   (ECM, 1975) Recorded June, 1974     Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas “Cruel” (Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas) From Songs to No One 1991–1992 Circus Records/Knitting Factory Records, 2002) Live broadcast from the Knitting Factory on Nicholas Hill's Music Faucet, WFMU; 3/22/92     Nektar “Too Young to Die” (Roye Albrighton) From Man in the Moon   (Ariola, 1980)     The Kinks “Where Have All the Good Times Gone” (Ray Davies) Rockpalast, Grugahalle, Essen, DE, 4/4/82 Studio version released on The Kink Kontroversy   (Pye/Reprise, 1965)     Richard Thompson Band “Shoot Out the Lights” (Richard Thompson) Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 3/20/94 Studio version released on the Rich...

I’ve had a lot dropped on me in the last few days. At least there has been some good music to distract me. Seeing Beledo and Percy Jones last night was a proper antidote. I threw some Percy on at the end (with his band, MJ12), and will try to find some Beledo recordings that convey how brilliant he is in a live setting. No coherent theme to today’s show, but good tunes, and that’s all the antidote you need.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 4/10/2025     Gary Lucas and Gods and Monsters “King Strong” (Gary Lucas) From The Great Lost Gods and Monsters (Mighty Quinn, 2022) Recorded in 2006     O’Jays “Back Stabbers” (Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) From Back Stabbers   (Philadelphia International/Epic, 1972)     Angie Stone Angie Stone 1961-2025 “Wish I Didn't Miss You” (Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) From Mahogany Soul   (J, 2001)     Nektar “Far Away” (Roye Albrighton) From Man ...