Breakfast

Just a quick announcement to say that I'll now also be heard semi-regularly on the Breakfast show with Jen James. The first show will be this coming Monday, and possibly/probably Tuesday and Wednesday too. Should be good, so if you can - tune in. You can also see how dreadful we look at 8am on the webcam.

The show is broadcasting Monday to Friday 8am til 10am on www.blast1386.com, 1386 MW in Reading and on Patientline at the RBH.

PREVIEW: Show 3, Blast 1386, 4 Oct 04 12am

Coming up in this week's Grooveline:

* Music from Shalamar, EWF, Roy Ayers, Donell Jones, Jermaine Jackson, Perri Sisters, Postive Force and many more!
* Track of the week: New single from Atlanta's finest hip-hop and soul duo
* Featured Artist: From one of Britains finest funk-acid jazz bands
* News on the Brand New Heavies new single and album, and Kelis' outrage in Scotland
* Chart news from the soul music world
* Requests and dedications from around the world

Some brilliant music again, although I managed to somehow stop the 2nd last track halfway through. Cue silence, and me screaming. The Featured Artist section is sublime - three tracks back to back of some of the finest acid-jazz/funk. Don't miss this show!

Playlist: Show 2, 27th September 2004

TRACK: Roy Ayers – Sugar
TRACK: Gloria Gaynor - Feel So Real
TRACK: Joe – All The Things
TRACK: Future Force – What You Want
TRACK: Earth Wind and Fire – Fall In Love With Me
TRACK: Herbie Hancock – I Thought It Was You

REQUEST FOR DARREN GIAN IN CROYDON: Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (from Myriad)

TRACK: Tom Brown – Funkin’ For Jamaica
TRACK: Gap Band - Outstanding
TRACK: Artful Dodger feat Romina Johnston – Movin’ Too Fast
TRACK: Blaze – Sweeter Than The Day Before

TRACK OF THE WEEK: Ramsey Lewis – Whisper Love

TRACK: Change – Glow Of Love
TRACK: Count Basis – Jazz In The House
TRACK: TJR fear Xavier – Just Gets Better
TRACK: Incognito – Don’t Turn My Love Away
TRACK: Sunburst Band – Until The End Of Time
TRACK: Salsoul Orchestra – Take Some Time Out
TRACK: Joe T Vanelli Project – Sweetest Day Of May

PLAYLIST: Soul Identity, Blast 1386, 25/09/04 1pm til 4pm

I wasn't going to do this, but a few people have requested a playlist from the show I covered on Saturday. Please note, the order is more or less correct but I didn't note down all the tracks that were requested during the show. Most of these appear at the end.

The songs:

Herbie Hancock - Stars In Your Eyes
Des'ree - You Gotta Be
Mica Paris - I Never Felt Like This Before
Thelma Houston - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
The O'Jays - Backstabbers
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Summertime
Brand New Heavies - Shelter
Elisha La Verne - I'm Not Dreaming
Earth Wind and Fire - Wanna Be With You
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
Leon Ware - Whats Your Name
Blaze - World Peace
Outkast - Prototype
En Vogue - Dont Let Go
Ramsey Lewis feat Donica Henderson - Portugeuse Love
Incognito - Mr Jones
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
India Arie - Video
EArth Wind and Fire - Fantasy (9 minute version)
Bob Sinclar feat James DTrain Williams - Darlin'
D'Angelo - How Does It Feel
Norma Jean - Saturday

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FEATURED ARTIST - JOCELYN BROWN

Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Elses Guy (80s Soul Weekender 2, Disc 2, Track 1)
Jocelyn Brown - I Wish You Would (Dance Collection Track 9)
Incognito and Jocelyn Brown - Nights Over Egypt

REQUESTS

Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You
Ray Charles - ?
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Barry White - Let The Music Play
Joss Stone - Super Duper Love
Earth Wind and Fire - Fall In Love With Me

PREVIEW: Show 2, Blast 1386, 27 Sep 04 12am

Coming up in this week's Grooveline:

* Rare tracks from Roy Ayers and Gloria Gaynor
* Music from Joe, EWF, Herbie Hancock, Tom Brown, Blaze, Change, Salsoul Orchestra, Sunburst Band and many more!
* Track of the week: A new feature, with this weeks track from Ramsey Lewis
* News on Joss Stone's new tour, an all-star tribute to Ray Charles and rare concert footage of Jimi Hendrix found in Sweden
* Chart news from the soul music world
* Lots of mistakes and tounge-tripping, especially in the first hour!

The music in this show is superb, even if the presentaiton isn't! It's the music that counts though ;-)

And don't forget to join me for Soul Identity this Saturday at 1pm for 3 hours of quality soul and R'n'B cuts.

Playlist: Show 1, 20th September 2004

TRACK: SUNBURST BAND - WE WILL TURN YOU ON
TRACK: OMAR - BE THANKFUL
TRACK: NU-BIRTH - ANYTIME
TRACK: THE GAP BAND - OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD
TRACK: EARTH WIND AND FIRE - SO LUCKY
TRACK: WARREN G - SMOKIN' ME OUT
TRACK: SIMON GREY FEAT ABBY JOYCE - PROPHECY
TRACK: WHISPERS - ITS A LOVE THING
TRACK: RAMSEY LEWIS FEAT DONICA HENDERSON - PORTUGEUSE LOVE
TRACK: BLACQ AND WRIGHT - THE DANCE
TRACK: INCOGNITO - FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
TRACK: THE CRUSADERS - STREET LIFE
TRACK: HINDA HICKS - YOU THINK YOU OWN ME
TRACK: ALAN BRAXE & FRED FALKE - INTRO
TRACK: JAMIROQUAI - SOUL EDUCATION
TRACK: QUINCY JONES - AI NO CORRIDA
TRACK: MICHAEL JACKSON - BUTTERFLIES
TRACK: STONEBRIDGE - PUT EM HIGH
TRACK: GABRIELLE - GOING NOWHERE
TRACK: PARISS CLEMONS - BLACK MARY
TRACK: SIMPSON TUNE - BRING IT DOWN

Grooveline on Blast 1386 website

The details for the show, including my uninteresting bio, are up on the Blast 1386 website now in preparation for the show's launch this Sunday night. The main advantage of technically having the first show of the week on the station (12am Monday morning) is that when you click the "Schedules" button on the website, Grooveline is the first show that appears on the screen!

Also on my profile is the email address for the show, which is groovelineonblast@gmail.com

Soul Identity

I will be filling in for Dave Borrow on Saturday 25th September 2004 from 1pm till 4pm UK time. This is the show known as Soul Identity, and is pretty much the same as Grooveline except there is no house or garage. So expect three hours of soul, funk and R'n'B from the 70's through to today. Being a live show, I'll also be throwing open the phones for the first time and welcoming your calls. The studio line is 0118 967 5090 from the UK, +44 118 967 5090 from outside the UK.

PREVIEW: Show 1, Blast 1386, 20 Sep 04 12am

See, I can do these previews simply because the show is....its.....erm.....precorded. *gasp* Shock, horror I know. Unfortunately it's not able to do the show live at the time it is broadcast due to access to the studio being restricted. It's good in the way that if something goes seriously wrong, I can do it again! The first show has been recorded and I can say that it was all done in one take!

In this weeks show:

• Music from the Sunburst Band, Omar, Whispers, Ramsey Lewis, Incognito, Quincy Jones, Pariss Clemons, Warren G, Michael Jackson and many more
• A particularly rare track from the latest Earth Wind and Fire offering "The Promise". Rare in that it was only available on the Japanese release.
• News on how Alicia Keys is causing problems for a particular man in Atlanta
• The weeks R'n'B and dance charts
• and much more!

I don't have a profile on the website yet, nor is Grooveline on the schedule up there... but I've been assured it will be soon and that the show will defintely go out on Sunday night!

Playlist will be up on the site around 24 hours after the show is broadcast. Hope you enjoy.

Introduction

This may well be a pointless exercise, but I thought it might be a good idea to have a website to support this new show. Possibly the most useful thing about it will be the playlists, as I know how much it annoys me when I hear a superb tune on the radio and have no idea what it is called, or where to find it!

So, this is Grooveline - a concept born in 1997 in Saltcoats, Scotland. The show first broadcast on HBSA in Irvine between 1997 and 2001. Then, in 2001 and 2002 Grooveline came to Kic FM in Walsall and Wolverhampton, England. In 2003, the show was broadcast on GK Radio in Staffordshire, England. And now here we are in Reading, England on Blast 1386. I've been looking forward to being a part of this excellent radio station - I've been aware of what they've done since they started in 2002. They have a great manager in Bob Goertz, and in Blast he has created something unique to the British radio scene.

So, what can you expect to hear on Grooveline? Quality music with feeling, in the way of soul, funk, acid jazz and smooth jazz, respectable R'n'B, soulful house and US garage. Some tracks you'll know, some you will never heard of before. As time goes on I might add some more features to the show, but in the end it's all about the music. Nothing else.

This website will have previews of the shows, playlists and any random news, charts, features and comments that I think will fit well here.

If you like the show, the music, the website.. please get in touch! To the first show...