Songs From The Yard

Reggae music has done hundreds of cover versions of hundreds of American Top 40 hits. Since radio signals used to take a lot longer to travel the sounds of hit radio were very rare. So, the locals came up with a style of music to play those hits and the rest is history as they say. For episode 18 of BalconyRadio’s tribute to Reggae music, Songs From The Yard we focus on the greatest hit-making bands of all time, The Beatles, with a Ska and Reggae party of their greatest tunes. A nice companion to the recently-released final Beatles song, “Now And Then”. Let’s take it to the sand for a Beatles Reggae Barbecue!

A HARD DAY’S NIGHT-PAT KELLY (REGGAE CLASSICS)
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND-GLEN ADAMS (SOUND BOX ESSENTIALS)
AND I LOVE HER-BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (ONE LOVE)
ALL MY LOVING-PRINCE BUSTER (SKA AND ROCKSTEADY COLLECTION VOL. 1)
LOVE ME DO-THE SKATALITES (SKA MANIA)
SOMETHING-PHYLLIS DILLON (ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
HEY JUDE-TOOTS & THE MAYTALS (HERE COMES THE SUN: A REGGAE TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES)
COME TOGETHER-DANDY LIVINGSTON & THE ISRAELITES (THE BEST OF DANDY LIVINGSTON)
OB-LA-DI,OB-LA-DA-JOYCE BOND (TIGHTEN UP VOLS. 1 & 2)
WE CAN WORK IT OUT-BARRY BIGGS (ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE)
HERE COMES THE SUN-THE BURNING SOULS (20 BEST OF REGGAE)
ELANOR RIGBY-BB SEATON (SONGS OF THE BEATLES REGGAE STYLE)
DON’T LET ME DOWN-MARCIA GRIFFITHS (PLAY ME SWEET AND NICE)
THE FOOL ON THE HILL-OWEN GRAY (ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE)
I WILL-JOHN HOLT (1000 VOLTS OF HOLT)
YESTERDAY-DANDY (SONGS OF THE BEATLES REGGAE STYLE)
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE-THE MAYTALS (FROM THE ROOTS)
LET IT BE-NICKY THOMAS (LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE)
LADY MADONNA-DERRRICK HARRIOTT & THE CRYSTALITES (FOR A FISTFULL OF DOLLARS)
BLACKBIRD-THE PARAGONS (ON THE BEATH: ANTHOLOGY)
YOU WON’T SEE ME-CLARENDONIANS (SKA SOUNDS VOL. 1)
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS-ELLIS ISLAND (HERE COMES THE SUN)
MY SWEET LORD-KEN LAZARUS (SINGS REGGAE HTS OF THE 70S)

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The 60s was all about peace and love . . . when the entire world tried to catch up to Jamaica’s vibes. What was Jamaica doing in the 60s? Making the best music in the world, mon. Balcony Radio can dig it. Roll up and twist off episode 17 of Songs From the Yard, our testament to the sacrament of reggae music. In this episode, we spin all the roots, ska, and rocksteady that grew out Marley’s hair in the 70s. Light up yourself and enjoy.

PLAYLIST:
EASY SNAPPING: CLUE J & HIS BLUES BLASTERS (THE BEST OF BLUE BEAT: 1960)
FATTIE FATTIE: THE HEPTONES (FATTIE FATTIE)
PEOPLE FUNNY BOY: LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY & THE UPSETTERS (I AM THE UPSETTER-THE STORY OF LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY GOLDEN YEARS)
WATCH THIS SOUND: THE UNIQUES (WATCH THIS SOUND)
007 (SHANTY TOWN); DESMOND DECKER (007 SHANTY TOWN)
HERE I STAND: JUSTIN HINDS & THE DOMINOES (EARLY RECORDINGS)
BA BA BOOM: THE JAMAICANS (BA BA BOOM)
ROCK STEADY: ALTON ELLIS & THE FLAMES (BE TRUE TO YOURSELF: THE GODFATHER OF LOVER’S ROCK ANTHOLOGY 1965-1973)
ALI BAB: JOHN HOLT (LIKE A BOLT)
RETURN OF DJANGO: THE UPSETTERS (RETURN OF DJANGO)
REGGAE IN YOUR JEGGAE: DANDY LIVINGSTON (TIGHTEN UP VOL. 2)
EVERYDAY IS A HOLIDAY: THE SENSATIONS (TREASURE ISLE PRESENTS: ORIGINAL REGAAE)
FIRE CORNER: THE DYNAMITES W/KING STITT (FIRE CORNER)
MUSIC FIELD: ROY SHIRLEY (LEGEND)
BANGARANG: NORA DEAN (PURE REGAAE)
YOU DON’T NEED ME: THE MELODIANS (YOU DON’T NEED ME)
WHY DID YOU LIE: DAWN PENN (DUKE REID ROCKS STEADY)
DON’T STAY AWAY: PHYLLIS DILLON (DON’T STAY AWAY)
(GUN FEVER) BLAM BLAM FEVER: THE VALENTINES (PUT YOUR BEST DRESS ON)
ONLY A SMILE: THE PARAGONS (ON THE BEACH: THE ANHTOLOGY)
WE ARE IN THE MOOD: THE ROYALS (DUKE REID ROCKS STEADY)
TELL IT TO ME: STRANGER COLE & THE FUGITIVES (PUT YOU BEST DRESS ON)

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It’s time to hotbox wherever you are quarantining with some dank reggae beats. You know it. We know it. Roll one with your pals at Balcony Radio and let two dozen of the best songs you’ve never heard waft over your eardrums. It’s episode 16 of Songs From the Yard, and we can’t think of a better place to ride out the pandemic than in Jamaica with this soundtrack. (Even if it’s only in your socially distant mind.)

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There are few places in time that you should be mad you missed out on . . . the Belle Epoque, Haight-Ashbury, Greenwhich Village come to mind. But the one you really missed out on was Jamaica in the 70s. Today for episode 15 of Songs From the Yard, our tribute to reggae (mon), we drop five on it for tickets to some of the best live music produced on the real Emerald Isle. Close your eyes and open your ears, the contact high is coming through the headphones.

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Time to get on the train skaville, the real emerald isle — Jamaica. In episode 14 of Songs From the Yard, we spin twenty-two of the haziest jams the island could roll up and smoke. The soundtrack to the perfect afternoon of de-stressification has been located. Get comfortable. Stay hydrated.

 

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Hello and welcome to Songs From The Yard Ep. 2 our second excursion into the music genre that has more sub-genres than you can shake a spliff at. We really tried shaking a spliff at this show. We tried hard. We smoked it instead as your hosts will demonstrate repeatedly. Enjoy two hours of supreme Reggae music to ease your mind. Smile and dance, children . . .

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PLAYLIST:
DERRICK MORGAN: BE STILL (MOON HOP: BEST OF THE EARLY YEARS)
THE THREE TOPS: IT’S RAINING (BIRTH OF TROJAN-ROCKSTEADY)
THE JAMAICANS: SUNSHINE LOVE (TROJAN SUNSHINE REGGAE BOX)
DENNIS TONY: FOLK SONG (TROJAN ROCKSTEADY)
CORNEL CAMPBELL: GIRL OF MY DREAMS (NATTY DREAD ANTHOLOGY)
THE ETHIOPIANS: TRAIN TO GLORY (TRAIN TO SKAVILLE)
BIM SHERMAN: GOLDE LOCKS (TRIBULATION: DOWN IN JAMTOWN)
SCOTTY BELL: BLACK I AM (KEEP THE PRESSURE DOWN-ESSENTIAL ROOTS)
THE ABYSSINIANS: DECLARATION OF RIGHTS (SALTA MASSAGANA)
THE UNTOUCHABLES: TIGHTEN UP (THE SINGLES COLLECTION)
THE UNIQUES: YOU’LL LOSE A PRECIOUS LOVE (TROJAN SIXTIES BOX SET)
THE CABLES: CHEER UP (SIX THE HARD WAY)
THE LYRICS: MUSIC LIKE DIRT (BEST OF STUDIO ONE COLLECTION)
DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES: TIPS OF MU FINGERS (RUDY GOT SOUL)
AUGUSTUS PABLO: KING TUBBY MEETS THE ROCKERS UPTOWN (KING TUBBY MEETS THE ROCKERS UPTOWN)
SLIM SMITH: TURNING POINT (REAL AUTHENTIC REGGAE VOL. 1)
THE UPSETTERS: MAN FROM MI5 (UPSETTER SELECTION-LEE PERRY JUKEBOX)
SONNY BRADSHAW SEVEN: LOVE IS BLUE (TROJAN SIXTIES BOX SET)
ALTON ELLIS: ROCK STEADY (ROCK STEADY BEAT)
KEITH & TEX: TONIGHT (LET’S DO ROCKSTEADY)
JIMMY CLIFF: GIVE A LITTLE, TAKE A LITTLE (JIMMY CLIFF)
THE SENSATIONS: BORN TO LOVE YOU (TROJAN SIXTIES BOX SET)
JUSTIN HINDS & THE DOMINOES: SAVE A BREAD (LET’S DO ROCKSTEADY)
BOBBY DAVIS & THE SENSATIONS: DOGGONE RIGHT (TROJAN SIXTIES BOX SET)
U-ROY: WEAR YOU TO THE BALL (TROJAN ORIGINALS BOX SET)
PETER TOSH: 400 YEARS (UPSETTER SELECTION-LEE PERRY JUKEBOX)
VIC TAYLOR: TONIGHT (TROJAN 70S BOX SET)
RAY MARTEL: SHE CAUGHT THE TRAIN (TROJAN ORIGINALS BOX SET)
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS: 54-46 WAS MY NUMBER (THE HARDER THEY COME)
LEROY SMART: MIRROR MIRROR (KEEP THE PRESSURE DOWN)
WILLIE WILLIAMS: ARMADIDEON TIME (BEST OF STUDION ONE COLLECTION)
RONNIE DAVIS: CHASING YOU (REAL AUTHENTIC REGGAE VOL. 1)
THE HEPTONES: I’VE GOT A FEELING (PEACE & HARMONY: TROJAN ANTHOLOGY)

Roll on up to the islands with your friends at The Balcony. Time for our debut show featuring one of the great musical genres of all time: REGGAE!! . . . We love reggae so much we’ll give you two hours of it with no Bob Marley. In this show we play jams stanky enough to give you a contact high. Do yourself the favor of picking up some reggae.

PLAYLIST:
THE GAYLADS: ABC ROCKSTEADY (BEST OFF..)
CULTURE: IRON SHARPENING IRON (HARDER THAN THE REST)
THE BASSIES (BIG MISTAKE (BEST OF STUDIO ONE)
BOBBY ELLIS: MR. ELLIS BURNS OUT (KEEP THE PRESSURE DOWN)
BUNNY WAILER: I’N THE TOUGHEDST (BUNNY WAILER SINGS THE WAILERS)
DESMOND YOUNG: WARNING (KEEP THE PRESSURE DOWN)
ERNIE SMITH: I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME (TROJAN 70S BOX)
JUSTIN HINDS: SAY NE SAY (ONCE A MAN TWICE A CHILD)
PHYLLIS DILLON: A THING OF THE PAST (BIRTH OF TROJAN)
THE TENNORS: WEATHER REPORT (TROJAN SKINHEAD BOX)
JACKIE MITAO (FREAK OUT (BEST OF STUDIO ONE)
THE JAMAICANS: THE THINGS YOU SAY YOU LOVE (LET’S DO ROCKSTEADY)
CORNEL CAMPBELL: MY SWEET BABY (NATTY DREAD ANTHOLOGY)
ALTON ELLIS: GIRL I HAVE GOT A DATE (ROCK STEADY BEAT)
JOE GIBBS: ONLY YESTERDAY (LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE)
THE ABYSSINIANS: POOR JASON WHYTE (REAL AUTHENTIC REGGAE VOL. 1)
THE CABLES: BABY WHY (BEST OF STUDIO ONE)
JUNIOR MANN: ROOTS TRAIN (POLICE & THIEVES)
LINVAL THOMPSON: NO OTHER WOMAN (EARLY SESSIONS 74-82)
U-ROY: HIGHER THAN A MOUNTAIN (HISTORY OF TROJAN RECORDS)
DERRICK MORGAN: I WANT TO GO HOME (MOON HOP: BEST OF THE EARLY YEARS)
PETER TOSH: STOP THAT TRAIN (CAPITAL RECORDS REHEARSAL)
DON EVANS & THE PARAGONS: DANGER IN YOUR EYES (BEST OF STUDIO ONE)
TOORS & THE MAYTALS: MONKEY MAN (THIS IS CRUCIAL REGGAE)
RUSY MILLS: LONG STORY (LET’S DO ROCKSTEADY)
LLOYD PARKS: MIGHTY CLOUD OF JOY (TROJAN 70S BOX SET)
THE ETHIOPIANS: HANG ON (TRAIN TO SKAVILLE)
DESMOND DECKER & THE ACES: RUDY GOT SOUL (RUDY GOT SOUL)
THE GAYLETTES: SON OF A PREACHER MAN (TROJAN 70S BOX)
STRANGER & GLADDY: JUST LIKE A RIVER (LET’S DO ROCK STEADY)
SLIM SMITH: TURNING POINT (REAL AUTHENTIC REGGAE)
MARCIA GRIFFITHS (MELODY LIFE (BEST OF STUDIO ONE)
THE PIONEERS: TIME HARD (TROJAN ORIGINALS)
THE PARAGONS: MY BEST GIRL (TROJAN ORIGINALS)
THE MELODIANS: CONE ON LITTLE GIRL (RIVERS OF BABYLON: BEST OF..)
LHENLY DUFFUS: TO BE A LOVER (REAL AUTHENTIC REGGAE)
LAURLE ARTLEEN: HEY BARTENDER (TROJAN BOX: SKA VOL. 2

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