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This is not an actual promotion - just sample copy for radio stations who want to run a Billy Joel promotion around his upcoming public TV special broadcasts.
ENTER HERE TO WIN BILLY JOEL - THE STRANGER30th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE BOX SET!
Also catch the Boston premiere of BILLY JOEL - THE STRANGER LIVE This week on WGBH2 and WGBH44 (more details below)
Enter below for your chance to win the 2-CD 30th Anniversary Edition of Billy Joel's The Stranger with the newly remastered classic album and the previously unreleased Live at Carnegie Hall 1977 on disc 2.
One lucky listener will win the 3-disc deluxe box that also includes a bonus DVD featuring the 1978 BBC TV broadcast airing this week on WGBH. This new limited-edition collection also includes a 48-page booklet with rare photos and other rare collectibles - perfect for any Billy Joel fan!
Features Billy Joel's 1978 British concert debut - a live performance that originally aired on the BBC-TV program "The Old Grey Whistle Test." The legendary singer/songwriter played a set of now-classic hits, including "Only the Good Die Young," "Movin' Out," "She's Always a Woman" and "Just the Way You Are," which earned 1978 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Joel and his band also performed "New York State of Mind" and "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" off 1976's Turnstiles as well as the Piano Man stomper "Ain't No Crime." Now, 30 years later, the one-time UK broadcast finally premieres stateside. BILLY JOEL: THE STRANGER LIVE premieres nationwide August 2008 on public television (check local listings). The program also includes live performances from 1977 of "The Stranger" and "Just the Way You Are."
Live Performance filmed March 14, 1978, The Old Grey Whistle Test BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London, UK
"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "New York State of Mind" "The Entertainer" "She's Always a Woman" "Root Beer Rag" "Just the Way You Are" "Ain't No Crime" "Souvenir" "Only the Good Die Young" 1977 Live performances "The Stranger" "Just the Way You Are"
Band Members: Liberty DeVitto (drums), Doug Stegmeyer (bass), Richie Cannata (saxophone/organ) and Russell Javors (guitar)
One hour of music and conversation to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this landmark moment in Elvis' career. Poduced by Joyride Media, hosted by Laura Cantrell.
Features music from the COMPLETE 68 COMEBACK SPECIAL 40th anniversary 4-CD box set in stores August 5.
One-hour radio special set to premiere in August 2008 celebrates the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special. Original program director Steve Binder, guitarist Scotty Moore and others look back on how this became a turning point in Elvis' career, as well as one of the most iconic music specials in TV history.
This will be great programming for Elvis Week 2008 (Aug 11-17) to commemorate the week of Elvis' death. Here are some important links with more details:
Produced by Joyride Media and hosted by singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell - same team behind the acclaimed 2007 Elvis Specials THE EARLY YEARS, VIVA LAS VEGAS and HE TOUCHED ME (ELVIS' GOSPEL MUSIC).
THE COMPLETE 68 COMEBACK SPECIAL 4-cd box set:
New 4-CD box set in stores from Sony BMG Music on August 5, 2008 features the original "NBC TV Special" album tracks, plus music from all the live sessions, rare backstage rehearsal footage, and hard-to-find studio cuts that led to the original TV broadcast.
Here's a great clip from the '68 Comeback Special of Elvis and friends revisiting the first song they recorded...
Joe Strummer, the legendary gravel-voiced punk-poet from The Clash, loved to listen to music on the radio. Even as he toured the world with "the only band that matters," he still had a dream to one day spin records for the BBC World Service, where he heard the latest UK hits over the shortwave band as a teenager in Africa.
He finally got his wish in 1999, when BBC World Service premiered Joe Strummer's London Calling. Between then and 2002, Strummer hosted a series of programs with a simple format - one man and his eclectic record collection. His globe spanning playlists included many of the rock, reggae and folk artists that inspired the Clash, plus many surprises.
These radio broadcasts inspired many listeners around the world, including film director Julien Temple, who prominently features these programs in his new documentary, Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten.
"Joe was the ultimate communicator," says Temple. "He made his global audience feel they knew him on a uniquely personal level - intimate, irreverent and inspirational at the same time."
The 14 original half-hour episodes have been edited for broadcast in the US as 8 one-hour programs. Interview clips featuring Joe Strummer, himself, his former Clash bandmates, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine / Audioslave), film-maker Julien Temple and others have been added to create two new 30-minute introduction and epilogue features.
Jon Langford (Mekons, Waco Brothers, WXRT-Chicago) hosts these new segments and also introduces Joe before each of his original programs.
Hosts: Jon Langford / Joe Strummer
Producers: Joyride Media (Paul Chuffo, Joshua Jackson); Simon Barnett and Andy Norman (BBC content)
Broadcast Window: July 2008 to June 2009
Terms: Available only to USA radio broadcasters with FM, AM or HD signals at no cost with no built-in national spots. Not licensed for broadcast on any internet-only station, streaming side-channel, on-demand stream or digital satellite network
NEW ONE-HOUR RADIO SPECIAL READY FOR JUNE 2008 BROADCASTS
In 1977 Dennis Wilson’s Pacific Ocean Blue became the first solo LP to be released by a member of the legendary Beach Boys. Dennis, the band’s surfer, drummer and free spirit, emerged from the shadow of his older brother, pop genius Brian Wilson, and shocked everyone with a sound and style unlike any other. More than 30 years later, it stands as one of the 1970s great cult-classic albums and a crucial puzzle-piece in the Wilson family's long musical history.
Throughout this one-hour special, Dennis Wilson's friends and family recall how he developed his musical voice - one that was full of surprises, but also one that reflected Wilson's dark, moody life. While acclaim grew for both his Beach Boys contributions and his solo material, Wilson's creative output was sadly stifled by his hard and fast lifestyle. His plans to follow Pacific Ocean Blue with an even grander album, Bambu, were left unfinished at the time of his drowning death in 1983, but many songs from those last sessions were filled with a hopefulness that belied his tragic decline.
Interview subjects include Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson's first wife, Carole Bloom, former Beach Boys manager Jim Guercio, Pacific Ocean Blue co-producer Gregg Jakobson, and engineer Jon Hanlon, Bambu collaborator Carli Munoz, and journalist Anthony DeCurtis. We also hear from Dennis Wilson, himself, courtesy of a rare radio visit at the time Pacific Ocean Blue was released. Many tracks from that album, as well as the long lost Bambu sessions are heard throughout this one-hour program hosted by noted rock historian and Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken.
Producer: Joyride Media (Paul Chuffo and Joshua Jackson) Host: Dennis Diken Broadcast Window: Begins June 2008 Length: One-hour program with breaks for local spots Terms: Available for all USA radio broadcasters at no cost, no built-in barter spots Contacts: Andy Cahn, 212-833-6279, andy.cahn@sonybmg.com Eric Molk, 212-833-5389, eric.molk@sonybmg.com
Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue(Legacy Edition) 2-CD set in stores June 17. More details online at pacificoceanblue.net. Here's a clip from the original "River Song" recording sessions.
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TIMINGS AND CUES
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59:00 Version:
1. Full Program (59:00)
0:00 - 20:00 Segment 1 In: "I just feel it's all in the heart and expressing yourself, and sharing that with other people..." Out: "I'm Dennis Diken, and you're listening to Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue."
20:00 - 21:00 Break 1 with music bed 21:00 - 41:00 Segment 2 In: "Welcome back to Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue. I'm Dennis Diken." Out: "I'm Dennis Diken, and you're listening to Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue."
41:00 - 42:00 Break 2 with music bed 42:00 -- 59:00 Segment 3 In: "Welcome back to Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue. I'm Dennis Diken." Out: "I'm Dennis Diken, and thanks for listening."
2. Promo Spot (0:30)
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54:00 version
1. Billboard (1:00) In: "I just feel it's all in the heart and expressing yourself, and sharing that with other people..." Out: "I'm Dennis Diken, and welcome to Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue."
2. Segment 1 (17:00) In: "Welcome back to Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue. I'm Dennis Diken." Out: "I'm Dennis Diken, and you're listening to Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue."
3. Break 1 with music bed (1:00) 4. Segment 2 (18:00) In: "Welcome back to Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue. I'm Dennis Diken." Out: "I'm Dennis Diken, and you're listening to Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue."
5. Break 2 with music bed (1:00) 6. Segment 3 (16:00) In: "Welcome back to Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue. I'm Dennis Diken." Out: "I'm Dennis Diken, and thanks for listening."
