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Lloyd Clarke
Lloyd Clarke is a Jamaican ska Ska (; ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walki ... musician. He had a series of hits in the early 1960s.David Vlado Moskowitz, ''Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'' (2006; ): "A noted ska style vocalist who was active in the early 1960s, Lloyd Clarke's early hits include the singles 'Fool's Day,' 'You're a Cheat,' Subsequently, his voice has appeared on a variety of compilation albums, which feature his more popular singles such as 'Girl Rush,' 'Japanese Girl,' and 'Parapinto Boogie.' Clarke's material appears on the compilation album ''Scandal Ska'' (1989)." "Japanese Girl" was featured on ''Theme Time Radio Hour'' (season 2). Singles *"Fool's Day" *"You're a Cheat" *"Love You the Most" *"Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theme Time Radio Hour (season 2)
The second season of the ''Theme Time Radio Hour'' began on September 19, 2007, and ended April 2, 2008. Overview The missing shows of Season 2 In early September 2007, XM Radio announced the return of ''TTRH'', beginning September 19. The press release read in part..."Future shows will center on such motifs as "Young & Old", "California", "Dreams", "Fruit," "Something", "Nothing", "Streets", "Parties" and "Mail..." The highlighted shows were not aired during Season 2. Caller on Line 2 The theme of the first episode of Season 2 was "Hello." As in Season 1, Ellen Barkin opened the show, announcing the "Hello" episode with the lines: "''It's night time in the big city. Something isn't quite right. Nobody will answer the phone''." The show followed the same general format as Season 1, and introduced a new segment that would continue intermittently through the season, the "Caller on Line 2" (occasionally on "Line 3" and "Line 6"). This was a comedy segment featuring a liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |