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Flashlite #785 – Little mortuary edition

Wayne Kramer

Today Little Lighthouse turns into little mortuary. We say goodbye to several great rock musicians who all passed away recently. Guitarist of MC5, Wayne Kramer passed away of pancreatic cancer on February 2nd. Singer of Jeff Beck Group, The Gass and Hummingbird, Bobby Tench passed away on February 19th. Denny Laine who was a founding member of The Moody Blues and played with Paul McCartney in Wings passed away on December 5th last year. Dex Romweber of Flat Duo Jets passed away on Februay 16h. Mojo Nixon died on February 7th. Scott Kempner who was in Dictators, Del Lords and Brandos passed away on November 29th last year. The last one we pay tribute to this time is Melanie, who passed away on January 23rd.

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MC5 – Kick Out The Jams
Wayne Kramer – Danground Madness
MC5 – Teenage Lust
MC5 – Miss X
The Jeff Beck Group – Highway
The Jeff Beck Group – Going Down
The Gass – Black Velvet
The Moody Blues – And My Baby’s Gone
Wings – Again and Again And Again
Paul McCartney and The Wings – No Words
The Flat Duo Jets – Wild Trip
The Flat Duo Jets – Rock House
The Flat Duo Jets – Stalkin
Mojo Nixon And Skid Roper – Burn Down The Malls
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper – Amsterdam Dog Shit Blues
Mojo Nixon – Girlfriend in a Coma
The Del-Lords – True Love
The Del-Lords – Mercenary
The Del-Lords – Cheyenne
Melanie – Maybe Not For A Lifetime
Melanie – Don’t Wait By The Water

Flashlite #160

Michael DavisToday’s show is dedicated to Michael Davis, the original bass player of the loudest band on earth MC5. He died on February 17 this year after liver failure at the age of 68. We also catch up with another legend Andre Williams who has a new record out. Bruce Springsteen also has a new one out. English new wave legends Wire have a live record out and John Wesley Coleman teamed up with Morgan Coy for a strange little extended play which features new songs in full studio arrangement and also in more stripped down acoustic style.

Albert Smith – Come Together;
MC5 – Kick Out the Jams;
MC5 – Teenage Lust;
Blackbox Revelation – Love Licks;
Andre Williams – Mojo Hannah;
Esther Phillips – Mojo Hannah;
Elkie Brooks – Mojo Hannah;
Danny And The Champions of the World – Ghosts in the Wire;
Bruce Springsteen – You’ve Got It;
Chuck Prophet – He Came From So Far Away (Red Man Speaks);
The Sky Drops – Explain It to Me;
John Wesley Coleman III – Donkey Song;
John Wesley Coleman and Morgan Coy – Wild Zoo;
Wire – Kidney Bingos;
The Lemonheads – Mallo Cup;
Tad – 3-D Witch Hunt;
Dinosaur JR – No bones.