This is a history of the events leading up to the creation of Beaker Street, and then as much of the history of things as I can remember. As time goes on and as questions are asked I will put the answers here as part of a Frequently Asked Questions page.

Beaker Street was the first "Underground Music" program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station in the central US. KAAY was(and still is) a 50,000 watt, class 1C AM station licenced on 1090 KHz, to Little Rock, Arkansas.

Beaker Street began on KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972. Then, years later I was asked to join the old KAAY gang for one last show, the day KAAY was sold into religious servitude. I was touched by being given the honor of being the last jock, with the last rock programming to air on "The Mighty 1090". I had been persuing the idea of returning to the air with Beaker Street on KAAY shortly before learning that the station had been sold. Now, it seemed that the night that I delivered that great old rocker to the evangelists, that I, too would become history. That last hour, the thought that was ever present, was "tonight is the last time I'll ever do this do this." And there the matter stood.

Then, years later, I was approached by KZLR-FM (KZ-95) wanting to know if I would like to return Beaker Street to the air. By that time, many of the things I had been playing as Underground, had rightfully been recognized as the rock classics they were, and were in play on any number of stations. I was not sure there was any place for an ageing "Super-hippy", and an ageing 60s show. Remarkably, there was. I stayed with KZ-95 about 3 years, and when they changed call letters, and format, I was welcomed by Tom Wood and his band of elves at Magic 105, where we, Beaker Street and I, have lived happily ever after.

As time permits, ( I have a day-job, you know) I will explain more about the whys and hows of Beaker Street and the history of the 60's as I (dimly) remember them.

Clyde

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