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American
American Music programming, exclusive of the jazz for which WKCR is famous, has been present on WKCR since the 1950's. The department was created by individuals who understood WKCR's mission to provide an alternative to the other types of music found on the radio. This meant making a home for the roots of American music (blues, gospel, old-time, etc), as well as their later evolutions (funk, soul, hip-hop) and this is where we stand today. The American department attempts to remain loyal to the traditional musical forms of America and to persevere in their presentation where other radio stations are more content to follow current trends.
When it comes to indigenous folk-derived American art forms, we strive to bring them to the public at any cost. Please read on to learn about the specific musical territory covered by each of our regular programs.
Special programming includes an annual country music festival in spring time. From time to time, a blues festival or a soul festival have been known to occur as well.
Programs
Across 110th Street
- Saturday 12-2pm
Department:
American Across 110th Street, named for the Bobby Womack classic, brings three hours of classic funk and soul music to New York City on Saturday afternoons from 12-3. Spinning both widely known hits and more obscure gems, the show explores both the breadth and depth of the genre in a manner unequalled by commercial radio.
Time:
12:00
Amazing Grace
- Sunday 8-10am
Department:
American The American Department's broadcasting week begins at 8:00 a.m. on Sundays with this program devoted to gospel music. The greatest emphasis is placed on the golden age of African-American gospel, the 1940's and 1950's, but an effort is made to present gospel in all its varieties, including the Anglo-American and Caribbean traditions. In addition to its dedication to classic recordings, Amazing Grace utilizes its pre-church time-slot to stay in touch with local performers as well.
Time:
08:00
Honky Tonkin'
- Tuesday 10-11:30pm
Department:
American
Homepage:
http://honkytonkinradio.blogspot.com/ Whereas The Tennessee Border Show focuses on country music from the latter-half of the twentieth century, Honky Tonkin' is dedicated to the country music of the 1940's and 1950's. One might think that this would limit the show to 78-era recordings, but just this year, a new Honky Tonkin' tradition was born with the premier of the WKCR Radio Jamboree. Occurring the third Tuesday of every month, the WKCR Radio Jamboree has a house band, Sheriff Uncle Bob and the Goodtimers, as well as a new act each month in an attempt to recreate the feeling of live radio in the classic country years of the late 1940's.
Time:
22:00
Night Train
- Wednesday 1-5am
Department:
American One of two soul / rhythm and blues shows on WKCR, the Night Train, owing to its overnight time-slot, offers a rather adventurous selection. Everything from classic soul to soul jazz, from seventies funk to Afrobeat and Afro-funk are featured weekly. The main emphasis is on the groove and whether it's a familiar classic or an extreme rarity, we try to track it down and play it for you.
Time:
01:00
Something Inside of Me
- Saturday 2-4pm
Department:
American Something Inside of Me provides listeners with 3 hours of acoustic and electric blues on Saturday afternoons from 3-6. Featuring everything from prewar Delta trubadors to the heavy electric grooves of later years, Something Inside of Me's large time slot allows the show to focus on specific musicians or nuances of the genre in great detail.
Time:
14:00
The Hip Hop Show
- Friday 1-5am
Department:
American Airing on Thursday nights/Friday mornings from 1:00-5:00am, Squeeze Radio is the place to listen to hip-hop in New York City. In its original incarnation, DJ Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito aka DJ Cucumberslice co-hosted the Stretch & Bobbito Show. In the early 1990s the show was voted "the best hip-hop show of all time" by Source Magazine and "the best hip-hop show in New York" by the Village Voice. Today, Squeeze Radio is co-hosted by SUCIO SMASH and TIMM SEE and features Adam Waytz.
Time:
01:00
The Moonshine Show
- Sunday 10am-12pm
Department:
American Bluegrass and old-time music programming first appeared on WKCR in 1963 under the direction of renowned banjo player, Pete Wernick. The Moonshine Show continues this long standing tradition, presenting the hill country string music of the Mid-South via classic recordings and frequent live in-studio performances. The full spectrum of this living art form is covered each Sunday morning.
Time:
10:00
The Tennessee Border Show
- Sunday 12-2pm
Department:
American Comprising one half of WKCR's country programming, The Tennessee Border Show focuses on the masters of country music from the latter-half of the twentieth century. The show is also not afraid to delve back into country music forefathers, like Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers. Over the years, the show has established itself as a source for information about 'real' country music, where elsewhere, commercial country has had the effect of erasing the real music from the record.
Time:
12:00
Tuesday's Just as Bad
- Tuesday 11:30pm-Wednesday 1am
Department:
American This program makes up the more acoustic half of WKCR's two blues shows. Tuesday's Just As Bad draws from an extensive library of pre-WWII blues recordings to present a strictly acoustic first set. The second hour features more of a variety, with an emphasis on the blues masters of the post-WWII era. The approach seems to work well, as some listeners claim that they have been listening to the program for all twenty of its years.
Time:
23:30