New song from Walter Becker released just in time for his birthday: One In the A.M.

Walter Becker was born February 20, 1950. And just in time for February 20, 2021 one more song from the vaults sees the light of  day - or darkness of night, depending were you live. 

We at Radio Dupree got to enjoy it 11:35 p.m. February 19. 

Pop on over to the forum at
https://www.walterbeckermedia.com/forum/rarities-unreleased/one-in-the-a-m and wish Walter a Happy Birthday. Maybe even leave a comment on the song. Then listen to all the other stuff that's there; demos, unreleased songs, rehearsal tapes etc.  All available to listen to and download for free as per Walter Becker's wishes.

There is a tape of Zappa and Hendrix jamming...but where?

The Zappa vault sure contains a lot, and everything have not been cataloged, the Hendrix tape being one of those items.
"The one we haven’t found yet", Frank's son Ahmet Zappa tells Noise11.com.

Read more here: 
http://www.noise11.com/news/there-is-a-frank-zappa-and-jimi-hendrix-tape-but-the-zappas-cant-find-it-20210211?fbclid=IwAR26m98ceJClfDdYdQ3LSTWucmFZ9S37cKL2_BVdjC8cLuSB45xevumiuj4

The pocast Phil Collins from A to Z premieres

The first of six episodes of this podcast has been published! As the title says it's all about Phil Collins with Phil Collins and hosted by radio personality Matt Everitt. 

The following five episodes will be released one a week on Fridays. And here's the link:

http://www.philcollins.lnk.to/A-ZPodcast  

Jazz giant Chick Corea has passed away

 

The legendary keyboard artist Chick Corea passed away on February 9, Corea's family reports on his Facebook page.

"It is with great sadness we announce that on February 9th, Chick Corea passed away at the age of 79, from a rare form of cancer which was only discovered very recently."

https://downbeat.com/news/detail/in-memoriam-chick-corea

Chester Thompson talks about his days with Zappa, Genesis and Weather Report

 

Rolling Stone has an interesting interview with drummer Chester Thompson. The man is a real veteran and talks about his days with Genesis, Frank Zappa, Weather Report and others.

"One day, he got pretty frustrated with me and literally cussed me out in front of everybody. He told me that I sounded like crap and all that. The vibe just changed." – Chester Thompson on Phil Collins

Read the whole story here:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/drummer-chester-thompson-interview-genesis-phil-collins-frank-zappa-weather-report-1122064/