Ahmet's House: Recent Episodes
Tony Gallucci
Ahmet's House is where we gather each Sunday night at 7PM ET on wbkm.org to celebrate the legendary founder and visionary of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun. Come listen...come learn.
TONIGHT it's all about the one and only Ray Charles! Let's dive deep...
A Face of True Joy!
We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
A loving tribute to the legend of Sergio Mendes who we just lost! We play selections from two of his early Atlantic recordings.
Adios, dear Friend!
We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
An early Spring seems to now being evened out by an early Fall this year. We cannot fight it, so lets get ready friends! Chilly days on the way up North! Happy Spring to our southern neighbors!
One of many great compilations!We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
Part Two of our 55th Anniversary Woodstock celebration TONIGHT!
It was truly the "Summer of Love"We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
Ahmet's House celebrates the 55th anniversary of that great event! TONIGHT...WOODSTOCK, Part I of II.
We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
Tonight, we jump into some great soul, add a bit of Blues and all join hands! Let's come together in Ahmet's House!
Just a Sample! We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
We dig out an interview Tony did in 2017 with the brilliant Jon Anderson, and incorporate some newly mixed Steven Wilson tracks from Fragile, which just arrived two days ago! The event was seeing Jon and the Band Geeks last weekend, outside of Boston. Brilliant! We add in a great new track by Jon and the Band Geeks too! Please enjoy this treat, dedicated to those loyal fans who were in attendance at the show! I connected with so many, as music always does that! Love Yes fans, all of you!
We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
Mose Allison jazz is our spotlight tonight. We chose selections from his Atlantic years, including "Your Mind is on Vacation". Here's to peace in our time...on Memorial Day 2024.
We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
Tonight on Ahmet's House at 7PM EDT, we celebrate the women who helped to shape the great sound of Atlantic Records. We dedicate this program tonight to the wonderful Mica Ertegun, who opened up a great world to us at WBKM. We miss you Mica. Happy Mothers Day to moms all around the world, and to the sisters, girlfriends, daughters and all the women who have made our lives so full!
Better Days! Bless You Both!
We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
We cannot fail to shudder over the horrid news, of National Guards and militia equipped police, on the American college campus. Yes we need safety. Yes, we need respect for differing opinions. We cannot fail to learn the lesson of 1970, and Ohio. Some songs about a terrible day in this land, and an interesting interview.
A great single sleeve We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House! Pacifica Audio now makes Ahmet's House available to its more than 200 stations across the globe!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
Welcome back! For some time we have been working new directions to bring you the music and people of Atlantic's golden years. Hold on...its coming! A new website, and new opportunities to tell the world about "The Greatest Record Man of All Time!" What do you thing Ray?
Tonight on Ahmet's House at 7PM EDT, we celebrate the women who helped to shape the great sound of Atlantic Records. We dedicate this program tonight to the wonderful Mica Ertegun, who opened up a great world to us at WBKM. Happy Mothers Day to moms all around the world, and to the sisters, girlfriends, daughters and all the women who have made our lives so full!
We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Hereby about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
Tonight's Songs:
Since I've Been Loving You--Led Zeppelin
Empty Bed Blues--LaVerne Baker
Mojo Hannah--Esther Phillips
Topsy--Mae Barnes
Kiss My Love Goodbye--Betty Swann
Some Kind of Wonderful--Soul Bros. 6
Say a Little Prayer--Aretha Franklin
My Girl--Otis Redding
What a Man--Laura Lee
5-10-15---Ruth Brown
For Free--Joni Mitchel
Summertime (live at Woodstock)--Janis Joplin
Derek and the Dominos--Have You Ever Loved a Woman
Tonight our journey is to look at just a few of the great "50 Year Albums". Due to the slowdown worldwide, that means two years are getting our attention tonight, in brief: 1970 and 1971. A look at the song list will tell us of the magnitude of those years! Enjoy!
One of the great ones at 50! No names were necessary...
Song List:
Velvet Underground--Rock and RollLil Green--Every TimeAretha Franklin--You're Taking Up Another Man's SpaceGraham Nash and Stephen Stills--Our House (Early Demo)Derek and the Dominos--Bell Bottom BluesEmerson, Lake and Palmer--The Old CastleYes--Heart of the SunriseLed Zeppelin--When the Levee BreaksDuke Ellington--Blues for New Orleans
We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Hereby about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
A great remastering of Deja Vu is on the way, and we have a pre-release track to share from Neil Young and Graham Nash. Add in tracks from the 50th anniversary edition of the first CSN album and we share some of the great harmony, and powerful lyrics of one of Ahmet's favorites. Enjoy!
CSNY with Dallas Taylor and Greg Reeves (credit-Henry-Diltz)
Song List:
CSNY Birds (2021)Manassas What to DoJohn Coltrane EquinoxCrosby, Stills & Nash Wooden Ships (Remastered)Crosby, Stills & Nash Marrakesh Express (Remastered)Crosby, Stills & Nash Guinevere (Remastered)Buffalo Springfield Expecting to FlyStills/Young Band Let It ShineStills/Young Band Midnight on the BayCrosby, Stills & Nash Do for the OthersNeil Young On the Way HomeCrosby, Stills & Nash Song with No WordsWe broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Hereby about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
As it is International Woman's Month, we present our Queen...Aretha! Selections from Lady Soul and the Atlantic catalog. Bless us al that this woman thanked US!
The Undisputed Queen of SOUL!Song List:
As always, the podcast is available here Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci
It is with sincere appreciation that I tell my wonderful Ahmet's House audience of our invitation into the premiere broadcast of TASC TV (Turkish American Steering Committee). It will air via www.tasc.tv on Saturday, February 20, 2021 between Noon and 3PM ET. Our segment time is not known yet. Ahmet's House founder and CEO Tony Gallucci will speak via remote connection (as will all participants at this time for safety reasons).
This represents an unparalleled opportunity for Ahmet's House! Please join us.
We have launched a Go Fund Me campaign to help build Ahmet's House! Check out the Button!
Your Servant of the Music...
Tony Gallucci
Founder, Ahmet's House
Life, bills, stress, work...does anyone remember laughter? We do (and so did Zeppelin)...and a little chance tonight to delve into a bit of the Atlantic catalog that promises to serve up the laughs.
Ray Charles and the One and Only Flip Wilson!(Tonight's show was originally aired on February 2015 in full )Song List:Hold On!---YesThat Luck Old Sun---Ray CharlesIt's a Beautiful Morning---The RascalsStairway to Heaven (live)--Led ZeppelinSlow My Roll---Kid RockThe Devil Made Me Do It---Flip WilsonThat's How It Feels---Soul Clan Little Wing---Derek and the DominosKilling Me Softly with His Song---Roberta FlackBaseball vs Football---George CarlinRhythms of Hope---Jean-Luc PontyHold On, I'm Coming!---Sam and DaveLove Shine Down---Dusty SpringfieldBlues to Bechet---John ColtraneJust My Imagination---The Rolling StonesMustang Sally---Wilson PicketGroovy Kind of Love---Patti LaBelle and the BluebellsSuspicious Minds---Dixie FlyersI Can Only Give You Everything---MC5Flip Wilson and Ray Charles with Geraldine As always, the podcast is available here Here by about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci
This day in Ahmet's House, we celebrate, quite loudly...the birthday of Mr. Keith Richards! Keith turned 77 years young on December 18. A Glimmer Twin, a guitarist at the foundation of rock guitar style and very often the driving engine of the band. Raise a glass!
The Impossible Survivor!We broadcast live each Sunday night at 7PM ET on www.wbkm.org...Burlington's Kinda Music
As always, the podcast is available Hereby about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci, Founder, Ahmet's House
Yes everyone, it's little wonder why we got the blues...so tonight we go to the home of this unique American sound called The Blues...Atlantic Records. It's Ahmet's House! Tonight!
Always Gracious, Always in Style...Ahmet and Mica!
As always, the podcast is available Hereby about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci
Good evening and welcome or welcome back! Tonight we continue to tell the story of the Atlantic Records founder and other icons of the music business who joined him over the years since 1947. It's Aretha to Zeppelin...thank you for joining us all these years!
The Man!As always, the podcast is available Hereby about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci
Black Lives Matter. It's that simple. They have mattered and will continue to matter in worlds of science, health, humanities, art and MUSIC! Once again the words of Ahmet: "The majority of American music has been inspired by Black American music...an out-growth of the Blues, blues and jazz phrasing invented by Louis Armstrong"...give is direction. Join us for this needed reminder please! Tell your friends.
As always, the podcast is available Hereby about 10PM ET Sunday. Thank you, Baruch!
You can also listen in via iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588
Stitcher and TuneIn have also picked us up...as have others...welcome! Ask Alexa or Google Home Assistant to look for Ahmet's House!
Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci
As Autumn Leaves...
Tonight in Ahmet's House we will simply hear some great music! How about that? Cause the zeitgeist coming together of great talent on both sides of the boards was never more in evidence than during those great years from 1947 to Ahmet's passing in 2006. Celebrate this autumn night, with us won't you?
From Mack to Ray, Aretha to Cream, Coltrane to Duane and Forever On...Happy Birthday to Thomas J. Dowd
How big is the discography of Tom Dowd, physicist, recording science innovator and architect of the Atlantic Sound? It stretches through our lives, through this catalog. Listen tonight for just the smallest sample, presented with love and reverence.
A Run Through the Catalog!
Just time for a short show tonight folks, so here we go...take your shoes off, take your hate off...this is Ahmet's House!
A Run Through the Catalog!
Just time for a short show tonight folks, so here we go...take your shoes off, take your hate off...this is Ahmet's House!
Soul Tonight!
We all need a little tenderness...and more! Join the great soul men and women of Atlantic this evening for a whole lot of love! Dedicated to lovers...and those who dream of it!
Album Of the Week: 'Emotional Rescue' Tonight!
Good Evening one and all, and welcome to Ahmet's House! We have a 'House" concert for you tonight, as this band, this amazing band of six decades has just wrapped up yet another USA tour! Enjoy!
Stories and Songs in Ahmet's House tonight!
Good evening everyone, three sets of song tonight all driven by stories. It is this thing we do together, you and I. Thanks for listening!
Foreigner: A Short Retrospective Tonight in Ahmet's House
Live music always stirs the soul, and for the third time this Summer, Tony has been moved to create a show around one of those live experiences. Just this past Friday, the great band Foreigner was down in Cape Cod, and Tony was invited by Ahmet's House friend and contributor Phil Carson to chat and take in the show. We present some of the rarer tracks tonight and of course one of the very best ones.
Foreigner: A Short Retrospective Tonight in Ahmet's House
Live music always stirs the soul, and for the third time this Summer, Tony has been moved to create a show around one of those live experiences. Just this past Friday, the great band Foreigner was down in Cape Cod, and Tony was invited by Ahmet's House friend and contributor Phil Carson to chat and take in the show. We present some of the rarer tracks tonight and of course one of the very best ones.
Woodstock 50: Part Two Tonight
This has been a fabulous week all over media as the nation, and world celebrated Woodstock as it turned 50 years old! We continue with some of the legendary performances of those days of Peace and Music.
TONIGHT! Let's Go To the Hop! Woodstock Turns 50 on Atlantic
TONIGHT the first of two parts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair...an incredible event capping of the tumultuous 1960's. Each episode will bookmark the events dates of August 15-18, 1969. Night one includes the remarkable second only live gig by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young! Carry On!
Back into Jazz...on a Beautiful Summer Evening as Ahmet's House Begins Season 12!
All around the great catalog of Jazz from Atlantic tonight...as we begin our 12th Season in Ahmet's House! What a joy...thank you all!
In Memoriam...Arif Mardin in Ahmet's House
Tonight we commemorate the extraordinary career of multi-platinum, multi Grammy winner, composer, arranger and musician Arif Mardin. We will draw from three of his albums reflecting on a vast array of talent and passion from his Atlantic years!
A Great Day, A Sad Day: Two Special Moments in Ahmet's House Tonight
TONIGHT we celebrate a great album, 50 years young, and a good friend, gone at 76. Lost another one...RIP Elliot Roberts. We will share this legendary album, plus round out the hour with some great tracks that Elliot was proud of.
Fathers Day 2019 in Ahmet's House!
TONIGHT we celebrate fathers worldwide, and dedicate the show to the great fathers of Atlantic Records.
In Memoriam: "The Night Tripper, Dr. John" 1941-2019
TONIGHT we honor the great times and songs of the one and only New Orleans born, Malcom John Rebennack, Jr. The music will live forever, and one look at the throngs parading through the New Orleans streets this week tells us that really, so will Mac. Godspeed!
Fifty Years! Tonight We Celebrate Crosby, Stills and Nash...on the Couch!
Wednesday, May 29 brings in the 50th anniversary of the first album by one of the first supergroups.
Let’s listen together one more time in order, including new tracks added in 2006, to the first album. Thank you, Ahmet! This one was personal.
Into the 70’s...Happy Birthday to Two Great Yes Men!
This weekend we celebrate the 70th birthday of drummer Bill Bruford and keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman! Virtuoso players each, we thank them for what they brought to our lives.
Two Different Days in May, Worlds Apart
In honor of the beautiful sounds of the Mexican and Caribbean world we share the great music of Cuban percussion genius Mongo Santamaria tonight in celebration of Cinco de Mayo.
In honor of four students murdered 49 years ago yesterday, we play one song, with respect.
Drummers Revisited: An Ahmet's House Episode Redeux Nearly eight years ago, we took a look at the great drummers of Atlantic Records. And of course what we found is that they are the gold standard of those who shaped and formed the craft. Tonight, join us as we take a NEW look at these amazing pros who shake, rattle and roll...from the "best seat in the house"!
Drummers Revisited: An Ahmet's House Episode Redeux
Nearly eight years ago, we took a look at the great drummers of Atlantic Records. And of course what we found is that they are the gold standard of those who shaped and formed the craft. Tonight, join us as we take a NEW look at these amazing pros who shake, rattle and roll...from the "best seat in the house"!
Rebels and Redheads! Tonight in Ahmet's House
Welcome to this evening of rebels and redheads! Let's see where it takes us. Some known, some lesser so...here we go. Ahmet and Jerry often didn't know what they'd find either!
PREMIERE! Jon Anderson: 1,000 Hands
What a joy and privilege, as tonight we share for one of the first times on THE PLANET the brand new album by the voice of Yes, Jon Anderson! 27 years in the making! Yes, truly. Enjoy.
A St. Patrick's Day Album, Tonight in Ahmet's House: "In Blue"
FOR this very Irish holiday, we present an album of great beauty in full, from Ireland's "The Coors". Since their debut in 1995 on Atlantic, they have risen to the top of the worlds best Irish bands, with sales of over 17 million! Their well known and respected philanthropic work on an array of international issues earned them an Order of the British Empire in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II.
Stick, Stones...Rock, Bones! Dig These Treasures!
Good evening one and all, it's another night in Ahmet's House as we adjust clocks and hopefully ourselves with them. A bit of a theme tonight, so let's see what can be done with the great Atlantic catalog! Come on in!
"Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs": An Album Profile Tonight in Ahmet's House
This evening we will take a full look at the penultimate album of love, loss, and pain. It is likely Clapton's finest masterpiece, with songs written solely or in tandem by Eric and keyboardist Bobby Whitlock. We will focus on the tracks one by one, and we will add in commentary from Bobby Whitlock from our conversations with him in the last few years. Part One tonight!
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Part II: An Album Profile Continued
This Sunday we return to this album of greatness, of passion, of intensity. Its genius has not diminished in the forty plus years since it first appeared. We continue with the songs from Sides 3 and 4, and the track by track commentary of Bobby Whitlock.
Jerry Wexler: Happy Birthday, Wex!
Another very special show tonight...TONIGHT in "Ahmet's House", we celebrate the birthday of Jerry Wexler! An impossible task to do in one hour, so it will be a busy one! These pics tell some of the story...7PM
It's 2019 in Ahmet's House
And just like that, it is another year...welcome to 2019 in Ahmet's House! We hope to bring you "trunks of memories still to come!" Join us tonight for this first show of the New Year. What will we play?
End of Another Year in Ahmet's House!
Wow...2018, for better or worse is coming to an end. Thank you all for listening, downloading and asking questions all this year long...all these years...in this thing we do together, called Ahmet's House! 2019 promises to be a big one for us here; let's believe!
Ahmet Ertegun, In Memoriam 1923-2006
Why honor the founder of Atlantic Records each week? Maybe because I feel like I owe to someone...Ahmet's House, now in its 12th year...thank you Ahmet!
One Word Songs...Tonight in Ahmet's House!
Such a great night to celebrate the music of Atlantic! Starting off with a very innovative version of a Zeppelin classic...adding in some jazz and some thoughtful tunes. Let's enjoy!
A New Night, A New Season!
Good evening listeners, and welcome to a new season in Ahmet's House! We are so glad to have you come by this great house. Music, word and endless passion combine tonight. Please enjoy!
For All the Hurting World...this night in Ahmet's House
Fear, loneliness, poverty and strife...so much the world condition it overwhelms sometimes. Tonight in Ahmet's House, we offer a few songs to help us to connect through the feelings. And perhaps herein we find true hope to carry on...
Sun, Moon and Stars in the Changing Season
Tonight a bit of a study in music here in Ahmet's House! Sun, moon and star songs...just some of the diverse Atlantic catalog.
Cooler Nights and Long Songs Tonight!
Some study of the long form tonight in Ahmet's House...the colder nights seem so fitted to it, and they live on Atlantic Records!
God is in New York Tonight! Eric Clapton at MSG...
Well, the closest that a mere man has ever gotten perhaps, on this Earth. Tonight we will feature plenty of Mr. Clapton to celebrate his weekend run at MSG. Some great Stones, a little jazz with Ray Charles...hey, it's Atlantic Records...it's all here!
50 Years of Zeppelin...TONIGHT!
Imagine the days, if you lived through them or are just so much younger. This past week, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the recording of Led Zeppelin's debut album. Join us as we chose from splendid new clean versions of Zepp classics just delivered to us a few days ago! Turn it UP!
A Night Flight...Boarding Ahmet's House Now!
A cool Sunday night here in Ahmet's House; great music is on course for your speakers and your ears...so please, enjoy!
Lyrical Ballads Tonight in Ahmet's House
The words sung via Atlantic Records, like its music, are the words of lifetimes, and of deepest feelings. Journey with us tonight to listen to some of the best. Thank you.
Aretha Louise Franklin: 1942-2018
Rejoice...rejoice...for we lived in the age of The Queen of Soul...Aretha!
Aretha Louise Franklin: 1942-2018
Rejoice...rejoice...for we lived in the age of The Queen of Soul...Aretha!
Road Trip? Why Not!
Nothing says Summertime like an old fashioned American road trip..."we got fuel to burn, we got roads to drive"...so come on board. Destination? You'll have to listen...just keep on rockin' in the free world...
Time Fades: Happy Birthday Ahmet...
This past Tuesday, July 31st, we celebrated yet another birthday, another without Ahmet himself. We move, we live, we continue to create...yet this creative force himself defined the business, defined the art. On we go...hoping to keep honor and respect at the front of our mission in Ahmet's House. Peace, love and all blessings to those who loved and knew him best.
Ahmet's House...A to Z...Part 1
Good evening world! Tonight as time was short, I came upon this idea...a walk through the catalog of Atlantic Records, A to Z. We got up to K tonight! Hope you enjoy...this is our time, together, in Ahmet's House!
Ahmet's House...A to Z, Part II
Here we go..continuing on our A to Z journey through the Atlantic catalog. Tonight we will cover L to...as far as we can go in our time slot. Join us, won't you?
Shining a Light! On the legacy of Ahmet Ertegun
Good evening everyone...piano, guitar, drums...all together NOW! Showcasing the grand catalog of Atlantic Records, and its brilliant legacy...tonight and every Sunday, here on WBKM. Shine a light!
Let's Go Dancing! Ahmet's House in the Hot Summertime
Joy, dance and the music of the decades...that's what is inside Ahmet's House...so come on in and feel the cool!
Gonna Be Some Rockin'...
...at the Show tonight! That's right...so let's get ready! We need this...
Goodbye to a True Blues Brother...in Memoriam, Matt "Guitar" Murphy
Lost another one this week, as on Saturday guitar great Matt Murphy left us in his 88th year. So, lots of good music, and just a touch of sadness...and thanks...in Ahmet's House tonight!
Welcome Back My Friends!
When you're talking about the legacy of Ahmet Ertegun and Atlantic Records, the show does not end! So many artists, so much music. Let's dig deep tonight and discover a life in song...in Ahmet's House.
June and all that Jazz! The later spring is treating us to a beautiful time for food, song and clear skies! Head on over to Ahmet's House tonight!
Something’s Coming! Ahmet’s House returns!
This night, this very special night we begin anew with a brand new episode of great Atlantic records music. Sorry it took so long but good things take time and this we hope will be a very good thing. Thanks for listening!
A Renaissance of the Sun...Starting Off in Ahmet's House! Welcome travelers in time and space. Eclipse is gone, hurricane coming up the coast...let us delve into all good things tonight in this great house...in Ahmet's House! For this one hour, may we indeed find peace. Your host, Tony.
Eclipsing Greatness...the Catalog of Atlantic Records
Good evening everyone! It is the eve of the great Solar Eclipse of 2017...what a great time to reflect on the catalog that eclipses all...plus its time to say Happy Birthday to the one and only Robert Plant! Let's go...
Hot Dogs, Alley Cats and Catching some Ray's...August in Ahmet's House! A variety show tonight assembled as I thought of the dog (and cat) days of Summer. Let's hope for cool breezes, rays of sunshine and hot jazz! Welcome to Ahmet's House.
Hot Dogs, Alley Cats and Catching some Ray's...August in Ahmet's House! A variety show tonight assembled as I thought of the dog (and cat) days of Summer. Let's hope for cool breezes, rays of sunshine and hot jazz! Welcome to Ahmet's House.
A Day for Song...Ahmet's House this Sunday
Playing the great, playing the genius of virtuoso musicians. This is Ahmet's House, the place where big dreams came true...every day! Long and short form combined tonight. We hope you enjoy!
It's Summertime in Ahmet's House
Hello again everyone! After taking some time off, its good to see all of you once again here in this great house. It's Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, so let's enjoy and escape the dull, and the difficult...let's dance!
Brothers...In Memoriam, Gregg Allman
In memoriam...Gregg Allman. Singer, songwriter...blues man, Brother. Thank you for the decades. Your big brother has missed you for a long time...go run, find him! Then call Ahmet and Jerry and tell them you're ready for the next gig. What a time it will be...peace and love. Tonight, its all Brothers Kinda Music.
Willie Nelson...."Still Not Dead Again Today!"
That's right, the good news is that we still have the one and only Willie Nelson with us on this side of the river! With a birthday just yesterday, a brand new album and endless energy...let's celebrate Willie, Jerry Wexler and the lasting importance of this American icon. It's Ahmet's House on WBKM!
So Many Songs...So Much Time!
Taking Ahmet's House around and around tonight. Let's explore....
It is...True Spring...Easter and Passover, 2017
Good evening everyone! And welcome to another episode of Ahmet's House. Families, friends and even the lonely are welcome here...this is a house where all can find what they need. You can't always get what you want....but...you know...here comes more great Atlantic Records music!
All Good People...in Ahmet's House
Yes...Yes indeed! What a great night to celebrate the music of Atlantic Records. Let's look at just some of the great inductees that are honored in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Forty three of the two hundred and fifteen artists...a pretty sizable proportion...are Atlantic! Let's celebrate...Aretha to Zeppelin tonight.
Whole Lotta...Everything! That's Ahmet's House!
Welcome back everyone, and welcome into this great house. It's still very cold in the Winter regions, so you need a house, made warm and cozy with the deep and passionate Atlantic Records catalog. Your host, Tony.
Digging for Diamonds...back in Ahmet's House!
Looking for great hits and deep, deep veins of rich content...it's easy in the Atlantic catalog. Come celebrate the one and only Ahmet Ertegun, and his team of music lovers. Bundle up baby, it's still cold outside...
TONIGHT: A MUSLIM AND A JEW WALK INTO A BAR...
...and they find the Gospel and Soul music that white America wants and needs! Ain't that a hopeful sign in this day? Nothing new under the Sun...and it can heal us again. "Ahmet's House" opens the door. Thank you all...let's come together! Nothing can divide us if we do not allow it.
Progressive! The Sound of Rock's Mature Side in Ahmet's House
As the show started to come together for tonight, we heard of the passing of bassist John Wetton...another great loss to the music of Atlantic Records. As so much of what John created affected the progressive rock world, the song list took its own way. Tonight, some of the great work of John, and a sampling of the progressive catalog of Atlantic! It's all in Ahmet's House.
Another Night...With You! Ahmet's House for February 19, 2017
Another Night...With You! It's time to dive deep into this great collection of music, in honor of those who lived it, who created it! It's Ahmet's House, something special that we do together. Enjoy!
It's only love! That's all...just songs about love. Isn't it time? We think so. Ahmet's House...tonight on WBKM.org.
Tonight...the Music of Jerry Wexler...Oh, Boy!
Asked during an interview many years before his death what he wanted inscribed on his tombstone, Wexler stated simply, "Two words...more bass!" What he got was something that simply read, "He Changed the World."
That says a lot of what Mr. Wexler was all about...tonight in honor of his birthday of January 10th (his 100th!) we will play a sliver of the sound he brought us all...thank you so very, very much!
A New Day...A New Year...And A New Season in Ahmet's House!
Welcome to 2017! New and old combining and clashing...but the music lives on, as does the legacy of Atlantic Records founder, Ahmet Ertegun! We have new recordings from old friends, and of course, the endless catalog itself. Let's begin anew...tonight in Ahmet's House.
On the eve of Christmas, 2016...in Ahmet's House!
Another equinox around the corner...and other Christmas dreams too...let's dream, and listen and hope. The final Ahmet's House for 2016. Looking to a great future in 2017. How great to see you here!
Ten Years Gone...in Memory of Ahmet Ertegun 1923-2006
It's been ten long years since we lost "the greatest record man of all time". Tonight, in memory of Ahmet's passing on December 14, 2006 and in memory of his legacy we look back, we look forward and we say thank you, Mr. Ertegun. One dream, so fully lived.
TONIGHT! Chuck Leavell Talks Stones, Trees, Havana and the Desert...in Ahmet's House
Once again our good friend Chuck Leavell is with us talking about this last extraordinary year he has had...Cuba, Desert Trip and a new Stones album. Plus we hear a Christmas tune too! All tonight in this great House.
Celebrating Nesuhi tonight in Ahmet's House
Today we celebrate the birth and legacy of jazz lover and influential collector, critic and producer Nesuhi Ertegun. Older brother to Ahmet and unknown to many, Nesuhi created the early successes of Coltrane, Mingus and Ornette Coleman, bringing obscure jazz to the forefront worldwide! Tonight, let's thank him!
"Sheik of the Shake"...and More! Ahmet's House in Late November
Tonight we share some of the lesser known artists and their song...across the gamut of jazz, blues, rock and soul. It's Ahmet's House, the place to hear some of the great sounds of Atlantic Records. It's music for all the people...wherever, whoever! Let's make music great again!
After a Night of Beautiful Music...the Word is Yes!
I had the great opportunity to go to New York's famed Beacon Theater on Tuesday to see some old friends...ARW, namely Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman...all of course of YES! So tonight in thanks for once again painting a lavish field of color and passion, we devote a large part of this episode to that great music! Thank you Ahmet for hearing what this music was all about in 1969. It's why you were a visionary...
Words, and Quiet...in Ahmet's House Tonight
Tonight, let's play with the power of the songs with no words...I'm setting up a whole show with only one song having lyrics. It's always an experiment here in this great house. Let's see how this goes...why not? What does the great Atlantic catalog say when it doesn't "say" anything at all?
Right NOW! It's Time for Ahmet's House!
Right now! Yes, at 7PM each Sunday night it's the great heart and soul of the Atlantic Records sound...as only heard on "Ahmet's House", our weekly tribute to the legendary man of music himself, Ahmet Ertegun. Join us, please?
Open up the Gates!
Welcome back Richard and Maggie from The Big House Museum, in Macon, Georgia! Let's open the gates this Sunday...more great conversation and of course as always, the music! Take your shoes off, take your hat off...this is a special place.
A Big House inside our Big House! Tonight!
Our first interview of the new season will take us into the "Big House Museum" in Macon, Georgia (http://www.thebighousemuseum.com), home of the Allman Brothers from 1970-1973, now open to the public. We talk with Director of Marketing Maggie Johnson and Curator Richard Brent. This is the first of two segments.
Here Comes Another Year in Ahmet's House!
Alright listeners, we are done with the end of summer and all its activities, and ready to roll into a new year in Ahmet's House. We can't wait. Our first show will pull together some of our favorites, as we let the music do the heavy lifting. And next week, a new interview will be aired...
Letting it Roll...a lazy late Summer evening in Ahmet's House
Tonight Tony is just getting back from a festival, so he will be picking tunes to fill up your summer hour in Ahmet's House. More music, less talk...how can that be bad?
The One and Only Jerry Wexler...celebrated tonight in Ahmet's House!
On this evening we remember the indelible mark of Mr. Jerry Wexler on the music of our lives. From the early days up through his post-Atlantic production roles, it was always the best he could do! Thank you Jerry, we will NEVER forget you. Rock and Roll in peace...and oh yeah, more bass.
Happy Birthday Ahmet!
This is it...the biggest birthday of the year in Ahmet's House!!! I'm planning to air some of the great conversations we've had this past few years, plus some special music and more! It's Ahmet's birthday...let's continue to say thanks!
Happy Birthday Ahmet!
This is it...the biggest birthday of the year in Ahmet's House!!! I'm planning to air some of the great conversations we've had this past few years, plus some special music and more! It's Ahmet's birthday...let's continue to say thanks!
Rhythm...Blues...Just Because!
Sometimes you just have to go with the feeling...and as Ray Charles has said"Ahmet was the cat, that had the feeling for the music"...so its mostly R&B tonight...cause I feel like I owe it to someone. Ahmet's House...let's make it great!
A Fools Parade in Ahmet's House tonight!
Hello everyone, and sorry for the delay in posting from last weeks show. Tony here recovering from a bout of illness...but we are back and excited to get a new show up this Sunday, July 24th! SO...last week we found a lot of songs about foolishness...for very little reason at all...and here we go!
Independence...
On this Fourth of July weekend in the US, I'm thinking about freedom and independence. In art, in music, freedom is essential. Perhaps what Ahmet and Atlantic did best, and more, was to create the atmosphere where artistic freedom could live and breath. For that, we are thankful on this day...in Ahmet's House.
Cause I Still Feel Like I Owe It...To Someone
Tonight in Ahmet's House we'll talk about Mr. Clapton, play some jazz and remind ourselves why we even bother: Cause like Crosby sings, "I feel like I owe it, to someone."
Long form, short form...all here tonight in Ahmet's House!
A hopefully melodious blend in the house tonight, as we showcase just a very little bit of the great Atlantic Records legacy. We honor the past, as we look hopefully into the future. Congratulations to the graduating Class of 2016 around the world...you are our future, and this is the music we share. Peace and love to all...
Mood for an Evening: Ahmet's House for May 15, 2016
The mood for this day is thoughtful, as the cold, dank northeast Springtime is still with us. But never worry, nature knows the way...it always does. So let's dream, and get lost in the clouds. Ahmet's House on this perfectly imperfect May evening...with you along to make it all so better. Enjoy!
Rain, Flowers and Mother's Day 2016
Good evening everyone and welcome once again to Ahmet's House. It's Mothers Day in the US, and so we thought of what to do on this rainy early spring day? Might we take in the Cinema, or perhaps take in some Pictures at an Exhibition or a museum...Flowers of course, we must have flowers.
Jazz, Rain and Ahmet's House in Early May
Our hearts are alight in Spring...and it's May in Ahmet's House! Let's look out the window and dream together...in rain or shine!
An Anniversary and More on Ahmet's House tonight!
Some great music tonight in Ahmet's House, including a celebration of the 45th anniversary of the release of "Sticky Fingers". 7pm ET only on WBKM.org and locally on 107.1FM
Beautiful Morning, Beautiful Day...in Ahmet's House
Traveling through the decades tonight...where else...in Ahmet's House of course! On the web at www.wbkm.org, and locally at 107.1FM. Join us!
Come By Day, Come By Night...It's Ahmet's House!
Parisian walkways...Dead flowers...lonely days, lonely nights...just a few of the places we will travel tonight....in this wonderful world of Atlantic Records. It's another week in Ahmet's House!!!
Celebrate Ahmet's House!
It's Sunday night and that means it's time for our weekly dedication and Celebration of the life and legacy of the founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun. We hope you can join us!
Springtime of our Youth...Groovin' in Ahmet's House tonight!
We're groovin' tonight...it time to spin some of the great Atlantic catalog here at WBKM! Dedicated forever to the memory of the greatest record man of all time...Ahmet Ertegun!
Cycles of the Seasons, Cycles of Life...in Ahmet's House
This evening in Ahmet's House, we welcome Spring to the northern hemisphere, and we say good bye to some who have enriched the life of this lonely planet. So for the friends who are making the journey to worlds unknown this week, and for those who have lost ones dear to them, some of the gentler side of the Atlantic Records catalog tonight in this great House. Tony, your host.
The Blessing of Perfection...and the Cost: Remembering Keith Emerson 1944-2016
Another sad week in music, as we lost two giants...the irreplaceable Sir George Martin, and then just the other day, the brash and immensely talented Keith Emerson. Oh Keith, you didn't have to try to be perfect...you were so much more than that. Ahmet is looking for you...go get Bonzo and Jimi and find him. He and Jerry want to book a band.
Chill With Us Tonight!
The chill is still on over most of the North...but not in Ahmet's House! The great music of Atlantic Records...tonight! Ahmet's House on www.wbkm.org
Back in the House...Ahmet's House!
Welcome back, or welcome for the first time! February leaping out from under us...let us spend an hour recalling, or learning anew from the great catalog of Atlantic Records, as we honor its iconic founder and all those music lovers!
A Day For Love Songs...Valentine Gets a Gig in Ahmet's House!
Excited to share the great music of Atlantic Records with you in "Ahmet's House"! It's Valentines Day...and we have love in mind. Join us and let see if it's always true or sometimes cruel.
A New Day...And a Brand New Year Together!
Welcome to Ahmet's House for the 2016 season! How good to see all of you...gathered together to share and listen and learn. For the music is not just to entertain...no, it enlivens, uplifts and secures us together as one. Let us begin anew...discovering all there is to learn about this marvelous house, this mansion of many rooms...called Ahmet's House!
Imagine...it's 1947 and the Muslims Are Out...So What?
Lots of talk...some not so well thought out...but what if...it's 1947 and the Muslims are out! What's the harm? There will be no Ray or Aretha as we know them...Zeppelin and CSNY are too egocentric and talented to be signed by anyone, Clapton has gone back to his Uncles farm and progressive rock is just too complicated for anyone to understand. Better think this one over Mr. Trump. Ahmet's House, tonight at 7PM...'Cause I feel like I owe it, to someone.
Remembering, Respecting...Ahmet Ertegun
It is the eve before the day of the anniversary of Ahmet's passing...a solemn day, but tears are not enough any longer. We must honor, and preserve the memories, this legacy. Compelled to do so...Tony presents Ahmet's House this Sunday. Let us enjoy...this great House!
TONIGHT! A New Conversation with Jon Anderson!
The times we have together tonight will be focused around the one and only Jon Anderson, as Tony and Jon shared some time together by phone just the other day. Add in some new Anderson/Ponty Band music, and we have a great night to look forward to.
On a Clear Day in Dallas...November 22, 1963 in Ahmet's House
On that clear day in Dallas, it was all before us...and then in a fraction of time, it was taken...all changed. Tonight we look at the music of Atlantic Records in 1963, and how it all was set to change...please join us.
"Soon...oh soon...the Light": Ahmet's House in a Hurting World
So much to say, and play...a unique shared experience in music, with thoughts of friends around the globe to color our show tonight. So let's explore, and connect...in Ahmet's House tonight!
Joni! And Much More, Tonight...Ahmet's House for November 8, 2015
Yes, that eternal flower power age song smith, with age defying flowing locks, turned 72 this week...and so in the midst of the great Atlantic catalog, we present a special birthday set to commemorate Joni Mitchell...tonight in Ahmet's House!
Settling into the Feel of the Night...Ahmet's House begins another November
Here we are again...another November, that month of colder temps and turkey in the ovens...and life moves indoors more and more. So on this first day of early nights and darker days, lets share songs of the night...Ahmet always rather liked the night anyway.
Make it "Churchy"...Ahmet's House Celebrates it's Better Angels
Sometimes I realize that perhaps Sunday really is the best day possible to air Ahmet's House, as the music of our lives derives from songs of faith, struggle and hope. The Gospel roots, and a spotlight on some of Atlantic's better angels, including a birthday shout out to Jon Anderson!
Changing...into the Next Season...Ahmet's House tonight!
Good evening everyone, and thanks for coming together with us to celebrate the great and immortal legacy of Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records and finder of some of our most profound musical legacies. The days rush by, so let us slow down this time...and share the music, together.
New Music, Old Friends! Tonight in Ahmet's House
New music from old friends...plus jazz, blues and some thoughts on Turkey, Ahmet's homeland, having some difficult days. Join us on Ahmet's House.
Two Legends Remembered Tonight in Ahmet's House
Tonight we select two of the greats of the Atlantic catalog, and lay out their work, side by side...both gone from us, so in celebrating this work, their life work, we honor them. John Bonham and Ray Charles tonight, in Ahmet's House.
Sad Songs, Waltzes...Ahmet's House tonight!
Some sad songs, some waltzes, some Blues, some rockers...all part of the great catalog of Atlantic Records music presented tonight in "Ahmet's House". Tony, your host.
What Will We Play, Tonight?
Oh, what will we play today? A little jazz, sure...but how about some of that rock n' roll that Ahmet loved so? It's all here, all waiting for you and me to explore...together...tonight in "Ahmet's House". Come on in my kitchen...
A Change in the Weather...Ahmet's House at the End of August
This week once again I returned to the one-hour format. How did you feel about that? It seems to me that what balances the fewer songs I can play is that I seem to have more focus in the shorter timeframe. And Atlantic was not about quantity but always quality! So for now, let's see where this road may lead us...thanks for listening!
Tonight's show will be a truncated one...as Summer's end is drawing near and Tony is dreaming of some time on the water. SO...let's give it our very best shot for one hour tonight...returning to two full hours next week. Thanks for listening!
Songs of Beauty...Songs of Power...in Ahmet's House
It seems to me that if I miss one thing of the songs of my younger self, it is the power...the passion...the beauty...that affirmed and changed life, for me and so many others. Not to look back too long...but sometimes I do long for those days, those songs. Come join me tonight, and let us find it together. Ahmet's House, 7PM ET only at www.wbkm.org
The Heat of the Summer, in the City, in the Night...
Tonight we celebrate the continuing summer season with songs hot and sweet...for your outdoor living. "Ahmet's House", celebrating the decades of iconic music at Atlantic Records.
Tonight we Celebrate...It's Ahmet's Birthday Show!
This past Friday was Ahmet's Birthday! Join us as we throw a bash as only Ahmet would...with song! Thank you Ahmet, for your courage, vision and audacity to think you could run a record label. You did it alright...the base damn one ever!
Music, Just Music! Tonight in Ahmet's House, it's All We Need
We have had a lot of news, sad and beautiful, here in Ahmet's House which has determined the music we play. Tonight, it's back to basics...playing the beautiful smorgasbord of Atlantic's first seven decades. The road is long...so hop on in and let's ride, like the Summer road trips of years ago....
Oh, Summer, Sweet and Fragile! July 12th in Ahmet's House
This sweet and fragile time...called Summer...oh, to capture it and stay in its embrace! Trees, grass and flowers...stay with us!
Let us just be joyous tonight...sadness be gone, as we dance in the light.
It's the Fourth! Feeling Fine...in Ahmet's House
A juicy, summer based set of tunes tonight in "Ahmet's House" starting at 7PM ET. Celebrating freedom, as the days of Ahmet at Atlantic was based on artistic freedom...so, enjoy!
We Live, We Love, We Lose..."Now That's It's All Over and Done"...Remembering Chris Squire tonight in Ahmet's House
Seasons will pass you by...yes they do indeed. Tonight we celebrate some of the great music of Chris Squire and Yes, as we mourn the passing of one of music's legends...a bassist and songwriter of immeasurable contribution. You will be missed Chris...
Daddy-O's and Dignitaries...Welcome to Ahmet's House on Fathers Day 2015
Tonight on "Ahmet's House", a look at Atlantic Records great guitar music...get up and dance dad...this note's for you! Happy Father's Day from WBKM.
Jazz! Jazz! Jazz! In the Streets and in Ahmet's House!
Tonight in celebration of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, we look at Atlantic jazz...nothing else! This is going to be good...!
Another Legend Celebrated...it's Bonzo's birthday...in Ahmet's House
Easy to pass the word around...and almost impossible to live up to it. Great music as always tonight in Ahmet's House...but a special focus needed on Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, on the anniversary of his birth.
The Sky Was Crying...BB King Remembered in Ahmet's House
Those legendary names know no confines, know no labels. The name of BB King is one such name. Born of a sharecropper family in 1925, Riley B. King transformed his life, his world, and the Blues. His legacy is strong, and tonight we celebrate the giants who follow and have followed his untraceable steps.
Mothers Day Everywhere!
It's Mothers Day in the US...and so in honor of moms, grandmothers, mother-in-laws and all the women in our lives, we are going back to the archives to dig deep into the story of the women of Atlantic. Tony has lined up loads of music...as he prepares for a family day for the mother of his children. So much great music...and this gives us all some time to reflect. Exciting times for Ahmet's House...follow along!
Approaching Clapton...and Neil...tonight on Ahmet's House!
This has been a big week in our town...with the announcement of the return of Neil Young to Vermont for the first time since 1965! And the next week will be equally exciting, as Eric Clapton comes to New York for two shows to celebrate his 70th birthday! So tonight, it seems time to focus on these two favorites of Ahmet's...and the music will be grand!
R&B surrounding Percy tonight, as he flies...
Tonight in "Ahmet's House", our weekly homage to Atlantic Records iconic founder, we célèbre and surround the late Percy Sledge, with soul and blues.
Running fast into Spring! Music as fresh as ever in Ahmet's House
One of the clear cut differences between mere "oldies" and timeless songs are their enduring ability to sustain us and themselves; to remain fresh and relevant as the coming of the spring season. And so, as we travel deeper into April, we shower and refresh...with the songs that never tire, never wear out their welcome...tonight in Ahmet's House. Your host, Tony.
In Memoriam: Miriam Bienstock
Tonight's show is dedicated to "the money man" of Atlantic records...who in 1947 was an unusual woman of business...fierce, tenacious...Miriam Abramson Bienstock. Miriam passed just a few days ago, and for keeping the young company solvent we owe her deeply. Nothing after the first few years would have happened...thank you dear Miriam. We mourn your passing among family and many friends.
Equinox! Spring 2015 Arrives in Ahmet's House
In the four season regions of the globe, nothing give us hope like the arrival of Spring! So weather you are still waiting for the ice to melt, or have already begun working the garden soil, celebrate with us tonight in Ahmet's House. "I've felt the coldness of my winter, I never thought it would ever go...these are the seasons of emotion and like the winds they rise and fall...this is the mystery of the quotient..."
Deja Vu...again and again...in Ahmet's House tonight
Forty five years this week...hard to digest really, even in our short lived worlds...but on March 11, 1970 we were introduced to this amazing collections of songs...from musicians already considered masters of their craft. A supergroup, plus one more thanks to Ahmet, to make it the supergroup of all time...tonight we consider the offering from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: Deja Vu, tonight in Ahmet's House.
Daylight Again! Saving time in the USA
Tonight in Ahmet's House, we will begin with a beautiful tune from the Crosby, Stills and Nash album of the same name... Daylight Again. Early this morning our clocks reset to give us an hour more sun...a welcome sight in the cold Northeast to be sure. Spring is hopeful, and we are so close...join us please as Tony hosts another two hours celebrating the music, the people and the future of great music, from the Atlantic catalog.
Southbound...on my mind as Winter cold blows on!
So many friends are just starting or just ending their annual snowbird excursions to warmer places...a tempting treat, but not in the cards this year for many of us! But no matter, blues and jazz had a special home in the South...so let's go...ramble on!
Does Anyone Remember Laughter? Why Not...it's Ahmet's House!
Life, bills, stress, work...does anyone remember laughter? We do (and so did Zeppelin)...and a little chance tonight to delve into a bit of the Atlantic catalog tonight that promises to serve up laughs.
A Promise...An Important Life in Music...and an Unexpected Friend!
Another week to celebrate together in Ahmet's House...and another amazing guest tonight! A seminal guitarist...honored and vaulted for so long, today talked about as just a man...and a brother. Janie Hendrix talks about her big brother Jimi, tonight on Ahmet's House. The Atlantic connection...of course..."Woodstock".
TONIGHT! A Conversation with Dana Dowd
Music royalty in the house tonight...as we share a conversation we had recently with the daughter of legendary producer, engineer and co-architect of the Atlantic sound...the one and only Tom Dowd. Dana will share music and life memories as Tom's only daughter, and talk about their special relationship.
An Old Show Revisited...Ahmet's House tonight! Tony has some family obligations that came up, so how about we visit a show from a while ago? Great music knows no date or bounds...so let's stay together!
Beauty, Peace and...more! Ahmet's House tonight!
Beauty...and peace...joy, in the midst of hardship. These things I think of tonight as we study this fantastic catalog of music...it's Ahmet's House! Let us fill up our souls!
Ahmet's House for January 18, 2015
Having just returned from New York to celebrate a showing of Joe Mardin's film about his dad, the one and only Arif Mardin, we are excited to go...deep into the Atlantic catalog.
Happy Birthday Jerry Wexler...and thank you!
This week in Ahmet's House, we celebrate the balance to this great team in music...the one and only Jerry Wexler. Incomparable taste and musical judgement, and a fearless appetite to build the greatest independent record label in the world...Atlantic. Some of the best that Jerry gave us, celebrated this night at Ahmet's House.
It's a New Day and a New Year...Ahmet's House, 2015!
TONIGHT! We begin Season 7 of Ahmet's House! Let's kick things off big...legendary Rolling Stone journalist and author Robert Greenfield will join us to talk about "The Last Sultan", his much admired biography of Ahmet Ertegun. The music...always the music...will of course prevail. Let's spend the night together!
Ahmet Ertegun: A Life in Music, 1923-2006
On this day in 2006, we lost "the greatest record man of all time". Tonight in Ahmet's House, Tony wraps up another season, recapping this wonderful life in music as best he can. Aretha to Zeppelin...need we say more?
Just Passing Through...Tonight We Say Goodbye to Two Legends of Ahmet's House
It seems to be hitting us so fast these days...the passing of so many irreplaceable legends. This past week we lost two greats...giants...and will do our best to thank them, for the music, the friendship and so much more. This week in Ahmet's House, the music of Bobby Keys and Ian McLagen. Forever...
Another week, another legend...Carl Palmer on Ahmet's House!
Tonight in Ahmet's House, we speak with a man who is truly a drummer's drummer...Carl Palmer. Legend. Power. Art. Carl was in our area Saturday night and we were there...like a night at the Louvre...the music was art...then and now. Let us celebrate ELP!
Talking Led Zeppelin with Phil Carson...tonight on Ahmet's House!
It seems that Led Zeppelin is at the top of their game...and then you realize that it has been almost 35 years since the band's sudden ending with the passing of John Bonham. As interest still abounds, tonight we will talk with Phil Carson, a man uniquely qualified to talk about the band. He will share some of his unique moments with Zeppelin, and of course we will hear his favorite song. Thank you Phil!
The Grey Season...Endlessly Dreary...What shall we play?
We are coming into the festive, enchanted seasons of good food, friendship, family...but these dark days of early November...not there yet! Let's soak in all we can...songs of warmth, light, color and freedom...let's see what we can find this week in Ahmet's House. Join us! Birthdays: Joni Mitchell
Must be the Season...Cool tunes and Colder temps greet us tonight!
Darker days, deeper thoughts...let's go with it, no fighting...embracing the season with the great Atlantic catalog. Please join us.
Fusing together...two hosts on Ahmet's House tonight...focus on early Rock
We focus in on a very particular topic tonight...and bring in a special guest to do it. Dave Tomlinson, host of WBKM's "Drinking Gourd" blues show will join me in the studio tonight to talk about one of our mutual favorites: Big Joe Turner, and his influence on the early days of rock and roll...and beyond. And we respectfully dedicate tonight's show to the late great Jack Bruce...thank you Jack, for your part in this fine history...and the very definition of the power trio! Birthdays: Jon Anderson, Steve Cropper
Behind Every Great Man...Dedicating this Night to Mica Ertegun on Her Birthday
Coming up, another show featuring the great Atlantic catalog...this week dedicated to the woman behind the man...Mica Ertegun, who celebrates her birthday this coming Tuesday. Her warmth and approval of our work to honor Ahmet and his legacy is the highest honor we can hope for....exclusively on WBKM...Burlington's Kinda Music! Take your shoes off...take your hat off...this is a special place.
The triumph of passion and love...from Burlington to the world...Ahmet's House!
What happens when a man, knowing nothing about a business, decides to open one anyway? Usually failure...but add passion, love and the right motive...inspiration and style? We all win.
Where Shall We Turn? Let's find out, together...in Ahmet's House
So much music, so many turns...where shall we go? Let's dance...together! Birthdays: Sir Bob Geldof
Days of peace and grace...Autumn seems to be taking our hand slowly these days...so let's settle in and flow with the great days of music when Ahmet reigned...it's Ahmet's House tonight! Can't wait to share it with you...
The Days of Autumn upon us...come on in our House...Ahmet's House!
Another autumn season is now officially here in the northern hemisphere...while our southern neighbors welcome Spring...strange old world. Come in to our house and celebrate with us...
Rhythm, blues...its only rock and roll! Ahmet's House is Now!
Kid Rock called him "the blackest mother I ever met!" Find out why tonight...it's our weekly celebration of the great musical legacy of Atlantic Records. "Ahmet's House" on WBKM!
Inspired, passionate...it's Ahmet's House...as Autumn draws near
Tonight we are full of birthdays and great music. Epic might be the word of the night as the music created was indeed inspired and passionate. We also resume with our year-by-year overview of Atlantic. Hope you can join us! Birthdays: Robert Plant, Ginger Baker, Alex Lifeson
Feeding us all..from the Soul Kitchen of the World...Ahmet's House! Tonight we welcome everyone into "Ahmet's House", celebrating the great catalog of Atlantic Records seven decades under the guidance of its mystic guru...Ahmet! There are people hurting out there...we'd like to help. Food for soul and mind...come on in! Everybody needs someone to love. Your host, Tony. Birthdays: David Crosby
Dream...to be Human...Ahmet's House...tonight!
Always a little bit crazy...right Ray...and only the best dreams go on to forever. Come celebrate with us tonight...Ahmet's House.
Celebrating Life! It's Ahmet's Birthday party tonight in "Ahmet's House"
There have been a run of birthdays recently in Ahmet's House...some pretty big ones! Tonight, we gather around to celebrate the biggest one of all....the leader, the visionary...the founder of this musical feast! Happy Birthday Ahmet...let's invite all your best friends!
A birthday we all can cheer...to Sir Mick! Tonight on Ahmet's House! Jerry Wexler always felt they were "the real thing", as the Stones were Blues based. So let's celebrate Mick's birthday from the great catalog of The Rolling Stones from their Atlantic years...admittedly some of their best...in "Ahmet's House" tonight.
The Cream of Summer...and More! Cream will kick off "Ahmet's House " tonight! We will travel through the year of 1959 and celebrate a few birthdays as well, attempting to bring honor and light to this great collection of music. Your host as always, Tony. Birthdays: Marc Cohen
What'd I Say??? Ahmet's House swinging into late June! That's right...late June, and Ahmet's House is swinging tonight! Good rockin' at midnight...Ray, Bags, Trane, Honeydrippers... oh, have we got it going on for YOU...What'd I Say???
Father's Day 2014...Ahmet's House Celebrates the Grand Daddy of the Electric Guitar
A focus tonight on the great guitar based sounds at Atlantic...as this past week we commemorated the birth of an "architect" of modern music...Les Paul. More than innovator, more than musician, Les built and lived the rock standard in guitar sound! From Crosby (Bing, that is) to Page to Howe and beyond his genius gave others a path to find theirs.
A Week of Jazz in Town...coloring tonight's Ahmet's House
This week is the annual Burlington International Jazz Fest and the streets are alive with music from some great artists. So come walk with us and let's connect our world through this great catalog. Music is filling the street...we know the importance of these roots in Ahmet's House.
A Special June Birthday show...Tonight in Ahmet's House...the lure of a late Spring evening, and Jazz week here in Burlington... after all, what would Ahmet do? Put on an album and go strolling to see what the town had on. So tonight Tony is doing just that...but we can still share some great Atlantic Records music. In honor of two great birthdays...Ron Wood and John Bonham, we present two albums..tonight, plus some words of some of the greats talking about Ahmet.
So relax...steaks on the grill...and a beautiful night of music ahead...for everyone!
Some Girls...The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin...BBC Live!
"A Sacred Story"...see why as we continue to tell the tale in "Ahmet's House" Yes, Kid Rock called Ahmet's tale a "sacred story"...as he himself fell into the tale of the Turkish sultan of swing. Come on in to "Ahmet's House" tonight with Tony to live and love the music...of poets, paupers and princes. "Ahmet's House", only onWBKM...Burlington's Kinda Music. Birthdays: Rick Wakeman, Cher, Pete Townshend, Jewel
Right Back With You ...Tonight in Ahmet's House!
Tonight starting at 7PM ET we all gather together in "Ahmet's House" to celebrate the legacy of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun and a list of talent which the world may never see in one place again. Tonight a special treat...a conversation with the daughter of Ray Charles, Sheila Raye...plus music to celebrate both their amazing lives. Birthdays and more...including a look at the year 1956...your host Tony welcomes you! Birthdays: Jack Bruce, Butch Trucks, Big Joe Turner, Gene Cornish, Bill Bruford, Magic Dick
Always remembering, lives unlived..."Ohio" centerstage in Ahmet's House tonight. Tony is looking forward to spending some time with you tonight. We will talk about this sad day in American history and the great story behind one of Atlantic Records most powerful recordings. Birthdays and the year 1955 in review. Join us if you can! Birthdays: Duke Ellington, Lou Gramm
A new chapter in Ahmet's House history...Now TWO Hours each Sunday evening! Starting tonight, our weekly Sunday show honoring Atlantic Records founder and visionary Ahmet Ertegun, "Ahmet's House" will go the distance...yes, now TWO full hours…plenty of room to let Tony stretch it out...and a never ending catalog to fill it! Always suave, always classy...whether rockin' or rollin'! Come discover all things Ahmet. Birthdays: Charles Mingus, Peter Frampton, Paul Carrack, Steve Ferrone
Digging deep...turning the new earth of Spring in Ahmet's House, digging deeper it seems into this great Atlantic catalog and never seem to come up empty or disappointed. Tonight join us as we continue our exploration of the year 1953, talk a little more about Jerry Wexler and celebrate some birthdays...it's all here tonight in the house that Ahmet built...from a dream. Birthdays: Dusty Springfield, Herbie Mann, Dave Edmunds
Celebrate the year it all changed...1953...with the great musical partnership of Ahmet and Jerry! Partners...soulmates...in 1953 a quiet revolution happened at the young Atlantic records offices. The man who coined the phrase "rhythm and blues" arrived on the scene to fill in for Herb Abramson who departed for military duty. With Jerry Wexler, one more vital piece of the Atlantic sound came into being. From then on there was no stopping the innovative and tireless work. Birthdays: John Oates, Steve Howe, Freddie Hubbard
Ray Arrives! Tonight on Ahmet's House! Tonight we celebrate two birthday rockers who enlivened the Atlantic label, and take a look at the important year of 1952...as a young man with a jazzy/bluesy/soulful voice came strolling in. Ray Charles signed to Atlantic in 1952. Come dance and sing together...all around the world in Ahmet's House. Birthdays: Angus Young, Ronnie Lane
Tonight we celebrate a birth of such immense significance...a bluesman who has defined guitar playing for six decades...and at least a century more to come. Eric Clapton is our birthday tonight..leading a night of blues based rock and roll. Happy Birthday Eric! Birthdays: Eric Clapton
The Atlantic Sound...Celebrating Arif Mardin tonight in Ahmet's House
Music...all beautiful, all valued. But a Sound! When a band defines a unique sound...think Yes, or CSN...it distinguishes them among their peers. But an entire Label? That was Atlantic...with the arrival in 1963 of Arif Mardin, a Turkish born composer, arranger and musician...well, Atlantic had the combined power of Ahmet, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and "The Greatest Ears in Town", Arif Mardin. Come journey with us as his son Joe shares a conversation with Tony tonight in Ahmet's House. Music provided exclusively by this wonderful documentary soundtrack. Birthdays: Arif Mardin, Dee Snyder
Daylight...again! Ahmet's House sets sail! This great night deserves our best...for here we are, all together and all alone. Let us, you and I, share the great music of Atlantic Records tonight in Ahmet's House. From my recent adventure at sea, I'll take us on a cruise through the music of the decades. 1950 is our focus year; plus, birthdays and more daylight! Birthdays: Lou Reed, Chris Squire
The Enduring Legacy continues....Ready for another great Sunday night in Ahmet's House? We are...and tonight we celebrate a birthday, and a great year in Atlantic history...1949...Stick McGhee had just scored Atlantic's first major hit, an R&B ditty written by Ahmet himself! Ruth Brown, Eddie Condon, Erroll Garner and Professor Longhair...now that was some year! But don't worry, we don't live in the past...we weave it all together. Keeping legacy music alive...that is Ahmet's House. Birthdays: Jerome "J." Geils
Genesis, Sonny and 1948...Highlighted on Ahmet's House tonight!
Tonight! We will play the very finest in jazz, blues and rock n' roll as always. Plus, "Ahmet's House" will continue to spotlight a year in Atlantic's history. This evening we will look at the very busy year of 1948...as the young company establishes itself and struggles for mere survival. Birthdays, and all the music you come to expect...it's a joy to serve up the music. Birthdays: Steve Hackett, Peter Gabriel and Sonny Bono
A Special Year Celebrated Tonight in Ahmet's House!
TONIGHT in "Ahmet's House" it is the day of the Beatles here at WBKM, let's see what Atlantic Records was up to in 1964. That's right, all the songs tonight will be from that same great year...but believe us, you'll be surprised at the diversity. Come celebrate with us! Birthdays: King Curtis
Rhythm! Blues! It's all in "Ahmet's House" tonight!
It's quite the week in Ahmet's House tonight...as we celebrate some of the most celebrated stars of the last six decades. Plus a new feature begins tonight...we highlight a year, starting at the beginning in 1947, and pick a tune or two. We won't run out...this house is built on Rock! Birthdays: Ruth Brown, Phil Collins, Graham Nash, Chuck Willis, Steve Marriott
Grammy Night 2014 in Ahmet's House! Tonight on Ahmet's House, we showcase what the Grammy's should be, but aren't always, about...great songs, great performers, and great Art...by displaying the beauty, passion and creativity of this great Atlantic catalogue. Who wins...that's easy...we all do. Every day, every day. Join us...we ask. Oh yeah...Ahmet's rooting for you tonight Neil!
A taste of Summertime tonight in the deep heart of Winter...on Ahmet's House. How's that? Tonight we share some birthdays, and it's a little bit of a stretch...as two of them were not Atlantic artists. But a timely buy at a great price brought Atlantic into ownership of the defining performances of the defining concert of the 1960's. We could use a little summer tonight in the colder regions of the globe. So why not! Ahmet's House, only on WBKM. Birthdays: Janis Joplin, Trevor Rabin (Yes), Richie Havens
Deep in the heart...Ahmet's House and its musical soul... This night, this week, we have a focus on the partnership...the side by side parallel world of the man next to Ahmet...Jerry Wexler. For it all Jerry, we thank you...for your taste, passion and courage. When we say Rhythm and Blues, we think of you. When we say Aretha to Zeppelin, man, we think of you! Some important birthdays surround Jerry...and it's gonna sound great! Birthdays: Jerry Wexler, Jann Wenner, Malcom Young, Jimmy Page, Tony Kaye
The first show of 2014...tonight! "Ahmet's House" on WBKM
It's our first show of 2014...another time to reflect back and forward...as Ahmet's House is not about yesterday: it's about today and tomorrow! This year will bring in many new friends...so glad you are here, in the now...in Ahmet's House! Birthdays tonight: Stephen Stills, John Paul Jones
If the Weather Outside is Frightful...Come in, It's Delightful...in Ahmet's House!
Sorry for the bad retelling of a Holiday sentiment...but this has been a mad week of weather...all around the compass. As Winter is now officially here, let's gather in the warmth and the comfort of a catalogue wide and deep...that can satisfy the soul! Hope you can join us tonight for the last show of 2013. God Bless Us, Every One! Birthdays: Keith Richards, Maurice and Robin Gibb
To Remember...and to Honor...always...this is Ahmet's House!
The silence of the years, from those once so filled with life and conversation...does it not make this life of loss so difficult at times? Yet, from Ahmet we have the songs...the stories...and a legend. “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble"...indeed, yet it is our common fate...and what have we done by the days end? So today, the day after the seventh anniversary of his passing, we will do as we must: commemorate the days, and the life...and ensure that it will continue to be remembered. Join us, tonight, in Ahmet's House. Birthdays: Junior Wells, John Hammond, Dickey Betts, Cliff Williams (AC/DC),Carmine Appice
Back in the House! Ahmet's House on a cold December night!
Just back from some Thanksgiving time off, Tony is ready to delve into some of the greatest birthdays of the Atlantic catalogue. Brothers, sisters and STAX legends...all here tonight in Ahmet's House. Birthdays: Duane Allman, Greg Allman, Duck Dunn, Felix Cavaleri, more!
A birthday...and a new year for WBKM...all inside Ahmet's House
Tonight we celebrate the first Ahmet's House show in WBKM's new year...year seven! We celebrated our birthday this past Tuesday, November 12th...the same day as one of Ahmet's great musical children celebrated his 68th! We don't always know where we will go, but we know where we have been! So journey with us...back and forth...through the years..in Ahmet's House. Birthdays: Neil Young
A house like no other...as November closes around us...the lights are on!
Step in to Ahmet's House on a Sunday evening...you will find the lights on, and a warm inviting atmosphere inside. Two important stars share a birthday this week...and music fills the air! Birthdays: Bonnie Bramlett, Gregg Lake
In the Evening...as the sun settles low...come inside, into Ahmet's House!
Tonight we celebrate artists who lent their diverse talents to the Atlantic label...from iconic rock bands to 1950's do-op to Brit pop vocals...and to a virtuoso master of electronic music. All here, all at the top of their game...As darkness settles in an hour earlier now, let us hear the pure tones of this great catalog. An experience to share...Birthdays: Keith Emerson, Lulu, Ric Grech, Earl "Speedo" Carrol (The Coasters)
Legends...here, and just gone...tonight in Ahmet's House
Tonight we celebrate legends of the Atlantic catalog in "Ahmet's House...those still with us, and one just gone...a Happy Birthday set to celebrate Jon Anderson, and some music to remember Lou Reed by. Birthdays: Jon Anderson
A great chat tonight on Ahmet's House! 8PM ET
Tonight we continue our task of honoring the music, honoring Ahmet. Join us in a conversation with Roxanne Oldham...a woman raised in music...raised around musicians...and who had the chance to spend some time with Ahmet. From her beginnings with her dad, the one and only Spooner Oldham, on the road with "Uncle Neil", and taking the steps toward her own career. Of course, great music abounds from the Atlantic catalog.
Beauty, soul...passion...all living together in Ahmet's House!
Each and every Sunday at 7PM ET, your host Tony takes you into a great house...a house where magic, passion and soul roamed free. It's called "Ahmet's House" and it is filled with beauty, and the most diverse music. Won't you join us...to savor the flavors?
Spiritual...deep...music that moves us...Ahmet's House tonight!
Today in Ahmet's House we celebrate some great birthdays...how far apart these men are musically, yet all together it spirit and passion...defines this label. West coast to the UK, east or west...let's do this dance together! For only together can we survive...and thrive. Birthdays: Bob Geldof, Mike Rutherford and Dewey Martin
Fall and the first leaves...in Ahmet's House tonight!
It's great to be in the House tonight...to share with all of you this great music from Atlantic Records! We hope to guide you through the songs, the legends, and the stories...into this place. Take your shoes off, take your hat off...you are in Ahmet's House!
From Farm Aid...to Ahmet's House! It's good to be back inside...
Oh yes, Tony is back in the studio tonight for another hour in Ahmet's House after a great celebration of the family farm and sustainable agricultural practices. Ahmet? Yes, he was there if full spirit, and Jerry too...headliners Willie Nelson and Neil Young would have made him proud.
Come on in....it's a great house...it's Ahmet's House!
Tonight we seem to feel a bit more of jazz in the air...so let's go with it! After a beautiful night in DC at Ambassador's residence, perhaps that is why. We will explore many great tunes...and a birthday of a soul legend. Only here in Ahmet's House on WBKM. Birthdays: Otis Redding
September...and all that lies ahead! School, routines, earlier nights...all coming, all ok...we have the music for every season in Ahmet's House...we can kick it up or kick it back...and tonight we plan to do it all! Right here...on WBKM. Ride on...
irthdays: Alex Lifeson, Barry Gibb
The Cat that made beautiful music...Ahmet! Music lovers from all over agree...Ahmet was the Cat! Join us tonight in Ahmet's House as we celebrate the great music of Atlantic Records...on wbkm.org where we honor the legends of yesterday and today...Birthdays: Ginger Baker, Robert Plant
Gifts...and the work of a lifetime...two very different perspectives tonight!
A prodigy and a gifted composer, singer and songwriter...two unique artists spotlighted tonight on Ahmet's House. Summer still slowly rolling on...let us take you into this great legacy tonight at 7PM. Connecting us all...it's a thing we do together. Birthdays: Erik Braunn (Iron Butterfly) and Jimmy Webb
This week in Ahmet's House...we celebrate only one birthday...the biggest in the house...as it was Ahmet's birthday this past week. Oh, boy. Only the biggest stars will shine tonight...shine on brightly, for Ahmet!
TONIGHT! Soul and Jazz take over...in Ahmet's House! Riding the river...thinking about JJ Cale...and soul seems to be taking the show tonight. Who knows where the river flows...we just let it take us away, and try to serve the music. Birthday...a big one! Let's enjoy!
A Day in the Summer Sun...Ahmet's House for July 14, 2013 The sounds of the great South will I think find their way into the show tonight...as we celebrate a birthday of a Brother...and that band that easily adopted Jerry Wexler as one of their own! It's always a great night in Ahmet's House....so come join us, won't you please? Birthdays: Jaimoe Johanson
A Day in the Summer Sun...Ahmet's House for July 14, 2013 The sounds of the great South will I think find their way into the show tonight...as we celebrate a birthday of a Brother...and that band that easily adopted Jerry Wexler as one of their own! It's always a great night in Ahmet's House....so come join us, won't you please? Birthdays: Jaime Johanson
Exit June...and enter the true Summer...heating up Ahmet's House
Two great birthdays give us a bit of a focus for tonight's show. And here we stand at that pivotal time of the season...for in the US, July means Summer...so maybe a little more jazz may be in order! Let's find out together. Birthdays: Big Bill Broonzy, Eddie Floyd
TONIGHT! The New Season of Ahmet's House Begins! Privileged to launch this new seasoncwith a new song from legendary musician Bobby Whitlock! Ole man river...And where will this river take us...let us journey together to explore this great catalog.
Aretha to Zeppelin...that's Ahmet's House! Tonight as we do each Sunday, we celebrate a life in music...a life that brought us everything from Aretha to Zeppelin...come see what might come our way tonight! It's "Ahmet's House"...Tony honored to guide the way. Birthdays: Cher, Jewel
A Gentle Rain...Enter Ahmet's House Good evening everyone! It is an unparalleled joy to welcome you this day into this house...Ahmet's House. We celebrate all the music, all the lives, all the years...yesterday, today and tomorrow. Join us! It's good to see you... Birthdays: Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Jack Bruce
A Night on the Town in Ahmet's House tonight!
It's Mother's Day 2013 so while Tony is off today and busy taking the mother of his children out on the town...why not kick it into high style and live it up! We will be playing selections from "The Ertegun's New York! Cabaret music from the 1940's to '50s...its still Ahmet's kinda music! We will be back next week with another live show! Enjoy.
Willie! Ray! Neil! It's all here tonight on Ahmet's House! Big and bold...impassioned people make the best music...come listen to some of the very best of the Atlantic Records catalog as we showcase it on "Ahmet's House"...keeping the work of the legacy artists alive! Birthdays: Willie Nelson, Lou Gramm
It's a Beautiful Morning...and Night...in Ahmet's House! We are in the house tonight...it's time, for Ahmet's House! Only on WBKM, where we honor the greats...jazz, blues, rock and roll! The men, women and the songs of Atlantic Records!
A World of Pain...a World of Hope...all in Ahmet's House. We do indeed live in two worlds...some of us more in one than the other. It often seems unfair, how some suffer so much. The music of Ahmet's House is familiar with loss, familiar with pain...but also familiar with hope! This we must not loose as we move past the events of the last week. Let us share, let us heal...all around the world...let's dance together in Ahmet's House! real...come join us! Birthdays: Dusty Springfield
A special place...from Turkey to New York...it's all Ahmet's House! Celebrating great music, a few birthdays too...including this genius...all in this worthy house of great music...from Atlantic Records...through it's founder, Ahmet Ertegun. A special place...where the music is real...come join us! Birthdays: Steve Howe, Julian Lennon
Still growing into Spring...always growing!
And here in Ahmet's House we keep on growing! Supporting the great legacy of Ahmet, Nesuhi, Jerry, Tom, Arif and the legions of legacy artists...not just music about the past, but a beacon into the future. A diverse trio of artists celebrate birthdays tonight. In pursuit of where we have been, where we may go...let the music take our hearts away! Birthdays: Angus Young, Ronnie Lane, Berry Oakley
Rooted in the Blues...in the Gospel songs of slaves...Ahmet's House. In this season of renewal and rebirth...we look at the core of Atlantic's beginnings, it's birth...as we celebrate this most American label...founded by a Muslim, who worked with a Jew, to bring the gospel soul music of the blacks to white America and the world....plus celebrating a birthday of immense importance. Birthdays: Eric Clapton
We Have...Equinox! Spring is back. Hello everyone, and welcome to another Sunday in Ahmet's House! We have made it...it's Spring! Birds, sunshine and the warming power from the Heart of the Sunrise...come share birthdays, jazz, rhythm and blues...the deep and healing power of hope and music.Birthdays: Carl Palmer
Baby, it's Still Cold Outside...Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Yes, here we are tonight in Ahmet's House, and we are ready to celebrate a great birthday and the day we can all be Irish. Spring can't be far behind, but our thermometer is keeping us in the deep chill of mid-March. Let's come together with all the warmth of this great Atlantic catalog. You will be surprised what we found this week! Birthdays: Arif Mardin
Light! And Hope of Spring tonight in Ahmet's House! Today brings us an hour more of daylight and so our 7PM show will start in the light for the first time in months. Two great birthdays and all those great Atlantic songs...where to start! Let's find out together. Birthdays: Chris Squire and Peter Wolf
Ahmet's House...take your shoes off, take your hat off...this is a special place. Thank you for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci.
Jazz, Jazz, Jazz! Tonight on Ahmet's House we have a sensational treat for music lovers...a conversation with Jazz documentarian and storyteller Ken Burns! So, in honor of Ken taking some time to speak with us recently, we present a night of jazz.
Welcome again everyone...this past week saw Valentines Day upon us for 2013, and also saw some great Atlantic artists celebrating birthdays...we hope you can join us tonight as perhaps we try to find out about this thing called love. Birthdays: Steve Hackett, Peter Gabriel, Sonny Bono
This Cold Night...this Warm House…
Greetings and welcome all, to Ahmet's House. We hope that the biggest winter storm to hit the Northeast so far this winter leaves you ready to sit and relax, and listen to the warm music of Atlantic...the sound forged by masters who loved the music. Around the globe, let's enjoy it all together...tonight! Birthdays: King Curtis, Greta Keller
Goin' Back in Ahmet's House tonight....way back!
I feel like going back...so tonight on "Ahmet's House" let's go into some of the early years of Atlantic Records...foundation of things to come! 'Cause as Ray Charles says, "Ahmet was the Cat, who had the feeling for the music". Birthdays: Steve Marriott, Ruth Brown, Phil Collins, Graham Nash
Hey it's great to get back to work in "Ahmet's House" after an unexpected injury sidelined Tony last week...but now we're gonna get down to it! Life changing, passionate music from masters of their art... Birthdays: Trevor Rabin (Yes), John Belushi, aka Joliette "Jake" Blues
Let's get it on...back to Ahmet's House tonight in 2013! Tune in as we start up the second half of Season 5 in "Ahmet's House", tonight at 7PM...exclusive to WBKM! It's been a great time to share together in 2012; with so much more to come...in the house that Ahmet built! Birthdays: Stephen Stills
It's Our Birthday, We Rock (and Roll) On! WBKM just celebrated it's fifth birthday yesterday with a stellar night of live music...so on it goes.
'Tis the Sunday before Christmas...in Ahmet's House!
Join us tonight at 7PM ET as we wrap up 2012...just two days before Christmas. The gifts Ahmet gave us still shine and sparkle...and like fine wines, they only get better with age. Let's share some jazz, R & B, Rock and Holiday classics...from the great Atlantic catalogue. Put your best suit on, and turn it up to 10! Birthdays: Robin and Maurice Gibb, Carla Thomas, Keith Richards
It's Our Birthday, We Rock (and Roll) On! WBKM just celebrated it's fifth birthday yesterday with a stellar night of live music...so on it goes.
Remembering Ahmet...always, remembering
It's tough to think about Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun in the past tense, as he was a man so full of life. Come celebrate that life and legacy...Aretha to Zeppelin..as we do our best to keep his work alive...tonight in "Ahmet's House. Birthdays: Dickie Betts; Carmine Appice
It's Our Birthday, We Rock (and Roll) On! WBKM just celebrated it's fifth birthday yesterday with a stellar night of live music...so on it goes.
A Whole Lotta Love tonight in Ahmet's House!
Greetings fellow travelers! Tonight I will share some of what went on in the DC boyhood home of Ahmet and Nesuhi, as I traveled there to attend another sensational jazz show at Ambassador Tan's residence. Jazz of course will be served up tonight, supplemented by a hearty dose of rock n' roll, and some Christmas classics. Birthdays: Dave Brubeck, Gregg Allman; In Memoriam: John Lennon
It's Our Birthday, We Rock (and Roll) On! WBKM just celebrated it's fifth birthday yesterday with a stellar night of live music...so on it goes.
Back in the House tonight...Ahmet's House! So glad to be back with you. Skydog, Bonzo, Trane and Bags, The Glimmer Twins...all familiar names, homage to great and passionate players...all in Ahmet's House...tonight at 7PM...only on WBKM! Birthdays: Duane Allman
It's Our Birthday, We Rock (and Roll) On! WBKM just celebrated it's fifth birthday yesterday with a stellar night of live music...so on it goes.
Welcome everyone, to another (hopefully!) great night in Ahmet's House, to celebrate the music of Atlantic Records and its legendary founders and musicians. The house is warm, and the music calls us us all...Birthdays: Neil Young, Clyde McPhatter (Drifters), Booker T. Jones
It's Our Birthday, We Rock (and Roll) On! WBKM just celebrated it's fifth birthday yesterday with a stellar night of live music...so on it goes.
Tonight in "Ahmet's House", we celebrate three great birthdays...on WBKM.org, where we honor the greats! Birthdays: Bonnie Bramlett, Greg Lake, Joni Mitchell
Standard Time Returns...blow wind, blow....
On this chilly November eve, we hope to bring some of that great Atlantic Records music that warms the soul. Birthdas to celebrate, joy to share...it's all here tonight in "Ahmet's House"! Birthdays: Rick Grech, Keith Emerson
Great songs...that is what it was all about...from Aretha to Zeppelin, we are sure to play something to suit you tonight...7PM Sunday night! Weather, Halloween and much more...Birthdays: Jon Anderson
Tonight in Ahmet's House, let's talk about a legend of the process of making records...on the anniversary of his birth. Tom Dowd, whose hand is seen in much of the greatest music of the past seven decades, and whose work is highlighted in Mark Moormann's beautiful documentary, "Tom Dowd and the Language of Music", is the subject of tonight's show. We talk with Mark about Tom and the process of making this fine film.
Welcome, and come on in to this great house...home of legends...the stuff of the decades. Ahmet Ertegun dreamed it, many followed in his stead. Celebrate the music of both sides of the Atlantic, together with us tonight, in Ahmet's House! Birthdays: Thelonious Monk, Sam Moore
TONIGHT! Season Five of Ahmet's House!
It's been five great years here at WBKM...and the years have only deepened our appreciation of the music of Atlantic Records! Come celebrate with us all tonight...all the stories, all the songs, all the passion! Birthdays: Ray Charles, Dewey Martin (Buffalo Springfield), Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music)
Tell Me...What'd I'd Say??? He was the cat...and he brought in a great bunch of cats with him all right...come celebrate the life and legacy of the one and only Ahmet Ertegun and Atlantic Records. Birthdays: Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly)
What would you hear tonight...a little jazz, some blues, a little rock n' roll? It's all possible in Ahmet's House...this great legacy formed by the collective work of so many music lovers like Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, Nesuhi Ertegun, Phil Carson...and all the great performers of the past 60 years in music. Join us! Birthdays: Alex Lifeson (Rush), Rudy Lewis (The Drifters)
Tonight a conversation with the frontman and visionary of "Yes", one of rock's most recognizable voices...by phone from his home in California, Jon Anderson! Goosebumps for sure...Of course, some great Yes music is a must. Then, we could never miss this birthday...celebrating Led Zepp's dynamic vocalist...all tonight on Ahmet's House...Legends!
Birthdays: Robert Plant, Tori Amos; Guest: Jon Anderson (via phone)
This Sunday we have one of those rare treats, to speak to one of the recording industry's leading engineers...Bill Halverson. We chatted last week about just a small part of his remarkable career which spans over 40 years, and includes work on such seminal albums such as the first Crosby, Stills and Nash album as well as Deja Vu. We will also share two unique recordings that Bill has graciously allowed us to use for educational purposes...from Cream and Joni Mitchell!
Tonight on "Ahmet's House" at 7PM...we take a look at some of the worlds best drummers...and go figure, most of them have played on Atlantic Records. Let's check it our together tonight only on WBKM!
A theme or two actually in Ahmet's House tonight...we hope you enjoy this warm Summer evening.
Tonights show opens not with the familiar sounds of Big Joe Turner, but rather the somber tones of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on Neil's song "Ohio". How can you run when you know?
Tonight on Ahmet's House at 7PM EDT, we celebrate the women who helped to shape the great sound of Atlantic Records. We dedicate this program tonight to the wonderful Mica Ertegun, who has opened up a great world to us at WBKM. Happy Mothers Day to moms all around the world, and to the sisters, girlfriends, daughters and all the women who have made our lives so full!
Tonight we start a new feature in Ahmet's House, by looking at the week past and seeing who among the storied Atlantic artists celebrated a birthday. Of course we will mix it up as best we can...to celebrate the diversity and significance of this great catalogue. Tonight's birthdays: Jack Bruce, Bill Bruford, Big Joe Turner, Rick Wakeman and Cher!
We will hear from our good friend Phil Carson, former Atlantic exec in London. Join us as we talk about one of our favorite bands...Yes! From the bands historic beginning opening for Cream, through their groundbreaking trio of albums in the early Seventies, Phil was deeply involved with the band. Lots of birthdays to celebrate too...John Bonham, Ron Wood, Charlie Watts, Ian Hunter and Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople), Mick Box (Uriah Heep), Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum),
This Sunday is Father's Day in the US and I can't think of a better place to celebrate it than in "Ahmet's House"! Join Tony for some family music as we scour the Atlantic catalog for fathers, sons and daughters making music. Two birthdays to celebrate plus, Part 2 of our recent conversation with Phil Carson about the band Yes and their two definitive albums...Fragile and Close to the Edge.
The first show of Summer! Seems like maybe a bit more Jazz this week will help cool us off...plus a longer than usual selection to celebrate one of the birthday's listed below and there you have it...hope you enjoy! Birthdays: Jeff Beck, Arthur Brown, Patrick Moraz (Yes)
Tonight in "Ahmet's House" at 7PM ET on WBKM we celebrate our upcoming national holiday, a few birthdays...and maybe a little music from Mr. C as well...plus news and a little education. It's all about Ahmet Ertegun and the great catalog of his record label, Atlantic Records.
Hello friends, one and all...and welcome to Ahmet's House! This Sunday we are in for a special treat...as we share Part One of a new, recent conversation with the legendary Bobby Whitlock! We catch up with Bobby at his home in Austin, also joined by his wife, CoCo Carmel. We talked about his autobiography, India, and a parrot in Clapton's fireplace. Laughs, tears...join us, won't you? Birthdays:Blind Lemon Jefferson, Jai Johanson (Jaimoe), Larry Reinhardt (Second Coming, Iron Butterfly).
Welcome to Ahmet's House on this beautiful summer day...so glad to have you here in this house. We will share some longer tunes tonight...just right for a warm evening, so stretch out and enjoy! "Crossed the line around the changes of the summer"...tonight at 7PM we reach out and explore "close to the edge, down by a river"...plus part two of our conversation with Bobby Whitlock and CoCo Carmel! Birthdays: Ray Major (Mott the Hoople), Nicolette Larson.
Welcome everyone...here we are on another beautiful Sunday evening as we gather together in Ahmet's House. July almost gone...as tonight we celebrate some important birthdays in the Atlantic catalogue. Come on inside...everyone here is family. Birthdays: Dino Danelli, Geddy Lee, Mick Jagger.
Tonight, we celebrate the great music of Atlantic during Ahmet's six decade reign as always...but a little straighter in your chairs tonight please! It's time to celebrate Ahmet's birthday this week, so we will pull out all the best...to The Greatest Record Man of All Time.
Tonight in Ahmet's House we offer a mixed bag of goodies...digging into that diverse collection that gave Atlantic its reputation among artists and music lovers...so join us tonight and share in the journey we take each week together!
Tonight, for the second time in three weeks, we showcase one of recorded music's magic men...an individual of such stunning bravado in finding and working with talent that his resume as producer is unsurpassed. He was "Clark" to Ahmet's "Lewis", "Livingston" to his "Stanley"...creating a musical team that will unlikely ever be outdone. Tonight...celebrate the life of Jerry Wexler with us, on the anniversary of his 2008 passing...in Ahmet's House!