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COTONOU
14:00 - 16:00

Based in Cotonou, Benin, which at the time was referred to as Dahomey, Albarika Records was founded by the French-born, Benin-based producer and entrepreneur, Emmanuel "Manu" Dibango, who had a significant influence on the local music scene. The label was instrumental in releasing records from some of the region's most prominent musicians during the golden age of African music. Many of the artists signed to Albarika Records were known for blending indigenous African rhythms with Western jazz, funk, and soul influences. This made their sound distinctive and part of a broader movement across West Africa during the 60s and 70s, as music became a form of social and political expression.

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Birmingham
13:00 - 15:00

Broadcasting out of Birmingham, Arrhythmia is a monthly exploration of interesting new audio and abnormal rhythms. Expect irregular, dark or heavy - but not always.

Jimmy Elledge

Jimmy Elledge

Jimmy Elledge has been played on NTS in shows including Forager Records, featured first on 10 May 2022. Songs played include Your Funny Way Of Loving Me.

Born 8 January 1943, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Aged 18 years old, Jimmy sent a demo tape to famed country producer Chet Atkins, who signed him to RCA-Victor. Elledge's debut single, the country ballad "Funny How Time Slips Away" - produced by Atkins and written by soon-to-be country superstar Willie Nelson - reached the US Top 30 in early 1962 and earned him a gold disc for selling over a million copies. He later joined the Hickory label in the mid-60s but had no further US chart success.

Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.

A one-hit wonder, Elledge was unknown when he sent his demo tape to Chet Atkins. The demo tape worked, and he was signed to a recording contract with RCA Victor. His first recording was this song, which was written by Willie Nelson and had already been recorded by him. This version reached #22 on the Billboard charts in 1962.

Source NME

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Jimmy Elledge

Jimmy Elledge has been played on NTS in shows including Forager Records, featured first on 10 May 2022. Songs played include Your Funny Way Of Loving Me.

Born 8 January 1943, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Aged 18 years old, Jimmy sent a demo tape to famed country producer Chet Atkins, who signed him to RCA-Victor. Elledge's debut single, the country ballad "Funny How Time Slips Away" - produced by Atkins and written by soon-to-be country superstar Willie Nelson - reached the US Top 30 in early 1962 and earned him a gold disc for selling over a million copies. He later joined the Hickory label in the mid-60s but had no further US chart success.

Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.

A one-hit wonder, Elledge was unknown when he sent his demo tape to Chet Atkins. The demo tape worked, and he was signed to a recording contract with RCA Victor. His first recording was this song, which was written by Willie Nelson and had already been recorded by him. This version reached #22 on the Billboard charts in 1962.

Source NME

Original source: Last.fm

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