Absoulutely No Ban on Sir Cliff Richard Music on Artisan Radio

Absolute Radio 60s may ban Cliff Richard's records, but anyone who wants to hear Sir Cliff's music can tune into "Wired For Sound: The Music of Cliff Richard," a weekly one-hour program on Artisan Radio (www.ArtisanRadio.com).
 
Nov. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- There is no debate as to whether Cliff Richard is worthy of radio airplay at Artisan Radio.  In fact, the Artisan Radio website (http://www.ArtisanRadio.com) which streams music 24/7, devotes an hour of airtime every week to the all-Cliff program “Wired For Sound: The Music of Cliff Richard.”

The show, hosted and produced by Jeff Bleiel, airs each Wednesday at 3 pm Pacific Time (6 pm Eastern time), with encore presentations on Saturday and Sunday at the same time.  Each program features a selection of songs spanning Cliff Richard’s entire career, from 1958 through today.

North America’s only radio program devoted to the music of Sir Cliff Richard, “Wired For Sound” began in June 2011, and 23 episodes have aired so far.  Most episodes have featured running themes, which have included: Richard’s recordings of songs from specific songwriters (including Burt Bacharach, Lennon & McCartney, Leiber & Stoller, and Neil Diamond); title tracks to his albums or movies; his duet recordings; his biggest U.S. chart hits, and his inspirational recordings.  Each show also spotlights a song written or co-written by Richard, and a track by Richard’s long-time musical associates The Shadows.

Bleiel, author of That’s All: Bobby Darin on Record, Stage & Screen and co-editor of Add Some Music To Your Day; Analyzing and Enjoying the Music of the Beach Boys, is not only a proponent of radio airplay for Richard, but also an advocate for Richard’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

“Cliff Richard and The Shadows are long overdue for consideration for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, “Bleiel said.  “As the pioneering British rock and roll group, their records were very popular, important and influential.  They were the biggest and most important British group prior to the arrival of The Beatles.  I think you can hear their influence to some degree in the early Beatles, as well as other great British Invasion groups such as the Hollies and the Searchers.  Yes, Richard certainly made some soft or middle-of-the-road records in the 1960s, but so did Elvis, Rick Nelson, Bobby Darin, The Everly Brothers, Gene Pitney, and many other Rock and Roll Hall of Famers.”
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