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Craig is joined by American funk and jazz musician Lonnie Liston Smith, who has worked with Miles Davis and Pharoah Sanders.

Craig is joined by American funk and jazz legend Lonnie Liston Smith, a musician who has worked with, amongst others, Miles Davis and Pharoah Sanders.

Lonnie also found fame with his own band The Cosmic Echoes. Plus The Funky 52 -Craig's Countdown of his top 52 tunes of all time - reaches the dizzy heights of number 8.

Another listener takes control of the airwaves with Spinnage a Trois, plus at 8 O'Clock stand back from your radios as Craig opens his trunk of funk and lets rip with an unstoppable mix of foot stomping tuneage.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 24 Nov 2012 18:00

Music Played

  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • Sony.
  • Maceo

    Homeboy

    • ESC.
  • James Brown

    I've Got Money

    • King.
  • The Cooperettes

    Shing-A-Ling

    • Brunswick.
  • Ernie K鈥怐oe

    Here Come The Girls

    • Ace.
  • The Third Guitar

    Baby Don't Cry

    • Rojac.
  • Dawn Penn

    Keep On Talking

    • Ace.
  • Fred Wesley

    House Party

    • Import.
  • Toni & the Showmen

    Try My Love

    • Kent.
  • Gil Scott鈥怘eron

    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

  • Los Charlys Orchestra

    Grazin' In The Grass

    • Imagines.
  • Onita Boone

    I'll Carry You

    • Universal.
  • Ray Gelato

    Mambo Gelato

    • Double Scoop.
  • The Sound Stylistics

    El Nino

    • Freestyle.
  • 52 WEEKS OF FUNK 鈥 Number 7

    • Funkadelic

      One Nation Under A Groove

      • Warner Brothers.
  • William Bell

    I've Been loving You Too Long

    • Ace.
  • Little Milton

    Grits Ain't Groceries

    • Import.
  • King Curtis

    Memphis Soul Stew

    • ATCO Records.
  • The James Taylor Quartet

    Love Will Keep Us Together

    • Acid Jazz.
  • Georgie Fame

    Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

    • BGP.
  • Booker T. & The M.G.'s

    Green Onions

    • Atlantic.
  • The J.B.鈥檚

    Pass The Peas

    • Import.
  • Jackie Wilson

    Sweetest Feeling

    • Truetrax.
  • LONNIE LISTON SMITH INTERVIEW

    • Lonnie Liston Smith

      Expansions

      • RCA.
    • Lonnie Liston Smith

      Shadows

      • Ace.
    • Lonnie Liston Smith

      A Chance For Peace

      • BGP.
    • Lonnie Liston Smith

      Sunbeams

      • Ace.
    • Lonnie Liston Smith

      Get Down Everybody It's Time For World Peace

      • Flying Dutchman.
    • Lonnie Liston Smith

      Devika Goddess

      • Flying Dutchman.
    • Pharoah Sanders

      Astral Travelling

      • Impulse.
    • Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes

      Mardi Gras

      • BMG.
  • TRUNK OF FUNK

    • Labelle

      Lady Marmalade

      • Virgin.
    • The Get Up

      Straight From The Hob

      • Breakin鈥 Bread.
    • Johnny 鈥淕uitar鈥 Watson

      Gona Real Mother For Ya

      • Sequel Records.
    • The New Mastersounds

      Way Out West

      • One Note Records.
    • Aldo Vanucci ft. Kylie Auldist

      You're All Show Smoove Remix Craig Charles Reversion

      • Jalapeno Records.
    • Marcia Griffiths

      I Feel Like Jumping

      • Vinyl.
    • The Fantastics ft. Celine Fleming

      Cold Case

      • Freestyle Records.
    • James Brown

      Get Up Off That Thing Regrooved by Featurecast

      • Vinyl.
  • SPINAGE-A-TROIS

    • Gwen McCrae

      All This Love That I'm Giving

      • EMI.
    • Jean Knight

      Mr Big Stuff

      • UMC.
    • The Bar-Kays

      Too Hot To Stop

      • Super-Bird.
  • Fay Simmons

    Big Joe Mambo

    • Jazzman.
  • Percy Mayfield

    Louisiana

    • Jazzman.
  • The Family Affair

    Theme From Black Belt Jones

    • JTI.

Credit

Role Contributor
Producer Chloe Straw

Broadcast

  • Sat 24 Nov 2012 18:00