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Jay PhilpottWeekends: Sat 10a-3p, Sun 12n-4p CT
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I was born in St. Louis and grew up here, Minneapolis and San Jose, California...a multi-city childhood that prepared me well for the rock band-style, gypsy touring life that is a career in radio.
It's been a blast seeing America by working and living in all quadrants of the USA - I've been to 46 of our states and seen a lot of our amazing country, living and working in places like San Jose/San Francisco, Minneapolis, Seattle, Milwaukee, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Springfield, IL, Dallas and Charleston, SC. I previously worked in St. Louis radio from 1995-97 when KSD was classic rock - (I think they play Polkas of the Antarctic now).
I came back to StL for good in 2006 to take care of family matters and have been with THE ARCH since June of 2007. It is the most perfect music station I have ever worked for, allowing me to indulge my rawk side as much as my love for pop music. It's my passion to bring all kinds of music to you and to dig around for the fun facts and stories behind the tunes and the people who make them.
I'm really lucky to be on TEAM ARCH, and I really appreciate that YOU listen. Thanks!
SCHOOL OF ROCK - TUE 12/22: JOE STRUMMER (update)
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Tuesday night’s SCHOOL OF ROCK paid tribute to a fallen rock hero who passed away seven years ago, on December 22nd, 2002.
His name was Joe Strummer. You do know who Joe Strummer was, right?
Joe Strummer initially thought he’d like to be a cartoonist and also worked as a gravedigger for a time. But, It was seeing the SEX PISTOLS in April 1976 that showed him his true path, so he decided to form his own band.
He called it THE CLASH aka "The Only Band That Matters". He wrote most of the Clash’s music, including their big hits Rock The Casbah and “Should I Stay of Should I Go”.
The SCHOOL OF ROCK let New Orleans band COWBOY MOUTH come in for the “guest lecture” and pay tribute to Joe with their tale of a guy who broke up with his girlfriend because she didn’t know who Joe Strummer was!
And here’s an update on the legacy of Joe Strummer:
A Christmas card featuring artwork by the late Joe Strummer is benefiting a good cause this season. The onetime founder of The Clash painted a Christmas image before his December 2002 death. Now the painting has made its way onto holiday cards. The cards -- packaged in sets of six -- have been selling during the run-up to Christmas. All proceeds from this year's sales will benefit Strummerville - The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music. The organization's goal is to provide support and resources to artists who might not otherwise cultivate their talents. Friends and family of Stummer -- born John Graham Mellor -- set up the charity in the year following his passing. For more information, visit www.strummerville.com.
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