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Tune on BBC Radio this Saturday 27th August, Craig Charles presents The Craig Charles Soul All-Nighter: No Sleep ‘Til Breakfast - a 12-hour celebration of soul music across Radio 2 and Radio 6 Music, from 6pm until 6am Sunday morning. A lot of wonderful guests including Bluey!!

Craig kicks off on Radio 2 at 6pm, with his one hour ‘Soul Sampler’, giving you a taste of what’s coming up during the evening.
He then switches to Radio 6 Music for his weekly ‘Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show’.
From 10pm, Craig’s back on Radio 2 for an 8-hour soul marathon…

Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) [Album of the year… so far!]
Kurt Elling The Gate (Best remakes of Stevie’s Golden lady & Joe Jackson’s “Steppin' out” to date) [Best Jazz album by far]

Another star burns out into life supernova.
Be it as a spoken word artist, poet or as a singer songwriter and musician fusing Jazz, Soul and Blues, Gil Scott-Heron was a man whose life and works crossed many gendres and could never be pigeon holed.
He was a militant social activist whose command of language and rhythm along with his wit, keen eye on social human behavior made him an inspiration for generations of musicians, singers and rappers.
My saddest recollection of Gil was when he opened for my band (Incognito) in the 90’s. He was obviously not in control of his senses, yet he was forced to play by folks who stood to gain financially to support their own habits… I tried to help but I was ushered away. It was very sad!
My best memory relating to him will be buying a copy of “The Bottle” in the 70’s and playing it with glee to all my friends.
Another star burns out into life supernova…
Shine on Gil, shine on!
Bluey.

Dear Friends,
Like you most of you out there, It is with shock and great sadness that I, from the comfort of my London home have been watching the devastating events in Japan.
My deepest condolences go out to the families of the dead and injured.
There is so much work to be done retrieving bodies and clearing the devastation in the tsunami struck regions.
But I know the resilience and the heart and determination of the Japanese nation and I have no doubt that they will overcome.

I hope to do the best that I can to raise funds for the cause and with the help of my friends to uplift the spirits of the Japanese people with our music.

Peace & Love
Bluey