The Musical Spotlight with Jerry Short

This #MusicalSpotlight we are shinning on to "Amy Winehouse", who was everything you’d expect "a superstar singer, incredibly talented, with a rock’n’roll lifestyle and a sensational voice"Sadly, passed away 10years ago, on 23rd of July 2011.---written and presented by Jerry Short. Sound edit & produced by Daniel Botei

Desmond Dekker was one of the 1st truly international Jamaican stars. His falsetto voice and singing in patois were thought to be a commercial risk by his record company,  yet Israelites reached no1 in the UK and no9 in the USA. He passed away in 2006 but his recordings are more loved now, than they have ever been ----#MusicalSpotlight Written & Presented by Jerry Short. Produced by Daniel Botei

Our Halloween #MusicalSpotlight is finished & ready. There are some incredible tracks, many of them chosen by you, but we deliberately left out the obvious ones like Thriller & Monster Mash. We did pack in some scary amazing facts and Halloween world records. 13mins of compleat audio bliss. It is family safe, too, so sit back and listen with every ear on your face.----Written & Presented by Jerry Short. Produced by Daniel Botei

This special edition of the #MusicalSpotlight looks at the songs people chose to get them through Corona (COVID-19) Lockdown which started on 23rd March.  We’ve had the Stone Age & Iron Age.  The last 4 months have been a Home Age and this is your essential soundtrack to it. -----Written & presented by Jerry ShortRecorded and Produced by Daniel Botei

We've finished this year's Musical Spotlight Xmas Podcast and it's perfect to listen to whilst eating your turkey or nut roast. We asked Facebook for your favourite Xmas songs so these have been nominated by you, featuring artists such as John & Yoko, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Bowie and the Darkness to name but a few, plus the most amazing facts about the festive break that we could find. Have a great one y'all.-----Written & presented by Jerry ShortRecorded and Produced by Daniel Botei

Many of us cannot live without headphones these days. They pump delicious sounds straight to our eardrums, touching our hearts but which songs are the soundtrack of your life? Which songs are your favourites? Which tracks would you not want to go anywhere without ?This is one of our special #MusicalSpotlight episode.-----First time broadcasted: May the 11th on BCFM Radio (93,2) - www.bcfmradio.com-----Written & presented by Jerry ShortRecorded, Sound Edit and Produced by Daniel Botei

In this episode we're shinning the #MusicalSpotlight on an American soul singer who scored seven Top 40 hits in her tragically short life. Some of them were duets with Marvin Gaye and one of them was the classic song "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" The spotlight is shining on female singer Tammi Terrell. -----First time broadcasted: May the 4th on BCFM Radio (93,2) - www.bcfmradio.com

In this episode Jerry's shinning the #MusicalSpotlight on a singer who had a phenomenal 31 Number ONE singles in Jamaica!He has a thing about leather and owns over 50 pairs of shoes!And he invented the term "Reggae!" -----First time broadcasted: April the 27th on BCFM Radio (93,2) - www.bcfmradio.com

In this episode Jerry's shinning the #MusicalSpotlight onto a band who is known „as one of the best soul and funk bands in the history of music.” They are out of Scotland.... with several gold selling albums and multi-  grammy nominations for the legendary Atlantic Records.You may recognize them for their timeless instrumental mega-hit 'Pick Up  the Pieces'. -----First time broadcasted: April the 20th on BCFM Radio (93,2) - www.bcfmradio.com

In this episode Jerry's shinning the #MusicalSpotlight onto an American R&B and pop music group who were founded in Philadelphia in 1971. Their names are Kim, Kathy, Joni and Debbie. The original identity of the group was "Mrs. Williams Grandchildren", though it was later changed to the current name. They were especially popular in late 1970s and early 1980s with their hits: We are Family, Frankie, He's the Greatest Dancer and many other. -----First time broadcasted: April the 13th on BCFM Radio (93,2) - www.bcfmradio.com