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Hello my friends. I had the opportunity to play on my shows, a 45 by the Australian singer and composer Jeff Phillips. This 45 includes the song " Rock Me Slowly ". In fact, I knew this song many years ago. In 2011, I had presented an article about the Hawaiian singer Loyal Garner . She has released an album in the early 80s. This album includes my favorite song " Love Me Slowly ". It is the same song than "Rock Me Slowly".  There is a story behind it.            In 1978, after the release of " Rock Me Slowly " by Jeff Phillips, Diana Ross expressed her interest in order to record this song. They arranged a meet in L.Angeles but Jeff until to arrive in L.A., Diana left the Motown and moved to go to RCA Records. Although Diana Ross didn't record that song,  the Hawaiian singer  Yvonne Elliman  recorded it a year later in 1979. It was included on the album " Yvonne " under the title "Rock Me Slowly". A year later, as I told ...

Hello my friends, due to the fact that tomorrow on Sunday is my name day, I decided to make a show today. So, I will have the pleasure to present you some Christmas songs and music. Also I will play a few gospel songs. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2). I'll be glad to see you on air. (Greek Time 20:00-22:00). https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, tomorrow on Sunday, I will have the pleasure to play once again, an ultra-rare vinyl 12inch on my show by Willie Daniels . I will also present you a mix of the vocal and instrumental version by Keith White from Detroit. In my opinion, it is an underrated 45. My show starts from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2).  I'll be glad to see you on air. (Greek Time 20:00-22:00). https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

  Hello my friends, today I'll be on air from the studio of Coni-OnAir. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2). I'll be glad to see you on air. (Greek Time 20:00-22:00). https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, I want to mention a story. In 2017 I had the opportunity to play on my show the fantastic and unreleased song " All My Life " by Steven Willoughby. He is a singer, songwriter, and music publisher. He has recorded different styles and moods of music. Soul, country, pop and blues. He is currently working in alliance with the Westwood Music group. His song “ All My Life ” was featured in the Fox Searchlight movie “ Battle of the Sexes ” (Emma Stone and Steve Carell) in 2017. I remember that a friend of mine, Nicolas Drosos brought to my attention this masterpiece during 2017. Two years later, in 2019 Izipho Soul Records released this masterpiece on vinyl 45.  This release includes this gem " All My Life ". It also includes a mix by Phillip Ward from the UK as a long version of it. Phillip Ward did a great job. I want to note that Phillip and Nicolas Drosos had created a nice friendship by having the love for music as a guide. In 2021, Nicolas Drosos ...

Hello my friends, today I'll be on air from the studio of Coni-OnAir. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2). I'll be glad to see you on air. (Greek Time 20:00-22:00). https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, today I'll be on air from the studio of Coni-OnAir. Tune in from 8pm to 10 pm (GMT+2) (Greek Time 20:00-22:00). I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn    

Hello my friends, tomorrow Sunday,  I will have the pleasure to welcome one of the greatest cinematographer and camera operator in Greece,  Panos Golfis . We will talk about cinema and music because he likes jazz music. Years ago, Panos was a member and DJ of the well-known jazz radio in Greece, Jazz FM.  The second hour of my broadcast I will have the opportunity to present you some songs by Johnny Barker who passed away a day ago. He was a  singer, pianist, incredible composer, arranger and great producer, He was a legend in the beach music community. I had the opportunity to talk with him sometimes about the music. I'm so sorry. My show starts 8pm to 10 pm (GMT+2) (Greek Time 20:00-22:00). I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, I just learned of the death of the legend of beach music, Johnny Barker. He was a musician, singer, composer and a great producer. I had the opportunity to talk with him many times in the past about music. I'm really sorry. My heartfelt condolences to his family. https://eternalhonoring.com/johnny-barker-obituary-north-carolina-musician-and-keyboard-player-for-the-catalinas-has-died/?fbclid=IwAR2rHSoENv51DotOohZLTBUoK2tO-Ao6TJOEXhgFAoXbJB8r7UkUOu_EI_g  

Hello my friends, this is my premiere after my last show 3 months ago. Tomorrow on Sunday during the second hour of my broadcast, I will present you songs from the great career of the lead guitarist of MFSB, Bobby Eli . He passed away on Thursday, August 17, about two months ago, at the age of 77 years old. He was a guitarist, arranger, producer and composer. He played on hundreds of songs recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia. My show starts 8pm to 10 pm (GMT+3) (Greek Time 20:00-22:00). I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, I am in the pleasant position to announce to you that I'll be back in the studio of Coni-OnAir , this Sunday. It has been about 3 months and a half since I presented my last show. Stay tuned...

Hello my friends, this is the last show before I leave for holidays. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+3). I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, yesterday all the members of radio station Coni-OnAir celebrated the anniversary of 8 years on air since we went out first time on air on 2nd June 2015. We celebrated 8 years full of music, memories and friendship. It was a great night at a special place. Today I'll be on air. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+3). I'll be glad to see you on air.. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

  Hello my friends, after my return from New York, tomorrow Sunday I'll be back again in the studio of Coni-OnAir.  Due to the fact that I met in person the pianist of Gregory Porter, Albert "Chip" Crawford  a few days ago, here in Athens at Odeon of Herodes Attikus, I will present you a few tracks from his career. Tomorrow also, I complete 8 years since I started presenting shows on Coni-OnAir. It is a music journey with a lot of memories and experiences. Tune in tomorrow from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+3). I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, after my return from New York, I was not able to communicate with you through the studio. Yesterday I had the great pleasure to attend and see live the concert of Gregory Porter at Odeon of Herodes Attikus, Athens, Greece. It was a great night. Some great musicians accompanied Gregory Porter. One of them was the pianist Albert "Chip" Crawford. I had the chance to meet him in person. I'm sorry but I will not present my show today. I have a lot of obligations and also we have once again  ellections here in Greece. Thank you for your understanding.

Hello my friends, today my show is dedicated to New York due to the fact that I'm travelling there in some days. My show includes songs which have the word New York and some features from the city such as Manhattan, Harlem, Broadway. My show starts from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+3). I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, I'll be back in the studio today after a two-week break. I had a lot of obligations. So, tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT+3). I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn    

Hello my friends, I want to share with you a story about the song " Different Kinda Different ". I loved this song when I found the album of Johnny Mathis which was released in 1980. I bought it in the late 90s. The song was written by Pamela Sawyer and Marilyn McLeod who wrote the smash hit " Love Hangover ". At that time in the late 90s, you can't find any information in the web about the album. Maybe one of the reasons was that the album was released in UK with a different title as " All For You ".  There weren't also any information about the female singer along with Johnny Mathis. Simply, the name Paulette is mentioned on the vinyl. As far as I know I was trying to find information concerning who the female singer with the name Paulette was. Finally I found it many years later and she was Paulette McWilliams.  In 2016 as I was searching for music, I found digital music on a website. While I was listening to some samples from a CD, I suddenly ...

 

  Hello my friends, I'll be on air from the studio of Coni-OnAir. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+3).   I''l be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn    

Hello my friends, tomorrow I'll be on air from the studio of Coni-OnAir. My show will include a variety of songs from Soul, Gospel, Jazz and Latin/Bossa Nova music scenes. I will have the pleasure of playing a fabulous mix that I created between vocal and instrumental version from a rare CD,.Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+3). I''l be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn    

Hello my friends, due to the fact that Ahmad Jamal passed away a few days ago, I'm planning to present you a few tracks as a tribute to him. He passed away on 16th April. He was 92 years old. It also passed a full year since the songwriter, composer and a friend of mine Walter "Big Walt" Johnson passed away. For this reason I will play a few songs as a tribute to him. I will play a disco song which was written by Walter and H.B.Barnum. Produced by H.B.Barnum. It will be a surprise song. Tune in on Sunday from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC +3). Greek time 20:00-22:00. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, tomorrow I will have the pleasure to present you some songs of the singer, composer and producer Ron Henderson Sr who passed away some days ago. He was 86 years old. He became known with the group Ron Henderson And Choice Of Colour. His tribute will take place during the second hour of my broadcast. Tune in tomorrow from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+3). Greek Time (20:00-22:00). https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn    

Hello my friends, due to the fact that yesterday night I saw and enjoyed live here in Athens, at Gazarte, the band James Taylor Quartet, today I will present you a few tracks from this band. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+3). I''l be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, due to the death of the great composer, and singer Bobby Caldwell, today I will present you a few songs as a tribute to him. He passed away 5 days ago. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2). Greek Time 20:00-22:00. I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, after a two-week break, today I'll be back again with you from the studio of Coni-OnAir. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2). Greek Time 20:00-22:00. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, a few months ago, during December 2022, as I was searching for vinyl records in Japan, I found the album Positive Force featuring Leslie Page . This album includes some unreleased songs which were recorded in 1985. It was released on vinyl and CD respectively. Positive Force is the same group that released an album in 1983 entitled Positive Force featuring Denise Vallin. At that time the group consisted of the guitarist Steve Russell, the saxophonist and flutist Bill Liston and the keyboardist Larry Kester.Vocalist was Denise Vallin. Leslie Page is a singer/songwriter and resident of Southern California. She has shared the stage with great artists such as Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr, Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Billy Gibbons, Rick Springfield, Zack Brown Band, Gary Clark Jr, Hunter Hayes, Brad Paisley, Luke Bryan, Peaches and Herb, Richard Marx and many more. In July 2019, Leslie released her first jazz album entitled " Heart Songs " produced by Tony Guerrero, feat...

Hello my friends, after the accident by trains in Greece, there is a big sadness. All the things went wrong. At least 57 people have died. I'm in a bad mood, for this reason I will not present my show tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding.

Hello my friends, some weeks ago I had the chance to play a rare vinyl 45 on my show. I'm talking to you about a 45 of Roy Ally . Roy Ally is an unknown singer probably from Canada. There are no information about him. This obscure 45 includes two songs. On the A side excists the song " Love (You've Been Good To Me) ". On the other side excists the song " Love Fire Burns ". Both songs were written by Roy Ally himself. The record was released in 1977 on Periwinkle Records. Owner on that label was Art Snider who was arranger and producer with Roy Ally on both songs. The label Periwinkle was formed in 1973 as a flagship label for his Sound Canada Recording Centre studio. A few words about Art Snider or Arthur Sniderman. He was a pianist, arranger, and producer from Ottawa, Canada. He established and operated Çhateau Records from 1956 to 1961. He later established and 1967-81 operated Sound Canada. It is a studio that produced recordings for various companies, in...

It has been about six years since Leon Ware died.  It was in 2017 and as I remember I was going by train to London from the airport Gatwick when I learned the death of Leon Ware. I loved Leon Ware. He was one of my favorite composers. Due to this fact, tomorrow on my show I will play some of his songs. Tune in tomorrow Sunday from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2). Greek Time 20:00-22:00. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, due to the death of the great composer, producer and pianist Burt Bacharach, today I will present you some songs as a tribute to him. The tribute wlll take place during the second hour of my broadcast. I will also present you a few songs by the female singer from Southern California, Leslie Page. Finally, I will play the brand new single by BflyLadyDi. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2). Greek Time 20:00-22:00. I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

  Hello my friends, tomorrow Sunday I will play a few songs as a tribute to Barrett Strong who passed away some days ago. I will also play some songs from blue-eyed soul music scene. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2). Greek Time 20:00-22:00. I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, for today I have selected several songs from the 80s. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2). Greek Time 20:00-22:00. I'll be glad to see you on air. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn  

Hello my friends, I'll be on air once again from the studios of Coni-OnAir. Today I will have the pleasure of presenting you a few rare vinyls from my vinyl collection. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm (GMT/UTC+2). Greek Time 20:00-22:00. https://coni-onair.com https://tunein.com/radio/Coni-On-Air-s248476/ https://bit.ly/2Ze6CDn