Solid Gold Music

John Watson

Monday 5-7amEST & Tuesday 5-7pmEST

John Watson’s Solid Gold Music Show is a weekly radio show heard on various radio stations worldwide, and features three hours of classic tracks, great oldies and more.

John first got involved in broadcasting at a hospital radio station in Sunderland, UK, back in the 80’s, then on several RSL stations before joining Sunderland’s Wear FM in the late 80’s where he stayed until the station closed in the mid 90’s presenting a variety of shows. Wear FM proudly won the Sony Gold Award in 1992.

John has had an interest in music and radio from a young age, and has a large collection of music and music knowledge. Recently, John was involved with Lionheart Radio in Alnwick, UK, and was honored to be the radio presenter interviewing the late Jonny Kennedy in the Channel 4 TV documentary “The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off” .

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Currently: This week Solid Gold Music featured album is Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline

Nashville Skyline was Bob Dylan’s ninth studio album, released by Columbia Records in April 1969. The album is only 27 minutes long and is Dylan’s shortest album, reaching number 3 in the United States, and Dylan’s fourth UK number 1 album.

The flashback year for this week is 1970, again featuring the British rock n roll anthology features Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich and their very first UK single, and the big finish comes from Dire Straits who scored their second UK No.1 album with ‘Brothers In Arms’ May 25th 1985, also No.1 in the US and 24 other countries.

05.18.10 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with ‘Deja Vu’ is the featured album on this weeks solid Gold Music

tune in using itunes This week’s featured album went to number one on the US album chart on May 16th, 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with ‘Deja Vu’. This was the first album released after Neil Young joined the band. It was released in March of 1970 by Atlantic Records. The flashback year...

05.11.10 - Let It Be is the featured album on this week’s Solid Gold Music

This week’s featured album is ‘Let It Be’, The Beatles twelfth and final album released on the band’s Apple Records label on May 8th 1970, shortly after the group’s announced breakup. Most of ‘Let It Be’ was recorded in January 1969, before the recording and release of the album ‘Abbey...

05.04.10 - This week’s Solid Gold featured album is The Rolling Stones fourth album ‘Aftermath’.

Aftermath was released on 15 April 1966, in the UK, and 20 June 1966 by London Records as their sixth American album. The album was the first full length release by the band to consist exclusively of Jagger/Richards compositions. Amazon.com Widgets The flashback year this week is 1963, and the big...

04.27.10 - sexy english accent of John Watson hosts Solid Gold Music – this week featured album Band on the Run from Wings

This week’s Solid Gold Music featured album is Paul McCartney and Wings and Band on The Run, released in 1973 it was McCartney’s fifth album since the breakup of The Beatles, and the third album by Wings. The big finish is a track from one of the biggest selling ‘live’ album’s in rock history...

04.20.10 - New time 2pmEST Solid Gold Music Ep 20

The Solid Gold Music featured album this week is Transformer. This is Lou Reed’s second solo album. it was released in December 1972 and produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson. The tracks on the LP are some of Lou Reed’s best known works, including “Walk on the Wild Side”, “Perfect...

03.16.10 - Solid Gold Music show #105 features the album “Graceland” from Paul Simon

This week on Radiodentata’s Tunesday Solid Gold Music featured album is the classic “Graceland” from Paul Simon. Released in 1986, it was a number one hit in the UK, and a number three in the US. Much of the album was recorded in South Africa, and features many South African musicians and...

03.09.10 - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy on Solid Gold Music

This week Solid Gold Music’s Featured Album is “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy”. This is the ninth studio album by British singer / songwriter Elton John, and was released in 1975. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy” debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Album Chart, and...

03.02.10 - Solid Gold flash backs 1976

Tina Turner’s fifth solo album, Private Dancer, released on Capitol Records in 1984 is this week’s Featured album on Solid Gold Music. The album was her breakthrough solo album. This week’s Flashback Year is 1976 with a few tunes from The Vernons Girls, and Lance Fortune. Special Birthdays for...

02.23.10 - this week’s Solid Gold Music’s featured album Bridge Over Troubled Water

The Grammy Award winning Bridge Over Troubled Water from Simon & Garfunkel is this week’s featured album. Released January 26, 1970 Bridge Over Troubled Water was their fifth and final studio album . The title track also won the Grammy Award for Record, and song of the Year, in the Grammy...