GARY CLARKE

Gary joined Vectis Radio in 2019 to present the Reggae Show on Saturday afternoons. It is a genre that changed Britain, has influenced other styles, and changed the way that music is produced. It is a music that knows that past shaped our present and hopes for a better future. It has love songs, militant political tracks, moving spiritual songs, and cash-in cover versions that are often better than the originals.

He spins Jamaican jazz musicians in the 50s to the present-day styles. This includes the faster ska and the slower rocksteady songs from the 60s. From the 70s we have chart hits, lover’s rock, and Rastafarian roots releases. From the 80s and 90s we have dancehall and digital tracks made on computer. Since then it has continued to grow and diversify – especially the unusually remixed instrumentals known as ‘dub’.

On Friday evenings, Gary presents all styles of soul music from the 1950s to the present. His shows include: 50s doo-wop,1960s Motown and similar hits and Northern Soul classics, 70s and 80s funk, Latin, soulful jazz, and underground disco – and some of the more recent developments in nu-soul and soulful house. Gary plays a mix of the familiar, the much sampled and the unfamiliar.

Gary is also a regular presenter on the teatime show. Whatever you are doing as the evening commences, the show will provide a range of new releases, hits from recent decades and, support and promote local singers and players. Along the way Gary will ‘stir your teatime teas’ and provide insights into the artists, current affairs, and the odd sardonic witticism.

Teatime Show Wednesdays 4- 6 pm

Soul Show Fridays 7-9 pm

Reggae Show Saturdays 4-6 pm