Rod Lucas     'Best Smooth Jazz'      Wednesday    02.00 - 04.00

Smooth Soulful Jazz vibes that cross into melodic, smoochy smooth grooves.  This is modern soft, mainly instrumental vibes from new and well established Smooth Jazz artists.

                      'Best Smooth Grooves'    Friday    02.00 - 04.00

A cool mix of Soul Slow Jams and chillin' jazzy cool vibes.


What attracted you to soul music in the first place, and does this still apply
today
Hearing the LP Ship Ahoy by the O'Jays and The Temptations Masterpiece. Tony Blackburn had something to do with it in the early 70's as well as the Motown Chartbuster albums - mainly Volume 6.

What are your top five favourite soul tracks
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
Brown Baby - Billy Paul
Ma - Temptations
Time to Get Down - O'Jays
Tell Me Why -  Bobby Womack

What are your favourite three record labels
Motown
Stax
Philly (lime green label)

Who are your favourite five artists
Temptations
O Jays
Stylistics
Barry White
James Ingram

 

What are your top three soul clubs of all time
Warehouse - Maidstone
First Floor Club - Ipswich
Revolution - Brighton

All gone now:(

 

What radio experience did you have before you joined Solar
Too much

 

What is/are your main criteria in choosing records for airplay
Variety in their mood and years



Why would you recommend Solar to a listener
Because it's the real thing - presented by people who care

 

Which other DJs do you admire and why
All on Solar for their dedication

 

How would you like to be remembered by a listener
As a an average presenter allowed to play the greatest music - soul :)

What do you do to relax
Listening to great DJ's