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BILLBOARD

I'M TODD RUNDGREN - THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE


MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY IS A DAY SET ASIDE TO HONOR
HIS
LIFE AND IDEALS...

FROM RAPPERS AND ROCKERS TO FOLK AND JAZZ ARTISTS,
MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR INSPIRED ARTISTS LIKE THE EDGE OF U2, EX-LIVING
COLOUR
GUITARIST VERNON REID, BEN HARPER AND SPEECH FROM
ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENT - ALL OF WHOM WILL TALK WITH US TODAY


SHE STARTED OUT AS A ROCK CRITIC AND POET BUT IT WAS
PATTI SMITH'S
1975 DEBUT ALBUM HORSES WHICH EARNED HER THE TITLE OF
THE GODMOTHER
OF PUNK ROCK.

PATTI TALKS WITH US AND PERFORMS LIVE IN THE STUDIO

PLUS...BEN FOLDS FIVE GO UNDERGROUND IN OUR STUDIOS AND
WE'VE GOT A
BIRTHDAY SALUTE TO THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL


INTRO SPEARHEAD

LED BY MICHAEL FRANTI, HERE'S A SONG SPEARHEAD
WROTE ABOUT HOMELESSNESS



HOLE IN THE BUCKET SPEARHEAD
HOME /CD6 /00/ 5:22/E

SHED A LITTLE LIGHT JAMES TAYLOR
NEW MOON SHINE /CD4 /00/ 3:41/F



BACKSELL JAMES TAYLOR


PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
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BACKSELL SPEARHEAD


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INTRO BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN


THE THEMES ON BRUCE'S NEW ALBUM EMBODY THE IDEALS OF
MARTIN
LUTHER KING... HERE'S THE TITLE TRACK...


THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD BRUCE SPRINGTSEEN
THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD /CD1 /10/ 4:20/E

WORLD IN MOTION JACKSON BROWNE
WORLD IN MOTION /CD1 /19/ 4:08/F

(WHAT'S SO FUNNY 'BOUT) PEACE, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING ELVIS
COSTELLO
ARMED FORCES /CD13/12/ 3:25/F



BACKSELL ELVIS COSTELLO



BACKSELL JACKSON BROWNE



BACKSELL BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

"THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD" IS BASED ON THE LEAD CHARACTER
IN
JOHN STEINBECK'S NOVEL, THE GRAPES OF WRATH

PRESELL/SPOT BLOCK

WE TALK WITH THE EDGE FROM U2 ABOUT HOW HE WAS
INSPIRED BY MARTIN LUTHER KING WHEN WE RETURN

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SETUP THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HAS
CERTAINLY
BEEN AN ICON FOR AMERICANS, BUT AS U2'S EDGE TELLS
US,
HIS INFLUENCE HAS BEEN FELT IN THE MUSIC AND
CULTURE
OF THE ENTIRE WORLD...


(THE EDGE ON MLK 1:11)

PRIDE U2
THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE /CD2 /26/ 3:37/F


(ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT ID :05)


LIKE MARVIN SAID SPEECH
CD SINGLE /CD1 /10/ 3:40/F

WHAT'S GOING ON LOS LOBOS
LIVE FOR THE DIFFERENCE / / / 5:40/A


BACKSELL U2 (WITH A SONG INSPIRED BY MARTIN LUTHER
KING)


BACKSELL LOS LOBOS


BACKSELL SPEECH


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INTRO LIVING COLOUR

VERNON REID OF LIVING COLOUR JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT
MARTIN
LUTHER KING IN A MOMENT, BUT FIRST HERE'S
LIVING COLOUR WITH "SOLACE OF YOU"...


SOLACE OF YOU LIVING COLOUR
TIME'S UP /CD11/24/ 3:30/E



BACKSELL LIVING COLOUR


SETUP LIVING COLOUR'S VERNON REID IS ANOTHER
MUSICIAN
WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY THE WORK OF
DR.
KING... HE TELLS US HOW KING'S WORK CHANGED
THE FACE
OF MUSIC HERE IN AMERICA.


(VERNON REID ON MLK 1:04)


A CHANGE IS GONNA COME SAM COOKE
THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC /CD28/13/ 3:08/E


BACKSELL SAM COOKE


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SETUP DR. KING'S BELIEFS ARE GROWING WITH EACH
GENERATION OF
AMERICANS, AS UP AND COMING MUSICIAN BEN HARPER
TELLS US...


(BEN HARPER ON MLK 1:00)


EXCUSE ME MR. BEN HARPER
LIVE FOR THE DIFFERENCE /CD7 /27/ 5:10/F



BACKSELL BEN HARPER LIVE FOR THE DIFFERENCE


NEXT HOUR: THE GODMOTHER OF PUNK ROCK PATTI SMITH TALKS
WITH US
AND PERFORMS IN THE STUDIO


PLUS - WE SALUTE THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL'S
BIRTHDAY

I'M TODD RUNDGREN - THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE

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SHE MOVED FROM CHICAGO TO NEW YORK AND WAS AN
ESTABLISHED POET
AND PLAYWRIGHT WHEN PATTI SMITH TURNED TO ROCK AND
ROLL.

PATTI'S DEBUT ALBUM HORSES WAS PRODUCED BY JOHN CALE OF
THE
VELVET UNDERGROUND; SHE HIT IT BIG WITH A SONG CO-
WRITTEN BY
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, AND RELEASED HER LAST ALBUM IN 1988
WHEN SHE
STARTED A FAMILY AND WENT INTO SEMI-RETIREMENT.

THESE DAYS PATTI IS MUCH OLDER AND WISER AND SHE TALKS
WITH US
AND PERFORMS IN THE STUDIO


WE START OFF WITH THE TITLE SONG TO TRACY CHAPMAN'S NEW
ALBUM
"NEW BEGINNING"

NEW BEGINNING TRACY CHAPMAN
NEW BEGINNING /CD2 /30/ 5:30/E

POSSESSION (REMIX) SARAH MCLACHLAN
CD SINGLE /CD4 /00/ 4:55/F



BACKSELL SARAH MCLACHLAN



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INTRO BIG MAMA THORNTON

ELVIS PRESLEY WOULD HAVE BEEN 61 YEARS OLD THIS PAST
WEEK

HERE'S A LITTLE ELVIS TRIBUTE STARTING OFF WITH THE
ORIGINAL
VERSION OF THE SONG THAT ELVIS HAD A HIT WITH


HOUND DOG BIG MAMA THORTON
VAR-BLUES MASTERS VOL 5 /CD15/00/ 2:47/C



BACKSELL BIG MAMA THORNTON

NO, IT WAS ELVIS WHO COVERED THIS SONG!


SETUP WAIT A SECOND.... WHAT'S THAT?.... IT'S
IT'S... IT'S HIM! IT'S... THE KING!


(ELVIS BITE :20)



JAILHOUSE ROCK ELVIS PRESLEY
GREATEST HITS /CD? /20/ 3:00/E

ELVIS'S ROLLS ROYCE WAS (NOT WAS)
ARE YOU OKAY? /CD8 /06/ 3:20/F



BACKSELL WAS (NOT WAS) WITH LEONARD COHEN ON LEAD
VOCALS


BACKSELL ELVIS PRESLEY


PRESELL/SPOT BLOCK

SHE'S REVERED BY POST-PUNKERS AND MODERN
ROCKERS ALIKE

THE GODMOTHER OF PUNK PATTI SMITH TALKS WITH US
AND PERFORMS
IN THE STUDIO WHEN WE RETURN

I'M TODD RUNDGREN - THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE

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INTRO PATTI SMITH (FROM HER DEBUT ALBUM, HORSES)

GLORIA PATTI SMITH
HORSES /CD1 /11/ 5:44/F



BACKSELL PATTI SMITH


SETUP PATTI HAD A BREAKTHROUGH HIT WITH A SONG BY
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN THAT ALMOST NEVER MADE IT
TO TAPE... SHE TELLS US ALL ABOUT IT...


(PATTI SMITH BITE 1:00)


BECAUSE THE NIGHT BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
LIVE /CD /00/ 3:33/A


BACKSELL BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN


SETUP PATTI'S ABOUT TO SING ONE OF HER CLASSICS FOR
US,
BUT FIRST SHE TELLS US WHAT SHE WANTS TO
ACHIEVE
BY PERFORMING WITH A BAND AFTER SO LONG...


(PATTI SMITH BITE 1:00)


DANCING BAREFOOT PATTI SMITH
WAVE /CD2 /08/ 4:08/F



BACKSELL PATTI SMITH


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SETUP WHILE GENERATIONS OF MUSICIANS AND MUSIC LOVERS
CITE
PATTI AS ONE OF THEIR HEROES, PATTI TELLS US ABOUT
ONE OF HER EARLY INFATUATIONS... WITH AN ARTIST
SHE RECENTLY
FOUND HERSELF TOURING WITH!


(PATTI SMITH BITE 1:00)


I WANT YOU BOB DYLAN
BLONDE ON BLONDE /CD5 /14/ 2:58/F


BACKSELL BOB DYLAN


PRESELL/SPOT BLOCK


GET READY TO GO UNDERGROUND WITH BEN FOLDS FIVE
LIVE FOR THE DIFFERENCE WHEN WE COME BACK

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INTRO BEN FOLDS FIVE LIVE FOR THE DIFFERENCE


UNDERGROUND BEN FOLDS FIVE
LIVE FOR THE DIFFERENCE / / / 4:23/E

GOING UNDERGROUND THE JAM
VAR-BEST OF CMJ VOL.1 C/ /05/ 2:50/E

GO WALKING DOWN THERE CHRIS ISAAK
FOREVER BLUE /CD /23/ 2:45/E



BACKSELL CHRIS ISAAK


BACKSELL THE JAM


BACKSELL BEN FOLDS FIVE LIVE FOR THE DIFFERENCE


NEXT WEEK:

PRODUCER BUTCH VIG'S NEW BAND GARBAGE SURE IS
SMELLING
GOOD! BUTCH JOINS US IN THE STUDIO TO TALK WITH US
ABOUT
HIS NEW BAND AND HIS WORK WITH NIRVANA

TIM FINN OF SPLIT ENZ AND CROWDED HOUSE WILL BE
HERE
WITH HIS RECENT PROJECT CALLED ALT

AND PREPARE FOR THE LANDING OF THE BOGMEN RIGHT
HERE IN OUR
STUDIOS

I'M TODD RUNDGREN - THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE