Sunny Breeze From The West Coast Part 8 – Dutch Edition
C-Heads MagazineThis week we will sail along the Dutch West Coast and play some AOR, yacht rock & polder pop from the Netherlands. A lot of Dutch bands and musicians were influenced by the late...
View ArticleFunky Chillin’ At Sunset
PexelsEnjoy this soundtrack to late evening pleasure: listening to music on a comfortable sofa with a cocktail in hand, after a long day of seaside fun. To quote Gny: “Just take it easy and...
View ArticleSeventies Soul Singles Chart – November 30, 1974
Benedict GeorgeEnjoy the soul chart from 20 to 1 on the last day of November 1974, according to one of the leading American music magazines at the time, Record World!In 1974 disco started to shine...
View ArticleSunshine Radio's Smoothest Eighties Pop (1980-1984)
PexelsTo recreate the early 1980s radio feeling, I chose to play yacht rock tracks and pop hits, mixed with original radio jingles and air checks from the era. Around the mid-eighties ordinary looking...
View ArticleThe Smooth Operators Present Classic Yacht Rock – Seventies Edition
UnsplashThe Smooth Operators (Martijn and I) play yacht rock songs that you must have heard at least once in your life! We present some real yacht rock classics and yacht rock songs that we think...
View ArticleBillboard Hot Soul Singles – December 17, 1977 (Mixcloud Exclusive)
PexelsEnjoy this week's Billboard soul chart, ranked from 30 to 1 as a Mixcloud Exclusive!It is funny to see that Lovely Day by Bill Withers, which is considered a soul classic nowadays, just slowly...
View ArticleSunshine Radio: Christmas Pop, FM Rock & AM Soul
UnsplashLet’s celebrate Christmas on Sunshine Radio!🌲😊Princess Freesia recently releasedthe single Do You Like It, but a few years back Rudolph came out:"It's a playful and slightly naughty take on the...
View ArticleDisco File Top 20 – December 23, 1978
BurstLet’s end 2024 joyfully with a disco chart from December 1978! It is the Disco File Top 20 ranked from 20 to 1, according to one of the most popular American music magazines at the time, Record...
View ArticleEddy’s 80s Grooves Part 50 – Get Down Saturday Night
PexelsLet’s start the new year with a celebration of the 50th part of Eddy’s Eighties Grooves! 😊The Zapp family group of brothers Roger, Lester, Larry, and Tony Troutman caused a stir in the early...
View ArticleSunshine Radio’s Breezy Seventies Sounds
PixabayEnjoy light-hearted soul, pop and (yacht) rock from the seventies on this new Sunshine Radio part! Again songs from the era mixed with original jingles and air checks. The title of this...
View ArticleBlack Contemporary Top 40 – January 16, 1982
Enjoy the R&B Top 40 from 40 to 1, dated on January 16th 1982, according to American music magazine Cashbox, the main competitor of Billboard at the time. There are quite a few veteran artists on...
View ArticleLet Your Hair Hang Down: Golden Years Of Glam Rock (1971-1977) – Mixcloud...
Adam HoltropRelive the golden years of seventies glam rock as a Mixcloud Exclusive! 😊John Lennon once called glam rock “just rock & roll with lipstick on”, according to David Bowie in an interview....
View ArticleSunny Breeze From The West Coast Part 9 – Golden State Treasures
UnsplashEnjoy some Golden State treasures and affiliated songs that will bring you back to the golden days of the West Coast scene! 😊 Recently, a large number of artists have been severely affected by...
View ArticleDisco File Top 15 – January 31, 1976
PexelsEnjoy the disco chart from 15 to 1 on the last day of January 1976, according to one of the leading American music magazines at the time, Record World! In those days disco was essentially still a...
View ArticleBillboard Black Singles Chart – February 4, 1984 (Mixcloud Exclusive)
Enjoy this week's Billboard soul chart from 1984, ranked from 20 to 1 as a Mixcloud Exclusive!We are approaching the mid-'80s and almost all of the classic soul artists have disappeared from view, with...
View ArticleSunshine Radio & Calypso Drip FM Present Sunlit Eighties Pop
PexelsI like that upbeat, electronic eighties pop sound a lot and that’s what I wanted to catch in this new part of my imaginary station Sunshine Radio. I used some authentic jingles and air checks to...
View ArticleFar Away Places: A Funky Chillout Experience
PexelsYesterday a lot of snow fell in my hometown of Groningen and this cold weather inspired me to create something warm 😊 Enjoy!In Heaven Magazine the enigmatic Cosmic Crooner tells about his...
View ArticleSunny Breeze From The West Coast Part 10 – Palm Tree Soft Rock
Elijah HiettClose your eyes and imagine yourself on Highway 1 in a convertible with palm trees on one side and the ocean on the other 😊The opening track by Rapallo is from their debut album Merger that...
View ArticleBillboard Disco Top 20 – February 23, 1980 (Mixcloud Exclusive)
PexelsEnjoy the most popular disco tracks ranked from 20 to 1, according to Billboard on this day 45 years ago as a Mixcloud Exclusive!The track by Janice McClain is a remix from DJ legend Larry Levan....
View ArticleAll You Need Is Love: Soul Stompers & Sixties Sing-Alongs
Washington March 1963Enjoy these northern soul stompers and sixties sing-alongs! 😊 Northern soul is more or less the opposite of smooth soul. It is a subgenre and dance movement that surfaced in clubs...
View ArticleSmooth Sailing: Laid-Back Seventies Boat Trip
C-Heads MagazineEnjoy some yacht rock with a small touch of disco here and there! One of the songs is from British sixties pop group The Hollies. In the mid-seventies they released Latin inspired...
View ArticleSunshine Radio: AOR, Yacht Rock & FM Pop
UnsplashHop in your car, tune in to Sunshine Radio and start driving! 😊 The track by State Cows is from their brand new album Closed Doors And Open Shores that came out last week.When Phil Everly had...
View ArticleBillboard Hot Soul Singles – April 18, 1981
Gideon HezekiahQuite a soulful R&B Top 20 on April 18, 1981, according to Billboard. Enjoy!Aretha Franklin’s version of What A Fool Believes is nice and danceable, but for some reason it is not as...
View ArticleSunny Breeze From The West Coast Part 11 – Ride Like The Wind
UnsplashEnjoy part 11 of Sunny Breeze From The West Coast! I promised you this one a few weeks ago, but I had some serious health issues and had to be hospitalized two times. I tried to promote yacht...
View ArticleLet’s Do It Nice And Slow On Sunshine Radio!
PixabayLet’s do it nice and slow on Sunshine Radio! 😊As you may have noticed, at the moment I am not able to upload a cloudcast every single week, unfortunately. Hopefully it will be possible again in...
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