Ronan O' Rahiily arrived in London from Irleand to seek his fortune, he bought The Rolling Stones their first stage equipment, and started his own Rythmn n' Blues club in Soho. Amonst his proteges were Alex Korner and Georgie Fame.Unable to find an outlet for their music, he decided to form his own radio station, on a fund raising trip to the states, he was fascinated by a photograph showing President John F. Kennedy's daughter Caroline, playing in the oval office.This was exactly the image he was looking for his station, so the name had to be Radio Caroline.
He purchased an ex-ferry Frederica, which was taken to Grenore for conversion. Studios had to be built in the upper decks, just behind the bridge, generators were fitted and linked to two 10KW radio transmitters.
The boat then completed and renamed MV Caroline, and was moured three and half miles off the coast from Frinton-On-Sea, just inside international waters, out of the juristiction of the British Goverment.
On Easter Sunday 1964, Chris Moore and the unknown actor Simon Dee announched....THIS IS RADIO CAROLINE..YOUR ALLDAY MUSIC STATION. A host of DJs were recruited, amongst these was, the young TONY BLACKBURN.
Tony hosted the popular breakfast show,playing oldies and breaking the new songs, and was problblly resonsable for giving many pop stars their first steps to stardom. So lets go back to the golden era of pirate radio and join Tony for
some great music and great memories from the 1960s.
02. - Manfred Mann. - Pretty Flamingo.
03. - The Kinks. - See My Friend.
04. - The Zombies. - She's Not There.
05. - Them. - Here Comes The Night.
06. - Martha & the Vandellas. - Dancing In The Street.
07. - The Who. - I Can't Explain.
08. - Small Faces. - What'cha Gonna Do About It.
09. - Dusty Springfield. - Every Day I Have To Cry.
10. - Rolling Stones. - Get Off My Cloud.
11. - Dave Berry. - The Crying Game.
12. - Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers. - I'll Take You Home.
13. - The Drifters. - Saturday Night At The Movies.
14. - Dobie Gray . - The In-Crowd.
15. - Geaorgie Fame & the Blue Flames. - Something.
16. - The Animals. - It's My Life.
17. - Goldie & the Gingerbreads. - Can't You Hear My Heartbeat.
18 . - The Swinging Blue Jeans. - You're No Good.
19. - The Tams. - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me.
20. - The Merseybeats. - It's Love That Really Counts.
21. - Mama's & Papa's. - I Saw Her Again.
22. - Turtles. - She'd Rather Be With Me.
23. - Cat Stevens. - I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun.
24. - Oliver. - Good Morning Starshine.
25. - Fortunes. - Caroline.
01. - Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders. - A Groovy Kind Of Love. 02. - The Who. - Happy Jack. 03. - The Kinks. - Tired Of Waiting. 04. - Animals. - We've Got To Get Out Of This Place. 05. - Ivy League. - Funny How Love Can Be. 06. - Rockin' Berries. - He's in Town. 07. - Small Faces. - Tin Soldier. 08. - Manfred Mann. - Just Like A Woman. 09. - Beach Boys. - Help Me Ronda. 10. - Lovin' Spoonful. - Daydream. 11. - Bobby Hebb. - Sunny. 12. - Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames. - Sitting In The Park.
13. - Simon Dupree & the Big Sound. - Kites. 14. - Yardbirds. - For Your love. 15. - Dave Berry. - Little Things. 16. - Pinkertons Assorted Colours. - Mirror Mirror. 17. - Unit 4 Plus 2. - Concrete And Clay. 18. - Fortunes. - Here It Comes Again. 19. - McCoys. - Hang On Sloopy. 20. - Four Seasons. - Walk Like A Man. 21. - Rolling Stones. - You Better Move On. 22. - Beatles. - Eleanor Rigby. 23. - Searchers. - Love Potion #9. 24. - James Brown. - It's A Mans Mans World.
25. - Walker Brothers. - My Ship Is Coming In.
01. - Dusty Springfield. - I Only Want To Be With You. 02. - Equals. - Hold Me Closer. 03. - Animals. - Baby Let Me Take You Home 04. - Kinks. - Dedicated follower Of Fashion. 05. - Beatles. - Penny Lane. 06. - Traffic. - Paper Sun. 07. - Big Dee Irwin. - Swinging On A Star. 08. - Twinkle. - Terry. 09. - Shangra-Las. - Leader Of The Pack. 10. - Gene Chandler. - Duke Of Earl. 11. - Betty Everett. - It's In His Kiss. 12. - Dionne Warwick. - Walk On By. 13. - Gary Lewis & the Playboys. - This Diamond Ring.
14. - Billy Fury. - In Thoughts Of You. 15. - Young Rascals. - Groovin'. 16. - Otis Redding. - (Sitting On The) Dock Of The Bay. 17. - Merseys. - Sorrow. 18. - Nashville Teens. - Tobacco Road. 19. - Small Faces. - Sha La La Le. 20. - Bob Lind. - Elusive Butterfly. 21. - Mama's & Papa's. - California Dreaming. 22. - Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames. - Getaway. 23. - Byrds. - All I Really Want To Do. 24. - Jimi Hendrix Experience. - Hey Joe. 25. - Amen Corner. - (If Paradise Is (Half As Nice). 26. - The Herd. - From The Underworld.
01. - Love Affair. - Bringing On Back The Good Times. 02. - Rolling Stones. - Paint It Black. 03. - Foundations. - Baby Now That I've Found You. 04. - Kinks. - Days. 05. - Mama's & Papa's. - Monday Monday. 06. - Eddie Floyd. - Knock On Wood. 07. - Nina Simone. - Ain't Got No - I Got life. 08. - Turtles. - Happy Together. 09. - Byrds. - Mr. Tambourine Man. 10. - Desmond Dekker & the Aces. - Isrealites. 11. - Procal Harum. - A Whiter Shade Of Pale. 12. - Walker Brothers. - Make It Easy On Yourself.
13. - Fleetwod Mac. - Albatros. 14. - Chicken Shack. - Tears In The Wind. 15. - Beatles. - Paperback Writer. 16. - Cliff Bennett /Rebel Rousers. - Got To Get You Into My Life. 17. - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. - Fire. 18. - Move. - Fire Brigade. 19. - Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger Trinity. - This Wheels On Fire. 20. - Cream. - I Feel Free. 21. - Small Faces. - Lazy Sunday. 22. - Jimmy Ruffin. - I've Passed This Way Before. 23. - Bobby Gentry. - Ode To Billy Jo. 24. - Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds. - Out Of Time.
