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Do singers and musicians make good radio DJs?
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What do you think of singers and musicians being radio DJs? Just because they can sing, this doesn't necessarily mean they can host good radio shows!
A few examples of good and bad on the radio:
Good
Alice Copper
Suggs
Suzi Q
Michael Ball
Bad
Tony Hadley
Lulu
Elaine Paige
Boy George
Can you think of any you are think are good or bad? Are there any you think would be ideal for radio?
A few examples of good and bad on the radio:
Good
Alice Copper
Suggs
Suzi Q
Michael Ball
Bad
Tony Hadley
Lulu
Elaine Paige
Boy George
Can you think of any you are think are good or bad? Are there any you think would be ideal for radio?
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Also, does Daniel P. Carter (who used to be in A) still do the Radio 1 Rock Show?
Yeah, he does. Again, really good show!
Didn't know he was in a band though! Learn something new every day.
Who remembers the Dreem Team on Radio 1? I personally couldn't stand them!
When Zane Lowe was away, he had various musicians sitting in for him and although The Young Knives were pretty good the surprise hit was Coldplay's Chris Martin who was very funny and played some great music.
Keith Moon sat in for John Peel back in the day. It would be interesting to hear if he was any good.
The Dreem team on Sunday mornings was the nadir of Radio 1.
I thought Lulu was ok when she was on Radio 2, certainly not worthy of the bad list. I never liked Katrina though.
Am I allowed to add Tony Blackburn and Jimmy Young to the list?
If you do that you could add Terry Wogan as well...
Even Moyles had a track which got to number 1 in the download charts...
Another 'proper' musician could be Bob Dylan of course.
I kind of liked Lulu after a while but then she started to grate. Most of the time she sounds unsure of what she is doing!
I forgot about Jimmy Young. I liked him on Radio 2.
Dont forget Mike Sweeney (I'll let you decide which list)!
There's Johnny Vaughan who had a number one hit with Denise Van Outen, and of course Myleene Klass. The former most definitely in the good category, Myleene has been OK too.
Stuart Cable has already been put forward, a good choice here.
Brilliant idea, as long as he leaves Gold drivetime! (come to think of it anytime).:)
I cant believe nobody has mentioned Noddy Holder yet. Anyone remember him on Xtra AM?
Myleen Klass
Lesley Garrett
Tom Robinson
He had a show called Lou Reed's New York Shuffle on the Sirius channel The Loft, and some of the shows were also carried by 6 Music. According to one of the obituaries I read, he started out presenting a jazz show on WAER in Syracuse NY, but was fired for belching on air.
Another great musician who started out in radio is Sly (as in The Family) Stone who DJ'ed on KSOL in San Francisco in the 60s. There's an aircheck here with Sly singing along to Ray Charles.