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Kim Waters: Feels Like Friday Night

Jazz 91.9 WCLK | By David C. Linton

Published February 16, 2021 at 10:23 AM EST

Whenever I get a Kim Waters release I recall his first release Sweet N Saxy in 1989 on my friend Adam Levy’s Warlock Records. Everyone was so excited about this Jazz artist he had signed. This was a time when you could still hear Jazz on mainstream R&B radio stations. However, the biggest surprise was Warlock, a Hip Hop label, signed a Jazz artist. When I heard Kim I immediately got it. Well in 2021, I still get it as Kim Waters releases Feels Like Friday Night (Shanachie Entertainment), the latest single from his 24th full length release Shakedown. This song celebrates the weekend and you can get that Friday feeling everyday when you hear Kim’s latest during Morris In the Morning on Jazz 91.9 WCLK.

David C. Linton is Jazz 91.9 WCLK Program Director and host of Serenade To The City, heard Monday-Friday at 10pm.

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David C. Linton

David C Linton is WCLK's Program Director. Since assuming the position in 2018, he's led Jazz 91.9 WCLK to record-setting ratings and expanded its listening audience. Linton's expertise in both NPR & commercial radio has benefited WCLK. He views WCLK as more than an Atlanta institution but a global media outlet for Jazz. He's enhanced the stations weekend line up by developing Saturdays with Ragan Whiteside and adding producer Bob Baldwin's Nu Urban Jazz Lounge to the Saturday afternoon line up. He reshuffled the Sunday Jazz offerings to provide a unique Mainstream Jazz listening experience on Sundays including the addition of Mainstream and Modern hosted by Rob Maynard. He also added Broadcast Hall of Famer Rick Joyner to the weekday line up as host of Serenade to the The City. He also programs WCLK's HD2 channel which offers Mainstream Jazz 24/7, available at wclk.com

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