Dave Dawson Discusses Clouds - A Prog Rock Special

In this special Prog Rock themed episode of TDRS, you’ll hear two men (of which our special guest, Dave Dawson, is one) happily bantering and babbling away with their respective heads in the Clouds. Clouds the band that is. Haven’t heard of them? You’re not alone. Neither had Dukey until recently. 

When our studio guest met the keyboard player from Clouds, Billy Richie, while working as a jobbing singer at a notorious East End pub once owned by The Krays – the Scottish born master of the Hammond Organ mentioned an important aspect of his history as a musician. While comparing musical battle scars, as one does when you take on a new gig, Billy Ritchie politely indicated that he’d “invented prog”. And, as it turns out, he really did. 

There's also a subtle tribute to the late Garry Shandling at the beginning of the podcast. RIP.