Deep Tracks
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| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Sirius XM Radio 308 Dish Network 6027 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sirius XM Radio |
| Technical information | |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Links | |
| Website | SiriusXM: Deep Tracks |
Deep Tracks is a Sirius XM Radio channel featuring lesser-known classic rock music selections such as album tracks, one-hit wonders, concert recordings, "forgotten 45s" and "B-side" tracks.
Brian Beddow is Deep Tracks' current programming director. Earle Bailey is one of its on-air voices and has worked with American voice-over artist Ted Williams.[1][2] Meg Griffin is also heard regularly on the channel during the week, with Carol Miller appearing on weekends.
The station appears on SiriusXM Radio as channel 308. Originally it replaced The Vault as a part of the Sirius/XM merger in 2008. It can also be heard on Dish Network channel 6027(previously 6016) until Sirius XM's The Blend took Sirius XM Radio 16 and Dish Network 6016. As of April 2009, this channel has changed its logo, taking the logo from former XM channel Top Tracks, which was replaced by Classic Vinyl post-Sirius/XM merger.
The name is a remnant of XM's old classic rock stations: Big Tracks, Top Tracks, and Deep Tracks. Big Tracks became Classic Rewind. Top Tracks became Classic Vinyl.
The original programmer for the channel, George Taylor Morris, departed in the summer of 2008 due to health issues.
For one week in January 2020, the station exclusively played music by Rush in tribute to the band's drummer Neil Peart, who died on January 7, 2020.
On October 6, 2020, the station started playing music by Van Halen in tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who died on the same day. The first song played was "Jamie's Cryin'".
Dusty Street and Jim Ladd were prominent hosts for the channel; both died in 2023.[3][4]
Core artists
[edit]- Aerosmith
- The Alan Parsons Project
- Alice Cooper
- Allman Brothers
- Arlo Guthrie
- The Band
- Be Bop Deluxe
- The Beach Boys
- The Beatles and solo careers
- Billy Joel
- Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Blue Öyster Cult
- Bob Dylan
- Bob Seger
- Bonnie Raitt
- Bruce Springsteen
- Bryan Ferry
- The Byrds
- Cactus
- Camel
- Canned Heat
- Carole King
- Cat Stevens
- The Chambers Brothers
- Cheap Trick
- Chicago
- The Clash
- Cream
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- David Bowie
- Deep Purple
- Dire Straits
- Donovan
- Doobie Brothers
- The Doors
- Dr. John
- Eagles
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Elton John
- Eric Burdon and The Animals
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Faces
- Fairport Convention
- Fleetwood Mac
- Frank Zappa
- Free
- Genesis
- George Thorogood
- Grateful Dead
- The Guess Who
- Heart
- Humble Pie
- J. Geils Band
- Jackson Browne
- Janis Joplin
- Joe Walsh and James Gang
- John Prine
- Jefferson Airplane
- Jethro Tull
- Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Joe Cocker
- Joe Jackson
- John Mellencamp
- Joni Mitchell
- Kansas
- King Crimson
- The Kinks
- Laura Nyro
- Led Zeppelin
- Leon Russell
- Little Feat
- Loggins & Messina
- Los Lobos
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Manassas
- Moby Grape
- The Moody Blues
- Mott the Hoople
- Mountain
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- Nick Lowe
- NRBQ
- Otis Redding
- Patti Smith
- Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Peter Frampton
- Pink Floyd
- The Police
- The Pretenders
- Procol Harum
- Queen
- Quicksilver Messenger Service
- Randy Newman
- Rare Earth
- The Rascals
- Renaissance
- REO Speedwagon
- Richie Havens
- Robert Palmer
- The Rolling Stones
- Rush
- Santana
- Savoy Brown
- The Sonics
- Spirit
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Small Faces
- Steely Dan
- Steppenwolf
- Steve Miller Band
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Supertramp
- T. Rex
- Taj Mahal
- Ten Years After
- Thin Lizzy
- Tina Turner
- Todd Rundgren
- Tom Petty
- Tower of Power
- Traffic
- Van Morrison
- War
- Warren Zevon
- Wishbone Ash
- Yardbirds
- Yes
- The Who
- U2
- Velvet Underground
- ZZ Top
- The Zombies
- 10cc
Internet Player
[edit]One feature of the internet version is the ability to bias the player regarding how well known the artists played are. Another is to bias it toward artists from the Vinyl era or from the Rewind era.
References
[edit]- ^ P., John (5 January 2011). "Meet Ted Williams. Good Onya' Ted, do it well dude". oforchristsakes.wordpress.com. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ Ted Williams meets Doral Chenoweth. MSNBC. Youtube. Retrieved 15 November 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Haring, Bruce (October 22, 2023). "Dusty Street Dies: Outspoken Rock DJ For SiriusXM, KROQ Was 77".
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (2023-12-18). "Jim Ladd Dies: Longtime Los Angeles & SiriusXM DJ Who Inspired Tom Petty Album Was 75". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-12-19.