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After the noon local news, a tribute to Phil May of The Pretty Things who was born on this day in 1944. Philip Dennis Arthur May (born Wadey, later Kattner; 9 November 9, 1944 – May 15, 2020) was an English vocalist. He gained fame in the 1960s as the lead singer of Pretty Things, of which he was a founding member. May remained a member throughout the band's changing line-up over the years and was one of the band's main lyricists. He was the primary lyricist for the album S.F. Sorrow.

"The Bedazzled Radio Hour" features pop, rock, and soul obscurities from the '60s, '70s, '80s, and beyond, including freakbeat, baroque rock, glam, bubblegum, pop-psych, sunshine pop, garage rock, girl groups, British invasion, punk, funk, new wave, Northern soul, and more. Live from Spike's Record Rack, a record store on Main Street in Catskill.

Spike Priggen is a singer, songwriter, musician, and record store owner currently based in the Hudson Valley. He is the former editor and publisher of the retro pop culture blogs Bedazzled.tv and Scopitones.com. Priggen broadcasts live from Spike's Record Rack, his record store on Main Street in Catskill.