Don's Basement Tapes: Recent Episodes
Don's Basement Tapes
Broadcasting from the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, Don Clark brings back the Vintage Rock deep cuts from the A.O.R. format of the 1970's. Each week brings a new theme, based on your suggestions.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Shakespeare said it best..."What's in a name?". Well this week, we're putting old Bill's line to the test featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Detours, Smile, Wicked Lester, Soft White Underbelly and more.
The Original Names of Vintage Rock Bands.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. With everything that has happened in the past month, one of the Basement Dwellers (thanks Dave) suggested I do a show about the Medical Profession. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Van Halen, Little Feat, The Who, Pasul McCartney and Wings, and more. "Somebody get me a doctor!"
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's a summer tradition. The stage is set, the bands are ready and the 2026 Summer Concert Series is here. Featuring live deep tracks of Vintage Rock from
The Scorpions, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Sammy Hagar and more. Some with Special Guests.
Enjoy!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We knew them by their first names only. And we knew them well. Nicole, Sally, Lorraine, and Rita.
They are The Ladies of Vintage Rock. Featuring deep tracks from Point Blank, The Who, Uriah Heep, The Beatles and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
It was the year that 11 Who fans were killed at a concert in Cincinnati.
Life imitated art as Three Mile Island had a reactor fire, 12 days aftere the movie The China Syndrome was released.
Alien and The Jerk also hit the big screen.
And, we bought new vinyl from The Kinks, REO Speedwagon, UFO and Bad Company..
It was the year that was...1979.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Not long ago, the Basement Dwellers voted for their favorite American Vintage Rock Bands. So, we'll dig out the albums and feature their top picks, on an "All American, All Vinyl 4th of July Celebration". Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Steely Dan, The Cars, Van Halen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've been asked many times to salute the Southern Rockers of the '70, so pour a whiskey and enjoy some deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Molly Hatchet, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Point Blank, Blackfoot and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. No matter if you called him Pops, Daddy, or Dad, we are here to celebrate Father's Day with
The Man's Show. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Wings, and more. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The world is a crazy place. Sometimes you need to escape. Lay back, close your eyes and enter a "Dreamscape". Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Van Halen, Rainbow, Roger Hodgson, Jethro Tull and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Before they played arenas, they would take the stage at The Brat Stop in Kenosha, Reggie's Rock Club in Chicago, Knuckleheads in Kansas City, The Palms in Milwaukee or The Agora in Cleveland.
This week, we're showcasing The Best of the Midwest, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Shooting Star, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, The Michael Stanley Band and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week in The Basement, we are saluting the "Elders of Vintage Rock" that are still hitting the road to perform.
Featuring deep tracks from Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, Rush, Jethro Tull and more.
It's "The Senior Tour of Vintage Rock".
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconson. You can't head out on the highway without a great soundtrack.
Memorial Day Weekend is here and you know what that means...ROAD TRIP!
Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from
The Who, REO Speedwagon, Deep Purple, Rush and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
Graduation time is here and before they stepped on stage, they set their sights on being a Civil Engineer, a teacher, a biologist, even a rocket scientist.
College graduates that became Vintage Rockers, featuring deep tracks from Queen, KISS, Rush, Led Zeppelin and more.
"The Brainiacs of Vintage Rock".
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wiscosnin. We've brought The Wayback Machine out of the closet and dialed up the year 1972. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Wishbone Ash, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, The Doobie Brothers and more. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's no secret. Just look around. It's a zoo out there. What better time than now to release the Rock and Roll Animals? Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Eagles, The Beatles, Aerosmith. Whitesnake and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. They were the albums that were in almost everyone's collection and this year, they are celebrating their 50th anniversary. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from AC/DC, Rush, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullett Band and more.
The Essentials, Part Two.
They are more than albums.
They are novels on vinyl.
From the cautious optimism of one's youth, an aging rocker struggling with changing trends, the exploration of consciousness and the nature of dreams, to the exploration of the dark underbelly of the American dream.
They became known as Concept Albums.
This week, we go deeper than normal, featuring Vintage Rock from Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, The Eagles and more.
From the Acme Studios in Matyville, Wisconsin. It is the type of event that will cement a band's legacy. It's known as the "Holy Trilogy". A creative and commercial success for the Artists that achieve iconic Three Album Runs. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rush, Uriah Heep, Queen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
It was the year of the New York black out, the year Jimmy Carter was inaugurated, and Elvis left the building for the last time.
We watched Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind on the big screen.
And we bought new vinyl from Pink Floyd, The Scorpions, Kansas, and more.
It was the year that was...1977.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
The LUCK.
The pot of GOLD.
The vibrant shade of GREEN.
And a wee bit of WHISKEY.
St. Patrick's Day is almost here, and in The Basement, we're getting SHAM-ROCKED.
Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's been said, "Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal". This week, the sing! Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, The Guess Who, The Moody Blues, Cheap Trick and more. "The Eyes Have It".
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is high praise indeed, when a band mentions another band in their lyrics. We're dropping names, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, Molly Hatchet, The Animals, The Who, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Valentine's Day is upon us, and we're celebrating in The Basement with songs of "Love, Or Something Like It. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, Eric Clapton, The Pat Travers Band, Sweet and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Bands are like family. They go through breakups like anyone else.
Either from fights, the death of a member, or they just get tired of each other.
But some of them re-group, with either new members or new attitudes.
Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from
The Eagles, Queen, Bad Company and a band
that no one thought would ever come back.
"We're putting the band back together".
There are some songs that should never be re-done. Unless they make it better than the original.
This week, we've got you COVERED, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock cover songs from
Deep Purple, Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Rush, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've brought The Wayback Machine out of the closet and dialed up the year 1974. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Deep Purple, Supertramp,
Rush, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It started as a tribute to a group of Basement Dwellers in Mayville. Soon, thanks to the late Marty Zivin and Art Porter, it grew into a world-wide celebration of Vintage Rock. And this week, we hit a milestone. The 500th episode of Don's Basement Tapes. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Uriah Heep, UFO, Judas Priest, Kansas and more.
Songs that made up the soundtrack of growing up in the 70's. Only this time, it's personal.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Holidays are through, now the due, and it's time to Pay the Man! Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Kinks, The Alan Parsons Project, Nazareth, AC/DC and more.
Happy New Year, from the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
If you were to travel back to 1976, and go through anyone's album collection, chances are really good that you would find some, if not all of these Vintage Vinyl treasures that in 2026 will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. They are known as "The Essentials".
And on this show, we are featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Blue Oyster Cult, Rainbow, The Doobie Brothers, Rush and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is time to say Farwell and Adieu to those that we lost in 2025. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Supertramp, Whitesnake, Ozzy, Badfinger and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. These are the songs that the Hallmark Channel turned down. It's the soundtrack for a Cool Yule. Our annual festive tradition, featuring deep tracks of Holiday Vintage Rock from Queen, Cheap Trick, Eric Clapton, Kansas and more.
On "A Not So Silent".
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
Santa's been checking his list and it's time to see who's been Naughty and who's been Nice.
Songs with good and bad in the title.
With deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Bad Company, The Grateful Dead and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that 11 Who fans were killed at a concert in Cincinnati.
Life imitated art as Three Mile Island had a reactor fire.
Alien and The Jerk hit the big screen.
We bought new vinyl from AC/DC, Supertramp, REO Speedwagon and
Bad Company.
It was the year that was...1979.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. When an Artist or Band re-releases albums, they include rarities, live cuts, and remixes. They call these, "Leftovers". This time, I am hand selecting some of my favorites, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Kansas and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. By Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, we are getting you home for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Glenn Frey,
Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, AC/DC, and more. And thank you for listening!
Oh, you know the songs. But what are their titles. this week, we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Robert Plant, Steely Dan and Rush. Song With Titles That Never Show Up in the Lyrics, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
They're calling it derealization. The feeling that your surroundings and people in them are not real. In the world of A.I., nothing is what it seems. From robots to fantasy to a dream like existence.
So this week, we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Trumph, The Who, The Scorpions,
Joe Walsh and more.
On November 8th, a number of Vintage Rockers, including Warren Zevon, Joe Cocker, Bad Comapny and others will get their due, when they are inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But a number of others, including REO Speedwagon, Jethro Tull, Blue Oyster Cult and others have been left on the bus. And this week we salute them with The Snubs of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is our annual salute to the most frightening Vintage Rock songs in our library. Deep tracks from Alice Cooper, Rush, Moly Hatchet, Black Sabbath and more. It's the Halloween Spooktacular!.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is out and we've dialed up the year 1975. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, Queen, Foghat, Supertramp, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Raise your lighters! Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Scorpions, Styx, Alice Cooper, Foreigner and more. Thanks to your suggestions, these are the Best of the Power Ballads.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. These days, darkness fall early. What better time than to bring out "The Songs That ONly Come Out At Night". Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Shooting Star, The Babys and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin and the corner of the bar at the casino, we are taking the show on the road and broadcasting from Las Vegas. With songs about sin, gambling, and more sin from Sin City. Featuring deep tracks on Vintage Rock from Nazareth, AC/DC, Angel City, Bad Company and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Summer is coming to a close and we welcome Autumn with The Fall Festival. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Joe Walsh, Queen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We brought out The Wayback Machine and dialed up the year 1978. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, AC/DC, April Wine, UFO and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This year marks the 86th anniversary of the release of The Wizard of Oz. And to celebrate, we are featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Rolling Stones, Kansas, Rainbow, and Toto, too. Join us, as "We're Off To See the Lizard".
From ther Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Just in time for Labor Day Weekend, we present the Hardest Working Albums of the 1970's. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney and Wings, The Eagles, Peter Frampton and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
What was the greatest year for Vintage Rock? Well, 1973 was the year that Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies, and Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy were released, all of which are considered classics.
We're bring out The Wayback Machine and dialing up 1973, the year that many consider to be the best for music.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
Boston understand it.
So did Supertramp.
The Eagles, too.
That first track can make or break the entire album.
This week, we'll showcase Track One of Vintage Rock albums from The Doobie Brothers, Rush,
The Scorpions, Alice Cooper and more.
The First Track is the Greatest, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. From coast to coast, the summer evenings are filled with music. Featuring deep tracks of LIVE Vintage Rock from The Alan Parsons Project, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bad Company, Deep Purple and more.
This is The Summer Concert Series, Part One.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Celebrating our independence and the 249th Birthday of America this 4th of July Weekend. With deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Uriah Heep, The Who, Nazareth, Pink Floyd and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that the Iran Hostage Crisis began, the Susan B. Anthony dollar was introduced, Disco was demolished at Comisky Park in Chicago. Aliens, The Warriors and Life of Brian were on the big screen, and we bought brand new vinyl from The Scorpions, Van Halen, April Wine, and Kansas, It was the year that was,1979.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This is the first weekend of Summer and we are celebrating with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, The Pat Travers Band, Rush, Led Zeppelin and more. Welcome to Summer!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Whether you called him Dad, Pops, or Father, we are celebrating him for Father's Day with The Man Show. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Rolling Stones, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, REO Speedwagon, Van Halen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. You know them by name. Nicole...Lorraine...Athena. These are the Ladies of Vintage Rock, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Point Blank, Uriah Heep, The Who and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is high praise indeed when a band mentions another band in their song. We're droppin' names, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, Molly Hatchet, The Animals, The Who and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Who's up for a threesome? Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Triumph, The Police, Rush, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer and more. These are the greatest trios of Vintage Rock.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. From across the Heartland they came, to play the clubs in Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland and more. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Kansas, Ted Nugent and more. They are The Best of the Midwest.
From the Acme Studio in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's our annual salute to Mom, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Ozzy, Queen, The Guess Who, Lynyrd Skynryd and more. It is The Mother of All Don's Basement Tapes. Enjoy!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've dialed up the Wayback Machine for the year 1977. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rush, UFO, Pat Travers, The Scorpions and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. He was a master of his craft. One of the finest Producers of Vintage Rock. This week, we salute the man and his library of work, with deep tracks of from Journey, Alice Cooper, Ian Hunter, Queen and more.
Farewell and Adieu to Roy Thomas Baker. Rest in Peace.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. These albums are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, and some, if not all, were a part of your collection back in 1975. Featuing deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Ted Nugent, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Styx, UFO, and more.
They became known as The Essentials.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Well, it certainly feels like a zoo out there. Time to bring out the Rock and Roll Animals, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Steppenwolf and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's our Tenth Anniversary Show, with song suggestions from the Original Basement Dwellers. Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, Judas Priest, Kansas, Uriah Heep and more. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
The DANCE.
The MADNESS.
The brackets that blow up after day one.
The N.C.A.A. Tournament is here and we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Nazareth, Bad Company. The Kinks and more.
It's MADNESS!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that Chicago serial killer John Wayne Gacy was arrested, the Susan B. Anthony dollar was introduced, the cartoon Garfield premiered, WKRP hit the airwaves on CBS, Grease, Animal House, Halloween, and Superman were on the big screen, and we bought new vinyl from Rainbow, The Who, AC/DC, and Rush. It was the year that was, 1978.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. In honor of the Philadelphia Eagles winning Super Bowl LIX (59 for you non-Romans), we are presenting Things with Wings. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Pink Floyd, The Eagles, Rush, The Alan Parsons Project and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that 7 Watergate indictments were handed down, People magazine made it's debut, and Deep Purple headlined the California Jam.
On the Big Screen, we watched Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and The Godfather, Part Two.And we bought new vinyl from Bad Company, Supertramp, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and a new band called Judas Priest.
It was the year that was, 1974.
It's Grammy Awards season, and while many Vintage Rockers did go home with a Gramaphone, many didn't. Now, we'll salute those that came up empty. Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and more. This is the "...And The Winner Isn't" episode.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. January is here with all her fury. Even in Florida! Frigid temps, snow, sleet...we've got it all. And songs about Winter with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Steve Miller Band, Styx, Jetro Tull, Frank Zappa and more. So, we need to ask...
"Cold Enough For Ya?".
There are those that consider 1975 to be one of the greatest years in music.
Some of the greatest albums were released that year, but there were a small number of them that you had to have in your collection. Albums wth Deep tracks from Aerosmith, Rush, Paul McCartney and Wings, Queen and more. These albums are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.
They are known as "The Essentials".
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Holidays are over and its time to Pay the Piper! Deep pocket tracks of Vintage Rock from The Kinks, AC/DC, REO Speedwagon, The Alan Parson Project and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We shoved '24 out the door, and we welcome 2025, with the New Years Baby Edition. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar, Led Zeppelin, Dave Mason and more.
There were Artists we lost, and Vintage Rock bands that called it quits. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, REO Speedwagon, Uriah Heep, UFO and more. Join us as we bid farewell and adieu to 2024.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
I guess you could call it, "Songs You Won't Hear On The Hallmark Channel".
We prefer "A Not So Silent Night"
Our annual Christmas show, featuring Holiday tunes from Cheap Trick,
Jethro Tull, Bryan Clarke Lubeck, The Trans Siberian Orchestra and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
Santa's been checking his list, and, it's time to see who's been Naughty and who's been Nice.
Songs with good and bad in the title.
With deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, The Beatles and more.
From the Acme Studio. It was the year that America celebrated it's 200th Birthday, Apple Computer Company was formed in California, Jimmy Carter was elected President, Rocky, Taxi, and The Outlaw Josie Wales were on the big screen, and we bought new yinyl from Bad Company, Rainbow, Blue Oyster Cult, and AC/DC. It was the year that was, 1976.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Holiday Shopping Season is underway, and as everyone checks their lists, we thought it would be the perfect time to roll out Artists that Sold Out and used their songs to help Madison Avenue. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Canned Heat, The Who, Judas Priest, The Beatles and more.
From the Acme Studio in Mayville, Wisconsin. Thanksgiving is almost here and we are so thankful for you taking an hour out of each week to spend time with us in The Basement. This week, by plane, train or automobile, we're getting you Home for the Holidays, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from the Steve Miller Band, Nazareth, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Do you feel like a spoke in a great big wheel?
Like a tiny blade of grass in a great big field?
Just another consensus on the street?
Feeling like a number? We have a show for you. Songs and artists with numbers in the title, featuring Deep Tracks of Vintage Rock from Robert Plant, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, The Who, Queen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that brought the end of the Vietnam War, the World Trade Center officially opened, Secretariat won the Triple Crown, The Exorcist, The Sting, and American Graffiti were in the Big Screen, and we bought new albums from The Doobie Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Pink Floyd. It was the year that was 1973.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's all about time we turn the clocks back an hour this weekend. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Rolling Stones, Rush, The Zombies, Grand Funk Railroad and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This time of year, it always gets a little spooky in The Basement. Feauring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Blue Oyster Cult, Alice Cooper, Rush, The Eagles and more. This is the annual Halloween Spooktacular.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The singers have a bye week. These are songs that are too good for words. Thanks to your suggestions, these are the Greatest Instrumentals of Vintage Rock. Featuring Deep Tracks of Vintage Rock from Rush, Traffic, Jethro Tull, Santana and many more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. A suggestion from donsbasementproductions@gmail.com, Sue asks for a show about Power Ballads. Happy to oblige. Get out your lighters for deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Badfinger, Alice Cooper and more.
From the Amce Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. In these days, darkness falls early, and this week we are featuring songs, artists, and albums that only come out at night. Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Queen, Ian Hunter, The Pat Travers Band and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. A change in the weather, the leaves are turning, the festivals are happening. Autumn is here and so is The Fall Festival. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, Sammy Hagar, Rush, Neil Young and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Bruce Dickinson called and said he loves the show but, well, you know. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Nazareth, Pink Foyd, Aerosmith, KISS, Rush and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We brought The Wayback Machine out and dialed up the year 1979, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Van Halen, AC/DC,
REO Speedwagon and more. And congratulations to the Class of 1979 from Mayville on our 45th reunion.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. You are about to Enter a Dreamscape. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Molly Hatchet, Van Halen, Judas Priest, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. A three day weekend is here, but there are those that will labor this Labor Day Weekend, and to them we raise our glass. It's A Salute to The Worker Bee, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from REO Speedwagon, Little Feat, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's Back to School time, and we are welcoming the Freshman Class. The best of the Debut albums, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Bad Company, Molly Hatchet, Montrose, Ted Nugent and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. August 20th is National Radio Day. and in honor of the industry, those that are in it and those that have left the studio, we present "Hey Mom, I'm On the Radio. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Cheap Trick. The Kinks, Queen, Tom Petty and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. By now, you've heard that Aerosmith is on a "permament vacation" and have cancelled their Farewell Tour. But there are still plenty of Rockers on the Road this year. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from REO Speedwagon, ZZ Top, Kansas and more, this is the Senior Tour of Vintage Rock.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's a small instrument that had a huge impact on Vintage Rock. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Canned Heat, Supertramp, The Who, The Doors and more. Thanks for listening to Bending the Harmonica.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've dialed up 1978 on The Wayback Machine. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, AC/DC, Rainbow, and The Who. On the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. When the weather turns unbearably hot, we turn to The Great White North. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rush, Saga, Aprill Wine, Red Rider and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is the most important song on an album. The opening track. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Who, AC/DC, REO Speedwagon, Uriah Heep and more. This is The First Cut is the Greatest.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Original Basement Dwellers are hitting the highway for a reunion. What better time for a Road Trip on this Holiday Weekend. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Deep Purple, The Doobie Brothers, The Who, Rush and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is set for the year 1977, featugin deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Dave Mason, The Alan Parsons Project, Santana, Heart and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's that time of year. The stage is set, the bands are ready and this is The Summer Concert Series...with a twist. With special guests and special versions of deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Scorpions, The Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick, The Eagles, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. In honor of dear old Dad, we present The Man's Show, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock with MAN in the title from Little Feat, Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kansas and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's a simple recipe. 2 parts guitar, 1 part bass, 1 part drum, and 1 part vocalist. Mix them together and you have a Super Group. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage ROck from Emerson, Lake and Palmer, The Eagles, Bad Company, Cream, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is out and we've dialed up the year 1976. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Steely Dan, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, AC/DC, Bad Company and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It officially the unofficial start of summer, and we are heading to the rivers, lakes and the sea with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, Queen, Rush, Aerosmith and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. 9 year ago we started a show about a basement in Mayville, Wisconsin that has grown into a world-wide weekly program. So, this week, we celebrate by raising a glass to you for being there all these years. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from
Elton John, AC/DC, April Wine, Van Halen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, it's our annual salute to Mom, on the
Mother of All Basement Tapes. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, Savoy Brown, Jethro Tull, The Mothers and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, and in honor of International Star Wars Day, we present "May the 4th Be With You". Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Deep Purple, The Byrds, Queen, Rush and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. April showers bring deep tracks of Vintage Rock, featuring Jackson Brown, REO Speedwagon, Triumph, Eric Capton and more.
"It's a Show We've Saved For a Rainy Day".
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. They came from Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, and Milwaukee. They went from playing bars to owning bars. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Styx, The Michael Stanley Band, Cheap Trick and more. This is The Best of the Midwest.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is out and we've dialed up the year 1975, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, Electric Light Orchestra, Rush, Kansas and more. Enjoy the flashback!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we salute the "Other Ladies of Vintage Rock". The Groupies. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Who, Rainbow, The Scorpions, AC/DC and more. And we are happy to report that no musicians were harmed in the making of this program.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. April Fool's Day is upon us, and in The Basement, it's a Fool's Paradise. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, REO Speedwagon, ZZ Top, Foreigner and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The NCAA Tournament is underway , and in The Basement, it's MADNESS! Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Pink Fllody, Queen, The Kinks, Nazareth and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is set for the year 1972, and we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, and a new band from California called The Eagles.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's Oscar Season, and as they hand out the Academy Awards, we are presenting Deep Tracks of Vintage Rock from The Who, Queen, Pink Floyd, AC/DC and more. These are Soundtracks That Rock!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Baseball season is back and we are throwing a NO hitter, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, Whitesnake, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Marley and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. They are the most iconic keyboard players of Vintage Rock. Featuring deep tracks from Elton John, Jon Lord of Deep Purple, Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, the nominees are announced for the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and once again, some of the greatest Vintage Rock Artists are snubbed. This week, we are featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Supertramp, Uriah Heep, Bad Company and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This year's Summer Concert Series features a number of rockers who refuse to retire. We're calling it the Vintage Rock Senior Tour, and we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Kansas and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've dialed up 1979 on The Wayback Machine, and we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Foreigner, The Kinks, Kansas, AC/DC and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, we've got you covered. These are some of our favorite Cover Songs. Some are even better than the originals. Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Cheap Trick, Bad Company, Rush, Rainbow and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We are celebrating (ok, not really) the ice, snow and cold as we Welcome Winter with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, The Eagles, Frank Zappa and The Rolling Stones.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. January is here, and between the cold, the bills, and the Holidays are over, we're feeling a little BLUE in The Basement. Songs and Arists with BLUE in the title. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Moody Blues, The Beatles, Bad Company, The Allman Brothers, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've dialed up the year 1974 on The Wayback Macine, and we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Crime of the Century from Supertramp, Warchild from Jethro Tull, and the debut albums from KISS and Rush.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We are ushering in 2024 featuring songs with New and Old in the title. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Who, Rush, The Guess Who, Aerosmith and more. Happy New Year from the Basement Dwellers in Don's Basement.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This is our annual Not So Silent Night edition, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock for Christmas from Jethro Tull, Cheap Trick, Kansas, Eric Clapton and more. Merry Christmas from the Basement Dwellers.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. As the Holiday season continues, our Holiday shows continue, as we present 12 Drummers Drumming. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Cream, Rush, The Beatles, Queen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. As the Holiday Season continues, we salute the Naughty and the Nice. Songs with good and bad in the title. With deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, The Beatles and more.
From The Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We are now well into the Holiday Season and we present The Festival of Lights. Songs and Artists with LIGHT in the title.
Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Styx, The Who, Triumph, Rush and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. With the Shopping Frenzy underway for the Holidays, what better time to present, Don's Basement Tapes Sells Out.
Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Robert Plant,
Jethro Tull and more, that were used in commercials.
From the Acme Studio in Mayville, Wisconsin. Thanksgiving is almost here and we are so grateful to you, for spending an hour each week with us here in The Basement. This week, by plane, train or automobile, we're getting you Home for the Holiday, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Pink Floyd, The Who, Nazareth, The Beatles and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is set up and we've dialed up the year 1977, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Alan Parsons Project, Judas Priest, Santana and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's all about time as we turn the clocks back an hour. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Rolling Stones, Rush, The Zombies, Grand Funk Railroad and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Welcome into The Basement for our annual Fright Night. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Blue Oyser Cult, Ozzy Osborne, Judas Priest, and Alice Cooper. This is the annual Halloween Spooktacular.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. You are entering into a dreamscape, sometimes slipping into a nightmare. featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Steve Miller Band, Supertramp, Rainbow, Van Halen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville Wisconsin. They are not what you thought they were. Song Titles that don't appear in the lyrics. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Supertramp, Robert Plant, Nazareth, The Beatles and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is out and we've dialed up the year 1978. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from AC/DC, UFO, Rainbow, The Who and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The leaves are changing and so is the weather. Autumn is here and we are celebrating a change in the season with the Fall Festival. Featuring deep tracks of Vintahe Rock from Head East, Paul McCartney, Aerosmith, The Alan Parsons Project and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville. One word says a lot. One Word Song Titles, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Prism, Cream, Rush, Styx and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. After spending 9 days and nights in Las Vegas, I'm tired. But inspired to do a Salute to Sin City. Featuring deep tracks on Vintage Rock from AC/DC, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Foreigner, Bad Company and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, we've dialed up 1976 on The Wayback Machine, and we're serving up deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, AC/DC, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Queen and more, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
A departure from our regular routine. Join hosts Don Clark and Lee Peek as they share their memories and stories of Jimmy Buffett. Thank you, Jimmy! It's been a "Lovely Cruise".
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We are celebrating Labor Day Weekend with a salute to The Worker Bees. From Lawyers and Teachers, to Cooks and Pirates, with Deep Tracks of Vintage Rock from Van Halen, The Michael Stanley Band, Warren Zevon, Rush, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, WIsconsin. Back to School time is here and we are welcoming the Freshman Class. These are the favorite Debut Albums of the Basement Dwellers. With deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Montrose, The Alan Parsons Project, Rush, Steely Dan and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. August 20th is National Radio Day, and in honor of that, we present "Hey Mom, I'm On The Radio", saluting the Radio industry and those that are or were a part of it. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Kinks, Queen, Cheap Trick, Tom Petty and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. These are the albums that we put into the category of "The Essentials". Albums that are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and all of them belong in your collection. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Alice Cooper, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Mott the Hoople, The Doobie Brothers and more.
I always have a lot of fun putting these shows together, but this ranks close to the top. Entertaining stories about the Original Names of Vintage Rock Artists. Featuring deep tracks from Pink Floyd,
Van Halen, Cream, Rush and more.
Not long ago, there were these things called 45's, that had a hit on Side A, and a deep track on Side B. But sometimes, Side B grabbed the spotlight from Side A. These are The Best of the B-Sides, featuring deep tracks on Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, Queen, Paul McCartney and Wings, Bad Company and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The world is a zoo. So what better time to bring out A Salute to the Rock and Roll Animals, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Blue Oyster Cult, Whitesnake, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This is the Summer Concert Series, with a twist.
Some of you have heard some of these tracks, but I don't know if all of you have heard all of the tracks. Deeper than usual cuts of live Vintage Rock from Uriah Heep, Roger Waters, Billy Joel, Cheap Trick and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is set for 1980, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Nazareth, The Scorpions, The Grateful Dead, Alice Cooper and more.
In honor of America's Birthday, it's an All American, All Vinyl Celebration, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, Shooting Star, Pat Benatar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's a celebration of Summertime, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Canned Heat, The Pat Travers Band, Rush, AC/DC and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. In honor of Dad for Father's Day, we proudly present, The Man's Show, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chicago, and more.
It's time to dedicate one to the ladies. From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, we present Vintage Ladies of Vintage Rock. Featuring deep tracks from Uriah Heep, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Thin Lizzy and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've dialed up 1979 on the Wayback Machine, featuring Deep Tracks of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, Supertramp, Ian Hunter, Kansas and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Memorial Day Weekend is upon us, and it's time for a road trip. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Who, Little Feat, Rush, Deep Purple and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we're featuring artists and songs with Numbers in the Titles. With deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Who, Montrose, Queen, Eric Clapton and more. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Mother's Day is upon us, and we honor Mom with The Mother Of All Don's Basement Tapes. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Jethro Tull, Savoy Brown, Queen, Roger Waters and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. There just isn't enough SAX and VIOLINS in the world. So, we bring you deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Lou Reed, The Scorpions, Shooting Star and more. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is set for the year 1975, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Kansas, UFO, Rush, Queen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Showers...Lightning...Thunder. A show we've saved for a rainy day, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Eric Clapton, Triumph, The Rolling Stones,
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and more
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. They came from Detroit, Chicago, Kansas City and Cleveland. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Ted Nugent, Styx, The Michael Stanley Band, Kansas and more. They are the Best of the Midwest.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Baseball is back and we have a DOUBLE header! Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from some of the best double albums of all time, with an all-star lineup featuring Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, The Who, George Harrison and more,
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We're celebrating April Fools Day with a Fool's Paradise. Deep Tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, ZZ Top and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Maching is set for 1977, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Dave Mason, Cheap Trick, The Scorpions, Pink Floyd, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. March Madness is here, so let's DANCE, to deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Queen, Steve Miller Band, The Kinks, Red Ryder and more.
From the Acme Sudios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's the green, the luck, the pints! With deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Van Morrison, U2, Horslips, Tom O'Petty, and more. It's a Celebration of the Irish on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Once again, some of the greatest Vintage Rock bands have been denied. These are the snubs of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Featuring deep tracks on Vintage Rock from Uriah Heep, Blue Oyster Cult, Kansas, Styx, and more.
From 1968 to 1982, a group of artists with the company Hypgnosis in England designed over 200 of the most iconic album covers. This week, we honors these artists with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Wishbone Ash, AC/DC, Paul McCartney and Wings, The Alan Parsons Project and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is dialed up to the year 1978, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, AC/DC, Van Halen, Rush and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Valentine's Day is almost upon us and it's a Love Fest in The Basement, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, Head East, Bob Welch, Van Halen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we honor The Essentials, some of the landmark albums celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Montrose, Fleetwood Mac and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We salute the bands of the Great White North, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Honeymoon Suite, Triumph, Rush, Trooper and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Join us as we enter into a dreamscape, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, Molly Hatchet, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've dialed up 1974 on The Wayback Machine, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Judas Priest, Rush, Supertramp, Queen, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, the Holidays are through and now the bills are due.
It's time to Pay the Man, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Kinks, Eric Clapton, The Alan Parsons Project, The Eagles and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, we say adieu to 2022 and welcome the New Year's Baby of 2023, with songs and artists with BABY in the title. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from April Wine, Sammy Hagar, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, and or course, The Baby's.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We're serving up a sleigh full of deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Eric Clapton, The Who, Kansas, Pat Benatar and more. It a Not So Silent Night in
Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The best 12 string players of Vintage Rock, featuring Brian May, Jimmy Page, Don Felder, and more. 12 Stringers Strumming, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, we're celebrating the season with the Naughty and the Nice, the GOOD and the BAD, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Bad Company, AC/DC, Honeymoon Suite and more.
The Wayback Machine is set for the year 1976, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Blue Oyster Cult, Kansas, KISS, Rush, and more.
The Holiday Season is upon us and this week we celebrate the Festival of Lights, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Electric Light Orchestra, UFO, Styx, The Who and more.
No matter if it's by planes, trains or automobiles, we'll get you home for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Serving up tasty deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Nazareth, Supertramp, Arlo (no, not Alice...we're only on for an hour), AC/DC and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, we brought out the Wayback Machine and dialed up the year 1981. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from April Wine, Rush, Blue Oyster Cult, Judas Priest and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's the weekend that we turn the clocks back and this time, it's all about time in The Basement. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Rolling Stones, KISS, The Tarney Spencer Band, The Rossington Collins Band, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Just in time for Halloween. It's the annual Halloween Spook-tacular, featuring deep cuts of spooky Vintage Rock from Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, The Alan Parsons Project, Judas Priest and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's a small instrument that made a huge impact. Saluting the players of the harmonica, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Supertramp, The J. Geils Band, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Who and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is set for the year 1971, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Pink Floyd, Uriah Heep, Humble Pie, and REO Speedwagon.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Chicago Marathon is this weekend, and we are saluting those who like to run the 26 point some odd miles, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Billy Squire, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, UFO, Paul McCartney and Wings and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Summer is gone and we're celebrating Autumn with the Fall Festival. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Head East, REO Speedwagon, Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We bring you Fame and Fortune and everything that goes with it. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Shooting Star, The Who, Rainbow, John Waite and more.
To honor the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, we present the best of British Vintage Rock Royalty, featuring deep cuts from The Who, Led Zeppelin, Traffic, Queen, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is dialed up for the year 1973, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Uriah Heep, Alice Cooper, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Paul McCartney and Wings, and more. Thanks for listening!
Labor Day Weekend is here and we are saluting the Worker Bees, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Michael Stanley Band, Little Feat, UFO, Thin Lizzy and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. School is in session, and we welcome
The Freshman Class. The best of the Debut Albums of Vintage Rock, featuring deep tracks from Montrose, Shooting Star, Steely Dan, Kiss and more.
In celebration of National Radio Day, we are serving up deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Kinks, Queen, Thin Lizzy, Steely Dan and more on "Hey Mom, I'm On The Radio".
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we're bringing the flute to the forefront. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock featuring the best flautists in the business, from Firefall, Honeymoon Suite, Canned Heat, and of course Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin (where the Hell is Mayville), the Wayback Machine is set for the year 1980, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Kansas, AC/DC, John Lennon, Rush and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Searching for the truth in a sea of lies, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Ted Nugent, Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Argent and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Prepare to get moist, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Triumph, The Who, Wishbone Ash, Bob Dylan and more as we celebrate the summer rain.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we salute those who sold out. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bob Marley and more, that were used to sell everything from beer to cars, gasoline to video games.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is dialed up for 1979, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Judas Priest, UFO, Bad Company and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We're celebrating the 4th of July Weekend with an All-American Road Trip. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Montrose, AC/DC, Mott The Hoople, and The Rolling Stones.
The beaches, the sun, the fun, the tunes of Summer. We are celebrating the return of the heat with the Welcome to Summer edition, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from UFO, Judas Priest, Blue Oyster Cult, The Pat Travers Band and more.
Father's Day is here and to honor Dad, we present "The Man's Show" with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Chicago, Kansas, Molly Hatchet, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin...This world is a zoo. What better time to unleash the Rock and Roll Animals. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Kinks, Pink Floyd, Zebra, The Boomtown Rats and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is Set for 1975, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Bad Company, Ted Nugent, Queen and Supertramp.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Honoring the men and women who served and gave all so we can celebrate this three day weekend. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Shooting Star, Bob Marley, Blue Oyster Cult, Billy Joel and more.
It's our annual Memorial Day Salute.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we're featuring song titles that don't appear in the lyrics. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Cream, Supertramp, Budgie, Robert Plant and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin...You know them by their first names, and you know them well. Nicole...Lilly...Alice...Rosie. They are the Ladies of Vintage Rock, with deep cuts from AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, The Who, The Kinks, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's a celebration for Mom. The Mother Of All Don's Basement Tapes, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Savoy Brown, Queen, Jethro Tull, and of course, The Mothers of Invention.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin..."and now for something completely different". Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, Foreigner, KISS, The Scorpions and more, backed by some of the world's greatest orchestras. The best of Symphonic Rock on this weeks show.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is dialed back to 1978, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Who, Jefferson Starship, April Wine, Judas Priest and more.
Baseball is back and in The Basement, we're working on a NO hitter. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock with NO in the title, from The Scorpions, AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. What's In A Name? Origins of Vintage Rock band names, with deep cuts from Bob Seger, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Queen and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. April arrives this weekend and in The Basement, it's a Fool's Paradise, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Foreigner, The Beatles, Robert Plant, Frank Zappa and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Academy Awards will be handed out this weekend. And in honor of Oscar, we present Song Titles that are also Movie Titles, with Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock from Judas Priest, Shooting Star, Sniff N The Tears, Little Feat and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's time to waste time on our brackets. The Gambling, The Dance, The Madness! March Madness, and down in The Basement it's a MADHOUSE, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Slade, Quiet Riot, Aerosmith, The Who and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is dialed up for the year 1977. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, UFO, Judas Priest, Supertramp, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The favorite Vintage Rock Cover Songs, featuring deep cuts from Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Rush, Eric Clapton and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. A salute to the unsung but sung about ladies of Vintage Rock. The Groupies. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Who, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Grand Funk, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Essentials. Vintage Rock albums released in 1972, featuring deep cuts from Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, REO Speedwagon, Wishbone Ash, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Love is in the air, Valentines are everywhere, and it's a Love Fest in The Basement. Featuring Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock from The Scorpions, UFO, Sammy Hagar, Queen and more.
Boys and girls, back in the day we would by small pieces of vinyl called 45's. On the A-Side, would be the hit song by the artist or group. On the B-Side would be another song from the album. Sometimes the B-Side would be better than the A-Side. B-Sides and Rarities, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Paul McCartney and Wings and more, this week on Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Songs with one word in the title, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Rush, Uriah Heep, Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers and more, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Yes, by the way, it is cold enough for us! So, let's salute the bands from where the cold is coming from...The Great White North, with deep cuts from Rush, Saga, Triumph, Prism and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we are entering a dreamscape, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Van Halen, John Lennon, Roger Hodson, Little Feat and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that we lost John Belushi, EPCOT Center opened, USA Today was published for the first time, E.T. phoned home, and we bought new vinyl from Rainbow, Uriah Heep, Pat Benatar, and Cheap Trick. It was the year that was, 1982.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We're slamming the door on 2021, and welcoming the New Year with a New Year's Baby edition. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, April Wine, Dave Mason and Alice Cooper.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's our annual Christmas Special, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Christmas Rock from Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, The Who, Foghat and more. It's a Not So Silent Night, on Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Christmas is almost here and by planes, trains, and automobiles, everyone is heading for home. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Ten Years After, Van Halen, Foghat, Led Zeppelin and more. Mamma...Ozzy is home!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Steve Gadd...Neil Peart...Ginger Baker...Ringo...and 8 others. Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock saluting the men behind the kits. 12 Drummers Drumming, on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. For the Holiday Season, we are being Naughty and Nice, the Good and the Bad. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Montrose, AC/DC, Judas Priest, and more. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Thanksgiving is over, the Holiday Season has begun, and we are celebrating with The Festival of Lights. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Who, Brownsville Station, The Pat Travers Band, Steely Dan and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. So, any questions? Oh yes, in the form of Vintage Rock from Sammy Hagar, Supertramp, AC/DC, and more on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Wow! I received an email from Bruce Dickenson. Yes, THE Bruce Dickinson. He said "I love Don's Basement Tapes! And I gotta tell ya. You have got what appears to be a dynamite show. But...you need more cowbell!"
Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, Rush, Bob Seger, Foghat and more. Enjoy the show!
These days, darkness falls early. And these are the songs that only come out at night. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Eric Clapton, Scorpions, and AC/DC.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's our annual Halloween Spooktacular. Deep cuts of scary Vintage Rock from Judas Priest, Alan Parsons, Alice Cooper, and more. Happy Halloween from Don's Basement.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is set for 1974, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Foghat, Rush, Aerosmith, Supertramp and more on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. A salute to the Doctors and Nurses, especially Dr. Guido Marra and his team at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, for putting me back together again. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from UFO, Van Halen, Dr. Hook, Dr. John, and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. October is here and look at all those colors. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, White Witch and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Throw another log on the fire and list to another tale. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Firefall, Queen, Shooting Star, Dan Fogelberg and more on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Time to put the bands back together. Bands that have reunited, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Fleetwood Mac, The Cars, Queen, The Who and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, in honor of the start of the National Football League Season, we are presenting the "rookies" of Vintage Rock. Digging deep into the Debut Albums from Ted Nugent, The Rolling Stones, Montrose, Van Halen and more on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
You're working hard and you deserve your own soundtrack. A salute to the worker bees on this Labor Day Weekend.
This week, we present our annual Back to School Special. Vintage Rock lessons from our Professors of the College of Rock and Roll Knowledge, including Warren Zevon, Don Henley, Chuck Berry and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that the United States celebrates its Bicentennial, Jimmy Carter was elected President, Apple Computer Company is formed, Rocky, The Omen, and The Outlaw Josie Wales are on the big screen, and we bought new vinyl from Steely Dan, Bob Seger and Queen. It was the year that was…1976.
From the Acme Studio in Mayville, Wisconsin. August is here and damn, is it hot! The Dog Days of Summer are celebrated with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from David Bowie, Ted Nugent, ZZ Top, Rush and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It gave us so much music and had so many uses. A celebration of the Double Album. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Cream and more.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's a rain event to help the drought. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Led Zeppelin, Rainbow and more on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
The Wayback Machine is set for 1979, and we are serving up deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Triumph, The Babys, Angel City, UFO and more on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's a zoo out there and the Rock and Roll Animals are running loose. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Scorpions, Pink Floyd, The Sweet, Whitesnake and more on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
Live Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock, just in time for summer. Billy Joel, The Doobie Brothers, UFO, Judas Priest and more. The Summer Concert Series is back on Don's Basement Tapes.
This weekend, in honor of the 4th of July, we are digging deep into the record stack to grab the 4th albums from the best Vintage Rockers. The Who, The Sweet, Led Zeppelin, Kansas and more, on this week's Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
Summer's here, and this weekend we're going seaside, hitting the beaches and putting our toes in the sand, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, Van Morrison, The Scorpions, Led Zeppelin and more.
Life's a beach on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, in honor of Father's Day, we present The Man's Show, featuring deep cuts of manly Vintage Rock from Rush, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Rainbow and more on the next Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've set the Wayback Machine to 1980, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Pat Travers, Van Halen, AC/DC and more on this week's edition of Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week, we dedicate one to the ladies. The spotlight is on the Ladies of Vintage Rock. You know them well...Nicole, Melissa, Delilah, and so many more deep cuts of Vintage Rock.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's our annual salute to the fallen heros on this Memorial Day Weekend. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Sammy Hagar, Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Marley, CCR and more, on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
A vocalist and guitarist from here, a bass player and drummer from there and you have yourself a Supergroup. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Bad Company, The Honeydrippers, Journey and more on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is set for the year 1975, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Queen, Aerosmith, Budgie, Supertramp and more, on the next Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is our annual "Mother Of All Basement Tapes", ad we salute Mom on her day. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Queen, Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, The Guess Who and more. Happy Mother's Day to all, from the mothers in Don's Basement.
Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, and in honor of Jerry Seinfeld's Birthday (April 29) this week Don's Basement Tapes is doing a show about...Nothing!
Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Rush, Jethro Tull, AC/DC, Whitesnake and more.
Thanks for listening and thanks for nothing, Jerry!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's Academy Awards season and we are saluting Oscar with songs about HOLLYWOOD and the STARS. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Shooting Star, Bad Company, The Kinks, Bob Seger and more. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. A salute to the Concept Albums of the 60's and 70's. Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Who, The Alan Parsons Project, Frank Zappa, and The Beatles. On this week's Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, The Wayback Machine is set for the year 1978, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Cheap Trick, Bob Seger, Queen, Rainbow and more, on this week's Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. April is here and it's a FOOL'S paradise in The Basement with Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock from Supertramp, Foghat, Frank Zappa, Robert Plant and more, on this edition of Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've been cooped up long enough. Fill the tank, take the top down, and let's hit the road, going city to city. Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Gerry Rafferty, Mott The Hopple, Kansas and more on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin...IT'S A MADHOUSE!!! Madness takes it's toll and the DANCE is on. March Madness is here, and in The Basement we're celebrating with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from The Steve Miller Band, Queen, Pink Floyd and The Kinks.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin...The Best of the Midwest, including Cheap Trick, Kansas, Styx, and a special salute to Michael Stanley and The Michael Stanley Band. On the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, The Wayback Machine is set for 1972. Featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash, Badfinger, Deep Purple and more on this episode of Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Cutting the cards, rolling the dice, spinning the wheel. It's a Virtual Vacation in Vegas, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Shakespeare said it best..."The eyes are the window to the soul". And since we are all wearing masks, the eyes are all we can see! The Eyes Have It, this week on the next Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin...It's a Love Fest for Valentine's Weekend, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from UFO, Kansas, Kiss, Cream, and more. Thanks for listening!
Temps are dropping like a rock. Would someone turn up the HEAT! Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Bob Seger, Red Rider, Black Oak Arkansas, Judas Priest, and more. This week on Don's Basement Tapes.
Bands are like family. They go through break-ups like everyone else. Either from fights, the death of a member, or they just get tired of each other. But, some of them regroup. Either with new members or new attitudes. This weekend, "We're putting the band back together".
Last week, , an FM signal was sent from Jupiter to the Earth ( I heard) and this week, we are sending a signal back with some spaced out deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Klaatu, ELO and more on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
It was the year that Ronald Reagan was sworn in as President, the Iranian hostage crisis ended, MTV was launched, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Stripes were on the big screen, and we bought new vinyl from Rainbow, April Wine, and Rush.
The Wayback Machine is set for 1981, for this week's Don's Basement Tapes
First of the month, first month of the year, and we are back to square one. Albums and songs with ONE in the title, featuring deep cuts from Zebra, Montrose, Scorpions are more on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
This is the 300th episode of Don's Basement Tapes, and the Basement Dwellers selected the Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock for this weeks show, featuring The Alan Parson's Project, Uriah Heep, AC/DC, Judas Priest and more. Welcome to Don's Basement!
From The Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Songs you probably won't hear on The Hallmark Channel. Deep cuts of Christmas Vintage Rock. It's A Not So Silent Night, on Don's Basement Tapes.
9 wasn't enough...we had to turn it up to 12.
Neil Peart, Steve Gadd, Roger Taylor, Ringo, and more.
12 Drummers Drumming on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin...The Holidays are here, and it comes with the Naught and Nice, the Good and the Bad, with deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Toto, AC/DC, and Badfinger, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is set for 1979, featuring deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Supertramp and UFO, on the next Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
From Eating to Sleeping, to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, we're getting you home for the Holiday, serving deep cuts of Vintage Rock from REO Speedwagon, Arlo Guthrie, Steve Miller Band and more. Happy Thanksgiving from Don's Basement Productions.
Kansas...Bad Company...Judas Priest...FOGHAT?!?! Really?!?!? Yes, these are the bands that were snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
The songs inspired by the groupies of Vintage Rock with deep cuts from Rainbow, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Queen and more on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
No Thrillers or Ghostbusters here. Just some of the deepest cuts of Vintage Rock to send a chill down your spine for Halloween.
Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from 1977. Nothing like a good flashback!
Thanks for listening!
Don
Vintage Rock artists lend, no sell their best songs to the highest bidder to be used in commercials. The best of the sell outs, this week on Don's Basement Tapes.
Sharing music and memories of Eddie Van Halen and saluting the Guitar Gods of Vintage Rock.
The greatest keyboard players in Vintage Rock. Deep cuts from Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Rainbow, Yes, Billy Joel, Elton John, and more.
Enjoy,
Don
Deep cuts of Vintage Rock celebrating all that is fall, from changes to colors to Indian Summer, featuring Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, REO Speedwagon and more.
Enjoy,
Don
One word can say so much. Songs with one word titles, on this edition of Don's Basement Tapes.
Enjoy,
Don
We all could use a good Flashback. The Wayback Machine is set for 1982, with Vintage Rock from Bob Seger, Bad Company, The Who, and more, on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
Enjoy,
Don
On this three day Labor Day Weekend, we in Don's Basement Salute the worker bees, the men and women who make this country tick. Featuring Vintage Rock from Bob Seger, KISS, Rush, and more. Thanks for listening!
Would you rather laugh with the sinners or cry with the saints? Down here, you can do both! Deep cuts from Vintage Rock Heaven and Hell, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
Enjoy,
Don
The College of Vintage Rock Knowledge is welcoming the Freshmen Class, the best of the debut albums from The Basement. Thanks for listening!'
Don
Vintage Rock deep cuts from REO Speedwagon, Styx, The Rockets, and more. It's the best of the Midwest on the next Don's Basement Tapes. Enjoy!
Hop in the Wayback Machine as we dig up deep cuts of Vintage Rock from 1970, on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
Thanks for listening!
Don
It's a Virtual Beach Party with Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, Electric Light Orchestra, The Whom, and more on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
Enjoy,
Don
We are coming up on the end of July, or Ju-LIE!!! Since no one is telling the truth anymore, we ill give a Vintage Rock salute to those that set pants on fire, on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
Enjoy,
Don
Summer is here and the HEAT is on, for the next Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
Don
The Wayback Machine is set for 1983 to unearth some deep cuts of Vintage Rock from Def Leppard, The Kinks, Triumph, and more, on the next episode of Don's Basement Tapes.
This 4th of July HOLIDAY, celebrate your FREEDOM with deep cuts of Vintage Rock, perfect for your Independence Weekend celebration.
Enjoy,
Don
The theaters are opening up and we are taking you into the front row of the Vintage Rock and Roll Drive In.
Enjoy,
Don
Deep cuts of Vintage Rock, just for you, Dad. The Man's Show is on, Don's Basement Tapes. Thanks for listening!
No Lola's or Layla's, but some Vintage Rock Ladies that have been gone for some time. They are back and they are ready for you, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
Deep Cuts of Vintage Rock from the year that The Exorcist scared the hell out of us, The Sting won Best Picture, The first Cell Phone call was made, and we bought new vinyl from Aerosmith, Montrose, and The Doobie Brothers. The Wayback Machine is set for 1973.
Deep cuts from Artists and Bands named after Animals, on this edition of Don's Basement Tapes.
We've all been feeling that way lately! Vintage Rock deep cuts with numbers in the title.
Enjoy,
Don
We could all use some nightlife! Deep tracks of Vintage Rock that only come out at night.
Enjoy,
Don
There are a lot of questions these days, and here they are, deep from the vaults of Vintage Rock on Don's Basement Tapes.
Enjoy,
Don
Deep cuts of Vintage Rock from the live archives from Don's Basement. Grab your lighter and enjoy.
Don
Sitting in a FOOL'S paradise on this week's edition of Don's Basement Tapes, with Vintage Rock from Supertramp, Whitesnake, The Who, and more. Enjoy!
We are all hunkered down during the Virus Crisis. Don's Basement Tapes has the soundtrack, with Quaran-Tunes. Thanks for listening!
This March, it's a different kind of Madness. Keep the virus away with Vintage Rock from Nazareth, Pink Floyd, The Doobie Brothers, and more and the next Don's Basement Tapes.
Enjoy,
Don
Not enough Sax and Violins in the world. That's why we're here. Vintage rock from Kansas, The Stones, Shooting Star and more on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
1978 Vintage Rock from Rainbow, The Who, Van Halen and More. A tasty vintage indeed on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
Baseball Pre-Season is here and we are working on a NO hitter. Songs with NO in the title.
Enjoy,
Don
A salute to those of us that work in the Radio industry, with Vintage Rock from The Kinks, Rush, Harry Chapin, Tom Petty, and more. Enjoy!
Don
The Holidays are over and now everyone wants their money! Time to Pay Up with Vintage Rock from The Kinks, The Hollies, The Alan Parson's Project, AC/DC and more. Thanks for listening!
Don
The Wayback Machine is set for 1980, for Vintage Rock from Donnie Iris, The Blues Brothers, Rush and more on this week's edition of Don's Basement Tapes
We're coming up a New Year. Time to welcome the New Year's Baby, Vintage Rock style on Don's Basement Tapes
Spend the Holidays with the Basement Dwellers, and enjoy some Christmas Vintage Rock. Merry Christmas from all of us in Don's Basement.
Light up the Holidays with Vintage Rock classics with LIGHTS in the song or album. Enjoy!
Don
Heading home for the Holiday? This is your Vintage Rock soundtrack for the flight, ride, or walk.
Enjoy,
Don
Vintage Rock deep cuts about debauchery, and the consequences of those actions.
Enjoy!
Don
As we turn the clocks back, we dig deep in the cellar for the best TIME songs of Vintage Rock. Enjoy!
Don
It was and idea that started in the 40's with Woody Guthrie, Frank perfected it in the 50's, but the concept really took off with Vintage Rock from the 60's and the 70's. The Concept Albums are featured this week on Don's Basement Tapes.
The greatest Running songs of Vintage Rock for the Chicago Marathon on this week's Don's Basement Tapes!
You know how to whistle, don't you? In honor of the Whistle Blower, Don's Basement Tapes presents the greatest whistlers of Vintage Rock.
It's a fine, fine day, for a reunion. Welcome to the class of 1979 from Mayville, Wisconsin! This one is for you! The best Vintage Rock from 1979!
Songs that would make Bruce Dickinson proud. "We need more cowbell!!!" on this week's edition of Don's Basement Tapes.
A Vintage Rock Salute to the Workers all across the country, from Cooks to Cops, to Lawyers to Broadcasters, Don's Basement Tapes honors the Worker Bees!
The annual Vintage Rock Back to School Special. Take your seats and let's learn something!
A salute to the Double Albums of Vintage Rock. Two great pieces of vinyl in one package.
Got a drink in our hand, got our toes in the sand, and listening to the best Vintage Rock beach songs.
A Vintage Rock salute to the men of Apollo 11, on the 50th Anniversary of the Eagle landing on the Moon.
Can't hit the road without a great soundtrack of Vintage Rock. Safe travels, one and all!
A Salute to Dad, Vintage Rock style, from ELO to Clapton to Queen, and more. Thanks for listening!
From deep within the Vintage Rock vaults of 1981, savor this selection from Don's Basement Tapes.
All gave some...some gave all. We salute them with the Memorial Day Weekend edition of Don's Basement Tapes.
It's a Bungle in the Jungle as we release the Rock and Roll Animals on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
Digging deep into Don's Basement's Vintage Rock collection to find song with No in the title. Enjoy!
Flashback to 1974 with new music from Bad Company, Rush, Sweet and more deep cuts of Vintage Rock!
In honor of April Fool's Day, Don's Basement Tapes brings you a Fool's Paradise.
Enjoy,
Don
As the hands on the Doomsday Clock inch closer to Midnight, Don's Basement Tapes provides the soundtrack.
One word can say so much! One word song titles from The Doobie Brothers, Rainbow, The Alan Parson's Project, Sweet, and more.
Vintage Rock from 1975. UFO, Wings, Foghat, Aerosmith, and more. Put on your Mood Ring, grab your Pet Rock, and rock on with Don's Basement Tapes.
Time to Light those Lights! Don's Basement Tapes Festival of Lights, featuring Vintage Rock from Brownsville Station, Journey, Rush, and more.
From Eating to Drinking, to Shopping and, well, eating. It's the Thanksgiving Special from Don's Basement Tapes.
"And in these days, darkness falls early..." Celebrate with songs that only come out at night.
The nomination list is out and one again, these bands were snubbed for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Fall has arrived. Light up the fire pit, pour a toddy and celebrate Autumn with Don's Basement Tapes.
It's one of those flashbacks they warned us about. Vintage Vinyl from 1977 on this week's Don's Basement Tapes.
A salute to the laborers, from pirates to smugglers, and chefs to doctors, Don's Basement Tapes salutes the worker bee.
Remember the days in the old school yard? It's the Back to School Special, this week on Don's Basement Tapes.
The Wayback Machine is set for 1974. These are the flashbacks they told us about. Vintage Rock from 1974 on Don's Basement Tapes.
Summer is here and we celebrate the big ball of fire in sky the bring heat with the best Vintage Rock Summer Songs. Enjoy!
In honor of the Royal Wedding, Don's Basement Tapes presents The Best of British Vintage Rock Royalty.
Your soundtrack to the working man's blues. Paying the Tax Man, this week on Don's Basement Tapes.
April Fool's Day is coming and it's a Fool's Paradise, this week on Don's Basement Tapes!
In honor of the Winter Olympics, Don's Basement Tapes shines up the GOLD songs of Vintage Rock. Thanks for listening!
Don
In honor of The Eagles winning the Super Bow;, Don's Basement Tapes salutes Things With Wings!
The Holidays are over, and it's time to pay the bills. This episode of Don's Basement Tapes will make the payback a lot easier.
The Wayback Machine is set for the year that we lost Belushi, we found CD's, E.T. ruled the box office, and we had new music from The Who, Judas Priest, and more. Flashback to 1982 on Don's Basement Tapes.
Enter into a world where it's more than just a dream,
but a dream within a dream.
Enjoy,
Don
Is this the end of the world as we know it? Well, if it is, here's the soundtrack.
Enjoy,
Don
I bring you rock and roll. The fame and fortune and everything that goes with it.
Enjoy,
Don
All gave some...some gave all...we salute all of you.
Happy Memorial Day from Don's Basement.
Don't forget your rubbers! From light showers to heavy downpours, it's the best songs to enjoy April Showers.
Thanks for listening!
Don
A true Ship of Fools, just in time for April Fool's Day. And a jester or two thrown in for good measure.
Enjoy,
Don
The sweet sound of the 12 string, featuring The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Rush, and more. Enjoy!
Peace,
Don
Spandex...Aquanet...and some really bad hair! The Wayback Machine is set for 1983, in Don's Basement.
Enjoy,
Don
A salute to the fine folks at The American Heart Association during National Heart Month.
A tip of the Zecom Radio hat and a raise of the glass to our dear departed friend, Marty Ziven.
The Holidays are done, the weather stinks, and we're feeling just a little bit blue. The "Blue" songs this time, in Don's Basement.
You can never have enough leftovers...songs that we missed throughout the year, and here now on Don's Basement Tapes.
Throw another log on the fire and enjoy these spooky tunes. Teresa says it's spook-elicious!!!
In honor those nutty enough to run 26.2188 miles, I submit, for your approval, the best songs for running.
A (mellow) celebration of a time when the days get shorter and the toddy's get warmer. Throw another log on the fire and enjoy!
This week, Don's Basement celebrates The Dog Days of Summer, with hound dogs, snow dogs, and Toto, too!
Getting Southern Fried, in two parts, this week in Don's Basement. Thanks for the suggestions and THANK YOU for listening!
DC
The first of two Summer Concert Series shows highlighting the best of live Vintage Rock.
Starting in Wisconsin and ending in Illinois, Don takes you on a cross country road trip on this Fourth of July Weekend. Enjoy!
I dedicate this episode to a very special, talented, patient, funny, and forgiving gentleman. Happy Father's Day, Dad!!!
Mix in a guitarist from here, a bass player from there, a keyboard player from this band, and a drummer from that band, stir them up and you get a Supergroup!
Celebrating the songs and stories of 1980, including some songs that haven't seen the light of day since...well...1980!
A salute to Dr. Geeta, Dr. Scales, and all of those who help us when we are run down, hung up, and just plain funky!
One thing we knew about in The Basement, it was MADNESS!!! Celebrating March Madness in Don's Basement.
Enter into a dream state in Don's Basement. Most of the Basement Dwellers have. Join us!
This week we lost one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Glenn Frey left us and this week Don's Basement pays tribute to the fallen Eagle!
January is here...pour yourself a hot toddy and enjoy the cold songs from Don's Basement!
I had trouble coming up with a theme for this week's show. Then I found a box of cassettes in the garage with no labels. Hence, this week's show is a time capsule!
The music of John Lennon, The Beatles, and the artists that paid tribute to John. Enjoy!
A celebration of bands that reunited with the original members...even if it was just for a short period of time.
In celebration of Audubon Days in Mayville, Wisconsin...this week we take flight in Don's Basement.
From Philly to Motown to Oakland, it's a celebration of soul and R&B on Don's Basement.
Artists you remember...songs you forgot! A 12 pack of songs from 1979, on Don's Basement!
This six pack highlights 6 of the greatest horn sections around. Have to do two of these HORN-y shows. Too much talent to leave to one show.