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Hear both Billy F Gibbons and Los Straitjackets (with Mark Lindsay) take on a Roy Head classic in our Head 2 Head segment on this hour of Catching A Wave! Beth Riley has an instrumental deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by The Hondells celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (Annette Funicello...written by Gary Usher & Roger Christian). Plus, there's NEW tunes from Herb Alpert, Aloha Screwdriver, Jack White, The Riptide Rats, Ichi-Bons, Humanga Danga, Bloodshot Bill, X, Marmalade Wake, The Del Roswells, That Green, The Me Gustas and Dirty Quarantine!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Aloha Screwdriver- "Turducken Of The Sea" The Del Roswells- "Baltan" Herb Alpert- "Dancing Down 50th Street" That Green- "Heart Shaped Box" Jack White- "That's How I'm Feeling" Good Time segment: The Hondells 60th anniversary of Go Little Honda (1964 Mercury Records) The Hondells- "Hon-Da Beach Party" X- "Sweet Till The Bitter End" The Me Gustas- "Last Of The V8s" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Carl's Big Chance" Marmalade Wake- "Big Kahuna" Bloodshot Bill- "Slippy" Humanga Danga- "Western Sunset (The Outlaws)" Dirty Quarantine- "Sunglasses Gang" Head 2 Head: Billy F Gibbons- "Treat Her Right" Los Straitjackets (with Mark Lindsay)- "Treat Her Right" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Annette Funicello- "Custom City" The Sentinals- "Latinia" Ichi-Bons- "Outsider" The Riptide Rats- "Reef Rumblin'" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine again this hour for the week of July 1, 1966 to hear some songs on the chart for radio station WLS Chicago (including the song at the top). There's a tune from an album by Link Wray that's celebrating it's 50th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a solo track by Carl Wilson in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, killer new tunes from The Fathoms, Secret Agent, The Boss Martians, The Scimitars, The Jagaloons, The Beach Berserkers, The Masonics, The Greasy Gills, The Yeggs, Dead Kampers, The Alley Oops and The Babalooneys!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Fathoms- "Hard To Fathom" Secret Agent- "Mata Hari" (instrumental) The Beach Berserkers- "Rumble" The Masonics- "I Got It All" The Bablooneys- "South Short" Good Time Segment: Link Wray 50th Anniversary of The Link Wray Rumble (1974) Link Wray- "It Was A Bad Scene" The Boss Martians- "The Sender" The Greasy Gills- "Corn Cob Racer" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: Carl Wilson- "She's Mine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Yeggs- "Duck and Cover" The Scimitars- "Hafla" Dead Kampers- "Griselda" Catching A Wave Time Machine week of July 1, 1966 for WLS Chicago #20 Jan & Dean- "Popsicle" #2 The Troggs- "Wild Thing" #1 Tommy James & The Shondells- "Hanky Panky" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Surfettes- "Sammy The Sidewalk Surfer" The Jagaloons- "The Rising Surf" The Alley Oops- "Hang Ten" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
It's back to school time and Catching A Wave is your "hall pass" for fun this hour (the title of the awesome new tune from The Volcanics later)! Your homework is to listen to all the awesome songs and segments in store. There's a Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row featuring my birthday buddy Ricky Fataar (let's hear it for September 5th birthdays!!). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune from an album by The Spotnicks that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (features a young Frank Zappa)! Plus, great tunes from Kris Bone, The Saskatones, El Nino Delta, The Police, Cameronoise, dayaway, Draculina, JD McPherson, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Slowey & The Boats, Jenny Don't & The Spurs and Party Nerves!
Kris Bone- "Brazil" Draculina- "Sinhella (2024 Remaster)" JD McPherson- "Shining Like Gold" Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "Sidewinder" Slowey & The Boats- "Almost To Tulsa" Good Time Segment: The Spotnicks 60th Anniversary of Meet The Spotnicks (1964) The Spotnicks- "Western Guitar" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Granada Bop" Party Nerves- "Coffee and Muffins With Anton" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Had To Phone Ya" dayaway- "beam me up" The Volcanics- "Hall Pass" Cameronoise- "Video Video" The Police- "Goodbye Tomorrow" Two-nami: The Rutles- "Lonely-Phobia" (lead vocals by Ricky Fataar as "Stig O'Hara") Ricky Fataar- "Drivin' & Jivin'" (from Spotswood Soundtrack) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Hollywood Persuaders- "Grunion Run" The Super Stocks- "Ventura" The Saskatones- "Mariner 10" El Nino Delta- "We Love Troubles" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
Our Head 2 Head segment returns with a fun take on a Ramones tune featuring the original as well as The Delta Ring adding a surfy version of it as well. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by Evan Foster celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (a surf version of a 1951 Frankie Laine hit). Plus, new tunes from The Boss Martians, Jack White, Lisa Mychols, The Kaputniks, The Raveonettes, Jet Jaguars, The Minarets, Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets, The Surf Hermits, The Surf Junkies, Los Grises, The Desolate Coast and Bloodshot Bill!!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Boss Martians- "Gone Wild" Bloodshot Bill- "Doomin'" Lisa Mychols- "Mahala Aloha Kihei" The Surf Junkies- "Clarissa Ward: Queen Of Danger" The Desolate Coast- "Los Alamos" Good Time segment: Evan Foster 20th anniversary of Instrumentals Evan Foster- "Hearse Full Of Souls" The Surf Hermits- "Desert Beneath The Waves" Los Grises- "Vertigo" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Karate AKA Beach Boys Stomp" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- "Different Kind Of Blue" Jack White- "No Name Track 12" The Kaputniks- "Is This The Wrong Planet?" The Raveonettes- "Wishing" Head 2 Head: Ramones- "We Want The Airwaves" The Delta Ring- "We Want The Airwaves" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Illusions- "Jezabel" Jet Jaguars- "Club Zombie" The Minarets- "In Los Lunas" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
Catching A Wave goes back to the 80's this week! All the songs this hour come from this awesome decade. We'll board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of June 15th, 1985 to hear some songs on the Billboard Hot 100 including the song at the top. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break. We have a tune from the debut album by The Bangles that's celebrating it's 40th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to spin some wax from the early 80's for our selection of the week (The Malibooz). Plus, 80's tunes from The Raybeats, The Untamed Youth, Duane Eddy, Davie Allan & The Arrows (featuring Dick Dale), The Halibuts, Jon & The Nightriders, The Surf Raiders, Surf Punks, The Surfin' Lungs, The Wedge and The Neptunes!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys/ Huey Lewis & The News- "Power Of Love" (instrumental) The Raybeats- "Searching" The Surfin' Lungs- "Pray For Sun" The Surf Raiders- "Crash" Jon & The Nightriders- "Geronimo" Duane Eddy- "The Trembler" Good Time Segment: The Bangles 40th anniversary of All Over The Place The Bangles- "Tell Me" The Neptunes- "Hydrophobia" The Wedge- "Night Of The Living Wedge" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "It's Gettin' Late" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Davie Allan & The Arrows (with Dick Dale)- "Surf Trek" The Untamed Youth- "One Pine Box" Surf Punks- "My Beach" Catching A Wave Time Machine week ending June 15th 1985 on Billboard's Hot 100: #43 The Power Station- "Get It On (Bang A Gong)" #32 The Beach Boys- "Getcha Back" #1 Tears For Fears- "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Malibooz- "Surf Beat '81" The Halibuts- "Church Key" Outro music bed: Duane Eddy- "Rockabilly Holiday"
We hear the #1 song in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown this hour! Beth Riley has a great track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a song from The Good Guys in our Good Time Segment (what else?!) from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine to hear some tunes from radio station WQAM 560 AM from February 22nd, 1964 (including the song at the top) plus we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, there's so much great new music from The Surfrajettes, X, The Me Gustas, Genki Genki Panic, The Woggles, That Green (covering Nirvana), Desert Undertones, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, JUDODOJO and The Dirty Licks! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Surfrajettes- "Easy As Pie" The Me Gustas- "Grandpa's Wheels" Choice catalog cut from Dick Dale: Dick Dale- "The Pit" Genki Genki Panic- Crypt Walk" The Woggles- "Telling Me Lies" Good Time Segment: The Good Guys 60th anniversary of Sidewalk Surfing! (1964 GNP Crescendo) The Good Guys- "Collision Course" That Green- "Come As You Are" Desert Undertones- "Point Reyes" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Shut Down" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Sometimes Late At Night" Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown: #1 Dick Dale- "Miserlou" JUDODOJO- "Motorodeo" Catching A Wave Time Machine WQAM 560 AM (Miami, FL) February 22nd, 1964 #23 The Marketts- "Out Of Limits" #14 The Trashmen- "Bird Dance Beat" #1 The Beatles- "She Loves You" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Surfmen- "Paradise Cove" (1962) X- "Big Black X" The Dirty Licks- "Sidewinder" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
Where else can you find both Phish and The Muppets (Animal) going Head 2 Head covering a classic by The Surfaris? Right here on Catching A Wave! We also hear #3 and #2 in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown! Beth Riley has a tune related to The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a song by The Kaisers celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Duane Eddy)! Plus, there's songs from Ichi-Bons, The Scimitars, the Lake Devils, Magnatech, The Rebel Set, The Other Timelines, Marco Di Maggio, Jenny Don't & The Spurs, Punk Fiction, Ultra Lights, dayaway and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Magnatech- "Departure Hall" the Lake Devils- "Seizures" Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown: #3 Dick Dale- "Nitro" Ichi-Bons- "Snake Eyes" Ultra Lights- "Nostalgia" Good Time segment: The Kaisers 30th anniversary of "In Step With The Kaisers" (1994 No Hit Records) The Kaisers- "Squarehead" The Rebel Set- "Bummer City" The Scimitars- "Taverna" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: Kenny & Cadets- "What Is A Young Girl Made Of" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "El Tormento's Theme" Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown: #2 Dick Dale- "The Wedge" dayaway- "rogue wave" Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "War Cry!" Head 2 Head: Phish- "Wipe Out" The Muppets (Animal)- "Wipe Out" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Duane Eddy & The Rebels with The Rebelettes- "Your Baby's Gone Surfin'" Marco Di Maggio- "Okyo Affair" The Other Timelines- "Public Access '66 Theme" Punk Fiction- "Jungle Boogie" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Apache"
This hour of Catching A Wave is so jam packed worth of new tunes and special segments! We hear #5 and #4 in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We have a tune by Los Straitjackets from an album celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. There's a Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row by The Burkharts and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, rockers from JD McPherson, Greg Townson, Jet Jaguars, The Babalooneys, Austin John, Pointbreak, Vacant Planets, Nautylus (feat. Sys Malakian), Rapt In Blue, The Baron Four, The Burial Quartet and Gary Usher! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys JD McPherson- "Sunshine Getaway" Vacant Planets- "Mighty Sk8in' Power Rangers" Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown: #5 Dick Dale- "Hava Nagila" Austin John- "Sweet Tooth's Stomp" Pointbreak- "Tiger Hour" Good Time segment: Los Straitjackets 20th anniversary of Los Straitjackets Play Favorites (2004) Los Straitjackets- "Jack The Ripper" The Babalooneys- "Oceanside" Nautylus- "Eleki" (feat. Sys Malakian) Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Be Still" Greg Townson- "Paint The Town" #4 Dick Dale- "Let's Go Trippin'" Rapt In Blue- "Inversion 35 Degrees" The Burial Quartet- "Tiger By The Tail" Two-Nami: The Burkharts- "To Be Your Lover" The Burkharts- "Daisy, We've Got A Good Thing" Jammin' James Jukebox: The Fashions- "Surfin' Back To School" Gary Usher- "Mag Wheels" Jet Jaguars- "All Gas No Brakes" The Baron Four- "Never Feeling Blue" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
We'll spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun later this hour on Catching A Wave to hear 3 covers of The Beach Boys (BeachBoys Talk w/ Bobby Figuerora, Friends Of Dean Martinez and Bruce Johnston & Terry Melcher). Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! We hear a tune from an album by The Ventures celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockers from Langhorns, The Courettes (with La La Brooks) The Del Roswells, Aloha Screwdriver, Black Valley Moon, Don Diego Trio, Pixies, The Yeggs, Christian Love & Nate Ruvin, Messer Chups, Digital Vegetable and The Super Stocks!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Del Roswells- "Blaster 56" Black Valley Moon- "Heart Breakin' She-Devil" The Courettes (with La La Brooks)- "Run Run Runaway" Messer Chups- "So Tell The Girls I Am Back In Town" Digital Vegetable- "What Cacti Keep Quiet About" Good Time segment: The Ventures 60th anniversary of The Fabulous Ventures (1964 Dolton Records) The Ventures- "Journey To The Stars" The Yeggs- "Splittin' The Atom" Langhorns- "The Standoff" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Hully Gully" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Christian Love & Nate Ruvin- "The Fritz" Pixies- "You're So Impatient" Don Diego Trio/The Coquaros- "Tequila" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: BeachBoys Talk (with Bobby Figueroa)- "Baby Blue" Friends Of Dean Martinez- "The Warmth Of The Sun" Bruce Johnston & Terry Melcher- "Custom Machine" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Beach Girls- "He's My Surfin' Guy" The Super Stocks- "Gridiron Goodie" Aloha Screwdriver- "Cold Feats" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
We boldly go into the ring with William Shatner and The Cramps both performing the same song on our Head 2 Head segment on this new Catching A Wave! We really get weird with our Good Time segment...we celebrate the 60th anniversary of another fun album by Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos! Beth Riley has a solo track by Bruce Johnston in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Southern Culture On The Skids)! Plus, we have tracks by Kris Bone, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), Katatonics, Ichi-Bons, Magnatech, The Dirty Licks, Greg Townson, The Raveonettes, The Other Timelines, The Good Fortunes, The Ramblin' Ambassadors, The Currie Brothers, The Riptide Rats and The Hondells!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Kris Bone- "Bustin' Surfboards" The Currie Brothers- "Run Fink Run" The Riptide Rats- "Rat Stomp!" Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Went To A Party" The Ramblin' Ambassadors- "Dogs Of Mischief" Good Time segment: Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos 60th anniversary of Surfink! (1964 Capitol Records) Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos- "Phantom Surfer" The Good Fortunes- "Breaking Waves" The Other Timelines- "Unsafe At Any Speed" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: Bruce Johnston- "The Hamptons" The Raveonettes- "All I Have To Do Is Dream" Greg Townson- "Closer To The Truth" The Dirty Licks- "Malibu Barbie-Q" Magnatech- "Dumla The Green Rabbit" Head 2 Head: William Shatner- "Garbageman" The Cramps- "Garbageman" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Southern Culture On The Skids- "Rumors Of Surf" The Hondells- "Black Boots And Bikes" Ichi-Bons- "Leopardskin" Katatonics- "Spy v Spy" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
We relax in The Green Room for a fun chat with Mark Malibu from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas on this hour of Catching A Wave. We'll hear about some influences (The Beatles, The Monkees), approach to a new album, the surf scene, a couple tunes from the discography and a special request (The Astronauts). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from Dex Romweber Duo from an album (on Bloodshot Records) celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Fathoms). Plus, we've got tunes from The Jagaloons, The Woggles, Slowey & The Boats, Longobard Cruise Control, Cowabunghouls, dayaway, Los Days, Serf Lords and Vacant Planets! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Jagaloons- "The Goggles Do Nothing" Cowabunghouls- "Naders" dayaway- "true cyan" Los Days- "The Vanquished Sun" Serf Lords- "Not Subtle" Good Time segment: Dex Romweber Duo 10th anniversary of Images 13 (2014 Bloodshot Records) Dex Romweber Duo- "Blue Surf" Vacant Planets- "Spitfire and Visions" Longboard Cruise Control- "Propulsion" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "In My Car" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Slowey & The Boats- "Right Or Wrong" Green Room segment: Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Oceanside" Mark Malibu on early influences* The Beatles- "Twist & Shout" Mark Malibu on The Monkees The Monkees- "Let's Dance On" Mark Malibu on more Monkees chat and approach to new albums Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Fireball 407" Mark Malibu on the surf scene and a special request The Astronauts- "Baja" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:* The Fathoms- "Fathomized" The Woggles- "Hole In My Heart" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
There's a great mix of new tunes and 60's sounds on this hour of Catching A Wave. We board the Time Machine to go back to the week of February 4th, 1966 for radio station KFXM (Tiger Radio 590 in San Bernardino, CA) to hear a couple of songs on their Fabulous 40 Survey (including the song at the top). We have a tune from an album by The Surfaris from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has an instrumental from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Satan's Pilgrims covering The Shadows). Plus, great tunes from The Courettes (featuring the legendary La La Brooks of the iconic 60's girl group The Crystals!!!), Messer Chups, Reverend Horton Heat, The Lemon Twigs, Langhorns, Thalasses, MuerteMen, High Noon Kahuna, Stephen Sanchez, Pointbreak, The Babalooneys and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Messer Chups- "The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair" Thalasses- "Mar Mediterraneo" The Courettes (feat. La La Brooks)- "California" MuerteMen- "Moon Folly" The Babalooneys- "King Of The Surf" Good Time segment: The Surfaris 60th anniversary of Hit City '64 The Surfaris- "Scatter Shield" Langhorns- "Stagger" Pointbreak- "You Ain't No Cowboy" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Diamond Head" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Stephen Sanchez- "Beach Blue Bathing Suit" Reverend Horton Heat- "Ace Of Spades" High Noon Kahuna- "Lamborghini" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of February 4th, 1966 KFXM (Tiger Radio 590) San Bernardino, CA: #15 The Beach Boys- "Girl Don't Tell Me" #2 The T-Bones- "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) #1 Bobby Fuller Four- "I Fought The Law" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:* Satan's Pilgrims- "Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt" The Lemon Twigs- "Rock On (Over And Over)" Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "The Curse Of The Turner Beast" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
We take somewhat of a different programming route this week on Catching A Wave and salute The Beatles this hour in honor of Global Beatles Day on June 25th. It's celebrated on this day because the first ever global broadcast produced by the BBC. This special on the group beamed The Beatles performing "All You Need Is Love" on June 25th, 1967 to over 400 million people world wide. We hope to show the band's impact on a variety of genres and decades through the years. This hour, we hear a track from The Beatles from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a fab cover by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break. Our pals Dion and Joel Paterson go Head 2 Head later with their versions of a Beatles classic. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear an instrumental cover by The Ventures. Plus, there's covers by Cheap Trick, Chris Casello, George Martin, The Grip Weeds, Papa Doo Run Run, The Smithereens, Los Straitjackets, The Weeklings, Duane Eddy, The Midnight Callers, The Surf Dawgs, The Astronauts, Mick Beaulieu and a new solo track from Ringo Starr! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Cheap Trick- "Good Morning Good Morning" Chris Casello- "She's A Woman" The Astronauts- "I'm Down" Mick Beaulieu- "Eleanor Rigby" The Grip Weeds- "It's Only Love" Papa Doo Run Run- "I Am The Walrus" (surf instrumental) Good Time segment: The Beatles 60th anniversary of A Hard Day's Night The Beatles- "A Hard Day's Night" The Weeklings- "I've Just Seen A Face" Duane Eddy- "Something" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Tell Me Why" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Los Straitjackets- "I Feel Fine" The Smithereens- "Cry For A Shadow" The Surf Dawgs- "Please, Please Me" The Midnight Callers- "It Won't Be Long" Head 2 Head: Joel Paterson- "Drive My Car" Dion- "Drive My Car" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "Strawberry Fields Forever" George Martin- "Good Day Sunshine" Ringo Starr- "Gonna Need Someone" Outro music bed: Glen Campbell- "Ticket To Ride"
The official first day of summer is June 20th so we have a special Head 2 Head segment with both The Who and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts covering an Eddie Cochran summer themed classic! Beth Riley has a deep track from a band that knows a lot about summer in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a track from an album by The T-Bones that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. We drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's rockin' tunes from Satan's Pilgrims, dayaway, Aloha Screwdriver, Christian Love & Nate Ruvin, The Porcupines, Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men, My Dusty Raygun, The Malbehavers, X-Ray Cat Trio, So Long Surfer, Los Mochos Surf, Desert Undertones and Los Oxidados!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Desert Undertones- "Massacre Canyon" Los Oxidados- "June" Satan's Pilgrims- "32 Miles To Avalon" dayaway- "ghost beach" Los Mochos Surf- "The Jester" Good Time segment: The T-Bones 60th anniversary of Boss Drag At The Beach (1964 Liberty Records) The T-Bones- "White Water Wipe Out" So Long Surfer- "Outside" X-Ray Cat Trio- "Sir Gawain & The Green Knight" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Some Of Your Love" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Malbehavers- "Surfari" Christian Love & Nate Ruvin- "So Tightly" The Porcupines- "Shark Attack" Aloha Screwdriver- "Shock 15" Head 2 Head segment: Joan Jett- "Summertime Blues" The Who- "Summertime Blues" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Shondells- "Thunderbolt" Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men- "Bottle It" My Dusty Raygun- "Anarcho Frog" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
Beth Riley and I chat with legendary guitarist Bob Berryhill of The Surfaris in The Green Room segment on this hour of Catching A Wave. Hear how "Surfer Joe" and "Wipe Out" came about as well as country music influences (and a song from Joe Maphis), surf influencing punk rock and more! We hear a tune from an album by Chuck Berry that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time Segment. Beth has a deep track from America's band The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Atlantics from 1964). Plus, there's tracks from The Tremolo Beer Gut, The Jagaloons, The Midnight Callers, The Baron Four, Christian Love, The Bablooneys, Sun Bus, Culebra & Thee Evolution Surf School and Trabants! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Jagaloons- "Red Sunrise" The Tremolo Beer Gut- "Branded Dinosaur" The Midnight Callers- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" Trabants- "Mantra" Culebra & Thee Evolution Surf School- "Fictional Love" Good Time segment: Chuck Berry 60th anniversary of St. Louis To Liverpool (1964) Chuck Berry- "Liverpool Drive" Sun Bus- "Diablo Del Mar" The Babalooneys- "Sittin' On The Line" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Cool, Cool Water" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Christian Love- "Silhouette" Green Room segment with Bob Berryhill of The Surfaris: The Surfaris- "Surfer Joe" Bob Berryhill on country influences Joe Maphis- "Hot Rod Guitar" Bob Berryhill on surf influence on punk and stories behind "Surfer Joe" and "Wipe Out" The Surfaris- "Wipe Out" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Atlantics- "War Of The Worlds" The Baron Four- "You Need Me" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
It's almost summer but the tunes are already blazing hot this hour! Our "You're The Inspiration" segment returns with Alex Chilton and the Ramones covering Jan & Dean. Beth Riley has a solo track from Carl Wilson in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a tune from an album by The Astronauts celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. As always, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (song by Henry Gross with Carl Wilson and Ricky Fataar on backing vocals). We kick off the hour paying tribute to Duane Eddy who passed away on April 30th and a classic from his 1st album. Plus, we've got tunes from Bloodshot Bill, Messer Chups, Magnatech, The Desolate Coast, The Whys, The Shadows, Los Dedos, Jeff Larson, God Of Surf, Kincaid & The Memetics, Cowabunghouls and Gary Usher! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Remembering the late, great Duane Eddy (April 26, 1938-April 30, 2024): Duane Eddy- "Stalkin'" The Shadows- "The Savage" Jeff Larson- "This Summer" Messer Chups- "Charade" Good Time segment: The Astronauts 60th anniversary of Competition Coupe (1964) The Astronauts- "The Hearse" God Of Surf- "Summer Stomp" Magnatech- "(Theme From) Exodus" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: Carl Wilson- "The Grammy" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Bloodshot Bill- "Tres Tacos" The Desolate Coast- "Vanish From Vertigo Point" Kincaid and The Memetics- "Alone Together" You're The Inspiration segment: Jan & Dean- "Drag City" Alex Chilton- "New Girl In School" Ramones- "Surf City" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Henry Gross- "One More Tomorrow" (feat. Carl Wilson & Ricky Fataar on BGV's) Gary Usher- "Power Shift" The Whys- "Negative King" Cowabunghouls- "Saint Lou Rougarou" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
It's a "Beautiful Day" to ring the bell and go Head 2 Head on this hour of Catching A Wave! Hear a live version of this hit from U2 and a great cover by The Tourmaliners! There's a track from an album by Laika & The Cosmonauts on Yep Roc Records that's celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. Plus, we've got tracks by Glen Campbell (with Brian Setzer), The Balboas, Kris Bone, Satan's Pilgrims, The Nebulas, Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers, Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers, We Love Surf, The Cheapoes, Mick Beaulieu, Insect Surfers, Nautylus (with Sys Malakian) and The Blank Tapes! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Nebulas- "Solid State Reverb" Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers- "Troldhaugen Twist" The Balboas- "Agent From Wronski" We Love Surf- "Bubble Bath" The Cheapoes- "Hot Chocolate" Good Time Segment: Laika & The Cosmonauts 20th anniversary of Local Warming (2004) Laika & The Cosmonauts- "Rikki On The Loose" Lindsay & Brad- "You're The One" Kris Bone- "Casbah" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Wake The World" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Mick Beaulieu- "Seashore" Insect Surfers (with Davie Allan)- "Volcano Juice" Nautylus (feat. Sys Malakian)- "Brisa Del Mar" Satan's Pilgrims- "Rev-It" Head 2 Head: The Tourmaliners- "Beautiful Day" U2- "Beautiful Day" (live from Slane Castle, Ireland 2001) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Boardwalkers- "Spy vs. Spy" Glen Campbell with Brian Setzer- "In My Arms" (Dick Dale on additional guitar, Chris Isaak on BGV's) The Blank Tapes- "I Wanna Like It" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
We're always on the lookout for cool and unique covers of The Beach Boys for our Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun segment and we have a fun variety for you this week (David Bowie, El Castillo and Wall Of Voodoo). Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune by The Grip Weeds that is celebrating it's 20th anniversary on our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Tiki Men). Plus, there's tunes from La Luz, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, Destiny Forever (Feat. John Stamos, Phil Bardowell and David Bardowell), Bill Lloyd, The Surfers, The Volcanics, Joe Matera, The Seatopians, Lost Acapulco, White Sands and Los Misterios! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys White Sands- "Baja" Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Reverb Rage" Los Misterios- "Kit The Car" Bill Lloyd- "The Number System" La Luz- "Poppies" Good Time segment: The Grip Weeds 20th anniversary of Giant On The Beach The Grip Weeds- "Gone Before" Lost Acapulco- "Cranky Kong" The Seatopians- "Seahorsemen Of The Apocalypse" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Wonderful" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Destiny Forever- "Forever Mine" The Surfers- "Surf Party" Joe Matera- "Sunset Cruise" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: David Bowie- "God Only Knows" El Castillo- "Surfer Girl" Wall of Voodoo- "Do It Again" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Tiki Men- "Tiki Torcher" The Volcanics- "Green Room" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
Our fun interview segment called The Green Room returns this hour as Beth Riley and I talk with Nicole from The Surfrajettes. We hear a tune from them and from a special request from Nicole as well (The Astronauts). There's a track from an album by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (a mid 70's single by The King Of Twang- Duane Eddy!!). Plus, there's tunes from Sheverb, Wiped Out, Glen Campbell (with Brian Wilson), McKinley James, Collective Soul, Langhorns, Lords Of Atlantis, MFC Chicken, 3 Balls Of Fire, Man Or Astro-Man? and Tiger Shark Nilsson!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys MFC Chicken- "Skeeterin'" Lords Of Atlantis- "Eye Of The Sahara" Tiger Shark Nilsson- "Killer Whale" Collective Soul- "Mother's Love" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Lo Batt" Good Time segment: Dick Dale & His Del-Tones 60th anniversary of Summer Surf (1964) Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "Surfin' Rebel" Sheverb- "She Shanty" (radio edit) Langhorns- "Stoked" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "This Car Of Mine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE McKinley James- "Always On My Mind" Wiped Out- "American Hot Rods" 3 Balls Of Fire- "Road To Medina" Green Room segment: Nicole Damoff of The Surfrajettes on record stores, touring, packing for all seasons and a request for The Astronauts! The Astronauts- "Banzai Pipeline" (incorrectly listed as "Kuk" on the album) The Surfrajettes- "Warm Up" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Duane Eddy- "From 8 to 7" Glen Campbell (with Brian Wilson)- "Strong" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
Link Wray & The Surfaris go Head 2 Head as they both take on the classic "Hound Dog" later on this hour. Beth Riley has a deep solo track by one of The Beach Boys (Mike Love) in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spin a track from an album by the Surf Zombies that is celebrating it's 10th anniversary and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! (The Nebulas...The Surfaris, Surf Zombies and The Nebulas are all coming to Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender!!). Plus, we've got tunes from White Sands, The Mings, The Cynz (with Jim Babjak of The Smithereens), The Surfers, The Hamiltones, Don Diego Trio, Stephie James, Age Of Lazers, Kitten and The Tonics, Los Oxidados, Chris Casello, The Gaslight Anthem, Sam Evian and Kickstands! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Kitten and The Tonics- "Graveyard" Los Oxidados- "Pat Morita" White Sands- "The Black Cat Is Deathless" The Gaslight Anthem- "Ocean Eyes" Chris Casello- "Mr. Rebel" Good Time segment: Surf Zombies 10th anniversary of It's A...Thing (2014) Surf Zombies- "Martian Beach" Don Diego Trio/The Coguaros- "La Selva Tropical" The Hamiltones- "One Small Step" Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break: Mike Love- "Over and Over" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Sam Evian- "Another Way" The Surfers- "Catch The Wave" The Mings- "Slip and Fall" The Cynz (with Jim Babjak guest guitar)- "Room Without A View" Head 2 Head: Link Wray- "Hound Dog" The Surfaris- "Hound Dog" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Nebulas- "Falling Out Of Orbit" Kickstands- "Scrambler" Stephie James- "Steve McQueen" Age Of Lazers- "Select Your Player/ Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- Super Minx" Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
We're nearing the end of April but thankfully there's no end in sight for great music to play on Catching A Wave! We hear a track from an album by the Aqualads that is celebrating it's 20th anniversary on our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of them, Tears For Fears pays tribute to The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson specifically as our You're The Inspiration segment returns. As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week too (The Galaxy Trio)! Plus, hold on to your beach chairs, we've got rockers from Los Dedos, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, We Love Surf, The Surfaris, Semisonic, JUDODOJO, The Hula Girls, Los Misterios, The Riptide Rats, The Baron Four, The Verbtones, The Sandbanks and Cowabunghouls! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Liquid Walls" The Surfaris- "Point Panic" Semisonic- "The Rope" (radio edit) Los Misterios- "Surfing Motorcross" The Riptide Rats- "Action Jaxxon" Good Time segment: Aqualads 20th anniversary of Surf!, Surf!, Surf! (2004)* Aqualads- "Surf!, Surf!, Surf!" Los Dedos- "Night Safari" The Hula Girls- "Tabou" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "I'd Love Just Once To See You" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Baron Four- "Who Is Who" The Verbtones- "Take My Hand" The Sandbanks- "Lazy Day In The Sand" Cowabunghouls- "Monsters On The Bus" You're The Inspiration: Brian Wilson- "Some Sweet Day" Tears For Fears- "Brian Wilson Said" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Galaxy Trio- "Abduction At Cowboy Dodge" JUDODOJO- "A Time For Us (Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet)" We Love Surf- "Waiting For My Ride" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
We've got an hour packed with new tunes and classics on this Catching A Wave! We remember the late great Eric Carmen in our Two-nami segment with a solo track (with Brian Wilson and Bruce Johnston on BGV's) and one from the Raspberries. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by Bo Diddley celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our good time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (early Neil Young with his surf group The Squires)! Plus, there's tracks from The Midnight Callers, Hipbone Slim, Lifesavers (feat. Michael Knott RIP), Dick Dale & His Del-Tones, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, The Ghastly Ones, Insect Surfers, Don Diego Trio/ The Coguaros, The Space Agency, The Weeklings, My Dusty Raygun, The Scimitars and The MIA!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Hipbone Slim- "Evil Kneevil" Insect Surfers- "Batwave" Don Diego Trio/ The Coguaros- "Run Chicken Run" The Space Agency- "Instagull" The Weeklings- "April's Fool" Good Time segment: Bo Diddley & Chuck Berry 60th anniversary of Two Great Guitars (1964 Checker) Bo Diddley- "Fireball" My Dusty Raygun- "Close Encounters" The Scimitars- "Bari Simone" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "At My Window" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Midnight Callers- "The Eraser" Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "Cotton Pickin'" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Surfin' Crow" The MIA- "Firewall Dance" Two-nami: Eric Carmen (with Brian Wilson & Bruce Johnston BGV's)- "Hey Deanie" Raspberries- "Drivin' Around" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Squires (feat. Neil Young)- "Aurora" Lifesavers (Michael Knott)- "Ocean View Lane" The Ghastly Ones- "Double Agent 73 (Who Came In From The Cold)" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
Our Head 2 Head segment returns on this hour of Catching A Wave! The Monkees and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers both take on the same song! We hear a tune by The Surf Raiders from an album celebrating it's 40th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Boss Martians)! We also have rockers from Chris Casello, Moving Into Tucson, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Man Or Astro-Man?, Surfer Joe, Little Kahuna, Jeff Larson, Terreur Twist, The Meteoroids, Fly Janet, I. Jeziak & The Surfers and The Seismics!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Nut Jumpers- "Timeless" Chris Casello- "Chicken Pluckin'" Moving Into Tucson- "She Likes Me" Little Kahuna- "Fools Gold" The Seismics- "Brave The Storm" Good Time segment: The Surf Raiders 40th anniversary of On The Beach (1984) The Surf Raiders- "Ali Baba" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Man Made Of CO2" The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Death By My Side" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "I'm So Lonely" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Jeff Larson- "Something Of A Dream" Surfer Joe- "Hiroshi" Fly Janet- "Mango" Head 2 Head: The Monkees- "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Boss Martians- "Banzai Pipeline" Terreur Twist- "Jabba Jabba Hey" The Meteoroids- "Gimme Shimmy" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One" performing at Surf Guitar 101 Weekender Festival https://surfguitar101festival.com/ performing at Surfer Joe Festival https://www.surferjoemusic.com/festival/2024/program.php
Spring continues to bring great new rockin' tunes to the Catching A Wave playlist every week! This hour, we hear a tune from The Mermen from an album celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time segment. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of February 12th, 1966 for some songs on the WQAM 560 AM Miami chart. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (the band includes a young Benjamin Orr many years before helping form The Cars)! Plus, there's tunes from The Nebulas, Bankes Brothers, La Luz, Martin Cilia, Manic Vila, The Mings, The Hamiltones, Hypersonic Secret, Frank Turner, Los Oxidados and Rich Arithmetic! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Los Oxidados- "Bingo" Rich Arithmetic- "Saving Sunset" The Nebulas- "Euphorion" Manic Vila- "Fever Dream" The Mings- "Just Like Your Love" Good Time segment: The Mermen 30th anniversary of Food For Other Fish (1994) The Mermen- "Ocean Beach" Hypersonic Secret- "Flightline" The Hamiltones- "Armed and Crazy (In Space)" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Amusement Parks USA" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Frank Turner- "Girl From The Record Shop" Martin Cilia- "Riding The Wave" La Luz- "Strange World" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of February 12, 1966 for WQAM 560 AM Miami, FL #10 Neal Hefti- "Batman Theme" #9 The Golliwogs- "Brown Eyed Girl" #1 Nancy Sinatra- "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Grasshoppers- "Twin Beat" Bankes Brothers- "In Waves" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
We get another Two-nami in the forecast on this week's Catching A Wave with 2 in a row from The Exbats! Beth Riley has an early instrumental track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by Jan & Dean celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we get rockers from Amphibian Man, Galvezton, The Outta Sites (appearing at Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender), Barrence Whitfield and The Savages, The Bahareebas, Surf Muscle, Stephie James, The Cynz, Kincaid & The Memetics, Secret Agent, Rangers, Hipbone Slim and Atomic Tom!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Amphibian Man- "Zenith" Surf Muscle- "Neptune's Bassoon" The Bahareebas- "Sal's Got Sand Between Her Toes" Galvezton- "Temptation Inside Your Heart" Kincaid & The Memetics- "AC Fontana" Good Time segment: Jan & Dean 60th anniversary of Deadman's Curve/ New Girl In School (1964 Liberty) Jan & Dean- "My Mighty GTO" Stephie James- "Surf" The Cynz- "Crow Haired Boys" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Honky Tonk" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Secret Agent- "Disguise" Barrence Whitfield and The Savages- "Rumble Strip" Rangers- "Telstar" Hipbone Slim AKA Sir Bald- "Persian Rug Ride" Two-nami: The Exbats- "Ghost In The Record Store" The Exbats- "Riding With Paul" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Scarlets- "Stampede" The Outta Sites- "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." Atomic Tom- "Let Me Show Yow It's Done" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
We ring the bell and go Head 2 Head on this Catching A Wave with both Motorhead and Mike Love covering a Ramones classic! We hear a tune from an album by The Ventures that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Untamed Youth). We pay tribute to the late, great Dexter Romweber who unfortunately passed away on Feb. 16th, 2024. Plus, hear some rockers from Chris Casello, The Eye Five, Man Or Astro-Man?, Jeffrey Foskett, Dick Dale, The Immediate Family, The Wretched Edsels, Abyssal Lurkers, Los Baby Jaguars, I. Jeziak & The Surfers, Santa Anna Bay Coconuts, Los Misterios. Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Jeffrey Foskett- "Baseball Card Fever" Dick Dale- "Smoke On The Water" Los Baby Jaguars- "Playa Boogaloo" I. Jeziak & The Surfers- "Big Wave" Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Pacifica" Good Time segment: The Ventures 60th anniversary of Knock Me Out (1964) The Ventures- "Bird Rockers" Los Misterios- "Surfsilvania" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Inside The Atom" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Louie, Louie" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Immediate Family- "Lost In The Shuffle" RIP Dexter Romweber (June 18th, 1966-February 16th, 2024): Dexter Romweber- "Bombora" Chris Casello- "Sharkskin Buffalo" The Wretched Edsels- "Carm and Claire" Head 2 Head: Mike Love- "Rockaway Beach" Motorhead- "Rockaway Beach" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Untamed Youth- "Come On Down To My Boat" The Eye Five- "Del Scorcher" Abyssal Lurkers- "Bankshot" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
The first day of Spring is just around the corner (March 19th) so if the warmer temps don't put you in a good mood yet, this hour of tunes on Catching A Wave definitely will! We hear a tune from Danny Amis & Twin Tones from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from America's band The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of March 5th, 1965 to hear some songs on the chart for WLS Chicago that week (including their #1 song). We pay tribute to our friend J.M. Van Eaton who passed away on Feb. 9th, 2024. He was the drummer on so much great music for Sun Records (Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, Bill Justis and so many more)! There's a rare track from an album he did with Billy Lee Riley in the early 90's. Plus, there's rockers from Pearl Jam, His Lordship, The Malibooz (being inducted in the California Music Hall Of Fame on April 14th as well as Walter Egan as a solo artist), The Meteoroids, Fever Drive, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, El Castillo, The MIA, My Dusty Raygun, The Seismics and Little Kahuna!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Little Kahuna- "Tiki Pop" The Meteoroids- "Dig It!" R.I.P. J.M. Van Eaton (December 23rd, 1937-February 9th, 2024): J.M. Van Eaton & Billy Lee Riley- "Bo Diddley" Pearl Jam- "Dark Matter" The Seismics- "Next Wave" Good Time segment: Danny Amis & Twin Tones 10th anniversary of Super Spy & Western Tones (2014) Danny Amis & Twin Tones- "Twilight Town" His Lordship- "Cat Call" My Dusty Raygun- "Harry's Situation" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Here She Comes" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The MIA- "Let It Surf" The Malibooz- "So Bad" The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Let's Go (Back In Time)" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of March 5th, 1965 for WLS Chicago #39 Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Apache '65" #14 The Kinks- "All Day & All Through The Night" #1 The Beatles- "Eight Days A Week" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "007-11" El Castillo- "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" Fever Drive- "Mr. Alarm" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
There's lots of new tunes, classics and all in between on this hour of Catching A Wave. We spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear 3 randomly chosen covers of The Beach Boys (Edison Lighthouse, Sonic Youth and Bob Vaught & The Renegades). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune from Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Raveonettes). Plus, we've got rockers from Chris Casello, Terreur Twist, Stephie James, The Cynz, White Sands, Man Or Astro-Man?, songs from Triple Agent Records Vol. VII sampler (Systillus and Judo Dojo), The Hamiltones, Galvezton and Fly Janet.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Chris Casello- "Surfin' Hayride" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Welcome To The Wicky Wacky World Of John Peel (The Wayward Meteor)" Judo Dojo- "Stay Out Of The Water" The Cynz- "Little Miss Lost" White Sands- "Vampire Drug Party" Good Time segment: Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos 60th anniversary of Rods N' Ratfinks (1964 Capitol Records) Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos- "Hey Rat Fink" Systilus- "Sin Tabla" Stephie James- "Five & Dimer" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Got To Know The Woman" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Hamiltones- "Space Race" Galvezton- "Some Kinda Love Fly Janet- "Helsinki" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Edison Lighthouse- "Fun, Fun, Fun" Bob Vaught & The Renegades (spelled "Renegaids" on the cover)- "Surfin' Safari" Sonic Youth- "I Know There's An Answer" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Raveonettes- "Attack Of The Ghost Riders" Terreur Twist- "Reverb In Blood" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
The Surfrajettes and Chet Atkins both take on a classic from The Beatles in our Head 2 Head segment on this new Catching A Wave. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by The Challengers celebrating it's 60th Anniversary in our Good Time segment. We tell you about an upcoming "Favorite Song Countdown" coming later this year for Dick Dale. The Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week is a cover of a Dick Dale classic too! We remember Melinda Ledbetter Wilson who passed away on January 30th with a beautiful tune by her husband, Brian Wilson ("Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl"). Plus, there's tracks by The Courettes, Martin Cilia, The Vaccines, The Beatersband, Mr. Cesar, Yalisco, Los Twangheads, The Frigidaires, Sys Malakian feat. Los Atascados, Blue Dawn & The Day Breakers and Tiger Shark Nilsson!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Tiger Shark Nilsson- "Night Surfer" Sys Malakian feat. Los Atascados- "Aguas Locas" Dick Dale- "Surf Buggy" The Courettes- "You Woo Me" The Frigidaires- "Rip Current" Good Time segment: The Challengers 60th anniversary of K-39 (1964 Vault Records) The Challengers- "Mr. Rebel" Los Twangheads- "La Venganza" Yalisco- "High Tide" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "I'm So Young" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Blue Dawn & The Day Breakers- "Out Of Sight" For Melinda Ledbetter Wilson (October 3rd, 1946-January 30th, 2024): Brian Wilson- "Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl" The Beatersband- "Danny Says" Mr. Cesar- "When Luchadors Cry" Head 2 Head: Chet Atkins- "She Loves You" The Surfrajettes- "She Loves You" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Huevos Rancheros- "The Wedge" Martin Cilia- "Splash and Run" The Vaccines- "Love To Walk Away" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Flying Wedge (Drag Race)"
Hear The Beach Boys song that was an inspiration behind a Genesis classic in this week's You're The Inspiration segment. Beth Riley also has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a track from an album by Duane Eddy celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, there's songs from Mr, Splice Guy, The Seismics, The Balboas, Satan's Pilgrims, The Surfers, Real Estate, Little Kahuna, Sam Evian, Ultrasonic Grand Prix, Los Abismos, Intoxicos, Manic Vila and The Bahareebas!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Seismics- "The After After After Party" Intoxicos- "Dag Party" Ultrasonic Grand Prix- "Instafuzz" The Surfers- "Misirlou" Real Estate- "Water Underground" Good Time segment: Duane Eddy 60th anniversary of Water Skiing (1964 RCA) Duane Eddy- "Jumping The Wake" Los Abismos- "That Surf Thing" Little Kahuna- "Flying Coffin" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "The Girl From New York City" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Sam Evian- "Wild Days" Satan's Pilgrims- "Crying In A Storm" Manic Vila- "Set Ways" The Bahareebas- "Confrontation Part II" You're The Inspiration segment: The Beach Boys- "Sail On, Sailor" Genesis- "Misunderstanding" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Rock-A-Teens- "Woo Hoo" Mr. Splice Guy- "The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise" The Balboas- "Attack Of The Fire Ants" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
Get ready for a Two-nami in the forecast on this Catching A Wave. We hear 2 songs with Link Wray on guitar (Bert & Ray and The Fender Benders). There's a track from an album by the Ramones that is celebrating it's 40th anniversary on our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a fun track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Neanderthals). Plus, we've got rockers from Messer Chups, Martin Cilia, Ride, Ricky Byrd, The Hooters, Paul Collins, Kincaid & The Memetics, The Dwellers, Erick Voeks & The Ghosters, Punk Fiction, Amphibian Man, Cameronoise and Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Messer Chups- "Dark Side Of Paradise" Martin Cilia- "Rising Surf" Paul Collins- "Will You Come Through" The Hooters- "Guava Jive" Kincaid & The Memetics- "Tetrachromatic" Good Time segment: Ramones 40th anniversary of Too Tough To Die Ramones- "No Good" Erik Voeks & The Ghosters- "It Means Nothing Now" The Dwellers- "Hang Tetris" (Korobeiniki Surf) Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Drive-In" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Ricky Byrd- "Rhapsody In Blues (One For Jeff)" Ride- "Peace Sign" Punk Fiction- "The Last Race" Amphibian Man- "Rising" Two-Nami (two songs featuring Link Wray on guitar): Bert & Ray- "Night Life" (written by Link Wray/ "Bert"- Link Wray, "Ray"- Ray Scearce) The Fender Benders- "XKE" (written by Link Wray & Jack Van Horn) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Neanderthals- "Betty Lou's Got A New Tattoo" Cameronoise- "Hillbilly Heroin" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Yakety Axe" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on with this episode of Catching A Wave (including this new single from The Courettes)! We hear a track from an album by The Rip Chords celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. JD McPherson and Man Or Astro-Man? go Head 2 Head with their cover of a track by the Pixies. There's a couple of covers by Kris Bone and Abyssal Lurkers for you lovebirds for Valentines Day. We also pay tribute to the late, great Larry Collins who unfortunately passed away on January 5th at 79 years old. We also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Duane Eddy covering Bob Dylan)! Plus, we have tunes from Black Flamingos, The Rumtones, pär, The Weeklings, The Breakers, Johnny's Uncalled Four, The Isotopes, The Masonics, Pozor Vlak and Kickstands!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Rumtones- "Jetty Banger" Johnny's Uncalled Four- "Bulldog" The Courettes- "Shake" Black Flamingos- "Septima Patrulla" The Isotopes- "Volcano Bungee Jump" Good Time segment: The Rip Chords 60th anniversary of Three Window Coupe (1964 Columbia Records) The Rip Chords- "Hot Rod USA" Valentines corner: Abyssal Lurkers- "Cupid" Kris Bone- "Loving You" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Breakers- "Internal Sun" RIP Larry Collins (October 4, 1944-January 5, 2024) Larry Collins- "The Rebel-Johnny Yuma" The Masonics- "Big Bad Goblin" Pozor Vlak- "Surf Me An Angel" Head 2 Head: JD McPherson- "Manta Ray" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Manta Ray" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Duane Eddy- "Don't Think Twice" Kickstands- "Hill Climb" pär- "The Space Walk" The Weeklings- "Like We Used To Do" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
So much great new and vintage music keeps coming in to Catching A Wave and we do our best to play as much as we can! We've got a tune from an album by Dick Dale celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of them...the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun returns with 3 randomly chosen covers OF The Beach Boys (Nate Ruvin, Anakin and Calvin Cool & The Surf Knobs) and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week. Plus, we've rockers from The Balboas, Eliott Janz, The Caezars, Ryan Adams, The Delta Ring, The Hellflowers, The Pickin' Boppers, Magnatech, Jittery Jack with Amy Griffin, The Lifesavers, Secret Agent and MrJuan!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Balboas- "Son Of Dale" The Hellflowers- "Vámonos" The Delta Ring- "Return Of The Astro-Jerks" MrJuan- "These Boots" Ryan Adams- "Heatwave" Good Time Segment: Dick Dale 60th anniversary of Mr. Eliminator Dick Dale- "Mr. Eliminator" Magnatech- "Sulva Bay" Jittery Jack with Amy Griffin on guitar- "The Stomp" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "You're Still A Mystery" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Secret Agent- "Love In A Post War" The Pickin' Boppers- "Wild Shot" The Caezars- "Heartache Overload" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Nate Ruvin (with Allesandro)- "Getcha Back" Anakin- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Calvin Cool & The Surf Knobs- "Surfin' USA" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Ronnie and The Savoys- "Slappin' Rods & Leaky Oil" The Lifesavers- "Dog Days Of An Indian Summer" Eliott Janz- "Flight (Dick Dale King Of The Surf Guitar Remix)" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine again this hour and set our destination for the week of December 4th, 1963 for radio station KIMN (Denver, CO) to hear a couple of songs on their chart that week including the song at the top. We've got a track from a Brian Wilson album that's celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Sir Cliff Richard & The Shadows). Plus, the hour is packed with new and classics from The Weeklings (on Jem Records), Kris Bone, The Seismics, Froghat, Los Surfer Compadres, The Surfers, Mr. Cesar, The Super Stocks, Rangers, Room Service and The Desolate Coast! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Seismics- "Lost Summer" The Surfers- "Hot Rod" The Weeklings- "None Of Your Business" Room Service- "Blitz" The Desolate Coast- "Wrinkles In The Sea Of Serenity" Good Time Segment: Brian Wilson 20th anniversary of Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE Brian Wilson- "In Blue Hawaii" Los Surfer Compadres- "Stomp Dream" Mr. Cesar- "Lucha Cool" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "County Fair" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Bahareebas- "Pressure" Kris Bone- "Jack The Ripper" Rangers- "Oh My Love" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of December 4th, 1963 for KIMN (Denver, CO) #10 The Beach Boys- "Be True To Your School" #9 Dion- "Drip Drop" #1 The Kingsmen- "Louie, Louie" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Cliff Richard & The Shadows- "Blue Turns To Grey" The Super Stocks- "Ramcharger" Froghat- "The Long & Winding Toad" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
On this Catching A Wave, we get another fun Head 2 Head battle with live cover versions of a Little Richard rocker by both Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Astronauts. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! There's a cool tune from The Ventures from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (EARLY Paul Simon). There's rockers from Man Or Astro-man?, The Immediate Family, Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks, Los Straitjackets, That Green, Porno For Pyros, Arno De Cea & The Clockwork Wizards, Pozar Vlak, Waikik Makaki, Los Vaccine, Cosmic Surf and Los Reverb! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Los Twangheads- "Mysterious Signals" That Green- "Surf Musette" Porno For Pyros- "Agua" Los Vaccine- "Caribbean Amphibian" Cosmic Surf- "Catatonic" Good Time segment: The Ventures 60th anniversary of The Ventures In Space The Ventures- "The Bat" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Special Agent Conrad Uno" Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks- "Where You Gone?" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Crack At Your Love" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Los Reverb- "Marolita" The Immediate Family- "Whole Lotta Rock and Roll" Waikiki Makaki- "Full Contact Surf" Pozor Vlak- "Dawn Surf" Head 2 Head: Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Good Golly Miss Molly" (live at Royal Albert Hall, UK) The Astronauts- "Good Golly Miss Molly" (live in Boulder, CO) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Tico and The Triumphs- "Motorcycle" Los Straitjackets- "Sasquatch" Arno De Cea & The Clockwork Wizards- "Zeus" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
This a jam packed hour of awesome tunes on Catching A Wave! Our "You're The Inspiration" segment returns with The Beatles and covers by The Weeklings and Cheap Trick (The Weeklings and Cheap Trick will both be at Beatles On The Beach Festival coming up very soon). We hear a track from an album by The Surfaris celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We pay tribute to the late, great Jeffrey Foskett (who unfortunatley passed away on December 11th, 2023 at 67 years old). We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Gary Usher)! Plus, there's rockers from Laramie Dean, The Breakers, Los Surfer Compadres, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Savarit, Interstellar Riders, Kaw Tikis, Los Atascados (feat. Sys Malakian), The Surfin' Birds and The Surfle Jerks! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Surfle Jerks- "Little Z's Surfy Slumber Party (Zelda's Theme) Los Atascados (feat. Sys Malakian)- "Il Mamatore Innamorato" The Surfin' Birds- "Caterpillar Walk" RIP Jeffrey Foskett February 17, 1956-December 11, 2023 Jeffrey Foskett- "Thru My Window" Kaw Tikis- "Catwoman In Bat Cave" Good Time segment: The Surfaris 60th Anniversary of Fun City, USA (1964) The Surfaris- "Burnin' Rubber" Savarit- "K39" The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Knocked Down" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Sweet Sunday Kinda Love" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Interstellar Riders- "Tom Tom City" Laramie Dean- "Escape From Space Mountain" The Breakers- "Seamhead" You're The Inspiration segment: The Beatles- "Tomorrow Never Knows" Cheap Trick- "Day Tripper" (live) The Weeklings- "The Word" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Gary Usher- "That's Just The Way I Feel" Los Surfer Compadres- "Blues Theme & Born Losers" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
Our Catching A Wave Good Time segment features a track from The Trashmen from their Surfin' Bird album that is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year! We board the Time Machine for the week of January 19th, 1962 to hear 3 songs on the KFWB Los Angeles chart (including the song at the top). Beth Riley has a deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Ventures covering The Go-Go's)! Plus, we've got tunes from The 5.6.7.8's, The Masonics, Underwater Bosses, Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks, The Del Roswells, Jake Andrews, Magnatech, The Don Powell Band (with Jim Lea), Los Grainders, Culebra & Thee Evolution Surf School, The Zipheads and The Super Stocks! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The 5.6.7.8's- "Help" The Masonics- "New Rose" The Del Roswells- "Human See Human Do" Culebra & The Evolution Surf School- "Tajamar" Jake Andrews- "Pipeline" (single version) Good Time segment: The Trashmen 60th Anniversary of Surfin' Bird (1964) The Trashmen- "Tube City" Magnatech- "Do The Swine" The Don Powell Band- "My Sharona" (with Jim Lea) Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Let The Wind Blow" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Zipheads- "Everybody Knows" Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks- "Beyond The Back Of Beyond" Los Grainders- "Sharp Stone" Catching A Wave Time Machine: Week of January 19th, 1962 KFWB #30 The Belairs- "Mr. Moto" #2 The Marketts- "Surfer's Stomp" #1 Chubby Checker- "The Twist" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "Surfin' & Spyin'" The Super Stocks- "T Roadster" Underwater Bosses- "Blue Moon Child Of Surf" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
On this Catching A Wave, we introduce a new segment we'll hear at least monthly this year called Head 2 Head! This first one has "California Sun" by Dick Dale and Ramones. Let us know which one you like the best (we know...it's tough to choose since they're both great!). We also spin a tune by Jan & Dean from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time Segment. Beth Riley has a deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (it's a piano man covering another piano man). Plus, we've got songs by Slowey & The Boats, Chrome Castle, The Beatles, The Nut Jumpers, The Routes, The Breakers, Guitarmy Of One, Man Or Astro-man?, The Joyful Hope, Amphibian Man, Monster Wave, Playa Amarilla and Los Reverb!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Breakers- "Escaping Through The Window" Slowey and The Boats- "Si Tu Vois Ma Mere" The Nut Jumpers- "Blue Voodoo" The Routes- "Train Of Thought" Guitarmy Of One- "The Sea And The Seventh Veil Of Surveilence" Good Time Segment: Jan & Dean 60th Anniversary of The Little Old Lady From Pasadena (1964) Jan & Dean- "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Put Your Finger In The Socket" The Joyful Hope- "Crimson Weed" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Bells Of Paris" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Beatles- "You Can't Do That" (2023 mix) Amphibian Man- "Reaction" Monster Wave- "Pazuzu Luau" Chrome Castle- "Lucky Bee" Head 2 Head: Ramones- "California Sun" Dick Dale- "California Sun" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Hassles (feat. a young Billy Joel)- "Great Balls Of Fire" Playa Amarilla- "Seagull" Los Reverb- "Fat Fenders" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
t's our annual ALL Christmas show on Catching A Wave! Beth Riley (from Boppin' With Beth and her Catching A Wave segment here called Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break...hear one of their Christmas tunes this hour) co-hosts with me once again. We hear a Leon Redbone tune in our Good Time segment from the Elf soundtrack celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's songs from JD McPherson, Joel Paterson, The Monkees, The Grip Weeds, The Tourmaliners, Phil Keaggy, Jim & The Sea Dragons, The Smithereens, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, The Breakers (with Dan Peters), Abyssal Lurkers, The Evergleams (feat. members of Black Flamingos), The Manakooras, The Surf Junkies and The Surfisticats!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Grip Weeds- "Christmas Dream" The Tourmaliners- "Joy To The World" JD McPherson- "Every Single Christmas" Joel Paterson- "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" The Evergleams- "A Marshmallow World" Good Time Segment: 20th Anniversary of Elf (Music From The Major Motion Picture) (2003) Leon Redbone- "Christmas Island" The Manakooras- "Snowfall" The Surf Junkies- "Missing You On Christmas" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break The Beach Boys- "Christmas Day" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Phil Keaggy- "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" The Monkees- "House Of Gingerbread" The Surfisticats- "Santa Bring Me A Surfboard Please" The Tikiyaki Orchestra- "Wonderful Christmastime" The Breakers (with Dan Peters)- "Snow Storm Stomp" Abyssal Lurkers- "Fairytale Of New York" Jammin' James Jukebox selection: Jackie & The Cedrics- "Silent Night Rumble" The Smithereens- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" Jim And The Sea Dragons- "Candy Cane City" Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Sleigh Bells"
This is our bonus 2nd hour this year! We hope to make this a new tradition as we just love Christmas music and wanted to offer more! Beth Riley co-hosts and has another fun tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a Nick Lowe tune from his holiday album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a Los Straitjackets selection this hour! We've spin rockers from Reverend Horton Heat, The Ventures, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Bongos, Monsters From The Surf, The Weeklings, The Untamed Youth, The Malibooz, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th, Davie Allan & The Arrows, Southern Culture On The Skids, Satan's Pilgrims, The Isotopes, Underwater Bosses, The Slimetones and The Volcanics!
Intro music bed: "Deck The Halls"- Los Straitjackets Monsters From The Surf- "A Surfer's Christmas List" The Bongos- "Rock The Christmas Cheer" The Slimetones- "Neon Christmas" The Volcanics- "Tidings Of Comfort And Joy" Underwater Bosses- "God Rest Ye Gnarly Gentlemen" Good Time Segment Nick Lowe 10th Anniversary of Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family Nick Lowe- "The North Pole Express" Revernd Horton Heat- "Jingle Bells" The Ventures- "We Three Kings" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Santa's Got An Airplane" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Joan Jett & The Blackhearts- "Little Drummer Boy" The Weeklings- "Gonna Be Christmas" The Isotopes- "Little Saint Nick" The Malibooz- "Carol Of The Swells" The Untamed Youth- "Santa's Gonna Shut 'Em Down" Satan's Pilgrims- "Greensleeves" Jammin' James Jukebox selection: Los Straitjackets- "A Marshmallow World" Southern Culture On The Skids- "Surfin' On Christmas (Santa Won't You Bring Me Some Waves)" Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Frosty The Snowman" Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "Batman Smells" Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
We've got a mix of new tunes and Christmas tracks this hour on Catching A Wave! There's festive tunes from Joel Paterson, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Al Jardine, Martin Cilia, Agent Octopus, The Delta Ring and Gary Huey as well as a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week (The Ventures)! Beth Riley has a Good-Time deep track by The Beach Boys. The Marketts have a track celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment too! Plus, there's rockers from The Breakers, Micky Dolenz, The Carnivals, Savarit, The Surfers, The Rhino Chasers, The Patina Turners and Interstellar Riders!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Breakers- "Sharks In The Streets" The Carnivals- "Tropicana Je" Savarit- "Desert Sun" The Surfers- "Tequila" The Rhino Chasers- "Moonlight Swamis" Good Time segments: The Marketts 60th Anniversary of The Marketts Take To Wheels (1963) The Marketts- "Bucket Seats" The Patina Turners- "Shore Break" Interstellar Riders- "Tombstoning" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Good Time" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Micky Dolenz- "Radio Free Europe" Christmas programming: Joel Paterson- "Christmas Island" The Delta Ring- "O Holy Night" Al Jardine- "Sunshine To Snowflakes" Martin Cilia- "Deck The Halls" Agent Octopus- "Rudolph The Red Nosed Spy" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Christmas Light Fight" Gary Hoey- "Frosty The Snowman" Outro music bed: Los Straitjackets- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
We've got a fun non-traditional Christmas Block on this hour's Catching A Wave! Hear festive tunes from Cheap Trick, Charlie & The Tropicales, Kurt Baker and 2 new tunes from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas and Magnatech (from Surfin' Kitty 4)! Beth Riley has a revved up deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune from an album by The New Dimensions celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week by the King Of Fuzz Guitar (Davie Allan)! Plus, we've got The McCharmlys, Ramones, Man Or Astro-man?, Monster Wave, Sheryl Crow, Coral Fuzz, The Isotopes, Atomic Drag, The Dreadtones, Rangers and The Joyful Hope!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Man Or Astro-Man?- "Gargantua's Last Stand" The Joyful Hope- "Six Riders" Rangers- "Ginza Lights" Sheryl Crow- "Alarm Clock" Monster Wave- "Wolfman Stomp" Good Time segment: The New Dimensions 60th Anniversary of Dueces And Eights (1963): The New Dimensions- "Chicky Run" The Dreadtones- "The Nomads" Atomic Drag- "Googuy" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Custom Machine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Christmas Block: Cheap Trick- "Come On Christmas" Charlie & The Tropicales- "Christmas Tree" Kurt Baker- "Christmas In The Sand" Magnatech- "Winterbeach Sparkle" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Super Sonic Santa" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Davie Allan- "War Path" Ramones- "My-My Kind Of Girl" Coral Fuzz- "Guitar Radiation" The Isotopes- "Sneezing Mirror" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
There's a Catching A Wave Christmas Block of tunes this hour from The Grip Weeds (remixed and remastered and featuring Pat Dinizio & Jim Babjak of The Smithereens), The Cowsills, Brian Wilson, Los Straitjackets and Blue Man Group! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune from an album by Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time Segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, There's tunes from Los Surfer Compadres, Magnatech, Joe Wong, Darren Michael Boyd, The Beatles, The Twang Kings (covering The Beatles), Intoxicos, The Surfers, The Deaf Surfers and Psychotic Youth!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Los Surfer Compadres- "El Condor Pasa" Magnatech- "The Mighty North Sea" Joe Wong- "Into Nothing" The Deaf Surfers- "Love Goddess Of Venus" The Surfers- "Tiki" Good Time segment: Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers 60th Anniversary of Surfer's Slide (1963): Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers- "Malibu Run" Intoxicos- "Longboard Heroes" The Twang Kings- "A Hard Day's Night" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Good Timin'" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Beatles- "Now and Then" Christmas Block: The Grip Weeds- "2,000 Miles" The Cowsills- "Winter Wonderland" Brian Wilson- "On Christmas Day" Los Straitjackets- "Jingle Bell Rock" Blue Man Group- "Jingle Bones" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Shindigs- "Thunder Reef" Psychotic Youth- "Summer Days" Darren Michael Boyd- "No Pain, No Stain" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We kick off the holidays with a couple of new Christmas releases by Joel Paterson and The Manakooras (both on Hi-Tide Recordings) and there will be plenty more in the coming weeks (if you're on Santa's Nice list)! We hear the title cut from Ruby Baby (celebrating it's 60th anniversary) from Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer Dion in our Good Time segment. There's a snippet of an interview with Dion too where I ask him about that song and the album cover which was cut out and included on The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover too. Beth Riley has an early deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and as always we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our twangy selection of the week (the legendary Duane Eddy). Plus, there's tunes from Amphibian Man, Kris Bone, Dogstar, Danny B. Harvey, Los Grainers, Abyssal Lurkers, The Weeklings, The Gold Needles, Chrome Castle, The Brain Waves, The Serfers, The Ventures and The Slimetones!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Amphibian Man- "Program" Abyssal Lurkers- "I'm Not A Loser" The Weeklings- "Brian Jones" Chrome Castle- "Walla Walla" The Brain Waves- "Experiment In Terror" Good Time segment: Dion 60th Anniversary of Ruby Baby (1963): Dion- "Ruby Baby" Danny B. Harvey- "The Girls Of Summer" The Serfers- "Crash And Burn" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Judy" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Ventures- "Summertime Blues" Los Grainers- "Storm Surf" Dogstar- "Sunrise" The Slimetones- "Slime City" Christmas spotlight: Joel Paterson- "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" The Manakooras- "Christmas Day" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Duane Eddy- "The Man With The Gold Guitar" The Gold Needles- "Hit The Main Drag" Kris Bone- "Cecilia Ann" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Raunchy"
We've got the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun bringing some super fun and randomly chosen covers OF The Beach Boys this hour (including a young Lou Reed). Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a track from the Cayucas from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (pre-Doors Ray Manzarek). Plus, a wide variety of awesomeness from Sir Bald & Los Hairies, Ringo Starr, The Cosmic Wrays, Play Amarailla, Rocket Ciaro, The Dandy Warhols, The Eye Five, Scott Tournet, Voodoo Surf Tribe, Mario Cobo, Beach Bomb and Kaw Tikis!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Sir Bald & Los Hairies- "The Hairy Surfer" Rocket Cairo- "Sultan's Shake" The Dandy Warhols- "The Summer Of Hate" Beach Bomb- "Satyr Salsa" Kaw Tikis- "Rumble At Muscle Beach" Good Time segment: Cayucas 10th Anniversary of Bigfoot (2013): Cayucas- "A Summer Thing" Playa Amarilla- "Viceroy" Mario Cobo- "La Noche Americana" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Da Doo Ron Ron" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Eye Five- "Undead Twist Pt. 1" Ringo Starr- "Feeling The Sunlight" Voodoo Surf Tribe- "Spychotic" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: The De-Fenders- "Little Deuce Coupe" The Hot Doggers- "Surfin' USA" The Surfsiders- "Surfin'" (featuring an uncredited Lou Reed) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Rick & The Ravens- "Rampage" (written by and featuring Ray Manzarek) Scott Tournet- "Cadillac" The Cosmic Wrays- "Roswell Roundup" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
There's another Catching A Wave "Two-nami" in the forecast this hour with 2 songs in a row featuring Bob Spalding on guitar (solo track and new one from The Ventures). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a La Luz tune from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (instrumental from Cheap Trick). Plus, there's a couple of songs from the new Triple Agent Records Volume VI release (Tremolo Beer Gut with Zombierella and The Greasy Gills) as well as rockers from Al Jardine, The Meteoroids, Magnatech, Black Flamingos, U2, Surf Cult, The Patina Turners, Guitarmy Of One, Kay Firlito & The Sun-Dried Surf Band, His Lordship and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Black Flamingos- "Tales From The Crypt" Guitarmy Of One- "Jack Lord Of The Sea" U2- "Atomic City" Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "Shrieker Stomp" The Meteoroids- "The Creeper" Good Time segment: La Luz 10th Anniversary of It's Alive (2013): La Luz- "Sure As Spring" Magnatech- "Valiant Rides Again" His Lordship- "Jackie Works For The NHS" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Rock And Roll Music" (2012 mix with extra verse) Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Tremolo Beer Gut (feat. Zombierella)- "Codename Tremstar" Al Jardine- "Waves Of Love 3.0 Ocean Mix" The Greasy Gills- "Tequila Bill" (alternate version) The Patina Turners- "Blue Crab Boogie" Two-nami: Bob Spalding- "The Broken Road" The Ventures- "The Alien" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Cheap Trick- "Oh Boy" (instrumental version) Surf Cult- "Ghost Pirates" Kay Firlito & The Sun-Dried Surf Band- "Summer Vacation Kinda Sucked" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We take another trip in the Catching A Wave Time Machine this hour to hear 3 tunes from the WLS Chicago Silver Dollar Survery from the week of January 28th 1966. There's a track from a Chris Casello Trio album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has an early version of a hit song by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Hal Blaine). If that isn't enough, we've got killer tunes from Kitten & The Tonics, The Frigidaires, Kris Bone, Lords Of Atlantis, Fly Janet, Atomicos, Steve Miller Band, Kurt Baker, Chewbacca's, The Vaccines, Cayucas and Os Brutus!!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Kris Bone- "Penetration" Steve Miller Band- "I Don't Mind" Lords Of Atlantis- "Temple Of Poseidon" Kurt Baker- "Hittin' Rock Bottom" Chewbacca's- "Triangulum Congueror" Good Time segment: Chris Casello Trio 10th Anniversary of Instrumental Dynamite (2013): Chris Casello Trio- "El Nino" The Vaccines- "Heartbreak Kid" Kitten & The Tonics- "Hank Pharaoh" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Surfin' Safari" (early version with original lyrics) Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Fly Janet- "Full Deck" Cayucas- "California Inn" Atomicos- "Goof Troop" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending January 28th, 1966 WLS Chicago Silver Dollar Survey: #31 The Marketts- "Batman" #2 The Beach Boys- "Barbara Ann" (Take 3/ Session 5) #1 The Beatles- "Day Tripper" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars- "(Dance With The) Surfin' Band" The Frigidaires- "Stormy Seas" Os Brutus- "Billy The Ghost" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Dueces Wild"
It's our annual Halloween show! A full hour of tunes so fun it's scary! Beth Riley has a tune from The Beach Boys that even scared Brian Wilson while they recorded it in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! Our Jammin' James Jukebox is a fun Jan & Dean tune about a car you take your last ride in. Plus, great Halloween rockers from Magnatech, The Malibooz, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Satan's Pilgrims, Man Or Astroman, Jim & The Seadragons, The Tiki Tones, Ichi-Bons, Los Straitjackets, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Laramie Dean, The Ghouls, Shaun Young, Olivia Jean and Messer Chups! Listen if you dare HERE:
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys/ "Ghostbusters"- Los Straitjackets Magnatech- "Christopher Lee" Olivia Jean- "Raving Ghost" Messer Chups- "Hard Times For Dracula" Shaun Young- "Vampire" Laramie Dean- "Little Wednesday" Man Or Astro-man?- "Invasion Of The Dragonmen" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Trick Or Treat" Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts- "Dark Harbor" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "The Elements: Fire (Mrs. Oleary's Cow)" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Satan's Pilgrims- "Ichibod Crane" The Ghouls- "Dracula's Deuce" Los Straitjackets- "Goo Goo Muck" Ichi-Bons- "The Witch" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Web Of The Spider" Jim & The Sea Dragons- "Caught In The Spider's Web" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Jan & Dean- "Surfin' Hearse" The Tiki Tones- "Ghost & Mr. Chicken" The Malibooz- "The Surfin' Ghost" Outro music bed: Ben Vaughan- "Psycho Beach Party"
There's no slowing down with all the great music constantly coming in to Catching A Wave! This week, we hear a rocker from Davie Allan & The Arrows from an album celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. We have a Two-nami in the forecast...2 in a row of songs featuring The Bangles (one from their first album and another with them doing backing vocals on a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tune). Beth Riley has a friendly deep track from The Beach Boys and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Jon & The Nightriders). Plus, we turn it up with songs from Chewbacca's, The Nut Jumpers, The Surfin' Lungs, Christian Love, Everglades Rhythm, The Rhino Chasers, Brian Setzer, Gglitch Family Band, Surfasaurus, White Sands, The Jackets, Herb Alpert and The Surf Junkies!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Rhino Chasers- "Can Of Worms" The Nut Jumpers- "J.B. Twist" (James Bond) Brian Setzer- "Rock Boys Rock" The Surf Junkies- "The Office" Christian Love- "We Don't Even Know What We're Fighting For" "Good Time" segment: Davie Allan & The Arrows 20th Anniversary of Restless In L.A. (2003): Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Kick Back" Chewbacca's- "Third Star To The Left" Gglitch Family Band- "Barracuda Cruiser" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Friends" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Herb Alpert- "(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame" Everglades Rhythm- "Ten Over" Surfasaurus- "Chevelle" White Sands- "Jack The Ripper" Two-nami: The Bangles- "Dover Beach" Tom Petty & The Hearbreakers (with The Bangles BGV's)- "Waiting For Tonight" Jammin' James Jukebox: Jon & The Nightriders- "Thunder Over Rincon" Kickstands- "Hill Climb" The Surfin' Lungs- "Date With Danger" The Jackets- "Attracted" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Get ready to spin the "Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun" again this hour for some randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys on this Catching A Wave. Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a track from a Frankie & The Poolboys album celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Los Straitjackets)! Plus, we've got rockers from Micky Dolenz (covering R.E.M.!!), The Cosmic Wrays, Atomicos, The Beyonderers, The Sea-Jays, Bobby Sutliff, The McCharmlys, The Routes, The Grogans, Froghat, Hipbone Slim and The Meteoroids!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Sea-Jays- "Experiment In Terror" The Beyonderers- "Ultra-Terrestrial" (live) The Meteoroids- "Checkpoint Chavez" The McCharmlys- "LUV" Hipbone Slim- "Spill The Beans" "Good Time" segment: Frankie & The Poolboys 10th Anniversary of The Adventures of Cap'n Coconuts (2013): Frankie & The Poolboys- "Monkey Pod" Froghat- "Tadpoles" The Grogans- "I Cannot Read Your Mind" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Ruby Baby" (Take 2/ Session 2) Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Bobby Sutliff- "Lonely Beach Micky Dolenz- "Shiny Happy People" The Cosmic Wrays- "The Cosmic Peril" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Hugo Montenegro- "Good Vibrations" Elliot Easton- "Caroline, No" The Tokens- "Don't Worry Baby" Jammin' James Jukebox: Los Straitjackets- "Scram! It's The Fuzz" Atomicos- "So Pitted" The Routes- "Noise Annoys" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
The Catching A Wave Two-nami returns with 2 songs from Brian Wilson including a track co-written and BGV's from the late, great Jimmy Buffett. There's a tune from Jimmy in our Good Time segment too from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. We've also got some rockin' tunes from Los Dedos, Duane Eddy, The Rolling Stones, The Surfin' Lungs, Cayucas, The Ventures, Abyssal Lurkers, The Frigidaires, Draculina, Amphibian Man, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas and The Surf Hermits!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Frigidaires- "Blue Worlds" Draculina- "Jet Black" (2023 remaster) Abyssal Lurkers- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" Amphibian Man- "Ticket" The Rolling Stones- "Angry" "Good Time" segment: Jimmy Buffett 10th Anniversary of Songs From St. Somewhere (2013): Jimmy Buffett- "Oldest Surfer On The Beach" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Wasaga After Midnight" The Surf Hermits- "Mountains Of Madness" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Celebrate The News" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Ventures- "Space Suit" Los Dedos- "Tres Margaritas" The Surfin' Lungs- "Beach Patrol" Two-nami: Brian Wilson & Andy Paley- "In My Moondreams" Brian Wilson- "South American" (co-written & BGV's by Jimmy Buffett) Jammin' James Jukebox: The Routers- "Crack Up" Duane Eddy- "The Feud" Cayucas- "Varsity Jacket" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
The tunes are still hot this hour on Catching A Wave! We hear a Ramones tune from an album celebrating it's 30th anniversary on our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of The Beach Boys, we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear 3 randomly chosen covers OF The Beach Boys (Dave Edmunds, Herb Alpert and Rincon Surfside Band). Great new tune from Christian Love from his new album too! We'll also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockers from Messer Chups, Sys Malakian, The Courettes, The Raybeats, The Dwellers, Kurt Baker, Sick Hyenas, ZAKO, Lords Of Atlantis, dayaway and Dave Myers & The Surftones! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys ZAKO- "Rio Bravo" Lords Of Atlantis- "Eye Of The Sahara" The Courettes- "Push It Too Hard" Sys Malakian- "High Tide" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "The Sweeper" "Good Time" segment: Ramones 30th Anniversary of Acid Eaters (1993): Ramones- "7 and 7 Is" The Raybeats- "Jack The Ripper" The Dwellers- "Just Another Love Song" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "All Dressed Up For School" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE dayaway- "ocean blues" Christian Love- "Thrown Out" Sick Hyenas- "Sleepless Nights" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Dave Edmunds- "God Only Knows" Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass- "Darlin'" Rincon Surfside Band- "Surfin' Safari" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Ritchie Valens- "Fast Freight" Dave Myers & The Surftones- "Church Key" Kurt Baker- "She Don't Wanna Be Alone" Messer Chups- "Black Saddle" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
On this Catching A Wave, we board our Time Machine for the week of July 26th, 1963 to hear 3 songs on KYA San Francisco's chart (all 3 are instrumental). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a rocker from The White Stripes from an album celebrating it's 20th Anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (The Smithereens from 1980)! Plus, we have tunes from Thalasses, Messer Chups (both from Missing Fink's Music To Battle Apes By compilation), Trevor Rabin, Cayucas, The Meteoroids, Bobby Sutliff, Buzzy Frets, Everglades Rhythm, Ben Rogers' Instrumental Asylum, Lipstereo, Everglades Rhythm and The Surf Junkies!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Everglades Rhythm- "Driving Guitars" The Surf Junkies- "Dirty Mac" The Meteoroids- "Mr. Marvin" Lipstereo- "Little Spaceships" Buzzy Frets- "Pink Panther Theme" "Good Time" segment: The White Stripes 20th Anniversary of Elephant (2003) The White Stripes- "Hypnotize" Ben Rogers' Instrumental Asylum- "I Saw Sputnik" Cayucas- "Blue Lightning" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "No-Go Showboat" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Trevor Rabin- "Big Mistakes" Thalasses- "Ape Love" Bobby Sutliff- "Same Way Tomorrow" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of July 26th, 1963 for KYA 1260 AM San Francisco: #16 Lonnie Mack- "Memphis" #14 Jack Nitzsche- "Lonely Surfer" #1 The Surfaris- "Wipe Out" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Smithereens- "Girls About Town" Messer Chups- "Surf De L'amour" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Can you believe it's nearly Fall season already? September 25th marks the first day. But, it's always summer here at Catching A Wave...even if it's just in your mind! We've got a tune from an album The Richies in our Good Time segment celebrating it's 30th anniversary. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys showcasing those amazing vocals in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's another great Two-nami in the forecast...2 in a row featuring guitars by Elliot Easton on a rarity from The Cars as well as Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Sonics). Plus, we've got tunes from The Ventures, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Dogstar, The Surf Hermits, The Midnight Callers, Hipbone Slim, The 5.6.7.8.'s, The Creature Preachers, Dennis J. Leise, Poolhead, Amphibian Man, King Pelican and The West Mains! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Ventures- "Second Sun" Amphibian Man- "Path" The 5.6.7.8.'s- "Batman Theme" Dogstar- "Breach" King Pelican- "Dune Buggy" "Good Time" segment: The Richies 30th Anniversary of Pet Summer (1993) The Richies- "Surfer Babe" The West Mains- "Out Of Reach" The Surf Hermits- "When Waves Collide" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Graduation Day" (studio version) Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Midnight Callers- "What Goes Around" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Invasion Of The Underdwellers" The Creature Preachers- "Necro A Go-Go" Poolhead- "Shake 'n' Spill" Two-nami: Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods- "Sir Surfalot" The Cars- "You Just Can't Push Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Sonics- "Have Love Will Travel" Dennis J. Leise- "Hey Man" Hipbone Slime- "The Hairy Shadow" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We've got 2 in a row from the great Herb Alpert in our Two-nami segment this hour...including a NEW tune (a cover of a Jerry Reed classic). We've got a fun track from a compilation called Hot Rod Rally celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's some rockin' tunes from Cameronoise, The Surfin' Lungs, Draculina, The Anderson Council, The Fuzillis, The McCharmlys, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, BreakTime, The Delta Ring, Mayer Hawthorne, Jaguar Jets, Shark Beach 2 and The Frigidaires!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Hang On" The Surfin' Lungs- "Z-Cars" BreakTime- "She's The One" The Delta Ring- "Frenchman Bay (Mono)" The Frigidaires- "Draggin'" "Good Time" segment: Various artists 60th Anniversary of Hot Rod Rally (1963) Hot Rod Rog- "Little Street Machine" Draculina- "Our Kingdoms" The Anderson Council- "This Is Where I Belong" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Our Team" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Fuzillis- "KABLOOIE!" Shark Beach 2- "Everybody Surf Now" Jaguar Jets- "Rail Ripper" Mayer Hawthorne- "The Pool" Two-nami: Herb Alpert- "East Bound & Down" Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass- "Surfin' Senorita" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Surfaris- "Surf Scene" The McCharmlys- "Love Me Too" Cameronoise- "Beautiful Human" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
New tunes, classics...and even Classical Gas...it's all on this hour of Catching A Wave. We've got a Two-nami in the forecast with TWO summer themed tracks from the legendary band, The Crickets! There's a tune from the Diddley Daddy himself...Bo Diddley...from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a love song about a car in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Southern Culture On The Skids). Plus, we've got rockers from Chris Casello, The Ventures, Duke Robillard, The Surf Junkies, Kula Shaker, The Surf Hermits, Pollo Del Mar, Lords Of Atlantis, Eastern Souvenirs, Kincaid & The Memetics, Laramie Dean, Beach Towels and The Strings Aflame!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Laramie Dean- "Pipeline" (with Jimmy Dale, Trevor Lucca & Dave Klein) The Strings Aflame- "Haulin' Honda" The Surf Junkies- "Stranger Danger" Kula Shaker- "Waves" Beach Towels- "Night Surf" "Good Time" segment: Bo Diddley 60th Anniversary of Surfin' With Bo Diddley (1963) Bo Diddley- "Low Tide" Kincaid and The Memetics- "Slackline The Surf Hermits- "Road Trip" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Ballad Of Ole Betsy" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Eastern Souvenirs- "Barbary Corsairs" Pollo Del Mar- "A Flash Of Greens (live)" Duke Robillard- "Git With It" Two-nami: The Crickets- "Summertime Blues" The Crickets- "Surfin' Special" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Southern Culture On The Skids- "Walleyed" The Ventures- "High Noon On The Moon" Chris Casello- "Classical Gas" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Wild Side Of City Lights"
We hear a snippet of a chat with legendary Sun Records drummer J.M. Van Eaton in our Green Room segment talking about playing on a rock & roll instrumental classic ("Raunchy" by Bill Justis). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys showing off their Endless Harmony in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a bands very first single from 1977 with a slightly different lineup (The Police). There's a tune from The Challengers from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Plus, there's some rockers from a few compilations: Otitis Media Records' Surf You Next Thursday 3: (Mark Malibu & The Wasagas and The Whys), Cleopatra Records' Goo Goo Muck- A Tribute To The Cramps (Hillbilly Moon Explosion) and Sundazed Records' Surfin' The Great Lakes (The Trashmen). Plus, we spin tunes from Dogstar, The Creature Preachers, Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Atomic Drag, Systilus, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Barracudas, HOKO, Agent Octopus, Northern Tides and The Kickstands! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Creature Preachers- "Zombie Tsunami" Agent Octopus- "Black Sea Reef" Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Primitive" Northern Tides- "Wrong Orange County" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Baja Norte" "Good Time" segment: The Challengers 60th Anniversary of Lloyd Thaxton Goes Surfing With The Challengers (1963) *The Challengers*- "The Twomp" Matthew Logan Vasquez- "Can You Turn Me Up" Systilus- "Inter Umbras" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: *The Beach Boys- "Endless Harmony" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE HOKO- "In The Summer" Barracudas- "Barracuda Waver" Atomic Drag- "Drag or Astro-Drag" Dogstar- "Everything Turns Around" Green Room segment: J.M. Van Eaton on playing on "Raunchy" Bill Justis- "Raunchy" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Police- "Fall Out" The Kickstands- "Two Wheel Showstopper" The Trashmen- "Bird Gasp '65" The Whys- "Reset Man" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
We hear the #1 choice in our "Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown" this hour! Plus, we got a track from his Tokyo Hits record from 1967 as well. There's a tune from The Atlantics from an album celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (The Hi-Risers). There's also new and classic rockers from Brian Setzer, The Ventures, Dave Edmunds, Hipbone Slim, Raul Malo, The Surfin' Lungs, Husbands, Zako, The West Mains, spacedog spacecat, Atomicos, Buzzy Frets and Surfasaurus!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Brian Setzer- "Girl On The Billboard" Hipbone Slim- "Ripcurl" Duane Eddy- "Ginza Lights" (1967, Tokyo Hits) Raul Malo- "The Sound Of Silence" spacedog spacecat- "Counting The Days" "Good Time" segment: The Atlantics 20th Anniversary of Point Zero (2003) *The Atlantics*- "Point Zero" The West Mains- "Fuzz Heat" Atomicos- "The Gal From C.A.S.B.A.H." Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: *The Beach Boys- "Girls On The Beach" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surfin' Lungs- "What Would Elvis Do?" Dave Edmunds- "Heart Of The City" Zako- "Monster" Buzzy Frets- "Hydrofoil" Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown #1 Duane Eddy- "Rebel Rouser" The Ventures- "The Mercury Run" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Hi-Risers- "Summertime Here We Come" Husbands- "Can't Do Anything" Surfasaurus- "Ride The Waves" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
Our "Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown" continues this hour on Catching A Wave as we hear #3 and #2 in the top 5 vote-getters from listeners. There's a couple of tunes from the new Jem Records Celebrates Ray Davies release (by The Grip Weeds and The Midnight Callers). We've got a song by The Sentinals from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has an amazing a cappella track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockin' tracks from El Zeb, The Meteoroids, Cayucas, Os Gasolines, Los Tiki Phantoms, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Rain Parade (feat. backing vocals by Vicki Peterson and Debbi Peterson of The Bangles), The Biarritz Boys, Vern Jules & The Aquanauts, Supertubos and The Akulas! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Meteoroids- "P-22" The Akulas- "The Hook" *Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown #3 Duane Eddy- "Ramrod" Supertubos- "Miami Mendoza" The Grip Weeds- "Where Have All The Good Times Gone" "Good Time" segment: The Sentinals 60th Anniversary of Big Surf (1963) The Sentinals- "Big Surf" El Zeb- "Pounding Surf" Vern Jules & The Aquanauts- "The One" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "A Young Man Is Gone" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Rain Parade- "Angel Sister" Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown #2 Duane Eddy- "Moovin' N' Groovin'" Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts- "Super Stock Drag 500" Cayucas- "Waffles" The Biarritz Boys- "Surf Wind From The North" Los Tiki Phantoms- "Trago Largo" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Flames- "Nobody Tells Me What To Do" The Midnight Callers- "Come Dancing" Os Gasolines- "Rumble Wray" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
We begin our "Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown" as voted on by YOU this hour as we hear #5 and #4 from the top 5 songs voted on. There's a great Freddy King tune from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary (Freddy King Goes Surfin') in our Good Time Segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys (covering one of their heroes, Chuck Berry) in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear the original version of a hit song by an artist that he released as a B-side a year before the hit version (Nick Lowe). Plus, there's great rockin' tracks from Agent Octopus, Northern Tides, Man Or Astro-man?, Action Skulls, Los Lonely Boys, Granger, Thalasses, Ronald Reagan? The Actor?, Kincaid and The Memetics, Erik Alesi, Dos Manifesto, The Tremsprings and The Strings Aflame!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Agent Octopus- "Satellites...REVOLT!!!" Northern Tides- "Board Walk" Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown #5 Duane Eddy- "Peter Gunn" Action Skulls- "Find The Good" The Strings Aflame- "Run Run Run" "Good Time" segment: Freddy King 60th Anniversary of Freddy King Goes Surfin' (1963) *Freddy King*- "San Ho Zay" The Tremsprings- "Talladega Boogie" Dos Manifesto- "One, Two, Sea Floor" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: *The Beach Boys- "Johnny G. Goode" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Los Lonely Boys- "Send More Love" Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown #4 Duane Eddy- "Because They're Young" Ronald Reagan? The Actor?- "Cosmic Creepers" Erik Alesi- "Best Of Days" Granger- "Hooligans" Thalasses- "Sol Tibi Signa Dabit" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Nick Lowe- "Cruel To Be Kind" (Original version...1978 b-side) Kincaid and The Memetics- "Gales Force Wind" Man Or Astro-man?- "Mouthful Of Exhaust" Outro music bed: Los Straitjackets- "Cruel To Be Kind"*
The warmth of the sun is blazing hot this summer and so are the tunes this hour on Catching A Wave! We spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear 3 randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys (including one from Jakob Dylan with Neil Young!). Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley plays a deep track from them on her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! We've got a tune from The Atlantics from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment and as always we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we'll spin tunes from Daikaiju, The Fuzillis, The Scimitars, Duke Robillard, Darren Mihael Boyd, Unkle Kook, Masters Of The University, Rufus Lee King & The Dream, Lords Of Atlantis, Blister Soul, EG Vines and The Guantanamos!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Darren Michael Boyd- "Racing For Pinks" Duke Robillard- "Rumble" EG Vines- "Over The Sun" The Guantanamos- "Chasing Waves" Daikaiju- "Kaiju Surf Team Rescue" "Good Time" segment: The Atlantics 60th Anniversary of Bombora (1963) *The Atlantics*- "Bluebottles" The Scimitars- "Bari Simone" Unkle Kook- "Sert Beat" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: *The Beach Boys- "Where I Belong" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Blister Soul- "Reputation" Masters Of The University- "Batusi" Lords Of Atlantis- "Temple Of Poseidon" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: RJ & The Riots- "Little Honda" The Woofers- "Little Deuce Coupe" Jakob Dylan with Neil Young- "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Hale & The Hushabyes- "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" Rufus Lee King & The Dream- "Shuttle Train To Rockaway" The Fuzillis- "Tiki Max" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
The Catching A Wave Time Machine returns again this hour and we cross the pond to hear some songs on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending October 11th, 1962 (including the DEBUT single from the Fab Four, a Twang master guitar legend and a tornadic UK band at the top!). We hear a track from an album by Jerry Cole (listed as "Jerry Kole") in our Good Time segment that is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year! Beth Riley has a great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Charlie Daniel's early surf/instrumental band). Plus, we've got tracks from Los Tiki Phantoms, The Barnestormers, Robin Taylor Zander, Cheap Trick, Halibears, Los Vaccine, Guitarmy Of One, The Midnight Callers, Shaun Young, Pollo Del Mar, The Babalooneys and Rangers! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Babalooneys- "False Start" Shaun Young- "Coasting" Pollo Del Mar- "Surfacing" Robin Taylor Zander- "Golden Rule" Cheap Trick- "The Summer Looks Good On You" (Radio edit with guitar intro) "Good Time" segment: Jerry Kole (Cole) and The Strokers 60th Anniversary of Hot Rod Alley (1963) *Jerry Kole and The Strokers*- "Pealin' Out" Halibears- "Haliquake Strikes" Los Tiki Phantoms- "Mar de Fuego" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: *The Beach Boys- "Hushabye" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Barnestormers- "Dear Dad" The Midnight Callers- "Closer" Guitarmy Of One- "Top Secret Agent Man On A Wire Tapped Phone At Sea" Catching A Wave Time Machine: Week ending October 11th, 1962 UK Singles Chart #49 The Beatles- "Love Me Do" (DEBUT single) #29 Duane Eddy- "The Ballad Of Paladin" #1 The Tornados- "Telstar" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Jaguars- "Exit 6" Los Vaccine- "Vabank" Rangers- "Black Sand Beach" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
There is so much cool music packed into this hour of Catching A Wave! We hear a tune from a Deke Dickerson compilation album (Mr. Entertainment) that is celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a great deep track from America's band The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of The Beach Boys, they are the focus in our "You're The Inspiration" segment with a classic from them and 2 songs about Carl & Brian Wilson from Terry Anderson and Splitsville. As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Eddie Angel). Plus, we have rockers from Secret Agent, The Weeklings (covering Bruce Springsteen), The Guantanamos, Froghat, Cameronoise, The Strings Aflame, The Baron Four, King Pelican, Kioea, Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue, Jonny Safford (on Swelltune Records) and Papa Surf (covering Tears For Fears).
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Guantanamos- "Charlie Don't Surf" The Weeklings- "I'm On Fire" Papa Surf- "Mad World" Jonny Safford- "Jonny's Boogie" Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue- "10-31" "Good Time" segment: Deke Dickerson 20th Anniversary of Mr. Entertainment (2003) *Deke Dickerson*- "Trick Fueler" Kioea- "Angel Lake" King Pelican- "The Worm" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Make It Good" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Baron Four- "She" The Strings Aflame- "Broken Fire Hydrant" Cameronoise- "Alternative Batgirl" You're The Inspiration: The Beach Boys- "Girl Don't Tell Me" (written by Brian Wilson, Lead vocals by Carl Wilson) Terry Anderson- "Carl Wilson" Splitsville- "The Love Song Of B. Douglas Wilson" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Eddie Angel- "Rampage" (1981) Secret Agent- "I'm Not A Spy (I'm Your Guy)" (featuring El Vez) Froghat- "Take The L Train" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
We might be in the "dog days of summer" right now but this hour is full of HOT tunes that you're gonna want to listen to all year long! We hear a tune from a Link Wray album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear from another guitar legend...the late, great Dick Dale in our Green Room segment talking about the inspiration for "Miserlou" and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's great rockers from Jared Petteys & The Headliners, The Schizophonics, Los Surfer Compadres, The Meteoroids, Olivia Jean, Sys Malakian, The Hellbenders, Vern Jules & The Aquanauts, Eric Kay and The Surfaronies, Eastern Souvenirs, Stories From Shamehill, The Akulas and The Links!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Meteoroids- "Boss Angeles" Stories From Shamehill- "El Salto del Jalapino" Olivia Jean- "Ditch" The Akulas- "Decoy Dandy" The Links- "Try To Change" "Good Time" segment: Link Wray & His Wray Men 60th Anniversary of Jack The Ripper (1963) *Link Wray & His Wray Men*- "Run Chicken Run" Eastern Souvenirs- "Undertow" Los Surfer Compadres- "Squad Car" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: *The Beach Boys- "Won'tcha Come Out Tonight" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Vern Jules & The Aquanauts- "Little Egypt" The Hellbenders- "Runnin' Wild" The Schizophonics- "The Alchemist Twist" Jared Petteys & The Headliners- "Lost In Baja" Green Room segment: Dick Dale on origins of "Miserlou" Dick Dale- "Miserlou" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Bangs- "Getting Out Of Hand" Eric Kay and The Surfaronies- "We Still Love You, Judy Moon" Sys Malakian- "Turtle Woods" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"**
We hear a couple of tracks from the new free sampler Vol. 5 from Triple Agent Records (Chewbacca's and Thalasses) this hour (more in coming weeks too)! Always fun artwork with those! We pay tribute to the late, great Dickie Harrell (Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame drummer for Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps) who passed away on May 31st, 2023 and hear a song from his 1961 solo album on Capitol Records. We board the Catching A Wave for the week ending October 26th, 1963 for radio station WQAM 560 AM and hear some songs on their chart that week (including the #1 song). We'll spin a tune from a Dick Dale & His Del-Tones album that is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a July 4th themed tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. KISS has a rockin' instrumental patriotic tune in the mix as well and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've great tunes from The Scimitars, Raul Malo, The Bomboras, Tegan & Sara, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Skoteenas and Trio Koko.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Raul Malo- "Liberty City" The Bomboras- "Blowback" In memorium: Dickie "Be-Bop" Harrell- "Drivin' Around The Block" Tegan and Sara- "Girls Talk" Trio Koko- "Enterprise" "Good Time" segment: Dick Dale & His Del-Tones 60th Anniversary of King Of The Surf Guitar (1963) Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "King Of The Surf Guitar" Joan Jett and The Blackhearts- "Before The Dawn" Chewbacca's- "Death Of A Galaxy" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "4th Of July" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE KISS- "Star Spangled Banner" The Scimitars- "Damascus Steele" Thalasses- "Augurio" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending October 26th, 1963 for WQAM 560 AM #39 The Atlantics- "Bombora" #27 Jan & Dean- "Honolulu Lulu" #1 Frankie Avalon- "Beach Party" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Kan Dells- "Cloudburst" Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts- "The Boss" Skoteenas- "El Topo" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
There is SO much great NEW and CLASSIC tunes we try to get to every week on Catching A Wave. We'll pack as much of 'em into this hour as we can. We'll play a tune from a Jan & Dean album that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a summery instrumental from America's band The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of them...we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun for 3 randomly chosen cover tunes OF The Beach Boys (by Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, Thomas Lauderdale and Satan's Pilgrims and Gary Hoey) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (also has a connection to The Beach Boys). Plus, we've got tunes from Shaun Young, Magnatech, The Anderson Council, The Midnight Callers, The Surfrajettes, Kurt Baker, Lazer Gun Saloon, The SurfAnauts, Little Kahuna, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, Sir Bald Diddley and Ian Candler!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Surfrajettes- "Heart Of Glass" Sir Bald Diddley- "Happy Surfer" Magnatech- "Death To Fu Manchu" Kurt Baker- "Anchors Up" The Midnight Callers- "Baby Let Me Be" "Good Time" segment: Jan & Dean 60th Anniversary of Drag City (1963) *Jan & Dean*- "I Gotta Drive" Shaun Young- "Bronco" The Anderson Council- "Give It Time" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: *The Beach Boys- "Summer Means New Love" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Ian Candler- "The Lonely Girl" The SurfAnauts- "Torque Wrench" The Tikiyaki Orchestra- "Hotel St. Serenade" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem- "God Only Knows" Thomas Lauderdale & Satan's Pilgrims- "Girls On The Beach" Gary Hoey- "Fun, Fun, Fun" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Eric Carmen- "She Did It" (with Brian Wilson & Bruce Johnston on BGV's) Lazer Gun Saloon- "The Sasquatch" Little Kahuna- "Salt Air" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
June 21st is the official first day of summer and so we have a hot show prepared for you on Catching A Wave! We hear a tune from an album by Surfer Joe celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a previously unreleased track by The Beach Boys (until 2021's Feel Flows box set) in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a snippet of an interview Beth did with the legendary Mark Farner in the Green Room segment as they discuss their love of The Beach Boys (including one of Mark's favorites from them as well a classic from Grand Funk Railroad). As always, we also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (also a connection to The Beach Boys). Plus, we've got tunes from The Courettes, The Ventures, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Hooters, The Charades, Pretenders, Christopher Gilson, The Tridents, Rangers, Abyssal Lurkers, Les Panches Surfers and The Biarritz Boys.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Tridents- "Thunderbird One" The Courettes- "Night Time (The Boy Of Mine)" The Ventures- "Fly Me To The Moon" Christopher Gilson- "Budgie On Toast" Pretenders- "Let The Sun Come In" "Good Time" segment: Surfer Joe 10th Anniversary of Senor Surf (2013) *Surfer Joe*- "Waveboard Action" The Hooters- "Pete Rose" The Charades- "Cool Cool Japan Theme" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: *The Beach Boys- "It's A New Day" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Rangers- "Skylab" Abyssal Lurkers- "Call Of The Kraken" Les Panches Surfers- "Surf Division" Green Room segment: Mark Farner talks with Beth Riley about The Beach Boys Grand Funk Railroad- "The Loco-Motion" The Beach Boys- "Good Vibrations" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Timers- "No Go Showboat" The Biarritz Boys- "El Mysto" Joan Jett & The Blackhearts- "Summertime Blues" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
Hopefully your schedule is filling up with family trips, BBQ's, pool parties, outdoor concerts and more! Let Catching A Wave be your soundtrack to all your activities! On this hour, we hear a track from Brian Setzer album that is celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year in our Good Time Segment. Beth Riley (who shares an April 10th birthday with Brian...just different years) has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of, we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to play 3 randomly chosen covers OF The Beach Boys (by Walter Egan with Lindsey Buckingham, Lisa Mychols and The Satisfactions) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (an 11 year old Keith Green...arranged and produced by Gary Usher)! Plus, we've got killer rockin' tunes by Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Philosurfia (featuring our pal Sys Malakian), The Anderson Council, Paul Johnson, Now That's What I Call Surf (covering Oasis), Max Hixon, Los A-Tunes, Messer Chups, The Obsidians, The Surfisticats, The Pseudos and Surf Cult!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Now That's What I Call Surf- "Wonderwall" The Obsidians- "Seismic Surfin'" Philosurfia- "High Waves" The Pseudos- "'Nother One Again" The Anderson Council- "Alone With You" "Good Time" segment: Brian Setzer 20th Anniversary of Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy (2023) *Brian Setzer*- "Don't Trust A Woman (In A Black Cadillac)" Surf Cult- "Drink The Kool Aid" Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts- "Pacific Swell" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: *The Beach Boys- "Love Surrounds Me" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Paul Johnson- "Wave Perfect" Messer Chups- "Blue Velvet" Los A-Tunes- "Suburban Reverb" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Walter Egan (with Lindsay Buckingham)- "In My Room" Lisa Mychols- "Don't Worry, Baby" The Satisfactions- "Girl Don't Tell Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Keith Green- "A Go-Go Getter" The Surfisticats- "Gitano" Max Hixon- "Shoreline Escape" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
There's so much great stuff in store for you this hour on Catching A Wave! We spin a track from an album by arranger Jimmie Haskell (featuring guitarist Glen Campbell) that celebrates it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a sweet & bitter tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Deven Berryhill from The Tourmaliners talks about growing up with and playing with his dad, Bob Berryhill of The Surfaris, in our Green Room segment (plus tunes from both) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we've got Raul Malo, The Babalooneys, The Hooters, The Dirty Licks, Link Wray, The Breakers, The Bomboras, The Desolate Coast, Olivia Jean, Rangers, The Jackets and The Volcanos!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Bomboras- "Frenzied" The Breakers- "Monster Storm" *The Volcanos- "Theme From Action" The Jackets- "Life's Not Like The Movies" Rangers- "Hawaii 5-0" "Good Time" segment: Jimmie Haskell 60th Anniversary of John Severson Presents Sunset Surf (1963) Jimmie Haskell- "Goofy Foot Glen" (Glen Campbell on guitar) Raul Malo- "Havana's Midnight" (with The Mavericks) Olivia Jean- "Orinoco Flow" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Sweet and Bitter" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Dirty Licks- "James Bond Booze Cruise" The Hooters- "Why Won't You Call Me" The Babalooneys- "Winternationals" Green Room segment: Deven Berryhill talks about growing up with and playing with his dad, Bob Berryhill of The Surfaris! The Tourmaliners- "Tourmaliner Twist" The Surfaris- "Hot Surf Sunday" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon- "June, July & August" The Desolate Coast- "9 O'Clock Last Week" Link Wray- "Ace Of Spades" Outro: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"*
Catching A Wave has a world premiere of a NEW track from Magnatech from an upcoming release on Sharawaji Records later in the show. We spin a tune from The Halibuts from an album celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a sentimental deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean fame is in our Green Room segment telling a fun story of a fictional radio station Jan Berry made up so he could get free records (plus we hear a Jan & Dean tune too). We also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (to help you dream of the beach). Plus, we've got tunes from The Eliminators, Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers (The Eliminators and Deke will both be at Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender), El Borko, Sam & Dave (feat. The Courettes), Robin Taylor Zander, Sheverb, The Super Stocks, The Wankats, Kitten and The Tonics, The Atom Jacks, The NineteenElevenS and Papa Surf (covering Nirvana)! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys El Borko- "Unlucky Dragon" The NineteenElevenS- "Jug" Robin Taylor Zander- "What Am I To Do" Sam & Dave (feat. The Courettes)- "Hold On I'm Comin'" Papa Surf- "Come As You Are" "Good Time" segment: The Halibuts 30th Anniversary of Chumming (1993) The Halibuts- "Blackball" Sheverb- "Redemption Of The River Witch" The Atom Jacks- "Dead Hand System" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Carry Me Home" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Kitten and The Tonics- "Ghost Of Bob Wills" The Eliminators- "Revenge Of The Cowabunga Thunder Melvins" The Wankats- "Wankat a Go-Go" Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers- "High Noon" Green Room segment: Dean Torrence on Jan Berry's fictional KJAN radio station Jan & Dean- "A Surfer's Dream" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Buddy Skipper- "Back On The Beach" WORLD PREMIERE: Magnatech- "Tika Hates Tiki" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We dig in the archives and find a snippet of Eddie Angel talking about his Eddie Angel Meets The Beatles album from 2004 (featuring The Hi-Risers too). We hear a track from a Carl Wilson album that's celebrating it's 40th anniversary this year. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys about Carl's brother Brian and I drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week...about whether or not there's surfing in Cleveland! Plus, we've got tunes from Pollo Del Mar, The Tridents, The Atlantics, The Bellfuries, The Surfing Robbers, Thomas Lauderdale & Satan's Pilgrims, Little Kahuna, Wild Billy Childish & CTMF, Domagoj Skara, Obscurity Or Bust, The Malibooz and The Biarritz Boys!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Pollo Del Mar- "San Quixote" * Little Kahuna- "Necklace Guy" Thomas Lauderdale & Satan's Pilgrims- "Rhapsody In Blue" The Malibooz- "Do" The Biarritz Boys"- "In-Shame In The Brain" "Good Time" segment: Carl Wilson 40th Anniversary of Young Blood (1983) Carl Wilson- "She's Mine" Obscurity Or Bust- "New Empty Junkyard" Domagoj Skara- "Rattler Heist" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Brian's Back (alt. mix)" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surfing Robbers- "Serpiente" Wild Billy Childish & CTMF- "Moon Of The Popping Trees" The Bellfuries- "Sally Sunshine" The Atlantics- "Kings Can Dream" Green Room segment: Eddie Angel on Eddie Angel Meets The Beatles album Eddie Angel- "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Euclid Beach Band- "There's No Surf In Cleveland" The Tridents- "Fiat Panda Escape Sequence" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild" appearing at Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender: https://surfguitar101festival.com/
You gotta hear the Michael Jackson covers by Surfer Joe & Frankie and the Pool Boys in our Two-nami segment on this Catching A Wave! It'll get you moon-board-walkin'! Beth Riley has a deep track that will get you singing along in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spin a track from an album by Chris Isaak that's celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time Segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we squeeze in as many rockin' tunes as we can from The Courettes, Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks, Kincaid & The Memetics, Didi Wray, Inhaler, The Bomboras, Cayucas, Eskimo Lunettes, Danger! Death Ray, Abyssal Lurkers, Rangers and Waikiki Makaki!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Bomboras- "The Man From Planet X" Waikiki Makaki- "Surf Monday" The Courettes- "Hop The Twig" Didi Wray- "Negue" Inhaler- "These Are The Days" "Good Time" segment: Chris Isaak 30th Anniversary of San Francisco Days (1993) Chris Isaak- "Beautiful Homes" Rangers- "Driving Guitars" Danger! Death Ray- "Something For The Demon With Everything" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Kincaid & The Memetics- "Ready!" Abyssal Lurkers- "Belly Of The Beast" Cayucas- "Rollin'" Eskimo Lunettes- "Goodbye To The Holy Mountain" Two-nami: Frankie and the Pool Boys- "Beat It" Surfer Joe- "Billie Jean" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Moon- "John Automaton" Hipbone Slim (AKA Sir Bald Diddley) & The Kneejerks- "Waxhead" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Hear Andrew Himmler of The Delta Bombers talk about Dick Dale as well as describing The Delta Bombers sound in our Green Room segment (including tunes from both of them). Beth Riley has a deep track by The Beach Boys (covering Del Shannon) in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a track from The Challengers from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time Segment and of course we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Frank Stallone and it's produced by Harry Nilsson who also does harmony vocals and arranged by Van Dyke Parks!!!). Plus, we've got rockers from The Dirty Licks, The Monkees, Raul Malo, Messer Chups, The Desolate Coast, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, Wahyay, Los Manolitos, Rufus Lee King & The Dream, The Atom Jacks and Televisionaries!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Desolate Coast- "Save A Horse, Ride A Surfboard" The Dirty Licks- "Masters Of The Electrical Internet" The Atom Jacks- "Oppenheimer Surf" The Monkees- "Gotta Give It Time" Televisionaries- "You Can Do What You Want To Do" "Good Time" segment: The Challengers 60th Anniversary of The Challengers On The Move (Surfing Around The World (1963) The Challengers- "Hava Nagila" Los Manolitos- "Run Chicken Run" Raul Malo- "Solitary Blues" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Runaway" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Wahyay- "Surf Music For People Who Don't Get In The Water" Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra- "Like and Subscribe" Messer Chups- "Intox-Tika" * Green Room segment: Andrew Himmler on Dick Dale and describes The Delta Bombers sound The Delta Bombers- "Hit The Floor" Dick Dale- "The Eliminator" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Frank Stallone- "Sea Song" Rufus Lee King & The Dream- "Motorcycle Louie" Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Deuces Wild" *appearing at Surf Guitar 101 Convention: https://sg101convention.com/
There's a couple of updated remakes, covers, classics and plenty of new tracks on the latest Catching A Wave! The Wheel of Fun, Fun, Fun returns as we play 3 randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys (The Surfaris, Danny Gatton and Ramouns). Beth Riley has a deep track from them too in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spin a tune from The Beatles in our Good Times segment from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Both Davie Allan & The Arrows and The Explorers Club have new versions of a couple of tunes from their past. We also spin tunes from Danny B. Harvey, Walter Egan, The Beths, Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers, The Chantays, Thomas Lauderdale & Satan's Pilgrims, The Golliwogs, The Coppertones and The Beyonderers! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Blues Theme" The Beyonderers- "Besieged By Orbs" The Beths- "Watching The Credits" Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers- "Our Man Flint" The Chantays- "Sentimental Guitar" "Good Time" segment: The Beatles 60th Anniversary of With The Beatles (1963) The Beatles- "Hold Me Tight" Danny B. Harvey- "Movin' On" The Explorers Club- "Forever" (2023 version) Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Where Is She" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Golliwogs- "Instrumental #1" Thomas Lauderdale & Satan's Pilgrims- "Night and Day" Walter Egan- "Surfin' & Drivin'" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Ramouns- "Help Me Rhonda" Danny Gatton- "In My Room" The Surfaris- "Dance, Dance, Dance" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Henry Gross- "Shannon" The Coppertones- "Surf Dog" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We board the Catching A Wave Time machine again...and set our destination for the week of December 4th, 1964 to hear 3 songs on the Silver Dollar Survey for WLS in Chicago (including the #1 song). We've got a track from an album by The Ventures celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time Segment. Beth Riley keeps the summer alive with a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got songs from Little Kahuna, The Atom Jacks, PowerSolo (with The Courettes), The Pseudos, Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams (Agent Elvis soundtrack), The Delta Ring, Mamphibian, Jared Petteys & The Headliners, Papa Doo Run Run, Surf Cult and Surfing Oni! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams (Agent Elvis soundtrack)- "Flyboy" Surf Cult- "Night Tides" The Pseudos- "Surfin' Fer Jewels" PowerSolo (feat. The Courettes)- "If I Could Fly" The Atom Jacks- "MiG Diplomacy" "Good Time" segment: The Ventures 60th Anniversary of Surfing (1963) The Ventures- "Barefoot Venture" Surfing Oni- "Ride The Eternal Wave" Little Kahuna- "Lonesome Trail" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Keepin' The Summer Alive" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Papa Doo Run Run- "The Giant Dipper" Jared Petteys & The Headliners- "Shake A Little" Mamphibian- "Meek Juice" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of December 4th, 1964 for WLS in Chicago, IL #13 The Everly Brothers- "Gone, Gone, Gone" #12 The Beach Boys- "Dance, Dance, Dance" #1 The Zombies- "She's Not There" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Rumblers- "I Don't Need You No More" The Delta Ring- "Resting Beach Face" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
There's an old saying that says "April weather, rain and sunshine together"...BUT no matter what the weather is like where you're at...it's ALWAYS sunny and SUMMER here on Catching A Wave! We spin a tune by The Impacts (featuring Merrell Fankhauser) from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. You'll be "glad" to hear the deep track by The Beach Boys that Beth Riley has for you in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We navigate a Two-Nami in the forecast with TWO in a row from Reverend Horton Heat and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we've got tunes from Thomas Lauderdale and Satan's Pilgrims, The Hoodoo Tones, Ichi-Bons, The Bomboras, Muck and The Mires, The Terrorsurfs, Lava Lagoon, Beach Moonsters, The Super Stocks, Stein, The Amplifier Heads, We Love Surf and The Krontjong Devils! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Beach Moonsters- "Psychotic Seagull" Ichi-Bons- "The Rockin' Gypsy" Thomas Lauderdale and Satan's Pilgrims- "Malaguena" The Krontjong Devils- "Winnetou" We Love Surf- "Why Should I Not Go" "Good Time" segment: The Impacts 60th Anniversary of Wipe Out (1963) The Impacts- "Impact" Lava Lagoon- "Pele's Dance" The Amplifier Heads- "Space Cadette" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Aren't You Glad" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Terrorsurfs- "Raspberry Ripple" The Bomboras- "Session At Zeros" Stein- "Mustang" Two-Nami: Reverend Horton Heat- "I Can't Surf" Reverend Horton Heat- "Crazy, Crazy Lovin'" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dick Dale- "We'll Never Hear The End Of It" The Super Stocks- "Oceanside" The Hoodoo Tones- "Drag" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
April 10th birthday girl Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! Producer/musician Norbert Putnam talks about producing Jimmy Buffett's biggest hit (and one of the most popular songs of all time). We play a track from our buddy Bruce Johnston from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in the Good Time Segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (with a tie to another member of The Beach Boys too). Plus, we've got rockers from Sys Malakian, The Tourmaliners, Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers, Susanna Hoffs, The Desolate Coast, Shoreline Dreamers, Dick Dale, Into The Soup, Trabants, The Foreign Films, Pollo Del Mar and Spooky Boys!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Sys Malakian- "Surf 190" Shoreline Dreamers- "Liberty Bell" The Tourmaliners- "Starshine" Trabants- "Leaving Town" Susanna Hoffs- "Under My Thumb" "Good Time" segment: Bruce Johnston 60th Anniversary of Surfin' 'Round The World (1963) Bruce Johnston- "Malibu" Into The Soup- "Surfin' With Winkle" Spooky Boys- "Past Tense" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "I Just Got My Pay" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Foreign Films- "A Perfect Future" Pollo Del Mar- "Inner Sunset" Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "Flashing Eyes" The Desolate Coast- "Dracutela" Green Room segment: Norbert Putnam on working with Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett- "Margaritaville" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Chicago- "Baby, What A Big Surprise" (Carl Wilson on BGV's) Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers- "Motorkonvoien '64" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We spin a track from a Los Straitjackets album (produced by Mark Neill) celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a soulful deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Deke Dickerson talks about doing a project with The Trashmen in our Green Room and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (also Beach Boys related). Plus, we have new tunes and classics from The Bomboras, Surf Cult, Olivia Jean, Televisionaries, The Chantays, Christian Love, The Malibooz, The Green Reflectors, The Weisstronauts, Wild Billy Childish & CTMF, The Dwellers and The Tikiyaki Orchestra!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Televisionaries- "Lorraine" The Tikiyaki Orchestra- "A South Pacific Sojourn" The Chantays- "Mr. Moto" Christian Love- "Even When Your Friends Are All Around" The Dwellers- "Gnarly Marley" "Good Time" segment: Los Straitjackets 20th Anniversary of Supersonic Guitars In 3-D (2003) Los Straitjackets- "Squid" Olivia Jean- "Trouble" The Malibooz- "Shredder" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Soulful Old Man Sunshine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Green Reflectors- "Cat Burglar Cut Up" The Bomboras- "P.O.P. Pier" Surf Cult- "Del Rey" The Weisstronauts- "Purple Hose" Green Room segment: Deke Dickerson on working with The Trashmen Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "White Lightnin'" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dennis Wilson & Rumbo (Daryl Dragon)- "Lady" Wild Billy Childish & CTMF- "Skinwalker" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We feel Buddy Holly's impact even 64 years after his passing! On this Catching A Wave, we spin an instrumental rocker from Buddy (with extra backing by The Fireballs) as well as a Link Wray cover on a Buddy classic and a NEW tune from The Hollies alumni Allan Clarke from his new album (also featuring former Hollies bandmate Graham Nash) on a song ABOUT Buddy! Beth Riley has another cool deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Our Good Time segment has a track from a Man Or Astro-Man? album that celebrates it's 30th anniversary this year and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Tremolo Beer Gut). Plus, there's rockers from Pollo Del Mar (surfy tribute to Keith Richards), The Atlantics, The Courettes, Black Valley Moon, Colony House, Jon & The Nightriders, Summer Salt, Rufus Lee King & The Dream, The Sandbanks, Andy Summers, Wanted Man and the del roswells! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Black Valley Moon- "White Wedding" The Courettes- "Tough Like That" The Atlantics- "Fireball Express" the del roswells- "Earth vs. The Roswells" Wanted Man- "Volleyball" "Good Time" segment: Man Or Astro-Man? 30th Anniversary of Is It...Man Or Astro-Man? (1993) Man Or Astro-Man?- "Clean Up On Aisle #9 (Turn Up The Monitors)" Colony House- "Landlocked Surf Rock" Andy Summers- "Monk Hangs Ten" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Lookin' At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Summer Salt- "Campanita" Pollo Del Mar- "Surfin' With Keith" The Sandbanks- "Waves" You're The Inspiration (Buddy Holly): Buddy Holly- "Holly Hop" (overdubs by The Fireballs) Allan Clarke- "Buddy's Back" (with Graham Nash) Link Wray- "That'll Be The Day" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Tremolo Beer Gut- "While Squaresville Is Watching From Afar" Jon & The Nightriders- "Surfin' and Spyin'" (live) Rufus Lee King and The Dream- "Sister Mary Sunshine" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
The weather is warming up and so are the tunes here on Catching A Wave! We hear a track from The Chantays from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. You're The Inspiration returns as we hear Jan & Dean covering The Beach Boys (with The Beach Boys backing them and adding BGV's) and The Beach Boys covering Jan & Dean! As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!! Plus, we've got tunes from Brian Wilson, The Bayonets, Los Dedos, The Rides, GA-20, Beach Towels, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Royal Fingers, Now That's What I Call Surf, The Krontjong Devils, Stein and The Compartmentalizationalists! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Stein- "Grand Canyon" The Compartmentalizationalists- "Golden Youth" The Bayonets- "Argentina" Now That's What I Call Surf- "You Oughta Know" The Krontjong Devils- "Botas (Boots)" "Good Time" segment: The Chantays 60th Anniversary of Pipeline (1963) The Chantays- "Runaway" Royal Fingers- "Go Royal Fingers Go" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Fireball 407" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "I'll Bet He's Nice" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Beach Towels- "Warmest One" (Mono mix) Brian Wilson- "What Love Can Do" The Rides (Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Stephen Stills, Barry Goldberg)- "Search And Destroy" You're The Inspiration segment: Jan & Dean- "Surfin'" (with backing by The Beach Boys) The Beach Boys- "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Knights- "Hot Rod High" GA-20- "By My Lonesome" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
The Juke Box Hero segment returns on Catching A Wave this hour as we hear 3 tunes on a 1968 Rock-Ola Jukebox from Jim Babjak of The Smithereens! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spin a tune from The Lively Ones from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time Segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockers from Reverend Horton Heat, The Smithereens (covering an instrumental by The Beatles), The Neanderthals, Televisionaries & Les Greeene, The GO-GO Rilas, The Foreign Films, Jack Botts, The Super Stocks, Tiger Army, The Greasy Gills, The Hang Ten-Hangmen and Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Hang-Ten Hangmen- "Beach Bonanza" Tiger Army- "Enchantment" The Greasy Gills- "Texas Twist" Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks- "You've Been Rumbled" Televisionaries & Les Greene- "Airbound" "Good Time" segment: The Lively Ones 60th Anniversary of Surf Rider (1963) The Lively Ones- "Guitar Man" The GO-GO Rillas- "Night Surf" The Foreign Films- "Rain Clouds (Sunshine In Your Heart)" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Long Promised Road" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Jack Botts- "All Day" The Neanderthals- "Space Oddity" The Smithereens- "Cry For A Shadow" Juke Box Hero: Selections from Jim Babjak's jukebox The Who- "Summertime Blues" Link Wray- "Rumble" The Trashmen- "King Of The Surf" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Mel Taylor & The Magics- "The Creeper" The Super Stocks- "Wheel Stands" Reverend Horton Heat- "School Of Rock and Roll" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Catching A Wave is once again jam packed with all the reverb, garage, rock/pop goodness we could find this hour! Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon talks about playing with Los Straitjackets in our Green Room segment including their ode to the Boston Red Sox (in honor of MLB Spring Training)! Beth Riley has another great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We play a tune from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary from Messer Chups in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, if that isn't enough, we have rockers from Pollo Del Mar, The Delta Bombers, Now That's What I Call Surf, Beach Moonsters, Ichi-Bons, Northern Tides, Softlung, The Terrorsurfs, SPF 1985, The Jaws Of Brooklyn, The Atom Jacks and Bard's Flying Vessel!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Delta Bombers- "Hey You Know You Wanna" Beach Moonsters- "Panic At Omaha Beach" Ichi-Bons- "Ich-I-Bon #1" Bard's Flying Vessel- "Barrows" The Atom Jacks- "Mirage IV" "Good Time" segment: Messer Chups 10th Anniversary of Church Of Reverb (2013) Messer Chups- "Surf 'N' Rolla" The Terrorsurfs- "Surf Me Baby" Softlung- "The Other Side" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Kona Coast" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Jaws Of Brooklyn- "Who's Heart Is This" Now That's What I Call Surf- "The Way" Northern Tides- "Rail Banger" SPF 1985- "My Own Worst Enemy" Green Room: Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon on playing with Los Straitjackets Freddy Cannon with Los Straitjackets- "The Sox Are Rockin'" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Graham Bonnet- "Be My Baby" Pollo Del Mar- "Speed Of Dark" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We hear a tune from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year from Duane Eddy in our Good Time segment on this week's Catching A Wave. Beth Riley has a cool deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of August 11th, 1963 to hear some tunes on the KRLA playlist and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Walter Egan). Plus, we've got rockers from Davie Allan & The Arrows, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Doltones, McKinley James, Beachcombers, The Jackets, The Atlantics, The Association and The Courettes, Midnight Rodeo, Panda Bear and Sonic Boom and Wanted Man!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Hellbent For Speed" The Association/The Courettes- "Never My Love" The Doltones- "Deeper Swell" Wanted Man- "Coastin'" Panda Bear and Sonic Boom- "Gettin' To The Point" "Good Time" segment: Duane Eddy 60th Anniversary of "Twangin'" Up A Storm (1963) Duane Eddy- "Guitar Child" McKinley James- "Marie Marie" (live) Beachcombers- "Barracuda" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Cabinessence" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Atlantics- "Bass Strait" Davie Allan & The Arrows- "The Next Dimension" Midnight Rodeo- "Creature's Dream" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of August 11th, 1963 KRLA Los Angeles, CA #20 Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper" #13 Al Casey- "Surfin' Hootenanny" #1 The Beach Boys- "Surfer Girl" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Walter Egan- "She's So Tough" The Jackets- "Misery Of Man" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
There's new artists, hall of famers and everything in between on this new Catching A Wave! Greg Townson talks about how he joined Los Straitjackets in our Green Room segment along with a tune of them covering Nick Lowe. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spin a tune from The Surf Raiders from their 2nd album that is celebrating it's 40th anniversary this year, we bring you music news and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got songs from Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys (covering Buddy Holly), The Foreign Films, The Routes, Ichi-Bons, The Almighty Devildogs, The Smithereens, Softlung, Danyaal, The Weeklings (covering The Beatles), The Belinettas (covering The Ventures), Cameronoise and a rockin' instrumental from Creedence Clearwater Revival to start the show!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Glory Be" Ichi-Bons- "Don't Call Me Fly Face" Cameronoise- "Caution Tape Danyaal- "Archipelago Rock" Softlung- "Don't Say No" "Good Time" segment: The Surf Raiders 40th Anniversary of Surf Bound (1983) The Surf Raiders- "Hit The Surf" The Weeklings- "I've Just Seen A Face" The Routes- "Attention" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Don't Hurt My Little Sister" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Smithereens- "Batman Theme" The Foreign Films- "Into The Light" The Berlinettas- "Walk, Don't Run" The Almighty Devildogs- "Autorama" Green Room Segment: Greg Townson on how he joined Los Straitjackets Los Straitjackets- "Shake & Pop" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Roger McGuinn- "Draggin'" (feat. Bruce Johnston on piano) Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Holly Hop" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Time Machine, new tunes, deep tracks and a whole lot more are in store for you this hour on Catching A Wave! We hear a track from Jan & Dean's Surf City & Other Swingin' Cities that is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year. Beth Riley has a "friend"ly tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending October 31st, 1964 to hear some tunes on the Billboard Hot 100 (including the #1 song) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, ride the killer wave of rockers from The Atlantics, Al Jardine, Resonadores, The Neanderthals, Colony House, Surfmaster, The Tentakills, The Tourmaliners, The Cruncher, Kincaid & The Memetics and Dave Myers & The Surftones! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Atlantics- "Surfing The Wedge" Resonadores- "republica banana" The Neanderthals- "Devil or Angel" Colony House- "Cannonballers" Kincaid and The Memetics- "Skaters Ain't Haters" "Good Time" segment: Jan & Dean 60th Anniversary of Surf City And Other Swingin' Cities Jan & Dean- "Kansas City Surfmaster- "Don't Let Me Down" The Tentakills- "Seaweed" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Passing Friend" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Tourmaliners- "Loco Moco" The Cruncher- "My Favorite Martian" Catching A Wave Time Machine week ending October 31st, 1964: #49 Del Shannon- "Do You Want To Dance" #32 The Kinks- "You Really Got Me" #1 The Supremes- "Baby Love" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Honeys- "He's A Doll" Al Jardine- "California Saga" * Dave Myers & The Surftones- "Surf Breaker" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild" *"California Saga" features among others David Crosby on background vocals. RIP David Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023)
New albums, tours, classics and so much more are already brewing up in 2023! We'll pay tribute to the late, great Jeff Beck who passed away unexpectedly on January 10th, 2023. Hear a new segment on Catching A Wave called "You're The Inspiration" where we play artists that inspire others. This week, we play a track from The Shadows and covers of their tunes by Martin Cilia and Andy Summers! We hear a track from The Ventures from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a cool deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, a varied and awesome mix of tunes from Davie Allan and The Arrows, Danny B. Harvey, Brian Wilson, The Monkees, The Astronauts, Atomic Tourists (opening dates now with Surfer Joe), Surfer Joe, Kooked Out, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, Maple Mars and The Delta Ring!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Tikiyaki Orchestra- "Bombs Away!" The Astronauts- "Go Go Go" Jeff Beck June 24, 1944-January 10, 2023: Jeff Beck- "Sleepwalk" Atomic Tourists- "Dick Tracy" Surfer Joe- "Waveboard Action" "Good Time" segment: The Ventures 60th Anniversary of Let's Go The Ventures- "Let's Go" Brian Wilson- "Listen To Me" *in honor of the passing of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper Feb 3, 1959 Kooked Out- "Bugger Off" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Two Can Play" The Delta Ring- "Billito" Davie Allan and The Arrows- "Turn It Up" Maple Mars- "Anchors Aweigh" "You're The Inspiration" segment...this week honoring The Shadows: The Shadows- "The Savage" (1961) Martin Cilia- "Diamonds" (recorded by The Shadows 1983) Andy Summers- "Stingray" (recorded by The Shadows 1965) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Roy Clark- "Texas Twist" Danny B. Harvey- "Wave Dancin'" The Monkees- "Mary, Mary" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
It might be winter but the tunes are hot this hour on Catching A Wave! We spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear 3 randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys (from Sail On, A.J. Croce and The Flaming Lips). Beth Riley has a deep track from them on her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear tunes from The Hula Girls, The Manakooras and The Royal Pacifics who will all be at the Hi-Tide Winter Holiday. We've got a track from The Astronauts from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. If that isn't enough, we've got tracks from Ichi-Bons, The Jagaloons, Lucky 757, Rufus Lee King And The Dream, The Smithereens (with The Honeys), Frankie & The Pool Boys, The Brain Waves, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Teisco Del Rey (with Mel Taylor and Paul Johnson) and Petty Thieves!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Rufus Lee King And The Dream- "8th and Ocean" The Smithereens- "Baby Be Good" (with The Honeys) Appearing at Hi-Tide Winter Holiday: The Manakooras- "The Arabian Knight" The Hula Girls- "Return Of The Hawaiian Eye" The Royal Pacifics- "Gypsy Beat" "Good Time" segment: The Astronauts 60th Anniversary of Surfin' With The Astronauts The Astronauts- "Pipeline" Lucky 757- "B-B-B-Baby" Petty Thieves- "Chrome & Color" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "You Still Believe In Me" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Teisco Del Rey- "Small Fry" (with Mel Taylor and Paul Johnson) The Brain Waves- "Slow Fury" The Jagaloons- "Chalupacabra" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Sail On- "Don't Worry Baby" A.J. Croce- "Sail On Sailor" The Flaming Lips- "God Only Knows" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Tommy Fogerty & The Blue Velvets- "Bonita" Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Quicksand" Ichi-Bons- "Run Chicken Run" Frankie & The Pool Boys- "Breathing Your Air" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We've got a funky and loud Two-nami in the Catching A Wave forecast with 2 songs featuring guest guitars by Dick Dale from Tonio K and Gary Hoey. Our "good time" segment features a track from The Hi-Risers from an album celebrating it's 20th anniversary. Beth Riley has a "time"ly deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (also Beach Boys related). Plus, turn it up for rockers from Cameronoise, The Beach Berserkers, The Darts, Man Or Astro-Man?, The Dubceks, The Surfer Novas, spacedog spacecat, The Atom Jacks, Randells, The Routes, Satan's Pilgrims and Surf Cult! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Cameronoise- "I Overheard Someone Telling Me" The Surfer Novas- "Escape Velocity" spacedog spacecat- "Etec., Beach" Surf Cult- "Lost Highway" Satan's Pilgrims- "La Luna" "Good Time" segment: The Hi-Risers 20th anniversary of Lost Weekend (Spinout Records) The Hi-Risers- "Ghost Of The Surfer Girl" The Dubceks- "Zona del Silencio" The Routes- "Get Past Go!" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Cuckoo Clock" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Man Or Astro-Man?- "The Powerful Fully-Transistorized Dick Tracy Two-Way Wrist Radio" The Atom Jacks- "Fission Mission" The Darts- "Snake Oil" Two-Nami: Tonio K (featuring Dick Dale)- "The Funky Western Civilization (More Dick Dale Mix)" Gary Hoey (featuring Dick Dale)- "Misirlou" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Bruce & Terry- "Don't Run Away" Randells- "Seven Inch" The Beach Berserkers- "The Man From A.U.N.T.I.E." Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We spin tunes from 3 of the acts coming to Winter Surf Fest Feb. 3-5, 2023 in Long Beach, CA (The Tourmaliners, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts and Surfer Joe). Our Good Time spotlight track is from Dick Dale from an album celebrating it's 30th anniversary. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. I read some quotes from Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on Carl Wilson in the Green Room Segment along with a track from Tom that Carl Wilson sings backing vocals and Ringo Starr plays drums. We'll also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got some rockin' tunes from Wiped Out, The MES, Malibooz, The Ventures, Cosmic Surf, HJ & The Constellations, Randell Kirsch and The Delta Ring.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Tourmaliners- "Close Out" Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Mayhem On The Atlantic" Surfer Joe- "Movin'" The MES- "Caveman Beat" The Malibooz- "Little XKR" "Good Time" segment: Dick Dale 30th anniversary of Tribal Thunder (1993 High Tone) Dick Dale- "The New Victor" The Delta Ring- "The Treble With Girls" Randell Kirsch- "Get Set" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Leaving This Town" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE HJ & The Constellations- "Psychotropic" Cosmic Surf- "Surfin' Mad" Green Room segment: Quotes from Tom Petty & Mike Campbell on Carl Wilson Tom Petty- "Hung Up & Overdue" (Carl Wilson on BGV's, Ringo Starr on drums) The Beach Boys- "The Trader" (Second Section A Cappella) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Tornadoes- "Beyond The Surf" Wiped Out- "No Surfing In The East River" The Ventures- "Surf Rider" (live 1965 Japan) Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
It's early into 2023 and already a Two-Nami in the forecast (2 in a row from Marco Di Maggio)! Beth Riley has a cool deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We pay tribute to Dino Danelli who passed away on December 15, 2022 with a rocker from The Young Rascals. We drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week and we hear a great track from The Surfaris from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Plus, we've got awesome tunes from Christian Love, S.H.A.R.P. (The Surf Hermits and Angry Red Planet), The Routes, The Immediate Family, Cheap Trick, Amphibian Man, Danny Adlerman & Friends (Jim Babjak and Kurt Reil), The Green Reflectors, Magnatech, The Beach Berserkers, Walter Egan (with Dean Torrence & Stevie Nicks on BGV's, produced by Lindsey Buckingham) and Ichi-Bons! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Routes- "Axe To Grind" S.H.A.R.P.- "That's Not The Goose" Ichi-Bons- "Can't Stop Moanin'" Walter Egan- "The Blonde In The Blue T-Bird" Magnatech- "Amapola" "Good Time" segment: The Surfaris 60th Anniversary of Play (1963 Decca) The Surfaris- "Surfaris Stomp" The Beach Berserkers- "El Guitarrista Fantasma" The Green Reflectors- "Itty Bitty Spacemen" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Maybe I Don't Know" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Danny Adlerman & Friends (Jim Babjak & Kurt Reil)- "Surfin' The Net" RIP Dino Danelli July 23, 1944 - December 15, 2022 The Young Rascals- "Come On Up" Amphibian Man- "Ashes" The Immediate Family- "The Toughest Girl In Town" Two-Nami segment: Marco Di Maggio- "Marco's Boogie" Marco Di Maggio- "Surfandango" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Jon & The Nightriders- "(I Think I'm) Surfing Japanese" Cheap Trick- "Hello There" Christian Love- "Sum Sum Summer" Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "Theme From Shaft"
So excited about 2023 and all the new music sent in recently and on the way! We'll start a "good time" song spotlight this year as we look back on some albums celebrating an anniversary! Lots of them are celebrating a 60th anniversary this year including The Challengers- Surfbeat and we'll hear a track from that one. Duane Eddy is in the Green Room segment talking about Forrest Gump. Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Chicago and The Beach Boys related). Plus, we've got great rockin' tunes from Martin Cilia, The Arcs, The Ventures, The Hondells, The Screaming Seagulls, Link Wray, The Beatersband, Norby Violano, Retrofofuetes, Dennis Diken with Bell Sound, The Del Roswells, Poolhead and The Salinas! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Martin Cilia- "On The Beach" The Ventures- "The Alien" The Beatersband- "When You Walk In The Room" Norby Violano- "Shazam" The Del Roswells- "Set Course For Space (UFO GO!)" "Good Time" segment: The Challengers 60th anniversary of Surfbeat! The Challengers- "Bulldog" Poolhead- "Shotgun" The Salinas- "Red Plate" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Loop De Loop (Flip Flop Flyin' In An Aeroplane)" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Arcs- "Eyez" (radio edit) Link Wray- "It Was Elvis" Dennis Diken with Bell Sound- "The Sun's Gonna Shine In The Morning" The Screaming Seagulls- "Snow Surfer" Green Room segment: Duane Eddy on Forrest Gump Duane Eddy- "Rebel Rouser" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Peter Cetera- "I Can Feel It" (co-written by Carl Wilson and rhythm guitar, Ricky Fataar on drums) Retrofoguetes- "Tentacula" The Hondells- "Speedway" Outro Music Bed: The Beach Boys- "Shut Down, Part 2"
Deven Berryhill from The Tourmaliners is in our Green Room segment talking about their new album on Pacific Records talking about their new album, Surfidia along with a couple of tracks from that album. I drop a coin in the Jammin James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (featuring Chris Casello) and Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of The Beach Boys, we have another previously unreleased track from them that just came out on their Sail On Sailor box set. Plus, we've got rockers from Man Or Astro-man?, Impellitteri, Brian Ray, The Zipheads, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Grogans, The Dwellers, Weird Aliens, Party Nerves, The Longboards and Kincaid & The Memetics!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Man Or Astro-man?- "Microverses" The Zipheads- "Telekinesis" Weird Aliens- "Goin' To See A Dog About A Man" Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue" Party Nerves- "Coffin Hop" The Longboards- "Naked Jungle" Brian Ray- "On My Way To You" Kincaid & The Memetics- "Places We'd Like To Be" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "My Love Lives On" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Grogans- "No Thanks (I'm Going Surfing)" The Dwellers- "Saltwater Cowboy, Act 1" The Beach Boys- "Hard Time" Green Room segment: Deven Berryhill on The Tourmaliners new album, Surfidia The Tourmaliners- "Surfidia" The Tourmaliners- "Swanky" (feat. Eddie Angel) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Prodigals (feat. Chris Casello)- "Sharkskin Buffalo" Impellitteri- "17th Century Chicken Picken" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
It's the annual Catching A Wave Christmas show! All Christmas all hour long! Santa brought a gift early which is my awesome wife Beth Riley co-hosting with me! She has a Christmas tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we spin the "wheel of Fun, Fun, Fun" to hear a Beach Boys Christmas cover by Davie Allan & The Arrows and I've got a holiday rocker by The Hi-Risers in the Jammin' James Jukebox! Plus, we get in the festive spirit with songs from The Surfrajettes, The Ventures, The Smithereens, Shaun Young, The Monkees, The Surfaris, The Tourmaliners, Chris Isaak, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, The Krontjong Devils, Surf Zombies, The Courettes, The Grip Weeds, Cameronoise and The Linda Lindas! Intro music bed: "Martin Cilia"- Oh Come All Ye Faithful" The Surfrajettes- "Marshmallow March" Christmas Vacation* snippet The Linda Lindas- "Groovy Xmas" Shaun Young- "Blue Christmas" The Smithereens- "Christmas Time All Over The World" Chris Isaak- "Almost Christmas" The Monkees- "What Would Santa Do" The Courettes (feat. The Tremolo Beer Gut)- "Christmas (I Can Hardly Wait)" The Grip Weeds- "Welcome Christmas" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "The Man With All The Toys" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE A Christmas Story snippet Surf Zombies- "Sleigh Ride" The Surfaris- "Santa's Speed Shop" The Tourmaliners- "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Little Saint Nick" Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- "Winter Wonderland" Elf snippet The Krontjong Devils- "Here Comes Santa Claus" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Hi-Risers- "Christmas Lights" The Ventures- "Joy To The World" *How The Grinch Stole Christmas movie snippet Cameronoise- "And A Star On Top Of It All" Outro music bed: Martin Cilia- "Oh Come All Ye Faithful"
There's more great tunes coming in as well as Christmas rockers this week too on Catching A Wave! Crank up the latest from Satan's Pilgrims, The Beach Berserkers, Arno De Cea & The Clockwork Wizards, The Tulsa Doom, The Kaisers, The Orions, Ocean Alley and a classic from The Atlantics. Plus, since you're on the "Nice" list, we've got Christmas tunes from Magnatech, Jan & Dean, Jason Janik, Travis Koester, JD McPherson, Underwater Bosses, The Dubceks and The Green Reflectors (with guest Mark Malibu). Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and as always we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Beach Berserkers- "Brand New Speedos" Arno De Cea & The Clockwork Wizards- "Everything Under The Sun Is For Everyone" Jason Janik- "Oh Come Emmanuel" The Dubceks- "The First Noel" Jan & Dean- "Frosty The Snowman" The Green Reflectors (with guest Mark Malibu)- "Toboggan Hop" JD McPherson- "Bad Kid" Underwater Bosses- "Yuleride" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "It's About Time" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Magnatech- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" Travis Koester- "A Very Surfy Christmas" The Tulsa Doom- "Right Turn Clyde" The Orions- "Sneaky Heart" Ocean Alley- "Perfume" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: B. Bumble & The Stingers- "Nut Rocker" Satan's Pilgrims- "Typhoon" The Kaisers- "Sugary" The Atlantics- "The Sheriff Of Nottingham" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
The great tunes keep rolling into Catching A Wave studios every week! Hear The Tourmaliners (with Ron Blair of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Ichi-Bons (on Hi-Tide Recordings), The Delta Ring, Abyssal Lurkers, Motorhead, The Routes, The Reverbly Ones and newly released A Cappella mix of The Beach Boys! Beth Riley also has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Billy F Gibbons is in our Green Room segment talking about his awesome Whisker Bomb Hot Sauce (and we do mean HOT) along with a HOT Christmas rocker from him as well. There's more Christmas tunes in the mix too from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Jim and The Sea Dragons, Switchfoot, The Breakers, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys and The Malibooz (with Dean Torrence). Plus, as always we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Ichi-Bons- "Switchblade" The Delta Ring- "Mars Needs Puppies" Jim and The Sea Dragons- "Kringle All The Way" The Breakers- "O Holy Night" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Ice Rider" Switchfoot- "Scrappy Little Christmas Tree" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Hey Mrs. Claus" The Malibooz- "Santa Drives A Super Stock Dodge" (w/ Dean Torrence) Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Chasin' The Sky" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Abyssal Lurkers- "They Rise" The Tourmaliners- "Voyage To Mars" (feat. Ron Blair from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) The Routes- "Like A Knife" The Beach Boys- "All This Is That" (A Cappella mix) Green Room segment: Billy F Gibbons on Whisker Bomb Hot Sauce (find info on product HERE) Billy F Gibbons- "Jingle Bell Blues" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Link Wray and The Ray Men- "Summer Dream" Motorhead- "Rockaway Beach" The Reverbly Ones- "Bombora" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
What a killer hour of great music this week!! We've got a new track from The Ventures from their release New Space from Pony Canyon Records in Japan. Christmas tunes are hitting the playlist this week too with a "Christmas Day" themed trio of tunes from Cheap Trick, Jim Babjak and The Weeklings. There's also a trio of instrumental Christmas tracks from The Surfrajettes, Slowey & The Boats and The Young Barons. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, Duane Eddy is in our Green Room segment talking about one of his tracks that John Fogerty played on and we have a fun rocker in our Jammin James Jukebox selection of the week. Plus, there's tunes from The Jackets, The Surf Hermits, Genki Genki Panic, Satan's Pilgrims, The Cranzers, The Kaisers and The Jagaloons! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Satan's Pilgrims- "Bayonet Constitution" The Cranzers- "Seagulls Party" The Kaisers- "Monkey Train" The Jagaloons- "Beyond The Exclusion Zone" Genki Genki Panic- "Camp Crystal Lake" "Christmas Day" trio: Cheap Trick- "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" Jim Babjak- "It's Love On Christmas Day" The Weeklings- "Christmas Day" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Problem Child" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surf Hermits- "Speaking With Ghosts" Instrumental Christmas trio: Slowey & The Boats- "Sleigh Ride" The Young Barons- "Lil' Drummer Boy" The Surfrajettes- "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Green Room segment: Duane Eddy on John Fogerty playing on one of his tracks Duane Eddy- "Kickin' Asphalt" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Rockin' R's- "Heat" The Jackets- "Pie In The Sky" The Ventures- "Fly Me To The Moon" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We play a trio of tunes honoring the late, great Jerry Lee Lewis who passed away on October 28th at 87 years old. There's a live track from 1964 from him, Jimmy Page teaming up with Jerry Lee on a Led Zeppelin cover and a Killer cover from The 5678's! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys on her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We also play the final track from their That's Why God Made The Radio release as we finish up our 10th anniversary celebration of that release and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week. Plus, there's great tunes in the mix from Frankie and The Pool Boys, Ichi-Bons, The Malibooz, The Green Reflectors, The Eye Five, Wiped Out, Master Wave, Lucky 757, High Noon Kahuna, Messer Chups, Jim & The Sea Dragons, The Courettes and Sys Malakian! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Green Reflectors- "Cruisin' For A Bruisin'" Wiped Out- "The Hearse" Sys Malakian- "Dolphin Ride" The Courettes- "Bye Bye Mon Amour" Messer Chups- "Night Stripper" Jim & The Seadragons- "The Murder Hornet Twist" High Noon Kahuna- "Sharktooth" Lucky 757- "Let's Get Ready" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Slip On Through" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Malibooz- "Sweet Surf Music" Jerry Lee Lewis tribute: Jerry Lee Lewis- "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (live) Jerry Lee Lewis with Jimmy Page- "Rock And Roll" The 5678's- "Great Balls Of Fire" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Summer's Gone" Frankie and The Pool Boys- "The Stargazers" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Cornells- "Beachbound" The Eye Five- "Coast Ghost" Ichi-Bons- "Snake Eyes" (live) Monster Wave- "Lighthouse Lagoon" Outro music bed: Jerry Lee Lewis- "High School Confidential"
We combine our Green Room and Two-nami segments this week to honor the late, great Robert Gordon who unfortunately passed away on October 18th, 2022. We hear him talking about playing with Link Wray on his first 2 albums along with a track from one of those and a track from his upcoming Cleopatra Records release with guitarist Chris Spedding. Beth Riley has another fun deep track in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and as always we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. There's a track from both The Surfrajettes and Reverend Horton Heat who will be touring together early 2023 and songs from Satan's Pilgrims, Hawaiian Roller Coaster, Didi Wray, The Smithereens, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Los Choppers, Bowling For Soup, The Brain Waves, The Slimetones, The Mach IV, Kincaid & The Memetics and Surf Cult. Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Brain Waves- "Torpedo Juice" The Slimetones- "Slime and Punishment" Surf Cult- "Let's Play Hide The Soul" Kincaid & The Memetics- "The Out Of Towners" Bob Ross snippet* Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Shoot Me A Smile" Los Choppers- "Electro Mostro" Didi Wray- "Dracula's Theme" (cover of The Ghouls) Satan's Pilgrims- "Southwester" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Cherry, Cherry Coupe" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Bowling For Soup- "Gilligan's Island Theme" The Surfrajettes- "Roxy Roller" Reverend Horton Heat- "Forbidden Jungle" Tour dates HERE Green Room/Two-Nami segment: Robert Gordon on playing with Link Wray Robert Gordon with Link Wray- "The Way I Walk" Robert Gordon with Chris Spedding- "One Day Left" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Hi-Lites (feat. Randy Hard)- "Beach Baby" The Smithereens- "Out Of This World" Hawaiian Roller Coaster- "Jellyfish Sting" The Mach IV- "The Coast Road" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We are packed full of great tunes on this Catching A Wave from Martin Cilia, Man Or AstroMan, The Cowsills, Darren Michael Boyd, The Trashmen, Danny Amis & Twin Tones, The Wilder, The Kaisers, Set Waves, Ocean Alley, The Tiki Creeps…a trio of James Bond/Spy themed tunes from Darrel Higham, The Tsunami Brothers and The Charades. We have an interview snippet with Freddy Boom Boom Cannon in our Green Room segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from the Beach Boys in her Surf’s Up Beth’s Beach Boys Break and as always we drop a coin in the JJJ for our selection of the week.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Tiki Creeps- "Gringo Parade" The Trashmen- "Bird Bath" Danny Amis & Twin Tones- "F.B.I." Set Waves- "Shoot The Curl" Ocean Alley- "Double Vision" Trio of "James Bond/Spy theme": Darrel Higham- "James Bond Theme" The Tsunami Brothers- "License To Surf" The Charades- "(Theme From) Goldfinger" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "I'm Waiting For The Day" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Wilder- "Surfin' Sunshine" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Distant Pulsar" Darren Michael Boyd- "A Waste Of Perfectly Good Sadness" The Cowsills- "Ya Gotta Get Up" Green Room segment: Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon on "Palisades Park" Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon- "Palisades Park" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Ronny & The Daytonas- "G.T.O." Martin Cilia- "Popcorn" The Kaisers- "Monkey Train" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
It's our annual Catching A Wave Halloween show!!! Beth Riley has a deep track about a caveman named Alley Oop from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week is about a Werewolf! Plus, ghoulishly fun tunes from The Surfrajettes, Los Straitjackets, Satan's Pilgrims, Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers, Messer Chups, Magnatech, The Courettes, Genki Genki Panic, The Jagaloons, Dick Dale, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Atomic Drag, The Me-Gustas, Didi Wray, The Deadly Ones, The Breakers and The Ventures!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys/ "Ghostbusters"- Los Straitjackets The Jagaloons- "Some Kind Of Munster" *It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown snippet The Surfrajettes- "Banshee Bop" Messer Chups- "Doctor Spook" The Me Gustas- "Black Cat Crawl" Jerry Seinfeld standup snippet* Genki Genki Panic- "Drac'd Raw Dot Com" That 70's Show snippet Magnatech- "Dr. Mabuse"** Looney Tunes/Bugs Bunny snippet Los Straitjackets- "The Mad Scientwist" Didi Wray- "Fuzzy Tango Halloween" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Alley Oop" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Ghostbusters snippet The Deadly Ones- "Raunchy" Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers- "Sinister Stomp"** King Of The Hill Boomhauer snippet Satan's Pilgrims- "Vampiro (Transylvania Twist)" Dick Dale- "Space Mountain" Scooby Doo snippet The Breakers- "Tubular Bells (The Exorcist theme)" The Courettes- "Voodoo Doll" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Neanderthals- "Werewolf From Outer Space"** That 70's Show snippet Atomic Drag- "The Return Of The Atomic Undead" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Coffin Car Coupe" The Ventures- "Twilight Zone" Outro music bed: Ben Vaughan- "Psycho Beach Party"**
LOTS of rockin' new and classic tunes for you this week from Ichi-Bons, The Jagaloons, Zak and The Krakens, 77s, Weird Aliens, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Los Freneticos, The Hide Outs, Retrofoguetes, John Mellencamp, The 502s, Nick Frater, Los Atarrayas, Jeremy Warmsley and The Green Reflectors! We continue our 10th anniversary celebration of The Beach Boys' That's Why God Made The Radio release with another track from that and Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. As always, we've got a super cool selection of the week in our Jammin' James Jukebox as well.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Weird Aliens- "Catchin' The Waves" The Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'" The Green Reflectors- "Secret Agent Spy Scopes" The Jagaloons- "Baja Blast" Ichi-Bons- "Downshiftin'" (live) Retrofoguetes- "The New Hypnotic Wave Of Retrofoguetes" John Mellencamp- "Carolina Shag" The 502s- "Just Another Song" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Wake The World" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Jeremy Warmsley- "Sing From The Heart" Los Freneticos- "Blowfish" Zak and The Krakens- "C'mon Do The Kraken" The Hide Outs- "Surf Bass" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Pacific Coast Highway" Nick Frater- "Stuck In My Ways" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Man Or Astro-man?- "Interplanet Janet" 77s- "Deep End" Los Atarrayas- "Professional Pig" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Another exciting new box set from The Beach Boys is on the way in November and we hear a live track from that release this hour on Catching A Wave. Beth Riley also has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (also with a connection to The Beach Boys). Our Green Room segment returns as we hear part of a chat with Eddie Angel as we talk about Link Wray. There's tunes from both Link and Eddie too as well as rockers from Bloodshot Bill, Black Flamingos, Galvezton, The Beatles, Arno De Cea & The Clockwork Wizards, Rol Junell & The Nellands, Masters Of The University, The Beths, The Slimetones, The Young Barons and Cameronoise!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Bloodshot Bill- "Spitfire" Black Flamingos- "Stingray" The Beach Boys- "You Need A Mess To Help You Stand Alone" (live) Cameronoise- "Page Before Me" The Young Barons- "Intoxica" Arno De Cea & Tje Clockwork Wizards- "Rumble In The Uranium Jungle" The Slimetones- "Terror On Two Wheels" The Beths- "Change In The Weather" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Oh Darlin'" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The March Divide- "All I Know" GALVEZTON- "Low Way" Link Wray- "Rumble Rock" Green Room segment: Eddie Angel on Link Wray Eddie Angel- "Lynxtail" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Bruce & Jerry- "I Saw Her First" Masters Of The University- "Darth Vader's Theme" The Beatles- "Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We start a new segment on this week's Catching A Wave that we'll do periodically called Juke Box Heroes. We check in on Al Jardine's jukebox and play 3 of the tunes that he has loaded in there. We'll spin a solo tune from his as well. Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys too in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. And we'll drop a coin in my jukebox too to hear our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockin' tunes from Brian Wilson, Laughing Gravy (Dean Torrence), The Go-Go Rillas, The Grass Roots (with mix and performance from The Courettes), Z & The Tiki Twisters, Resonadores, Urban Zotel & The Thunderbirds, Electric Heaters, The Brain Waves, The Violet Mindfield, The Strings Aflame and the Dwellers!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Urban Zotel and The Thunderbirds- "The Chase" Resonadores- "Conga" The Go-Go Rillas- "O-Rang-a-Tang" The Violet Mindfield- "Beautiful Nightmare" The Dwellers- "Tide Breaker" The Electric Heaters- "Beyond Banzai" The Brain Waves- "Slithering" Brian Wilson- "Run James Run" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Mona" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Z & The Tiki Twisters- "Mechanical Ducks" The Laughing Gravy (Dean Torrence)- "Vegetables" (Alternate Mix) Al Jardine- "California Dreamin'" (with Glen Campbell and David Crosby) Juke Box Heroes: Selections from Al Jardine's jukebox Chuck Berry- "Sweet Little Sixteen" The Chords- "Sh-Boom" Bill Haley & His Comets- "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The City Surfers- "Beach Ball" The Grass Roots (with mix and performance by The Courettes)- "Let's Live For Today" The Strings Aflame- "Factotum" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
On this week's Catching A Wave, we board the Time Machine for the week of January 5th, 1962 to hear 3 tunes on Los Angeles, CA KFWB's chart including the #1 song. We have a trio of "quiet" tunes from Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets, The Explorers Club and The Manakooras. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Surfaris). Plus, don't miss new and classic rockers from The Surfrajettes, Jerry Cole & His Spacemen, Los Dedos, Satan's Pilgrims, Chewbacca's, Dead Racoon Riot, Jim and The Sea Dragons, The Bradipos IV, Hot Chickens, Set Waves and Abyssal Lurkers!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Chewbacca's- "Astro Collision" Dead Racoon Riot- "Buena Onda" The Surfrajettes- "El Condor Pasa" Set Waves- "Kook Don't Steal My Wave" Abyssal Lurkers- "Hard Pants Day" "Quiet" trio: Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets- "A Quiet Place" The Explorers Club- "Quietly" The Manakooras- "Quiet Village" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Mona" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Los Dedos- "Collapse" Hot Chickens- "Surfin' Bird" The Bradipos IV- "50" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of January 5th, 1962 for KFWB Los Angeles, CA; #19- The Beach Boys- "Surfin'" (Take 8) #13- Dion- "The Wanderer" #1- The Tokens- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Surfaris- "Punkline" Satan's Pilgrims- "Gear Grinder" Jim and The Sea Dragons- "Galaxie" Jerry Cole & His Spacemen- "Bronze Surfer" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
On this Catching A Wave hour, we've got a trio of skateboard themed tunes from Jan & Dean, The Challengers and The Hondells to honor the super cool skateboarding dog, Bamboo. We continue our 10th anniversary celebration of The Beach Boys' album That's Why God Made The Radio with another track from that. Beth Riley has a cool deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got tunes from 77s, Bloodshot Bill, Didi Wray, The Young Barons, Black Valley Moon, The Trashmen, The Atlantics, Dick Dale (with Huey Lewis on harmonica), Surf Ghost, The Outpost, Surf Monster and The Rumtones!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Black Valley Moon- "Russian Roulette" The Young Barons- "Perfidia" Bloodshot Bill- "Busted Tail" Dick Dale- "F Groove" (feat. Huey Lewis on harmonica) The Rumtones- "Nazare" Skateboard trio: Jan & Dean- "Sidewalk Surfin'" The Challengers- "Asphalt Spinner" The Hondells- "Little Sidewalk Surfin' Girl" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Time To Get Alone" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Atlantics- "Whitewash" The Trashmen- "True Love" (previously unreleased Carl Perkins cover) Didi Wray- "Peter Gunn" Surf Ghost- "California Dyin'" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "From There To Back Again" The Outpost- "Santa Cruz" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Tremolos- "The Weird One" 77s- "Do It For Love" (stadium mix) Surf Monster- "Piercing" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We hear the NUMBER ONE song from our listener-voted "Favorite Song By The Monkees" Countdown this hour! We've got a Catching A Wave EXCLUSIVE from Little Quirks covering "Different Drum" as well as 2 previously unreleased tunes from an upcoming Dean Torrence release. Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and speaking of...we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear randomly selected Beach Boys covers by The Everly Brothers, Phil Keaggy and She & Him. We'll also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (also Beach Boys related). Plus, we've got tunes from GALVEZTON, The Tsunami Brothers, Beck, The Hang Ten Hangmen, The Dwellers, The Charades, Joe McAnaney and Hula Ghost!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Dwellers- "Just Another Surf Song" The Hang-Ten Hangmen- "Surf Party" Beck- "Gamma Ray" 2 previously unreleased from upcoming Dean Torrence collection: Flo & Eddie with Dean Torrence- "Ride The Wild Surf" Terry Melcher, Bruce Johnston & Dean Torrence- "Love Lace" The Charades- "Mr. Moto" Joe McAnaney- "The Banzai Summer" GALVEZTON- "Looking Glass" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "We'll Run Away" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Hula Ghost- "Those Are Technically Pajamas" CATCHING A WAVE EXCLUSIVE:
Little Quirks- "Different Drum" Beachfront Vinny- "Stop The World & Surf With U" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: The Everly Brothers (with The Beach Boys)- "Don't Worry Baby" Phil Keaggy- "God Only Knows" She & Him- "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Al Jardine- "Don't Fight The Sea" (with The Beach Boys) #1 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees: The Monkees- "Last Train To Clarksville" The Tsunami Brothers- "Surfer Lola" Outro music bed: The Monkees- "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Backing Tracks)
We continue our Top 5 Favorite Song Countdown of The Monkees on this Catching A Wave as we hear #3 and #2 this hour. We've got Monkee covers by The Grip Weeds and Weezer too. There's a Two-Nami in the forecast again with the same song by 2 different artists...David Bowie & The Surfrajettes. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our rare selection this week. Plus, we've got a variety of tunes from The Delta Bombers, Magnatech, The Smithereens, Santa Anna Bay Coconuts, The Volcanics, The Dubceks, Fat Kahoona, Satan's Pilgrims, Kincaid and The Memetics and The Electric Heaters! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Smithereens- "Monkey Man" Santa Anna Bay Coconuts- "Toledo Panic Button" Satan's Pilgrims- "Riot On The Seaside Strip" #3 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees: The Monkees- "Pleasant Valley Sunday" Weezer- "I'm A Believer" The Dubceks- "Humanoids From Challenger Deep" The Delta Bombers- "Dogs Of Pavlov" Magnatech- "Surfin' Demon Twist" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Here Comes The Night" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Kincaid and The Memetics- "Retro Cicada" The Electric Heaters- "Chai Yo!" Fat Kahoona- "Orange Bow Tie" The Volcanics- "Concrete Carver" Two-Nami: David Bowie- "Suffragette City" The Surfrajettes- "Surfrajette City" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dick Dale & Francine York- "The Enlistment Twist" #2 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees: The Monkees- "Randy Scouse Git" The Grip Weeds- "For Pete's Sake" Outro music bed: The Monkees- "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Backing Track)
Hey, Hey...we're starting our countdown of YOUR favorite songs by The Monkees this week. We'll hear #5 and #4 in our countdown on this Catching A Wave radio show. There's also a couple of Monkees Covers by The Ventures and The Shadows. We premiere a NEW tune from Shaun Young in our Two-Nami segment (also includes a track from his surf band The Thunderchiefs). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we'll spin new and classic rockers from The Bradipos IV, Los Straitjackets, The Astronauts, Cayucas, The Surfaris, The Jangles, The Manakooras, The Anderson Council, Atomic Drag and Man Or Astro-Man?!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Bradipos IV- "When The Sirens Sing" The Astronauts- "Big Boss Man" The Manakooras- "Blue Sunset" #5 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees: The Monkees- "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" The Ventures- "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" The Surfaris- "Yep" The Jangles- "Monkey See, Monkey Do" Cayucas- "Sayulita" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "A Thing Or Two" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Anderson Council- "Mary Ann With The Shaky Hand" Atomic Drag- "Now It's Dark" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Jonathan Winters Frankenstein" Los Straitjackets- "I Feel Fine" Green Room segment: PREMIERE- Shaun Young- "Splashdown" The Thunderchiefs- "Estratosfera" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Tremblers- "Steady Eddy" #4 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees: The Monkees- "Daydream Believer" The Shadows- "Last Train To Clarksville" Outro music bed: The Monkees- "Gonna Buy Me A Dog" (backing track)
There's an awesome variety of tunes on this week's Catching A Wave! Hear rockers from Michael Purkhiser, Televisionaries, The Police, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Grip Weeds, Wave Electric, The Linda Lindas, Appalachian Surf Team, Surf Hat, The 5.6.7.8's, The Hondells, The Go-Go's, Pixies, Robotron, Chris Casello Trio and Katatonics. Beth Riley has a trippin' tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We also continue our 10th anniversary celebration of their That's Why God Made The Radio album with another track from that one. As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week as well. Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Michael Purkhiser- "Razor Ridge" Appalachian Surf Team- "Conquistador" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Yé-Yé Girls" Chris Casello Trio- "Apache Katatonics- "Spy v. Spy" Surf Hat- "Bat" Wave Electric- "Margaritas By The Shore" Pixies- "Vault Of Heaven" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Let's Go Trippin'" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Robotron- "Expo '58" The Go-Go's- "He's So Strange" The Linda Lindas- "Tonite" The 5.6.7.8's- "Green Onions" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Strange World" Televisionaries- "Girls" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Treasures- "Minor Chaos" The Police- "Regatta De Blanc" The Grip Weeds- "I'm Free" The Hondells- "Cycle Chase" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
What a fun show we have for you this hour!! We've got NEW and classic tunes from The Tourmaliners, Dion, Papa Surf, The Cosmic Wrays, Billy F Gibbons, The Electric Heaters, Cameronoise, S.H.A.R.P. (Surf Hermits and Angry Red Planet), Palma Hills, Mike Paulshook, Little Quirks and Surfnado Tiki Squad! Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spend some time in the Green Room with a chat Beth had recently with Greg Martin of The Kentucky Headhunters about his favorite songs (which happens to be by The Beach Boys) and we'll play that one as well as fun solo track of his. We'll also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Tourmaliners- "Grimace" Papa Surf- "While My Guitar Gently Surfs" Cameronoise- "A Night Off The Town" Little Quirks- "Maybelle" Surfnado Tiki Squad- "The Brewer" S.H.A.R.P. (Surf Hermits and Angry Red Planet)- "Chemical Warfare" Mike Paul Shock- "Poolboy" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Lana" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Electric Heaters- "Nice Little Sunday" Palma Hills- "Surf" Billy F Gibbons- "She's On Fire" Green Room segment: Greg Martin on his favorite song The Beach Boys- "God Only Knows" Greg Martin- "Scratchy" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Bruce Johnston- "Moon Shot" Dion- "Summertime Blues" The Cosmic Wrays- "Blast On! Blast Off!" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
August 16th, 2022 marks the 45th anniversary of Elvis' passing. We'll hear a couple of tunes of his along with some covers by Reverend Horton Heat, Terreur Twist, The ChuGuysters, The Cramps, The Surfaris, Phil Keaggy and Link Wray. Plus, we talk Elvis with both Suzi Quatro (and hear an Elvis cover from her) and Wink Martindale in our Green Room Segment. Beth Riley has another great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Plus, there's also some awesome tunes from California Surf Incorporated, The Wave Chargers, The Surfrajettes and Jim and the Seadragons and of course we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Terreur Twist- "Adam And Evil" Reverend Horton Heat- "Viva Las Vegas" Elvis Presley- "Slowly But Surely" Phil Keaggy- "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" Link Wray- "Tiger Man" California Surf Incorporated- "Playground" (feat. Bobby Figueroa) The Wave Chargers- "Surf Motel" The Surfrajettes- "Priscilla" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Only With You" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Elvis Presley- "Beach Boy Blues" The Cramps- "Jailhouse Rock" The Surfaris- "Hound Dog" "Green Room" segment: Wink Martindale on his favorite Elvis tune Elvis Presley- "Suspicious Minds" Suzi Quatro on her love of Elvis and talking to him on the phone Suzi Quatro- "All Shook Up" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Sharon Marie- "Runaround Lover" Jim and the Sea Dragons- "Attila" The ChuGuysters- "A Little Less Conversation" Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Memphis"
Catching A Wave is full of more NEW tunes and classics this week! We have a snippet of a conversation Beth Riley did with Jim Babjak of The Smithereens and his love of The Beach Boys in our Green Room segment. Beth also has a cool deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, get ready for rockers from Magnatech, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, The Buttondowns, Travis Koester, The Raconteurs, JD McPherson, The Mach IV, The Slimetones, The Verbtones, The Routes, Surf Curse, Fat Kahoona and The Volcanics!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Magnatech- "Impala '59" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Powerhouse" The Volcanics- "Whiplash" Fat Kahoona- "Red Sea Surfin'" Surf Curse- "TVI" The Mach IV- "Big Foot" JD McPherson- "It Shook Me Up" The Routes- "Pocket Calculator" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Good To My Baby" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Travis Koester- "Big Time" The Raconteurs- "The Bane Rendition" The Verbtones- "Summer Spell" Green Room segment: Jim Babjak on The Beach Boys The Beach Boys- "Don't Worry Baby" The Smithereens- "Girl Don't Tell Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dick Dale- "St. Louis Blues" The Buttondowns- "Way Out West" The Slimetones- "Summer Of Slime" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
Talk about an "Action" packed show this hour on Catching A Wave! From their upcoming "Go Action!!" album on Hi-Tide Recordings, we have new Satan's Pilgrims for you. Plus, rockers from The Boss Martians, The Electric Heaters, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Manakooras, The Bloat Floaters, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, Stay Off The Dunes, Eskimo Lunettes, The Boss Martians and Monty Norman (RIP 94 years old on July 11th, 2022). We have a trio of tunes you'll "understand" (3 songs with "Understand" in the title) from Collective Soul, Los Straitjackets and The Untamed Youth. Get ready for a trip in the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of June 29th, 1963 for radio station WQAM in Miami, FL. Beth Riley has a great earworm from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Monty Norman Orchestra- "James Bond Theme" The Electric Heaters- "Tainted Love" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Super Minx" The Bloat Floaters- "Reverb Valhalla" The Manakooras- "Quiet Village" "Understand" trio: Collective Soul- "Understanding" Los Straitjackets- "What's So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding" The Untamed Youth- "You've Got To Understand" Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Caught In The Curves" Satan's Pilgrims- "Go Action!!" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending June 29th, 1963 for songs in the top 56 for 560 WQAM Miami, FL: #56 The Astronauts- "Baja" #5 Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper" #1 Jan & Dean- "Surf City" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Champs- "Train To Nowhere" Stay Off The Dunes- "Beached Whale" Eskimo Lunettes- "Festival Mud" The Boss Martians- "Driftwood Beach" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Summer is in full swing and this hour is full of hot tunes! Beth Riley goes to the beach with a deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We also continue our year long 10th Anniversary celebration of their 29th album, That's Why God Made The Radio with another track from that one. As always, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection fo the week. Plus, we've got songs from Beachcombers, The Eye Five, Los Daytonas, GO-GO Rillas, Robotron, Drifting Sand, Surfnado Tiki Squad, His Lordship, The Mellons, The ChuGuysters, The Fuzziyama Surfers, La Luz, The Sparks Boys, It's Only Roy, The Fathoms and Hipbone Slim!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Hipbone Slim- "Legless" The Fuzziyama Surfers- "Fuzziyama Beat" Robotron- "Bizarr-o-tron" It's Only Roy- "Gentle Soul (I Can Still Hear You) La Luz- "The Pines (Instrumental)" The ChuGuysters- "Double Trap" The Mellons- "So Much To Say" The Sparks Boys- "Wipe Out" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Goin' To The Beach" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Los Daytonas- "Go T. Bucket!" GO-GO Rillas- "Rob The Banana Train" His Lordship- "I Live In The City" Surfnado Tiki Squad- "Burrito's Way" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Beaches In Mind" The Eye Five- "Sun Song" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Eagles- "Pipeline" Beachcombers- "Kahuna" Drifting Sand- "Best Summer Ever" The Fathoms- "Tracking Bigfoot" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
I'm constantly blown away by all the great music (new and old) coming into the show every week. Enjoy the latest and classics from a wide range of folks this week including The Bacon Brothers, The Ventures, Kincaid & The Memetics, Humanga Danga, The Volcanics, Max Hixon, Tijuana Panthers, 3 of the artists coming to the Hi-Tide Summer Holiday (Los Straitjackets, Southern Culture On The Skids and Messer Chups) and a trio of tunes with "Tube" in the title from The Trashmen, ZZ Top and The Surf Junkies. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. And speaking of them, the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun returns with randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys (Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp, Redwood who later become Three Dog Night and Mick Fleetwood's Zoo featuring Billy Burnette on vocals) plus we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
We HEAT things up with another great Two-nami in the forecast this week with 2 in a row featuring Jeff Skunk Baxter! We'll hear a tune featuring him on lead guitar with The Ventures as well as one from his new album, Speed Of Heat. Beth Riley has a HOT deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and as always we'll drop a coin in the Jammin James Jukebox to hear our selection of The Week (also connected to The Beach Boys). Plus, there's rockers from Billy F. Gibbons, The Aqua Velvets, Elliot Kendall, The Bradipos IV (produced by Surfer Joe), The Green Reflectors, R. Dean Taylor, The Angry Red Planet, La Luz, The Beach Berserkers, The Wave Chargers, The Beths, Surfer Boy, Surf Monster and Stephen Schijnes!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Bradipos IV- "Endless Bummer" Surf Monster- "Cowabunga" La Luz- "San Fernando Shadow Blues" The Angry Red Planet- "The Crawling Eye" Surfer Boy- "Surfing The Net" The Beths- "Silence Is Golden" Elliot Kendall- "Honda Bike" The Wave Chargers- "Eddie Would Go" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Hot Fun In The Summertime" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE R. Dean Taylor- "Surfer's Call" The Beach Berserkers- "One Summer (To Rule Them All)" Billy F. Gibbons- "Stackin' Bones" The Green Reflectors- "Auggie Poole Party" Two-Nami: The Ventures (with Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on lead guitar)- "Bombora" Jeff "Skunk" Baxter- "Apache" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Kenny & The Cadets- "Barbie" The Aqua Velvets- "Bravado" Stephen Schijnes- "Trans-Pacific Beach Bum" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We have a patriotic set of tunes with songs from John Mellencamp, Chris Isaak, Rick Derringer, The Hot Doggers and Beth Riley brings us "Spirit Of America" in Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a Two-Nami in the forecast with The Manakooras covering The Surfrajettes as well as The Surfrajettes original version too. We drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockin' tunes from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Monkees, Blondie, Ramones, The Breakers, The Jagaloons, Todd Bradley, Travis Koester, The Del-Vipers and The Hang-Ten Hangmen.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Monkees- "Birth Of An Accidental Hipster" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Castaway Cove" The Hang-Ten Hangmen- "Hang Ten Hop" The Del-Vipers- "Raiders Reef" Ramones- "Do You Wanna Dance" Patriotic segment: Rick Derringer- "Real American" Chris Isaak- "American Boy" John Mellencamp- "Justice and Independence" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Spirit Of America" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Hot Doggers- "Surfin' USA" (Bruce Johnston on lead vocals) The Jagaloons- "Journey To The Stars" Todd Bradley- "So Tired" The Breakers- "Crystal Pistol" Two-Nami: The Manakooras- "Hale'iwa Hustle" The Surfrajettes- "Hale'iwa Hustle" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Johnny & The Hurricanes- "Sheba" Blondie- "Moonlight Drive" Travis Koester- "Zorro Goes Surfin'" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
The forecast calls for rain (3 songs with "rain" in the title by The Grip Weeds, JD McPherson and The Bangles) and HOT music all hour long on this week's Catching A Wave. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up Beth's Beach Boys Break and we also celebrate the 10th anniversary of their That's Why God Made The Radio album from 2012 with another track from that release. We've also got a quarter ready to drop in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (featuring a young Phil Keaggy). Plus, there's tunes from The Routes, Televisionaries, Micky Dolenz (also with Phil Keaggy on guitar), Los Daytonas, Mary Ann Hopkins, Bruce Johnston (Happy Birthday 80 years young June 27, 2022), Deke Dickerson with The Trashmen, The Phantom Surfers, The Courettes, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th, Fierce Shook and The Swongos!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Televisionaries- "Curmudgeon" Bruce Johnston- "Surfin' Round The World" (alternate version) Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "I'm A Trashman" The Phantom Surfers- "Squad Car" The Swongos- "Shayla Shadows" "Rain" trio: The Bangles- "The Rain Song" The Grip Weeds- "She Brings The Rain" JD McPherson- "It's Raining" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Our Car Club" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Courettes- "Daydream" The Routes- "The Robots" Los Daytonas- "The Contest" Mary Ann Hawkins- "Hawkinsmania" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Daybreak Over The Ocean" Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "Necrocannibal" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Squires (feat. Phil Keaggy)- "BaTmoBile" Micky Dolenz- "I'm A Believer" Fierce Shook- "Astro Turf War" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
June 21st is the official first day of SUMMER (but then again it's summer ALL year long here on Catching A Wave). Things really heat up this hour as we kick off the show with a special EXCLUSIVE live cover of Dick Dale's "Miserlou" by Lucky 757 (only place you can hear this version). We also blast off in the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of December 22nd, 1962 to hear 3 tunes in the Top 40 Fabulous 40 Survey for KFWB in Los Angeles, CA. Beth Riley has a Sweet deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, a new mix of a classic tune from them as well and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. We've also got some hot rockin' tunes from Man Or Astro-man?, The Volcanics, Tijuana Panthers, Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited, The Delstroyers, Humanga Donga, The Surfrajettes, The Beths, Underwater Bosses, Urban Zotel & The Thundertones, The SurfAnauts and The Green Reflectors!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Lucky 757- "Miserlou" live (Catching A Wave EXCLUSIVE) The Delstroyers- "Go Go Ghoul" Tijuana Panthers- "Helping Hand" Urban Zotel & The Thundertones- "Thunderbeat" The Volcanics- "Volcanic Stomp" The Surfrajettes- "Salty Sister" The Beths- " A Real Thing" The SurfAnauts- "Godfather" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Our Sweet Love" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited- "Something Comes Crawling" The Beach Boys- "Shut Down" (NEW mix) The Green Reflectors- "Bonneville Blast" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of December 22nd, 1962 for the Fabulous Forth Survey KFWB Los Angeles, CA #40 The Rumblers- "Boss" #8 Dick Dale- "Peppermint Man" #1 Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans- "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Catalinas- "Beach Walkin'" Underwater Bosses- "Beach Moles" Humanga Danga- "Rocket Rodeo" Man or Astro-man?- "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
It's time to spin the Wheel The Fun, Fun, Fun on this week's Catching A Wave. We hear randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys by She & Him, Johnny Rivers and The Tremolo Beer Gut! Beth Riley dishes out some rhythm with a deep track of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. As always, we'll also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got great rockin' tracks from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Surfaris, Surfer Joe, Cayucas, The Hang-Ten Hangmen, The Police, The Sparks Boys, Zvezda, The Del Vipers, Robert Gordon & Link Wray, Televisionaries, The Surf Hermits, The ChuGuysters and Secret Agent! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Hip Shake Go Go Baby" Secret Agent- "Desert Mission" Televisionaries- "Annie" Cayucas- "Topo Ride The Wave" The ChuGuysters- "The Fourth Space Speed" The Del Vipers- "Mystic Skull" Zvezda- "The Electronic Man" The Surfaris- "Wipe Out" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "She's Got Rhythm" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Sparks Boys- "Big Sur" The Police- "Next To You" The Hang-Ten Hangmen- "Point Break Bop" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: She & Him- "Darlin'" Johnny Rivers- "Help Me, Rhonda" The Tremolo Beer Gut- "Pet Sounds" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dean Torrence & Belair Bandits- "Summer Rain" The Surf Hermits- "Jet City Rumble" Robert Gordon & Link Wray- "Summertime Blues" Surfer Joe- "A Day At The Beach" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
The tunes on this week's Catching A Wave are so good it's almost scary! We spin tracks from The Creature Preachers, The Go-Go's, Didi Wray, Link Wray, The Monkees, Draculina, Basilantros, Slink Moss Explosion, The Transonics, Los Dedos, The Exotics and Duke Galaxy & The Pipeliners. We also have a trio of "Holiday" tunes (songs with "holiday" in the title) from Chris Isaak, Lindsey Buckingham and Annette Funicello. A Two-nami is in the forecast with 2 out of this world tunes from The Kaputniks. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Los Dedos- "Collapse" The Transonics- "Yes and No" The Creature Preachers- "Part-Time Frankenstein" Duke Galaxy and the Pipeliners- "Moondog's Revenge" The Go-Go's- "Get Up & Go" "Holiday" trio: Lindsey Buckingham- "Holiday Road" Annette Funicello- "A Surfer's Holiday" Chris Isaak- "Summer Holiday" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "With Me Tonight" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Monkees- "All The King's Horses" *Story about New Jersey 11 year old surfer Carter Doorley* Read more in People Magazine HERE* *Basilantros- "Grass Never Sleeps" Draculina- "The Stranger" The Exotics- "Surf Burglar" Two-nami: The Kaputniks- "Star Trek" The Kaputniks- "Star Wars" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Belairs- "Little Brown Jug" Slink Moss Explosion- "Let's Explode" Didi Wray- "Rumble Girl" Link Wray- "Moped Baby" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
You won't believe all the great tunes we have for you this hour! We've got killer tunes from The Courettes, Brian Wilson, The Surf Hermits, His Lordship, The Manakooras, Cameronoise, Greg Townson, Todd Bradley, The Surfrajettes, The Northwest, The Fuzziyama Surfers, Southern Culture On The Skids and Sys Malakian (with Ted Pilgrim of Satan's Pilgrims). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys and we also continue our celebration of the 10th anniversary of their 2012 That's Why God Made The Radio with another tune from that one. And of course, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Michael Purkhiser- "Moonshot '69" Sys Malakian- "Eternal Sacrifice (feat. Ted Pilgrim) His Lordship- "All Cranked Up" The Surf Hermits- "The Revolver" The Fuzziyama Surfers- "Facing The Wave" Erik Alesi- "Mostly Automatic" The Manakooras- "Un Sueno" The Northwest- "Shoreline" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Here Today" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surfrajettes- "Warm Up" Brian Wilson- "This Could Be The Night" Todd Bradley- "Filthy McNasty" (with Greg Townson) Greg Townson- "Let's Frolic" (with Todd Bradley, Caitlin Moss) 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Shelter" Southern Culture On The Skids- "Mudbuggy" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Pyramids- "Bikini Drag" Cameronoise- "Sort Of Like Danielle" The Courettes- "Talking About My Baby" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
It's another jam-packed hour of great tunes and fun segments on this Catching A Wave! Beth Riley has a deep track of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Mike Love from The Beach Boys is in our Green Room segment talking about his late bandmate and cousin, Carl Wilson. We have a "strange" trio of tunes from The Breakers, X (with Robby Krieger) and The Shadows and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. And if that isn't enough, we've got rockers from Tijuana Panthers, The Violet Mindfield, The Whys, Aqualads, The Green Reflectors, Pixies, King Beez, Los Straitjackets, Ramones, The Inquisitors, L'Exotighost and The B-52's! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Green Reflectors- "Dr. Goldfoot" The Whys- "Clump Of Beach" L'Exotighost- "Kamongo" The Inquisitors- "Break Fast" Ramones- "I Wanna Be Sedated" "Strange" trio: The Breakers- "Strange Shores"* X (with Robby Krieger)- "Strange Life" The Shadows- "The Stranger" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "In The Parking Lot" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Pixies- "Cecilia Ann" The B-52's- "Rock Lobster" (original 1978 version) Los Straitjackets- "Friday On My Mind The Violet Mindfield- "No Reason Why" Green Room segment: Mike Love on Carl Wilson The Beach Boys- "God Only Knows" (live in Detroit, MI November 17, 1967) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Pat Boone- "Beach Girl" King Beez- "Cops & Robbers" Tijuana Panthers- "False Equivalent" Aqualads- "Cat On A Hot Foam Board" Outro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Carl's Big Chance"*
Lots of great tunes and good vibes on this Catching A Wave! We've got a trio of tunes with the word "without" in the title from Cayucas, The Hondells and McKinley James. The Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun returns with covers of The Beach Boys by Papa Doo Run Run, The Challengers and The Weeklings. Beth Riley also has a deep track from The Beach Boys that will make you flip a coin...and we drop that coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Speaking of The Beach Boys earlier, we hear a newly remastered mix of "Good Vibrations" plus rockin' tunes from The Delstroyers, Secret Agent, Lee Hazlewood's Woodchucks, Garner Firebird, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Webb Wilder, Toro Jones, Stories From Shamehill as well as Evan Foster and Wave Electric from the new Surf You Next Tuesday 2 The Revenge compilation!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Delstroyers- "Zomb Zomb" Stories From Shamehill- "Flatten The Curb" Secret Agent- "Honeytrap" Webb Wilder- "Rocket To Nowhere" Toro Jones- "Low Tide" Trio of "Without" tunes: Cayucas- "Lonely Without You" The Hondells- "The Rebel (Without A Cause)" McKinley James- "I Can't Live Without You" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Lee Hazlewood's Woodchucks- "The Man" Wave Electric- "Moon Surfing" Evan Foster- "Surfer's Anthem" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Papa Doo Run Run- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (with Mike Love and Jeffrey Foskett) The Challengers- "Surfin' Safari" The Weeklings- "Help Me Rhonda" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "Pedal Pusher" Garner Firebird- "Zero To Sixty" The Beach Boys- "Good Vibrations" (2022 stereo mix & master) Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts- "Raunchy Twist" Outro music bed: The Ventures- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
There's so much great new and vintage tunes rolling in here every week on Catching A Wave! We've got some rockin' tracks from Todd Bradley, JD McPherson, The Surfrajettes, Televisionaries, Cop Shop, The Rondells, The Smithereens, Los Dedos, Jan & Dean, The Wave Chargers, The King Beez and a trio of songs to help you get "down" by Los Straitjackets (with Reverend Horton Heat), Mr. Mister and Bruce Johnston! Beth Riley has a great deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear from Kurt Reil of The Grip Weeds in our Green Room segment and as always we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Todd Bradley- "Round Midnight" King Beez- "Hound Dog" Televisionaries- "Mad About You" Cop Shop- "Sub-Rock" The Wave Chargers- "Bombora" Time to get "Down": Bruce Johnston- "Down Under" Mr. Mister- "Don't Slow Down" Los Straitjackets (with Reverend Horton Heat)- "Down The Line" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Salt Lake City" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Rondells- "El Chicken" Jan & Dean- "Girl, You're Blowing My Mind" The Surfrajettes- "Roller Fink" Los Dedos- "March Of The Crabs" Green Room segment: Kurt Reil on Brian Wilson tribute and love of The Beach Boys The Grip Weeds- "You're So Good To Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The T-Bones- "Rail-Vette" JD McPherson- "Let's Rock" The Smithereens- "Back To Balboa" Outro Music Bed: Jan & Dean- "Girl, You're Blowing My Mind" (instrumental backing track)
We have a hot new Catching A Wave this hour with rockers from His Lordship, Jack White, Mario Monterosso, Dick Dale, Greg Townson, Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited, Los Straitjackets, The Zipheads, The Babalooneys, The Violet Mindfield, Halibears, Pitted, Underwater Bosses, The Surfbeat Club and more. Beth Riley has another awesome deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending March 21st, 1964 and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Dick Dale- "Peter Gunn" Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited- "Land Of Swingin' Atoms" The Surfbeat Club- "Triple Type" Jack White- "Fear Of The Dawn" Underwater Bosses- "Sea Wolf" Pitted- "The Best Barrels Ever" Greg Townson- "Step Aside" The Babalooneys- "Moment Of Truth" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "That Same Song" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Halibears- "Twisting Sister" Mario Monterosso- "40 Miles Of Bad Road" His Lordship- "Run Chicken Run" Catching A Wave Time Machine week ending March 21st, 1964: #29 Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon- "Abigail Beecher" #5 The Beach Boys- "Fun, Fun, Fun" #1 The Beatles- "She Loves You" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Billy Ward & His Dominoes- "Jennie Lee" The Violet Mindfield- "By The Sunrise" The Zipheads- "Accendino" Los Straitjackets- "Squid" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Get ready for another fun hour of Catching A Wave! We continue our celebration of the 10th anniversary of The Beach Boys album That's Why God Made The Radio with another stellar track from that release. Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has a deep track from them singing about their favorite late night talk show host. We have a trio of tv show themes from Danny Gatton, Los Straitjackets and The Ventures and of course we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we've got tunes from The Courettes, Jan & Dean, Duane Eddy, The Jackets, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Secret Agent, Slink Moss Explosion, Danny B. Harvey, Frogman (with Hershel Yatovitz), Slacktone, The Krontjong Devils, The Rip Chords and The Eye Five.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts- "Il Cavaliere" The Eye Five- "Hang Five" The Jackets- "What About You" The Krontjong Devils- "Gangsters" Slacktone- "Skateboard Commando" Trio of TV themes: Danny Gatton- "The Simpsons" Los Straitjackets- "Batman Theme" The Ventures- "Hawaii Five-O" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Johnny Carson" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Duane Eddy- "Banana Peels" Secret Agent- "Rockaway Beach" Slink Moss Explosion- "Pass It Around" Frogman (with Hershel Yatovitz)- "Golden Town" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "The Private Life Of Bill And Sue" Jan & Dean- "Palisades Park" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Michael Blessing (Nesmith)- "A Journey With Michael Blessing" The Courettes- "Trash Can Honey" Danny B. Harvey- "Snake Charmer Blues" The Rip Chords- "'40 Ford Time" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
Tons of NEW tunes and classics on this week's Catching A Wave! Hear rockers from JD McPherson, Kioea, The Surfrajettes, Fire Whale, The SurfAnauts, Frankie & The Poolboys, Jeffrey Foskett, Wiped Out, The Surf Junkies, Televisionaries, The Surfaris, The Me Gustas, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, King Pelican and Beach Bomb! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys, we have a Twonami with 2 in a row by Link Wray and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The SurfAnauts- "Intoxica" Fire Whale- "Wave Paradox" Televisionaries- "Ultimatum" The Surf Junkies- "Tequila" Beach Bomb- "Tsharknami" JD McPherson- "Manta Ray" Wiped Out- "Mellow Out" King Pelican- "In The Shadow Of The Gallows" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Full Sail" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "The Transporter" The Me Gustas- "Arriba, Abajo" Jeffrey Foskett- "Thru My Window" Two-nami: Link Wray- "Rawhide" (from Bullshot) Link Wray- "Run Chicken Run" (live at The Paradiso) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Los Straitjackets & The Trashmen- "High School Confidential" Kioea- "Crane Feather" Frankie & The Poolboys- "Free Fall" The Surfaris- "Go Go Go For Louie's Place" Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
The Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun returns this hour with randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys by Dave Alvin, Alexis Cunningham and Christian Love! We pay tribute to Dallas Wood of The Sadies who passed away Feb. 17 at 48 years old. Beth Riley has a great track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we have a "wind" themed trio of tunes from Cameronoise, Danny Amis & Twin Tones and The Ventures and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we pack in rockers from The Grip Weeds, Mario Monterosso, Stories From Shamehill, Danny B. Harvey, The Explorers Club, The Courettes, Les Robots and Radioactive Electric Eel Factory!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Stories From Shamehill- "Return Of The Space Mariachis Part 1" Les Robots- "You Got What I Want" RIP Dallas Good of The Sadies...passed February 17-2022 48 years old: The Sadies- "The Double Wide" Radioactive Electric Eel Factory- "Last Trout On The Left" The Courettes- "Killer Eyes" "Wind" trio: Cameronoise- "Windmills" Danny Amis & Twin Tones- "South Wind" The Ventures- "Windy and Warm" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Where I Belong" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Mario Monterosso- "Driving To California" The Explorers Club- "I've Been Waiting" (from Grand Hotel celebrating 10 years since it's 2012 release) Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Dave Alvin- "Surfer Girl" Alexis Cunningham- "Don't Worry, Baby" Christian Love- "All Summer Long" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Carole King- "Queen Of The Beach" The Grip Weeds- "Lies" (Instrumental mix from A Deeper Dig) Outro: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We've got a "secret" trio of tunes from The Young Barons, Dick Dale & His Del-Tones and Stereopohic Space Sound Unlimited. Hear 2 tracks from the new Frogman release with Deke Dickerson and Danny B. Harvey. Beth Riley has a windy tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending January 5th, 1963 for some tunes on the KFWB Los Angeles chart and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. We'll also pay tribute to Sandy Nelson who passed away on February 14th, 2022 at 83 years old. Plus, we have tunes from The Zipheads, The Surf Hermits, The Leonites, Didi Wray, Masters Of The University, Papa Smurf and Peopleperson!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Surf Hermits- "Attack Of The Killer Pi" Peopleperson- "Suave Surf" Masters Of The University- "Marty and Stuart" RIP Sandy Nelson (Dec. 1-1938 - Feb. 14, 2022): Sandy Nelson & The Sin City Termites- "Surf Tune" Didi Wray- "You Are My Gillman" "Secret" trio: Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited- "Secret Lab" Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "Secret Surfin' Spot" The Young Barons- "Secret Agent Man" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Winds Of Change"
Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Frogman with Deke Dickerson- "Man Of Mystery" Frogman with Danny B. Harvey- "Close Encounters" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending January 5, 1963 on KFWB Los Angeles #29 Duane Eddy- "(Dance With The) Guitar Man" #15 Chubby Checker- "Limbo Rock" #1 Dick Dale- "Miserlou" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Sagittarius- "My World Fell Down" Papa Surf- "Malaguena" The Zipheads- "Agent Z" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
LOTS of new tunes and classics on this hour of Catching A Wave! We have a trio of "drive" tunes from Los Straitjackets, The Ventures and Jan & Dean. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys that everyone is in love with. We continue our 10th Anniversary celebration of The Beach Boys' album, That's Why God Made The Radio and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox! Plus, we've got great tunes from Greg Townson, Christian Love, Danny B. Harvey, Erik Alesi, The Razerbills, The Rumtones, The Babalooneys, Ramones, Cameronoise, Davie Allan & The Arrows, Jeremy Slemenda and Link Wray! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Razerbills- "Rossito's Revenge" Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Straight 'N Arrow" Ramones- "Go Lil' Camaro Go" Cameronoise- "Wheel Of Misfortune" Jeremy Slemenda- "Out Of Nowhere" Trio of "Drive" tunes: Los Straitjackets- "Galaxy Drive" The Ventures- "Night Drive" Jan & Dean- "I Gotta Drive" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Everyone's In Love With You"
Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Babalooneys- "Wide-Track Weekend" Greg Townson- "My Crush On You" Erik Alesi- "Last Breath" Danny B. Harvey- "Surf Cat" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Spring Vacation" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Jack Nitzsche- "The Lonely Surfer" The Rumtones- "Terror In The Trench" Christian Love- "Talk About The Things" Link Wray- "Green Hornet" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Kicking off Spring 2022 with a hot new Catching A Wave! Our Two-Nami is on Mike Campbell with tracks from his bands Blue Stingrays and The Dirty Knobs. Beth Riley has a funky deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We get to stompin' with a trio of tunes with "stomp" in the title from Eddie & The Showmen, J.P. McDermott and Western Stomp and The Space Cossacks and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we have tunes from Surfer Joe, Black Valley Moon, Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited, The Courettes, Messer Chups, Draculina, Fime, The Krontjong Devils, The Mellows, Fime and The Woodhavens! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Surfer Joe- "Hit The Surf" Draculina- "Jet Black" The Krontjong Devils- "Call Me" Fime- "Born 2 Love" The Woodhavens- "Barkada" Trio of "Stomp" theme: Eddie & The Showmen- "Showmen Stomp" J.P. McDermott and Western Bop- "Long Beach Stomp" The Space Cossacks- "Solaris Stomp" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Funky Pretty"
Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Messer Chups- "Point Conception '63 The Beach Boys- "California Dreamin'" (early version) The Mellows- "I'm Coming Home" Black Valley Moon- "Bikeage" Two-Nami on Mike Campbell: The Dirty Knobs- "Rumble" Blue Stingrays- "Dawn Patrol" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Shadows- "Man Of Mystery" The Courettes- "So What" Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited- "Inspector Cortez" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Black Widdow"
This hour is all kinds of fun! For one reason, we've got the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun returning with randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys. And a variety of more reasons including Surf's Up Beth's Beach Boys break and a cool track from The Beach Boys selected by Beth Riley, a trio of "reverb" tunes from Wiped Out, Martin Cilia and Southern Culture On The Skids" and of course the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, there's great tunes from JD McPherson, The Surf Junkies, The Grip Weeds, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, The Creature Preachers, Stories From Shamehill, The Zipheads, King Pelican and The Sparks Boys!! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Zipheads- "The Day The Surf Stood Still" Stories From Shamehill- "Bo George" The Sparks Boys- "Dead Valley" King Pelican- "The Rider" The Surf Junkies- "The Tube" "Reverb" trio: Wiped Out- "Reverbology" Martin Cilia- "Reverb Beach" Southern Culture On The Skids- "Red Beans N' Reverb" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Come Go With Me"
Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE JD McPherson- "Just Around The Corner" The Creature Preachers- "When You Sleep" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: The Anderson Council- "I'd Love Just Once To See You" Pat Dinizio- "Surfer Girl" Junior Brown & The Beach Boys- "409" Jammin' James Jukebox: Los Straitjackets- "Tailspin" Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs- "Wicked Mind" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
Great new tunes continue to come in for Catching A Wave every week! We've got rockin' tracks from The Courettes, Frogman, Atomic Drag, America, Surf Zombies, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Surfbeat Club, The Outta Sites, Darren Michael Boyd, Jeremy & The Harlequins, Astrosurf, The Dirty Licks, Halibears, The Desolate Coast and The Avocados. We've got a Two-nami in the forecast with a couple of tunes Brian Wilson produced. Beth Riley has a fun song from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Frogman- "C.C. Rider" The Dirty Licks- "Baby Rattle" The Desolate Coast- "Cindy's Breakaway" The Outta Sites- "She's So Fine" The Avocados- "Surf Juan O' Juan" The Courettes- "Hop The Twig" Darren Michael Boyd- "Melting Beneath The Moon" The Surfbeat Club- "Jack Is Back" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Chug A Lug"
Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE America- "Driving" Jeremy & The Harlequins- "It Won't Be Long" Astrosurf- "Swamp Water" Halibears- "Hasta La Twista" Two-Nami (both produced by Brian Wilson): Rachel & The Revolvers- "The Revo-lution" Bob & Sheri- "The Surfer Moon" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Jan & Arnie- "The Beat That Can't Be Beat" Surf Zombies- "Burning Love" Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "Heartbreakers Beach Party" Atomic Drag- "Brain Blob In Jar Grows Eyes" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
There is so much great music packed into this hour on Catching A Wave! Beth Riley has a whistlin' tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a trio of "fish" themed tunes from Los Straitjackets, George Harrison & Dick Dale. We continue our 10th anniversary celebration of The Beach Boys' That's Why God Made The Radio album and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. We'll pay tribute to Ronnie Spector who passed away on January 12th, 2022 with a solo tune and a classic from The Ronettes. Plus, we've got tunes from Didi Wray, Ramones, The Lucky Odds, The Insanitizers, The Rip Chords, Susanna Hoffs, HJ & The Constellations, Underwater Bosses, The Currie Brothers, Marty Rudnick and The Me Gustas!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Me Gustas- "Conduit" The Lucky Odds- "Snake Eyes" Marty Rudnick- "Some Summer" The Currie Brothers- "Link Ray Gun" Underwater Bosses- "The Black Demon Of Cortez" "Fire" themed trio: Los Straitjackets- "The Fishin' Hole (Theme From The Andy Griffith Show)"
George Harrison- "Fish On The Sand" Dick Dale- "Fish Taco" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Whistle In"
Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Susanna Hoffs- "No Good Trying" Didi Wray- "Love You Till Tuesday" The Insanitizers- "The Escape" HJ & The Constellations- "Tubular Spectacular" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Isn't It Time" (single mix) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Overtones- "Red Checker Wagon" Ramones- Surf City" Remembering Ronnie Spector: Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes- "I'd Much Rather Be With The Girls" The Ronettes- "Be My Baby" The Rip Chords- "Hey Little Cobra" Outro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Isn't It Time" (instrumental)
Surf instrumentals of Elvis Presley? You bet! Magnatech and The Terrorsurfs give some reverb drenched King covers this hour. Also, Greg Townson covers The Honeys. The Grip Weeds cover The Monkees. The Supertones cover the Surf Raiders. There's a trio of "Searchin'" themed tunes from The Raybeats, The Margraves and The Raybeats. Plus, we've got rockers from The Courettes, Lulufin The WooHoo, Dave Delmonte & The Cross County Boys, The Surf Junkies and El Borko. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her always awesome Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Surf Hermits- "Barrel Pounder" Magnatech- "(Marie's The Name Of) His Latest Flame" Greg Townson- "Pray For Surf" El Borko- "Headmixer Larry" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Hurricane" Trio of "Searchin'" Themed tunes: The Margraves- "Searchin' For You" Robert Plant & Alison Krauss- "Searching For My Love" The Raybeats- "Searching" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:The Beach Boys- "There's No Other Like My Baby"Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Lulufin The WooHoo- "Jellyfish" The Courettes- "R.I.N.G.O" The Grip Weeds- "For Pete's Sake" Catching A Wave Time Machine For the week ending April 30, 1966: #32 Brian Wilson- "Caroline, No" #4 The Beach Boys- "Sloop John B" #1 The Young Rascals- "Good Lovin'" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Busters- "Bust Out" The Supertones- "Curl Rider" The Terrorsurfs- "Little Sister" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
There's so much great music to choose from every week on Catching A Wave! This hour, hear a Star Wars theme trio from The Surf Hermits, Urban Surf Kings and Doyley & The Twanglords. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a Green Room segment with a snippet of John Fogerty's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction speech for The Ventures. We also pay tribute to Don Wilson (co-founder of The Ventures) who passed away on January 22nd, 2022. Plus, we've got some rockin' tunes from The Explorers Club, The Rumtones, The Surfbeat Club, The Tourmaliners, The Starhoppers, Brian Wilson and friends, The Mighty Gordinis, Les Robots, The Wipeouters, Genki Genki Panic, JJ and The Trash Dogs, The Avocados and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Genki Genki Panic- "Zelda II: The Adventures Of Link Palace" The Avocados- "Fuzz Pit" The Wipeouters- "Luna Goona Park" The Mighty Gordinis- "Minnesota Twist" The Starhoppers- "Sled Driver" Star Wars Theme: The Surf Hermits- "Boba's Robe" Urban Surf Kings- "Star Wars" Doyley & The Twanglords- "Imperial Death March" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "All This Is That" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surfbeat Club- "Ballroom Blitzkrieg" The Explorers Club- "I've Been Lonely Too Long" Les Robots- "Come Back If You Dare" The Tourmaliners- "Point Break" Green Room segment: John Fogerty induction speech snippet for The Ventures in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame/ Don Wilson tribute The Ventures- "Who'll Stop The Rain/ Bad Moon Risin'" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Catalinas- "Banzai Washout" Brian Wilson & Friends- "California Saga" JJ and The Trash Dogs- "Sharkbite" The Rumtones- "Sand Spitters and Painkillers" Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "Walk Don't Run"
This episode of Catching A Wave is HOT! Partly due to our trio of "Fire" themed tunes from Southern Culture On The Skids, Cheap Trick and The Hi-Risers! Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. And speaking of them, we have a snippet of Mike Love talking about "409" and Capitol Records in our Green Room segment and we also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, crank up some rockers from The Grip Weeds, Les Agamemnonz, El Castillo, Sheverb, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Surfer Joe, Messer Chups, Link Wray, Dick Dale, Olivia Jean and 12AX7! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Dirty Licks- "Go-Kart Death Race" El Castillo- "El Norte" 12AX7- "Tomales" Messer Chups- "Bumble Boogie" Surfer Joe- "Rebel Princess" "Fire" theme: Southern Culture On The Skids- "Fight Fire" Cheap Trick- "Light Up The Fire" The Hi-Risers- "Fire Hazard" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Little Girl (You're My Miss America" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Les Agamemnonz- "Theme" Olivia Jean- "Tsunami Sue" Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "426 Super Stock" Link Wray & His Ray Men- "Steel Trap" Green Room segment: Mike Love on "409" and Capitol Records The Beach Boys- "409" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Beatles- "Cry For A Shadow" Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet- "Good Cop Bad Cop" The Grip Weeds- "Lady Friend" Sheverb- "Burn The Breeze" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
It might be cold where you are right now but it's summer all year long here on Catching A Wave! Beth Riley rescues us with a great track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. A "Two-Nami" is in the forecast with 2 in a row from The Surfaris (released 52 years apart) and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. We've got a fun variety of tunes in the mix too from Susanna Hoffs, B.A. Charles, Jan & Dean, Darren Michael Boyd, Whistle Bait, The Red Elvises, The Terrorsurfs, Underwater Bosses, The Silicon, Marmalade Wake, Voodoo Surf Tribe, Bali Lamas, The Go-Go's and Twang Inspectors!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Underwater Bosses- "Aqualizer" Marmalade Wake- "Coconut Crackers" Whistle Bait- "At The Beach" Voodoo Surf Tribe- "Tijuana Tombstone" Twang Inspectors- "Snails On Speed" Susanna Hoffs- "You Just May Be The One" The Silicon- "Black Dory" Jan & Dean- "Sidewalk Surfin'" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Rock 'N' Roll To The Rescue" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE B.A. Charles- "Marston Beach Break" The Terrorsurfs- "The Great Tuna Tumour" Bali Lamas- "Twang Ten" The Go-Go's- "Vision Of Nowness" Two-nami: The Surfaris- "Memphis" (1963) The Surfaris- "Point Panic" (2015) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Flame- "See The Light" Darren Michael Boyd- "Amphibian Rhapsody" The Red Elvises- "Love Pipe" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We start a new segment celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Beach Boys' That's Why God Made The Radio album that we'll spotlight throughout the year. Plus, Beth Riley brings a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a great rockin' selection of the week. We pay tribute to Michael Nesmith with a tune from The Monkees that he wrote and did lead vocals on. We also have some killer tunes from Rapt In Blue, The Surf Raiders, The El Caminos (covering The Surf Raiders), Brian Wilson, Tiki Riot, The Desolate Coast, The Ventures, The Hondells, The Breakers, Del Sotos, El Castillo, Magnatech and The Avocados.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Avocados- "Flipside" El Castillo- "Double Tap" Tiki Riot- "Savages" The El Caminos- "Wave Walk'n" The Surf Raiders- "Curl Rider 84" Michael Nesmith- RIP (December 30, 1942 - December 10, 2021): The Monkees- "Sunny Girlfriend" The Desolate Coast- "The Punk Stole My Raffle Ticket" Laramie Dean- "Space Beat" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "That's Not Me" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Ventures- "Slaughter On 10th Avenue" (live in Seattle, WA) Magnatech- "Surf, Gentlemen!" Del Sotos- "Reverboard" The Breakers- "Afternoon Moon" 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio The Beach Boys- "Think About The Days" The Beach Boys- "That's Why God Made The Radio" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dick Dale- "Del-Tone Rock" Brian Wilson- "Slightly American Music" Rapt In Blue- "Bramble Bay" The Hondells- "He Wasn't Coming Back" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
The Wheel of Fun, Fun, Fun returns this week with randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys including The Grip Weeds, The Hot Doggers and Dino, Desi & Billy. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys that you're sure to remember and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we'll spin tunes from Underwater Bosses, The Bomboras, The Smithereens, The 5678's, The Super Stocks, 12AX7, Big Mick & The Curl, The Mighty Gordinis, Jan & Dean, Lee Hazlewood's Woodchucks, Lo Moon, The Surf Dawgs, Frankie & The Poolboys and Surf Zombies!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Big Mick & The Curl- "Beatnik Rick" The Mighty Gordinis- "Shockwave" Jan & Dean- "Waimea Bay" Lee Hazlewood's Woodchucks- "Movin'" Lo Moon- "Dream Never Dies" (radio edit) The Bomboras- "Planet Of The Ape Hangers" The Surf Dawgs- "Eight Days A Week" Frankie & The Poolboys- "Game Of Thrones" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Do You Remember" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE 12AX7- "Lone Pine" Surf Zombies- "Iron Invasion" Underwater Bosses- "The Volcano Boys" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: The Grip Weeds- "Heroes & Villains/ Roll Plymouth Rock" The Hot Doggers- "Surfin' Safari" Dino, Desi & Billy- "Fun, Fun, Fun" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Astronauts- "Come Along Baby" The Smithereens- "Hold Me Tight" The 5678's- "Cat Fight Run" The Super Stocks- "427 Super Stock" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
There is never a shortage of great tunes to choose from and this week's Catching A Wave is packed with them! We've got a Two-nami with Brian Wilson, Beth Riley has a fun deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Also, we've got rockers from Greg Townson, Magnatech, Susanna Hoffs, The Me Gustas, Peopleperson, Man Or Astro-Man?, The Surfrajettes, Jason Janik, The Green Reflectors, The Other Timelines, The Tremolo Beer Gut, The Ramblin' Bandits, The Surfaris, Secret Agent and Mark Eric!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Surfrajettes- "Surfrajette City" The Tremolo Beer Gut- "Hot Hot Heatwave" Peopleperson- "At Dawn We Ride" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Tenth Planet" Mark Eric- "Place For The Summer" Magnatech- "Bad Blood" Jason Janik- "Spyglass" Secret Agent- "Stasi Romeo" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Island Fever" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surfaris- "Boss Baracuda" Greg Townson- "What A Way To Die" The Green Reflectors- "Nitty Gritty Kitty" The Ramblin' Bandits- "Run Chicken Run" Two-Nami: Brian Wilson- "It's Ok" Brian Wilson- "Love & Mercy" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Revels- "Comanche" Susanna Hoffs- "Time Will Show The Wiser" The Me Gustas- "Armada" The Other Timelines- "Weird Ed's Microwave" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
We're getting 2022 ready to rock in style! We've got a "green" theme trio from Duane Eddy, Bruce Johnston and The Chantays. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. A Two-Nami is in the forecast with 2 in a row from Jeremiah Burnham and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. We've also got rockers from Messer Chups, Rondo Hatton, Del Sotos, Davie Allan & The Arrows, Jan & Dean, Allah-Las, Rondo Hatton, The Surf Hermits, Sean Eddy, 12AX7, Didi Wray, The Hang Ten Gallon Hats and Reverberati!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Messer Chups- "Batman Taboo" Sean Eddy- "Slo Burn (Cigar Box Guitar) 12AX7- "Broken Stiletto" Didi Wray- "Speak Softly Love" The Hang Ten Gallon Hats- "Cactus Juice" "Green" theme: Bruce Johnston- "Green Onions" The Chantays- "Green Room" Duane Eddy & The Rebels- "Tiger Love & Turnip Greens" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Girl Don't Tell Me" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Del Sotos- "Surfing Around Fort Boyard" Davie Allan & The Arrows- "As Bad As It Gets" Jan & Dean- "Surfin'" (with The Beach Boys backing) Allah-Las- "In The Air" Two-Nami: Jeremiah Burnham- "A Place In California" Jeremiah Burnham- "California Baby" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Frogmen- "Underwater" Rondo Hatton- "Storm Surge" The Surf Hermits- "Kyle's Robo-Cybernetic Super Jaw" Reverberati- "Fishbone" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We're toward the end of 2021 and already talking about April Showers (new Los Straitjackets) plus killer tracks from The Green Reflectors, The Explorers Club, Surfer Joe, Goons!, The Bomboras, The Desolate Coast, La Luz, The Incomprehensible Static, The Cranzers, Tiki Riot & more! We have a trio of tunes with a Banzai theme from Dick Dale & His Del-Tones, The Astronauts and Atomic Mosquitos. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We board the Time Machine for the week ending November 5, 1988 and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Green Reflectors- "Hot Ticket" Tiki Riot- "The Slasher" The Cranzers- "Minx" The Incomprehensible Static- "Quarter Mile Burnout" La Luz- "Goodbye Ghost" "Banzai" theme: Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "Banzai Washout" The Astronauts- "Banzai Pipeline" Atomic Mosquitos- "Banzai Fallout" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Bluebirds Over The Mountain" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Desolate Coast- "This Can't Be A Dream" The Bomboras- "Heads Or Tails" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending November 5, 1988: #41 The Bangles- "In Your Room" #28 Cheap Trick- "Don't Be Cruel" #1 The Beach Boys- "Kokomo" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Fireballs- "Quite A Party" Surfer Joe- "The Last Wave" Goons!- "Junkie For Your Love" Los Straitjackets- "April Showers" Outro music bed: Duane Eddy- "Curveball"
It's the All Christmas Show this hour on Catching A Wave! To make things even better, Beth Riley co-hosts with me! We've got a 1 song "Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun" playing a randomly selected cover of one of The Beach Boys Christmas tunes. Beth brings a fun Christmas tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a festive rocker from The Ventures! Plus, we've got tunes from Southern Culture On The Skids, Los Straitjackets, The Monkees, Big Mick & The Curl, Mike Love (with 2 of his children- Ambha Love & Christian Love), Al Jardine, Supraphonics, JD McPherson, Goons!, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Urban Surf Kings, Joel Paterson, Brian Setzer Orchestra, The Tourmaliners, The Volcanics and Aqualads!! We've also got some fun snippets of favorite Christmas movies and tv shows too! Take a listen here: Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Southern Culture On The Skids- "Surfing On Christmas Day" The Monkees- "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" Supraphonics- "Winter Wonderland" *Christmas Vacation snippet The Tourmaliners- "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" *Seinfeld "another Festivus miracle!" Urban Surf Kings- "The Elves Ride Again" JD McPherson- "Santa's Got A Mean Machine" *Elf snippet Goons!- "Christmas Crime" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Canadian Christmas" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Santa's Beard" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Joel Paterson- "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" Big Mick & The Curl- "Deck The Halls" *It's A Wonderful Life snippet Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Jingle Bells" Wheel of Fun, Fun, Fun: The Smithereens- "Merry Christmas Baby" Mike Love- "Must Be Christmas" (with Ambha Love & Christian Love) Los Straitjackets- "Frosty The Snowman" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "Sleigh Ride" Al Jardine- "Sunshine To Snowflakes" A Charlie Brown Christmas snippet The Volcanics- "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" Aqualads- "Angels We Have Heard On High" Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Frosty The Snowman"
There is still great new music and classics hitting the playlist this week on Catching A Wave! Hear rockin' tunes from Hershel Yatovitz, Voodoo Surf Tribe, Magnatech, Peopleperson, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, The Other Timelines and Christmas tunes from Lucky 757, The Buttondowns, Jason Janik, Didi Wray & Los Kanibales Surf Combo, Blackball Bandits, Black Flamingos, Martin Cilia, The Green Reflectors, Masters Of The University and The Buttondowns. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We go to the Green Room to hear a snippet of Dick Dale talking about his inspiration behind recording his version of "Silent Night" which we'll also play. Plus, as always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Peopleperson- "Riff Wars" Elvis Costello & The Imposters- "Magnificent Hurt" Christmas: Blackball Bandits- "Yuletide Ride" Black Flamingos- "Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal" Martin Cilia- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" Hershel Yatovitz- "Back In Action Again" Magnatech- "Shape Of Things To Come" The Other Timelines- "Vampcamp" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Farmer's Daughter" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Voodoo Surf Tribe- "Egyptian Dragster" Christmas: Didi Wray & Los Kanibales Surf Combo- "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" Masters Of The University- "The Christmas Surf" The Green Reflectors- "Reindeer Vacation" Green Room: Dick Dale on inspiration behind recording "Silent Night" Dick Dale- "Silent Night" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Challengers- "K-39" Christmas: Lucky 757- "Sleigh Ride" Jason Janik- "We Three Kings - What Child Is This" The Buttondowns- "One Thing Makes It Christmas" Outro music bed: Los Straitjackets- "Jingle Bells"
We have a handful of Christmas tunes this week from Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and The Doltones! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending June 25th, 1966 and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week! We'll spin a trio of tunes with a "young" theme from Chris Isaak, Al Dual and Link Wray and we've got rockers from The Bomboras, La Luz, The B. Christopher Band, The Manakooras, Aaron & The Lord, The Guantanamos and The Routes! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Routes- "Fashion Victim" The Guantanamos- "Hange Loose" The Manakooras- "Howl Of The Jaguar" Christmas: Brian Wilson- "Deck The Halls" The Beach Boys- "Santa's Got An Airplane" "Young" theme: Link Wray- "Young Love" Al Dual- "When I Was Younger" Chris Isaak- "Forever Young" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Pom Pom Playgirl" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The B. Christopher Band- "220, 221...Whatever It Takes" La Luz- "I Won't Hesitate" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending June 25, 1966: #75 (debut) The Troggs- "Wild Thing" #27 Jan & Dean- "Popsicle" #1 The Beatles- "Paperback Writer" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Gee Cee's- "Buzz Saw" Christmas: The Doltones- "Twistin' Reindeers" Outro music bed: Martin Cilia- "Christmas Stomp"
We've got a trio of songs with artists named Paul...Paul Johnson, Paul Carrack and Paul Revere & The Raiders. Beth Riley has a deep track of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a Two-Nami in the forecast with 2 in a row from Southern Culture On The Skids and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! We've got rockers from from Surfer Joe, The Fantastic Baggys, Sail On, Beware Of Blast, Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited, Bob Spalding, Jan & Dean, The Ventures, The Me-Gustas, Los Surfer Compadres plus some Christmas tunes hitting the playlist from The Hi-Risers, The Tremolo Beer Gut and The Neptunas!! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Surfer Joe- "Stay Stoked" Beware Of Blast- "Special Forces" Los Surfer Compadres- "Escape From Toxic Laguna" The Me-Gustas- "Monterrey" Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited- "The Flawless Ms Drake" Trio of "Paul's" Paul Johnson- "Wave Perfect" Paul Carrack- "Sunny" Paul Revere & The Raiders- "Moon Dawg" Surf Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "She Knows Me Too Well" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Fantastic Baggys- "Wax Up Your Board" Sail On- "Sail On Sailor" Jan & Dean- "Bucket T" The Ventures- "He Never Came Back" Two-Nami: Southern Culture On The Skids- "Rumors Of Surf" Southern Culture On The Skids- "Can't Seem To Make You Mine" Jammin' James Jukebox Selection Of The Week: The Piltdown Men- "Brontosaurus Stomp" Bob Spalding- "Skull Head Shifter" Christmas tunes: The Hi-Risers- "What Christmas Means To Me" The Tremolo Beer Gut- "Santa Duane" The Neptunas- "Mistletoe Twist" Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "Joy To The World"
It's more fun than should be allowed for a full hour! On this Catching A Wave, we hear from the "King Of Twang" Duane Eddy in our Green Room segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a "mystery" trio of songs from Man Or Astro-Man?, Cheap Trick and The Challengers and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got killer tracks from The Ramblin' Bandits, Martin Cilia, Goons!, Masters Of The University, Del Sotos, Burt Rocket, repeat repeat, The Big Swell Drifters, The Breakers, The Surf Raiders, The Grip Weeds and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Ramblin' Bandits- "Surfabilly" The Big Swell Drifters- "Deadman's Reef" The Breakers- "Wisconcentration" Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "The Creeper" The Grip Weeds- "Lies" "Mystery" trio: The Challengers- "Man Of Mystery" Cheap Trick- "Magical Mystery Tour" Man Or Astro-man?- "Mystery Science Theater 3000 Love Theme" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Match Point Of Our Love" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Masters Of The University- "Theme From The Simpsons" Del Sotos- "Salt Waves" repeat repeat- "Trippin' (I Know I Will)" The Surf Raiders- "Church Key" Green Room segment: Duane Eddy on his first album Duane Eddy- "Cannonball" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dale Hawkins- "Lifeguard Man" Martin Cilia- "Fly By Night" Goons!- "Crime Spree (Goons! Theme)" Burt Rocket- "Ho-dad Hot Dog" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
This is one hot episode of Catching A Wave! We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending April 19th, 1963 to hear some songs on the Silver Dollar Survey for WLS in Chicago, Beth Riley has a great and noble deep track of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we've got a trio of "Time" themed tunes from Los Straitjackets, The Immediate Family and Eddie & The Showman and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week! You want more? How about rockers from Hershel Yatovitz, Jim & The Sea Dragons, The Surf Hermits, Golden Richards, La Luz, Brian Wilson & Van Dyke Parks, Magnatech, Los Dedos and Little Kahuna!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Hershel Yatovitz- "Fast Layne" Los Dedos- "Crime Wave" Little Kahuna- "Stealthy Jaguar" Magnatech- "Foot Patter" Jim & The Sea Dragons- "The Brain That Refused To Die" "Time" theme: Los Straitjackets- "Time Is On My Side" The Immediate Family- "Time To Come Clean" Eddie & The Showmen- "Break Time" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Noble Surfer" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks- "My Hobo Heart" La Luz- "The Pines" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending April 19th, 1963 for WLS Chicago: #35 The Rivingtons- "The Bird's The Word" #21 The Beach Boys- "Surfin' USA" #1 The Chantays- "Pipeline" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Fender IV- "Malibu Run" Golden Richards- "C'mon C'mon (The Makeout Song)" The Surf Hermits- "Frankenstein" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We have SOOO many new tunes and classics for you on the new Catching A Wave! Hear The Surfrajettes, Brian Wilson, Man Or Astro-Man?, Satan's Pilgrims, The Bomboras, The Dirty Licks, Todd Bradley, Trevor Lake, Jackslacks, Fire Whale, Secret Agent, The Dirty Licks and Duane Eddy! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. The Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun returns with 3 covers of The Beach Boys by Rivers Cuomo, Peanuts and The Midnight Callers AND we'll drop a quarter in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Secret Agent- "Man In The Middle" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Space 1991" The Surfrajettes- "Couch Surfing" The Dirty Licks- "Holograham Crackers" Rush Hour snippet* The Bomboras- "Party At Greggs" Brian Wilson- "God Only Knows" Duane Eddy & The Rebels- "Beach Bound" Fire Whale- "Breathe Smoke" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Sunshine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Todd Bradley- "Next Summer" Trevor Lake- "Pretend It's Summer" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Rivers Cuomo- "Don't Worry Baby" Peanuts- "I'm Waiting For The Day" The Midnight Callers- "Do It Again" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Rumblers- "Boss" Jackslacks- "Avalanche" Satan's Pilgrims- "The Dredger" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"**
Lots of new tunes, some classics and a lot of fun segments this hour! We've got rockin' tracks from Martin Cilia, Girl Over Planet, The Neptunas, Southern Culture On The Skids, Deke Dickerson, Little Kahuna, Big Mick & The Curl, The Breakers, Hot Rod Trio and B Confidential & The Secret Four. There's a trio of "Money" themed tunes from 3 monster guitarists: Dick Dale, Eddie Angel and Brian Setzer. Speaking of money, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week and Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Southern Culture On The Skids- "Everybody's Talkin' At Me" The Neptunas- "The Lonely Bull" Deke Dickerson- "Shot Up With Hallmark" Little Kahuna- "Road Trip" snippet from Blue Hawaii Big Mick & The Curl- "The Flyin' Hawaiian "Money" theme: Eddie Angel- "No Money" Brian Setzer- "Stack My Money" Dick Dale- "Money" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Somewhere Near Japan" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Girl Over Planet- "Rollin' With The Creeps" The Breakers- "The Most Trouble I Have Ever Been In" B Confidential & The Secret Four- "Black Is The Color Of My Baby's Soul" Two-Nami: James Wilsey- "The Rattler" Chris Isaak- "Another Day" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Tri-Five- "Come & Get It" Hot Rod Trio- "Snoopy's Revenge" Martin Cilia- "Don't Pay The Ransom" Outro music bed: Duane Eddy- "Curveball"*
It's a full hour of Halloween songs and fun on this week's Catching A Wave. Beth Riley has a "monster" song from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we get a spooky tune in our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week too! Plus, we've got tunes from Dick Dale, Los Straitjackets, Didi Wray, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Black Flamingos, Billy F Gibbons, Jason Janik, The Creature Preachers, Man Or Astro-man?, Satan's Pilgrims, The Volcanics, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th, Blackball Bandits, Messer Chups, Dave Del Monte and Atomic Drag! Intro music bed: "Batman"- The Ventures Blackball Bandits- "Night Of The Vampire" Black Flamingos- "Are You Afraid Of The Dark?" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Summer Of Frightenstein" Atomic Drag- "Atomic Undead" *The Teenage Psycho Meets Bloody Mary trailer Messer Chups- "Ghost Party" Didi Wray- "Twilight Zone" *Halloween Convention Of Spooks trailer Dave Del Monte- "Haunted Horror Howl" The Volcanics- "Witching Hour" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break-The Beach Boys- "Monster Mash"Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "Surfer Funeral" Satan's Pilgrims- "Gravewalk" *The Werewolf trailer The Hi-Risers- "Call Me The Wolfman" Man Or Astro-man?- "Madness In The Streets" The Creature Preachers- "Mr. Hyde's New Ride" Los Straitjackets- "Tarantula" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Link Wray- "The Shadow Knows" *Creature From The Black Lagoon trailer Billy F Gibbons- "Desert High" Jason Janik- "It's Alive" Dick Dale- "Ghost Riders In The Sky" Outro music bed: Ben Vaughn- "Psycho Beach Party"
We hear the #1 song in our Top 5 Favorite Songs Of The Beach Boys Countdown as voted on by YOU! It was a tight race and over 50 songs were submitted as your favorites. We also hear a deep track by The Beach Boys from Beth Riley in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and a tune from their latest Feel Flows boxset later on the show as well. We've got a trio of tunes from artists/bands with a color in their name (Junior Brown, The Green Reflectors and Blue Stingrays) as well as rockers from Surfer Joe, Los Twang Marvels, Greg Townson, The Surfaris, Jason Lee & The R.I.P.Tides, Shoot The Pier, The Explorers Club, Jason Janik, Slacktone, The Rip Chords and Blackball Bandits!!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Jason Janik- "Light'em Up" The Explorers Club- "Say You Will" Blackball Bandits- "Night Rider" The Rip Chords- "Surfin' Craze" Spongebob snippet* Greg Townson- "Aztec" (feat. Yolanda Marvel) "Color" theme artist/band: Blue Stingrays- "Green Sea" Junior Brown- "Rock-A-Hula Baby" The Green Reflectors- "Crypt Kicker" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Pitter Patter" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Slacktone- "Blast Bolero" Surfer Joe- "Coil Burner" Jason Lee & The R.I.P.Tides- "Pain Killer" Shoot The Pier- "Hallucinations" Top 5 countdown of YOUR favorite songs by The Beach Boys: #1 The Beach Boys- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Legendary Masked Surfers- "Gonna Hustle You" Los Twang Marvels- "Guitars In Orbit" The Beach Boys- "Seasons In The Sun" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"**
We're continuing our Top 5 Countdown of YOUR favorite songs by The Beach Boys this week as hear tunes #3 and #2. Beth Riley also has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a trio of tunes with "Watusi" in the title from Reverend Horton Heat, Duane Eddy and The Ventures plus we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we've got tunes from Brian Setzer, The Swongos, D. Clayton Thompson, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas (from the Hallmark Guitars compilation, Kustom Kings Ride Again), Jeffrey Foskett, Johnny Burnette, Escape The Tube, The Surf Raiders, The 5.6.7.8's, Los Blue Marinos, Coffin Daggers and Los Freneticos!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Brian Setzer- "Drip Drop" Jeffrey Foskett- "Sunshine All The Time" The Swangos- "Cardboard Creature" The Coffin Daggers- "Flowers In The Rain" Los Freneticos- "Americana Twist" "Watusi" theme: Duane Eddy- "Wild Watusi" The Ventures- "The Wah-Watusi" Reverend Horton Heat- "Watusi Rodeo" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Let Us Go On This Way" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Johnny Burnette- "Sweet Suzie" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Red Monster On The Loose" Los Blue Marinos- "Wild Marino" The 5.6.7.8's- "Jane In The Jungle" Top 5 countdown of YOUR favorite songs by The Beach Boys: #3 The Beach Boys- "God Only Knows" #2 The Beach Boys- "Good Vibrations" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Annette Funicello & The Beach Boys- "The Monkey's Uncle" The Surf Raiders- "Tsunami" D. Clayton Thompson- "Driving Guitars" Escape The Tube- "The Tube Thief" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
It's a party on this week's Catching A Wave! We hear a trio of "party" themed tunes from Annette, The Surfrajettes and Los Straitjackets with The World Famous Pontani Sisters and Kaiser George. We hear #5 and #4 in our Top 5 Countdown of YOUR favorite songs by The Beach Boys. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys as well in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (a song you may know by The Monkees but this band did it first). Plus, we've got The Grip Weeds, La Luz, Little Kahuna, Black Flamingos, Supraphonics, Big Mick & The Curl, Southern Culture On The Skids, The B. Christopher Band, Twang Inspectors and The Surf Hermits all joining in on the party!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Big Mick & The Curl- "67 Impala" Black Flamingos- "Feathery" Little Kahuna- "Little Kahuna" Twang Inspectors- "Snails On Speed" The Surf Hermits- "Palaver In The Desert" Trio of "Party" themed tunes: Annette- "Muscle Beach Party" The Surfrajettes- "Party Line" Los Straitjackets (with the World Famous Pontani Sisters & Kaiser George)- "Twist Party" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "A Casual Look" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The B. Christopher Band- "Pool And A Pond" The Grip Weeds- "After The Sunrise" La Luz- "In The Country" Southern Culture On The Skids- "Run Baby Run" Top 5 countdown of YOUR favorite songs by The Beach Boys: #5 The Beach Boys- "Don't Worry Baby" #4 The Beach Boys- "Surf's Up" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Astronauts- "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day" The Supraphonics- "Pedal Pusher" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
September may be coming to a close soon but things are still hot here on Catching A Wave. We've got tunes from Greg Townson, The Volcanics, Slowey & The Boats, The Hang Ten Gallon Hats, The Tourmaliners, Junior Brown, Louie & The Wolf Gang, The Anderson Council, The Guantanamos, Satan's Pilgrims, The Routes, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas and more! We've got a Two-Nami in the forecast with 2 in a row featuring Danny Amis. Beth Riley has a toe-tapping song from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week.
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Greg Townson- "Go Go Power" Junior Brown- "Surf Medley" Louie & The Wolf Gang- "What The S___urf" The Hang Ten Gallon Hats- "Surf Session At Sunset" The Anderson Council- "Fire Island" The Guantanamos- "Guantanamos Twist" The Tourmaliners- "Amber" The Bomboras- "Riot City" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Take A Load Off Your Feet" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Routes- "Wasabi Attack" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Punch Out At The Beach" The Volcanics- "Fool Around" Two-Nami: Danny Amis- "Whiplash" The Raybeats (feat. Danny Amis)- "Big Black Sneakers" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Carl Wilson- "Givin' You Up" The Beach Boys- "Slip On Through" (Alternate 1969 mix with session intro) Slowey & The Boats- "Border Serenade" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We've got an action packed hour of rockin' vintage and modern tunes for you on this week's Catching A Wave! We'll hear a trio of tunes with "California" in the title from Cheap Trick, Dick Dale and Lenny Kravitz. Beth Riley has a cool deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we board the Catching A Wave Time Machine to hear 3 songs in the top 100 for the week ending October 17th, 1964 and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we've got killer tunes from Didi Wray (feat. Señor Chancho), Jason Janik, Ramones, Wiped Out, The Hi-Tide Orchestra, The Coguaros, Marvin Etzioni, The Tremolo Beer Gut, Blackball Bandits, The Cudas and Bamboogie Injections!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Hi-Tide Orchestra- "Akaw!" Didi Wray (feat. Señor Chancho)- "One Step Beyond" The Tremolo Beer Gut- "Jive Jimmie Juma" Bamboogie Injections- "Marsfield Engineer" Blackball Bandits- "Down The Poisoned River" Trio of "California" tunes: Dick Dale- "California Sun" Lenny Kravitz- "California" Cheap Trick- "California Girl" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Island Girl" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Wiped Out- "Shark Attack" Marvin Etzioni- "Summer In A Bottle" Jason Janik- "Fire Walker" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending October 17th, 1964: #23 Jan & Dean- "Ride The Wild Surf" #13 The Hondells- "Little Honda" #1 Manfred Mann- "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Black Flamingos- "Flamingo Twist" Ramones- "Rockaway Beach" The Coguaros- "Bumble Twist" The Cudas- "My Summer Song" Outro Music Bed: Ramones- "California Sun" (instrumental)
Hold on for a wild surf this hour on Catching A Wave! Beth Riley has a deep track of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Plus, Mike Love talks about another family group influence on The Beach Boys...The Everly Brothers...in our Green Room segment AND we spin another track from The Beach Boys Feel Flows box set later too. Of course we also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week and we also spin tunes from The Jagaloons, Surfer Joe, Trevor Lake, Introducers, Los Straitjackets, 12AX7, Underwater Bosses, The Cramps, King Of Hawaii, The Surfaris, Marmalade Wake, Black Valley Moon, La Luz, Messer Chups, The Metalunas and The Cosmic Wrays!! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Jagaloons- "Journey To The Stars" The Cramps- "Peter Gunn" King Of Hawaii- "Man O' War" The Cosmic Wrays- "Ellen Barkin Across The 8th Dimension" La Luz- "Watching Cartoons" Black Valley Moon- "John Ashley's Eye" The Surfaris- "Wipe Out" (live) Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "San Miguel" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Metalunas- "Tarzan" Surfer Joe- "Deep" Underwater Bosses- "Surftacular" 12AX7- "Mr. Lincoln Fell Down His Stairs" Green Room segment: Mike Love on The Everly Bros influence The Beach Boys- "Devoted To You" (Take 3/ Session 3) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Duane Eddy- "The Wild Westerner" Introducers- "Surf Feva" The Beach Boys- "This Whole World" (Alternate Ending) Trevor Lake- "Go Go Ferrari" Los Straitjackets- "Brooklyn Slide" Messer Chups- "Mini Skirt" Outro Music Bed: The Beach Boys- "Carl's Big Chance"
There's still a couple of weeks of Summer left...but then again it's Summer all year long here on Catching A Wave! We've got another great Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun segment with covers of The Beach Boys by The Astronauts, Di Maggio Connection and The Anderson Council. Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has a track you'll love in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week and we've got tunes from Greg Townson, The Hang Ten Gallon Hats, Duane Eddy, Brian Setzer, Dick Dale, Lords Of Atlantis, Midnight Oil, Brian Wilson, Jim & The Sea Dragons, The Tourmaliners, The Breakers, Captain Rico & The Ghost Band and The Grip Weeds!!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Greg Townson- "Goin' Wild" Brian Setzer- "Smash Up On The Highway" The Grip Weeds- "Vibrations" Lords Of Atlantis- "Long Live The King" Dick Dale- "Sloop John B" Midnight Oil- "Wedding Cake Island" Captain Rico & The Ghost Band- "Running In The Wind" The Breakers- "Ocean Of Fire" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Roller Skating Child'" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Brian Wilson- "Desert Drive" Jim & The Sea Dragons- "City Under The Sea" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: The Astronauts- "Surfin' USA"
Di Maggio Connection- "Don't Worry Baby" The Anderson Council- "Girl Don't Tell Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Lively Ones- "Surf Rider" The Hang Ten Gallon Hats- "Giddy Up Surfboard" The Tourmaliners- "Amber" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
No shortage of hot new and classic tunes as we hear tracks from Blackball Bandits, Lord Huron, Bob Irwin & The Pluto Walkers, The Tremelo Beer Gut, The Surf Raiders, Darrel Higham, Mike Brookfield, Green Reflectors, The Mellows, B. Christopher Band and more!! We get real GONE with a trio of songs with "gone" in the title from McKinley James, The Surfaris and The Explorers Club. We also have 2 songs with a unique connection from Bruce Johnston and The Centurians, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox plus Beth Riley has another great rocker from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Blackball Bandits- The Cursed Island The B. Christopher Band- "Our Pet's Heads Are Falling Off" (includes snippet from Dumb & Dumber) Lord Huron- "Mine Forever" Mike Brookfield- "Hey Kiddo!" Green Reflectors- "Cat Burglar Cut Up" "Gone" theme: The Surfaris- "Gone, Gone, Gone" McKinley James- "Clear Skies (Since You've Been Gone)" The Explorers Club- "Before I'm Gone" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Goin' On'" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surf Raiders- "Bangalore" Same album name, release year, record label and cover: The Centurians- "Intoxica" The Bruce Johnston Surfing Band- "Last Night" Darrel Higham- "In Summer" Two-nami: Davie Allan & The Arrows with Dick Dale- "Surf Trek" Keith Moon with Dick Dale- "Teenage Idol" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Stevie Wonder- "Happy Street" Bob Irwin & The Pluto Walkers- "Man From U.N.C.L.E." The Tremelo Beer Gut- "Barfield's Gambit" The Mellows- "I'd Follow You" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuce's Wild"
On this week's Catching A Wave, we hear a trio of tunes from bands with a word repeated in their band name (Go-Go's, The Yum Yum's and Papa Doo Run Run), Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we hear a snippet of an interview with author Joel Selvin in our Green Room segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we spin tunes from The Atlantics, Bamboogie Injections, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, Lost Acapulco, Insect Surfers, The Wet Ones, Twang Inspectors, The Surf Hermits, The Routes, The Frogenstein, The Anglers and The Eyeberries!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Eyeberries- "Searching For A Place To Hide" The Frogenstein- "In Reverb We Trust" The Atlantics- "Islands In The Surf" Bamboogie Injections- "The King Of The Stomp" The Anglers- "Pitchin' The Jig" Trio of bands with word repeated in band name: Papa Doo Run Run- "Summertime Summer Nights" The Yum Yums- "Summertime Pop" Go-Go's- "Beatnik Beach" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Busy Doin' Nothin'" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Routes- "Guitar Weirdo" The Wet Ones- "Jungle Jim" Twang Inspectors- "Something With Shark Innit" Sant Anna Coconuts- "The Devil's Gun" Green Room segment: Joel Selvin on East Coast Doo-Wop on West Coast bands The Beach Boys- "Ruby Baby" (Take 2/ Session 2) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Chubby Checker- "Surf Party" The Surf Hermits- "Trench Run" Lost Acapulco- "Phantom Tide" Insect Surfers- "Stingray" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
We remember Elvis who passed away August 16th, 1977 with a track from the King (from Blue Hawaii celebrating it's 60th anniversary), Johnny Ramone with Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom (with a rockin' instrumental) and Dean Z (with a track from Fun In Acapulco). We also spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear some great covers of The Beach Boys by The Grip Weeds (from the new Jem Records tribute to Brian Wilson), The Martian Denny Orchestra and Jan & Dean. Beth Riley has a great deep track of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a quarter in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockers from Didi Wray (covering Blondie), The Halibuts, The Coffin Daggers, Los Blue Marinos, The Charades, Girl Over Planet, The Metalunas, The Guantanamos, Trevor Lake and The Trashmen!!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Halibuts- "Mr. Mysterioso" The Coffin Daggers- "Black Sand Beach" Didi Wray- "Sunday Girl" The Trashmen- "Keep A Knockin'" Trevor Lake- "At The Beach" Elvis tribute: Elvis Presley- "Slicin' Sand" (takes 5, 6, 7) Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas" Dean Z with the Fabulous Blackwood Quartet- "Bossa Nova Baby" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "The Surfer Moon" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Guantanamos- "Asylum Escape" The Metalunas- "Jump The Shark" Girl Over Planet- "Space Snowplow" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Jan & Dean- "Little Deuce Coupe" Martian Denny Orchestra- "Warmth Of The Sun" The Grip Weeds- "You're So Good To Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "The 2,000 Pound Bee (parts 1 & 2) Los Blue Marinos- "Big Mamma" The Charades- "Surfin' Albatross" The Kaisers- "Theme From Vengeance" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Can you feel the rumble? We've got new Brian Setzer as well as rockin' tunes from The Anderson Council, The Kaputniks, previously unreleased live track from The Beach Boys, Reverend Organdrum, Shoot The Pier, Baja Bug, The Anglers, The Tourmaliners, The Tremelo Beer Gut, Toro Jones, Tragic Vision and The Rip Chords! Beth Riley has a great studio track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we have a Two-Nami with 2 in a row from Brian Wilson and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Reverend Organdrum- "Movin' N' Groovin'" Barbacoa- "Jaguar Bazaar" Toro Jones- "Sunset At The Pier" Tragic Vision- "Primitive Run" The Rip Chords- "Hot Rod USA"
Brian Setzer- "Checkered Flag" The Tremelo Beer Gut- "The Minx" The Kaputniks- "The Pink Panther" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Marcella" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Shoot The Pier- "Oyster Roast On Lover's Beach" The Anderson Council- "Worlds Collide" Baja Bug- "Bishop Of Crime" Two-nami: Brian Wilson- "Be My Baby" Brian Wilson- "The Spirit Of Rock & Roll" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Duane Eddy- "Up And Down" The Anglers- "Blue Skies" The Beach Boys- "Susie Cincinnati" (live 1976) The Tourmaliners- "Island In The Sun" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
There's so many great new and vintage tunes on this week's Catching A Wave!! Hear Darrel Higham, The Cherry Drops, The B. Christopher Band, Greg Townson, The Tangees, King Ghidora, Surfer Joe, Al Dual, Televisionaries, The Super Stocks, Captain Rico & The Ghost Band, Guitar Up and a trio of "Aqua" bands: Aqualads, The Aqua Velvets and The Aqua Barons. Beth Riley has another great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we hear a snippet of an interview with Joel Selvin in our Green Room segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Greg Townson- "The Locomotion" The B. Christopher Band- "Orange Whip" Darrel Higham- "Summertime Blues" Al Dual- "Riders In The Sky" Televisionaries- "Cuckoo Clock" "Aqua" theme bands: The Aqua Barons- "Gulag Party" The Aqua Velvets- "Surfmania" Aqualads- "Night Tide" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Angel Come Home" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Surfer Joe- "Batman" Guitar Up- "Pure Imagination" Captain Rico & The Ghost Band- "Epic Wave" The Cherry Drops- "The Grooviest Girl In The World" The Green Room segment: Joel Selvin on the Jan & Dean and The Beach Boys relationship Jan & Dean- "Surfin' Safari" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dick Dale- "Breaking Heart" The Tangees- "Doo Wop Dandelion" King Ghidora- "Intrepid Vimana" The Super Stocks- "My First Love" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
We've a trio of Wild tunes from Deke Dickerson and Los Straitjackets, Jimmy Dale Richardson and The Ventures, a deep track from The Beach Boys from Beth Riley in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear some great Beach Boys covers AND we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. PLUS, we got killer tunes from Les Agamemonz, Vern Jules & The Aquanauts, Messer Chups, Aloha Swamp, The Surfaders, Wiped Out, Underwater Bosses, The Explorers Club, The Silicon, The Bobby Lee Combo and The Fantastic Baggys!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Wiped Out- "Dude, That Was Gnarly" The Surfaders- "Full Moon" Underwater Bosses- "Sumthin' Sumthin' Surfboard" The Silicon- "Woody Goes To Nice" The Fantastic Baggys- "Anywhere The Girls Are" "Wild" theme: Deke Dickerson & Los Straitjackets- "Wild Weekend" Jimmy Dale Richardson- "She's Wild" The Ventures- "Wild Thing" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "You're So Good To Me" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Explorers Club- "Dream World" Les Agamemnonz- "Artemis" The Bobby Lee Comb- "Let's Dance" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Los Lobos- "Sail On Sailor" Billy Joel- "Don't Worry Baby" TarantinosNYC- "Pet Sounds" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Paul Revere & The Raiders- "Orbit (The Spy)" Vern Jules & The Aquanauts- "Burn Out" Messer Chups- "Big Noise From The Jungle" Aloha Swamp- "I Go Ape" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
On this week's Catching A Wave, not only do we hear a deep track from The Beach Boys in Beth Riley's Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break but we also hear a previously unreleased song that finally appears on the upcoming Feel Flows box set later in the show as well. We've got a trio of "drum" themed tunes (from Hal Blaine, Sandy Nelson and Micky Dolenz), we board the Catching A Wave Time Machine (for the week ending April 25, 1964) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox. Plus, hear tunes from Dick Dale, The Hondells, Televisionaries, Los Surfer Compadres, The Raybeats, The Kaputniks, Masters Of The University, Dave Del Monte and the Cayucas!!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Dick Dale- "Misirlou" The Raybeats- "The Calhoun Surf" The Kaputniks- "Spiderman" Dave Del Monte- "Take On Me" Cayucas- "California Girl" "Drum" theme: Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars- "The Drummer Plays For Me" Micky Dolenz- "Different Drum" Sandy Nelson- "Drum Party" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Your Summer Dream" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Los Surfer Compadres (with Danny Amis)- "Back To South Padre" Televisionaries- "Charlotte Beach" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending April 25, 1964: #92 The Rip Chords- "Three Window Coupe" #10 Jan & Dean- "Dead Man's Curve" #1 The Beatles- "Can't Buy Me Love" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Ricci Martin- "Moonbeams" Masters Of The University- "Theme From He-Man" The Beach Boys- "Big Sur" The Hondells- "Honda Holiday" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
We continue with new & vintage tunes on this week's Catching A Wave with rockers from Frankie & The Pool Boys, The Shadows, Weezer, The Anglers, The Ventures, Raul Malo (with The Mavericks), Greg Townson, Paula Fuga (feat. Jack Johnson and Ben Harper), Toro Jones, Duane Eddy, Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, The Surf Hermits and The Surf Aliens. Beth Riley has a great track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and we have Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row of songs featuring Bob Irwin (an unreleased track of Bob Irwin & The Pluto Walkers as well as the Martian Denny Orchestra).
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Atlantics- "Maroubra Beach" Weezer- "I Need Some Of That" Toro Jones- "Angel Eyes" The Ventures- "A Go-Go Dancer" The Anglers- "Hula Popper (The Two Timing Surfer) Paul Fuga (feat. Jack Johnson & Ben Harper)- "If Ever" The Mavericks- "Here Comes The Sun" Greg Townson- "Hello Stranger" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Shelter" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Barbacoa- "Omega Man" Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Walk Don't Run" Duane Eddy- "Twangsville" The Surf Hermits- "Twin Suns" Two-nami: Bob Irwin & The Pluto Walkers- "Hot Line" (previously unissued) Martian Denny Orchestra- "On The Move" Jammin' Jukebox selection of the week: The Challengers- "Bulldog" Surf Aliens- "Hong Kong Moon" Frankie & The Pool Boys- "Percolator" The Shadows- "Dance On" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
It's the 1st annual Car Show on Catching A Wave to celebrate Collector Car Appreciation Day on July 9th as announced by the SEMA Action Network (SAN). More info here: https://www.semasan.com/collector-car-appreciation-day We've got Mike Love of The Beach Boys talking about "Fun, Fun, Fun" in our Green Room segment, Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our car themed selection of the week and we get a trio of Mustang tunes from Dick Dale, Chuck Berry and The Neanderthals! Plus, we spin car tunes from Al Jardine, Jan & Dean, Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos, Billy F. Gibbons, Elvis Presley, The Vettes, The Untamed Youth, Ronnie Dawson, David Marks & The A-Phonics, Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars and more!! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Jan & Dean- "Drag City" The Untamed Youth- "Go, Go Ferrari" Ronnie Dawson- "Waxahachi Drag Race" Speed Racer theme* The De-Fenders- "Little Deuce Coupe" David Marks & The A-Phonics- "Kustom Kar Show" "Mustang" theme: Chuck Berry- "My Mustang Ford" Dick Dale- "Wild, Wild Mustang" 1964 Ford Mustang spot The Neanderthals- "Go Mustang" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Car Crazy Cutie" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos- "Fink Rod 409" Billy F. Gibbons- "I Was A Highway" The Super Stocks- "Draggin' Deuce" The Blues Brothers snippet Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars- "The Phantom Driver" Green Room segment: Mike Love on "Fun, Fun, Fun" (recorded in Alabama in 2014) The Beach Boys- "Fun, Fun, Fun" Jimmy Dale Richardson- "'58 Buick" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Fender Benders (with Link Wray)- "Drag Strip Elvis Presley- "Spinout" The Vettes- "Happy Hodaddy (With Ragtop Caddy)" Al Jardine- "PT Cruiser" Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "My Mustang Ford" (instrumental)
Excited to keep getting great new and vintage tunes on Catching A Wave for you each week! We've got Frankie & The Poolboys, The Cranzers, Reverend Horton Heat, Bruce Johnston, Slowey & The Boats, Vern Jules & The Aquanuts, The Anglers, Brian Wilson, Man Or Astro-Man, Duane Eddy, Barbacoa, Rene & His Alligators and a trio of tunes with "Beat" in the title...Dick Dale, Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics and The Go-Go's (the original Stiff Records version of "We Got The Beat"). Beth Riley has a deep cut of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, our "Green Room" segment returns as we talk surf music with Billy F Gibbons and hear a track from his latest and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Frankie & The Poolboys- "The Whammy" Barbacoa- "Moon Rock" Bruce Johnston- "She Believes In Love Again" Brian Wilson- "Some Sweet Day" The Cranzers- "Tsunami" "Beat" theme: Dick Dale- "Surf Beat" Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics- "The Train With The Rumba Beat" The Go-Go's- "We Got The Beat" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Land Ahoy" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Rene & His Alligators- "Wham!"
Reverend Horton Heat- "I Can't Surf" Man Or Astro-Man- "Goldfinger" The Anglers- "Twistin' Line" "Green Room" segment: Billy F Gibbons on surf sound Billy F Gibbons- "West Coast Junkie" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Astronauts- "Baja" Slowey & The Boats- "Wave" Vern Jules & The Aquanuts- "Clint" Duane Eddy- "Jitterboard" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
It's another great hour packed with awesome music on this week's Catching A Wave! Hear a trio of "Dance" themed songs, a deep track from The Beach Boys from Beth Riley in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, a "Two-Nami" in the forecast with 2 songs featuring Duane Eddy (from Hank Marvin and The Ventures) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we'll play new and vintage tracks from Los Straitjackets, Shoot The Pier, The Bobby Lee Combo, The Surfaris, Girl Over Planet, The Surf Hermits, Hawthorne, Hugo Stranger & The Rattlers, Southern Culture On The Skids, Satan's Pilgrims and Les Agamemnonz!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Southern Culture On The Skids- "Night Driver" Satan's Pilgrims- "El Ray" The Bobby Lee Combo- "Moon Dawg" Les Agamemnonz- "Xiphias" Hugo Stranger & The Rattlers- "By Your Side" Girl Over Planet- "Rockin' Pants" The Surf Hermits- "Hang Zen" Hawthorne- "City Of Angels" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "California Calling" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surfaris- "Boss Barracuda" "Dance" theme: Ramones- "Do You Wanna Dance?" Suzi Quatro- "Do Ya Dance?" The Monkees- "Let's Dance On" "Two-Nami": Hank Marvin with Duane Eddy- "Pipeline" The Ventures with Duane Eddy- "I Fought The Law" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: David Marks & The Marksmen- "I Could Make You Mine" Shoot The Pier- "The Fairies Of Inverness" Los Straitjackets- "Hombre" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
First official day of Summer is June 20th, but it's Summer all year long here on Catching A Wave! We've got tunes from The Hilo Hi-Flyers, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Martin Cilian, The Kaputniks, Jan & Dean, Los Misterios, King Of Hawaii, The Spiratones, The Neptunas, Th Hondels, The Hi-Risers, Surf School Dropouts, The Ventures, Ramonetures and more!! We spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear some covers of The Beach Boys by Todd Rundgren, Los Straitjackets and Fleetwood Mac. Beth Riley brings another great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys King Of Hawaii- "Ratchaser" Los Misterios- "Oh, Carino" Jan & Dean- "Surfin' Wild" The Spiratones- "Starcrashed" The Neptunas- "Point Panic" Martin Cilia- "Scarborough Hotel" The Kaputniks- "Chalk & Cheese" The Hondells- "Death Valley Run" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "California Calling" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Hi-Risers- "Blast Off" Ramonetures- "Beyond & Back" The Ventures- "The Creeper" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Fleetwood Mac- "Farmer's Daughter" Los Straitjackets- "In My Room" Todd Rundgren- "Good Vibrations" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Brian Wilson- "He Couldn't Get His Poor Old Body To Move" The Hilo Hi-Flyers- "Let's Go Flyin'" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Scooter Girl" Surf School Dropouts- "Baby, I Long To Be Yours" Outro Music Bed: The Beach Boys- "Do It Again"
Lots of recent and classic tunes for you this week! Hear Reverend Horton Heat, Beach Youth, Captain Rico & The Ghost Band, Al Jardine (with Steve Miller), The Explorers Club, California Music (feat. David Marks), TarantinosNYC, The Cherry Drops, Drifting Sand, Tragic Vision, La Luz, The Surfaders and more! Beth Riley brings a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and we board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending August 18th, 1962 to hear some tunes on the top 20 for radio station KFXM in San Bernardino/Riverside, CA. Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Reverend Horton Heat- "Boing!" Beach Youth- "Love Yourself 2" Al Jardine (with Steve Miller)- "Help Me Rhonda" The Explorers Club- "I've Been Waiting" TarantinosNYC- "You're Gonna Lose That Curl" Link Wray- "Run Chicken Run" La Luz- "Tale Of My Lost Love" The Surfaders- "Follow That Black Rabbit" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "I Went To Sleep" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Tragic Vision- "Rivabella" California Music/ David Marks- "Long Promised Road" The Cherry Drops- "Far Out" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending August 18th, 1962 for KFXM San Bernardino/ Riverside, CA: #19 The Rivingtons- "Papa Oom Mow Mow" #2 The Beach Boys- "409" #1 The Tornadoes- "Bustin' Surfboards" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Jaguars (feat. Charlie Daniels on guitar)- "Roundabout" Drifting Sand- "Santa Cruz'n" Captain Rico & The Ghost Band- "Mexican Road Trip" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
Catching A Wave has no shortage of killer new and vintage tunes for you to enjoy (and share). This week, Beth Riley has another classic and underrated tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we predict a Two-Nami in the forecast (also Beach Boys related) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (which is ALSO Beach Boys related)! We'll spin tunes from Cayucas, Jan & Dean, The Neptunas, Dick Dale, Los Straitjackets, Mike Love, Shoot The Pier, Ry Bradley, Jason Janik, Secret Agent, The Frogenstein, Jeremy & The Harlequins and Masters Of The University as well. Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Didi Wray & Los Tango Boys- "Caminito" Masters Of The University- "Bella Ciao" Dick Dale- "The Eliminator" The Frogenstein- "Surf Nation" Jeremy & The Harlequins- "California Rock" Los Straitjackets- "Surf #49" Cayucas- "Champion Of The Beach" Secret Agent- "Ghost Riders In The Sky" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Let Him Run Wild" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Jan & Dean- "Rockin' Little Roadster" Shoot The Pier- "Surf Meditation" Jason Janik- "Nonstop" Mike Love- "California Beach" Two-Nami: Southern Pacific with The Beach Boys on BGV's- "G.T.O." Chicago with Al, Carl & Dennis on BGV's- "Wishing You Were Here" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Sidewalk Surfers- "Skate Board" Ry Bradley- "Pipeline" The Neptunas- "Hai Karate" Outro Music Bed: The Beach Boys- "Let Him Run Wild" (instrumental)
It's summer all year long here on Catching A Wave! Hear an interview snippet with Randell Kirsch talking about Jan & Dean in our Green Room segment, Beth Riley brings another great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. We pay tribute to Dave Busacker (AKA "Dave Pilgrim") of Satan's Pilgrims who passed away on March 31st, 2021. We've also got tracks from Messer Chups, Girl Over Planet, Chris Isaak, Sheverb, Hawthorne, The Tarantinos, Hershel Yatovitz, Elvis Presley, The Memphians (with Dale Watson), Guitar Up!, Don Diego, Toro Jones and the Ramones!! Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Girl Over Planet- "Most People Call Me Jim" Messer Chups- "Wicked Game" Chris Isaak- "Summer Holiday" Elvis Presley- "Moonlight Swim" The Memphians- "Agent Elvis" Don Diego- "Whooper Snooper" Hawthorne- "Paradise Cove" Guitar Up!- "Nocturne 9.2" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Soulful Old Man Sunshine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Satan's Pilgrims- "Downshiftin'" (RIP Dave Pilgrim March 31st, 2021) Toro Jones- "Trailblazer" Ramones- "Palisades Park" Green Room- Randell Kirsch on Jan & Dean Randell Kirsch- "Roll The Window Down" (feat. Jan & Dean on BGV's) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week- Ronny & The Daytonas- "Hot Rod Baby" Sheverb- "Throwing Bones" Hershel Yatovitz- "New Narrabeen" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Turn this one up! Hear rockin' tracks from Billy F Gibbons, Nick Waterhouse, The Young Barons, Jim and The Sea Dragons, Los Straijackets, Baja Bug, The Atlantics, The Surfaders, Dave Edmunds, The Reefriders, Shoot The Pier, Nuclear Juarez, The Hondells and more! Beth Riley has a classic track from The Beach Boys from their Pet Sounds album and speaking of The Beach Boys we have another Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun with covers of their tunes by Union (featuring Randy Bachman), Shovels & Rope (with Sharon Van Etten) and America! We also have a cool rocker in our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week so don't miss it!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Atlantics- "Bombora" The Young Barons- "Skyline" Nick Waterhouse- "B. Santa Ana 1986" The Reefriders- "Fiberglass and Foam" The Surfaders- "Moscow Mule" Shoot The Pier- "Mad Summer" Los Straitjackets- "Outta Gear" Nuclear Juarez- "Twin Arrows" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Billy F Gibbons- "West Coast Junkie" Baja Bug- "Moose On The Loose" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Union- "Keep The Summer Alive" Shovels & Rope (feat. Sharon Van Etten)- "In My Room" America- "Caroline No" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Crossfires (The Turtles)- "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" Dave Edmunds- "Beach Boy Blood (In My Veins)" Jim and The Sea Dragons- "Seatopia" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Hear new and vintage tunes from Didi Wray, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Ventures, Bali Lamas, Surfnado Tiki Squad, The Seatopians, Dave Alvin, The Volcanics, The Monkees, The Hi-Risers (singing about The Monkees), 3 California tunes from The Crickets, The Runaways and Ronnie Spector and more! Beth Riley once again brings a great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending June 5, 1965 and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Dave Alvin- "Boss" The Seatopians- "Manos The Hands Of Fate" Didi Wray- "Whiskey In The Jar" Surfnado Tiki Squad- "Cowboys From The Dwell" The Manakooras- "Exotic Blue Soul" California theme: The Crickets- "California Sun" Ronnie Spector- "Ode To L.A." The Runaways- "California Paradise" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Spring Vacation" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Bali Lamas- "Coral Fixation" The Hi-Risers- "Watch The Monkees" The Monkees- "The Door Into Summer" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending June 5, 1965: #5 The Beatles- "Ticket To Ride" #2 Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs- "Wooly Bully" #1 The Beach Boys- "Help Me Rhonda" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Belairs- "Mr. Moto" Southern Culture On The Skids- "Billy's Board" The Ventures- "The Twist" The Volcanics- "Big Bossman" Outro Music Bed: The Beach Boys- "Do It Again"
We hear from the late, great Dick Dale in our "Green Room" segment as he tells how he got his rhythm sound. Plus, Beth Riley has a classic tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for this week's selection and we get a trio of James Bond themed tunes from Glen Campbell, Webb Wilder and Danny Amis & Twin Tones. We also play The Reverbivores, Wondermints, The Neptunas, Brian Wilson, Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics, The Buttondowns, The Fantastic Baggys, The Men In Gray Suits, The Green Reflectors and The Spiratones. Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Spiratones- "The Walnut Whip" The Reverbivores- "Third Rail Power Trip" 007 James Bond themes: Webb Wilder- "Goldfinger" Glen Campbell- "James Bond Theme" Danny Amis & Twin Tones- "Thunderball" Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics- "Morocco Twist" Wondermints- "Guess I'm Dumb" Brian Wilson- "You've Got A Friend" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Feel Flows" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Men In Gray Suits- "Spicoli's Lament" The Green Reflectors- "Coke Can Crab" The Neptunas- "Secret Of The Sea" Green Room segment: Dick Dale on his rhythm sound Dick Dale- "The Beast" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Rip-Chords- "The Queen" The Fantastic Baggys- "Wax Up Your Board" The Buttondowns- "Endless Summer" Outro Music Bed: The Surfaris- "James Bond/ Peter Gunn Theme"
This episode of Catching A Wave should be enjoyed at top volume with the windows down! Hear NEW tunes from The Explorers Club, The Kaputniks, The Royal Pacifics, Creature Preachers, The Shootouts and 2 NEW tunes from Greg Townson in our Two-nami segment. We also have rockers from Chris Isaak, The Cherry Drops, The Blasters, Baja Bug, The Hula Girls, The Surfin' Gorillas, Dick Dale and Jan & Dean. Beth Riley has a great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear selection of the week!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Kaputniks- "S.O.S." The Blasters- "Boneyard" The Cherry Drops- "Just A Chance" The Explorers Club- "Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy" The Royal Pacifics- "Gypsy Beat" Wiped Out- "Waves Of Panic" Jan & Dean- "Summer Means Fun" Dick Dale- "Secret Surfin' Spot" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Sail On Sailor" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Secret Agent- "Penetration" Baja Bug- "Pacific Punch" The Hula Girls- "Longboard Baby" Two-nami: Greg Townson- "Off And Running" Greg Townson- "Able Mable" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Fendermen- "Beach Party" The Shootouts- "Bullseye" Creature Preachers- "Surf A.D." The Surfin' Gorillas- "Train To Nowhere" Outro Music Bed: Jan & Dean- "Old Ladies Seldom Power Shift"
This week we get an awesome collaboration called California Music (includes Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks and some of The Beach Boys' children: Carnie & Wendy Wilson, Matt Jardine, Christian, Hayleigh and Ambha Love, Justyn Wilson) plus tunes from Guitar Up, Messer Chups, Hugo Stranger & The Rattlers, La Luz, The Young Barons, The Aqua Barons, The Cranzers, Hawthorne, The Jagaloons, Spike Marble, Larry Weber and more! Beth Riley has a great track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we spin the "Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun" to hear Beach Boys covers by Jimmy Buffett, Hank Marvin and Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs and we hear our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week as well!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Guitar Up- "Surfboard" Messer Chups- "Dracula Hates Killer Icicles" California Music- "Add Some Music To Your Day" The Cranzers- "All Sharks Must Die" La Luz- "Don't Leave Me On The Earth" The Young Barons- "Intoxica" The Jagaloons- "Breaking The Law" Spike Marble- "Theme From Murderqueen" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "'Til I Die" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Hawthorne- "SoCal Girl" Hugo Stranger & The Rattlers- "Beach Coma" The Super Stocks- "Wheel Stands" Wheel of FUN, FUN, FUN: Jimmy Buffett- "Sail On Sailor" Hank Marvin- "California Girls" Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs- "The Warmth Of The Sun" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dennis Wilson & Rumbo- "Sound Of Free" The Aqua Barons- "Galaxy Cruise" Larry Weber- "Down At The Bay" Outro Music Bed: The Beach Boys- "Sail On Sailor" (backing tracks)
We're jam packed on this Catching A Wave with new tunes and classics! We hear Suzi Quatro, Brian Langan, The Volcanics, Black Valley Moon, Habibi, The 5.6.7.8's, The Surf Kings, The Evanstones, The Doltones, Los Caminos, Cayucas, The Supraphonics, Mike Love with Hanson, Al Dual and more! Beth Riley has a great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break segement, we board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending July 1, 1964 to hear 3 great tunes on the chart that week and of course we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Supraphonics- "Surf Rider" Black Valley Moon- "The Devil's Chair" Los Caminos- "Barrel Roll" Cayucas- "Malibu '79 Long" The Doltones- "Garbageman Twist" The Evanstones- "El Gato" Brian Langan- "The Sight I Seek" The Surf Kings- "The Crawl" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "All I Wanna Do" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Al Dual- "Young Love" Mike Love- "It's OK" (with Hanson) The Volcanics- "Accelerator" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending July 1, 1964: #86 The Ventures- "Walk Don't Run '64" #12 Jan & Dean- "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" #1 The Beach Boys- "I Get Around" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Laughing Gravy- "Vegetables" Habibi- "Mountain Song" Suzi Quatro- "Betty Who" The 5.6.7.8's- "Woo Hoo" Outro Music Bed: The Beach Boys- "Isn't It Time"
We start a new segment on Catching A Wave called "The Green Room" with an interview snippet from drummer, Jason Smay! Beth Riley brings an awesome classic from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and play the latest from Al Jardine, The Royal Pacifics, Surfoniani, The Reverbivores, Jet Jaguars and rockers from Man Or Astro-Man?, Brian Wilson, Jason Lee & The R.I.P.Tides, Los Straitjackets, Surfnado Tiki Squad, Elvis Presley, Lucky 757, The Green Reflectors, Dick Dale and Jan & Dean. Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Man Of Astro-Man?- "Taco Wagon" Brian Wilson- "California Sun" Lucky 757- "Apache" The Reverbivores- "Costa Mesa Curl" Jan & Dean- "Surfin'" The Green Reflectors- "Tune Up" Jet Jaguars- "Death Chase" Elvis Presley- "Slicin' Sand" (Take 4) Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Darlin'" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Al Jardine- "Waves Of Love 2.0" Surfnado Tiki Squad- "Orang-O-Twang" The Royal Pacifics- "Telstar Twist" The Green Room: Jason Smay interview snippet on Los Straitjackets' masks Los Straitjackets- "Blowout" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Surfaris- "Point Panic" The Frogenstein- "In Reverb We Trust" Surfoniani- "Rocket To Mars" Jason Lee & R.I.P.Tides- "Hollywood Slime" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We've got another "Two-Nami" in the forecast and this time it's 2 in a row from Glen Campbell (one produced by Brian Wilson and the other featuring Dick Dale, Brian Setzer and Chris Isaak). Beth Riley has a great gem from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week comes from a band from down under. We also spin tunes from Southern Culture On The Skids, The Neptunas, The Freshwater Four, Sheverb, Surfer Joe, Mike Love (featuring John Cowsill on vocals), The Greasy Gills, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Los Atarrayas, Los Frenticos, The Cherry Drops, The Seatopians, The Go-Go's and the Lively Ones!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Greasy Gills- "Mr. Rebel" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Middle Of The Wave" Los Atarrayas- "Squalo Fantasma" The Neptunas- "Mermaid A Go Go" The Cherry Drops- "Rockin' At The Hard Rock" The Seatopians- "Space Dragon" Los Freneticos- "Americana Twist" Lively Ones- "Chicken Scratch" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Please Let Me Wonder" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Surfer Joe- "Black Sand Beach" Sheverb- "Rattle Can Trash" The Freshwater Four- "Batstoned" Two-Nami: Glen Campbell- "In My Arms" (with Dick Dale & Brian Setzer on guitars, Chris Isaak on BGV's) Glen Campbell- "Guess I'm Dumb" (produced and co-written by Brian Wilson) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Atlantics- "Bluebottles" Mike Love- "Wild Honey (featuring John Cowsill on vocals) Southern Culture On The Skids- "Run Baby Run" Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Beach Bound"
Time to spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun again to hear some randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys. This time we hear M Ward, The Untamed Youth and The Neanderthals covering America's band. Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley brings a cool ballad from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! We also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (and it has a Beach Boys connection too). Plus, hear rockers from Insect Surfers, Bali Lamas, Cheap Trick, The Explorers Club, Marco Di Maggio, Satan's Pilgrims, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Todd Bradley, Dave Del Monte, The Mysterics, The Creature Preachers, Jan & Dean with The Flirts, The Super Stocks, Nuclear Juarez and The Surferific Dudes!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Insect Surfers- "Red Mesa" The Mysterics- "Neb's Tune" The Explorers Club- "California's Callin' Ya" Todd Bradley- "Next Summer" Dave Del Monte- "Stampede" Cliff Richard & The Shadows- "On The Beach" The Creature Preachers- "The Horror Of Party Beach" Jan & Dean with The Flirts- "(Bop Bop) On The Beach" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Lonely Sea" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Marco Di Maggio- "Surfandango" The Surferific Dudes- "Roswell 1947" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: M Ward- "You're So Good To Me" The Untamed Youth- "Chug-A-Lug" The Neanderthals- "Be True To Your School" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Gamblers- "Moon Dawg" Bali Lamas- "Boogie Board" Nuclear Juarez- "The Debt Collector" Cheap Trick- "The Summer Looks Good On You" The Super Stocks- "Midnight Run" Outro Music Bed: The Atlantics- "Flight Of The Surf Guitar"
Get ready for a great Time Machine segment for the week ending July 20, 1963! Beth Riley brings a gem from The Beach Boys catalog in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for a classic from Dick Dale. We've got another great new track from Christian Love (along with Bruce Johnston talking about Christian) and rockin' tunes from Messer Chups, The Seatopians, Webb Wilder, The Green Reflectors, Jeffrey Foskett, Jason Janik, Greg Townson, The Chefs, Surf Curse, Eagles and Cayucas!!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Seatopians- "Up From The Depths" The Green Reflectors- "Surf Sea DC" Messer Chups- "Children Of Popcorn" Jeffrey Foskett- "Heartbeat" Greg Townson- "Just Name It" Bruce Johnston on Christian Love Christian Love- "Everything You Know" Jason Janik- "Bewitched" Surf Curse- "River's Edge" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Hold On Dear Brother" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Chefs- "Hippy Surf Party" Webb Wilder- "Sputnik" Time Machine Week ending July 20, 1963: #44 The Beach Boys- "Shut Down" #7 The Surfaris- "Wipe Out" #1 Jan & Dean- "Surf City" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dick Dale- "Let's Go Trippin'" Eagles- "Boys Of Summer" Cayucas- "From The Rafters" Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Not only do we get a great track from The Beach Boys from Beth Riley in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we also hear solo tracks from Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine and David Marks!! Our "Two-Nami" feature has a couple of tracks from Deke Dickerson (one with The Trasmen and the other with Los Straitjackets) and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a rocker from the Safaris! Plus, we spin tracks from The Electric Heaters, Surfnado Tiki Squad, Jan & Dean, Nick Waterhouse, Blue Stingrays, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives and The Cranzers!!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Electric Heaters- "Coronacation" David Marks & The A-Phonics- "Summertime Blues" Surfnado Tiki Squad- "Sharknado" Jan & Dean- "School Days" The Cranzers- "Longboard" Brian Wilson- "Love and Mercy" Carl Wilson- "Rockin' All Over The World" Dennis Wilson- "River Song" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Baby Blue" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Bruce Johnston- "Malibu" Blue Stingrays- "Stingray Stomp" Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Torpedo" Nick Waterhouse- "Place Names" Two-Nami: Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "Lotta Lovin'" Deke Dickerson & Los Straitjackets- "Kawanga" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Safaris- "Kick Out" Al Jardine- "Drivin'" Mike Love- "California Sun" Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Scatter"
We get the return of our Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun game where we play some randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys from our in-studio Spinning Wheel. And speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has another classic from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a great rocker this week. We also have tunes from Girl Over Planet, Hawthorne, Twist, Randell Kirsch with Papa Doo Run Run, Jason Lee & The R.I.P.Tides, Didi Wray & Los Tango Boys, Underwater Bosses, The Ventures, Elvis Presley (from Blue Hawaii which is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year) and more!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Girl Over Planet- "Mad Monster Mania" Jason Lee & The R.I.P.Tides- "Goon Beach" Elvis Presley- "Beach Boy Blues" Didi Wray & Los Tango Boys- "Nocturna" The Hondells- "Night Rider" Dave Alvin- "Mr. Moto" Underwater Bosses- "Red Tide" Randell Kirsch & Papa Doo Run Run- "I'll Meet You On The Sand" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "The Trader" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Murry Wilson- "Italia" (written by Al Jardine, produced by Brian Wilson) Twist- "Venus" Wheel of Fun, Fun, Fun Timothy B. Schmit & The Beach Boys- "Caroline, No" Joan Jett- "Fun, Fun, Fun" The Smithereens- "Girl Don't Tell Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Apache '65" Hawthorne- "Pasadena" Ronny & The Daytonas- "California Bound" The Ventures- "Pipeline" Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Teen Beast"
Grab your board and crank it up! We've got recent and classic rockers from Los Straitjackets, Duane Eddy, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Kaputniks, The Tourmaliners, The Evanstones, The Young Barons, The Surfrajettes, Little Richard, Brian Wilson (with Al Jardine, Blondie Chaplin and another track with Brian Setzer), The Silicon, Link Bat & The Bat Rays and Brian Walker. Beth Riley has a great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break segment, we take a ride in our Catching A Wave Time Machine and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Young Barons- "Moment Of Truth" The Surfrajettes- "Hale'iwa Hustle" Brian Walker- "Last Wave" Brian Wilson- "Sail Away" (with Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin) Brian Setzer with Brian Wilson- "Little Deuce Coupe" Los Straitjackets- "Rainy Night In Georgia" The Silicon- "Summer 2020" Little Richard- "Scuba Party" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "I Was Made To Love Her" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Duane Eddy- "Peter Gunn" The Kaputniks- "Meanwhile, Our Hero Plots His Escape" The Tourmaliners- "Beautiful Day" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending October 26, 1963: #98 (debut) Dick Dale & The Del-Tones- "The Scavenger" #6 Dion- "Donna The Prima Donna" #1 Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs- "Sugar Shack" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Jan Berry- "My Midsummer Night's Dream" The Evanstones- "The Heat" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Gnarly Ride" Link Bat & The Bat Rays- "Diamond Jack" Outro Music Bed: Dick Dale- "Taco Wagon"
Hear the latest from The Supraphonics, Southern Culture On The Skids, Jimmy Buffett, Al Dual, The Explorers Club, The Reverbivores, North Melbourne Surf Club and classics from Link Wray, Bruce Johnston, The Surfaris, Jan & Dean, Bloodshot Bill, Satan's Pilgrims, Al Jardine and Surf City Allstars! Plus, Beth Riley plays a great track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week and we start a new segment called "Two-Nami" where we play a couple of tracks back to back from an artist. This week, it's 2 rockin' tracks from The Bangles.
Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Supraphonics- "Driving Guitars" North Melbourne Surf Club- "Salt Shaker" Link Wray- "Mustang" Bruce Johnston- "The Hamptons" The Reverbivores- "Slipstream" Southern Culture On The Skids- "Is Anybody Going To San Antone" The Surfaris- "Hot Rod Graveyard" The Explorers Club- "Run, Run, Run" (Under Construction Mix) Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "Little Bird" Jan & Dean- "Tallahassee Lassie" Satan's Pilgrims- "The Fireball" Al Dual- "Cadillac Funk" Bloodshot Bill- "Shark Tank" Two-Nami: The Bangles- "Bitchen Summer/ Speedway" The Bangles- "Anna Lee (Sweetheart Of The Sun)" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Astronauts- "Surf Party" Jimmy Buffett- "Down At The Lah de Dah" Al Jardine- "Waves Of Love" (feat. Carl Wilson & Matt Jardine) Surf City Allstars- "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" (feat. Dean Torrence) Outro Music Bed: The Surfin' Gorillas- "Rumble"
We spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun again this hour to hear 3 randomly picked covers of The Beach Boys. This time around, it's Roy Orbison, Ronnie Spector and the Ramones doing the covers. Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has another great tune from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break segment. We also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection this week. Plus, we'll spin rockin' tunes from The Neptunas, Jennie Vee, The Sabres, The Men In Gray Suits, The Hi-Risers, Mike Love, Tav Falco, Danny B. Harvey, The Jagaloons, Secret Agent, The Wavers, The Mystery Men, The Hondells and The Rip Chords!! Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Sabres- "Ride The Savage" The Jagaloons- "The Creature From The Jagaloon Lagoon" Jennie Vee- "Out For Blood" Danny B. Harvey- "Nitro" Tav Falco- "Sleep Walk" The Mystery Men- "Spiral Arms" The Wavers- "Delirium" Secret Agent- "The Spy Who Never Was" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "California Saga (California)" The Hondells- "You're Gonna Ride With Me" The Hi-Risers- "Smooth Operator" The Men In Gray Suits- "60 Cycle Hum" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Roy Orbison- "Help Me Rhonda" Ronnie Spector- "Don't Worry, Baby" Ramones- "Surfin' Safari" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Jan & Dean- "A Sunday Kind Of Love" Mike Love- "Rockaway Beach" The Neptunas- "Nancy Drew's Wetsuit" The Rip Chords- "Gas Money" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
It's the NEW and improved Catching A Wave and we have an exciting hour of music and features planned for you! Beth Riley starts a segment called "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" with a tune from The Beach Boys of course. We'll jump in our time machine for the week ending December 29th, 1962 to hear some tunes on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time. Our Jammin' James Jukebox is a great tune from The Ventures! We'll debut a NEW tune from Christian Love and spin rockin' tunes from The Memphians, Los Straitjackets, Lucky 757, The Explorers Club, The Cherry Drops, The Hula Girls, Jan & Dean, The Monkees, The Challengers and more!! Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Los Straitjackets- "Space Junket"The Hula Girls- "Jungle Girl" Christian Love- "Unconditionally" The Memphians- "Alone Ranger" The Sunrays- "I Live For The Sun" Lucky 757- "Monsta" The Explorers Club- "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite" The Cherry Drops- "Brand New Day" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break- The Beach Boys- "You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone" Dick Dale- King Of The Surf Guitar The Monkees- "You Bring The Summer" Jan & Dean- "Down At Malibu Beach" Catching A Wave Time Machine week ending December 29th, 1962/ Billboard Top 100: #84 (debut) The Rebels- "Wild Weekend" #33 (down from #22) Duane Eddy & The Rebels with The Rebelettes- (Dance With The) Guitar Man #1 (2nd week at the top) The Tornados- "Telstar" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week The Ventures- "The McCoy" The Challengers- "Mr. Moto" The Revelaires- "Peter Gunn" Outro Link Wray- "Rawhide" (from Bullshot)
It's our last Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (for now) as we take a hiatus to give time to reviving Catching A Wave (starting next week). But, we have a killer hour planned on this episode with a great Howlin' Wolf tune from Beth Riley on her Beth's Blues Break. We'll take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner (with songs from Dion and The Dynamics), drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a rocker from The Blasters AND we get NEW tunes from Kim Wilson and Martini Shakers in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Plus, hear the latest from Darrel Higham, Restless, Twang Gang, Jolie & The Jackalopes, Ry Bradley, Eva Eastwood, Howlin' Ramblers and another rockin' studio take from Elvis Presley. We also have rockers from Gene Vincent, JD McPherson, Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms and Eddie Cochran!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Darrel Higham- "Pretty Little Pearly" Restless- "Knee Deep In The Beat" Howlin' Ramblers- "Tennessee Border" instru-Mental Breakdown: Kim Wilson- "Wingin' It" Martini Shakers- "Martini Shake Boogie" Elvis Presley- "Patch It Up" (take 1) Eva Eastwood- "You Changed Your Mind" Twang Gang- "So How Come (No One Loves Me)" Beth's Blues Break: Howlin' Wolf- "Going Back Home" Gene Vincent- "Bluejean Bop" Jolie & The Jackalopes- "Winter Wind" Ry Bradley- "Please Please Baby" Stray Cats- "Cry Baby" Doo-Wop Corner: The Dynamics- "Misery" Dion- "Gonna Make It Alone" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Blasters- "Colored Lights" Eddie Cochran- "Jelly Bean" Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "Don't Make Me Beg" JD McPherson- "Bossy" Outro Music Bed: Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "6 String Boogie"
Hear NEW tracks this week from Al Dual, The Kokomo Kings, Austin John, Cousin Harley, Sarah Vista, The Domino Kings, The Honkabillies, The Mellows, Little Martha & The Truckstoppers and The Memphians & Todd Bradley in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Beth Riley brings a classic Willie Dixon tune in her Beth's Blues Break, we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week of May 30, 1959 and we spin a Dave Edmunds rocker in our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week...and still there's more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" The Kokomo Kings- "The Smile Of A Shark" Little Martha & The Truckstoppers- "Nothing" Cousin Harley- "Where'd She Go" instru-Mental Breakdown: The Memphians- "Hernando's Swang" Todd Bradley- "Mister Happy" Al Dual- "Cadillac Funk" The Mellows- "The Cure" The Honkabillies- "Drinkin' Hidin' Ridin'" Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Willie Dixon- "The Seventh Son" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Carl Perkins (with NRBQ)- "All Mama's Children" Austin John- "Take It Easy Baby" Sarah Vista- "A Woman Like Me" Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine Week of May 30, 1959 for KXOK St. Louis, MO #4 Freddy Cannon- "Tallahasse Lassie" #2 Lloyd Price- "Personality" #1 Johnny Horton- "The Battle Of New Orleans" Jammin' James Jukebox: Dave Edmunds- "Bad Is Bad" (with Huey Lewis) The Domino Kings- "Devil's Den" Johnny Cash- "Orange Blossom Special" Outro Music Bed- The Ventures- "I Walk The Line"
Hear a classic Muddy Waters tune in our Beth's Blues Break with Beth Riley AND hear a NEW track from his son, Mojo Morganfield later in the show too! We'll spin new tunes from Restless, Abby Girl & The Real Deal, Kim Wilson, Geoffrey Miller, John Fogerty, Duke Robillard, Brandon Cunning, Twang Gang, The Hoodoo Tones and we'll hear the latest from The Spiratones and Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo in our instru-Mental Breakdown! We'll take a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner, drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and play rockers from Jittery Jack and Hayden Thompson!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Restless- "Crime Don't Pay" Abby Girl & The Real Deal- "I Love You" Twang Gang- "I'm Coming Home" instru-Mental Breakdown: The Spiratones- "Bustin'" Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "Hot Lava" Elvis Presley- "The Fool" (Take 1) Brandon Cunning- "You're My Baby" The Hoodoo Tones- "Too Many Rivers" Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Muddy Waters- "Got My Mojo Working" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE John Fogerty (Fogerty's Factory)- "Blueboy" Geoffrey Miller- "All Night Honky Tonk Man" Kim Wilson- "Take Me Back" Doo-Wop Corner: The El Dorados- "At My Front Door" The Coasters- "I Must Be Dreaming" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Lorrie & Larry Collins- "Mercy" Mojo Morganfield- "It's Good To Be King" Duke Robillard (feat. Chris Cote)- "You Don't Know What You're Doin'" Hayden Thompson- "Honey 'Cause I Love You" Outro Music Bed: Elvis Presley- "Jam 2 (Tiger Man)"
We're rolling into 2021 with some killer new tunes from Austin John, Cousin Harley, Linda Gail Lewis, Mezcal Brothers, Eva Eastwood, James Inteld & The Honky Tonk Palomino's, Nick Lowe (w/ Los Straitjackets), Martini Shakers, Howlin' Ramblers plus 2 new tracks from Los Straitjackets in our instru-Mental Breakdown! Beth Riley brings a classic Jerry McCain track in her Beth's Blues Break, we'll stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner AND drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox (to hear a vocal track and first release from The Ventures)! Still...there's more...with rockers from The Crickets, Jerry Lee Lewis and JD McPherson!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Mezcal Brothers- "Shakin' Dog" Martini Shakers- "Lately I'm Lonely" Howlin' Ramblers- "I'm A Howlin' Rambler" instru-Mental Breakdown: Los Straitjackets- "I Feel Fine" Los Straitjackets- "Time Is On My Side" Austin John- "She's Dynamite" Eva Eastwood- "If Love Don't Work On You" The Crickets- "Tell Me How" Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Jerry McCain- "She's Tough" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Jerry Lee Lewis- "Just Because" James Intveld & The Honky Tonk Palomino's- "To Be As One" Cousin Harley- "Let's Go" Linda Gail Lewis- "Oh Pandemic" Doo-Wop Corner: Lee Curtis- "Under The Moon Of Love" The Titans- "Love Is A Wonderful Thing" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "Cookies and Coke" Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "A Quiet Place" The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Hot Number" JD McPherson- "Bloodhound Rock" Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Curveball"
We're wrapping up the year with so much great new music...including the latest from Kyle Eldridge, Abby Girl & The Real Deal, Matt Ward & Bonnie Montgomery, The Joeys, Ry Bradley, Jared Petteys & The Headliners, Brad Stivers, Darrel Higham as well as Kim Wilson and Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Beth Riley brings us a Honeyboy Edwards track in her Beth's Blues Break, we take trip to the Doo-Wop Corner (with tracks by Big Sandy and The Crows) and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a single from Levi Dexter & The Ripchords from 1981!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Ry Bradley- "Not Fade Away" Elvis Presley- "Good Rockin' Tonight" Jared Petteys & The Headliners- "Let Me Show You" instru-Mental Breakdown: Kim Wilson- "Rumblin'" Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers- "Besame Mucho" Abby Girl & The Real Deal- "Georgia Slop" Brad Stivers- "Three Times A Fool" Darrel Higham- "Skin That Cat" Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Honeyboy Edwards- "Drop Down Mama" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Johnny Cash- "Oh Lonesome Me" Moon tunes: Kyle Eldridge- "Spooky Moon" Little Richard- "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon" Dean Z- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" Doo-Wop Corner: Big Sandy- "Pretty Girls Everywhere" The Crows- "Gee" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Levi Dexter & The Ripchords- "The Other Side Of Midnight" Matt Ward & Bonnie Montgomery- "Old Ground" The Joeys- "Black Leather Jacket (Blue Suede Shoes)" Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Raunchy"
Thrilled to co-host the annual "All Christmas" show with my lovely wife, Beth Riley (heard here weekly on her "Beth's Blues Break" as well as her own syndicated show called "Boppin' With Beth"). She has a Christmas edition of Beth's Blues Break and a great tune from Keb' Mo', we have an instru-Mental Breakdown courtesy of Hi-Tide Recordings with new tracks from The Volcanics and Slowey & The Boats, we'll take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner AND drop a coin in the Christmas Jukebox for a track from JD McPherson! Hear NEW tunes from Dion, The Shootouts, Dallas Moore, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys and April Mae & The June Bugs as well as classics from Elvis Presley, Dwight Yoakam, Slim Jim Phantom feat. Jennie Vee, Dale Watson, Brian Setzer Orchestra and Two Tons Of Steel!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- "Rockabilly Christmas" Two Tons Of Steel- "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Here Comes Santa Claus" Dion (with Mike Aquilina, Joe Bonamassa)- "You Know It's Christmas" instru-Mental Breakdown: Slowey & The Boats- "O Christmas Tree" The Volcanics- "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Elvis Presley- "Winter Wonderland" Dwight Yoakam- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" The Shootouts- "Look Out The Window" Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Keb' Mo'- "Merry, Merry Christmas" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Buck Owens- "Home On Christmas Day" Dallas Moore- "Honky Tonk Holidaze" Dale Watson- "Christmas Without You" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Drag Racing Santa" Doo-Wop Corner- The Four Imperials- "Santa's Got A Coupe DeVille" The Drifters- "White Christmas" Christmas Jukebox selection of the week: JD McPherson- "Hey Skinny Santa" Slim Jim Phantom feat. Jennie Vee- "Have A Rockabilly Christmas" April Mae & The June Bugs- "It's Gettin' Kinda Chilly" Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Jingle Bell Rock"
A couple more Christmas tunes hit the mix including a Christmas Jukebox selection of the week. Beth Riley brings a classic Blind Lemon Jefferson tune in her Beth's Blues Break and we've got NEW tunes from Lee Rocker, Abby Girl & The Real Deal, Rip Masters, Nick Waterhouse, Lucky Jones, Big Cedar Fever, Restless, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo, Twang Gang, Eva Eastwood, Howlin' Ramblers as well as Urban Zotel and JP Cyr & The Midnightmen in our instru-Mental Breakdown! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" The Carolyn Sills Combo- "Ghost Reindeer In The Sky" Howlin' Ramblers- "Stutterin' Cindy" Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "Uh-Huh Goodbye" instru-Mental Breakdown: Urban Zotel- "Blastin' Off" JP Cyr & The Midnightmen- "Surfy Mix" The Sweetback Sisters- "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" Rip Masters- "Get Right Up" Abby Girl & The Real Deal- "Burnt Toast, Black Coffee" Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Blind Lemon Jefferson- "Match Box Blues" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Restless- "Ready To Go" Lee Rocker- "Pickin' and Grinnin'" Lucky Jones (with Joey Allcorn)- "I Hear You Talkin'" Nick Waterhouse- "Pushing Too Hard" Big Cedar Fever- "Boy In Texas" Twang Gang- "Hey Mae" Christmas Jukebox: Johnny Cash & Tommy Cash- "That Christmasy Feeling" Chris Isaak- "Santa Bring My Baby Back" (live) Eva Eastwood- "Candy" The Everly Brothers- "Oh Boy" Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "Blue Christmas"
Kicking off December in style! NEW tunes from Darrel Higham, The Honkabillies, Sean Burns & Lost Country, Brad Stivers (with Lindsay Beaver), Jackslacks, Robert Gordon (with Rosie Flores), Stray Cats (live), Brandon Cunning and The Memphians and Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Beth Riley brings a great Dion tune in her Beth's Blues Break. We take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner and we'll drop a coin in the Christmas Jukebox to hear a track from Los Straitjackets. We have a Christmas tune from Adriano BaTolba Orchestra and rockers from Hank Ballard & The Midnighters and Jack Scott as well!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Darrel Higham- "Jitterbop Baby" The Honkabillies- "Please Let Me In" (Alt Version) Brad Stivers (with Lindsay Beaver)- "Turn Your Damper Down" instru-Mental Breakdown: Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue- "Jump In" The Memphians- "2020" Brandon Cunning- "Go Baby Go" Stray Cats- "Gene & Eddie" Sean Burns & Lost Country- "Looking At The World Through A Windshield" Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Dion- "Son Of Skip James" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Jack Scott- "Leroy" Jackslacks- "The Way" Marty Stuart- "Don't Be Cruel" Robert Gordon (with Rosie Flores)- "Hot Dog" Doo-Wop Corner: The Heartbeats- "Sometimes I Wonder" The Dominoes- "Have Mercy Baby" Christmas Jukebox: Los Straitjackets- "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" Adriano BaTolba Orchestra- "I'll Be Home On Christmas Day" Hank Ballard & The Midnighters- "Sugaree" Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "Winter Wonderland"
So excited to keep bringing you great new music this year!! We'll spin the latest from Abby Girl & The Real Deal, Dale Watson, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo, Kim Wilson, Headcat 13, The Beatersband, JP Cyr & The Midnightmen, The Hoodoo Tones, Ry Bradley as well as Men In Gray Suits and Lucky 757 in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Beth Riley brings another blues classic in her Beth's Blues Break, we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending February 16th, 1957...AND...we have the return of the CHRISTMAS jukebox with a selection from JD McPherson! Throw in a Christmas rocker from Reverend Horton Heat and a classic from Jerry Lee Lewis and you have one KILLER hour!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" The Hoodoo Tones- "Another Toy" The Beatersband- "Don't Worry Baby" JP Cyr & The Midnightmen- "Wasting My Blues" instru-Mental Breakdown: Men In Gray Suits- "Diamond Dead" Lucky 757- "BOING!" Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "I Want A Man (It's Gotta Be That Way)" Abby Girl & The Real Deal- "Let's Kiss & Make Up" Ry Bradley- "(You're The) Devil In Disguise" Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Robert Wilkins- "I'll Go With Her" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Reverend Horton Heat- "Run Rudolph Run" Dale Watson- "Life Out On The Road" Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine Week ending February 16, 1957 Cash Box Best Selling Singles #32 (Highest Debut) Charlie Gracie- "Butterfly" #9 Mickey Sylvia- "Love Is Strange" #1 Elvis Presley- "Too Much" CHRISTMAS Jukebox selection of the week: JD McPherson- "Red Bows (For A Blue Girl)" Headcat 13- "Route 66" Kim Wilson- "Play Me" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We've lots of covers and new tracks this week! Hear the latest from Los Straitjackets (covering The Hollies) and Chairman Of The Boards in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Plus, new tunes from Jared Petteys & The Headliners, The Joeys, Darrel Higham, Rachel Brooke, John Fogerty (Fogerty's Factory), Sean Burns & Lost Country, Danny Fisher, April Mae & The June Bugs and Jackslacks! Beth Riley has another great blues tune in her Beth's Blues Break. We take a trip in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox...and still there's more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Jared Petteys & The Headliners- "When She Walked Away" The Joeys- "Planet Z" Jackslacks- "Hog Heaven" instru-Mental Breakdown: Los Straitjackets- "Bus Stop" Chairman Of The Boards- "Board Whacks" Sean Burns & Lost Country- "Six Days On The Road" Danny Fisher- "I Was The One" April Mae & The June Bugs- "Race With The Devil" Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Furry Lewis- "Dry Land Blues" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Carl Perkins- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" Rachel Brooke- "The Loneliness In Me" John Fogerty- "Down On The Corner" Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine Top 3 tunes at WMPS (Memphis, TN) for the week of July 23, 1956: #3 The Clovers- "Love, Love, Love" #2 Little Richard- "Ready Teddy" #1 Elvis Presley- "Hound Dog" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Robert Gordon with Link Wray- "Sea Cruise" Darrel Higham- "A Woman Like You" Ricky Nelson- "Am I Blue" Outro Music Bed: Darrel Higham- "Jam Sandwich"
New tunes, classics, special features and a tribute to a couple of icons this week! We pay tribute to WS Holland and Roy Head who both passed away this past September in both our instru-Mental Breakdown and the Jammin' James Jukebox. We hear a snippet from a 2015 interview of WS Holland talking about his involvement with the Million Dollar Quartet. WS Holland passed away September 23rd, 2020 at the age of 85 and Roy Head passed away September 21st, 2020 at 79 years old. We also have NEW tunes from James Intveld & The Honky-Tonk Palomino's, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo, Stray Cats, Kim Wilson, Kentucky Cow Hands, Rip Masters, Lucky Jones and The Honkabillies! Beth Riley has a great blues track in her Beth's Blues Break. We take a trip in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine to 1956.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" James Intveld & The Honky Tonk Palomino's- "Never Gonna Let You Go" The Honkabillies- "Lockdown Lonely (Alt. Version)" Stray Cats- "Mean Pickin' Mama" (live) instru-Mental Breakdown: The Roy Head Trio- "Tush Hog" Tennessee Three- "A Boy Named Sue" Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "G'wan 'Bout Your Business" Lucky Jones- "These Lonely Blues" Rip Masters- "Over The Line" Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton- "Dirty Mistreater" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Kyle Eldridge- "Well, Oh Well" WS Holland on the Million Dollar Quartet Million Dollar Quartet- "I Shall Not Be Moved" Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine Billboard Top 100 Week ending August 15, 1956 #90 Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues" #68 Bill Haley & His Comets- "Teenagers Mother (Are You Right?)" #1 The Platters- "My Prayer" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Roy Head- "One More Time" Kim Wilson- "Slow Down" Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Fireball Mail"
Hear new tunes from The Memphians (feat. Dale Watson, Mario Monterosso and others) and The Spiratones in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Plus, NEW tunes from Robert Gordon (with Steve Cropper), Robert Plant, Mike Flanigin, Stephie James, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Jared Petteys & The Headliners, TJ Mayes and The Broadway Twitsters! Beth Riley brings us a great track in her Beth's Blues Break, we take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear The Kentucky Headhunters cover Carl Perkins...and still more tracks from Reverend Horton Heat, Waylon Jennings & The Cochran Brothers (Eddie & Hank)!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Marcel Bontempi- "Train To Flipsville" The Broadway Twisters- "Fender Car Disaster" The Reverend Horton Heat- "Party Mad" instru-Mental Breakdown: The Memphians- "Agent Elvis" The Spiratones- "Slink Wrink" TJ Mayes- "Come Back Baby" Jared Petteys & The Headliners- "Georgia Bound" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "One Dark Day" Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Forrest City Joe Pugh- "You Gotta Cut That Out" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Waylon Jennings- "Lonely Weekends" Robert Plant- "Charlie Patton Highway (Turn It Up Pt. 1) Robert Gordon (with Steve Cropper)- "Knock 3 Times" Stephie James- "These Days" Doo-Wop Corner: The Beach Boys- "Come Go With Me" The Trojans- "Alone In This World" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Kentucky Headhunters- "Dixie Fried" Mike Flanigin- "Thunderbird" The Cochran Brothers- "Slow Down" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Cochran- "Eddie's Blues"
We aren't slowing down with new releases...in fact, we're bringing you MORE of them this week. Hear the latest from The Honkabillies, Jackslacks, Lucky 757, The Hoodoo Tones, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band and Dom Flemons (feat. Steve Cropper), Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers, Brandon Cunning, Sonny West, Johnny Cash & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Don Diego Trio, The Rhythm Torpedoes as well as Stray Cats and El Machico in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Beth Riley spins a Johnnie Temple track in her Beth's Blues Break, we hear a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ and of course we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a classic Jerry Lee Lewis tune! Plus...there's more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" The Honkabillies- "Please Let Me In" The Hoodoo Tones- "Everybody" The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band and Dom Flemons (feat. Steve Cropper)- "Shake Your Money Maker instru-Mental Breakdown: El Machico- "Chasin' Pedro" Stray Cats- "Misirlou" Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Johnnie Temple- "Evil Devil Blues" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Brandon Cunning- "Little Woman On My Mind" Lucky 757- "Mood Is Right" Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers- "Wild Wild Thing" Sonny West- "Darlene" Hey Mr. DJ request segment: Link Wray- "Beautiful Brown Eyes" Sean Mencher- "Hit, Git & Split" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Jerry Lee Lewis- "Little Queenie" Elvis Presley- "Slowly But Surely" Johnny Cash and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Ring Of FIre" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Black Widow"
It's our annual Halloween show! 2020 might be scary enough but we have an hour of ghoulishly fun tunes to give your Halloween a proper soundtrack. We've got new tracks from Marcel Bontempi, Western Terrestrials, April Mae & The June Bugs, SaraLee, The Rhythm Slicks and Messer Chups! Hear chilling classics from Levi Dexter, Los Straitjackets, Billy Lee Riley, Bloodshot Bill, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rayford Bros, some vintage horror movie trailers and lots more! Beth Riley brings a Halloween edition of her Beth's Blues Break with the one and only Howlin' Wolf! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Also includes music bed Los Straitjackets- "Ghostbusters" The Rhythm Slicks- "Wolf In Sheep's Clothing" Bloodshot Bill- "Pretty Little Gal From Mars" SaraLee- "The Living Dead" Trailer: Creature From The Black Lagoon Messer Chups- "The Mummy" Los Straitjackets- "The Munsters Theme" April Mae & The June Bugs- "Graveyard Boogie" Trailer: The House On The Haunted Hill Billy Lee Riley- "Rockin' On A UFO" Western Terrestrials- "Flying Saucer Rock N Roll Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Howlin' Wolf- "I Ain't Superstitious" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Tyrone A'Saurus- "The Monster Twist" Levi Dexter- "Cannibal Party" The Rayford Bros- "I'm The Wolfman" TV show snippet: It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Don Love & The Heartbeats- "Happy Zombie" Billy Taylor & The Teardrops- "Wombie Zombie Marcel Bontempi- "Down Bound Train" Trailer: King Kong Dwain Turley With The Tads- "Devil's Den" Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Tombstone Shadow" Outro Music Bed: Dick Dale- "Ghostriders In The Sky"
Lots of new tracks on the show this week from Robert Plant & Patty Griffin (covering Charlie Feathers), The Hi-Risers, Mike & The Moonpies, Kyle Eldridge, Dean Miller, JP Cyr & The Midnightmen, Colter Wall, Rip Masters, Little Lesley & The Bloodshots, Jared Pettys & The Headliners, Eddy & The Backfires as well as Rev Hank in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Beth Riley brings a classic Tommy Johnson track in her Beth's Blues Break, we'll take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" JP Cyr & The Midnightmen- "Wasting My Blues" Rip Masters- "Don't Dog This Cat" Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "Still Crazy" instru-Mental Breakdown: James Burton- "Mystery Train" Rev Hank- "Knife Fight" Robert Plant & Patty Griffin- "Too Much Alike" Jared Pettys & The Headliners- "Billy Rockabilly" Colter Wall- "Big Iron" Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Tommy Johnson- "Bye Bye Blues" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Linda Gail Lewis- "Lovin' Up A Storm" The Hi-Risers- "Smooth Operator" Eddy & The Backfires- "Let's Rock Tonight" Dean Miller- "Wild Eyed World" Doo-Wop Corner: The Del-Satins- "Does My Love Stand A Chance?" Dion (with The Del-Satins)- "Donna, The Prima Donna" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dave Edmunds- "Almost Saturday Night" Mike & The Moonpies- "The Gold Barstool" Kyle Eldridge- "Saturday Night" Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Guitar'd & Feathered"
We've got a live track from the latest by Stray Cats this hour! We also hear new live tracks by Lucky 757 and Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets. You'll hear the latest by The Delta Bombers, Mike Flanigin, Lucky Jones, Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen, The Mellows and The Rhythm Slicks as well as Messer Chups and a Link Wray classic in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Beth Riley brings us a Bo Carter tune in her Beth's Blues Break, we'll board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox. Throw in rockers by Elvis Presley and John Hiatt and you've got an hour full of great music and entertainment!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Lucky 757- "Hey Bartender" (live) Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen- "Better Hold Tight" The Delta Bombers- ".44" instru-Mental Breakdown: Link Wray- "My Beth" Messer Chups- "Green Flippers" Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- "Half A Boy, Half A Man" (live) Lucky Jones- "Trifleonia" The Rhythm Slicks- "Storm Blowin' Ali" Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Bo Carter- "I Got The Blues" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Elvis Presley- "It Feels So Right" Stray Cats- "Blast Off" (live) John Hiatt- "Rock Back Billy" Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine Week ending July 19, 1958 Cash Box Country Chart #29 Ricky Nelson- "Poor Little Fool" #5 Don Gibson- "Oh Lonesome Me" #1 Johnny Cash- "Guess Things Happen That Way" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Fats Domino- "Country Boy" Mike Flanigin- "I Got My Eyes On You" The Mellows- "I Know, I Don't Know" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
No shortage of rockin' tunes this hour! Hear the latest from Sonny West, Headcat 13 (with Annie Marie Lewis), Western Terrestrials (with Georgette Jones), Robert Gordon (with Kathy Valentine), Dion (with Samantha Fish), The Don Diego Trio, Wildcat Rose, Eddie Martin, The Ramblin' Bandits as well as The Hula Girls and Aqualads (both from Hi-Tide Recordings) in our instru-Mental Breakdown! Beth Riley has a classic blues rocker from Bo Diddley in her Beth's Blues Break segment, we take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox! If that wasn't enough, we've got classic rockers from Charlie Rich, Buddy Holly and Mike Zito with Luther Dickinson covering Chuck Berry!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Eddie Martin- "One Hand Loose" Sonny West- "Cruisin' 95" Western Terrestrials (with Georgette Jones)- "Who's Gonna Fill These Boots?" instru-Mental Breakdown: The Hula Girls- "Don Ho Bop" Aqualads- "Night Tide" The Don Diego Trio- "All Dressed Up" Wildcat Rose- "Broken Bones" Buddy Holly- "Rave On" Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Bo Diddley- "I'm A Man" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Charlie Rich- "Big Boss Man" Robert Gordon (with Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go's)- "Please Give Me Something" The Ramblin' Bandits- "Buck Shot" Dion (with Samantha Fish)- "What If I Told You?" Doo-Wop Corner: The Marcels- "I'll Be Forever Loving You" The Five Keys- "Ling Ting Tong" Ricky Nelson- "It's Late" Headcat 13 (with Annie Marie Lewis)- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" Mike Zito (with Luther Dickinson)- "Too Much Monkey Business" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Lynxtail"
Get ready to turn this one up! So many great new tunes this hour by Dean Miller, Rip Masters, Zephaniah Ohora, The Hoodoo Tones, Eddie Clendening, Deke Dickerson, The Rhythm Torpedoes, JP Cyr & The Midnightmen, SaraLee as well as Los Straitjackets and The Time Burners in our instru-Mental Breakdown! Beth Riley has a classic track in her Beth's Blues Break, we board the Time Machine for week ending January 4th, 1959 and we spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week! Throw in rockers from Johnny Cash, The Everly Brothers, Billy Burnette (covering Johnny Cash) and you've got a packed hour of great music!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Rip Masters- "Rockabilly Man" JP Cyr & The Midnightmen- "Don't Come Knockin' At My Door" SaraLee- "Love Is Good" instru-Mental Breakdown: The Time Burners- "Pulling Pigtails" Los Straitjackets- "Genesee River Rock" Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers- "This Girl's Gone Rockin'" The Rhythm Torpedoes- "Wildfire Bop" Dean Miller- "The Will, The Way, The Want To" Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Big Joe Turner- "Shake, Rattle & Roll" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE Johnny Cash- "I Got Stripes" (early mix, 1987) Eddie Clendening- "Hey Little Star" The Hoodoo Tones- "Young Guns" Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine week ending Jan. 4, 1959 UK's Record Mirror Singles Chart #10 Little Richard- "Baby Face" #7 Cliff Richard- "High Class Baby" #1 Conway Twitty- "It's Only Make Believe" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Chris Isaak- "Tears" Zephaniah Ohora- "Black & Blue" The Everly Brothers- "Not Fade Away" Billy Burnette- "Ring Of Fire" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Cochran- "Eddie's Blues"
We have an action packed hour in store for you! Hear a Freddie King classic in Beth's Blues Break with Beth Riley, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and enjoy a TON of new tunes! We spin the latest from The Delta Bombers, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Reeves Brothers, Dave Alvin, Lucky 757, The Rhythm Slicks, Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen, Fireball Steven, Karen Jonas, Lacy & Malone as well as Urban Zotel and The Don Diego Trio in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Plus, hear a snippet of an interview with drummer Jason Smay talking about a funny story from when he and the rest of the JD McPherson band were on tour with Robert Plant. The whole interview can be found in our Artist Spotlight Podcast Series!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
The Delta Bombers- "Save Me"
The Rhythm Slicks- "Howling"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Cicada Rock 2020"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Urban Zotel- "Moonlight Wave"
The Don Diego Trio- "Fickle Chicken"
Lucky 757- "Run With Me"
Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen- "Why Not Just Give In This Time"
Fireball Steven- "Will Of Love"
Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")
**Freddie King- "Going Down"**
Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE
Jason Smay interview snippet
(from Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. Full interview HERE)
JD McPherson- "Everybody's Talking 'Bout The All American"
Dave Alvin- "Mobile Blues"
Doo-Wop Corner:
Linda Hayes & Tony Williams (of the Platters)- "Oochi Pachi"
Clyde McPhatter- "Deep Sea Ball"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
The Polecats- "Rockabilly Guy"
The Reeves Brothers- "100 Proof Honky Tonk"
Larry & Malone- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
Elvis Presley- "Stop, Look & Listen"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Run Chicken Run"
Breaker One Nine! Gear-Jammin' James Riley here with our 2nd annual "Keep On Truckin'" show to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (September 13-19). We've got the latest from Maple Run Band and classics from Dale Watson, Dave Dudley, Red Simpson, The Hi-Jivers, Chris Sprague, Sonny George, Dick Curless, Johnny Cash, Jerry Reed, Weldon Henson, Kay Adams and more! Plus, Beth Riley brings a special truckin' blues tune from Watermelon Slim & Super Chikan in Beth's Blues Break and we get a special truck-themed selection in our Jammin' James Jukebox!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Maple Run Band- "Keep On Truckin'"
Moonshine Reunion- "Tired Of Drivin'"
Johnny Dollar- "Big Rig Rollin' Man"
Chris Sprague- "Diesel Made For Two"
Dale Watson- "Phillip At The Station"
Weldon Henson- "Haulin Freight"
Kay Adams- "Little Pink Mack"
Bobby Braddock- "Gear Bustin' Sort Of A Feller"
Beth's Blues Break:
**(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")**
**Watermelon Slim & Super Chikan- "Trucking Blues"**
**Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE**
Dave Dudley- "Keep On Truckin'"
Johnny Cash- "Monteagle Mountain"
The Hi-Risers- "18 Wheels Of Love"
Tilford Sellers- "Tanker Full Of Tears"
Jerry Reed- "Texas Bound And Flyin'"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Dick Curless- "A Tombstone Every Mile"
Sonny George- "Dixie Fireball"
Ricky Nelson- "Truck Drivin' Man"
Outro Music Bed: Sonny George- "Jackknife"
New music, classics, special features and more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We spin the latest from Deke Dickerson (and the Whippersnappers), Dale Watson, Jesse Dayton, Charley Crockett, The Memphis Suns, McKinley James, Mike Flanigin, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Cherry Tess & Her Rhythm Sparks, newly released Chick Willis as well as The Rough Shapes and The Hi-Tide Orchestra in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Beth Riley plays a classic Elmore James track in Beth's Blues Break, we take a trip in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine to September 1959 and we hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week from Johnny Burnette!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers- "Here Kitty Kitty"
Chick Willis- "You've Got The Devil In You"
Charley Crockett- "Paint It Blue"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Rough Shapes- "Some Strange Way"
The Hi-Tide Orchestra- "Bullseye!"
Dale Watson- "Chevy Van"
The Memphis Suns- "As I Am"
McKinley James- "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
Beth's Blues Break:
**(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")**
**Elmore James- "It Hurst Me Too"**
**Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE**
Cherry Tess & Her Rhythm Sparks- "I'll Wait Forever"
Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Can't Stop Buying Records"
Jesse Dayton- "Mardi Gras Shake"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending September 28, 1959:
#14 Fats Domino- "I Want To Walk You Home"
#4 The Everly Brothers- "(Till) I Kissed You"
#1 Santo & Johnny- "Sleep Walk"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Johnny Burnette- "Eager Beaver Baby"
Mike Flanigin- "I Live Where The Action Is"
Ricky Nelson- "You Tear Me Up"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
We've got a TON of great NEW music for you this hour! Hear the latest from The Gold Hope Duo (Lara Hope & Matt Goldpaugh of Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones), Sonny West, Rip Masters, Don Diego Trio, JP Cyr & The Midnightmen, Mystery Gang, TJ Mayes, Robert Gordon (with Steve Wariner), Lucky Jones, Boppin' B, Sirocco Bros., John Primer & Bob Corritore plus Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue and El Machico in our instru-Mental Breakdown! Beth Riley brings us a classic T-Bone Walker track in her Beth's Blues Break, we'll spin a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ AND we've got a great tune in our Jammin' James Jukebox. All this...and MORE!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
**Rip Masters- "Bare Knuckle Piano"**
**The Don Diego Trio- "Nine Pound Hammer"**
**Lucky Jones- "The Rockin' Hillbilly"**
**instru-Mental Breakdown:**
**Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue- "Swing Thing"**
**El Machico- "Drink That Bombo"**
**The Gold Hope Duo- "Go Big & Stay Home"**
**Sonny West- "Sweet Fanny Mae"**
**Boppin' B- "40 Miles"**
Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")
Robert Johnson- "Hellhound On My Trail"
Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE
Sirocco Bros- "Jungle Stomp"
Robert Gordon- "I've Had Enough" (with Steve Wariner)
JP Cyr & The Midnightmen- "Southbound Train"
TJ Mayes- "Nightmare"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Deke Dickerson- "It Would Be A Doggone Lie"
Gene Vincent- "Rip It Up"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Ernest Tubb- "Lots Of Luck"
Mystery Gang- "Diamond Ring"
John Primer & Bob Corritore- "Keep A Drivin'"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Rumble Mambo"
NEW tune from Headcat 13 kicks the show off this week! Turn this one up! We're also spinning killer new tracks from The Ramblin' Bandits, Jake Calypso, Marcel Bontempi, Charley Crockett, Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen, Dead Rock West, Whitney Rose, Marti Brom and a new track from Messer Chups in our instru-Mental Breakdown as well as The Jaguars from 1959 featuring the late, great Charlie Daniels. Beth Riley has a Slim Harpo classic for us in Beth's Blues Break, we spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week AND we hear another "Stars In Their Eyes" segment playing early tracks of arts we love!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Headcat 13- "Let's Go Crazy"
The Ramblin' Bandits- "We Are The Ramblin' Bandits"
Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen- "Come On Angels"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Jaguars (feat. Charlie Daniels/1959)- "Jaguar"
Messer Chups- "Beware Of Sentimentality"
Marti Brom- "Get In The Car, Loretta"
Charley Crockett- "Run Horse Run"
Marcel Bontempi- "Gonna Have Myself A Ball"
Beth's Blues Break:
**(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")**
**Slim Harpo- "Baby, Scratch My Back"**
**Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE**
Wanda Jackson- "Sticks & Stones"
Jake Calypso- "When The Pretty Girl Bop"
Dead Rock West- "I'll Never Get Over You"
Stars In Their Eyes segment (artists we love before we loved them):
Wink Westerners (feat. Roy Orbison/ 1955)- "Ooby Dooby"
Jerry Lee Lewis (demo 1952)- "Don't Stay Away (Till Love Grows Cold)"
Love Sculpture (feat. Dave Edmunds/ 1968)- "Wang Dang Doodle"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Waylon Jennings- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
Whitney Rose- "I'd Rather Be Alone"
Celine Lee- "Don't Let The Screen Door Hit Ya"
Stray Cats- "Elvis On Velvet"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Cattin' Around"
New music thankfully continues to pour in and we're doing our best to get to as many as possible! This week, hear new tunes from The Don Diego Trio, Western Terrestrials, Robert Gordon (with Linda Gail Lewis), Maple Run Band, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, The Hi-Jivers, Andrea & Mud, Fireball Steven, The Mavericks, Pokey LaFarge, Dion (with Sonny Landreth), Ray Allen and a newly released Johnny Cash early mix. We'll take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break (with a classic John Lee Hooker track), board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine (for 1959) and hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Ray Allen- "Jersey Pearl"
Maple Run Band- "Independence Day"
Robert Gordon (with Linda Gail Lewis)- "She Will Come Back"
Pokey LaFarge- "Carry On"
The Don Diego Trio- "Guitar Pickin' Man"
Johnny Cash- "Get Rhythm" (early mix)
Fireball Steven- "Thunder and Lightning"
The Mavericks- "Poder Vivir"
Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")
**John Lee Hooker- "Dimples"**
Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE
Andrea & Mud- "The Reason Why She Cries"
Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Love Starvation"
Western Terrestrials- "Roger Miller Time"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending May 18, 1959 on Billboard Singles Chart:
#17 Elvis Presley- "I Need Your Love Tonight"
#5 Dion & The Belmonts- "Teenager In Love"
#1 Wilbert Harrison- "Kansas City"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Buck Owens- "Love's Gonna Live Here"
Dion (with Sonny Landreth)- "I Got The Cure"
The Hi-Jivers- "Something's Gotta Shake"
Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Onion Dip"
New tunes, classics and more on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We've got the latest from Al Dual, Jesse Dayton, The Cactus Blossoms, The Hawkmen, Wildcat Rose, The Farmer & Adele, Lee McCormack, The Hula Girls (on Hi-Tide Recordings), Edwardian Devils, The Dice Cubes and The Western Distributors. We'll take a break with Beth Riley on her Beth's Blues Break, jump in the Time Machine for 1956 and spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week from The Rockats. And still...there's more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Al Dual- "A New Day Will Be True"
The Western Distributors- "Old Black Dog"
Edwardian Devils- "Wipin' & Slidin'"
Adriano BaTolba Trio- "Troublemaker"
Buddy Holly- "I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down"
The Dice Cubes- "Something About That Girl"
Lee McCormack- "Train To Heartbreak"
The Hula Girls- "The Isle Of Rhum Boogie"
**Beth's Blues Break:**
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")
**Albert Collins- "Cold, Cold Feeling"**
**Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE**
Wildcat Rose- "I'm Goin' Down"
The Farmer & Adele- "You Are My Sunshine"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending May 26, 1956 Cash Box Singles Chart:
#9- Fats Domino- "I'm In Love Again"
#4- Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shoes"
#1- Elvis Presley- "Heartbreak Hotel"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
The Rockats- "Rockabilly Doll"
The Hawkmen- "Hawkmen Stomp"
The Cactus Blossoms- "Happy Man"
Outro Music Bed: The Paladins- "Powershake"
Killer new tunes hitting the playlist this week from Western Terrestrials, Marcel Bontempi, Robert Gordon, Dion (with Stevie Van Zandt), Joe Louis Walker (with Dion & Eric Gales), Boppin' B, John Lindberg Trio, Kathryn Legendre, The Ramblin' Bandits plus new tunes from Aqualads (on Hi-Tide Recordings) and Urban Zotel in our instru-Mental Breakdown! We'll take a much needed break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break, hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week and board our Time Machine for the week ending January 19th, 1959!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Boppin' B- "Rock 'n' Roll Singer"
Western Terrestrials- "Rlying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll"
John Lindberg Trio- "Keep A Knockin'"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Urban Zotel- "Midnight Walk"
Aqualads- "Catch On"
Joe Louis Walker (with Dion & Eric Gales)- "Blues Comin' On"
Kathryn Legendre- "Waiting In Line"
The Ramblin' Bandits- "You Never"
Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")
Lightnin' Hopkins- "Woke Up This Morning"
Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE
Carl Perkins- "Jive After Five"
Marcel Bontempi- "Down Bound Train"
Robert Gordon (with Emanuela Hutter)- "Would Ja"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending January 19th, 1959 (Billboard Magazine Singles Chart):
#13 Elvis Presley- "One Night"
#4 Ritchie Valens- "Donna"
#1 The Platters- "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Johnny Cash- "Man In Black"
Dion (with Stevie Van Zandt)- "Way Down (I Won't Cry No More)"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Black Widow"
In honor of International Blues Day on August 1st, we're doing a 2 week "All Blues" feature on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Beth Riley (host of our "Beth's Blues Segment") co-hosts and picks the majority of the tunes. This hour, we hear a NEW Dion track (with Brian Setzer...who shares an April 10th birthday with Beth), plus we spin some classics from B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Big Mama Thornton, R.L. Burnside, Otis Rush, T-Bone Walker, Big Bill Broonzy, Pinetop Perkins, Lowell Fulsom, a rockin' cover of Muddy Waters by Billy F. Gibbons AND Little Walter and Ry Cooder in our instru-Mental Breakdown!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
B.B. King- "The Thrill Is Gone"
Big Mama Thornton- "Everything Gonna Be Alright"
Muddy Waters- "Mannish Boy"
Big Bill Broonzy- "How You Want It Done"
R.L. Burnside- "Hard Time Killing Floor"
Howlin' Wolf- "Highway 49"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Little Walter- "Juke"
Ry Cooder- "Dark End Of The Street"
Dion- "Uptown Number 7" (with Brian Setzer)
Otis Rush- "Double Trouble"
T-Bone Walker- "Get These Blues Off Me"
Pinetop Perkins- "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie"
Lowell Fulson- "Reconsider Baby"
Billy Gibbons & The BFG's- "Standing Around Crying"
Outro Music Bed: Kim Wilson- "Teenage Beat"
LOTS of great NEW music and more on this week's show! Hear the latest from Charley Crockett, Zephaniah Ohora, Marcel Bontempi, Nick Lowe, Andrea & Mud, Sonny West, Devil Doll, The Rip'em Ups, Delta 88 as well as Los Straitjackets and Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We'll hear a rocker from Al Hendrix, take a break with Beth Riley on her Beth's Blues Break and a new segment called Stars In Their Eyes where we hear artists we know...before we knew them!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
The Rip'em Ups- "Love Is Blind"
Devil Doll- "Lover & A Fighter"
Sonny West- "Gin Soaked Floor"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue- "Swinging G String"
Los Straitjackets- "Venus"
Marcel Bontempi- "Handsome Girl"
Nick Lowe- "Here Comes That Feeling"
Andrea & Mud- "Hellhounds"
Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")
Fenton Robinson- "Somebody Loan Me A Dime"
Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE
Ritchie Valens- "Little Girl"
Zephania Ohora- "All American Singer"
Charley Crockett- "Welcome To Hard Times"
Stars In Their Eyes segment:
The Confidentials (featuring Robert Gordon 1967)- "Let's Picket"
Tony Joe & The Mojos (Tony Joe White 1965)- "Bad Mouth"
The Last Mile Ramblers (featuring Junior Brown 1974)- "Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Reverend Horton Heat- "Big Little Baby"
Delta 88- "My Perfection"
Al Hendrix- "Monkey Bite"
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "Berry Pickin'"
Lots of variety and lots of new tunes this week! We've once again got 2 new tracks from Robert Gordon as well as the latest from John Fogerty (and family), Lily Locksmith, Bill Kirchen (with Nick Lowe and Paul Carrack), X, Los Jackpots, Vince Ray's Loser Machine, The Time Burners, Vicky Tafoya in our Doo-Wop Corner and The Surfrajettes and The Hi-Tide Orchestra in our instru-Mental Breakdown! Plus, we take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break and spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Robert Gordon- "Three Alley Cats" (with Dave Alvin)
Elvis Presley- "(It's A) Long Lonely Highway"
Los Jackpots- "Ooh! My Head"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Hi-Tide Orchestra- "Rattler"
The Surfrajettes- "Bonzai Pipeline"
Bill Kirchen (with Nick Lowe & Paul Carrack)- "Shelly's Winter Love"
Lily Locksmith- "You Gotta Try"
The Everly Brothers- "I'm Movin' On"
Beth's Blues Break:
**(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")**
**Sonny Boy Williamson- "Don't Start Me To Talkin'"**
**Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE**
John Fogerty (Fogerty's Factory)- "Bad Moon Rising"
X- "Alphabetland"
Robert Gordon- "Black Cadillac" (with Clem Burke)
Doo-Wop Corner:
Isley Brothers- "Angels Cried"
Vicky Tafoya- "Forever"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Carl Perkins- "Levi Jacket (And A Long Tail Shirt)"
Vince Ray's Loser Machine- "Rockabilly Billy No Mates"
The Time Burners- "Rudy Jean"
Dwight Yoakam- "Liar"
Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Guitar'd & Feathered"
Excited to get new John Lindberg Trio on the air this week!! Also, we spin some killer tunes from the latest by Webb Wilder, Marti Brom, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets recorded live), Edwardian Devils, The Broadway Twisters, A-Beat Combo, Johnny Moon & The Selenites, The Dice Cubes and NEW tracks from The Hula Girls and Black Flamingos from Hi-Tide Recordings in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Plus, we take a trip in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine, take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break, spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week and still there's more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
The Dice Cubes- "Make Me Motor"
Webb Wilder- "Hit The Nail On The Head"
Marti Brom- "Hurry Home"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Hula Girls- "Jungle Girl"
Black Flamingos- "Just Dropped In
(To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
John Lindberg Trio- "Crying, Lying, Denying"
Johnny Moon & The Selenites- "I'm Gonna Kill The Rooster"
A-Beat Combo- "My Train Is Comin'"
Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")
Otis Rush- "I Can't Quit You Baby"
Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE
Gene Vincent- "Look What You Gone & Done To Me"
Charlie Gracie- "Can't Stop Rock'n"
Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Tokyo Bay" (live)
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending January 12, 1962:
#11 The Beach Boys- "Surfin'"
#9 Dion- "The Wanderer"
#1 Chubby Checker- "The Twist"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Moon Mullican- "Well Oh Well"
Edwardian Devils- "Rocket"
The Broadway Twisters- "Night Tripper"
Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Curveball"
Always great to have NEW Robert Gordon on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We'll play 2 tracks from his new album on Cleopatra Records featuring guests Dale Watson and Joe Louis Walker. We also spin the latest from Jesse Dayton, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), Andrea & Mud, The Hi-Risers, Delta 88, The Toreadors, The Sparks Boys, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boy, a newly released Everly Brothers track plus NEW tunes from The Surfrajettes and The Western Distributors in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break, a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner AND drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
The Everly Brothers- "Down In The Bottom" Delta 88- "Bettie & The Page Boys" The Hi-Risers- "Hot Banana" instru-Mental Breakdown: The Surfrajettes- "Hale'iwa Hustle" The Western Distributors- "Spaghetti Wetsuit" Robert Gordon- "One Cup Of Coffee" (with Joe Louis Walker) The Toreadors- "It Hurts To Be In Love" The Sparks Boys- "So Close" Beth's Blues Break: Son House- "Death Letter" Nikki Hill- "Don't Be The Sucker" Robert Gordon- "I'm Glad My Baby's Gone Away" (with Dale Watson) Jesse Dayton- "Carencro Girl" Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Don't Be Nice To Me" Doo-Wop Corner: The Coasters- "Run Red Run" The Du Mauriers- "All Night Long" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: James Intveld & The Rockin' Shadows- "My Heart Is Aching For You" Andrea & Mud- "Send Your Love My Way" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Hubba Hubba Ding Ding" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
We spin 3 tracks from the late, great Little Richard this hour. The "Architect Of Rock & Roll" passed away on May 9th, 2020 at 87 years old. We also hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, take a break with Beth Riley and her Beth's Blues Break and spin a couple of new tracks from The Volcanics and The Hawkmen in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Plus, hear NEW tunes from High Noon, Dave Alvin, McKinley James, Pokey LaFarge, Little Lesley & The Bloodshots, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Wild Boogie Combo, The Rip'em Ups, Boppin' B and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Little Richard- "Ooh My Soul"
High Noon- "You Done Did It"
Boppin' B- "Bang Bang Bang"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Volcanics- "Return Of Mr. Midnight"
The Hawkmen- "Tequila"
Dave Alvin- "Marie, Marie" (with Christy McWilson & Los Straitjackets)
Pokey LaFarge- "Ain't Comin' Home"
McKinley James- "Lowdown Way You Do"
Beth's Blues Break:
Robert Johnson- "Hellhound On My Trail"
Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE
Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "Sorry For You"
Wild Boogie Combo- "Saturday Night Boogie"
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Tads- "Wolf Call"
The Tokens- "Tonight I Fell In Love"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Blue Ridge Rangers (John Fogerty)- "You Don't Owe Me"
Little Richard- "Money Honey"
The Rip'em Ups- "Get It On"
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Rock 'n' Roll Girl"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Lynxtail"
Always great to spin a NEW track from Dion on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We also have killer new tunes from X, Marti Brom, Victor Wainwright, The Ramblin' Bandits, Eskimo Brothers, Bloodshot Bill, Old Chevy, Eddie Martin, Chuck Mead, The Western Distributors as well as Los Straitjackets and Link Bat & The Bat Rays in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We take a break on Beth's Blues Break with Beth Riley, hear some of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ and we spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week. Don't miss it!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Marti Brom- "Damn Those Little Demons"
The Ramblin' Bandits- "Up And Down"
Victor Wainwright & The Train- "Memphis Loud"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Los Straitjackets- "In My Room"
Link Bat & The Bat Rays- "Diamond Jack"
Dion- "Blues Comin' On" (with Joe Bonamassa)
Chuck Mead- "I Ain't Been Nowhere"
Adriano Batolba Orchestra- "Hard Luck, Bad Luck 'N Misery"
Beth's Blues Break:
Muddy Waters- "You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had"
The Western Distributors- "You're Not Welcome Here"
Eddie Martin- "Don't Trick Me Baby"
Old Chevy- "Dig That Boogie"
X- "Free"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Chuck Willis- "What Am I Living For?"
The Blasters- "Red Rose"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Young Jessie- "Hit, Git & Split"
RIP- Young Jessie passed away April 27, 2020 at 83 years old
Eskimo Brothers- "Austin"
Bloodshot Bill- "Don't Let Go"
Wanda Jackson- "Honey Don't"
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "Berry Pickin'"
High Noon sends over their first new music since 2002! Brand NEW on Swelltune Records. Also, we spin the latest from Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), The Hi-Jivers, The Broadway Twisters, The Dead Cowboys, Edwardian Devils as well as The Manakooras and The Hula Girls in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We start a new segment with Beth Riley called "Beth's Blues Break" and we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and also spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week with Billy Burnette! And still...there's MORE!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
The Hi-Jivers- "Knee High & Risin'"
King Kerosene- "Too Far To Walk"
Cherry Tess & Her Rhythm Sparks- "Leave A Happy Fool Alone"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Manakooras- "Congo Glide"
The Hula Girls- "The Enchanted Sea"
Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Lay It On Me Baby"
Dion- "Doctor Rock 'N' Roll"
The Broadway Twisters- "Girl With A Gretsch"
Beth's Blues Break:
Howlin' Wolf- "How Many More Years
Chuck Berry- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
High Noon- "Change"
Edwardian Devils- "Little Girl"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending August 3, 1959 for WMGM in New York City:
#14 Elvis Presley- "A Big Hunk Of Love"
#11 Lloyd Price- "Personality"
#1 The Drifters- "There Goes My Baby"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Billy Burnette- "Oh, Susan"
The Dead Cowboys- "706"
Marty Robbins- "Don't Worry"
Eddie Cochran- "Three Steps To Heaven"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Cochran- "Eddie's Blues"
It's a full hour of rockabilly, blues, surf, doo-wop, honky tonk and rock 'n' roll! Hear NEW tunes from Jesse Daniel, Webb Wilder, McKinley James, The Mellows, Pokey LaFarge, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, The Joeys as well as the latest from The Hi-Tide Orchestra and The Men In Gray Suits in our instru-Mental Breakdown! We'll also take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Webb Wilder- "Tell Me What's Wrong"
The Rockats- "Never So Clever"
The Mellows- "You And Me"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Hi-Tide Orchestra- "Lockdown"
The Men In Gray Suits- "Shark Bait"
Pokey LaFarge- "Bluebird"
Jesse Daniel- "Tar Snakes"
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "I Can't Remember When I Didn't Love You"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Continentals- "Picture Of Love"
Little Anthony & The Imperials- "Traveling Stranger"
Tony Joe White- "Saturday Night In Oak Grove, LA"
McKinley James- "Who Will The Last Fool Be"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending April 4, 1959:
#3 Johnny Horton- "When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)"
#2 Johnny Cash- "Don't Take Your Guns To Town"
#1 George Jones- "White Lightning"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Little Willie John- "I'm Shakin'"
The Joeys- "I'll Be Just Fine"
Ronnie Dawson (with High Noon)- "Knock Down Drag Out"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Black Widdow"
The pandemic can't keep great tunes from coming in! Hear NEW tunes from The Honkabillies, Johnny Moon & The Selenites, Whiskey Daredevils, The Toreadors, The Shakers, Bloodshot Bill and Televisionaries, The Muskrats as well as The Surfer Novas and Jeremy Fetzer feat. Duane Eddy in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We'll hear some of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ, board our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending April 21, 1962 and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox...and MORE!
Surf, Blues, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk, Doo-Wop and more! It's all on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! Hear NEW tunes from McKinley James, Sonny West, Kyle Lacy, Adriano BaTolba Trio, Saint Dom & The Sinful, The Sparks Boys, Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes, Ezra Lee, Mike Sanchez, Yann O'fender as well as the latest from The Volcanics and Jesse Daniel in our instru-Mental Breakdow! We'll stroll down to the Doo-Wop Corner, drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Sonny West- "Devil In Me"
Ezra Lee- "Rockabillybeatin' Boogie Band"
Mike Sanchez- "Ramblin' Boogie"
Yann O'fender- "Rumors"
The Big Six- "Twentieth Century Boy"
McKinley James- "Thunderbird"
The Sparks Boys- "Rainy Day"
Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes- "Bouquet Of Roses"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Jesse Daniel- "Chickadee"
The Volcanics- "Freakout"
The Shootouts- "If I Could"
Adriano BaTolba Trio- "Been There, Done That"
Kyle Lacy- "Hound Dog"
Doo-Wop Corner:
Dino & The Diplomats- "I Can't Believe"
Dion- "The Majestic"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Johnny Paycheck- "She's All I Got"
Saint Dom & The Sinful- "Feel A Going Out"
Fats Domino- "I'm Ready"
Outro Music Bed: Bill Kirchen- "Buckaroo"
It's our annual Train Show on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We spin an hour of train-themed tunes to celebrate National Train Day on May 9th! Come ride the rails and hear tunes from Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Dale Watson, Rosie Flores, John Fogerty, Tom Jones, George Jones, Big Jon Atkinson, Conway Twitty, Stray Cats, Carlene Carter, Kim Wilson, Sonny Burgess and an instru-Mental Breakdown with Jimmy Bryant and Sean Mencher!! Allllllll aboard!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Carl Perkins- "Rock Island Line"
Big Jon Atkinson- "Trainfare Blues"
Johnny Cash- "Casey Jones"
Conway Twitty- "Long Black Train"
Stray Cats- "Devil Train"
John Fogerty- "Train Of Fools"
George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys- "Night Train To Memphis"
Carlene Carter- "Little Blakc Train"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Jimmy Bryant- "Railroadin'"
Sean Mencher- "Mystery Train"
Tom Jones- "Everybody Loves A Train"
Sonny Burgess- "Fast Train"
Kim Wilson- "Mean Old Frisco"
Dale Watson & His Lone Stars- "Rattlesnake Train"
Merle Haggard- "Hobo Bill's Last Ride"
Johnny Cash- "Daughter Of A Railroad Man"
Rosie Flores- "Heartbreak Train"
Outro Music Bed: Kenichi Yamaguchi- "Memphis Train"
Every week, killer new tunes hit the playlist and this one is a killer one! Hear NEW rockin' tunes from Webb Wilder, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Bonnie Montgomery & Rosie Flores, Whitney Rose, The Hi-Tide Orchestra ft. Magdalena O'Connell, Mystery Gang, Jesse Daniel, Old Chevy, The Ventons, Mel Peekaboo, The Time Burners and Susan Brown & The Ballin' Keen. Plus, we spin a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner and crank up the Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
The Ventons- "Right Time"
The Time Burners- "Walk Alone"
Mel Peekaboo- "Me and My Baby"
Whitney Rose- "In A Rut"
Susan Brown & The Ballin' Keen- "Howl Big Wolf"
Bonnie Montgomery & Rosie Flores- "Just Your Style"
Old Chevy- "On The Run"
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Holy One"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Jack Scott- "Two Timin' Woman"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Memphis Beat"
Webb Wilder- "Buried Our Love"
Jesse Daniel- "Mayo & The Mustard"
Mystery Gang- "I Got Boogie"
Doo-Wop Corner:
Kenny Rogers- "For You Alone"
The BrillianTears- "Love Vows On The Telephone"
Jammin' James Jukebox:
John Worthan- "The Cats Were Jumpin'"
BR5-49- "Hometown Boogie"
The Hi-Tide Orchestra featuring Magdalena O'Connell- "House Of Bamboo"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Comanche"
We've got killer new tracks this week from Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones, Bloodshot Bill, The Sparks Boys, The Flat Tires, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Ezra Lee as well as James Burton and Gary Cain Band in our instru-Mental Breakdown! You'll hear a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ, take a trip in our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and we'll spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection and still there's more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
The Sparks Boys- "Crazy Music In My Head"
Ezra Lee- "Down & Dirty"
The Flat Tires- "Buzz Buzz Buzz"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
James Burton- "Polk Salad Annie"
Gary Cain Band- "Twang Strut" (Live At Limestone City)
Bloodshot Bill- "My Heart Cries For You"
Mike Zito- "St. Louis Blues" (with Charlie Berry III)
Two Tons of Steel- "All Tied Up"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Johnny Horton- "In My Home In Shelby County"
Dave & Deke Combo- "Let's Flat Get On It"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Hound Dog"
D.B. Rielly- "Turn The Page"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending August 13, 1955 Cash Box Best Selling Singles chart:
#37 (Top Debut) Chuck Berry- "Maybellene"
#7 Boyd Bennett & His Rockets- "Seventeen"
#1 Bill Haley & His Comets- "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Dick Curless- "Juke Box Man"
Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Hunker In My Bunker"
Eddie Bond- "Tore Up"
Outro Music Bed- Duane Eddy- "Cannonball"
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys covering Freddy Fender? You bet! We kick off the show with a track from this new EP of tunes as well as the latest from Whitney Rose, Pike Cavalero, Sonny & His Wild Cows, Adriano Batolba Trio, The Rhythm Treasures, Marti Brom, Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes, The Obscuritones and Tommy C & The Black Widow Grease Band. Plus, we take an instru-Mental Breakdown, a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, hear a couple of great requests in Hey Mr. DJ and a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week by The Jesters featuring Jerry Phillips!!
We hear from the 2020 Ameripolitan Rockabilly winners (Bloodshot Bill collaborating with Televisionaries, Laura Palmer/Screamin' Rebel Angels and The Lustre Kings), take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, hear a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ and spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week. Plus, we hear the latest from Southwest Biscuit Company, Smokestack Lightnin', The Shootouts (covering ELO), Tami Neilson, Johnny Falstaff, McKinley James, Johnny Moon & The Selenites and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Johnny Moon & The Selenites- "I Got The Devil In Me"
Southwest Biscuit Company- "Hadacilin Boogie"
The Lustre Kings- "Don't Let Go"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Jerry Reed- "The Claw"
Legendary Shack Shakers- "Redwing"
Smokestack Lightnin'- "Tennessee Stud"
JD McPherson- "Dimes For Nickels"
The Polecats- "Big Green Car"
Doo-Wop Corner:
Bloodshot Bill & Televisionaries- "Sha-La-Ba"
The Turbans- "When You Dance"
The Shootouts- "Don't Bring Me Down"
Tami Neilson- "Tell Me That You Love Me"
McKinley James- "Got My Eyes On You"
Hey Mr. DJ requests:
Roy Orbison- "Bye Bye Love"
Dale Watson- "Hit The Road"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Van Brothers- "Servant Of Love"
Johnny Falstaff- "Crash and Burn"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Heel Grinder"
The Rockats- "Why Do You Love Me (If I Don't Treat You Right)"
Outro Music Bed- Link Wray- "Geronimo"
This week, we spin a couple of tunes from Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers in tribute to Cavan Grogan's passing on February 15th, 2020. We'll also hear a couple of covers from Levi Dexter and Boz Boorer. We spin new tracks from Erin Viancourt, OC Hurricanes, Jay Hardtke & The Irregulars (with guest Jim Heath Reverend Horton Heat), The Sparks Boys, Miss Tess, Vince Ray's Loser Machine, Nick Shoulders, The Danny McVey Trio as well as Agent Octopus in our instru-Mental Breakdown that also features a track from Ashley Kingman. Plus, we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and hear a selection from the Jammin' James Jukebox!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
OC Hurricanes- "My Love"
Nick Shoulders- "Ding Dong Daddy"
The Danny McVey Trio- "Knight Of The Night"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Ashley Kingman- "Roughneck City"
Agent Octopus- "Cape Fear"
Miss Tess- "Gamblin' Man"
Erin Viancourt- "Cowgirl"
The Sparks Boys- "Upside Down"
Jay Hardtke & The Irregulars- "Girl Can't Dance" (with Jim Heath aka "Reverend Horton Heat")
Vince Ray's Loser Machine- "Rockers Rule"
RIP Cavan Grogan (Feb. 18, 1949- Feb. 15, 2020):
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "My Own Way Of Rockin'"
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "Who's Gonna Rock Ya?"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending February 22, 1958:
#89 Jerry Lee Lewis- "Breathless"
#76 The Crickets- "Maybe Baby"
#1 The Silhouettes- "Get A Job"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection:
Darrell Rhodes- "Lou Lou"
Levi Dexter- "My Little Sister's Got A Motorbike"
Boz Boorer- "Teddy Boy Rock 'N' Roll"
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Unlucky Blues"
Outro Music Bed: Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Green Hills"
LOTS of killer new tunes on the show this week from Pokey LaFarge, The Delta Bombers, Kristyn Harris, Jake Calypso, Whitney Rose, The Paladins (live), Lily Locksmith, Tami Neilson, Mike Sanchez, Smokestack Lightnin', Yann O'Fender and Whiskey Daredevils. We'll also get a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week and we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
The Delta Bombers- "This Is The Night"
Jake Calypso- "Seeking A Partner"
The Paladins- "Tore Up" (Live)
Yann O'Fender- "Ted Cool"
Link Wray- "Tiger Man"
Lily Locksmith- "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave"
Whitney Rose- "Believe Me, Angela"
Tami Neilson- "Call Your Mama"
Smokestack Lightnin'- "One Man Down"
Whiskey Daredevils- "Ward C"
Pokey LaFarge- "End Of My Rope"
Kristyn Harris- "Roly Poly"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending March 6, 1954 Cash Box Rhythm & Blues Single Chart
#10 Fats Domino- "Something's Wrong"
#5 Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters- "Money Honey"
#1 Guitar Slim- "The Things I Used To Do"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Roy Moss- "You're My Big Baby Now"
Mike Sanchez- "I Don't Stand A Chance"
Charlie Rich- "Rebound"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
LOTS of new tunes on the show this hour from Legendary Shack Shakers (recorded at Sun Studio), Jesse Daniel, Dominique Pruitt, The Blackjacks, The Hurricanes, Sonny & His Wild Cows, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Sherry & The Rockafellas, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam plus Skip Frontz Jr. & Chrome Castle in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We hear a couple of requests in Hey Mr. DJ, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, hear a selection in our Jammin' James Jukebox (by Carl Perkins) and spin some rocking tunes from Dale Watson, Eddie Clendening, Keb Mo and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
George Jones- "Love Bug"
The Rhythm Shakers- "What You Do To Me"
Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Bald Headed Daddy"
The Hurricanes- "Rockabilly Hair"
Sammy & His Wild Cows- "Love Shock"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Chips- "Rubber Biscuit"
The Tads- "She Is My Dream"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection:
Carl Perkins- "Glad All Over"
The Blackjacks- "Down The Line"
Dale Watson- "David Buxkemper"
Eddie Clendening- "Heartless"
Buddy Holly- "Little Baby"
Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Curveball"
It's our annual Cover Charge Included show featuring cover tunes all hour long! We'll hear Dylan covers by Greg Townson and Jason & The Scorchers, CCR covers by Elvis Presley, Dallas Moore, Janiva Magness, The Delta Bombers and The Mavericks! Plus Jesse Dayton covers AC/DC, X covers Jerry Lee Lewis, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion covers Steve Earle, The Cramps cover Carl Perkins, Ryan Glenn Band covers Queen, Fats Domino covers The Beatles and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Nothin' But You"
X- "Breathless"
Ryan Glenn Band- "Another One Bites The Dust"
Jason & The Scorchers- "Absolutely Sweet Marie"
Fats Domino- "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me & My Monkey"
Elvis Presley- "Proud Mary"
The Mavericks- "Down On The Corner"
The Delta Bombers- "Run Through The Jungle"
Dallas Moore- "Lodi"
Janiva Magness- "Fortunate Son"
Jesse Dayton- "Whole Lotta Rosie"
Restless- "Brown Sugar"
Mike Teardrop Trio- "Mr. Jukebox"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Los Tiki Phantoms- "Wicked Game"
Greg Townson- "Girl From The North Country"
Cigar Store Indians- "Ring Of Fire"
The Cramps- "Her Love Rubbed Off"
Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "I Walk The Line"
We find out just how much great music we can squeeze in 1 hour! Hear the latest from Kyle Lacy, Skip Frontz Jr., Deke Dickerson & Bloodshot Bill, Louie & The Wolf Gang, Al Willis & The New Swingsters, Texas T & The Shine Runners, Nick Shoulders and Restless! Plus, we take a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner, board the Time Machine, drop a quarter in the Jammin' James Jukebox and have a rockin' instru-Mental Breakdown!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Texas T & The Shine Runners- "The Vibes Remain"
Deke Dickerson and Bloodshot Bill- "My Darlin' Jenny"
Al Willis & The New Swingsters- "Lock & Chain"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Nick Curran & The Nitelifes- "The Groovy Jam"
The Texas Troubadours- "Leon's Guitar Boogie"
Carl Perkins- "Drinking Wine Spo Dee O Dee"
Louie & The Wolf Gang- "The Race"
Kyle Lacy- "Low and Slow"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Laurels- "Baby Talk"
The Spiders- "I Didn't Want To Do It"
Restless- "Get Up And Get Out"
Nick Shoulders- "Rather Low"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending July 14, 1956 Cash Box Top 15 Country Best Sellers:
#9 Gene Vincent- "Be Bop A Lula"
#4 Johnny Cash- "I Walk The Line"
#1 Elvis Presley- "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
Jammin' James Jukebox:
Dale Watson- "Rock & A Hard Head"
Skip Frontz Jr.- "Luck"
Bobby Lee Trammel- "Shirley Lee"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Lynxtail"
We've got some first time artists on the show as well as some long time veterans this hour. We'll spin NEW tunes from Adriano BaTolba Trio, The RagTones, Henry & The Bleeders, The Muskrats, Kpjm Surge and The Haymakers, Gina DeLuca, Saint Dom & The Sinful as well as Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown, Jay Hardtke & The Irregulars with Big Sandy and Mike Sanchez & The Limboos in our "Double Trouble" segment. We also crank up our Jammin' James Jukebox selection, board our Time Machine for the week ending March 14, 1953 and still there's more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Adriano BaTolba Trio (with Darrel Higham)- "Your Last Mistake"
Gina DeLuca- "Better Than Chocolate"
Saint Dom and the Sinful- "Bopperella"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Hacienda Brothers- "Railed"
Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders- "Biscuit Blues"
Johnny Cash- "Sea Of Heartbreak" (birthday- February 26, 1932)
The RagTones- "Coming Back Home"
Henry & The Bleeders- "Ride Wild"
Double Trouble:
Jay Hardtke & The Irregulars (with Big Sandy)- "Limbo"
Mike Sanchez and The Limboos- "Let 'Em Rock"
John Fogerty- "Endless Sleep"
John Surge and the Haymakers- "Gun Sale At The Church"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending March 14, 1953 Cash Box Rhythm & Blues "Hot On Chicago's South Side" Chart:
#8 Jesse & Marvin- "Dream Girl"
#7 Annisteen Allen- "Baby I'm Doin' It"
#1 The 5 Royales- "Baby Don't Do It"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection:
Bill Mack- "Cat Just Got In Town"
Dave Alvin- "Johnny Ace Is Dead"
The Muskrats- "If You Can't Rock Me"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
We spin NEW tunes this hour from Mike Sanchez, Aubrie Sellers, The Tri-Gantics, The Rhythm Treasures, The Rhyolite Sound, The Joeys, Dennis J. Leise and Los Tiki Phantoms as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown. We pay tribute to the late, great Sleepy LaBeef with a couple of tunes. Plus, we take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and drop a quarter in the Jammin' James Jukebox!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Elvis Presley- "Stranger In My Hometown" (Undubbed Jam)
Reverend Horton Heat- "If It Ain't Got Rhythm"
Aubrie Sellers- "Drag You Down"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Sleepy LaBeef- "Wipe Out"
Los Tiki Phantoms- "You Got It"
The Tri-Gantics- "Ain't No Stoppin'"
Mike Sanchez- "Fast Train"
The Rhythm Treasures- "Don't Freeze On Me"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Coasters- "I'm A Hog For You"
The Flamingos- "That's My Baby (Chick-A-Boom)"
RIP:
Sleepy LaBeef- "Fool About You"
Sleepy passed away December 26, 2019 at 84 years old
Dennis J. Leise- "King Of The Rock & Roll Jungle"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending May 7, 1961:
#99 Dion- "The Kissin' Game"
#73 Ricky Nelson- "Hello Mary Lou"
#1 Del Shannon- "Runaway"
Jammin' James Jukebox:
Sammy Julian- "Lead Guitar Man"
The Rhyolite Sound- "There I Go"
The Joeys- "Phantom Bride of 13 Curves"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "The Swag"
It's a Red Hot show this week as we kick it off with a new tune from Jake Calypso & His Red Hot! We also spin the latest from Diablogato, The Flat Tires, Nathaniel Hintz, John Fogerty (live), The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Marti Brom, Mario Monterosso and Nine Lives and Chris Spedding in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We take a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner, pick a selection from the Jammin' James Jukebox and board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending September 14, 1957 and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Jake Calypso & His Red Hot- "Who Knocks On My Door?"
The Flat Tires- "Lazy Bone Joe"
Diablogato- "Too Far Gone"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Nine Lives- "Mosquito Rumble"
Chris Spedding (with Robert Gordon intro)- "Gunfight"
Marti Brom- "Midnight Bus"
Mario Monterosso- "Waiting For A Beer"
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "How Can I Love You?"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Mystics- "Hushabye"
The Clovers- "Ting-A-Ling"
Live tracks:
The Blasters- "Keep A Knockin'"
John Fogerty- "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending September 14, 1957 Cash Box Best Sellers chart:
#10 Marty Robbins- "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)"
#3 The Everly Brothers- "Bye Bye Love"
#1 Jerry Lee Lewis- "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Buck Owens- "Sweet Thing"
Nathaniel Hintz- "Old Number 191"
Elvis Presley- "Like A Baby"
Outro Music Bed- Link Wray- "Heartbreak Hotel"
We've got modern and vintage rockabilly, doo-wop, country, blues and more on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Step in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending July 10, 1954 to hear 3 tunes in the top 5 for the Cash Box Rhythm & Blues Chart. We also hear a couple of requests in Hey Mr. DJ, a Jammin' James Jukebox track of the week and a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner. Plus, we spin NEW tunes from Al Willis And The New Swingsters, Aileen Quinn & The Leapin' Lizards, The Blackjacks, Wild Deuces, Jimmy Dale, Dennis J. Leise, The Sirocco Bros, Wayne Hancock and Jolie & The Jackalopes. We also pay tribute to Jack Scott and Herb Cox of The Cleftones who both unfortunately passed away in December 2019.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Jimmy Dale- "Three Alley Cats"
Al Willis & The New Swingsters- "Hot Property"
Wild Deuces- "Shucks"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Cleftones- "Can't We Be Sweethearts?" (honoring Herb Cox who passed away December 7, 2019)
The Five Satins- "In The Still Of The Nite"
Dennis J. Leise- "Listen With Your Eyes"
The Sirocco Bros- "I Just Can't Break Away"
Wayne Hancock- "Johnny Law"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Faron Young- "You Call Everybody Darling"
The Flying Saucers- "Sugaree"
Jack Scott- "The Way I Walk" (passed away December 12, 2019)
The Blackjacks- "Me and Fred and Joe and Bill"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending July 10, 1954 Cash Box Rhythm & Blues chart:
#5 Muddy Waters- "Just Make Love To Me"
#3 Big Joe Turner- "Shake, Rattle & Roll"
#1 The Midnighters- "Work With Me Annie"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection:
Marvin Rainwater- "Gamblin' Man"
Aileen Quinn & The Leapin' Lizards- "Lightning and Thunder"
Jolie & The Jackalopes- "Sad & Lonely"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Run Chicken Run"
Hear a newly discovered old recording of Carl Perkins that really showed he and the boys were on to something a couple of years before they came to Sun. Plus, killer new tunes from Lily Locksmith, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Charley Crockett, The Carolyn Sills Combo, Danny Fisher, The Danny McVey Trio, The Mellows, The Hi-Jivers, Kentucky Cowhands and new tunes from Joel Paterson and Songs To Your Eyes in our instru-Mental Breakdown! We also play a Jammin' James Jukebox track and board the Time Machine for the week ending November 2nd, 1957...and still there's more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Lily Locksmith- "I Don't Need"
Kentucky Cowhands- "Another Day"
Stray Cats- "Rockabilly World"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Songs To Your Eyes- "Cashin' In"
Joel Paterson- "From Me To You"
The Mellows- "Who's Blue"
The Hi-Jivers- "Death Letter"
Charley Crockett- "The Way I'm Livin' (Santa Rosa)
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "I've Been Draggin' Since You've Gone"
The Carolyn Sills Combo- "The Ranger"
Danny Fisher- "Man With The Fake Smile"
The Danny McVey Trio- "Rock 'n' Roll Star"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending November 2nd, 1957:
#61 Buddy Holly- "Peggy Sue"
#54 Chuck Berry- "Rock And Roll Music"
#1 Elvis Presley- "Jailhouse Rock"
Jammin' James Jukebox selection:
The Rhythm Rockers- "Juke Box, Help Me Find My Baby"
The Mavericks- "I'm Leaving It Up To You"
Carl Perkins- "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Eddie Cochran- "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Cochran- "Eddie's Blues"
Keepin' the new year rockin' with the latest from Restless, The Jive Aces, Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin, Nine Lives, Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes, Aileen Quinn & The Leapin' Lizards and The 40 Acre Mules. We hear our Ameripolitan spotlight (with Ruby Ann, Urban Pioneers, Ranger Doug (with Riders In The Sky), Zephania O'Hora and Bloodshot Bill), the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine (going back to the week ending December 14, 1957) and our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Restless- "Love Like A Bullet" The 40 Acre Mule- "Shake Hands With The Devil" Aileen & The Leapin' Lizards- "Tell Me Tell Me" Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes- "If I Told You" Nine Lives- "Drive Me Nuts" Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight nominees: Rockabilly Female: Ruby Ann- "Bossman" Western Swing Male: Ranger Doug (w/ Riders In The Sky)- "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" Rockabilly Male: Bloodshot Bill- "Don't Ever Go Away" Honky Tonk Male: Zephania OHora & The 18 Wheelers- "Songs My Mama Sang" Western Swing Group: Urban Pioneers- "Flip, Flop & Fly" RIP: Rudy Grayzell (passed November 28, 2019)- "Ducktail" Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones (Howard "Sparky" Childress passed November 30, 2019)- "Black Slacks" Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine Week ending December 14, 1957: #79 Tom & Jerry- "Hey, Schoolgirl" #53 Fats Domino- "The Big Beat" #1 Sam Cooke- "You Send Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection: Johnny Paycheck- "The Lovin' Machine" The Jive Aces- "Bad News" Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Wild Man On The Loose" Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Curveball"
We're in full swing of the NEW year with NEW tunes on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We've got the latest from Mario Monterosso (recorded at Sun Studio), Kyle Lacy, The Flat Tires, Jimmy Dale, The Ragtones, The Time Burners, live tracks from Robert Gordon with Chris Spedding and Ronnie Wood With His Wild Five. Plus, our Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight, the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine returns and we hear a selection from the Jammin' James Jukebox!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Mario Monterosso- "Steady Girl"
The Flat Tires- "Jump In"
The Ragtones- "Round Around"
The Time Burners- "Jukebox Baby"
Jimmy Dale- "Go Go Go"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight nominees:
Honky Tonk Female: Sarah Gayle Meech- "Somebody's Gonna Cry"
Rockabilly Male: Shaun Young- "Drop Anchor"
Western Swing Group: Bill & The Belles- "Never Get Along With You"
Honky Tonk Female: Jaime Wyatt- "Your Loving Saves Me"
Rockabilly Group: Bebo & The Goodtime Boys- "Fat Mouth"
Kyle Lacy- "Believe In Tomorrow"
Deke Dickerson- "Get The Gravy Hot (It's Goin' On My Potater)"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending August 17, 1958:
#96 Jimmy Reed- "Down In Virginia"
#87 Johnny Cash- "Come In Stranger"
#1 Ricky Nelson- "Poor Little Fool"
Jammin' James Jukebox:
The Maddox Brothers- "Ugly And Slouchy"
Robert Gordon with Chris Spedding- "Little Sister" (live)
Ronnie Wood With His Hot Five- "Talking About You" (live)
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Itchy Chicken"
Dean Torrence joins us for part 1 of our interview as we discuss his new book, Surf City: The Jan & Dean Story! We chat about Jan Berry, The Laurels version of "Baby Talk", KJAN, The Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann", Brian Wilson & Surf City and more! We also hear tunes from Dick Dale, The Atlantics, The Lively Ones, Link Wray and Deke Dickerson & Los Straitjackets!
Intro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
The Beach Boys (w/ Dean Torrence)- "Barbara Ann" (take 3)
Dick Dale- "Ho-Dad Machine"
The Lively Ones- "Chicken Scratch"
Deke Dickerson & Los Straitjackets- "Wild Weekend"
Link Wray- "The Green Hornet"
Dean Torrence interview:
Segment 1
Jan & Dean- "Deadman's Curve"
Segment 2
Jan & Dean- "Sidewalk Surfin'"
Segment 3
Snippet of The Laurels- "Baby Talk"
Segment 4
Jan & Dean- "Baby Talk"
Segment 5
Snippet of The Beach Boys- "Surfin'"
Segment 6
Jan & Dean- "Surf City"
Legendary Masked Surfers- "Gonna Hustle You"
Segment 7
The Beach Boys (w/ Dean Torrence)- "Barbara Ann" (take 1)
The Atlantics- "Gate Crasher"
Outro music bed: Jan & Dean- "Old Ladies Seldom Power Shift"
Eddie Angel of Los Straitjackets is our guest this hour as we discuss the band's masks, resurgence of surf music, album with Deke Dickerson, The Neanderthals and a request for The Astronauts. We also hear a new track from Southern Culture On The Skids as well as tunes from Dick Dale, The Beach Boys, Johnny Fortune, The Chantays, Glen Campbell and the Chevells!
Intro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
Dick Dale- "Let's Go Trippin'"
The Beach Boys- "Girl From New York City"
Eddie Angel interview:
East Nashville Teens- "The Lonely Bull"
Segment 1
Los Straitjackets- "Scram! It's The Fuzz"
Eddie Angel- "Devil Or Angel"
Segment 2
Los Straitjackets- "Fury"
Segment 3
Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson- "Pipeline"
Segment 4
Martian Denny Orchestra- "Out Of Limits"
Eddie Angel- "Rumble Mambo"
Segment 5
The Neanderthals- "Lil' XKE"
Segment 6
The Astronauts- "Surf Party"
Los Straitjackets- "Tailspin" (live)
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Grey Skies"
Johnny Fortune- "Soul Surfer"
The Chantays- "Blunderbuss"
Glen Campbell- "Guess I'm Dumb"
Chevells- "Let There Be Surf"
Outro music bed: The Neanderthals- "Street Cleaner"
We chat with guitarist Chris Casello later in the show this week. We talk about surf guitar influences as well as his involvement with The Prodigals and The Sabres! Plus, we spin NEW songs from The Surfrajettes and The Splashdowns along with a "trio from Chuck Rio", The Explorers Club, The Beach Boys, Surfer Joe, our weekly trivia question and more!
Intro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
The Sabres- "Mr. Moto"
The Splashdowns- "Micro Meteorites"
Trio from Chuck Rio:
The Persuaders & Chuck Rio- "Toes On The Nose"
The Champs- "T.N.T."
Chuck Rio & The Originals- "Margarita"
Duane Eddy- "Ramrod"
Interview segment 1
The Ventures- "Oh Lonesome Me"
Interview segment 2
Chris Casello Trio- "Miserlu"
Interview segment 3
The Prodigals- "Sharkskin Buffalo"
Chris Casello Trio- "Walk, Don't Run"
Interview segment 4
The Sabres- "Ride The Savage"
The Beach Boys- "Shelter"
The Explorers Club- "No Strings Attached"
The Astronauts- "Come Along Baby"
Spies Who Surf- "Spy Beach"
The Surfrajettes- "Cha Cha Heels"
Surfer Joe- "Beach City Bop"
Outro music bed: Chris Casello Trio- "El Nino"
We spin newly released tracks from the archives of Jan & Dean and The Beach Boys on this week's Catching A Wave! We also hear from Dick Dale, Freddy Cannon, Terry Anderson, The Lively Ones, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Volcanics, our weekly trivia question and more!
Intro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
Jan & Dean- "Prelude/ Honolulu Lulu"
The Huntington Cads- "Never To Return"
The Beach Boys- "Aren't You Glad"
The Bobby Fuller Four- "Our Favorite Martian"
Doyley & The Twanglords- "D-Twang"
The New Dimensions- "Rumblebee"
The Lively Ones- "Tranquilizer"
Jan & Dean- "Brass Sectional Introductions/ Dead Man's Curve"
The Persuaders- "Surfer Strip"
The Volcanics- "Girls, Girls, Girls"
The Beach Boys- "Can't Wait Too Long"
The Verbtones- "Saturday Night On Mars"
Jan & Dean- "Hang On Sloopy/ Jan & Dean, They'll Be Back"
Dick Dale- "Surfin' Rebel"
Freddy Cannon- "Tallahasse Lassie"
The Flame- "See The Light"
Terry Anderson- "Carl Wilson"
The Beach Boys- "Surfer Girl (1967 A Cappella Mix)
Southern Culture On The Skids- "The Sweeper"
Outro music bed: The Beach Boys- "That's Why God Made The Radio" (instrumental)
Keith Sykes, singer-songwriter and former member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, is our guest this week as we discuss writing with Jimmy Buffett, songwriting tips and his latest EP, Songs From A Little Beach Town. Plus, we have a quick chat with Chris Isaak about Dick Dale. We also hear tracks from Jerry Cole & His Spacemen, Elvis Presley, The Martian Denny Orchestra, Jan & Dean, The Beach Boys, Jinx Jones, The Kanaloas and The El Caminos!
Intro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
Jerry Cole & His Spacemen- "Papa Oom Mow Mow"
The El Caminos- "Surf Teen Beat"
Keith Sykes interview
Keith Sykes- "Come As You Are Beach Bar"
Segment 1
Jimmy Buffett- "Volcano"
Segment 2
Keith Sykes- "Little Beach Town"
Segment 3
Keith Sykes- "The Best Day"
Eddie & The Showmen- "Movin'"
Jan & Dean- "Walk Like A Man"
The Beach Boys- "We Got Love"
The Kanaloas- "The Day Of Malibu War"
Jinx Jones- "Thunderball"
Elvis Presley- "Hawaiian Sunset"
Chris Isaak- "Sweet Leilani"
Chris Isaak on Dick Dale
Dick Dale- "The Wedge"
The Martian Denny Orchestra- "On The Move"
Outro music bed: Junior Brown- "Surf Medley"
It's our 3rd "Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun" game where we spin a wheel and play whichever Beach Boys cover tune it lands on. This time we hear Beach Boys covers from The Neanderthals, The Astronauts, Dave Edmunds, Dave Alvin and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Plus, we spin tunes from Jan & Dean, The Chantays, Black Flamingos, Man Or Astro-Man, The Ventures, Chris Casello Trio, Die Space Hobos, our weekly trivia question and more!!
Intro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
Die Space Hobos- "Splashback"
The Ventures- "The Switch"
The Beach Boys- "Hawaii"
The Margraves- "That Somethin'"
Chris Casello Trio- "Apache"
Black Flamingos- "The Gurch"
Bruce Johnston- "Green Onions"
Man Or Astro-Man?- "Clean Up On Isle #9"
The Fender IV- "Highway Surfer"
The El Caminos- "Shock Wave"
Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun 3:
The Neanderthals- "Be True To Your School"
The Astronauts- "Surfin' USA"
Dave Edmunds- "God Only Knows"
Dave Alvin- "Surfer Girl"
Red Hot Chili Peppers- "I Get Around"
The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"
Jan & Dean- "I Gotta Drive"
The Kilaueas- "Black Phantom Twang"
The Chantays- "Tragic Wind"
Outro music bed- Jan & Dean- "Skateboarding (Part 1)"
Mike Love is our guest again for part 2 of our interview on Catching A Wave. We discuss the 50th anniversary of "Good Vibrations", recent interview with Dan Rather, 2015's single release of "You'll Never Be Alone On Christmas Day", new music, special request and more! We also hear more Christmas tunes from Jan & Dean, The Ventures, Los Straitjackets, Phil Keaggy and surfin' tunes from The Chantays, Dick Dale, Bang Mustang, The Sabres, Al Casey and Southern Culture On The Skids!
Intro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
Los Straitjackets- "Feliz Navidad"
Jan & Dean- "Frosty The Snowman"
Al Casey- "Surfs You Right"
The Sabres- "Stink Bomb"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Rumours Of Surf"
Mike Love interview
The Beach Boys- "I Get Around"
Segment 1
The Beach Boys- "Good Vibrations"
Segment 2
The Beach Boys- "Goin' To The Beach"
Segment 3
Mike Love- "Hungry Heart"
Segment 4
Mike Love- "You'll Never Be Alone On Christmas Day"
Segment 5
The Beach Boys- "All This Is That"
The Ventures- "Blue Christmas"
Phil Keaggy- "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Bang Mustang- "Stranded"
Dick Dale- "Mr. Eliminator"
The Chantays- "Banzai"
Outro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Carl's Big Chance"
Veteran musician Randell Kirsch is our guest on this week's Catching A Wave! We discuss early influences, early group The Pranks (with Jeff Foskett), playing with multiple bands (Jan & Dean, The Beach Boys, Papa Doo Run Run, Al Jardine & Friends, Bamboo Trading Company, etc.), playing in Show Of Hands with his wife LuAnn and friend Chris Hickey, writing songs for Full House, playing with Christian Love and so much more!
Intro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
Papa Doo Run Run- "Summertime Summer Nights"
Randell Kirsch segment 1
The Pranks- "What's The Point"
Segment 2
Jan & Dean- "Sidewalk Surfin'"
Jane Wiedlin- "Blue Kiss"
Segment 3
Show Of Hands- "Try Too Hard"
Segment 4
Snippet of John Stamos- "Michelle's Smiling"
Segment 5
Papa Doo Run Run- "I'll Meet You On The Sand"
Randell Kirsch- "Gimme A Hug"
Segment 6
Randell Kirsch- "God Only Knows"
Segment 7
Randell Kirsch & Christian Love- "Big Electricity"
Al Jardine & Friends- "Surfin' USA"
Segment 8
The Bamboo Trading Company- "Don't Say It's Over"
Segment 9
Randell Kirsch- "True Love Again"
Jan & Dean- "I Get Around"
Outro music bed: Papa Doo Run Run- "The Giant Dipper"
Dean Torrence joins us again for part 2 of our interview as we discuss the T.A.M.I. show, working with Steve Martin, Kittyhawk Graphics, Jan & Dean's tv pilot vs The Monkees, on stage with The Beach Boys, longevity and more! We also hear tunes from Duane Eddy, The Belairs, Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys, Hal Blaine, Bamboo Trading Company and the Ramones covering Jan & Dean!
Intro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
Duane Eddy- "Yep"
The Belairs- "Volcanic Action"
Dennis Wilson- "Pacific Ocean Blue"
The Beach Boys- "Rock N Roll Music"
Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars- "Dance With The Surfin' Band"
Dean Torrence interview
Segment 1
Jan & Dean- "(Here They Come) From All Over The World"
Segment 2
Jan & Dean- "Like A Summer Rain"
Segment 3
Snippet of The Monkees- "(Theme From) The Monkees"
Dean Torrence- "Baby Talk"
Segment 4
Laughing Gravy- "Vegetables"
Segment 5
Jan & Dean- "Little Old Lady From Pasadena"
The Bamboo Trading Company- "Shrewd Awakening"
Segment 6
Jan & Dean- "Drag City"
Ramones- "Surf City"
Outro music bed: Dick Dale- "Del-Tone Rock"
Mike Love of The Beach Boys is our guest for part 1 (of 2) of our interview on this week's Catching A Wave. We discuss his nephew Kevin Love, playing saxophone, international appeal, the Everly Brothers, Murry Wilson, Pet Sounds, the last time Carl Wilson played with the band on stage and more! We also hear Christmas tracks from Man Or Astroman, Colbie Caillat, Spechlis, The Trashmen, Jimmy Buffett as well as classics from The Astronauts, Duane Eddy and Junior Brown (with The Beach Boys)!
Intro music bed: The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
Man Or Astroman?- Frosty The Snowman
The Trashmen- Dancing With Santa
Junior Brown & The Beach Boys- 409
Duane Eddy- Beach Bound
The Astronauts- Susie Q
Mike Love interview
Segment 1
The Beach Boys- "Surfin' USA"
Segment 2
The Everly Brothers with The Beach Boys- "Don't Worry Baby"
Segment 3
The Beach Boys- "California Girls"
Mike Love, Bruce Johnston & David Marks- "Little Honda"
Segment 4
The Beach Boys- "Here Today"
Segment 5
The Beach Boys- "God Only Knows"
Colbie Caillat- "Christmas In The Sand"
Spechlis- "Up On The Housetop"
Jimmy Buffett- "Run Rudolph Run"
Outro music bed- The Ventures- "Winter Wonderland"
Lots of killer tunes to rock in the new year on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We've got the latest from The Hi-Jivers, Tami Neilson, The Mavericks, Sirocco Bros, Brea Burns & The Boleros, Mikaela Finne, Marti Brom, Hot Chickens, Slim & The Gems and more! Plus, a request for Wayne Hancock, a rocker from Tim Polecat & Jungle Tigers, the Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight (with Dave Stuckey in "Dave & Deke Combo", Georgia Parker, Jittery Jack, Sarah Vista and Modern Don Juans) and a Jammin' James Jukebox selection!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Tim Polecat & Jungle Tigers- "Bop Pills"
Marti Brom- "Mama's Little Babies Was A Rockin'"
Jammin' James Jukebox:
Joe Hill Louis- "Gotta Let You Go"
Hot Chickens- "Maybe Baby"
The Mavericks- "Don't Be Cruel"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight nominees:
Western Swing Male: Dave Stuckey- "Hitch In My Get-A-Long" (Dave & Deke Combo)
Western Swing Female: Georgia Parker- "Boy In Texas"
Rockabilly Male: Jittery Jack- "Boston Baby"
Honky Tonk Female: Sarah Vista- "I Wish You Hell"
Rockabilly Group: Modern Don Juans- "Jump, Shake & Move"
The Hi-Jivers- "I'm Gonna Miss You (Like The Devil)"
Slim & The Gems- "Chasin' Tail"
Mikaela Finne- "Package Full Of Heartache"
Brea Burns & The Boleros- "Lucky In Everything But Love"
Sirocco Bros- "Down Home"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Wayne Hancock- "Driving My Young Life Away"
Billy Brown- "Flip Out"
Tami Neilson- "Ten Tonne Truck"
Johnny Burnette- "Cincinnati Fireball"
Outro Music Bed: The Travelers (Johnny & Dorsey Burnette)- "The Big House"
2019 has been a great year of new releases and we aren't done yet! We'll hear tunes from the latest releases by The Mellows, John Fogerty, Stray Cats, Dale Watson, Jolie & The Jackalopes, Mike Zito (with Jimmy Vivino), Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes and Televisionaries as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown. We also shine the Ameripolitan Music Awards spotlight on nominees Amber Foxx, Kathryn Legendre, Johnny Falstaff, Kyle Eldridge (with his Kentucky Cow Hands) and Trix 'O' Treat! Hey Mr. DJ request segment has a couple of great requests from 1957 and we spin rockers from Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Trio, The Everly Brothers and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes- "On The Hardwood Floor"
Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "If It's News To You"
Mike Zito (with Jimmy Vivino)- "Let It Rock"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Televisionaries- "Tokyo Swing"
Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "Think Link"
Ameripolitan Music Award Spotlight nominees:
Rockabilly Female: Amber Foxx- "Break Up"
Honky Tonk Female: Kathryn Legendre- "Going Crazy"
Honky Tonk Male: Johnny Falstaff- "Lost In The City Lights"
Western Swing Male: Kyle Eldridge (Kentucky Cow Hands)- "I Hear Ya Talkin'"
Rockabilly Group: Trix 'O' Treat- "Red Lipstick"
Live set:
John Fogerty- "Bad Moon Rising"
The Everly Brothers- "Be Bop A Lula"
Stray Cats- "C'mon Everybody"
Jolie & The Jackalopes- "Crown To Wear"
Dale Watson- "If You're Not Here"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Billy Barrix- "Cool Off Baby"
Wayne Walker- "Bo Bo Ska Diddle Daddle"
The Mellows- "The Drifter"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Black Widow"
It's our annual ALL Christmas show with new tracks from Los Lobos, Erin Viancourt and Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys. We stroll down to the Doo-Wop Corner (Christmas edition) with tunes by Dion and The Platters. Nathan Belt tells us his favorite Christmas memories and we spin tunes by Elvis Presley, Marty Robbins, Los Straitjackets, Buck Owens, Hillbilly Casino, Dale Watson, JD McPherson, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Brenda Lee, George Jones & Tammy Wynette, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones, Joel Paterson and Rio & The Rockabilly Revival!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- "Rockabilly Christmas"
Los Straitjackets- "We Three Kings"
Buck Owens- "Christmas Times A Comin'"
Rio & The Rockabilly Revival- "Big Bad Santa"
Christmas Vacation snippet
Brenda Lee- "Papa Noel"
Marty Robbins- "One Of You (In Every Size)"
George Jones & Tammy Wynette- "Mr. & Mrs. Santa"
Dale Watson- "Honky Tonk Christmas"
Joel Paterson- "White Christmas"
Elvis Presley- "I'll Be Home On Christmas Day"
Elf snippet
Erin Viancourt- "Christmas For Cowboys"
Nathan Belt on Favorite Christmas Memories
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Run Run Rudolph"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town"
Doo-Wop Corner:
Dion- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Home Alone 2 snippet
The Platters- "Jingle Bell Rock"
Los Lobos- "Feliz Navidad"
JD McPherson- "What's That Sound?"
How The Grinch Stole Christmas snippet
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Winter Wonderland" (live)
Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Cool Yule Boogie"
Hillbilly Casino- "Up'n At'em Old Saint Nick"
Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "Sleigh Ride"
Still finding great new tunes to bring you this week. We spin new tracks from Lee Rocker, The Hi-Jivers, Pat Capocci, Jimmy Dale, Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, The Mavericks, Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts and rockers from Gene Vincent and Jerry Lee Lewis! We also spin a new track from Satan's Pilgrims in our Christmas Jukebox segment (also featuring Two Tons Of Steel, Carolyn Sills, Chris Isaak and Reverend Horton Heat) and we hear more of the 2020 nominees (Linda Gail Lewis, Cheryl Deseree, Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners, 50 Shades Of Hay feat. Wendy Newcomer and Mark Gamsjager & The Lustre Kings) in our Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Hi-Jivers- "I Smell A Rat"
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Dance In The Street"
The Mavericks- "Blame It On Your Heart"
Pat Capocci- "Where The Eagles Fly"
Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts- "I Got Stripes"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight nominees:
Rockabilly Female: Linda Gail Lewis- "Round Too Long"
Western Swing Female: Cheryl Deseree- "Half"
Honky Tonk Male: Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners- "Make It Back Home"
Western Swing Group & Female: 50 Shades Of Hay (feat. Wendy Newcomer)-
"That's Why I'm Walking"
Rockabilly Group: Mark Gamsjager & The Lustre Kings- "It Ain't Right"
Christmas Jukebox:
Two Tons Of Steel- "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"
Satan's Pilgrims- "Greensleeves"
Carolyn Sills- "George Bailey"
Chris Isaak- "Christmas On TV" (live)
Reverend Horton Heat- "Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy"
Lee Rocker- "Dog House Shuffle"
Jimmy Dale- "Love Me"
Bob Dylan (with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Marshall Grant, Bob Wootton & WS Holland)- "That's All Right, Mama"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "End Of The Road"
Outro Music Bed: Reverend Horton Heat- "Winter Wonderland"
A few more tunes appear in our Christmas jukebox this week from The Mavericks, Roy Clark, Marti Brom, Squirrel Nut Zippers and April Mae & The June Bugs. We'll take a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner (revealing who a backing band was for one of those), an Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight with Laura Palmer and Screamin' Rebel Angels, Charley Crockett, Farmer & Adele, Eddie Clendening and Katie Shore with Asleep At The Wheel. Plus, we hear new tunes from GA-20, Jolie & The Jackalopes and the latest from Robert Gordon with Chris Spedding and Ronnie Wood with Imelda May in our "Double Trouble" segment! And yes...still there's more!!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
GA-20- "Got Love If You Want It"
Jolie & The Jackalopes- "Little Chevrolet"
Buddy Holly & The Crickets- "Oh Boy"
Double Trouble:
Robert Gordon with Chris Spedding- "The Wanderer"
Ronnie Wood with Imelda May- "Rock 'n' Roll Music"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight nominees:
Rockabilly Female: Laura Palmer/ Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Racing Death"
Honky Tonk Male: Charley Crockett- "Big Gold Mine"
Western Swing Female: Katie Shore (with Asleep At The Wheel)- "Big River"
Rockabilly Male: Eddie Clendening- "Rolling Stone"
Western Swing Group & Western Swing Male: The Farmer & Adele-
"Gone Long Gone"
Christmas Jukebox:
Squirrel Nut Zippers- "Hot Christmas"
April Mae & The June Bugs- "Zat You Santa Claus?"
Marti Brom- "Sleigh Bell Rock"
Roy Clark- "Jingle Bells"
The Mavericks- "Santa Wants To Take You For A Ride"
Doo-Wop Corner:
James Powell & The Blue Velvets- "Beverly Angel"
The Penguins- "Jingle Jangle"
High Noon- "When She's Good"
Elvis Presley- "Dirty, Dirty Feeling"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Rumble Mambo"
We start a new segment on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour called "Christmas Jukebox" this hour with NEW holiday tracks from JD McPherson (from the recent Record Store Day release) and Los Lobos from latest Christmas release. We also spin NEW tracks from Hot Chickens, Sarah Mai, Stray Cats, Marti Brom, The Swamp Shakers, The 40 Acre Mule and Brea Burns & The Boleros as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown! We'll take a walk to the Doo-Wop Corner with tracks by The Heartbeats and Big Sandy AND the Ameripolitan Music Awards spotlight returns as we play 2020 Honky Tonk Group nominees Western Centuries, Casey James Prestwood & The Burning Angels, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, The Shootouts as well as a track from Master Award recipient Duane Eddy!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Hot Chickens- "Rave On"
Stray Cats- "I'll Be Looking Out For You"
Marti Brom- "Last Ten Years With You"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Brea Burns & The Boleros- "El Camino Del Peyote Part 1"
Danny Gatton- "The Simpsons theme"
The Swamp Shakers- "Hot Rod Rocket"
The 40 Acre Mule- "Josephine"
The Ridgetop Westeernaires- "Lookin' For Better Days"
The Doo-Wop Corner:
The Heartbeats- "A Thousand Miles Away"
Big Sandy- "Guided Missiles"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight 2020
Honky Tonk Group Of The Year Nominees:
Western Centuries- "Wild Birds"
Casey James Prestwood & The Burning Angels- "Jailbird"
Duane Eddy (Master Award recipient)- "Mr. Guitar"
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "If That's The Way It's Gotta Be"
The Shootouts- "Reckless Abandon"
Christmas Jukebox:
Los Lobos- "Christmas and You"
JD McPherson- "Red Bowl (For A Blue Girl)"
Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Tempest"
This week, Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour spins the latest from The Mavericks (covering Waylon Jennings), Jason James, Love Tattoo, Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes, Marty Stuart, The Delta Bombers, Jimmy Dale, Rio & The Rockabilly Revival, Mike Teardrop Trio, The Sugar Daddys as well as Los Tiki Phantoms and Urban Zotel in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We'll take a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner, hear some requests in Hey Mr. DJ and still there's more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes- "Get Wild Or Get Gone"
Love Tattoo- "Anybody Else But Me"
The Sugar Daddys- "Don't Really Matter"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Los Tiki Phantoms- "I Fought The Law"
Urban Zotel- "Shoestring Shuffle"
Mike Teardrop Trio- "Just A Country Boy"
Marty Robbins- "Running Gun"
Rio & The Rockabilly Revival- "On My Knees"
Jason James- "City On The Bayou"
The Mavericks- "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" (radio edit)
Jimmy Dale- "Diggin' The Boogie"
Marty Stuart- "That'll Be All Right"
The Delta Bombers- "Lovin' Hell"
Doo-Wop Corner:
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers- "Little Bitty Pretty One"
Eugene Church & The Fellows- "Pretty Girls Everywhere"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Johnny Horton- "Let's Take The Long Way Home"
The Cramps- "Rock On The Moon"
Peter Gunn & The Neatbloods- "Stomp To The Boogie"
Janis Martin- "Two Long Years"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Black Widow"
Country, Blues, Rockabilly, Doo-Wop...it's all here on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We've got NEW tunes from Charley Crockett, Janiva Magness, The Carolyn Sills Combo, Pat Capocci, Marti Brom, Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics, Todd Day Wait, Bamboozle and Sarah Mai. Plus, our Hey Mr. DJ request segment, a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner a Country icon's debut 1959 single, our instru-Mental Breakdown (featuring a mostly-instrumental from Danny "O" & The Astro-Tones and a classic from Larry Collins and Joe Maphis) and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Pat Capocci- "Hot Hot Heat"
Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics- "Barefoot Blues"
Marti Brom- "If 'If' Was A Fifth"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Danny "O" & The Astrotones- "Machine Gun"
Larry Collins & Joe Maphis- "Early American"
The Carolyn Sills Combo- "Feleena"
Todd Day Wait- "Who's To Blame"
Wanda Jackson- "Bye Bye Baby"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Silhouettes- "Get A Job"
The Cleftones- "Little Girl Of Mine"
Dolly Parton- "Puppy Love"
Sarah Mai- "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean"
Old 97's & Waylon Jennings- "Iron Road"
Bamboozle- "The Lowdown"
Charley Crockett- "7 Come 11"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Maddox Brothers & Rose- "New Step It Up And Go"
Brenda Lee- "One Step At A Time"
Janiva Magness- "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Outro Music Bed: The Tennessee Three- "Cry, Cry, Cry"
There's 15 killer new tracks on this episode from Jimmy Dale (newly released from 1998 with Nick Curran and Jake Erwin), Dale Watson, Tami Neilson, Chuck Mead, Marty Stuart, Hot Chickens, Jason James, Terra Jackson, Magic, Tiger Army, Twisted Rod, Jesse Dayton, Dave Del Monte & The Cross Country Boys as well as new tunes from Crown City Bombers & Joel Paterson in our instru-Mental Breakdown! Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment returns honoring Hank Williams with covers by Jerry Lee Lewis and Jack Scott! Plus, there's a great classic from Johnny Cash to finish things up.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Tami Neilson- "Hey Bus Driver"
Chuck Mead- "Shake"
Terra Jackson with Danny B. Harvey- "Fallin'"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Crown City Bombers- "Rockin' Tomato"
Joel Paterson- "All My Loving"
Dale Watson (with Dave Gonzalez)- "Brylcreem and Vaseline"
Jason James- "Move A Little Closer"
Jimmy Dale- "Riverside Jump"
Magic- "Forever Rock 'N' Roll"
Tiger Army- "Shadowlight"
Jesse Dayton- "Just What I Needed"
Twisted Rod- "I Wanna Bop"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Hank Williams- "I'm A Long Gone Daddy"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Your Cheating Heart"
Jack Scott- "Honky Tonk Blues"
Marty Stuart- "Been Lonely Too Long"
Hot Chickens- "Well All Right"
Dave Del Monte & The Cross Country Boys- "Rag Roof Roadster"
Johnny Cash- "Oney"
Outro Music Bed: Johnny Cash- "Rollin' Free"
Still plenty of KILLER new music to be heard this year!! We spin the latest from Marti Brom, The Delta Bombers, Carolyn Sills Combo, Johnny Falstaff, Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders, The Kabooms, Bamboozle, Mike Teardrop Trio, GA-20 and The 40 Acre Mule and NEW tracks by Kentucky Cowhands and The Royal Hounds in our instru-Mental Breakdown! We take a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner and hear a couple of requests in our Hey Mr. DJ segment. We'll also pay tribute to the late, great Lew Williams who passed away September 1st.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Marti Brom- "Come Destroy Me"
Bamboozle- "Heebie Jeebies"
Buddy Holly- "Changin' All Those Changes"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Kentucky Cowhands- "Frontiers Fiddlin'"
The Royal Hounds- "Pororoca"
Carolyn Sills Combo- "Hold Your Horses"
Johnny Falstaff- "Steppin' Stone"
Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders- "Everyday"
Mike Teardrop Trio- "Two Timing Mama"
The 40 Acre Mule- "16 Days"
In Memoriam:
Lew Williams- "Bop Bop Ba Doo Bop" (Lew passed September 1, 2019)
The Kabooms- "Bigger Fish To Fry"
GA-20- "Lonely Soul"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The 5 Royales- "Messin' Up"
Dion & The Belmonts- "I Got The Blues"
Hey Mr. DJ:
Peanuts Wilson- "You've Got Love"
Little Richard- "Hey Hey Hey Hey"
The Delta Bombers- "Give Em' All"
Dwight Yoakam- "Three Good Reasons"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Roughshod"
It's the 2nd annual Halloween Show on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Connor Rocket once again co-hosts an hour of devilishly good tunes and vintage horror film trailers! You'll drop your candy and run when you hear tunes from Thurston Harris, Marcel Bontempi, The Delta Bombers, Messer Chups, John Fogerty, Chris Isaak, Roy Clark, Sirocco Bros., Bobby Bare, Vince Ray's Loser Machine, Round Robbin, The Time Burners, an instru-MENTAL Breakdown with Los Straitjackets and The Moontrekkers and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Tarantula Ghoul & Her Gravediggers- "Graveyard Rock"
Messer Chups- "They Call Me Zombie"
John Fogerty- "Wicked Old Witch"
Round Robin- "I'm The Wolfman"
The Haunted Strangler trailer
Jack Turner- "Nightmare"
Sirocco Bros.- "Flying Saucers"
Brian Setzer- "Flyin' Saucer Rock 'n' Roll"
Marcel Bontempi- "Witch Girl"
I Was A Teenage Werewolf trailer
The Time Burners- "Little Wolf Man"
snippet from Space Ghost- "It's Not Easy Bein' Evil"
Chris Isaak- "Voodoo"
Vince Ray's Loser Machine- "Monster Hop a Bop-a-Lula"
Bobby Bare- "Vampira"
Horror Of Dracula trailer
Roy Clark- "Spooky Movies"
instru-MENTAL Breakdown:
The Moontrekkers- "Night Of The Vampire"
Los Straitjackets- "Theme From Halloween"
Thurston Harris- "Purple Stew"
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown snippet
The Delta Bombers- "Witch Doctor"
Robot Monster trailer
Claudine Clark- "Walkin' Through A Cemetary"
The Monotones- "Legend Of Sleepy Hollow"
Outro Music Bed: Satan's Pilgrims- "Gravewalk"
Lots of killer new tunes this week from The Mavericks (covering John Anderson and we dare you not to sing along), Charley Crockett, Vaden Landers, Hot Chickens, Diablogato, The Swamp Shakers, Marcel Bontempi with Carlos Slap, Danny "O" & The Astrotones, Ryan Glenn Band and The Shootouts and Nick Waterhouse in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Plus, we go down to the Doo-Wop Corner as well as hear a couple of your requests! If that isn't enough, we throw in some rockers by Brian Setzer, The Gunboat Diplomats, Charlie Feathers and Terry Noland! It's more fun than you imagined possible in one hour!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Brian Setzer- "Nothing Is A Sure Thing"
The Swamp Shakers- "Didn't Start Livin'"
Hot Chickens- "Love's Made A Fool Of You"
Diablogato- "Boston Bound, Memphis Heart (Get On Up)"
Terry Noland- "Ten Little Women"
Danny "O" & The Astrotones- "Translation"
Ryan Glenn Band- "Delusional Disorder"
Charlie Feathers- "Bottle To The Baby"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Shootouts- "Quick Draw"
Nick Waterhouse- "El Viv"
Vaden Landers- "Young Lovers"
Marcel Bontempi & Carlos Slap- "Young Souls"
The Gunboat Diplomats- "Crazy About You"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Dells- "Jo Jo"
The Gladiolas- "Run Run Little Joe"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Patsy Cline- "Lovesick Blues"
JD McPherson- "Wolf Teeth"
The Mavericks- "Swingin'"
Charley Crockett- "5 More Miles"
Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Movin' 'N' Groovin'"
We've got Kings, Requests, Blond Bomber, Beatles cover and more on the latest Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We spin new tunes in our instru-Mental Breakdown by Joel Paterson (covering The Bealtes) and Greg Townson plus new tracks by Chuck Mead, Janiva Magness (covering John Fogerty), Jolie & The Jackalopes, The 40 Acre Mule, Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, Peter & The Wolves, Crown City Bombers and a recently released Elvis live track. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Ronnie Dawson with covers by The Del Moroccos and the Hillbilly Moon Explosion. Plus, we hear a couple of your requests and tunes from the 3 Kings Of The Blues...B.B. King, Albert King and Freddie King!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "I Know"
Chuck Mead- "Daddy Worked The Pole"
Peter & The Wolves- "Hot Foot Woman"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Joel Paterson- "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
Greg Townson- "Speed Bump"
Crown City Bombers- "A Big Hunka Love"
The 40 Acre Mule- "Make Up Your Mind"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Ronnie Dawson- "Monkey's Uncle" (backed by The Planet Rockers)
The Del Moroccos- "Action Packed"
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Fish Outa Water"
Elvis Presley- "Baby What You Want Me To Do" (live 8-25-69)
Janiva Magness- "Change In The Weather"
Three Kings Of The Blues:
B.B. King- "Please Love Me"
Albert King- "Little Boy Blue"
Freddie King- "I'm Tore Down"
Hey Mr. DJ:
The Derailers- "100% Pure Fool"
Eddie Cochran- "Stockings & Shoes"
Jolie & Jackalopes- "She's Too High"
Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Dipsy Doodle"
I had so much fun putting together this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We've got the latest from Headcat 13, Johnny Falstaff, Kentucky Cow Hands, Jesse Dayton, Kokomo Kings, Lee Rocker, Daddy Long Legs, Love Tattoo, Jacob Tolliver and Mike Teardrop Trio. Our Hey Mr. DJ request segment has some good ones from Conway Twitty and Tracy Pendarvis. The Instru-Mental Breakdown has rockers from Black Flamingos and Lonnie Mack (with Stevie Ray Vaughan), we take a walk to the Doo-Wop Corner and our Five Year Flashback is with Chris Isaak!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Daddy Long Legs- "Winners Circle"
Jacob Tolliver- "Restless"
Headcat 13- "Rockin' Route 66"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Lonnie Mack (with Stevie Ray Vaughan)- "Double Whammy"
Black Flamingos- "Chicken Wire"
Kentucky Cow Hands- "Old Cowhand"
*snippet of Walter Hill, Bobby Woods & Les Deux Love Orchestra-
"James Riley Takes A Hand"
Johnny Falstaff- "Move A Mountain"
Mike Teardrop Trio- "Good For Nothin'"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Tracy Pendarvis- "A Thousand Guitars"
Conway Twitty- "I Vibrate"
Kokomo Kings- "Fighting Fire With Gasoline"
Lee Rocker- "Honey Don't" (live)
Love Tattoo- "When Life Comes Knockin'"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Fleas- "Scratchin'"
Lil Mo & The Dynaflos- "Why Don't You Answer"
Five Year Flashback:
Chris Isaak on Jerry Lee Lewis
Chris Isaak- "Running Down The Road"
Jesse Dayton- "State Trooper"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Black Widow"
We've got everything from Doo-Wop to Honky Tonk to Rockabilly to Psychobilly on the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week! Hear NEW tunes from Bonnie Montgomery with Rosie Flores, Stray Cats, Tiger Army, Hot Chickens, The Hi-Jivers, Tilford Sellers, Dallas Moore, Jimmie Vaughan, Charley Crockett, Awkward Family Portraits, Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown, a Five Year Flashback with Rocky Burnette and a trip to the Doo Wop Corner! Plus, we've got a live track from Dale Watson, rockers from The Altar Billies, Wanda Jackson and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Stray Cats- "I Attract Trouble"
The Hi-Jivers- "I Can't Hold Out"
The Altar Billies- "Hot"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Spitfires- "Fireball Mail"
Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders- "Gettin' Dirty"
Tilford Sellers- "She's Coming Home"
Dallas Moore- "All I Need"
Bonnie Montgomery with Rosie Flores- "You Can't Shake"
Awkward Family Portraits- "Ring Ring Angus"
Wanda Jackson- "It'll Be Me"
Jimmie Vaughan- "What's Your Name?"
Charley Crockett- "Borrowed Time"
Dale Watson- "Lee's Liquor Lounge"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Robins- "The Hatchet Man"
The Prisonaires- "Baby Please"
Five Year Flashback:
Rocky Burnette on The Beatles and Elvis
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers-
"Lonesome Tears In My Eyes"
Tiger Army- "Devil That You Don't Know"
Hot Chickens- "Tell Me How"
Outro Music Bed:
The Di Maggio Connection- "A Night In Shanghai"
We hear a new single from Theo Lawrence produced by Mark Neill on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Plus, we spin NEW tracks from The Delta Bombers (also produced by Mark Neill), The WildTones, Danny "O" & The Astrotones, Jake Calypso & His Red Hot, Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo, Ryan Glenn Band and The Mellows. Our Five Year Flashback is with John Fogerty, the Time Machine goes back to the week ending March 8, 1958, the Doo Wop Corner has classics from The Sharps (with Duane Eddy) and The Cadillacs, and we hear rockers from Robert Gordon, The Wise Guyz and The Fabulous Thunderbirds!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The WildTones- "Pretty Boy"
Danny "O" & The Astrotones- "Fool Out Of You"
Theo Lawrence- "The Worst In Me"
The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "True Love"
Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "You Hound Ya Lie"
Jake Calypso & His Red Hot- "Don't Miss The Train Man"
Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "As Long As I'm Movin'"
Ryan Glenn Band- "Record Man"
Doo-Wop Corner:
The Cadillacs- "I Wonder Why"
The Sharps- "Look At Me" (with Duane Eddy)
The Wise Guyz- "Beware"
The Delta Bombers- "Wild & Free"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending March 8, 1958:
#94 Eddie Cochran- "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie"
#56 Don Gibson- "Oh Lonesome Me"
#1 Elvis Presley- "Don't"
Five Year Flashback:
John Fogerty on rockabilly and Sun Records sound
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Cross-Tie Walker"
The Mellows- "Walkin' Zombie"
Robert Gordon- "Have I The Right"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Dixie Doodle"
We've got a new segment this hour called the "Doo-Wop Corner" where we take a walk to hear some great Doo-Wop tunes on the corner. This time it's Dion & The Belmonts and Billy Ward & His Dominoes. We also hear NEW tunes from Greg Townson and Los Freneticos in our instru-Mental Breakdown, a Five Year Flashback with Webb Wilder AND a couple of great requests in Hey Mr. DJ. You'll also hear NEW tunes from Eddie Clendening, Mike Teardrop Trio, The Deltas, Rock'n'Roll Kamikazes, The Modernes, Fatboy, Clint Bradley, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, classics from Gene Vincent, Don Willis and a recent rocker from Babe Miller!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Eddie Clendening- "Hard Road To Hoe"
Mike Teardrop Trio- "That Extra Mile"
Gene Vincent- "Hot Dollar"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Los Freneticos- "Palmira"
Greg Townson- "Joy Ride"
The Deltas- "Bubble Up"
The Rock'n'Roll Kamikazes- "Pocket"
The Modernes- "Big River"
Doo-Wop Corner:
Dion & The Belmonts- "I Can't Go On (Rosalie)"
Billy Ward & His Dominoes- "Sixty Minute Man"
Fatboy- "Just A Little Bit"
Clint Bradley- "The Lightning Ride"
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "My First Broken Heart
(Since My Last Broken Heart)"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Johnny Cash- "Hit The Road & Go"
Jeff Daniels- "Switch Blade Sam"
Five Year Flashback:
Webb Wilder on the "Webb Wilder creedo"
Webb Wilder- "Rough And Tumble Guy"
Don Willis- "Boppin' High School Baby"
Babe Miller- "Pontiac Boogie"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Black Widow"
Call me Gear-Jammin' James Riley this week as Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (September 8-14) with an hour of Truckin' tunes on our first annual Keep On Truckin' show! We've got classics and more recent tunes from Dave Dudley, Red Simpson, Dick Curless, Johnny Cash, Red Sovine, Don Diego Trio, Kay Adams with BR549, Jerry Reed, Junior Brown (with Red Simpson), Dale Watson, The Hi-Risers, The Royal Hounds, Merle Haggard, The Golden Roses, Sonny George, Bill Kirchen, Sons Of The Pioneers and Link Davis! Breaker One-Niner...this is Gear-Jammin' James Riley...anyone got their ears on?
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
**Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"**
Dave Dudley- "Six Days On The Road"
Dale Watson- "...Loose Nut Behind The Wheel"
Red Simpson- "Motivatin' Man"
Junior Brown & Red Simpson- "Nitro Express"
Jerry Reed- "East Bound & Down"
Dick Curless- "Big Wheel Cannonball"
The Golden Roses- "Bad Habit"
Sonny George- "Big Rig Blues"
Bill Kirchen- "Hillbilly Truck Drivin' Man"
Link Davis- "Trucker From Tennessee"
The Don Diego Trio- "Truck Drivin' Daddy"
Kay Adams & BR549- "Mama Was A Rock (Daddy Was A Rolling Stone)"
The Hi-Risers- "Gear Bustin' Sort Of A Feller"
Sons Of The Pioneers- "Diesel Smoke"
Merle Haggard- "Movin' On"
Dave Dudley- "Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun"
Johnny Cash- "All I Do Is Drive"
Red Sovine- "Giddy-Up Go"
The Royal Hounds- "Road Scholar"
Outro Music Bed: Sonny George- "Jacknife"
Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour spins a TON of killer new tracks this week from The Delta Bombers, The Kokomo Kings, Jacob Tolliver, Mike Bell, Supersonics, Stray Cats, Marcel Bontempi & Carlos Slap, Bambi Lee Savage along with Didi Wray and The Duke Robillard Band in our instru-Mental Breakdown! We hear from 2 of the headliners at Nashville Boogie 2020: Levi Dexter & The Rockats and Tiger Army. Our Time Machine goes back to the week ending July 20, 1957 and our Five Year Flashback is with The Cactus Blossoms!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Delta Bombers- "15 To Life"
The Kokomo Kings- "The More I Get, The More I Want"
Levi & The Rockats- "Rockabilly Idol"
Jacob Tolliver- "Jenny, Jenny"
Bambi Lee Savage- "Baby Come Back"
Tiger Army- "Outlaw Heart"
The Shadowmen- "Warm Love"
The Lucky Bullets- "Fire Down Below"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Didi Wray- "Terremoto Surf"
The Duke Robillard Band- "Rawhide"
Marcel Bontempi & Carlos Slap- "Young Souls"
Stray Cats- "Mean Pickin' Mama"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending July 20, 1957:
#95 Chuck Berry- "Oh Baby Doll"
#85 The Del-Vikings- "Cool Shake"
#1 Elvis Presley- "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Five Year Flashback:
The Cactus Blossoms on working with JD McPherson and the Alton & Jimmy cover
The Cactus Blossoms- "No More Crying The Blues"
Supersonics- "Denver"
Mike Bell- "Hey Heartache"
Jackie Lee Cochran- "Mama Don't You Think I Know"
Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Primeval"
It's a fun mix of modern and vintage tunes on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Hear NEW and recent recordings from John Lindberg Trio, Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, The Lincolns, Mike Teardrop Trio, Scotty Baker, Lucky Lance & The Star Devils, The Belasco's, Howlin' Lou & His Whip Lovers, A Jay Wade & The Tennessee No. 9, Uncle Charlie Combo and more! Plus, we take a couple of your requests in our Hey Mr. DJ segment, set our Time Machine to the week ending March 1, 1959 and our Five Year Flashback is with JD McPherson!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
John Lindberg Trio- "One Track Mind"
Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Tell Me"
The Belasco's- "The Darkest Night"
Howlin' Lou & His Whip Lovers- "Bad Attitude"
Uncle Charlie Combo- "That's All"
Mike Teardrop Trio- "Sad & Blue"
A Jay Wade & The Tennessee No. 9- "I Lost My Gal From Memphis"
Charlie Thompson- "Eanie Meanie Baby"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Onie Wheeler- "Going Back To The City"
Brian Setzer's '68 Comeback Special- "I'm Only In It For The Honey"
Elvis Presley- "I Don't Wanna Be Tied"
Scotty Baker- "Since My Baby Met You"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending March 1, 1959:
#82 Buddy Holly- "It Doesn't Matter Anymore"
#63 Ricky Nelson- "Never Be Anyone Else But You"
#1 Lloyd Price- "Stagger Lee"
Five Year Flashback:
JD McPherson on "Bloodhound Rock"
JD McPherson- "Bloodhound Rock
Lucky Lance & The Star Devils- "Bang Wallop Wham"
The Lincolns- "Promised Land"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Raw-Hide"
Elvis Presley passed away 42 years ago on August 16, 1977 at 42 years old. On this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour, we talk with Elvis Tribute Artist, Cote Deonath about performing, obscure Elvis tracks, 70's Elvis, a special rockin' request and more! We'll hear "King Covers" by Wanda Jackson, Sleepy LaBeef, Brenda Lee, Chris Isaak, Jake Calypso, Conway Twitty and an Elvis themed tune from Billy Burnette. Plus, we'll play some radio and tv ads for various movies and tv specials. June Carter also talks about Elvis in a snippet from the 50's on the Louisiana Hayride and Sir Cliff Richard talks about finally getting to do a duet with Elvis in our Five Year Flashback!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Wanda Jackson- "Ain't That Loving You Baby"
Brenda Lee- "Just Because"
Chris Isaak- "Love Me"
Conway Twitty- "Treat Me Nice"
Billy Burnette- "Hot Time In Memphis (Elvis & The Blue Moon Boys)"
June Carter talks about Elvis (from The Louisiana Hayride in the 50's)
Elvis Presley- "A Mess Of Blues"
Cote Deonath interview segment 1
*Wink Martindale ID
Radio spot for Elvis Presley performing at Oakland Auditorium
June 3, 1956
Interview segment 2
Elvis Christmas greeting
Ad for G.I. Blues movie 1960
Interview segment 3
Elvis Presley- "She's A Machine"
Interview segment 4
Elvis Presley- "Raised On Rock"
Ad for Follow That Dream movie
Interview segment 5
Snippet from TV break during Aloha From Hawaii
Interview segment 6
Elvis Presley- "Doncha' Think It's Time"
Five Year Flashback:
Sir Cliff Richard on getting to duet with Elvis
Cliff Richard (with Elvis Presley)- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Jake Calypso & His Red Hot- "That's All Right"
Sleepy LaBeef- "Mystery Train"
Outro Music Bed: Scotty Moore- "Don't Be Cruel"
On this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour, we hear an instru-Mental Breakdown (with NEW tunes from Bloodshot Bill and Martin Cilia), a Hey Mr. DJ request segment (with Carlene Carter & Dave Edmunds and Eddie Cochran), Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine (landing at week ending February 7, 1960) and a Five Year Flashback (with Dale Watson from early 2016)! PLUS, hear NEW tunes from Jesse Dayton (covering The Clash), The Shootouts, Chuck Mead, Howlin' Ric & The Rocketeers, The Bullets, Danny "O" & The Astrotones, Black Moon Boys as well as classics from Elvis Presley and George Jones!!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Elvis Presley- "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
Howlin' Ric & The Rocketeers- "Your Loving Days Are Through"
Chuck Mead- "The Man Who Shook The World"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Bloodshot Bill- "Peeling"
Martin Cilia- "Marvin Bay"
The Bullets- "Thunderbird"
Danny "O" & The Astrotones- "Drinkin' On A School Night"
Black Moon Boys- "Upside Down"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Carlene Carter with Dave Edmunds- "Baby Ride Easy"
Eddie Cochran- "Three Steps To Heaven"
In Memory (Dexter Tisby of The Penguins passed 5-30-19):
The Penguins- "Earth Angel"
The Shootouts- "If I Could"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine (week ending 2-7-1960)
#92 Dorsey Burnette- "Tall Oak Tree"
#81 Chuck Berry- "Let It Rock"
#1 Johnny Preston- "Running Bear"
Five Year Flashback:
Dale Watson on George Jones and Ameripolitan origins
Dale Watson- "Jonesin' For Jones"
George Jones- "Let A LIttle Lovin' Come In"
Jesse Dayton- "Bankrobber"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Hotel Loneliness"
The 7th annual International Blues Music Day is August 3, 2019 so we dedicate Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this show to all blues music! Dion is in our Five Year Flashback with a blues cover and our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine goes back to week ending May 21, 1955 to hear the top 3 Rhythm & Blues Records (Big Joe Turner, Bo Diddley and Little Walter)! Plus, hear NEW tunes from Billy F. Gibbons, Kim Wilson, Jontavious Willis, Jimmie Vaughan, a recently released Keith Richards track (with Johnnie Johnson on piano), recent rockers from Big Jon Atkinson, Buddy Guy and classics from Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins and B.B. King!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Robert Johnson- "Cross Road Blues"
Lightnin' Hopkins- "Had A Gal Called Sal"
Jimmie Vaughan- "Baby, Please Come Home"
John Lee Hooker- "Big Legs, Tight Skirt"
B.B. King- "Shake It Up & Go"
Billy Gibbons- "Crackin' Up"
Muddy Waters- "Got My Mojo Workin'"
Kim Wilson (with Big Jon Atkinson)- "You've Been Goofin'"
Big Jon Atkinson (with Kim Wilson)- "Hold Out"
Buddy Guy (with Kim Wilson)- "Too Late"
Keith Richards (with Johnnie Johnson)- "Big Town Playboy"
Howlin' Wolf- "Howlin' For My Darlin'"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Top 3 played in Jukeboxes Rhythm & Blues:
#2 tied Big Joe Turner- "Flip, Flop & Fly"
#2 tied Bo Diddley- "I'm A Man"
#1 Little Walter- "My Babe"
Five Year Flashback:
Dion on Lightnin' Hawkins
Dion- "Katie Mae"
Jontavious Willis- "The Blues Is Dead"
Outro Music Bed: Kim Wilson- "Smokin' Joint"
So much great music on the show this hour! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour spins NEW tracks from Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, John Lindberg Trio, Stray Cats, The Hawkmen, Eddie Clendening, Sister Suzie, Rob Ryan Roadshow, Carl Bradychok and more! We also get a new track from Greg Townson and a classic from Dick Dale in our instru-Mental Breakdown, a Five Year Flashback with Billy Burnette and a Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honoring Merle Haggard with covers by Jerry Lee Lewis and The Everly Brothers! Plus, we pay tribute to Huelyn Duvall who passed away on May 15th.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Elvis Presley- "I'm Coming Home"
The Howlin' Coyotes- "The Game"
In Memory:
Huelyn Duvall- "Pucker Paint"
The Hawkmen- "There's One Thing"
The Dynamics- "Misery"
Stray Cats- "Cry Danger"
Eddie Clendening- "I've Been Had"
Carl Bradychok- "Pointed Toe Shoes"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Greg Townson- "Venus"
Dick Dale- "Ghostriders In The Sky"
Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "The Brain Freeze"
John Lindberg Trio- "One More Saturday Night"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Merle Haggard- "If You Want To Be My Woman"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Workin' Man Blues"
The Everly Brothers- "Mama Tried"
Five Year Flashback:
Billy Burnette on his dad & uncle's "Tear It Up"
Billy Burnette- "Tear It Up"
Sister Suzie- "Sloppy Drunk"
Rob Ryan Roadshow- "Whiskey In A Jar"
Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "I Walk The Line"
Scott Hinds from The Royal Hounds co-hosts this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour with me. I pick 2 songs from their latest Low Class Songs For High Class People plus 1 from their previous album, Poker All Night Long! Scott picks all the rest of these fun tunes from George "Thumper" Jones, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Roy Orbison, JD McPherson, Carl Perkins, The Dempseys, Southern Culture On The Skids, Johnny7 & The Black Crabs, The Starjays, Shanda & The Howlers, Sticks McGhee and Billy Joe & The Dusty 45's!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
George "Thumper" Jones- "How Come It?"
Johnny7 & The Black Crabs- "Flexi-Flyer"
Carl Perkins- "Dixie Fried"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Americano"
The Royal Hounds- "The Walk"
Sticks McGhee- "Drinkin' Wine Spo Dee O Dee"
Roy Orbison- "In Dreams"
Billy Joe & The Dusty 45's- "Two Beers In Texas"
Shanda & The Howlers- "Keep Telling Me"
The Starjays- "Turn Down The Lights"
JD McPherson- "Scratching Circles"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Nitty Gritty"
The Royal Hounds- "Whackity Do"
The Dempseys- "Steak And Egg Crazy"
The Royal Hounds- "Gin Day"
Outro Music Bed: Johnny Cash (with Carl Perkins)- "Rollin' Free" (instrumental)
New tunes, requests, time machine and a five year flashback on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! New songs on the playlist come in from Daddy Long Legs, Ray Allen, John Lewis & His Rock'n'Roll Trio, Cliff Westfall, Doel Brothers, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles, Kitty Rose & The Rattlers, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Ray Allen, Fatboy and The Retrobaits. Our Hey Mr. DJ request segment includes requests for Josh Hi Fi & The Rhythm Kings and Hank Williams 3, our Five Year Flashback goes back to Deke Dickerson collaborating with Los Straitjackets and our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine lands at the week ending April 2, 1961.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Daddy Long Legs- "Glad Rag Ball"
Buddy Holly- "Don't Come Back Knockin'"
Cliff Westfall- "I'll Play The Fool"
The Doel Brothers- "Love Letter"
John Lewis & His Rock'n'Roll Trio- "Where Would Rock'n'Roll Be?
Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles- "Ain't Got No Choice"
Louisville Boppers- "Big Boppin' Daddy"
Fatboy- "Backbone Girl"
Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Hank Williams III- "87 Southbound"
Josh Hi Fi & The Rhythm Kings- "Old 109"
Ray Allen- "Nothing At All"
The Retrobaits- "Hey Hey Hayley"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
*Week ending April 2, 1961
#100 The Texans- "Green Grass Of Texas"
#89 Johnny Horton- "Sleepy Eyed John"
#1 Elvis Presley- "Surrender"
Five Year Flashback:
Deke Dickerson on collaborating with Los Straitjackets
Los Straitjackets with Deke Dickerson- "Kawanga"
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "If That's The Way It's Gotta Be"
Slim Sandy & The Hillbilly Boppers- "Romp & Stomp"
Kitty Rose & The Rattlers- "Might As Well Be Dead"
Outro Music Bed: Joe Maphis- "Guitar Rock 'n' Roll"
We spin the TOP 2 songs in our Stray "Cats Countdown" this hour PLUS we hear 2 more NEW tunes from their album, 40. Slim Jim Phantom talks about Carl Perkins in our Five Year Flashback as well. We also hear NEW tracks from Nick Lowe, Lucky 757 (with Matt's Blues), Pepita Slappers, McKinley James, Bat! and our instru-Mental Breakdown has the latest from Los Straitjackets and Bloodshot Bill. Plus, we've got rockers by Dave Edmunds (with Stray Cats), Gene Vincent, Ritchie Valens, Deke Dickerson, John Fogerty and JD McPherson!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Lucky 757 (with Matt's Blues)- "Enough To Make A Grown Man Cry"
McKinley James- "On The Run"
Stray Cats- "Three Times The Charm"
Gene Vincent- "Git It"
Dave Edmunds (with Stray Cats)- "The Race Is On"
#2 Stray Cats- "Stray Cat Strut"
JD McPherson- "I Can't Complain"
Bat!- "Villain"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Los Straitjackets- "The Fishin' Hole"
Bloodshot Bill- "Shark Tank"
Stray Cats- "I've Got Love If You Want It"
John Fogerty- "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues"
Pepita Slappers- "Playing Hard To Get"
Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Raincoat In The River"
Deke Dickerson- "I'm Getting Your Message Baby"
Five Year Flashback:
Slim Jim Phantom on playing with Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shows" (w/ Slim Jim & Lee Rocker)
#1 Stray Cats- "Rock This Town"
Ritchie Valens- "Framed"
Outro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Pickpocket"
We begin our Cats Countdown where we count down the top 5 of your favorite Stray Cats songs. This hour we hear #5-#3 as well as a NEW track from their latest album, 40. Plus, our Five Year Flashback is with Lee Rocker! We also hear NEW tunes from Eddie Clendening, George Benson, The Di Maggio Connection, Screamin' Rebel Angels, Los Blancos, The Shootouts, The Boogie Checkers and The Greasy Gills as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown that also features a track with The Ventures and Duane Eddy. We spin some rockers from Elvis Presley, Charlie Gracie, 13 Cats, Johnny Cash and Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham too!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Eddie Clendening- "Fire Engine Red"
The Boogie Checkers- "Dynamite Baby"
Cats Countdown #5:
Stray Cats- "(She's) Sexy & 17"
Elvis Presley- "Slowly But Surely"
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Plenty Of Love"
Stray Cats- "Rock It Off"
Charlie Gracie- "You Got A Heart Like A Rock"
George Benson- "Memphis, TN"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Greasy Gills- "Tequila Bill"
The Ventures with Duane Eddy- "I Fought The Law"
Cats Countdown #4:
Stray Cats- "Gene & Eddie"
Los Blancos- "Teenie Marlenie"
The Shootouts- "Cleaning House"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "I Believe"
13 Cats- "Snap, Crackle & Hiss"
Five Year Flashback:
Lee Rocker on Stray Cats high points
Cats Countdown #3:
Stray Cats- "Runaway Boys"
The Di Maggio Connection- "Rock 'A' Tango"
Johnny Cash- "Brakeman's Blues"
Outro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
It's our 2nd annual "Sun-Sational" Show as we once again kick off Summer Sun Fun (official first day of Summer is June 21st) with Connor Rocket co-hosting an hour of songs recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, TN (located at 706 Union Avenue). We've got tunes from a variety of artists including Elvis Presley, Charley Pride, Dale Watson (with Sarah Gayle Meech & Hillbilly Casino), Howlin' Wolf, John Mellencamp, Roy Orbison, Chris Isaak, Jerry Lee Lewis, Don Diego, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles, Johnny Cash, Barbara Pittman, Sonny Burgess, Billy Lee Riley & The Little Green Men, Charlie Rich, Billy "The Kid" Emerson, Carl Perkins, James Cotton and Roscoe Gordon!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Charley Pride- "(There's My Baby) Walkin' (The Stroll)"
Chris Isaak- "Everybody's In The Mood"
Charlie Rich- "Philadelphia Baby"
Roscoe Gordon- "Booted"
Dale Watson (w/ Sarah Gayle Meech & Hillbilly Casino)- "iF yoU"
Carl Perkins- "Birth Of Rock and Roll"
Billy "The Kid" Emerson- "Red Hot"
Billy Lee Riley & The Little Green Men- "Baby Please Don't Go"
James Cotton- "Cotton Crop Blues"
Johnny Cash- "Country Boy"
Elvis Presley- "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" (slow version)
Sonny Burgess- "We Wanna Boogie"
John Mellencamp- "No Better Than This"
Howlin' Wolf- "Oh, Red!"
Don Diego- "Road To Memphis"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee"
Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho Devilles- "Lucky"
Barbara Pittman- "I Need A Man"
Roy Orbison- "Claudette"
Outro Music Bed: Sonny Burgess- "Thunderbird"
A new rocker from Chuck Mead kicks off the latest Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour and sets the pace for this packed show! We also spin new tracks from Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), The Cash Box Kings, Dale Watson, Kim Lenz, Danny "O" & The Astrotones, Danny T & The Sirens, The Kabooms, Abby Girl & The Real Deal, Clint Bradley and The Bullets. Our Five Year Flashback is with Linda Gail Lewis talking about a funny memory with her brother Jerry Lee Lewis and John Lennon. The Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine goes back to the week ending October 29, 1961 and we have 2 killer requests in our Hey Mr. DJ segment!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Chuck Mead- "Big Bear In The Sky"
Dale Watson- "Restless"
The Bullets- "Buzz For The Blues"
Clint Bradley- "Six Guns, Spurs & Saddles"
Danny T & The Sirens- "Caroline"
Danny "O" & The Astrotones- "Paint The Town"
Abby Girl & The Real Deal- "Every Night"
Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Trombone"
Hey Mr. DJ (request segment):
Johnny Cash- "Without Love"
Neil Young & The Shocking Pinks- "Cry, Cry, Cry"
The Cash Box Kings- "Ain't No Fun (When The Rabbit Got The Gun)"
Kim Lenz- "Hourglass"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
*Week ending October 29, 1961:
#100 The Ventures- "Blue Moon"
#25 The Duals- "Stick Shift"
#1 Dion- "Runaround Sue"
Five Year Flashback:
Linda Gail Lewis on John Lennon meeting Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lewis (& Little Richard)- "I Saw Her Standing There"
The Kabooms- "Hip Shakin' Bash"
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "My Mustang Ford"
We start a new segment we'll hear periodically throughout the year called "Hey Mr. DJ" where we play a couple of your requests (this week it's Bob Dylan and Robert Plant's "Honeydrippers")! Plus, we've got NEW tunes from Los Straitjackets and The Volcanics in our instru-Mental Breakdown as well as new rockers from Lucky 757 (featuring Matt's Blues), The Retrobaits, Daddy Long Legs, Fatboy, Nick Waterhouse, The Beatersband, Robby Vee, Ray Allen and a recent rocker from Dustaphonics! We also pay tribute to a trio of artists that passed away late March: Bill Allen, Margaret Lewis and Jay Chevalier. AND we have our Five Year Flashback with Eddie Angel talking about his other band The Planet Rockers! You don't want to miss this one!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Lucky 757 (with Matt's Blues)- "Memphis Sun"
The Retrobaits- "Cryin' At My Front Door"
Ray Allen- "I Feel Alright"
Fatboy- "Burning Bridges"
Daddy Long Legs- "Pink Lemonade"
Hey Mr. DJ (request segment):
Bob Dylan- "Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum"
Honeydrippers (featuring Robert Plant & Jimmy Page)- "I Get A Thrill"
Robby Vee- "Buzz"
The Beatersband- "Come On Let's Go"
Dustaphonics- "Red Headed Woman"
In Memory:
Billy Adams- "Rock, Pretty Mama" (passed March 30th, 2019)
Margaret Lewis- "Shake A Leg" (passed March 29th, 2019)
Jay Chevalier- "Billy Cannon" (passed March 28th, 2019)
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Los Straitjackets- "Game Of Thrones"
The Volcanics- "Sunset Rider"
Five Year Flashback:
Eddie Angel on The Planet Rockers
The Planet Rockers- "Voodoo Woman"
Nick Waterhouse- "Wreck The Rod"
Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Movin' 'n' Groovin'"
Oliver Baroni from The Hillbilly Moon Explosion co-hosts Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour with me this week. I pick 2 tracks from their new album (The Sparky Sessions) and Oliver picks a great variety of rockers from Bo Diddley, Johnny Horton, Bob & Lucille, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lightnin' Slim, Wanda Jackson, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson Orchestra, Warren Smith, Big Mama Thornton, Bunker Hill and Bill Allen.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Bo Diddley- "Who Do You Love"
Bob & Lucille- "Eeny Meeny Miney Moe"
Bill Allen- "Please Give Me Something"
Howlin' Wolf- "Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy"
Gene Vincent- "You Told A Fib"
Lightnin' Slim- "Rooster Blues"
Lightnin' Hopkins- "Mojo Hand"
Warren Smith- "Uranium Rock"
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion (with Sparky)- "Queen Of Hearts"
Buddy Holly- "Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight"
Wanda Jackson- "Funnel Of Love"
Bunker Hill- "You Can't Make Me Doubt My Baby"
Johnny Horton- "I'm Coming Home"
Big Mama Thornton- "They Call Me Big Mama"
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion (with Sparky)- "Teddy Boy Flick Knife Rock 'n' Roll"
Ella Johnson with Buddy Johnson Orchestra- "Well Do It"
Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Crime Scene"
Laura Palmer from Screamin' Rebel Angels is my co-host on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. She hand-picked all the songs except for 2 tracks from their latest album, Heel Grinder, that I wanted to know more about. We spin tunes from Nikki Hill, Mickey Lee Lane, Gary U.S. Bonds, Stray Cats, Little Richard, The Go-Getters, Marie Knight, Bunker Hill, The Delta Bombers, Nick Curran, Boz Boorer, Roy Head and Big Maybelle!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Nikki Hill- "Get Down, Crawl"
Gary U.S. Bonds- "New Orleans"
Little Richard- "The Girl Can't Help It"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Oh! My Soul"
Bunker Hill- "The Girl Can't Dance"
The Delta Bombers- "Good Disguise"
Stray Cats- "How Long You Wanna Live, Anyway?"
Nick Curran & The Lowlifes- "Kill My Baby"
Roy Head- "Treat Her Right"
The Go-Getters- "Slow Down"
Boz Boorer- "Bad Hangover"
Marie Knight- "I Thought I Told You Not To Tell Them"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Sweet Petunia"
Big Maybelle- "That's A Pretty Good Love"
Mickey Lee Lane- "Hey-Sah-Lo-Ney"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
This hour's Five Year Flashback goes back to May, 2015 when we spoke with the late, great Dick Dale. Dick passed away at 81 years old on March 16th, 2019 just a few weeks shy of his 82nd birthday. We hear him talking about Quenin Tarantino requesting that "Miserlou" be part of his Pulp Fiction film. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Buck Owens with covers by Rosie Flores and John Fogerty. Plus, we hear NEW tunes in our instru-Mental Breakdown by The Di Maggio Connection and The Delstroyers and we also spin NEW tracks from Bloodshot Bill, Doel Brothers, John Lewis & His Rock 'n' Roll Trio, The Mellows, Wild Bill & The Railroad Cats, Wildcat Rose, RvB, Bonita & The Blues Shacks, Million Dollar Tones and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Doel Brothers- "Bottle On The Table"
Bloodshot Bill- "Do What You Do"
John Lewis & His Rock 'n' Roll Trio- "Wipe Me Out"
Million Dollar Tones- "Jenny Lee"
Elvis Presley- "Fool, Fool, Fool"
Bonita & The Blues Shacks- "Where's The Money Honey"
Johnny Cash- "Bad News"
RvB- "Over And Over Much"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Di Maggio Connection- "The Red Bridge"
The Delstroyers- "Invasion Of The Body Surfers"
Wildcat Rose- "Broken Bones"
Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen- "Everybody Tells Her That"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Buck Owens (as "Corky Jones")- "Rhythm And Booze"
Rosie Flores- "Hot Dog"
John Fogerty- "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)"
Five Year Flashback:
Dick Dale on Quentin Tarantino wanting "Miserlou" for Pulp Fiction
Dick Dale- "Miserlou"
Wild Bill & The Railroad Cats- "Three Times Seven"
The Mellows- "City Lights"
Ricky Nelson- "I'm In Love Again"
Outro Music Bed: Dick Dale- "Riders In The Sky"
We ride the rails again on our 2nd annual Train Show on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Songs of locomotives, railroad, hobos, lonesome whistles and more from Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, Dale Watson, Dallas Moore, Ricky Nelson, The Secret Sisters, Carl Perkins, Linda Gail Lewis, Robert Gordon, Delmore Brothers, Paul Pigat, Chris Casello Trio, High Noon, Wayne "The Train" Hancock and more! We also hear 2 vintage commercials featuring Johnny Cash. We're celebrating Train Day happening May 11th, 2019!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Carl Perkins- "Folsom Prison Blues"
Di Maggio Brothers- "Hey Porter"
Lionel Trains & Trucks commercial with Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash- "Ridin' On The Cotton Belt"
Franklin Stewart- "That Long Black Train"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Roll On (Clickety Clack)
Paul Pigat- "Lonesome Whistle"
Delmore Brothers- "Freight Train Boogie"
Dale Watson- "Runaway Train"
Dale Hawkins- "Number Nine Train"
Robert Gordon- "Train Of Love"
Dallas Moore- "Hobo"
John Fogerty- "Southern Streamline"
High Noon- "Late Train"
Wayne "The Train" Hancock- "Locomotive Joe"
American Freedom Train commercial with Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash- "Rock Island Line"
Chris Casello Trio (with Mark W. Winchester)- "Hillbilly Train"
Ricky Nelson- "Mystery Train"
The Secret Sisters- "Wabash Cannonball"
Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "Wabash Cannonball"
How great is it to say there is a NEW Stray Cats tune on the latest Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour?!! We also spin NEW tracks from Charley Crockett, Tami Neilson, Rosie Flores, Kim Lenz, Pope Paul & The Illegals, Wild Deuces, rockers from Jimmy Dale, Gene Vincent, Darrel Higham, Glen Campbell and more! Our instru-Mental Breakdown has NEW tunes from Cap'n Mike & The King Tide and Anthony Castagna, the Five Year Flashback is with the always great Levi Dexter AND we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending October 12, 1957!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Jimmy Dale & The Beltline- "She's Wild"
Kim Lenz- "Guilty"
Stray Cats- "Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me)"
Rosie Flores- "Till The Well Runs Dry"
Tami Neilson- "Big Boss Mama"
Gene Vincent- "Hey Good Looking"
Charley Crockett- "River Of Sorrow"
Roger Miller- "Burma Shave"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Anthony Castagna- "Rumble To Newport"
Cap'n Mike & The King Tide- "Rumble"
Pope Paul & The Illegals- "I Love The Way"
Wild Deuces- "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for week ending Oct. 12, 1957:
#79 Fats Domino- "Wait & See"
#68 Thurston Harris- "Little Bitty Pretty One"
#1 The Everly Brothers- "Wake Up Little Susie"
Five Year Flashback:
Levi Dexter on the Levi & The Rockats new sound maybe not appealing to Ted's
Levi & The Rockats- "All Thru The Night"
Glen Campbell- "I'll Be Back"
Darrel Higham- "Blood From A Stone"
Eddie Cochran- "Little Lou"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Cochran- "Eddie's Blues"
Nick Lowe once again teams up with those rockin' masked crusaders of Los Straitjackets for a new EP Love Starvation (available May 17th) and we spin the title track this hour! We also give you NEW tunes from Motel Mirrors, Fatboy, The Mellows (feat. Colton Turner), Carl Bradychok, Clint Bradley, Ray Allen, Rosie Flores as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown and classics from Carl Perkins, Joe Maphis & Rose Lee Maphis, Waylon Jennings, Two Tons Of Steel, Annisteen Allen and more! Plus, we hear a trio of Buddy Holly-related tracks AND our Five Year Flashback is with Phil Alvin talking about The Blasters classic, "Marie, Marie" so you don't want to miss it!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Motel Mirrors- "Everybody's Moving"
Sonny Burns- "A Real Cool Cat"
The Mellows (feat. Colton Turner)- "Always"
Annisteen Allen- "Fujiyama Mama"
Carl Perkins- "Jenny, Jenny"
Fatboy- "Diggin' The Scene"
Ray Allen- "Jersey Pearl"
Clint Bradley- "Lone Lonesome Moon"
Joe Maphis & Rose Lee Maphis- "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (& Loud, Loud Music)"
Waylon Jennings- "Nobody Knows"
Niki Sullivan- "It's All Over" (former guitarist of The Crickets)
Ronnie Smith & The Poor Boys- "Lookie, Lookie, Lookie" (w/ Carl Bunch on drums)
Lou Giordano- "Don'tcha Know" (w/ Phil Everly & Buddy Holly on falsetto BGV's)
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Rosie Flores- "Teenage Rampage"
Bill Kirchen- "Guitar Boogie Shuffle"
Five Year Flashback:
Phil Alvin on "Marie, Marie"
The Blasters- "Marie, Marie"
Carl Bradychok- "Put Your Cat Clothes On"
Nick Lowe (w/ Los Straitjackets)- "Love Starvation"
Two Tons Of Steel- "Not That Lucky"
Outro Music Bed: The Domestic Bumblebees- "The Screamin' Lobster"
We get 2 in a row this hour from Jason Ringenberg (NEW track from his latest Stand Tall as well as a collaboration with Los Straitjackets on the tune "Link Wray"), our Five Year Flashback with Dion, an instru-Mental Breakdown with Link Wray and The Prodigals (featuring Chris Casello), NEW tunes from Nathan Belt & The Buckles, Dry Riverbed Trio, The Sirocco Bros., Kim Lenz, Portuguese Pedro, Haney's Big House, recent Grammy winner Buddy Guy, classics from Elvis Presley, The Rimshots, Levi Dexter, The Everly Brothers and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
**Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Rebound"**
**Elvis Presley- "Stuck On You"**
**Buddy Guy- "Guilty As Charged"**
**Dry Riverbed Trio- "Keep On Playin'"**
**The Sirocco Bros.- "Goliath Tigerfish"**
**Kim Lenz- "Bury Me Deep"**
**Portuguese Pedro & His Band- "What Will I Do"**
**The Rimshots (John Lewis)- "I'm Gone"**
**Louisville Boppers- "Run Through The Jungle"**
**Levi Dexter- "Hurricane"**
**Jason Ringenberg- "Lookin' Back Blues"**
**Jason Ringenberg with Los Straitjackets- "Link Wray"**
**The Everly Brothers- "Stick With Me Baby"**
**instru-Mental Breakdown:**
**Link Wray- "White Lightning"**
**The Prodigals- "Ride The Savage Dolphin" (feat. Chris Casello)**
**Five Year Flashback:**
**Dion on Viva Las Vegas and "Teenager In Love"**
**Dion & The Belmonts- "Teenager In Love"**
**Haney's Big House- "Eyes Wide Open"**
**Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters- "Money Honey"**
**Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Jack The Ripper"**
The 5th annual Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender is happening May 23-26, 2019. We'll play some of these amazing acts this hour. It's a very unique blend from B-52S, JD McPherson, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Bailey Dee, Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes, Linda Gail Lewis, The Cactus Blossoms, Marcel Bontempi, Nikki Hill, Bloodshot Bill, Jake Calypso, McKinley James, The Hi-Jivers, Sonny West, Art Adams, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles, Deke Dickerson, Hillbilly Casino and instru-Mental Breakdown Boogie style with Los Straitjackets and The Surfrajettes!! That's how we boogie here in Nashville! See y'all here!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Marcel Bontempi- "Wolf Call"
Jake Calypso- "I'm A Real Cool Cat"
McKinley James- "Who Will The Next Fool Be?"
Sonny West- "Doin' The Boogie"
Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles- "Sex and Fire and Gasoline"
JD McPherson- "I Wish You Would"
Hillbilly Casino- "It's Not Me, It's You"
Deke Dickerson- "Will You Be Mine"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Surfrajettes- "Mrs. Moto"
Los Straitjackets- "Outta Gear"
The Cactus Blossoms- "Desperado"
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "Unjust Friends"
The B52's- "52 Girls"
The Hi-Jivers- "It Takes Time"
Art Adams- "Memphis Dream"
Bailey Dee- "Too Long"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Real Wild Child"
Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes- "You Bet I Would"
Nikki Hill- "Don't Be The Sucker"
Bloodshot Bill- "You Want It"
Outro Music Bed: Bert Weedon- "Nashville Boogie"
This hour we focus on just SOME of the MANY great artists coming Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend! It's happening April 18-21st in Las Vegas, NV. We debut a NEW tune from The Hillbilly Moon Explosion with Sparky and we spin a new tribute medley from Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones. There's special Viva Las Vegas edition of the instru-Mental breakdown with the Messer Chups and Sandy Nelson & The The Sin City Termites (featuring Eddie Angel of Los Straitjackets on guitar...who will ALSO be at Viva Las Vegas). Plus, you'll hear tunes from Wanda Jackson, Freddy Cannon, The Delta Bombers, Reverend Horton Heat, Jittery Jack, The Kingbees, Wayne Hancock, Harlem River Noise, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo, Ray Campi, Don Woody, Crown City Bombers, Sid King, Restless, Linda Gail Lewis (with Robbie Fulks) and Billy Harlan!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
**Reverend Horton Heat- "Viva Las Vegas"**
**Don Woody- "Barking Up The Wrong Tree"**
**Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon & The Gears- "Tallahassee Lassie"**
**The Kingbees- "Sweet Sweet Girl To Me"**
**Kyle Lacy & Harlem River Noise- "One Trick Pony"**
**The Hillbilly Moon Explosion (w/ Sparky)- "Obsession"**
**Jittery Jack- "Dance Adrianne Dance"**
**Billy Harlan- "Schoolhouse Rock"**
**instru-Mental Breakdown:**
**Sandy Nelson & The Sin City Termites- "Surf Tune"**
**Messer Chups- "Lipstick Twang"**
**Linda Gail Lewis (w/ Robbie Fulks)- "'Round Too Long"**
**Restless- "Abracadabra"**
**Wanda Jackson- "Rock Your Baby"**
**Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'"**
**Wayne Hancock- "Any Old Time"**
**The Delta Bombers- "Hole In My Head"**
**Sid King & The Five Strings- "Blue Suede Shoes"**
**Ray Campi- "Love Me"**
**Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Daptones Medley"**
**Crown City Bombers- "Man Cave"**
**Outro Music Bed: Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas"**
On this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour, we'll spin NEW tracks from Rosie Flores, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles, Motel Mirrors, The Hawkmen, Screamin' Rebel Angels, The Outsiders, The Bullets and Dale Watson & Celine Lee (with "Johnny & June" as part of our "Double Trouble" segment (along with a track FROM Johnny & June). Vince Ray sends over an earlier track he did with Vern Vain & The Blue Vains. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Little Walter with covers by Keith Richards and Eilen Jewell. Plus, our Five Year Flashback is with Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer Duane Eddy as he discusses "Rebel Rouser" being a part of the Forrest Gump movie and soundtrack plus we've got tunes from Big Sandy Bo Diddley and Red Foley!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Hawkmen- "Acai"
The Outsiders- "Rockabilly's Back In Town"
Motel Mirrors- "Gotta Lotta Rhythm"
Bo Diddley- "Bo Diddley Is A Lover"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Hands Off"
Rosie Flores- "Love Don't Love Nobody"
The Bullets- "Ba Boom"
Vern Vain & The Blue Vains- "I Ride Alone"
Double Trouble segment:
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash- "Jackson" (live)
Dale Watson & Celine Lee- "Johnny & June"
Big Sandy- "Make A Little Time With Jesus"
Red Foley- "Salty Dog Rag"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment:
Little Walter- "Hate To See You Go"
Keith Richards- "My Babe"
Eilen Jewell- "Crazy Mixed Up World"
Five Year Flashback:
Duane Eddy on "Rebel Rouser" in Forrest Gump
Duane Eddy- "Rebel Rouser
Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles- "Gasser 66"
Outro Music Bed: Johnny Cash- "Rollin' Free"
It's our 5th Annual Cover Charge Included show!! We spotlight another hour of great cover tunes from the obvious to the obscure! We'll hear Brian Setzer Orchestra covering AC/DC, Levi Dexter covering Groovey Joe Poovey, Johnny Cash covering The Rolling Stones, The Jets covering Dion, Polecats covering Buzzcocks, Jack Rabbit Slim covering Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly covering Carl Perkins, The Di Maggio Connection covering Deep Purple, Two Tons Of Steel covering Ramones, Johnny Bach & The Moonshine Boozers covering Vince Taylor, The Bellfuries covering The Beatles, Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh covering Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash, Headcat covering Chuck Berry, The Smithereens covering The Diamonds, The Honkabillies covering Delmore Brothers and our instru-Mental Breakdown with The Surfrajettes covering Britney Spears and Tiger Army covering The Chantays!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Levi Dexter- "Move Around"
Two Tons Of Steel- "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Johnny Bach & The Moonshine Boozers- "Brand New Cadillac"
Johnny Cash- "No Expectations"
The Honkabillies- "Freight Train Boogie"
Buddy Holly- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Polecats- "What Do I Get"
The Bellfuries- "She's A Woman"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Surfrajettes- "Toxic"
Tiger Army- "Pipeline"
Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh- "Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man"
Headcat- "Let It Rock"
The Smithereens- "The Stroll"
Jack Rabbit Slim- "Let Yourself Go"
The Jets- "The Majestic"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Let There Be Rock"
The Di Maggio Connection- "Smoke On The Water"
Outro Music Bed: Tennessee Three- "Folsom Prison Blues"
Lots of new tunes, classics and special segments on the new Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We've got NEW tracks from Clint Bradley, Jesse Dayton, Carl Bradychok, Marcel Bontempi, Charley Crockett, Black Moon Boys, Delta 88, The Homewreckers, our instru-Mental Breakdown with new tracks by Anthony Castagna and Danny "O" & The Astrotones, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Del Shannon with covers by Dion and John Lindberg Trio and our Five Year Flashback is with Jerry Phillips talking about his dad as well as "Rocket 88" and still there's more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Air Mail Special"
Jesse Dayton- "May Have To Do It, Don't Have To Like It" (live)
Carl Bradychok- "Big Bad Blues"
The Paladins- "Then I Found You"
Grizzly Family- "Rockabilly Hop"
Marcel Bontempi- "Mambo Voodoo"
The Homewreckers- "Crawlin'"
Kansas City Cryers- "Gotta Roam"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Danny "O" & The Astrotones- "Do The Astro"
Anthony Castagna- "Walkin' On Lido"
Clint Bradley- "Biggest Sky"
Delta 88- "Massachusetts Firefly"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Del Shannon- "Honky Tonk Blues"
John Lindberg Trio- "Hats Off To Larry"
Dion- "Runaway"
Five Year Flashback:
Jerry Phillips on his dad, perfect imperfection and "Rocket 88"
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats (Ike Turner)- "Rocket 88"
Black Moon Boys- "Nuthouse"
Charley Crockett- "Servant Of Love"
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "Guitar Boogie"
New tunes, classics, instru-Mental Breakdown, Time Machine and a Five Year Flashback in one hour! We've got NEW tunes from Dale Watson, Wildcat Rose, Kim Lenz, Sirocco Bros., Little Miss Blue Bass, classics from Stray Cats, Little Jimmy Dickens, High Noon, Billy Burnette, Annisteen Allen, Elvis Presley, a request for Crankshaft & The Gear Grinders, our instru-Mental Breakdown has a new tune from The Greasy Gills on Hi-Style Recordings and a rocker from Miss Amy Griffin and our Five Year Flashback is with legendary Sun Records drummer J.M. Van Eaton as he talks about the recording of Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On".
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Billy Burnette- "Guitar Bug"
Little Jimmy Dickens- "I Got A Hole In My Pocket"
Kim Lenz- "Pine Me"
High Noon- "Hanging From The Old Oak Tree"
Elvis Presley- "Mystery Train/ Tiger Man"
Dale Watson- "Tupelo Mississippi & A '57 Fairlane"
Annisteen Allen- "G'wan About Your Business" (w/ Mickey Baker on guitar)
Wildcat Rose- "I Don't Wanna Work No More"
instru-Mental Breakdown
Miss Amy Griffin- "Shifting Gears"
The Greasy Gills- "Crash Test Mummies"
Stray Cats- "What's Goin' Down (Cross That Bridge)"
Sirocco Bros.- "Knocking On The Devil's Door"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending May 24, 1959:
#88 The Coasters- "Along Came Jones"
#87 Conway Twitty- "Hey Little Lucy (Don'tcha Put No Lipstick On)"
#1 Wilbert Harrison- "Kansas City" (1st of 2 weeks at the top of the chart)
Five Year Flashback:
J.M. Van Eaton on the recording of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"
Crankshaft & The Gear Grinders- "When The Sun Goes Down"
Little Miss Blue Bass- "Bang Bang"
Outro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Be Bop-A-Lula"
It's a packed show on the latest Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We get our Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight (with Shaun Young & The 3 Ringers, Malin Petterson, Ashley Kingman as part of Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, Ray Wylie Hubbard and The Lucky Stars), Heavy Hitter Triple Threat (honoring Big Joe Turner and including covers from Jerry Lee Lewis and Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin) and our Five Year Flashback with an interview snippet from WS Holland talking about the studio session for Carl Perkins' "Matchbox" that ended up with the impromptu jam of Carl, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis ("Million Dollar Quartet"). Plus, hear NEW tracks from The Jets, Joel Hofmann, The Reverend Horton Heat, Portuguese Pedro & His Band, Screamin' Rebel Angels, Nick Waterhouse and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Portuguese Pedro & His Band- "Coola Boola Bop"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Iris"
Nick Waterhouse- "Song For Winners"
Junior Brown- "I Hung It Up"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Got It In My Pocket"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight:
Rockabilly Group Nominee: Shaun Young & The 3 Ringers- "My Heartache's Been Confirmed"
Honky Tonk Female: Malin Petterson- "Yours"
Musician nominee: Ashley Kingman with Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "South Bay Stomp"
Outlaw Male Nominee: Ray Wylie Hubbard- "Rockabilly Rock"
Western Swing Group: The Lucky Stars- "Go To Town"
Joel Hofmann- "Ballad Of Riley's Tavern"
The Planet Rockers- "Down The Line"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Big Joe Turner- "Honey Hush"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Shake, Rattle & Roll"
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Hide & Seek"
Five Year Flashback:
WS Holland on Million Dollar Quartet session
Carl Perkins- "Matchbox"
The Jets- "Little Doll"
Outro Music Bed: The Reverend Horton Heat- "Ride Before The Fall"
Nathan Belt joins us again for part 2 of our interview. We'll talk more about the new album, Ready, Set, Let Go! as well as the members of The Buckles. Nathan also gives a special request for Johnny Burnette. Plus, our Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight shines a light on nominees Pat Capocci, Jesse Daniel, Kevin Smith (backing up Ronnie Dawson), Cheryl Deseree and Rebecca Jed!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight:
Rockabilly Male nominee: Pat Capocci- "Coast To Coast"
Honky Tonk Male nominee: Jesse Daniel- "Gracie Henrietta"
Musician nominee: Kevin Smith (bass) playing with Ronnie Dawson- "Tired Of Travelin'"
Western Swing Female nominee: Cheryl Deseree- "Half"
Outlaw Female nominee: Rebecca Jed- "Hillbilly Jungle"
Nathan Belt interview:
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Interview segment 1
Los Straitjackets- "Kawanga"
segment 2
includes snippet of "Rebound" by* Nathan Belt & The Buckles**
segment 3
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "When It's All Over"
segment 4
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Hey Temptation"
segment 5
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "What You Do To Me"
segment 6
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio- "Lonesome Train"
Elvis Presley- "Dixieland Rock"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Hound Dog"
Nathan Belt stopped by the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour studio and we'll hear part 1 of that chat this hour. We'll talk early influences, funny moments from Ameripolitan showcases and begin conversation about the new album, Ready, Set, Let Go! We also spin a new track from Dale Watson and continue our Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight with tunes from Ruby Ann, Mike & The Moonpies, Joel Paterson and The Desperados!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight:
Rockabilly Female nominee: Ruby Ann- "Knocked Out No Love
Outlaw Group nominee: Mike & The Moonpies- "Road Crew"
Musician nominee: Joel Paterson- "Speedin' North"
Rockabilly Group nominee: The Desperados- "Let's Have Some Fun"
Nathan Belt interview:
Interview segment 1
Elvis Presley- "Bosom Of Abraham"
segment 2
Nathan Belt- "Four Letter Words"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Money Makes The World Go 'Round"
segment 3
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Tiger By The Tail"
segment 4
Dale Watson- "Dumb Song"
(with WS Holland on drums and yelling "YES" at the end)
segment 5
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Ready, Set, Let Go!"
segment 6
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Sabotage"
Outro: Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Hold Still"
We look back 60 years ago to that plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper on February 3rd, 1959. We'll spin tunes from each of those along with Dion and Waylon Jennings. Dion also shares memories of Buddy, Sonny Curtis sings of the real Buddy story and we also hear a track from a recent release of Buddy Holly and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Rave on!!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Buddy Holly & Bob Montgomery (with Sonny Curtis)-
"Midnight Shift" (alternate version with false start)
Ritchie Valens- "Ooh! My Head"
Dion on Buddy Holly
Dion & The Belmonts- "I Wonder Why" (with studio chatter)
The Big Bopper- "Chantilly Lace"
Ritchie Valens- "Donna"
The Crickets- "Maybe Baby"
Buddy Holly (with Waylon Jennings handclaps)-
"You're The One" (recorded at KLLL in Lubbock, TX)
Dick Clark interview with Buddy Holly & The Crickets
The Crickets- "It's So Easy"
The Big Bopper- "White Lightning"
Buddy Holly- "Heartbeat"
Dion- "Hug My Radiator"
Ritchie Valens- "La Bamba"
Newsreel from plane crash
Buddy Holly- "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
(recorded at Buddy's apartment
11 Fifth Ave, New York City Dec. 14, 1958)
Ritchie Valens- "Boney Maroney"
Dion- "Oh Boy"
Sonny Curtis- "Real Buddy Holly Story"
Buddy Holly & The Crickets with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-
"Rave On"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "That'll Be The Day"
Excited to spin the new tracks on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour from The Cactus Blossoms, Screamin' Rebel Angels, Kim Lenz, Danny "O" & The Astrotones, Charley Crockett, Gideon's Army, Marcel Bontempi, classics from Stray Cats, Charlie Feathers, Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio and more! Plus, we get our Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight highlighting some nominees: Marcel Riesco, Mike Bernal, Cherry Rat, Whitney Rose and "Keeper Of The Key" recipient Larry Collins. We also start a new "Five Year Flashback" segment where we take a look back at highlights from the first 5 years of the show. This time, we remember chatting with Brenda Lee about her favorite Elvis tune and she sings a few lines from it! We'll play a classic from her as well!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Heel Grinder" Stray Cats- "Please Don't Touch" Danny "O" & The Astrotones- "Everyday Chains" Charlie Feathers- "Everybody's Lovin' My Baby" Charley Crockett- "A Dime At A Time" Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight: Rockabilly Male nominee: Marcel Riesco- "Runnin' Wild" Rockabilly Female nominee: Cherry Rat- "Bop To The Hell" Keeper Of The Key recipient: Larry Collins- "The Rebel-Johnny Yuma" Musician nominee: Mike Bernal, Dale Watson & His Lone Stars- "Birmingham Breakdown" Honky Tonk Female nominee- Whitney Rose- "Time To Cry" Marcel Bontempi- "No Club Lone Wolf" Kim Lenz- "I'll Find You" Five Year Flashback: Brenda Lee on her favorite Elvis song Elvis Presley- "Are You Lonesome Tonight" Brenda Lee- "Sweet Nothin's" The Cactus Blossoms- "Please Don't Call Me Crazy" Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "All By Myself" Gideon's Army- "One Kiss" The Strikes- "If You Can't Rock Me" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"
Classics, new tunes, time machine AND the Ameripolitan spotlight are on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this time around! We spin NEW tracks from Sarah Vista, Glen Campbell (singing for The King), The Di Maggio Connection, Danny Fisher, Al Dual, classics from Elvis Presley (from the Comeback Special), The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, George Jones, Dave Alvin, our Ameripolitan Spotlight with Levi Dexter, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo, Colton Turner, Deke Dickerson, Two Tons of Steel and we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending February 23, 1957 to hear the top 3 played jukebox hits on the Rhythm & Blues chart!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Dave Alvin- "Burning In Water Drowning In Flame"
Sarah Vista- "Better Off Never Than Late"
Glen Campbell- "Easy Come Easy Go"
Danny Fisher- "Don't Forbid Me"
Gene Vincent- "Right Now"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight:
Rockabilly Male nominee: Levi Dexter & The Rockats- "Room To Rock"
(40th Anniversary)
Rockabilly Group nominee: Colton Turner Band- "A Lot-A-Lovin'"
Musician nominee: Deke Dickerson- "Rockin' Gypsy"
Honky Tonk Group nominee: Two Tons Of Steel- "Count On Me (I'll Let You Down)"
Rockabilly Female nominee: Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "Sweet Baby Of Mine"
Al Dual- "Whiskey A Go-Go"
George Jones & The Jones Boys- "Who Shot Sam" (live 1965)
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine:
Week ending February 23, 1957 "Most Played In Jukeboxes Rhythm & Blues"
#3 LaVern Baker- "Jim Dandy"
#2 Mickey & Silvia- "Love Is Strange"
#1 Fats Domino- "Blue Monday"
The Di Maggio Connection- "Nowhere Latitude"
The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Runnin' Shoes"
Elvis Presley- "That's All Right" (from 2nd sit-down performance '68 Comeback Special)
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Hound Dog"
Outro Music Bed: Jerry Lee Lewis- "High School Confidential"
Jim Heath "Reverend Horton Heat" is our guest on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We discuss new band members, some artists he's digging on the scene today, his songwriting approach, the new album Whole New Life and a special request. We also get the Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight with tunes from nominees The Delta Bombers, Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders, Kenny Vaughan, Abby Girl & The Real Deal and Jimmy Dale & The Beltline. Plus, we get NEW tracks from Clint Bradley and The Twilight Drifters!! There's not one second on this show that you should miss!!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight:
Rockabilly Group nominee: The Delta Bombers- "Top Shelf Woman"
Western Swing Group nominee: Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders- "I Left My Heart In Avalon"
Musician nominee: Kenny Vaughan- "Country Music Got A Hold On Me"
Rockabilly Female nominee: Abby Girl & The Real Deal- "I've Got A Feeling"
Rockabilly Male nominee: Jimmy Dale & The Beltline- "Mr. Lucky"
Jim Heath interview:
Reverend Horton Heat- "Big Little Baby (live)
Interview segment 1
Reverend Horton Heat- "Whole New Life"
Segment 2
*snippet of "Ride Before The Fall" in outro
Los Straitjackets with Reverend Horton Heat- "Down The Line"
Segment 3
Reverend Horton Heat- "Hate To See You Cry"
Segment 4
Reverend Horton Heat- "Viva Las Vegas"
Segment 5 (song request from Jim)
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio- "Lonesome Train"
Clint Bradley- "Soul Of The West"
The Twilight Drifters- "'Round Curves"
Outro Music Bed- Link Wray- "Rumble On The Docks"
Nikki Hill joins me on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour to chat about her new album Feline Roots, her amazing band (featuring the twin guitar attack of Matt Hill and Laura Chavez), touring full time, a request for Howlin' Wolf and more! We also get an EXCLUSIVE tune from The Hi-Jivers, new tracks from Lindsay Beaver and Sister Suzie and a classic from Johnny Cash!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Hi-Jivers- "Just One More Time"
Lindsay Beaver- "Oh Yeah"
Sister Suzie- "Can't Hold Out"
Johnny Cash- "Blistered"
Nikki Hill interview:
Segment 1
Nikki Hill- "Ask Yourself"
Matt Hill- "High & Dry"
Segment 2
Nikki Hill- "Holler Out Loud"
Casey Hensley (with Laura Chavez)- "Hard Headed Woman"
Segment 3
Nikki Hill- "Tell The Next World"
Segment 4
*includes snippet of Nikki's "Might Get Killed Tonight"
Segment 5
Nikki Hill- "Get Down, Crawl"
Segment 6
*includes snippet of Deke Dickerson- "Nashville Boogie"
Nikki Hill, Deke Dickerson & The Bo-Keys- "Struttin'"
Segment 7
Howlin' Wolf- "Down In The Bottom"
Outro Music Bed: Matt Hill- "Griddle Bread Boogie"
So much great new music around this year plus a never-ending supply of classics! Hear NEW tunes from Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles, Joshua Hedley, Lulufin The Woo Hoo (in our instru-Mental Breakdown that also includes the Rough Shapes), Hal Peters & His Trio, Greasemark and a Buck Owens tune from a previously unreleased album! Plus, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Charlie Gracie with covers by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Cliff Richard. We also board our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and go back to the week ending October 5, 1957 and still there's more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Dominos- "Tornado"
Amber Foxx- "Home Of Mine"
Del Reeves- "My Baby Loves To Rock & Roll"
Bill Haley & His Comets- "Rockin' Through The Rye"
NRBQ- "I Got A Rocket In My Pocket"
Buck Owens- "John Law"
Hal Peters & His Trio- "Draggin'"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Charlie Gracie- "I'm All Right"
Sir Paul McCartney- "Fabulous"
Cliff Richard- "Butterfly"
Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles- "Love's Middle Name"
Greasemarks- "Meatshakes"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending October 5, 1957:
#97 Johnny Cash- "Home Of The Blues"
#15 Elvis Presley- "Jailhouse Rock"
#1 Jimmie Rodgers- "Honeycomb"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Lulufin The Woo Hoo- "Jellyfish"
The Rough Shapes- "Buried Bones"
Joshua Hedley- "Singin' A New Song"
Carlene Carter- "One Love"
Outro Music Bed: Chris Casello- "Chris' Guitar Boogie"
It's the annual Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour Christmas show! For those on the nice (and naughty) list, we've got 2 tracks from our featured new holiday release from JD McPherson. Also, we hear NEW festive rockers from The Mavericks, Darrel Higham, Western Swing Authority, Rodney Crowell and a live track from Nathan Belt & The Buckles. Plus, merry tunes from Jerry Lee Lewis, Chris Isaak, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, Brenda Lee, Dale Watson, The Martells, Cheryl Deserée, The Jive Aces and Los Straitjackets and the instru-Mental Breakdown with Buck Owens & His Buckaroos and the Swing Cats! Merry Christmas everybody!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- "Rockabilly Christmas"
JD McPherson- "Every Single Christmas"
The Martells- "Rockin' Santa Claus"
The Mavericks- "Santa Does"
The Jive Aces- "White Hot Christmas"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Blue Christmas"
Darrel Higham- "Christmas Blues"
Los Straitjackets- "Holiday Twist"
The Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Cactus Christmas"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos- "Jingle Bells"
Swing Cats- "Jingle Bell Rock"
Cheryl Deserée- "Warm In December"
Dale Watson- "Santa And My Semi"
Western Swing Authority- "Christmas Bonus"
Brenda Lee- "I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus"
Rodney Crowell- "Very Merry Christmas"
JD McPherson- "Santa's Got A Mean Machine"
Matthew & Gunnar Nelson- "Oh Come All Ye Faithful"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" (live from Acme Feed & Seed/ Nashville, TN)
Chris Isaak- "Auld Lang Syne"
Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Frosty The Snowman"
It's another great mix of rockers and Christmas tunes this week! We hear NEW tunes from Nikki Hill, Kim Lenz, Reverend Horton Heat, Reckless Ones, Sarah Vista, Webb Wilder, The Honkabillies, The Di Maggio Connection, a Killer Classic from Jerry Lee Lewis, NEW festive tunes from The Mavericks, JD McPherson (including a NEW :60 Album Review by Connor Rocket), past favs from Elvis Presley, Loretta Lynn, Chuck Mead, Elvis Presley and a holiday edition of the instru-Mental Breakdown with Joel Paterson and Los Straitjackets. We also pay tribute to Tony Joe White who passed away October 25th and hear a tune from his latest Yep Roc Records release.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Mavericks- "Hey! Merry Christmas!"
Loretta Lynn- "To Heck With Ole Santa Claus"
Tony Joe White- "Boom Boom"
The Di Maggio Connection- "Rock 'n' Roll Is Life"
:60 Album Review with Connor Rocket-
reviewing JD McPherson Socks
JD McPherson- "Socks"
Chuck Mead- "Jingle Bells"
Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks- "High Rollin'"
Sarah Vista- "Madame Moustache"
The Honkabillies- "She's Mine"
Reckless Ones- "Little Fever"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Wild One (Real Wild Child)"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Hog Tyin' Woman"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Joel Paterson- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Los Straitjackets- "Hark The Herald Angels Sing"
JD McPherson- "All The Gifts I Need"
Elvis Presley- "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"
Kim Lenz- "Slowly Speeding"
Nikki Hill- "Don't Be The Sucker"
Outro music bed: Los Straitjackets- "Jingle Bell Rock"
*Christmas songs
New rockers and holiday favs are mixed in this hour! We spin the latest from Screamin' Rebel Angels, Johnny & Jaalene, Lindsay Beaver, Bloodshot Bill & The Hick-Ups, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo and our instru-Mental Breakdown features NEW tracks from Black Flamingos and The Coguaros! Plus, we play 2 tracks from our featured Christmas release this year by JD McPherson and more holiday rockin' tunes from Buzz Campbell, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Chris Isaak, John Lindberg Trio, a unique Christmas tune from Dale Watson, we dream of a "Dwight" Christmas (Dwight Yoakam and Dwight Twilley) and so much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Dwight Twilley- "Rockabilly Christmas Ball"
Dwight Yoakam- "Santa Can't Stay"
Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "Ain't Givin' Up Nothin'"
Wayne Hancock- "Juke Joint Jumpin'"
Big Sandy & The Fly Rite Trio- "Big Fat Trouble"
JD McPherson- "Hey Skinny Santa"
Buzz Campbell & Hot Rod Lincoln- "Rock & Roll For Xmas"
Hillbilly Casino- "Tangled Up"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Black Flamingos- "Speedway"
The Coguaros- "Sweet Georgia Brown"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Sleigh Ride" (live)
Chris Isaak- "Hey Santa!" (live)
Dale Watson- "Mistletoe On Death Row"
Lindsay Beaver- "What A Fool You've Been"
Bloodshot Bill & The Hick-Ups- "Change My Mind"
JD McPherson- "What's That Sound"
John Lindberg Trio- "Santa Claus Is Coming To Your Town"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Oh My Soul"
Johnny & Jaalene- "Teenage Cutie"
High Noon- "Slow Down Baby"
Outro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Hot Love"
Tom Brown & Brian Mayes from Nashville Elvis Festival are our guests again on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour as we discuss this the Festival, Elvis week in August and the 50th Anniversary of the '68 Comeback Special (December 3rd, 1968). We'll spin a few tracks from that event as well as an Elvis cover by Dean Z, NEW rockin' tunes from Al Dual, Devil's Daughters, Southern Culture On The Skids, NEW Christmas tunes from Darrel Higham, The Mavericks and JD McPherson and more holiday rockers from Lily Locksmith, Go-Getters and Jenny Don't & The Spurs!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Darrel Higham- "They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose"
The Mavericks- "I Have Wanted You (For Christmas)"
Al Dual- "But I Got A Girl"
Devil's Daughters- "Pass That Bottle"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Whole Lotta Things"
Tom Brown & Brian Mayes segment 1
Elvis Presley- "Trouble/Guitar Man"
Segment 2
Elvis Presley- "Baby What You Want Me To Do"
Segment 3
Elvis Presley- "Blue Christmas"
Segment 4
Elvis Presley- "If I Can Dream"
Segment 5
Dean Z- "You're A Heartbreaker"
JD McPherson- "Bad Kid"
Lily Locksmith- "Christmas"
Go-Getters- "All I Want For Christmas"
Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "Santa Please Bring Him Home"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Heartbreak Hotel"
Darrel Higham is guest on the show this week! We chat about early influences particularly Eddie Cochran (and playing with The Kelly Four), playing with Slim Jim Phantom in the Katmen, his Hell's Hotel album and Robert Plant who appears on the album, brand new singles and a special request for The Jets! We also spin tunes from recent collaborations with Jittery Jack and Rocky Burnette as well as a live track from Jeff Beck featuring Darrel on vocals as they cover Gene Vincent!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Jeff Beck with Darrel Higham- "Double Talkin' Baby"
Interview segment 1
Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "I Don't Like You No More"
segment 2
Darrel Higham with The Kelly Four- "C'Mon Everybody"
Darrel Higham with Jittery Jack- "Frankie's Back In Town"
segment 3
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers-
"Rockabilly Boogie"
segment 4
Katmen- "When The Drink's Dried Up"
Darrel Higham- "Shirley Lee"
segment 5
Darrel Higham- "Hank Williams And Me"
segment 6
Darrel Higham with Robert Plant- "Please Give Me Something"
segment 7
Darrel Higham- "Bop Machine"
segment 8 (request from Darrel)
The Jets- "Yes Tonight Josephine"
Darrel Higham- "That's The Way"
Outro Music Bed: Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Walk Don't Run"
Lee Rocker from the Stray Cats joins us on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour as we talk about his career, playing with icons like Carl Perkins, the amazing and emotional feeling of Stray Cats reuniting at Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender and other shows as well as his new live project, The LOW Road. Lee sent over some tracks from this new project so be one of the first to hear them this hour! And just when you though it couldn't get better, his special request song is for Dave Edmunds!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Stray Cats- "Runaway Boys" (live)
Interview segment 1
Stray Cats- "Rebels Rule"
segment 2
Stray Cats- "Everybody Needs Rock 'n' Roll"
Elvis Presley (with Lee Rocker, Slim Jim Phantom, Danny B. Harvey)-
"Baby Let's Play House"
segment 3
Carl Perkins & Friends (including Lee Rocker)-
"Boppin' The Blues"
segment 4
Lee Rocker- "Drivin' My Life Away"
Lee Rocker- "Memphis Freeze" (live)
segment 5
Lee Rocker- "Ophelia"
segment 6
Lee Rocker- "Bulletproof"
Lee Rocker & Big Blue- "Call Me The Rocker (Good Rockin' Daddy)"
segment 7
Stray Cats- "My Baby Left Me" (live with lead vocals by Lee Rocker)
segment 8
Dave Edmunds- "Crawlin' From The Wreckage"
Outro Music Bed- James Wilsey- "El Dorado"
Linda Gail Lewis is our guest this hour as we chat about her new album with Robbie Fulks on Bloodshot Records titled Wild! Wild! Wild! We also talk about 2019 touring including Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender, her animated appearance in an episode of Mike Judge Presents: Tales From The Tour Bus, a special request for a song from her brother Jerry Lee Lewis and more! We'll also spin a brand NEW tune from Reverend Horton Heat and rockers from Dion, Darrel Higham, Celine Lee and Rosie Flores!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Whole New Life"
Rosie Flores & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts- "I Ain't Got You"
Celine Lee- "Miss Atomic Bombshell 1949"
Darrel Higham- "If You Can't Rock Me"
Dion- "Kansas City"
Linda Gail Lewis interview:
Linda Gail Lewis & The Rockarounds- "Lie & Deny"
Interview segment 1
*includes snippet of "Memphis Never Falls From Style"
Linda Gail Lewis, Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey-
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Segment 2
*includes snippet of "Round Too Long"
Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "Boogie Woogie Country Gal"
Segment 3
Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "Till Death"
Segment 4
Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "Wild Wild Wild"
Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis- "North To Alaska"
Segment 5
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Rockin' My Life Away"
Linda Gail Lewis (with Robbie Fulks)- "You Are My Sunshine"
Robbie Fulks- "Cry, Cry, Cry"
Outro Music Bed: Linda Gail Lewis- "Little Baby Rock"
2018 shows no signs of slowing down with great new music! We've got the latest from Shaun Young & The Texas Blue Dots, Asleep At The Wheel, Jim Lauderdale, Rebecca Jed, Rob Ryan Roadshow, , Billy Hammond & The Hotshots, The Hoodoo Tones, The Hi-Jivers as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown, a new segment called Double Trouble with tunes from Los Straitjackets with Mike Campbell, the latest from Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis and a WORLD PREMIERE by Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo. And we still have time for great rockers from James Intveld, Robert Gordon, Jesse Dayton, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Dave Edmunds and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Shaun Young & The Texas Blue Dots- "Someday"
James Intveld- "Something You Can't Buy"
The Tigers- "Jelly Bean"
Robert Gordon- "Turn Me Loose"
Jim Lauderdale- "Wearing Out Your Cool"
The Hoodoo Tones- "Here To Stay"
Jesse Dayton- "Blackjack"
Johnny Cash- "Luther Played The Boogie"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Hi-Jivers- "Swinging With Sweet Tooth"
The Tune Rockers- "No Stoppin' This Boppin'"
Gene Vincent & The Shouts- "Susie Q"
Elvis Presley- "I Want You With Me"
Double Trouble:
World Premiere-
Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "If It's News To You"
Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "It Came From The South"
Los Straitjackets with Mike Campbell- "Bumble Bee"
Asleep At The Wheel- "Pencil Full Of Lead"
Rebecca Jed- "Wreck My Train"
Rob Ryan Roadshow- "Catwalk Baby"
Billy Hammond & The Hotshots- "Red Hot Baby Doll"
Dave Edmunds- "Back To School Days"
Outro Music Bed: Di Maggio Brothers- "High Speed Pickin'"
Connor Rocket co-hosts our Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour Halloween Show! It's a ghoulishly fun show full of ghosts, witches, monsters, devils and more! We also hear Freddy Cannon talk to us about "Svengoolie Stomp". Plus, hear tunes from Reverend Horton Heat, Los Straitjackets, Bo Diddley, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Marcel Bontempi, Captain Clegg & The Night Creatures, Ronnie Dawson, Messer Chups, Gin Gillette, Sleepy LaBeef, The Cramps, Sonny Richards, Bloodshot Bill, Buck Owens, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Polecats and The Diamonds. Listen if you dare!!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Monster Mash" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" and "Stranger Things Theme" by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
Reverend Horton Heat- "The Halloween Dance"
Marcel Bontempi- "Old Mad Witch"
Gin Gillette- "Train To Satanville"
*Night Of The Blood Beast trailer
Sonny Richards Panics with Cindy & Misty- "The Voodoo Walk"
Bo Diddley- "Bo Meets The Monster"
The Polecats- "Grave Digger Rock"
The Diamonds- "Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein Or Dracula"
*The Astro Zombies trailer
Buck Owens- "(It's A) Monster's Holiday"
Bloodshot Bill- "Never Wanna See That Face Again"
Freddy Cannon interview segment
Freddy Cannon- "Svengoolie Stomp"
The Cramps- "Goo Goo Muck"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Messer Chups- "Ghost Party"
Los Straitjackets- "Ghostbusters"
Screamin' Jay Hawkins- "Little Demon"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "She's My Witch"
Ronnie Dawson- "Rockin' In The Cemetery"
Captain Clegg & The Night Crawlers- "Transylvania Terror Train"
Outro Music Bed: Satan's Pilgrims- "Haunted House Of Rock"
Smilin' Jay McDowell of BR5-49 fame is my co-host on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. He picked all the tunes (except for the last track of BR5-49 that I picked) and tells great stories about why he picked them! It's a great mix of classics by Warren Smith, Gene Vincent, Ronnie Self, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio, artists from the 80's: The Rockats, Buzz & The Flyers, The Crazy Cats, The Polecats, The Red Devils and artists from the 90's and later: Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, Nick Curran and BR5-49. We recorded this at the Musician's Hall Of Fame & Museum where Jay works as their Multi-Media Curator. This is definitely one you don't want to miss!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Warren Smith- "Ubangi Stomp"
Carl Perkins- "Honey Don't"
BR5-49- "One Long Saturday Night"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "When I Found You"
The Red Devils- "Tearin' My Hair Out"
The Rockats- "Go Kat Wild"
Buzz & The Flyers- "Go Cat Wild"
Nick Curran & The Lowlifes- "Psycho"
Gene Vincent & His Bluecaps- "Jump Back Honey Jump Back"
Eddie Cochran- "Jelly Bean"
Buddy Holly- "Blue Days, Black Nights"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N Roll Trio- "Sweet Love On My Mind"
Ronnie Self- "Bop-A-Lena"
The Crazy Cats- "One Hand Loose"
The Polecats- "Red Ready Amber"
BR5-49- "18 Wheels & A Crowbar" (Live From Robert's)
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "My Mustang Ford"
Marcel Riesco stops by the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour studio. We chat about Truly Lover Trio, his solo projects, vinyl records sounding better and of course his love for Roy Orbison. We also hear a snippet of an interview from Roy talking about his Texas childhood. Marcel also gives requests for an obscure Roy tune and a rocker from Elvis Presley.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Marcel Riesco- "Paper Heart"
Interview segment 1
Marcel Riesco- "Long Time No Love"
Segment 2
Truly Lover Trio- "A Cat Called Domino"
Segment 3
*Roy Orbison- "Loneliness"
Truly Lover Trio- "Little Angel"
Segment 4
Truly Lover Trio- "Candy Kisses"
Segment 5
Roy Orbison on his childhood in TX
Roy Orbison- "Rock House"
Truly Lover Trio- "Thinkin' Of You"
Segment 6
Marcel Riesco- "Borne On The Wind"
Segment 7
Marcel Riesco- "Let's Get Goin'"
Marcel Riesco and Ray Allen & His Band-
"He Broke Your Heart"
Segment 8
*Elvis Presley- "I Need Your Love Tonight"
Marcel Riesco with The Round-Up Boys-
"Bear It In Your Heart"
*requests from Marcel
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry-
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
We're celebrating what would have been Eddie Cochran's 80th birthday (October 3rd) and we've got the top 2 songs voted on by the listeners on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We also get 2 rockin' Cochran Covers by Darrel Higham and Brian Setzer! Plus, we have NEW tunes from Rosie Flores, Colton Turner, Alex Valenzi & The Hideaway Cats, Chery Deseree, The Hi-Jivers, Kim Wilson, our instru-Mental Breakdown, a rare rocker from Dion, Howlin' Wolf talks about his nickname and so much more. We also pay tribute to Lazy Lester who passed away August 22nd.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Darrel Higham- "Don't Bye Bye Baby Me"
The Hi-Jivers- "Got Me Wrong"
#2 Eddie Cochran- "Somethin' Else"
Buddy Holly- "Ting-A-Ling"
George Jones- "Tall Tall Trees"
Rosie Flores- "Drive, Drive, Drive"
Kim Wilson- "Look Whatcha Done"
Carl Perkins- "Glad All Over"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Bill Haley & His Comets- "Guitar Boogie"
Duane Eddy- "Stalkin'"
Brian Setzer- "Nervous Breakdown"
Dion- "Feelin' No Pain"
Lazy Lester- "I'm A Lover Not A Fighter"
Howlin' Wolf on his nickname
Howlin' Wolf- "Moanin' At Midnight"
#1 Eddie Cochran- "Twenty Flight Rock"
Colton Turner- "Midnight Hour"
Alex Valenzi & The Hideaway Cats- "Bop Bop Boogie"
Cheryl Deseree with Ray Benson- "Oooh-Dah-Dilly-Dah"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Cattin' Around"
Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour is celebrating what would have been Eddie Cochran's 80th birthday (October 3rd) with a "Cochran Countdown"! We asked you what your favorite tune from Eddie is and we're spinning the top 5! This hour, we hear #5 through #3 plus a Cochran cover from The Rockats! We also play NEW tunes from Elvis Presley, Dale Watson, Asleep At The Wheel, The Wise Guyz, Crystal & The Runnin' Wild, Crown City Bombers, Slapback Johnny and Slowey & The Boats (from Hi-Tide Recordings). We also pay tribute to Lorrie Collins who passed away on August 4th at 76 years old with a solo track from her, a duet with Ricky Nelson and of course a tune with her brother Larry Collins as The Collins Kids! Our instru-Mental Breakdown includes Al Dual and Buck Owens & His Buckaroos and still there's more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Wise Guyz- "Jukebox Rock"
Chuck Berry- "Don't You Lie To Me"
Lorrie Collins tribute spotlight:
Lorrie Collins- "Home Of The Blues"
The Collins Kids- "Move A Little Closer"
Ricky Nelson & Lorrie Collins- "You Are The Only One"
Crystal & The Runnin' Wild- "Take Me Home"
Slapback Johnny- "Throw Down"
Crown City Bombers- "No Good Lover"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Al Dual- "Riders In The Sky"
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos (feat. Don Rich)- "Buckaroo"
Asleep At The Wheel- "Seven Nights To Rock"
The Rockats- "My Way"
Cochran Countdown:
#5 Eddie Cochran- "C'mon Everybody"
#4 Eddie Cochran- "Nervous Breakdown"
#3 Eddie Cochran- "Summertime Blues"
Dale Watson- "You'll Cry Too"
Slowey & The Boats- "Slow Boat To China"
Elvis Presley- "So High"
Patsy Cline- "In Care Of The Blues"
Outro Music Bed: James Wilsey- "The Rattler"
We're heading into Fall 2018 and no signs of slowing down with great new music. Hear the latest from Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Webb Wilder, The Hicksville Bombers, The Kokomo Kings, Kid Ramos (in our instru-Mental Breakdown), Marcel Bontempi, Eddie & The Head Starts, Cliff Westfall and Jared Pettys & The Headliners. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Ricky Nelson with a NEW cover from Darrel Higham and a classic cover from Creedence Clearwater Revival. Hear the original "Hot Rod Lincoln" as well as the song it became the answer song for- "Hot Rod Race" and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Matchbox- "Buzz Buzz A Diddle It"
Marcel Bontempi- "Blue Moon Baby"
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- "Crying Inside"
Eddie & The Head Starts- "Midnight Blues"
Webb Wilder- "Hey Mae"
Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "Round Too Long"
Hipbone Slim & The Knee Tremblers- "Snake Pit"
Dorsey Burnette- "How Do You Rock"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Kid Ramos- "Mashed Potatoes and Chili"
The Planet Rockers- "Outta Gear"
Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys- "Hot Rod Race"
Charley Ryan & The Livingston Brothers- "Hot Rod Lincoln"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Ricky Nelson- "If You Can't Rock Me"
Darrel Higham- "Blood From A Stone"
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Hello Mary Lou"
The Hicksville Bombers- "Beast From The East"
The Kokomo Kings- "Silicone Brain"
Jared Petteys & The Headliners- "Pistol Packin' Mama"
Cliff Westfall- "Baby You Win"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Hell Cat Stomp"
We've got a jam-packed hour of recent modern favorites and classics on the new Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! Hear NEW tunes from Colton Turner, Junior Brown, Cheryl Deserée, Reckless Ones, Jack Rabbit Slim, Dragan Zac Zdravkovi & The Zacmondo Combo, Dr. Bontempi's Snake Oil Company, The Boom Boom Booms, The Lucky Odds, Lucky Lance & The Stardevils, Marian Aas Hansen & Zelimir (with Chan Romero) plus our instru-Mental Breakdown! Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Charlie Rich with covers by John Lindberg Trio and Juliet Simmons Dinallo. And still there's more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Colton Turner- "Two Shoes"
JD McPherson- "Crying's Just A Thing You Do"
Reckless Ones- "Desire"
Jack Rabbit Slim- "Time To Bop"
Buddy Holly & The Crickets- "Oh Boy"
Marian Aas Hansen & Zelimir (with Chan Romero)- "Hippy Hippy Shake"
Lucky Lance & The Stardevils- "I Wanna Jump"
Dragan Zac Zdravkovic & The Zacmondo Combo- "Rocket To The Moon"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Swing Cats (featuring Danny B. Harvey & Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on guitars)-
"Seven Come Eleven"
Brian Setzer- "Pickpocket"
Cheryl Deserée- "Sitting Duck"
Dr. Bontempi's Snake Oil Company- "Pistol Boogie"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Charlie Rich- "My Baby Done Left Me"
Juliet Simmons Dinallo- "Whirlwind"
John Lindberg Trio- "Break Up"
Junior Brown- "Drag Race At Forty Fathoms"
Boom Boom Booms- "Bang Bang (Baby Give You) Bang Bang"
The Lucky Odds- "Chasin' The Devil Down"
Outro Music Bed: Junior Brown- "Sugarfoot Rag"
Well over half the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour playlist this time is more NEW rockin' tunes! So excited to spin a NEW tune from Asleep At The Wheel featuring Katie Shore on vocals!!! We also get the latest releases from Swelltune Records (Shaun Young & The Texas Blue Dots, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo and Three Blue Teardrops) as well as recent releases from El Toro Records (Johnny Bach/John Lewis, RVB and Wild Wax Combo), a Link-cover from The Primitive Finks (Hi-Tide Recordings), Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown and The Delta Bombers kicking off the show. Plus, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honoring Ritchie Valens with covers by Dion and Los Lobos and we spin rockers by icon artists Buzz & The Flyers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Wanda Jackson as well!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Delta Bombers- "Good Disguise"
Buzz & The Flyers- "Boomerang"
Asleep At The Wheel- "Jack I'm Mellow"
Johnny Bach & The Moonshine Boozers- "The Mill"
John Lewis & His Trio- "Definitely Ain't Got The Money"
Roy Orbison- "Heartbreak Radio"
Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "Big Baby"
Shaun Young & The Texas Blue Dots- "Look At Me"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders- "Flat Get It"
Duane Eddy & His Rock-A-Billies- "Ramrod"
The Primitive Finks- "Mash Potato Party"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Number One Lovin' Man"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Ritchie Valens- "Cry Cry Cry"
Dion- "Come On, Let's Go"
Los Lobos- "Ooh, My Head"
Three Blue Teardrops- "Ballin' Jack"
RVB- "You Don't Care"
Wild Wax Combo- "Model A"
Wanda Jackson- "Slippin' & Slidin'"
Outro Music Bed: Ritchie Valens- "Ritchie's Blues"
We get a leg up on everyone this week as we crank up King Leg and his cover of Little Richard's "Lucille" on the latest Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We also spin new tracks from Vince & The Sun Boppers, Cat Lee King & His Cocks, Cherry Divine, Billie & The Kids and Crystal & Runnin' Wild. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Joe Clay with covers by Levi Dexter & The Ripchords and The Road Kings. We also step into the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending May 30, 1953 to hear the top 3 tunes on the Rhythm & Blues chart. Plus, we hear rockers from Eddie Cochran, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Ray Collin's Hot Club, Faye Reis, Big Sandy with Los Straitjackets and Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Vince & The Sun Boppers- "Heartbeats"
Big Sandy & Los Straitjackets- "Silent Partner"
Cat Lee King & His Cocks- "You Can Do No Wrong"
Billie & The Kids- "He Can Rock"
Ray Collins' Hot Club- "Freight Train"
Faye Reis- "Dont'cha Break My Heart"
Crystal & Runnin' Wild- "Recipe For Agony"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Joe Clay- "Doggone It"
Levi & The Ripchords- "Crackerjack"
The Road Kings- "Sixteen Chicks"
King Leg- "Lucille"
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers-
"Lonesome Tears In My Eyes"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine:
Week ending May 30, 1953
Rhythm & Blues Most Played In Jukeboxes chart
#3- Willie Mabon- "I'm Mad"
#2- The 5 Royales- "Help Me Somebody"
#1- Big Mama Thornton- "Hound Dog"
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers- "Johnny Cash Is Dead & His House Burned Down"
Cherry Divine- "Devil Heard Me Coming"
Eddie Cochran- "Am I Blue"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Cochran- "Eddie's Blues"
We've got 15 new tunes on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week! Hear NEW tunes from Dale Watson, The Honkabillies, Bloodshot Bill with The 5.6.7.8s, Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Greasemarks, Colton Turner, Johnny Angel & Helldorado, The Hicksville Bombers, Fatboy, Mario Monterosso, Little Victor and Miss Lily Moe plus 2 new tunes from Hi-Tide Recordings (The Surfrajettes & Black Flamingos) in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We also board our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and go back to the week ending August 31, 1958 to see what topped the chart as well as a couple of songs debuting on the chart that week as well.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Hicksville Bombers- "Danger Road"
Bloodshot Bill with The 5.6.7.8's- "My Little Muck Muck"
Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders- "Why Did You Bother Me At All"
Little Victor- "My Mind"
Miss Lily Moe- "Baby's Gonna Rock And Roll"
Colton Turner- "I Can't Help Myself"
Johnny Angel & Helldorado- "Crawfish & Cowboys"
Greasemarks- "Wolf Trash"
instru-Mental Breakdown
The Surfrajettes- "Party Line"
Black Flamingos- "Malibu Run"
Fatboy- "Mercy Mercy"
Mario Monterosso- "Rockin' In Memphis"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine (week ending August 31, 1958)
#85 The Drifters- "Drip Drop"
#57 Chuck Berry- "Carol"
#1 The Elegants- "Little Star"
Dale Watson- "Elvis Was A Love Affair"
The Honkabillies- "Hog Wild"
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore- "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
Quentin Jones is our guest this hour as we talk about all the various facets of his great musical career. He's focusing on some upcoming solo recordings and we premiere a couple of those this hour and we discuss his band The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns with his brother Wendell, producing artists such as Linda Gail Lewis, Robert Gordon, Charlie Gracie & The Rockats and playing recently with folks like Billy Burnette, Kenny Aaronson, Liberty DiVetto, David Uosikkinen, Rocket 88, his Gretsch endorsement and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Amos Moses"
Interview segment 1
Robert Gordon- "It's Late"
segment 2
Charlie Gracie with Graham Nash- "Too Soon To Tell"
segment 3
Quentin Jones- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
segment 4
Linda Gail Lewis- "Battle With The Bottle"
Quentin Jones- "Surf All Day, Love All Night"
segment 5
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "King Of The Slot Car Track"
segment 6
Quentin Jones- "Turns Me On"
The Rockats- "Road To Hell"
segment 7
Lee Rocker- "The Girl From Hell"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "I Got The Shakes"
Outro Music Bed: Linda Gail Lewis- "Linda Gail's Blues"
Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour is jam packed this week with NEW tunes from blues legend Buddy Guy, Junior Brown, Hailbails, Motel Mirrors, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), Los Malditos and new tracks from Toro Jones and The Coguaros in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We also pay tribute to 2 drummers that recently passed away: Nick Knox of The Cramps and D.J. Fontana who played with Elvis. Elvis is the subject of our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment as it's now been 41 years since his passing but his legacy is stronger than ever. We've got Elvis covers from Darrel Higham and Sleepy Labeef in there too. Plus, hear rockers from Wayne Hancock, John Lindberg Trio, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho Devilles, Wanda Jackson, Rhythm Torpedoes and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Hailbails- "Ain't That A Waste"
Motel Mirrors- "Loving In The Morning"
Jack Guthrie- "Oakie Boogie"
Wayne Hancock- "Low Down Blues"
Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets- "Travellin' Light"
Buddy Guy- "Ooh Daddy"
John Lindberg Trio- "Bye Bye Love"
Rhythm Torpedoes- "Time To Roll"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Toro Jones- "Big Noise From The Jungle"
The Coguaros- "Bumble Twist"
Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho Devilles- "Elvis Riding Shotgun"
Wanda Jackson- "I Wore Elvis' Ring"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Elvis Presley- "A Mess Of Blues"
Sleepy LaBeef- "Baby Let's Play House"
Darrel Higham- "Big Hunk Of Love"
Junior Brown- "Little Miss Stuck Up"
Los Malditos- "Motel Bates"
The Cramps- "Saddle Up A Buzz Buzz"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Run Chicken Run"
A newly re-released track from The Rockats hits the airwaves this week plus NEW rockers from Marcel Riesco, Tami Nelson, The Hi-Jivers, Little Lesley & The Bloodshots, The Devil's Daughters, Brand New Fifties and Ed Cavin & The Blue Kings! We also pay tribute to Clarence Carter of Blind Boys Of Alabama (passed away June 3) and Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater (passed away June 1). Our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine goes back to the week ending May 1st, 1957, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat celebrates the music of Dion with covers by Del Shannon and Dave Edmunds and we start a new fun segment called Goin' Up The Country as we spin a couple of rockin' tunes from Country music superstars Mel Tillis and Roger Miller!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Hi-Jivers- "Old Feeling"
Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "Losing My Mind"
Ed Cavin & The Blue Kings- "Red Headed Woman"
Marcel Riesco- "So Lonely Without You"
Tami Neilson- "Kitty Cat"
In Memoriam:
(Clarence Fountain passed away June 3)
Blind Boys Of Alabama- "Hop Skip And Jump"
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater with Los Straitjackets-
"Ding Dong Daddy"
(Eddy passed away June 1)
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
(week ending May 1st, 1957)
#97 Charlie Gracie- "Fabulous"
#69 The Coasters- "Young Blood"
#1 Elvis Presley- "All Shook Up"
Goin' Up The Country:
Mel Tillis- "Stateside"
Roger Miller- "Trouble On The Turnpike"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Dion- "My Michelle"
Del Shannon- "Runaround Sue
Dave Edmunds- "The Wanderer"
The Rockats- "Kool & Krazy"
The Devil's Daughters- "Pedal To The Metal"
The Brand New Fifties- "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Crazy Lil' Baby"
Tammi Savoy & Chris Casello join us later in the show to talk about their new EP. We connected backstage at Nashville Boogie in late May. We also hear great NEW duo tunes from John Fogerty & Billy F. Gibbons and Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis as well as NEW tunes from The Greasemarks, Kim Lenz, Eric Heatherly, The Crank-Tones (as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown), The Memphis Suns, McKinley James and Saint Dom & The Sinful. We also pay tribute to Royce Porter who passed away June 1st just a week after his Nashville Boogie Performance.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Greasemarks- "Pickin' Time"
Kim Lenz- "Percolate"
Royce Porter- "Yes I Do"
Eric Heatherly- "The Road Song (Route 66 Revisited)"
Saint Dom & The Sinful- "Phantom Lady"
Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "Wild Wild Wild"
McKinley James- "Sail Away"
The Memphis Suns- "Demon Woman"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Crank-Tones- "Fireball"
Deke Dickerson- "Tropical Island Boogie Serenade"
Tammi Savoy & Chris Casello interview:
Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "Voodoo Voodoo"
Segment 1
Ruth Brown- "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean"
Segment 2
Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "Jim Dandy"
Chris Casello Trio- "Pink Thunderbird"
Segment 3
Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "Them There Eyes"
John Fogerty & Billy F. Gibbons- "The Holy Grail"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Apache"
So much great music this year and we spin the latest from John Paul Keith, Adam Lopez, The Guana Batz, Deke Dickerson & Bloodshot Bill, Hillbilly Casino and Babe Miller! Plus rockers from Gene Vincent, Boz Boorer (with Sarah Vista), The 24th Street Wailers, Buddy Holly, Hayden Thompson, Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam, our instru-Mental Breakdown and our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment about Jerry Lee Lewis with covers from Brian Setzer and Mudcrutch (featuring Tom Petty).
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
James Intveld & The Rockin' Shadows- "You're My Baby"
Dwight Yoakam- "The Big Time"
Hillbilly Casino- "Dog On A Chain"
Boz Boorer (with Sarah Vista)- "Make A Circuit With Me"
The 24th Street Wailers- "Cursed"
John Paul Keith- "Throw It On Me Baby"
The Guana Batz- "Girl On A Motorbike"
Babe Miller- "1200 Building"
instru-Mental Breakdown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown- "Oakie Dokie Stomp"
Omar & The Howlers- "Omar's Boogie"
Johnny Cash- "I Love You Because"
Hayden Thompson- "Love My Baby"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Breathless" (take 3)
Brian Setzer- "Great Balls Of Fire"
Mudcrutch- "High School Confidential"
Adam Lopez & The San Joaquin Valley Boys- "Coffee Every Morning"
Gene Vincent- "Temptation Baby"
Deke Dickerson & Bloodshot Bill- "Bad Biscuit"
Buddy Holly- "Little Baby"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Brawl"
Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon is our guest this week! We discuss a couple of classics, his love of Boston Red Sox and all the sports teams from the area, touring various circuits, his friends in Los Straitjackets, recent singles that pay tribute to his mentor Chuck Berry ("Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll") as well as a brand new killer rockabilly romp ("Boppin' The Blues") and we even make reference to "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Freddy Cannon & The Gears- "Move It On Over"
Interview part 1
snippet of "Down At Fenway Park"
Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay & His Orchestra- "Humdinger"
Interview part 2
Soundbite of Ric Flair
Freddy Cannon- "Tallahassee Lassie"
Interview part 3
Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay & His Orchestra- "Palisades Park"
Interview part 4
Freddy Cannon- "Buzz Buzz A Diddle It"
Interview part 5
Freddy Cannon's jingle for Arnie Ginsburg
Interview part 6
Freddy Cannon and Los Straitjackets- "The Sox Are Rockin'"
snippet of "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans"
Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay & His Orchestra- "The Urge"
Interview part 7
Freddy Cannon- "Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll"
Interview part 8
Freddy Cannon- "Boppin' The Blues"
Los Straitjackets with Big Sandy- "Chica Alborotada" (Tallahassee Lassie)
Interview part 9 (with song request from Freddy)
Chuck Berry- "Roll Over Beethoven"
Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay & His Orchestra- "Muskrat Rumble"
Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Jack The Ripper"
Just when you thought you had heard all the great music so far...we bring you more! Hear NEW tracks by The Hillbilly Moon Explosion (with Mark "Sparky" Phillips), The Devils Daughters (Mysti Moon and Annie Marie Lewis with Danny B. Harvey), John Lindberg Trio, Marcel Bontempi, Motel Mirrors, The Wise Guyz, The Hi-Risers, The Coguaros (Don Diego Trio), Aisha Khan, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment on Roy Orbison with covers by The Cramps and something new from Marcel Riesco, plus we go back to the week ending July 12, 1959 in our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and still there's MORE! Whew...strap yourself in for this fun ride!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Devil's Daughters- "Baddest Girls In Town"
John Lindberg Trio- "The Fool"
Marcel Bontempi- "Havana Moon"
Dave Biller & Jeremy Wakefield- "Steel Crazy" (w/ Big Sandy)
Eddie Cochran- "Cut Across Shorty"
Jake Calypso & His Red Hot- "Gonna Bring You Back"
Motel Mirrors- "Do With Me What You Want"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine (week ending July 12 1959):
#98 Bo Diddley- "Crackin' Up"
#43 Elvis Presley- "A Big Hunk Of Love"
#1 Johnny Horton- "The Battle Of New Orleans"
The Wise Guyz- "Rude Bad Boy"
The Hi-Risers- "Stella Gotta Fella"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Roy Orbison- "Almost 18"
Marcel Riesco- "The Actress"
The Cramps- "Domino"
The Coguaros (Don Diego Trio)- "Kalura"
Aisha Khan- "Make A Grown Man Cry"
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion (with Mark "Sparky" Phillips)- "Queen Of Hearts"
Johnny Carroll- "Two Timin'"
Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Curveball"
So much great new music hitting the playlist again with tunes from Tiger Army, Webb Wilder, The Crank-Tones, Marcel Riesco, The Rhythm Shakers, The Hi-Jivers, Tommy Guns, Cherry Divine and Elvis Cantu. We pay tribute to Rayburn Anthony who passed away on April 21st. We also step into our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and go back to the week ending November 16, 1958 plus we hear rockers from JD McPherson, Janis Martin, The Kokomo Kings, Rock-A-Teens, Bloodshot Bill and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Webb Wilder- "Powerful Stuff"
Elvis Cantu- "Blood Red Moon"
Rayburn Anthony- "Hambone"
JD McPherson- "Everybody's Talking 'Bout The All American"
Cherry Divine- "Shakin' In My Boots"
The Hi-Jivers- "Something's Gotta Shake"
The Kokomo Kings- "Pillow Of Gold"
Bloodshot Bill- "Rattle My Brain"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Tommy Guns- "Swooney"
Pat Capocci- "The Pickle"
Rock-A-Teens- "Janis Will Rock"
Janis Martin- "Will You Willyum"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine-
Week ending November 16, 1958:
#93 Johnny Otis- "Crazy Country Hop"
#80 Chuck Berry- "Sweet Little Rock & Roller"
#1 Conway Twitty- "It's Only Make Believe"
The Crank-Tones- "Draggin'"
Marcel Riesco- "Kiss From You"
Tiger Army- "Dark Paradise"
The Rhythm Shakers- "All Women Are Bad"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Travis Rag"
Connor Rocket co-hosts our Sun-sational show to kick off summer sun fun! Summer officially starts June 21st and we thought we'd also focus on some of the great Sun Studio recordings to give double meaning to the "Sun" fun! All the songs this hour were recorded at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, TN. We'll hear from B.B. King, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, Dale Watson, Elvis Presley, The Prisonaires, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chris Isaak, Sonny Burgess, Johnny Cash, Joe Hill Louis, Margo Price, Howlin' Wolf, Carl Perkins, Charlie Feathers, Jake Calypso, Roy Orbison and Rufus Thomas!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
B.B. King- "B.B.'s Boogie" (1950)
Howlin' Wolf- "Howlin' Wolf Boogie" (1951)
Joe Hill Louis- "Dorothy Mae" (1952)
The Prisonaires- "Just Walkin' In The Rain" (1953)
Rufus Thomas- "Bear Cat" (1953)
Elvis Presley- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" (1954)
Johnny Cash- "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen" (1957)
Carl Perkins- "Caldonia" (1956)
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Lovin' Up A Storm" (1959)
Roy Orbison- "I Like Love" (1957)
Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison (Class Of '55)-
"Waymore's Blues" (1985)
Charlie Feathers- "Peepin' Eyes" (1955)
Billy Lee Riley- "I Want You Baby" (1957)
Sonny Burgess- "We Wanna Boogie" (1956)
Charlie Rich- "Everything I Do Is Wrong" (1959)
Chris Isaak- "Live It Up" (2011)
Dale Watson- "You Can't Undo The Wrong" (2012)
Margo Price- "About To Find Out" (2016)
Jake Calypso & His Red-Hot- "Trouble Bound" (2015)
Outro Music Bed: Jerry Lee Lewis- "High School Confidential"
We've got a TON of NEW tunes hitting the show this week from John Lindberg Trio, Jesse Dayton, Lily Locksmith, The Delta Bombers, Patrick Sweany, Babe Miller, Hot Boogie Chillun, Joshua Hedley and Charley Crockett. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment this week is about Little Richard with covers from Jerry Lee Lewis and The Everly Brothers plus we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and head back 40 years ago to 1978 to hear tracks from Johnny Cash, Dave Edmunds, Robert Gordon (with Link Wray), Carl Perkins and Matchbox!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Jesse Dayton- "May Have To Do It (Don't Have To Like It)"
Scotty McKay- "Evenin' Time"
Elvis Presley- "Power Of My Love" (takes 2 & 3)
The Delta Bombers- "Take These Chains From My Heart"
Lily Locksmith- "You Gotta Try"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine- 1978:
Johnny Cash- "I Will Rock & Roll With You"
Dave Edmunds- "Never Been In Love"
Carl Perkins- "Kaw Liga"
Robert Gordon- "Twenty Flight Rock"
Matchbox- "Circle Rock"
Patrick Sweany- "Up and Down"
Babe Miller- "Queen Of Kuwait"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Little Richard- "Rip It Up"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Long Tall Sally"
The Everly Brothers- "Lucille"
Hot Boogie Chillun- "The One"
Joshua Hedley- "Let Them Talk"
John Lindberg Trio- "Promised Land"
Charley Crockett- "Goin' Back To Texas"
Outro Music Bed: Joel Paterson- "Mable's Rock"
Great to spin new tracks from Kid Ramos, Guana Batz, Motel Mirrors, Jeremy & The Harlequins and Ray Black & The Flying Carpets this hour! Plus, we hear rockers from Brian Setzer, Scotty Baker, BR549, Chet Atkins with The Carter Sisters, Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise, Lily Locksmith, The Sirocco Bros. and our instru-Mental Breakdown with Reverend Horton Heat and Sultans Of Swing! We also begin a new segment called "Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine" and this time we go back to the week ending June 6, 1956 to hear tunes from Bill Haley & His Comets, Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps and Elvis Presley!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Guana Batz- "No Way Back"
Brian Setzer- "'59"
Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise- "Bedhead"
Joakim Tinderholt & His Band- "Jungle Bo"
Lily Locksmith- "No Use But O' Well"
Laura Lee Perkins- "Don't Wait Up"
Chet Atkins with The Carter Sisters- "It's My Lazy Day"
Motel Mirrors- "Paper Doll"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Reverend Horton Heat- "The Happy Camper"
Sultans Of Jungle- "Spy From Shanghai"
Ray Black & The Flying Carpets- "Rolling Stone"
The Sirocco Brothers- "Chicken Bone"
Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine (week ending June 6, 1956):
Bill Haley & His Comets- "Hot Dog Buddy Buddy"
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Be Bop A Lula"
Elvis Presley- "Heartbreak Hotel"
Kid Ramos- "Heartbeat"
BR549- "A1 On The Jukebox"
Jeremy & The Harlequins- "California Rock"
Scotty Baker- "Lady Killer"
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "Chuckwalk"
We've got rockin' new tunes from Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), Elvis Presley (from The Searcher Deluxe Edition box-set), The Hi-Risers, T-Bone Burnett, Sam Morrow (with Jaime Wyatt), John Paul Keith and new tracks from Kim Wilson and The Nut Jumpers in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment this hour is about The Everly Brothers with covers by Lee Rocker and Dave Edmunds & Nick Lowe. We also spin the title track from Elvis' Speedway movie which is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year and we hear rockers from Dale Watson, Lefty Frizzell, Cousin Harley, Gene Summers and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- "Tokyo Bay"
Gene Summers- "Baby Please Tell Me Why"
Elvis Presley- "Speedway"
Cousin Harley- "Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette"
Dale Watson- "I Got To Drive"
Lil' Linn & The Lookout Boys- "Open Road"
Lefty Frizzell- "You're Humbuggin' Me"
Hal Weston (Darrel Higham)- "Rockin' N Boppin'"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Kim Wilson- "Teenage Beat"
The Nut Jumpers- "Pandit"
T-Bone Burnett- "Jellico Coal Man"
John Paul Keith- "Do You Really Want To Do It"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
The Everly Brothers- "Should We Tell Him"
Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds- "Take A Message To Mary"
Lee Rocker- "All I Have To Do Is Dream"
The Hi-Risers- "Out Late Up Early"
Sam Morrow (with Jaime Wyatt)- "Skinny Elvis"
Elvis Presley- "Burning Love (Rehearsal Version)"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Heartbreak Hotel"
Hear NEW tunes on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour by Jesse Dayton, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Charley Crockett, Babe Miller, Adam Lopez, Jittery Jack, The Bullets, Chris Ruest, Marcel Riesco and Greyhounds! Plus a rockin' instru-Mental Breakdown with Roy Clark and The Beat From Palookaville, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment about Jerry Reed and covers from Gene Vincent and Elvis Presley and we pay tribute to Jerry Williams who passed away March 25th. We've also got music icons Jerry Lee Lewis, Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn tunes on the show! You don't want to miss this one!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Bullets- "Miss Kitty"
Adam Lopez & The San Joaquin Valley Boys-
"Get The Truck Off The Lawn"
Jittery Jack (with Miss Amy Griffin & Annabelle Lord-Patey)-
"My Heart Calls Out To You"
Chris Ruest- "Too Cool For School"
Babe Miller- "My New Guitar"
Charley Crockett- "Lil' Girl's Name"
Marcel Riesco- "Let's Get Goin'"
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore- "Downey To Lubbock"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Roy Clark- "Chicken Wire"
The Beat From Palookaville- "The Whip"
Patsy Cline- "Gotta Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul"
Loretta Lynn- "Wine Women & Song"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Jerry Reed- "Bessie Baby"
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Crazy Legs"
Elvis Presley- "Guitar Man/ What I'd Say"
Jerry Williams- "Darlin' Nelly Grey"
Greyhounds- "No Other Woman"
Jesse Dayton- "Hurtin' Behind The Pine Curtain"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Chantilly Lace" (live from Austin, TX)
Outro Music Bed: Jerry Lee Lewis- "High School Confidential"
Climb aboard and ride the rails with Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week as we play an hour of songs about trains! We'll hear from Johnny Cash, Jesse Dayton, TJ Mayes, Dale Watson, Marty Stuart, Elvis Presley, John Fogerty, James Intveld, Kenny Vaughan, Wanda Jackson, The Malpass Brothers, Brian Setzer Orcestra, Jeff Beck with Darrel Higham, Josh Hi-Fi & The Rhythm Kings, Little Junior Parker and Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio! All Aboard!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
James Intveld- "Folsom Prison Blues"
Kenny Vaughan- "Train Of Love"
Vintage 70's Lionel train commercial with Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash- "Loading Coal"
Johnny Cash- "The Blue Train"
Little Junior's Blue Flames- "Mystery Train"
Elvis Presley- "Frankfort Special"
Josh Hi-Fi & The Rhythm Kings- "Old 109"
Jeff Beck (with Darrel Higham)- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
John Fogerty- "Big Train (From Memphis)"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Trouble Train"
Dale Watson & The Texas Three- "Gotherburg Train"
Marty Stuart- "Ghost Train Four-Oh-Ten"
TJ Mayes- "Boxcar Star"
Bill Haley & His Comets- "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
Jesse Dayton- "Train Of Dreams"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio- "Lonesome Train"
Wanda Jackson- "Wabash Cannonball"
The Malpass Brothers- "Railroad Man"
Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "Wabash Cannonball"
John Paul Keith provides 2 new songs this week...one from his new solo project and from Motel Mirrors which he's in with Amy Lavere and Will Sexton. We also get quite a few great new tunes as well from Webb Wilder, Marcel Riesco, Eddie & The Head-Starts, The Gold Stars, The Go Getters, The Delta Bombers, Ray Black & The Flying Carpets and Slim Sandy & The Hillbilly Boppers. Our instru-Mental Breakdown pays tribute to Nokie Edwards who passed away on March 12th with tracks from The Ventures and Venturesmania. Muddy Waters is the subject of our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment including covers by his son Mud Morganfield (with Kim Wilson) and Sleepy LaBeef. We also spin a track from a recent Record Store Day release from Elvis Presley and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Motel Mirrors- "The Man Who Comes Around"
John Paul Keith- "Leave Them Girls Alone"
Elvis Presley- "Tiger Man"
Eddie & The Head-Starts- "Rock Everybody"
The Gold Stars- "No One To Blame"
Marcel Riesco- "Runnin' Fool"
The Go Getters- "Thunderbird"
The Delta Bombers- "Pressure and Time"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Ventures- "Driving Guitars (Ventures Twist)"
Venturesmania- "The Lonely Matador"
Ray Black & The Flying Carpets- "Big Boy Rock"
Betty James- "I'm A Little Mixed Up"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Muddy Waters- "Trouble No More"
Mud Morganfield with Kim Wilson- "I Want To Be Loved"
Sleepy LaBeef- "Young Fashioned Ways"
Webb Wilder- "Make That Move"
BR5-49- "Cherokee Boogie"
Slim Sandy & The Hillbilly Boppers- "Done Gone"
Warner Mack- "Roc-A-Chicka"
Outro Music Bed: James Wilsey- "The Rattler"
We hear hot new tunes from Cherry Divine, The Skinny Teens, Sultans Of Jungle, Aisha Khan, Chris Ruest (with Marti Brom), Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, The Wise Guyz and Johnny 7 & The Black Crabs on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Plus, we get a special instru-Mental Breakdown version of our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat! This week it's honoring Link Wray with instrumental covers by Dick Dale and Los Straitjackets and we also spin rockin' tunes from James Intveld, Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash, Dale Watson, Mike Teardrop Trio, Buck Owens, Celine Lee and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Cherry Divine- "Firecracker"
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash- "Long-Legged Guitar-Pickin' Man"
The Skinny Teens- "Jessy Lee"
Shorty Jetson & The Racketeers- "East Bound & Down"
Sultans Of Jungle- "Turn Me Loose"
Dale Watson- "I Can't Bear It"
Truly Lover Trio- "Twice Sorry"
Buck Owens- "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"
James Intveld- "All The Way From Memphis"
Aisha Khan- "Wolf At My Door"
Chris Ruest (with Marti Brom)- "Mind Out That Gutter"
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages- "Tall, Black & Bitter"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Link Wray- "Dixie Doodle"
Dick Dale- "Rumble"
Los Straitjackets- "Jack The Ripper"
Mike Teardrop Trio- "Living Too Fast"
Celine Lee- "I'm So Done With You"
The Wise Guyz- "Hi-Class Mama"
Johnny 7 & The Black Crabs- "Shake It Loose"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Blueberry Hill"
Summer isn't too far away so we spin the latest from Frankie & The Pool Boys on Hi-Tide Recordings this week. Plus, hear new tracks from The Rhythm Preachers, The Bullets, The Cable Bugs, The Raging Teens, Billy Burnette & rockers from Ronnie Dawson, Rudy Grayzell, Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers (with Linda Gail Lewis), Donny Young (Johnny Paycheck), our instru-Mental Breakdown and our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat featuring Bo Diddley and covers from Dion and Chris Isaak!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Ronnie Dawson- "Knock Down Drag Out"
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers (w/ Linda Gail Lewis on piano)- "Rhythm Rockin' Blues"
Johnny Horton- "The First Train Headin' South"
Ruby Ann- "I Want A Lover"
Donny Young (Johnny Paycheck)- "Shakin' The Blues"
The Bullets- "Somethin' Real Good"
The Rhythm Preachers- "Squeeze Me Baby"
Billy Burnette- "Nothin' To Do (And All Night To Do It)"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Frankie & The Pool Boys- "Ewa On The Beach"
Don Diego Trio- "Django With Twango"
The Raging Teens- "Drinkin' Age"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Reckless, Wild & Crazy"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat
Bo Diddley- "Don't Let It Go"
Chris Isaak- "Diddley Daddy"
Dion- "Who Do You Love"
Rockbottom James & The Detonators- "Burn Rubber Burn"
The Cable Bugs- "My Cat's Cat's Gone"
Rudy Grayzell- "You're Gone"
Outro Music Bed: James Wilsey- "El Dorado"
It's all about the BOOGIE on this week's Rockabilly N Blues "Boogie" Hour! We hear from just some of the many great artists performing at this year's Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender & Car Show! We've got a great mix of new and classic artists...and all in between! Put your dancin' shoes on and get ready to boogie!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Narvel Felts- "Cry Baby Cry"
The Greasemarks- "Cobwebs"
Colton Turner- "Saturday Night"
Larry Collins- "Whistle Bait"
Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-Fonics- "Red Headed Woman"
Tav Falco & Panter Burns- "Bertha Lou"
Willie & The Hi-Rollers- "Sad 'N Lonely"
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "You're My Baby"
Charlie Hightone & The Rock-It's- "Let's Rock Tonite"
The Polecats- "Boppin' High School Baby"
Royce Porter- "Lookin'"
Eddie & Thee Scorpions- "I Have Problems"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Depression"
The Tremors- "Old Fashioned Hillbilly Feud"
The Planet Rockers- "Truck Drivers Rock"
Celine Lee- "Cat Fight"
Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "Doin' Fine"
The Paladins- "Hot Rod Rockin"
McKinley James- "Goodbye Baby"
The Hi-Jivers- "Get My Way"
The Rocketz- "Dig The Way I Roll"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Hotel Yorba"
Outro Music Bed: The Planet Rockers- "Rampage"
San Diego rockabilly roots-rocker Jackslacks co-hosts this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! He handpicks tunes from Buzz Campbell, The Beat Farmers, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Paladins, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio, Dead Engines, Stray Cats, Billy Bacon, Nobody's Business, The Blasters, Cathouse Thumpers and we spin 2 tracks from his latest Earthling Sessions release! Lots of great stories and music in store for you this hour!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Buzz Campbell- "Crazy When She Drinks"
The Beat Farmers- "Lost Weekend"
Jackslacks- "Come Home With Me"
The Paladins- "Let's Buzz"
The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "She's Tuff"
Cathouse Thumpers- "Our Neck Of The Woods"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Break Up"
The Blasters- "No Other Girl"
Nobody's Business- "If I Didn't"
Carl Perkins- "Matchbox"
Dead Engines- "Lonely Girl"
Stray Cats- "How Long You Wanna Live Anyway"
Billy Bacon- "Toe To Toe"
Jackslacks- "Back In The Mix"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio- "Rock Billy Boogie"
Outro Music Bed: The Blasters- "Boneyard"
Time to rev up the jukebox with new tracks from Joshua Hedley ("Mr. Jukebox"), Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, The Delta Bombers, Little Lesley & The Bloodshots plus rockers from Chuck Mead, TJ Mayes, Gene Summers, The Sirocco Bros., Nikki Lane, Elvis Presley and an answer song from LaVern Baker, our instru-Mental Breakdown and more! Plus, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment this week is about The Blasters with covers by Janis Martin and Sonny Burgess!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Delta Bombers- "Let Her Go"
Lucky Marcell & The Ramblin' Three- "Rock & Roll Rhythm"
Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "For Your Love"
Gene Summers- "Tennessee Saturday Night"
The Sirocco Bros.- "Bop"
Jerry Landis (Paul Simon)- "Lone Teen Ranger"
Modern Don Juans- "Turned Out A Fool"
TJ Mayes- "Dig It Up"
instru-Mental Breakdown
Larry Scott (w/ James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, etc.)- "Six Days On The Road"
Marco Di Maggio- "All Aboard, Cats"
Joshua Hedley- "Mr. Jukebox"
Chuck Mead- "Short Goodbye"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat
The Blasters- "I Don't Want To"
Janis Martin- "Long White Cadillac"
Sonny Burgess with Dave Alvin- "Flattop Joint"
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Homesick"
Nikki Lane- "Funnel Of Love"
Elvis Presley- "Little Sister"
LaVern Baker- "Hey Memphis"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Honky Tonk Barbie"
This week we play some tracks from a few of the artists coming to the New England Shake-Up including NEW tracks from Barrence Whitfield & The Savages and The Doel Brothers! Plus our instru-Mental Breakdown features the surf sounds of The Sabres and The Surfrajettes (both coming to New England Shake-Up) and we also hear NEW tunes from Shakedown Tim & The Rhythm Revue, SaraLee, Gone Hepsville and The Nut Jumpers (feat. Jake Calypso). Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat Segment is about Waylon Jennings with covers from both Webb Wilder and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. We also pay tribute to Tilford Sellers who passed away way too young on January 28th.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Jittery Jack- "Gonna Have A Time"
The Doel Brothers- "New England In The Fall (Let's Have A Ball)"
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages- "Let's Go To Mars"
Colton Turner- "I Miss You Baby"
Red Hot 'n' Blue- "She Got Back On That Train"
Jimmy Deberry- "Time Has Made A Difference"
Conway Twitty- "Shake It Up"
Tilford Sellers- "Get Ready"
SaraLee- "Hey Bartender"
Gone Hepsville- "Gimme Gimme"
instru-Mental Breakdown
The Surfrajettes- "Cha Cha Heels"
The Sabres- "Chicken Pluckin'"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat
Waylon Jennings- "My Bay Walks All Over Me"
The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"
Webb Wilder- "Nashville Bum"
Shakedown Tim & The Rhythm Revue- "Drop You Like A Bad Habit"
Jackie Brenston- "Trouble Up The Road"
The Nut Jumpers- "No Good, No Good"
Bloodshot Bill- "Going To The Shake-Up"
Outro Music Bed: Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Mr. Jazzer Gone Surfin'"
Danielle Colby from History Channel's American Pickers joins us on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour again this week. We discuss her experience co-hosting the 5th Annual Ameripolitan Music Awards as well as her relief efforts to Puerto Rico with Jeremy Scheuch. We'll also hear tunes from some of the winners at the awards show: Chris Scruggs, The Go-Getters, Bailey Dee, Luke Bell, The Carolyn Sills Combo and Al Dual plus rockin' tunes from Jason D. Williams, Dickie Lee, Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, Johnny Cash, Rosie Flores, Jesse Dayton and Dale Watson!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Bailey Dee- "Too Long"
Al Dual- "Call EO To Pray"
The Carolyn Sills Combo- "Lorene"
Luke Bell- "All Blue"
The Go-Getters- "Long Black Shiny Car"
Jason D. Williams- "Fingernails"
Danielle Colby segment 1
Dickie Lee- "Good Lovin"
Danielle Colby segment 2
Chris Scruggs- "Ain't Got Time"
Danielle Colby segment 3
Matthew & Gunnar Nelson- "Milk Cow Blues"
Danielle Colby segment 4
Johnny Cash & Tom Petty- "I Won't Back Down" Danielle Colby segment 5 Dale Watson & The Texas Two- "Johnny At The Door" Rosie Flores- "Crazy Mixed Emotions" Jesse Dayton- "Both Sides Of The Line" Outro Music Bed: Rosie Flores- "Surf Demon #5"
We hear NEW tunes from Squirrel Nut Zippers (first new album in 18 years), JD Wilkes, Jackslacks, Outlawed & The Hollow Bodies plus our instru-Mental Breakdown, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment spotlighting Wanda Jackson and covers from Rosie Flores & Cyndi Lauper, rockers from Kid Ramos (with Big Sandy), Restless and more! Plus, we pay tribute to Billy Hancock and Preston Shannon who both passed away January 22nd, 2018.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Restless- "There I Was Gone"
Jackslacks- "Your Time Has Come"
Kid Ramos (with Big Sandy)- "Guitar Player"
John Lee Hooker- "Shake Holler & Run"
The Blasters- "Rock And Roll Will Stand"
Squirrel Nut Zippers- "Karnival Joe (From Kokomo)"
JD Wilkes- "Walk Between The Raindrops"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Wanda Jackson- "Man We Had A Party"
Rosie Flores- "Rock Your Baby"
Cyndi Lauper- "Funnel Of Love"
Dion- "I Got My Eyes On You"
Outlawed & The Hollow Bodies- "Slap Back"
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings- "Flatfoot Sam"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Eddie Cochran- "Guitar Blues"
Los Straitjackets- "Sterno"
Billy Hancock & The Tennessee Rockets- "Rockabilly Fever"
Preston Shannon- "Easy Money"
Ricky Nelson- "You Tear Me Up"
Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Nashville Stomp"
Several new tunes on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour from The Delta Bombers, Chris Ruest, Ten Bob Millionaires, The Go-Getters and Danny Fisher (with The Houserockers and Claire Hamlin). We hear our instru-Mental Breakdown including the first single released on Sun Records and our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat honoring Carl Perkins with covers from his son, Stan Perkins, and Sir Paul McCartney (who also talks about his cover of "Movie Magg"). Plus, we spin rockers from Dave Edmunds, Howlin' Wolf, Elvis Presley, Reverend Horton Heat, Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Go-Getters- "Love & Hate"
Shakin' Stevens & The Sunsets- "Spirit Of Woodstock"
Dave Edmunds- "Let's Talk About Us"
Ten Bob Millionaires- "Bad News Travels Fast"
Danny Fisher with The Houserockers and Claire Hamlin- "Love Bug Crawl"
Chris Ruest- "Nobody Cares"
Howlin' Wolf- "Baby Ride With Me (take 3)
Elvis Presley- "Tryin' To Get To You"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Johnny London- "Flat Tire"
Bo Diddley- "Fireball"
The Delta Bombers- "Jump Back Baby"
Skinny Teens- "Blow My Bop"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Carl Perkins- "Honky Tonk Gal"
Paul McCartney on Carl and "Movie Magg"
Paul McCartney- "Movie Magg"
Stan Perkins- "Matchbox"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Dr. Bartender"
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Let Her Know"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Smell Of Gasoline"
Outro Music Bed: Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Strollin' With Mary Jane"
It's our 4th annual Cover Charge Included show!! All cover tunes...all hour long. This time, we hear the Di Maggio Connection covering Talking Heads, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones covering Motorhead, Levi Dexter & Steve Hooker covering Johnny Thunders, John Lindberg Trio covering Bruce Springsteen, The Baseballs covering Michael Jackson, James Intveld covering Crazy Cavan, Jerry Lee Lewis covering Roy Orbison, our instru-Mental Breakdown with Link Wray covering Duane Eddy and Duane Eddy covering Link Wray and SOOOO much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Delta Bombers- "Run Through The Jungle"
Eilen Jewell- "Don't Leave Poor Me"
Darrel Higham- "The EP Express"
Marcel Bontempi- "Cat Man"
Chuck Meade- "Girl On The Billboard"
James Intveld- "Crazy Rhythm"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Oooby Dooby"
Lee Rocker- "Whiskey River"
instru-Mental Breakdown
Link Wray- "Rebel Rouser"
Duane Eddy- "Rumble"
Alice Jayne- "Crazy"
Levi Dexter & Steve Hooker- "Downtown"
Los Straitjackets with Reverend Horton Heat- "Down The Line"
The Baseballs- "Bad"
John Lindberg Trio- "I'm On Fire"
Di Maggio Connection- "Road To Nowhere"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Rock 'n' Roll"
Marty Stuart- "Cry, Cry, Cry"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
In honor of Stray Cats reuniting for the upcoming Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend, we've got 3 tracks from them throughout the show including involvement in the instru-Mental Breakdown and the Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment spotlighting Eddie Cochran. We hear a cover from Darrel Higham in that segment as well. New songs from Jackslacks, Kim Wilson, Sonny West, Scotty Baker and Colton Turner appear on the show plus rockers from The Shakin' Pyramids,, Cliff Richard, Al Casey, Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin and lots more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Stray Cats- "Mystery Train Kept A Rollin'"
Al Casey- "(Got The) Teenage Blues"
Sonny West- "Screamin' (Fiesta En Calella Al Sol)"
Cliff Richard- "Move It"
Colton Turner- "How Many Times"
Hot Rod 56- "Grab The Bull"
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates- "Growl"
The Retrobaits- "Hey Mister Bottle"
instru-Mental Breakdown
Merle Travis & Joe Maphis- "Mainstreet Breakdown"
Stray Cats- "Sleepwalk"
Kim Wilson- "No Love In My Heart"
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Sit Down Baby"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat"
Eddie Cochran- "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie"
Darrel Higham- "Sweetie Pie"
Stray Cats- "Somethin' Else"
Jackslacks- "The 92107"
Scotty Baker- "Back To The Country"
The Shakin' Pyramids- "Too N-N-N-Nervous To Rock"
Si Cranstoun- "Big Bess"
Outro Music Bed: Katmen- "Kill The Switch"
How about a newly released Link Wray single as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown (along with Redd Volkaert) this week on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour?! We'll also hear the Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment featuring Buddy Holly and cover Holly covers from Dion and the late Pat Dinizio. Plus, our Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight has tunes from Art Adams, Luke Bell, Don Diego Trio, Wayne Hancock (with Rose Sinclair) and Brian Setzer! We'll also spin tunes from Jason D. Williams, Elvis Presley, Million Sellers, Junior Brown, Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, James Intveld, Johnny Cash, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys and Vince & The Sun Boppers!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
James Intveld- "Standin' On A Rock"
Jason D. Williams- "Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor"
Matthew & Gunnar Nelson- "It's Late"
Johnny Cash- "Big River"
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Different Girl"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Link Wray- "Son Of Rumble"
Redd Volkaert- "The Buck Stops Here"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Buddy Holly- "Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight"
Dion- "Oh Boy"
Pat Dinizio- "That'll Be The Day"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight:
Don Diego Trio- "Daddy's On A Freight Train"
Wayne Hancock (with Rose Sinclair)- "Over Easy"
Brian Setzer- "Runaway Boys" (live)
Luke Bell- "Working Man's Dream"
Art Adams- "Dancing Doll"
Million Sellers- "Hillbilly Bop Rhythm & Blues"
Elvis Presley- "Don't Be Cruel"
Vince & The Sun Boppers- "One Love"
Junior Brown- "Catfish & Collard Greens"
Outro Music Bed: Vince & The Sun Boppers- "Frank's Barber Shop"
How about NEW tracks from Dale Watson and Chris Ruest plus our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat Segment highlighting Johnny Horton with covers from Deke Dickerson and Sleepy LaBeef. Plus, we get our Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight and rockers from George Jones, Billy Lee Riley, The Starlight Drifters (featuring Chris Casello), The Sharps (featuring Duane Eddy) and lots more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Starlight Drifters- "The Way I Walk"
The Sharps (with Duane Eddy)- "Have Love Will Travel"
Ruby Ann- "Do Right Mama"
The Desperados- "Gave Her My Heart (Now I Want It Back)"
High Steppers- "He's Nowhere"
Bill Haley & His Comets- "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"
Gene Taylor & C.C. Jerome's Jet Setters- "Motorhead Baby"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:
Johnny Horton- "Lover's Rock"
Deke Dickerson & The Sex-Phonics- "The Train With The Rumba Beat"
Sleepy LaBeef- "I'm Coming Home"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight:
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "Cry Me A River"
The Reverend Horton Heat- "Spend A Night In The Box"
Asleep At The Wheel (feat. Katie Shore)- "It's All Your Fault
Josh Hi-Fi Sorheim & The The Rhythm Kings- "Step It Up & Go"
The Go-Getters- "Jump"
Chris Ruest- "I Quit"
Billy Lee Riley with the Bellhops- "I Hear You Knockin'"
Dale Watson- "Blackjack"
George Jones- "Just Little Boy Blue"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Cattin' Around"
We spin the latest tunes from Portuguese Pedro, JD McPherson, Nate Gibson, the instru-Mental Breakdown returns, a couple of studio alternate takes from Little Richard, rockers from The Delta Bombers, Marty Stuart with Johnny Cash, Chris Isaak, Eddie Cochran, our Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight with Jerry Phillips talking about his father Sam Phillips and lots more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Portuguese Pedro- "Enchilada Boogie"
JD McPherson- "Under The Spell Of City Lights"
Little Richard- "Rip It Up" (takes 1 and 3)
Chris Isaak- "Love The Way You Kiss Me"
Eddie Cochran- "One Kiss"
Nate Gibson- "Got Another Baby"
The Delta Bombers- "Mississippi Bayou"
The Paladins- "How Long You Gonna Tease Me"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Kenichi Yamaguchi- "Ghost Rider"
The Atlantics- "Chantilly Lace"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight:
Dale Watson & His Lonestars (spotlight on drummer Mike Bernal)- "Lubbock Boy"
The 24th Street Wailers (featuring Lindsay Beaver)- "Can't Fight It"
Jerry Phillips on his dad Sam Phillips
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats- "Rocket 88"
Scott H. Biram- "Backdoor Man"
Marty Stuart with Johnny Cash- "Doin' My Time"
Foster & Lloyd- "Crazy Over You"
Billy Lee Riley- "Rock With Me Baby"
Outro Music Bed: Sonny Burgess- "Thunderbird"
We've got an action packed hour this week with a NEW single from The Raging Teens (first new material in 18 years!) from Swelltune Records! Plus, we swing another Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment around Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio and a new Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight with tracks from Chris Scruggs, Whitney Rose, The Carolyn Sills Combo, The Farmer & Adele and Anita O'Night & The Mercury Trio! We also spin rockers from John Lindberg Trio, Gene Summers, Webb Wilder, The Polecats, Gizzelle, Hillbilly Casino, The Blasters, Janis Martin and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Gene Summers- "School Of Rock 'N Roll"
Webb Wilder- "Move On Down The Line"
Gizzelle (feat. Alex Vargas)- "Pretty Good Love"
Hillbilly Casino- "Give It All Up For You"
Janis Martin- "Let's Elope Baby"
The Raging Teens- "Taco Party"
Jittery Jack- "Dance Adrianne Dance"
Heavy Hitter Triple Threat
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio- "Your Baby Blue Eyes"
Stray Cats- "Tear It Up"
Robert Gordon- "Rock Billy Boogie"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight
Chris Scruggs- "Two Door Ford"
Carolyn Sills Combo- "Big Canoe"
Anita O'Night & The Mercury Trio- "My Way Back Home"
The Farmer & Adele- "Gone Long Gone"
Whitney Rose- "Arizona"
The Blasters- "Love Is My Business"
John Lindberg Trio- "Sweet Love"
Mouse Zinn (with Darrel Higham)- "Don't Need No Star In Heaven"
The Polecats- "Bang Bang"
Outro Music Bed: The Polecats- "Spaghetti Bollock Naked"
We start a new segment called "Heavy Hitter, Triple Threat" where we have a triple play including a legacy artist and 2 more acts covering that artist. This time we hear "The Man In Black" Johnny Cash along with Cash covers from Raul Malo and Hayden Thompson. We also get another Ameripolitan Music Awards spotlight with Levi Dexter, Mike Penny & His Moonshiners, The Rhyolite Sound, Charley Crockett and The Kokomo Kings. Plus, hear NEW tunes from The Lincolns, Scotty Baker, Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise, Kim Wilson, The Highjivers and rockers from Brenda Lee, Darrel Higham and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Darrel Higham- "Save Me With Your Kiss" Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise- "Whiskey Blues" Carl Perkins- "Rockin' Record Hop" Charlie Feathers- "Get With It" The Malpass Brothers- "Caught In The Middle" Kim Wilson- "Mean Old Frisco" The Highjivers- "I Can't Believe It" Heavy Hitters, Triple Threat segment: Johnny Cash- "Rollin' Free" Raul Malo- "I Guess Things Happen That Way" Hayden Thompson- "Hey Porter" Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight: Mike Penny & His Moonshiners- "Jump Jack Jump" Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "Oakie Boogie" The Rhyolite Sound- "Too Late For Love" Charley Crockett- "Night Train To Memphis" The Kokomo Kings- "You Need A Little Dirt (To Make The Grass Grow)" Scotty Baker- "Lady Killer" The Lincolns- "Hundred Dollar Bill" Brenda Lee- "The Stroll" Outro Music Bed: Charlie Feathers- "Chicken Plucker"
We begin a segment on the show this week called "Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight" where we will spin a track from some of the 2018 nominees. We'll continue this throughout the year. This week, we hear from Jenny Don't & The Spurs, Al Dual, Lily Locksmith, Kyle Eldridge and Andrea Coburn (with Mud Moseley). Plus, we get new tracks from Cousin Harley, Billy Burnette, rockers from Elvis Presley, Dion, Gene Vincent, requests for Deke Dickerson and Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones, our instru-Mental Breakdown returns and lots more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Billy Burnette- "She's Burning The Honk Tonks Down"
Cousin Harley- "Cincinnati Lou"
Elvis Presley- "Dixieland Rock"
Charlie Gracie- "Cool Baby"
Dion- "The Apollo King"
Deke Dickerson- "Bop Wax"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "I'm The One"
BR549- "No Train To Memphis"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Gringo Motel- "Copy That"
John Fogerty- "Just Pickin'"
Ameripolitan Music Awards Spotlight:
Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "Paso Del Norte"
Lily Locksmith- "Player"
Andrea Colburn & Mud Moseley- "Dark River"
Kyle Eldridge- "Get Up & Leave This Town"
Al Dual- "Who Rocks The Chicken"
Celine Lee- "I'll See Ya...Never"
Gene Vincent- "Five Feet Of Lovin'"
Werly Fairburn- "Everybody's Rockin'"
Chris Ruest- "You Ain't Right"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Dueces Wild"
JD McPherson joins us this week as we discuss moving to Nashville, recording at the historic RCA Studio B for his latest album on New West Records and more! We'll hear tunes from his new album, songs he's performed on and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
JD McPherson- "Crazy Horse"
Interview segment 1
JD McPherson- "Undivided Heart & Soul"
Interview segment 2
JD McPherson & Pokey LaFarge- "Good Old Oklahoma"
The Starkweather Boys- "Little Mae"
Interview segment 3
JD McPherson- "Hunting For Sugar"
Shovels & Rope (with JD McPherson)- "Nobody Takes The Place Of You"
Interview segment 4
JD McPherson- "Bloodhound Rock"
Interview segment 5
The Cactus Blossoms- "Mississippi"
Interview segment 6
Pat Cupp- "I Guess It's Meant That Way"
Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "Up Jumped The Devil"
Eddie Angel- "So How Come (No One Loves Me)"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Heartbreak Hotel"
It's our annual "ALL CHRISTMAS" show and this year I bring friends Tom Brown & Brian Mayes from the Nashville Elvis Festival in to help me celebrate. We catch up on plans for the 2018 festival, favorite Graceland Christmas memories and more! We of course spin some tracks from the latest Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra release as well as a NEW Christmas single by The Mavericks plus other festive tunes from Chris Isaak, Johnny Cash, Joel Paterson, Dale Watson, Bobby Helms, Dion and lots more! Plus, we hear a snippet of an interview with Brenda Lee recorded at the 2017 Nashville Elvis Festival talking about "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"! Pour some eggnog, find a comfy blanket and crank up this holiday show as we keep you company for an hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Chris Isaak- "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
The Mavericks- "Christmas Time Is (Coming 'Round Again)"
Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Blue Christmas"
Dale Watson- "You Can Call Me Nick"
Brenda Lee on "Rockin' Around..."
Brenda Lee- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me"
Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Winter Wonderland"
Dion- "Christmas Baby Please Come Home"
Johnny Cash- "The Little Drummer Boy"
Johnny Horton- "They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Joel Paterson- "White Christmas" Los Straitjackets- "Feliz Navidad"
Bobby Helms- "Jingle Bell Rock"
Del Reeves- "Twisting Santa Claus"
Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town"
Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Jingle Bells"
The great Fats Domino unfortunately passed away on October 24 at 89 years old. His musical legacy and influence is strong and will be felt for generations. We hear a couple of songs from Fats including a Christmas tune to kick it off plus covers from Buddy Holly, Rosie Flores and Linda Gail Lewis. We also hear Christmas tracks from Ricky Nelson, Ricky's sons Matthew & Gunnar, Rocky Burnette, Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Miss Mary Ann & The Ragtime Wranglers plus a Christmas instru-Mental Breakdown with Joel Paterson, Reverend Horton Heat and Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis. We also hear from 2018 Ameripolitan nominees Matt & The Peabody Ducks, The Twilight Drifters and rockers from Little Richard, Eilen Jewell, TJ Mayes and Colton Turner!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Block of Domino's:
Fats Domino- "Please Come Home For Christmas"
Fats Domino- "I'm Ready"
Rosie Flores- "I'm Walkin'"
Buddy Holly- "Valley Of Tears"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Wait & See"
Ricky Nelson- "Jingle Bells"
Matthew & Gunnar Nelson- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Johnny Burnette Christmas greeting
Rocky Burnette- "Run Rudolph Run"
Colton Turner- "Rock-A-Bye"
Eilen Jewell- "You'll Be Mine"
TJ Mayes- "In My Head"
Del Reeves- "Girl On The Billboard"
Red Simpson- "Nitro Express"
instru-Mental Breakdown
Joel Paterson- "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Winter Wonderland"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Christmas Guitar Boogie"
Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Silver Bells"
Miss Mary & The Ragtime Wranglers- "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus"
Matt & The Peabody Ducks- "Gal Of My Dreams"
The Twilight Drifters- "Dirty Dirty Feeling"
Little Richard- "Miss Ann (Take 6)"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Toe Rag Rumble"
We have more Christmas tunes sprinkled in the mix including a NEW track from Joel Paterson! We also have interview snippets with Billy Burnette talking about his "Hey Daddy" release when he was 7 years old (backed by Ricky Nelson's band) and with Norbert Putnam talking about recording "Merry Christmas Baby" with Elvis and him famously saying "wake up, Put" toward the end of the recording. Plus, we spin "Pretty Paper" by the recently released project by Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. And...we hear John Fogerty pay tribute to his late friend Tom Petty, Road Kings cover John Fogerty, Jerry Lee Lewis (with John Fogerty) cover Creedence, new tracks from the Highjivers, Los High Tops with Chantilly Lace Vincent, Elvis covers from Jake Calypso, Dean Z and Carl Bradychok and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
John Lindberg Trio- "Stuck With The Sleigh"
Straight Eights- "Merry, Merry Christmas"
The Highjivers- "Knee High & Risin'"
Scotty Baker- "Last Hurrah"
Los High Tops with Chantilly Lace Vincent- "Hot Rod Mama"
Billy Burnette on "Hey Daddy"
Billy Burnette- "Hey Daddy (I'm Gonna Tell Santa On You)"
Joel Paterson- "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Road Kings- "Travelin' Band"
John Fogerty- "I Won't Back Down" (live in Las Vegas)
Jerry Lee Lewis with John Fogerty- "Bad Moon Rising"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Here Comes Santa Claus"
Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Pretty Paper"
Jake Calypso- "Flaming Star"
Carl Bradychok- "I'm Coming Home"
Dean Z- "Just Because"
Norbert Putnam on playing on "Merry Christmas Baby" with Elvis in the studio
Elvis Presley- "Merry Christmas Baby"
Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Let It Snow"
We get new tracks from Cousin Harley, The Lincolns and Don Diego Trio this week. Plus, Connor Rocket returns to give a 60 second album review of JD McPherson along with a new track from that release as well. We also get Christmas rockers from Hillbilly Casino, The Mavericks, Dwight Yoakam, Carolyn Sills Combo, Buck Owens, Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis, Cash O'Riley, The Rayford Brothers and lots more.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Hillbilly Casino- "Holly Jolly Christmas"
The Mavericks- "Blue Christmas"
Cousin Harley- "Deep South"
Levi Dexter- "Honey Bun"
Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers- "Paper Ring"
Buck Owens- "Christmas Shopping"
Dwight Yoakam- "Run Rudolph Run"
Ollie Vee- "One More Trick"
Kim Lenz & Her Jaguars- "Speed Limit"
Robert Gordon- "Lucille"
Cash O'Riley- "Broken-Hearted Christmas"
The Rayford Brothers- "Christmas Pretty Baby"
Connor Rocket 60 Second Album Review- JD McPherson
JD McPherson- "Desperate Love"
The Lincolns- "Doggone Lonesome"
The Everly Brothers- "Since You Broke My Heart"
Caroly Sills Combo- "Ghost Reindeer In The Sky"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Silent Night"
Don Diego Trio- "Rolling Wheel"
Eddie Cochran- "C'mon Everybody" (live)
Outro Music Bed: James Wilsey- "The Rattler"
Later in the show, we get our first block of Christmas tunes for the holiday season with a NEW track from Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dale Watson, Southern Culture On The Skids and Brian Setzer Orchestra. Plus, we hear NEW tunes from Preston James, The Wolverhinos, A.J. & The Rockin' Trio, our instru-Mental Breakdown, a tribute to the late Jimmy Beaumont of The Skyliners and lots more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Jack Scott- "Leroy"
The Wolverhinos- "Love Runs Out"
Preston James- "Macon"
Dave Edmunds- "Stay With Me Tonight"
The Mee Kats- "Rockola Ruby"
Little Richard- "Long Tall Sally"
A.J. & The Rockin' Trio- "Can't Take It Anymore"
Johnny Burnette- "Bigger Man"
instru-Mental Breakdown
Cliff Callup & The Four C's- "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
Dusty Dave & The Heart Attacks- "Rocker"
The Malpass Brothers- "Railroad Man"
The Cactus Blossoms- "Change Your Ways Or Die"
The Skyliners- "Since I Don't Have You"
Vince & The Sun Boppers- "Real Gone Papa"
Cherry Divine- "Mean Evil Woman"
Dale Watson- "Hot Texas Christmas Day"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Silver Bells"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Dig That Crazy Santa Claus"
Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"
Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Deck The Halls"
We spin a block of tunes involving the late Tom Petty who passed away suddenly on October 2nd at just 66 years old. We hear him on tracks with Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Traveling Wilburys and of course a couple with The Heartbreakers. Plus, we hear NEW tunes from JD McPherson, Truly Lover Trio, Colton Turner, Joakim Tinderholt, The Cash Box Kings, Hillbilly Casino, the instru-Mental Breakdown returns and so much more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Jimmy Evans- "The Joint's Really Jumpin'"
Truly Lover Trio- "She' Lookin' At Me"
Joakim Tinderholt & His Band- "Sweet Baby Of Mine"
The Cash Box Kings- "All Night Long"
Little Junior's Blue Flames (Junior Parker)- "Mystery Train"
The Palomars- "Sweet Sweet Girl"
Jimmy Dale & The Beltline- "Black Car"
Hillbilly Casino- "Lowdown"
Instru-Mental Breakdown
Blue Stingrays- "Moon Over Catalina"
Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "Cubano Stomp"
Tom Petty rock block
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
Carl Perkins & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "One More Shot"
Johnny Cash (with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)- "Mean Eyed Cat"
Traveling Wilburys- "Runaway"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "Lonely Weekends"
JD McPherson- "Bloodhound Rock"
Wanda Jackson- "Fujiyama Mama"
The Collins Kids- "The Rockaway Rock"
Colton Turner- "Rock It"
Chan Romero- "I Want Some More"
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "Berry Pickin'"
Chris Casello stopped by the studio for an hour of tunes and conversation on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We talk about growing up in Ann Arbor, MI, guitar influences, The Starlight Drifters, the Chris Casello Trio and his time in Nashville, winning the Ameripolitan Musician Of The Year and playing with artists like Johnny Powers, Sue Moreno, Celine Lee, Slim Jim Phantom, Kent Rose and Bo Diddley. Lots of great tunes to keep things rockin' as well.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Chris Casello Trio- "All Messed Up"
Interview segment 1
Chris Casello- "Chris' Guitar Boogie"
Interview segment 2
The Starlight Drifters- "Live Fast, Love Hard"
Interview segment 3
Chris Casello Trio- "The Stinger"
Interview segment 4
Johnny Powers- "Fly Farm Blues"
Interview segment 5
Sue Moreno & Chris Casello- "Mr. Sandman"
The Sabres- "Nutrocker"
Interview segment 6
Chris Casello Trio- "Rawhide"
Interview segment 7
Celine Lee- "Don't Let The Screen Door Hit Ya"
Interview segment 8
Kent Rose- "Jungle Jaguar Pants"
Interview segment 9
The Starlight Drifters- "Cold Fish"
Outro Music Bed: Chris Casello Trio- "Lookin' Good"
Lots of new tunes this week as we spin the latest from TJ Mayes, Eilen Jewell, Jenny Don't & The Spurs, Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise, Linda Gail Lewis (with Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey), Sandy & The Wild Wombats, Scotty Baker and Emma Williams & The Ramblin' Men. Plus, we hear rockers from Jesse Dayton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Ronnie Dawson & more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
TJ Mayes- "Rise Up Shine Down"
Velvetone with Wanda Jackson- "Funnel Of Love"
Eilen Jewell- "It's Your Voodoo Working"
Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "Call Of The Road"
Ronnie Dawson- "Shim Sham Shimmy"
Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise- "South To Carolina"
Elvis Presley- "Shake Rattle & Roll"
Linda Gail Lewis with Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey-
"Boogie Woogie Country Girl" (live)
Sandy & The Wild Wombats- "Wild Night"
Dale Hawkins- "Teenage Dolly"
Johnny Cash- "Hey Hey Train"
Sonny Burgess- "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It"
Wayne Hancock- "Jump The Blues"
Jesse Dayton- "Holy Ghost Rock 'n' Roller"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Cool Cool Ways"
Scotty Baker- "Back From The Dead"
The Go-Getters- "She's A Motormouth"
The Blasters- "Crazy Baby" (live)
Emma Williams & The Ramblin' Men- "Eeeney Meeny Miney Mo"
Outro Music Bed: The Blasters- "Boneyard"
We spin NEW Halloween singles from Marcel Bontempi (2 this hour) as well as Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Plus, we have NEW tunes from JD McPherson, Eric Heatherly, Billy Burnette, Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Al Dual and John Lindberg Trio and rockers from Wesley Orbison Janis Martin, Garry Tallent, Billy Lee Riley, live tracks from Dale Watson, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Stray Cats and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
JD McPherson- "Crying's Just A Thing You Do"
Al Dual- "Blues' Back In Town"
Marcel Bontempi- "Haunted House"
Billy Lee Riley- "Flying Saucer Rock 'N' Roll"
John Lindberg Trio- "Double Talking"
Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Mean Woman Blues"
Wesley Orbison- "Goodbye Ain't Always A Word"
Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey- "Headless Horseman"
Garry Tallent- "Why Do You Do Me Like That?"
Billy Burnette- "It's Late"
Eric Heatherly- "One O' You"
Darrel Higham & Jittery Jack- "Rockabilly Rave"
Janis Martin- "Oh Lonesome Me"
Instru-Mental Breakdown (Halloween edition):
Marcel Bontempi- "The Clock Strikes Three"
Messer Chups- "Doctor Spock"
Dale Watson & His Lone Stars- "Kentucky In A Spin" (live)
Jerry Lee Lewis- "High School Confidential" (live)
Stray Cats- "Double Talkin' Baby (live)
Elvis Presley- "Maybellene" (live)
Outro Music Bed: Scotty Moore- "Milk Cow Blues"
Lara Hope & Matt Goldpaugh from Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones are our guest co-hosts with me this week. They hand picked all of the songs but one and that is a track I picked from their latest project, Love You To Life. We talk about and spin tunes from Dick Dale, The Rough Shapes, Imelda May, Eilen Jewel, The Big Six, Willie Dixon, Blair Crimmins & The Hookers, The Tabaltix, Louis Jordan, Grace Potter, The Shadows, Pokey LaFarge, The 9th Street Stompers and Matt's old band The Arkhams. We discuss touring, winning the Ameripolitan Award for Rockabilly Female and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Eilen Jewel- "Queen Of The Minor Key"
Imelda May- "Roadrunner"
Willie Dixon- "Built For Comfort"
Dick Dale- "The Wedge Paradiso"
The Rough Shapes- "Social Station"
Grace Potter- "Sweet Hands"
Louis Jordan- "Big Bess"
The Shadows- "Man Of Mystery"
Pokey Lafarge- "Close The Door"
The 9th Street Stompers- "The Axeman (Of New Orleans)"
The Arkhams- "Running Wheel"
The Tabaltix- "Sex, Pugs & Rock 'N Roll"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Fast Cheap Or Well Done"
Blair Crimmins & The Hookers- "Oh Angela"
The Big Six- "Hammer It Down"
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "Chuckwalk"
TONS of NEW tracks this week from Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise, Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis with Linda Gail Lewis, Jeremy & The Harlequins, The Margraves, Dusty Dave & The Heart Attacks, The Highjivers, Celine Lee, The Sabrejets, Hillbilly Casino (plus a duet with Dale Watson from a few years back), Jonny Barber & The Rhythm Razors, Mike Penny & His Moonshiers, A.J. & The Rockin' Trio, The Eskimo Brothers, a rocker from the late Sonny Burgess and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Jeremy & The Harlequins- "Little One"
The Margraves- "Primitive Beat"
Sonny Burgess- "Tiger Rose"
Dusty Dave & The Heart Attacks- "Good Rockin' Mama"
Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise- "I've Been Shakin'"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis with Linda Gail Lewis- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
The Highjivers- "Always Talkin' Down"
Celine Lee- "Tease It To Jesus"
Rosie Flores- "You Tear Me Up"
The Sabrejets- "Tennessee Flat Top Bop"
Buddy Holly- "Changing All Those Changes"
Stray Cats- "Oh Boy"
Hillbilly Casino- "Knockin' At Your Door"
Hillbilly Casino (with Dale Watson)- "The Ballad Of Psycho Steve"
This Train- "Mimes Of The Old West"
Jonny Barber & The Rhythm Razors- "Should Coulda Woulda"
Mike Penny & His Moonshiners- "Daddy O Rock"
A.J. & The Rockin' Trio- "Moonshine Blues"
The Eskimo Brothers- "Sex & Cigarettes"
Outro Music Bed: Di Maggio Connection- "A Night In Shanghai"
Billy Burnette joins us again this week as we chat about his new album (and book), Crazy Like Me. We also talk about being in the studio with Roy Orbison recording a song Billy co-wrote, being in Fleetwood Mac, touring with Bob Dylan & John Fogerty and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Billy Burnette- "Hot Rod Hillbilly"
Segment 1
Roy Orbison- "(All I Can Do Is) Dream You"
Segment 2
Fleetwood Mac- "When The Sun Goes Down"
Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Warm Love"
Segment 3
John Fogerty- "Looking Out My Back Door" (live with Billy Burnette on guitar)
Segment 4
Shawn Camp & Billy Burnette- "Burnin' Love"
Darrel Higham- "Didn't Start Livin'"
Segment 5
Billy Burnette- "Nothing To Do (And All Night To Do It)
Billy Burnette- "Ghost Town"
Segment 6
Billy Burnette- "Oh Well"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Honky Tonk Heaven"
Segment 7
Paul Burlison- "Memphis Blues" (with Billy Burnette)
Dorsey Burnette- "Circle Rock"
Outro Music Bed: The Texans (Johnny & Dorsey Burnette)- "Rockin' Johnny Home"
Rockabilly Hall Of Famer Billy Burnette joins us for part 1 of 2 of our interview about his family, career and new book & CD titled, Crazy Like Me. This week we talk about his dad Dorsey & Uncle Johnny and the Rock 'n Roll Trio, Ricky Nelson, Glen Campbell, Gary Busey, The Zoo and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Billy Burnette- "(All I Can Do Is) Dream You"
Segment 1
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio- "Rock Billy Boogie"
Segment 2
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio- "Sweet Loe On My Mind"
Dorsey Burnette- "Bertha Lou"
Segment 3
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio- "Tear It Up"
Segment 4
Ricky Nelson- "It's Late"
Segment 5
Billy Burnette- "Honey Hush"
Paul Burlison (with Billy Burnette & Rocky Burnette)- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
Segment 6
Johnny Burnette- "Cincinnati Fireball"
Segment 7
Glen Campbell- "Hey Little One"
Segment 8
Stray Cats- "Baby Blue Eyes"
Billy Burnette- "Crazy Like Me"
Segment 9
Snippet of Mick Fleetwood's Zoo- "Tear It Up"
Billy Burnette- "Tear It Up"
Outro Music Bed: The Texans (Johnny & Dorsey Burnette)- "Rockin' Johnny Home"
New tracks hit the playlist this week from Legendary Shack Shakers, Scotty Baker, Joakim Tinderholt, The Hula Girls, Jake Calypso, Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis, Carl Bradychok and Darrel Higham. We also spin 3 tunes that Glen Campbell performed on plus rockers from Gone Hepsville, Levi Dexter, Sparkle Moore, our instru-Mental Breakdown and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Scotty Baker- "Bump Stomps"
Joakim Tinderholt & His Band- "Farmer John"
Glen Campbell (as "Billy Dolton")- "Girls"
Gone Hepsville- "Rockin' Bug"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Hot Rod Girl"
The Hula Girls- "Hula Hula Bang Bang"
Bloodshot Bill- "Hypnotize"
Marcel Bontempi- "Boss Eyed Cat"
Levi Dexter- "My Little Sister's Gotta Motorbike"
Weldon Rogers & Wanda Wolfe (w/ Glen Campbell on guitar)- "Everybody Wants You"
Carl Bradychok- "Let Yourself Go"
Darrel Higham- "Hank Williams & Me"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Gee Cees (Glen Campbell)- "Buzz Saw"
The Cadillac Angels- "Have Cadillac Will Travel"
Legendary Shack Shakers- "Curse Of The Cajun Queen"
Sparkle Moore- "Skull & Crossbones"
Carl Perkins- "Baby Bye Bye"
Vince & The Sunboppers- "Rockin' My Way"
Eddie Cochran- "Somethin' Else"
Outro Music Bed: Vince & The Sunboppers- "Frank's Barber Shop"
We get a block of Dave Edmunds-produced tracks on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We spin a solo tune plus songs he produced by Stray Cats, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Dion & The Polecats! Plus, we hear NEW tunes from Hillbilly Casino, Pat Capocci, Don Diego Trio (with Kristyn Harris & Chris Casello), Alice Jayne, Cash O'Riley, our instru-Mental Breakdown and LOTS more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Wanda Jackson- "There's A Party Goin' On"
Pat Capocci- "Burn It Down Baby"
Don Diego Trio (with Kristyn Harris & Chris Casello)- "My Window Faces The South"
Maureen & The Mercury 5- "The Keepin' Kind"
The Blasters- "Marie Marie" (live)
Dave Edmunds block:
Dave Edmunds- "Dynamite"
Stray Cats- "How Long You Wanna Live Anyway"
The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Tell Me"
The Polecats- "Running Back"
Dion- "Yo Frankie (She's All Right With Me)"
Alice Jayne- "Dimples"
Chris Casello Trio- "Pink Cadillac"
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham- "Dreamin'"
instru-Mental Breakdown
Western Swing Authority- "Oklahoma Stomp"
Carl Perkins- "706 Union"
Hillbilly Casino- "How Do You Think"
Cash O'Riley- "Wrong Turn"
The Delta Bombers- "Come Home"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Travis Rag"
This week, we hear a snippet of an earlier interview with Nikki Hill talking the electric chemistry on stage with her husband, Matt Hill (and tunes from them both), plus we spin new tracks from Carl Bradychok, Bailey Dee, Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones and rockers from Cousin Harley, Reverend Horton Heat, Webb Wilder, our instru-Mental Breakdown with new tunes from Greg Townson and Supertubos and much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Zing, Zing"
Bailey Dee- "Tip Toe"
Roy Hill- "Three Alley Cats"
Cousin Harley- "Whiskey Highway"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Suicide Doors"
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "Blues Are Settin' In"
A Man Called Stu- "Sweethearts Or Strangers"
Rhythm Shakers- "Ultra Twist"
James Intveld- "My Heart Is Achin' For You"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Callin' My Name"
Junior Brown- "Highway Patrol" (live)
Texas T & The Shine Runners- "Texas Thing"
Webb Wilder- "Ju Ju Man"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Greg Townson- "Genesee River Rock"
Supertubos- "Built For Speed"
Nikki Hill on her husband stage chemistry with Matt Hill
Nikk Hill- "Mama Wouldn't Like It"
Matt Hill- "Down The Line"
Carl Bradychok- "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello"
Outro Music Bed: Reverend Horton Heat- "Spacewalk"
Excited to spin NEW tunes from JD McPherson, Elvis Presley (live), The Kokomo Kings, Jackslacks, Hayden Thompson, Colton Turner, Rockin' Bonnie Western Bound Combo, The Wolverhinos and rockers from BR5-49, Dale Watson, Sleepy LaBeef, Mario Bradley, Di Maggio Bros., The Derailers, our instru-Mental Breakdown and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Mario Bradley- "Hey Baby"
Rebel Dean (with Darrel Higham)- "All Torn Up"
The Kokomo Kings- "She's Stealin' Candy"
Hayden Thompson- "Faster Than The Speed Of Sound"
The Bullets- "Four O' Clock Stomp"
Jackslacks- "Bank Account's Too Small"
Colton Turner- "Truly"
Elvis Presley- "I Forgot To Remember To Forget" (live 1955)
Rockin' Bonnie Western Bound Combo- "Loud and Proud"
Di Maggio Bros.- "Hey Porter"
The Derailers- "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"
BR5-49- "One Long Saturday Night"
Dale Watson- "It Was Us"
instru-Mental Breakdown
Brian Setzer- "Pickpocket"
The Carolyn Sills Combo- "Boot Heel Drag"
JD McPherson- "Lucky Penny"
The Wolverhinos- "Whole Lotta Love"
Hot Rod Lincoln- "Drink You Off My Mind"
Sleepy LaBeef- "I'm Coming Home"
Outro Music Bed: Tennessee Three- "Folsom Prison Blues"
Hear bonus conversation and these songs:
Linda Gail Lewis- "Cadillac Rock"
Devi's Daughters- "Rock Boppin' Baby"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Cat Fight"
Headcat- "This Train Is Going Straight To Hell"
Elvis Presley- "Mystery Train"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis are our guests this week as we spin tunes they've played on from Linda Gail Lewis, Headcat, Elvis, The Rockats, Wanda Jackson and Levi Dexter & The Ripchords as well as a couple of new tracks from their new album. Plus they have some requests for Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio, Gene Vincent, Chet Atkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley and Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Race With The Devil"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Hard Rockin' Man"
Headcat- "Matchbook"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis (with Lemmy Kilmister)- "Trying To Get To You"
Elvis Presley (with Danny B. Harvey, Lee Rocker & Slim Jim Phantom)- "Baby Let's Play House"
Chet Atkins- "Main Street Breakdown"
Danny B. Harvey- "True Love Ways"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left Of Me)
Mickey Gilley- "Drive In Movie"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Cry Me A River"
The Rockats- "Go Cat Wild"
Levi Dexter & The Ripchords- "I Get So Excited"
Wanda Jackson- "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "My Little Sister's Gotta Motorbike"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Hot Rod Shuffle"
We have a new track from the upcoming Roy Orbison with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra project later in the show and it's fantastic! We follow it with a track from his Sun Records days for fun. Plus, we hear NEW tunes from Mouse Zinn, The Sabrejets, Truly Lover Trio, The Paladins, The Palomars, Jenny Don't & The Spurs and rockers from Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, JD McPherson, Gizzelle, The Mee Kats and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Roc LaRue- "Baby Take Me Back"
Gizzelle- "Seven Day Fool"
Mouse Zinn- "That's The Way"
Carl Perkins- "Long Tall Sally"
The Sabrejets- "Faster Than The Eye Can See"
Truly Lover Trio- "El Camino Real"
Marcel Riesco- "Shook Up"
The Paladins- "Things Keep Changin'"
The Palomars- "Jail Cell Bop"
JD McPherson- "Precious"
Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "Is It Too Late"
Mississippi Queen- "Knock Knock Rattle"
Jimmy Barnes- "Red Hot"
Sandy Scott- "Mister Big"
The Mee Kats- "I'm On Fire"
Roy Orbison with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "I Drove All Night"
Roy Orbison- "Rockhouse"
Elvis Presley- "I'm Coming Home"
Eddie Cochran- "Don't Bye Bye Baby Me"
Outro Music Bed: Eddie Cochran- "Nice 'n' Easy"
Elvis Presley passed away 40 years ago on August 16, 1977 and we're remembering his music and impact this week. We'll hear select tunes from Elvis himself as well as covers from Chris Isaak, Levi Dexter & Magic, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Brian Setzer, Darrel Higham, Conway Twitty, Dale Watson, Marty Stuart, Wanda Jackson, Billy Burnette, Mike Love & Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys tell us their favorite Elvis track, a duet with Cliff Richard and LOTS more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Elvis Presley- "Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do"
Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Way Down"
Brian Setzer- "Just Because"
Wanda Jackson- "Like A Baby"
Conway Twitty- "Jailhouse Rock"
Elvis Presley- "A Mess Of Blues"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Little Sister"
Levi Dexter & Magic- "Baby, Let's Play House"
Scotty Moore- "Mean Woman Blues"
Robert Gordon with Link Wray- "I Want To Be Free"
Elvis Presley- "See See Rider"
Dale Watson & His Lone Stars- "Return To Sender"
Jake Calypso- "That's All Right"
Billy Burnette- "Big Hunk Of Love"
Marty Stuart- "Don't Be Cruel"
Cliff Richard & Elvis Presley- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Chris Isaak- "Love Me"
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "My Baby Left Me"
Mike Love & Bruce Johnston on their favorite Elvis tune
Elvis Presley- "Loving You"
Outro Music Bed: Albert King- "One Night"
This week, we hear NEW tracks from Headcat (David Vincent, Slim Jim Phantom & Danny B. Harvey), The Don Diego Trio, Los Straitjackets, Cash Box Kings, Hayden Thompson, Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers, The Kokomo Kings, 2 tracks from Sun Records tribute, our instru-Mental Breakdown, rockers from Cherry Divine, Dale Watson, Elvis Presley and MORE!!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers- "Wildfire"
Hayden Thompson- "Fool Me Again"
The Kokomo Kings- "The River Turned To Steam"
Jack Rabbit Slim- "Colour Me Lucky"
Blue Cats- "Casting My Spell"
Truckin' theme:
The Don Diego Trio- "Truck Drivin' Daddy"
Sonny George- "Have Wheels Gotta Roll"
Dale Watson- "Good Luck 'N' Good Truckin' Tonite
instru-Mental Breakdown:
James Wilsey- "The Man Comes Around"
Los Straitjackets- "Heart Of The City"
The Cash Box Kings- "House Party"
Elvis Presley- "It Feels So Right"
Cherry Divine- "Junior's In Love"
Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-Fonics- "Sparkin'"
Lee Rocker- "That's Alright Mama/ Blue Moon"
Headcat- "Born To Lose Live To Win"
The Cast Of Sun Records- "Red Hot"
John Paul Keith- "Red Cadillac & A Black Moustache"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Cattin' Around"
This week we spin new tracks from Lara Hope And The Ark-Tones, Eugene Chrysler, Joakim Tinderholt, The Jelly Roll Men, John Lindberg Trio, Eddie & The Head Starts, Fia Sco & The Majestics, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam and Danny B. Harvey (as part of our "instru-Mental Breakdown"). Plus, we spin tunes from Chris Isaak, Dion, Dig Wayne, Jimmy Dale & The Beltline, Jerry Lee Lewis, Red Simpson and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "High School Confidential"
Mario Bradley- "Shake It Up"
Eugene Chrysler- "Speed Trap"
Red Simpson- "Six Days On The Road"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "'Till The Well Runs Dry"
Joakim Tinderholt & His Band- "Hold On To Me"
The Jelly Roll Men- "Rockin'"
Jack Baymoore & The Bandits- "Walking The Line"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Larry Collins & Joe Maphis- "The Rockin' Gypsy
Danny B. Harvey- "Evel Stomp"
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "Even At My Best"
Fia Sco & The Majestics- "Shame On You"
Dion- "Shu-bop"
Richard Berry- "Yama Yama Pretty Mama"
Brenda Lee- "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home"
Eddie & The Head Starts- "Blues Stop Knockin'"
Dig Wayne- "Devil Red"
Chris Isaak- "Miss Pearl"
Jimmy Dale & The Beltline- "She's Wild"
John Lindberg Trio- "I'll Be There"
Outro Music Bed: Jinx Jones- "Jinx's Guitar Boogie"
This hour is packed with a killer selection of tunes! We hear NEW tunes from Jenny Don't And The Spurs, TJ Mayes, Jake La Botz, Los High Tops with Chantilly Lace Vincent, RelaxTrio, Chris Casello Trio and Chuck Berry! Plus, our instru-Mental Breakdown returns as well as rockers from The Highjivers, Dale Watson & Ray Benson, Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, The Doggone Honkabillies and LOTS more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
TJ Mayes- "Bottle Bottom Bop"
The Garnet Hearts- "This Lonely Bed"
Jake La Botz- "Damsel In Distress"
Charlie Feathers- "When You Come Around"
Robert Gordon with Link Wray- "Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)"
Jenny Don't and the Spurs- "Nobody's Cryin' Over You"
Warren Smith- "Got Love If You Want It"
Los High Tops with Chantilly Lace Vincent- "Race With The Devil"
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Rollin' Danny"
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham- "Unlucky Blues"
Aileen Quinn & The Leapin' Lizards- "Spin Me"
The Highjivers- "Sweet Talkin' & Lies"
Instru-Mental Breakdown
Miss Amy Griffin- "Cogs"
Chris Casello Trio- "Steel Guitar Rag"
Dale Watson & Ray Benson- "Nobody's Ever Down In Texas"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "What's It To Ya?"
Chuck Berry- "Lady B. Goode"
The Doggone Honkabillies- "Bettie Mae"
Outro Music Bed: Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Bugtussle Saturday Night"
Dale Watson & Celine Lee co-host with me this week! They hand-picked each song and tell us why they love 'em! They also tell what folks might not know about the other one, new projects they've just released and on the way, Ameripolitan Awards and their cool '58 Ford Edsel! Check out this incredible group of songs they assembled for the show!!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Maddox Brothers & Rose- "Love Is Strange"
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Lotta Lovin'"
Carl Perkins- "Pink Pedal Pushers"
The Collins Kids- "Heartbeat"
Rosie Flores (with James Intveld)- Crying Over You
Janis Martin- "Billy Boy, My Billy Boy"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Wild One"
Wayne Hancock- "Miller, Jack & Mad Dog"
Bill Haley & His Comets- "Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town)"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio- "Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)"
Connie Frances- "Stupid Cupid"
Wanda Jackson- "Funnel Of Love"
Link Wray- "Rumble"
George Jones- "Who Shot Sam"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Jumpin' From 6 To 6"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Down In Texas"
We play a couple of interview segments from Wanda Jackson and Paul McCartney about Elvis. Wanda's comes from her I Remember Elvis project and Paul's segment comes from a promo disc that came with Run Devil Run. We'll hear Elvis covers from both of those projects as well as we continue our Elvis Celebration and remember his music 40 years after his passing. We also hear NEW tunes from John Lindberg Trio, Celine Lee, Truly Lover Trio, Los Kingdom and rockers from Garry Tallent, The Cochran Brothers, Sonny Burgess, the return of the instru-Mental Breakdown with tunes from Charlie Gracie and Junior Brown and lots more packed into this can't-miss hour!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Elvis Presley- "King Creole"
Truly Lover Trio- "Is That The Price That I Gotta Pay"
The Cochran Brothers- "Open The Door"
Dave Stuckey & The Rhythm Gang- "Nobody's Sweetheart"
Gene Vincent- "You Told A F-I-B"
Garry Tallent- "I Love 'Em All"
Celine Lee- "Don't Let The Screen Door Hit Ya"
Wanda Jackson remembers Elvis
Wanda Jackson- "Give Me The Right
Los Kingdom- "Don't Be Cruel"
Sonny Burgess & The Legendary Pacers- "Slow Down"
Glen Glenn- "Everybody's Movin'"
instru-Mental Breakdown:
Charlie Gracie- "Two Guitar Rag"
Junior Brown- "Sugarfoot Rag"
Paul McCartney on Elvis and "All Shook Up"
Paul McCartney- "All Shook Up"
John Lindberg Trio- "This Is What You Get"
Lee Rocker- "Bulletproof"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Cattin' Around"
Jerry Lee Lewis III is our guest this week. Lee talks to us about recent awards of his dad, Jerry Lee Lewis, as well as recent performances and the Lewis Ranch tours that are open to the public. We spin some solo tunes of the Killer as well as songs he did with John Fogerty, Jimmy Page, Million Dollar Quartet, etc. We also hear from family members Linda Gail Lewis, Annie Marie Lewis and Mickey Gilley!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Mickey Gilley- "Call Me Shorty"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Don't Lie To Me"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Good Golly Miss Molly" (live)
Interview segment 1
Million Dollar Quartet- "I Shall Not Be Moved"
Interview segment 2
Linda Gail Lewis- "Hard Rockin' Man"
Interview segment 3
Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison & Johnny Cash- "Waymore's Blues"
Interview segment 4
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (live in Nashville, TN)
Jerry Lee Lewis & John Fogerty- "Bad Moon Risin'"
Interview segment 5
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Great Balls Of Fire"
Interview segment 6
Jerry Lee Lewis & Jimmy Page- "Rock & Roll"
Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins- "I'll Fly Away" (live)
Interview segment 7
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Middle Age Crazy"
Outro Music Bed: The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)- In The Mood
John Lindberg from Sweden's John Lindberg Trio calls in this week. We'll hear several tunes from them and talk about early influences, Elvis, new album- Straight From The Heart, touring and a special request! Plus, we hear more NEW tunes from The Paladins and Alice Jayne, Freddie Bell's version of "Hound Dog" that inspired Elvis' version and rockers from Johnny Burnette, Mario Bradley, Eddie Cochran and Graham Fenton!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Paladins- "If You Were Only Mine"
Alice Jayne- "When Will I Be Loved"
Johnny Burnette- "Wampus Cat"
Freddie Bell & The Bellboys- "Hound Dog" (1955)
Elvis Presley- "Hound Dog" (1956)
Jerry Reed- "You Make It, They Take It"
Chuck Berry- "You Can't Catch Me"
John Lindberg interview:
John Lindberg Trio & Marti Brom- "Wonderin'"
Segment 1
John Lindberg Rockabilly Trio- "Every Saturday Night"
Segment 2
John Lindberg Trio- "Straight From The Heart"
Segment 3
John Lindberg Trio- "All Shook Up"
Segment 4
John Lindberg Trio- "You Belong To Me"
Segment 5
Warren Smith- "Rock 'n' Roll Ruby" *(request from John)
Mario Bradley- "Spellbound"
Eddie Cochran- "My Way"
Graham Fenton- "Rocky Road Blues"
Outro Music Bed: Joe Maphis- "Rock & Roll"
Duane Eddy talks to us about his memories of Elvis as well as working on 2015's If I Can Dream release of Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orcestra. From that release we hear the "American Trilogy" that includes Duane on guitar. We also hear a couple of live tracks from Elvis from 1954 and 1975. Plus, new tunes from Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Greg Townson and Ed Cavin, Elvis covers from Dale Watson and Dion, as well as rockers from Ricky Nelson, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Everly Brothers- "Gone, Gone, Gone"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "The House Is Rockin'"
Elvis Presley- "That's All Right" (live 1954)
Elvis Presley- "Burning Love" (live 1975)
Dale Watson- "Viva Las Vegas" (live)
The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "I Will"
Jumpin' Bill Carlisle- "Rattlesnake Daddy"
Carl Perkins- "Honky Tonk Gal"
Johnny Cash- "Blistered"
George Jones- "Sparkling Brown Eyes"
Darrel Higham- "Fancy Dan"
Hayden Thompson- "I Told A Lie"
Ed Cavin & The Blue Kings- "Love Me"
Instru-Mental Breakdown:
Greg Townson- "Woo Hoo Holly Hop"
Deke Dickerson- "Echosonic Eldorado"
Duane Eddy on Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley- "American Trilogy" (with Duane Eddy on guitar)
Dion- "Jailhouse Rock"
Ricky Nelson- "Waitin' In School" (live)
Outro Music Bed: Scotty Moore- "Don't Be Cruel"
Danielle Colby from American Pickers (History channel) is our guest this week as discuss preserving history, music, producing a documentary on Tempest Storm, a request for Hillbilly Casino and lots more! We also hear a new tune from Bailey Dee and rockers from The Blasters, The Delta Bombers, Dion, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, The Starjays, Johnny Cash, J.D. Wilkes, Stray Cats, Rachel Brooke, a spoken word release from Tempest Storm and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Delta Bombers- "You Gotta Lose"
The Blasters- "Rebound"
Dion- Kickin' Child
Howlin' Wolf- "Come Back Home"
Sirocco Brothers- "Devil's Guitar"
Stray Cats- "Stray Cat Strut"
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers- "CB Song"
Danielle Colby interview:
Segment 1
Tempest Storm- "Tempest's Advice For Young Women"
Rachel Brooke- "Serpentine Blues"
Segment 2
Davina & Her Vagabonds- "Ain't That A Shame"
Segment 3
Hillbilly Casino- "Debt With The Devil"
Bailey Dee- "Too Long"
The Starjays- "Nobody Loves You Like Me"
Johnny Cash- "Blue Train"
JD Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers- "Let It Fly"
Outro Music Bed: Johnny Cash- "Rollin' Free"
Famed musician and producer, Norbert Putnam, joins Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week as we continue our Elvis Celebration. 2017 marks 40 years since Elvis' passing and we're celebrating his life and music. Norbert tells us some great stories of his time in the studio with Elvis. Plus, we hear NEW tunes from Lara Hope & The Arktones, Jake Calypso, Jake La Botz and The Bama Lamas with Gabrielle Sutton as well as rockers from Carl Perkins, Ricky Nelson, Dave Edmunds and Babe Miller!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Babe Miller- "Long Gone Daddy"
Lara Hope & The Arktones- "Fast, Cheap Or Well Done"
Jake Calypso- "Saturday Night To Tease"
Carl Perkins with NRBQ- "Sorry Charlie"
Dave Edmunds- "Paralyzed"
Ricky Nelson- "Cindy"
Norbert Putnam interview:
Tony Joe White- "Polk Salad Annie"
Segment 1
Elvis Presley- "Mystery Train/ Tiger Man" (studio jam)
Segment 2
Elvis Presley- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
Segment 3
Elvis Presley- "Promised Land"
Segment 4
Elvis Presley- "Patch It Up"*
Jake La Botz- "How I Wish She Was Mine"
The Bama Lamas (with Gabrielle Sutton)- "Security"
Outro Music Bed: Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas"
Wink & Sandy Martindale are our guests as we continue our Elvis Celebration on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We recorded our conversation during a break at this year's Nashville Elvis Festival where Wink & Sandy were judges for the Elvis Tribute Artist contest. Wink Martindale is a legendary game show host, television producer and radio personality. He was also working at WHBQ in Memphis, TN and happened to be at the studio with Dewey Phillips the evening he first played Elvis Presley. Sandy Martindale has wonderful stories of dating Elvis, dancing in his movies and designing Elvis eye-wear. We'll hear about all of these stories and more! This is an episode you do NOT want to miss! Plus, we play Wink's "That Was Elvis To Me" narrative, a NEW song from Pokey LaFarge (who portrays Hank Snow in CMT's "Sun Records") and tunes from Janis Martin, Dale Watson and The Starlight Drifters!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Janis Martin- "My Boy Elvis"
Ed Sullivan snippet
Dale Watson- "Big Boss Man"
Wink & Sandy Martindale interview:
Wink Martindale- "All Love Broke Loose"
Segment 1
Elvis Presley- "That's All Right"
Segment 2
Dewey Phillips snippet
Segment 3
Elvis Presley- "What'd I Say"
Segment 4
Wink Martindale- "That Was Elvis To Me"
Segment 5
Elvis Presley- "Suspicious Minds"
Segment 6
Elvis Presley- "I Was The One"
Pokey LaFarge- "Better Man Than Me"
The Starlight Drifters- "She Just Misses Elvis (Sometimes)"
Outro Music Bed: Scotty Moore- "Heartbreak Hotel"
2013 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Champion, Dean Z, is guest this week on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour as we continue our Elvis Celebration marking 40 years since his passing. I caught up with Dean at the 2017 Nashville Elvis Festival to talk about his first exposure to Elvis, what it means to be an Elvis Tribute Artist, what's coming up and a special Presley request. Plus, we hear Elvis tribute tunes by The Katmen and Carl Perkins along with covers from Cliff Richard, Lee Rocker, Robert Gordon, The Rockats, Buddy Holly, Shawn Camp & Billy Burnette, Carl Bradychock, Dave Edmunds and Link Wray!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Katmen- "We Need Elvis Back"
Elvis Presley- "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding- "I Beg Of You"
Carl Bradychok- "Such A Night"
The Rockats- "Heartbreak Hotel"
Carl Perkins- "The E.P. Express"
Lee Rocker- "Hard Headed Woman"
Dean Z interview:
Dean Z- "Baby Let's Play House"
Segment 1
Dean Z- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
Segment 2
Dean Z- "Trying To Get To You"
Segment 3
Elvis Presley- "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine"
Shawn Camp & Billy Burnette- "All Shook Up"
Buddy Holly- "You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)" Cliff Richard- "Mean Woman Blues"
Cliff Richard- "His Latest Flame"
Elvis Presley- "Jailhouse Rock"
Link Wray- "Little Sister"
Outro Music Bed: Swing Cats- "Heartbreak Hotel"
"Little Miss Dynamite" Brenda Lee joins us this week as we start a regular Elvis Celebration feature on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. 2017 marks 40 years since Elvis left us in 1977 and we'll pay tribute with interviews, songs, cover tunes and more! We talk with Brenda about her career, influences, Elvis, judging at the Nashville Elvis Festival and a special request. Plus, we hear NEW tunes from Hayden Thompson, Kokomo Kings, The Mavericks, Truly Lover Trio, Dexter Shaw, Mo Al Jaz and rockers from Stray Cats, Dean Z, Jittery Jack, Lance Lipinsky and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Hayden Thompson- "To The Bone"
Stray Cats- "18 Miles To Memphis"
Kokomo Kings- "Too Good To Stay Away From"
Dexter Shaw & The Wolftones- "Mixed Up World"
Mo Al Jaz & Friends- "Nobody But You"
Brenda Lee interview:
Brenda Lee- "Dynamite"
Segment 1
Brenda Lee- "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"
Segment 2
Brenda Lee- "Bigelow 6-200"
Segment 3
Brenda Lee- "Just Because"
Segment 4
Elvis Presley- "Are You Lonesome Tonight"
The Mavericks- "I Will Be Yours"
Kieron McDonald- "Goodbye Lonesome, Hello Baby Doll"
Truly Lover Trio- "Speed Limit"
Jittery Jack- "Heartbreaker"
Dean Z- "Mystery Train"
Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers- "A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio- "All By Myself"
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "Chuckwalk"
It's our 3rd annual Cover Charge Included show on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! All cover tunes all hour long!! This time around, we hear Lee Rocker covering Bruce Springsteen, Ollie Vee covering Talking Heads, Chris Isaak covering Carl Perkins, Carl Perkins covering John Hiatt, The Baseballs covering R. Kelly, Wanda Jackson covering The Coasters, Southern Culture On The Skids covering Wanda Jackson, Di Maggio Connection covering Adam Ant, Levi Dexter & The Ripchords covering Gene Vincent and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Funnel Of Love"
Wanda Jackson- "Searchin'"
Chris Isaak- "Your True Love"
Carl Perkins- "Memphis In The Meantime"
Ollie Vee- "Psycho Killer"
Dave & Phil Alvin- "Hide & Seek"
The Di Maggio Connection- "Goody Two Shoes"
Dave Edmunds- "Hey Good Lookin'"
Eddie Angel- "Buzz Buzz A Diddle It"
Levi Dexter & The Ripchords- "Bi-I-Bicky-Bi, Bo, Bo, Go"
James Hand- "Mona Lisa"
Lee Rocker- "Dancing In The Dark"
The Baseballs- "I Believe I Can Fly"
Link Wray- "Hound Dog"
Jim Lauderdale- "Lonely Weekends"
Blue Cats- "Secret Agent Man"
Dion- "Johnny B. Goode"
Robert Gordon- "It's Late"
Outro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Be Bop A Lula"
WS "Fluke" Holland talks about being involved with the session that later became known as the "Million Dollar Quartet". We'll hear the song the initial session was for (Carl Perkins' "Matchbox") as well as a track from the quartet. Plus, we get songs from The Hoodoo Tones, Southern Culture On The Skids, BR5-49, Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys, The Planet Rockers, Webb Wilder, Wayne Hancock, Johnny Cash and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Hoodoo Tones- "Blue"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "I Ain't Gonna Hang Around"
Brenda Lee- "Rock The Bop"
The Polecats- "School Of Rock & Roll"
Bill Haley & His Comets- "Two Hound Dogs"
Petunia & The Vipers- "Gitterbug"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Hi-Billy Music"
The Blasters- "Fun On Saturday Night"
Webb Wilder- "Lonely Blue Boy"
Big Bopper- "Little Red Riding Hood"
Wayne Hancock- "Ride"
Fendermen- "Mule Skinner Blues"
Carl Perkins- "Matchbox"
WS "Fluke" Holland on the Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet- "Reconsider Baby"
BR5-49- "Cherokee Boogie"
Johnny Cash- "Five Feet High & Rising"
Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys- "Catman"
The Planet Rockers- "Moon Over Memphis"
The Modern Sounds- "Lonesome Joe From Kokomo"
Outro Music Bed: Chris Casello- "Hideaway"
We hear NEW tunes this week from Celine Lee, The Mavericks, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Danny B. Harvey, Vince & The Sunboppers, Maureen & The Mercury 5, Phil Haley & His Comments, Legacaster and Cash O'Riley on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Plus, we hear rockers from The Silvershakers, Harry Fontana, Reverend Horton Heat, Jerry Lee Lewis and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Celine Lee- "Miss Atomic Bombshell 1949"
Vince & The Sunboppers- "Spinnin' Around"
Danny B. Harvey- "Texas Thunder"
Maureen & The Mercury 5- "What's It Gonna Take"
The Silvershakers- "What Makes Ya Tick?"
The Mavericks- "Damned (If You Do)"
Phil Haley & His Comments- "Baby Where Are You"
Harry Fontana- "I've Been Trying For A Long Time"
Legacaster- "Big Berry (Boss Man Guitar)"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Rockin' My Life Away"
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Torpedo"
Al Ferrier- "Blues Stop Knocking (At My Door)"
Big Mama Thornton- "They Call Me Big Mama"
Cherry Divine- "Don't Ya"
Conway Twitty- "Shake It Up"
Cash O'Riley- "Tennessee Naughty Water"
Adam Lopez & His Rhythm Review- "I Lean"
Rudy Greene- "Juicy Fruit"
Reverend Horton Heat- "River Ran Dry"
Outro Music Bed: Cousin Harley- "Noodlin'"
Levi Dexter joins us again this week to bring us an hour full of hand-picked tunes of some of his vintage and modern rockabilly favorites! We'll hear JD McPherson, Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers, Joe Clay, The Blasters, Boz Boorer, Carl Perkins, Billy Harlan, Billy Fury, The Blue Cats and so much more!! Plus, we get to hear why each is chosen! Don't miss this record party with Rockabilly Hall Of Famer, Levi Dexter!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
JD McPherson- "Scratchin' Circles"
Charlie Hightone- "Booze, Booze, Booze"
The Blue Cats- "The Norton Spirit (The Dazza Mix)"
Hal Harris- "Jitterbop Baby"
Boz Boorer- "B29 (Droppin' Bombs On Your Heart)"
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "Wildest Cat In Town"
Carl Perkins- "Her Love Rubbed Off"
Hank Mizell- "Jungle Rock"
Joe Clay- "Goodbye, Goodbye"
Matchbox- "Rockabilly Rebel"
Ruby Ann- "I've Heard That Line Before"
Groovy Joe Poovey- "Move Around"
Billy Harlan- "I Wanna Bop"
Billy Fury- "Turn My Back On You"
Charlie Feathers- "One Hand Loose"
The Blasters- "So Long Baby Goodbye"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Shawnee"
Bernie & Levi Dexter join Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week to co-host! This week, Bernie Dexter hand picks all the tunes heard on the show (Levi is co-hosting next week too and picks a full hour's worth of songs as well). Not only she one of the top pinup models in the world, she's one of the leading fashion designers and now shows off her impeccable taste in music with these stellar tracks! Levi provides some wonderful stories as well and the 2 of them together make one of the most endearing couples you've ever met!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Peanuts Wilson- "Cast Iron Arm"
The Jiants- "Tornado"
Levi Dexter- "Boppin' Bernie"
Charlie Feathers- "That Certain Female"
Ben Hewitt- "I Want A New Girl Now"
The Champs- "Midnighter"
Bonnie Lou- "Friction Heat"
Ronnie Dawson- "Just Rockin' & Rollin'"
Ronnie Dawson- "Do Do Do"
Hardrock Gunter (as "Sidney Jo Lewis")- "Boppin' To Grandfather's Clock"
Marcel Bontempi- "Dig A Hole (Bopper version)"
Jimmy McCracklin- "Let's Do It (The Chicken Scratch)"
Joe Clay- "Be Bop Boogie Bop"
The Rapiers- "Move It Baby"
Mario Bradley- "Bip Bop Baby"
Darrell Rhodes & The Falcons- "4 O'Clock Baby"
Outro Music Bed: Kenichi Yamaguchi- "Cat Walk"
We hear a NEW track from Chuck Berry's upcoming release on Dualtone as well as a few select tunes from his catalog. Chuck Berry passed away March 18th, 2017 at 90 years old but leaves behing a lifetime of great music that we will always support. We also pay tribute with some choice Chuck covers Buck Owens, Dion, Tommy Sands, Ernest Tubb, Jerry Lee Lewis and Rockpile. Plus, we spin new tunes from Celine Lee and Mike Teardrop Trio and rockers from Dale Watson, Carl Perkins, JD McPherson, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Jake Penrod and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Carl Perkins- "Lonely Heart"
Dale Watson & The Jordanaires- "In The Jailhouse Now"
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos- "Johnny B. Goode"
Dion- "Nadine"
Chuck Berry- "Jaguar & Thunderbird"
JD McPherson- "Dimes For Nickels"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)"
Ernest Tubb- "Thirty Days"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Promised Land"
Chuck Berry- "Everyday We Rock & Roll"
Jake Calypso & His Red Hot- "Rock 'n' Roll Train"
Jake Penrod- "Lovesick Blues"
Tommy Sands- "Maybellene"
Rockpile- "Oh What A Thrill"
Chuck Berry- "Viva Viva Rock & Roll"
Chuck Berry- "Big Boys"
Mike Teardrop Trio- "Hangin' Around"
Celine Lee- "Sayonara Sucka"
Harmonica Sam & The Domestic Bumblebees- "Big Door"
Darrel Higham & Jittery Jack- "You Can't Touch"
Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "Chuckwalk"
A couple of great collaborations on the show this week...Red Foley & Ernest Tubb (single from 1953, above compilation from 1956) and Dale Watson & Ray Benson (from 2017)! We also get new tracks from JD McPherson and Cliff Richard, Dion talks to us about "Teenager In Love" and playing at Viva Las Vegas, the instru-Mental Breakdown returns and we hear classics from Jerry Lee Lewis, The Knitters, Jimmy Preston, Bo Diddley, Five Satins and lots more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Goosebumps"
Boz Boorer- "Jitterbop Baby"
The Slapbacks- "Don't Treat Me This Way"
Cliff Richard- "Sweet Little Sixteen"
Bo Diddley- "You're Looking Good"
Hayden Thompson- "Love My Baby"
Red Foley & Ernest Tubb- "You're A Real Good Friend"
Marcel Riesco- "Oh Yeah"
Instru-Mental Breakdown:
Redd Volkaert- "Breakneck"
Dragon Jive- "Jivetonic"
JD McPherson- "A Little Respect"
Ronnie Dawson- "Rippin' & A Roarin'"
Dion on Viva Las Vegas and "Teenager In Love"
Dion & The Belmonts- "Teenager In Love"
The Five Satins- "In The Still Of The Night"
Jimmy Preston- "Rock The Joint"
The Knitters- "I'll Go Down Swinging"
The Millwinders- "Blue Blue Heart"
Dale Watson & Ray Benson- "I Wish You Knew"
Outro Music Bed: Darrel Higham- "Cannonball Rag"
Dick Dale talks to us about his country roots influences plus we get new tracks from Little Lesley & The Bloodshots and Pat Capocci on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We also hear rockers from Ricky Nelson, Sirocco Brothers, Ral Donner, Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Robbie Fulks, Charlie Rich Jr., Lee Rocker and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Lee Rocker- "Viva Las Vegas"
Charlie Rich, JR.- "Break Up"
Link Wray- "Peggy Sue"
John Lindberg Rockabilly Trio- "Fame & Fortune"
Ricky Nelson- "You Tear Me Up"
Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "Bad Girl"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Heartbreak Boogie"
Howling Light- "The Love"
AJ & The Rockin' Trio- "Let's Howl At The Moon"
Howlin' Wolf- "Howlin' Wolf Boogie"
Mike Sanchez featuring Albert Lee- "Bertha Lou"
Ral Donner- "Poison Ivy League"
Dick Dale on Country Music influences
Dick Dale- "Ring Of Fire"
Robbie Fulks- "Cry, Cry, Cry"
The Everly Brothers- "When Will I Be Loved"
Pat Capocci- "Coming In Hot"
Sirocco Brothers- "Mean 'Ol Sky"
Sleepy LaBeef- "Honey Hush"
Outro Music Bed: Sonny Burgess- "Thunderbird"
Drake Milligan, from CMT's Sun Records series, joins the show this week. We chat about his early love for Elvis, filming Sun Records in Memphis, his friendship with fellow cast mates, an Elvis request and more! We also hear new tunes from Imelda May, Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers, Roy Orbison (from the newly released Black & White Night 30) and rockers from BR5-49, Dale Watson, Carl Perkins, Kristyn Harris, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, B.B. King, Wanda Jackson and Kim Lenz!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers- "Move, Move, Move"
BR5-49- "Little Ramona (Gone Hillbilly Nuts)"
Dale Watson- "Drive, Drive, Drive"
Kristyn Harris- "Travelin' In My Boots"
Wanda Jackson- "Baby Loves Him"
Drake Milligan interview:
Elvis Presley- "You're A Heartbreaker"
Segment 1
Elvis Presley- "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Segment 2
Elvis Presley- "That's When Your Heartaches Begin"
Segment 3
Elvis Presley- "My Baby Left Me"
B.B. King- "She's Dynamite"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Breathless"
Johnny Cash- "Next In Line"
Imelda May- "Black Tears"
Kim Lenz- "Shadows On The Old Bayou"
Roy Orbison- "Claudette" (live)
Carl Perkins- "Honey Don't"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Heartbreak Hotel"
It's our first "Strings Attached" show where we pay tribute to guitarists past and present. We hear interview snippets from John Fogerty on Carl Perkins, Dick Dale on Pulp Fiction, Billy Gibbons on Buddy Guy and Jimmy Vivino on Scotty Moore. Plus, we hear rockin' guitar tunes from Eddie Cochran, Duane Eddy, Buddy Holly, Jimmie Vaughan, Chris Casello Trio, Larry Collins & Joe Maphis and lots more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Katmen- "Big Hunk Of Love"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Rock Little Baby"
John Fogerty on Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins & John Fogerty- "All Mama's Children"
Deke Dickerson- "Double Clutchin'"
Buddy Holly- "That'll Be The Day"
Billy Gibbons on Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy & Billy Gibbons- "Wear You Out"
Jimmie Vaughan- "I Ain't Never"
Link Wray- "Run Chicken Run"
Larry Collins & Joe Maphis- "Hurricane"
Chuck Berry- "Johnny B. Goode"
Dick Dale on Quentin Tarantino & Pulp Fiction
Dick Dale- "Miserlou"
Eddie Cochran- "Jelly Bean"
Duane Eddy- "Up And Down"
Chris Casello Trio- "The Stinger"
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "7 Nights To Rock"
Jimmy Vivino on Scotty Moore
Elvis Presley- "That's All Right"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Shawnee"
We hear new tracks from Ollie Vee, Outlawed & The Hollow Bodies, an interview snippet from JD McPherson talking about Robert Plant and a Cash cover from Dale Watson. Plus, we spin requests for Elvis Presley and The Beat Farmers and rockers from Linda Gail Lewis, Junior Brown, The Dave & Deke Combo, Lee Hazlewood, The Tennessee Three, Charlie Rich, Paul Pigat and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Sean Coleman & The Quasars- "Burnin' Up"
Rebel Dean- "She's So Perfect"
Johnny Cymbal- "Mr. Bass Man"
The Dave & Deke Combo- "Salty Boogie"
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis- "Goin' Up The Country"
Elvis Presley- "My Baby Left Me"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Big Bayou"
Charlie Rich- "Midnite Blues"
Tennessee Three- "There You Go"
Lee Hazlewood- "Pretty Jane"
JD McPherson on Robert Plant
JD McPherson- "Head Over Heels"
Outlawed & The Hollow Bodies- "Hear The Bomb Drop (Chicka Boom Boom)"
Johnny Cash- "Hidden Shame"
Billy Lee Riley- "Great Balls Of Fire"
Dale Watson- "Guess Things Happen That Way"
The Beat Farmers- "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
Junior Brown- "Guitar Man"
Ollie Vee- "It's Hot"
Paul Pigat- "Jukin'"
Outro Music Bed: Cousin Harley- "Weasel in The Henhouse"
Tom Brown & Brian Mayes of Nashville Elvis Festival join the show on location from the top of Grays On Main in Franklin, TN which is one of the locations of the events during the festival weekend. We discuss their background, the upcoming festival and spin song requests of some favorite Elvis tunes! Plus, we sneak in a couple of Elvis covers from Conway Twitty & Robert Gordon too! If that isn't enough, we hear a brand NEW tune from The Mavericks as well as rockers from Carl Perkins, Webb Wilder, Kent Rose, Johnny Cash and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Tom Tall & His Tom Kats- "Stack-A-Records"
Brian Setzer- "Ignition" (live)
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Get It"
Webb Wilder- "Tell Me Why, Charlene"
Johnny Cash- "Train Of Love"
Conway Twitty- "Treat Me Nice"
Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding- "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"
Tom Brown & Brian Mayes interview
Elvis Presley- "Mystery Train"
Segment 1
Elvis Presley- "I Forgot To Remember To Forget"
Segment 2
Elvis Presley- "Boss Nova Baby"
Segment 3
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
Segment 4
Elvis Presley- "A Little Less Conversation"
The Mavericks- "Brand New Day"
Carl Perkins- "Put Your Cat Clothes On" (live)
Kent Rose- "If You Dig It"
Red Simpson- "The Highway Patrol"
Outro Music Bed: Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Strollin' With Mary Jane"
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Half the show this week features brand new tunes from Dale Watson & Ray Benson, Hayden Thompson, Nikki Lane, The Sugar Daddies, Derek Irving & His Combo, Babe Miller, Texas T & The Shinerunners and The Rob Ryan Roadshow. We also hear Billy Harlan talk about "I Wanna Bop" and rockers from Johnny Horton, Rosie Flores, Elvis Presley, Dion, JD McPherson and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Hayden Thompson- "Trouble On The Line"
The Rob Ryan Roadshow- "Monkey Beat City"
Johnny Horton- "Honky Tonk Mind (The Woman I Need)"
JD McPherson- "It Shook Me Up"
Rosie Flores & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts- "Get Rhythm"
Babe Miller- "How Do We Rock"
Johnny Powers- "Good Gracious Me"
Malcolm Yelvington- "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee"
Dion- "Mean Woman Blues"
Texas T & The Shinerunners- "Don't Over Think It"
The Palomars- "All I Can Do Is Cry"
Derek Irving & His Combo- "Combo Boogie"
Billy Harlan talks about "I Wanna Bop"
Billy Harlan- "I Wanna Bop"
Bob Luman- "Try Me"
Nikki Lane- "Jackpot"
Elvis Presley- "Viva Las Vegas"
Dale Watson & Ray Benson- "Bus' Breakdown"
The Sugar Daddies- "Saturday Night"
Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Cattin' Around"
Hot new tunes hit the playlist this week from The Slapbacks, Maryann & The Tri-Tones, Hoodoo Tones, Ramblin' Bandits and Lucky 7.5.7. Plus, we hear Slim Jim Phantom talk about his standing drum style and rockin' tracks from Hot Rod Lincoln, Red Sovine, Bill Kirchen, The Bellfuries, High Noon, Buck Owens, Dale Watson and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Hot Rod Lincoln- "Lonesome Train"
Maryann & The Tri-Tones- "Got You On My Mind"
Leroi Brothers- "Hip Hip Baby"
Red Sovine- "Juke Joint Johnny"
Restless- "Travellin' Man"
Hoodoo Tones- "Northern Style"
Bill Kirchen- "Rockabilly Funeral"
High Noon- "Let's Go Daddy-O"
Buck Owens- "Sweet Thing"
The Blasters- "Real Rock Drive"
The Slapbacks- "Take It Easy"
The Bellfuries- "Why Do You Haunt Me"
Slim Jim Phantom on standing drum style
Stray Cats- "Stray Cat Strut"
Ricky Nelson- "If You Can't Rock Me"
Ramblin' Bandits- "Why, Why, Why"
Lucky 7.5.7.- "Do You Remember"
Dale Watson- "You're Humbuggin' Me"
Rosie Flores- "It Came From Memphis"
Outro Music Bed: Di Maggio Brothers- "High Speed Pickin'"
We hear more of the nominees for the 2017 Ameripolitan Music Awards this week from Lance Lipinsky, Marcel Riesco, Chris Casello, The Silvershakers, Babe Miller, Lara Hope, Cherry Divine, Don Diego Trio, Adam Lopez and Country Side Of Harmonica Sam. Plus, we get new tunes from Deke Dickerson, Larry Collins, classics from Elvis Presley, Wanda Jackson and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Dion- "Believe What You Say"
Lance Lipinsky- "Night Owl"
Bailey Dee- "Voodoo"
Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "That's Why I Sing In A Honky Tonk"
Elvis Presley- "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone"
Deke Dickerson- "Nashville Boogie"
Don Diego Trio- "You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree"
Adam Lopez- "My Place"
Stray Cats- "Something's Wrong With My Radio"
Twisted Rod- "Thunder & Lightning"
Babe Miller- "What It Feels Like (To Slip Around)"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "I'm The One"
Cherry Divine- "Queen Of Rockabilly"
Wanda Jackson (with The Cramps)- "Funnel Of Love"
The Silvershakers- "Loose Cannon"
Marcel Riesco- "If Only"
Chris Casello- "Chris' Guitar Boogie"
Larry Collins- "Rockabilly Forever (Screw The Rest)"
Dale Hawkins- "Wildcat Tamer"
Outro Music Bed: Larry Collins- "T-Bone"
This week and next we spotlight some of the artists nominated for the 2017 Ameripolitan Music Awards being held on February 15th, 2017 at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX. Some of the nominees heard on this week's show include Cash O'Riley, Joel Paterson, Nathan Belt & The Buckles, Bloodshot Bill, Jittery Jack, Rockin' Bonnie, Malpass Brothers, The Cactus Blossoms, Carolyn Sills, Doel Brothers and Fia Sco. We also hear new tunes from Hot Rhythm Rumblers, Ollie Vee, Cliff Richard, a new Dale Yeah segment with Dale Watson and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Cash O'Riley- "Everytime You Walk"
Hot Rhythm Rumblers- "Texas Swing"
Fia Sco & The Majestics- "Catty Town"
Johnny Burnette- "Lonesome Tears In My Eyes"
Rocky Burnette & Darrel Higham- "Victory Train"
Doel Brothers- "Rockin' On A Hardwood Floor"
Carolyn Sills Combo- "Big Canoe"
The Cactus Blossoms- "Clown Collector"
The Malpass Brothers- "It'll Be Me"
Rockin' Bonnie- "I've Done Gone Hog Wild"
Jittery Jack & Darrel Higham- "Red Hot Mama"
Ollie Vee- "Feeling Bad"
Bloodshot Bill- "Crazy 'Bout A Girl"
Johnny Cash- "I've Been Everywhere"
Roy Orbison- "Go Go Go"
Dale Yeah
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind"
Dale Watson- "Birmingham Breakdown" (live)
Cliff Richard- "Memphis, Tennessee"
Joel Paterson- "Pensacola Rhythm"
Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "The Swag"
New tunes from Imelda May, Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes, The Rolling Stones, Kenley Collins, Wayne Hancock, Benny & The Flybyniters and Whiskey Kiss make their debut on the show this week! We also get requests for Robert Gordon, The Collins Kids and rockers from Jimmie Vaughan, Eddie Cochran, Patsy Cline, Levi Dexter & Magic, Nikki Hill, Nick Curran, Dibbs Preston & Jerry Lee Lewis with Charlie Rich!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Collins Kids- "Mercy"
Jimmie Vaughan (with Lou Ann Barton)- "Lonely Weekends"
Dibbs Preston & The Detonators- "Part Time Lover"
Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes- "Don't You See"
Imelda May- "Call Me"
Buddy Holly- "Heartbeat"
The Rolling Stones- "I Gotta Go"
Nick Curran & The Nitelifes- "Heeby Jeebies"
Nikki Hill- "Oh My"
Kenley Collins- "Stop & Listen"
Patsy Cline- "Stop, Look & Listen"
Robert Gordon with Danny Gatton- "Love My Baby"
Jerry Lee Lewis & Charlie Rich- "Am I To Be The One"
Levi Dexter & Magic- "Blue Days, Black Nights"
Wayne Hancock- "Divorce Me C.O.D."
Eddie Cochran- "Teenage Heaven"
Benny & The Flybyniters- "She Knocks Me Out"
Whiskey Kiss- "Keep It To Myself"
Outro Music Bed: DiMaggio Connection- "A Night In Shanghai"
Sir Cliff Richard is our special guest this week as we discuss his new project (and 102nd overall), Just...Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll! We'll hear several tunes from this project as well as songs with The Shadows and Phil Everly! Plus, we hear a new live track from Brian Setzer, a classic live track from Ricky Nelson, rockers from Charlie Feathers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Cactus Blossoms and pay tribute to recent Grammy Hall Of Fame song inductee, Dion's "The Wanderer"!
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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Brian Setzer- "Vinyl Records"
Ricky Nelson- "Milk Cow Blues"
Cliff Richard interview
Cliff Richard & The Shadows- "Dynamite"
Segment 1
Cliff Richard- "Roll Over Beethoven"
Segment 2
Cliff Richard & Elvis Presley- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Cliff Richard & The Shadows- "C'mon Everybody"
Segment 3
Cliff Richard- "Move It"
Cliff Richard & Phil Everly- "She Means Nothing To Me"
Segment 4
Cliff Richard- "Dimples"
Dion- "The Wanderer"
Charlie Feathers- "Wild Wild Party"
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "My Baby Left Me"
The Cactus Blossoms- "You're Dreaming"
Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Peter Gunn"
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We kick off 2017 with an hour of rockers from Wanda Jackson, Bill Kirchen, Robert Gordon, "Big" (Big Mama Thornton, Big Sandy) vs. "Little" (Little Richard, Little Willie John, Little Junior Parker), Lance Lipinsky, Lee Rocker, The Sonics, Gene Vincent (tune from Hot Rod Gang) and much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Wanda Jackson- "Nervous Breakdown"
Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers- "Fool A Fool"
The Clovers- "Down In The Alley"
Carl Perkins- "Matchbox"
Rhythm Preachers- "Rockin' Fools"
Big Mama Thornton- "Hound Dog"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Ruby Jane"
Little Junior Parker- "Feelin' Good"
Little Willie John- "I'm Shakin'"
Little Richard- "Ooh! My Soul"
Charlie Hightone & The Rock-its- "Hot Rhythm"
The Sonics- "Jenny, Jenny"
Robert Gordon- "Flyin' Saucer Rock & Roll"
Lee Rocker- "Honey Don't"
Kay Adams & BR549- "Mama Was A Rock (Daddy Was A Rolling Stone)"
AJ & The Rockin' Trio- "You Lose"
Gene Vincent- "Dance In The Street"
Starlight Drifters- "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
Bill Kirchen- "Oxblood"
Billy Brown- "Meet Me In The Alley Sally"
Outro music bed: James Burton & Ralph Mooney- "Moonshine"
It's an hour full of Christmas tunes on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We hear new Christmas tunes from Bill Kirchen, Dale Watson, Nathan Belt & The Buckles, She & Him, Jack Skuller and holiday classics from the Lewis family (Jerry Lee, Linda Gail & Annie Marie), Dion, Elvis Presley, George Jones, The Mavericks, Brenda Lee and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- "Rockabilly Christmas"
The Mavericks- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town"
Elvis Presley- "Blue Christmas"
Chet Atkins- "Jingle Bell Rock"
Billy Burnette- "Hey Daddy"
Chris Isaak- "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Brenda Lee- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Jack Skuller- "Empty Stocking Blues"
The Cadillacs- "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Ral Donner- "Christmas Day"
George Jones- "My Mom & Santa Claus"
Billy Fury- "My Christmas Prayer"
Dion- "Merry Christmas Baby"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "I Can't Have A Merry Christmas Mary (Without You)"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Make Somebody Happy This Christmas"
Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey- "Rock 'N' Roll Christmas"
Bill Kirchen- "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'"
Dale Watson & His Lonestars- "Christmas To Me"
She & Him- "The Man With The Bag"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me"
Outro music bed: Brian Setzer Orcestra- "Carol Of The Bells"
This week, we hear a recent Christmas tune and favorite holiday tradition from Reverend Horton Heat as well as more Christmas tunes from Los Straitjackets, Susan Marshall, Bill Haley & His Comets, The Holly Twins with Eddie Cochran, Hillbilly Casino, Buck Owens and The Honeydippers. Plus, we hear some rockers from Webb Wilder, Dave & Phil Alvin, Lee Rocker, Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Red Foley, The Royal Hounds, JD McPherson and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- "Rockabilly Christmas"
Los Straitjackets- "Frosty The Snowman"
The Honeydippers- "Hoy, Hoy, Hoy (Rockin' On Christmas Eve)"
Lee Rocker- "Rockin' Harder"
Webb Wilder- "Rough & Tumble Guy"
Joakim Tinderholt & His Band- "Stumble & Fumble"
Buck Owens- "Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy"
Hillbilly Casino- "Let It Snow"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "You Miss Something"
The Royal Hounds- "Make It Hail"
The Paladins- "Good Lovin'"
The Holly Twins with Eddie Cochran- "I Want Elvis For Christmas"
Susan Marshall- "Jingle Bells"
Johnny Cash- "There You Go"
Ritchie Valens- "Ooh My Head"
JD McPherson- "Precious"
Jim Heath (Reverend Horton Heat) on favorite holiday tradition
Reverend Horton Heat- "Donuts In The Snow"
Bill Haley & His Comets- "Jingle Bell Rock"
Red Foley- "Crazy Little Guitar Man"
Dave & Phil Alvin- "How You Want It Done"
Outro music bed: Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Hark The Herald Angels Sing"
We hear new tunes from Wayne Hancock, Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Jack Skuller, Skip Frontz Jr. & His Left Handed Luckies and The Belmonts this week. We also pay tribute to Bobby Vee who passed away on October 24th. Plus, we get a Christmas installment of "Dale Yeah" by Dale Watson as well as Christmas tunes from Dale, Rosie Flores, Si Cranstoun, Lara Hope & The Arktones, Southern Culture On The Skids, Ricky Nelson, Martin Cilia, Jack Scott and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- "Rockabilly Christmas"
Si Cranstoun- "A Christmas Twist"
Lara Hope & The Arktones- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town"
Wayne Hancock- "Slingin' Rhythm"
Skip Frontz Jr. & His Left-Handed Luckies- "Asphalt In My Veins"
Paul Pigat- "Rock A Hula Baby"
Ricky Nelson- "The Christmas Song"
Jack Scott- "There's Trouble Brewin'"
Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "Lookout Heart"
Rebel Dean & Linda Gail Lewis- "Burning The Candle (Both Ends)"
Jack Skuller- "Slinky"
Martin Cilia- "Jingle Bells"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Silver Bells"
Bobby Vee- "Suzie Baby"
Deke Dickerson- "The Hatchet Man"
Dale Yeah (Christmas edition) with Dale Watson
Rosie Flores- "Christmas On West Mistletoe"
Dale Watson- "Christmas In Vegas"
Elvis Presley & - "Big Hunk Of Love"
The Belmonts- "Welcome Me Back Home"
Eddie Cochran- "Little Lou"
Outro music bed: Eddie Cochran- "Eddie's Blues"
We hear our 3rd and final segment of "Feel Like Going Home: The Songs Of Charlie Rich" with tunes and interviews from artists appearing on this new release on Memphis International Records. This episode we speak with Preston Shannon and Susan Marshall. Interviews were conducted at the Sam Phillips Recording Services Studio at 639 Madison Avenue in Memphis. Not only was the bulk of this tribute album recorded there but it was the same studio Charlie Rich recorded most of his songs during his time with Sam Phillips. In fact, it's the SAME piano there in the studio!
We also hear Christmas tunes from Charlie Rich, Elvis Presley, Billy Burnette and classics from James Intveld and Lefty Frizzell!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
James Intveld- "Modern Don Juan"
Lefty Frizzell- "You're Humbugging Me"
Feel Like Going Home: The Songs Of Charlie Rich
Snippet of "Feel Like Going Home"- Kevin Connolly
Preston Shannon interview
Segment 1
Preston Shannon- "Easy Money"
Segment 2
Charlie Rich- "Big Man"
Segment 3
Anita Suhanin- "Midnight Blues"
Will Kimbrough- "Sittin' & Thinkin'"
Susan Marshall interview
Segment 1
Susan Marshall- "Time & Again"
Segment 2
Charlie Rich- "Rebound"
Segment 3
Snippet of "Feel Like Going Home"- Kevin Connolly
Charlie Rich- "Santa Claus' Daughter"
Elvis Presley- "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
Billy Burnette- "Rock & Roll In Christmas"
Outro music bed: Los Straitjackets- "Sleigh Bells"
We hear our 2nd segment (of 3) of "Feel Like Going Home: The Songs Of Charlie Rich" with tunes and interviews from artists appearing on this new release on Memphis International Records. This episode we speak with Jerry Phillips (one of Sam's sons), Holli Mosley, Halley Phillips (co-producer of Holli's track/ Jerry's daughter) and singer-songwriter Keith Sykes. Interviews were conducted at the Sam Phillips Recording Services Studio at 639 Madison Avenue in Memphis. Not only was the bulk of this tribute album recorded there but it was the same studio Charlie Rich recorded most of his songs during his time with Sam Phillips. In fact, it's the SAME piano there in the studio!
We also hear tunes from Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis and Big Sand & His Fly Rite Boys!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Feel Like Going Home:
Shooter Jennings- "Rebound"
Jerry Phillips interview
Segment 1
Charlie Rich- "Right Behind You Baby"
Segment 2
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats- "Rocket 88"
Holli Mosley & Halley Phillips interview
Segment 1
Holli Mosely- "Who Will The Next Fool Be"
Segment 2
Johnny Hoy- "Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave"
Keith Sykes interview
Segment 1
Charlie Rich- "Lonely Weekends"
Segment 2
Keith Sykes with Grace Askew- "Everything I Do Is Wrong"
Howlin' Wolf- "How Many More Years"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Mean Woman Blues"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Feelin' Kinda Lucky"
Outro music bed: Joel Paterson- "Fender Freeze"
We hear our first (of 3) segments called "Feel Like Going Home: The Songs Of Charlie Rich" with tunes and interviews from artists appearing on this new release on Memphis International Records. This episode we speak with Charlie Rich Jr. as well as the album's producer, Michael Dinallo. Interviews were conducted at the Sam Phillips Recording Services Studio at 639 Madison Avenue in Memphis. Not only was the bulk of this tribute album recorded there but it was the same studio Charlie Rich recorded most of his songs during his time with Sam Phillips. In fact, it's the SAME piano there in the studio!
We also hear NEW tracks from The B-Stars, Pat Capocci and rockers from the Cochran Brothers, Wanda Jackson and Johnny Cash!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The B-Stars- "The Everything Blues"
The Cochran Brothers- "Tired & Sleepy"
Feel Like Going Home: The Songs Of Charlie Rich
Snippet of "Feel Like Going Home"- Kevin Connolly
Jim Lauderdale- "Lonely Weekends"
Charlie Rich, Jr interview
Segment 1
Charlie Rich- "Philadelphia Baby"
Segment 2
Charlie Rich, Jr- "Break Up"
Segment 3
The Malpass Brothers- "Caught In The Middle"
Mercy Brothers- "Misery Train"
Michael Dinallo interview
Segment 1
Juliet Simmons Dinallo- "Whirlwind"
Segment 2
Charlie Rich- "Gonna Be Waitin'"
Segment 3
Snippet of "Feel Like Going Home"- Kevin Connolly
Pat Capocci- "Burn It Down Baby"
Wanda Jackson- "Mean Mean Man"
Johnny Cash- "One Piece At A Time"
Outro music bed: The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)- "In The Mood"
We continue our Behind The Limelight experience this week as we welcome Nathan Belt & The Buckles. Hear exclusive live performances and interviews recorded at Sheyegirl Coffee Co. in Ashland City, TN. Plus, we get first spins of 2 NEW studio tracks from them recorded in Nashville, TN! We also hear new tunes from Dale Watson, The Mavericks (from their latest live project) and rockers from Gene Vincent, John Fogerty, Elvis Presley and Chris Isaak!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Blue Jean Bop"
John Fogerty- "Southern Streamline"
The Mavericks- "Come Unto Me"
snippet of Elvis Presley on The Milton Berle Show
Elvis Presley- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind" *
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Segment 1
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Money Makes The World Go 'Round"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "That's All Right"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "400 Miles To Heaven" *
Segment 2
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "I Walk The Line"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Who Will The Next Fool Be"
Segment 3
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Ring Of Fire"
*= New studio recordings
Dale Watson- "Lonely Blue Boy"
Chris Isaak- "Trying To Get You"
Outro Music Bed: Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Hold Still"
This week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour is jam packed with new tunes and stellar live recordings! We get an exclusive live performance and interview with Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl recorded during their summer tour at Sheyegirl Coffee Co. in Ashland City, TN as part of their "Behind The Limelight" series. As a bonus, we hear a couple of studio tracks as well as one from his previous band, Hep Cat Boo Daddies. Plus, we spin brand NEW tracks from Rambling Bandits, Dex Romweber, Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes, The Royal Hounds, Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers, Darrel Higham (with Robert Plant) and Kenichi Yamaguchi! We also pay a track from Joe Clay who unfortunately passed away September 26th. His legacy touched generations following and will continue to inspire!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Love My Gal"*
Ramblin' Bandits- "On A Hill"
Joe Clay- "Ducktail"
Dex Romweber- "Lonesome Train"
Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes- "I Know The Rules"
Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- exclusive live session
Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Fast One In B"
Interview segment 1
Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl-"Boogie Real Low"
Interview segment 2
Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Let's Not Fight,
Let's Make Some Love"
Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Rockin' Rollin'"*
Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Michigan Girl"
Interview segment 3
Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Home"
Hep Cat Boo Daddies- "Red Hot"
The Royal Hounds- "On The Verge"
Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers- "Mean Mean Woman"
Darrel Higham (with Robert Plant)- "Please Give Me Something"
Kenichi Yamaguchi- "6120 Boogie"
Outro Music Bed: Hep Cat Boo Daddies- "Dan Dan The Fireman"
We hear #2 and #1 in our Favorite Chuck Berry Song Countdown this week! Plus we get Berry covers from both Rockpile and Jerry Lee Lewis. We also hear new track from The Baseballs and Boz Boorer as well as tunes from 13 Cats, Matt Hill, Liz Brasher, Jessica Lee Wilkes, Charlie Thompson, Chris Casello, JD McPherson, Alan Mills with Darrel Higham and a lot more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues
The Baseballs- "Never Ever"
13 Cats- "Crazy Baby"
#2 Chuck Berry- "You Never Can Tell"
Billy Fury- "Turn My Back On You"
JD McPherson- "It's All Over But The Shouting"
Rockpile- "Let It Rock" (live at Montreux 1980)
Alan Mills (with Darrel Higham)- "Gene Jeanie"
Boz Boorer- "El Camino Real"
Charlie Thompson- "We're Buggin' Out"
Chris Casello Trio- "Linda Lu"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Promised Land"
Jessica Lee Wilkes- "Love Like Crazy"
Joe Alexander & The Cubans (with Chuck Berry on guitar)- "Oh Maria"
Liz Brasher- "Muddy Roots"
Matt Hill- "Caramel Baby"
Bill Haley & His Comets- "Razzle Dazzle"
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham- "Baby Bye Bye"
#1 Chuck Berry (listen to show above to reveal #1 tune in countdown)
Outro music bed: Chuck Berry- "Long Fast Jam"
We continue our "Favorite Chuck Berry Song Countdown" as we hear #6 through #3. We've also got Chuck Berry covers from Stray Cats, Liam Grundy, Eddie Angel, Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. Plus, hear new tunes from Kenichi Yamaguchi, Darrel Higham & Jittery Jack, The Millwinders and rockers from Linda Gail Lewis, Jai Malano, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich & more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues
Billy Lee Riley- "Got The Water Boiling"
Jai Malano- "Rocket Girl"
#6 Chuck Berry- "No Particular Place To Go"
Stray Cats- "Beautiful Delilah"
Liam Grundy- "Back In The USA"
Kenichi Yamaguchi- "Memphis Train"
Levi & The Gretsch Brothers- "Teddy Boy Rock & Roll"
#5 Chuck Berry- "Nadine"
Eddie Angel- "Almost Grown"
Rick Nelson- "I'm Talking About You"
The Millwinders- "Two Timing Fool"
Charlie Rich- "Who Will The Next Fool Be"
#4 Chuck Berry- "Let It Rock"
Elvis Presley- "Memphis, Tennessee"
Buddy Holly- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
Darrel Higham & Jittery Jack- "Big City Blues"
Carl Perkins- "Glad All Over"
#3 Chuck Berry- "Maybellene"
The Obscuritones- "Ready To Roll"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Don't Stop Now"
Outro music bed: Chuck Berry- "O Rangutang"
We begin our "Favorite Chuck Berry Song Countdown" this week as voted on by you! We hear #10 through #7 this episode. This to celebrate Chuck's 90th birthday on October 18th!! We also get some Berry cover tunes from Sleepy LaBeef, Dave Edmunds, Dion, Jerry Lee Lewis, Go-Getters, Eddie Cochran, Sonny Burgess and Headcat. Plus, we hear brand new tunes from Royal Hounds and Darrel Higham and rockers from Jeff Daniels, Rockin' Bonnie, The Rockats, Marcel Bontempi, A Man Called Stu and Deke Dickerson! How's that for a birthday party?!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues
Royal Hounds- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
Jeff Daniels- "Daddy-O-Rock"
#10 Chuck Berry- "Carol"
Sleepy LaBeef- "Too Much Monkey Business"
Dave Edmunds- "Dear Dad"
Rockin' Bonnie & The Mighty Ropers- "I'm Movin' On"
The Rockats- "Go Cat Wild"
#9 Chuck Berry- "Almost Grown"
Dion- "Sweet Little Rock & Roller"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Little Queenie"
Marcel Bontempi- "Dig A Hole (Stroll Version)"
A Man Called Stu- "Sweethearts Or Strangers"
#8 Chuck Berry- "Roll Over Beethoven"
Go-Getters- "Thirty Days"
Eddie Cochran- "Sweet Little Sixteen" (live)
Darrel Higham- "I Found A Smile"
Deke Dickerson- "Someone Used To Love Me"
#7 Chuck Berry- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
Sonny Burgess & The Rhythm Rockers- "Around & Around"
Headcat- "Let It Rock
Eddie Angel of Los Straitjackets, Planet Rockers and more is our guest this hour. We'll talk about his various bands, early influences, artists he's toured with, playing on Conan, a request for Groovey Joe Poovey and a lot of great tunes!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Eddie Angel- "Straight A's In Love"
Segment 1
Eddie Angel- "Sheila"
Segment 2
Tex Rubinowitz- "Hot Rod Man"
Robert Gordon- "Ain't Gonna Take It No More"
Segment 3
Los Straitjackets- "Itchy Chicken"
Segment 4
Eddie Angel- "Lynxtail"
Segment 5
Los Straitjackets with Big Sandy- "Calor"
Segment 6
Eddy Clearwater with Los Straitjackets- "Hillbilly Blues"
Segment 7
Planet Rockers- "Thunder Road Rock"
Segment 8
Planet Rockers- "Saturday Night In Oak Grove, LA"
Segment 9
Ronnie Dawson- "Fish Out Of Water"
Segment 10
Los Straitjackets with Nick Lowe- "Shake That Rat"
Segment 11
Groovey Joe Poovey- "Move Around"
Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Brawl"
We've got a new track from Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers, a new Dale Yeah segment with Dale Watson recommending the late Red Simpson and the "Instru-Mental Breakdown" returns with The Messer Chups and Duane Eddy! Plus, we get killer tracks from Brian Setzer, The Paladins, Cheryl Deseree, Eddie Cochran, Rusty & Doug Kershaw, Reverend Horton Heat, Ricky Nelson, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Brian Setzer- "Nothing Is A Sure Thing"
Freddy Cannon- "Buzz Buzz A Diddle It"
Ray Campi- "Rockabilly Man"
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys- "Texas Playboy Rag"
Cheryl Deseree- "Stage Door Jenny"
Incorruptibles- "Is That So Wrong"
Eddie Cochran- "Nervous Breakdown"
Rusty & Doug Kershaw- "Oh Love"
Instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Messer Chups- "Horns & Hooves"
Duane Eddy- "Peter Gunn Theme"
Dale Rocka & The Volcanoes- "Hot Rockin' Baby"
Spo-Dee-O-Dee- "Don't Go Pretty Baby"
Otis Blackwell- "Daddy Rollin' Stone"
The Paladins- "Hot Rod Rockin'"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Revival"
Dale Yeah 3
Red Simpson- "Highway Patrol"
Dale Watson- "Don't Let The Screen Door Hit Ya"
Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers- "The Way I Walk"
Rufus Thomas- "Tiger Man"
Ricky Nelson- "Am I Blue"
Outro- Joel Patterson- "Mable's Rock"
This week, we hear new tunes from Sirocco Bros and The Millwinders (produced by Deke Dickerson), interview segments with WS Holland and Robert Gordon as well as tunes from The Caezars, Charlie Feathers, Jack Scott, Farmer & Adele, The Blasters and more! We also hear a tune from Alan Mills who unfortunately passed away July 21st. He leaves behind a lot of great music which we will continue to honor!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Caezars- "Big Big Thumb"
AJ & The Rockin' Trio- "She Do The Bop"
WS Holland on "Blue Suede Shoes"
Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Charlie Feathers- "Nobody's Woman"
Alan Mills (with Darrel Higham)- "High School Confidential"
Wynn Stewart- "Come On"
The Sirocco Bros.- "Alcatraz"
The Knitters- "Baby Out Of Jail"
The Blasters- "21 Days In Jail"
Jack Scott- "Trouble"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Hound Dog"
Robert Gordon on Link Wray
Robert Gordon (with Link Wray)- "Red Hot"
Jeff Daniels- "Switch Blade Sam"
Jake Calypso- "I'm Fed Up"
Millwinders- "Love Me So"
George Jones- "Heartbreak Hotel"
The Farmer & Adele- "Wrong Day"
Fatboy- "Summertime Bop"
Outro music bed: Chuck Berry- "Liverpool Drive"
We hear some classic interview segments and tunes from Roy Orbison as well as Chris Isaak this week plus some rockers from Webb Wilder, Tiger Army, Gene Vincent, Veloninos, Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers, Vince & The Sunboppers, Tennessee 3 and so much more!
Buddy Knox- "Party Doll" Webb Wilder- "Move It" Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Love That Man" Gene Vincent- "Baby Blue" Vince & The Sunboppers- "Black Haired Woman" Johnny Powers- "Mama Rock" Steve Train & His Bad Habits- "Don't Knock What You Don't Understand" Chris Isaak on recording in Nashville Chris Isaak- "Down In Flames" Veloninos- "Mad Cat Dynamo" Tiger Army- "Train To Eternity" Tennessee 3- "The Legend" Roy Orbison on his sunglasses Roy Orbison- "Go, Go Go" Roy Orbison on "Ooby Dooby" and Sam Phillips/Sun Roy Orbison- "Oooby Dooby" Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers- "Come On" Jackslacks- "You Time Has Come" Stray Cats- "Rockabilly Rules" Velvetone- "Yeah Yeah Yeah" Rhythm Bound- "Sure Do It Good" Outro music bed- Tennessee 3- "Folsom Prison Blues"
It's our 2nd annual "Cover Charge Included" show where we hear cover tunes all hour! This time we hear Paul McCartney talking about Gene Vincent's "Blue Jean Bop" before his stellar version of it as well as The Baseballs covering Snow Patrol, JD McPherson covering Alabama, Jerry Lee Lewis covering Elvis, Johnny Cash covering Roy Orbison, Dale Watson covering Johnny Cash, The Bellfuries covering The Beatles, The Beach Boys covering Eddie Cochran, Sonny Burgess covering The Raconteurs and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Baseballs- "Chasing Cars"
Carl Perkins- "I Got A Woman"
The Beach Boys- "Summertime Blues"
Marty Robbins- "Maybellene"
The Bellfuries- "She's A Woman"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Jailhouse Rock"
Sonny Burgess & The Legendary Pacers- "Steady As She Goes"
The Modern Sounds- "I'm A Hog For You"
John Fogerty- "Haunted House"
Marcel Bontempi- "Race With The Devil"
Johnny Cash- "Down The Line" (with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
Dale Watson- "I Walk The Line"
Blue Cats- "All I Can Do Is Cry"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Lovin' Up A Storm"
Chris Isaak- "I Want You To Want Me"
JD McPherson- "Why Lady Why"
The Trashmen- "It's So Easy"
Paul McCartney interview snippet
Paul McCartney- "Blue Jean Bop"
Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Hound Dog"
We've got new tunes from Dwight Yoakam and Kent Rose as well as a new Dale Yeah segment from Dale Watson recommending Jinx Jones. We also get interview snippets from Rocky Burnette and Dion as well as tunes from High Noon, Dave Edmunds, Howlin' Wolf, Ricky Nelson, The Highjivers, Janis Martin, Dave & Phil Alvin and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Dwight Yoakam- "High On A Mountain Of Love"
High Noon- "Stranger Things"
Rocky Burnette interview snippet
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N Roll Trio- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
Kent Rose- "Jungle Jaguar Pants"
Dave Edmunds- "Get Out Of Denver"
Howlin' Wolf- "Mr. Highway Man (Cadillac Daddy)"
Pat Capocci- "Jitters"
Dorsey Burnette- "Don't Let Go"
Janis Martin- "Long White Cadillac"
Marc & The Wild Ones- "Real Rockin' Baby"
Dion interview snippet
Dion- "Ruby Baby"
Jake Calypso & His Red Hot- "Turn Me Loose"
Dale Yeah segment 2
Jinx Jones- "Beat Crazy Baby
Dale Watson- "Big Boss Man"
Leah & Her J-Walkers- "Jealousy"
Ricky Nelson- "If You Can't Rock Me"
The Highjivers- "Sweet Talkin' & Lies"
Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Shawnee"
This week we pay tribute to guitarist Scotty Moore who passed away June 28th, 2016. We'll hear a sampling of some of the hundreds of songs he recorded on/or produced with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sonny Burgess, Lee Rocker, Dale Hawkins, The Mavericks, Linda Gail Lewis, Paul McCartney, Billy Burnette and lots more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Elvis Presley- "Heartbreak Hotel"
Scotty Moore Trio- "Have Guitar Will Travel"
Doug Poindexter & The Starlite Wranglers- "My Kind Of Carryin' On"
Sonny Burgess- "Bigger Than Elvis"
Lee Rocker- "Shame, Shame, Shame"
Jimmy Vivino on Scotty Moore
Elvis Presley- "Too Much"
Dale Hawkins- "Boy Meets Girl"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Set My Mind At Ease"
Charlie Rich- "Midnite Blues"
The Mavericks- "I Told You So"
Elvis Presley- "King Creole"
Thomas Wayne- "You're The One That Done It"
Elvis Presley- "One Night"
Carl Mann- "Walking The Dog"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Nothin' Shakin' But The Leaves"
Elvis Presley- "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
Paul McCartney- "That's All Right"
Billy Burnette- "Today Is Elvis' Birthday"
Carl Perkins & Scotty Moore- "Mystery Train"
Outro music bed: Scotty Moore- "My Baby Left Me"
Slim Jim Phantom joins us for part 2 of our interview this week. We discuss more of his book, A Stray Cat Struts, touring with Jerry Lee Lewis, appearing in a Clint Eastwood directed film, special relationships, Lemmy, Darrel Higham, Johnny Ramone, special requests and more! Plus, we hear tracks from Robert Gordon, Hank Mizell, Carl Perkins (with Slim Jim) and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Robert Gordon- "The Worryin' Kind"
Hank Mizell- "Jungle Rock"
Slim Jim Phantom interview:
Stray Cats- "She's Sexy & 17"
Segment 1
Slim Jim Phantom- "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"
Stray Cats- "Please Don't Touch"
Segment 2
Head Cat- "Say Mama"
Segment 3
Katmen- "When The Drink's Dried Up"
Phantom, Rocker & Slick- "My Mistake"
Segment 4
Johnny Ramone (w/ Slim Jim & Danny B. Harvey)- "Viva Las Vegas"
Segment 5
Dead Men Walking- "Song For Eddie)
Stray Cats- "Fishnet Stockings"
Segment 6 & requests
Gene Vincent- "Cruisin'"
Elvis Presley- "Mystery Train"
Carl Perkins- "Glad All Over" (w/ Slim Jim, Lee Rocker, Dave Edmunds, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, etc.)
Outro: Stray Cats- "Sleepwalk"
Slim Jim Phantom is our guest for part 1 of our interview this week. We talk about his new memoir, A Stray Cat Struts, as well as early influences, early days of The Stray Cats, connecting with The Rolling Stones, playing with Carl Perkins and more! We also hear tunes from Eddie Cochran (appropriately titled "Skinny Jim"), Dennis Herrold, Ronnie Dawson & Crash Gordon!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Eddie Cochran- "Skinny Jim"
Dennis Herrold- "Hip Hip Baby"
Slim Jim Phantom interview
Stray Cats- "Rock This Town"
Segment 1
Stray Cats- "Gene & Eddie"
Katmen- "You Can Go Now"
Segment 2
Stray Cats- "Stray Cat Strut"
Elvis Presley (with Slim Jim, Lee Rocker & Danny B. Harvey)- "Baby Let's Play House"
Segment 3
Stray Cats- "Runaway Boys"
Segment 4
Stray Cats- "Baby Blue Eyes"
Segment 5
Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Ronnie Dawson- "Bobwire Betty"
Crash Gordon- "Lies Lies Lies"
Outro music bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Hell Cat Stomp"
A new track from Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers kicks off this week's show and the excitement level never dips for the whole hour! We hear interview snippets from both Dick Dale & JD McPherson as well as rockers from Jake Calypso & Archie Lee Hooker, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Adam Lopez & His Rhythm Review, Buck Owens, Nick Curran, A Man Called Stu, the last recorded tune by The Everly Brothers and so much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers- "I Saw The Whole Thing"
Buddy Holly- "Ready Teddy"
Dick Dale interview segment on "Miserlou"
Dick Dale- "Miserlou"
DiMaggio Brothers- "Sad & Blue"
Buck Owens- "Sam's Place"
Nick Curran & The Lowlifes- "Baby You Crazy"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "All By Myself"
Jake Calypso & Archie Lee Hooker- "Vance, Mississippi"
Sonny Burgess- "I Don't Dig It"
A Man Called Stu- "Pistol Packin' Mama"
James Intveld- "High School Hellcats"
Harmonica Sam with The Domestic Bumblebees- "Big Door"
JD McPherson on recording a VeeJay single
JD McPherson- "I Wish You Would"
The Everly Brothers- "Cold"
Carl Perkins- "Honey Cause I Love You"
Adam Lopez & His Rhythm Review- "Somebody Call 911"
The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Two-Time Fool"
Outro music bed: Adam Lopez & His Rhythm Review- "Teahupo'O"
Kentucky native and rockabilly legend Billy Harlan is our guest this week. We discuss early influences, lifelong friendship with the Everly Brothers, recording at RCA Studio B in the 50's with Chet Atkins, new generation discovering his rockabilly classics and recording a new project at Studio B for Muddy Roots Records!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Elvis Presley- "Jailhouse Rock"
Kat Kings- "Juke Joint Jimmy"
Johnny Knight- "Rock & Roll Guitar"
Polecats- "Don't Push"
Charlie Gracie- "You Got A Heart Like A Rock"
Billy Harlan interview
Billy Harlan- "Teen Jean Jive"
Segment 1
Hawkshaw Hawkins- "My Fate Is In Your Hands"
Segment 2
Billy Harlan- "School House Rock"
Segment 3
Billy Harlan- "I Wanna Bop"
Segment 4
Billy Harlan- "This Lonely Man"
Segment 5
Billy Harlan- "Boogie Woogie Rock & Roll Man"
Segment 6
Billy Harlan- "I Ain't Elvis"
Segment 7
The Everly Brothers- "All I Have To Do Is Dream"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "'49 Mercury Blues"
Dion- "The Apollo King"
The Silvershakers- "Vagabond"
Outro music bed: Sonny Burgess- "Itchy"
We've got interview snippets from both WS Holland and John Fogerty on this week's show! Plus, new tunes from Frantic Rockers, A.J. & The Rockin' Trio, Fatboy, Rocky Burnette & Darrel Higham and classics from Elvis Presley, Eddie Dixon, Gene Vincent, The Diamonds, BR5-49, Skeets McDonald, Sleepy LaBeef and more!
Intro by Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
AJ & The Rockin' Trio- "Waitin' For You"
Elvis Presley- "Reconsider Baby"
WS Holland on Johnny Cash and "Ring Of Fire"
Johnny Cash- "Ring Of Fire"
Eddie Dixon- "Relentless"
Fatboy- "Cruel Love"
Flying Saucers- "Some Like It Hot"
Roy Brown- "Hip Shakin' Baby"
The BellFuries- "Letter To My Maybe Baby"
Gene Vincent- "Say Mama"
The Diamonds- "The Stroll"
Lee Rocker- "Hard Headed Woman"
John Fogerty on going for a rockabilly sound with CCR
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Green River"
BR5-49- "Seven Nights To Rock"
Skeets McDonald- "Heartbreakin' Mama"
Frantic Rockers- "Low Down Dog"
Rocky Burnette & Darrel Higham- "Unlucky Blues"
Sleepy LaBeef- "Polk Salad Annie"
Outro music bed: Rocky Burnette & Darrel Higham- "Green Hills"
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Hillbilly Moon Explosion's Emanuel Hutter and Oliver Baroni join us for part 2 of our interview this week as we discuss the band's latest project, With Monsters And Gods. We also get a couple of requests from them for Patsy Cline and Rusty & Doug Kershaw! Plus, listen for rockers from Smokehouse Dave, Kokomo Kings, Slivertooth Loos & The Witch, Vince & The Sunboppers and Brian Setzer!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Smokehouse Dave- "Real Gone Daddy"
Kokomo Kings- "Hook, Line & Sinker"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion interview:
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Love You Better"
Segment 1
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Black Ghost"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Chick Habit"
Segment 2
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Down On Your Knees"
Segment 3
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Desperation"
Segment 4
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "You Miss Something"
Segment 5
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Call Me"
Segment 6
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Jackson"
Segment 7
Rusty & Doug- "Hey Mae"
Patsy Cline- "Leaving On Your Mind"
Silvertooth Loos & The Witch- "Night Owl"
Vince & The Sunboppers- "Dance With Sally"
Brian Setzer- "Peroxide Blonde In A Hopped Up Model Ford"
Outro: Chet Atkins- "El Cumbanchero"
Oliver Baroni & Emanuela Hutter of The Hillbilly Moon Explosion join us for part 1 of our interview on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We discuss recent shows, video shoots, the effect of touring on their new project- With Monsters And Gods and highlight tunes from the new project. We'll continue this with part 2 as well. We also hear a brand NEW track from Darrel Higham and rockers from Eddy Clearwater, Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers, Planet Rockers, Charlie Rich, Matchbox and Charlie Thompson!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Eddy Clearwater- "Hillbilly Blues"
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "Oakie Boogie"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion interview:
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Depression"
Segment 1
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Monsters & Gods"
Segment 2
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Midnight Blues" (radio edit)
Segment 3
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "In Space"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Maniac Lover"
Segment 4
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Heartbreak Boogie"
Segment 5
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Temptation"
Darrel Higham- "Turn Around & Go"
The Planet Rockers- "Billy Thunder"
Charlie Rich- "Whirlwind"
Matchbox- "Rockabilly Rebel"
Charlie Thompson- "Eanie Meanie Baby"
Outro: Eddie Angel- "Black Widow"
Deke Dickerson joins us for part 2 of our interview. This week we discuss his influence on a new generation, playing with Reverend Horton Heat recently at Nashville Boogie, collaborations with Los Straitjackets, The Trashmen, Nikki Hill & The Bo-Keys, Venturesmania, what's on the horizon and some requests for the show! We also hear tunes from Cousin Harley, El Dorados, Elvis Presley, Traveling Wilburys, Joe Clay and Scotty Baker!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Cousin Harley- "My Babe"
El Dorados- "At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)"
Deke Dickerson interview:
Deke Dickerson- "My Name Is Deke"
Segment 1
Deke Dickerson- "Have Blues Will Travel"
Deke Dickerson- "Tell Me How"
Segment 2
Deke Dickerson with Los Straitjackets- "Kawanga"
Segment 3
Deke Dickerson with The Trashmen- "White Lightning"
Segment 4
Nikki Hill, Deke Dickerson & The Bo-Keys- "Struttin'"
Deke Dickerson- "Let's Go Wild Tonight"
Segment 5
Venturesmania- "Gunfight At The Nokie Corral"
Segment 6 (requests from Deke)
Jimmy Rogers- "Sloppy Drunk"
Jimmy Martin- "Deep River"
Elvis Presley- "Blue River"
Traveling Wilburys- "Rattled"
Joe Clay- "Sixteen Chicks"
Scotty Baker- "C'mon & Fight Me"
Outro- Blind Rage & Violence- "That Thing Hoo Doo"
"Mr. Entertainment" Deke Dickerson joins us for part 1 of our interview on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! This hour, we discuss early influences, Untamed Youth, Dave & Deke Combo, working with Mark Neill, touring internationally, Guitar Geek Festial and more! We also hear a brand NEW tune from Tiger Army and rockers from Reverend Horton Heat, Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio, Bill Haley & His Comets, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins and The Cactus Blossoms!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Tiger Army- "Devil Lurks On The Road"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Bad Reputation"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "Please Don't Leave Me"
Bill Haley & His Comets- "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock)"
Buddy Holly- "I'm Gonna Love You Too"
Deke Dickerson interview
Deke Dickerson- "Don't Push Me Too Far"
Segment 1
Deke Dickerson- "Let The Good Times Roll"
Segment 2
Untamed Youth- "Adam & Evil"
Segment 3
Dave & Deke Combo- "No Good Woman"
Segment 4
Deke Dickerson- "Can't See The Forest For The Trees"
Segment 5
Deke Dickerson- "Big Guitar"
Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "Lotta Lovin'"
Segment 6
Deke Dickerson (with Duane Eddy)- "My Eyes On You"
Carl Perkins- "Shake, Rattle & Roll"
The Cactus Blossoms- "Change Your Ways Or Die"
Outro music bed- Deke Dickerson (with Larry Collins)- "Jumpin' Bean"
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Interview segments? New music? Vintage rockers? We've got it all this hour! We hear interview segments and tunes from Phil Alvin/The Blasters and Nikki Hill. Plus, new tunes from Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl, Carolyn Sills Combo, Ginger St. James and Morris SLK & The Locals and rockers from Chris Isaak, Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Charlie Feathers and much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Chris Isaak- "Diddley Daddy"
The Planet Rockers- "Voodoo Woman"
Little Junior's Blue Flames- "Love My Baby"
Phil Alvin on American music influence
The Blasters- "American Music
Charlie Feathers- "Bottle To The Baby"
Carolyn Sills Combo- "Hot Tamales"
Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Boogie Real Low"
Ginger St. James- "Train Whistle"
Johnny Cash- "Hey Porter"
Restless- "Why Don't You Just Rock?"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Hello Hello Baby"
Nikki Hill on influences and crazy rumors
Nikki Hill- "I'm Gonna Love You"
Little Richard- "The Girl Can't Help It"
Morris SLK & The Locals- "Spinnin' Wheels"
Furious- "All Night Long"
Kim Lenz- "Devil On My Shoulder"
Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "I Got The Shakes"
We hear our first "Dale Yeah!" segment with Dale Watson and his recommendation of Don Diego Trio! This will be an ongoing segment so be sure to watch for these in upcoming episodes as well. We also have interview segments with Linda Gail Lewis as well as JM Van Eaton and tunes from Glen Glenn, The WildTones, Old Stuff Trio, Wanda Jackson, Carl Bradychok, Si Cranstoun, The Mavericks, Sirocco Brothers, Rosie Flores and more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The WildTones- "Love Machine"
Lil Mo & The Dynaflos- "Hands Off"
Linda Gail Lewis on the pressures of the Lewis name
Linda Gail Lewis- "Sure Does Help"
Old Stuff Trio- "Capybara Boogie"
Big Mama Thornton- "I Smell A Rat"
Carl Bradychok- "Too Much"
Eddie Clendening & The Blue Ribbon Boys- "That Weeping Willow Tree"
Wanda Jackson- "Money Honey"
Si Cranstoun- "Jukebox Jump"
Rosie Flores- "This Cat's In The Doghouse"
Sid King & The Five Strings- "Sag, Drag & Fall"
Sirocco Brothers- "Stomp"
JM Van Eaton on the recording of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"
The Mavericks- "The Only Question"
Dale Yeah segment 1 with Dale Watson
Don Diego Trio- "Good Guy"
Dale Watson- "If You Knew What's Good For You"
Glen Glenn- "Blue Jeans & A Boy's Shirt"
Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Burning Love"
Fats Domino- "Honey Chile"
Outro Music Bed- Fats Domino- "Fats Frenzy"
This week's show is "action packed"!! We hear new tunes from Lil' Mo & The Dynaflos, The Starjays and a variety of rockers from Ronnie Dawson, Jerry Lee Lewis with John Fogerty, Nick Lowe (covering Buddy Holly), Paul McCartney (covering the Burnette brothers), Rich Mahan, Rex Allen, Eddie Cochran, Petunia & The Vipers, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins (with backing by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Webb Wilder, Bryan Adams, Jimmy & The Mustangs, Lara Hope & The Ark Tones and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Ronnie Dawson- "Action Packed"
Rayford Brothers- "Long Black & Greasy"
Bryan Adams- "You Belong To Me"
Jimmy & The Mustangs- "I Won't Cry"
Jerry Lee Lewis & John Fogerty- "Travelin' Band"
Gene Summers- "School Of Rock N Roll"
Rocket 3- "Hotrod Girls"
Petunia & The Vipers- "Maybe Baby Amy"
Rockats- "Pink & Black Cadillac"
Lara Hope & The Ark Tones- "I'm The One"
Rex Allen- "Knock Knock Rattle"
Rich Mahan- "I'll Get Off The Booze"
Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins (with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
Webb Wilder- "Honky Tonk Hell"
Nick Lowe- "Changing All Those Changes"
Paul McCartney interview on "Honey Hush"
Paul McCartney- "Honey Hush"
Eddie Cochran- "Something Else"
The Starjays- "My Wild Girl"
Lil' Mo & The Dynaflos- "She's The Most"
Outro music bed- Joe Maphis- "Flying Fingers"
Duane Eddy joins us for part 2 of our interview recordedat the Musician's Hall Of Fame & Museum in Nashville, TN. We discuss his self-titled Capitol Records album from 1987(with guests such as Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne,John Fogerty, Ry Cooder and others), getting inducted in the Rock& Roll Hall Of Fame, "Rebel Rouser" in Forrest Gump, his latestRoad Trip album, playing on the Elvis Presley 2015 release If I CanDream, recording new material and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy"Dempsey
Intro music bed- Brian Setzer-"Rockabilly Blues"
Dion& The Belmonts- "I Wonder Why"
ClydeMcPhatter- "A Lover's Question"
Duane Eddy interview
DuaneEddy- "Cannonball"
Segment 1
DuaneEddy- "Rockestra Theme"
DuaneEddy- "The Trembler"
Segment 2
DuaneEddy- "Kickin' Ashpault"
Segment 3
DuaneEddy- "Yep"
Segment 4
DuaneEddy- "Rebel Rouser"
Segment 5
DuaneEddy- "Curveball"
Segment 6
ElvisPresley- "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Segment 7
CarlPerkins, The Mavericks & Duane Eddy-"Matchbox"
Outro music bed- Duane Eddy-"Primeval"
Due to time constraints we weren't able to include this great footage in the broadcast shows but wanted you to hear them. Hear Duane Eddy discuss producing his friend Phil Everly's debut RCA album, Star Spangled Springer featuring "The Air That I Breathe" which influenced The Hollies hit version. Also, hear Duane discuss hearing Elvis Presley for the first time as well as Duane playing guitar on "An American Trilogy" released on 2015's Elvis Presley release, If I Can Dream.
Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer Duane Eddy joins us for part 1 of our interview recorded on location at the Musician's Hall Of Fame & Museum in Nashville, TN. We talk about early guitar influences, his duo of Jimmy & Duane, his "twang" sound, successful debut album, Elvis, listing musicians on his album jacket, Dick Clark, Everly Brothers, Art Of Noise and a deal with Capitol Records.
Next week we'll hear about "Rebel Rouser" in Forrest Gump, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Eddie Cochran- "Mean When I'm Mad"
Everly Brothers- "Be Bop-A-Lula"
Duane Eddy interview
The Sharps- "Have Love Will Travel"
Segment 1
Jimmy & Duane- "I Want Some Lovin'"
Segment 2
Duane Eddy- "Movin' N' Groovin'"
Segment 3
Duane Eddy- "I Almost Lost My Mind"
Segment 4
Duane Eddy- "Shazam"
Segment 5
Duane Eddy- "Forty Miles Of Bad Road"
Segment 6
Duane Eddy- "3:30 Blues"
Segment 7
The Art Of Noise (with Duane Eddy)- "Peter Gunn"
Segment 8
Outro music bed- Duane Eddy- "Rockabilly Holiday"
Cyndi Lauper joins us on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week to discuss her 11th studio album, Detour (available now from Sire Records), which finds her covering traditional Country/Rockabilly/Western Swing tunes. We also talk about her early rockabilly roots while in her band Blue Angel and the NY scene at the time. We'll hear a couple of tracks from Levi & The Rockats and Robert Gordon (artists Cyndi would see in NY around that time) as well as a new B-side from Dion!
*Note that every attempt was made to clear up the cell phone audio in certain spots from the interview but such is the nature of the cell sound sometimes.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
Dion- "I've Been Watching"
Cyndi Lauper interview:
Cyndi Lauper- "Down Don't Bother Me"
Segment 1
Blue Angel- "Take A Chance"
Segment 2
Cyndi Lauper- "Funnel Of Love"
Segment 3
Cyndi Lauper- "Heartaches By The Number"
Segment 4
Cyndi Lauper (with Emmylou Harris)- "Detour"
Segment 5
Cyndi Lauper- "Misty Blue"
Segment 6
Cyndi Lauper (with Jewel)- "I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"
Segment 7
Cyndi Lauper- "Walking After Midnight"
Levi & The Rockats- "All Thru The Night"
Robert Gordon- "I'm Coming Home"
Outro music bed- Blue Angel- "Cut Out"
Grammy Award winning producer Mark Neill is our guest for part 2 of our interview this week. We talk about working with The Black Keys album Brothers and Dan Aurbach's solo project Keep It Hid, Liz Brasher, special requests for Charlie Feathers and Jimmy Wages and more! We'll also hear tunes from more projects he's worked on from Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Deke Dickerso, Rip Carson, Los Straitjackets, The Paladis, JD McPherson, Rockin' Ryan & The Real Goners and Lucky Stars!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Tornado" Deke Dickerson- "Wear Out The Soles Of My Shoes" Rip Carson- "Nobody's Woman" Mark Neill segment 1 JD McPherson- "Bridgebuilder" Mark Neill segment 2 Dan Auerbach- "Heartbroken, In Disrepair" Mark Neill segment 3 The Black Keys- "I'm Not The One" Mark Neill segment 4 Rockin' Ryan & The Real Goners- "Get On Or Get Off" Mark Neill segment 5 Liz Brasher- "Muddy Roots" Mark Neill segment 6 Los Straitjackets- "San Diego Shutdown" The Paladins- "Slow Down" Mark Neill segment 7 Charlie Feathers- "One Hand Loose" Jimmy Wages- "Miss Pearl" Lucky Stars- "Honky Tonk Bound" Outro music bed- Deke Dickerson- "Jumpin' Bean"
Producer Mark Neill is our guest this week and next! On this episode, we talk about his early band The Unknowns, a tune from Billy Hancock that inspired him to create his studio and hear tunes he worked on from Ricky Nelson, JD McPherson, The Paladins, Deke Dickerson, Big Sandy & The Fly Rite Trio, J Roddy Walston & The Business, Smith's Ranch Boys and Atomic Bombshell.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Paladins- "She Tears Me Up"
Atomic Bombshell- "Big Man"
Mark Neill segment 1
Smith's Ranch Boys- "Hot Temper"
Mark Neill segment 2
The Unknowns- "Dream Sequence"
Mark Neill segment 3
Billy Hancock- "I Can't Be Satisfied"
Mark Neill segment 4
Ricky Nelson- "I'm Walking"
Mark Neill segment 5
Big Sandy & The Fly Rite Trio- "Hold Me"
Mark Neill segment 6
Deke Dickerson- "Hot Rod Queen"
Mark Neill segment 7
JD McPherson- "Bossy"
J. Roddy Walston & The Business- "Tear Jerk"
Outro music bed- "Deke Dickerson- "Jumpin' Bean"
Robert "Big Sandy" Williams is our guest this week! We chat about early influences, his "Big Sandy" nickname, beginnings of the Fly-Rite Boys (and Fly-Rite Trio), working with Dave Alvin, acoustic project What A Dream, brand new single, playing Nashville Boogie, a request for Pat Cupp and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"
The Blasters- "Crazy Baby"
Janis Martin- "Drugstore Rock N Roll"
Big Sandy interview
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Every Time"
Segment 1
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Power Of The 45"
Segment 2
Big Sandy & The Fly-Rite Trio- "Hot Water"
Segment 3
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Jumpin' From 6 To 6"
Segment 4
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Chalk It Up To The Blues"
Segment 5
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Glad When I'm Gone"
Segment 6
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Fine Fine Superfine"
Segment 7
Big Sandy- "Yama Yama Pretty Mama"
Big Sandy & The Fly Rite Trio- "Steady Baby"
Segment 8
Pat Cupp- "I Guess It's Meant That Way" (request from Big Sandy)
Outro music- Link Wray- "The Flying Wedge (Drag Race)"
We cram a variety of killer rockers into the show this week! Hear new tunes from The Domestic Bumblebees, AJ & The Rockin' Trio, Ambur Rockell, Number 9 Blacktops, Eskimo Brothers and classics from Eddie Cochran, Levi & The Rockats, Gene Vincent, Mac Curtis, Buddy Holly, JD McPherson, Nico Duportal, Drake Bell, Dave & Phil Alvin, Si Cranstoun, Los Straitjackets and much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
AJ & The Rockin' Trio- "Hot Rockin' Mama"
Ambur Rockell- "Backwoods Girl"
Eddie Cochran- "Jelly Bean"
Eskimo Brothers- "Sweet Jolene"
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Feeling Happy"
Domestic Bumblebees- "Crying Over You"
Levi & The Rockats- "Room To Rock"
Gene Vincent- "Jump Back Honey, Jump Back"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Bumble Bee"
Sonny George- "Big Rig Rules"
Mac Curtis- "Wild Wild Women"
Los Straitjackets- "Space Mosquito"
Ronnie Dawson- "Fish Out Of Water"
Si Cranstoun- "Coupe De Ville"
Warren Smith- "Rock N Roll Ruby"
Nico Duportal- "Much Later"
JD McPherson- "Mother Of Lies"
Drake Bell- "Bull"
Number 9 Blacktops- "Interstate Rocker"
Buddy Holly & The Crickets- "Oh Boy"
This week we spin tunes from some of the artists performing at the 2nd annual Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender! We'll talk with festival owner Jason Galaz and hear tunes from Wanda Jackson, Reverend Horton Heat, The Blasters, Chris Isaak, a new track from Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, Deke Dickerson, Dale Watson, James Intveld, Dibbs Preston, Levi Dexter, Rosie Flores, Slim Jim Phantom (with The Stray Cats) and so much more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Wanda Jackson- "Let's Have A Party"
Dale Watson- "Good Luck N Good Truckin' Tonite"
Stray Cats (with Slim Jim Phantom)- "I Fought The Law"
Deke Dickerson- "Mexicali Rose"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Please Don't Take The Baby To The Liquor Store"
Dibbs Preston & The Detonators- "Quit This Big Old Town"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Fine Fine Superfine"
James Intveld- "Modern Don Juan"
Planet Rockers- "Whatcha Gonna Do"
The Blasters- "Marie Marie"
Jason Galaz interview
Segment 1
Chris Isaak- "Keep Hanging On"
Segment 2
Marcel Bontempi- "Shag Rag"
Woody Pines- "Walkin' Stick"
Levi Dexter & The Ripchords- "Jitterbop Baby"
Rosie Flores- "Wrong Side Of His Heart"
Alton & Jimmy- "I Just Don't Know"
Doel Brothers- "Kissin' Bug Boogie"
Go Getters- "Hot Rod Roadeo"
Outro: Chris Casello- "Chris' Guitar Boogie"
Chris Isaak joins us this week to discuss his new album, First Comes The Night as well as one of his major influences- Jerry Lee Lewis, his mirror suit, playing on stage with Dick Dale, recording in Nashville and a special request for an obscure track from "The Killer". We also hear tunes from Janis Martin, Crawling King Snakes, Micky Hawks, Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms, Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis and Dale Watson!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Janis Martin- "Believe What You Say"
Crawling King Snakes- "Philadelphia Baby"
Chris Isaak interview
Chris Isaak- "Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing"
Segment 1
Chris Isaak- "First Comes The Night"
Chris Isaak- "Great Balls Of Fire"
Segment 2
Chris Isaak- "Please Don't Call"
Chris Isaak- "Down In Flames"
Segment 3
Chris Isaak-- "Don't Break My Heart"
Segment 4
Chris Isaak- "Running Down The Road"
Segment 5
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Charming Billy"
Chris Isaak- "Insects"
Micky Hawks- "Bip, Bop, Boom"
Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "I Gotta Get Another Girl"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Don't Lie To Me"
Dale Watson- "Adios"
The Cactus Blossoms' Jack Torrey & Page Burkum join us on the show this week to talk early influences, working with JD McPherson on their Red House Records debut- You're Dreaming, touring with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, requests for Carl Perkins & Bo Diddley and lots more! We also hear brand new tunes from Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Frantic Rockers, Veloninos and rockers from Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Frank Deaton & The Mad Lads, Sandy & The Wild Wombats and Rockpile!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Frantic Rockers- "Satisfy My Soul"
Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Boomerang"
Frank Deaton & The Mad Lads- "Don't Let Go"
Veloninos- "Red Diesel Medicine"
Cactus Blossoms interview
Segment 1
Cactus Blossoms- "You're Dreaming"
Segment 2
Cactus Blossoms- "Stoplight Kisses"
Segment 3
Cactus Blossoms- "No More Crying The Blues"
Segment 4
Cactus Blossoms- "Clown Collector"
Segment 5
Cactus Blossoms- "Change Your Ways Or Die"
Segment 6
Cactus Blossoms- "Mississippi"
Segment 7
Carl Perkins- "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby"
Bo Diddley- "Dearest Darling"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Desperation"
Sandy & The Wild Wombats- "Wild One"
Rockpile- "Crawling From The Wreckage" (live)
Jimmy Vivino (from Jimmy Vivino & The Basic Cable Band seen nightly on Conan) is our guest again this week as we discuss solo recordings, Scotty Moore, Johnnie Johnson & Chuck Berry, Lee Rocker, Charlie Gracie and lots more! We'll also hear tunes from Dick Dale, Deke Dickerson, Diablogato, Carolina & Her Rhythm Rockets and Twisted Rod!
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Dick Dale- "Night Rider"
Deke Dickerson (with Duane Eddy)- "My Eyes On You
Jimmy Vivino interview
Johnnie Johnson (with Jimmy Vivino on vocals)- "Bye Bye Johnnie/ Carol"
Segment 1
Chuck Berry- "Too Much Monkey Business"
Segment 2
Jimmy Vivino & The Black Italians- "Heaven In A Pontiac"
Segment 3
Lee Rocker- "Slap That Bass"
Segment 4
Charlie Gracie- "Dance My Blues Away"
Segment 5
Elvis- "That's All Right"
Segment 6
Ricky Nelson- "Stood Up"
Segment 7
Elvis Presley- "Too Much"
Diablogato- "She Just Wants To Rock & Roll"
Carolina & Her Rhythm Rockets- "By My Side"
Twisted Rod- "Trapped Love"
Jimmy Vivino is seen nightly heading up the Jimmy Vivino & The Basic Cable Band on Conan with his spectacular guitar playing. He's also one of the most respected musicians around and we begin part 1 of our chat with him talking about producing and playing on the latest from Dion, working with Johnnie Johnson, playing with Chet Atkins on Conan and lots more! We also hear from The Neanderthals (featuring Eddie Angel and covering David Bowie), new Jack Rabbit Slim, The Barley Hoppers, Nick Curran, Head Cat and Cousin Harley on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
The Neanderthals- "Space Oddity"
Jack Rabbit Slim- "Next Time"
Jimmy Vivino interview
Johnnie Johnson- "I'm Mad"
Segment 1
Chet Atkins- "I Still Write Your Name In The Snow"
Dion- "I Wonder Why" (live New York City)
Segment 2
Conan O'Brien & The Legally Prohibited Band- "Too Much Monkey Business"
Segment 3
Dion- "All Rocked Up"
Segment 4
Chuck Berry- "Almost Grown"
Segment 5
Johnnie Johnson (w/ Jimmy Vivino on vocals)- "She Called Me Out Of My Name"
The Barley Hoppers- "Doghouse Boogie"
Nick Curran & The Nitelifes- "Player"
Head Cat- "Love's Made A Fool Of You"
Cousin Harley- "Dust Bowl Devil"
This week we focus on artists performing at Viva Las Vegas! The event happens April 14th-17th at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Festival owner Tom Ingram joins us for a conversation later in the show and we hear tunes from Dick Dale, Brian Setzer, Sleepy LaBeef, The Polecats, new Jittery Jack (with Darrel Higham), Jack Scott, Restless, Dave Phillips and so much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Sleepy LaBeef- "Matchbox"
Don Woody- "Barking Up The Wrong Tree"
Dave & Deke Combo- "Hey Mae"
Bailey Dee & Her Late Night Bait- "Voodoo"
Dave Phillips- "The Trip"
The Jets- "Plenty Of Love"
Dick Dale- "Ring Of Fire"
Brian Setzer- "Stiletto Cool"
Restless- "You Drive Me Insane"
The Polecats- "Big Green Car"
Tom Ingram interview:
Segment 1
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Lonesome Tears In My Eyes"
Segment 2
Lew Williams- "Cat Talk"
Billy Harlan- "I Wanna Bop"
Big Sandy- "Have Love Will Travel"
Jai Malano- "You Made Me Love You"
Jittery Jack with Darrel Higham- "The Remedy"
Jack Scott- "Hillbilly Fever"
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Dion joins us again this week to discuss more tunes from New York Is My Home as well as more 2016 plans. We also hear rockers from The Paladins, Nikki Hill, The Lincolns, Carl Perkins, Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers and Eddie Cochran!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
The Paladins- "Tore Up"
Nikki Hill- "Scratch Back"
Dion interview
Dion- "Drip Drop"
Segment 1
Dion- "Katie Mae"
Segment 2
Dion- "I Ain't For It"
Dion- "Drive All Night"
Segment 3
Dion- "The Apollo King"
Segment 4
Dion- "Can't Go Back To Memphis"
Segment 5
Dion- "Ride With You
Segment 6
Dion- "The Wanderer"
The Lincolns- "You Never Can Tell"
Carl Perkins- "All Mama's Children"
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "You're My Baby"
Eddie Cochran- "Twenty Flight Rock"
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Dion is our guest for part 1 of our interview on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week. We talk about playing Viva Las Vegas for the first time last year, both The Beatles and Elvis loving "Ruby Baby" and begin our discussion about his new album, New York Is My Home on Instant Records. Plus, we hear tunes from Brian Setzer, Elvis Presley, Si Cranstoun, Jack & The Real Deals, Red Simpson and Charlie Feathers!
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Jim Heath (aka "Reverend Horton Heat") is our guest this hour. We discuss his stage name, early bands, influences, style, vinyl, latest project REV on Victory Records, touring, playing with Robert Gordon, special requests and lots more! Listen to this one LOUD!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Reverend Horton Heat- "Psychobilly Freakout"
Segment 1
Reverend Horton Heat- "Get Rhythm"
Segment 2
Reverend Horton Heat- "Rock The Joint"
Segment 3
Reverend Horton Heat- "Smell Of Gasoline"
Segment 4
Reverend Horton Heat- "Mad, Mad Heart"
Segment 5
Reverend Horton Heat- "It's A Rave Up"
Segment 6
Robert Gordon- "It's Only Love"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Longest Gonest Man"
Segment 7
Requests from the Rev:
Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones- "Black Slacks"
Gene Summers- "Nervous"
Jack Scott- "Way I Walk"
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This week, we hear tunes from the Lewis family (Jerry Lee Lewis, Linda Gail Lewis and brand new from Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey), a live track from Johnny Cash's Live In Denmark 1971 project, new music from Jack Scott, Jackslacks, Restless and Joakim Tinderholt and rockers from Dale Watson, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, JD McPherson, Hillbilly Moon Explosion and lots more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Carl Perkins- "Soul Beat"
Dale Watson- "Birmingham Breakdown"
Restless- "Don't Say It Unless You Will"
Nat Couty- "Woodpecker Rock"
Jackslacks- "Back In The Mix"
Elvis Presley- "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Joakim Tinderholt- "You Don't Love Me"
The Baseballs- "Goodbye Peggy Sue"
JD McPherson- "Wolf Teeth"
Benny Joy- "Rollin' To The Jukebox Rock"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Crossroads"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Hard Rockin' Man"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Little Queenie"
Johnny Cash- "Folsom Prison Blues" (Live In Denmark '71)
Moonshine Reunion- "Tired Of Drivin'"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Night Of The Living Ted"
Jack Scott- "Tennessee Saturday Night"
Jake Calypso & His Red Hot- "When The Pretty Girl Bop"
Jimmie Vaughan- "Roll, Roll, Roll"
Alex Orbison is our guest this hour as we talk about a couple of recent releases from his dad Roy Orbison. We go in depth about the 13 CD The MGM Years box set and the previously unreleased One Of The Lonely Ones. We start the show off playing tunes from Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Dion. They were the 4 headliners from 1959's Winter Dance Party. The plane crash killing Buddy, Bopper and Ritchie happened 57 years ago on February 3, 1959. Be sure to also check out the bonus interview footage with Alex Orbison to hear more great stories and tunes!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Buddy Holly- "Rock Around With Ollie Vee"
Big Bopper- "Pink Petticoats"
Dion & The Belmonts- "I Can't Go On Rosalie"
Ritchie Valens- "Bonie Maronie"
Alex Orbison interview
Roy Orbison- "Claudette"
Segment 1
Roy Orbison- "I'm In A Blue, Blue Mood"
Segment 2
Roy Orbison- "Yes I'm Hurting"
Segment 3
Roy Orbison- "Ride Away"
Segment 4
Roy Orbison- "Go, Go, Go (Down The Line)"
Segment 5
Roy Orbison- "Pantomime"
Segment 6
Roy Orbison- "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Segment 7
Roy Orbison- "Kawliga"
Alex Orbison bonus footage show here (with the songs "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "Give Up", "I Will Always", "I've Been Loving You Too Long")
Rocky Burnette joins us again this week as we talk more about his dad and uncle (Johnny & Dorsey), Ricky Nelson (plus hear his cover of "Tired Of Toein' The Line") and working with Darrel Higham! Plus, we hear Burnette covers from Levi Dexter & Magic, Robert Gordon and The Beatles as well as a tribute song from Darrel Higham on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Levi Dexter & Magic- "Lonesome Train"
Robert Gordon- "Sweet Love On My Mind"
Rocky Burnette interview
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Got The Bull By The Horns"
Segment 1
Rocky Burnette- "You're Sixteen"
Rick Nelson- "Tired Of Toein' The Line"
Segment 2
Paul Burlison (with Rocky & Billy Burnette)- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
Segment 3
Paul Burlison (with Rocky Burnette)- "Trouble Is I'm In Love With You"
Segment 4
The Beatles- "Lonesome Tears In My Eyes"
Segment 5
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "Honey Hush"
Segment 6
Rocky Bunette- "Riding On A Rocket"
Segment 7
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Plenty Of Love"
Darrel Higham- "Johnny & Dorsey"
Rocky Burnette joins us for part 1 of our interview as we talk about his dad Johnny and uncle Dorsey and his solo career as well as select tunes from them as well. We also hear brand new songs from The Cactus Blossoms, Ambur Rockell, Shemekia Copleland and rockers from Stray Cats, John Fogerty, Bo Walton, Elvis Presley and Ollie Vee! It's a jam packed hour so kick back, crank it up and get lost in the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey"
Cactus Blossoms- "Clown Collector"
Ambur Rockell- "Pinchita Boogie"
Rocky Burnette interview
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Thunder & Lightening"
Segment 1
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "All By Myself"
Rocky Burnette- "Freight Train"
Segment 2
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "O Baby Babe"
Segment 3
Johnny Burnette- "Sweet Baby Doll"
Segment 4
Rocky Burnette- "Tired Of Toein' The Line"
Segment 5
Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Rockabilly Boogie"
Stray Cats- "Something's Wrong With My Radio"
John Fogerty- "It Ain't Right"
Shemekia Copeland- "Drivin' Out Of Nashville"
Bo Walton- "Too Much"
Elvis Presley- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
Ollie Vee- "Shinin' Bright"
Dale Watson joins us again this hour to talk about his latest project, Call Me Insane. We continue our chat about the Ameripolitan Awards as well as a special request from Dale for Carl Perkins. We also hear tunes from more of the nominees for the 2016 Ameripolitan Music Awards as well as 2 of the artists receiving "Founder Of The Sound" awards- Wanda Jackson & Red Simpson.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Cousin Harley (Paul Pigat)- "I'm Coming Home"
Emmy Lou & The Rhythm Boys- "Boy As I Say"
Hillbilly Casino- "Debt With The Devil"
Scotty Baker- "Knockout"
Dale Watson interview
Dale Watson- "Hot Dang"
Segment 1
Dale Watson- "Color Me Gone"
Segment 2
Dale Watson- "A Day At A Time"
Segment 3
Dale Watson- "Jonesin' For Jones"
Segment 4
Carl Perkins- "Honey Don't"
Chris Casello- "All Messed Up"
Bloodshot Bill- "When My Baby Passes By"
B-Stars- "Time Is Money
Wayne Hancock- "Long Road Home"
Sara Dee & The Foxhunters- "Rockin' On My Guitar"
Rachel Brooke- "Serpentine Blues"
Bailey Dee & Her Late Night Bait- "Rhythm In Here"
Joel Paterson- "Speedin' North"
Founder Of The Sound Awards:
Wanda Jackson- "Funnel Of Love"
Red Simpson- "Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves"
Dale Watson joins us for part 1 of our 2 segment interview series as we discuss early influences and the Ameripolitan Music Awards. We'll also hear some of the nominees in various categories this episode and next! On the show this week are The BellFuries, Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Cash O'Riley, Marti Brom, Nathan Belt & The Buckles, Lara Hope, a tune from the upcoming awards show host Ray Benson and so much more!!
The BellFuries- "Beaumont Blues"
Don Diego Trio- "Honky Tonk Mind"
Western Swing Authority- "Miss Molly"
Dale Watson interview:
Dale Watson- "Mama's Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up To Babies"
Segment 1
Dale Watson- "Drive, Drive, Drive"
Segment 2
Dale Watson- "I Got Stripes"
Segment 3
Dale Watson- "Nashville Rash"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Little Chain"
Jinx Jones- "Wham Bam Boogie"
Lara Hope & The Arktones- "Floatin' Down The River"
Cash O'Riley & The Down Right Daddies- "Send Along"
Charlie Thompson- "The Automobile Song"
Neon Stars- "Hillbilly Boogie"
Marti Brom- "Ambush"
Ray Benson- "JJ Cale"
We wrap up the year with some great new tunes from Dion (with Paul Simon), Jack Scott (first album in over 50 years) and Quentin Jones' Rock & Roll Revue. Plus, we hear some classics from Rockpile, The Blasters, Buzz & The Flyers, Chuck Berry, Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio, Howlin' Wolf, Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, Baseballs (covering Lady Gaga...yes you read that correctly) and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Jack Scott- "Wiggle On Out"
Ronnie Hawkins- "Who Do You Love"
Buzz & The Flyers- "Boomerang"
The Blasters- "Real Rock Drive"
Chuck Berry- "Let It Rock"
Rockpile- "If Sugar Was As Sweet As You"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "Please Don't Leave Me"
Quentin Jones' Rock And Roll Revue- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
Robert Gordon- "Flyin' Saucer Rock & Roll"
Marcel Bontempi- "Dig A Hole"
The Highjivers- "Hotwire Woman"
Wanda Jackson- "Slippin' And Slidin'"
Dion & Paul Simon- "New York Is My Home"
Howlin' Wolf- "Mr. Highway Man (Cadillac Daddy)"
Jai Malano- "So Good To My Baby"
Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants- "Skid Row"
Rio & The Rockabilly Revival- "I'm Shakin'"
James Intveld- "Folsom Prison Blues"
Baseballs- "Pokerface"
It's a full hour of all Christmas tunes this week! We'll hear about family Christmas traditions from Mike Love as well as a new track from him, plus new tunes from The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Under The Streetlamp, Eric Heatherly and Linda Gail Lewis as well as classics from Elvis Presley, Los Straitjackets, Dale Watson, Dion, Chris Isaak, Lee Rocker and so much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Yabba Dabba Yuletide"
Lee Rocker- "White Christmas"
Elvis Presley- "Blue Christmas"
Dion- "Jingle Bell Rock"
Annie Marie Lewis with Danny B. Harvey- "Hush Lil' Baby"
Dale Watson- "Santa Bring Her Back"
Los Straitjackets- "Jingle Bells"
Darrel Higham- "Christmas Blues"
Nick Lowe- "The North Pole Express"
Rocky Burnette- "Run Rudolph Run"
Chris Isaak- "Hey Santa"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Make Somebody Happy This Christmas"
Under The Streetlamp- "Here We Come A Wassailing"
Eric Heatherly- "Christmas To Me (The Birds & The Bees)"
Chan Romero- "Letter To Santa"
Mike Love- "You'll Never Be Alone On Christmas Day"
Jack Scott- "Jingle Bell Slide"
Honeydippers- "Under The Christmas Tree"
JD McPherson- "Twinkle Little Christmas Lights"
This week we hear a killer Queen cover from The Eskimo Brothers plus new tracks from Chris Isaak, Si Cranstoun, Jimmy & The Mustangs and Jake Calypso. Plus, we'll get more Christmas tunes from Gas House Gorillas, Danny Dean, The Hillbilly Casino, The Sonics, Raul Malo, Robert Gordon and lots more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Si Cranstoun- "Old School"
Jimmy & The Mustangs- "Long Black Train"
Billy Lee Riley- "Pearly Lee"
Danny Dean- "Santa Bring My Baby Back"
Gas House Gorillas- "Come Back Baby (It's Christmas After All)"
Shaking Bones- "Gimme Some More"
Sabrejets- "I Dig Dames"
Hayden Thompson- "Fairlane Rock"
Baseballs- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Rockin' Winter Wonderland"
The Eskimo Brothers- "Fat Bottom Girls"
Jake Calypso & His Red Hot- "Turn Me Loose"
Wayne Walker- "Bo Bo Ska Diddle Daddle"
The Hillbilly Casino- "Holly Jolly Christmas"
The Sonics- "Santa Claus"
Robert Gordon- "Blue Christmas"
Chuck Berry- "Run Rudolph Run"
Raul Malo- "Not So Merry Christmas"
Chris Isaak- "First Comes The Night"
Eddie Cochran- "Sweetie Pie"
ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons is our guest during this hour! We discuss being in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Greg Martin of Kentucky Headhunters, Kentucky band Otis, playing with Buddy Guy, Carl Perkins and his first solo project, Perfectamundo! We also hear new tunes from Chris Casello, Jessica Lee Wilkes, Skip Frontz & His Lef Handed Luckies, rockers from Charlie Feathers, 69 Cats and Christmas tunes from John Lindberg Trio and Joel Paterson!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Jessica Lee Wilkes- "Go Ahead Baby"
Charlie Feathers- "Bottle To The Baby"
Skip Frontz & His Left Handed Luckies- "Vicetown"
69 Cats- "Sunglasses After Dark"
Billy Gibbons interview:
ZZ Top- "Dust My Broom"
Segment 1
Otis- "Rattlesnake"
Segment 2
Buddy Guy (with Billy Gibbons)- "Wear You Out"
Segment 3
Billy Gibbons & The BFG's- "Treat Her Right"
Segment 4
Billy Gibbons & The BFG's- "Got Love If You Want It"
Segment 5
Billy Gibbons & The BFG's- "Baby Please Don't Go"
Segment 6
Carl Perkins- "Dixie Fried" (request from Billy Gibbons)
Chris Casello- "Ham Hocks"
John Lindberg Trio- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town"
Joel Paterson- "White Christmas"
We catch up with Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin after a recent concert in Nashville, TN to discuss playing together in Nashville for the first time, recording and touring and their new album, Lost Time. We also hear a new Christmas tune from the Brian Setzer Orchestra, new rockers from Vince Ray's Loser Machine and Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis as well as Ricky Nelson, Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, Levi Dexter, Dale Watson, Jack Skuller, Blue Cats, Elvis Presley, Robert Gordon and so much more!!
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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Ricky Nelson- "Milk Cow Blues"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Feelin' Kinda Lucky"
Blue Cats- "Turn My Back On You"
Levi Dexter- "Completely Sweet"
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Please, Please, Please"
segment 1
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "World's In A Bad Condition"
segment 2
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Rattlesnakin' Daddy"
Johnny Cash- "Mean Eyed Cat"
Robert Gordon- "Trying To Get To You"
Dale Watson- "Down Down Down Down Down"
Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Don't Lie To Me"
Gene Vincent- "Lotta Lovin'"
Vince Ray's Loser Machine- "Red Rocket 88"
Jack Skuller- "Hard To Want"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Rockabilly Rudolph"
Elvis Presley- "Just Because"
Oliver Baroni from Hillbilly Moon Explosion joins us on this episode to talk about their latest compilation project, My Love For Evermore. We'll hear several tunes from that as well as discussion about those songs, the band's name, working with producer Mark Neill and so much more! Plus, we also hear NEW tunes from Gas House Gorillas, Jimmy & The Mustangs, JD McPherson, Doug C & The Blacklisted and Eddie Angel!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Gas House Gorillas- "Rock & Roll Revival"
Jimmy & The Mustangs- "Ball & Chain"
Oliver Baroni interview:
segment 1
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "All I Can Do Is Cry"
segment 2
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Spiderman"
segment 3
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Little Lil"
segment 4
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Chick Habit"
segment 5
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Dead Cat Boogie"
segment 6
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Call Me"
segment 7
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Buy, Beg or Steal"
segment 8
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "My Love For Evermore"
segment 9
JD McPherson- "Crazy Horse"
Doug C & The Blacklisted- "The Things I Could Do With You"
Eddie Angel- "Devil Or Angel"
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty is our guest this week! We talk about his new book Fortunate Son, his wife Julie, Creedence Clearwater Revival, his love for the early Sun Records sounds, Carl Perkins, discovering Hank Williams from an early Jerry Lee Lewis cover version and lots more. John's passion for life, love and rock & roll continues to shine brightly!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Green River"
segment 1
John Fogerty- "Big Train From Memphis"
segment 2
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Proud Mary"
segment 3
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
segment 4
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Cross-Tie Walker"
segment 5
Carl Perkins with John Fogerty- "All Mama's Children"
segment 6
John Fogerty- "Blue Moon Nights"
segment 7
John Fogerty (with Shane & Tyler Fogerty)- "Lodi"
segment 8
Jerry Lee Lewis- "You Win Again" (request from John)
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Bad Moon Rising"
Nikki Hill is our guest this week! In addition to getting front row exposure to several great tunes from her, we talk about her influences, her favorite rumors about her regarding Little Richard and Chuck Berry, worldwide touring, her new album Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists and more! We also hear a track from her husband, Matt Hill, as well as a request from her for Bunker Hill.
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Nikki Hill- "Mama Wouldn't Like It"
segment 1
Nikki Hill- "I've Got A Man"
segment 2
Nikki Hill- "(Let Me Tell You 'Bout) LUV"
segment 3
Nikki Hill- "And I Wonder"
segment 4
Nikki Hill- "Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists"
segment 5
Nikki Hill- "Scratch Back"
Nikki Hill- "Oh My"
segment 6
Nikki Hill- "Struttin'"
segment 7
Nikki Hill- "I'm Gonna Love You"
segment 8
Nikki Hill- "Twistin' The Night Away"
segment 9
Matt Hill- "Red Boots"
segment 10
Bunker Hill- "Hide & Go Seek"
Nikki Hill- "Right On The Brink"
Due to time constraints, we weren't able to squeeze in all of the songs and interviews we wanted with Webb Wilder. Enjoy the bonus footage of interviews and the following tunes from Mississippi Moderne:
"Only A Fool"
"If It Ain't Broke (Don't Fix It)"
"Too Much Sugar For A Nickel"
"It Takes Time"
Webb Wilder joins us in the studio this week to talk about his new album, MISSISSIPPI MoDERNE. We also discuss Webbfest, opening for Dave & Phil Alvin, the Wilder catalog, Webb Wilder Credo, a Johnny Burnette request and so much more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Webb Wilder- "Lucy Mae Blues"
Segment 1
Webb Wilder- "Lonely Blue Boy"
Segment 2
Segment 3
Webb Wilder- "Rough & Tumble Guy"
Segment 4
Webb Wilder- "I Gotta Move"
Segment 5
Webb Wilder- "Yard Dog"
Segment 6
Webb Wilder- "Who Will The Next Fool Be"
Segment 7
Webb Wilder- "I'm Gonna Get My Baby"
Segment 8
Webb Wilder- "Stones In My Pathway (Intro)"
Segment 9
Webb Wilder- "The Olde Elephant Man"
Segment 10
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
Segment 11
Webb Wilder- "Stones In My Pathway (outro)"
JD McPherson is our guest this hour as we talk about his new project Let The Good Times Roll, Conan O'Brien, confused lyrics for ZZ Top (and his love of the band), opening for Robert Plant, writing with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, VeeJay 45, etc. We also hear brand new singles from Chris Isaak and the Legendary Shack Shakers, a request from JD for Sonny Burgess and much more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Legendary Shack Shakers- "Mud"
Buddy Holly- "Rock Me My Baby"
JD McPherson interview:
JD McPherson- "Everybody's Talking 'Bout The All American
Segment 1
JD McPherson- "North Side Gal"
Segment 2
JD McPherson- "It's All Over But The Shouting"
Segment 3
JD McPherson- "Let The Good Times Roll"
Segment 4
JD McPherson- "Head Over Heels"
Segment 5
JD McPherson- "Bridgebuilder"
Segment 6
JD McPherson- "It Shook Me Up"
Segment 7
JD McPherson- "I Wish You Would"
Segment 8
Sonny Burgess- "We Wanna Boogie
Chris Isaak- "Please Don't Call"
New tunes and classics are packed into this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We hear new tunes from The Bellfuries, Dave & Phil Alvin, Leigh Nash, Sixteen & The Sidewinders, Harry Violet & The Sharks and Pack Of Wolves! Plus, classics from everyone from Gene Vincent, Wanda Jackson, Sleepy LaBeef to JD McPherson (guest on the show next week), Eric Heatherly, Cash Box Kings, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones and so much more packed into your favorite hour for great music!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
The Bellfuries- "Baltimore"
Eric Heatherly- "Flowers On The Wall"
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Hide & Seek"
JD McPherson- "Scandalous"
Gene Vincent- "Brand New Beat"
Wanda Jackson- "Fujiyama Mama"
Leigh Nash- "Doing It Wrong"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "I'm The One"
Don Diego Trio- "Good Guy"
Los Hightops- "Texas Radio"
Cash Box Kings- "Blues Falling Down On Me"
Sleepy LaBeef- "Polk Salad Annie"
Thurston Harris- "Little Bitty Pretty One"
Sixteen & The Sidewinders- "Full Moon Baby"
The Rockats- "Go Cat Wild"
Harry Violet & The Sharks- "Dance At The Korova"
Pack Of Wolves- "Crocodile Tears"
Johnny Powers- "Good Gracious Me"
Johnny Burnette- "Rock Therapy"
We speak with director Brent Huff and producer Patrick Stack of the upcoming documentary movie, It's A Rockabilly World on this episode. We also hear some tunes from the documentary as well. Plus, brand new songs from Nikki Hill (she'll be our guest next month) and Danny B. Harvey and rockers from Hillbilly Moon Explosion (also coming on the show soon), Robert Gordon, Aileen Quinn & The Leapin' Lizards, Eddie Cochran and so much more on this wee's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Nikki Hill- "Oh My"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Clarksdale Boogie"
Aileen Quinn & The Leapin' Lizards- "When All Hell Breaks Loose"
Robert Gordon- "The Way I Walk"
It's A Rockabilly World interview with Brent Huff & Pat Stack
Larry Dunn- "Honey Bun"
Segment 1
Switchblade 3- "Treat Her Right"
Segment 2
Jimmy Angel- "Love Fever"
Segment 3
Dominique Pruitt- "He's Got It Bad"
Danny B. Harvey- "Down In Texas"
Eddie Cochran- "Jelly Bean"
Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes- "Big Mary's"
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Tear The Woodpile Down"
Legendary Sun Records drummer J.M. Van Eaton is our guest this episode. We spin tunes and hear stories about many of the artists he's worked with such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, Bill Justis, Roy Orbison, Warren Smith, Johnny Cash, Charlie Feathers and some of his own instrumental and vocal tunes as well. This is one you don't want to miss! Hear stories from someone that helped shape the backbeat of Rock & Roll!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Warren Smith- "Uranium Rock"
Interview segment 1
Billy Lee Riley and his Little Green Men- "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll"
Segment 2
Billy Lee Riley and his Little Green Men- "Red Hot"
Segment 3
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Crazy Arms"
Segment 4
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Breathless"
Segment 5
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Don't Be Cruel"
Segment 6
Charlie Rich- "Philadelphia Baby"
Segment 7
Roy Orbison- "Claudette"
Segment 8
Bill Justis- "Raunchy"
Segment 9
Johnny Cash- "Straight A's In Love"
Segment 10
Charlie Rich- "Lonely Weekends"
Segment 11
Charlie Feathers- "Cootzie Coo"
Segment 12
J.M. Van Eaton- "Beat Nik"
Segment 13
J.M. Van Eaton- "Bo Diddley"
Segment 14
J.M. Van Eaton- "Memphis '55"
We hear 4th our final segment with the great Linda Gail Lewis discussing more of her latest release, Hard Rockin' Woman this week. Plus, we get the #1 song in our "Killer Countdown" sponsored by Lanark Records as we unveil #5 through #1 of your favorite Jerry Lee Lewis tunes. We also hear a new track from his long-time guitarist Kenny Lovelace and rockers from The Highjivers, Carl Perkins and Levi Dexter & Magic!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Linda Gail Lewis interview
Linda Gail Lewis- "Lovin' Up A Storm"
Segment 1
Linda Gail Lewis- "Rockin' My Life Away"
Segment 2
Linda Gail Lewis- "Sure Does Help"
Segment 3
Linda Gail Lewis- "Little Baby Rock"
Segment 4
Linda Gail Lewis- "Battle With The Bottle"
Segment 5
Linda Gail Lewis- "What Can I Do"
Segment 6
Linda Gail Lewis- "Heartbreak Highway"
Killer Countdown (sponsored by Lanark Records)
*Top 20 listener-voted Jerry Lee Lewis songs
to celebrate his 80th birthday!
5. "High School Confidential"
*J.M. Van Eaton birthday greeting
4. "You Win Again"
*Danny B. Harvey birthday greeting
3. "Breathless"
*Annie Marie Lewis birthday greeting
2. "Great Balls Of Fire"
*Linda Gail Lewis birthday greeting
*J.M. Van Eaton discusses playing on the #1 song
1. listen to the show above to unveil #1 song!!
Kenny Lovelace- "Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu"
The Highjivers- "Something's Gotta Shake"
Carl Perkins- "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Levi Dexter & Magic- "16 Chicks"
Linda Gail Lewis is our guest again this episode as we discuss her friendship with Wanda Jackson, playing live and her new album, Hard Rockin' Woman. We also move into the top 10 in our Killer Countdown brought to us by Lanark Records as we hear #10 through #6! Plus, to top it off we get a new track from Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin and much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "World's In A Bad Condition"
Sonny Burgess with Dave Alvin- "Tennessee Border"
Linda Gail Lewis interview
Linda Gail Lewis- "Big Bayou"
Segment 1
Linda Gail Lewis- "Wait & See"
Segment 2
Linda Gail Lewis- "Spellbound"
Segment 3
Linda Gail Lewis- "Hard Rockin' Man"
Killer Countdown (sponsored by Lanark Records)
*Top 20 listener-voted Jerry Lee Lewis songs
to celebrate his 80th birthday!
10. "Over The Rainbow"
*Sonny Burgess birthday greeting
9. "Crazy Arms"
*Vintage Jerry Lee Lewis Coke commercial
8. "Rockin' My Life Away"
*Quentin Jones & Wendell Jones (Reach Around Rodeo Clowns) birthday greeting
7. "Lovin' Up A Storm"
6. "Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave"
Phantom Playboys- "Wildcat Ways"
The Sugar Daddys- "Monster"
Buddy Holly- "Heartbeat"
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Linda Gail Lewis joins us for part 1 of our 4 part interview series as we discuss early years, Sun Records and her brother. We also get #20-16 in our "Killer Countdown" sponsored by Lanark Records as we count down the top 20 Jerry Lee Lewis tracks voted on by the listeners to celebrate the Killer's 80th birthday! Plus, we hear a new track from Veloninos, rockers from Roy Orbison, Faron Young, Elvis Presley, Jai Malano and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Jake Calypso- "Downtown Memphis"
Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys- "Tell Me Why"
Linda Gail Lewis interview
Linda Gail Lewis- "Rock & Roll Soul"
Segment 1
Linda Gail Lewis- "Ubangi Stomp"
Segment 2
Linda Gail Lewis- "From Sweden To Memphis"
Segment 3
Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis- "Roll Over Beethoven"
Segment 4
Linda Gail Lewis- "This Train" (from Hard Rockin' Woman)
Killer Countdown (sponsored by Lanark Records)
*Top 20 listener-voted Jerry Lee Lewis songs
to celebrate his 80th birthday!
15. "Lewis Boogie"
*Alton Lott (of Alton & Jimmy/ Sun Records) birthday greeting
14. "It'll Be Me"
13. "I'm On Fire"
*WS Holland (drummer- Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash) birthday greeting
12. "Chantilly Lace"
11. "Another Place Another Time"
Wanda Jackson- "Let's Have A Party"
Sleepy LaBeef- "Boogie Woogie Country Man"
Bobby Hendricks- "Itchy Twitchy Feeling"
Marc & The Wild Ones- "Can't Stop Loving You"
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Linda Gail Lewis joins us for part 1 of our 4 part interview series as we discuss early years, Sun Records and her brother. We also get #20-16 in our "Killer Countdown" sponsored by Lanark Records as we count down the top 20 Jerry Lee Lewis tracks voted on by the listeners to celebrate the Killer's 80th birthday! Plus, we hear a new track from Veloninos, rockers from Roy Orbison, Faron Young, Elvis Presley, Jai Malano and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Veloninos- "Bully For You"
Roy Orbison- "All I Can Do Is Dream You"
Elvis Presley- "My Baby Left Me"
Jai Malano- "Hound Dog"
Linda Gail Lewis interview
Linda Gail Lewis- "Real Wild Child"
Segment 1
Linda Gail Lewis- "Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)"
Segment 2
Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis- "Seasons Of My Heart"
Segment 3
Linda Gail Lewis- "Lovesick"
Killer Countdown (sponsored by Lanark Records)
*Top 20 listener-voted Jerry Lee Lewis songs to celebrate his 80th birthday!
20. Big Blon' Baby
19. Wild One
18. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)"
17. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
16. Middle Age Crazy
John Lindberg Trio- "Honky Tonkin'"
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Glad When I'm Gone"
Faron Young- "Live Fast Love Hard Die Young"
Deke Dickerson- "Wear The Soles Of My Shoes"
This week, we get new tracks from Dale Watson, Whitney Rose, Jimmy & The Mustangs and Kevin Gordon! We also hear great rockers from Brian Setzer, Polecats, Charlie Gracie, Howlin' Wolf, Buck Owens, Carl Perkins, Dave Phillips, Webb Wilder and much more!!
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Charlie Gracie- "Baby Doll"
Legacaster- "Bird Dog"
Jimmy & The Mustangs- "Cherry Bomb"
Brian Setzer- "Red Hot"
Polecats- "Hip Hip Baby"
Dale Watson- "A Day At A Time"
Devil's Daughters- "Lightning's Girl"
Di Maggio Brothers- "King Creole"
Fats Domino- "Wait & See"
Webb Wilder- "Nashville Bum"
Lee Rocker- "Burning Love"
Buck Owens- "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)"
Whitney Rose- "My First Rodeo"
Carl Perkins- "Restless"
Dave Phillips- "Love Me"
Howlin' Wolf- "Wang Dang Doodle"
Dick Dale- "Jessie Pearl"
Moonshine Reunion- "Tired Of Drivin'"
Kevin Gordon- "GTO"
Switchblade 3's Brad Hayman joins us by phone to talk about early influences, band's origin and what's in store. Plus, we also hear new tracks from Jessica Lee Wilkes, Dr. Bontempi's Snake Oil Company, WiFEE & The HUZz BAND and rockers from Big Sandy, Alton & Jimmy, Dion, Jerry Lee Lewis and Blue Cats!
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Jessica Lee Wilkes- Groove's Too Shallow
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Love That Man"
Alton & Jimmy- "No More Crying The Blues"
Dr. Bontempi's Snake Oil Company- "Riders On The Storm"
Brad Hayman- Switchblade 3 interview
Segment 1
Eddie Cochran- "Twenty Flight Rock"
Segment 2
Blue Denim- "Standing On A Corner"
Segment 3
Switchblade 3- "Sing Sing Sing"
Segment 4
Switchblade 3- "House Is Rockin'"
Segment 5
Switchblade 3- "Surfin' Bird"
Segment 6
Switchblade 3- "Boom, Boom, Boom"
WiFEE & THE HUZz BAND- "She Won't Go"
Dion- "I'm Ready To Go"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Mississippi Kid"
Blue Cats- "Galluping Man"
Summer continues to heat up as we hear a hot new track from Annie Marie Lewis titled "Memphis Stroll" as part of Lanark Records' "52 Singles In 52 Weeks" campaign! We also get another new track from The BellFuries and rockers from Johnny Horton, Robert Gordon, The Sabres, Reverend Horton Heat, JD McPherson, Southern Culture On The Skids, Kentucky Headhunters with Johnnie Johnson, a new "Ask The Clowns" segment with Reach Around Rodeo Clowns and so much more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!!
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Ritchie Valens- "Cry, Cry, Cry"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Rock The Joint"
Jittery Jack- "Tell Your Story Walking"
Furious- "Bad News"
JD McPherson- "Dimes For Nickels"
The Sabres- "Stink Bomb"
Cash O'Riley & The Down Right Daddies- "I Love Rock 'N' Roll"
Stray Cats- "I Fought The Law"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Mojo Box"
Shawn Camp & Billy Burnette- "Big Hunk Of Love"
Kim Lenz- "Pay Dearly"
Annie Marie Lewis- "Memphis Stroll"
Kentucky Headhunters with Johnnie Johnson- "Little Queenie"
Big Mama Thornton- "I Smell A Rat"
BellFuries- "Bad Seed Sown"
Ask The Clowns
Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "I Got The Shakes"
Robert Gordon- "Lonely Blue Boy"
Johnny Horton- "One Woman Man"
Little Richard- "Good Golly Miss Molly"
This special edition of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour focuses on artists featured in the great new book, Dig That Beat! Not only do we talk with author Sheree Homer, we also hear tunes from artists like Don Woody, Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms, James Intveld, Rosie Flores, Sleepy LaBeef, Ray Campi, Dale Hawkins, Janis Martin, The Paladins, Royal Rhythmaires and so much more!! Great stories and great music equals great fun!!
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Royal Rhythmaires- "Tough Lover
Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "Up Jumped The Devil"
Don Woody- "Barking Up The Wrong Tree"
Al Ferrier- "Let's Go Boppin' Tonight"
James Intveld- "King Cry Baby"
Ray Campi- "Play It Cool"
Rosie Flores- "If I Could Be With You"
Dale Hawkins- "Tornado"
Dale Hawkins- "Suzy Q"
The Paladins- "Mean Man"
Janis Martin- "Long White Cadillac"
Andy Anderson- "Tough, Tough, Tough"
Sleepy LaBeef- "Bottle Up And Go"
Planet Rockers- "Heavy On My Mind"
We spin new tracks from The Rhythm Shakers, Charlie Gracie, Cactus Blossoms, Rio & The Rockabilly Revival, Bluebell Sisters and Jerry Foster this week. Plus, we hear rockers from Matt Hill, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent, Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Jerry Lee Lewis, Headcat and lots more!
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The Rhythm Shakers- "Ultra Twist"
Charlie Gracie- "Angel On My Shoulder"
Matt Hill- "Hellz Bells"
Darrel Higham- "My Way"
Bo Diddley- "Who Do You Love"
Cactus Blossoms- "You're Dreaming"
Gene Vincent- "Be Bop Boogie Boy"
Rio & The Rockabilly Revival- "I'm Shakin'"
The Rockats- "Old Hickory Road"
Marty Robbins- "Mean Mama Blues"
Hi-Risers- "Where's The Life Of The Party"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Motorhead Girl"
Headcat- "Let It Rock"
Rockin' 8-Balls- "Freight Train Boogie"
The Blasters- "Rock & Roll Will Stand"
Bluebell Sisters- "Ding Dong Daddy"
Jake Calypso- "My Honey Bop"
Moon Mullican- "Big Big City"
Jerry Foster- "Strong Enough To Live"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Promised Land"
Levi Dexter joins us for part 3 of our "Levi In July" interview series. On this episode, we talk about this year's "Levi & The Rockats" Viva Las Vegas show, his wife Bernie, Magic, Gretsch Brothers and begin a conversation of his album Roots Man. We also hear a new track from Linda Gail Lewis and rockers from Billy Burnette, The Blue Cats, JD Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers, Jai Malano, Marti Brom and Ricky Nelson!!
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Linda Gail Lewis- "Rockin' My Life Away"
Blue Cats- "Burnette"
Billy Burnette- "Didn't Start Livin'"
Levi Dexter interview
Segment 1
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "Oakie Booie"
Segment 2
Levi Dexter & Magic- "Baby Let's Play House"
Segment 3
Levi Dexter & Magic- "All I Can Do Is Cry"
Segment 4
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "Down The Line"
Segment 5
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "7 Nights To Rock"
Segment 6
Levi Dexter- "Roots Man
JD Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers- "No Rest For The Wicked"
Jai Malano- "So Good To My Baby"
Marti Brom- "That Crazy Beat"
Ricky Nelson- "One Of These Mornings"
We hear part 2 of our interview with Levi Dexter as we discuss American TV performances of Levi & The Rockats, their eventual split, formation of Levi & The Ripchords and the Stray Cats. We also hear rockers from Johnny Burnette, Chan Romero, JD McPherson, The Katmen, Robert Gordon, Buzz & The Flyers, Rhythm Bound and Joe Bennett!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Rock Billy Boogie"
Rhythm Bound- "Let Your Daddy Drive"
Chan Romero- "I Want Some More"
JD McPherson- "Everybody's Talking 'Bout The All American"
Joe Bennett- "Bayou Rock"
Levi Dexter interview
Segment 1
Levi & The Rockats- "Note From The South"
Segment 2
Levi & The Rockats- "Love This Cat"
Segment 3
Levi & The Ripchords- "I Get So Excited"
Segment 4
Levi & The Ripchords- "Other Side Of Midnight"
Segment 5
Stray Cats- "Runaway Boys"
Segment 6
The Katmen- "Love's All Gone"
Buzz & The Flyers- "New Girlfriend"
Robert Gordon- "The Fool"
Neo-Rockabilly legend, Levi Dexter is our guest for the first of 4 episodes. On this show, we discuss his influences as well as the early days of Levi & The Rockats. We also hear rockers from Boz Boorer, Jittery Jack, Cliff Bennett, Clint Bradley, Otis Blackwell, Matt Hill and much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Boz Boorer- "Cast Iron Arm" Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers- "You've Got What I Like" Clint Bradley- "Doggone Cowboy" Wayne Walker- "All I Can Do Is Cry" Jittery Jack- "Peek-A-Boo Honey" Levi Dexter interview Segment 1 Bill Haley & His Comets- "Razzle Dazzle" Segment 2 Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "Wildest Cat In Town" Segment 3 Levi & The Rockats- "Rockabilly Idol" Segment 4 Levi & The Rockats- "Room To Rock" Segment 5 Levi & The Rockats- "All Thru The Night" Segment 6 Levi & The Rockats- "She Ain't No Angel" (live) Otis Blackwell- "Oh What A Babe" Lorrie & Larry Collins- "Mercy" Matt Hill- "30 Years Old" Dale Hawkins- "Wildcat Tamer"
We hear a newly released track from The Kentucky Headhunters with the late Johnnie Johnson. Johnson played piano on those great early Chuck Berry tunes. Also on the show, rockers from Dibbs Preston, Planet Rockers, Dave Phillips, Deke Dickerson, Dave Edmunds, a new track from The Obscuritones and a track from recently departed blues great, B.B. King plus lots more!
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Janis Martin- "Wham Bam Jam"
Dibbs Preston & The Detonators- "Flame of Love"
Heavy Trash- "Crazy Pritty Baby"
TJ Mayes- "Bottle Bottom Bop"
Planet Rockers- "Thunder Road Rock"
Elvis Presley- "King Creole"
Dave Phillips- "I'm Driving Home"
Buddy Holly & The Crickets- "Think It Over"
Joe Clay- "Slippin' Out & Sneakin' In"
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Southern Flood Blues"
Richard Berry- "Have Love Will Travel"
The Chords- "Sh-Boom"
Obscuritones- "London Town"
Sixteen & The Sidewinders- "I'll Follow You"
Deke Dickerson- "40th & Plum"
Dave Edmunds- "Leave My Woman Alone"
Kentucky Headhunters with Johnnie Johnson- "Fast Train"
B.B. King with Eric Clapton- "Days Of Old"
We officially kick off summer this week as we hear songs of surf, beaches, cruisin' and the warm sun! Eddie Cochran, Beach Boys, Huelyn Duvall, Paladins, Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Trashmen, Dick Dale, The Mavericks, Dion, Elvis, a new Charlie Gracie tune and many others help you dream of Summer Vacation!
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Huelyn Duvall- "Three Months To Kill"
Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"
Charlie Gracie- "Sea Cruz"
The Ventures- "Wipe Out"
Webb Wilder- "Poolside"
Darrel Higham- "Sunshine Superman"
Eddie Cochran- "Summertime Blues"
Dion- "Drive All Night"
Chantays- "Pipeline"
Elvis Presley- "Slicin' Sand"
Paladins- "California Boogie"
Dick Dale- "Secret Surfin' Spot"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Rumors Of Surf"
The Mavericks- "Summertime (When I'm With You)"
Tweed & The Sugardaddies- "Never Gonna Surf Again"
Ask The Clowns
Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Bad Dudes A Surfin"
Trashmen- "Surfin' Bird"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Sizzle"
John Lindberg Trio- "Cruel Summer Night"
Ink-N-Iron Festival Nashville is our theme this week. The whole show is dedicated to some of the artists performing at the festival August 6th-9th! We also hear from Trace Edwards, owner of Ink-N-Iron, as we discuss this year's event. Plus, we get a world premiere of a brand new Linda Gail Lewis tune and rockers from 69 Cats, Wanda Jackson, Reverend Horton Heat, Sleepy LaBeef, Merle Haggard, Shooter Jennings and much more!!
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Reverend Horton Heat- "My Hat"
Danny B. Harvey- "Crossroad Blues"
Wanda Jackson- "Hard Headed Woman"
Switchblade 3- "Superstition"
Rayburn Anthony- "Big Bad City"
Trace Edwards interview part 1
Si Cranstoun- "Shout Out"
Trace Edwards part 2
Sleepy LaBeef- "All The Time"
Trace Edwards part 3
Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles- "Supercharger"
Trace Edwards part 4
Sonny Burgess- "Red Headed Woman"
Trace Edwards part 5
Carl Mann- "Baby I Don't Care"
Trace Edwards part 6
Merle Haggard- "Today I Started Loving You Again"
World Premiere-
Linda Gail Lewis- "Hard Rockin' Man"
Jinx Jones- "Beat Crazy Baby"
69 Cats- "Black Cadillac"
Shooter Jennings- "Walk Of Life"
outro- Jinx Jones- "Jinx's Guitar Boogie"
We hear 3 releases from April's Record Store Day- Junior Brown, Reverend Horton Heat and the first recording by Elvis Presley! Plus, new tracks from Charlie Gracie, JD McPherson, Jane Rose & The Deadend Boys and Little Lesley & The Bloodshots as well as rockers from The Paladins, Rosie Flores and more! If that's not enough, we hear from The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns telling about their dream tour (maybe a certain "Rev") in their new installment of Ask The Clowns on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
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The Paladins- "Mercy"
JD McPherson- "Head Over Heels"
Elvis Presley- "My Happiness"
Reverend Horton Heat- "It's A Rave Up"
Junior Brown- "Better Call Saul"
Jane Rose & The Deadend Boys- "Consequences"
Nikki Hill, Deke Dickerson & The Bo-Keys- "Struttin'"
Tommy Lam- "Speed Limit"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "It's Time"
Billy Harlan- "I Wanna Bop"
Charlie Gracie- "Cool Baby"
Rosie Flores- "Hot Dog"
Dion- "Ruby Baby" (live acoustic)
The Blasters- "Long White Cadillac"
Brian Setzer- "Who Would Love This Car But Me"
Ask The Clowns:
Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Road To Hell"
Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "Down The Line"
Johnny Powers- "New Spark For An Old Flame"
This week we hear some of our favorite artists covering some of their favorite artists! All covers and all rockin'! Stray Cats cover Creedence Clearwater Revival, JD McPherson covers Alabama, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis cover Led Zeppelin, Hillbilly Moon Explosion covers The Ramones, Di Maggio Brothers cover The Police and we're just getting started!
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Stray Cats- "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Carl Perkins- "Jenny, Jenny"
Wanda Jackson- "Heartbreak Hotel"
Polecats- "John, I'm Only Dancing"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Young Blood"
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis- "Boogie With Stu"
Billy Burnette- "It's Late"
Switchblade 3- "House Is Rockin'"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Bop Till You Drop"
The Blasters- "Barefoot Rock"
Lee Rocker- "Girl From Hell"
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "You're My Baby"
John Lindberg Trio- "Honey Hush"
Robert Gordon- "Black Slacks"
Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Stagger Lee"
Di Maggio Brothers- "Every Breath You Take"
JD McPherson- "Why Lady Why"
Johnny Cash- "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby"
Dale Hawkins- "My Babe"
Guitar legend Dick Dale joins us once more to talk about some things that are the most dear to him...his wife Lana and talking to people one on one after a show. Plus, we hear from Pokey LaFarge, Dion, Tommy Sands, Si Cranstoun and more!
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Tommy Sands- "The Worrying Kind"
Si Cranstoun- "Coupe De Ville"
Dick Dale Interview
Dick Dale segment 1 (music bed- "Caravan")
"Ring Of Fire"
Dick Dale segment 2 (music bed- "Unknown Territory")
"Stop Teasing"
Dick Dale segment 3 (music bed- "Third Rock From The Sun")
"Hava Nagila"
music bed- "Let's Go Trippin'"
"Grudge Run"
Dick Dale segment 4 (music bed- "Esperanza")
"You Are My Sunshine"
Pokey LaFarge- "Actin' A Fool"
Dave Phillips & The Hot Rod Gang- "Tainted Love"
Dion- Flim Flam
:60 Album Review with Connor Rocket- Jai Malano- Rocket Girl
Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes- "She Knows How"
Guitar legend Dick Dale joins us for part 3 of our interview as we discuss the Del-Tones, responding to an audience, writing a magazine column and laughter being the best medicine. We also hear rockers from JD McPherson, Jake Calypso, Switchblade 3, Jai Malano, Jittery Jack and much more!
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Jake Calypso- "My Baby Rocks"
Switchblade 3- "Boom, Boom, Boom"
Jai Malano- "Ain't I A Mess"
Janis Martin- "My Boy Elvis"
Dick Dale Interview
Dick Dale segment 1 (Intro music bed- "Surf Buggy")
"Del-Tone Rock"
Dick Dale segment 2 (music bed- "Hot Links")
"The Scavenger"
Dick Dale segment 3 (music bed- "F Groove")
"California Sun"
Dick Dale segment 4 (music bed- "Unknown Territory")
"Fanny Mae"
The Katmen- "I'll Do It Everytime"
JD McPherson- "You Must Have Met Little Caroline"
Jittery Jack- "Little Red Book"
James Hunter Six- "Chicken Switch"
Don & Dewey- "Justine"
Interview part 2 with Guitar Legend, Dick Dale as we discuss Leo Fender, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, not just being "King Of The Surf Guitar", etc.! Plus, we hear a brand new track from The Caezars along with rockers from Wanda Jackson, Robert Gordon, Furious and more!!
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Wanda Jackson- "Riot In Cell Block #9"
Robert Gordon- "Quit This Big Old Town"
Little Richard- "The Girl Can't Help It"
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "Teddy Boy Rock N Roll"
Dick Dale interview
Dick Dale- "King Of The Surf Guitar"
Dick Dale segment 1 (music bed- "Bandito"
Dick Dale- "50 Miles To Go"
Dick Dale segment 2 (music bed- "Temple Of Gizeh"
Dick Dale- "Peppermint Man"
Dick Dale interview continues
Music bed intro- "Taco Wagon"
Dick Dale- "Ghost Riders In The Sky"
Dick Dale segment 3 (music bed- Smoke On The Water"
Dick Dale- "Night Owl"
Dick Dale segment 4 (music bed- "Third Stone From The Sun")
Dick Dale- "Jungle Fever"
Dick Dale segment 5 (music bed- "Nitrus"
Dick Dale with Stevie Ray Vaughan- "Pipeline"
Furious- "All Night Long"
Gene Vincent- "Jump Back Honey Jump Back"
Eddie Clendening- "My Song (I Ain't That Man)"
The Caezars- "Oh Odette"
Not only is Dick Dale celebrating his birthday today, he's also our guest for the next 4 episodes! Mike Love from The Beach Boys also gives his friend a special birthday greeting. We'll hear some killer Dick Dale tunes as well. Also, we are treated with brand new tracks from The Sonics and Joe Bonamassa and rockers from Gretsch Brothers and Jack Rabbit Slim!! You don't want to miss this one!!
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The Gretsch Brothers- "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
Jack Rabbit Slim- "Lula Mae"
Dick Dale Interview
Intro music bed- "Mr. Eliminator"
Dick Dale- "Ooh Wee Marie"
Dick Dale segment 1 (music bed- "Unknown Territory")
Glen Campbell- "In My Arms" (featuring Dick Dale, Brian Setzer & Chris Isaak)
Dick Dale Interview continues
Intro music bed- "Deltone Rock"
Dick Dale- "Jessie Pearl"
Dick Dale segment 2 (music bed- "Hot Links")
Dick Dale- "The Wedge"
Dick Dale segment 3 (music bed- "Doom Box")
Dick Dale- "Night Rider"
Dick Dale Interview continues
Dick Dale segment 4 (music bed- "Firing Up")
Dick Dale- "Miserlou"
Dick Dale segment 5 (music bed- "Temple Of Gizeh")
Dick Dale- "Miserlou (soft)"
Mike Love birthday greeting
Dick Dale segment 6 (music bed- "Death Of A Gremmie")
Dick Dale- "Let's Go Trippin'"
The Sonics- "I Don't Need No Doctor"
Joe Bonamassa- "Tiger In Your Tank"
Lots of new music on the show this week that is destined to be your new favorites. We've got fresh tunes from Jai Malano, The Kabooms, Cactus Blossoms, Fanny Mae & The Dynamite Believers, Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes, Frantic Rockers, The Boners, Maryann & The Tri-Tones, classics from Roy Orbison, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Johnny Cash, plus a new installment of "Ask The Clowns" with The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns and much more! Whew!! This one will make you want to get up and dance, dance, dance!
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John Lindberg Trio- "Dig It"
Eddie Cochran- "Nervous Breakdown"
Jai Malano- "Rocket Girl"
The Kabooms- "Johnny Rocket"
Bo Diddley- "Hush Your Mouth"
Cactus Blossoms- "Stoplight Kisses"
The Bullets- "Kicks Like '56"
Johnny Cash- "Rockabilly Blues"
Johnny Horsepower- "All Over Again"
Fanny Mae & The Dynamite Believers- "My Howl"
Ronnie Dawson- "Mule Train"
Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes- "When I'm Gone"
Frantic Rockers- "Rumors"
Maryann & The Tri-Tones- "Moving Up"
Ask The Clowns
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Paranoid Boy"
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The Boners- "My Baby Don't Like My Car"
Roy Orbison- "Mean Little Mama"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Won't Be Told"
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We hear new tunes from JD McPherson, The Caezars, The Mavericks and Brian Baker and some classic and obscure rockers from Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Elvis, The Rockats, Johnny Bond, Chris Isaak, Robert Gordon, the Instru-Mental Breakdown returns and more!
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Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Rock 'N' Roll Girl"
JD McPherson- "Mother Of Lies"
Chris Isaak- "Gone Ridin'"
Johnny Bond- "Hot Rod Lincoln"
Robert Gordon- "Too Fast To Live"
The Caezars- "Even The Graveyard's Dead"
Buddy Holly- "Love Me"
Ritchie Valens- "Ooh My Head"
Bill Justis- "Raunchy"
Bruce Johnston- "Ramrod"
The Mavericks- "Stories We Could Tell"
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "Oakie Boogie"
Brian Baker- "53"
Stray Cats- "Mystery Train Kept A Rollin'"
Elvis Presley- "Frankfort Special"
The Rockats- "Go Cat Wild"
Nick Curran- "Psycho"
Billy Lee Riley- "Got The Water Boiling"
Moonshine Reunion- "Desperate"
Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender is the theme this week. All the artists heard on the show will be performing at the event, April 30-May 3rd! You'll hear classic and modern artists like Maddox Brothers & Rose, Johnny Powers, Sonny Burgess, Collins Kids, modern rockers like Nikki Hill, The BellFuries, The Paladins, Danny B. Harvey, Planet Rockers, Big Sandy and so much more!! Jason Galaz from Nashville Boogie and Muddy Roots will be joining us in the program as well. Don't miss it!!
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Nikki Hill- "I've Got A Man"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Love Debut"
Johnny Powers- "Long Blond Hair"
Sonny Burgess- "We Wanna Boogie"
The BellFuries- "Gonna Make It Alone"
Chris Casello Trio- "Big Big Hole"
Danny B. Harvey- "Get So Excited"
The Paladins- "Tore Up"
James Intveld- "Doin' Time For Being Young"
Hillbilly Casino- "Come On Camille"
Jason Galaz interview
Segment 1
Rosie Flores- "Too Much"
Segment 2
Maddox Brothers & Rose- "Love Is Strange"
Segment 3
Collins Kids- "Hop Skip & Jump"
Woody Pines- "Nashville Boogie
Pearls Mahone- "Oklahoma Hills"
Planet Rockers- "Long Gone Daddy"
Rhythm Shakers- "Home Wrecker"
Molly Sue Gonzalez- "Save Me"
This week, we celebrate the life and music of Carl Lee Perkins! Carl was born on April 9th, 1932. Even though he passed away in 1998, his musical legacy is still strong! Joining me in the studio is writer and fellow rockabilly enthusiast, Randy Fox. You may recognize his name from publications such as Vintage Rock, Goldmine, Nashville Scene, Record Collector and others. We'll bring you some of Carl's classics, obscure gems and select covers from Dion, Robert Gordon with Link Wray and Sid King & The Five Strings. This is one you don't want to miss!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Carl Perkins- "Pink Pedal Pushers"
Carl Perkins- "Her Love Rubbed Off On Me"
Dion- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Carl Perkins- "Matchbox"
Carl Perkins with NRBQ- "All Mama's Children"
Carl Perkins- "Superfool"
Sid King & The Five Strings- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Carl Perkins- "Dixie Fried"
Carl Perkins- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
Carl Perkins- "Jive After Five"
Robert Gordon with Link Wray- "Boppin' The Blues"
Carl Perkins with Tom Petty- "Restless"
Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shoes" (alternate take)
Carl Perkins- "Honey Don't"
Carl Perkins- "Put Your Cat Clothes On"
We hear our final segment with drummer WS Holland as he discusses the WS Holland band and we hear the #1 song in our Favorite Johnny Cash Song Countdown with #5-1 plus great rockers from Gene Vincent, Imelda May, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Big Mama Thornton and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Gene Vincent- "Lotta Lovin'"
Chuck Berry- "Jaguar & Thunderbird"
Imelda May- "It's Good To Be Alive"
Johnny Burnette & Rock N Roll Trio- "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee"
WS Holland interview part 4-
WS Holland segment 1
WS Holland Band- "Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby"
WS Holland segment 2
WS Holland Band- "Ragged Old Flag"
WS Holland segment 3
WS Holland Band- "Million Dollar Memories"
Favorite Johnny Cash Song Countdown-
#5- "Folsom Prison Blues"
#4- "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
#3- "Big River"
#2- "Get Rhythm"
WS Holland on "Ring Of Fire"
#1- "Ring Of Fire"
WS Holland joins us again this week to talk about the Million Dollar Quartet session, being the first drummer with a full set on the Grand Ole Opry and other great stories. We continue our "Favorite Johnny Cash Song Countdown" with #15-11 and we hear new tunes from JD McPherson, The Blasters, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Lee Rocker covering Eddie Rabbitt, Hillbilly Moon Explosion covering Blondie and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Shakin' Triple Play-
JD McPherson- "It Shook Me Up"
Elvis Presley- "All Shook Up"
The Blasters- "I'm Shakin"
Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Call Me"
Eddie Cochran- "C'mon Everybody"
WS Holland interview part 2
Million Dollar Quartet- "Little Cabin On The Hill"
WS Holland segment 1
Million Dollar Quartet- "Reconsider Baby"
WS Holland segment 2
Carl Perkins- "Glad All Over"
WS Holland segment 3
Billy Lee Riley- "I Want You Baby"
Favorite Johnny Cash Song Countdown
#15- "I Got Stripes"
#14- "Cry Cry Cry"
#13- "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen"
#12- "Orange Blossom Special"
#11- "Rock Island Line"
Lee Rocker- "Drivin' My Life Away"
Shiloh's Land- "Little Miss May"
Johnny Horton- "I'll Do It Everytime"
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis- "It Ain't Your Business"
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Ritchie Valens- "Hurry Up"
Kim Lenz & Her Jaguars- "Tumble & Fall"
The Mavericks- "All Night Long"
Johnny Carroll- "That's The Way I Love"
Heavy Trash- "Bumble Bee"
WS Holland interview part 1
WS Holland segment 1
Carl Perkins- "Movie Magg"
WS Holland segment 2
Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Johnny Cash Countdown
#20- "Wreck Of The Old 97"
#19- "Train Of Love"
#18- "One Piece At A Time"
#17- "San Quentin"
#16- "Home Of The Blues"
"Ask The Clowns" segment
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Long Gone Daddy"
The Planet Rockers- "Jenny Lee"
Pokey LaFarge- "Something In The Water"
Hillbilly Casino- "Debt With The Devil
The Lewis family proves once again why they are such a force to be reckoned with as we hear a Killer double-shot from Jerry Lee and a rockin' tune from his sister, Linda Gail. The only thing holding them back is there are only 88 keys on the piano and they rock every one of them! We hear a couple of Cash covers from Reverend Horton Heat and Dion, plus some rockers from Stray Cats, Fats Domino, Charlie Gracie, Blue Plate Specials, Joe Clay covering Jack White and so much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Stray Cats- "Rebels Rule"
Charlie Gracie- "Rock N Roll Heaven"
Fats Domino- "I'm Ready"
Marty Stuart- "Look At That Girl"
Gene Vincent- "Say Mama"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Long Tall Sally"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Mississippi Kid"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Real Wild Child"
Moonshine Reunion- "Blue Train"
Sonny Burgess- "Blue Train"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Get Rhythm"
Dion- "I Walk The Line"
Wanda Jackson- "Honey Bop"
Sixteen & The Sidewinders- "Stick Around"
Dave Edmunds- "Git It"
Blue Plate Specials- "I Need A Car"
Darrel Higham- "Let's Rock Tonight"
Devil's Daughters- "I'm Comin' For You"
Joe Clay- "Trash Tongue Talker"
Dwight Pullen- "Let's All Go Wild Tonight"
2 Nicks (Nick Waterhouse and Nick Curran), 2 Everlys (Don & Phil), Blasters, Coasters, Paladins, a blues blast of Big Maybelle, Mud Morganfield with Kim Wilson, an early rockabilly entry from a later country legend and so much more fill the playlist on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Ricky Nelson- "My Babe"
Paladins- "Tore Up"
Nick Curran- "Ain't No Good"
Nick Waterhouse- "If You Want Trouble"
Elvis Presley- "Power Of My Love"
Tweed & The Sugardaddies- "Real Gone Jerk"
The Coasters- "Three Cool Cats"
The Blasters- "Real Rock Drive"
Big Maybelle- "That's A Pretty Good Love"
Mud Morganfield/Kim Wilson- "I Don't Know Why"
George "Thumper" Jones- "Who Shot Sam?"
Everly Brothers- "Claudette"
Junior Brown- "Highway Patrol"
Barry Ryan- "Rockabilly Jamboree"
Jack Scott- "Baby She's Gone"
Chris Isaak- "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
Ray Campi- "Caterpillar"
Jinx Jones- "You Can't Kill Me 'Cause I'm Already Dead"
Shakedown Combo- "Honey Hush"
This week we hear from the Burnettes (Johnny & Dorsey, Billy and Rocky). Plus, the Backyard Blues Band featuring Mario Valens (Ritchie's younger brother), Big Sandy, Huelyn Duvall, Dale Hawkins, Polecats, Wanda Jackson and much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Wanda Jackson- "Tore Down"
The Rockats- "Reckless Rebel"
Collins Kids- "Whistlebait"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Chalk It Up To The Blues"
Deke Dickerson- "Deep River"
Polecats- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
Dale Hawkins- "Little Liza Jane"
Rosie Flores- "Rock Your Baby"
Bill Kirchen- "Heart Of Gold"
Johnny Horton- "I'm Coming Home"
Backyard Blues Band- "Rock You Tonight"
Huelyn Duvall- "Three Months To Kill"
Larry Williams- "Dizzy Miss Lizzy"
Billie & The Kids- "Scorched"
Jim Liban & Joel Paterson Trio- "Stop On By"
Carl Bradychok- "Do Me No Wrong"
Don Woody- "Bird Dog"
Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Warm Love"
Billy Burnette- "Didn't Start Livin'"
Rocky Burnette, Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Hip Shakin' Baby"
This week we chat with Tom Ingram, owner and founder of Viva Las Vegas, about the upcoming lineup, fun stories, tunes from some of the performers scheduled (Dion, The Sonics, Levi & The Rockats, etc) and our full weekend ticket giveaway. Plus, we have new tunes from both Jittery Jack and Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones. We also have rockers from Janis Martin, Webb Wilder and lots more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
*Jittery Jack- "Bare My Heart"
Dave & Phil Alvin- "You've Changed"
Jack Scott- "Two Timin' Woman"
Janis Martin- "Bang Bang"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "I'm The One"
Starkweather Boys- "Straight Razor Baby"
Tiny Kennedy- "Country Boy"
Billy Boy Arnold- "I Wish You Would"
Runnin' Wild- "All I Want"
Webb Wilder- "She Said Yeah"
Tom Ingram interview segment 1
*The Sonics- "Keep A Knockin'"
Tom Ingram Interview segment 2
*Dion- "Ruby Baby"
Tom Ingram interview segment 3
Warren Smith- "I've Got Love If You Want It"
*Joe Clay- "Ducktail"
*Buzz & The Flyers- "Every Walk Of Life"
*Levi & The Rockats- "Note From The South"
Carl Perkins- "Glad All Over"
The Phantom- "Love Me"
Robert Gordon- "It's Late"
*= performing at Viva Las Vegas 18
We remember the artists from the Winter Dance Party Tour this week. Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens were tragically killed in a plane crash on February 3rd, 1959. We hear from Dion who was also a part of the tour with his group The Belmonts on his thoughts on Buddy Holly and why he calls it "The Day The Music Was Born". Also this week, we've got rockers from Jerry Lee Lewis, Levi Dexter & Gretsch Brothers, Johnny Burnette, Robert Gordon, Traveling Wilburys and lots more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Little Richard- "Tutti Frutti"
Brian Setzer- "Lemme Slide"
Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles- "Rebel"
Ronnie Self- "Ain't I'm A Dog"
Traveling Wilburys- "Wilbury Twist"
Buddy Holly & The Crickets- "Rock Me Baby"
Eddie Cochran- "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie"
Dion interview segment
Dion & The Belmonts- "I Wonder Why"
Levi Dexter & Gretsch Brothers- "Everyday"
Roy Orbison- Chicken Hearted"
Big Bopper- "White Lightning"
Waylon Jennings- "Jole Blon" (produced by Buddy Holly)
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Stepchild"
JD McPherson- "Let The Good Times Roll"
Howlin' Wolf- "Come To Me Baby"
Ritchie Valens- "Come On Let's Go"
Chan Romero- "Hippy Hippy Shake"
Johnny Burnette- "Sweet Baby Doll"
Rhythm Bound- "Come On In"
Robert Gordon- "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll"
Our final Elvis Birthday Bash segment brings covers from Dave Edmunds, Buddy Holly and Dion plus interview footage from Elvis himself. We also hear tunes from Billy Lee Riley, BellFuries, Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers, Danny B. Harvey & Mysti Moon, Dibbs Preston & The Detonators and lots more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Billy Lee Riley- "Red Hot"
The BellFuries- "Hey, Mr. Locomotive"
BR5-49- "Look Me Up"
The Bullets- "While You Were Sleeping"
Moonshine Reunion- "Playin' With Fire"
Carl Perkins- "Matchbox"
The Coasters- "Young Blood"
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "Jeezy Peezy"
Dale Hawkins- "Tornado"
Danny B. Harvey & Mysti Moon- "Shake It Down"
Elvis Birthday Bash segment
Dave Edmunds- "Return To Sender"
Buddy Holly- "You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)"
Elvis Presley interview segment
Elvis Presley- "Got A Lot Of Livin' To Do"
Elvis Presley- "Like A Baby"
Dion- "Mean Woman Blues"
Rosco Gordon- "I'm Gonna Shake It"
Dibbs Preston & The Detonators- "Living In The Shadows"
Shakedown Combo- "Creepin' Up On Me"
The Elvis Birthday Bash segment continues this week with solo tracks from each member of the Stray Cats. Dean Torrence from Jan & Dean recalls playing football with Elvis as well. We get another installment of "Ask The Clowns" with The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns plus tunes from Gene Vincent, Buck Owens, Johnny Powers, Chuck Berry and an instru-Mental Breakdown with Dick Dale and Link Wray. As always, there is lots more so don't miss a moment!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Gene Vincent- "Double Talkin' Baby"
Dave Edmunds- "Dynamite"
Bloodshots- "Waste Away"
Bo Diddley- "Hey Bo Diddley"
Buck Owens- "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"
Planet Rockers- "Big Wheel"
Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "Up Jumped The Devil"
Johnny Powers- "Be Mine All Mine"
Dick Dale- "Night Rider"
Link Wray- "Mustang"
Elvis Birthday Bash segment
Katmen- "Big Hunk Of Love"
Brian Setzer- "Just Because"
Dean Torrence interview segment
Elvis Presley- "Ready Teddy"
Elvis Presley- "Teddy Bear"
Lee Rocker- "That's Alright Mama/Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
"Ask The Clowns"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "King Of The Slot Car Track"
Chuck Berry- "Maybellene"
Little Richard- "Good Golly Miss Molly"
We continue our Elvis Birthday Bash with tunes and interview segments from both Wanda Jackson and Robert Gordon as well as a collaboration between Elvis and the Swing Cats. We also hear a new track from the upcoming JD McPherson album and tunes from The Blasters, Red Meat, Eddie Clendenning, Stray Cats, Dion, The Sonics and so much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
The Blasters- "Crazy Baby"
Red Meat- "I'm A One Woman Man"
Kay Marie- "He Used To"
Imelda May- "Pullin' The Rug"
Emmy Lou & The Rhythm Boys- "Bip Bop Boom"
Eddie Cochran- "Cut Across Shorty"
Eddie Clendening- "Low & Lonely"
Stray Cats- "Sexy & 17"
Thurston Harris- "Little Bitty Pretty One"
Dion- "Gonna Make It Alone"
Elvis Birthday Bash
Wanda Jackson- "Baby Let's Play House"
Elvis Presley/ Swing Cats- "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding- "Tryin' To Get To You"
Elvis Presley- "Memphis, Tennessee"
Elvis Presley- "Hound Dog"
Jinx Jones- "Bop-A-Lena"
Deke Dickerson- "Wear Out The Soles Of My Shoes"
JD McPherson- "Bossy"
The Sonics- "Shot Down"
Each week during the month of January, the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour will have a segment on the show called the "Elvis Birthday Bash" as we celebrate what would have been Elvis' 80th birthday! Ronnie Tutt is on this segment talking about Elvis having the idea for the orchestra, etc. We'll hear tunes from Billy Burnette & The Rockats in that segment as well. We also have rockers from Ronnie Dawson, Big Sandy, Nathan Belt, a new tune from Reckless Ones, a duet with Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis and so much more!!
Intro voice over- Rob "Cool Daddy Dempsey"
Ronnie Dawson- "Up Jumped The Devil"
Cliff Richard- "Fabulous"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Steady Baby"
Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis- "Think Twice Before You Go"
Tommy Sands- "The Worryin' Kind"
Sonny Burgess- "Rock On Mars"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "May Day"
Sean Coleman & The Quasars- "Count On Me"
Charlie Feathers- "Wild, Wild Party"
Chris Casello Trio- "Linda Lu"
Elvis Birthday Bash segment!
Billy Burnette- "Today Is Elvis' Birthday"
The Rockats- "Heartbreak Hotel"
Ronnie Tutt talks about Elvis
Elvis Presley- "Polk Salad Annie"
Elvis Presley- "Long Tall Sally"
The Crickets- "That'll Be The Day"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Little Chain"
Reckless Ones- "Broken Bones"
Rockpile- "Fool Too Long"
We take a look back at some of the great music that came our way during 2014. There's no way we could possibly play all of our favorites because we just have one hour! So, here's a portion of some of our 2014 favorites. Thanks to all the artists and labels that sent such great music to the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy Dempsey"
Levi Dexter & Gretsch Brothers- "7 Nights To Rock"
Robert Gordon- "I'm Coming Home"
Brian Setzer- "Let's Shake"
Bullets- "Go Man Go"
Danny B. Harvey- "Rock Lil Baby"
Jason D. Williams- "Fingernails"
Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "Real Wild Child"
Jittery Jack- "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
JD McPherson- "I Wish You Would"
Imelda May- "Tribal"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Sick & Tired"
Tweed & The Sugardaddies- "Lonesome When You Go, Go, Go"
TJ Mayes- "When Love Come Down"
Planet Rockers- "Voodoo Woman"
Sixteen & The Sidewinders- "Full Moon Baby"
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Truckin' Little Woman"
Shorty K- "Quit Jivin' Me"
Vince Ray- "My Little Sister's Gotta Motorbike"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
100% rockin' Christmas tunes this week! Later in the program we talk with Mike Love from The Beach Boys about holiday traditions as well as Endless Summer Quarterly's editor, David Beard, about The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary of 1964's Christmas Album! Spreading the holiday cheer on this episode is Annie Marie Lewis, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Fabulous Thunderbirds, JD McPherson, Jason D. Williams, Dion, Chris Isaak and so much more! Be Santa's little helper and crank up the tunes while the big guy loads up the sled!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Elvis Presley- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town"
Chuck Berry- "Run Rudolph Run"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Dig That Crazy Santa Claus"
JD McPherson- "Twinkle Little Christmas Lights"
Ricky Nelson- "Jingle Bells"
Brenda Lee- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Merry Christmas Darling"
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters- "Christmas Time For Everybody But Me"
Annie Marie Lewis- "Rock 'N Roll Christmas"
Chris Isaak- "Christmas On TV"
Honeydippers- "Hepcats Holiday"
Jason D. Williams- "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials- "I'm Your Santa Claus"
Johnny Cash- "Little Drummer Boy"
Freddy King- "I Hear Jingle Bells"
The Beach Boys- "Little Saint Nick"
The Beach Boys- "Merry Christmas Baby"
Dion- "Jingle Bell Rock"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
More great rockin' Christmas tunes hit the playlist again this week. Getting you in the Christmas mood this week are tunes from Annie Marie Lewis, Reverend Horton Heat, Wanda Jackson, Dave Edmunds, Bop Hounds, Johnny Horton and others! Plus, we get a new holiday edition of "Ask The Clowns" with the Reach Around Rodeo Clowns and cool tunes from 69 Cats, Eddie Cochran, Jittery Jack and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Reverend Horton Heat- "Santa On The Roof"
Annie Marie Lewis- "Drummer Boy"
Shawn Camp & Billy Burnette- "A Big Hunk Of Love"
69 Cats- "Runaway"
Velvetone (with Wanda Jackson)- "Funnel Of Love"
Wanda Jackson & The Continentals- "Merry Christmas Baby"
Bobby Helms- "Jingle Bell Rock"
Devil's Daughters- "Pedal To The Metal"
Rockats- "Bad Love"
Marty Stuart- "Jailhouse"
Dave Edmunds- "Run Rudolph Run"
Hank Snow- "Reindeer Boogie"
Ask The Clowns
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "I Used To Be The One"
Bop Hounds- "Make It Snow Santa"
Charles Brown- "Christmas Blues"
Johnny Horton- "They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose"
Jittery Jack- "Boston Baby"
Shakin' Pyramids- "Let's Go"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
More Christmas tunes find their way to the playlist this week! Hear festive tunes from Dion, Elvis, Billy Burnette, Annie Marie Lewis and others. Plus, more great rockin' music from Webb Wilder, Polecats, Jerry Lee Lewis, Howlin' Wolf and much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Elvis Presley- "Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me"
Eddy Dixon- "Relentless"
Jake Allen & The Lawless Men- "Lovin' On My Mind"
Polecats- "Get On The Right Track"
The Robins- "Smokey Joe's Cafe"
Billy Burnette- "Hey Daddy"
Billy Burnette- "Rock & Roll In Christmas"
Dion- "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- "Rockabilly Christmas"
Levi Dexter & Gretsch Brothers- "Down The Line"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Breathless"
Jimmy Ricks & The Ravens- "Daddy Rollin' Stone"
Webb Wilder- "Lucy Mae Blues"
Howlin' Wolf- "Moanin' For My Baby"
Annie Marie Lewis- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town"
Chris Isaak- "Hey Santa"
Brenda Lee- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Sleigh Ride"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Jason D. Williams is our guest again this week as we talk more about his latest release, Hillbillies & Holy Rolers! Plus, we hear from Dibbs Preston & The Detonators, Gene Vincent, Wanda Jackson, new from Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers and we kick off Christmas music with a new track from Annie Marie Lewis and more!!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Dibbs Preston & The Detonators- "Working Dog Boogie"
Gene Vincent- "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
Johnny Powers- "I Was There When It Happened"
Wanda Jackson- "Tongue Tied"
Jason D. Williams interview part 2
"Folsom Prison Blues"
"Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor"
"Fingernails"
"Mean Woman Blues"
"House Of Blue Lights"
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "7 Nights To Rock"
Buddy Holly- "Heartbeat"
Annie Marie Lewis with Danny B. Harvey- "Hush Lil' Baby (Mery Christmas)"
Robert Gordon- "Blue Christmas"
The Beach Boys- "Man With All The Toys"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Jason D. Williams visits the show for part 1 of our 2 part interview and tunes from him. Plus, we hear from 2 Johnny's (Burnette and Kidd), Dion, Rhythm Bound, Del Moroccos, a Thanksgiving tune from Vasti Jackson and much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "Honey Hush"
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates- "Please Don't Touch"
Del Moroccos- "Blue Black Hair"
Rhythm Shakers- "Devil In Disguise"
Whiskey Kiss- "I Wanna Rock & Roll"
Jason D. Williams interview part 1
"Pianimal"
"You Look Like I Could Use A Drink"
"Hillbillies & Holy Rolers"
"This Is Rock & Roll"
"Sweet Georgia Brown"
Rhythm Bound- "Sure Do It Good"
Bobby Mitchell- "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday"
Vasti Jackson- "Happy Thanksgiving"
Dion- "Holly Brown"
We've got cover tunes from JD McPherson, The Paladins, BR5-49, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Di Maggio Connection, Nathan Belt & Buckles, Dick Dale, requests for Elvis Presley, Linda Gail Lewis and rockers from The Bloodshots, Nick Waterhouse, Stray Cats, Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, the instru-Mental Breakdown and so much more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
The Paladins- "Right Track"
Nick Waterhouse- "Time's All Gone, Part 1"
Elvis Presley- "Dirty, Dirty Feeling"
BR5-49- "Price Of Love"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Heaven Is The Other Way"
JD McPherson- "Steal Away"
Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Diddy Wah Diddy"
Joe Clay- "Sixteen Chicks"
Instru-Mental Breakdown
Jerry Reed- "The Claw"
Phil Rocker- "Latin Boogie"
Heavy Trash- "Good Man"
Di Maggio Connection- "Don't Worry Baby"
Stray Cats- "Cryin' Shame"
Billy Haley & His Comets- "Birth Of The Boogie"
The Bloodshots- "Nothing Without You"
Linda Gail Lewis & The Rockarounds- "At Last"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Tiger By The Tail"
Scotty Baker- "Tribal Beat"
Dick Dale- "Ring Of Fire"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
There's so much great music packed into this week's hour! We hear the debuts of Vince Ray's Loser Machine, Sean Coleman & The Quasars and the Greg Martin Group on our show along with Johnny Cash, Robert Gordon, The Caezars, Rosie Flores, Eddie Cochran, a request for Bo Diddley, new Deke Dickerson & Los Straitjackets and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Johnny Cash- "Mean Eyed Cat"
Robert Gordon- "Pretty Girls Everywhere"
Tweed & The Sugardaddies- "Release Me"
Ritchie Valens- "La Bamba"
The Caezars- "You Can Love Me"
Vince Ray's Loser Machine- "My Little Sister's Gotta Motorbike
Johnny Horton- "Cherokee Boogie"
TJ Mayes- "Box Car Star"
Rosie Flores- "Too Much"
Dave Edmunds- "I Knew The Bride"
Bo Diddley- "Mona"
Nick Curran- "Can't Stop Lovin' You"
Eddie Cochran- "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie"
Sean Coleman & The Quasars- "I'm A Man"
Deke Dickerson & Los Straitjackets- "Pipeline"
Greg Martin Group- "Groovy Grubworm"
Ricky Nelson- "It's Late"
Chop Tops- "You Can't Win"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Brand new music from J.D. McPherson, Brian Setzer, Jittery Jack, Mud Morganfield with Kim Wilson, Levi Dexter, Sugar Thieves, classics from Carl Perkins, Polecats, Johnny Powers, new installment of "Ask The Clowns" from the Reach Around Rodeo Clowns and so much more on your FAVORITE hour for great music...The Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!
Voice Over Intro- Rob "Cool Daddy Dempsey"
Brian Setzer- "Stiletto Cool"
Carl Perkins- "Put Your Cat Clothes On"
Levi Dexter- "Boppin' Bernie"
Everly Brothers- "Stick With Me Baby"
Jittery Jack- "Gonna Have A Time"
Furious- "Don't Change Your Style"
The Polecats- "Red, Ready Amber"
Sugar Thieves- "Get Back"
Mud Morganfield w/ Kim Wilson- "I Want To Be Loved"
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Geraldine"
Planet Rockers- "Voodoo Woman"
Katmen- "Domino"
Pete Anderson & The Swamp Shakers- "Hot Rod Rocket"
Moonshine Reunion- "I'm Just A Man"
Johnny Powers- "With Your Love, With Your Kiss"
Ask The Clowns
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Bad Dude's A Surfin'"
Sixteen & The Sidewinders- "Red Devil"
JD McPherson- "Wish You Would"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Halloween tunes make their way to the playlist this week with Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Beach Boys, Howlin' Wolf, Los Straitjackets and others. Plus, we hear more new tracks from Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Winter, Jim Liban & Joel Patterson and classics from Gene Vincent, Elvis and much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Scary Daddy" Dempsey
Screamin' Jay Hawkins- "I Put A Spell On You"
Howlin' Wolf- "I Ain't Superstitious"
Mike Sanchez with Imelda May- "Voodoo Voodoo"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Werewolf"
Billy Lee Riley- "Flyin' Saucers Rock N Roll"
Junior Brown- "Guitar Man"
Gene Vincent- "Git It"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Urban Voodoo Machine- "Train Wreck Blues"
Rhythm Bound- "Johnny Cash Life"
Elvis Presley- "You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)"
The Coasters- "The Shadow Knows"
The Beach Boys- "Monster Mash"
Kip Tyler- "She's My Witch"
Endless Summer Quarterly
Instru-Mental Breakdown:
Los Straitjackets- "Ghostbusters"
Shakedown Combo- "Monster Stomp"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Little Queenie"
Johnny Winter- "Who Do You Love"
Jim Liban with the Joel Paterson Trio- "Must've Been Dreaming"
Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "I Gotta Get Another Girl"
Eddie Clendening- "900 Miles"
Johnny Cash Museum's Bill Miller joins us again this week as we talk about how the idea for the museum originated, more about the Sun Records story, a song request and more Cash tunes! Also, music from The Bullets, JD McPherson, Elvis Presley, Dale Hawkins, Webb Wilder and lots more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
The Bullets- "Go Man Go"
Elvis Presley- "Mean Woman Blues"
Ginger St. James- "Beer Bottle Rockets"
Webb Wilder- "Rockin' Little Angel"
The Caezars- "Heartache Overload"
Bill Miller interview
Johnny Cash- "Orange Blossom Special"
Johnny Cash- "Get Rhythm"
Johnny Cash- "Ring Of Fire"
Johnny Cash- "There You Go"
Johnny Cash- "Any Old Wind That Blows"
Brenda Lee- "Dynamite"
Janis Martin- "Drugstore Rock 'N' Roll"
JD McPherson- "Country Boy"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Cactus Blossoms- "Lost John Dean"
Dale Hawkins- "Tornado"
Levi Dexter & Magic- "Lonesome Train"
Find out more about Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash Museum and Johnny Cash Radio:
www.johnnycash.com
www.johnnycashmuseum.com
www.johnnycashradio.com
Bill Miller, co-founder of Johnny Cash Museum, Johnny Cash Radio and johnnycash.com, is our guest this episode and next. We sat down at the museum and discussed his early love of Johnny Cash, friendship with the "Man In Black", Johnny Cash Radio, the museum and much more. We'll talk about the early origins of the museum next episode so stay tuned. On this episode, we'll also hear the Stray Cats, Robert Gordon, Jittery Jack, a new tune from Danny B. Harvey, another fun "Ask The Clowns" segment with Reach Around Rodeo Clowns and much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey**
Stray Cats- "Blast Off"
Danny B. Harvey- "Rock Lil' Baby"
Chris Casello Trio- "Big Big Hole"
Katmen- "When The Drinks Dried Up"
Robert Gordon- "Drivin' Wheel"
Bill Miller interview
Johnny Cash- "Folsom Prison Blues"
Johnny Cash- "I've Been Everywhere"
Johnny Cash- "Big River"
Johnny Cash- "Ragged Old Flag"
Johnny Cash- "I Walk The Line"
Jittery Jack- "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
Jake Allen & The Lawlessmen- "Mess About Man"
Ask The Clowns
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "It's Rock & Roll"
Sleepy LaBeef- "All The Time"
Find out more about Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash Museum and Johnny Cash Radio:
www.johnnycash.com
www.johnnycashmuseum.com
www.johnnycashradio.com
The Rockats help us kick off "Rocktober" with a full hour of music and interviews from the band. Hear the exciting news for 2015 and turn up these killer tunes!!
Intro Voice Over- *Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey All songs by "The Rockats" unless noted 1. Tear The Roof Off 2. Rockabilly Idol- Levi & The Rockats 3. Room To Rock- Levi & The Rockats 4. Rockabilly Doll 5. My Way 6. Krazy Baby 7. Make That Move 8. Never So Clever 9. Go Cat Wild 10. Downtown Saturday Night 11. Love You Anyway 12. Tattooed Lady 13. Rollin' Thunder *14. Whiskey Boys*
15. Why Do You Love Me 16. Rockin' Together
Hear our final "Blastember" segment with Phil Alvin of The Blasters plus we get a new Jerry Lee Lewis single to celebrate his birthday today! We also hear from The Bullets, Chuck Meade, Jim Liban with the Joel Paterson Trio, Chuck Berry, Gas House Gorillas and much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Buddy Holly- "Rock Around With Ollie Vee"
Chuck Berry- "Little Queenie"
Gas House Gorillas- "I Want You To Want Me"
Pat Roberts & The Heymakers- "Got To Make Her Mine"
The Bullets- "Tail Of A Snake"
Tweed & The Sugardaddies- "Lonesome When You Go"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Hittin' On Nothin'"
Jim Liban with The Joel Paterson Trio- "I Say What I Mean"
Velvetone- "No Explanation"
Moonshine Reunion- "Tired Of Drivin'"
"Blastember" segment
The Blasters- "Fun On Saturday Night"
The Blasters- "Rock My Blues Away"
The Blasters- "Yodeling Mountaineer"
Dave & Phil Alvin- "Truckin' Little Woman"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Sick & Tired"
Chuck Mead- "Ten Light Years Away"
Imelda May- "Ghost Of Love"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Part 4 of our talk with Phil Alvin of The Blasters in our Blastember segment highlights the new show as we talk about the 4-11-44 release. Also, we hear from Muddy Waters' son Mud Morganfield & Kim Wilson from their new project, plus new music from Lara Hope & The Arktones, The Rhythm Shakers, the Burnette brothers, the Katmen, Dion and much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Gene Vincent- "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "Your Baby Blue Eyes"
The Katmen- "You Can Go Now"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Whiskey Pick"
Junior Brown- "Highway Patrol"
Mud Morganfield/Kim Wilson- "My Dog Can't Bark"
John Lee Hooker- "Dimples"
Charlie Feathers- "Wild Wild Party"
Dion- "Drip Drop"
Bill Fadden & The Rhythm Busters- "Glenville Railroad Tracks"
Blastember
The Blasters- "4-11-44"
The Blasters- "Daddy Rollin' Stone"
The Blasters- "It's All Your Fault"
Del Moroccos- "That's A Pretty Good Love"
Rhythm Shakers- "Love You So"
Dorsey Burnette- "Bertha Lou"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Phil Alvin discusses Dwight Yoakam, John Mellencamp and Quentin Tarantino's use of "Dark Night" as we continue our "Blastember" segment. Also, The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns return with another "Ask The Clowns" segment. Plus, music from 69 Cats, Webb Wilder, Robert Gordon and so much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Elvis Presley- "When It Rains, It Really Pours"
Robert Gordon- "Walk Hard"
Big Mama Thornton- "Hound Dog"
Billy Fury- "My Advice"
TJ Mayes- "When Love Come Down"
Reckless Ones- "Mean Pickin' Mama"
Bo Diddley- "Pretty Thing"
Brenda Lee- "Sweet Nothins"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Johnny Horton- "Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor"
Sixteen & The Sidewinders- "Full Moon Baby"
Blastember part 3
The Blasters- "Long White Cadillac"
The Blasters- "Dark Night"
The Blasters- "Colored Lights"
Ask The Clowns!
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "King Of The Slot Car Track"
69 Cats- "Sunglasses After Dark"
Webb Wilder- "Honky Tonkin' In Mississippi"
Eddie Cochran- "Sweetie Pie"
Phil Alvin of The Blasters joins for the 2nd installment of "Blastember" during the month of September. Also, we hear a new track from the upcoming Johnny Winter project, Rosie Flores, Brian Setzer, Chuck Berry, Gas House Gorillas and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Howlin' Wolf- "I Better Go Now"
Brian Setzer- "Vinyl Records"
The Rockats- "Rockin' Baby"
Rosie Flores- "Working Girls Guitar"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Carl Mann- "Mona Lisa"
Pokey LaFarge- "Central Time"
Gas House Gorillas- "One Shot"
Chuck Berry- "Let It Rock"
Page/Plant- "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It"
Blastember!
The Blasters- "I'm Shakin'"
The Blasters- "So Long Baby Goodbye"
The Blasters- "Flattop Joint"
The Blasters- "Jubilee Train"
Johnny Winter (with Ben Harper)- "Can't Hold Out"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
The Mavericks- "Come Unto Me"
Phil Alvin of The Blasters joins us to kick off "Blastember"! We'll talk with Phil and play tunes from The Blasters all month of September. Also, we talk with Mike Love of The Beach Boys about the band's popularity worldwide plus new music from Cowboy Jack Clement, Link Wray, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, an exclusive song from Billy Burnette (featuring Brian Setzer) and much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Billy Burnette- "All I Can Do Is Dream You"
Carl Perkins- "Honey Don't"
Jack Clement- "Got Leaving On Her Mind"
The Everly Brothers- "Temptation"
Barry Ryan- "Ready To Rock"
Kingbees- "My Mistake"
Ed Vintage- "Six Little Friends"
Johnny Cash- "Get Rhythm"
Instru-Mental Breakdown
Rockett88 featuring Dr. Harmonica- "The Wizzinator"
Link Wray- "That'll Be The Day"
"Blastember" with Phil Alvin
The Blasters- "American Music"
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "All By Myself"
The Blasters- "Barefoot Rock"
The Blasters- "Marie Marie"
Mike Love interview segment
The Beach Boys- "I Get Around"
Dave Edmunds- "Wooly Bully"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade contest
We hear the #1 song in our Favorite Elvis Countdown on this episode! Plus we hear Rockpile, Polecats covering T. Rex, Legendary Shack Shakers, a new Ask The Clowns with Reach Around Rodeo Clowns and much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Paul Burlison (with Billy & Rocky Burnette)- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
Rockpile- "Oh What A Thrill"
The Blasters- "I Love You So"
Billy "Red" Love- "Juiced"
Lee Rocker- "Wild Child"
Favorite Elvis Tunes Countdown:
5. "Can't Help Falling In Love"
4. "Big Hunk Of Love"
3. "Heartbreak Hotel"
2. "Jailhouse Rock"
1. (listen to show above to find out #1 song!)
Brought to you by Dr. Rubin's Pomade
John Paul Keith- "You Really Oughta Be With Me"
Polecats- "Jeepster"
Jimmy Lloyd- "You're Gone Baby"
Ask The Clowns!
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Psychobilly Band"
Lanark Records
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers- "CB Song"
Dale Watson- "Drive, Drive, Drive"
Don & Dewey- "Farmer John"
Nat Couty- "Woodpecker Rock"
The Favorite Elvis Tunes Countdown continues as we hit the Top 10! We'll hear songs #10-#6 this week as well as The BellFuries, Wanda Jackson, Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Katmen- "We Nee Elvis Back"
Little Richard- "Slippin' & Slidin'"
13 Kats- "Drag On"
Billy Burnette- "Oh Well"
Favorite Elvis Tunes Countdown
10. "Reconsider Baby"
9. "My Baby Left Me"
8. "Such A Night"
7. "Guitar Man"
6. "Suspicious Minds"
Brought to you by Dr. Rubin's Pomade!
Billy Lee Riley- "Searchin'"
The BellFuries- "Love Found Me"
Bo Diddley- "Hey Bo Diddley"
Charlie Gracie- "Just Lookin'"
Jimmie Vaughan- "I Ain't Never"
Wanda Jackson- "Riot In Cell Block #9"
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "Bop Little Baby"
Imelda May- "Tribal"
This week we continue our Favorite Elvis Tunes Countdown with #15-#11 along with killer tunes from JD McPherson, Don Gibson, Rev. Horton Heat, The Bayonets, Ritchie Valens and lots more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
JD McPherson- "Scandalous"
Dale Hawkins- "My Babe"
Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Chalk It Up To The Blues"
Dave & Phil Alvin- "You've Changed"
Buddy Holly- "Midnight Shift"
Favorite Elvis Tunes Countdown
15. "Kentucky Rain"
14. "Surrender"
13. "Paralyzed"
12. "Baby, Let's Play House"
11. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
Brought to you by Dr. Rubin's Pomade!
Ritchie Valens- "Come On, Let's Go"
Hasil Adkins- "Chicken Walk"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Like A Rocket"
The Bayonets- "Crash Boom Bang"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Let It Rain"
Don Gibson- "Oh, Lonesome Me"
Carl Perkins & NRBQ- "All Mama's Children"
Shorty K- "Up To The Skies"
The Favorite Elvis Tunes Countdown brought to us by Dr. Rubin's Pomade begins on this episode. We hear #20-#16. Also, a new segment with The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns called "Ask The Clowns". The Instru-Mental Breakdown is also back and we hear The Mavericks cover a Metal band. Plus, Johnny Burnette, Charlie Feathers, Levi Dexter and much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Jeff Lynne- "Don't Let Go"
Charlie Feathers- "One Good Gal"
The Mavericks- "Dr. Feelgood"
Shakedown Combo- "Honey Hush"
Favorite Elvis Tunes Countdown (Dr. Rubin's Pomade)
20. "Burning Love"
19. "One Night (Of Sin)"
18. "That's All Right"
17. "Mystery Train"
16. "Loving You"
Shakin' Pyramids- "Muskrat"
Johnny Burnette- "Me And The Bear"
Levi Dexter- "Rollin' To The Jukebox Rock"
Instru-Mental Breakdown:
Bill Justis- "Raunchy"
Rosie Flores- "Surf Demon #5"
Ask The Clowns
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Bowling Alley Baby"
Eddie Clendening- "Shake 'Em On Down"
Nick Curran- "Shot Down"
This episode we're revving up our engines and taking the show on the road with a special car themed show! Coupes, Cobras, Fords, Lincolns, Cadillacs...they're all here! Roll down the windows and crank up tunes from The Beach Boys, Stray Cats, The Rockats, Eddie Cochran, Howlin' Wolf, The Rip Chords, Deke Dickerson, Jan & Dean, Brian Setzer with Brian Wilson and so much more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Brian Setzer with Brian Wilson- "Little Deuce Coupe"
Jackie Brenston- "Rocket 88"
The Rockats- "Pink & Black Cadillac"
Polecats- "Big Green Car"
Dick Dale- "The Scavenger"
The Beach Boys- "409"
The Rip Chords- "Hey, Little Cobra"
Sonny Burgess- "Truckin' Down The Avenue"
Gene Vincent- "Race With The Devil"
Robert Gordon w/ Link Wray- "Red Cadillac & A Black Mustache"
Howlin' Wolf- "Cadillac Daddy (Mr. Highway Man)"
Vince Taylor & His Playboys- "Brand New Cadillac"
Eddie Cochran- "Somethin' Else"
Deke Dickerson- "Hot Rodder's Lament"
Jan & Dean- "Drag City"
Johnny Bond- "Hot Rod Lincoln"
Sammy Masters- "Pink Cadillac"
Dave Edmunds- "Get Out Of Denver"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
The final segment of our interview with Roy Orbison's son Alex regarding the Mystery Girl Deluxe edition. We also hear from Barry Ryan of the Rockats, Wanda Jackson, Planet Rockers and as always a lot more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Barry Ryan- "Rock & Roll Radio"
Gas House Gorillas- "Cookin' At Home"
Wanda Jackson- "Let's Have A Party"
Hank Mizell- "Jungle Rock"
Ronnie Hawkins- "Forty Days"
Roy Orbison- "Careless Heart"
Roy Orbison- "Love So Beautiful"
Roy Orbison- "The Only One" (demo)
Roy Orbison- "The Comedians"
Roy Orbison- "All I Can Do Is Dream You" (demo)
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Smiley Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"
Vintage Lionel Trains Commercial featuring Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash- "Folsom Prison Blues"
The Rockats- "Rocky Road Blues"
Dr. Rubins Pomade
Planet Rockers- "Thunder Road Rock"
Elvis Presley- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
We continue our talk with Alex Orbison with part 3 of our 4 part interview series and really start to dig in Mystery Girl. We also hear some high energy tunes from Imelda May, Eddie Clendening, Di Maggio Connection and a BRAND NEW single from Brian Setzer kicking it off!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Brian Setzer- "Let's Shake" (BRAND NEW) Imelda May- "Five Good Men" The Robins- "Smokey Joes Cafe" Eddie Clendening- "Turnip Greens" Roy Orbison- "The Way Is Love" Roy Orbison- "She's A Mystery To Me" Roy Orbison- "The Only One" Roy Orbison- "In The Real World" Roy Orbison- "(All I Can Do Is) Dream You" Roy Orbison- "Windsurfer" Ricky Nelson- "Stood Up" Sanford Clark- "The Fool" Di Maggio Connection- "Every Day"
On today's episode, we hear part 2 of our interview with Alex Orbison as we continue to talk about his dad, Roy and his incredible career. Also on the show, The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen, Charlie Gracie and much more!!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey**
Gene Vincent- "Cat Man"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "I Got The Shakes"
Brian Setzer- "Don't Trust A Woman (In A Black Cadillac)"
Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "White Lightnin'"
Tommy Blake- "Lordy Hoody"
Roy Orbison- "California Blue"
Roy Orbison- "Dream Baby"
Roy Orbison- "Mean Woman Blues"
Roy Orbison- "You're My Baby"
Roy Orbison- "Working For The Man"
Traveling Wilburys- "Not Alone Any More"
Dominic Halpin- "Lonely Tear"
Charlie Gracie- "I'm All Right"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Milkshake Mademoiselle"
Roy's son Alex Orbison joins us later in the program for part 1 of a 4 part interview series about his dad's music and the 25th Anniversary and newly released deluxe edition of Mystery Girl! Also on the show, new tracks from Shorty K and Pat Roberts & The Heymakers, classics from Bo Diddley, Dale Hawkins and more!
Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Shorty K- "Quit Jivin' Me"
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "Jump 'n Jive"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade!
Dale Hawkins- "Number Nine Train"
Screamin' Rebel Angels Sizzling Summer Giveaway!
Bo Diddley- "Road Runner"
Roy Orbison- "You Got It"
Vintage Coke commercial with Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison- "Go, Go, Go"
Roy Orbison- "Candy Man"
Roy Orbison- "Running Scared"
Roy Orbison- "Oh, Pretty Woman"
Roy Orbison- "Only The Lonely
Pat Roberts & The Heymakers- "Good Rockin' Baby"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- Rockabilly Deluxe vinyl release :60 spot
The BellFuries- "Hey, Mr. Locomotive"
Billy Fury- "Don't Say It's Over"
Linda Gail Lewis- "Don't Stop Now"
Dave Rich- "Chicken House"
Roy Brown- "Hip Shakin' Baby"
http://orbison.com
Robert Gordon is our guest this week as we talk about and hear his entire new album, I'm Coming Home plus a few favorites from his past.
Intro music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Robert Gordon- "I'm Coming Home"*
Music bed- Link Wray- "Rumble"
Robert Gordon with Link Wray- "Red Hot"
Music bed- Link Wray- "The Swag"
Robert Gordon- "It's Only Love"*
Music bed- Scotty Moore- "Mean Woman Blues"
Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding- "It Feels So Right"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Rebel Rouser"
Robert Gordon- "Quit This Big Old Town"*
Robert Gordon I'm Coming Home :60 album spot
Robert Gordon- "Heaven"*
Music bed- Glen Campbell- "Lonesome Twelve"
Robert Gordon- "Honky Tonk Man"*
Robert Gordon- "Under Your Spell Again"*
Robert Gordon- "Walk Hard"*
Robert Gordon- "It's Late"*
Robert Gordon- "Lucille"*
Robert Gordon- "Little Pig"*
Robert Gordon- "Low Down Weekend"*
Screamin' Rebel Angels Sizzling Summer Giveaway
Music bed- Link Wray- "Scatter"
Robert Gordon- "Mountain Of Love"*
Robert Gordon- "Rock Billy Boogie"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- Rockabilly Deluxe vinyl :60 album spot
Robert Gordon- "Someday Someway"
Robert Gordon- "Sea Cruise"
Robert Gordon- "Lonesome Train"
Outro music bed- Joel Paterson- "Speedin' North"
from the new album, I'm Coming Home*
Johnny & Dorsey Burnette's demo of "Daddy-O" is featured along with Darrell Higham's tribute to the Burnette brothers. Also on the show, full details on the Screamin' Rebel Angels' Sizzling Summer Giveaway along with a track from them, Johnny Horton, Billy Burnette, Rockats, Ritchie Valens and so much more!
Intro music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
The Rockats- "Never So Clever"
Elvis Presley- "Little Sister"
Music bed- Love Sculpture- "Blues Helping"
Dave Edmunds- "Sweet Little Rock N Roller"
Rockin' R's- "Crazy Baby"
Billy Burnette- "Hot Night In Memphis"
Music bed- Glen Campbell- "King Of The Road"
Johnny Horton- "Honky-Tonk Hardwood Floor"
Danny B. Harvey & Mysti Moon- "When The Levee Breaks"
Nick Kane- "Why Baby Why"
Dick Dale- "Night Rider"
The Beach Boys- "Moon Dawg"
Music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade!
69 Cats- "Bad Things"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "When I'm With You"
Ritchie Valens- "Hurry Up"
Pop's Resale!
Music bed- The Rockats- "Kitten With A Whip"
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "How You Want It Done"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- Rockabilly Deluxe vinyl :60 spot
Billy Haley & His Comets- "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"
Johnny Cash- "The Rebel- Johnny Yuma"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"
Darrel Higham- "Johnny & Dorsey"
Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Daddy-O"
Outro music bed- Link Wray- "The Swag"
Deke Dickerson and the Trashmen bring us 2 tracks from their latest release, Bringing Back The Trash! We also hear from Reverend Horton Heat, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Boss & The Killer duet, George Jones, Travelling Wilburys and so much more!
Intro Music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Bill Allen- "Please Give Me Something"
Kenny Vaughan- "Train Of Love"
Music bed- Buck Owens- "Buck's Polka"
Jimmy Lloyd- "Rocket In My Pocket"
Barbara Clifford & Mondo Cortez- "Nikki Kay"
The Diamonds- "The Stroll"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"
Sonny Burgess- "Steady As She Goes"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns Rockabilly Deluxe on vinyl :60 spot
Jerry Lee Lewis with Bruce Springsteen- "Pink Cadillac
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Goo Goo Muck"
Music bed- Link Wray- "Rumble"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Reverend Horton Heat- "Lonesome Train Whistle"
Chuck Berry- "Almost Grown"
George Jones- "Race Is On"
Music bed- Glen Campbell- "Walk Don't Run"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "MayDay"
Warren Smith- "Rock N Roll Ruby"
Blasters- "Flat Top Joint"
Music bed- Joel Paterson- "Callin' The Cat"
Wanda Jackson- "Hard Headed Woman"
Buddy Knox- "Party Doll"
Rick Nelson- "Believe What You Say"
Traveling Wilburys- "Wilbury Twist"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Twistin' N Twangin'"
Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "Lotta Lovin'"
Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "Real Wild Child"
Outro music bed- James Wilsey- "The Rattler"
13 Cats, Paul McCartney, Chris Isaak, Howlin' Wolf and Johnny Cash are just some of the artists you hear this week! 2 in a row from JD McPherson as well!!
Intro music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
13 Cats- "13 Cats"
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates- "Please Don't Touch"
Music bed- James Wilsey- "El Dorado"
Charlie Gracie- "Butterfly"
Buck Owens- "My Heart Skips A Beat"
Big Sandy & His Fly Right Boys- "Power Of The 45"
Music bed-Dex Romweber Duo- "Blue Surf"
Carl Perkins- "Dixie Fried"
Paul McCartney- "All Shook Up"
Lanie Lane- "Bang Bang"
Music bed-Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade
Mickey Hawks- "Screamin' Mimi Jeanie"
Howlin' Wolf- "Howlin' For My Darling"
Kim Wilson- "Tiger Man"
Music bed- Joel Paterson- "King Freddie's Blues"
Johnny Cash- "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby"
Wanda Jackson- "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Let It Rain"
Music bed-Glen Campbell- "James Bond Theme"
Chris Isaac- "Voodoo"
Nikki Hill- "Ask Yourself"
Robert Gordon I'm Coming Home :60 album spot
Mark W. Winchester- "Moon Over Memphis"
Ray Campi- "Caterpillar"
Gene Vincent- "Red Blue Jeans & A Ponytail"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Twistin' 'n Twangin'"
Starkweather Boys- "Man Without Shame"
JD McPherson- "I Can't Complain"
Outro music bed- Los Straitjackets- "Bobsleddin'"
On the show today, Sonny Burgess (celebrating a birthday today), Dick Dale, Deke Dickerson, Wanda Jackson, Bo Diddley, Molly Sue Gonzalez & The Mean, Mean Men and much more!
Intro music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Dick Dale- "Ring Of Fire"
Eddie Cochran- "C'mon Everybody"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Rebel Rouser"
Molly Sue Gonzalez & The Mean, Mean Men- "Bad Example"
Bo Diddley- "You Don't Love Me"
Buddy & Julie Miller- "Gasoline & Matches"
Music bed- The Rockats- "Kitten With A Whip"
Buddy Holly- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
Imelda May- "Wild Woman"
The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Can't Tear It Up Enuff"
Clarence Clemons- "Peter Gunn Theme"
Sonny Burgess- "Itchy"
Music bed- Joel Paterson- "Twin Guitar Shuffle"
Dr. Rubins Pomade
Billy Lee Riley- "Pearly Lee"
Deke Dickerson- "Little Innocent"
Dale Hawkins- "Little Pig"
Music bed- Marco Di Maggio- "Silver Moon"
Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm (feat. Jackie Brenston) You've Got To Lose
Robert Gordon :60 Album spot- I'm Coming Home
Everly Brothers- "High Heel Sneakers"
Tammy Lynne & Myles High- "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Stray Cats- "Double Talkin' Baby"
Wanda Jackson- "Funnel Of Love"
Music bed- Glen Campbell- "12 String Special"
Roy Orbison- "Rockhouse"
Roy Orbison- "You're My Baby"
Outro music bed- Eddie Angel- "Roughshod"
Dion talks about one of his biggest inspirations, Carl Perkins, later in the program plus killer new tunes from The Rockats, The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Reckless Ones and flashback favorites from Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers, Johnny Cash and a Prince cover from The Polecats. All that and much, much more!!
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Intro music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Johnny Cash- "Cry, Cry, Cry"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Long Gone Daddy"
Music bed- Eddie Angel- "Black Widow"
The Rockats- "Tear The Roof Off"
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "My Little Sister's Gotta Motorbike"
Billy Burnette- "Are You With Me Baby"
Dale Hawkins- "Susie-Q"
Polecats- "Let's Go Crazy"
Warren Smith- "Ubangi Stomp"
Junior Wells- "We're Ready"
Brian Setzer- "Cherokee"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"
Dr. Rubin's Pomeade
Dion interview
Dion- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Robert Gordon I'm Coming Home :60 album spot
Waylon Jennings- "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"
Music bed- Glen Campbell- "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"
Eddy Dixon- "Relentless"
Jimmy Carroll- "Big Green Car"
Dave Edmunds- "Trouble Boys"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Rumble"
Reckless Ones- "It's Time"
Robert Gordon- "Black Slacks"
Music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"
Charlie Feathers- "Stutterin' Cindy"
Charlie Feathers- "Tongue Tied Jill"
Outro music bed- Glen Campbell- "King Of The Road"
Smutty Smiff joins us later in the program on this episode of The Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Smutty is best known as the upright bass player for The Rockats, 13 Cats, Havalinas and more. He also hosts a radio show in Iceland which he gives us more details on in the program as well as a couple of requests for us like "Woodpecker Rock", "Barking Up The Wrong Tree", "Cast Iron Arm" and "Race With The Devil". Hear more classics from Jimmy Reed, Eddie Cocrhan, Carl Perkins, Arthur Crudup and more!!
Intro bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Eddie Cochran- "Somethin' Else"
Peanuts Wilson- "Cast Iron Arm"
Music bed- Dick Dale- "Shake N Stomp"
Levi Dexter- "The Man Who Counts"
Nat Couty & The Braves- "Woodpecker Rock"
Music bed- Joel Paterson- "Speedin' North"
Starkweather Boys- "Abagail Blue"
Lee Rocker- "Rock This Town"
Music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Rockin' Johnny Home"
Paul Burlison w/ Kim Wilson- "She's Hot"
Smutty Smiff interview- part 1
The Havalinas- "High Hopes"
Smutty Smiff interview- part 2
Gene Vincent- "Race With The Devil"
Don Woody- "Barking Up The Wrong Tree"
Hank Ballard- "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go"
5, 6, 7, 8's- "Woo Hoo"
Music bed- Monty Norman Orchestra- "James Bond Theme"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade!!
Jimmy Reed- "I Ain't Got You"
Robert Gordon- I'm Coming Home :60 album spot
Pat Dinizio- "Words Of Love"
Willie Nelson- "Freight Train Boogie"
Carl Perkins- "Her Love Rubbed Off"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup- "That's All Right"
Elvis Presley- "That's All Right"
Outro music bed- Marco Di Maggio- "Tiger Rag"
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Sizzlin' hot tunes from Screamin' Rebel Angels, Stray Cats, Big Mama Thornton, Jerry Lee Lewis and more!
Intro music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Buddy Holly- That'll Be The Day"
Chan Romero- "My Little Ruby"
Music bed- The Rumblers- "Boss"
Dead Rock West- "Price Of Love"
Gas House Gorillas- "One Shot"
Robert Gordon- :60 I'm Coming Home album spot
Fats Domino- "I'm Walkin'"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "The Attack Of The Duck Billed Platypus"
Glen Campbell- "In My Arms"
Vince Taylor- "Brand New Cadillac"
Big Bopper- "Chantilly Lace"
Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos- "Hey, Rat Fink"
Ritchie Valens- "Big Baby Blues"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Twango"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade!!
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Great Balls Of Fire"
Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Sizzle"
Big Mama Thornton- "Hound Dog"
Rufus Thomas- "Bear Cat"
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Truckin' Little Woman"
Music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Bloody River"
Stray Cats- "Gene & Eddie"
Del Shannon- "From Me To You"
Vintage Elvis KSIJ spot
13 Cats- "Crazy Baby"
Music bed- The Rockats- "Kitten With A Whip"
Chuck Berry- "Nadine"
Chuck Berry- "Dear Dad"
Outro music bed- The Ventures- "Caravan"
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Brand new music from Imelda May and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featured on this episode along with everything from Buck Owens to The Cramps!
Intro- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates- "Shakin' All Over"
Mickey Hawks with Moon Mullins & His Night Raiders- "Bip Bop Boom"
Music bed- Los Straitjackets- "Crime Scene"
Nick Waterhouse- "This Is A Game"
Levi Dexter & Magic- "Go Go Go"
Vintage RCA Color TV spot
The Beatles- "Lonesome Tears"
Music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Rockin' Johnny Home"
Imelda May- "Tribal"
Polecats- "Big Green Car"
Cliff Richard- "Move It"
Instrumental Breakdown-
Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "6 String Boogie"
Mickey Baker- "Milk Train"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Rumble"
Dr. Rubin's Pomade!
Traveling Wilburys- "Rattled"
Buck Owens- "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"
Dave Edmunds- "The Wanderer"
The Rolling Stones- "Not Fade Away"
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band- "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover"
Music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"
Elvis Presley- "Guitar Man"
Robert Gordon- :60 Album Spot- Lanark Records
Johnny Horton- "The Battle Of New Orleans"
Scene from Dirty Harry
The Cramps- "Uranium Rock"
Little Richard- "Good Golly Miss Molly
1970 album spot- Little Richard- The Rill Thing
Little Richard- "Dew Drop Inn"
Outro- Dick Dale & The Deltones- "Misirlou"
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Viva Las Vegas 17 artists get the focus on this week's episode of the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!! Plus, hear another brand new Robert Gordon track from his upcoming I'm Coming Home album!
Intro bed- Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas"
Sonny Burgess- "We Wanna Boogie"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Twistin' N Twangin"
Lloyd Price- "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
Lloyd Price- "Personality"
Music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"
BurliQ's- "Conundrum"
My Darling Clementine- "No Heart In This Heartache"
The Trashmen- "Surfin' Bird"
Kim Lenz & Her Jaguars- "Pay Dearly"
Music bed- Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "I'm Obsessed"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Wild, Crazy & Out Of Control"
Music bed- Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas"
Los Straitjackets- "Space Mosquito"
Los Straitjackets- "Bobsleddin'"
Imelda May- "Mayhem"
Imelda May- "Johnny's Got A Boom Boom"
Jeff Mason from Gold & Silver Pawn Shop
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "Rockabilly Rules Ok"
The Polecats- "John, I'm Only Dancing"
The Polecats- "Make A Circuit With Me"
Music bed- Link Wray- "Rumble"
The Rockats- "Make That Move"
The Rockats- "Pink And Black Cadillac"
Music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Robert Gordon- "It's Only Love"
Robert Gordon- "Fire"
Outro bed- The Rockats- "Kitten With A Whip"
Viva Las Vegas is happening this weekend, April 17-20th. Stay tuned next week for a special edition of the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour as we will focus on interviews and music with artists appearing at the event.
Artists on the show next week include Lloyd Price, Imelda May, Robert Gordon, Kim Lenz & The Jaquars, Los Straitjackets, The Rockats, The Trashmen, The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers, Sonny Burgess and more!!
This episode is a hepcat lover's blend of legends like Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, Wanda Jackson, Dion and surprising covers by Los Straitjackets (covering Nirvana), Jerry Lee Lewis (covering Led Zeppelin), Di Maggio Connection (covering Talking Heads) and Micky Dolenz (covering Chuck Berry). Lots more too including something new from The Rockats, a live classic from Bruce Johnston and our 2 weekly features of an "instru-mental breakdown" and our "double shot" (this week it's Chris Isaak) to close out the show.
Intro bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Chuck Berry- "Johnny B. Goode"
Wanda Jackson- "Fujiyama Mama"
Robert Plant- "You Can't Buy My Love"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "Rock Therapy"
Vintage Coke commercial- The Everly Brothers
Everly Brothers- "Gone, Gone, Gone"
Di Maggio Connection- "Road To Nowhere"
Bruce Johnston- "Surfer Stomp"
Charlie Feathers- "One Hand Loose"
INSTRU-MENTAL BREAKDOWN:
Los Straitjackets- "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Duane Eddy- "Rebel Rouser"
Music bed- The Travelers (Johnny & Dorsey Burnette)- "The Big House"
The Rockats- "Why Do You Love Me (If I Don't Treat You Right)"
Eddie Cochran- "My Way"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"
Jerry Lee Lewis (w/ Jimmy Page)- "Rock & Roll"
Vintage Kellogs commercial- The Monkees
Micky Dolenz- "Johnny B. Goode"
Howlin' Wolf- "Smokestack Lightning"
Ronnie Hawkins- "Who Do You Love"
Dion- "Tank Full Of Blues"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Caravan"
DOUBLE-SHOT OF ROCKABILLY N BLUES:
Chris Isaak- "Speak Of The Devil" (live)
Chris Isaak- "Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing"
Outro- Scotty Moore- "My Baby Left Me"
Ronnie Tutt toured with Elvis from 1969-1977. He shares stories about his time with Elvis as well as Neil Diamond, Jerry Garcia, Billy Joel and so many more! Hear music that features his powerhouse drums as well!
Intro bed- Elvis Presley- "Tiger Man"
Elvis Presley- "Way Down"
Elvis Presley- "Blue Suede Shoes" (live)
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Road Trip"
Elvis Presley- "Mystery Train/Tiger Man" (live)
Music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"
Elvis Presley- "That's All Right" (live)
Elvis introducing Ronnie Tutt on stage
Music bed- The Ventures- "Walk Don't Run"
Elvis Presley- "Patch It Up" (live)
Music bed- Link Wray- "Rumble"
Elvis Presley- "Burning Love"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Franklin Town"
Elvis Presley- "Always On My Mind"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"
Elvis Presley- "Polk Salad Annie" (live)
Music bed- The Ventures- "Raunchy"
Neil Diamond- "I'm A Believer"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "The Attack Of The Duck Billed Platypus
Roy Orbison- "Claudette" (live)
Elvis Costello- "The Big Light"
Cat Stevens- "Peace Train" (snippet)
Billy Joel- "Piano Man"
Jerry Garcia- "Catfish John" (snippet)
Johnny Rivers- "Rockin' Pneumonia- Boogie Woogie Flu"
Delaney & Bonnie- "Soul Shake"
Outro- Joel Paterson- "Mable's Rock"
Robert Gordon's "I'm Coming Home" premiered later in the program.
Intro bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Voice Over- Rob Dempsey
Gene Vincent- "Cruisin'"
Jack Scott- "The Way I Walk"
Music bed- Dick Dale- "Surf Beat"
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "King Of The Slot Car Track"
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Travelin' Band"
Vintage Carl Perkins concert spot
Carl Perkins & NRBQ- "All Mama's Children"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Riders In The Sky"
JD McPherson- "Fire Bug"
Charlie Gracie- "Fabulous"
Brian Setzer & Brian Wilson- "Little Deuce Coupe"
Music bed- The Beach Boys- "Carl's Big Chance"
Booker T & The MG's- "Green Onions"
Dex Romweber Duo- "Blue Surf"
Music bed- The Rumblers- "Boss"
Gas House Gorillas- "I Want You To Want Me"
The Phantom- "Love Me"
Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Road Trip"
Big Tiny Kennedy- "Country Boy"
Greg Martin (The Kentucky Headhunters) liner
Johnnie Johnson & The Kentucky Headhunters- "That'll Work"
Tom Jones- "Evil"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Guitar Boogie Shuffle"
Jackie Brenston- "Rocket 88"
Buddy Holly- Winter Dance Party liner and "Heartbeat" intro
Buddy Holly- "Heartbeat"
Vintage Johnny Cash Lionel Trains spot
Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings- "I'm Movin' On"
Music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Bloody River"
Robert Gordon- "I'm Coming Home"
Robert Gordon- "Flying Saucers Rock & Roll"
Outro bed- Dick Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughan- "Pipeline"
Billy Burnette is our guest as we play music from him, his family and more!. You'll also hear his unreleased version of "All I Can Do Is Dream You" featuring Brian Setzer on guitar!
Intro music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock & Roll Trio- "Train Kept A Rollin'"
music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "The Big House"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock & Roll Trio- "Honey Hush"
music bed- Duane Eddy- "Twango"
Billy Burnette- "Tear It Up"
Billy Burnette- "Don't Say No"
music bed- The Ventures- "Apache"
Dorsey Burnette- "Bertha Lou"
Dorsey Burnette- "Tall Oak Tree"
music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Rockin' Johnny Home"
Billy Burnette- "Hey Daddy" (as "Billy Beau")
music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Green Hills"
Johnny Burnette- "You're Sixteen"
music bed- The Ventures- "House Of The Rising Sun"
Elvis Presley- "Suspicious Minds"
Shawn Camp & Billy Burnette- "Burnin' Love"
music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"
Billy Burnette- "All I Can Do Is Dream You"
Mick Fleetwood's Zoo- "Angel Come Home"
Fleetwood Mac- "As Long As You Follow"
Billy Burnette- "Oh Well"
Billy Burnette- "Believe What You Say"
Billy Burnette- "Everything Is Broken"
music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Lonely Island"
Johnny Cash- "A Boy Named Sue"
Billy Burnette- "Ring Of Fire"
music bed- Kenny Vaughan- Minuit Sur La Plage
John Fogerty- "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Billy Burnette- "Rock N Roll With It"
Billy Burnette- "Hot Rod Hillbilly"
music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Bloody River"
Billy Burnette- "Ready Already"
Outro music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"
The Beach Boys' Mike Love talks about early hits, a recently released song he wrote for George Harrison, being awarded at the 21st Ella Awards and much more! The show is packed with great music as well!
Intro music bed- “Do It Again”
“Do It Again”
Music bed- “Wild Honey”
“Surfin”
Music bed- “Salt Lake City”
“Surfin’ Safari”
Music bed- “Carl’s Big Chance”
“Surfin’ USA”
WAKY Louisville, KY Concert Spot 1964
“I Get Around”
Music bed- “In My Room”
“The Warmth Of The Sun”
Music bed- “California Girls”
“California Girls”
Music bed- “Sloop John B”
“Be True To Your School”
Music bed- “Here Today”
“Good Vibrations”
Music bed- “Let Him Run Wild”
“All This Is That”
Music bed- “Surfer Girl”
“Pisces Brothers”
Music bed- “You’re So Good To Me”
“Rock & Roll Music”
Music bed- “God Only Knows”
“Kokomo”
“Fun, Fun, Fun”
Music bed- “Wild Honey”
“Goin’ To The Beach”
Outro Music bed- “Honky Tonk”
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Intro music- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"
Elvis Presley- "Jailhouse Rock"
Robert Gordon- "Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die"
The Beach Boys- "I Get Around" (mono mix)
Music bed- Dick Dale- "Misirlou"
Johnny Burnette & The Rock & Roll Trio- "Rock Billy Boogie"
The Everly Brothers- "Muskrat"
Jeff Lynne- "Don't Let Go"
Brian Setzer- "Go Go Godzilla"
Joel Paterson- "King Freddie's Blues"
Music bed- The Beach Boys- "Carl's Big Chance"
The Del Moroccos- "Blue Black Hair"
Barbara Clifford- "Hitting On Nothing"
Sonny Burgess- "Rock On Mars"
Music bed- Link Wray- "Rumble"
John Lee Hooker- "Boom Boom"
brief spoken segment- Howlin' Wolf from "Back Door Man"
Ike & Tina Turner- "Reconsider Baby"
Dion- "My Babe"
Music bed- The Ventures- "Raunchy"
Chris Isaak- "Gone Ridin'"
Eddie Cochran- "Milk Cow Blues"
Dale Hawkins- "Tornado"
Stray Cats- "Sixteen Candles"
Music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"
Love Sculpture- "Wang Dang Doodle"
Dave Edmunds- "Return To Sender"