Tuesday Feb.23 2021

Black History Month Special - The Original Versions Of Hit Rock Songs;

BIG JOE TURNER ~ "SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL";


TINY BRADSHAW ~ "BRADSHAW BOOGIE";


LITTLE WILLIE JOHN ~ "FEVER";


SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES ~ "GOING TO A GO-GO";


(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. James "Boodle It" Wiggans ~ Keep A Knockin' ~ Paramount Records Box Set ~ JSP

2. Wynonie Harris ~ Good Rockin' Tonight ~ Good Rockin’ In Here (comp) ~ King

3. Big Mama Thorton ~ Hound Dog ~ Duke Peacock’s Greatest Hits (comp) ~ MCA

4. Big Joe Turner ~ Shake Rattle & Roll ~ Greatest Hits ~ WEA

5. The Chords ~ Sh-Boom ~ Doo Wop Box Set ~ Rhino

6. The Gladiolas ~ Little Darlin’ ~ Doo Wop Box Set ~ Rhino

7. The Ronnettes ~ Baby I Love You ~ Phil Spector Box Set ~ Abkco

8. Arthur Big Boy Crudup ~ That’s All Right Mama ~ Mean Ole Frisco ~ Charly

9. Leadbelly ~ House Of The Rising Sun ~ Best Of ~ Fuel 2000

10. Richard Berry ~ Louie Louie ~ Best Of Louie Louie (comp) ~ Rhino

11. The Toys ~ Can't Get Enough Of You Baby ~ The Dyno-Voice Records Story (comp) ~ West Side

12. Muddy Waters ~ You Need Love ~ Box Set ~ Chess

13. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ~ Going To A Go-Go ~ Greatest Hits ~ Motown

14. Shorty Long ~ Devil With The Blue Dress ~ Songs The Cramps Taught Us (comp) ~ Crypt

15. Little Willie John ~ Fever ~ Fever ~ Rhino

16. The Paragons ~ Tide Is High ~ Trojan Records Box Set ~ Trojan

17. Nina Simone ~ Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood ~ Best Of ~ Tomato

18. The Valentinos ~ It's All Over Now ~ SAR Records Box Set ~ Abkco

THE RONETTES ~ "BE MY BABY" & "SHOUT";


BIG MAMA THORNTON ~ "HOUND DOG" & "DOWN HOME SHAKEDOWN";


THE CHORDS ~ "SH-BOOM";


ARTHUR BIG BOY CRUDUP ~ "SO GLAD YOU'RE MINE";


LEADBELLY ~ "IN THE PINES", "PICK A BALE OF COTTON", "GREY GOOSE" & "TAKE THIS HAMMER";

Tuesday February 16 2021

Black History Month Special, From Gospel To Doo-Wop;

THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA ~ "TOO CLOSE TO HEAVEN";


THE DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS ~ "EVERY CHILD OF GOD";


THE HIGHWAY QC'S ~ "ALL MEN ARE MADE BY GOD";


THE MOONGLOWS ~ "I KNEW FROM THE START";


(artist/song/album/label);

1. The Dinwiddie Quartet ~ Down On The Old Campground ~ Lost Sounds (comp) ~ Archeophone

2. The Dixie Hummingbirds ~ Let's Go To The Programs ~ Best Of ~ Duke/Peacock

3. Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers ~ Jesus Gave Me Water ~ Best Of ~ Specialty

4. The Blind Boys Of Alabama ~ Swingin' On The Golden Gate ~ The Sermon ~ Specialty

5. The Dixie Hummingbirds ~ Loves Me Like A Rock ~ Best Of ~ Duke/Peacock

6. The Blind Boys Of Alabama ~ Soldier ~ Spirit Of The Century ~ Real World

7. The Dixie Hummingbirds ~ Jesus Children Of America ~ Best Of ~ Duke/Peacock

8. The Blind Boys Of Alabama ~ Amazing Grace ~ Spirit Of The Century ~ Real World

9. The Meditation Singers ~ WDIA Promo ~ Good News ~ Specialty

10. The Contours ~ Do You Love Me ~ Motown Box Set ~ Motown

11. The El Dorados ~ At My Front Door ~ Doo Wop Box Set ~ Rhino

12. The Silhouettes ~ Get A Job ~ Doo Wop Box Set ~ Rhino

13. The Monotones ~ The Book Of Love ~ Doo Wop Box Set ~ Rhino Mon

14. Willie Dixon ~ 29 Ways ~ Box Set ~ Chess

15. The Penguins ~ Baby Don't Do It ~ Doo Wop Box Set ~ Rhino

16. The Isley Bros ~ Respectable ~ Shout ~ RCA

17. The Spaniels ~ Goodnight Sweetheart ~ Vee Jay Records Box Set ~ Shout Factory

18. The Five Satins ~ In The Still Of The Night ~ Doo Wop Box Set ~ Rhino

19. The Highway QC's ~ Somewhere To Lay My Head ~ Vee Jay Records Box Set ~ Shout Factory

THE SILHOUETTES ~ "GET A JOB";


THE ISLEY BROS ~ "SHOUT";


CLYDE McPHATTER ~ "ROCK & CRY";


SAM COOKE ~ "BLOWING IN THE WIND";


THE CONTOURS ~ "DO YOU LOVE ME";

Tuesday Feb.9 2021

Anti-Valentines Day & Tributes to Tom Stevens of the Long Ryders, Joe Camarilo of the Waco Bros, Mark Keds of Senseless Things & Cory Manahan;

X RAY SPECS ~ "OH BONDAGE UP YOURS!";


THE COSMOPOLITANS ~ "HOW TO KEEP YOUR HUSBAND HAPPY";


SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "HAPPY HOUSE";


SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "CARCASS";


(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. Siouxsie & The Banshees ~ Happy House ~ Kaleidescope ~ Polydor

2. The Long Ryders ~ Run Dusty Run ~ Native Sons ~ Frontier

3. The Waco Bros ~ I Fought The Law ~ Blooshot Records Comp ~ Bloodshot

4. The Long Ryders ~ Looking For Lewis & Clark ~ State Of Our Union ~ Island

5. Senseless Things ~ Too Much Kissing ~ Postcard CV ~ Way Cool

6. The Waco Bros ~ Baba O'Reilly ~ Bloodshot Records Comp ~ Bloodshot

7. The Long Ryders ~ And She Rides ~ 10-05-60 ~ PVC

8. Cory Manahan ~ Wicked Game ~ single ~ s/r ~ cc

9. The Coal Porters ~ Heores ~ Find The One ~ Prima

10. X Ray Specs ~ Oh Bondage Up Yours! ~ Germ Free Adolescents ~ EMI

11. The Cosmopolitans ~ How To Keep Your Husband Happy ~ (45) ~ Shake

12. Diamanda Galas & John Paul Jones ~ Do You Take This Man ~ Sporting Life ~ Mute

13. The Pretenders ~ Precious ~ The Pretenders ~ Sire

14. The Dishrags ~ I Don't Love You ~ Love/Hate ~ OPM ~ cc

15. Maow ~ Mommie's Drunk ~ The Unforgiven Sounds Of Maow ~ Mint ~ cc

16. The Curse ~ Switchblade Love ~ Teenage Meat ~ OPM ~ cc

17. Siouxsie & The Banshees ~ Carcass ~ The Scream ~ Polydor

DIAMANDA GALAS & JOHN PAUL JONES ~ "DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN";


THE PRETENDERS ~ "TATOOED LOVE BOYS";


THE DISHRAGS ~ "I DON'T LOVE YOU";


SENSELESS THINGS ~ "TOO MUCH KISSING";


THE LONG RYDERS ~ "LOOKING FOR LEWIS & CLARK";


THE COAL PORTERS;

Tuesday Feb.2 2021

Tributes to Hilton Valentine of the Animals, Rude Van Steen of Arson, Gerry Marsdon & Jimmy Rodgers;

THE ANIMALS ~ "IT'S MY LIFE";


THE ANIMALS ~ "I'M CRYING";


THE ANIMALS ~ "HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN";


LITTLE BOB STORY ~ "SWITCHBLADE JULIE";


(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. Gerry & The Pacemakers ~ A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues ~ Greatest Hits ~ EMI

2. The Animals ~ Boom Boom ~ The Animals Story ~ EMI

3. Gerry & The Pacemakers ~ Maybelline ~ Greatest Hits ~ EMI

4. The Animals ~ Dimples ~ The Animals Story ~ EMI

5. Gerry & The Pacemakers ~ My Babe ~ Greatest Hits ~ EMI

6. The Animals ~ I'm In Love Again ~ The Animals Story ~ EMI

7. Jimmie Rodgers ~ Bo Diddly ~ 15 Million Sellers ~ Roulette

8. The Animals ~ See See Rider ~ The Animals Story ~ EMI

9. The Animals ~ Inside Looking Out ~ The Animals Story ~ EMI

10. The Animals ~ House Of The Rising Sun ~ The Animals Story ~ EMI

11. Arson ~ Pretty Girls ~ Live At CIUT ~ n.a ~ cc

12. Little Bob Story ~ I'm Crying ~ The Chiswick Records Box Set ~ Chiswick

13. Arson ~ Coho Coho ~ Live At CIUT ~ n.a ~ cc

14. Arson ~ Raw Power ~ Live At CIUT ~ n.a ~ cc

15. Arson ~ We Gotta Get Outta This Place ~ Live At CIUT ~ n.a ~ cc

16. The Inmates ~ When I Was Young ~ Shot In The Dark ~ Polydor

17. The Adolescents ~ House Of The Rising Sun ~ Brats In Battalions ~ SOS

18. Slander ~ House Of The Rising Sun ~ Hemi Sonic ~ North Shore ~ cc

19. Arson ~ Motor City ~ Live At CIUT ~ n.a ~ cc

JIMMY RODGERS ~ "HONEYCOMB";


GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS ~ "DIZZY MISS LIZZY";


THE INMATES ~ "DIRTY WATER";


THE ADOLESCENTS ~ "KIDS OF THE BLACK HOLE";


ARSON ~ "ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS";


ARSON ~ "STAY OUTSIDE";


SLANDER ~ "IT'S OVER";