Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-30-20

Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers

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!

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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"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-23-20

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!

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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"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-16-20

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!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Legendary Shack Shakers- "Mud"

Dominique Pruitt- "Outsider"

Keb Mo- "Ridin' On A Train"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Chrome Castle- "Speed Devil"

Skip Frontz Jr.- "Hammer Down"

Jesse Daniel- "Rollin' On"

The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "Empty House"

Sherry & The Rockafellas- "Rockabilly Bop"

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"

Cover Charge Included show!/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-09-20

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!

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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"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-02-20

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 (early Curb Records single from Dale Watson) and have a rockin' instru-Mental Breakdown!

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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"