Monday, April 1, 2019

Viva Las Vegas show/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-01-19


"Bright light city..."  This Rockabilly N Blues Radio 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 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!  Wanda Jackson is included in the show as she was originally announced for the festival but has just now announced a retirement from live performances after over 60 years of touring!

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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"


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