Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 01-20-20

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.

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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"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 01-06-20

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!

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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"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 12-09-19

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!!!

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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"

*Christmas tunes

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 12-02-19

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!!

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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)"

Sara Mai- "Whipper Snapper"

Outro Music Bed:  Los Straitjackets- "Tempest"

*Christmas songs

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 02-25-19

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!

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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 interview part 2/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 02-18-19

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!

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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 and Jammin' James
Ameripolitan Awards 2016
Austin, TX

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"

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Nathan Belt & The Buckles

Nathan Belt interview part 1/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 02-11-19

Nathan Belt/ photo by Jared Manzo

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!

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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"

Lance Lipinsky, James, Nathan
Ameripolitan Awards '17
Austin, TX

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"

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Nathan Belt at Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour studio

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 01-28-19

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!

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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"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 01-21-19

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!!

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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"