Oliver Baroni from Hillbilly Moon Explosion co-host/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 05-27-19

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.

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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"

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60th anniversary of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper plane crash/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 02-03-19

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.  Listen for a snippet of a Dick Clark interview from 1958 with Buddy & The Crickets as well.  Rave on!!!

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Larry Welborn, Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery
mid-50's

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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)

Dion & The Belmonts
(Waylon Jennings far left)

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"

Ritchie Valens on stage

Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "That'll Be The Day"

Buddy Holly setlist February 2nd Surf Ballroom
Clear Lake, IA:
Gotta Travel On
Salty Dog Rag
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Peggy Sue
That'll Be The Day
It's So Easy
Everyday
Oh Boy
Early In The Morning
Rave On
Brown Eyed Handsome Man

Ritchie Valens setlist February 2nd:
La Bamba
Come On, Let's Go
Donna
Fast Freight
Framed

The Big Bopper setlist February 2nd:
Chantilly Lace
The Big Bopper's Wedding
Witch Doctor and The Purple People Eater

Dion & The Belmonts setlist February 2nd:
Still researching and will post when found.

Buddy Holly (with Waylon Jennings & Tommy Allsup)
Clear Lake Iowa February 2, 1959

Waylon, Buddy, Tommy

Buddy and Dion

Ritchie Valens, Dion, Big Bopper on stage
Winter Dance Party tour 1959

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 02-12-18

How about a new 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!

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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"

Buddy Holly begins last recording session in 1958

Buddy Holly begins his last recording session in 1958 at a New York recording studio.  This session brought us "True Love Ways", "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", "Moondreams" and "Raining In My Heart".  Hear each of them here...

"True Love Ways"

"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"

"Moondreams"

"Raining In My Heart"

Deke Dickerson interview part 1 & more! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 06-27-16

"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!

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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"

Untamed Youth opening
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Untamed Youth- "Hey Elly May"

Dave & Deke Combo

Darrel Higham on Deke Dickerson's Guitar Geek Festival

Deke Dickerson- "Mexicali Rose"

   

Alex Orbison interview! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 02-01-16

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!

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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"

Phil Everly passed away this day in 2014

Phil Everly, half of the Everly Brothers duo along with his brother Don, passed away January 3rd, 2014 at the age of 74.  We want to remember the great music he released (both solo and as a duo) over the years.

"All I Have To Do Is Dream"

"When Will I Be Loved"

"Wake Up Little Susie"

"Bye Bye Love"

Phil- "Air That I Breathe"

Phil- "Sweet Pretender"

The Beatles audition for Decca this day in 1962

The Beatles' John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best perform an audition for Decca Records on January 1, 1962.  In a famously bad move, Decca turned the band down a couple of weeks later saying guitar groups are on the way out.  They did record the 15 song session and 5 of those tracks were officially released on The Beatles Anthology 1 project.  They did mostly covers with 3 Lennon/McCartney originals.  Here's the song list from the session:

"Like Dreamers Do"
"Money (That's What I Want)"
"Till There Was You"
"The Sheik Of Araby"
"To Know Her Is To Love Her"
"Take Good Care Of My Baby"
"Memphis, Tennessee"
"Sure To Fall (In Love With You)"
"Hello Little Girl"
"Three Cool Cats"
"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
"Love Of The Loved"
"September In The Rain"
"Besame Mucho"
"Searchin'"

"Searchin'"

"Like Dreamers Do"

"Money"

"Love Of The Loved"

"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"

JD McPherson: Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-26-15

 

JD McPherson, photo by Jimmy Sutton

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!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Legendary Shack Shakers- "Mud" (NEW)
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)

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Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 6-29-15

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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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

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"

Happy Birthday Sonny Curtis!

Sonny Curtis was born this day in 1937.  He is perhaps best known for his role with Buddy Holly.  He and Buddy were childhood friends and joined the Crickets after Buddy's death.  One of Buddy's early hits "Rock Around With Ollie Vee" was written by Curtis.  One of his solo hits "Love Is All Around" was the theme song to the Mary Tyler Moore show.  Some of his most covered songs include "I Fought The Law" (Bobby Fuller, The Crickets, Stray Cats, The Clash, Johnny Cash and numerous others), "Walk Right Back" (The Everly Brothers, Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry, etc) and so many more!

"The Real Buddy Holly Story"

"Walk Right Back"

"Love Is All Around"

"I Fought The Law"

Buddy Holly & The Crickets record "That'll Be The Day" in 1957

Buddy Holly and The Crickets recorded their hit version of "That'll Be The Day" this day in 1957 in Clovis, NM.  The title was taken from a line in the John Wayne movie The Searchers.  Buddy had recorded a version a year earlier for Decca and was prohibited to re-record those songs under his name even if Decca didn't use them.  It's why this came out as "The Crickets" on Brunswick.  Buddy was also signed to a "solo" deal under Coral so recordings on that label came out under just Buddy's name.

Winter Dance Party Tour, new JD McPherson and lot's more

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, the title cut and new single from JD McPherson plus we've got rockers from Jerry Lee Lewis, Levi Dexter & Gretsch Brothers, Johnny Burnette, Robert Gordon, Traveling Wilburys and lots more!

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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"

Ritchie Valens, Dion and Big Bopper from the Winter Dance Party Tour 1959

"The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson was born this day in 1930

J.P. Richardson ("The Big Bopper") was born this day in 1930.  He worked at KTRM in Beaumont, TX.  He began his musical career as a songwriter.  "White Lightning" became George Jones' first number 1 hit in 1959.  He also wrote "Running Bear" which became a #1 hit for Johnny Preston.  Richardson may best be known for his signature song "Chantilly Lace" and the opening line of "Hellooo Baby!"  He was in the plane crash that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.  Here's the Bopper doing what he did best with "Chantilly Lace"...

Final Blastember segment, new Jerry Lee Lewis and more!

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 Mead, Jim Liban with the Joel Paterson Trio, Chuck Berry, Gas House Gorillas and much more!!

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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"

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