Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 08-10-20

New tunes, classics and more on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!  We've got the latest from Al Dual, Jesse Dayton, The Cactus Blossoms, The Hawkmen, Wildcat Rose, The Farmer & Adele, Lee McCormack, The Hula Girls (on Hi-Tide Recordings), Edwardian Devils, The Dice Cubes and The Western Distributors.  We'll take a break with Beth Riley on her Beth's Blues Break, jump in the Time Machine for 1956 and spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week from The Rockats.  And still...there's more!!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Al Dual- "A New Day Will Be True"
The Western Distributors- "Old Black Dog"
Edwardian Devils- "Wipin' & Slidin'"
Adriano BaTolba Trio- "Troublemaker"
Buddy Holly- "I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down"
The Dice Cubes- "Something About That Girl"
Lee McCormack- "Train To Heartbreak"
The Hula Girls- "The Isle Of Rhum Boogie"

Beth's Blues Break:
(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")

Albert Collins- "Cold, Cold Feeling"

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Wildcat Rose- "I'm Goin' Down"
The Farmer & Adele- "You Are My Sunshine"

Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending May 26, 1956 Cash Box Singles Chart:
#9- Fats Domino- "I'm In Love Again"
#4- Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shoes"
#1- Elvis Presley- "Heartbreak Hotel"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
The Rockats- "Rockabilly Doll"

The Hawkmen- "Hawkmen Stomp"
The Cactus Blossoms- "Happy Man"

Outro Music Bed: The Paladins- "Powershake"

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Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-02-19

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour spins a TON of killer new tracks this week from The Delta Bombers, The Kokomo Kings, Jacob Tolliver, Mike Bell, Supersonics, Stray Cats, Marcel Bontempi & Carlos Slap, Bambi Lee Savage along with Didi Wray and The Duke Robillard Band in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  We hear from 2 of the headliners at Nashville Boogie 2020: Levi Dexter & The Rockats and Tiger Army.  Our Time Machine goes back to the week ending July 20, 1957 and our Five Year Flashback is with The Cactus Blossoms!!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Delta Bombers- "15 To Life"
The Kokomo Kings- "The More I Get, The More I Want"
Levi & The Rockats- "Rockabilly Idol"
Jacob Tolliver- "Jenny, Jenny"
Bambi Lee Savage- "Baby Come Back"
Tiger Army- "Outlaw Heart"
The Shadowmen- "Warm Love"
The Lucky Bullets- "Fire Down Below"

instru-Mental Breakdown:
Didi Wray- "Terremoto Surf"
The Duke Robillard Band- "Rawhide"

Marcel Bontempi & Carlos Slap- "Young Souls"
Stray Cats- "Mean Pickin' Mama"

Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending July 20, 1957:
#95 Chuck Berry- "Oh Baby Doll"
#85 The Del-Vikings- "Cool Shake"
#1 Elvis Presley- "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"

Five Year Flashback:
The Cactus Blossoms on working with JD McPherson and the Alton & Jimmy cover
The Cactus Blossoms- "No More Crying The Blues"

Supersonics- "Denver"
Mike Bell- "Hey Heartache"
Jackie Lee Cochran- "Mama Don't You Think I Know"

Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Primeval"

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"

JD McPherson interview/ Rockabilly N Blues 01-01-2018

JD McPherson/ Photo credit: Joshua Black Wilkins

JD McPherson is our guest on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour as we discuss moving to Nashville, recording at the historic RCA Studio B for his latest album on New West Records and a special request for Pat Cupp!  We'll hear tunes from JD's new album, songs he's performed on with Shovels & Rope and Pokey LaFarge, a track from the album he produced for The Cactus Blossoms and more!  Plus, we spin tracks from his band-mate Jimmy Sutton as well as Eddie Angel featuring his drummer Jason Smay!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

JD McPherson- "Crazy Horse"
Interview segment 1
JD McPherson- "Undivided Heart & Soul"
Interview segment 2
JD McPherson & Pokey LaFarge- "Good Old Oklahoma"
The Starkweather Boys- "Little Mae"
Interview segment 3
*Roy Orbison- "Crying" snippet
JD McPherson- "Hunting For Sugar"
Shovels & Rope (with JD McPherson)- "Nobody Takes The Place Of You"
Interview segment 4
JD McPherson- "Bloodhound Rock"
Interview segment 5
*"Lucky Penny" snippet
The Cactus Blossoms- "Mississippi"
Interview segment 6
Pat Cupp- "I Guess It's Meant That Way"
Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "Up Jumped The Devil"
Eddie Angel- "So How Come (No One Loves Me)"

Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Heartbreak Hotel"

"Lucky Penny" music video

"Lucky Penny" on Conan

"Crying's Just A Thing You Do" live at KINK

Cliff Richard interview! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 01-09-17

Sir Cliff Richard is our special guest this week as we discuss his new project (and 102nd overall), Just...Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll!  We'll hear several tunes from this project as well as songs with The Shadows and Phil Everly!  Plus, we hear a new live track from Brian Setzer, a classic live track from Ricky Nelson, rockers from Charlie Feathers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Cactus Blossoms and pay tribute to recent Grammy Hall Of Fame song inductee, Dion's "The Wanderer"!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Brian Setzer- "Vinyl Records"
Ricky Nelson- "Milk Cow Blues"

Cliff Richard interview
Cliff Richard & The Shadows- "Dynamite"
Segment 1
Cliff Richard- "Roll Over Beethoven"
Segment 2
Cliff Richard & Elvis Presley- "Blue Suede Shoes"
Cliff Richard & The Shadows- "C'mon Everybody"
Segment 3
Cliff Richard- "Move It"
Cliff Richard & Phil Everly- "She Means Nothing To Me"
Segment 4
Cliff Richard- "Dimples"

Dion- "The Wanderer"
Charlie Feathers- "Wild Wild Party"
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "My Baby Left Me"
The Cactus Blossoms- "You're Dreaming"

Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Peter Gunn"

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The Cactus Blossoms interview and more! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-28-16

Page Burkum & Jack Torrey- The Cactus Blossoms
photo by Michael Crouser

The Cactus Blossoms' Jack Torrey & Page Burkum join us on the show this week to talk early influences, working with JD McPherson on their Red House Records debut- You're Dreaming, touring with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, requests for Carl Perkins & Bo Diddley and lots more! We also hear brand new tunes from Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Frantic Rockers, Veloninos and rockers from Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Frank Deaton & The Mad Lads, Sandy & The Wild Wombats and Rockpile!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Frantic Rockers- "Satisfy My Soul"
Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Boomerang"
Frank Deaton & The Mad Lads- "Don't Let Go"
Veloninos- "Red Diesel Medicine"

Cactus Blossoms interview
Segment 1

photo by Alexander Thompson

Cactus Blossoms- "You're Dreaming"
Segment 2
Cactus Blossoms- "Stoplight Kisses"
Segment 3
Cactus Blossoms- "No More Crying The Blues"
Segment 4
Cactus Blossoms- "Clown Collector"
Segment 5
Cactus Blossoms- "Change Your Ways Or Die"
Segment 6
Cactus Blossoms- "Mississippi"
Segment 7
Carl Perkins- "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby"
Bo Diddley- "Dearest Darling"

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Desperation"
Sandy & The Wild Wombats- "Wild One"
Rockpile- "Crawling From The Wreckage" (live)

Outro:  Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

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"Stoplight Kisses" music video

"Powder Blue"

with JD McPherson- "This Boy"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 8-3-15

We spin new tracks from The Rhythm Shakers, Charlie Gracie, Cactus Blossoms, Rio & The Rockabilly Revival, Bluebell Sisters and Jerry Foster this week. Plus, we hear rockers from Matt Hill, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent, Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Jerry Lee Lewis, Headcat and lots more!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

The Rhythm Shakers- "Ultra Twist"

Charlie Gracie- "Angel On My Shoulder"

Matt Hill- "Hellz Bells"

Darrel Higham- "My Way"

Bo Diddley- "Who Do You Love"

Cactus Blossoms- "You're Dreaming"

Gene Vincent- "Be Bop Boogie Boy"

Rio & The Rockabilly Revival- "I'm Shakin'"

The Rockats- "Old Hickory Road"

Marty Robbins- "Mean Mama Blues"

Hi-Risers- "Where's The Life Of The Party"

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Motorhead Girl"

Headcat- "Let It Rock"

Rockin' 8-Balls- "Freight Train Boogie"

The Blasters- "Rock & Roll Will Stand"

Bluebell Sisters- "Ding Dong Daddy"

Jake Calypso- "My Honey Bop"

Moon Mullican- "Big Big City"

Jerry Foster- "Strong Enough To Live"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Promised Land"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour- new rockin' episode!

Lots of new music on the show this week that is destined to be your new favorites.  We've got fresh tunes from Jai Malano, The Kabooms, Cactus Blossoms, Fanny Mae & The Dynamite Believers, Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes, Frantic Rockers, The Boners, Maryann & The Tri-Tones, classics from Roy Orbison, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Johnny Cash, plus a new installment of "Ask The Clowns" with The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns and much more!  Whew!!  This one will make you want to get up and dance, dance, dance!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

John Lindberg Trio- "Dig It"

Eddie Cochran- "Nervous Breakdown"

Jai Malano- "Rocket Girl"

The Kabooms- "Johnny Rocket"

Bo Diddley- "Hush Your Mouth"

Cactus Blossoms- "Stoplight Kisses"

The Bullets- "Kicks Like '56"

Johnny Cash- "Rockabilly Blues"

Johnny Horsepower- "All Over Again"

Fanny Mae & The Dynamite Believers- "My Howl"

Ronnie Dawson- "Mule Train"

Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes- "When I'm Gone"

Frantic Rockers- "Rumors"

Maryann & The Tri-Tones- "Moving Up"

Ask The Clowns

The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Paranoid Boy"

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The Boners- "My Baby Don't Like My Car"

Roy Orbison- "Mean Little Mama"

Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Won't Be Told"

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