Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-20-20

We've got killer new tracks this week from Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones, Bloodshot Bill, The Sparks Boys, The Flat Tires, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Ezra Lee as well as James Burton and Gary Cain Band in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  You'll hear a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ, take a trip in our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and we'll spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection and still there's more!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Sparks Boys- "Crazy Music In My Head"
Ezra Lee- "Down & Dirty"
The Flat Tires- "Buzz Buzz Buzz"

instru-Mental Breakdown:
James Burton- "Polk Salad Annie"
Gary Cain Band- "Twang Strut" (Live At Limestone City)

Bloodshot Bill- "My Heart Cries For You"
Mike Zito- "St. Louis Blues" (with Charlie Berry III)
Two Tons of Steel- "All Tied Up"

Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Johnny Horton- "In My Home In Shelby County"
Dave & Deke Combo- "Let's Flat Get On It"

Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Hound Dog"
D.B. Rielly- "Turn The Page"

Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine
Week ending August 13, 1955 Cash Box Best Selling Singles chart:
#37 (Top Debut) Chuck Berry- "Maybellene"
#7 Boyd Bennett & His Rockets- "Seventeen"
#1 Bill Haley & His Comets- "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Dick Curless- "Juke Box Man"

Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Hunker In My Bunker"
Eddie Bond- "Tore Up"

Outro Music Bed- Duane Eddy- "Cannonball"

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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Lara Hope & Matt Goldpaugh co-host/ Rockabilly N Blues 10-23-17

Lara Hope & Matt Goldpaugh from Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones are our guest co-hosts with me this week.  They hand picked all of the songs but one and that is a track I picked from their latest project, Love You To Life.  We talk about and spin tunes from Dick Dale, The Rough Shapes, Imelda May, Eilen Jewel, The Big Six, Willie Dixon, Blair Crimmins & The Hookers, The Tabaltix, Louis Jordan, Grace Potter, The Shadows, Pokey LaFarge, The 9th Street Stompers and Matt's old band The Arkhams.  We discuss touring, winning the Ameripolitan Award for Rockabilly Female and more!!

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***Also, check out our bonus show to hear additional conversation about Billy Stewart- "Summertime", "Big 3 Trio- "Big 3 Stomp", "Slim Cessna's Auto Club- "This Our Land Redux" and Joanie Sommers- "Johnny Get Angry".  
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Songs played on the broadcast show:

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

Eilen Jewell- "Queen Of The Minor Key"
Imelda May- "Roadrunner"
Willie Dixon- "Built For Comfort"
Dick Dale- "The Wedge Paradiso"
The Rough Shapes- "Social Station"
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- "Sweet Hands"
Louis Jordan- "Big Bess"
The Shadows- "Man Of Mystery"
Pokey Lafarge- "Close The Door"
The 9th Street Stompers- "The Axeman (Of New Orleans)"
The Arkhams- "Running Wheel"
The Tabaltix- "Sex, Pugs & Rock 'N Roll"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Fast Cheap Or Well Done"
Blair Crimmins & The Hookers- "Oh Angela"
The Big Six- "Hammer It Down"

Outro Music Bed:  Chuck Berry- "Chuckwalk"

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James and Lara showing off their
Ameripolitan Awards!

Lara Hope with her 2017 Ameripolitan Music Award for
Rockabilly Female Of The Year

"Love You To Life" music video

"Dr. Bartender" lyric video

"I'm The One" music video

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 07-31-17

This week we spin new tracks from Lara Hope And The Ark-Tones, Eugene Chrysler, Joakim Tinderholt, The Jelly Roll Men, John Lindberg Trio, Eddie & The Head Starts, Fia Sco & The Majestics, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam and Danny B. Harvey (as part of our "instru-Mental Breakdown").  Plus, we spin tunes from Chris Isaak, Dion, Dig Wayne, Jimmy Dale & The Beltline, Jerry Lee Lewis, Red Simpson and more!!

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

Jerry Lee Lewis- "High School Confidential"
Mario Bradley- "Shake It Up"
Eugene Chrysler- "Speed Trap"
Red Simpson- "Six Days On The Road"
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "'Till The Well Runs Dry"
Joakim Tinderholt & His Band- "Hold On To Me"
The Jelly Roll Men- "Rockin'"
Jack Baymoore & The Bandits- "Walking The Line"

instru-Mental Breakdown:
Larry Collins & Joe Maphis- "The Rockin' Gypsy
Danny B. Harvey- "Evel Stomp"

The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "Even At My Best"
Fia Sco & The Majestics- "Shame On You"
Dion- "Shu-bop"
Richard Berry- "Yama Yama Pretty Mama"
Brenda Lee- "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home"
Eddie & The Head Starts- "Blues Stop Knockin'"
Dig Wayne- "Devil Red"
Chris Isaak- "Miss Pearl"
Jimmy Dale & The Beltline- "She's Wild"
John Lindberg Trio- "I'll Be There"

Outro Music Bed:  Jinx Jones- "Jinx's Guitar Boogie"

Norbert Putnam: Elvis Celebration/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 06-05-17

Norbert Putnam/ insert photo- Norbert with Elvis Presley

Famed musician and producer, Norbert Putnam, joins Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week as we continue our Elvis Celebration.  2017 marks 40 years since Elvis' passing and we're celebrating his life and music.  Norbert tells us some great stories of his time in the studio with Elvis.  Plus, we hear NEW tunes from Lara Hope & The Arktones, Jake Calypso, Jake La Botz and The Bama Lamas with Gabrielle Sutton as well as rockers from Carl Perkins, Ricky Nelson, Dave Edmunds and Babe Miller!

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Also, hear an interview segment with Norbert on this week's Catching A Wave radio show:



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

Babe Miller- "Long Gone Daddy"
Lara Hope & The Arktones- "Fast, Cheap Or Well Done"
Jake Calypso- "Saturday Night To Tease"
Carl Perkins with NRBQ- "Sorry Charlie"
Dave Edmunds- "Paralyzed"
Ricky Nelson- "Cindy"

Norbert Putnam interview:
Tony Joe White- "Polk Salad Annie"
Segment 1
Elvis Presley- "Mystery Train/ Tiger Man" (studio jam)
Segment 2
Elvis Presley- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
Segment 3
Elvis Presley- "Promised Land"
Segment 4
Elvis Presley- "Patch It Up"*

Jake La Botz- "How I Wish She Was Mine"
The Bama Lamas (with Gabrielle Sutton)- "Security"

Outro Music Bed: Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas"

Dale Watson interview part 1 and Ameripolitan spotlight

Dale Watson joins us for part 1 of our 2 segment interview series as we discuss early influences and the Ameripolitan Music Awards.  We'll also hear some of the nominees in various categories this episode and next!  On the show this week are The BellFuries, Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Cash O'Riley, Marti Brom, Nathan Belt & The Buckles, Lara Hope, a tune from the upcoming awards show host Ray Benson and so much more!!

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The BellFuries- "Beaumont Blues"
Don Diego Trio- "Honky Tonk Mind"
Western Swing Authority- "Miss Molly"


Dale Watson interview:
Dale Watson- "Mama's Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up To Babies"
Segment 1
Dale Watson- "Drive, Drive, Drive"
Segment 2
Dale Watson- "I Got Stripes"
Segment 3
Dale Watson- "Nashville Rash"


Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Little Chain"
Jinx Jones- "Wham Bam Boogie"
Lara Hope & The Arktones- "Floatin' Down The River"
Cash O'Riley & The Down Right Daddies- "Send Along"
Charlie Thompson- "The Automobile Song"
Neon Stars- "Hillbilly Boogie"
Marti Brom- "Ambush"
Ray Benson- "JJ Cale"

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