Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-25-19

This week, Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour spins the latest from The Mavericks (covering Waylon Jennings), Jason James, Love Tattoo, Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes, Marty Stuart, The Delta Bombers, Jimmy Dale, Rio & The Rockabilly Revival, Mike Teardrop Trio, The Sugar Daddys as well as Los Tiki Phantoms and Urban Zotel in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We'll take a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner, hear some requests in Hey Mr. DJ and still there's more!!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes- "Get Wild Or Get Gone"
Love Tattoo- "Anybody Else But Me"
The Sugar Daddys- "Don't Really Matter"

instru-Mental Breakdown:
Los Tiki Phantoms- "I Fought The Law"
Urban Zotel- "Shoeshine Shuffle"

Mike Teardrop Trio- "Just A Country Boy"
Marty Robbins- "Running Gun"
Rio & The Rockabilly Revival- "On My Knees"
Jason James- "City On The Bayou"
The Mavericks- "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" (radio edit)
Jimmy Dale- "Diggin' The Boogie"
Marty Stuart- "That'll Be All Right"
The Delta Bombers- "Lovin' Hell"

Doo-Wop Corner:
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers- "Little Bitty Pretty One"
Eugene Church & The Fellows- "Pretty Girls Everywhere"

Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Johnny Horton- "Let's Take The Long Way Home"
The Cramps- "Rock On The Moon"

Peter Gunn & The Neatbloods- "Stomp To The Boogie"
Janis Martin- "Two Long Years"

Outro Music Bed:  Link Wray- "Black Widow"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-21-19

Lots of killer new tunes this week from The Mavericks (covering John Anderson and we dare you not to sing along), Charley Crockett, Vaden Landers (on Bigtone Records), Hot Chickens, Diablogato, The Swamp Shakers, Marcel Bontempi with Carlos Slap, Danny "O" & The Astrotones, Ryan Glenn Band and The Shootouts and Nick Waterhouse in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Plus, we go down to the Doo-Wop Corner as well as hear a couple of your requests!  If that isn't enough, we throw in some rockers by Brian Setzer, The Gunboat Diplomats, Charlie Feathers and Terry Noland!  It's more fun than you imagined possible in one hour!!

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

Brian Setzer- "Nothing Is A Sure Thing"
The Swamp Shakers- "Didn't Start Livin'"
Hot Chickens- "Love's Made A Fool Of You"
Diablogato- "Boston Bound, Memphis Heart (Get On Up)"
Terry Noland- "Ten Little Women"
Danny "O" & The Astrotones- "Translation"
Ryan Glenn Band- "Delusional Disorder"
Charlie Feathers- "Bottle To The Baby"

instru-Mental Breakdown:
The Shootouts- "Quick Draw"
Nick Waterhouse- "El Viv"

Vaden Landers- "Young Lovers"
Marcel Bontempi & Carlos Slap- "Young Souls"
The Gunboat Diplomats- "Crazy About You"

Doo-Wop Corner:
The Dells- "Jo Jo"
The Gladiolas- "Run Run Little Joe"

Hey Mr. DJ request segment:
Patsy Cline- "Lovesick Blues"
JD McPherson- "Wolf Teeth"

The Mavericks- "Swingin'"
Charley Crockett- "5 More Miles"

Outro Music Bed:  Duane Eddy- "Movin' 'N' Groovin'"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 12-17-18

It's another great mix of rockers and Christmas tunes this week!  We hear NEW tunes from Nikki Hill, Kim Lenz, Reverend Horton Heat, Reckless Ones, Sarah Vista, Webb Wilder, The Honkabillies, The Di Maggio Connection, a Killer Classic from Jerry Lee Lewis, NEW festive tunes from The Mavericks, JD McPherson (including a NEW :60 Album Review by Connor Rocket), past favs from Elvis Presley, Loretta Lynn, Chuck Mead and a holiday edition of the instru-Mental Breakdown with Joel Paterson and Los Straitjackets.  We also pay tribute to Tony Joe White who passed away October 25th and hear a tune from his latest Yep Roc Records release.

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

The Mavericks- "Hey! Merry Christmas!"
Loretta Lynn- "To Heck With Ole Santa Claus"
Tony Joe White- "Boom Boom"
The Di Maggio Connection- "Rock 'n' Roll Is Life"

:60 Album Review with Connor Rocket-
reviewing JD McPherson Socks
JD McPherson- "Socks"
Chuck Mead- "Jingle Bells"
Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks- "High Rollin'"
Sarah Vista- "Madame Moustache"
The Honkabillies- "She's Mine"
Reckless Ones- "Little Fever"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Wild One (Real Wild Child)"
Reverend Horton Heat- "Hog Tyin' Woman"

instru-Mental Breakdown:
Joel Paterson- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Los Straitjackets- "Hark The Herald Angels Sing"

JD McPherson- "All The Gifts I Need"
Elvis Presley- "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"
Kim Lenz- "Slowly Speeding"
Nikki Hill- "Don't Be The Sucker"

Outro music bed:  Los Straitjackets- "Jingle Bell Rock"

*Christmas songs

Reverend Horton Heat- "Hog Tyin' Woman"

Tom Brown & Brian Mayes Nashville Elvis Festival interview/ '68 Comeback Special 50th Anniversary/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 12-03-18

Tom Brown & Brian Mayes from Nashville Elvis Festival are our guests again on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour as we discuss this year's Festival (and what to expect in 2019), Elvis week in August and the 50th Anniversary of the '68 Comeback Special (December 3rd, 1968).  We'll spin a few tracks from that event as well as an Elvis cover by Dean Z, NEW rockin' tunes from Al Dual, Devil's Daughters, Southern Culture On The Skids, NEW Christmas tunes from Darrel Higham, The Mavericks and JD McPherson and more holiday rockers from Lily Locksmith, Go-Getters and Jenny Don't & The Spurs!

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

Darrel Higham- "They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose"
The Mavericks- "I Have Wanted You (For Christmas)"
Al Dual- "But I Got A Girl"
Devil's Daughters- "Pass That Bottle"
Southern Culture On The Skids- "Whole Lotta Things"

Tom Brown & Brian Mayes segment 1
Elvis Presley- "Trouble/Guitar Man"
Segment 2
Elvis Presley- "Baby What You Want Me To Do"
Segment 3
Elvis Presley- "Blue Christmas"
Segment 4
Elvis Presley- "If I Can Dream"
Segment 5
includes snippet of John Schneider- "It's Now Or Never"
Dean Z- "You're A Heartbreaker"

JD McPherson- "Bad Kid"
Lily Locksmith- "Christmas"
Go-Getters- "All I Want For Christmas"
Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "Santa Please Bring Him Home"

Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Heartbreak Hotel"

*Christmas songs

http://www.nashvilleelvisfestival.com/

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Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-24-17

We hear NEW tunes this week from Celine Lee, The Mavericks, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Danny B. Harvey, Vince & The Sunboppers, Maureen & The Mercury 5, Phil Haley & His Comments, Legacaster and Cash O'Riley on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  Plus, we hear rockers from The Silvershakers, Harry Fontana, Reverend Horton Heat, Jerry Lee Lewis and more!!

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

Celine Lee- "Miss Atomic Bombshell 1949"
Vince & The Sunboppers- "Spinnin' Around"
Danny B. Harvey- "Texas Thunder"
Maureen & The Mercury 5- "What's It Gonna Take"
The Silvershakers- "What Makes Ya Tick?"
The Mavericks- "Damned (If You Do)"
Phil Haley & His Comments- "Baby Where Are You"
Harry Fontana- "I've Been Trying For A Long Time"
Legacaster- "Big Berry (Boss Man Guitar)"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Rockin' My Life Away"
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Torpedo"
Al Ferrier- "Blues Stop Knocking (At My Door)"
Big Mama Thornton- "They Call Me Big Mama"
Cherry Divine- "Don't Ya"
Conway Twitty- "Shake It Up"
Cash O'Riley- "Tennessee Naughty Water"
Adam Lopez & His Rhythm Review- "I Lean"
Rudy Greene- "Juicy Fruit"
Reverend Horton Heat- "River Ran Dry"

Outro Music Bed: Cousin Harley- "Noodlin'"

https://www.celinelee.rocks/

Nashville Elvis Festival preview and more! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 02-20-17

Tom Brown & Brian Mayes of Nashville Elvis Festival join the show on location from the top of Grays On Main in Franklin, TN which is one of the locations of the events during the festival weekend.  We discuss their background, the upcoming festival and spin song requests of some favorite Elvis tunes!  Plus, we sneak in Elvis covers from Conway Twitty, Robert Gordon and Tom Petty too!  If that isn't enough, we hear a brand NEW tune from The Mavericks as well as rockers from Carl Perkins, Webb Wilder, Kent Rose, Johnny Cash and more!

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

Tom Tall & His Tom Kats- "Stack-A-Records"
Brian Setzer- "Ignition" (live)
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Get It"
Webb Wilder- "Tell Me Why, Charlene"
Johnny Cash- "Train Of Love"
Conway Twitty- "Treat Me Nice"
Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding- "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"

Tom Brown & Brian Mayes interview
Elvis Presley- "Mystery Train"
Segment 1
Elvis Presley- "I Forgot To Remember To Forget"
Segment 2
Elvis Presley- "Boss Nova Baby"
Segment 3
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
Segment 4
Elvis Presley- "A Little Less Conversation"

The Mavericks- "Brand New Day"
Carl Perkins- "Put Your Cat Clothes On" (live)
Kent Rose- "If You Dig It"
Red Simpson- "The Highway Patrol"


Outro Music Bed:  Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Strollin' With Mary Jane"

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Nathan Belt & The Buckles live and more! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-14-16

We continue our Behind The Limelight experience this week as we welcome Nathan Belt & The Buckles.  Hear exclusive live performances and interviews recorded at Sheyegirl Coffee Co. in Ashland City, TN.  Plus, we get first spins of 2 NEW studio tracks from them recorded in Nashville, TN!  We also hear new tunes from Dale Watson, The Mavericks (from their latest live project) and rockers from Gene Vincent, John Fogerty, Elvis Presley and Chris Isaak!!

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

Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Blue Jean Bop"
John Fogerty- "Southern Streamline"
The Mavericks- "Come Unto Me"
snippet of Elvis Presley on The Milton Berle Show
Elvis Presley- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind" *
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Good Rockin' Tonight"
Segment 1
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Money Makes The World Go 'Round"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "That's All Right"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "400 Miles To Heaven" *
Segment 2
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "I Walk The Line"
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Who Will The Next Fool Be"
Segment 3
Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Ring Of Fire"
*= New studio recordings

Dale Watson- "Lonely Blue Boy"
Chris Isaak- "Trying To Get You"

Outro Music Bed: Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Hold Still"

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www.facebook.com/nathanbeltandthebuckles
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Scotty Moore tribute/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 08-29-16

left: Scotty Moore, right: Elvis Presley

This week we pay tribute to guitarist Scotty Moore who passed away June 28th, 2016.  We'll hear a sampling of some of the hundreds of songs he recorded on/or produced with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sonny Burgess, Lee Rocker, Dale Hawkins, The Mavericks, Linda Gail Lewis, Paul McCartney, Billy Burnette and lots more!!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Elvis Presley- "Heartbreak Hotel"

Scotty Moore Trio- "Have Guitar Will Travel"

Doug Poindexter & The Starlite Wranglers- "My Kind Of Carryin' On"

Sonny Burgess- "Bigger Than Elvis"

Lee Rocker- "Shame, Shame, Shame"

Jimmy Vivino on Scotty Moore

Elvis Presley- "Too Much"

Dale Hawkins- "Boy Meets Girl"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Set My Mind At Ease"

Charlie Rich- "Midnite Blues"

The Mavericks- "I Told You So"

Elvis Presley- "King Creole"

Thomas Wayne- "You're The One That Done It"

Elvis Presley- "One Night"

Carl Mann- "Walking The Dog"

Linda Gail Lewis- "Nothin' Shakin' But The Leaves"

Elvis Presley- "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"

Paul McCartney- "That's All Right"

Billy Burnette- "Today Is Elvis' Birthday"

Carl Perkins & Scotty Moore- "Mystery Train"

Outro music bed:  Scotty Moore- "My Baby Left Me"

Doug Poindexter & The Starlite Wranglers (Bill Black far left, Scotty Moore far right)

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 06-13-16

We hear our first "Dale Yeah!" segment with Dale Watson and his recommendation of Don Diego Trio!  This will be an ongoing segment so be sure to watch for these in upcoming episodes as well.  We also have interview segments with Linda Gail Lewis as well as JM Van Eaton and tunes from Glen Glenn, The WildTones, Old Stuff Trio, Wanda Jackson, Carl Bradychok, Si Cranstoun, The Mavericks, Sirocco Brothers, Rosie Flores and more!!

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

The WildTones- "Love Machine"
Lil Mo & The Dynaflos- "Hands Off"
Linda Gail Lewis on the pressures of the Lewis name
Linda Gail Lewis- "Sure Does Help"
Old Stuff Trio- "Capybara Boogie"
Big Mama Thornton- "I Smell A Rat"
Carl Bradychok- "Too Much"
Eddie Clendening & The Blue Ribbon Boys- "That Weeping Willow Tree"
Wanda Jackson- "Money Honey"
Si Cranstoun- "Jukebox Jump"
Rosie Flores- "This Cat's In The Doghouse"

James Riley with
Dale Watson

Sid King & The Five Strings- "Sag, Drag & Fall"
Sirocco Brothers- "Stomp"
JM Van Eaton on the recording of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"
The Mavericks- "The Only Question"
Dale Yeah segment 1 with Dale Watson
Don Diego Trio- "Good Guy"
Dale Watson- "If You Knew What's Good For You"
Glen Glenn- "Blue Jeans & A Boy's Shirt"
Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Burning Love"
Fats Domino- "Honey Chile"

Outro Music Bed- Fats Domino- "Fats Frenzy"

New tunes and classics!

We hear new tunes from JD McPherson, The Caezars, The Mavericks and Brian Baker and some classic and obscure rockers from Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Elvis, The Rockats, Johnny Bond, Chris Isaak, Robert Gordon, the Instru-Mental Breakdown returns and more!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Rock 'N' Roll Girl"
JD McPherson- "Mother Of Lies"
Chris Isaak- "Gone Ridin'"
Johnny Bond- "Hot Rod Lincoln"
Robert Gordon- "Too Fast To Live"
The Caezars- "Even The Graveyard's Dead"
Buddy Holly- "Love Me"
Ritchie Valens- "Ooh My Head"
Bill Justis- "Raunchy"
Bruce Johnston- "Ramrod"
The Mavericks- "Stories We Could Tell"
Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "Oakie Boogie"
Brian Baker- "53"
Stray Cats- "Mystery Train Kept A Rollin'"
Elvis Presley- "Frankfort Special"
The Rockats- "Go Cat Wild"
Nick Curran- "Psycho"
Billy Lee Riley- "Got The Water Boiling"
Moonshine Reunion- "Desperate"

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WS Holland interview part 1, Johnny Cash countdown 20-16 and more!

WS Holland is our guest for the next few episodes.  He toured with Johnny Cash for nearly 40 years but before that played with Carl Perkins from the beginning of his Sun Records day through his first album on Columbia before joining up with Johnny.  This week we here about those early days and the origin of how "Blue Suede Shoes" came about.  We also hear the beginning of our "Favorite Johnny Cash Song Countdown" sponsored by Dr. Rubin's Pomade.  This week, we hear songs #20-#16.  And, if that's not enough, we hear new songs from The Mavericks, Planet Rockers and Pokey LaFarge.  Our "Ask The Clowns" segment returns with The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns telling us their favorite Johnny Cash songs along with what prompted one of them to "get a beatin'"!  All this and more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Ritchie Valens- "Hurry Up"
Kim Lenz & Her Jaguars- "Tumble & Fall"
The Mavericks- "All Night Long"
Johnny Carroll- "That's The Way I Love"
Heavy Trash- "Bumble Bee"

www.enzsnyc.com

WS Holland interview part 1
WS Holland segment 1
Carl Perkins- "Movie Magg"
WS Holland segment 2
Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shoes"

Johnny Cash Countdown
#20- "Wreck Of The Old 97"
#19- "Train Of Love"
#18- "One Piece At A Time"
#17- "San Quentin"
#16- "Home Of The Blues"

www.drrubinspomade.com

"Ask The Clowns" segment
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Long Gone Daddy"

http://lanarkrecords.net

The Planet Rockers- "Jenny Lee"
Pokey LaFarge- "Something In The Water"
Hillbilly Casino- "Debt With The Devil

Elvis Countdown part 1 and more

The Favorite Elvis Tunes Countdown brought to us by Dr. Rubin's Pomade begins on this episode.  We hear #20-#16.  Also, a new segment with The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns called "Ask The Clowns".  The Instru-Mental Breakdown is also back and we hear The Mavericks cover a Metal band.  Plus, Johnny Burnette, Charlie Feathers, Levi Dexter and much more!!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Jeff Lynne- "Don't Let Go"
Charlie Feathers- "One Good Gal"
The Mavericks- "Dr. Feelgood"
Shakedown Combo- "Honey Hush"

Favorite Elvis Tunes Countdown (Dr. Rubin's Pomade)
20.  "Burning Love"
19.  "One Night (Of Sin)"
18.  "That's All Right"
17.  "Mystery Train"
16.  "Loving You"

Shakin' Pyramids- "Muskrat"
Johnny Burnette- "Me And The Bear"
Levi Dexter- "Rollin' To The Jukebox Rock"

Instru-Mental Breakdown:
Bill Justis- "Raunchy"
Rosie Flores- "Surf Demon #5"

Ask The Clowns
The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Bowling Alley Baby"

Eddie Clendening- "Shake 'Em On Down"
Nick Curran- "Shot Down"