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Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 07-06-20 Jul 06, 2020

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Lots of variety and lots of new tunes this week! We've once again got 2 new tracks from Robert Gordon as well as the latest from John Fogerty (and family), Lily Locksmith, Bill Kirchen (with Nick Lowe and Paul Carrack), X, Los Jackpots, Vince Ray's Loser Machine, The Time Burners, Vicky Tafoya in our Doo-Wop Corner and The Surfrajettes and The Hi-Tide Orchestra in our instru-Mental Breakdown! Plus, we take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break and spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week.

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Robert Gordon- "Three Alley Cats" (with Dave Alvin)

Elvis Presley- "(It's A) Long Lonely Highway"

Los Jackpots- "Ooh! My Head"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Hi-Tide Orchestra- "Rattler"

The Surfrajettes- "Bonzai Pipeline"

Bill Kirchen (with Nick Lowe & Paul Carrack)- "Shelly's Winter Love"

Lily Locksmith- "You Gotta Try"

The Everly Brothers- "I'm Movin' On"

Beth's Blues Break:

(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")

Sonny Boy Williamson- "Don't Start Me To Talkin'"

Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE

John Fogerty (Fogerty's Factory)- "Bad Moon Rising"

X- "Alphabetland"

Robert Gordon- "Black Cadillac" (with Clem Burke)

Doo-Wop Corner:

Isley Brothers- "Angels Cried"

Vicky Tafoya- "Forever"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Carl Perkins- "Levi Jacket (And A Long Tail Shirt)"

Vince Ray's Loser Machine- "Rockabilly Billy No Mates"

The Time Burners- "Rudy Jean"

Dwight Yoakam- "Liar"

Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Guitar'd & Feathered"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 06-29-20 Jun 29, 2020

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Excited to get new John Lindberg Trio on the air this week!! Also, we spin some killer tunes from the latest by Webb Wilder, Marti Brom, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets recorded live), Edwardian Devils, The Broadway Twisters, A-Beat Combo, Johnny Moon & The Selenites, The Dice Cubes and NEW tracks from The Hula Girls and Black Flamingos from Hi-Tide Recordings in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Plus, we take a trip in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine, take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break, spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week and still there's more!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Dice Cubes- "Make Me Motor"

Webb Wilder- "Hit The Nail On The Head"

Marti Brom- "Hurry Home"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Hula Girls- "Jungle Girl"

Black Flamingos- "Just Dropped In

(To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

John Lindberg Trio- "Crying, Lying, Denying"

Johnny Moon & The Selenites- "I'm Gonna Kill The Rooster"

A-Beat Combo- "My Train Is Comin'"

Beth's Blues Break:

(Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues")

Otis Rush- "I Can't Quit You Baby"

Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE

Gene Vincent- "Look What You Gone & Done To Me"

Charlie Gracie- "Can't Stop Rock'n"

Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Tokyo Bay" (live)

Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine

Week ending January 12, 1962:

#11 The Beach Boys- "Surfin'"

#9 Dion- "The Wanderer"

#1 Chubby Checker- "The Twist"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Moon Mullican- "Well Oh Well"

Edwardian Devils- "Rocket"

The Broadway Twisters- "Night Tripper"

Outro Music Bed: Duane Eddy- "Curveball"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 06-22-20 Jun 22, 2020

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Always great to have NEW Robert Gordon on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We'll play 2 tracks from his new album on Cleopatra Records featuring guests Dale Watson and Joe Louis Walker. We also spin the latest from Jesse Dayton, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), Andrea & Mud, The Hi-Risers, Delta 88, The Toreadors, The Sparks Boys, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boy, a newly released Everly Brothers track plus NEW tunes from The Surfrajettes and The Western Distributors in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break, a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner AND drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Everly Brothers- "Down In The Bottom" Delta 88- "Bettie & The Page Boys" The Hi-Risers- "Hot Banana" instru-Mental Breakdown: The Surfrajettes- "Hale'iwa Hustle" The Western Distributors- "Spaghetti Wetsuit" Robert Gordon- "One Cup Of Coffee" (with Joe Louis Walker) The Toreadors- "It Hurts To Be In Love" The Sparks Boys- "So Close" Beth's Blues Break: Son House- "Death Letter" Nikki Hill- "Don't Be The Sucker" Robert Gordon- "I'm Glad My Baby's Gone Away" (with Dale Watson) Jesse Dayton- "Carencro Girl" Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Don't Be Nice To Me" Doo-Wop Corner: The Coasters- "Run Red Run" The Du Mauriers- "All Night Long" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: James Intveld & The Rockin' Shadows- "My Heart Is Aching For You" Andrea & Mud- "Send Your Love My Way" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Hubba Hubba Ding Ding" Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 06-15-20 Jun 15, 2020

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We spin 3 tracks from the late, great Little Richard this hour. The "Architect Of Rock & Roll" passed away on May 9th, 2020 at 87 years old. We also hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, take a break with Beth Riley and her Beth's Blues Break and spin a couple of new tracks from The Volcanics and The Hawkmen in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Plus, hear NEW tunes from High Noon, Dave Alvin, McKinley James, Pokey LaFarge, Little Lesley & The Bloodshots, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Wild Boogie Combo, The Rip'em Ups, Boppin' B and more!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Little Richard- "Ooh My Soul"

High Noon- "You Done Did It"

Boppin' B- "Bang Bang Bang"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Volcanics- "Return Of Mr. Midnight"

The Hawkmen- "Tequila"

Dave Alvin- "Marie, Marie" (with Christy McWilson & Los Straitjackets)

Pokey LaFarge- "Ain't Comin' Home"

McKinley James- "Lowdown Way You Do"

Beth's Blues Break:

Robert Johnson- "Hellhound On My Trail"

Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE

Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "Sorry For You"

Wild Boogie Combo- "Saturday Night Boogie"

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"

Doo-Wop Corner:

The Tads- "Wolf Call"

The Tokens- "Tonight I Fell In Love"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Blue Ridge Rangers (John Fogerty)- "You Don't Owe Me"

Little Richard- "Money Honey"

The Rip'em Ups- "Get It On"

The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Rock 'n' Roll Girl"

Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Lynxtail"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 06-08-20 Jun 08, 2020

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Always great to spin a NEW track from Dion on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We also have killer new tunes from X, Marti Brom, Victor Wainwright, The Ramblin' Bandits, Eskimo Brothers, Bloodshot Bill, Old Chevy, Eddie Martin, Chuck Mead, The Western Distributors as well as Los Straitjackets and Link Bat & The Bat Rays in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We take a break on Beth's Blues Break with Beth Riley, hear some of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ and we spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week. Don't miss it!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Marti Brom- "Damn Those Little Demons"

The Ramblin' Bandits- "Up And Down"

Victor Wainwright & The Train- "Memphis Loud"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Los Straitjackets- "In My Room"

Link Bat & The Bat Rays- "Diamond Jack"

Dion- "Blues Comin' On" (with Joe Bonamassa)

Chuck Mead- "I Ain't Been Nowhere"

Adriano Batolba Orchestra- "Hard Luck, Bad Luck 'N Misery"

Beth's Blues Break:

Muddy Waters- "You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had"

The Western Distributors- "You're Not Welcome Here"

Eddie Martin- "Don't Trick Me Baby"

Old Chevy- "Dig That Boogie"

X- "Free"

Hey Mr. DJ request segment:

Chuck Willis- "What Am I Living For?"

The Blasters- "Red Rose"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Young Jessie- "Hit, Git & Split"

RIP- Young Jessie passed away April 27, 2020 at 83 years old

Eskimo Brothers- "Austin"

Bloodshot Bill- "Don't Let Go"

Wanda Jackson- "Honey Don't"

Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry- "Berry Pickin'"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 06-01-20 Jun 01, 2020

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High Noon sends over their first new music since 2002! Brand NEW on Swelltune Records. Also, we spin the latest from Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), The Hi-Jivers, The Broadway Twisters, The Dead Cowboys, Edwardian Devils as well as The Manakooras and The Hula Girls in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We start a new segment with Beth Riley called "Beth's Blues Break" and we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and also spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week with Billy Burnette! And still...there's MORE!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Hi-Jivers- "Knee High & Risin'"

King Kerosene- "Too Far To Walk"

Cherry Tess & Her Rhythm Sparks- "Leave A Happy Fool Alone"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Manakooras- "Congo Glide"

The Hula Girls- "The Enchanted Sea"

Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Lay It On Me Baby"

Dion- "Doctor Rock 'N' Roll"

The Broadway Twisters- "Girl With A Gretsch"

Beth's Blues Break:

Howlin' Wolf- "How Many More Years

Chuck Berry- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"

High Noon- "Change"

Edwardian Devils- "Little Girl"

Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine

Week ending August 3, 1959 for WMGM in New York City:

#14 Elvis Presley- "A Big Hunk Of Love"

#11 Lloyd Price- "Personality"

#1 The Drifters- "There Goes My Baby"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Billy Burnette- "Oh, Susan"

The Dead Cowboys- "706"

Marty Robbins- "Don't Worry"

Eddie Cochran- "Three Steps To Heaven"

Outro Music Bed: Eddie Cochran- "Eddie's Blues"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 05-25-20 May 25, 2020

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It's a full hour of rockabilly, blues, surf, doo-wop, honky tonk and rock 'n' roll! Hear NEW tunes from Jesse Daniel, Webb Wilder, McKinley James, The Mellows, Pokey LaFarge, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, The Joeys as well as the latest from The Hi-Tide Orchestra and The Men In Gray Suits in our instru-Mental Breakdown! We'll also take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Webb Wilder- "Tell Me What's Wrong"

The Rockats- "Never So Clever"

The Mellows- "You And Me"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Hi-Tide Orchestra- "Lockdown"

The Men In Gray Suits- "Shark Bait"

Pokey LaFarge- "Bluebird"

Jesse Daniel- "Tar Snakes"

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "I Can't Remember When I Didn't Love You"

Doo-Wop Corner:

The Continentals- "Picture Of Love"

Little Anthony & The Imperials- "Traveling Stranger"

Tony Joe White- "Saturday Night In Oak Grove, LA"

McKinley James- "Who Will The Last Fool Be"

Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine

Week ending April 4, 1959:

#3 Johnny Horton- "When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)"

#2 Johnny Cash- "Don't Take Your Guns To Town"

#1 George Jones- "White Lightning"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Little Willie John- "I'm Shakin'"

The Joeys- "I'll Be Just Fine"

Ronnie Dawson (with High Noon)- "Knock Down Drag Out"

Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Black Widdow"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 05-18-20 May 18, 2020

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The pandemic can't keep great tunes from coming in! Hear NEW tunes from The Honkabillies, Johnny Moon & The Selenites, Whiskey Daredevils, The Toreadors, The Shakers, Bloodshot Bill and Televisionaries, The Muskrats as well as The Surfer Novas and Jeremy Fetzer feat. Duane Eddy in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We'll hear some of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ, board our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending April 21, 1962 and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox...and MORE!

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 05-11-20 May 11, 2020

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Surf, Blues, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk, Doo-Wop and more! It's all on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! Hear NEW tunes from McKinley James, Sonny West, Kyle Lacy, Adriano BaTolba Trio, Saint Dom & The Sinful, The Sparks Boys, Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes, Ezra Lee, Mike Sanchez, Yann O'fender as well as the latest from The Volcanics and Jesse Daniel in our instru-Mental Breakdow! We'll stroll down to the Doo-Wop Corner, drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and more!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Sonny West- "Devil In Me"

Ezra Lee- "Rockabillybeatin' Boogie Band"

Mike Sanchez- "Ramblin' Boogie"

Yann O'fender- "Rumors"

The Big Six- "Twentieth Century Boy"

McKinley James- "Thunderbird"

The Sparks Boys- "Rainy Day"

Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes- "Bouquet Of Roses"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Jesse Daniel- "Chickadee"

The Volcanics- "Freakout"

The Shootouts- "If I Could"

Adriano BaTolba Trio- "Been There, Done That"

Kyle Lacy- "Hound Dog"

Doo-Wop Corner:

Dino & The Diplomats- "I Can't Believe"

Dion- "The Majestic"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Johnny Paycheck- "She's All I Got"

Saint Dom & The Sinful- "Feel A Going Out"

Fats Domino- "I'm Ready"

Outro Music Bed: Bill Kirchen- "Buckaroo"

Annual Train Show! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 05-04-20 May 02, 2020

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It's our annual Train Show on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We spin an hour of train-themed tunes to celebrate National Train Day on May 9th! Come ride the rails and hear tunes from Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Dale Watson, Rosie Flores, John Fogerty, Tom Jones, George Jones, Big Jon Atkinson, Conway Twitty, Stray Cats, Carlene Carter, Kim Wilson, Sonny Burgess and an instru-Mental Breakdown with Jimmy Bryant and Sean Mencher!! Allllllll aboard!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Carl Perkins- "Rock Island Line"

Big Jon Atkinson- "Trainfare Blues"

Johnny Cash- "Casey Jones"

Conway Twitty- "Long Black Train"

Stray Cats- "Devil Train"

John Fogerty- "Train Of Fools"

George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys- "Night Train To Memphis"

Carlene Carter- "Little Blakc Train"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Jimmy Bryant- "Railroadin'"