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Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 05-13-19 May 13, 2019

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This hour's Five Year Flashback goes back to May, 2015 when we spoke with the late, great Dick Dale. Dick passed away at 81 years old on March 16th, 2019 just a few weeks shy of his 82nd birthday. We hear him talking about Quenin Tarantino requesting that "Miserlou" be part of his Pulp Fiction film. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Buck Owens with covers by Rosie Flores and John Fogerty. Plus, we hear NEW tunes in our instru-Mental Breakdown by The Di Maggio Connection and The Delstroyers and we also spin NEW tracks from Bloodshot Bill, Doel Brothers, John Lewis & His Rock 'n' Roll Trio, The Mellows, Wild Bill & The Railroad Cats, Wildcat Rose, RvB, Bonita & The Blues Shacks, Million Dollar Tones and more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Doel Brothers- "Bottle On The Table"

Bloodshot Bill- "Do What You Do"

John Lewis & His Rock 'n' Roll Trio- "Wipe Me Out"

Million Dollar Tones- "Jenny Lee"

Elvis Presley- "Fool, Fool, Fool"

Bonita & The Blues Shacks- "Where's The Money Honey"

Johnny Cash- "Bad News"

RvB- "Over And Over Much"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Di Maggio Connection- "The Red Bridge"

The Delstroyers- "Invasion Of The Body Surfers"

Wildcat Rose- "Broken Bones"

Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen- "Everybody Tells Her That"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:

Buck Owens (as "Corky Jones")- "Rhythm And Booze"

Rosie Flores- "Hot Dog"

John Fogerty- "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)"

Five Year Flashback:

Dick Dale on Quentin Tarantino wanting "Miserlou" for Pulp Fiction

Dick Dale- "Miserlou"

Wild Bill & The Railroad Cats- "Three Times Seven"

The Mellows- "City Lights"

Ricky Nelson- "I'm In Love Again"

Outro Music Bed: Dick Dale- "Riders In The Sky"

2nd annual Train Show/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 05-06-19 May 06, 2019

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We ride the rails again on our 2nd annual Train Show on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Songs of locomotives, railroad, hobos, lonesome whistles and more from Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, Dale Watson, Dallas Moore, Ricky Nelson, The Secret Sisters, Carl Perkins, Linda Gail Lewis, Robert Gordon, Delmore Brothers, Paul Pigat, Chris Casello Trio, High Noon, Wayne "The Train" Hancock and more! We also hear 2 vintage commercials featuring Johnny Cash. We're celebrating Train Day happening May 11th, 2019!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Carl Perkins- "Folsom Prison Blues"

Di Maggio Brothers- "Hey Porter"

Lionel Trains & Trucks commercial with Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash- "Ridin' On The Cotton Belt"

Franklin Stewart- "That Long Black Train"

Linda Gail Lewis- "Roll On (Clickety Clack)

Paul Pigat- "Lonesome Whistle"

Delmore Brothers- "Freight Train Boogie"

Dale Watson- "Runaway Train"

Dale Hawkins- "Number Nine Train"

Robert Gordon- "Train Of Love"

Dallas Moore- "Hobo"

John Fogerty- "Southern Streamline"

High Noon- "Late Train"

Wayne "The Train" Hancock- "Locomotive Joe"

American Freedom Train commercial with Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash- "Rock Island Line"

Chris Casello Trio (with Mark W. Winchester)- "Hillbilly Train"

Ricky Nelson- "Mystery Train"

The Secret Sisters- "Wabash Cannonball"

Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "Wabash Cannonball"

NEW Stray Cats and more!/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-29-19 Apr 29, 2019

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How great is it to say there is a NEW Stray Cats tune on the latest Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour?!! We also spin NEW tracks from Charley Crockett, Tami Neilson, Rosie Flores, Kim Lenz, Pope Paul & The Illegals, Wild Deuces, rockers from Jimmy Dale, Gene Vincent, Darrel Higham, Glen Campbell and more! Our instru-Mental Breakdown has NEW tunes from Cap'n Mike & The King Tide and Anthony Castagna, the Five Year Flashback is with the always great Levi Dexter AND we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending October 12, 1957!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Jimmy Dale & The Beltline- "She's Wild"

Kim Lenz- "Guilty"

Stray Cats- "Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me)"

Rosie Flores- "Till The Well Runs Dry"

Tami Neilson- "Big Boss Mama"

Gene Vincent- "Hey Good Looking"

Charley Crockett- "River Of Sorrow"

Roger Miller- "Burma Shave"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Anthony Castagna- "Rumble To Newport"

Cap'n Mike & The King Tide- "Rumble"

Pope Paul & The Illegals- "I Love The Way"

Wild Deuces- "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie"

Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for week ending Oct. 12, 1957:

#79 Fats Domino- "Wait & See"

#68 Thurston Harris- "Little Bitty Pretty One"

#1 The Everly Brothers- "Wake Up Little Susie"

Five Year Flashback:

Levi Dexter on the Levi & The Rockats new sound maybe not appealing to Ted's

Levi & The Rockats- "All Thru The Night"

Glen Campbell- "I'll Be Back"

Darrel Higham- "Blood From A Stone"

Eddie Cochran- "Little Lou"

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

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-22-19 Apr 22, 2019

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Nick Lowe once again teams up with those rockin' masked crusaders of Los Straitjackets for a new EP Love Starvation (available May 17th) and we spin the title track this hour! We also give you NEW tunes from Motel Mirrors, Fatboy, The Mellows (feat. Colton Turner), Carl Bradychok, Clint Bradley, Ray Allen, Rosie Flores as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown and classics from Carl Perkins, Joe Maphis & Rose Lee Maphis, Waylon Jennings, Two Tons Of Steel, Annisteen Allen and more! Plus, we hear a trio of Buddy Holly-related tracks AND our Five Year Flashback is with Phil Alvin talking about The Blasters classic, "Marie, Marie" so you don't want to miss it!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Motel Mirrors- "Everybody's Moving"

Sonny Burns- "A Real Cool Cat"

The Mellows (feat. Colton Turner)- "Always"

Annisteen Allen- "Fujiyama Mama"

Carl Perkins- "Jenny, Jenny"

Fatboy- "Diggin' The Scene"

Ray Allen- "Jersey Pearl"

Clint Bradley- "Lone Lonesome Moon"

Joe Maphis & Rose Lee Maphis- "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (& Loud, Loud Music)"

Waylon Jennings- "Nobody Knows"

Niki Sullivan- "It's All Over" (former guitarist of The Crickets)

Ronnie Smith & The Poor Boys- "Lookie, Lookie, Lookie" (w/ Carl Bunch on drums)

Lou Giordano- "Don'tcha Know" (w/ Phil Everly & Buddy Holly on falsetto BGV's)

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Rosie Flores- "Teenage Rampage"

Bill Kirchen- "Guitar Boogie Shuffle"

Five Year Flashback:

Phil Alvin on "Marie, Marie"

The Blasters- "Marie, Marie"

Carl Bradychok- "Put Your Cat Clothes On"

Nick Lowe (w/ Los Straitjackets)- "Love Starvation"

Two Tons Of Steel- "Not That Lucky"

Outro Music Bed: The Domestic Bumblebees- "The Screamin' Lobster"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-15-19 Apr 15, 2019

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We get 2 in a row this hour from Jason Ringenberg (NEW track from his latest Stand Tall as well as a collaboration with Los Straitjackets on the tune "Link Wray"), our Five Year Flashback with Dion, an instru-Mental Breakdown with Link Wray and The Prodigals (featuring Chris Casello), NEW tunes from Nathan Belt & The Buckles, Dry Riverbed Trio, The Sirocco Bros., Kim Lenz, Portuguese Pedro, Haney's Big House, recent Grammy winner Buddy Guy, classics from Elvis Presley, The Rimshots, Levi Dexter, The Everly Brothers and more!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Rebound"

Elvis Presley- "Stuck On You"

Buddy Guy- "Guilty As Charged"

Dry Riverbed Trio- "Keep On Playin'"

The Sirocco Bros.- "Goliath Tigerfish"

Kim Lenz- "Bury Me Deep"

Portuguese Pedro & His Band- "What Will I Do"

The Rimshots (John Lewis)- "I'm Gone"

Louisville Boppers- "Run Through The Jungle"

Levi Dexter- "Hurricane"

Jason Ringenberg- "Lookin' Back Blues"

Jason Ringenberg with Los Straitjackets- "Link Wray"

The Everly Brothers- "Stick With Me Baby"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Link Wray- "White Lightning"

The Prodigals- "Ride The Savage Dolphin" (feat. Chris Casello)

Five Year Flashback:

Dion on Viva Las Vegas and "Teenager In Love"

Dion & The Belmonts- "Teenager In Love"

Haney's Big House- "Eyes Wide Open"

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters- "Money Honey"

Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Jack The Ripper"

Nashville Boogie 5th Annual/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-08-19 Apr 08, 2019

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The 5th annual Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender is happening May 23-26, 2019. We'll play some of these amazing acts this hour. It's a very unique blend from B-52S, JD McPherson, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Bailey Dee, Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes, Linda Gail Lewis, The Cactus Blossoms, Marcel Bontempi, Nikki Hill, Bloodshot Bill, Jake Calypso, McKinley James, The Hi-Jivers, Sonny West, Art Adams, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles, Deke Dickerson, Hillbilly Casino and instru-Mental Breakdown Boogie style with Los Straitjackets and The Surfrajettes!! That's how we boogie here in Nashville! See y'all here!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Marcel Bontempi- "Wolf Call"

Jake Calypso- "I'm A Real Cool Cat"

McKinley James- "Who Will The Next Fool Be?"

Sonny West- "Doin' The Boogie"

Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles- "Sex and Fire and Gasoline"

JD McPherson- "I Wish You Would"

Hillbilly Casino- "It's Not Me, It's You"

Deke Dickerson- "Will You Be Mine"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Surfrajettes- "Mrs. Moto"

Los Straitjackets- "Outta Gear"

The Cactus Blossoms- "Desperado"

The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam- "Unjust Friends"

The B52's- "52 Girls"

The Hi-Jivers- "It Takes Time"

Art Adams- "Memphis Dream"

Bailey Dee- "Too Long"

Linda Gail Lewis- "Real Wild Child"

Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes- "You Bet I Would"

Nikki Hill- "Don't Be The Sucker"

Bloodshot Bill- "You Want It"

Outro Music Bed: Bert Weedon- "Nashville Boogie"

Viva Las Vegas show/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-01-19 Apr 01, 2019

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This 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 Wanda Jackson, 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!

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"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-25-19 Mar 25, 2019

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On this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour, we'll spin NEW tracks from Rosie Flores, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles, Motel Mirrors, The Hawkmen, Screamin' Rebel Angels, The Outsiders, The Bullets and Dale Watson & Celine Lee (with "Johnny & June" as part of our "Double Trouble" segment (along with a track FROM Johnny & June). Vince Ray sends over an earlier track he did with Vern Vain & The Blue Vains. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Little Walter with covers by Keith Richards and Eilen Jewell. Plus, our Five Year Flashback is with Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer Duane Eddy as he discusses "Rebel Rouser" being a part of the Forrest Gump movie and soundtrack plus we've got tunes from Big Sandy Bo Diddley and Red Foley!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Hawkmen- "Acai"

The Outsiders- "Rockabilly's Back In Town"

Motel Mirrors- "Gotta Lotta Rhythm"

Bo Diddley- "Bo Diddley Is A Lover"

Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Hands Off"

Rosie Flores- "Love Don't Love Nobody"

The Bullets- "Ba Boom"

Vern Vain & The Blue Vains- "I Ride Alone"

Double Trouble segment:

Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash- "Jackson" (live)

Dale Watson & Celine Lee- "Johnny & June"

Big Sandy- "Make A Little Time With Jesus"

Red Foley- "Salty Dog Rag"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment:

Little Walter- "Hate To See You Go"

Keith Richards- "My Babe"

Eilen Jewell- "Crazy Mixed Up World"

Five Year Flashback:

Duane Eddy on "Rebel Rouser" in Forrest Gump

Duane Eddy- "Rebel Rouser

Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles- "Gasser 66"

Outro Music Bed: Johnny Cash- "Rollin' Free"

5th Annual Cover Charge Included show! / Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-18-19 Mar 18, 2019

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It's our 5th Annual Cover Charge Included show!! We spotlight another hour of great cover tunes from the obvious to the obscure! We'll hear Brian Setzer Orchestra covering AC/DC, Levi Dexter covering Groovey Joe Poovey, Johnny Cash covering The Rolling Stones, The Jets covering Dion, Polecats covering Buzzcocks, Jack Rabbit Slim covering Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly covering Carl Perkins, The Di Maggio Connection covering Deep Purple, Two Tons Of Steel covering Ramones, Johnny Bach & The Moonshine Boozers covering Vince Taylor, The Bellfuries covering The Beatles, Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh covering Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash, Headcat covering Chuck Berry, The Smithereens covering The Diamonds, The Honkabillies covering Delmore Brothers and our instru-Mental Breakdown with The Surfrajettes covering Britney Spears and Tiger Army covering The Chantays!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Levi Dexter- "Move Around"

Two Tons Of Steel- "I Wanna Be Sedated"

Johnny Bach & The Moonshine Boozers- "Brand New Cadillac"

Johnny Cash- "No Expectations"

The Honkabillies- "Freight Train Boogie"

Buddy Holly- "Blue Suede Shoes"

Polecats- "What Do I Get"

The Bellfuries- "She's A Woman"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Surfrajettes- "Toxic"

Tiger Army- "Pipeline"

Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh- "Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man"

Headcat- "Let It Rock"

The Smithereens- "The Stroll"

Jack Rabbit Slim- "Let Yourself Go"

The Jets- "The Majestic"

Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Let There Be Rock"

The Di Maggio Connection- "Smoke On The Water"

Outro Music Bed: Tennessee Three- "Folsom Prison Blues"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-11-19 Mar 11, 2019

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Lots of new tunes, classics and special segments on the new Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We've got NEW tracks from Clint Bradley, Jesse Dayton, Carl Bradychok, Marcel Bontempi, Charley Crockett, Black Moon Boys, Delta 88, The Homewreckers, our instru-Mental Breakdown with new tracks by Anthony Castagna and Danny "O" & The Astrotones, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Del Shannon with covers by Dion and John Lindberg Trio and our Five Year Flashback is with Jerry Phillips talking about his dad as well as "Rocket 88" and still there's more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Air Mail Special"

Jesse Dayton- "May Have To Do It, Don't Have To Like It" (live)

Carl Bradychok- "Big Bad Blues"

The Paladins- "Then I Found You"

Grizzly Family- "Rockabilly Hop"

Marcel Bontempi- "Mambo Voodoo"

The Homewreckers- "Crawlin'"

Kansas City Cryers- "Gotta Roam"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Danny "O" & The Astrotones- "Do The Astro"