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Annual Christmas show! / Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 12-24-18 Dec 22, 2018

Show notes

It's the annual Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour Christmas show! For those on the nice (and naughty) list, we've got 2 tracks from our featured new holiday release from JD McPherson. Also, we hear NEW festive rockers from The Mavericks, Darrel Higham, Western Swing Authority, Rodney Crowell and a live track from Nathan Belt & The Buckles. Plus, merry tunes from Jerry Lee Lewis, Chris Isaak, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, Brenda Lee, Dale Watson, The Martells, Cheryl Deserée, The Jive Aces and Los Straitjackets and the instru-Mental Breakdown with Buck Owens & His Buckaroos and the Swing Cats! Merry Christmas everybody!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- "Rockabilly Christmas"

JD McPherson- "Every Single Christmas"

The Martells- "Rockin' Santa Claus"

The Mavericks- "Santa Does"

The Jive Aces- "White Hot Christmas"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Blue Christmas"

Darrel Higham- "Christmas Blues"

Los Straitjackets- "Holiday Twist"

The Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Cactus Christmas"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Buck Owens & His Buckaroos- "Jingle Bells"

Swing Cats- "Jingle Bell Rock"

Cheryl Deserée- "Warm In December"

Dale Watson- "Santa And My Semi"

Western Swing Authority- "Christmas Bonus"

Brenda Lee- "I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus"

Rodney Crowell- "Very Merry Christmas"

JD McPherson- "Santa's Got A Mean Machine"

Matthew & Gunnar Nelson- "Oh Come All Ye Faithful"

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" (live from Acme Feed & Seed/ Nashville, TN)

Chris Isaak- "Auld Lang Syne"

Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Frosty The Snowman"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 12-17-18 Dec 17, 2018

Show notes

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, Elvis Presley 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.

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

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 12-10-18 Dec 10, 2018

Show notes

New rockers and holiday favs are mixed in this hour! We spin the latest from Screamin' Rebel Angels, Johnny & Jaalene, Lindsay Beaver, Bloodshot Bill & The Hick-Ups, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo and our instru-Mental Breakdown features NEW tracks from Black Flamingos and The Coguaros! Plus, we play 2 tracks from our featured Christmas release this year by JD McPherson and more holiday rockin' tunes from Buzz Campbell, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Chris Isaak, John Lindberg Trio, a unique Christmas tune from Dale Watson, we dream of a "Dwight" Christmas (Dwight Yoakam and Dwight Twilley) and so much more!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Dwight Twilley- "Rockabilly Christmas Ball"

Dwight Yoakam- "Santa Can't Stay"

Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "Ain't Givin' Up Nothin'"

Wayne Hancock- "Juke Joint Jumpin'"

Big Sandy & The Fly Rite Trio- "Big Fat Trouble"

JD McPherson- "Hey Skinny Santa"

Buzz Campbell & Hot Rod Lincoln- "Rock & Roll For Xmas"

Hillbilly Casino- "Tangled Up"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Black Flamingos- "Speedway"

The Coguaros- "Sweet Georgia Brown"

Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Sleigh Ride" (live)

Chris Isaak- "Hey Santa!" (live)

Dale Watson- "Mistletoe On Death Row"

Lindsay Beaver- "What A Fool You've Been"

Bloodshot Bill & The Hick-Ups- "Change My Mind"

JD McPherson- "What's That Sound"

John Lindberg Trio- "Santa Claus Is Coming To Your Town"

Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Oh My Soul"

Johnny & Jaalene- "Teenage Cutie"

High Noon- "Slow Down Baby"

Outro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Hot Love"

Tom Brown & Brian Mayes Nashville Elvis Festival interview/ '68 Comeback Special 50th Anniversary/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 12-03-18 Dec 03, 2018

Show notes

Tom Brown & Brian Mayes from Nashville Elvis Festival are our guests again on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour as we discuss this the Festival, 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!

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

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"

Darrel Higham interview with NEW tunes!/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-26-18 Nov 26, 2018

Show notes

Darrel Higham is guest on the show this week! We chat about early influences particularly Eddie Cochran (and playing with The Kelly Four), playing with Slim Jim Phantom in the Katmen, his Hell's Hotel album and Robert Plant who appears on the album, brand new singles and a special request for The Jets! We also spin tunes from recent collaborations with Jittery Jack and Rocky Burnette as well as a live track from Jeff Beck featuring Darrel on vocals as they cover Gene Vincent!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Jeff Beck with Darrel Higham- "Double Talkin' Baby"

Interview segment 1

Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "I Don't Like You No More"

segment 2

Darrel Higham with The Kelly Four- "C'Mon Everybody"

Darrel Higham with Jittery Jack- "Frankie's Back In Town"

segment 3

Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers-

"Rockabilly Boogie"

segment 4

Katmen- "When The Drink's Dried Up"

Darrel Higham- "Shirley Lee"

segment 5

Darrel Higham- "Hank Williams And Me"

segment 6

Darrel Higham with Robert Plant- "Please Give Me Something"

segment 7

Darrel Higham- "Bop Machine"

segment 8 (request from Darrel)

The Jets- "Yes Tonight Josephine"

Darrel Higham- "That's The Way"

Outro Music Bed: Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Walk Don't Run"

Stray Cat Lee Rocker interview/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-19-18 Nov 19, 2018

Show notes

Lee Rocker from the Stray Cats joins us on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour as we talk about his career, playing with icons like Carl Perkins, the amazing and emotional feeling of Stray Cats reuniting at Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender and other shows as well as his new live project, The LOW Road. Lee sent over some tracks from this new project so be one of the first to hear them this hour! And just when you though it couldn't get better, his special request song is for Dave Edmunds!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Stray Cats- "Runaway Boys" (live)

Interview segment 1

Stray Cats- "Rebels Rule"

segment 2

Stray Cats- "Everybody Needs Rock 'n' Roll"

Elvis Presley (with Lee Rocker, Slim Jim Phantom, Danny B. Harvey)-

"Baby Let's Play House"

segment 3

Carl Perkins & Friends (including Lee Rocker)-

"Boppin' The Blues"

segment 4

Lee Rocker- "Drivin' My Life Away"

Lee Rocker- "Memphis Freeze" (live)

segment 5

Lee Rocker- "Ophelia"

segment 6

Lee Rocker- "Bulletproof"

Lee Rocker & Big Blue- "Call Me The Rocker (Good Rockin' Daddy)"

segment 7

Stray Cats- "My Baby Left Me" (live with lead vocals by Lee Rocker)

segment 8

Dave Edmunds- "Crawlin' From The Wreckage"

Outro Music Bed- James Wilsey- "El Dorado"

Linda Gail Lewis interview/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-12-18 Nov 12, 2018

Show notes

Linda Gail Lewis is our guest this hour as we chat about her new album with Robbie Fulks on Bloodshot Records titled Wild! Wild! Wild! We also talk about 2019 touring including Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender, her animated appearance in an episode of Mike Judge Presents: Tales From The Tour Bus, a special request for a song from her brother Jerry Lee Lewis and more! We'll also spin a brand NEW tune from Reverend Horton Heat and rockers from Dion, Darrel Higham, Celine Lee and Rosie Flores!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Reverend Horton Heat- "Whole New Life"

Rosie Flores & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts- "I Ain't Got You"

Celine Lee- "Miss Atomic Bombshell 1949"

Darrel Higham- "If You Can't Rock Me"

Dion- "Kansas City"

Linda Gail Lewis interview:

Linda Gail Lewis & The Rockarounds- "Lie & Deny"

Interview segment 1

*includes snippet of "Memphis Never Falls From Style"

Linda Gail Lewis, Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey-

"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Segment 2

*includes snippet of "Round Too Long"

Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "Boogie Woogie Country Gal"

Segment 3

Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "Till Death"

Segment 4

Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "Wild Wild Wild"

Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis- "North To Alaska"

Segment 5

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Rockin' My Life Away"

Linda Gail Lewis (with Robbie Fulks)- "You Are My Sunshine"

Robbie Fulks- "Cry, Cry, Cry"

Outro Music Bed: Linda Gail Lewis- "Little Baby Rock"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-05-18 Nov 05, 2018

Show notes

2018 shows no signs of slowing down with great new music! We've got the latest from Shaun Young & The Texas Blue Dots, Asleep At The Wheel, Jim Lauderdale, Rebecca Jed, Rob Ryan Roadshow, , Billy Hammond & The Hotshots, The Hoodoo Tones, The Hi-Jivers as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown, a new segment called Double Trouble with tunes from Los Straitjackets with Mike Campbell, the latest from Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis and a WORLD PREMIERE by Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo. And we still have time for great rockers from James Intveld, Robert Gordon, Jesse Dayton, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Dave Edmunds and more!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Shaun Young & The Texas Blue Dots- "Someday"

James Intveld- "Something You Can't Buy"

The Tigers- "Jelly Bean"

Robert Gordon- "Turn Me Loose"

Jim Lauderdale- "Wearing Out Your Cool"

The Hoodoo Tones- "Here To Stay"

Jesse Dayton- "Blackjack"

Johnny Cash- "Luther Played The Boogie"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Hi-Jivers- "Swinging With Sweet Tooth"

The Tune Rockers- "No Stoppin' This Boppin'"

Gene Vincent & The Shouts- "Susie Q"

Elvis Presley- "I Want You With Me"

Double Trouble:

World Premiere-

Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "If It's News To You"

Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "It Came From The South"

Los Straitjackets with Mike Campbell- "Bumble Bee"

Asleep At The Wheel- "Pencil Full Of Lead"

Rebecca Jed- "Wreck My Train"

Rob Ryan Roadshow- "Catwalk Baby"

Billy Hammond & The Hotshots- "Red Hot Baby Doll"

Dave Edmunds- "Back To School Days"

Outro Music Bed: Di Maggio Brothers- "High Speed Pickin'"

Halloween special with Connor Rocket co-host/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-29-18 Oct 27, 2018

Show notes

Connor Rocket co-hosts our Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour Halloween Show! It's a ghoulishly fun show full of ghosts, witches, monsters, devils and more! We also hear Freddy Cannon talk to us about "Svengoolie Stomp". Plus, hear tunes from Reverend Horton Heat, Los Straitjackets, Bo Diddley, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Marcel Bontempi, Captain Clegg & The Night Creatures, Ronnie Dawson, Messer Chups, Gin Gillette, Sleepy LaBeef, The Cramps, Sonny Richards, Bloodshot Bill, Buck Owens, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Polecats and The Diamonds. Listen if you dare!!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Monster Mash" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" and "Stranger Things Theme" by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein

Reverend Horton Heat- "The Halloween Dance"

Marcel Bontempi- "Old Mad Witch"

Gin Gillette- "Train To Satanville"

*Night Of The Blood Beast trailer

Sonny Richards Panics with Cindy & Misty- "The Voodoo Walk"

Bo Diddley- "Bo Meets The Monster"

The Polecats- "Grave Digger Rock"

The Diamonds- "Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein Or Dracula"

*The Astro Zombies trailer

Buck Owens- "(It's A) Monster's Holiday"

Bloodshot Bill- "Never Wanna See That Face Again"

Freddy Cannon interview segment

Freddy Cannon- "Svengoolie Stomp"

The Cramps- "Goo Goo Muck"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Messer Chups- "Ghost Party"

Los Straitjackets- "Ghostbusters"

Screamin' Jay Hawkins- "Little Demon"

Southern Culture On The Skids- "She's My Witch"

Ronnie Dawson- "Rockin' In The Cemetery"

Captain Clegg & The Night Crawlers- "Transylvania Terror Train"

Outro Music Bed: Satan's Pilgrims- "Haunted House Of Rock"

Jay McDowell (BR5-49) co-host/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-22-18 Oct 22, 2018

Show notes

Smilin' Jay McDowell of BR5-49 fame is my co-host on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. He picked all the tunes (except for the last track of BR5-49 that I picked) and tells great stories about why he picked them! It's a great mix of classics by Warren Smith, Gene Vincent, Ronnie Self, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio, artists from the 80's: The Rockats, Buzz & The Flyers, The Crazy Cats, The Polecats, The Red Devils and artists from the 90's and later: Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, Nick Curran and BR5-49. We recorded this at the Musician's Hall Of Fame & Museum where Jay works as their Multi-Media Curator. This is definitely one you don't want to miss!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Warren Smith- "Ubangi Stomp"

Carl Perkins- "Honey Don't"

BR5-49- "One Long Saturday Night"

Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "When I Found You"

The Red Devils- "Tearin' My Hair Out"

The Rockats- "Go Kat Wild"

Buzz & The Flyers- "Go Cat Wild"

Nick Curran & The Lowlifes- "Psycho"

Gene Vincent & His Bluecaps- "Jump Back Honey Jump Back"

Eddie Cochran- "Jelly Bean"