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A great place to discover and relive vintage and modern rockabilly, blues, surf, roots, r&b, oldies, etc. Hear favorites and obscure tracks as well as exclusive interviews

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Marcel Riesco interview/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-15-18 Oct 15, 2018

Show notes

Marcel Riesco stops by the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour studio. We chat about Truly Lover Trio, his solo projects, vinyl records sounding better and of course his love for Roy Orbison. We also hear a snippet of an interview from Roy talking about his Texas childhood. Marcel also gives requests for an obscure Roy tune and a rocker from Elvis Presley.

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Marcel Riesco- "Paper Heart"

Interview segment 1

Marcel Riesco- "Long Time No Love"

Segment 2

Truly Lover Trio- "A Cat Called Domino"

Segment 3

*Roy Orbison- "Loneliness"

Truly Lover Trio- "Little Angel"

Segment 4

Truly Lover Trio- "Candy Kisses"

Segment 5

Roy Orbison on his childhood in TX

Roy Orbison- "Rock House"

Truly Lover Trio- "Thinkin' Of You"

Segment 6

Marcel Riesco- "Borne On The Wind"

Segment 7

Marcel Riesco- "Let's Get Goin'"

Marcel Riesco and Ray Allen & His Band-

"He Broke Your Heart"

Segment 8

*Elvis Presley- "I Need Your Love Tonight"

Marcel Riesco with The Round-Up Boys-

"Bear It In Your Heart"

*requests from Marcel

Outro Music Bed: Chuck Berry-

"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"

Cochran Countdown top 2! New Rosie Flores & more!!/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-08-18 Oct 08, 2018

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We're celebrating what would have been Eddie Cochran's 80th birthday (October 3rd) and we've got the top 2 songs voted on by the listeners on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We also get 2 rockin' Cochran Covers by Darrel Higham and Brian Setzer! Plus, we have NEW tunes from Rosie Flores, Colton Turner, Alex Valenzi & The Hideaway Cats, Chery Deseree, The Hi-Jivers, Kim Wilson, our instru-Mental Breakdown, a rare rocker from Dion, Howlin' Wolf talks about his nickname and so much more. We also pay tribute to Lazy Lester who passed away August 22nd.

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Darrel Higham- "Don't Bye Bye Baby Me"

The Hi-Jivers- "Got Me Wrong"

#2 Eddie Cochran- "Somethin' Else"

Buddy Holly- "Ting-A-Ling"

George Jones- "Tall Tall Trees"

Rosie Flores- "Drive, Drive, Drive"

Kim Wilson- "Look Whatcha Done"

Carl Perkins- "Glad All Over"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Bill Haley & His Comets- "Guitar Boogie"

Duane Eddy- "Stalkin'"

Brian Setzer- "Nervous Breakdown"

Dion- "Feelin' No Pain"

Lazy Lester- "I'm A Lover Not A Fighter"

Howlin' Wolf on his nickname

Howlin' Wolf- "Moanin' At Midnight"

#1 Eddie Cochran- "Twenty Flight Rock"

Colton Turner- "Midnight Hour"

Alex Valenzi & The Hideaway Cats- "Bop Bop Boogie"

Cheryl Deseree with Ray Benson- "Oooh-Dah-Dilly-Dah"

Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Cattin' Around"

Cochran Countdown 5-3 & more! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-01-18 Oct 01, 2018

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Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour is celebrating what would have been Eddie Cochran's 80th birthday (October 3rd) with a "Cochran Countdown"! We asked you what your favorite tune from Eddie is and we're spinning the top 5! This hour, we hear #5 through #3 plus a Cochran cover from The Rockats! We also play NEW tunes from Elvis Presley, Dale Watson, Asleep At The Wheel, The Wise Guyz, Crystal & The Runnin' Wild, Crown City Bombers, Slapback Johnny and Slowey & The Boats (from Hi-Tide Recordings). We also pay tribute to Lorrie Collins who passed away on August 4th at 76 years old with a solo track from her, a duet with Ricky Nelson and of course a tune with her brother Larry Collins as The Collins Kids! Our instru-Mental Breakdown includes Al Dual and Buck Owens & His Buckaroos and still there's more!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Wise Guyz- "Jukebox Rock"

Chuck Berry- "Don't You Lie To Me"

Lorrie Collins tribute spotlight:

Lorrie Collins- "Home Of The Blues"

The Collins Kids- "Move A Little Closer"

Ricky Nelson & Lorrie Collins- "You Are The Only One"

Crystal & The Runnin' Wild- "Take Me Home"

Slapback Johnny- "Throw Down"

Crown City Bombers- "No Good Lover"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Al Dual- "Riders In The Sky"

Buck Owens & His Buckaroos (feat. Don Rich)- "Buckaroo"

Asleep At The Wheel- "Seven Nights To Rock"

The Rockats- "My Way"

Cochran Countdown:

#5 Eddie Cochran- "C'mon Everybody"

#4 Eddie Cochran- "Nervous Breakdown"

#3 Eddie Cochran- "Summertime Blues"

Dale Watson- "You'll Cry Too"

Slowey & The Boats- "Slow Boat To China"

Elvis Presley- "So High"

Patsy Cline- "In Care Of The Blues"

Outro Music Bed: James Wilsey- "The Rattler"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-24-18 Sep 24, 2018

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We're heading into Fall 2018 and no signs of slowing down with great new music. Hear the latest from Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Webb Wilder, The Hicksville Bombers, The Kokomo Kings, Kid Ramos (in our instru-Mental Breakdown), Marcel Bontempi, Eddie & The Head Starts, Cliff Westfall and Jared Pettys & The Headliners. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Ricky Nelson with a NEW cover from Darrel Higham and a classic cover from Creedence Clearwater Revival. Hear the original "Hot Rod Lincoln" as well as the song it became the answer song for- "Hot Rod Race" and more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Matchbox- "Buzz Buzz A Diddle It"

Marcel Bontempi- "Blue Moon Baby"

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- "Crying Inside"

Eddie & The Head Starts- "Midnight Blues"

Webb Wilder- "Hey Mae"

Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- "Round Too Long"

Hipbone Slim & The Knee Tremblers- "Snake Pit"

Dorsey Burnette- "How Do You Rock"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Kid Ramos- "Mashed Potatoes and Chili"

The Planet Rockers- "Outta Gear"

Arkie Shibley & His Mountain Dew Boys- "Hot Rod Race"

Charley Ryan & The Livingston Brothers- "Hot Rod Lincoln"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:

Ricky Nelson- "If You Can't Rock Me"

Darrel Higham- "Blood From A Stone"

Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Hello Mary Lou"

The Hicksville Bombers- "Beast From The East"

The Kokomo Kings- "Silicone Brain"

Jared Petteys & The Headliners- "Pistol Packin' Mama"

Cliff Westfall- "Baby You Win"

Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Hell Cat Stomp"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-17-18 Sep 17, 2018

Show notes

We've got a jam-packed hour of recent modern favorites and classics on the new Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! Hear NEW tunes from Colton Turner, Junior Brown, Cheryl Deserée, Reckless Ones, Jack Rabbit Slim, Dragan Zac Zdravkovi & The Zacmondo Combo, Dr. Bontempi's Snake Oil Company, The Boom Boom Booms, The Lucky Odds, Lucky Lance & The Stardevils, Marian Aas Hansen & Zelimir (with Chan Romero) plus our instru-Mental Breakdown! Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Charlie Rich with covers by John Lindberg Trio and Juliet Simmons Dinallo. And still there's more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Colton Turner- "Two Shoes"

JD McPherson- "Crying's Just A Thing You Do"

Reckless Ones- "Desire"

Jack Rabbit Slim- "Time To Bop"

Buddy Holly & The Crickets- "Oh Boy"

Marian Aas Hansen & Zelimir (with Chan Romero)- "Hippy Hippy Shake"

Lucky Lance & The Stardevils- "I Wanna Jump"

Dragan Zac Zdravkovic & The Zacmondo Combo- "Rocket To The Moon"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Swing Cats (featuring Danny B. Harvey & Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on guitars)-

"Seven Come Eleven"

Brian Setzer- "Pickpocket"

Cheryl Deserée- "Sitting Duck"

Dr. Bontempi's Snake Oil Company- "Pistol Boogie"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:

Charlie Rich- "My Baby Done Left Me"

Juliet Simmons Dinallo- "Whirlwind"

John Lindberg Trio- "Break Up"

Junior Brown- "Drag Race At Forty Fathoms"

Boom Boom Booms- "Bang Bang (Baby Give You) Bang Bang"

The Lucky Odds- "Chasin' The Devil Down"

Outro Music Bed: Junior Brown- "Sugarfoot Rag"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-10-18 Sep 10, 2018

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Well over half the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour playlist this time is more NEW rockin' tunes! So excited to spin a NEW tune from Asleep At The Wheel featuring Katie Shore on vocals!!! We also get the latest releases from Swelltune Records (Shaun Young & The Texas Blue Dots, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo and Three Blue Teardrops) as well as recent releases from El Toro Records (Johnny Bach/John Lewis, RVB and Wild Wax Combo), a Link-cover from The Primitive Finks (Hi-Tide Recordings), Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown and The Delta Bombers kicking off the show. Plus, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honoring Ritchie Valens with covers by Dion and Los Lobos and we spin rockers by icon artists Buzz & The Flyers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Wanda Jackson as well!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Delta Bombers- "Good Disguise"

Buzz & The Flyers- "Boomerang"

Asleep At The Wheel- "Jack I'm Mellow"

Johnny Bach & The Moonshine Boozers- "The Mill"

John Lewis & His Trio- "Definitely Ain't Got The Money"

Roy Orbison- "Heartbreak Radio"

Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo- "Big Baby"

Shaun Young & The Texas Blue Dots- "Look At Me"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders- "Flat Get It"

Duane Eddy & His Rock-A-Billies- "Ramrod"

The Primitive Finks- "Mash Potato Party"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Number One Lovin' Man"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:

Ritchie Valens- "Cry Cry Cry"

Dion- "Come On, Let's Go"

Los Lobos- "Ooh, My Head"

Three Blue Teardrops- "Ballin' Jack"

RVB- "You Don't Care"

Wild Wax Combo- "Model A"

Wanda Jackson- "Slippin' & Slidin'"

Outro Music Bed: Ritchie Valens- "Ritchie's Blues"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-03-18 Sep 03, 2018

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We get a leg up on everyone this week as we crank up King Leg and his cover of Little Richard's "Lucille" on the latest Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We also spin new tracks from Vince & The Sun Boppers, Cat Lee King & His Cocks, Cherry Divine, Billie & The Kids and Crystal & Runnin' Wild. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Joe Clay with covers by Levi Dexter & The Ripchords and The Road Kings. We also step into the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending May 30, 1953 to hear the top 3 tunes on the Rhythm & Blues chart. Plus, we hear rockers from Eddie Cochran, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Ray Collin's Hot Club, Faye Reis, Big Sandy with Los Straitjackets and Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Vince & The Sun Boppers- "Heartbeats"

Big Sandy & Los Straitjackets- "Silent Partner"

Cat Lee King & His Cocks- "You Can Do No Wrong"

Billie & The Kids- "He Can Rock"

Ray Collins' Hot Club- "Freight Train"

Faye Reis- "Dont'cha Break My Heart"

Crystal & Runnin' Wild- "Recipe For Agony"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:

Joe Clay- "Doggone It"

Levi & The Ripchords- "Crackerjack"

The Road Kings- "Sixteen Chicks"

King Leg- "Lucille"

Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers-

"Lonesome Tears In My Eyes"

Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine:

Week ending May 30, 1953

Rhythm & Blues Most Played In Jukeboxes chart

#3- Willie Mabon- "I'm Mad"

#2- The 5 Royales- "Help Me Somebody"

#1- Big Mama Thornton- "Hound Dog"

Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers- "Johnny Cash Is Dead & His House Burned Down"

Cherry Divine- "Devil Heard Me Coming"

Eddie Cochran- "Am I Blue"

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

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 08-27-18 Aug 27, 2018

Show notes

We've got 15 new tunes on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week! Hear NEW tunes from Dale Watson, The Honkabillies, Bloodshot Bill with The 5.6.7.8s, Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Greasemarks, Colton Turner, Johnny Angel & Helldorado, The Hicksville Bombers, Fatboy, Mario Monterosso, Little Victor and Miss Lily Moe plus 2 new tunes from Hi-Tide Recordings (The Surfrajettes & Black Flamingos) in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We also board our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and go back to the week ending August 31, 1958 to see what topped the chart as well as a couple of songs debuting on the chart that week as well.

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Hicksville Bombers- "Danger Road"

Bloodshot Bill with The 5.6.7.8's- "My Little Muck Muck"

Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders- "Why Did You Bother Me At All"

Little Victor- "My Mind"

Miss Lily Moe- "Baby's Gonna Rock And Roll"

Colton Turner- "I Can't Help Myself"

Johnny Angel & Helldorado- "Crawfish & Cowboys"

Greasemarks- "Wolf Trash"

instru-Mental Breakdown

The Surfrajettes- "Party Line"

Black Flamingos- "Malibu Run"

Fatboy- "Mercy Mercy"

Mario Monterosso- "Rockin' In Memphis"

Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine (week ending August 31, 1958)

#85 The Drifters- "Drip Drop"

#57 Chuck Berry- "Carol"

#1 The Elegants- "Little Star"

Dale Watson- "Elvis Was A Love Affair"

The Honkabillies- "Hog Wild"

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore- "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"

Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Quentin Jones interview/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 08-20-18 Aug 20, 2018

Show notes

Quentin Jones is our guest this hour as we talk about all the various facets of his great musical career. He's focusing on some upcoming solo recordings and we premiere a couple of those this hour and we discuss his band The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns with his brother Wendell, producing artists such as Linda Gail Lewis, Robert Gordon, Charlie Gracie & The Rockats and playing recently with folks like Billy Burnette, Kenny Aaronson, Liberty DiVetto, David Uosikkinen, Rocket 88, his Gretsch endorsement and more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Amos Moses"

Interview segment 1

Robert Gordon- "It's Late"

segment 2

Charlie Gracie with Graham Nash- "Too Soon To Tell"

segment 3

Quentin Jones- "Train Kept A Rollin'"

segment 4

Linda Gail Lewis- "Battle With The Bottle"

Quentin Jones- "Surf All Day, Love All Night"

segment 5

The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "King Of The Slot Car Track"

segment 6

Quentin Jones- "Turns Me On"

The Rockats- "Road To Hell"

segment 7

Lee Rocker- "The Girl From Hell"

The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "I Got The Shakes"

Outro Music Bed: Linda Gail Lewis- "Linda Gail's Blues"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 08-13-18 Aug 13, 2018

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Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour is jam packed this week with NEW tunes from blues legend Buddy Guy, Junior Brown, Hailbails, Motel Mirrors, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), Los Malditos and new tracks from Toro Jones and The Coguaros in our instru-Mental Breakdown. We also pay tribute to 2 drummers that recently passed away: Nick Knox of The Cramps and D.J. Fontana who played with Elvis. Elvis is the subject of our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment as it's now been 41 years since his passing but his legacy is stronger than ever. We've got Elvis covers from Darrel Higham and Sleepy Labeef in there too. Plus, hear rockers from Wayne Hancock, John Lindberg Trio, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho Devilles, Wanda Jackson, Rhythm Torpedoes and more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Hailbails- "Ain't That A Waste"

Motel Mirrors- "Loving In The Morning"

Jack Guthrie- "Oakie Boogie"

Wayne Hancock- "Low Down Blues"

Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets- "Travellin' Light"

Buddy Guy- "Ooh Daddy"

John Lindberg Trio- "Bye Bye Love"

Rhythm Torpedoes- "Time To Roll"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Toro Jones- "Big Noise From The Jungle"

The Coguaros- "Bumble Twist"