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Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 05-21-18 May 21, 2018

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Hear NEW tunes on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour by Jesse Dayton, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Charley Crockett, Babe Miller, Adam Lopez, Jittery Jack, The Bullets, Chris Ruest, Marcel Riesco and Greyhounds! Plus a rockin' instru-Mental Breakdown with Roy Clark and The Beat From Palookaville, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment about Jerry Reed and covers from Gene Vincent and Elvis Presley and we pay tribute to Jerry Williams who passed away March 25th. We've also got music icons Jerry Lee Lewis, Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn tunes on the show! You don't want to miss this one!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Bullets- "Miss Kitty"

Adam Lopez & The San Joaquin Valley Boys-

"Get The Truck Off The Lawn"

Jittery Jack (with Miss Amy Griffin & Annabelle Lord-Patey)-

"My Heart Calls Out To You"

Chris Ruest- "Too Cool For School"

Babe Miller- "My New Guitar"

Charley Crockett- "Lil' Girl's Name"

Marcel Riesco- "Let's Get Goin'"

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore- "Downey To Lubbock"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Roy Clark- "Chicken Wire"

The Beat From Palookaville- "The Whip"

Patsy Cline- "Gotta Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul"

Loretta Lynn- "Wine Women & Song"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:

Jerry Reed- "Bessie Baby"

Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Crazy Legs"

Elvis Presley- "Guitar Man/ What I'd Say"

Jerry Williams- "Darlin' Nelly Grey"

Greyhounds- "No Other Woman"

Jesse Dayton- "Hurtin' Behind The Pine Curtain"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Chantilly Lace" (live from Austin, TX)

Outro Music Bed: Jerry Lee Lewis- "High School Confidential"

Train themed show/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 05-14-18 May 14, 2018

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Climb aboard and ride the rails with Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week as we play an hour of songs about trains! We'll hear from Johnny Cash, Jesse Dayton, TJ Mayes, Dale Watson, Marty Stuart, Elvis Presley, John Fogerty, James Intveld, Kenny Vaughan, Wanda Jackson, The Malpass Brothers, Brian Setzer Orcestra, Jeff Beck with Darrel Higham, Josh Hi-Fi & The Rhythm Kings, Little Junior Parker and Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio! All Aboard!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

James Intveld- "Folsom Prison Blues"

Kenny Vaughan- "Train Of Love"

Vintage 70's Lionel train commercial with Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash- "Loading Coal"

Johnny Cash- "The Blue Train"

Little Junior's Blue Flames- "Mystery Train"

Elvis Presley- "Frankfort Special"

Josh Hi-Fi & The Rhythm Kings- "Old 109"

Jeff Beck (with Darrel Higham)- "Train Kept A Rollin'"

John Fogerty- "Big Train (From Memphis)"

Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Trouble Train"

Dale Watson & The Texas Three- "Gotherburg Train"

Marty Stuart- "Ghost Train Four-Oh-Ten"

TJ Mayes- "Boxcar Star"

Bill Haley & His Comets- "Chattanooga Choo Choo"

Jesse Dayton- "Train Of Dreams"

Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio- "Lonesome Train"

Wanda Jackson- "Wabash Cannonball"

The Malpass Brothers- "Railroad Man"

Outro Music Bed: The Ventures- "Wabash Cannonball"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 05-07-18 May 07, 2018

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John Paul Keith provides 2 new songs this week...one from his new solo project and from Motel Mirrors which he's in with Amy Lavere and Will Sexton. We also get quite a few great new tunes as well from Webb Wilder, Marcel Riesco, Eddie & The Head-Starts, The Gold Stars, The Go Getters, The Delta Bombers, Ray Black & The Flying Carpets and Slim Sandy & The Hillbilly Boppers. Our instru-Mental Breakdown pays tribute to Nokie Edwards who passed away on March 12th with tracks from The Ventures and Venturesmania. Muddy Waters is the subject of our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment including covers by his son Mud Morganfield (with Kim Wilson) and Sleepy LaBeef. We also spin a track from a recent Record Store Day release from Elvis Presley and more!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Motel Mirrors- "The Man Who Comes Around"

John Paul Keith- "Leave Them Girls Alone"

Elvis Presley- "Tiger Man"

Eddie & The Head-Starts- "Rock Everybody"

The Gold Stars- "No One To Blame"

Marcel Riesco- "Runnin' Fool"

The Go Getters- "Thunderbird"

The Delta Bombers- "Pressure and Time"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Ventures- "Driving Guitars (Ventures Twist)"

Venturesmania- "The Lonely Matador"

Ray Black & The Flying Carpets- "Big Boy Rock"

Betty James- "I'm A Little Mixed Up"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:

Muddy Waters- "Trouble No More"

Mud Morganfield with Kim Wilson- "I Want To Be Loved"

Sleepy LaBeef- "Young Fashioned Ways"

Webb Wilder- "Make That Move"

BR5-49- "Cherokee Boogie"

Slim Sandy & The Hillbilly Boppers- "Done Gone"

Warner Mack- "Roc-A-Chicka"

Outro Music Bed: James Wilsey- "The Rattler"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-30-18 Apr 30, 2018

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We hear hot new tunes from Cherry Divine, The Skinny Teens, Sultans Of Jungle, Aisha Khan, Chris Ruest (with Marti Brom), Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, The Wise Guyz and Johnny 7 & The Black Crabs on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Plus, we get a special instru-Mental Breakdown version of our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat! This week it's honoring Link Wray with instrumental covers by Dick Dale and Los Straitjackets and we also spin rockin' tunes from James Intveld, Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash, Dale Watson, Mike Teardrop Trio, Buck Owens, Celine Lee and more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Cherry Divine- "Firecracker"

Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash- "Long-Legged Guitar-Pickin' Man"

The Skinny Teens- "Jessy Lee"

Shorty Jetson & The Racketeers- "East Bound & Down"

Sultans Of Jungle- "Turn Me Loose"

Dale Watson- "I Can't Bear It"

Truly Lover Trio- "Twice Sorry"

Buck Owens- "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"

James Intveld- "All The Way From Memphis"

Aisha Khan- "Wolf At My Door"

Chris Ruest (with Marti Brom)- "Mind Out That Gutter"

Barrence Whitfield & The Savages- "Tall, Black & Bitter"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat:

Link Wray- "Dixie Doodle"

Dick Dale- "Rumble"

Los Straitjackets- "Jack The Ripper"

Mike Teardrop Trio- "Living Too Fast"

Celine Lee- "I'm So Done With You"

The Wise Guyz- "Hi-Class Mama"

Johnny 7 & The Black Crabs- "Shake It Loose"

Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Blueberry Hill"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-23-18 Apr 23, 2018

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Summer isn't too far away so we spin the latest from Frankie & The Pool Boys on Hi-Tide Recordings this week. Plus, hear new tracks from The Rhythm Preachers, The Bullets, The Cable Bugs, The Raging Teens, Billy Burnette & rockers from Ronnie Dawson, Rudy Grayzell, Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers (with Linda Gail Lewis), Donny Young (Johnny Paycheck), our instru-Mental Breakdown and our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat featuring Bo Diddley and covers from Dion and Chris Isaak!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Ronnie Dawson- "Knock Down Drag Out"

Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers (w/ Linda Gail Lewis on piano)- "Rhythm Rockin' Blues"

Johnny Horton- "The First Train Headin' South"

Ruby Ann- "I Want A Lover"

Donny Young (Johnny Paycheck)- "Shakin' The Blues"

The Bullets- "Somethin' Real Good"

The Rhythm Preachers- "Squeeze Me Baby"

Billy Burnette- "Nothin' To Do (And All Night To Do It)"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Frankie & The Pool Boys- "Ewa On The Beach"

Don Diego Trio- "Django With Twango"

The Raging Teens- "Drinkin' Age"

Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Reckless, Wild & Crazy"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat

Bo Diddley- "Don't Let It Go"

Chris Isaak- "Diddley Daddy"

Dion- "Who Do You Love"

Rockbottom James & The Detonators- "Burn Rubber Burn"

The Cable Bugs- "My Cat's Cat's Gone"

Rudy Grayzell- "You're Gone"

Outro Music Bed: James Wilsey- "El Dorado"

Nashville Boogie Spotlight/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-16-18 Apr 16, 2018

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It's all about the BOOGIE on this week's Rockabilly N Blues "Boogie" Hour! We hear from just some of the many great artists performing at this year's Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender & Car Show! We've got a great mix of new and classic artists...and all in between! Put your dancin' shoes on and get ready to boogie!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Narvel Felts- "Cry Baby Cry"

The Greasemarks- "Cobwebs"

Colton Turner- "Saturday Night"

Larry Collins- "Whistle Bait"

Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-Fonics- "Red Headed Woman"

Tav Falco & Panter Burns- "Bertha Lou"

Willie & The Hi-Rollers- "Sad 'N Lonely"

Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "You're My Baby"

Charlie Hightone & The Rock-It's- "Let's Rock Tonite"

The Polecats- "Boppin' High School Baby"

Royce Porter- "Lookin'"

Eddie & Thee Scorpions- "I Have Problems"

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Depression"

The Tremors- "Old Fashioned Hillbilly Feud"

The Planet Rockers- "Truck Drivers Rock"

Celine Lee- "Cat Fight"

Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "Doin' Fine"

The Paladins- "Hot Rod Rockin"

McKinley James- "Goodbye Baby"

The Hi-Jivers- "Get My Way"

The Rocketz- "Dig The Way I Roll"

Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones- "Hotel Yorba"

Outro Music Bed: The Planet Rockers- "Rampage"

Jackslacks co-host!/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-09-18 Apr 09, 2018

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San Diego rockabilly roots-rocker Jackslacks co-hosts this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! He handpicks tunes from Buzz Campbell, The Beat Farmers, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Paladins, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio, Dead Engines, Stray Cats, Billy Bacon, Nobody's Business, The Blasters, Cathouse Thumpers and we spin 2 tracks from his latest Earthling Sessions release! Lots of great stories and music in store for you this hour!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Buzz Campbell- "Crazy When She Drinks"

The Beat Farmers- "Lost Weekend"

Jackslacks- "Come Home With Me"

The Paladins- "Let's Buzz"

The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "She's Tuff"

Cathouse Thumpers- "Our Neck Of The Woods"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Break Up"

The Blasters- "No Other Girl"

Nobody's Business- "If I Didn't"

Carl Perkins- "Matchbox"

Dead Engines- "Lonely Girl"

Stray Cats- "How Long You Wanna Live Anyway"

Billy Bacon- "Toe To Toe"

Jackslacks- "Back In The Mix"

Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio- "Rock Billy Boogie"

Outro Music Bed: The Blasters- "Boneyard"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 04-02-18 Apr 02, 2018

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Time to rev up the jukebox with new tracks from Joshua Hedley ("Mr. Jukebox"), Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, The Delta Bombers, Little Lesley & The Bloodshots plus rockers from Chuck Mead, TJ Mayes, Gene Summers, The Sirocco Bros., Nikki Lane, Elvis Presley and an answer song from LaVern Baker, our instru-Mental Breakdown and more! Plus, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment this week is about The Blasters with covers by Janis Martin and Sonny Burgess!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Delta Bombers- "Let Her Go"

Lucky Marcell & The Ramblin' Three- "Rock & Roll Rhythm"

Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "For Your Love"

Gene Summers- "Tennessee Saturday Night"

The Sirocco Bros.- "Bop"

Jerry Landis (Paul Simon)- "Lone Teen Ranger"

Modern Don Juans- "Turned Out A Fool"

TJ Mayes- "Dig It Up"

instru-Mental Breakdown

Larry Scott (w/ James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, etc.)- "Six Days On The Road"

Marco Di Maggio- "All Aboard, Cats"

Joshua Hedley- "Mr. Jukebox"

Chuck Mead- "Short Goodbye"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat

The Blasters- "I Don't Want To"

Janis Martin- "Long White Cadillac"

Sonny Burgess with Dave Alvin- "Flattop Joint"

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Homesick"

Nikki Lane- "Funnel Of Love"

Elvis Presley- "Little Sister"

LaVern Baker- "Hey Memphis"

Outro Music Bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Honky Tonk Barbie"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-26-18 Mar 26, 2018

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This week we play some tracks from a few of the artists coming to the New England Shake-Up including NEW tracks from Barrence Whitfield & The Savages and The Doel Brothers! Plus our instru-Mental Breakdown features the surf sounds of The Sabres and The Surfrajettes (both coming to New England Shake-Up) and we also hear NEW tunes from Shakedown Tim & The Rhythm Revue, SaraLee, Gone Hepsville and The Nut Jumpers (feat. Jake Calypso). Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat Segment is about Waylon Jennings with covers from both Webb Wilder and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. We also pay tribute to Tilford Sellers who passed away way too young on January 28th.

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Jittery Jack- "Gonna Have A Time"

The Doel Brothers- "New England In The Fall (Let's Have A Ball)"

Barrence Whitfield & The Savages- "Let's Go To Mars"

Colton Turner- "I Miss You Baby"

Red Hot 'n' Blue- "She Got Back On That Train"

Jimmy Deberry- "Time Has Made A Difference"

Conway Twitty- "Shake It Up"

Tilford Sellers- "Get Ready"

SaraLee- "Hey Bartender"

Gone Hepsville- "Gimme Gimme"

instru-Mental Breakdown

The Surfrajettes- "Cha Cha Heels"

The Sabres- "Chicken Pluckin'"

Heavy Hitter Triple Threat

Waylon Jennings- "My Bay Walks All Over Me"

The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"

Webb Wilder- "Nashville Bum"

Shakedown Tim & The Rhythm Revue- "Drop You Like A Bad Habit"

Jackie Brenston- "Trouble Up The Road"

The Nut Jumpers- "No Good, No Good"

Bloodshot Bill- "Going To The Shake-Up"

Outro Music Bed: Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Mr. Jazzer Gone Surfin'"

Danielle Colby Ameripolitan wrap-up and Puerto Rico relief efforts! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 03-19-18 Mar 19, 2018

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Danielle Colby from History Channel's American Pickers joins us on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour again this week. We discuss her experience co-hosting the 5th Annual Ameripolitan Music Awards as well as her relief efforts to Puerto Rico with Jeremy Scheuch. We'll also hear tunes from some of the winners at the awards show: Chris Scruggs, The Go-Getters, Bailey Dee, Luke Bell, The Carolyn Sills Combo and Al Dual plus rockin' tunes from Jason D. Williams, Dickie Lee, Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, Johnny Cash, Rosie Flores, Jesse Dayton and Dale Watson!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Bailey Dee- "Too Long"

Al Dual- "Call EO To Pray"

The Carolyn Sills Combo- "Lorene"

Luke Bell- "All Blue"

The Go-Getters- "Long Black Shiny Car"

Jason D. Williams- "Fingernails"

Danielle Colby segment 1

Dickie Lee- "Good Lovin"

Danielle Colby segment 2

Chris Scruggs- "Ain't Got Time"

Danielle Colby segment 3

Matthew & Gunnar Nelson- "Milk Cow Blues"

Danielle Colby segment 4

Johnny Cash & Tom Petty- "I Won't Back Down" Danielle Colby segment 5 Dale Watson & The Texas Two- "Johnny At The Door" Rosie Flores- "Crazy Mixed Emotions" Jesse Dayton- "Both Sides Of The Line" Outro Music Bed: Rosie Flores- "Surf Demon #5"

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