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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

Latest Episodes:

JD McPherson interview/ Rockabilly N Blues 01-01-2018 Jan 01, 2018

Show notes

JD McPherson joins us this week as we discuss moving to Nashville, recording at the historic RCA Studio B for his latest album on New West Records and more! We'll hear tunes from his new album, songs he's performed on and more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

JD McPherson- "Crazy Horse"

Interview segment 1

JD McPherson- "Undivided Heart & Soul"

Interview segment 2

JD McPherson & Pokey LaFarge- "Good Old Oklahoma"

The Starkweather Boys- "Little Mae"

Interview segment 3

JD McPherson- "Hunting For Sugar"

Shovels & Rope (with JD McPherson)- "Nobody Takes The Place Of You"

Interview segment 4

JD McPherson- "Bloodhound Rock"

Interview segment 5

The Cactus Blossoms- "Mississippi"

Interview segment 6

Pat Cupp- "I Guess It's Meant That Way"

Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "Up Jumped The Devil"

Eddie Angel- "So How Come (No One Loves Me)"

Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Heartbreak Hotel"

Christmas show with guests Tom Brown & Brian Mayes from Nashville Elvis Festival Dec 22, 2017

Show notes

It's our annual "ALL CHRISTMAS" show and this year I bring friends Tom Brown & Brian Mayes from the Nashville Elvis Festival in to help me celebrate. We catch up on plans for the 2018 festival, favorite Graceland Christmas memories and more! We of course spin some tracks from the latest Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra release as well as a NEW Christmas single by The Mavericks plus other festive tunes from Chris Isaak, Johnny Cash, Joel Paterson, Dale Watson, Bobby Helms, Dion and lots more! Plus, we hear a snippet of an interview with Brenda Lee recorded at the 2017 Nashville Elvis Festival talking about "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"! Pour some eggnog, find a comfy blanket and crank up this holiday show as we keep you company for an hour!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Chris Isaak- "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer"

The Mavericks- "Christmas Time Is (Coming 'Round Again)"

Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Blue Christmas"

Dale Watson- "You Can Call Me Nick"

Brenda Lee on "Rockin' Around..."

Brenda Lee- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me"

Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Winter Wonderland"

Dion- "Christmas Baby Please Come Home"

Johnny Cash- "The Little Drummer Boy"

Johnny Horton- "They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose"

instru-Mental Breakdown:

Joel Paterson- "White Christmas" Los Straitjackets- "Feliz Navidad"

Bobby Helms- "Jingle Bell Rock"

Del Reeves- "Twisting Santa Claus"

Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town"

Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Jingle Bells"

Rockabilly N Blues 12-18-17 Dec 18, 2017

Show notes

The great Fats Domino unfortunately passed away on October 24 at 89 years old. His musical legacy and influence is strong and will be felt for generations. We hear a couple of songs from Fats including a Christmas tune to kick it off plus covers from Buddy Holly, Rosie Flores and Linda Gail Lewis. We also hear Christmas tracks from Ricky Nelson, Ricky's sons Matthew & Gunnar, Rocky Burnette, Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Miss Mary Ann & The Ragtime Wranglers plus a Christmas instru-Mental Breakdown with Joel Paterson, Reverend Horton Heat and Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis. We also hear from 2018 Ameripolitan nominees Matt & The Peabody Ducks, The Twilight Drifters and rockers from Little Richard, Eilen Jewell, TJ Mayes and Colton Turner!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Block of Domino's:

Fats Domino- "Please Come Home For Christmas"

Fats Domino- "I'm Ready"

Rosie Flores- "I'm Walkin'"

Buddy Holly- "Valley Of Tears"

Linda Gail Lewis- "Wait & See"

Ricky Nelson- "Jingle Bells"

Matthew & Gunnar Nelson- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"

Johnny Burnette Christmas greeting

Rocky Burnette- "Run Rudolph Run"

Colton Turner- "Rock-A-Bye"

Eilen Jewell- "You'll Be Mine"

TJ Mayes- "In My Head"

Del Reeves- "Girl On The Billboard"

Red Simpson- "Nitro Express"

instru-Mental Breakdown

Joel Paterson- "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm"

Reverend Horton Heat- "Winter Wonderland"

Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Christmas Guitar Boogie"

Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Silver Bells"

Miss Mary & The Ragtime Wranglers- "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus"

Matt & The Peabody Ducks- "Gal Of My Dreams"

The Twilight Drifters- "Dirty Dirty Feeling"

Little Richard- "Miss Ann (Take 6)"

Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Toe Rag Rumble"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 12-11-17 Dec 11, 2017

Show notes

We have more Christmas tunes sprinkled in the mix including a NEW track from Joel Paterson! We also have interview snippets with Billy Burnette talking about his "Hey Daddy" release when he was 7 years old (backed by Ricky Nelson's band) and with Norbert Putnam talking about recording "Merry Christmas Baby" with Elvis and him famously saying "wake up, Put" toward the end of the recording. Plus, we spin "Pretty Paper" by the recently released project by Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. And...we hear John Fogerty pay tribute to his late friend Tom Petty, Road Kings cover John Fogerty, Jerry Lee Lewis (with John Fogerty) cover Creedence, new tracks from the Highjivers, Los High Tops with Chantilly Lace Vincent, Elvis covers from Jake Calypso, Dean Z and Carl Bradychok and more!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

John Lindberg Trio- "Stuck With The Sleigh"

Straight Eights- "Merry, Merry Christmas"

The Highjivers- "Knee High & Risin'"

Scotty Baker- "Last Hurrah"

Los High Tops with Chantilly Lace Vincent- "Hot Rod Mama"

Billy Burnette on "Hey Daddy"

Billy Burnette- "Hey Daddy (I'm Gonna Tell Santa On You)"

Joel Paterson- "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

Road Kings- "Travelin' Band"

John Fogerty- "I Won't Back Down" (live in Las Vegas)

Jerry Lee Lewis with John Fogerty- "Bad Moon Rising"

Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Here Comes Santa Claus"

Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Pretty Paper"

Jake Calypso- "Flaming Star"

Carl Bradychok- "I'm Coming Home"

Dean Z- "Just Because"

Norbert Putnam on playing on "Merry Christmas Baby" with Elvis in the studio

Elvis Presley- "Merry Christmas Baby"

Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Let It Snow"

New tunes, Connor Rocket reviews JD, Christmas rockers and more! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 12-04-17 Dec 04, 2017

Show notes

We get new tracks from Cousin Harley, The Lincolns and Don Diego Trio this week. Plus, Connor Rocket returns to give a 60 second album review of JD McPherson along with a new track from that release as well. We also get Christmas rockers from Hillbilly Casino, The Mavericks, Dwight Yoakam, Carolyn Sills Combo, Buck Owens, Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis, Cash O'Riley, The Rayford Brothers and lots more.

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Hillbilly Casino- "Holly Jolly Christmas"

The Mavericks- "Blue Christmas"

Cousin Harley- "Deep South"

Levi Dexter- "Honey Bun"

Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers- "Paper Ring"

Buck Owens- "Christmas Shopping"

Dwight Yoakam- "Run Rudolph Run"

Ollie Vee- "One More Trick"

Kim Lenz & Her Jaguars- "Speed Limit"

Robert Gordon- "Lucille"

Cash O'Riley- "Broken-Hearted Christmas"

The Rayford Brothers- "Christmas Pretty Baby"

Connor Rocket 60 Second Album Review- JD McPherson

JD McPherson- "Desperate Love"

The Lincolns- "Doggone Lonesome"

The Everly Brothers- "Since You Broke My Heart"

Caroly Sills Combo- "Ghost Reindeer In The Sky"

Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis- "Silent Night"

Don Diego Trio- "Rolling Wheel"

Eddie Cochran- "C'mon Everybody" (live)

Outro Music Bed: James Wilsey- "The Rattler"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-27-17/ Christmas block and more! Nov 27, 2017

Show notes

Later in the show, we get our first block of Christmas tunes for the holiday season with a NEW track from Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dale Watson, Southern Culture On The Skids and Brian Setzer Orchestra. Plus, we hear NEW tunes from Preston James, The Wolverhinos, A.J. & The Rockin' Trio, our instru-Mental Breakdown, a tribute to the late Jimmy Beaumont of The Skyliners and lots more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Jack Scott- "Leroy"

The Wolverhinos- "Love Runs Out"

Preston James- "Macon"

Dave Edmunds- "Stay With Me Tonight"

The Mee Kats- "Rockola Ruby"

Little Richard- "Long Tall Sally"

A.J. & The Rockin' Trio- "Can't Take It Anymore"

Johnny Burnette- "Bigger Man"

instru-Mental Breakdown

Cliff Callup & The Four C's- "Be-Bop-A-Lula"

Dusty Dave & The Heart Attacks- "Rocker"

The Malpass Brothers- "Railroad Man"

The Cactus Blossoms- "Change Your Ways Or Die"

The Skyliners- "Since I Don't Have You"

Vince & The Sun Boppers- "Real Gone Papa"

Cherry Divine- "Mean Evil Woman"

Dale Watson- "Hot Texas Christmas Day"

Southern Culture On The Skids- "Silver Bells"

Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Dig That Crazy Santa Claus"

Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"

Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Deck The Halls"

Tom Petty tribute block, new JD McPherson and more! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-20-17 Nov 20, 2017

Show notes

We spin a block of tunes involving the late Tom Petty who passed away suddenly on October 2nd at just 66 years old. We hear him on tracks with Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Traveling Wilburys and of course a couple with The Heartbreakers. Plus, we hear NEW tunes from JD McPherson, Truly Lover Trio, Colton Turner, Joakim Tinderholt, The Cash Box Kings, Hillbilly Casino, the instru-Mental Breakdown returns and so much more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Jimmy Evans- "The Joint's Really Jumpin'"

Truly Lover Trio- "She' Lookin' At Me"

Joakim Tinderholt & His Band- "Sweet Baby Of Mine"

The Cash Box Kings- "All Night Long"

Little Junior's Blue Flames (Junior Parker)- "Mystery Train"

The Palomars- "Sweet Sweet Girl"

Jimmy Dale & The Beltline- "Black Car"

Hillbilly Casino- "Lowdown"

Instru-Mental Breakdown

Blue Stingrays- "Moon Over Catalina"

Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "Cubano Stomp"

Tom Petty rock block

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"

Carl Perkins & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "One More Shot"

Johnny Cash (with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)- "Mean Eyed Cat"

Traveling Wilburys- "Runaway"

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "Lonely Weekends"

JD McPherson- "Bloodhound Rock"

Wanda Jackson- "Fujiyama Mama"

The Collins Kids- "The Rockaway Rock"

Colton Turner- "Rock It"

Chan Romero- "I Want Some More"

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

Chris Casello interview!/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-13-17 Nov 13, 2017

Show notes

Chris Casello stopped by the studio for an hour of tunes and conversation on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. We talk about growing up in Ann Arbor, MI, guitar influences, The Starlight Drifters, the Chris Casello Trio and his time in Nashville, winning the Ameripolitan Musician Of The Year and playing with artists like Johnny Powers, Sue Moreno, Celine Lee, Slim Jim Phantom, Kent Rose and Bo Diddley. Lots of great tunes to keep things rockin' as well.

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Chris Casello Trio- "All Messed Up"

Interview segment 1

Chris Casello- "Chris' Guitar Boogie"

Interview segment 2

The Starlight Drifters- "Live Fast, Love Hard"

Interview segment 3

Chris Casello Trio- "The Stinger"

Interview segment 4

Johnny Powers- "Fly Farm Blues"

Interview segment 5

Sue Moreno & Chris Casello- "Mr. Sandman"

The Sabres- "Nutrocker"

Interview segment 6

Chris Casello Trio- "Rawhide"

Interview segment 7

Celine Lee- "Don't Let The Screen Door Hit Ya"

Interview segment 8

Kent Rose- "Jungle Jaguar Pants"

Interview segment 9

The Starlight Drifters- "Cold Fish"

Outro Music Bed: Chris Casello Trio- "Lookin' Good"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-06-17 Nov 06, 2017

Show notes

Lots of new tunes this week as we spin the latest from TJ Mayes, Eilen Jewell, Jenny Don't & The Spurs, Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise, Linda Gail Lewis (with Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey), Sandy & The Wild Wombats, Scotty Baker and Emma Williams & The Ramblin' Men. Plus, we hear rockers from Jesse Dayton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Ronnie Dawson & more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

TJ Mayes- "Rise Up Shine Down"

Velvetone with Wanda Jackson- "Funnel Of Love"

Eilen Jewell- "It's Your Voodoo Working"

Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "Call Of The Road"

Ronnie Dawson- "Shim Sham Shimmy"

Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise- "South To Carolina"

Elvis Presley- "Shake Rattle & Roll"

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

"Boogie Woogie Country Girl" (live)

Sandy & The Wild Wombats- "Wild Night"

Dale Hawkins- "Teenage Dolly"

Johnny Cash- "Hey Hey Train"

Sonny Burgess- "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It"

Wayne Hancock- "Jump The Blues"

Jesse Dayton- "Holy Ghost Rock 'n' Roller"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Cool Cool Ways"

Scotty Baker- "Back From The Dead"

The Go-Getters- "She's A Motormouth"

The Blasters- "Crazy Baby" (live)

Emma Williams & The Ramblin' Men- "Eeeney Meeny Miney Mo"

Outro Music Bed: The Blasters- "Boneyard"

New Halloween singles, New Rockers & More! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-30-17 Oct 27, 2017

Show notes

We spin NEW Halloween singles from Marcel Bontempi (2 this hour) as well as Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Plus, we have NEW tunes from JD McPherson, Eric Heatherly, Billy Burnette, Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Al Dual and John Lindberg Trio and rockers from Wesley Orbison Janis Martin, Garry Tallent, Billy Lee Riley, live tracks from Dale Watson, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Stray Cats and more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

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

Al Dual- "Blues' Back In Town"

Marcel Bontempi- "Haunted House"

Billy Lee Riley- "Flying Saucer Rock 'N' Roll"

John Lindberg Trio- "Double Talking"

Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra- "Mean Woman Blues"

Wesley Orbison- "Goodbye Ain't Always A Word"

Annie Marie Lewis & Danny B. Harvey- "Headless Horseman"

Garry Tallent- "Why Do You Do Me Like That?"

Billy Burnette- "It's Late"