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Nathan Belt & The Buckles live and more! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-14-16 Nov 14, 2016

Show notes

We continue our Behind The Limelight experience this week as we welcome Nathan Belt & The Buckles. Hear exclusive live performances and interviews recorded at Sheyegirl Coffee Co. in Ashland City, TN. Plus, we get first spins of 2 NEW studio tracks from them recorded in Nashville, TN! We also hear new tunes from Dale Watson, The Mavericks (from their latest live project) and rockers from Gene Vincent, John Fogerty, Elvis Presley and Chris Isaak!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- "Blue Jean Bop"

John Fogerty- "Southern Streamline"

The Mavericks- "Come Unto Me"

snippet of Elvis Presley on The Milton Berle Show

Elvis Presley- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind" *

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Good Rockin' Tonight"

Segment 1

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Money Makes The World Go 'Round"

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "That's All Right"

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "400 Miles To Heaven" *

Segment 2

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "I Walk The Line"

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Who Will The Next Fool Be"

Segment 3

Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Ring Of Fire"

*= New studio recordings

Dale Watson- "Lonely Blue Boy"

Chris Isaak- "Trying To Get You"

Outro Music Bed: Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Hold Still"

Joel DaSilva and the Midnight Howl live plus new tunes/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-07-16 Nov 07, 2016

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This week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour is jam packed with new tunes and stellar live recordings! We get an exclusive live performance and interview with Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl recorded during their summer tour at Sheyegirl Coffee Co. in Ashland City, TN as part of their "Behind The Limelight" series. As a bonus, we hear a couple of studio tracks as well as one from his previous band, Hep Cat Boo Daddies. Plus, we spin brand NEW tracks from Rambling Bandits, Dex Romweber, Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes, The Royal Hounds, Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers, Darrel Higham (with Robert Plant) and Kenichi Yamaguchi! We also pay a track from Joe Clay who unfortunately passed away September 26th. His legacy touched generations following and will continue to inspire!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Love My Gal"*

Ramblin' Bandits- "On A Hill"

Joe Clay- "Ducktail"

Dex Romweber- "Lonesome Train"

Nico Duportal & His Rhythm Dudes- "I Know The Rules"

Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- exclusive live session

Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Fast One In B"

Interview segment 1

Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl-"Boogie Real Low"

Interview segment 2

Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Let's Not Fight,

Let's Make Some Love"

Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Rockin' Rollin'"*

Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Michigan Girl"

Interview segment 3

Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl- "Home"

Hep Cat Boo Daddies- "Red Hot"

The Royal Hounds- "On The Verge"

Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers- "Mean Mean Woman"

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

Kenichi Yamaguchi- "6120 Boogie"

Outro Music Bed: Hep Cat Boo Daddies- "Dan Dan The Fireman"

Chuck Berry countdown #2 and #1/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-31-16 Oct 31, 2016

Show notes

We hear #2 and #1 in our Favorite Chuck Berry Song Countdown this week! Plus we get Berry covers from both Rockpile and Jerry Lee Lewis. We also hear new track from The Baseballs and Boz Boorer as well as tunes from 13 Cats, Matt Hill, Liz Brasher, Jessica Lee Wilkes, Charlie Thompson, Chris Casello, JD McPherson, Alan Mills with Darrel Higham and a lot more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues

The Baseballs- "Never Ever"

13 Cats- "Crazy Baby"

#2 Chuck Berry- "You Never Can Tell"

Billy Fury- "Turn My Back On You"

JD McPherson- "It's All Over But The Shouting"

Rockpile- "Let It Rock" (live at Montreux 1980)

Alan Mills (with Darrel Higham)- "Gene Jeanie"

Boz Boorer- "El Camino Real"

Charlie Thompson- "We're Buggin' Out"

Chris Casello Trio- "Linda Lu"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Promised Land"

Jessica Lee Wilkes- "Love Like Crazy"

Joe Alexander & The Cubans (with Chuck Berry on guitar)- "Oh Maria"

Liz Brasher- "Muddy Roots"

Matt Hill- "Caramel Baby"

Bill Haley & His Comets- "Razzle Dazzle"

Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham- "Baby Bye Bye"

#1 Chuck Berry (listen to show above to reveal #1 tune in countdown)

Outro music bed: Chuck Berry- "Long Fast Jam"

Chuck Berry Countdown 6-3 and more! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-24-16 Oct 24, 2016

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We continue our "Favorite Chuck Berry Song Countdown" as we hear #6 through #3. We've also got Chuck Berry covers from Stray Cats, Liam Grundy, Eddie Angel, Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. Plus, hear new tunes from Kenichi Yamaguchi, Darrel Higham & Jittery Jack, The Millwinders and rockers from Linda Gail Lewis, Jai Malano, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich & more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues

Billy Lee Riley- "Got The Water Boiling"

Jai Malano- "Rocket Girl"

#6 Chuck Berry- "No Particular Place To Go"

Stray Cats- "Beautiful Delilah"

Liam Grundy- "Back In The USA"

Kenichi Yamaguchi- "Memphis Train"

Levi & The Gretsch Brothers- "Teddy Boy Rock & Roll"

#5 Chuck Berry- "Nadine"

Eddie Angel- "Almost Grown"

Rick Nelson- "I'm Talking About You"

The Millwinders- "Two Timing Fool"

Charlie Rich- "Who Will The Next Fool Be"

#4 Chuck Berry- "Let It Rock"

Elvis Presley- "Memphis, Tennessee"

Buddy Holly- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"

Darrel Higham & Jittery Jack- "Big City Blues"

Carl Perkins- "Glad All Over"

#3 Chuck Berry- "Maybellene"

The Obscuritones- "Ready To Roll"

Linda Gail Lewis- "Don't Stop Now"

Outro music bed: Chuck Berry- "O Rangutang"

Chuck Berry Countdown 10-7 and more!/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-17-16 Oct 17, 2016

Show notes

We begin our "Favorite Chuck Berry Song Countdown" this week as voted on by you! We hear #10 through #7 this episode. This to celebrate Chuck's 90th birthday on October 18th!! We also get some Berry cover tunes from Sleepy LaBeef, Dave Edmunds, Dion, Jerry Lee Lewis, Go-Getters, Eddie Cochran, Sonny Burgess and Headcat. Plus, we hear brand new tunes from Royal Hounds and Darrel Higham and rockers from Jeff Daniels, Rockin' Bonnie, The Rockats, Marcel Bontempi, A Man Called Stu and Deke Dickerson! How's that for a birthday party?!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues

Royal Hounds- "Train Kept A Rollin'"

Jeff Daniels- "Daddy-O-Rock"

#10 Chuck Berry- "Carol"

Sleepy LaBeef- "Too Much Monkey Business"

Dave Edmunds- "Dear Dad"

Rockin' Bonnie & The Mighty Ropers- "I'm Movin' On"

The Rockats- "Go Cat Wild"

#9 Chuck Berry- "Almost Grown"

Dion- "Sweet Little Rock & Roller"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Little Queenie"

Marcel Bontempi- "Dig A Hole (Stroll Version)"

A Man Called Stu- "Sweethearts Or Strangers"

#8 Chuck Berry- "Roll Over Beethoven"

Go-Getters- "Thirty Days"

Eddie Cochran- "Sweet Little Sixteen" (live)

Darrel Higham- "I Found A Smile"

Deke Dickerson- "Someone Used To Love Me"

#7 Chuck Berry- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"

Sonny Burgess & The Rhythm Rockers- "Around & Around"

Headcat- "Let It Rock

Eddie Angel interview/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-10-16 Oct 10, 2016

Show notes

Eddie Angel of Los Straitjackets, Planet Rockers and more is our guest this hour. We'll talk about his various bands, early influences, artists he's toured with, playing on Conan, a request for Groovey Joe Poovey and a lot of great tunes!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Eddie Angel- "Straight A's In Love"

Segment 1

Eddie Angel- "Sheila"

Segment 2

Tex Rubinowitz- "Hot Rod Man"

Robert Gordon- "Ain't Gonna Take It No More"

Segment 3

Los Straitjackets- "Itchy Chicken"

Segment 4

Eddie Angel- "Lynxtail"

Segment 5

Los Straitjackets with Big Sandy- "Calor"

Segment 6

Eddy Clearwater with Los Straitjackets- "Hillbilly Blues"

Segment 7

Planet Rockers- "Thunder Road Rock"

Segment 8

Planet Rockers- "Saturday Night In Oak Grove, LA"

Segment 9

Ronnie Dawson- "Fish Out Of Water"

Segment 10

Los Straitjackets with Nick Lowe- "Shake That Rat"

Segment 11

Groovey Joe Poovey- "Move Around"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Brawl"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-03-16 Oct 03, 2016

Show notes

We've got a new track from Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers, a new Dale Yeah segment with Dale Watson recommending the late Red Simpson and the "Instru-Mental Breakdown" returns with The Messer Chups and Duane Eddy! Plus, we get killer tracks from Brian Setzer, The Paladins, Cheryl Deseree, Eddie Cochran, Rusty & Doug Kershaw, Reverend Horton Heat, Ricky Nelson, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys and so much more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Brian Setzer- "Nothing Is A Sure Thing"

Freddy Cannon- "Buzz Buzz A Diddle It"

Ray Campi- "Rockabilly Man"

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys- "Texas Playboy Rag"

Cheryl Deseree- "Stage Door Jenny"

Incorruptibles- "Is That So Wrong"

Eddie Cochran- "Nervous Breakdown"

Rusty & Doug Kershaw- "Oh Love"

Instru-Mental Breakdown:

The Messer Chups- "Horns & Hooves"

Duane Eddy- "Peter Gunn Theme"

Dale Rocka & The Volcanoes- "Hot Rockin' Baby"

Spo-Dee-O-Dee- "Don't Go Pretty Baby"

Otis Blackwell- "Daddy Rollin' Stone"

The Paladins- "Hot Rod Rockin'"

Reverend Horton Heat- "Revival"

Dale Yeah 3

Red Simpson- "Highway Patrol"

Dale Watson- "Don't Let The Screen Door Hit Ya"

Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers- "The Way I Walk"

Rufus Thomas- "Tiger Man"

Ricky Nelson- "Am I Blue"

Outro- Joel Patterson- "Mable's Rock"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-26-16 Sep 26, 2016

Show notes

This week, we hear new tunes from Sirocco Bros and The Millwinders (produced by Deke Dickerson), interview segments with WS Holland and Robert Gordon as well as tunes from The Caezars, Charlie Feathers, Jack Scott, Farmer & Adele, The Blasters and more! We also hear a tune from Alan Mills who unfortunately passed away July 21st. He leaves behind a lot of great music which we will continue to honor!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Caezars- "Big Big Thumb"

AJ & The Rockin' Trio- "She Do The Bop"

WS Holland on "Blue Suede Shoes"

Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shoes"

Charlie Feathers- "Nobody's Woman"

Alan Mills (with Darrel Higham)- "High School Confidential"

Wynn Stewart- "Come On"

The Sirocco Bros.- "Alcatraz"

The Knitters- "Baby Out Of Jail"

The Blasters- "21 Days In Jail"

Jack Scott- "Trouble"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Hound Dog"

Robert Gordon on Link Wray

Robert Gordon (with Link Wray)- "Red Hot"

Jeff Daniels- "Switch Blade Sam"

Jake Calypso- "I'm Fed Up"

Millwinders- "Love Me So"

George Jones- "Heartbreak Hotel"

The Farmer & Adele- "Wrong Day"

Fatboy- "Summertime Bop"

Outro music bed: Chuck Berry- "Liverpool Drive"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-19-16 Sep 19, 2016

Show notes

We hear some classic interview segments and tunes from Roy Orbison as well as Chris Isaak this week plus some rockers from Webb Wilder, Tiger Army, Gene Vincent, Veloninos, Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers, Vince & The Sunboppers, Tennessee 3 and so much more!

Buddy Knox- "Party Doll" Webb Wilder- "Move It" Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Love That Man" Gene Vincent- "Baby Blue" Vince & The Sunboppers- "Black Haired Woman" Johnny Powers- "Mama Rock" Steve Train & His Bad Habits- "Don't Knock What You Don't Understand" Chris Isaak on recording in Nashville Chris Isaak- "Down In Flames" Veloninos- "Mad Cat Dynamo" Tiger Army- "Train To Eternity" Tennessee 3- "The Legend" Roy Orbison on his sunglasses Roy Orbison- "Go, Go Go" Roy Orbison on "Ooby Dooby" and Sam Phillips/Sun Roy Orbison- "Oooby Dooby" Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers- "Come On" Jackslacks- "You Time Has Come" Stray Cats- "Rockabilly Rules" Velvetone- "Yeah Yeah Yeah" Rhythm Bound- "Sure Do It Good" Outro music bed- Tennessee 3- "Folsom Prison Blues"

Cover Charge Included 2/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-12-16 Sep 12, 2016

Show notes

It's our 2nd annual "Cover Charge Included" show where we hear cover tunes all hour! This time we hear Paul McCartney talking about Gene Vincent's "Blue Jean Bop" before his stellar version of it as well as The Baseballs covering Snow Patrol, JD McPherson covering Alabama, Jerry Lee Lewis covering Elvis, Johnny Cash covering Roy Orbison, Dale Watson covering Johnny Cash, The Bellfuries covering The Beatles, The Beach Boys covering Eddie Cochran, Sonny Burgess covering The Raconteurs and so much more!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

The Baseballs- "Chasing Cars"

Carl Perkins- "I Got A Woman"

The Beach Boys- "Summertime Blues"

Marty Robbins- "Maybellene"

The Bellfuries- "She's A Woman"

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Jailhouse Rock"

Sonny Burgess & The Legendary Pacers- "Steady As She Goes"

The Modern Sounds- "I'm A Hog For You"

John Fogerty- "Haunted House"

Marcel Bontempi- "Race With The Devil"