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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:

New episode- 5-28-14 May 28, 2014

Show notes

On the show today, Sonny Burgess (celebrating a birthday today), Dick Dale, Deke Dickerson, Wanda Jackson, Bo Diddley, Molly Sue Gonzalez & The Mean, Mean Men and much more!

Intro music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"

Voice over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Dick Dale- "Ring Of Fire"

Eddie Cochran- "C'mon Everybody"

Music bed- The Ventures- "Rebel Rouser"

Molly Sue Gonzalez & The Mean, Mean Men- "Bad Example"

Bo Diddley- "You Don't Love Me"

Buddy & Julie Miller- "Gasoline & Matches"

Music bed- The Rockats- "Kitten With A Whip"

Buddy Holly- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"

Imelda May- "Wild Woman"

The Fabulous Thunderbirds- "Can't Tear It Up Enuff"

Clarence Clemons- "Peter Gunn Theme"

Sonny Burgess- "Itchy"

Music bed- Joel Paterson- "Twin Guitar Shuffle"

Dr. Rubins Pomade

Billy Lee Riley- "Pearly Lee"

Deke Dickerson- "Little Innocent"

Dale Hawkins- "Little Pig"

Music bed- Marco Di Maggio- "Silver Moon"

Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm (feat. Jackie Brenston) You've Got To Lose

Robert Gordon :60 Album spot- I'm Coming Home

Everly Brothers- "High Heel Sneakers"

Tammy Lynne & Myles High- "Good Rockin' Tonight"

Stray Cats- "Double Talkin' Baby"

Wanda Jackson- "Funnel Of Love"

Music bed- Glen Campbell- "12 String Special"

Roy Orbison- "Rockhouse"

Roy Orbison- "You're My Baby"

Outro music bed- Eddie Angel- "Roughshod"

New episode- 5-21-14 May 21, 2014

Show notes

Dion talks about one of his biggest inspirations, Carl Perkins, later in the program plus killer new tunes from The Rockats, The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Reckless Ones and flashback favorites from Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers, Johnny Cash and a Prince cover from The Polecats. All that and much, much more!!

Now hear us twice a week at rockabillyradio.net. Wednesdays 8am USA Central/ 2pm UK and Saturdays 1pm USA Central/ 7pm UK.

Intro music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"

Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Johnny Cash- "Cry, Cry, Cry"

The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Long Gone Daddy"

Music bed- Eddie Angel- "Black Widow"

The Rockats- "Tear The Roof Off"

Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "My Little Sister's Gotta Motorbike"

Billy Burnette- "Are You With Me Baby"

Dale Hawkins- "Susie-Q"

Polecats- "Let's Go Crazy"

Warren Smith- "Ubangi Stomp"

Junior Wells- "We're Ready"

Brian Setzer- "Cherokee"

Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"

Dr. Rubin's Pomeade

Dion interview

Dion- "Blue Suede Shoes"

Robert Gordon I'm Coming Home :60 album spot

Waylon Jennings- "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"

Music bed- Glen Campbell- "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"

Eddy Dixon- "Relentless"

Jimmy Carroll- "Big Green Car"

Dave Edmunds- "Trouble Boys"

Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Rumble"

Reckless Ones- "It's Time"

Robert Gordon- "Black Slacks"

Music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"

Charlie Feathers- "Stutterin' Cindy"

Charlie Feathers- "Tongue Tied Jill"

Outro music bed- Glen Campbell- "King Of The Road"

New episode- 5-12-14 May 12, 2014

Show notes

Smutty Smiff joins us later in the program on this episode of The Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour. Smutty is best known as the upright bass player for The Rockats, 13 Cats, Havalinas and more. He also hosts a radio show in Iceland which he gives us more details on in the program as well as a couple of requests for us like "Woodpecker Rock", "Barking Up The Wrong Tree", "Cast Iron Arm" and "Race With The Devil". Hear more classics from Jimmy Reed, Eddie Cocrhan, Carl Perkins, Arthur Crudup and more!!

Intro bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"

Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Eddie Cochran- "Somethin' Else"

Peanuts Wilson- "Cast Iron Arm"

Music bed- Dick Dale- "Shake N Stomp"

Levi Dexter- "The Man Who Counts"

Nat Couty & The Braves- "Woodpecker Rock"

Music bed- Joel Paterson- "Speedin' North"

Starkweather Boys- "Abagail Blue"

Lee Rocker- "Rock This Town"

Music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Rockin' Johnny Home"

Paul Burlison w/ Kim Wilson- "She's Hot"

Smutty Smiff interview- part 1

The Havalinas- "High Hopes"

Smutty Smiff interview- part 2

Gene Vincent- "Race With The Devil"

Don Woody- "Barking Up The Wrong Tree"

Hank Ballard- "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go"

5, 6, 7, 8's- "Woo Hoo"

Music bed- Monty Norman Orchestra- "James Bond Theme"

Dr. Rubin's Pomade!!

Jimmy Reed- "I Ain't Got You"

Robert Gordon- I'm Coming Home :60 album spot

Pat Dinizio- "Words Of Love"

Willie Nelson- "Freight Train Boogie"

Carl Perkins- "Her Love Rubbed Off"

Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup- "That's All Right"

Elvis Presley- "That's All Right"

Outro music bed- Marco Di Maggio- "Tiger Rag"

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New episode 5-6-14 May 05, 2014

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Sizzlin' hot tunes from Screamin' Rebel Angels, Stray Cats, Big Mama Thornton, Jerry Lee Lewis and more!

Intro music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"

Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Buddy Holly- That'll Be The Day"

Chan Romero- "My Little Ruby"

Music bed- The Rumblers- "Boss"

Dead Rock West- "Price Of Love"

Gas House Gorillas- "One Shot"

Robert Gordon- :60 I'm Coming Home album spot

Fats Domino- "I'm Walkin'"

Music bed- Duane Eddy- "The Attack Of The Duck Billed Platypus"

Glen Campbell- "In My Arms"

Vince Taylor- "Brand New Cadillac"

Big Bopper- "Chantilly Lace"

Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos- "Hey, Rat Fink"

Ritchie Valens- "Big Baby Blues"

Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Twango"

Dr. Rubin's Pomade!!

Jerry Lee Lewis- "Great Balls Of Fire"

Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Sizzle"

Big Mama Thornton- "Hound Dog"

Rufus Thomas- "Bear Cat"

Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin- "Truckin' Little Woman"

Music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Bloody River"

Stray Cats- "Gene & Eddie"

Del Shannon- "From Me To You"

Vintage Elvis KSIJ spot

13 Cats- "Crazy Baby"

Music bed- The Rockats- "Kitten With A Whip"

Chuck Berry- "Nadine"

Chuck Berry- "Dear Dad"

Outro music bed- The Ventures- "Caravan"

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New show- 4-30-14 Apr 30, 2014

Show notes

Brand new music from Imelda May and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featured on this episode along with everything from Buck Owens to The Cramps!

Intro- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"

Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates- "Shakin' All Over"

Mickey Hawks with Moon Mullins & His Night Raiders- "Bip Bop Boom"

Music bed- Los Straitjackets- "Crime Scene"

Nick Waterhouse- "This Is A Game"

Levi Dexter & Magic- "Go Go Go"

Vintage RCA Color TV spot

The Beatles- "Lonesome Tears"

Music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Rockin' Johnny Home"

Imelda May- "Tribal"

Polecats- "Big Green Car"

Cliff Richard- "Move It"

Instrumental Breakdown-

Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms- "6 String Boogie"

Mickey Baker- "Milk Train"

Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Rumble"

Dr. Rubin's Pomade!

Traveling Wilburys- "Rattled"

Buck Owens- "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)"

Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"

Dave Edmunds- "The Wanderer"

The Rolling Stones- "Not Fade Away"

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band- "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover"

Music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"

Elvis Presley- "Guitar Man"

Robert Gordon- :60 Album Spot- Lanark Records

Johnny Horton- "The Battle Of New Orleans"

Scene from Dirty Harry

The Cramps- "Uranium Rock"

Little Richard- "Good Golly Miss Molly

1970 album spot- Little Richard- The Rill Thing

Little Richard- "Dew Drop Inn"

Outro- Dick Dale & The Deltones- "Misirlou"

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Viva Las Vegas special Apr 23, 2014

Show notes

Viva Las Vegas 17 artists get the focus on this week's episode of the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!! Plus, hear another brand new Robert Gordon track from his upcoming I'm Coming Home album!

Intro bed- Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas"

Sonny Burgess- "We Wanna Boogie"

Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Twistin' N Twangin"

Lloyd Price- "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"

Lloyd Price- "Personality"

Music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"

BurliQ's- "Conundrum"

My Darling Clementine- "No Heart In This Heartache"

The Trashmen- "Surfin' Bird"

Kim Lenz & Her Jaguars- "Pay Dearly"

Music bed- Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas"

The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "I'm Obsessed"

The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns- "Wild, Crazy & Out Of Control"

Music bed- Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom- "Viva Las Vegas"

Los Straitjackets- "Space Mosquito"

Los Straitjackets- "Bobsleddin'"

Imelda May- "Mayhem"

Imelda May- "Johnny's Got A Boom Boom"

Jeff Mason from Gold & Silver Pawn Shop

Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers- "Rockabilly Rules Ok"

The Polecats- "John, I'm Only Dancing"

The Polecats- "Make A Circuit With Me"

Music bed- Link Wray- "Rumble"

The Rockats- "Make That Move"

The Rockats- "Pink And Black Cadillac"

Music bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"

Robert Gordon- "It's Only Love"

Robert Gordon- "Fire"

Outro bed- The Rockats- "Kitten With A Whip"

Viva Las Vegas teaser announcement Apr 14, 2014

Show notes

Viva Las Vegas is happening this weekend, April 17-20th. Stay tuned next week for a special edition of the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour as we will focus on interviews and music with artists appearing at the event.

Artists on the show next week include Lloyd Price, Imelda May, Robert Gordon, Kim Lenz & The Jaquars, Los Straitjackets, The Rockats, The Trashmen, The Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers, Sonny Burgess and more!!

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour- 4-8-14 Apr 07, 2014

Show notes

This episode is a hepcat lover's blend of legends like Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, Wanda Jackson, Dion and surprising covers by Los Straitjackets (covering Nirvana), Jerry Lee Lewis (covering Led Zeppelin), Di Maggio Connection (covering Talking Heads) and Micky Dolenz (covering Chuck Berry). Lots more too including something new from The Rockats, a live classic from Bruce Johnston and our 2 weekly features of an "instru-mental breakdown" and our "double shot" (this week it's Chris Isaak) to close out the show.

Intro bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"

Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Chuck Berry- "Johnny B. Goode"

Wanda Jackson- "Fujiyama Mama"

Robert Plant- "You Can't Buy My Love"

Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio- "Rock Therapy"

Vintage Coke commercial- The Everly Brothers

Everly Brothers- "Gone, Gone, Gone"

Di Maggio Connection- "Road To Nowhere"

Bruce Johnston- "Surfer Stomp"

Charlie Feathers- "One Hand Loose"

INSTRU-MENTAL BREAKDOWN:

Los Straitjackets- "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Duane Eddy- "Rebel Rouser"

Music bed- The Travelers (Johnny & Dorsey Burnette)- "The Big House"

The Rockats- "Why Do You Love Me (If I Don't Treat You Right)"

Eddie Cochran- "My Way"

Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"

Jerry Lee Lewis (w/ Jimmy Page)- "Rock & Roll"

Vintage Kellogs commercial- The Monkees

Micky Dolenz- "Johnny B. Goode"

Howlin' Wolf- "Smokestack Lightning"

Ronnie Hawkins- "Who Do You Love"

Dion- "Tank Full Of Blues"

Music bed- The Ventures- "Caravan"

DOUBLE-SHOT OF ROCKABILLY N BLUES:

Chris Isaak- "Speak Of The Devil" (live)

Chris Isaak- "Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing"

Outro- Scotty Moore- "My Baby Left Me"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour- Ronnie Tutt Apr 02, 2014

Show notes

Ronnie Tutt toured with Elvis from 1969-1977. He shares stories about his time with Elvis as well as Neil Diamond, Jerry Garcia, Billy Joel and so many more! Hear music that features his powerhouse drums as well!

Intro bed- Elvis Presley- "Tiger Man"

Elvis Presley- "Way Down"

Elvis Presley- "Blue Suede Shoes" (live)

Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Road Trip"

Elvis Presley- "Mystery Train/Tiger Man" (live)

Music bed- Kenny Vaughan- "Mysterium"

Elvis Presley- "That's All Right" (live)

Elvis introducing Ronnie Tutt on stage

Music bed- The Ventures- "Walk Don't Run"

Elvis Presley- "Patch It Up" (live)

Music bed- Link Wray- "Rumble"

Elvis Presley- "Burning Love"

Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Franklin Town"

Elvis Presley- "Always On My Mind"

Music bed- The Ventures- "Memphis"

Elvis Presley- "Polk Salad Annie" (live)

Music bed- The Ventures- "Raunchy"

Neil Diamond- "I'm A Believer"

Music bed- Duane Eddy- "The Attack Of The Duck Billed Platypus

Roy Orbison- "Claudette" (live)

Elvis Costello- "The Big Light"

Cat Stevens- "Peace Train" (snippet)

Billy Joel- "Piano Man"

Jerry Garcia- "Catfish John" (snippet)

Johnny Rivers- "Rockin' Pneumonia- Boogie Woogie Flu"

Delaney & Bonnie- "Soul Shake"

Outro- Joel Paterson- "Mable's Rock"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour- 3/28/14 Mar 27, 2014

Show notes

Robert Gordon's "I'm Coming Home" premiered later in the program.

Intro bed- Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper"

Voice Over- Rob Dempsey

Gene Vincent- "Cruisin'"

Jack Scott- "The Way I Walk"

Music bed- Dick Dale- "Surf Beat"

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

Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Travelin' Band"

Vintage Carl Perkins concert spot

Carl Perkins & NRBQ- "All Mama's Children"

Music bed- The Ventures- "Riders In The Sky"

JD McPherson- "Fire Bug"

Charlie Gracie- "Fabulous"

Brian Setzer & Brian Wilson- "Little Deuce Coupe"

Music bed- The Beach Boys- "Carl's Big Chance"

Booker T & The MG's- "Green Onions"

Dex Romweber Duo- "Blue Surf"

Music bed- The Rumblers- "Boss"

Gas House Gorillas- "I Want You To Want Me"

The Phantom- "Love Me"

Music bed- Duane Eddy- "Road Trip"

Big Tiny Kennedy- "Country Boy"

Greg Martin (The Kentucky Headhunters) liner

Johnnie Johnson & The Kentucky Headhunters- "That'll Work"

Tom Jones- "Evil"

Music bed- The Ventures- "Guitar Boogie Shuffle"

Jackie Brenston- "Rocket 88"

Buddy Holly- Winter Dance Party liner and "Heartbeat" intro

Buddy Holly- "Heartbeat"

Vintage Johnny Cash Lionel Trains spot

Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings- "I'm Movin' On"

Music bed- Johnny & Dorsey Burnette- "Bloody River"

Robert Gordon- "I'm Coming Home"

Robert Gordon- "Flying Saucers Rock & Roll"

Outro bed- Dick Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughan- "Pipeline"

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