Playlist, 11-4-16
This week’s “Imperial Bedroom and Other Chambers” tour from Elvis Costello got us wanting to hear the recorded versions of much of what he played. His posing of the question…
Playlist 10-28-16
The death of Bobby Vee Monday at 73 meant the show started with selections from his 1963 Buddy Holly tribute album, whose death started his own career. And the death…
Playlist 10-21-16
A whole lot of Chess Records classics tonight, to celebrate the legacy of the classic Chicago blues label’s co-founder, Phil Chess, who died this week at 95. Heard a few…
Playlist 10-14-16
A shorter than usual show tonight was entirely devoted to the newest recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Most of the show were live or alternate takes of great…
Playlist 10-7-16
Started with a salute to Rod Temperton, the noted British R&B songwriter who died this week at 66. Then heard a bit from new albums by Drive-By Truckers and The…
Playlist, 9-30-16
A packed night (that was also another trying one technologically) took note of the death last Saturday of Buckwheat Zydeco at 58, and the 81st birthday of Jerry Lee Lewis…
Playlist 9-23-16
Celebrated the birthdays of John Coltrane, Ray Charles and Bruce Springsteen, the latter through those who have covered his songs. Then a showcase of Luna, Buzzcocks, Peter Bjorn and John…
Playlist, 9-16-16
Started with a salute to Prince Buster, the ska pioneer who died last week at 87, and played some of the second wave ska bands who paid homage to him.…
Playlist 9-9-16
Started with a birthday salute to Otis Redding, with a slew of live cuts. Then there was a lot of George Clinton and his Funkadelic and Parliament because he’s performing…
Playlist 8-26-16
The first show in a month is sort of slapped together, owing somewhat to adjustments to a new laptop. But after the shortest salute to Alaska, I played the most…