CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 159 – 10-25-25 

• Gladys Rice & Chorus “Pretty Baby” (1916)
• Irving Kaufman “Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue” (1925)
• Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies “Down By The O-H-I-O” (1935)
• Bull Moose Jackson “Keep Your Big Mouth Shut” (1947)
• BONUS TRACK: Bull Moose Jackson “Sneaky Pete” (1947)
• Big Al Downing “Down On The Farm” (1958)
• Les McCann & Eddie Harris “Compared To What” (1969)
• Roxy Music “Dance Away” (1979)
• Nuclear Valdez “Summer” (1989)
• Luka Bloom “I Need Love” (1992) [acoustic Irish folk cover of LL Cool J song]
• Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers “Shady Esperanto & The Young Hearts” (2009)
• Muddy Magnolias “Devil’s Teeth” (2016)
• SNOOPER “Worldwide” (2025) [Nashville-based buzz band on Third Man Records]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 158B – 10-18-25
REPLAY of episode 145 – from April 2025 

• Charles Prince’s Band “I’m Alabama Bound” (1910)
• Emry Arthur “I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow” (1928)
• The Blue Sky Boys “I’m Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail” (1936) [later covered by The Everly Brothers]
• Slim Gaillard “Communications” (1947)
• Webb Pierce “I Ain’t Never” (1959)
• The Sonics “Psycho” (1965)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: The Kent Stage Shootings (5-4-1970)
• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Ohio” (1970)
• BONUS TRACK: Quicksilver Messenger Service “Fresh Air” (1970)
• Kix “Don’t Close Your Eyes” (1988) [anti-suicide anthem; surprise hard rock hit]
• Machines Of Loving Grace “Butterfly Wings” (1993)
• Jack Johnson “The Horizon Has Been Defeated/Mother and Child Reunion” (live) (2008) [live at Bonnaroo, released on “En Concert” DVD/CD]
• Amy Shark “I Said Hi” (2018) [rare, unreleased solo acoustic version]
• Doechii “Denial Is A River” (2025) [Grammy Winner, Best Rap Album]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 158 – 10-11-25 

• Van and Schenck “I Don’t Want To Get Well” (1918)
• Annette Hanshaw & Her Sizzlin’ Syncopators “I Must Have That Man” (1928)
• Don Vorhees “Go Home and Tell Your Mother” (1930)
• Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” (1946)
• Vic Damone “Cincinnati Dancing Pig” (1950)
• Vic Damone “My Truly Truly Fair” (1951)
• Jame’s Brown “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (Parts 1 and 2)” (1965)
• Deep Purple “Woman From Tokyo” (1973)
• INXS “Listen Like Thieves” (1985) [40th Anniversary this month!] 
• Gary Clail & On-U Sound System “Human Nature” (1991)
• U2 “City of Blinding Lights” (2004)
• Sleigh Bells “Infinity Guitars” (2010)
• Tame Impala “Dracula” (2025) 
• BONUS TRACK: The Misfits “She” (1983) 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 157B – 10-4-25
REPLAY of Episode 111 from May 2024 

• Collins & Harlan “Everybody’s Crazy ‘Bout The Doggone Blues (But I’m Happy)” (1918)
• The Blue Ridge Duo “Turkey In The Straw” (1925) [song dates back to the 1830’s]
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: Hindenberg Disaster + Radio Broadcast (1937)
• Frank Novak & His Rootin’ Tootin’ Boys “Here’s To Good Old Whiskey” (1937)
• Louis Jordan “Salt Pork, West Virginia” (1945)
• Larry Williams “Dizzy Miss Lizzy” (1958) [later covered by The Beatles]
• Horace Silver “Song For My Father” (1964)
• John Martyn “May You Never” (1973)
• Tommy Keene “Places That Are Gone” (1984)
• Radiohead “High and Dry” (1995)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
• Ivy “Digging Your Scene” (2001) [cover of The Blow Monkeys]
• Grace Potter & The Nocturnals “Paris (Ooh La La)” (2010)
• Kimmi Bitter “Old School” (2024) [new artist in a classic honky-tonk style]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 157 – 9-27-25

• Ada Jones & Billy Murray “Be My Little Bumble Bee” (1912)
• Fred Rich & His Hotel Astor Orchestra “Crazy Words, Crazy Tune” (1927)
• Buddy Moss “You Got To Give Me Some Of It” (1935)
• Charlie Barnet’s Orchestra ft. Mary Ann McCall (vocals) “Between 18th & 19th on Chestnut Street” (1940) [refers to a legendary swing/dance nightclub in Philadelphia]
• Odetta “Midnight Special” (1957) [“The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement”]
• The Monkees “Last Train To Clarksville” (1966) [R.I.P. Songwriter Bobby Hart]
• Bobby Fuller Four “I Fought The Law” (1966) [R.I.P. Songwriter Sonny Curtis]
• J.J. Cale “Travelin’ Light” (1977)
• SPECIAL GUESTS: Derry Grahan & Jonnie Dee of Honeymoon Suite, reflecting on “New Girl Now” all these years later
• Honeymoon Suite “New Girl Now” (1984)
• A Tribe Called Quet “Award Tour” (1994)
• Modest Mouse “Missed The Boat” (2007)
• Phoenix “Trying To Be Cool” (2013)
• AVTT PTTN “Eternal Love” (2025) [new collaboration LP by The Avett Brothers with Mike Patton (Faith No More & Mr. Bungle)]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 156 – 9-20-25

• Rita Villa “Una Noche En La Mar (A Night At Sea)” (1911)
• American Quartet “Carolina In The Morning” (1923)
• Annette Hanshaw “You’re The One That I Care For” (1931)
• Glenn Miller Orchestra “(I’ve Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo” (1942)
• Huey “Piano” Smith & The Clowns “Don’t You Just Know It” (1957)
• The Seeds “Can’t Seem To Make You Mine” (1967)
• N.R.B.Q. “Ridin’ In My Car” (1977)
• AUDIO HISTORY: “Black Monday” Stock Market Crash (1987)
• Julian Cope “World Shut Your Mouth” (1987)
• Spacehog “In The Meantime” (1995)
• Cut Copy “Hearts On Fire” (2008)
• Greta Van Fleet “Highway Tune” (2017)
• CMAT “When A Good Man Cries” (2025) [Critically acclaimed new Irish artist]
• BONUS TRACK: Oasis “Wonderwall” (2025) [LIVE in Dublin, 8-16-25 on reunion tour]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 155C – 9-13-25
RELAY of Episode 148 – from June 2025 

• Manuel Romain “Honor Thy Mother and Father” (1917)
• The Cavaliers “Sleepy Head” (1926) [Ben Selvin’s Orchestra under an alias]
• Benny Goodman Orchestra (Helen Ward, vocal) “There’s A Small Hotel” (1936)
• Roy Acuff “This World Can’t Stand Long” (1948)
• Connie Allen “Rocket 69” (1951)
• Eddie Holland “Leaving Here” (1963)
• BONUS TRACK: Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band “She’s Too Much For My Mirror” (1969) [from the influential “Trout Mask Replica” LP]
• Larry Groce “Junk Food Junkie” (1976)
• ARTIST INTERVIEW TIME WARP: Cy Curnin of The Fixx (1984)
• The Fixx “Sunshine In The Shade” (1984)
• Jah Wobble’s Invaders Of The Heart ft. Dolores O’Riordan “The Sun Does Rise” (1994)
• Spoon “I Turn My Camera On” (2005)
• Passion Pit “Take A Walk” (2012)
• Sleep Token “Damocles” (2025) [Fascinating, chart-topping UK hard rock band]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 155B – 9-6-25
REPLAY of episode 99 – from January 2024 

• Dame Clara Butt “Land of Hope and Glory” (1911) [British Patriotic Song]
• Butterbeans & Susie “Taint None O’ Your Business” (1927)
• Lil Hardin Armstrong “Doin’ The Suzie Q” (1936)
• Will Bradley & His Orchestra ft. Ray McKinley “Old Doc Yak” (1940)
• The Dominoes “Sixty Minute Man” (1951)
• The Who “The Kids Are Alright” (1966)
• Eruption “I Can’t Stand The Rain” (1977) [cover of Ann Peebles song]
• The Stone Roses “I Wanna Be Adored” (1989)
• The Verve Pipe “Photograph” (1996)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine, our European Correspondent located in Poland
• Ludo “Love Me Dead” (2008)
• The War and Treaty “Healing Tide” (2018)
• The Red Clay Strays “Wondering Why” (2023) [Outstanding new band from Mobile, AL]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 155 – 8-30-25 

• Jack Charman “The Wibbly Wobbly Walk” (1912)
• Margaret Young “Oh Gee, Georgie” (1924)
• Leo Reisman Orchestra ft. Fred Astaire “The Gold Digger’s Song (We’re In The Money)” (1933)
• AUDIO HISTORY: Harry Truman’s Civil Rights Legislation (1948)
• Dinah Washington “Baby, Get Lost” (1948)
• Ray Charles “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” (1955)
• Bobby “Blue” Bland “Turn On Your Love Light” (1961) [later covered by Grateful Dead]
• BONUS TRACK: Bruce Springsteen “Lonely Night In The Park” (1975/2025) [recently released outtake from the original “Born To Run” sessions in 1975]
• Bruce Springsteen “Badlands” (1978)
• Cyndi Lauper “All Through The Night” (1983)
• 808 State “Timebomb” (1992)
• Coldplay “Lost!” (2008)
• The Word “Come By Here” (2015) [jam-band supergroup with Robert Randolph and others]
• Good Neighbours “Ripple” (live in-studio acoustic) (2025) [UK buzz band, live version from recent session at WAPS The Summit FM]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 154B – 8-23-25
REPLAY of Episode 140- from February 2025

• Heidelberg Quintet “On A Beautiful Night With A Beautiful Girl” (1912)
• Original Dixieland Jazz Band “Home Again Blues” (1921)
• Willie Lofton “Dark Road Blues” (1935)
• Betty Hutton “A Square In The Social Circle” (1945)
• Lloyd Price “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” (1952)
• Bob Dylan “Blowin’ In The Wind” (1963)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: Opposition Grows to the Vietnam War (1967)
• Otis Redding “(Sittin’ On The Dock Of) The Bay” (1968)
• Charlie Rich “Behind Closed Doors” (1973)
• Gap Band “Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) (1980)
• Metallica “Whiskey In The Jar” (1998) [Irish folk song dating back to 17th Century!]
• Switchfoot “Meant To Live” (2003)
• Noah Kahan “False Confidence” (2018)
• Maribou State “All I Need” (2025) [new UK duo]

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 154 – 8-16-25 

• Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth “Turn Off Your Light, Mr. Moon Man” (1911)
• Whispering Jack Smith “That’s My Weakness Now” (1928)
• Alice Faye “Slumming On Park Avenue” (1937) [Irving Berlin song]
• Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra “Zanesville Zohio ZZZ” (1946)
• Jimmy Reed “I Found My Baby” (1953)
• Folkes Brothers “Oh Carolina” (1960) [later covered by Shaggy]
• AUDIO HISTORY: Bruce Springsteen discusses the power of radio and music
• BONUS TRACK: Sam Cooke “Good Times” (1963)
• Jay Ferguson “Thunder Island” (1977)
• Information Society “What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)” (1988)
• Brenda Kahn “Spoon” (1994)
• Fatboy Slim vs. Rolling Stones “Satisfaction Skank” (2000) [White-label/promo only mash-up]
• Rolling Stones (Fatboy Slim remix) “Sympathy For The Devil” (2004)
• Vampire Weekend “Diane Young” (2016)
• Olivia Deane “Nice To Each Other” (2025)

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 153B – 8-9-25
REPLAY of episode 82 – from August 2023 

• Walter Van Brunt & Chorus “Any Girl Looks Good In The Summer” (1913)
• Paul Tremaine & His Orchestra “Four Four Rhythm” (1929)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: Mahatma Gandhi Visits The UK (1931)
• Lucille Bogan “Struttin’ My Stuff” (1931)
• Carmen Miranda with Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra “Cuanto Le Gusta” (1948)
• Percy Faith & His Orchestra “Theme From ‘A Summer Place’” (1959)
• Johnny Cash “The One On The Right Is On The Left” (1965)
• Thin Lizzy “Jailbreak” (1976)
• Robbie Robertson “Somewhere Down The Crazy River” (1987) [RIP Robbie Robertson]
• SAMPLE SOURCE EXAMPLE: Chicago “Street Player” (1979) [snippet – used as the main sample in next song]
• The Bucketheads “The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)” (1995)
• The Exploding Hearts “I’m A Pretender” (2003) [recently reissued on Third Man Records/tragic tale of this band]
• Logan Ledger “(I’m Gonna Get Over This) Some Day” (2019)
• The Last Dinner Party “Nothing Matters” (2023)
• BONUS TRACK: Kenny Price “The Shortest Song In The World” (1970) [x2, LOL!]

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 153 – 8-2-25 

• Walter Van Brunt “I’m Just A Ragged Newsboy, But My Heart’s True Blue” (1918)
• Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell “Papa Wants A Cookie” (1928)
• Mae West “A Guy What Takes His Time” (1933)
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe “Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares” (1944)
• Don Gibson “Oh Lonesome Me” (1958)
• Cilla Black “Anyone Who Had A Heart” (1964) [Liverpool-based ‘60s artist championed by The Beatles]
• The Commodores “Slippery When Wet” (1975)
• Chuck Mangione “Feels So Good” (1978) [R.I.P. Chuck Mangione]
• Ozzy Osbourne “Shot In The Dark” (1986) [R.I.P. Ozzy]
• 1000 Homo DJ’s (Al Jorgensen & Trent Reznor) “Supernaut” (1994) [Industrial cover of Black Sabbath by founders of Ministry & Nine Inch Nails]
• Steve Earle “City Of Immigrants” (2007) [featuring NYC-based Brazilian folk band Forro In The Dark]
• Bastille “Pompeii (acoustic/acapella)” (2013) [live/acapella version from France in 2013]
• Panic Shack “Girl Band Starter Pack” (2025) [new female UK punk quartet from Wales]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 152B – 7-26-25
REPLAY of episode 122 – from August 2024 

• Byron G. Harlan “I Like The Hat, I Like The Dress, I like The Girl That’s In It” (1911)
• Vaughn DeLeath “Blue Skies” (1927)
• Artie Shaw’s Orchestra “Begin The Beguine” (1938)
• Hank Williams Sr. “Move It On Over” (1947)
• Thurston Harris “Little Bitty Pretty One” (1957)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: The Invention of Color Television (1958)
• Mariam Makeba “Pata Pata” (1967)
• Neil Young “Heart Of Gold” (1972)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
• Missing Persons “Destination Unknown” (1981)
• Green Day “On The Wagon” (1994) [rare B-side song not from LP]
• Saving Jane “Girl Next Door” (2005)
• SPECIAL GUEST IN-STUDIO INTERIVEW: Milky Chance
• Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” (2013)
• Eddie Vedder “Save It For Later” (2024) [cover of The English Beat]
• BONUS TRACK: The English Beat “Twist & Crawl” (1980)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 152 – 7-19-25 

• Fred Van Eps “Red Pepper (A Spicy Rag)” (1912)
• Ma Rainey “Down In The Basement” (1926)
• AUDIO HISTORY: The Sounds of 1933, In History
• Josephine Baker “I’m Confessin (That I Love You)’” (1933)
• Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five “Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t (My Baby)” (1944)
• Elvis Presley “Don’t Be Cruel” (1956)
• Buck Owens & His Buckeroos “Love’s Gonna Live Here” (1963)
• BONUS TRACK: Mrs. Miller “Downtown” (1966) [very strange cover of Petula Clark]
• Black Sabbath “Planet Caravan” (1970) [Happy Retirement, Ozzy Osbourne!]
• Ozzy Osbourne “You Can’t Kill Rock & Roll” (1981) [with remarks about the “Back To The Beginning” farewell concert event in the UK]
• Oasis “Whatever” (1994) [with remarks about the Oasis reunion concerts in the UK]
• Edwin McCain “Radio Star” (2001) [humorous song about the comic traits of the music business]
• Ke$ha ft. 3OH!3 “Blah Blah Blah” (2010)
• D.K. Harrell “A Little Taste” (2025) [outstanding emerging young blues artist]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 151B – 7-12-25
(replay of Episode 131 from December 2024) 

• Collins & Harlan “Down On The Brandywine” (1911)
• Al Miller & His Market Street Boys “Somebody’s Been Using That Thing” (1929)
• Fletcher Henderson Orchestra “Shoe Shine Boy” (1936)
• Vaughn Monroe “When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)” (1942)
• Wanda Jackson “Fujiyama Mama” (1958)
• Jimi Hendrix Experience “Can You See Me” (1967)
• BONUS TRACK: Jimi Hendrix Experience “Crosstown Traffic” (1968)
• Jigsaw “Sky High” (1975)
• AUDIO HISTORY: Quotable Scenes from “Beverly Hills Cop” (1984)
• Pointer Sisters “Neutron Dance” (1984) [from “Beverly Hills Cop” soundtrack]
• Archers Of Loaf “Web In Front” (1993)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
• Junior Senior “Move Your Feet” (2003)
• Jim James with the Sachal Ensemble “Love’s In Need Of Love Today” (2016) [Stevie Wonder cover from the film “Song of Lahore”]
• ARTIST ID: Billy Strings for Cruisin’ The Decades
• Billy Strings “Gild The Lily” (2024)
• BONUS TRACK: Tiny Tim “Tiptoe Through The Tulips With Me” (1967)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 151 – 7-5-25 

• Ada Jones & Billy Murray “Be My Little Bumble Bee” (1912)
• Sylvester Weaver “Guitar Rag” (1923)
• Andy Kirk & His 12 Cloud Of Joy “Until The Real Thing Comes Along” (1936)
• Johnny Mercer “My Sugar Is So Refined” (1946)
• Vic Damone “On The Street Where You Live” (1956)
• Lou Christie “Lightnin’ Strikes” (1966) [R.I.P. Lou Christie]
• BONUS TRACK: Johnny Thunder “I’m Alive” (1969)
• Mott The Hoople “Ready For Love/After Lights” (1972) [R.I.P. Mick Ralphs]
• AUDIO HISTORY: UK Review of “Back To The Future” (1985)
• Mary Jane Girls “In My House” (1985)
• Phish “Free” (1996)
• Bowling For Soup “1985” (2005)
• First Aid Kit “Emmylou” (2012)
• Kathleen Edwards “Save Your Soul” (2025)

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 150B – 6-28-25
(Replay Of Episode 138 from February 2025)

• AUDIO HISTORY: The Voice of Thomas Edison (1919)
• Al Bernard “Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar” (1919) [Prohibition Song]
• Deford Bailey “Davidson County Blues” (1928) [Harmonica tune by the first-ever Black blues/country artist]
• Chubby Parker “Get Away, Old Maids Get Away” (1931)
• Lester Young Quartet “Sometimes I’m Happy” (1944)
• Joe Maphis & Rose Lee “I’m A Stranger In My Own Home” (1953) [Okeh Records]
• Marianne Faithfull “As Tears Go By” (1964) [R.I.P. Marianne Faithfull]
• The Stooges “T.V. Eye” (1970)
• Richard & Linda Thompson “Shoot Out The Lights” (1982)
• Crash Test Dummies “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” (1993)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
• Northern State “Girl For All Seasons” (2004)
• RADIO ID/SHOUT-OUT: Patrick Carney of The Black Keys for Cruisin’ The Decades
• The Black Keys “Gold On The Ceiling” (2011)
• DJO “Basic Being Basic” (2025) [the musical project of actor Joe Keery, of “Stranger Things”]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 150 – 6-21-25 

• Ada Jones & Billy Murray “Come, Josephine, In My Flying Machine” (1911)
• Billy Jones & Ernet Hare (The Happiness Boys) “Does Your Spearamint Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight?” (1924)
• Artie Shaw’s Orchestra ft. Helen Forrest (vocal) “Day In, Day Out” (1939)
• Jimmie Davis “There’s A New Moon Over My Shoulder” (1944) [He was the sitting Governor of Louisiana when this song reached #1]
• Link Wray & His Raymen “Rumble” (1958)
• Beach Boys “Surfin’” (1961) [RIP Brian Wilson]
• Beach Boys “God Only Knows” (1967) [RIP Brian Wilson]
• Mud “Tiger Feet” (1974) [UK Top 5 Hit!]
• Nitzer Ebb “Join In The Chant” (1987) [RIP Douglas McCarthy, vocalist]
• AUDIO HISTORY: “Cool World” Film Trailer (1992)
• David Bowie “Real Cool World” (1992) [from the “Cool World” film soundtrack]
• Finger Eleven “One Thing” (2003)
• Of Monsters & Men “Little Talks” (2013)
• Garbage “There’s No Future In Optimism” (2025)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 149 – 6-14-25 

• Billy Murray & Joe Belmont “An Afternoon In June” (1914)
• Mills’ Merry Makers ft. Benny Goodman and Scrappy Lambert (vocals) “Honey” (1929)
• Blind Willie McTell “Warm It Up To Me” (1933)
• Eddy Arnold “Bouquet Of Roses” (1948)
• Eddie Banks with The Five Dreams “Sugar Diabetes” (1956)
• Laura Nyro “Save The Country” (1968)
• Sly & The Family Stone “Everyday People” (1968) [RIP Sly Stone]
• The Cars “Just What I Needed (demo)” (1977) [rare early unsigned demo version]
• Howard Jones “Everlasting Love” (1989)
• DNA ft. Suzanne Vega “Tom’s Diner” (1990)
• Bingo Hand Job “Tom’s ?” (1991) [this is R.E.M. with Billy Bragg from the “Tom’s Album” compilation]
• Carbon/Silicon “The News” (2007) [duo consisting of Mick Jones & Tony James]
• Red Hot Chili Pepppers ft. Rhythms Del Mundo Africa “Under The Bridge (Africa Mix)” (2012) [this is from the benefit album “Rhythms Del Mundo: Africa”]
• Everything Is Recorded ft. Sampha & Florence Welch “Never Felt Better” (2025)

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 148 – 6-7-25 

• Manuel Romain “Honor Thy Mother and Father” (1917)
• The Cavaliers “Sleepy Head” (1926) [Ben Selvin’s Orchestra under an alias]
• Benny Goodman Orchestra (Helen Ward, vocal) “There’s A Small Hotel” (1936)
• Roy Acuff “This World Can’t Stand Long” (1948)
• Connie Allen “Rocket 69” (1951)
• Eddie Holland “Leaving Here” (1963)
• BONUS TRACK: Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band “She’s Too Much For My Mirror” (1969) [from the influential “Trout Mask Replica” LP]
• Larry Groce “Junk Food Junkie” (1976)
• ARTIST INTERVIEW TIME WARP: Cy Curnin of The Fixx (1984)
• The Fixx “Sunshine In The Shade” (1984)
• Jah Wobble’s Invaders Of The Heart ft. Dolores O’Riordan “The Sun Does Rise” (1994)
• Spoon “I Turn My Camera On” (2005)
• Passion Pit “Take A Walk” (2012)
• Sleep Token “Damocles” (2025) [Fascinating, chart-topping UK hard rock band]

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 147C – 5-31-25
(Replay of Episode 142 from 03-15-25)

• Collins & Harlan “When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam’ (1913)
• Vaughn DeLeath w/Fred Rich Orchestra “The Man I Love” (1927)
• Vera Lynn “The General’s Fast Asleep” (1935)
• The Ink Spots “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” (1942)
• The Royal Teens “Short Shorts” (1958)
• BONUS TRACK: Annette Funicello & The Afterbeats “Tall Paul” (1959)
• Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse “Crossroads” (1966) [rare superground with Clapton, Steve Winwood (vocals) and more!]
• Kiss “Hard Luck Woman” (1976)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: “President Reagan’s Inaugural Address” (1981)
• Oak Ridge Boys “Elvira” (1981)
• Tony Toni Tone “If I Had No Loot” (1993) [RIP D’Wayne Wiggins]
• Missy Higgins “Where I Stood” (2007)
• Alessia Cara “Here” (2015)
• Jesse Welles “Horses” (2025) [excellent new artist from Arkansas]

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 147B – 5-24-25
(Replay of episode 125 – playlist – 09-28-24)

• George M. Cohan “Life’s A Funny Proposition After All” (1911)
• Helen Kane “Get Out and Get Under The Moon” (1928)
• Rudy Vallee “Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries” (1931)
• Betty Hutton “Stuff Like That There” (1945)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine, our European correspondent in Poland
• Louis Jordan “Texas Stew” (1956)
• Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band “Diddy Wah Diddy” (1966)
• Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” (1973)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: The Rising Popularity of the Compact Disc (1985)
• Killing Joke “Eighties” (1985)
• New Radicals “Someday We’ll Know” (1998)
• Kelis “Milkshake” (2003) [this song is now over 20 years old!]
• Jason Isbell – Radio ID for C.T.D.
• Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit “Hope The High Road” (2017)
• Yola “Future Enemy” (2024)
• BONUS TRACK: Ray Anthony “The Hokey Pokey” (1953)

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 147 – 5-17-25  

• Byron G. Harlan “That Reuben Tango Huskin’ Bee” (1914)
• Edwin J. McEnelly’s Orchestra “I Like Pie, I Like Cake, But I like You Best Of All” (1925)
• Cliff Edwards “I’m A Bear In A Lady’s Boudoir” (1933)
• Charlie Barnet’s Orchestra ft. Mary Ann McCall (vocal) “Between 18th & 19th on Chestnut Street” (1940)
• Wally Cox “There Is A Tavern In The Town” (1953) [song dates back to 1883]
• Sam Cooke “Bring It On Home To Me” (1962)
• The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown “Fire” (1968)
• Sweet “Little Willy” (1973)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: “Ghostbusters” Movie Quotes (1984)
• The Cars “Magic” (1984)
• Teenage Fanclub “Star Sign” (1991)
• The Pipettes “Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me” (2007)
• AbsoFacto “Dissolve” (2018)
• Young Gun Silver Fox “Stevie & Sly” (2025) [new band in the style of “Yacht Rock”]
• BONUS TRACK: Doobie Brothers “It Keeps You Runnin’” (1976)
• BONUS TRACK: Bar-Kays “Soul Finger” (1967)

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 146B – 5-10-25 
Replay of episode 136 – from January 2025

• Manuel Romain “The Girl You Can’t Forget” (1917)
• Vernon Dalhart & Company “My Carolina Home” (1927)
• Rosetta Howard “Men Are Like Street Cars” (1939)
• Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra “Ballerina” (1946)
• Nat “King” Cole “Candy” (1956)
• Linda Lyndell “What A Man” (1968) [source material for Salt-N-Pepa’s big ‘90s hit]
• Siouxsie & The Banshees “Hong Kong Garden” (1978)
• AC/DC “Who Made Who” (1986) [from Stephen King horror film “Maximum Overdrive”]
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: O.J. Simpson Vehicle Chase (1994)
• Beastie Boys “Sure Shot” (1994)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
• Amy Winehouse “Back To Black” (2006)
• IRON & WINE GUEST SEGMENT: “The significance of pre-Rock & Roll music” with Sam Beam
• Iron & Wine “Call It Dreaming” (2017)
• Soul Asylum “Somebody To Shove” (recent full band live acoustic performance for The Summit FM in Akron, OH, USA] (2024/1993)

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 146 – 05-03-25 

• John McCormack “Send Me Away With A Smile” (1918)
• Fred Rich & His Hotel Astor Orchestra “Crazy Words, Crazy Tune” (1927)
• Ethel Waters “I Got Rhythm” (1931)
• Danny Kaye & The Andrews Sisters “Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)” (1947)
• Hank Williams, Sr. “Hey, Good Lookin’” (1951)
• BONUS TRACK: Billy Williams “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter” (1957)
• Astrid Gilberto & Stan Getz “The Girl From Ipanema” (1965)
• Pere Ubu “Final Solution” (1976) [RIP David Thomas]
• The Alarm “Rain In The Summertime” (1987) [RIP Mike Peters]
• Ween “Push The Li’l Daises” (1992)
• American Hi-Fi “Flavor Of The Weak” (2001)
• Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2015)
• Sombr “Back To Friends” (2025)
• BONUS TRACK: R.E.M. “I Walked With A Zombie” (1990) [cover of Roky Erickson song]

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 145 – 04-25-25 

• Charles Prince’s Band “I’m Alabama Bound” (1910)
• Emry Arthur “I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow” (1928)
• The Blue Sky Boys “I’m Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail” (1936) [later covered by The Everly Brothers]
• Slim Gaillard “Communications” (1947)
• Webb Pierce “I Ain’t Never” (1959)
• The Sonics “Psycho” (1965)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: The Kent Stage Shootings (5-4-1970)
• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Ohio” (1970)
• BONUS TRACK: Quicksilver Messenger Service “Fresh Air” (1970)
• Kix “Don’t Close Your Eyes” (1988) [anti-suicide anthem; surprise hard rock hit]
• Machines Of Loving Grace “Butterfly Wings” (1993)
• Jack Johnson “The Horizon Has Been Defeated/Mother and Child Reunion” (live) (2008) [live at Bonnaroo, released on “En Concert” DVD/CD]
• Amy Shark “I Said Hi” (2018) [rare, unreleased solo acoustic version]
• Doechii “Denial Is A River” (2025) [Grammy Winner, Best Rap Album]

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – Episode 144B – 04-19-25
REPLAY of episode 87 – from September 2023  

• Ben Albert Company & Band “Derby Day” (1912)
• Van & Schenck “All The Boys Love Mary” (1920) [Prohibition song!]
• Stuff Smith “Sam, The Vegetable Man” (1938)
• Roy Acuff “Freight Train Blues” (1947)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: New Year’s Eve in London (1952)
• Ruth Brown “5-10-15 Hours” (1952)
• Del Reeves “Girl On The Billboard” (1965)
• George Harrison “What Is Life” (1971)
• White Lion “Wait” (1987)
• Ashley MacIsaac ft. Mary Jane Lamond “Sleepy Maggie” (1995)
• Andreas Johnson “Glorious” (2000)
• Earl St. Clair ft. PJ “Ain’t Got It Like That” (2017)
• Graham Parker “It Mattered To Me” (2023)

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 144 – 04-12-25 

• Collins & Harlan “The Aba Daba Honeymoon” (1914)
• Helen Kane “Button Up Your Overcoat” (1929)
• Rudy Vallee Orchestra “A Bed Time Story” (1933)
• Louis Prima “Business On The Side” (1947)
• Hank Ballard & The Midnighters “Work With Me Annie” (1954)
• Spirit “Fresh Garbage” (1968)
• SPECIAL GUEST INTERVIEW: Burton Cummings (The Guess Who)
• The Guess Who “Share The Land” (1970)
• The Cult “Love Removal Machine” (1987)
• Charlatans UK “Weirdo” (1992)
• A Perfect Circle “Judith” (2000)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
• Sudan Archives “Confessions” (2019)
• ARTIST ID: Mike Farris for C.T.D.
• Mike Farris “Ease On” (2025)

 

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 143B – 04-05-25
Replay of episode 121 – from August 2024 

• American Quartet “On The 5:15” (1915)
• Sophie Tucker “He Hadn’t Up Till Yesterday” (1928)
• Benny Goodman’s Orchestra ft. Helen Ward (vocals) “You Turned The Tables On Me” (1935)
• Jimmy Dorsey’s Orchestra ft. Ray Eberly (vocals) “Blueberry Hill” (1940)
• Georgia Gibbs “I Want You To Be My Baby” (1955)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: The Moon Landing (1969)
• The Versatiles “Push It In” (1969)
• Alan Parsons Project “I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You” (1977)
• The Replacements “I’ll Be You” (1989)
• Concrete Blonde “Someday” (1992)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
• Dresden Dolls “Coin Operated Boy” (2004)
• Gary Clark Jr. “Ain’t Messin’ ‘Round” (2012)
• Chappell Roan “HOT TO GO!” (2024)
• BONUS TRACK: Lene Lovich “Lucky Number” (1978)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 143 – 03-29-25 

• Van Avery “Just Plain Dog” (1913)
• Pasquale Teraffo “Prospero (Tango)” (1927) [Italian maestro of the harp-guitar]
• Harry Richman Orchestra “Puttin’ On The Ritz” (1930)
• Tennessee Ernie Ford “Milk ‘Em In The Morning Blues” (1949)
• Tennessee Ernie Ford with Kay Starr “You’re My Sugar” (1951)
• Tennessee Ernie Ford “Sixteen Tons” (1955)
• Jefferson Airplane “White Rabbit” (1967)
• Bob Seger System “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man” (1970)
• Bob Seger System “2 + 2 = ?” (1970)
• Loverboy “The Kid Is Hot Tonight” (1981)
• Soundgarden “Gun” (1990)
• Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Maps” (2003) [revival in 2024/2025 via viral internet buzz]
• Parquet Courts “Wide Awake!” (2018)
• ARTIST ID: Southern Avenue for C.T.D.
• Southern Avenue “Upside” (2025)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 142B – 03-22-25
Replay of episode 109 – from April 2024 

• Joe Maxwell “Come To The Land Of Bohemia” (1910)
• Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra (Paul Robeson, vocal) “Ol’ Man River” (1928)
• Augie Goupil & His Royal Tahitians “Faa Navenave” (1933)
• Spike Jones Orchestra “Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma” (1944)
• Little Junior’s Blue Flames (Junior Parker) “Mystery Train” (1953)
• Tom Paxton “What Did You Learn In School Today” (1964)
• Tom Paxton “Daily News” (1964)
• Tom Paxton “The Marvelous Toy (live)” (1971)
• Tower Of Power “What Is Hip?” (1973)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
• Bob Mould “See A Little Light” (1989)
• Neil Young ft. Pearl Jam “Downtown” (1995)
• Lily Allen “The Fear” (2009)
• Arctic Monkeys “Do I Wanna Know” (2013)
• The Mavericks ft. Nicole Atkins “Live Close By (Visit Often)” (2024)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 142- playlist – 03-15-25 

• Collins & Harlan “When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam’ (1913)
• Vaughn DeLeath w/Fred Rich Orchestra “The Man I Love” (1927)
• Vera Lynn “The General’s Fast Asleep” (1935)
• The Ink Spots “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” (1942)
• The Royal Teens “Short Shorts” (1958)
• BONUS TRACK: Annette Funicello & The Afterbeats “Tall Paul” (1959)
• Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse “Crossroads” (1966) [rare superground with Clapton, Steve Winwood (vocals) and more!]
• Kiss “Hard Luck Woman” (1976)
• AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: “President Reagan’s Inaugural Address” (1981)
• Oak Ridge Boys “Elvira” (1981)
• Tony Toni Tone “If I Had No Loot” (1993) [RIP D’Wayne Wiggins]
• Missy Higgins “Where I Stood” (2007)
• Alessia Cara “Here” (2015)
• Jesse Welles “Horses” (2025) [excellent new artist from Arkansas]

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 141- playlist – 03-08-25 

• Helen Clark & Chorus “What Kind Of An American Are You?” (1917) [Patriotic song of WWI]
• Monroe Silver “Pittsburgh, PA” (1920)
• Jimmie Davis “She’s Hum Dum Dinger (From Dingersville)” (1931)
• Sam Browne & The Six Swingers “Berlin or Bust” (1942) [Patriotic song of WWII]
• Doris Day & Johnnie Ray “A Full Time Job” (1952)
• BONUS TRACK: Doris Day “When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along” (1953)
• Jackie DeShannon “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” (1969)
• Badfinger “No Matter What” (1970) [RIP Joey Molland]
• Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly With His Song” (1973) [RIP Roberta Flack]
• Buster Poindexter & His Banshees Of Blue “Hot Hot Hot” (1987) [RIP David Johanson]
• Radiohead “High and Dry” (1997)
• Destiny’s Child “Independent Women, Part 1” (2000)
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
• Michael Franti & Spearhead “I’m Alive (Life Sounds Like)” (2013)
• Stereophonics “There’s Always Gonna Be Something” (2025)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 140B- playlist – 03-01-25
(REPLAY of episode 132 from December 2024)

• John McCormack “Send Me Away With A Smile” (1918) [World War I famous song]
• Blind Willie McTell “Travelin’ Blues” (1929)
• Count Basie’s Orchestra “Send For You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)” (1938)
• Hank Thompson “(I’ve Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart” (1948)
• LaVern Baker “Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head)” (1956)
• SPECIAL GUEST INTERVEW: Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals [brief interview]
• The Young Rascals “Good Lovin’” (1966)
• Can “Vitamin C” (1972) [obscure, influential German Kraut-rock band]
• Flipper “Ever” (1981) [obscure, influential San Francisco punk band]
• Luna “Sweet Child o’ Mine” (1999) [cover of Guns N’ Roses song]
• SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
• Blaqk Audio “Stiff Kittens” (2007) [side-project duo from the band AFI]
• Tuneyards “Water Fountain” (2014)
• Paul Thorn “Tough Times Don’t Last” (2024)
• BONUS TRACK: Soul Brothers Six “Some Kind Of Wonderful” (1967)