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)