CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 20 – playlist – 5-21-22

  • Prince’s Band “Too Much Mustard” (1913)
  • Nick Lucas with Victory Young & His Orchestra “You’re Driving Me Crazy” (1929)
  • Lionel Hampton “On The Sunny Side Of The Street” (1937)
  • Andrews Sisters “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” (1941)
  • Ruth Brown “Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)” (1952)
  • Eddie Cochran “Somethin’ Else” (1960)
  • Nick Drake “Pink Moon” (1972)
  • Pixies “Here Comes Your Man” (1989)
  • Nirvana “Even In His Youth” (1991)
  • Bloc Party “Banquet” (2005)
  • Magic! “Rude” (2014)
  • Def Leppard “Kick” (2022)
  • BONUS TRACK: “Riptide” (Hotel Sessions LIVE for C.T.D.) (2022) (The Vance Joy live song was recorded in Vance Joy’s hotel room in Philadelphia exclusively for Cruisin’ The Decades during the NoncommVention radio industry conference, May 2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 19 – playlist – 5-14-22

  • Ada Jones “M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I” (1913)
  • Harry Hudson & His Melody Men ft. Leslie Sarony “My Wife Is On A Diet” (1929)
  • Bunny Berigan “I Can’t Get Started” (1937)
  • Glenn Miller & His Orchestra “Juke Box Saturday Night” (1943)
  • Ray Price “Crazy Arms” (1956)
  • Human Beinz “Nobody But Me” (1968)
  • Commodores “Machine Gun” (1975)
  • Kraftwerk “Pocket Calculator” (1982)
  • Jellyfish “That Is Why” (1990)
  • Oakenfold ft. Shifty Shellshock “Starry-Eyed Surprise” (2003)
  • Kongos “Come With Me Now” (2014)
  • Trombone Shorty ft. Lauren Daigle “What It Takes” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 18 – playlist – 5-7-22

  • Billy Murray “Snooky Ookums” (1913)
  • Fred Rich & His Hotel Astor Orchestra “Crazy Words, Crazy Tune” (1927)
  • Cab Calloway “Jitter Bug” (1934)
  • Jimmy Dorsey with Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell “Tangerine” (1942)
  • Wally Cox “There Is A Tavern In The Town” (1953)
  • James Brown “Cold Sweat” (1967)
  • Wreckless Eric “(I’d Go The) Whole Wide World” (1977)
  • Laurie Anderson “O Superman (For Massenet)” (1981) *shorter edit
  • Arrested Development “Mr. Wendal” (1993)
  • Kevin Rudolf ft. Lil Wayne “Let It Rock” (2008)
  • Meg Myers “Running Up That Hill” (2019)
  • Jack White “What’s The Trick?” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 17 – playlist – 4-30-22

  • Al Jolson “I Sent My Wife To The Thousand Isles” (1916)
  • Ben Bernie “Sweet Georgia Brown” (1925)
  • Fred Astaire “We’re In The Money” (1933)
  • Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” (1944)
  • Johnny Otis Show “Willie & The Hand Jive” (1958)
  • Tiny Tim “Tip-toe Through The Tulips With Me” (1968)
  • Elton John “Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy” (1975)
  • Tears For Fears “Head Over Heels/Broken” (1985)
  • Beastie Boys “Sabotage” (1994)
  • John Mayer “Waiting On The World To Change” (2007)
  • Imelda May “Mayhem” (2011)
  • Pink Floyd (ft. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox) “Hey, Hey, Rise Up!” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 16 – playlist – 4-23-22

  • Edward Meeker “Steamboat Bill” (1911)
  • Leo Reisman’s Orchestra “Happy Days Are Here Again” (1929)
  • Charley Barnet Orchestra “Cherokee” (1939)
  • Merry Macs “Mairzy Doats” (1944)
  • John Zacherle “Dinner With Drac (Part 1)” (1958)
  • The Rivieras “California Sun” (1964)
  • Edwin Starr “War” (1970) *request for a listener in Germany on Channel 292
  • Sting “Russians” (1985)
  • Dwight Yoakam “Fast As You” (1994)
  • Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out” (2005)
  • Lady Gaga “Born This Way” (2011)
  • Weezer “Opening Night” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 15 – playlist – 4-16-22

  • Albert Campbell & Henry Burr “Is There Still Room For Me ‘Neath The Old Apple Tree” (1916)
  • Sylvester Weaver “Guitar Rag” (1923)
  • Andy Kirk & His 12 Clouds Of Joy “Until The Real Thing Comes Along” (1936)
  • Louis Jordan “Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby” (1944)
  • Vince Taylor “Brand New Cadillac” (1959)
  • The Versatiles “Push It In” (1969)
  • Flamin’ Groovies “Shake Some Action” (1976)
  • Warrant “Down Boys” (1989)
  • Morphine “Buena” (1993)
  • Dresden Dolls “Coin-Operated Boy” (2003)
  • Charles Bradley “Stay Away” (2011) (Nirvana Cover)
  • The Black Keys “Wild Child” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 14 – playlist – 4-9-22

  • Billy Murray and Ada Jones “Be My Little Bumble Bee” (1912)
  • Charles Kaley & His Orchestra “What Do We Do (On A Dew, Dew, Dewey Day)” (1927)
  • Woody Guthrie “So Long (It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)” (1935)
  • Duke Ellington “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” (1943)
  • Jumpin’ Bill Carlisle & The Carlisles “It Ain’t Nice (To Talk Like That)” (1953)
  • The Seeds “Pushin’ Too Hard” (1966)
  • The Undertones “Teenage Kicks” (1978)
  • Cher “Just Like Jesse James” (1989)
  • Velocity Girl “Sorry Again” (1994)
  • Gorillaz “Dare” (2005)
  • Jason Isbell & 400 Unit “Hope The High Road” (2017)
  • Momma “Rockstar” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 13 – playlist – 4-2-22

  • John McCormack “Send Me Away With A Smile” (1918)
  • Ma Rainey “Down In The Basement” (1926)
  • Count Basie “One O’Clock Jump” (1937)
  • Hank Williams, Sr. “Move It On Over” (1947)
  • Nat King Cole “Send For Me” (1957)
  • Thunderclap Newman “Something In The Air” (1969)
  • M “Pop Muzik” (1979)
  • Def Leppard “Tear It Down” (1987)
  • Ween “Push th’ Little Daises” (1992)
  • Polyphonic Spree “Light & Day” (2002)
  • Of Monsters & Men “Little Talks” (2011)
  • Samantha Fish “Better Be Lonely” (2021)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 12 – playlist – 3-26-22

  • Collins and Harlan “I Love The Ladies” (1914)
  • Okeh Records “The Okeh Laughing Record” (1923)
  • Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb’s Orchestra “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” (1938)
  • Harry James Orchestra ft. Kitty Kallen “It’s Been A Long, Long Time” (1945)
  • The Chips “Rubber Biscuit” (1956)
  • Gladys Knight & The Pips “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” (1967)
  • Paper Lace “The Night Chicago Died” (1974)
  • Whodini “The Freaks Come Out At Night” (1984)
  • Primal Scream “Rocks” (1994)
    Matchbox 20 “Disease” (2002)
  • Serena Ryder “Stompa” (2013)
  • John Mellencamp + Bruce Springsteen “Wasted Days” (2021)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 11 – playlist – 3-19-22

  • American Quartet “Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay” (1913)
  • Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians “Goodbye Broadway, Hello Montreal” (1928)
  • Annette Hanshaw “We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye” (1932)
  • Roy Brown “Boogie At Midnight” (1949)
  • Link Wray & His Wray Men “Rumble” (1958)
  • Cream “I Feel Free” (1966)
  • Jean Knight “Mr. Big Stuff” (1971)
  • Living In A Box “Living In A Box” (1985)
  • Billy Bragg “Upfield” (1996)
  • Miley Cyrus “Party In The USA” (2009)
  • Django Django “Default” (2012)
  • Coldplay ft. BTS “My Universe” (2021)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 10 – playlist – 3-12-22

  • Nora Bayes “Over There” (1917)
  • Billy Jones “Yes! We Have No Bananas” (1923)
  • Cole Porter “You’re The Top (1934)
  • Dinah Shore & Her Happy Valley Boys “Buttons and Bows” (1948)
  • Fats Domino “I’m Walkin” (1957)
  • The Nazz “Forget All About It” (1969) [request for a listener in VA Beach]
  • J. Geils Band “Musta Got Lost (Live)” (1976)
  • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “Change Of Heart” (1982)
  • Dave Matthews Band “The Best of What’s Around” (1994)
  • Shakira & Wyclef Jean “The Hips Don’t Lie” (2006)
  • Avett Brothers “Ain’t No Man” (2016)
  • Turnstile “Mystery” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 9 – playlist – 3-5-22

  • Arthur Fields “Oh How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning” (1918)
  • Helen Kane “I Wanna Be Loved By You” (1928)
  • Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers “I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket” (1936)
  • Johnny Mercer “My Sugar Is So Refined” (1946)
  • Lavern Baker “Jim Dandy” (1957)
  • Roy Head & The Traits “Treat Her Right” (1965)
  • Charlie Rich “Rollin’ With The Flow” (1977)
  • New Order “Age Of Consent” (1983)
  • Poster Children “If You See Kay” (1991)
  • Kelly Clarkson “Since U Been Gone” (2004)
  • Black Keys “Gotta Get Away” (2014)
  • Morgan Wade “Wilder Days” (2021)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 8 – playlist – 2-26-22

  • Billy Murray “The Little Ford Rambled Right Along” (1915)
  • Louis Armstrong & His Hot Fives “Hotter Than That” (1927)
  • Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra “Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet” (1937)
  • Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra “Ballerina” (1947)
  • Little Richard “Keep-A-Knockin'” (1958)
  • Everly Brothers “Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)” (1964)
  • Lynn Anderson “Rose Garden” (1970)
  • Killing Joke “Eighties” (1985)
  • Bad Religion “Infected” (1994)
  • Alanis Morissette “Hands Clean” (2002)
  • Paramore “Ain’t It Fun” (2013)
  • Inhaler “Cheer Up Baby” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 7 – playlist – 2-19-22

  • The Original Dixieland Jazz Band “Tiger Rag” (1917)
  • George Olsen & His Music “The Varsity Drag” (1927)
  • The Boswell Sisters “Rock and Roll” (1934)
  • Julia Lee “Show Me Missouri Blues” (1946)
  • The Four Lads “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” (1958)
  • Smith “Baby It’s You” (1969)
  • Slade “Cum On Feel The Noize” (1973)
  • Paul Carrack “Don’t Shed A Tear” (1988)
  • Daisy Chainsaw “Love Your Money” (1992)
  • Cascada “Evacuate The Dancefloor” (2009)
  • Hozier “Take Me To Church” (2014)
  • Brent Cobb “We Shall Rise” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 6 – playlist – 2-12-22

  • Arthur Collins “Come After Breakfast” (1910)
  • Bing Crosby & The Dorsey Brothers “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)” (1929)
  • Rudy Vallee “Lift Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries” (1931)
  • Big Joe Williams “Crawling King Snake” (1941)
  • Johnny Cash “I Walk The Line” (1957)
  • MC5 “Kick Out The Jams” (1968)
  • Gil Scott Heron “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” (1971)
  • Loverboy “Lovin’ Every Minute Of It” (1985)
  • Soul Coughing “The Idiot Kings” (1996)
  • Ting Tings “Shut Up & Let Me Go” (2008)
  • Pale Waves “There’s A Honey” (2018)
  • Foals “Wake Me Up” (2021)
  • BONUS TRACK: Skankin’ Pickle “Onyonghasayo” (1996)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 5 – playlist – 2-5-22

  • Byron G. Harlan “I Like The Hat, I Like The Dress, I Like The Girl That’s In It” (1911)
  • Libby Holman & The Colonial Club Orchestra “Find Me A Primitive Man” (1929)
  • Artie Shaw & His Orchestra “Begin The Beguine” (1938)
  • Glenn Miller’s Orchestra “Elmer’s Tune” (1941)
  • Roy Milton & His Solid Senders “It’s Later Than You Think” (1951)
  • The Beatles “Glass Onion” (1968)
  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers “Astral Plane” (1976)
  • MARRS “Pump Up The Volume” (1988)
  • John Wesley Harding “The Person You Are” (1991)
  • Taproot “Poem” (2002)
  • The Struts “Could Have Been Me” (2015)
  • Joy Crookes “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” (2021)
  • BONUS TRACK: The Diasonics “Gurami” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 4 – playlist – 1-30-22 (for WRMI & KSKO)

  • Anna Chandler “You Can’t Get Along With ‘Em or Without ‘Em” (1916)
  • Eddie Cantor “Makin’ Whoopee” (1928)
  • Cab Calloway “Minnie The Moocher” (1931)
  • Merle Travis “Divorce Me C.O.D.” (1946)
  • Wanda Jackson “Let’s Have A Party” (1958)
  • Crazy World Of Arthur Brown “Fire” (1968)
  • Iggy & The Stooges “Seach & Destroy” (1973)
  • Iron Maiden “The Trooper” (1983)
  • Paperboy “Ditty” (1992)
  • The Strokes “Someday” (2001)
  • Florence + The Machine “Shake It Out” (2011)
  • Japanese Breakfast “Slide Tackle” (2022)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 3 – playlist – 1-23-22 (for WRMI)

  • Elsie Janis “Fo’ De Lawd’s Sake Play A Waltz” (1913)
  • Jimmy Lunceford & His Orchestra “Sweet Rhythm” (1928)
  • Robert Johnson “Cross Road Blues” (1937)
  • The Mills Brothers “Till Then” (1944)
  • Fluffy Hunter “The Walkin’ Blues” (1951)
  • The Kinks “Picture Book” (1968)
  • King Harvest “Dancing In The Moonlight” (1972)
  • April Wine “Sign Of The Gypsy Queen” (1981)
  • April Wine “all Over Town” 1981)
  • Beck “Sissyneck” (1996)
  • Mudvayne “Not Falling” (2002)
  • Rag N Bone Man “Human” (2016)
  • Alt-J “U & Me” (2021)
  • BONUS TRACK: The Shootouts “Cleaning House” (2019)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 2 – playlist – 1-16-22 (for WRMI)

  • James F. Harrison & The Knickerbocker Quarter “Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag (And Smile)” (1917)
  • Vaughn De Leath “Blue Skies” (1927)
  • Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ft. Edythe Wright “The Big Apple” (1937)
  • Andrews Sisters “Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree” (1942)
  • Willie Dixon “29 Ways” (1956)
  • Grass Roots “I’d Wait A Million Years” (1969)
  • Ram Jam “Black Betty” (1977)
  • The Smiths “Panic” (1987)
  • Faith No More “Midlife Crisis” (1992)
  • The Postal Service “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)” (2003)
  • Ryn Weaver “OctaHate” (2014)
  • Cimafunk ft. George Clinton “Funk Aspirin” (2021)

CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 1 – playlist – 1-9-22 (for WRMI)

  • Billy Murray “Hello, Hawaii, How Are You?” (1916)
  • Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers “Ain’t Nobody’s Business” (1927)
  • Benny Goodman’s Orchestra “Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)” (1937)
  • Wynonie Harris “Good Rockin’ Tonight” (1949)
  • Georgia Gibbs “I Want You To Be My Baby” (1955)
  • Roger Miller “Dang Me” (1964)
  • Led Zeppelin “The Wanton Song” (1975)
  • Genesis “Just A Job To Do” (1983)
  • Bikini Kill “Rebel Girl” (1993)
  • Michael Franti & Spearhead “Yell Fire” (2006)
  • Gin Wigmore “Black Sheep” (2011)
  • Sam Fender “Seventeen Going Under” (2021)
  • SURPRISE GUEST INTERVIEW: Billy Idol
  • Billy Idol “Bitter Taste” (2021)