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)