CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 94 – playlist – 12-02-23
- Collins & Harlan “Oh How She Could Wicki Wacki Woo” (1916)
- Miss Patricola & The Virginians “Running Wild” (1923)
- Billy Cotton & His Band “I’ve Got A Note” (1935)
- Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five “Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie” (1946)
- AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: Langston Hughes “The Negro Speaks Of Rivers” (poetry piece) (1946/written in 1921)
- Perry Como “Round & Round” (1957)
- Love “Alone Again Or” (1967)
- Bruce Springsteen “Prove It All Night” (1978)
- Randy Newman ft. Mark Knopfler “It’s Money That Matters” (1988)
- SHORTWAVE SHOUT-OUTS: “Listener Greetings” with Martine in Poland
- Dar Williams “Are You Out There?” (1997)
- Paul Simon “Outrageous” (2006) [produced by Brian Eno]
- Kenrick Lamar “i” (2014) [samples Isley Brothers]
- BONUS TRACK: Isley Brothers “That Lady” (1973)
- Sleaford Mods “West End Girls” (Pet Shop Boys Remix) (2023) [new cover; remix version by Pet Shop Boys themselves!]
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 93B – playlist – 11-25-23
(originally broadcast 3-18-23, episode 60 – (replay this week due to Thanksgiving Holiday)
- Harry Champion “I’m Henery The VIII, I Am” (1910) [original version; known for Herman’s Hermits song]
- Albert Campbell & Henry Burr “I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time” (1920) [original version; known for Andrews Sisters cover]
- Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys “Right or Wrong” (1936)
- Frankie Carle’s Orchestra ft. Phyllis Lynne (vocal) “Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night of The Week” (1945)
- The Swallows “It Ain’t The Meat (It’s The Motion)” (1952) [later covered by both Maria Muldaur and Southside Johnny]
- Audio History Actuality: John Glenn/Atlas Mission Orbits The Earth (1962)
- Skeeter Davis “The End Of The World” (1962)
- Pointer Sisters “Fire” (1978) [song written by Bruce Springsteen]
- Pet Shop Boys “It’s A Sin” (1987)
- Matthew Sweet “Magnet & Steel” (1998) [cover of song by Walter Egan]
- Kaiser Chiefs “I Predict A Riot” (2004)
- Caamp “Peach Fuzz” (2019)
- Ian Hunter ft. Mike Campbell & Ringo Starr “Bed Of Roses” (2023)
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 93 – playlist – 11-18-23
- Edward Meeker “Every Day Will Be Sunday When The World Goes Dry” (1919) [Prohibition Song]
- Bix Beiderbecke w/Hoagy Carmichael’s Orchestra “Bessie Couldn’t Help It” (1929)
- Leadbelly “Packin’ Trunk” (1935)
- Gene Krupa’s Orchestra ft. Roy Eldridge & Anita O’Day “Let Me Off Uptown” (1941)
- Doris Day “Nice Work If You Can Get It” (1957) [George & Ira Gershwin tune]
- Donovan “Season Of The Witch” (1966)
- Wet Willie “Street Corner Serenade” (1978)
- Enuff Z’Nuff “Fly High Michelle” (1989)
- Shelleyan Orphan “Burst” (1992) [great UK duo from the early ‘90s]
- Wood Brothers “One More Day” (2006)
- Sara Bareilles “Armor” (2019) [from the album produced by T-Bone Burnett]
- Brandy Clark “Dear Insecurity (exclusive C.T.D. acoustic version)” (2023) [5x Grammy Nominee; live performance from AmericanaFest Studio Sessions 2023 in Nashville]
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 92 – playlist – 11-11-23
- Will Oakland & Chorus “The Dear Old Songs” (1914)
- Rosetta Crawford with The King Bechet Trio “Lonesome Woman’s Blues” (1923)
- AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: Radio Broadcast Magazine – “Potential of Radio” (1923)
- Mills’ Ten Blackberries “Double Check Stomp” (1930) [This is Duke Ellington’s Orchestra under an alias]
- Jesse Stone & His Orchestra “Cole Slaw” (1949)
- Patti Page “Conquest” (1952) [Later covered by The White Stripes]
- Small Faces “Itchycoo Park” (1967)
- Gram Parsons ft. Emmylou Harris “Return of the Grievous Angel” (1974)
- Jesus & Mary Chain “Head On” (1989)
- Supernova “Math” (1995)
- Overseer “Horndog” (2003) [This should’ve been a big hit in 2003!]
- Kacey Musgraves “Butterflies” (2018)
- The Beatles “Now and Then” (1978/1994/2023) [“The Last Beatles Song”]
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 91 – playlist – 11-4-23
- Walter Van Brunt “I Left Her On The Beach At Honolulu” (1916)
- Al Hopkins & The Bucklebusters “Oh Where Is My Little Dog Gone” (1927)
- Ella Fitzgerald ft. Chick Webb’s Orchestra “Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)” (1936)
- John Lee Hooker “Boogie Chillen’” (1948)
- Buddy Holly “You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care)” (1958)
- LISTENER REQUEST: Martine in Poland on Shortwave requests The Doors
- The Doors “My Eyes Have Seen You” (1967)
- Starbuck “Everybody Be Dancin’” (1977)
- Axe “Rock ‘N’ Roll Party In The Streets” (1982)
- Blues Traveler “But Anyway” (1990)
- Zero 7 “Destiny” (2002)
- My Morning Jacket “Big Decisions” (2015)
- Rolling Stones ft. Paul McCartney “Bite My Head Off” (clean edit) (2023)
- BONUS GUEST: Liz Phair Interview Snippet (Liz does not collect Records/LPs)
- BONUS TRACK: Liz Phair “Never Said” (1993)
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 90B – playlist – 10-28-23
(originally broadcast 4-22-23, episode 65 – (replay this week due to pledge drive at WAPS-FM (the originating station))
- Sir Harry Lauder “I Love A Lassie” (1913)
- Bert Williams “The Moon Shines Over The Moonshine” (1920) [prohibition era song]
- Millie Weitz “Nobody Makes A Pass At Me” (1937) [from the musical “Pins and Needles”]
- Bert Ambrose & His Orchestra “Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie” (1942)
- Eartha Kitt “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)” (1954) [Cole Porter tune]
- Audio History Actuality: Opposition to Vietnam Conflict grows (1967)
- Billy Joe Royal “Hush” (1967) [original version of Deep Purple song]
- REO Speedwagon “Keep Pushin’” (1976)
- Milli Vanilli “Girl U Know It’s True” (1989) [overview of “lip-sync” scandal]
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “Diddy Wah Diddy (LIVE)” (1997) [cover of Bo Diddley tune]
- Kate Miller-Heidke “Caught In The Crowd” (2008)
- St. Vincent “Los Ageless” (2017)
- William Prince “Easier & Harder” (2023) [terrific emerging artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada!]
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 90 – playlist – 10-21-23
- Arthur Fields “Bring Back Those Wonderful Days” (1919)
- Paul Van Dyke “The Merry-Go-Round” (1923)
- AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: Depression Era and FDR’s “New Deal” (1933)
- Cliff Edwards “I’m A Bear In A Lady’s Boudoir” (1933)
- Bob Crosby “Zip A Dee Do Dah” (1946)
- “Thumper” Jones “Rock It” (1956) [This is George Jones under an alias in a Rockabilly/Rock & Roll sound]
- Shocking Blue “Venus” (1969) [Song later covered by Nirvana]
- Steely Dan “Dirty Work” (1972)
- ARTIST INTERVIEW SNIPPET: Tommy Stinson talks about new Replacements box set
- The Replacements “Left Of The Dial (Ed Stasium Mix)” (1985) [new mix from box set]
- Gravity Kills “Guilty” (1996)
- ARTIST ID: Josh Ritter
- Josh Ritter “Right Moves” (2007)
- Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky” (2013)
- Smith “Lemon” (2023)
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 89 – playlist – 10-14-23
- Al Jolson “Where Did Robinson Cruesoe Go With Friday On A Saturday Night” (1916)
- Sophie Tucker “He Hadn’t Up Till Yesterday” (1928)
- Mildred Bailey “Squeeze Me” (1935)
- Guy Lombardo’s Orchestra ft. Skip Nelson (vocal) “It’s Love, Love, Love” (1944)
- Howlin’ Wolf “Smokestack Lightning” (1956)
- AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: Humankind Travels To The Moon (1969)
- Frijid Pink “House Of The Rising Sun” (1969)
- Brick “Dazz” (1976)
- Scritti Politti ft. Roger “Boom! There She Was” (1988)
- The Verve “On Your Own” (1995)
- Beyonce ft. Jay-Z “Crazy In Love” (2003)
- 7Horse “Meth Lab Zoso Sticker” (2014) [This is 2/3 of the 90’s band Dada]
- Modern English “Long In The Tooth” (2023) [New material!]
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 88 – playlist – 10-07-23
- Bert Williams “Nobody” (1914)
- Nora Bayes “Make Believe” (1921)
- Blind Boy Fuller “You’ve Got Something There” (1939)
- Lonzo and Oscar “I’m My Own Grandpa” (1947)
- Sherman “Blues” Johnson & His Clouds Of Joy “Hot Fish” (1952)
- The Dirty Mac “Yer Blues” (1968) [This is John Lennon, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton & Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience) as a one-time supergroup]
- The Pretenders “The Wait” (1979)
- Bob Dylan with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “Like A Rolling Stone (LIVE)” (1986)
- AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: “Independence Day” audio; biggest film of 1996 (1996)
- Robert Miles “Children” (1996)
- Gurrumul “Wiyathul (Longing For Peace)” (2008) [The late Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, from Australia]
- Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The High and Mighty Brass Band “As I Live And Breathe” (2018)
- bby “Hotline” (2023) [hot new UK buzz band; pronounced “Baby”]
CRUISIN‘ THE DECADES – episode 87 – playlist – 09-30-23
- 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 86 – playlist – 09-23-23
- Imperial Mirimba Band “Clover Club” (1918)
- Edwin J. McEnelly’s Orchestra “I Like Pie, I Like Cake, But I Like You Best Of All” (1925)
- AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: John D. Rockefeller “Prosperity Will Return” (1932)
- Duke Ellington’s Orchestra ft. Ivie Anderson “It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” (1932)
- Muddy Waters “Mean Red Spider” (1948)
- The Sparkletones “Black Slacks” (1957)
- Lee Dorsey “Ya Ya” (1961)
- Pointer Sisters “Yes We Can Can” (1973) [written by Allen Toussaint]
- The Housemartins “Happy Hour” (1986) [band features Norman Cook, who would later become “Fatboy Slim”]
- Annie Lennox “Walking On Broken Glass” (1992)
- Garbage “I Just Want To Have Something To Do” (2003) [Ramones cover]
- BONUS TRACK (OUT OF SEQUENCE): Ramones “Rockaway Beach” (1977)
- Thom Yorke “Suspirium” (2018) [solo track from a film; frontman of Radiohead]
- Rolling Stones “Angry” (2023) [this ROCKS!]
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 85B – playlist – 09-16-23
encore broadcast of Episode #68 (due to illness!)
Original date of broadcast: 05-13-23
- Julian Whitehorse “Iron Duke In The Land” (1914) [Early Calypso recorded in Trinidad!]
- Audio History Actuality: Charles Lindbergh/Spirit of St. Louis flight (1927)
- Nat Shilkret Orchestra & Chorus “Lucky Lindy” (1927)
- Adelaide Hall “I Must Have That Man” (1933)
- Spike Jones & His City Slickers (featuring Mel Blanc) “Clink, Clink, Another Drink” (1942)
- Elvis Presley “My Baby Left Me” (1956) [song by Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup]
- Arthur Conley “Sweet Soul Music” (1967)
- Dolly Parton “Jolene” (1973)
- Kool & The Gang “Misled” (1984)
- SPECIAL GUEST: Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) – “What is a song?”
- Spin Doctors “Two Princes” (1992) [Live C.T.D. In-Studio acoustic version by Chris Barron]
- Electric Six ft. Jack White “Danger! High Voltage!” (2003)
- Leon Bridges “Better Man” (2016)
- Bethany Cosentino “It’s Fine” (2023) [solo material; from the band Best Coast]
- BONUS TRACK: Mojo Nixon “Star Spangled Mojo” (1990)
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 85 – playlist – 09-09-23
- The Original Dixieland Jazz Band “(Back Home Again In) Indiana” (1917)
- Vaughn De Leath “Ukulele Lady” (1925)
- Bing Crosby “I’ve Got A Pocketful Of Dreams” (1938)
- Lena Horne “Stormy Weather” (1941)
- Wanda Jackson “Riot In Cell Block Number Nine” (1958)
- AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: Alexei Leonov/First Space Walk (1965)
- Herman’s Hermits “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat” (1965)
- Jimmy Buffett “Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes” (1977) [RIP Jimmy Buffett]
- New Order “Bizarre Love Triangle” (1986)
- Anthrax “Got The Time” (1990) [cover of Joe Jackson New Wave-era song]
- BONUS TRACK: Smash Mouth “Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby” (1998) [RIP Steve Harwell; cover of song by The Four Seasons]
- Northern State “Girl For All Seasons” (2004)
- The Decemberists “Make You Better” (2014)
- Jon Batiste “Call Your Name” (2023)
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 84 – playlist – 09-02-23
- Burton Lanihan and Gladys Rice & Chorus “Chin, Chin/Hip-Hip Hooray” (1916)
- The Carter Family “Keep On The Sunny Side” (1928)
- Jimmy Lunceford & His Orchestra ft. Sy Oliver (vocal) “T’Aint What’cha Do, It’s The Way How’cha Do It” (1939)
- Jo Stafford & Sy Oliver with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra “Yes Indeed!” (1941)
- Jimmy Reed “Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby” (1956)
- AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: Milton Berle introduces The Yardbirds (1964)
- The Yardbirds “Heart Full Of Soul” (1964)
- The Yardbirds “I’m A Man” (1965) [cover of Bo Diddley tune]
- The Staple Singers “I’ll Take You There” (1972)
- The Who “Eminence Front” (1982)
- Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Someday I Suppose” (1993)
- Travis “Sing” (2001)
- Zella Day “Hypnotic” (2015)
- Guns N’ Roses “Perhaps” (2023) [NEW material with 3/5 original members; and it is really good.
I like this much more than I thought I would!]
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 83 – playlist – 08-26-23
- Byron G. Harlan & Joe Belmont “Blue Jay & The Thrush” (1914)
- Isham Jones & His Orchestra “My Ideal” (1929)
- Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ft. Edythe Wright (vocal) “The Lady Is A Tramp” (1937)
- The Song Spinners “Comin’ In On A Wing And A Prayer” (1942)
- Dinah Washington “What A Diff’rence A Day Made” (1959)
- Rolling Stones “Salt Of The Earth” (1968)
- Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn “As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone” (1974)
- Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” (1973)
- Haysi Fantayzee “Shiny Shiny” (1982)
- AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: The Debut of “Windows ‘95” (1995)
- The Dambuilders “Teenage Loser Anthem” (1995)
- David Ford “State Of The Union” (2005)
- Youngblood Hawke “We Come Running” (2012)
- Noah Kahan “Stick Season” (2022)
CRUISIN’ THE DECADES – episode 82 – playlist – 08-19-23
- 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 81 – playlist – 08-12-23
- Premier Quartette “A Night Trip To Buffalo” (1910) [early comic skit]
- Si Higgins & His Sodbusters “The Prune Song” (1928)
- Artie Shaw Orchestra ft. Bea Wain (vocal) “If It’s The Last Thing I Do” (1937)
- Tampa Red “Play With Your Poodle” (1942) [original version of “Hokum” Blues tune]
- AUDIO HISTORY ACTUALITY: The Invention of Color TV with President Eisenhower and NBC’s David Brinkley (1958)
- Dean Martin “Volare” (1958)
- Etta James “Next Door To The Blues” (1962)
- New York Dolls “Personality Crisis” (1973)
- Huey Lewis & The News “The Heart of Rock & Roll” (London-Tokyo Extended Version) (1984)
- Tori Amos “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1992) [piano cover of Nirvana]
- K’Naan “Wavin’ Flag” (2009) [first version; international FIFA World Cup anthem]
- The War On Drugs “Pain” (2017)
- Lol Tolhurst (The Cure), Budgie (Siouxsie & The Banshees), and Jacknife Lee (producer) ft. James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) “Los Angeles” (2023)