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“Heh heh heh…Welcome to the Underground Garage. I’m Little Steven.” The Singers And The Songs Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers – Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) Fats Domino – Don’t Lie To Me “People think of him as just a jolly fat man from New Orleans, but they don’t realize what a bluesy piano player he is. Here he is with a song that’ll help you get down to the real nitty-gritty.” Leon Chappel – True Blue Papa Graham Parsons – How Much I’ve Lied Guitar Slim – Twenty Five Lies “He’s flamboyant and an artist you can’t ignore.” Carl Perkins – Your True Love “Everybody always thinks of rockabilly as being a guitar-based music, but you can’t imagine that record without Jerry Lee Lewis pumpin’ the piano all over it. During the 60’s and the 70’s the guitar hero became popular, but for my money give me that pumpin’ piano. The only reason the guitar became so popular is because you could wear it around your neck and stand in the middle of the stage. The poor guy playin’ the piano was stuck in one spot and unless you were Little Richard or Jerry Lee Lewis you were relegated to the background. I feel we lost something when it became all guitars and no piano. Another thing that happened is that somewhere along the line people seemed to think the solo was more important than the song. On some of my favorite blues records there isn’t even a solo at all. The guitar playing is mostly call and response to the vocals. If you’re lucky maybe there’s a one chorus guitar solo. It’s not about the length of the solo, it’s the feel, and a lot of those blues records had more feel than you could ever put in a twenty minute solo.” Faye Adams – I’ll Be True Duke Reid & The Silvertones – True Confessions Willie Mabon – He Lied Conway Twitty – It’s Only Make Believe Bobby Moore & The Fourmost – It Was A Lie “Here’s another one of those records that I don’t know anything about. There was more than one artist named Bobby Moore, and the records I have don’t all sound like the same guy.” The Who – La-La-La Lies “Before they started making operas, The Who were one of the great singles bands of the 60’s.” Other People and Players Places Record Labels Other Songs, Albums, and Concerts The Seven Deadly Sins (just as a reminder…) Movies Guest Tabloid Magazines from the 50’s and 60’s Literature Miscellaneous It’s night time in the big city “We’re gonna take a few ticks of the clock to look at heart and hearth. We’ll look at family trees, family dinners, family planning, and family jewels. There’ll be Dutch uncles, grandfather clocks, kissing cousins, sons of a gun, and maybe a couple of SOBs. It’s all in the family. Let’s get it goin.’” The Singers and the Songs Lonzo and Oscar – I’m My Own Grandpa Memphis Jug Band – Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues Peter Tosh – Shame and Scandal (In the Family) “He was a brilliant singer and one of the best guitarists to come out of Jamaica…he was a proselytizer of the healing powers of marijuana…he was kinda like the Dr. Phil of ganja.” The Olympics – I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate Elvis Presley – Little Sister “You know, people used to go into the studio when they had a song or two, when they had something to say. Nowadays, people just go into the studio ‘cause they got time to kill. They sit around, they order sushi, get some Starbucks, wait for inspiration to hit, and the records sound like that. There’s some records that take two years to make and you listen to ‘em, and there’s nothin’ on ‘em! This record, I guarantee you, took less than two hours to make, and wasn’t even the A side. You be the judge. What would you rather listen to? A whole record about nothin’ or a 45 called Little Sister?” Boozoo Chavis – LA Women Love Uncle Bud “It’s kind of ironic: we’re doing our family show, and this is probably the least family-oriented song we’ve ever played. It is not for the pusillanimous listener, so if you’re listening with young children please send them out of the room for a few minutes. Unless you’re listening in the car. In that case turn the radio down for a while.” The Flamin Groovies – Second Cousin The Wild Tchoupitoulas – Brother John “As good as that record sounds, you gotta see what they look like! That, my friends, is what I call showmanship.” Rilo Kiley – A Better Son / Daughter Willie Mabon – The Seventh Son Cliff Bruner & His Texas Wanderers – Bring It On Home To Grandma “The question I have is, ‘Bring WHAT on home to grandma?” Sly & the Family Stone – Family Affair “A weary skeptical record, with a darkness born of drug use. This song was all over the radio and its power could not be denied” People and Players Places Other Songs and Albums Movies and Other Entertainment Dance Crazes Kissing Cousins Books Mystical Things With the Number ‘7’ Record Labels It’s night time in the big city “I like to think of myself as a glass half full kinda guy. I don’t like to think about all the people that drowned in the great flood, I like to think about all the animals Noah saved. So this week we’re gonna climb aboard Noah’s Ark and take a look around. It’s gonna be a marvelous musical menagerie as we listen to songs about, for and by the many members of the animal kingdom. Come on! Watch where you step.” The Singers and the Songs Jimmy Cliff – King of Kings Cousin Emmy with Frank Moore & His Log Cabin Boys – Ground Hog Eric Von Schmidt and Rolf Cahn – Grizzly Bear Dave Bartholomew – The Monkey Speaks His Mind “D. Bartholomew has a writing credit on this song, but I think the lyrics go back a lot further. I have a postcard with a poem on it from at least the 30’s; but Dave did put a distinctive, driving guitar beat behind it. Anything that gets this type of thought across, I’m all in favor of…A tale of morality and monkey business.” Joe D. Johnson – Rattlesnake Daddy “Here’s a rockabilly rave-up” The Marvelettes – Too Many Fish In The Sea The Sons of the Pioneers – Hold That Critter Down “It’s not totally politically correct but we must remember it was a different time.” Bonnie Raitt – Baby Mine “It sounds like she’s singing it to the man she loves but no, she’s singin’ to an elephant!” Rolf Harris – Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport Tex Ritter – Froggie Went A-Courtin’ “Orginially the song was a satire. Queen Elizabeth had a habit of referring to her ministers with animal nicknames. She called Sir Walter Raleigh her fish. The French Ambassador Simier was her ape. And the Duc d’Alencon was her frog. So this song wasn’t just about marriage in the barnyard, but it was a scathing political satire. I didn’t get that the first time I heard it.” Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Barnyard Boogie “One of the few R & B records I know that has as steel guitar solo in it” Waylon Jennings – Will the Wolf Survive? Sonny Boy Williamson – Fattening Frogs for Snakes “Ya know, like when you take a gal out to dinner and then at the end of the night she gives you a little peck on the cheek, and then she calls me to come over? You know what you were doing buddy? You were fattening frogs for snakes.” Lesley Sarony with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra – Jollity Farm The Kinks – Animal Farm People, Players, and Animals Books Movies and Other Entertainment Places Record Labels Other Songs and Albums Guest Battles and Wars It’s night time in the big city “Don’t be a jackass! We’re gonna go ape. Take the bull by the horns. Play a little cat and mouse. Shoot some fish in a barrel. And go hog-wild. ‘Cause I’m crazy like a fox, proud as a peacock. So unless you’re ugly as a toad I’m ready to talk turkey. There’ll be no weaseling out as we have as much fun as a barrel of monkeys.” The Singers and The Songs Roddy Jackson – There’s a Moose on the Loose “One of my three favorite songs about meese.” The Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit “Telling us to feed our heads. That’s not a direct quotation from the dormouse, by the way.” Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell – Carried Water for the Elephant Randy Newman – Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear The Country Gentleman – Fox on the Run Nina Simone – See Lion Woman Joni Mitchell – Coyote “Here’s another strong-willed woman, and I mean that in the best possible way… (Coyotes are) a very vocal animal… use short barks to warn of danger…whine and whimper when they are establishing bonds. They produce high pitched barks to summon puppies and sometimes, late at night when they’re all relaxing, they sing Joni Mitchell songs.” Johnny Mercer – The Possum Song Toots and the Maytals – Monkey Man “I think that might have been produced by the Chinese-Jamaican producer, Leslie Kong. Chinese-Jamaican…that’d be a good kinda food. Get myself some General Tso’s Jerk Chicken!” Dick “Two Ton” Baker – Bert the Turtle (The Duck and Cover Song) “A very sick song from a very sick time” The Blues Rockers (featuring Lazy Bill Lucas) – Calling All Cows Memphis Minnie – One Black Rat Ferlin Husky – On the Wings of a Snow White Dove Other Songs and Albums People and Players Record Labels Literature Places Movies Vaudeville Animal Acts Guests “This is TTRH, your home for barking dreams, roaring themes, and slithering schemes. Climb aboard Noah’s Ark with us. It’s a musical menagerie, animalistically speaking.”
It’s night time in the big city The Singers and The Songs Clarence “Bon Ton” Garlow – Bon Ton Roula / Let The Good Times Roll Rex Griffin – You Got To Go To Work (left off ‘Work and Jobs’ show) Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra – When You’re Smiling (left off ‘Happiness’ show) Clarence Frogman Henry – Ain’t Got No Home Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys – Big Balls in Cow Town “Come on in, Bob.” (left off ‘Noah’s Ark’ shows) Walter Smith & Friends – My Evolution Girl (in honor of Clarence Darrow) Steve Earle – Copperhead Road “Here’s a guy as far away from the prodigal son as you can imagine.” (left off ‘Street Map’ show) Jerry Lee Lewis – End of the Road “He sings this song, he pounds the piano. He says he wrote it and that’s good enough for me.” (left off ‘Street Map’ show) Van Morrison & The Chieftains – Raglan Road “A traditional song, but in the hands of someone like Van Morrison you can see how hard it is to separate the performer from the Clarence White http://www.clarencewhiteforum.com/index.html – Bury Me Beneath The Willow Tree Dusty Springfield – Son of a Preacher Man “Born with the name Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien – a lovely Jewish name.” (left off ‘Family Tree’ show) O.V. Wright– A Nickel and a Nail (left off ‘Money’ show) Anita Harris – Somebody’s In My Orchard “Let’s wander over to the succulent fruit department…ya know I better get out of the peach orchard before I get myself in trouble.” (left off ‘Fruit’ show) Clarence Gatemouth Brown – Boogie Uproar “He had a loud guitar and a swingin’ band…you hear this (trombone) solo and you can’t believe that Al (Grey) played with Duke Ellington’s band…it’s pure gutbucket!...We don’t play a lot of instrumentals all the way through, but that one was so swingin’ we had to play the whole thing.” Joe Turner – Rock Of Gibraltar “America’s favorite singing bartender.” (left off ‘Classic Rock’ show) The Lion – Bing Crosby (left off ‘Famous People’ show) Ben Vaughn – Jerry Lewis in France (left off ‘Famous People’ show) Cripple Clarence Lofton -- Strut That Thing Jimmy Heap and The Melody Masters – You’re Nothin’ But A Nothin’ (left off ‘Nothing’ show) Ike & Tina Turner – You Can’t Miss Nothing That You Never Had (left off ‘Nothing’ show) Jim Ford – Go Through Sunday (left off ‘Days of the Week’ show) Clarence Carter – Too Weak To Fight Annisteen Allen – Fujiyama Mama (left off ‘Around the World’ episode) “We don’t often play two versions of one song, but these two are so different, and Wanda’s rocks so hard, that we got to play both of them.” Wanda Jackson – Fujiyama Mama (left off ‘Around the World’ episode) Rilo Kiley – 15 (left off ‘Numbers 11 And Up’ show) Johnny Cash – Mean Eyed Cat (Left off ‘Cat’ show) Clarence Reid – Fools Are Not Born Mississippi John Hurt – Candy Man (left off ‘Sugar and Candy’ show) “The sweet, gentle sounds of Mississippi John Hurt. You can hear elements of the songster tradition, the music that came before the blues, carrying elements of minstrel songs and other native American forms.” Bob Marley and the Wailers – Sugar Sugar “In a crypt near his birthplace, buried along with him, were his Gibson Les Paul guitar, a ring he wore every day that was given to him by Prince Asfaw Wossen of Ethiopia, a marijuana bud, a soccer ball, and a bible. His needs were simple.” (left off ‘Sugar and Candy’ show) Clarence Palmer & The Jive Bombers – Bad Boy Betty Carter -- ‘Round Midnight “...known as Betty Bebop, but she hated that name. She thought that bebop was limited and she wanted to do more, and she did.” (left off ‘Night’ show) Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed (left off ‘Blood’ show) Other People and Players Places Other Songs and Albums Movies and TV Record Labels and Recording Studios Poems Books & Publishers Miscellaneous Page 1 Page 2 Page3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page8 Page9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13
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