It’s night time in the big city.
Something isn’t quite right.
Nobody will answer the phone.
“Every place I go, and I go a lot of places, people say hello.”
It’s night time in the big city.
Something isn’t quite right.
Nobody will answer the phone.
“Every place I go, and I go a lot of places, people say hello.”
“A little riff rocker”
“One person we got to say hello to is someone who said goodbye much too soon. He’s the man who brought rock and roll into America’s living rooms. Here’s a song that reached number 9 on the Billboard Charts…then they turned it over, and the B side went all the way to number 1.”
“As Todd (Rundgren) always used to say to me ‘Dum vivimus, vivamus,’ which roughly translated means, ‘While we live, let us live.’ Todd’s a smart guy.”
“His dad was a river boat pilot who taught him guitar at age 4. And as much as he loved music, he loved baseball just as much. He actually received an offer to join the Philadelphia Phillies, but patriotic-minded Harold joined the army instead. When he got out of the army, he heard Elvis’ Mystery Train, and started writing songs.”
“This record is probably most familiar to ya from Fats Domino, but I couldn’t resist playing this hard rocking version.”
“The man who brought accordion into Western Swing.”
“A song that’ll help you get down to the real nitty gritty.”
“Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. nicknamed himself after a mule on his family farm.”
“Here’s an example of some great Hawaiian-influenced music that caught the ear of New Yorkers... An example of how Hawaiian music met big bands and created something new.”
“Another great American…”
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“The song was originally called ‘Hello, Hello’ and if it had kept that name we couldn’t have played it here, because we need a hello song that says goodbye!”
“I always love the crazy fade on that record…”
“Call me old fashioned, but I still always say ‘How do you do?’ when I see someone.”
"A retelling of Jesus’ story in ‘Hipster Patois’"
“Our resident hillbilly expert”
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“Poet of existentialist nothingness”
“One of my personal favorites is Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice. She’s beautiful, and deadly. Listen to this.” (Clip played)
“Nowadays it seems like every girl is named Amber”