April 27, 2009 Playlist w/ Host Bob Dubrow

Background music provided by David Gilmour - David Gilmour (1978)

Set 01: SET DEVOTED TO ACTS/MUSIC RELATING TO THE NAPA VALLEY TRIP MY WIFE AND I TOOK TWO WEEKS AGO
1. Jefferson Airplane - "When the Earth Moves Again" (Bark 1971)
2. The Doobie Brothers - "Closer Every Day" (The Doobie Brothers 1971)
3. David Grisman - "Dawg Funk" (Mondo Mando 1981)
4. John Trubee & The Ugly Janitors of America - "Trout's Daughter (prank phone call)"/Enchanted Dance Of The Humorless Ill-Tempered Corporate Executives" (Naked Teenage Girls in Outer Space 1985)
5. Jefferson Starship - "Frenario" (Jefferson's Tree of Liberty 2008)

Set 02:
1. Twink - "Tiptoe on the Highest Hill" (Think Pink 1970)
2. The Eagles - "Journey of the Sorcerer" (One of These Nights 1975)
3. Deep Feeling - "The Ruin" (1966 from Pretty Colours compilation 2009)
4. The Old Man & The Sea - "Going Blind" (The Old Man & The Sea 1972)

Set 03:
PETE HAM OF THE IVEYS / BADFINGER BORN THIS DAY IN 1947
1. The Iveys - Beautiful & Blue" (Maybe Tomorrow 1969)
2. Pete Ham - "No Matter What (demo)" (1969/70? from 7 Park Avenue compilation 1997)
3. Badfinger - "Without You" (No Dice 1970)
4. Cat Stevens - "Wild World (demo version)" (1969 from Tea For the Tillerman Deluxe Edition 2008
5. Principal Edwards - "The Beast" (1974 from The Devon Tapes 2008)

Background music provided by Grateful Dead - "Spanish Jam" (Road Trips Vol. 2 No.2 Carousel 2/14/68 2009)

Set 04:
1. Neil Young - "Just Singing a Song" (Fork in the Road 2009)
2. Moby Grape - "Sweet Ride (Never Again)" (Unedited version recorded for the motion picture The Sweet Ride 1967 from The Place and The Time compilation 2009)
3. Evolution - "She's So Fine" (Evolution 1970)
4. Man - "Love Your Life" (Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In? 1971)

Outro: The Bee Gees - "Suddenly (early mix)" (1969 from Odessa Deluxe Edition 2009)

April 24, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

My guest d.j. today was Joe Freehling, who generously pledged for air time during our annual Fundraising Week. Thanks, Joe! [All selections from CD.]
01. Jerry Jeff Walker - Gettin' By
02. Cactus - Evil (1972)
03. Jefferson Airplane - She Has Funny Cars (1967)
04. Alice Cooper - The Ballad of Dwight Fry (1971)
05. Kinks - 20th Century Man (1971)
06. Santana - Taboo (1970)
07. Blood Sweat & Tears - I Can't Quit Her (1968)
08. Captain Beyond - Thousand Days of Yesterdays (Time Since Come and Gone) (1972)
09. Buffalo Springfield - Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It (1967)
10. Deep Purple - No One Came (1971)
11. Band - Chest Fever (1968)
12. Freddie King - Leave My Woman Alone (1973)
13. Leslie West - Dear Prudence (1976)
14. Yes - And You And I (1972)
15. Doors - Runnin' Blue (1969)
16. Derek & Dominos - Why Does Love Got to Be So Bad (1972)
17. Janis Joplin - One Good Man (1969)
18. Ten Years After - I Woke Up This Morning (1969)
19. Led Zeppelin - Bring It on Home (1969)
20. Grateful Dead - Second That Emotion (1971)
21. Allman Brothers Band - Trouble No More (1970)
22. Johnny Winter - Be Careful with a Fool (1969)
23. Rolling Stones - Ventilator Blues (1972)

Thursday April 23rd

Thanks to Christopher Vyce for allowing me to fill-in for his wonderful soul revue program!

The background music for today's episode was provided by Chris Joss and his new album Staples on Eighteenth Street Lounge (ESL)

12:03 Gene Chandler - "Not The Marrying Kind" (1970)
12:06 Ann Sexton - "I'm His Wife, You're Just A Friend" (1977)
12:09 Willie Kendrick - "What's That On Your Finger?"
12:12 Ben Aiken - "One And One Is Five" (1971)

12:17 Betty Wright - "Shoorah! Shoorah!" (1974)
12:20 The Blossoms - "Son-In-Law" (1961)
12:22 Ray Pollard - "The Drifter" (1965)
12:25 Roy C. - "I'm Gonna Love Somebody Else's Woman" (1971)
12:28 Paul Kelly - "Let Your Love Come Down (Let It Fall on Me)" (1974)

12:33 Ann Byers - "Dead End" (1964)
12:35 The Girlfriends - "My One And Only, Jimmy Boy" (1963)
12:37 The Exciters - "Just Not Ready" (1965)
12:39 Kenny Carter - "Gotta Get Myself Together" (1966)
12:41 The Poets - "She Blew A Good Thing" (1966)

12:46 Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers - "Malinda" (1968)
12:49 Eddie Floyd - "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)" (1968)
12:52 Robert Knight - "Love on a Mountain Top" (1968)
12:54 Lee Williams and the Cymbals - "I Love You More" (1966)
12:57 100 Proof Aged in Soul - "Since You Been Gone" (1972)

1:02 Glen Athens + The Trojans - "Let Me Show You How" (1965)
1:07 Octopus - "The River" (1969)
1:11 Changin' Tymes - "Blue Music Box" (1968)
1:13 Rupert's People - "Hold On" (1968)

1:18 Ace Spectrum - "If You Were There" (1974)
1:23 Nat Turner - "Ruby Lee" (1968)
1:26 Willie Hutch - "Theme Of Foxy Brown" (1974)

1:32 Mary Wells - "He's A Lover" (1966)
1:34 The Fascinations - "Girls Are Out To Get You" (1967)
1:36 The Marvelettes - "Don't Make Hurting Me a Habit" (1967)
1:38 Laura Greene - "Moonlight, Music and You" (1967)
1:41 Sweet Inspirations - "At Last I've Found a Love" (1970)

1:45 Jr. Walker and the All-Stars - "Take Me Girl, I'm Ready" (1971)
1:48 Larry Williams and Johnny Watson - "Too Late" (1967)
1:50 R. Dean Taylor - "There's A Ghost In My House" (1967)
1:52 The Continental 4 - "What You Gave Us" (1973)

1:57 Cindy Scott And The Persianettes - "What Are You Doin' To Me"

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

(R) = By request

01. Grateful Dead - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (live 1-20-68 Eureka, CA - new release "Road Trips Vol.2 No. 2" bonus disc)
02. Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made Of Sand
03. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Prelude/Nightmare -> Fanfare/Fire Poem -> Fire (R)
04. The Moon - Brother Lou's Love Colony (R)
05. Blues Project - Steve's Song
06. Electric Flag - Another Country
07. Rolling Stones - Sway ("Sticky Fingers" LP released 4-21-71)
08. Nazz - Open My Eyes (R)
09. The Dead - Cream Puff War (live 4-19-09 Worcester, MA)
10. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Hungry Freaks Daddy (R)
11. Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (R)
12. Cream - Tales Of Brave Ulysses
13. Leon Russell - Hummingbird (R)
14. Dr. John - I Walk On Guilded Splinters (R)

A few for Earth Day coming up tomorrow:
15. Merl Saunders (w/Jerry Garcia) - Save Mother Earth
16. Van Morrison - Redwood Tree (R)
17. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Keep Our Country Green
18. The Dead - Let It Grow (live 4-19-09 Worcester, MA)
19. Three Dog Night - Out In The Country

That's all I had time for, thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

Nothing special today, just some tunes I felt like playing for a nice spring day in the Boston area, some spacy stuff, some "FM underground radio era staples", and some requests.

(R) = By request

01. Pink Floyd - A Saucerful Of Secrets (live)
02. Ten Years After - Here They Come
03. Moody Blues - The Best Way To Travel
04. H.P. Lovecraft - Mobius Trip
05. Pentangle - Light Flight
06. Warlocks (pre-Grateful Dead) - The Only Time Is Now
07. Van Morrison - Straight To Your Heart
08. David Bromberg - I Like To Sleep Late In The Morning
09. Love - Orange Skies
10. Hot Tuna - Water Song
11. The Byrds - I Wasn't Born To Follow
12. Spirit - Fresh Garbage (R)
13. Country Joe & The Fish - Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
14. Lothar & The Hand People - Machines
15. Rolling Stones - Something Happened To Me Yesterday
16. Traffic - Shanghai Noodle Factory
17. David Crosby - Laughing

Birthday of Deep Purple guitarist Richie Blackmore (4/14/45)
18. Deep Purple - Child In Time
19. Deep Purple - Hey Joe (R)

20. Neil Young - Cortez The Killer (R)
21. Listening - Stoned Is (R)
22. Grateful Dead - That's It For The Other One (from new release "Road Trips Vol. 2 No. 2" - Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco 2-14-68)

Thanks for listening, hope to see you at the shows this weekend, and back here next week!
Eli Polonsky

4/13/09 Easter Monday w/Chuck U.

Chuck U. filling in

01. The Who - Armenia, City In The Sky
02. John Mayall - Oh, Pretty Woman
03. Jeff Beck - Morning Dew (request)
04. Procol Harum - Repent Walpurgis
05. Phil Ochs - The Crucifixion (live/studio mixed)
06. Jesus Christ Superstar - Crucifixion
07. The Beatles - Ballad Of John & Yoko (excerpt)
08. Chuck U. (Bla3 Studio) - Easter phone message
09. The Fugs - The Ten Commandments
10. Firesign Theater - Dear Friends
11. Jefferson Airplane - Easter
12. Green Mountain Boys - A Little More Jesus (alt. req.)
13. Frank Zappa - Dumb All Over (live early '80s)
14. Tom Lehrer - Vatican Rag
15. Patrick Sky - The Pope
16. Chad Mitchell Trio - God Made The World
17. Fairport Convention - Come All Ye (request)
18. The Byrds - Jesus Is Just Alright (request)
19. Country Joe & The Fish - Eastern Jam
20. Eric Fransen - Country Music Is Boring, Country Suzanne
21. Judy Collins - Suzanne
22. Pete Seeger - Garbage
23. Don McLean - Tapestry
24. Fat City - Oh, Say Can You See
25. Hair (Original Cast) - Air
26. The Youngbloods - On Sir Francis Drake
27. Seals & Crofts - Earth
28. Arlo Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land (live Boston)
29. John Fahey - (instrumental)
30. Abbie Hoffman - Greed
31. Cream - N.S.U.
32. Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Help, I'm A Rock (request)
33. The Rascals - Cute
34. Savuka - Sea & Sky
35. The Rascals - Look Around
36. Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins - The Power Of A Flower
37. Lonnie Smith - Spinning Wheel

April 10, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

All of today's selections reached Billboard's Top 40 between 1965 and 1973.
01. Leaves - Hey Joe (CD, 1966)
02. Association - Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies (CD, 1966)
03. Beau Brummels - You Tell Me Why (LP, 1965)
04. Keith - Tell Me to My Face (CD, 1967)
05. Davie Allan & Arrows - Blue's Theme (CD, 1967)
06. Darrell Banks - Open the Door to Your Heart (CD, 1966)
07. Betty Wright - Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do (CD, 1968)
08. Staple Singers - This World (CD, 1972)
09. Temptations - Ungena Za Ulimwanga (Unite the World) (CD, 1970)
10. San Remo Golden Strings - Hungry For Love (CD, 1965)
11. Adam Faith & Roulettes - It's Alright (CD, 1965)
12. Hollies - Jennifer Eccles (CD, 1968)
13. Graham Nash - Chicago (LP, 1971)
14. Flash - Small Beginnings (45, 1972)
15. Raymond Lefevre - Soul Coaxing (CD, 1968)
16. Dyke & Blazers - We Got More Soul (CD, 1969)
17. People's Choice - I Likes to Do It (CD, 1971)
18. Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure - Don't Mess Up a Good Thing (CD, 1965)
19. Little Sister - Somebody's Watching You (CD, 1971)
20. James Brown - The Popcorn (LP, 1969)
21. Ohio Express - Down at Lulu's (CD, 1968)
22. Innocence - There's Got to Be a Word! (CD, 1967)
23. Archies - Who's Your Baby (45, 1970)
24. Bill Deal & Rhondells - May I (LP, 1969)
25. Verdelle Smith - Tar and Cement (CD, 1966)
26. B.B. King - Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (CD, 1968)
27. Jackie Moore - Precious Precious (45, 1971)
28. Ronnie Dyson - One Man Band (Plays All Alone) (CD, 1973)
29. Blue Ridge Rangers - Hearts of Stone (LP, 1973)
30. Raspberries - Let's Pretend (CD, 1973)
31. Liz Damon's Orient Express - 1900 Yesterday (CD, 1971)
32. Stephen Stills - Sit Yourself Down (LP, 1971)
33. Sunshine Company - Back on the Street Again (CD, 1967)
34. Brass Ring - Phoenix Love Theme (LP, 1966)
35. B.J. Thomas - Everybody's Out of Town (CD, 1970)
36. Gene Pitney - Princess in Rags (CD, 1965)
37. Jerry Jaye - My Girl Josephine (45, 1967)
38. Sammy Davis Jr. - Don't Blame the Children (45, 1967)

Playlist for 4/08/09 Waynesday

Intro: Kool & The Gang – Chocolate Buttermilk
01. Bobby (Mr. Blues) Merrell - I Ain’t Mad At You
02. Johnnie Morrisette - Brick
03. Al Tamms - Come Here You
04. Little Richard – I’m Back
05. Jennell Hawkins - Money
06. Marvell – That Ain’t Where It’s At
07. Clovers – One More Time (Come On)
08. Ikettes – Come On And Truck
09. Raelettes – Leave My Man Alone
10. Fred Johnson – I Need Love (I Need Your Love)
11. Larry Houston – I Need Love
12. Bobby Rush – Done Got Good To Me Pt.2
13. Jesse Hill - Naturally
14. Lee Dorsey - Occapella
15. Impressions – Preacher Man
16. Bobby Bland – I’m So Tired
17. Unifics – It’s A Groovy World
18. Patterson Sisters – Working Together
19. Earl Gains – Best Of Luck To You
20. Little Lee - Everyday
21. Albert Washington – Go On And Help Yourself
22. Lee “Shot” Williams – I Like Your Style
23. Chick Willis – You Win Again
24. Bobby Jones - You Got To Have Love In Your Heart
25. Stereos – Stereo Freeze Pt.1
26. Lovers – Do This For Me
27. Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers – If You Love Her
28. Jimmy (Soul) Clark – Tell Her
29. Jimmy Johnson - Personal Property
30. Kitty Montgomery – Hey Boy
31. Saundra Wright – Gotta See My Baby
32. Diane Johnson – The Queen Bee
33. Joe Hicks – Home, Sweet Home Pt.2
34. Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – Don’t Knock My Love
35. Lloyd Price – Don’t Stop Now
36. B.B. Brown – Low Down Dirty Tramp
37. Jomo – Hangin’ Out
38. Dynamic Eight – Street Woman
39. Niece Dezel – It Doesn’t Matter
40. Wynona Carr – Please Mr. Jailer
41. Rufus Thomas – Push & Pull Pt.1
Outro: Shirley Scott – Soul Song

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

(R) = by request

01. Velvet Underground - Oh, Sweet Nuthin'
02. Steve Miller Band - Song For Our Ancestors (R)
03. Crosby & Nash - To The Last Whale
04. Phil Ochs - Pleasures Of The Harbor
05. Jim & Jean - Crucifixion

Birthday mini-tribute: Mick Abrahams (b.4-7-43)
06. Jethro Tull - Cat Squirrel
07. Blodwyn Pig - Meanie Mornay
08. Jethro Tull - A Song For Jeffrey

09. Jeff Beck - Beck's Bolero (R)
10. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Pride Of Man
11. The Who - Tattoo (R)
12. The Kinks - See My Friends (R)
13. Neil Young - Sleeps With Angels (oops, wrong track)
14. Neil Young - Natural Beauty (R)

Birthday tribute: Spencer Dryden (b.4-7-38, d.1-11-05)
15. Jefferson Airplane - 3/5 Of A Mile In Ten Seconds
16. Jefferson Airplane - The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil
17. New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Garden Of Eden
18. Jefferson Airplane - If You Feel

19. Fairport Convention - Meet On The Ledge
20. Commander Cody - Seeds And Stems Again

For the birthday of sitar master Ravi Shankar (b.4-7-20)
21. Ravi Shankar - Bangla Doon (excerpt - from "The Concert For Bangladesh")

Thanks for listening, see you next week!
Eli Polonsky

April 3, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Today's theme is a lipogram - the letter "e' does not appear in the names of the artists or songs:
01. Fats Domino - What a Party (CD, 1961)
02. Buddy Holly - Wishing (CD, 1963)
03. Buddy Knox - Ling Ting Tong (CD, 1961)
04. Jack Scott - Patsy (CD, 1960)
05. Sil Austin - Slow Walk (CD, 1956)
06. Chuck Jackson - I Don't Want to Cry (CD, 1961)
07. Tommy Hunt - Human (CD, 1961)
08. Lou Johnson - What Am I Crying For (CD, 1966)
09. Barbara Lynn - I'm a Good Woman (45, 1966)
10. Jimmy McGriff - All About My Girl (CD, 1963)
11. Bobby Darin - Lovin' You (CD, 1967)
12. Roy Orbison - Crawling Back (LP, 1965)
13. Nilsson - You Can't Do That (CD, 1967)
14. Kyu Sakomoto - Sukiyaki (CD, 1963)
15. Al Hirt - Cotton Candy (LP, 1964)
16. Traffic - You Can All Join In (CD, 1968)
17. Donovan - Clara Clairvoyant (CD, 1970)
18. Procol Harum - Homburg (LP, 1967)
19. Kokomo - Asia Minor (CD, 1961)
20. Irma Thomas - It's Raining (LP)
21. Wynona Carr - Carrying a Torch (CD, 1963)
22. Toussaint McCall - I'll Do It For You (CD, 1967)
23. Ramona King - What About You (CD)
24. O.V. Wright - What About You (CD, 1967)
25. Monk Higgins - Who-Dun-It? (45, 1966)
26. Bob Dylan - I Want You (CD, 1966)
27. Judy Collins - I Think It's Going to Rain Today (LP, 1967)
28. Mountain - For Yasgur's Farm (CD, 1970)
29. Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Carry On (LP, 1970)
30. Bill Black's Combo - Do It Rat Now (CD, 1963)
31. Gary U.S. Bonds - School Is Out (CD, 1961)
32. Bobby Harris - Sticky Sticky (45, 1966)
33. Bobby Womack - How I Miss You Baby (CD, 1969)
34. Barbara Acklin - I Did It (CD, 1970)
35. Trudy Pitts - A Man and a Woman (CD, 1967)
36. Dr. John - Mama Roux (CD, 1968)
37. Big Star - Back of a Car (CD, 1973)
38. Caravan - Magic Man (CD, 1968)
39. Cymarron - Rings (CD, 1971)
40. Travis Wammack - Scratchy (CD, 1964)

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

All-request show - all songs were by request, or at least a request for the artist played. Thanks for all the great suggestions!

% = requested by phone
@ = requested by email

01. Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl @
02. Cream - Deserted Cities Of The Heart (Live) %
03. 13th Floor Elevators - Slip Inside This House @
04. The Five Americans - The Sound Of Love @
05. The McCoys - You Make Me Feel So Good @
06. Amboy Dukes - Journey To The Center Of The Mind @
07. Jethro Tull - Reasons For Waiting %
08. Them w/Van Morrison - It's All Over Now Baby Blue %
09. Joni Mitchell - River @
10. King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon %
11. Procol Harum - Homburg @
12. Steppenwolf - Move Over %
13. Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (full studio version) @
14. Jefferson Airplane - Today @
15. Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider @
16. Merl Saunders/Jerry Garcia - Finders Keepers Losers Weepers %
17. Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) - Playing In The Band @
18. Ultimate Spinach - Baroque #1 %
19. The Byrds - Have You Seen Her Face %

Thanks again for all the great requests! Sorry about those I didn't have time for, I'll try to catch up next week!

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky