May 29, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

My annual "In Memoriam" show, honoring artists from the Lost and Found era, and others from the music business, who've passed away during the last year:
01. Russ Hamilton - Rainbow (CD, 1957)
02. Jody Reynolds - Fire of Love (CD, 1958)
03. Chordettes - Never on Sunday (CD, 1961) (for member Nancy Overton)
04. Capris - Where I Fell in Love (CD, 1961) (for member Vinnie Naccarato)
05. Ferrante & Teicher - Theme from The Apartment (CD, 1960) (for Lou Teicher)
06. Edsels - Rama Lama Ding Dong (CD, 1961) (for writer & group member George "Wydell" Jones)
07. Bob & Earl - Baby It's Over (45, 1966) (for Earl Nelson)
08. Four Tops - Ask the Lonely (CD, 1965) (for lead singer Levi Stubbs)
09. Spaniels - Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight (CD, 1954) (for member Opal Courtney, Jr.)
10. Joe Cuba Sextet - Bang Bang (LP, 1966)
11. Rooftop Singers - Mama Don't Allow (45, 1963) (for member Erik Darling)
12. Bud & Travis - Ballad of the Alamo (CD, 1960) (for Travis Edmonson)
13. Kingston Trio - The River Is Wide (CD, 1960) (for member Nick Reynolds)
14. Odetta - Mama Told Me Not to Come (LP, 1970)
15. Bud Shank - Blue on Blue (LP, 1966)
16. Bo Diddley - Mona (CD, 1957)
17. Nathaniel Mayer - Village of Love (CD, 1962)
18. Eddie Bo - The Hook and Sling, pt. 1 (CD, 1969)
19. Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye (CD, 1971)
20. Jimmy McGriff - M.G. Blues (CD, 1963)
21. Nashville Street Singers - Long Black Veil (CD, 1963) (for co-writer Danny Dill)
22. Dee Dee Warwick - Gotta Get a Hold of Yourself (CD, 1965) (for Warwick and for co-writer Clint Ballard, Jr.)
23. Gladys Knight & Pips - You Need Love Like I Do (CD, 1970) (for co-writer & producer Norman Whitfield)
24. Turtles - You Know What I Mean (CD, 1967) (for co-writer Alan Gordon)
25. Raymond LeFevre - La La La (45, 1968)
26. Southwest F.O.B. - Smell of Incense (CD, 1968) (for member England Dan Seals)
27. Dennis Yost & Classics IV - Change of Heart (CD, 1969)
28. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Hold Tight (LP, 1966) (for member Dave "Dee" Harman)
29. Delaney & Bonnie - Only You Know and I Know (CD, 1971) (for Delaney Bramlett)
30. Buffalo Springfield - Kahuna Sunset (CD, 1966)
31. Buffalo Springfield - Good Time Boy (CD, 1966) (for member Dewey Martin)
32. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Manic Depression (CD, 1967) (for member John "Mitch" Mitchell)
33. Pink Floyd - Any Colour You Like (CD, 1973) (for member Richard Wright)
34. Jerry Reed - Hully Gully Guitar (CD, 1962)
35. Ernie Ashworth - Talk Back Trembling Lips (CD, 1963)
36. Hank Locklin - Geisha Girl (CD, 1958)
37. Gene Clark & Gosdin Brothers - Tried So Hard (CD, 1967) (for Vern Gosdin)
38. Miriam Makeba - Ring Bell, Ring Bell (CD, 1968)
39. Jo Stafford - Lazy Moon (45, 1958)

Playlist 5/28/09 Waynesday

Intro: Kool & The Gang – Chocolate Buttermilk
01. Jimmy Lloyd – Rocket In My Pocket
02. Kool & The Gang – Jungle Boogie
03. Ike & Tina Turner – Mind In A Whirl
04. Dee Dee, Barry & The Movements - Get Out My Life Woman
05. King C - Funk
06. Soul Brothers Six – Give Me Some More Of Your Funky Good Lovin’
07. Moms Mabley – Yes Indeed
08. Bill Cosby – Don’t ‘Cha Know
09. Inez & Charlie Fox – Baby, Drop A Dime
10. Johnny Jones – I Find No Fault In My Baby’s Love
11. Lloyd Price – Take All
12. Howard Tate – Too Late
13. Billy Butler & The Chanters - Nevertheless
14. Mel & Tim - Do Right Baby
15. J J. Barnes – Please Let Me In
16. Senator Jones – Mini Skirt Dance
17. Harold Burrage – Things Aint What They Used To Be
18. Jay Lewis - Oh
19. Lewis Curry – I’ll Try Again Tomorrow
20. Alvin Robinson - Fever
21. Lucky Peterson – Funky Alphabet
22. Radiants – Another Mule Is Kicking In Your Stall
23. Robert Parker – Tip Toe
24. Peoples Choice – I Likes To Do It
25. Big Barney – The Whole Thing
26. Cliff Nobles – The More I Do For You
27. Louise Williams – Don’t Blame The Children
28. Impressions – Soulful Love
29. New Cymbals – Please Baby, Please
30. Manhattans – Sweet Little Girl
31. Impressions – It’s All Over
32. Meters – This Is Our Last Affair
33. Lee Dorsey – Four Corners Pt.1
34. Eddie Bo – Hook & Sling
35. Rose Royce – Yo Yo
36. James Brown – Brother Rapp Pt.1
37. Little Milton – Poor Man
38. Clarence Carter – Let Me Comfort You
39. James & Bobby Purify – Wish You Didn’t Have To Go
Outro: Shirley Scott – Soul Song

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

01. Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West
02. Taj Mahal - Take A Giant Step
03. The Byrds - Going Back

Impromptu set "for the birds":
04. Buffalo Springfield - Bluebird (long version)
05. Country Joe & The Fish - She's A Bird
06. Jerry Garcia - Bird Song
07. Derek & The Dominos - Little Wing
08. New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Last Lonely Eagle
09. Stevie Wonder - Bird Of Beauty
10. It's A Beautiful Day - White Bird
11. Judy Henske - High Flying Bird
12. The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing

Birthday mini-tribute to Levon Helm - b.5-26-40
13. Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - Mary Lou
14. Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - Who Do You Love
15. The Canadian Squires - Leave Me Alone
16. Bob Dylan - Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window
17. The Band - Chest Fever
18. Jesse Winchester - Yankee Lady
19. Bob Dylan & The Band - This Wheel's On Fire
20. The Band - Don't Do It (Live) (Request)
21. The Band - Atlantic City (Request)
22. Levon Helm - Feeling Good (2007)

Thanks for listening! I'll be back next week with special guest folk/blues legend "Spider" John Koerner live in the studio!
Eli Polonsky

May 22, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Bob Dylan covers:
01. Jackie DeShannon - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (LP, 1963)
02. Dino, Desi & Billy - Chimes of Freedom (LP, 1965)
03. Eddie Hodges - Love Minus Zero (45, 1965)
04. Pete Antell - The Times They Are a Changin' (45, 1965)
05. Manfred Mann - Just Like a Woman (CD, 1966)
06. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Get Your Rocks Off (LP, 1973)
07. Hollies - I Want You (LP, 1969)
08. Tremeloes - I Shall Be Released (CD, 1968)
09. Byrds - It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (CD, 1970)
10. Hillmen - When the Ship Comes In (CD, 1964)
11. Gene Clark - I Pity the Poor Immigrant (CD, 1967)
12. Rose Garden - She Belongs to Me (CD, 1967)
13. Judy Collins - I'll Keep It With Mine (CD, 1965)
14. Joan Baez - Love Is Just a Four Letter Word (LP, 1976)
15. Peter Paul & Mary - Too Much of Nothing (CD, 1967)
16. Bloomfield, Kooper & Stills - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (CD, 1968)
17. Ben E. King - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (LP, 1970)
18. Bobby Womack - All Along the Watchtower (CD, 1973)
19. Brothers & Sisters - The Mighty Quinn (45, 1969)
20. Edwin Hawkins Singers - Blowin' in the Wind (45, 1969)
21. Sebastian Cabot - It Ain't Me Babe (CD, 1967)
22. Cher - Masters of War (LP, 1968)
23. Four Seasons - Queen Jane Approximately (LP, 1965)
24. Col. Jubilation B. Johnston - Rainy Day Women #12 and 35 (LP, 1967)
25. William Shatner - Mr. Tambourine Man (CD, 1968)
26. Johnny Rivers - Positively 4th Street (LP, 1966)
27. Turley Richards - It's All Over Now Baby Blue (LP, 1971)
28. Mel Gluskin - Like a Rolling Stone (CD, 2009)
29. Coulson, Dean, McGuinness & Flint - Don't You Tell Henry (LP, 1973)
30. Flatt & Scruggs - Down in the Flood (CD, 1968)

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

(R) = Song by request, or a request for the artist/band

01. SuperSession (Al Kooper/Mike Bloomfield) - His Holy Modal Majesty
02. The Freeborne - Peak Impressions And Thoughts
03. Pink Floyd - Pow R. Toc H. (R)
04. The Moon - Faces (R)
05. The Beach Boys - I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (R)
06. Dr. John - Mama Roux (R)
07. Little Feat - On Your Way Down
08. Mother Earth - Mother Earth (R)
09. Jamie Brockett - Talking Green Beret New Super Yellow Hydraulic Banana Teenybopper Blues (R)
10. Dave Van Ronk - Clouds (Both Sides Now) (R)
11. If - I Couldn't Write And Tell You (R)

Birthday mini-tribute to Pete Townshend b.5-19-45
12. The Who - A Legal Matter (R)
13. Pete Townshend - Substitute
14. The Who - Summertime Blues (R)
15. The Who - Shakin' All Over
15. Pete Townshend - Magic Bus
16. The Who - Armenia, City In The Sky (R)
17. Pete Townshend - Pure And Easy (R)
18. Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane - Street In The City (R)

19. Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia (Live)
20. Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Peaches En Regalia (partial) (R)

Thanks for listening, see you next week!
Eli Polonsky

Playlist For Waynesday 5/13/09

Intro: Kool & The Gang – Chocolate Buttermilk
01. Harper–Brinson Band – Harpers Return
02. Daddy Cleanhead – Something’s Going On In My Room
03. James Crawford – I Don’t Care, I Don’t Care
04. Benny Spellman – The Word Game
05. Contours – It Must Be Love
06. El Pauling & Royal Abbit – Jail Bird
07. Joe Simon – The Whoo Pee
08. Solomon Burke - Stupidity
09. Bobby Jones – Talkin’ About The Jones
10. J.J. Barnes – Baby Please Come Back Home
11. Mad Lads – Love Is Here Today And Gone Tomorrow
12. Marvelettes – Don’t Make Hurting Me A Habit
13. Dramatics – Your Love Was Strange
14. Vernon Garrett – Second To None
15. Senator Jones – Sweet Thing
16. Johnny Moore – Haven’t I Been Good To You
17. Arthur Conley – Put Our Love Together
18. Cecil Shaw – This I’ve Gotta See
19. Herman Griffin & The Boys In The Band – Are You For Me Or Against Me
20. Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson – I Want To Love You Baby
21. Barbara Acklin – Seven Days Of Night
22. George Leh – I Ain’t Lyin’
23. Jo Jo & The Outcast – A Whole Lot Of Woman
24. Whatnauts – World Solution
25. Bobby Freeman – Can You Stand The Pressure
26. Gloria Walker – Talking About My Baby
27. James Brown – Maybe The Last Time
28. Syl Johnson & Company – Steppin’
29. Chicken Slacks – Going Back To The Shack
30. Bamboos – Tighten’ Up
31. Chicken Slacks - Tragedy
32. Wilson Pickett – Take A Close Look (At The Woman You’re With)
33. Glenda Dove – It’s Got To Be Something Else
34. James Brown – Soul Power Pt.1
35. Interpretations – Blow Your Mind
36. Ann Sexton – You Can’t Win
37. B.B. King – Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City
Outro: Shirley Scott – Soul Song

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

(R) = Song by request, or a request for the artist/band

For Steve Winwood's 61st birthday:
01. Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy (live)

Some other stuff and requests:
02. Procol Harum - A Salty Dog (R)
03. Fleetwood Mac - Sunny Side Of Heaven
04. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - All Your Love
05. Hot Tuna - Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning
06. The Doors - End Of The Night (R)
07. Blodwyn Pig - The Squirreling Must Go On (R)
08. Jeff Beck (w/Rod Stewart) - I Ain't Superstitious

Birthday tribute to Steve Winwood:
09. Spencer Davis Group - Every Little Bit Hurts
10. Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me
11. Spencer Davis Group - I'm A Man
12. Eric Clapton & Powerhouse - I Want To Know
13. Eric Clapton & Powerhouse - Crossroads
14. Eric Clapton & Powerhouse - Steppin' Out
15. Spencer Davis Group - Can't Get Enough Of It (R)
16. Traffic - Paper Sun -> We're A Fade, You Missed This (R)
17. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child
18. Traffic - Heaven Is In Your Mind
19. Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (R)
20. Blind Faith - Presence Of The Lord (R)
21. Traffic - Glad -> Freedom Rider
22. Steve Winwood - Spanish Dancer (partial)

Out of time again! Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

May 11, 2009 Playlist w/ Host Bob Dubrow

Background music provided by Bob Crewe & Charles Fox - Barbarella (1968)

Set 01:
1. Eric Burdon & The Animals - "No Self Pity" (The Twain Shall Meet 1968) ERIC BURDON BORN THIS DAY IN 1941
2. Krokodil -"Odyssey in Om" (An Invisible World Revealed 1971)
3. The Moody Blues - "Tuesday Afternoon (alternate mix)" (1967 bonus track from 2006 Deluxe Edition CD re-release of 1967's Days of Future Passed)
4. Hot Tuna - "Water Song" (Burgers 1972)
5. We All Together - "Follow Me If You Can" (2 1974)
6. Greenslade - "Temple Song" (Greenslade 1973)
7. Poco - "Bad Weather" (From the Inside 1971)

Set 02:
1. Miserables - "Chemises a Pois Cravates a Fleurs" (1966 from V/A: Worldbeaters Volume 5 compilation)
2. Deakins - "Look & Learn" (1966 from V/A: Worldbeaters Volume 2 compilation)
3. Youngers - "Hanashitakunai" (1968 from V/A: Worldbeaters Volume 5 compilation)
4. Rabbits - "I'm Looking at the Universe" (1967 from V/A: Worldbeaters Volume 2 compilation)
5. Pogs = "The Pogs Theme" (196? from V/A: Worldbeaters Volume 5 compilation)
6. Problemes - "Si C'est La Nuit" ((1966 from V/A: Worldbeaters Volume 2 compilation)

Set 03:
1. Supersister - "The Groupies of the Band" (Superstarshine 1972)
2. Flo & Eddie - "The Love You Gave Away" (Illegal, Immoral and Fattening 1975)
3. Sparks - "Whipping and Apologies" (A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing 1972)
4. Gnidrolog - "Social Embarassment" (Lady Lake 1972)
5. Bonzo Dog Band - "No Matter Who You Vote For The Government Alawys Gets In (DEMO)" (1972? bonus track from 2007 CD re-release of 1972's Let's Make Up and Be Friends)

Set 04:
1. Little Feat - The Fan" (Feats Don't Fail Me Now 1974)
2. The Faces - "Stay With Me" (A Nod is As Good As a Wink to a Blind Horse 1971)
3. Jook - "Aggravation Place" (Different Class 1978)
4. Brownsville Station - "I Get So Excited" (School Punks 1974)

Set 05:
1. Bo Grumpus - "Think Twice" (Before the War 1968)
2. Orleans - "Dance With Me" (Let There Be Music 1975)

May 8, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

The rain show:
01. Dee Clark - Raindrops (CD, 1961)
02. Big Sambo & House Wreckers - The Rains Came (CD, 1962)
03. Wade Flemons - When It Rains It Pours (CD, 1963)
04. Lee Dorsey - Rain Rain Go Away (45, 1967)
05. Ronettes - Walking in the Rain (LP, 1964)
06. Peanut - Thank Goodness for the Rain (CD, 1965)
07. Ike & Tina Turner - I Wish It Would Rain (CD, 1969)
08. Barbara Mason - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (45, 1970)
09. Raindrops - The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget (CD, 1963)
10. Johnny Thunder - Everybody Do the Sloopy (45, 1965)
11. Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand (CD, 1961)
12. Rainy Daze - Acapulco Gold (45, 1967)
13. James Burton - Fire and Rain (CD, 1971)
14. Glenn Yarbrough - Baby the Rain Must Fall (CD, 1965)
15. Bob Lind - Remember the Rain (CD, 1966)
16. Randy Newman - I Think It's Going to Rain Today (CD, 1968)
17. Fred Neil - Little Bit of Rain (CD, 1965)
18. Spanky & Our Gang - Yesterday's Rain (LP, 1968)
19. Searchers - What Have They Done to the Rain (CD, 1965)
20. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Buy for Me the Rain (CD, 1967)
21. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Constant Rain (CD, 1967)
22. Sweet Inspirations - Crying in the Rain (CD, 1969)
23. Kim Weston - After the Rain (CD, 1965)
24. Incredibles - Stop the Raindrops (CD, 1968)
25. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain (CD, 1973)
26. Twiggy - Rain on the Roof (LP, 1976)
27. Paupers - One Rainy Day (LP, 1967)
28. Critters - Don't Let the Rain Fall Down on Me (CD, 1967)
29. Epic Splendor - A Little Rain Must Fall (45, 1968)
30. Petula Clark - Rain (LP, 1966)
31. Merry Clayton - Rainy Day Women #12 and 35 (LP, 1975)
32. Hassles - Coloured Rain (LP, 1968)
33. Traffic - Rainmaker (LP, 1971)
34. James Gang - Ashes, the Rain and I (CD, 1970)
35. Smokey & His Sister - Creators of Rain (45, 1967)
36. Samantha Jones - Make Me Rainbows (LP, 1967)

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

My live in-studio guest today was guitarist, singer and songwriter Gary Backstrom, leader of former longtime jam band Jiggle The Handle, now with his Gary Backstrom Band.

Gary's band will be performing with singer/songwriter Sam James opening and local Neil Young tribute band Rust Never Sleeps headlining this Friday night 5/8 at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA!

(R) = Song by request, or a request for the artist/band

01. Hot Tuna - Come Back Baby (Live)
02. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - The Laws Must Change
03. Jefferson Airplane - Coming Back To Me (R)
04. Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks - I Scare Myself (R)
05. Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive (R)

06. Jiggle The Handle - Fine Line (1999)
Interview and live music with Gary Backstrom
07. Gary Backstrom live in studio - Walking Backwards
08. Gary Backstrom live in studio - From Inside You
09. Gary Backstrom Band - The Story (new live CD)

10. Neil Young - Cowgirl In The Sand (live 1970)
11. Clear Light - Mr. Blue (R)
12. Blind Faith - Presence Of The Lord

Thanks again to Gary Backstrom for joining us today, and thank you for listening! See you next week!
Eli Polonsky

May 1, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Saluting Law Day:
01. Mickey & Sylvia - There Ought to Be a Law (CD, 1957)
02. Chuck Berry - Thirty Days (LP, 1955)
03. Patsy Cline - A Church, A Courtroom, And Then Goodbye (CD, 1954)
04. Jimmy Justice - When My Little Girl Is Smiling (45, 1962)
05. Bill Justis - Raunchy (CD, 1957)
06. Marvin Gaye - Can I Get a Witness (CD, 1963)
07. Tommy Hunt - I Am a Witness (CD, 1963)
08. Jimmy Hughes - I Want Justice (45, 1964)
09. Jerry Fuller - Guilty of Loving You (CD, 1961)
10. Buddy Morrow - Perry Mason Theme (CD, 1959)
11. Crests - Guilty (CD, 1963)
12. Jim Reeves - Guilty (CD, 1963)
13. Symphonics - Guilty (CD, 1968)
14. Al Green - Guilty (LP, 1972)
15. Bonnie Raitt - Guilty (CD, 1973)
16. Bill Ramal - Perry Mason Theme (LP, 1961)
17. Beatles - Not Guilty (CD, 1968)
18. George Harrison - Sue Me, Sue You Blues (LP, 1973)
19. Justice Dept. - Let John and Yoko Stay in the USA (CD, 1972)
20. Nelson Riddle - The Defenders (LP, 1962)
21. Who - A Legal Matter (CD, 1965)
22. Kinks - Property (LP, 1983)
24. Warren Zevon - Lawyers Guns and Money (LP, 1980)
25. Tim Hardin - Judge and Jury (CD, 1973)
26. Pigmeat Markham - Here Comes the Judge (45, 1968)
27. Magistrates - Here Come the Judge (45, 1968)
28. Buena Vistas - Here Come Da Judge (45, 1968)
29. Bull & Matadors - Funky Judge (45, 1968)
30. Pigmeat Markham - Sock It to 'em Judge (45, 1968)
31. Theme from Night Court (CD, 1982)
32. Inez & Charlie Foxx - I Stand Accused (45, 1967)
33. O.V. Wright - Eight Men, Four Women (CD, 1967)
34. Unifics - Court of Love (CD, 1968)
35. Clarence Carter - The Court Room (45, 1971)
36. Theme from Judd For the Defense (CD, 1968)
37. Johnny Darrell - I Fought the Law (LP, 1968)
38. Chip Taylor - Honest to God, Your Honor (LP, 1972)
39. New York Rock Ensemble - Law and Order (LP, 1970)
40. John D. Loudermilk - You're the Guilty One (CD, 1965)

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

More music from the original "FM underground radio" era, mostly by request. Thanks for all the great suggestions!

(R) = Song by request, or a request for the artist/band
(% = requested by phone) (@ = requested by email)

01. Traffic - Paper Sun / We're A Fade, You Missed This
02. Beatles - Love You Too
03. Rolling Stones - Gomper
04. Box Tops - Fields Of Clover (R %)
05. Steppenwolf - Monster (R %)
06. Procol Harum - Simple Sister (R @)
07. J. Geils Band - Serves You Right To Suffer (R %)
08. Eden's Children - Don't Tell Me (R %)
09. Eric Burdon & The Animals - Monterey (R @)
10. Derek & The Dominos - Keep On Growing
11. Circus Maximus - The Wind (R @ %)
12. Moody Blues - Lazy Day (R %)
13. Allman Brothers - In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (R %)
14. Jimmy Cliff - Johnny Too Bad (R @)
15. Old & In The Way - Panama Red (R %)
16. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air (R %)
17. Family - Larf And Sing (R @)
18. Moby Grape - Omaha (R @)
19. Big Brother & The Holding Co. - Combination Of The Two
20. The Who - Pictures Of Lily (R %)
21. Spookytooth - Society's Child (R %)

Sorry about all the requests I couldn't get to, I'll try to as many of them as possible next week!
Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky