Saturday, June 27, 2009

June 26, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

A brief salute to two musical figures who died yesterday:
01. Sky Saxon Blues Band - Pretty Girl (LP, 1969)
02. Michael Jackson - Maria (You Were the Only One) (45, 1971)
Girls' names:
03. Little Richard - Lucille (CD, 1957)
04. Jim Lowe - Maybellene (CD, 1955)
05. Dave Ford & Hollywood Flames - Elizabeth (45, 1962)
06. Arthur Alexander - Anna (CD, 1962)
07. Perez Prado - Patricia (CD, 1958)
08. Four Seasons - Marlena (CD, 1963)
09. Belmonts - Ann-Marie (CD, 1963)
10. Ray Sharpe - Linda Lu (CD, 1959)
11. Jimmie Mardin - Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie (LP, 1958)
12. David Seville - Judy (45, 1959)
13. Strangeloves - Cara-Lin (CD, 1965)
14. Righteous Brothers - Justine (CD, 1965)
15. Tommy Roe - Sheila [original version] (CD, 1962)
16. Beach Boys - Wendy (CD, 1964)
17. Beach Boys - Karen (CD, 1964)
18. Freddy Cannon - Abigail Beecher (CD, 1964)
19. Rolling Stones - Miss Amanda Jones (CD, 1966)
20. Hollies - Jennifer Eccles (CD, 1968)
21. Street People - Jennifer Tomkins (CD, 1970)
22. John Fred & Playboy Band - Agnes English (LP, 1967)
23. Wes Montgomery - Eleanor Rigby (LP, 1967)
24. Scott English - Brandy (45, 1972)
25. Ruthann Friedman - Windy (CD, 1966)
26. Georgie Fame & Blue Flames - Sunny (CD, 1966)
27. Buckinghams - Susan (CD, 1968)
28. Sunrays - Andrea (CD, 1966)
29. Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass - Mae (LP, 1965)
30. Richard & Linda Thompson - Layla (CD, 1978)
31. Donovan - Lalena (CD, 1968)
32. Don Fardon - Lola (45, 1974)
33. Jimi Hendrix - Dolly Dagger (CD, 1971)
34. Scott Walker - Rosemary (CD, 1967)
35. Bud Shank - Michelle (LP, 1965)
36. Four Tops - Bernadette (LP, 1967)
37. Frank Zappa - Valarie (CD, 1970)
38. T. Rex - Buick Mackane (CD, 1970)
39. Paul Revere & Raiders - Louise (LP, 1967)
40. Kinks - Victoria (CD, 1970)
41. Ramsey Lewis - Julia (LP, 1969)
42. Barry Mann - Angelica (45, 1966)

Saturday, June 20, 2009

June 19, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Girl Groups and the like:
01. Teen Queens - Eddie My Love (CD, 1956)
02. Shirelles - Big John (CD, 1961)
03. Chiffons - I Have a Boyfriend (CD, 1964)
04. Exciters - He's Got the Power (CD, 1963)
05. Cookies - Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby (CD, 1963)
06. Bonnie - Close Your Eyes (CD, 1965)
07. Petites - Is Thirteen Too Young to Fall in Love (45, 1964)
08. Vonnair Sisters - Goodbye to Toyland (45, 1962)
09. Martha & Vandellas - You've Been in Love Too Long (CD, 1965)
10. Priscilla Mitchell - It Comes and Goes (CD, 1965)
11. Persianettes - Run Run (CD, 1966)
12. Terry & Tunisians - Tom Tom (CD, 1965)
13. Three Degrees - Tales Are True (CD, 1966)
14. Clinger Sisters - Shoop Shoop de Doop Rama Lama Ding Dong Yeah Yeah Yeah (CD, 1964)
15. Elektras - All I Want to Do Is Run (CD, 1963)
16. Sandie Shaw - Girl Don't Come (CD, 1965)
17. Mally Page - You Can Be Wrong About Boys (CD, 1966)
18. Nita Rossi - Untrue Unfaithful (That Was You) (CD, 1965)
19. Goldie & Gingerbreads - Walking in Different Circles (CD, 1965)
20. Jan Panter - Scratch My Back (CD, 1966)
21. Pussycats - Dressed in Black (CD, 1966)
22. Reparata & Delrons - I'm Nobody's Baby Now (CD, 1966)
23. Whyte Boots - Nightmare (CD, 1967)
24. Shangri-Las - I Can Never Go Home Any More (CD, 1965)
25. Nella Dodds - You Don't Love Me Any More (CD, 1964)
26. Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans - Why Do Lovers Break Each Others' Heart (45, 1963)
27. Dixie Cups - You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked at Me (CD, 1964)
28. Donays - Devil in His Heart (CD, 1961)
29. Blossoms - Good Good Lovin' (CD, 1966)
30. Gems - He Makes Me Feel So Good (CD, 1965)
31. Raeletts - One Hurt Deserves Another (45, 1967)
32. Ginny Arnell - Dumb Head (CD, 1964)
33. Jelly Beans - Goodnight Baby (CD, 1964)
34. Pixies Three - 442 Glenwood Avenue (CD, 1964)
35. Honeybees - One Wonderful Night (CD, 1964)
36. Ribbons - Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya (CD, 1963)
37. Cathy Saint - Big Bad World (CD, 1963)
38. Roddie Joy - If There's Anything Else You Want (CD, 1965)
39. Rev-Lons - After Last Night (CD, 1963)
40. Bernadette Carroll - Party Girl (CD, 1964)
41. Baby Jane & Rockabyes - Half Deserted Street (CD, 1963)

Friday, June 19, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

Today's show included a feature on the music of British avant-garde progressive rock group Van Der Graff Generator, including a fifteen minute telephone interview with founding member, composer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Hammill beginning shortly after 12:30!

VDGG will be making their first ever New England appearance, with fellow UK progressive band The Strawbs (acoustic) opening, Tuesday, June 23 at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA!

01. Velvet Underground - Rock And Roll
02. The Blues Project - Two Trains Running
03. Beacon Street Union - Mystic Mourning

04. Van Der Graff Generator - The Sleepwalkers
- Phone interview with Peter Hammill -
05. Van Der Graff Generator - Scorched Earth
06. Van Der Graff Generator - Last Frame (Live)

07. It's A Beautiful Day - Hot Summer Day
08. Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks - Moody Richard
09. Van Morrison - Madam George

Two from the Monterey Pop Festival, which began 6/16/67
10. Jefferson Airplane - The Other Side Of This Life
11. The Byrds - So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star

Two from the request line:
12. David Crosby & Graham Nash - Immigration Man (R)
13. Chicago Transit Authority - I'm A Man (R)

For the 60th birthday of founding member "Peppy" Castro:
14. The Blues Magoos - Pipe Dream

That's it for today! Thanks for listening, see you next week!
Eli Polonsky

Saturday, June 13, 2009

June 12, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

My guest d.j. today was Josh Boyce, who (for the sixth time) generously pledged for air time during our Fundraising Week in November 2008:
01. Velvet Underground - Beginning to See the Light (CD, 1969)
02. Modern Lovers - I Wanna Sleep (LP, 1981)
03. Stooges - No Fun (CD, 1969)
04. David Bowie - I'm Waiting for the Man (BBC, CD, 1972)
05. Mountain - Theme for an Imaginary Western (CD, 1969)
06. Vagrants - Respect (CD, 1966)
07. Cream - Politician (LP, 1968)
08. John's Children - Desdemona (CD)
09. T. Rex - Cosmic Dancer (CD, 1971)
10. Move - I Can Hear the Grass Grow (CD, 1969)
11. Traffic - Coloured Rain (CD, 1967)
12. Pink Floyd - Lucifer Sam (CD, 1967)
13. The Craig - I Must Be Mad (CD)
14. Rolling Stones - Citadel (CD, 1967)
15. Beatles _ Rain (CD, 1966)
16. Doors - People Are Strange (LP, 1967)
17. Jefferson Airplane - Things Are Better in the East (CD, 1967)
18. Dino Valenti - Get Together (CD, 1966)
19. Quicksilver Messenger Service (LP, 1968)
20. Ace of Cups - Glue (CD)
21. 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me (CD, 1965)
22. Allman Joys - Stalling for Time (LP, 1966)
23. Hour Glass - Morning Dew (LP, 1969)
24. Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post (CD, 1969)
25. Derek & Dominos - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (CD, 1972)
26. Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (CD, 1925)
27. Otis & Carla - Tramp (CD, 1967)
28. Rod Stewart & P.P. Arnold - Come Home Baby (CD, 1966)
29. Staple Singers - If You're Ready (CD)
30. Petula Clark - I Know a Place (CD, 1965)

Friday, June 12, 2009

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

Today's show was a special program about The Velvet Underground, featuring a telephone interview with longtime veteran music writer and author Richie Unterberger about his latest book "White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day By Day", a comprehensive chronological history of the band.

01. John Cale & Terry Riley - Church Of Anthrax

The following were played during the interview:
02. The Primitives (w/Lou Reed) - The Ostrich (1964)
03. Nico - Strip Tease (1962 demo)
04. John Cale, Tony Conrad, Angus MacLise - Trance #2
05. The Velvet Underground - All Tomorrow's Parties
06. The Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs (1966)
07. Nico - Nibelungen
08. Lou Reed - Ocean (solo demo)
09. The Velvet Underground - Heroin (unreleased '66)
10. The Velvet Underground - I'm Set Free (partial)

Thanks for listening, see you next week!
Eli Polonsky

Sunday, June 07, 2009

June 5, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

No real theme today, but rather artists I haven't played often (or, in some cases, ever) on the Friday edition of Lost and Found:
01. Stan Kenton - Dragnet (45, 1967)
02. Frankie Avalon - All of Everything (45, 1961)
03. Dovells - Hully Gully Baby (LP, 1962)
04. Len Barry - Like a Baby (LP, 1966)
05. Billy Vaughn - Berlin Melody (LP, 1961)
06. Ronnie Dove - Dancin' Out of My Heart (45, 1967)
07. Roy Head - Wigglin' and Gigglin' (45, 1966)
08. Bob Kuban & In-Men - The Teaser (45, 1966)
09. Gary Lewis & Playboys - The Loser (With a Broken Heart) (LP, 1967)
10. Horst Jankowski - A Walk in the Black Forest (CD, 1965)
11. Capitols - We Got a Thing That's in the Groove (45, 1966)
12. O'Jays - Lipstick Traces (CD, 1965)
13. Sugar Pie DeSanto - Soulful Dress (CD, 1964)
14. Ketty Lester - But Not For Me (45, 1962)
15. Cannonball Adderly - Jive Samba (LP, 1963)
16. Shirley Bassey - Gone (CD, 1964)
17. Chad & Jeremy - I Don't Wanna Lose You Baby (CD, 1965)
18. Peter & Gordon - There's No Living Without Your Love (CD, 1966)
19. Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm a Better Man (LP, 1969)
20. Sounds Orchestral - Cast Your Fate to the Wind (CD, 1965)
21. Crabby Appleton - Lookin' for Love (LP, 1971)
22. Gentrys - South Bound Train (CD, 1970)
23. Sonics - Maintaining My Cool (CD, 1967)
24. Love - Softly to Me (CD, 1966)
25. Stoneground - Rainy Day in June (CD, 1971)
26. Ray Bryant - Paint It Black (LP, 1967)
27. Human Beinz - Turn On Your Love Light (45, 1968)
28. Bobby Bland - A Touch of the Blues (CD, 1967)
29. Cortelia Clark - Baby Don't Belong to You (CD, 1966)
30. Jo-Ann Kelly - Jinx Blues (LP, 1968)
31. Lou Donaldson - Alligator Boogaloo (CD, 1967)
32. Barbara Keith - Rainy Nights Are All the Same (LP, 1973)
33. Dory Previn - The New Enzyme Detergent Demise of Ali MacGraw (LP, 1971)
34. Candi Staton - Lovin' You Lovin' Me (CD, 1972)
35. Mantovani - Games That Lovers Play (LP, 1966)
36. Knickerbockers - One Track Mind (CD, 1966)
37. Left Banke - Dark Is the Bark (CD, 1968)
38. Blues Image - Gas Lamps and Clay (LP, 1970)
39. Buoys - Give Up Your Guns (LP, 1971)
40. Quantum Jump - Captain Boogaloo (CD, 1975)

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Playlist for Waynesday 6/03/09

Intro: Willie Mitchell – My Babe
01. Big Boy Miles & The Shaw-Wees – Just Hold My Hand
02. Don & Dewey - Justine
03. Larry Wiiliams – Bony Maronie
04. Jimmy Ricks & The Ravens – Daddy Rollin’ Stone
05. Coasters – Lovey Dovey
06. Kelly Brothers – Crying Days Are Over
07. Mad Lads – Monkey Time ‘69
08. Roz Ryan – You’re My Temptation
09. Margie Joseph – One More Chance
10. Jackie Wilson – Whispers (Getting Louder)
11. Jean Knight - Love
12. Lovettes – I Need A Guy
13. Mary Wells – Love Letters
14. Major Lance – Nothing Can Stop Me
15. Gene Chandler – Tell Me What I Can Do
16. Ernie Hines – Electrified Love
17. Joytones – This Love
18. Hesitations – Gotta Find A Way
19. J.J. Barnes – Got To Get Rid Of You
20. Jimmy Hughes – Chains Of Love
21. Lucille Mathis – I’m Not Your Regular Woman
22. Kelly Brothers – Crystal Blue Persuasion
23. Willie Dickson & The Playboys – Lickin’ Stick
24. Edwin Starr – Runnin’
25. El Combo Xingu – Hot Pants
26. Johnny Adams – I Don’t Worry Myself
27. Marlboro Men – (Ride On) Iron Horse
28. Wilson Pickett – Engine #9
29. Hank Carbo – Bad Luck
30. Sir Sidney Wallace & The Belaires –Green Power
31. O.C. Smith – Blowin’ Your Mind
32. Willie Hutch – Get Ready For The Get Down
33. Jimmy Castor Bunch - Potential
34. Crown Heights Affair – Far Out
35. Exit 9 – I Love You Completely
36. Donnie Brown – Funky Mind
Outro:Shirley Scott – Soul Song

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

My special guest live in-studio today was folk/blues legend
Spider John Koerner!

Spider John will be appearing this Friday night June 5 at the
Unity Church in Somerville. More info is available here.

01. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Fly Tomorrow
02. Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Work Song
03. Hot Tuna - Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

Spider John Koerner live interview and music
04. Spider John Koerner - Danville Girl (Live)
05. Spider John Koerner - Running Jumping Standing Still (LP)
06. Spider John Koerner - Going For The Money (Live)
07. Koerner, Ray & Glover - Statesboro Blues (CD - Dave Ray, guitar/vocal)
08. Spider John Koerner - Old Brown Dog (LP)
09. Spider John Koerner - Jack Of Diamonds (CD, 1996)

10. Papa John Creach - Plunk A Little Funk
11. Seatrain - Out Where The Hills
12. Tom Rush - Who Do You Love
13. Arlo Guthrie - Valley To Pray
14. Dave Van Ronk - One Meatball
15. Joni Mitchell - Songs To Aging Children Come (request)
16. The James Gang - Bluebird (request)
17. Blue Cheer - Out Of Focus (request)
18. Spirit - Uncle Jack
19. Velvet Underground - What Goes On

Thanks for listening! I'll be back next week with an interview with music author Richie Unterberger about his new book about The Velvet Underground!

Eli Polonsky