August 27, 2010, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Songwriters doing their own versions of their songs that were hits for others.
01. Otis Blackwell - All Shook Up (LP, 1960)
02. Fred Neil - Candy Man (CD, 1965)
03. Sonny Curtis - Walk Right Back (LP, 1968)
04. John D. Loudermilk - Tobacco Road (CD, 1962)
05. Ellie Greenwich - Chapel of Love (LP, 1973)
06. Neil Diamond - I'm a Believer (45, 1971)
07. Bobby Russell - Sure Gonna Miss Her (LP, 1968)
08. Al Kooper - This Diamond Ring (LP, 1976)
09. Bob Dylan - The Mighty Quinn (CD)
10. Jim Pepper - Witchitai To (LP, 1971)
11. Laura Nyro - Stoned Soul Picnic (CD, 1968)
12. Randy Newman - Mama Told Me Not to Come (CD, 1968)
13. Graham Gouldman - Bus Stop (LP, 1968)
14. Zombies - I Love You (CD)
15. Dave Mason - Feelin Alright? (LP, 1973)
16. Lee Hazlewood - These Boot Are Made For Walkin' (CD, 1966)
17. Mike Nesmith - Different Drum (LP, 1972)
18. The City (with Carole King) - I Wasn't Born to Follow (CD, 1968)
19. Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (CD, 1969)
20. Eddie Holland - Take Me in Your Arms (CD, 1964)
21. Edwin Starr & Blinky - Oh How Happy (CD, 1969)
22. Don Covay - Sookie Sookie (CD, 1970)
23. Bobby Womack - It's All Over Now (CD, 1975)
24. Allen Toussaint - Southern Nights (CD, 1975)
25. Chris Gantry - Dreams of the Everyday Housewife (45, 1968)
26. Chip Taylor - Angel of the Morning (LP, 1972)
27. Harry Nilsson - One (CD, 1971)
28. Jackie DeShannon - Come And Stay with Me (CD, 1969)
29. Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin' (CD, 1967)
30. Firebyrd (with Gene Clark) - I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better (CD, 1984)
31. Dan Penn - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (CD, 1994)
32. Jimmy Webb with Lucinda Williams - Galveston (CD, 2010)

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

1970 Isle of Wight festival 40th anniversary show

The following eight artists/groups all performed at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival:

12:01. The Doors - Break On Through #2 - LIVE
12:08. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Knife Edge - REQ
12:13. Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin' - LIVE
12:22. Donovan - Atlantis - REQ
12:29. The Who - Shakin' All Over - LIVE

12:34. Telephone interview with Murray Lerner, director of the 1970 Isle of Wight festival film documentary series

1:15. Leonard Cohen - The Stranger Song - LIVE
1:22. Richie Havens - Here Comes the Sun - REQ - LIVE
1:26. Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy - REQ

For the twin birthdays of Quicksilver Messenger Service founding members John Cipollina and David Frieberg:
1:33. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love - Part 1 - REQ - LIVE

For Spider John Koerner performing tonight at Johnny D's in Somerville, MA:
1:57. Spider John Koerner - Rattlesnake

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

August 20, 2010, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Today's show featured a telephone interview with Bob Prechter, drummer and principal songwriter of News, a New Haven-based pop band whose 1974 LP, "Hot Off the Press," has just been issued on CD. For more information, go to www.yogarecords.com.
01. Crickets - Don't Ever Change (CD, 1962)
02. Bobby Vee & Crickets - Someday (CD, 1962)
03. Ivan - Wild Child (CD, 1958)
04. Sonny Curtis - Day Drinker (LP, 1968)
05. Belmonts - Tell Me Why (CD, 1961)
06. Belmonts - I Got a Feeling (CD, 1965)
07. Belmonts - My Sweet Lord (LP, 1972)
08. Clifford T. Ward - Leader (CD, 1972)
09. Clifford T. Ward - The Way of Love (CD, 1975)
10. Judee Sill - The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown (LP, 1972)
11. Association - Yes I Will (CD, 1969)
12. Cryan Shames - I Want to Meet You (CD, 1966)
12. Steely Dan - Reeling in the Years (LP, 1973)
13. Orleans - Let There Be Music (LP, 1975)
14. Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound (CD, 1966)
15. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Shady Grove (CD, 1969)
16. News - Loser (CD, 1974)
17. News - Easy Street (CD, 1974)
18. Cryan Shames - We Could Be Happy (CD, 1966)
19. News - Misty Day (CD, 1974)
20. Michael Fennelly - Dark Night (LP, 1974)
21. Terry Reid - Silver White Light (LP, 1969)
22. Roy Head - The Door I Used to Close (LP, 1976)
23. Roy Head - My Babe (CD, 1966)
24. Roy Head - Bridge for Crawling Back (LP, 1976)
25. Gaitley & Fitzgerald - Seance Day (45, 1969?)
26. Dinah Washington - Such a Night (LP)

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

12:03. Ten Years After - Hear Me Calling
12:09. Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West - REQ
12:23. Country Joe & The Fish - The Masked Marauder - REQ
12:26. Spooky Tooth - Evil Woman - REQ
12:36. Spirit - Mechanical World - REQ
12:43. Blues Project - Steve's Song - REQ
12:49. Buffalo Springfield - Pretty Girl Why - REQ

The following set is in response for a request for some Boston psychedelia:
12:52. Beacon Street Union - Mystic Mourning
1:00. The Freeborne - Images
1:04. Ultimate Spinach - Ballad Of The Hip Death Goddess
1:12. Listening - Stoned Is - REQ
1:17. Orpheus - Congress Alley

1:21. Clear Light - Mr. Blue - REQ
1:28. Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia - REQ
1:32. Fleetwood Mac - Rattlesnake Shake - REQ

The following is a tribute to Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward, who passed away on Thursday, August 12. He was also in Fraternity Of Man.
1:36. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken - REQ
1:39. Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now - LIVE
1:46. Little Feat - On My Way Down
1:52. Fraternity Of Man - Don't Bogart Me
1:57. Little Feat - Willin'

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

August 13, 2010, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Fictional characters from pop music (those with first and last names):
01. LaVern Baker - Jim Dandy (CD, 1957)
02. Chordettes - Charlie Brown (LP)
03. Hayley Mills - Johnny Jingo (45, 1962)
04. Don Durant - Johnny Ringo (45, 1959)
05. Fred Darian - Johnny Willow (CD, 1961)
06. Bobby Gregg - Scarlet O'Hara (45, 1963)
07. Ray Stevens - Jeremiah Peabody's . . . (CD, 1961)
08. Allan Sherman - Sarah Jackman (LP, 1962)
09. Flatt & Scruggs - The Ballad of Jed Clampett (LP, 1963)
10. Theme from Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (LP)
11. Jane Morgan - A Boy Named Johnny Cash (CD, 1970)
12. Freddy Cannon - Abigail Beecher (CD, 1964)
13. Monkees - D. W. Washburn (CD, 1968)
14. John Fred & His Playboy Band - Agnes English (LP, 1967)
15. Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart - Alice Long (CD, 1968)
16. Deadly Nightshade - Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (45, 1976)
17. Big Maybelle - Eleanor Rigby (45, 1968)
18. Lena Horne - Rocky Raccoon (45, 1970)
19. Supremes - Nathan Jones (LP, 1971)
20. Bill Brandon - Johnnie Mae Wright (CD, 1972)
21. Willie Mitchell - Buster Browne (LP, 1965)
22. Gale Haness - Johnny Ander (CD, 1966)
23. Evie Sands - Billy Sunshine (CD, 1968)
24. Roger Miller - Me and Bobby McGee (LP, 1969)
25. Kenny Rogers & First Edition - Ruben James (LP, 1969)
26. Pete Rugolo - Theme from Ben Casey (LP, 1962)
27. Kinks - David Watts (CD, 1967)
28. Rolling Stones - Miss Amanda Jones (CD, 1966)
29. Who - Silas Stingy (LP, 1967)
30. Gerry Marsden - Gilbert Green (CD, 1967)
31. Hollies _ Jennifer Eccles (CD, 1968)
32. Dusty Springfield - Willy and Laura Mae Jones (CD, 1969)
33. Johnny Cash - The Sons of Katie Elder (45, 1965)
34. Gene Pitney - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (CD, 1962)
35. Susan Raye - Willy Jones (LP, 1971)
36. Jerry Reed - Amos Moses (CD, 1971)
37. Byrds - John Riley (CD, 1966)
38. Allman Brothers Band - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (CD, 1970)
39. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (CD, 1958)
40. Frank Sinatra - Bad Bad Leroy Brown (LP, 1974)

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

12:02. Bubble Puppy - I've Got To Reach You
12:09. Grace Slick & The Great Society - Sally Go 'Round The Roses - LIVE
12:17. Groundhogs - Ship On The Ocean - REQ
12:20. Barry Goldberg Reunion - Another Day - REQ
12:24. Fleetwood Mac - Albatross - REQ
12:27. Derek & The Dominos - Keep On Growing

For J. Geils Band playing at Fenway Park this weekend:
12:37. J. Geils Band - Serves You Right To Suffer - REQ - LIVE
For John Mayall at Showcase Live on Thursday:
12:46. John Mayall - The Laws Must Change - LIVE

1:00. Thunderclap Newman - Accidents - REQ
1:10. Ultimate Spinach - Baroque #1 - REQ
1:17. Buffalo Springfield - Mr. Soul
1:20. King Crimson - The Court Of The Crimson King - REQ

Birthday mini-tribute to Ian Anderson, leader of Jethro Tull
1:30. Jethro Tull - Dharma For One
1:35. Jethro Tull - With You There To Help Me
1:43. Jethro Tull - Hymn 43 - REQ
1:45. Jethro Tull - A Song For Jeffrey - REQ

1:52. Spirit - Taurus - REQ
1:56. Jerry Garcia - Spidergawd

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

August 6, 2010, playlist with host Alex McNeil

The Fashion Show:
01. Coasters - Shopping For Clothes (CD, 1960)
02. Delroys - Bermuda Shorts (CD, 1957)
03. Gerry Granahan - No Chemise Please (CD, 1958)
04. Upbeats - Teeny Weenie Bikini (CD, 1959)
05. Plas Johnson - Blue Jean Shuffle (CD, 1956)
06. Bobby Pedrick, Jr. - Pajama Party (CD, 1959)
07. Priscilla Wright - The Man in the Raincoat (CD, 1955)
08. Annette - Blue Muu Muu (CD, 1961)
09. Statues - Blue Velvet (CD, 1960)
10. Grady Martin - The Velvet Glove (45, 1954)
11. Dave Dudley - Cowboy Boots (CD, 1963)
12. Four Seasons - Rag Doll (CD, 1964)
13. Ginny Arnell - I Wish I Knew What Dress to Wear (CD, 1964)
14. Rip Chords - One Piece Topless Bathing Suit (CD, 1964)
15. Pussycats - Dressed in Black (CD, 1966)
16. Al Hirt - Fancy Pants (45, 1965)
17. High Numbers - Zoot Suit (LP, 1964)
18. Procol Harum - Homburg (LP, 1967)
19. Bonzo Dog Band - Shirt (LP, 1969)
20. Jeff Beck Group - Spanish Boots (CD, 1969)
21. John Barry Seven - Black Stockings (LP, 1960)
22. Sugar Pie Desanto - Soulful Dress (CD, 1964)
23. Sir Mack Rice - Miniskirt Minnie (CD, 1967)
24. Tender Joe Richardson - Hip Huggin' Mini (LP, 1967)
25. Syl Johnson - Dresses Too Short (CD, 1968)
26. James Brown - Hot Pants, part 1 (CD, 1971)
27. Bob Crewe Generation - Miniskirts in Moscow Or (45, 1967)
28. Lost - Violet Gown (CD, 1966)
29. Bob Dylan - Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (CD, 1966)
30. 3's a Crowd - Coat of Colors (LP, 1968)
31. Dave Mason - Satin Red and Black Velvet Woman (45, 1970)
32. Donovan - Dark Eyed Blue Jean Angel (CD, 1975)
33. Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (CD, 1972)
34. James Burton - High Heel Sneakers (CD, 1971)
35. Patsy Cline - Shoes (CD, 1960)
36. Bobby Bland - Shoes (CD, 1966)
37. Brook Benton - Shoes (LP, 1971)
38. Sugar Pie Desanto - Slip-In Mules (LP, 1964)
39. Lee Hazlewood - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (CD, 1966)
40. Steely Dan - The Fez (LP, 1976)

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

Jerry Garcia birthday and 15 year memorial tribute show.
Jerry Garcia was born on August 1, 1942, and passed away of heart failure on August 9, 1995.

All selections today include Jerry Garcia.

12:03. Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions - Overseas Stomp [1964] - LIVE
12:10. The Emergency Crew (?) - I Can't Come Down [1965]
12:15. Grateful Dead - Standing On The Corner [1966] - LIVE
12:18. Grateful Dead - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue [1966] - LIVE
12:25. Grateful Dead - Cream Puff War [1966] - REQ - LIVE

Jerry Garcia plays guitar on these two Jefferson Airplane tracks:
12:33. Jefferson Airplane - Today [1967]
12:36. Jefferson Airplane - Comin' Back To Me [1967]

12:40. Grateful Dead - Morning Dew [1967]
12:46. Grateful Dead - That's It For The Other One [1970] - LIVE
1:04. Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band [1970] - REQ - LIVE

Jerry Garcia plays pedal steel guitar on the following five tracks:
1:12. New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Glendale Train [1971] - REQ
1:16. Brewer & Shipley - Oh Mommy [1971]
1:21. Jerry Garcia - The Wheel [1972]
1:25. Jefferson Starship - Have You Seen The Stars Tonite (sic) [1970] - REQ
1:29. Graham Nash - I Used To Be A King [1971]

The bluegrass supergroup "Old And In The Way" with Jerry Garcia toured in 1973.
1:35. Peter Rowan - Old And In The Way Intro - LIVE
1:37. Old And In The Way - Pig In A Pen [1973] - LIVE

1:41. Jerry Garcia Almost Acoustic Band - Oh The Wind And The Rain [1987] - LIVE
1:44. Jerry Garcia Band - Waiting For A Miracle [1990] - LIVE
1:50. Grateful Dead - So Many Roads [Last concert 7-9-95] - LIVE

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

July 30, 2010, playlist with host Alex McNeil

More Motown covers (see also June 25, 2010, playlist):
01. Dave Clark Five - Do You Love Me (CD, 1964)
02. Beatles - Please Mr. Postman (LP, 1964)
03. Rolling Stones - Hitch Hike (LP, 1965)
04. Kinks - Dancing in the Street (LP, 1965)
05. Bobby Rydell - The One Who Really Loves You (CD)
06. Bobby Vee - Stubborn Kind of Fellow (LP, 1968)
07. Owen B. - Nowhere to Run (45, 1970)
08. Nancy Wilson - Uptight (CD, 1966)
09. Jazz Crusaders - Uptight (45, 1966)
10. J. J. Jackson - Ain't Too Proud to Beg (45, 1969)
11. Al Green - My Girl (CD, 1969)
12. Five Stairsteps - Ooo Baby Baby (CD, 1967)
13. Donny Hathaway - What's Goin' On (CD)
14. Mongo Santamaria - Twenty-Five Miles (CD, 1969)
15. Clover - Shotgun (LP, 1969)
16. Doobie Brothers - Take Me in Your Arms (LP, 1975)
17. Beck Bogert & Appice - Superstition (LP, 1973)
18. Beach Boys - I Was Made to Love Her (LP, 1967)
19. King Curtis - I Was made to Love Her (CD, 1968)
20. Claudine Longet - My Guy (LP, 1966)
21. Lulu - What's Easy for Two (CD)
22. Dusty Springfield - Needle in a Haystack (CD, 1966)
23. Ella Fitzgerald - Get Ready (LP, 1969)
24. Aretha Franklin - Ain't Nothin' Like the Real Thing (CD, 1974)
25. Margie Joseph - Stop in the Name of Love (45, 1971)
26. Lorraine Ellison - You've Really Got a Hold on Me (CD, 1970)
27. George Benson - My Cherie Amour (CD, 1969)
28. Band - Baby Don't Do It (CD, 1976)
29. Jerry Garcia - The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game (LP, 1974)
30. Cold Blood - You Are the Sunshine of My Life (LP, 1973)
31. David T. Walker - My Baby Loves Me (45, 1969)
32. J. Geils Band - First I Look at the Purse (LP)
33. Merrilee Rush - Reach Out (CD, 1968)
34. Honk - Love Is Like a Heat Wave (CD, 1973)
35. Barbra Streisand - Shake Me, Wake Me (45, 1975)
36. Frank Sinatra - You Are the Sunshine of My Life (LP, 1974)

July 29, 2010, playlist with host Alex McNeil

I filled in for Christopher Vyce on the Thursday edition of Lost and Found.
01. Showmen - It Will Stand (CD, 1962)
02. Clifford Curry - She Shot a Hole in My Soul (LP, 1967)
03. Dorothy Morrison - All God's Children Got Soul (45, 1969)
04. Dyke & Blazers - We Got More Soul (CD, 1969)
05. Gladys Knight & Pips - Giving Up (CD, 1964)
06. Kim Weston - Where Am I Going (LP, 1968)
07. Vanguards - Somebody Please (45, 1969)
08. Unifics - The Beginning of My End (CD, 1969)
09. Masqueraders - I'm Just an Average Guy (LP, 1968)
10. Ann Peebles - Give Me Some Credit (LP, 1969)
11. Larry Williams & Johnny Watson - Can't Find No Substitute for Love (LP, 1967)
12. Jimmy Hughes - Neighbor Neighbor (45, 1966)
13. Jean Plum - Back to You (CD, 1975)
14. Ike & Tina Turner - Please Please Please (45, 1964)
15. Vibrations - Expressway to Your Heart (45, 1967)
16. Al Green - The Letter (CD, 1969)
17. Magnificent Men - Misty (CD, 1967)
18. Universal Tabernacle Choir - Bridge Over Troubled Water (45, 1970)
19. O'Jays - The Choice (LP, 1968)
20. Doris Troy - Tomorrow Is Another Day (45, 1963)
21. Irma Thomas - Ruler of My Heart (CD, 1963)
22. Lezli Valentine - I Won't Do Anything (45, 1968)
23. King Hannibal - Good Times (CD)
24. Janet & Jays - Without a Reason (CD, 1966)
25. Rozetta Johnson - A Woman's Way (CD, 1970)
26. Quiet Elegance - I'm Afraid of Losing You (CD, 1972)
27. Moses & Joshua Dillard - My Elusive Dreams (LP, 1968)
28. George Torrence & Naturals - Lickin' Stick (45, 1968)
29. Allen Toussaint - Poor Boy Got to Move (LP, 1965)
30. McKinley Travis - Baby Is There Something on Your Mind (45, 1970)
31. Raymond Lewis - I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt on You (LP, 1962)
32. Barbara George - Something You Got (LP, 1967)
33. Lee Jones & Sounds of Soul - On the Other Side (LP, 1968)
34. Peggy Scott - Men (CD)
35. Veniece - Stepchild (CD, 1971)
36. Benny Spellman - Lipstick Traces (LP, 1962)
37. Van Dykes - I've Got to Go on Without You (45, 1966)