Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

Mostly long tracks today, mostly by request

12:03. Cream - Toad - REQ - LIVE
12:20. Fleetwood Mac- Rattlesnake Shake - REQ - LIVE
12:30. Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - REQ
12:50. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Man In The Jar - REQ
12:56. Jimi Hendrix Experience - I Don't Live Today - REQ
01:03. Grateful Dead - Viola Lee Blues - REQ

For JGB organist Melvin Seals in playing town this week:
01:15. Jerry Garcia Band - A Simple Twist Of Fate - LIVE

01:30. Yes - Close To The Edge- REQ

For Jonathan Edwards playing in the area this weekend:
01:46. Jonathan Edwards - Shanty

01:50. Jethro Tull - By Kind Permission Of - REQ - LIVE

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Monday, September 27, 2010

September 24, 2010, playlist with host Alex McNeil

My guest d.j. today was James Herbst, who generously pledged for air time during our 2009 Fundraising Week. Thanks, James!
01. Parliament Funkadelic - You And Your Folks, Me and My Folks (1971)
02. Mothers of Invention - Hungry Freaks, Daddy (1966)
03. Blodwyn Pig - Send Your Son to Die (1970)
04. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (live, 1973)
05. Neil Merryweather - Mrs. Robert's Son (1969)
06. Randy Newman - Mama Told Me Not to Come (1970)
07. Mothers of Invention - The Uncle Meat Variations (1968)
08. Paul Siebel - Uncle Dudley (1971)
09. Doc Watson - Don't Go Down in the Mine Today, Daddy (1965)
10. Bob Dylan & the Band - It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (1974)
11. Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band (1970)
12. Jean-Luc Ponty - Idiot Bastard Son (1970)
13. Tom Rush - Sister Kate (1964)
14. Tom Rapp - Oh, Sister (Radio Show) (1976)
15. Mother Earth - Mother Earth (1968)
16. Kaleidoscope - Brother Mary (1970)
17. Band - Rag Mama Rag (1972)
18. Frank Zappa - Son of Mr. Green Genes (1970)
19. Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone (1972)
20. Charmels - Please Uncle Sam (Send Back My Man) (1966)
21. Lyn Collins - Mama Feelgood (1972)
22. Etta James - Tell Mama (1967)
23. John McLaughlin - Don't Let the Dragon Eat Your Mother (1970)
24. Procol Harum - Simple Sister (1971)
25. Moby Grape - Hey Grandma (1967)
26. Cream - Lawdy Mama (1970)
27. Spirit - Uncle Jack (1968)
28. Steve Miller - Can't You Hear Your Daddy's Heartbeat (1969)
29. Mothers of Invention - My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama (1970)
30. Velvet Underground - European Son (1966)
31. Cream - Mother's Lament (1967)
32. Pink Floyd - Matilda Mother (1967)
33. Syd Barrett - Gigolo Aunt (1970)
34. Id - Boil the Kettle, Mother (1967)
35. Brain Eno - Third Uncle (1974)
36. Steve Miller - Song for Our Ancestors (1968)

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

British progressive folk-rock band The Strawbs perform tomorrow night at Showcase Live in Foxborough. A few of their tracks, and tickets to give away, were sprinkled throughout today's show.

12:02. The Strawbs - Ghosts
12:10. Tim Buckley - Goodbye And Hello
12:20. Neil Young - Cowgirl In The Sand [acoustic] - LIVE
12:25. Moby Grape - 8:05 - REQ
12:27. The Mamas And Papas - Twelve-Thirty
12:32. Buffalo Springfield - Broken Arrow - REQ
12:37. The Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke And Sassafras - REQ
12:40. Cream - SWLABR
12:43. Yes - Mood For A Day - REQ
12:46. The Strawbs - New World
12:49. George Harrison - Beware Of Darkness - REQ
12:53. Spirit - Nature's Way
12:56. Tom Rush - Urge For Going
01:05. Nick Drake - River Man
01:09. Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn - REQ
01:14. The Strawbs - Autumn - REQ
01:25. Loggins & Messina - Angry Eyes - REQ

Birthday mini-tribute to Leonard Cohen:
01:33. Judy Collins - Suzanne
01:37. Nina Simone - Suzanne
01:41. Leonard Cohen - The Partisan - REQ
01:45. Leonard Cohen - So Long, Marianne
01:50. Roberta Flack - Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
01:56. Johnny Cash- Bird On A Wire

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

12:01. The Serpent Power - Endless Tunnel
12:14. Super Session (Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield) - His Holy Modal Majesty
12:26. The Blues Project - (Electric) Flute Thing - REQ - LIVE
12:37. The Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile - REQ
12:44. The Zombies - It's All Right - REQ
12:47. Beck, Bogert & Appice - I'm So Proud
12:52. Jethro Tull - Black Satin Dancer - REQ
12:59. Moby Grape - It's A Beautiful Day Today - REQ
01:02. Grateful Dead - Eyes Of The World - REQ

The following tracks were in tribute to Jimi Hendrix, who passed away 40 years ago this coming Saturday, and local musician Thaddeus Hogarth was interviewed about his Jimi Hendrix tribute concert at the Regent Theatre on Saturday.
01:07. Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)
01:12. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Moon Turn The Tides (Gently Gently Away)
01:23. Thaddeus Hogarth - telephone interview - LIVE
01:44. Jimi Hendrix & Band Of Gypsys - Machine Gun - REQ - LIVE

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Friday, September 10, 2010

September 10, 2010, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Back to School.
01. Tommy Facenda - High School USA (Boston version) (CD, 1959)
02. Jerry Lee Lewis - High School Confidential (CD, 1958)
03. Chubby Checker - The Class (CD, 1959)
04. Dale Hawkins - Class Cutter (45, 1959)
05. Miss Frances - Come With Me (Ding Dong School) (LP, 1959)
06. Timmie Rogers - Back to School (CD, 1957)
07. Paul & Paula - First Day Back at School (CD, 1963)
08. Sonny & Cher - Back to School PSA (1965)
09. Jerry Blavat & Yon Teenagers - Back to School One More Time (CD, 1965)
10. Gary U.S. Bonds - School Is In (Cd, 1961)
11. Bill Justis - College Man (CD, 1958)
12. Bernie Green - Mr. Peepers (LP, 1955)
13. Falcons - The Teacher (CD, 1960)
14. Freddy Cannon - Abigail Beecher (CD, 1964)
15. Ruth Batchelor - Mr. Principal (CD, 1962)
16. Goofers - Our Miss Brooks (45, 1956)
17. Dee Clark - I'm Goin' Back to School (CD, 1962)
18. Brenda Holloway - Play It Cool, Stay in School (CD)
19. James Brown - Don't Be a Drop-Out (CD, 1966)
20. Everly Brothers - The Dropout (CD, 1964)
21. Captain Beefheart - Dropout Boogie (CD, 1967)
22. Jan & Dean - The New Girl in School (CD, 1964)
23. Surfaris - Hot Rod High (45, 1965)
24. Harpers Bizarre - Malibu U. (45, 1967)
25. Simon & Garfunkel - Hey Schoolgirl/Black Slacks (CD, 1969)
26. Yardbirds - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (CD, 1964)
27. Mr. Novak Theme (LP, 1963)
28. Jethro Tull - Teacher (CD, 1970)
29. Kinks - Headmaster (LP, 1975)
30. Leonard Cohen - Teachers (CD, 1967)
31. Non Profit Organization - Theme from Room Two Twenty Two (45, 1970)
32. John Sebastian - Welcome Back (45, 1976)
33. Mike Post - Theme from The White Shadow (LP, 1982)
34. Ramones - Rock 'N' Roll High School (CD, 1979)
35. Rockpile - Teacher Teacher (LP, 1981)
36. Sam Cooke - Wonderful World (CD, 1960)
37. Beach Boys - Be True to Your School (CD, 1963) [LP version]
38. Daddy Cool - School Days (LP, 1971)
39. Steely Dan - My Old School (LP, 1973)
40. Venice - Theme from The Class of '65 (45, 1978)

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

12:04. Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Work Song
12:11. John Lennon - Working Class Hero
12:14. Rolling Stones - Yesterday's Papers
12:20. The Doors - Summer's Almost Gone
12:24. Stephen Stills - Old Times Good Times - REQ
12:27. Pink Floyd - Fat Old Sun - REQ
12:33. Moby Grape - Naked If I Want To - REQ
12:35. Steppenwolf - Don't Step On The Grass, Sam - REQ
12:40. Rory Gallagher - Crest Of A Wave - REQ
12:48. Neil Young - Cortez The Killer - REQ
12:55. Country Joe & The Fish - Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine

Birthday tribute to Buddy Holly
1:03. Buddy Holly - Well All Right
1:06. Santana - Well All Right
1:09. Blind Faith - Well All Right
1:13. Tom Rush - Love's Made A Fool Of You - REQ
1:17. Buddy Holly - Words Of Love
1:19. The Beatles - Words Of Love - REQ
1:21. Hot Tuna - It's So Easy - REQ
1:23. Dave Mason - Crying, Waiting, Hoping
1:28. 13th Floor Elevators - I'm Gonna Love You Too
1:30. Grateful Dead - Oh Boy - LIVE
1:33. New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Peggy Sue
1:34. Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away
1:36. Rolling Stones - Not Fade Away
1:38. Flamin' Groovies - That'll Be The Day
1:43. Grateful Dead - Not Fade Away - REQ - LIVE
1:56. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Midnight Shift

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Monday 9/6/2010 with Mark Francis

Playlist for Lost & Found, 09/06/10

title/artist/format/label/year

Set One: come on and help me discover


Intro: Cotton Carnival/Bill Black's Combo/LP/Springboard/1969
1. I Can Tell/Bo Diddley/45/Checker/1962
2. Such a Soul Says/Third Party/45/Soulhawk/1967
3. I Gotta Lump/Curtis Griffin/45/Jewel/1966
4. Heartaches and Troubles/Roosevelt Nettles/45/Bamboo/1961
5. Looking for a New Love/Bobbettes/45/Mayhew/1972
6. I Want to Talk About It (World)/Debonaires/45/Galaxy/1972
7. Chopper '70/Wayne Cochran & His C.C. Riders/LP/King/1970
8. Dynamite/Sly & the Family Stone/LP/Epic/1968
9. Don't Start Running Away/Big Three/LP/Dcca-See for Miles(uk)/1963-1985
10.Writings on the Wall/Five Canadians/LP/Domar(Pebbles V)/1966
11.Outcast/Animals/LP/MGM/1965
12.I Don't Want To See You/His Majesty's Coachmen/LP/Gemini/1967
13.Did You Ever Have That Feeling/Standells/LP/Tower/1968
14.She's My Melody/Georgy/45/Uni/1968?
15.Kingdom Come/Sir Lord Baltimore/LP/Mercury/1970
BED: Loran's Dance/Idris Muhammad/LP/Kudu/1973



better get that checked out





Set Two: sun rises in the east

1. Angelena/Morning/LP/Vault/1970
2. The Same One/Gene Clark/LP/Columbia/1967-1972
3. The 33rd of August/David Allan Coe/LP/Columbia/1974
4. What's That Got To Do With Me/Jim and Jean/45/Verve Forecast/1967
5. In the Evening (It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going To Love You the Best)/Karen Dalton/LP/Capitol/1969
BED: Groove/Opa/LP/Fantasy/1976



Set Three: you wanted the best and you got the best

1. Doin' Everything/Five Royales/45/Todd/1963
2. Get Out of My Life, Woman/Solomon Burke/LP/Atlantic/1968
3. Ramblin' Rose/Ted Taylor/LP/Okeh/1966
4. If It Don't Work Out/Dusty Springfield/LP/Phillips/1965
5. Whenever You're Ready/Zombies/45/Parrot/1965
6. Whompt Out On You/Tony Joe White/LP/Monument/1968
7. The Hawg/Eddie Kirk/LP/Stax/1963
8. Hot Dog That Made Him Mad/Wanda Jackson/LP/Capitol/1956
BED: Changing Things/Gregory James Edition/LP/Dakar/1973



deeper than the abyss



Set Four: a single song does not a set make?

1. When I Get Home/Terry Reid/LP/Epic/1968
BED: The Long Goodbye/Lou Donaldson/45/Blue Note/1973

Friday, September 03, 2010

September 3, 2010, playlist with host Alex McNeil

The Songwriters Sing, part 2 (see also playlist for August 27, 2010).
01. Lincoln Chase - Jim Dandy (LP, 1959)
02. Hank Ballard & Midnighters - The Twist (CD, 1960)
03. Chris Kenner - Land of 1000 Dances (LP, 1963)
04. Carl Perkins - Matchbox (CD, 1957)
05. Buddy Holly - Well All Right (CD, 1959)
06. Pete Seeger - Turn! Turn! Turn! (CD, 1962)
07. Bonnie Dobson - Morning Dew (CD, 1963)
08. Hedy West - 500 Miles (CD, 1963)
09. Ian & Sylvia - You Were on My Mind (CD, 1964)
10. Dick Holler & Holidays - Double Shot (CD, 1963)
11. Kinks - Dandy (LP, 1966)
12. Otis Redding - Respect (CD, 1965)
13. Ashford & Simpson - Medley: You're All I Need/Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing/Ain't No Mountain High Enough (LP, 1981)
14. Eddy Arnold - You Don't Know Me (LP, 1956)
15. Don Gibson - I Can't Stop Loving You (CD, 1958)
16. Buck Owens - Cryin' Time (LP, 1965)
17. Willie Nelson - Funny How Time Slips Away (LP, 1965)
18. Tim Hardin - Reason to Believe (CD, 1966)
19. Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (CD, 1967)
20. Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee (CD, 1970)
21. Tony Joe White - Rainy Night in Georgia (CD, 1969)
22. Cashman, Pistilli & West - Sunday Will Never Be the Same (LP, 1967)
23. Margot Guryan - Sunday Morning (CD, 1968)
24. John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane (LP)
25. Joe South - Hush (CD, 1969)
26. David Bowie - All the Young Dudes (CD, 1974)
27. Neil Sedaka - Love Will Keep Us Together (LP, 1974)
28. Boz Scaggs - We're All Alone (LP, 1976)
29. Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty (LP, 1989)
30. John Hartford - Gentle on My Mind (LP, 1977)
31. P. F. Sloan with Frank Black & Buddy Miller - Eve of Destruction (CD, 2006)
32. Hoyt Axton - Joy to the World (LP, 1971)

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

12:00. The Velvet Underground - I Heard Her Call My Name - REQ
12:05. Kaleidoscope - New Blue Ooze
12:17. The Legends - I Need You - REQ
12:20. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog - REQ
12:23. The Seeds - Can't Seem To Make You Mine
12:25. The Knickerbockers - Lies - REQ
12:29. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Season Of The Witch - REQ
12:36. Terry Reid - Rich Kid Blues - REQ
12:43. Blues Magoos - We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet - REQ
12:46. Strawberry Alarm Clock - Tomorrow
12:48. The Remains - Why Do I Cry - REQ
12:51. Rockin' Ramrods - Bright Lit Blue Skies
12:54. Love - You Set The Scene
1:00. Buffalo Springfield - Expecting To Fly
1:04. Phil Ochs - Tape From California - REQ
1:12. Eric Andersen - More Often Than Not - REQ
1:17. Jethro Tull - Reasons For Waiting - REQ

Two songs each by two artists performing at this weekends "Rhythm and Roots" festival in Rhode Island. Augie Meyers of the Sir Douglas Quintet performing with the Texas Tornados, and Jim Kweskin and Geoff Muldaur performing with the Texas Shieks.
1:24. Sir Douglas Quintet - The Rains Came
1:26. Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino
1:33. Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band - Chevrolet
1:36. Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band - Overseas Stomp

Birthday mini-tribute to Van Morrison:
1:39. Them - One Two Brown Eyes REQ
1:42. Them - Mystic Eyes - REQ
1:46. Van Morrison - Slim Slow Slider - REQ
1:51. Van Morrison - T.B. Sheets

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky