Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - Eli Polonsky

12:06. Jefferson Airplane - When The Earth Moves Again
12:11. Jerry Garcia Band (w/Nicky Hopkins) - Edward The Mad Shirt Grinder - LIVE
12:20. Buddy Miles - Down By The River - LIVE

For the 42nd anniversary of the 1969 Isle Of Wight Festival:
12:37. The Who - Amazing Journey/Sparks (Isle Of Wight 1969) - REQ - LIVE
12:44. Bob Dylan - The Mighty Quinn (Isle Of Wight 1969) - LIVE

For the 42nd anniversary of the Texas Pop Festival, 1969:
12:53. Janis Joplin - To Love Somebody (Texas Pop Festival) - LIVE

For the birthday of underground comic pioneer R. Crumb, from albums that included his artwork:
From "Cheap Thrills", 1968 (cover by R. Crumb):
12:59. Big Brother & The Holding Company w/Janis Joplin - Ball And Chain - LIVE
From "Future Blues", 1970 (insert by R. Crumb):
01:07. Canned Heat - So Sad (The World's In A Tangle) - REQ
From collection "The Music Never Stopped, Roots of The Grateful Dead" (cover by R. Crumb):
01:17. Reverend Gary Davis - Samson And Delilah
01:23. The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko

Two artists, George Porter Jr. of The Meters, Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention, appearing at this weekends Rhythm & Roots festival in RI:
01:28. The Meters - People Say - REQ
01:36. Fairport Convention - Sloth

Remembering blues pioneer David "Honeyboy" Edwards b.6-28-1915, d.8-29-2011:
01:48. David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Sweet Home Chicago/Dust My Broom
01:53. David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Next Time You See Me

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Lost and Found Aug 29th Mighty Slim filling in

01. Deep Purple - Gypsy - (Paris '75)
02. Led Zeppelin - Trampled Underfoot - (Madison Square Garden 2-12-75)
03. Rare Earth - I'm Losing You
04. Jefferson Airplane - And I Like It - (Fillmore Auditorium San Fran. 10-16-66)
05. Jimi Hendrix - Midnight
06. Van Halen - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You - (Pasadena High School 4-?-75)
07. Steve Miller Band - Your Old Lady - (The Matrix San Fran. 4-?-75)
08. The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (Alternate from Anthology 2)
09. Simon and Garfunkel - A Poem for the Underground - (Miami Univ. Oxford, OH 11-11-69)
10. The Band - Ain't Got a Home
11. The Doobie Brothers - Wheels of Fortune - (Boston Music Hall, The Late Show 11-5-76)
12. ZZ Top - Precious and Grace
13. Mahogany Rush - I'm a King Bee -> Back Door Man
14. Communication Plus feat. Napoleon Murphy Brock - Respect Yourself - (The Red Noodle Waikiki, Hawaii early 70s)
15. Johnny Taylor - Steal Away - (WattStax '72)
16. Donny Hathaway - Valdez in the Country - (Nassau Coliseum 7-18-73)
17. Billy Preston w/ The King Curtis Band - My Sweet Lord (Bonus Cut from re-release of King Curtis Live at the Fillmore West)
18. Frank Zappa - City of Tiny Lights - (The Spectrum Philadelphia 10-29-76)
19. Jerry Garcia Band w/ Merl Saunders and Billy Kreutzman - When I Paint My Masterpiece - (Pacific High Studios San Fran. 2-6-72)
20. The Nice w/ Roy Harper - St. Thomas - (Top Gear BBC London 2-8-69)

August 26, 2011, playlist with host Alex McNeil

In memory of Jerry Leiber and Nick Ashford, two great songwriters who passed away this week:
I. Nick Ashford, part one
01. Valerie & Nick - I'll Find You (CD, 1964)
02. Apollas - You're Absolutely Right (CD, 1965)
03. Candy & the Kisses - Keep On Searchin' (CD, 1965)
04. Betty Everett - Too Hot to Hold (LP, 1965)
05. Tina Britt - The Real Thing (CD, 1965)
06. Ronnie Milsap - Let's Go Get Stoned (45, 1965)
07. Maxine Brown -One Step at a Time (CD, 1965)
08. Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown - Don't Go (45, 1965)
09. Aretha Franklin - Cry Like a Baby (CD, 1966)
10. Ray Charles - I Don't Need No Doctor (LP, 1966)
11. Sandy Nelson - I Don't Need No Doctor (CD, 1967)

II. Jerry Leiber, part one
12. Little Willie Littlefield - K. C. Lovin' (CD, 1952)
13. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (CD, 1954)
14. Wanda Jackson - Riot in Cell Block #9 (LP, 1961)
15. LaVern Baker - Saved (CD, 1961)
16. LaVern Baker & Jimmy Ricks - You're the Boss (CD, 1961)
17. Chet Atkins - Charlie Brown (LP)
18. Tippie & the Clovers - Bossa Nova Baby (CD, 1962)
19. Alvin Robinson - Down Home Girl (CD, 1964)
20. Beatles - Some Other Guy [BBC] (CD, 1963)
21. Ben E. King - I (Who Have Nothing) (CD, 1963)
22. Lou Rawls - On Broadway (CD, 1966)
23. Ace Cannon - Searchin' (CD, 1964)

III. Nick Ashford, part two
24. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (CD, 1967)
25. Marvelettes - Destination Anywhere (CD, 1968)
26. Brenda Holloway - Starting the Hurt All Over Again (CD, 1967)
27. Diana Ross & the Supremes - Some Things You Never Get Used To (CD, 1968)
28. Gladys Knight & the Pips - Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime) (CD, 1969)
29. Diana Ross & the Supremes/The Temptations - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (LP, 1969)
30. 5th Dimension - California Soul (CD, 1969)
31. Dionne Warwick - You're All I Need to Get By (LP, 1969)
32. Rufus - Keep It Coming (LP, 1973)

IV. Jerry Leiber, part two
33. Dion - Ruby Baby (CD, 1963)
34. Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band - I'm a Woman (CD, 1965)
35. Cassius Clay - Stand by Me (CD, 1964)
36. Drifters - You Can't Love Them All (CD, 1966)
37. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - Love Potion Number 9 (CD, 1965)
38. Jeff Beck Group - Jailhouse Rock (CD, 1969)
39. Leon Russell - Young Blood (LP, 1971)
40. Kaleidoscope - Little Egypt (LP, 1976)
41. Laura Nyro & Labelle - Spanish Harlem (CD, 1971)
42. King Curtis - Spanish Harlem (CD, 1966)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - Eli Polonsky

Selections by guest DJ airtime pledge donor Joe Barnaby.

Thanks to Joe for his ongoing support of WMBR, and for a great show!

12:01. The Rolling Stones - Down Home Girl
12:05. The Doors - 20th Century Fox (mono version)
12:08. Donovan - The Trip
12:13. The Merry-Go-Round - Time Will Show The Wiser
12:15. Dillard & Clark - Out On The Side
12:19. The Everly Brothers - Lord Of The Manor
12:23. Tim Buckley - Moulin Rouge
12:27. Grace Slick & The Great Society - Free Advice
12:30. Jefferson Airplane - Let Me In
12:33. Big Brother & The Holding Company - Hall Of The Mountain King
12:38. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air - LIVE
12:43. Humble Pie - I Don't Need No Doctor - LIVE
12:51. Liverpool Five - She's Mine
12:54. The Creation - How Does It Feel To Feel
12:57. The Nice - America
01:06. Country Joe & The Fish - Cetacean
01:10. Cream - Anyone For Tennis?
01:12. Nirvana (UK) - Rainbow Chaser
01:15. Fairport Convention - Book Song
01:18. Rotary Connection - We're Going Wrong
01:21. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Road To Cairo
01:28. Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive (Take 6)
01:33. Jake Holmes - Dazed And Confused
01:36. Dr. West's Medicine Show & Junk Band - Jigsaw
01:40. Earth Opera - The Red Sox Are Winning
01:43. Spider John Koerner - Willie Murphy Magazine Lady
01:46. Holy Modal Rounders - Half A Mind
01:48. Jefferson Airplane - Go To Her
01:56. Tom Rush - No Regrets

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

August 19, 2011, playlist with host Alex McNeil

More Top 40 Music from 1967-1969:
01. Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart - I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight (CD, 1968)
02. Arbors - The Letter (CD, 1969)
03. Sandy Posey - I Take It Back (CD, 1967)
04. Tommy James & the Shondells - Do Something to Me (CD, 1968)
05. B.J. Thomas - The Eyes of a New York Woman (LP, 1968)
06. Harlow Wilcox & the Oakies - Groovy Grubworm (LP, 1969)
07. Diana Ross & the Supremes - The Composer (CD, 1969)
08. Stevie Wonder - Shoo-Be-Doo-De-Doo-Da-Day (CD, 1968)
09. Gladys Knight & the Pips - The Nitty Gritty (CD, 1969)
10. Bill Cosby - Little Old Man (45, 1967)
11. Mojo Men - Sit Down, I Think I Love You (CD, 1967)
12. Balloon Farm - A Question of Temperature (CD, 1968)
13. Avant Garde - Naturally Stoned (CD, 1968)
14. Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (LP, 1969)
15. Hugo Montenegro - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (CD, 1968)
16. Etta James - Tell Mama (CD, 1968)
17. Aretha Franklin - Ain't No Way (CD, 1968)
18. Ray Charles - Yesterday (LP, 1967)
19. Dionne Warwick - Promises, Promises (LP, 1968)
20. Young-Holt Trio - Wack Wack (CD, 1967)
21. Magic Lanterns - Shame Shame (45, 1968)
22. Equals - Baby Come Back (CD, 1968)
23. Georgie Fame - The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde (CD, 1968)
24. Herman's Hermits - Don't Go Out into the Rain (CD, 1967)
25. Who - Pinball Wizard (CD, 1969)
26. Mary Hopkin - Goodbye (CD, 1969)
27. Joe Simon - (You Keep Me) Hangin' On (CD, 1968)
28. Johnnie Taylor - Take Care of Your Homework (LP, 1969)
29. Sonny Charles & the Checkmates, Ltd. - Black Pearl (CD, 1969)
30. Booker T & the M.G.'s - Time Is Tight (CD, 1969)
31. P.J. Proby - Niki Hoeky (CD, 1967)
32. Rugbys - You, I (45, 1969)
33. Illusion - Did You See Her Eyes (CD, 1969)
34. Rascals - See (CD, 1969)
35. Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - Soulshake (45, 1969)
36. Robert Knight - Everlasting Love (45, 1967)
37. Chris Bartley - The Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven (CD, 1967)
38. Impressions - Choice of Colors (CD, 1969)

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - Eli Polonsky

This show included a live in-studio interview with Bill Hanley, the original sound engineer for the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s, and for the 1969 Woodstock festival.

Also, a telephone interview with Lorin Rowan of The Rowan Brothers.

All music in this set was engineered by Bill Hanley.
12:03. Richie Havens - Freedom (Woodstock 1969)
12:08. Johnny Winter - Johnny B. Goode (Woodstock 1969)
12:14. Bill Hanley - Live interview
12:30. Miles Davis Quintet - Bye Bye Blackbird (Newport Jazz 1958)
12:39. Bill Hanley - Live interview
12:54. James Brown - Prisoner Of Love (Apollo Theater NYC 1962)
12:57. Bill Hanley - Live interview
01:00. Bob Dylan - Maggie's Farm (Newport Folk 1965)
01:05. Bill Hanley - Live interview
01:19. Janis Joplin - Ball And Chain (Woodstock 1969)
01:26. Bill Hanley - Live interview
01:31. Santana - Soul Sacrifice (Woodstock 1969)

01:41. Lorin Rowan - (Telephone interview)
01:55. The Rowan Brothers - Norwegian Boy (2011)
("Mash-up" of The Beatles "Norwegian Wood" and "This Boy")

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Bill Hanley "The Father of Festival Sound", and Lorin Rowan of The Rowan Brothers interviewed Tuesday 8/16!

Bill Hanley at Woodstock, 1969

The first Woodstock festival took place August 15th through 17th, 1969. Original Woodstock sound engineer Bill Hanley, known as "The Father of Festival Sound", joined host Eli Polonsky live in the studio for a special Woodstock 42nd Anniversary program segment from 12 noon to 1:30 PM EDT!

Bill Hanley's live sound career began with the legendary Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals of the late 1950s, and in the 1960s included The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, Woodstock, The Fillmore East, The Cafe Au-Go-Go in NYC, and many more.

Hanley is a 2006 Parnelli Award winner for innovation in the live event industry, and the subject of an upcoming Oral History Documentary titled "The Last Seat In The House". We spoke with Bill about his entire career, took listener questions, and listened to some of the great music from Woodstock and elsewhere that Bill engineered!


The Rowan Brothers

Lorin Rowan of The Rowan Brothers called in to host Eli Polonsky for a telephone interview shortly at 1:40 PM.

Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalists Chris and Lorin Rowan were born and raised near Boston, when their brother Peter was making a name for himself in the band Earth Opera. The duo joined David Grisman in San Francisco in the early '70s, and opened for The Grateful Dead at the Fillmore West. Their first album "The Rowan Brothers" included Grisman, and the Dead's Jerry Garcia and Bill Kreutzmann. They have been performing a mix of bluegrass, folk, and country-rock for 40 years.

The Rowan Brothers were at Johnny D's in Somerville on Tuesday, August 16 and performed their unique "mash-ups" of Beatles songs as "The Day Trippers" plus some old and new originals, and also Friday, August 19 with special guest vocalist Maddie Sifantus at a benefit for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Wakefield, MA performing original and traditional material. Congratulations to our ticket giveaways to the Johnny D's show!

August 12, 2011, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Top 40 from 1967-1969:
01. Paul Revere & the Raiders - Ups and Downs (CD, 1967)
02. Buchanan Brothers - Medicine Man (CD, 1969)
03. Derek - Cinnamon (CD, 1969)
04. American Breed - Step Out of Your Mind (CD, 1967)
05. Electric Indian - Keem-O-Sabe (CD, 1969)
06. O'Kaysions - I'm a Girl Watcher (CD, 1968)
07. Brenton Wood - Gimme Little Sign (CD, 1967)
08. Dyke & the Blazers - We Got More Soul (CD, 1969)
09. Flirtations - Nothing But a Heartache (CD, 1967)
10. Meters - Cissy Strut (LP, 1969)
11. Jon & Robin & the In Crowd - Do It Again a Little Bit Slower (CD, 1967)
12. Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus - Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) (CD, 1968)
13. Andy Kim - Shoot 'Em Up Baby (LP, 1968)
14. Flying Machine - Smile a Little Smile for Me (CD, 1969)
14. Madeline Bell - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (CD, 1968)
16. Linda Jones - Hypnotized (CD, 1967)
17. Betty Everett - There'll Come a Time (45, 1969)
18. Betty Wright - Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do (CD, 1968)
19. Four Seasons - Watch the Flowers Grow (CD, 1967)
20. Everly Brothers - Bowling Green (CD, 1967)
21. Bobby Goldsboro - The Straight Life (CD, 1968)
22. Elvis Presley - Indescribably Blue (LP, 1967)
23. Kingpins - Ode to Billie Joe (CD, 1967)
24. Clarence Reid - Nobody But You Babe (45, 1969)
25. Archie Bell & the Drells - There's Gonna Be a Showdown (CD, 1969)
26. Freddie Scott - Are You Lonely For Me (CD, 1967)
27. Intrigues - In a Moment (LP, 1969)
28. Music Machine - Talk Talk (CD, 1967)
29. Steppenwolf - Move Over (LP, 1969)
30. Max Frost & the Troopers - Shape of Things to Come (CD, 1968)
31. Victor Lundberg - An Open Letter to My Teenage Son (45, 1967)
32. Dick Hyman & His Electric Eclectics - The Minotaur (45, 1969)
33. Byrds - So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star (CD, 1967)
34. Smith - Baby It's You (CD, 1969)
35. Cream - White Room (LP, 1968)
36. Eric Burdon & the Animals - When I Was Young (LP, 1967)
37. Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is (45, 1969)

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - Eli Polonsky

This show included interviews with Jonathan Edwards, Danny Kalb, and Jerry Jeff Walker for their upcoming concerts. See the post below this one for concert information.

12:03. The Blues Project (w/Danny Kalb) - Two Trains Running

12:14. Sugar Creek (w/Jonathan Edwards) - Where Do You Find The Answer?
12:20. Jonathan Edwards - Everybody Knows Her
12:22. Jonathan Edwards - Live telephone interview
12:42. Jonathan Edwards - My Love Will Keep (2011)
12:46. Jonathan Edwards - Train Of Glory

12:50. Dave Van Ronk & The Ragtime Jug Stompers (w/Danny Kalb) - Stealin'
12:54. The Blues Project (w/Danny Kalb) - Flute Thing
01:00. The Blues Project (w/Danny Kalb) - Caress Me Baby
01:08. Danny Kalb - I Wish You Would (2009)
01:12. Danny Kalb - Live telephone interview
01:30. The Blues Project (w/Danny Kalb) - Wake Me, Shake Me - LIVE

01:40. Jerry Jeff Walker - Mr. Bojangles
01:44. Jerry Jeff Walker - Live telephone interview
01:54. Jerry Jeff Walker - Desperados Waiting For A Train

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Jonathan Edwards, Danny Kalb, and Jerry Jeff Walker interviewed Tuesday, 8/9!

Three legends of roots-rock were interviewed by host Eli Polonsky on Tuesday, August 9!



At 12:20 PM:
Folk-rock singer/songwriter Jonathan Edwards released his first solo album, including the Billboard #4 hit "Sunshine", in 1971, and has since released over 15 albums spanning folk-rock, country-rock and bluegrass styles. Jonathan and his trio performed a benefit concert for the Frank Withey Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy, MA on Thursday, August 18. Click here for more info.

At 1:00 PM:
Folk-rock-blues guitarist Danny Kalb began performing with Dave Van Ronk in Greenwich Village, played on albums by Judy Collins, Phil Ochs, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan, and co-founded the band The Blues Project in 1965. Danny made a rare area appearance at Johnny D's in Somerville, MA with the Paul Speidel Band on Friday, August 12.

At 1:40 PM:
Country-rock legend Jerry Jeff Walker has been performing for over 45 years and wrote the often-covered folk/pop standard "Mr. Bojangles" in 1968. He became one of the pioneers of the Texas "outlaw country" scene in the '70s, and has released over two dozen albums. Jerry Jeff performed at Indian Ranch in Webster, MA Saturday, August 13 at 2 PM.

August 5, 2011, playlist with host Alex McNeil

More Top 40 songs from 1964 to 1966 (see also July 29 playlist):
01. Mickey Lee Lane - Shaggy Dog (45, 1964)
02. Jan & Dean - Popsicle (CD, 1966)
03. Ronny & the Daytonas - Sandy (CD, 1966)
04. Outsiders - Respectable (CD, 1966)
05. Chicago Loop - (When She Needs Good Lovin') She Come to Me (CD, 1966)
06. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - What Now My Love (CD, 1966)
07. Roger Miller - England Swings (LP, 1965)
08. Brenda Lee - Coming on Strong (CD, 1966)
09. Just Us - I Can't Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree (CD, 1966)
10. Nancy Sinatra - Sugar Town (LP, 1966)
11. Wailers - Tall Cool One (CD, 1964 - orig. issued 1959)
12. B.B. King - Rock Me Baby (CD, 1964)
13. Nancy Wilson - (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am (CD, 1964)
14. Little Anthony & the Imperials - Take Me Back (CD, 1965)
15. Verdelle Smith - Tar and Cement (CD, 1966)
16. Drifters - I've Got Sand in My Shoes (CD, 1964)
17. Bert Kaempfert - Three O'Clock in the Morning (LP, 1965)
18. Johnny Cash - Understand Your Man (CD, 1964)
19. Spokesmen - Dawn of Correction (CD, 1965)
20. Detergents - Leader of the Laundromat (CD, 1965)
21. "Little" Jimmy Dickens - May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose (CD, 1965)
22. Manfred Mann - Sha La La (CD, 1965)
23. Troggs - With a Girl Like You (LP, 1966)
24. Them - Mystic Eyes (45, 1965)
25. Yardbirds - Shapes of Things (CD, 1966)
26. Marianne Faithfull - Summer Nights (CD, 1965)
27. Waikikis - Hawaii Tattoo (CD, 1965)
28. Little Milton - We're Gonna Make It (CD, 1965)
29. Billy Stewart - I Do Love You (CD, 1965)
30. Gene Chandler - Bless Our Love (CD, 1964)
31. Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces - Searching For My Love (CD, 1966)
32. Lou Rawls - Love Is a Hurtin' Thing (CD, 1966)
33. Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure - Don't Mess Up a Good Thing (CD, 1965)
34. Association - Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies (CD, 1966)
35. Norma Tanega - Walkin' My Cat Named Dog (CD, 1966)
36. Mamas & Papas - Look Through My Window (CD, 1966)
37. Peter, Paul & Mary - For Lovin' Me (CD, 1965)
38. Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues (CD, 1965)
39. Kinks - Who'll Be the Next in Line (CD, 1965)
40. Brass Ring - Phoenix Love Theme (LP, 1966)
41. Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (CD, 1965)[stereo]

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - Eli Polonsky

Annual Jerry Garcia tribute and memorial show.
Jerry Garcia b. 8/1/42 - d. 8/9/95

All musical selections include Jerry Garcia

12:04. Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions - Overseas Stomp - LIVE (1964)
12:11. The Emergency Crew - I Can't Come Down (1965)
12:14. The Emergency Crew - Standing On The Corner - LIVE (1966)
12:18. The Grateful Dead - The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) (1967)
12:23. Jefferson Airplane - Today (1966)
12:26. The Grateful Dead - Morning Dew - LIVE (MIT Cambridge, MA 5-6-70)
12:40. Merl Saunders/Jerry Garcia - Positively 4th Street - REQ • LIVE (1973)
12:48. David Crosby - Cowboy Movie - REQ (1971)
12:57. David Crosby & Graham Nash - Southbound Train (1972)
01:03. Jerry Garcia Band - After Midnight ->Eleanor Rigby jam -> After Midnight - REQ • LIVE (Orpheum Theatre, Boston 2-15-80)
01:26. The Grateful Dead - Sugaree - LIVE (Lewiston, ME 9-6-80)
01:41. Peter Rowan - Old And In The Way Intro - LIVE (1997?)
01:42. Old And In The Way - Pig In A Pen - REQ • LIVE (1973)
01:45. New Riders of The Purple Sage - I Don't Know You (1971)
01:50. The Grateful Dead - So Many Roads - LIVE (From his last performance 7-9-95)

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky