May 23, 2014, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Week two of my annual In  Memoriam show - remembering musicians from the Lost and Found era who've passed away within the last twelve months:

1. Little Joe Cook - Give Me All Your Love (CD, 1959)
2. Edsels - Rama Lama Ding Dong (CD, 1961) (for member Marshall Sewell)
3. Larry Verne - Mister Livingston (CD, 1960)
4. Stan Robinson - Boom a Dip Dip (45, 1959)
5. Eddie Lawrence - The Old Philosopher (45, 1956)
6. Bobby Gregg - The Jam, part 1 (CD, 1962)
7. Little Willie Littlefield - K.C. Loving (CD, 1952)
8. Marvin Rainwater - Gonna Find Me a Bluebird (LP, 1957)
9. Bob Beckham - Crazy Arms (45, 1960)
10. Jay & the Americans - She Cried (CD, 1962) (for original lead vocalist Jay Trainor)
11. Tornadoes - Ridin' the Wind (CD, 1963) (for keyboardist Roger Lavern)
12. Everly Brothers - Gone Gone Gone (CD, 1964) (for Phil Everly)
13. Standells - Try It (CD, 1967) (for member Dick Dodd)
14. Remains - Why Do I Cry (CD, 1965) (for drummer Chip Damiani)
15. J.J. Cale - After Midnight (LP, 1967)
16. Chico Hamilton - Got My Mojo Working (LP, 1966)
17. Unifics - It's a Groovy World (CD, 1969) (for member Al Johnson)
18. Friends of Distinction - Time Waits for No One (CD, 1970) (for member Jessica Cleaves)
19. Five Stairsteps & Cubie - We Must Be in Love (CD, 1969) (for "Cubie" Burke)
20. Deon Jackson - Love Makes the World Go 'Round (LP, 1966)
21. Yusef Lateef - When a Man Loves a Woman (LP, 1970)
22. Chad Mitchell Trio - Lizzie Borden (45, 1962) (for member Joe Frazier)
23. Pete Seeger - The Bells of Rhymney (CD)
24. Slim Whitman - Blue Bayou (CD, 1984)
25. Tompall & the Glaser Brothers - California Girl (and the Tennessee Square) (for Tompall Glaser and for writer Cowboy Jack Clement)
26. Climax Blues Band - Country Hat (LP, 1976) (for guitarist Pete Haycock)
27. Frummox - Song for Stephen Stills (LP, 1969) (for member Steven Fromholz)
28. Jerry Corbitt - Country Boy Blues (LP, 1971)
29. Jesse Winchester - Quiet About It (LP, 1971)
30. Blues Image - Gas Lamps and Clay (LP, 1970)
31. Association - Time for Livin' (CD, 1968)
32. Monks (5 Torquays) - Boys Are Boys (CD, 1965) (for member Gary Burger)
33. Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (CD, 1969) (for drummer Scott Asheton)
34. Mothers of Invention - Call Any Vegetable (CD, 1967) (for drummer Billy Mundi)
35. Lou Reed - Perfect Day (LP, 1973)
36. Jerry Vale - Old Cape Cod (CD, 1963)

May 16, 2014, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Week One of my annual "In Memoriam" show: remembering musicians from the Lost and Found era who've passed away within the past year:

1. Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords - I'm So Happy (CD, 1957)
2. Rusty York - Sugaree (CD, 1959)
3. Marcels - Summertime (LP, 1961) [for lead singer Nini Harp]
4. Fireflies - You Were Mine (CD, 1959) [for writer & group member Paul Giacalone]
5. Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues (LP, 1960) [for member Jim Sundquist]
6. Bobbettes - Have Mercy Baby (CD, 1960) [for member Reather Dixon Turner]
7. Maureen Gray - Dancin' the Strand (CD, 1962)
8. Darlettes - Lost (CD, 1965) [for member Dianne Christian]
9. Sweet Inspirations - This World (45, 1970) [for member Margaret Ann Williams]
10. Shadows of Knight - Bad Little Woman (CD, 1966) [for guitarist Joe Kelley]
11. Nightcrawlers - A Basket of Flowers (45, 1967) [for drummer Tommy Ruger]
12. Ohio Express - Had to Be Me (CD, 1966) [for guitarist Doug Grassel]
13. Peppermint Trolley Company - Little Miss Sunshine (CD, 1967) [for guitarist Patrick McClure]
14. Duffy Power - Little Boy Blue (CD, 1965)
15. Noel Harrison - Suzanne (LP, 1967)
16. David Garrick - Lady Jane (CD, 1966)
17. Jackie Lomax - Sour Milk Sea (45, 1968)
18. Deviants - Charlie (LP, 1968) [for member Mick Farren]
19. Caravan - Hoedown (CD, 1973) [for drummer Richard Coughlan]
20. Searchers - Hearts in Her Eyes (LP, 1979) [for drummer Billy Adamson]
21. Bobby Parker - Watch Your Step (CD, 1961)
22. Rex Garvin - Sock It to 'em, J.B. (CD, 1966)
23. Mighty Hannibal - Get in the Groove (CD, 1968)
24. Mary Love - Lay This Burden Down (CD, 1966)
25. Bobby Bland - Yield Not to Temptation (CD, 1962)
26. Billy Lee Riley - Red Hot (CD, 1957) [for Sun studio guitarist Roland Janes]
27. Clyde Stacy - So Young (CD, 1957)
28. Cal Smith - It Takes Me All Night Long (LP, 1969)
29. Ray Price - For the Good Times (CD, 1971)
30. Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses (CD, BBC, 1967) [for cowriter Martin Sharp]
31. Vanity Fare - Hitchin' a Ride (CD, 1970) [for cowriter Peter Callendar]
32. "Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee" jingle (CD) [for cowriter Mitch Leigh]
33. Tony Bennett - The Good Life (LP, 1963) [for cowriter Jack Reardon]
34. Eydie Gorme - Life Is But a Moment (45, 1968)
35. Gloria Lynne - The Jazz in You (LP, 1961)
36. Sheila MacRae - San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) (LP, 1967)
37. Johnny Smith - Walk Don't Run (CD, 1954)

May 2, 2014, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Another slice of Pye - more records issued on the UK Pye label or its subsidiary, Piccadilly (all selections from CD):

1. Julian - Sue Saturday (1959)
2. Johnny Duncan & the Bluegrass Boys (1961)
3. Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl (1962)
4. Oliver Reed - Ecstasy (1962)
5. Johnny Keating Orch. - The Clown (1963)
6. Blue Rondos - Little Baby (1963)
7. Sheffields - I Got My Mojo Workin' (1964)
8. Soul Agents - Mean Woman Blues (1964)
9. James Galt - Comes the Dawn (1965)
10. Alan Tew Orch. - Walk on the Wild Side (1973)
11. Primitives - Help Me (1965)
12. Tammy St. John - He's the One for Me (1965)
13. Eccentrics - What You Got (1965)
14. Barbara Kay - Someone Has to Cry (1965)
15. Johnny Hawksworth Orch. - Lunar Walk (1965)
16. Koobas - Somewhere in the Night (1965)
17. Antoinette - Why Don't I Run Away from You (1966)
18. Ugly's - The Quiet Explosion (1966)
19. Tony Colton - You're Wrong There Baby (1966)
20. Sandra Barry - Stop! Thief (1966)
21. Laurie Johnson - The Shake (Theme from the Avengers) (1965)
22. Slade Brothers - Peace in My Mind (1966)
23. Kenny Bernard - Ain't No Soul (1967)
24. Tony Crane - Anonymous Mr. Brown (1967)
25. Mick & Malcolm - Big Black Smoke (1967)
26. Kinks - Funny Face (1967)
27. Settlers - Major to Minor (1967)
28. Turnstyle - Riding a Wave (1968)
29. Bystanders - Cave of Clear Light (1968)
30. Glass Menagerie - She's a Rainbow (1968)
31. Status Quo - Black Veils of Melancholy (1968)
32. New Formula - My Baby's Coming Home (1968)
33. Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont (1969)
34. Trader Horne - Morning Way (1969)
35. Consortium - When the Day Comes (1969)
36. Gentle Influence - Captain Reale (1969)
37. Onyx - Tamaris Khan (1969)
38. Sandie Shaw - Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now (1969)