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June 15, 2019: Under The Spell Of City Lights
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| J.D. McPherson |
Under The Spell Of City Lights
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| Del Shannon |
Led Along
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| Charlie Walker |
The Man In The White Suit
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| Laura Lee |
It Ain't What You Do (It's How You Do It)
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| Bossa Tres with Joe Basile |
Voce e Eu
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| Sam Elwitt |
I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (from Super Hit Tsunami!)
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| Free Design, The |
Like To Love
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| Jim Lauderdale |
We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This
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| Little Milton |
We're Gonna Make It
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| Bucky |
Hi Fido
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| Bucky |
Horses And Cars
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| Sodsai Chaengkij |
The Boat That I Row
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| Willie Nelson |
Come On Time
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| King Curtis |
Memphis Soul Stew
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| Mills Brothers, The |
Across The Alley From The Alamo
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| Buzzcocks, The |
I Don't Mind
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| Platform Six |
Money Will Not Mean A Thing
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| Brad Paisley |
All You Really Need Is Love
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| Dr. John |
Shrimp Boat
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| Teenage Fanclub |
Start Again
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| Tony Hazzard |
Brown Eyed Girl
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| Freddie Hart |
Moon Girl
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| Mac Rebennack and the Soul Orchestra |
The Point
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| Ken Sharp |
I Wanna Be David Cassidy
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| Mark Eric |
Just Passing By
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| Buck Owens |
Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass?
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| Wilson Pickett |
Three Time Loser
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| Gary Valentine |
Tomorrow Belongs To You
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| Ardells, The |
Pieces Of Jewelry
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| Timothy Brown As Tommy Brown |
Bluebird
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| Joe Tex |
You're Right, Ray Charles
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| Dr. John |
The Grass Looks Greener Yonder
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| NRBQ |
Just Ain't Fair
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| Vince Guaraldi |
Peppermint Patty
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| Catbirds, The |
I'm Only You
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| Beach Boys, The With Murray Wilson |
Father's Day Special
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:00am
Listener Baby:
And a fine Self Potato to one and all. Baby, how the heck are you? |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:04am
GListener MW:
great track by JDmcP! | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:21am
Tennessee Jeb:
Good stuff. | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:21am
Michael Shelley:
BABY - I'm good. I hate cymbals - you know? |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:25am
Listener Baby:
I know. The Four Seasons.. They never use them. Cymbals are like salt.. |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:38am
LilyAbigale:
I had the opposite reaction to Rolling Thunder: A bunch of oversized male egos. Patti smith was cool. I much preferred "Satan And Adam". Dylan strikes me as an unpleasant Aspergers dude |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:38am
SmokinJ:
Sodsai Chaengkij ! Dyno version! |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:41am
Juke Joint Jonny:
Thanks for the dedication, Michael! Just pulling my Dutch pancake out of the oven as you were speaking |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:41am
adam:
I love the amounts in this. teacup | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:41am
listener 126464:
in the kitchen- pot of gravy and meatballs, etc. |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:41am
Crei6hton:
Morning | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:42am
Michael Shelley:
There are some hangers on featured in the film who come off not so well - they see Bob acting a certain way and think they should do the same - but without Bob's charisma (and talent to back it all up) it doesn't work at all - BUT it's a documentary - and just cause it documents something you don't like, I think it still has great value |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:43am
queems:
i love the mills brothers so much | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:46am
Pedro in Arlington:
Mike - If you haven't seen Bob's Masked and Anonymous film from about 15 years ago, it's much the same vibe. The guy has a distinct sense of humor that's been in his songs and elsewhere for five decades. He also understands the value of things in his vault. | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:46am
myron feld:
Buzzcocks = best ever give. |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:48am
Matt Clarke:
Hey Michael! Enjoying the show while making breakfast over here |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:50am
Pedro in Arlington:
Anyone who loves music and its cultural importance and the value in preserving its purest recording forms must read this gutpunch horror tale. The Day the Music Burned https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:52am
Pedro in Arlington:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:52am
GEORGE:
Enjoying the selection!!! Keep it up from BK | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:52am
adam:
don't look back, the other big Dylan film, has a much different vibe. he's a jerk in that. | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 11:59am
Michael Shelley:
indeed |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:02pm
Matt Fiveash:
Welcome to the extremely exclusive "DJs-who-have-played-'Shrimp Boat'" club! |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:05pm
Michael Shelley:
We need membership cards! |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:08pm
myron feld:
Michael, do you have the "Come Join My Orchestra" set? Tony Hazzard and much more like him on it. |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:10pm
Michael Shelley:
YES! |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:13pm
Daybreak and the...huh?:
The Organ Doctor Strikes Again! | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:23pm
Jeff formerly from Rahway:
“Big in Vegas” is my favorite Buck tune | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:23pm
Juke Joint Jonny:
Good Buck Owens clearly |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:28pm
Montmaster J:
There is a cliché that has regained currency with the release of Scorsese’s film: Bob Dylan the trickster, the slippery and malleable figure whose first trick may have been the pseudonym under which he made his fame. In “Rolling Thunder Revue,” Scorsese seems eager not only to highlight this side of Dylan but to participate in his tricks. Interspersed among the film’s authentic interviews, for instance, are mockumentary scenes that concoct fictional details about the tour. Martin von Haselberg plays the role of Stefan Van Dorp, a fictional director who is presented as responsible for filming the archival footage. The real-life movie executive Jim Gianopulos plays Jim Gianopulos, the (fictional) businessperson behind the tour. Sharon Stone plays herself and talks about her (fictitious) acquaintance with Dylan in the course of the tour. Dylan himself takes part in these games, referring on several occasions to Van Dorp’s and Stone’s presence and actions during the tour. Scorsese even places these characters amid the archival footage, dubbing the voice of Van Dorp into documentary sequences, blurring the historical record to match the fictional conceit. |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:29pm
myron feld:
This Gary Valentine single is both-sides perfect. |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:29pm
Montmaster J:
Above from New Yorker by Richard Brody |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:30pm
myron feld:
With 60% of The Mumps on it! |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:31pm
myron feld:
Don't hate on the drummer just because he used cymbals. |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:32pm
Montmaster J:
I remember those days.....listening to music to get psyched up before trying our hands at it.....(and the ring dings were good!) |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:43pm
DG:
Haven't seen the movie yet, but it's funny that Martin Von Haselberg is in it, since Dylan recorded a version of "Buckets of Rain" w/his wife. | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:49pm
Dennis Diken:
great show Mikey! | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:51pm
TheLoneliestMonk:
@MS i was just saying to myself, this sounds as if vince guaraldi were playing a fender rhodes for a peanuts score, BwaHa! | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:51pm
Michael Shelley:
HI DD - Ricky Bates sure is an interesting drummer! |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:51pm
Corey:
Thanks for another great show, Mike! Saturday officially kicked into gear. |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:52pm
clarke:
howdy and bye ya'll -- sounds like another killah show - wil have to archive..!! | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:55pm
paul:
Syncopated! | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:57pm
Hackensack Slim:
Be Well Brian. Happy Fathers Day Murray |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:57pm
DG:
I have a Guaraldi album, "Oh, Good Grief!", which I haven't played in years (not sure if it's on CD). It's new versions of the Charlie Brown stuff, maybe that cut is on it (?). | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:57pm
myron feld:
Hard to understand why they didn't want Murry around. |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:58pm
Nordstrom:
If you have to say you're a genius... | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:59pm
Daybreak and the...huh?:
Oh Murray! We would like to record from an atmosphere of calmness, you boys can’t sing from the heart. I’m sorry, more comments, I’m sorry, more comments, more comments, I’m sorry, more comments, more comments... | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 12:59pm
P-90:
Thanks and Happy Fathers Day! | |
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Sat. 6/15/19 1:00pm
Daybreak and the...huh?:
Thanks and happy Father’s Day too! | |
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Sat. 6/22/19 12:58pm
sdfgh:
Shamokin !! Fishers Pierogies rules! | |
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