Rockabilly & Blues Radio Hour

We've lots of covers and new tracks this week!  Hear the latest from Los Straitjackets (covering The Hollies) and Chairman Of The Boards in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Plus, new tunes from Jared Petteys & The Headliners, The Joeys, Darrel Higham, Rachel Brooke, John Fogerty (Fogerty's Factory), Sean Burns & Lost Country, Danny Fisher, April Mae & The June Bugs and Jackslacks!  Beth Riley has another great blues tune in her Beth's Blues Break.  We take a trip in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox...and still there's more! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Jared Petteys & The Headliners- "When She Walked Away" The Joeys- "Planet Z" Jackslacks- "Hog Heaven"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Los Straitjackets- "Bus Stop" Chairman Of The Boards- "Board Whacks"   Sean Burns & Lost Country- "Six Days On The Road" Danny Fisher- "I Was The One" April Mae & The June Bugs- "Race With

New tunes, classics, special features and a tribute to a couple of icons this week!  We pay tribute to WS Holland and Roy Head who both passed away this past September in both our instru-Mental Breakdown and the Jammin' James Jukebox.  We hear a snippet from a 2015 interview of WS Holland talking about his involvement with the Million Dollar Quartet.  WS Holland passed away September 23rd, 2020 at the age of 85 and Roy Head passed away September 21st, 2020 at 79 years old.  We also have NEW tunes from James Intveld & The Honky-Tonk Palomino's, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo, Stray Cats, Kim Wilson, Kentucky Cow Hands, Rip Masters, Lucky Jones and The Honkabillies!  Beth Riley has a great blues track in her Beth's Blues Break.  We take a trip in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine to 1956. Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   James Intveld & The Honky Tonk Palomino's- "Never Gonna Let You Go" The Honkabillies- "Lockdown Lonely (Al

Hear new tunes from The Memphians (feat. Dale Watson, Mario Monterosso and others) and The Spiratones in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Plus, NEW tunes from Robert Gordon (with Steve Cropper), Robert Plant, Mike Flanigin, Stephie James, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Jared Petteys & The Headliners, TJ Mayes and The Broadway Twitsters!  Beth Riley brings us a great track in her Beth's Blues Break, we take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear The Kentucky Headhunters cover Carl Perkins...and still more tracks from Reverend Horton Heat, Waylon Jennings & The Cochran Brothers (Eddie & Hank)! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Marcel Bontempi- "Train To Flipsville" The Broadway Twisters- "Fender Car Disaster" The Reverend Horton Heat- "Party Mad"   instru-Mental Breakdown: The Memphians- "Agent Elvis" The Spiratones- "Slink Wrink"   TJ Mayes- "Come Back Baby" Jared Petteys

We aren't slowing down with new releases...in fact, we're bringing you MORE of them this week.  Hear the latest from The Honkabillies, Jackslacks, Lucky 757, The Hoodoo Tones, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band and Dom Flemons (feat. Steve Cropper), Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers, Brandon Cunning, Sonny West, Johnny Cash & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Don Diego Trio, The Rhythm Torpedoes as well as Stray Cats and El Machico in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Beth Riley spins a Johnnie Temple track in her Beth's Blues Break, we hear a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ and of course we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a classic Jerry Lee Lewis tune!  Plus...there's more! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   The Honkabillies- "Please Let Me In" The Hoodoo Tones- "Everybody" The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band and Dom Flemons (feat. Steve Cropper)- "Shake Your Money Maker   instru-Mental Breakdown: El M

It's our annual Halloween show!  2020 might be scary enough but we have an hour of ghoulishly fun tunes to give your Halloween a proper soundtrack.  We've got new tracks from Marcel Bontempi, Western Terrestrials, April Mae & The June Bugs, SaraLee, The Rhythm Slicks and Messer Chups!  Hear chilling classics from Levi Dexter, Los Straitjackets, Billy Lee Riley, Bloodshot Bill, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rayford Bros, some vintage horror movie trailers and lots more!  Beth Riley brings a Halloween edition of her Beth's Blues Break with the one and only Howlin' Wolf!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Also includes music bed Los Straitjackets- "Ghostbusters"   The Rhythm Slicks- "Wolf In Sheep's Clothing" Bloodshot Bill- "Pretty Little Gal From Mars" SaraLee- "The Living Dead" Trailer: Creature From The Black Lagoon Messer Chups- "The Mummy" Los Straitjackets- "The Munsters Theme" April Mae & The June Bugs- "Graveyard Boogie

Lots of new tracks on the show this week from Robert Plant & Patty Griffin (covering Charlie Feathers), The Hi-Risers, Mike & The Moonpies, Kyle Eldridge, Dean Miller, JP Cyr & The Midnightmen, Colter Wall, Rip Masters, Little Lesley & The Bloodshots, Jared Pettys & The Headliners, Eddy & The Backfires as well as Rev Hank in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Beth Riley brings a classic Tommy Johnson track in her Beth's Blues Break, we'll take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   JP Cyr & The Midnightmen- "Wasting My Blues" Rip Masters- "Don't Dog This Cat" Little Lesley & The Bloodshots- "Still Crazy"   instru-Mental Breakdown: James Burton- "Mystery Train" Rev Hank- "Knife Fight"   Robert Plant & Patty Griffin- "Too Much Alike" Jared Pettys & The Headliners- "Billy Rockabilly" Colter Wall- "Big Iron"   Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Budd

We've got a live track from the latest by Stray Cats this hour!  We also hear new live tracks by Lucky 757 and Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets.  You'll hear the latest by The Delta Bombers, Mike Flanigin, Lucky Jones, Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen, The Mellows and The Rhythm Slicks as well as Messer Chups and a Link Wray classic in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Beth Riley brings us a Bo Carter tune in her Beth's Blues Break, we'll board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox.  Throw in rockers by Elvis Presley and John Hiatt and you've got an hour full of great music and entertainment! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Lucky 757- "Hey Bartender" (live) Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen- "Better Hold Tight" The Delta Bombers- ".44"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Link Wray- "My Beth" Messer Chups- "Green Flippers"   Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- "Half A Boy, Half A Man" (live) Lucky Jones- "

No shortage of rockin' tunes this hour!  Hear the latest from Sonny West, Headcat 13 (with Annie Marie Lewis), Western Terrestrials (with Georgette Jones), Robert Gordon (with Kathy Valentine), Dion (with Samantha Fish), The Don Diego Trio, Wildcat Rose, Eddie Martin, The Ramblin' Bandits as well as The Hula Girls and Aqualads (both from Hi-Tide Recordings) in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  Beth Riley has a classic blues rocker from Bo Diddley in her Beth's Blues Break segment, we take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!  If that wasn't enough, we've got classic rockers from Charlie Rich, Buddy Holly and Mike Zito with Luther Dickinson covering Chuck Berry! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Eddie Martin- "One Hand Loose" Sonny West- "Cruisin' 95" Western Terrestrials (with Georgette Jones)- "Who's Gonna Fill These Boots?"   instru-Mental Breakdown: The Hula Girls- "Don Ho Bop" Aqualads- "Night Tide"

Get ready to turn this one up!  So many great new tunes this hour by Dean Miller, Rip Masters, Zephaniah Ohora, The Hoodoo Tones, Eddie Clendening, Deke Dickerson, The Rhythm Torpedoes, JP Cyr & The Midnightmen, SaraLee as well as Los Straitjackets and The Time Burners in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  Beth Riley has a classic track in her Beth's Blues Break, we board the Time Machine for week ending January 4th, 1959 and we spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week!  Throw in rockers from Johnny Cash, The Everly Brothers, Billy Burnette (covering Johnny Cash) and you've got a packed hour of great music!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Rip Masters- "Rockabilly Man" JP Cyr & The Midnightmen- "Don't Come Knockin' At My Door" SaraLee- "Love Is Good"   instru-Mental Breakdown: The Time Burners- "Pulling Pigtails" Los Straitjackets- "Genesee River Rock"   Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers- "This Girl's Gone Rockin'"

We have an action packed hour in store for you!  Hear a Freddie King classic in Beth's Blues Break with Beth Riley, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and enjoy a TON of new tunes!  We spin the latest from The Delta Bombers, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Reeves Brothers, Dave Alvin, Lucky 757, The Rhythm Slicks, Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen, Fireball Steven, Karen Jonas, Lacy & Malone as well as Urban Zotel and The Don Diego Trio in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Plus, hear a snippet of an interview with drummer Jason Smay talking about a funny story from when he and the rest of the JD McPherson band were on tour with Robert Plant.  The whole interview can be found in our Artist Spotlight Podcast Series! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   The Delta Bombers- "Save Me" The Rhythm Slicks- "Howling" Southern Culture On The Skids- "Cicada Rock 2020"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Urban Zote

Breaker One Nine!  Gear-Jammin' James Riley here with our 2nd annual "Keep On Truckin'" show to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (September 13-19).  We've got the latest from Maple Run Band and classics from Dale Watson, Dave Dudley, Red Simpson, The Hi-Jivers, Chris Sprague, Sonny George, Dick Curless, Johnny Cash, Jerry Reed, Weldon Henson, Kay Adams and more!  Plus, Beth Riley brings a special truckin' blues tune from Watermelon Slim & Super Chikan in Beth's Blues Break and we get a special truck-themed selection in our Jammin' James Jukebox! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Maple Run Band- "Keep On Truckin'" Moonshine Reunion- "Tired Of Drivin'" Johnny Dollar- "Big Rig Rollin' Man" Chris Sprague- "Diesel Made For Two" Dale Watson- "Phillip At The Station" Weldon Henson- "Haulin Freight" Kay Adams- "Little Pink Mack" Bobby Braddock- "Gear Bustin' Sort Of A Feller"   Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Gu

New music, classics, special features and more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  We spin the latest from Deke Dickerson (and the Whippersnappers), Dale Watson, Jesse Dayton, Charley Crockett, The Memphis Suns, McKinley James, Mike Flanigin, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Cherry Tess & Her Rhythm Sparks, newly released Chick Willis as well as The Rough Shapes and The Hi-Tide Orchestra in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Beth Riley plays a classic Elmore James track in Beth's Blues Break, we take a trip in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine to September 1959 and we hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week from Johnny Burnette!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers- "Here Kitty Kitty" Chick Willis- "You've Got The Devil In You" Charley Crockett- "Paint It Blue" instru-Mental Breakdown: The Rough Shapes- "Some Strange Way" The Hi-Tide Orchestra- "Bullseye!" Dale Watson

We've got a TON of great NEW music for you this hour!  Hear the latest from The Gold Hope Duo (Lara Hope & Matt Goldpaugh of Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones), Sonny West, Rip Masters, Don Diego Trio, JP Cyr & The Midnightmen, Mystery Gang, TJ Mayes, Robert Gordon (with Steve Wariner), Lucky Jones, Boppin' B, Sirocco Bros., John Primer & Bob Corritore plus Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue and El Machico in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  Beth Riley brings us a classic T-Bone Walker track in her Beth's Blues Break, we'll spin a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ AND we've got a great tune in our Jammin' James Jukebox.  All this...and MORE! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Rip Masters- "Bare Knuckle Piano" The Don Diego Trio- "Nine Pound Hammer" Lucky Jones- "The Rockin' Hillbilly"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue- "Swing Thing" El Machico- "Drink That Bombo"   The Gold Hope Duo- "Go Big &

NEW tune from Headcat 13 kicks the show off this week!  Turn this one up!  We're also spinning killer new tracks from The Ramblin' Bandits, Jake Calypso, Marcel Bontempi, Charley Crockett, Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen, Dead Rock West, Whitney Rose, Marti Brom and a new track from Messer Chups in our instru-Mental Breakdown as well as The Jaguars from 1959 featuring the late, great Charlie Daniels.  Beth Riley has a Slim Harpo classic for us in Beth's Blues Break, we spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week AND we hear another "Stars In Their Eyes" segment playing early tracks of arts we love! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Headcat 13- "Let's Go Crazy" The Ramblin' Bandits- "We Are The Ramblin' Bandits" Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen- "Come On Angels"   instru-Mental Breakdown: The Jaguars (feat. Charlie Daniels/1959)- "Jaguar" Messer Chups- "Beware Of Sentimentality"   Marti Brom- "Get In The Car, Loretta" Char

New music thankfully continues to pour in and we're doing our best to get to as many as possible!  This week, hear new tunes from The Don Diego Trio, Western Terrestrials, Robert Gordon (with Linda Gail Lewis), Maple Run Band, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, The Hi-Jivers, Andrea & Mud, Fireball Steven, The Mavericks, Pokey LaFarge, Dion (with Sonny Landreth), Ray Allen and a newly released Johnny Cash early mix.  We'll take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break (with a classic John Lee Hooker track), board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine (for 1959) and hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Ray Allen- "Jersey Pearl" Maple Run Band- "Independence Day" Robert Gordon (with Linda Gail Lewis)- "She Will Come Back"  Pokey LaFarge- "Carry On" The Don Diego Trio- "Guitar Pickin' Man" Johnny Cash- "Get Rhythm" (early mix) Fireball Steven- "Thunder and Lightning" The Mavericks- "P

New tunes, classics and more on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!  We've got the latest from Al Dual, Jesse Dayton, The Cactus Blossoms, The Hawkmen, Wildcat Rose, The Farmer & Adele, Lee McCormack, The Hula Girls (on Hi-Tide Recordings), Edwardian Devils, The Dice Cubes and The Western Distributors.  We'll take a break with Beth Riley on her Beth's Blues Break, jump in the Time Machine for 1956 and spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week from The Rockats.  And still...there's more!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Al Dual- "A New Day Will Be True" The Western Distributors- "Old Black Dog" Edwardian Devils- "Wipin' & Slidin'" Adriano BaTolba Trio- "Troublemaker" Buddy Holly- "I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down" The Dice Cubes- "Something About That Girl" Lee McCormack- "Train To Heartbreak" The Hula Girls- "The Isle Of Rhum Boogie"   Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Albert Collins- "Cold,

Killer new tunes hitting the playlist this week from Western Terrestrials, Marcel Bontempi, Robert Gordon, Dion (with Stevie Van Zandt), Joe Louis Walker (with Dion & Eric Gales), Boppin' B, John Lindberg Trio, Kathryn Legendre, The Ramblin' Bandits plus new tunes from Aqualads (on Hi-Tide Recordings) and Urban Zotel in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  We'll take a much needed break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break, hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week and board our Time Machine for the week ending January 19th, 1959! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Boppin' B- "Rock 'n' Roll Singer" Western Terrestrials- "Rlying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll" John Lindberg Trio- "Keep A Knockin'"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Urban Zotel- "Midnight Walk" Aqualads- "Catch On"   Joe Louis Walker (with Dion & Eric Gales)- "Blues Comin' On" Kathryn Legendre- "Waiting In Line" The Ramblin' Bandits- "You Never"   Beth's Blues Break: (Musi

In honor of International Blues Day on August 1st, we're doing a 2 week "All Blues" feature on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  Beth Riley (host of our "Beth's Blues Segment") co-hosts and picks the majority of the tunes.  This hour, we hear a NEW Dion track (with Brian Setzer...who shares an April 10th birthday with Beth), plus we spin some classics from B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Big Mama Thornton, R.L. Burnside, Otis Rush, T-Bone Walker, Big Bill Broonzy, Pinetop Perkins, Lowell Fulsom, a rockin' cover of Muddy Waters by Billy F. Gibbons AND Little Walter and Ry Cooder in our instru-Mental Breakdown! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   B.B. King- "The Thrill Is Gone" Big Mama Thornton- "Everything Gonna Be Alright" Muddy Waters- "Mannish Boy" Big Bill Broonzy- "How You Want It Done" R.L. Burnside- "Hard Time Killing Floor" Howlin' Wolf- "Highway 49"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Little Walter- "Juke" Ry Cooder- "Dark End Of T

LOTS of great NEW music and more on this week's show!  Hear the latest from Charley Crockett, Zephaniah Ohora, Marcel Bontempi, Nick Lowe, Andrea & Mud, Sonny West, Devil Doll, The Rip'em Ups, Delta 88 as well as Los Straitjackets and Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We'll hear a rocker from Al Hendrix, take a break with Beth Riley on her Beth's Blues Break and a new segment called Stars In Their Eyes where we hear artists we know...before we knew them! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   The Rip'em Ups- "Love Is Blind" Devil Doll- "Lover & A Fighter" Sonny West- "Gin Soaked Floor"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue- "Swinging G String" Los Straitjackets- "Venus"   Marcel Bontempi- "Handsome Girl" Nick Lowe- "Here Comes That Feeling" Andrea & Mud- "Hellhounds"   Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Fenton Robinson- "Somebody Loan Me A Dime" Follow Beth's Bl