Rockabilly & Blues Radio Hour

Lots of variety and lots of new tunes this week!  We've once again got 2 new tracks from Robert Gordon as well as the latest from John Fogerty (and family), Lily Locksmith, Bill Kirchen (with Nick Lowe and Paul Carrack), X, Los Jackpots, Vince Ray's Loser Machine, The Time Burners, Vicky Tafoya in our Doo-Wop Corner and The Surfrajettes and The Hi-Tide Orchestra in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  Plus, we take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break and spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week. Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Robert Gordon- "Three Alley Cats" (with Dave Alvin) Elvis Presley- "(It's A) Long Lonely Highway" Los Jackpots- "Ooh! My Head"   instru-Mental Breakdown: The Hi-Tide Orchestra- "Rattler" The Surfrajettes- "Bonzai Pipeline"   Bill Kirchen (with Nick Lowe & Paul Carrack)- "Shelly's Winter Love" Lily Locksmith- "You Gotta Try" The Everly Brothers- "I'm Movin' On"   Beth's Blues Break: (Mus

Excited to get new John Lindberg Trio on the air this week!!  Also, we spin some killer tunes from the latest by Webb Wilder, Marti Brom, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets recorded live), Edwardian Devils, The Broadway Twisters, A-Beat Combo, Johnny Moon & The Selenites, The Dice Cubes and NEW tracks from The Hula Girls and Black Flamingos from Hi-Tide Recordings in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Plus, we take a trip in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine, take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break, spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week and still there's more!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   The Dice Cubes- "Make Me Motor" Webb Wilder- "Hit The Nail On The Head" Marti Brom- "Hurry Home"   instru-Mental Breakdown: The Hula Girls- "Jungle Girl" Black Flamingos- "Just Dropped In  (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)   John Lindberg Trio- "Crying, Lying, Denying" Johnny Moon & The Selenites- "I'm Gon

Always great to have NEW Robert Gordon on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  We'll play 2 tracks from his new album on Cleopatra Records featuring guests Dale Watson and Joe Louis Walker.  We also spin the latest from Jesse Dayton, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), Andrea & Mud, The Hi-Risers, Delta 88, The Toreadors, The Sparks Boys, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boy, a newly released Everly Brothers track plus NEW tunes from The Surfrajettes and The Western Distributors in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break, 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"   The Everly Brothers- "Down In The Bottom" Delta 88- "Bettie & The Page Boys" The Hi-Risers- "Hot Banana"   instru-Mental Breakdown: The Surfrajettes- "Hale'iwa Hustle" The Western Distributors- "Spaghetti Wetsuit"   Robert Gordon- "One Cup Of Coffee" (with

We spin 3 tracks from the late, great Little Richard this hour.  The "Architect Of Rock & Roll" passed away on May 9th, 2020 at 87 years old.  We also hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, take a break with Beth Riley and her Beth's Blues Break and spin a couple of new tracks from The Volcanics and The Hawkmen in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Plus, hear NEW tunes from High Noon, Dave Alvin, McKinley James, Pokey LaFarge, Little Lesley & The Bloodshots, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Wild Boogie Combo, The Rip'em Ups, Boppin' B and more!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Little Richard- "Ooh My Soul" High Noon- "You Done Did It" Boppin' B- "Bang Bang Bang"   instru-Mental Breakdown: The Volcanics- "Return Of Mr. Midnight" The Hawkmen- "Tequila"   Dave Alvin- "Marie, Marie" (with Christy McWilson & Los Straitjackets) Pokey LaFarge- "Ain't Comin' Home" McKinley James- "

Always great to spin a NEW track from Dion on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!  We also have killer new tunes from X, Marti Brom, Victor Wainwright, The Ramblin' Bandits, Eskimo Brothers, Bloodshot Bill, Old Chevy, Eddie Martin, Chuck Mead, The Western Distributors as well as Los Straitjackets and Link Bat & The Bat Rays in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We take a break on Beth's Blues Break with Beth Riley, hear some of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ and we spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week.  Don't miss it! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Marti Brom- "Damn Those Little Demons" The Ramblin' Bandits- "Up And Down" Victor Wainwright & The Train- "Memphis Loud"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Los Straitjackets- "In My Room" Link Bat & The Bat Rays- "Diamond Jack"   Dion- "Blues Comin' On" (with Joe Bonamassa) Chuck Mead- "I Ain't Been Nowhere" Adriano Batolba Orchestra- "Hard Luck, Bad Luck 'N Misery"   Beth's Blue

High Noon sends over their first new music since 2002!  Brand NEW on Swelltune Records.  Also, we spin the latest from Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), The Hi-Jivers, The Broadway Twisters, The Dead Cowboys, Edwardian Devils as well as The Manakooras and The Hula Girls in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We start a new segment with Beth Riley called "Beth's Blues Break" and we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and also spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week with Billy Burnette!  And still...there's MORE! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   The Hi-Jivers- "Knee High & Risin'" King Kerosene- "Too Far To Walk" Cherry Tess & Her Rhythm Sparks- "Leave A Happy Fool Alone"   instru-Mental Breakdown: The Manakooras- "Congo Glide" The Hula Girls- "The Enchanted Sea"   Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Lay It On Me Baby" Dion- "Doctor Rock 'N' Roll" The Broadway Twisters- "Girl With A Gretsch"   Beth's Blues Brea

It's a full hour of rockabilly, blues, surf, doo-wop, honky tonk and rock 'n' roll!  Hear NEW tunes from Jesse Daniel, Webb Wilder, McKinley James, The Mellows, Pokey LaFarge, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, The Joeys as well as the latest from The Hi-Tide Orchestra and The Men In Gray Suits in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  We'll also take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Webb Wilder- "Tell Me What's Wrong" The Rockats- "Never So Clever" The Mellows- "You And Me"   instru-Mental Breakdown: The Hi-Tide Orchestra- "Lockdown" The Men In Gray Suits- "Shark Bait"   Pokey LaFarge- "Bluebird" Jesse Daniel- "Tar Snakes" Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "I Can't Remember When I Didn't Love You"   Doo-Wop Corner: The Continentals- "Picture Of Love" Little Anthony & The Imperials- "Traveling Stranger"   Tony Joe

The pandemic can't keep great tunes from coming in!  Hear NEW tunes from The Honkabillies, Johnny Moon & The Selenites, Whiskey Daredevils, The Toreadors, The Shakers, Bloodshot Bill and Televisionaries, The Muskrats as well as The Surfer Novas and Jeremy Fetzer feat. Duane Eddy in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We'll hear some of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ, board our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending April 21, 1962 and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox...and MORE!

Surf, Blues, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk, Doo-Wop and more!  It's all on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!  Hear NEW tunes from McKinley James, Sonny West, Kyle Lacy, Adriano BaTolba Trio, Saint Dom & The Sinful, The Sparks Boys, Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes, Ezra Lee, Mike Sanchez, Yann O'fender as well as the latest from The Volcanics and Jesse Daniel in our instru-Mental Breakdow!  We'll stroll down to the Doo-Wop Corner, drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and more!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Sonny West- "Devil In Me" Ezra Lee- "Rockabillybeatin' Boogie Band" Mike Sanchez- "Ramblin' Boogie" Yann O'fender- "Rumors" The Big Six- "Twentieth Century Boy" McKinley James- "Thunderbird" The Sparks Boys- "Rainy Day" Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes- "Bouquet Of Roses"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Jesse Daniel- "Chickadee" The Volcanics- "Freakout"   The Shootouts- "If I Could" Adriano BaTolba Trio- "Been There, Don

It's our annual Train Show on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!  We spin an hour of train-themed tunes to celebrate National Train Day on May 9th!  Come ride the rails and hear tunes from Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Dale Watson, Rosie Flores, John Fogerty, Tom Jones, George Jones, Big Jon Atkinson, Conway Twitty, Stray Cats, Carlene Carter, Kim Wilson, Sonny Burgess and an instru-Mental Breakdown with Jimmy Bryant and Sean Mencher!!  Allllllll aboard!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Carl Perkins- "Rock Island Line" Big Jon Atkinson- "Trainfare Blues" Johnny Cash- "Casey Jones" Conway Twitty- "Long Black Train" Stray Cats- "Devil Train" John Fogerty- "Train Of Fools" George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys- "Night Train To Memphis" Carlene Carter- "Little Blakc Train"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Jimmy Bryant- "Railroadin'" Sean Mencher- "Mystery Train"   Tom Jones- "Everybody Loves A Train" Sonny Burgess- "Fast Train

Every week, killer new tunes hit the playlist and this one is a killer one!  Hear NEW rockin' tunes from Webb Wilder, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Bonnie Montgomery & Rosie Flores, Whitney Rose, The Hi-Tide Orchestra ft. Magdalena O'Connell, Mystery Gang, Jesse Daniel, Old Chevy, The Ventons, Mel Peekaboo, The Time Burners and Susan Brown & The Ballin' Keen.  Plus, we spin a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner and crank up the Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" The Ventons- "Right Time" The Time Burners- "Walk Alone" Mel Peekaboo- "Me and My Baby" Whitney Rose- "In A Rut" Susan Brown & The Ballin' Keen- "Howl Big Wolf" Bonnie Montgomery & Rosie Flores- "Just Your Style" Old Chevy- "On The Run" Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys- "Holy One" Hey Mr. DJ request segment: Jack Scott- "Two Timin' Woman" Jerry Lee Lewis- "Memphis Beat" Webb

We've got killer new tracks this week from Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones, Bloodshot Bill, The Sparks Boys, The Flat Tires, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Ezra Lee as well as James Burton and Gary Cain Band in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  You'll hear a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ, take a trip in our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and we'll spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection and still there's more! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   The Sparks Boys- "Crazy Music In My Head" Ezra Lee- "Down & Dirty" The Flat Tires- "Buzz Buzz Buzz"   instru-Mental Breakdown: James Burton- "Polk Salad Annie" Gary Cain Band- "Twang Strut" (Live At Limestone City)   Bloodshot Bill- "My Heart Cries For You" Mike Zito- "St. Louis Blues" (with Charlie Berry III) Two Tons of Steel- "All Tied Up"   Hey Mr. DJ request segment: Johnny Horton- "In My Home In Shelby County" Dave & Deke Combo- "Let's Flat Get On It"   Lara H

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys covering Freddy Fender?  You bet!  We kick off the show with a track from this new EP of tunes as well as the latest from Whitney Rose, Pike Cavalero, Sonny & His Wild Cows, Adriano Batolba Trio, The Rhythm Treasures, Marti Brom, Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes, The Obscuritones and Tommy C & The Black Widow Grease Band.  Plus, we take an instru-Mental Breakdown, a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, hear a couple of great requests in Hey Mr. DJ and a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week by The Jesters featuring Jerry Phillips!!  

We hear from the 2020 Ameripolitan Rockabilly winners (Bloodshot Bill collaborating with Televisionaries, Laura Palmer/Screamin' Rebel Angels and The Lustre Kings), take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, hear a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ and spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week.  Plus, we hear the latest from Southwest Biscuit Company, Smokestack Lightnin', The Shootouts (covering ELO), Tami Neilson, Johnny Falstaff, McKinley James, Johnny Moon & The Selenites and more!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Johnny Moon & The Selenites- "I Got The Devil In Me" Southwest Biscuit Company- "Hadacilin Boogie" The Lustre Kings- "Don't Let Go"    instru-Mental Breakdown: Jerry Reed- "The Claw" Legendary Shack Shakers- "Redwing"   Smokestack Lightnin'- "Tennessee Stud" JD McPherson- "Dimes For Nickels" The Polecats- "Big Green Car"   Doo-Wop Corner: Bloodshot Bill & Televisionaries- "Sha-La-Ba" The Turbans-

This week, we spin a couple of tunes from Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers in tribute to Cavan Grogan's passing on February 15th, 2020.  We'll also hear a couple of covers from Levi Dexter and Boz Boorer.  We spin new tracks from Erin Viancourt, OC Hurricanes, Jay Hardtke & The Irregulars (with guest Jim Heath Reverend Horton Heat), The Sparks Boys, Miss Tess, Vince Ray's Loser Machine, Nick Shoulders, The Danny McVey Trio as well as Agent Octopus in our instru-Mental Breakdown that also features a track from Ashley Kingman.  Plus, we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and hear a selection from the Jammin' James Jukebox! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   OC Hurricanes- "My Love" Nick Shoulders- "Ding Dong Daddy" The Danny McVey Trio- "Knight Of The Night"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Ashley Kingman- "Roughneck City" Agent Octopus- "Cape Fear"   Miss Tess- "Gamblin' Man" Erin Viancourt- "Cowgirl" The Sparks Boys- "Upside Do

LOTS of killer new tunes on the show this week from Pokey LaFarge, The Delta Bombers, Kristyn Harris, Jake Calypso, Whitney Rose, The Paladins (live), Lily Locksmith, Tami Neilson, Mike Sanchez, Smokestack Lightnin', Yann O'Fender and Whiskey Daredevils.  We'll also get a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week and we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   The Delta Bombers- "This Is The Night" Jake Calypso- "Seeking A Partner" The Paladins- "Tore Up" (Live) Yann O'Fender- "Ted Cool" Link Wray- "Tiger Man" Lily Locksmith- "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" Whitney Rose- "Believe Me, Angela" Tami Neilson- "Call Your Mama" Smokestack Lightnin'- "One Man Down" Whiskey Daredevils- "Ward C" Pokey LaFarge- "End Of My Rope" Kristyn Harris- "Roly Poly"   Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine Week ending March 6, 1954 Cash Box Rhythm & Blues Single Chart #10 Fats Domino- "Something's Wrong" #5 Clyde

LOTS of new tunes on the show this hour from Legendary Shack Shakers (recorded at Sun Studio), Jesse Daniel, Dominique Pruitt, The Blackjacks, The Hurricanes, Sonny & His Wild Cows, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Sherry & The Rockafellas, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam plus Skip Frontz Jr. & Chrome Castle in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We hear a couple of requests in Hey Mr. DJ, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, hear a selection in our Jammin' James Jukebox (by Carl Perkins) and spin some rocking tunes from Dale Watson, Eddie Clendening, Keb Mo and more! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Hey Mr. DJ request segment: George Jones- "Love Bug" The Rhythm Shakers- "What You Do To Me"   Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Bald Headed Daddy" The Hurricanes- "Rockabilly Hair" Sammy & His Wild Cows- "Love Shock"   Doo-Wop Corner: The Chips- "Rubber Biscuit" The Tads- "She Is My Dream"   Jammin'

It's our annual Cover Charge Included show featuring cover tunes all hour long!  We'll hear Dylan covers by Greg Townson and Jason & The Scorchers, CCR covers by Elvis Presley, Dallas Moore, Janiva Magness, The Delta Bombers and The Mavericks!  Plus Jesse Dayton covers AC/DC, X covers Jerry Lee Lewis, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion covers Steve Earle, The Cramps cover Carl Perkins, Ryan Glenn Band covers Queen, Fats Domino covers The Beatles and so much more! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Nothin' But You"  X- "Breathless" Ryan Glenn Band- "Another One Bites The Dust" Jason & The Scorchers- "Absolutely Sweet Marie" Fats Domino- "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me & My Monkey" Elvis Presley- "Proud Mary" The Mavericks- "Down On The Corner" The Delta Bombers- "Run Through The Jungle" Dallas Moore- "Lodi" Janiva Magness- "Fortunate Son" Jesse Dayton- "Whole Lotta Rosie" Restless-

We find out just how much great music we can squeeze in 1 hour!  Hear the latest from Kyle Lacy, Skip Frontz Jr., Deke Dickerson & Bloodshot Bill, Louie & The Wolf Gang, Al Willis & The New Swingsters, Texas T & The Shine Runners, Nick Shoulders and Restless!  Plus, we take a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner, board the Time Machine, drop a quarter in the Jammin' James Jukebox and have a rockin' instru-Mental Breakdown! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Texas T & The Shine Runners- "The Vibes Remain" Deke Dickerson and Bloodshot Bill- "My Darlin' Jenny" Al Willis & The New Swingsters- "Lock & Chain"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Nick Curran & The Nitelifes- "The Groovy Jam" The Texas Troubadours- "Leon's Guitar Boogie"   Carl Perkins- "Drinking Wine Spo Dee O Dee" Louie & The Wolf Gang- "The Race" Kyle Lacy- "Low and Slow"   Doo-Wop Corner: The Laurels- "Baby Talk" The Spiders- "I Didn't Want To Do It"

We've got some first time artists on the show as well as some long time veterans this hour.  We'll spin NEW tunes from Adriano BaTolba Trio, The RagTones, Henry & The Bleeders, The Muskrats, Kpjm Surge and The Haymakers, Gina DeLuca, Saint Dom & The Sinful as well as Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown, Jay Hardtke & The Irregulars with Big Sandy and Mike Sanchez & The Limboos in our "Double Trouble" segment.  We also crank up our Jammin' James Jukebox selection, board our Time Machine for the week ending March 14, 1953 and still there's more!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Adriano BaTolba Trio (with Darrel Higham)- "Your Last Mistake" Gina DeLuca- "Better Than Chocolate" Saint Dom and the Sinful- "Bopperella"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Hacienda Brothers- "Railed" Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders- "Biscuit Blues"   Johnny Cash- "Sea Of Heartbreak" (birthday- February 26, 1932)