Rockabilly & Blues Radio Hour

So much great music on the show this hour! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour spins NEW tracks from Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, John Lindberg Trio, Stray Cats, The Hawkmen, Eddie Clendening, Sister Suzie, Rob Ryan Roadshow, Carl Bradychok and more!  We also get a new track from Greg Townson and a classic from Dick Dale in our instru-Mental Breakdown, a Five Year Flashback with Billy Burnette and a Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honoring Merle Haggard with covers by Jerry Lee Lewis and The Everly Brothers!  Plus, we pay tribute to Huelyn Duvall who passed away on May 15th.   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Elvis Presley- "I'm Coming Home" The Howlin' Coyotes- "The Game" In Memory: Huelyn Duvall- "Pucker Paint" The Hawkmen- "There's One Thing" The Dynamics- "Misery" Stray Cats- "Cry Danger" Eddie Clendening- "I've Been Had" Carl Bradychok- "Pointed Toe Shoes" instru-Mental Breakdown: Greg Townson- "Venus" Dick Dale- "Ghostriders I

Scott Hinds from The Royal Hounds co-hosts this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour with me.  I pick 2 songs from their latest Low Class Songs For High Class People plus 1 from their previous album, Poker All Night Long!  Scott picks all the rest of these fun tunes from George "Thumper" Jones, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Roy Orbison, JD McPherson, Carl Perkins, The Dempseys, Southern Culture On The Skids, Johnny7 & The Black Crabs, The Starjays, Shanda & The Howlers, Sticks McGhee and Billy Joe & The Dusty 45's! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   George "Thumper" Jones- "How Come It?" Johnny7 & The Black Crabs- "Flexi-Flyer" Carl Perkins- "Dixie Fried" Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Americano" The Royal Hounds- "The Walk" Sticks McGhee- "Drinkin' Wine Spo Dee O Dee" Roy Orbison- "In Dreams" Billy Joe & The Dusty 45's- "Two Beers In Texas" Shanda & The Howlers- "Keep Telling Me" The Starjays- "Turn Down The Lights" JD McPherson-

New tunes, requests, time machine and a five year flashback on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!  New songs on the playlist come in from Daddy Long Legs, Ray Allen, John Lewis & His Rock'n'Roll Trio, Cliff Westfall, Doel Brothers, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles, Kitty Rose & The Rattlers, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Ray Allen, Fatboy and The Retrobaits.  Our Hey Mr. DJ request segment includes requests for Josh Hi Fi & The Rhythm Kings and Hank Williams 3, our Five Year Flashback goes back to Deke Dickerson collaborating with Los Straitjackets and our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine lands at the week ending April 2, 1961. Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Daddy Long Legs- "Glad Rag Ball" Buddy Holly- "Don't Come Back Knockin'" Cliff Westfall- "I'll Play The Fool" The Doel Brothers- "Love Letter" John Lewis & His Rock'n'Roll Trio- "Where Would Rock'n'Roll Be? Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles- "Ain't Got

We spin the TOP 2 songs in our Stray "Cats Countdown" this hour PLUS we hear 2 more NEW tunes from their album, 40.  Slim Jim Phantom talks about Carl Perkins in our Five Year Flashback as well.  We also hear NEW tracks from Nick Lowe, Lucky 757 (with Matt's Blues), Pepita Slappers, McKinley James, Bat! and our instru-Mental Breakdown has the latest from Los Straitjackets and Bloodshot Bill.  Plus, we've got rockers by Dave Edmunds (with Stray Cats), Gene Vincent, Ritchie Valens, Deke Dickerson, John Fogerty and JD McPherson!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey   Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Lucky 757 (with Matt's Blues)- "Enough To Make A Grown Man Cry" McKinley James- "On The Run" Stray Cats- "Three Times The Charm" Gene Vincent- "Git It" Dave Edmunds (with Stray Cats)- "The Race Is On"   #2 Stray Cats- "Stray Cat Strut"   JD McPherson- "I Can't Complain" Bat!- "Villain"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Los Straitjackets- "The Fishin' Hole" Bloodshot Bill- "Shark

We begin our Cats Countdown where we count down the top 5 of your favorite Stray Cats songs.  This hour we hear #5-#3 as well as a NEW track from their latest album, 40.  Plus, our Five Year Flashback is with Lee Rocker!  We also hear NEW tunes from Eddie Clendening, George Benson, The Di Maggio Connection, Screamin' Rebel Angels, Los Blancos, The Shootouts, The Boogie Checkers and The Greasy Gills as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown that also features a track with The Ventures and Duane Eddy.  We spin some rockers from Elvis Presley, Charlie Gracie, 13 Cats, Johnny Cash and Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham too! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Eddie Clendening- "Fire Engine Red" The Boogie Checkers- "Dynamite Baby"   Cats Countdown #5:   Stray Cats- "(She's) Sexy & 17"   Elvis Presley- "Slowly But Surely" Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Plenty Of Love" Stray Cats- "Rock It Off" Charlie Gracie- "You Got

It's our 2nd annual "Sun-Sational" Show as we once again kick off Summer Sun Fun (official first day of Summer is June 21st) with Connor Rocket co-hosting an hour of songs recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, TN (located at 706 Union Avenue).  We've got tunes from a variety of artists including Elvis Presley, Charley Pride, Dale Watson (with Sarah Gayle Meech & Hillbilly Casino), Howlin' Wolf, John Mellencamp, Roy Orbison, Chris Isaak, Jerry Lee Lewis, Don Diego, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles, Johnny Cash, Barbara Pittman, Sonny Burgess, Billy Lee Riley & The Little Green Men, Charlie Rich, Billy "The Kid" Emerson, Carl Perkins, James Cotton and Roscoe Gordon! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Charley Pride- "(There's My Baby) Walkin' (The Stroll)" Chris Isaak- "Everybody's In The Mood" Charlie Rich- "Philadelphia Baby" Roscoe Gordon- "Booted" Dale Watson (w/ Sarah Gayle Meech & Hillbilly Casino)- "iF yoU" Carl Perkins- "

A new rocker from Chuck Mead kicks off the latest Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour and sets the pace for this packed show! We also spin new tracks from Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), The Cash Box Kings, Dale Watson, Kim Lenz, Danny "O" & The Astrotones, Danny T & The Sirens, The Kabooms, Abby Girl & The Real Deal, Clint Bradley and The Bullets. Our Five Year Flashback is with Linda Gail Lewis talking about a funny memory with her brother Jerry Lee Lewis and John Lennon. The Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine goes back to the week ending October 29, 1961 and we have 2 killer requests in our Hey Mr. DJ segment! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Chuck Mead- "Big Bear In The Sky" Dale Watson- "Restless" The Bullets- "Buzz For The Blues" Clint Bradley- "Six Guns, Spurs & Saddles" Danny T & The Sirens- "Caroline" Danny "O" & The Astrotones- "Paint The Town" Abby Girl & The Real Deal- "Every Night" Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjacket

We start a new segment we'll hear periodically throughout the year called "Hey Mr. DJ" where we play a couple of your requests (this week it's Bob Dylan and Robert Plant's "Honeydrippers")!  Plus, we've got NEW tunes from Los Straitjackets and The Volcanics in our instru-Mental Breakdown as well as new rockers from Lucky 757 (featuring Matt's Blues), The Retrobaits, Daddy Long Legs, Fatboy, Nick Waterhouse, The Beatersband, Robby Vee, Ray Allen and a recent rocker from Dustaphonics!  We also pay tribute to a trio of artists that passed away late March: Bill Allen, Margaret Lewis and Jay Chevalier.  AND we have our Five Year Flashback with Eddie Angel talking about his other band The Planet Rockers!  You don't want to miss this one!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Lucky 757 (with Matt's Blues)- "Memphis Sun" The Retrobaits- "Cryin' At My Front Door" Ray Allen- "I Feel Alright" Fatboy- "Burning Bridges" Daddy Long Legs- "Pink Lemonade"  

Oliver Baroni from The Hillbilly Moon Explosion co-hosts Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour with me this week.  I pick 2 tracks from their new album (The Sparky Sessions) and Oliver picks a great variety of rockers from Bo Diddley, Johnny Horton, Bob & Lucille, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lightnin' Slim, Wanda Jackson, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent,  Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson Orchestra, Warren Smith, Big Mama Thornton, Bunker Hill and Bill Allen. Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Bo Diddley- "Who Do You Love" Bob & Lucille- "Eeny Meeny Miney Moe" Bill Allen- "Please Give Me Something" Howlin' Wolf- "Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy" Gene Vincent- "You Told A Fib" Lightnin' Slim- "Rooster Blues" Lightnin' Hopkins- "Mojo Hand" Warren Smith- "Uranium Rock" The Hillbilly Moon Explosion (with Sparky)- "Queen Of Hearts" Buddy Holly- "Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight" Wanda Jackson- "Funnel Of Love" Bunker Hill- "You Can't Make Me Doubt M

Laura Palmer from Screamin' Rebel Angels is my co-host on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  She hand-picked all the songs except for 2 tracks from their latest album, Heel Grinder, that I wanted to know more about.  We spin tunes from Nikki Hill, Mickey Lee Lane, Gary U.S. Bonds, Stray Cats, Little Richard, The Go-Getters, Marie Knight, Bunker Hill, The Delta Bombers, Nick Curran, Boz Boorer, Roy Head and Big Maybelle! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Nikki Hill- "Get Down, Crawl" Gary U.S. Bonds- "New Orleans" Little Richard- "The Girl Can't Help It" Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Oh! My Soul" Bunker Hill- "The Girl Can't Dance" The Delta Bombers- "Good Disguise" Stray Cats- "How Long You Wanna Live, Anyway?" Nick Curran & The Lowlifes- "Kill My Baby" Roy Head- "Treat Her Right" The Go-Getters- "Slow Down" Boz Boorer- "Bad Hangover" Marie Knight- "I Thought I Told You Not To Tell Them" Screamin' Rebel Angels- "Sweet Petunia" Big May

This hour's Five Year Flashback goes back to May, 2015 when we spoke with the late, great Dick Dale.  Dick passed away at 81 years old on March 16th, 2019 just a few weeks shy of his 82nd birthday.  We hear him talking about Quenin Tarantino requesting that "Miserlou" be part of his Pulp Fiction film.  Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Buck Owens with covers by Rosie Flores and John Fogerty.  Plus, we hear NEW tunes in our instru-Mental Breakdown by The Di Maggio Connection and The Delstroyers and we also spin NEW tracks from Bloodshot Bill, Doel Brothers, John Lewis & His Rock 'n' Roll Trio, The Mellows, Wild Bill & The Railroad Cats, Wildcat Rose, RvB, Bonita & The Blues Shacks, Million Dollar Tones and more! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Doel Brothers- "Bottle On The Table" Bloodshot Bill- "Do What You Do" John Lewis & His Rock 'n' Roll Trio- "Wipe Me Out" Million Dollar Tones- "Jenny Lee" Elvis Presley- "Foo

We ride the rails again on our 2nd annual Train Show on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  Songs of locomotives, railroad, hobos, lonesome whistles and more from Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, Dale Watson, Dallas Moore, Ricky Nelson, The Secret Sisters, Carl Perkins, Linda Gail Lewis, Robert Gordon, Delmore Brothers, Paul Pigat, Chris Casello Trio, High Noon, Wayne "The Train" Hancock and more!  We also hear 2 vintage commercials featuring Johnny Cash.  We're celebrating Train Day happening May 11th, 2019! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey   Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Carl Perkins- "Folsom Prison Blues" Di Maggio Brothers- "Hey Porter" Lionel Trains & Trucks commercial with Johnny Cash Johnny Cash- "Ridin' On The Cotton Belt" Franklin Stewart- "That Long Black Train" Linda Gail Lewis- "Roll On (Clickety Clack) Paul Pigat- "Lonesome Whistle" Delmore Brothers- "Freight Train Boogie" Dale Watson- "Runaway Train" Dale Hawkins- "Number Nine Train" Robert Gordon- "Trai

How great is it to say there is a NEW Stray Cats tune on the latest Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour?!!  We also spin NEW tracks from Charley Crockett, Tami Neilson, Rosie Flores, Kim Lenz, Pope Paul & The Illegals, Wild Deuces, rockers from Jimmy Dale, Gene Vincent, Darrel Higham, Glen Campbell and more!  Our instru-Mental Breakdown has NEW tunes from Cap'n Mike & The King Tide and Anthony Castagna, the Five Year Flashback is with the always great Levi Dexter AND we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending October 12, 1957!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Jimmy Dale & The Beltline- "She's Wild" Kim Lenz- "Guilty" Stray Cats- "Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me)" Rosie Flores- "Till The Well Runs Dry" Tami Neilson- "Big Boss Mama" Gene Vincent- "Hey Good Looking" Charley Crockett- "River Of Sorrow" Roger Miller- "Burma Shave"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Anthony Castagna- "Rumble To Newport" Cap'n Mike &

Nick Lowe once again teams up with those rockin' masked crusaders of Los Straitjackets for a new EP Love Starvation (available May 17th) and we spin the title track this hour!  We also give you NEW tunes from Motel Mirrors, Fatboy, The Mellows (feat. Colton Turner), Carl Bradychok, Clint Bradley, Ray Allen, Rosie Flores as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown and classics from Carl Perkins, Joe Maphis & Rose Lee Maphis, Waylon Jennings, Two Tons Of Steel, Annisteen Allen and more!  Plus, we hear a trio of Buddy Holly-related tracks AND our Five Year Flashback is with Phil Alvin talking about The Blasters classic, "Marie, Marie" so you don't want to miss it! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Motel Mirrors- "Everybody's Moving" Sonny Burns- "A Real Cool Cat" The Mellows (feat. Colton Turner)- "Always" Annisteen Allen- "Fujiyama Mama" Carl Perkins- "Jenny, Jenny" Fatboy- "Diggin' The Scene" Ray Allen- "Jersey Pearl" Clint Bradley- "Lone L

We get 2 in a row this hour from Jason Ringenberg (NEW track from his latest Stand Tall as well as a collaboration with Los Straitjackets on the tune "Link Wray"), our Five Year Flashback with Dion, an instru-Mental Breakdown with Link Wray and The Prodigals (featuring Chris Casello), NEW tunes from Nathan Belt & The Buckles, Dry Riverbed Trio, The Sirocco Bros., Kim Lenz, Portuguese Pedro, Haney's Big House, recent Grammy winner Buddy Guy, classics from Elvis Presley, The Rimshots, Levi Dexter, The Everly Brothers and more!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Nathan Belt & The Buckles- "Rebound" Elvis Presley- "Stuck On You" Buddy Guy- "Guilty As Charged" Dry Riverbed Trio- "Keep On Playin'" The Sirocco Bros.- "Goliath Tigerfish" Kim Lenz- "Bury Me Deep" Portuguese Pedro & His Band- "What Will I Do" The Rimshots (John Lewis)- "I'm Gone" Louisville Boppers- "Run Through The Jungle" Levi Dexter- "Hurrica

The 5th annual Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender is happening May 23-26, 2019.  We'll play some of these amazing acts this hour.  It's a very unique blend from B-52S, JD McPherson, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, Bailey Dee, Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes, Linda Gail Lewis, The Cactus Blossoms, Marcel Bontempi, Nikki Hill, Bloodshot Bill, Jake Calypso, McKinley James, The Hi-Jivers, Sonny West, Art Adams, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles, Deke Dickerson, Hillbilly Casino and instru-Mental Breakdown Boogie style with Los Straitjackets and The Surfrajettes!!  That's how we boogie here in Nashville!  See y'all here!!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Marcel Bontempi- "Wolf Call" Jake Calypso- "I'm A Real Cool Cat" McKinley James- "Who Will The Next Fool Be?" Sonny West- "Doin' The Boogie" Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles- "Sex and Fire and Gasoline" JD McPherson- "I Wish You Would" Hillbilly Casino- "It's Not Me, It's You

This hour we focus on just SOME of the MANY great artists coming Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend!  It's happening April 18-21st in Las Vegas, NV.  We debut a NEW tune from The Hillbilly Moon Explosion with Sparky and we spin a new tribute medley from Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones.  There's special Viva Las Vegas edition of the instru-Mental breakdown with the Messer Chups and Sandy Nelson & The The Sin City Termites (featuring Eddie Angel of Los Straitjackets on guitar...who will ALSO be at Viva Las Vegas).  Plus, you'll hear tunes from Wanda Jackson, Freddy Cannon, The Delta Bombers, Reverend Horton Heat, Jittery Jack, The Kingbees, Wayne Hancock, Harlem River Noise, Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo, Ray Campi, Don Woody, Crown City Bombers, Sid King, Restless, Linda Gail Lewis (with Robbie Fulks) and Billy Harlan! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Reverend Horton Heat- "Viva Las Vegas" Don Woody- "Barking Up The Wrong Tr

On this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour, we'll spin NEW tracks from Rosie Flores, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho DeVilles, Motel Mirrors, The Hawkmen, Screamin' Rebel Angels, The Outsiders, The Bullets and Dale Watson & Celine Lee (with "Johnny & June" as part of our "Double Trouble" segment (along with a track FROM Johnny & June).  Vince Ray sends over an earlier track he did with Vern Vain & The Blue Vains.  Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Little Walter with covers by Keith Richards and Eilen Jewell.  Plus, our Five Year Flashback is with Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer Duane Eddy as he discusses "Rebel Rouser" being a part of the Forrest Gump movie and soundtrack plus we've got tunes from Big Sandy Bo Diddley and Red Foley! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   The Hawkmen- "Acai" The Outsiders- "Rockabilly's Back In Town" Motel Mirrors- "Gotta Lotta Rhythm" Bo Diddley- "Bo Diddley Is A Lover" Screamin' Rebel Angels-

It's our 5th Annual Cover Charge Included show!!  We spotlight another hour of great cover tunes from the obvious to the obscure!  We'll hear Brian Setzer Orchestra covering AC/DC, Levi Dexter covering Groovey Joe Poovey, Johnny Cash covering The Rolling Stones, The Jets covering Dion, Polecats covering Buzzcocks, Jack Rabbit Slim covering Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly covering Carl Perkins, The Di Maggio Connection covering Deep Purple, Two Tons Of Steel covering Ramones, Johnny Bach & The Moonshine Boozers covering Vince Taylor, The Bellfuries covering The Beatles, Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh covering Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash, Headcat covering Chuck Berry, The Smithereens covering The Diamonds, The Honkabillies covering Delmore Brothers and our instru-Mental Breakdown with The Surfrajettes covering Britney Spears and Tiger Army covering The Chantays!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Levi Dexter- "Move Around" Two Tons Of Ste

Lots of new tunes, classics and special segments on the new Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  We've got NEW tracks from Clint Bradley, Jesse Dayton, Carl Bradychok, Marcel Bontempi, Charley Crockett, Black Moon Boys, Delta 88, The Homewreckers, our instru-Mental Breakdown with new tracks by Anthony Castagna and Danny "O" & The Astrotones, our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Del Shannon with covers by Dion and John Lindberg Trio and our Five Year Flashback is with Jerry Phillips talking about his dad as well as "Rocket 88" and still there's more! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey   Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Air Mail Special" Jesse Dayton- "May Have To Do It, Don't Have To Like It" (live) Carl Bradychok- "Big Bad Blues" The Paladins- "Then I Found You" Grizzly Family- "Rockabilly Hop" Marcel Bontempi- "Mambo Voodoo" The Homewreckers- "Crawlin'" Kansas City Cryers- "Gotta Roam"   instru-Mental Breakdown: