"In Memoriam (Jan - May, 2025)" (broadcast 5/16/25)
Don Nix 83, 12/31 & The Alabama State Troupers: Going Down 4:04
Brenton Wood 83, 1/3: Gimme Little Sign
Sam Moore 89, 1/10 & Dave: Hold On, I'm Comin’
David Lynch 78, 1/16: Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It)
The Band (Garth Hudson 87, 1/21): Acadian Driftwood
Barry Goldberg 83, 1/22: Minstrel Show
Marianne Faithfull 78, 1/30: Love Is
Koko Taylor (Gene “Daddy G” Barge 98, 2/2): Wang Dang Doodle
JAY-Z (Irv Gotti 54, 2/5): Can I Get A... (feat. Amil & Ja Rule)
The Flamingos (Tommy Hunt 91, 2/12): I Only Have Eyes For You
The Jam (Rick Buckler 69, 2/17): Town Called Malice
Jerry Butler 85, 2/20: For Your Precious Love
Gwen McCrae 81, 2/21: Rockin’ Chair
Roberta Flack 88, 2/24: Feel Like Makin' Love
David Johansen 75, 2/28: Funky But Chic (Live Feb/82)
Badfinger (Joey Molland 77, 3/1): Baby Blue
The Damned (Brian James 70, 3/6): New Rose
Roy Ayers 84, 3/4: Coffy Is The Color
The Youngbloods (Jesse Colin Young 83, 3/16): Get Together
The Scientists (Leanne Cowie 60, 3/20): I’m Taking It With Me
Black Grape (Paul "Wags" Wagstaff 60, 3/22): Kelly’s Heroes
Terry Manning 77, 3/25: Nervous Breakdown
Johnny Tillotson 86, 4/1: Poetry In Motion
Wayne Handy 89, 4/1: Say Yeah
Gang Of Four (Dave Allen 69, 4/5): At Home He's A Tourist
26. Blondie (Clem Burke 4/6, 70): Dreaming
27. Dion (Nino Tempo 90, 4/10): Born To Be With You
28. Max Romeo 80, 4/11: One Step Forward
29. Mike Berry 82, 4/11: Tribute To Buddy Holly
30. Free (Roy Thomas Baker 78, 4/12): All Right Now
31. JJ Cale (Mac Gayden 83, 4/16): Crazy Mama
32. Roy Orbison (David Briggs 82, 4/22): Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time
33. David Thomas 71, 4/23: What Do We Do with a Drunken Sailor
34. The Alarm (Mike Peters 66, 4/29): Sixty Eight Guns
35. Joe Louis Walker 75, 4/30: It Hurts Me Too
36. Jill Sobule 66, 5/1: Supermodel
“In Memoriam, 2025 (June - December) (broadcast 1/2/26)
The McCoys (Rick Derringer 77, 5/26): Hang On Sloopy
Sly & The Family Stone (Sly Stone 82, 6/9): Everyday People
The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson 82, 6/11): God Only Knows
Pavlov’s Dog (David Hamilton 74, 6/20 & Sara Surkamp 72, 11/25): Of Once & Future Kings
Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs, 81, 6/23): Rock And Roll Queen
Lalo Schifrin 93, 6/26: Bullitt, Main Title
The Strawbs (Dave Cousins 80, 7/13): Part of the Union
Owen Gray 86, 7/20: My Darling Patricia
Family (John "Poli" Palmer 82, 7/21): Larf and Sing
Ozzy Osbourne 76, 7/22 & Motörhead: Hellraiser
Golden Earring (George Kooymans 77, 7/22): Radar Love
Tommy McLain 85, 7/24: Sweet Dreams
Texas Tornados (Flaco Jimenez 86, 7/31 & Speedy Sparks 79, 10/7) Bailando
Terry Reid 75, 8/4: The Hand Don't Fit The Glove
Eddie Palmieri 88, 8/6: Vámonos Pa'l Monte
Derek And The Dominos (Bobby Whitlock 77, 8/10): Thorn Tree In The Garden
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (Roy Estrada 82, 8/14): Anything
The Turtles (Mark Volman 78, 9/5): Elenore
Supertramp (Rick Davies 81, 9/6): Bloody Well Right
The Pretty Things (Viv Prince 84, 9/8): Road Runner
The Monkees (Bobby Hart 86, 9/10): Last Train To Clarksville
Buddy Holly & The Crickets (Sonny Curtis 88, 9/19): Rock Around With Ollie Vee
Danny Thompson 86, 9/23: Hatmosphere
The Yardbirds (Chris Dreja 78, 9/25): Hot House Of Omagararshid
The Psychedelic Furs (Thommy Price 68, 10/10): Heaven
Ace Frehley 74, 10/16: New York Groove
Billy Paul (Anthony Jackson 73, 10/19): Me and Mrs. Jones
The Champs (Dave Burgess 90, 10/19): Tequila
Grateful Dead (Donna Jean Godchaux 78, 11/2): Scarlet Begonias
Squeeze (Gilson Lavis 74, 11/5): Cool For Cats
Todd Snider 59, 11/14: Alright Guy
Ian Hunter (Hilly Michaels 77, 11/15): Somethin’s Going' On
The Stone Roses (Gary "Mani" Mounfield 63, 11/20): I Wanna Be Adored
Jimmy Cliff 81, 11/24: The Harder They Come
Brinsley Schwarz (Andrew Lauder 78, 11/26 & Bob Andrews 75, 6/5): (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
Booker T & the MGs (Steve Cropper 84, 12/3): Summertime
The Mavericks (Raul Malo 60, 12/8): Lies
Joe Ely 78, 12/15: Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
“America” (broadcast 7/4/14)
Steve Miller Band: Livin' in the USA
Charlie Haden: Is This America (Katrina 2005) (w/Pat Metheny)
Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings: American By Birth
Mark Knopfler: Do America
Don McLean: American Pie
Earl Scruggs: American-Made. World-Played
Scott McClatchy: American Land
Mickey Newbury: An American Trilogy
Odetta & Dr. John (w/John Campbell): America The Beautiful
Cisco Houston: The Great American Bum
Penguin Café Orchestra: Discover America
Merle Haggard: America First
Hamell On Trial: American Truckstops
Mary Chapin Carpenter: Goodnight America
David Essex: America
Rubén Blades y Seis Del Solar: Buscando America
Jim Morrison/The Doors: An American Prayer
Jay-Z & Kanye West: Made in America (ft. Frank Ocean)
Dr. John & The Lower 911: Only In Amerika
Carrie Underwood: All-American Girl
Tanya Tucker: Bidding America Goodbye
Miley Cyrus: Wake Up America
I.R.T: Made In The USA (American XTC Radio Edit)
David Byrne: American Troglodyte
Kim Wilde: Kids in America
The Nice: America (2nd Amendment)
New Math: American Survival
Juliette & the Licks: American Boy
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: American Dream Plan B (Radio Edit)
X-Tal: Happy Americans
The Fleshtones: American Beat
The Baseball Project: ¡Hola America!
Ian Hunter: Soul of America
The HeadCat: American Beat
The MC5: The American Ruse
Alice Cooper: Lost in America
Billy Bragg: Help Save the Youth of America
Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes: Back In the USA
Suicide: Rocket USA
The Mothers Of Invention: America Drinks & Goes Home
"Turn That Bloody Noise Up" (broadcast 5/2/14)
The Nutley Brass: I Wanna Be Sedated
Ian Hunter: PURE ID
Ian Hunter: Still Love Rock and Roll
Paul Carrack: Always Better With You
Brinsley Schwarz: (What’s So Funny ‘bout) Peace, Love & Understanding
The Georgia Satellites: Keep Your Hands To Yourself
Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey: All Through The City
The Records: Starry Eyes
Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley Is Crazy
Nick Lowe: Half A Boy & Half A Man
Little Feat: Tripe Face Boogie
The Four Horsemen: Moonshine
Eddie Cochran: Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie
Angel Corpus Christi: Big Black Cloud
Rob Tyner & The Hot Rods: Till The Night Is Gone (Let's Rock)
The Stooges: Real Cool Time
The Faces: Stay With Me
Rick Richards PURE ID
The Georgia Satellites: Six Years Gone
Rick Richards – short phone interview
The Georgia Satellites: Don't Pass Me By
The Who: Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
Mott The Hoople: All The Way From Memphis
Ed Hamell: PURE ID (Suicide)
Suicide: Be Bop Kid
ManBreak: It's On
MC5: Sister Anne
The Lone Sharks: Bad Baby
Danny Gatton: Sun Medley (feat: Delbert McClinton)
Georgia Satellites: Another Saturday Night/Rockin' All over the World
Johnny Rivers: Turn On Your Lovelight
Ed Hamell: PURE ID
Hamell On Trial: Civil Disobedience
Buddy Holly: Not Fade Away
Jerry Lee Lewis: Rock And Roll (w/Jimmy Page)
Bob Seger: Get Out Of Denver
The 45s: Crossroads
The Strypes: Save Me (From Myself)
The Whereabouts: Don’t Bring Me Down
The Rolling Stones: Rocks Off
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll
Status Quo: Down Down
The Cramps: New Kind of Kick
The Ramones: Cretin Hop
The Screaming Blue Messiahs: Four Engines Burning (Over the USA)
Motörhead: Motorhead
"1968" w/special guest, Kevin Teare (broadcast 4/6/18)
The Nazz: Open My Eyes
R. Dean Taylor: Gotta See Jane
The Beatles: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Fleetwood Mac: Need Your Love So Bad
The Zombies: This Will Be Our Year
Bonzo Dog Band: We Are Normal
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Have You Ever Been (to Electric Ladyland)
Canned Heat: An Owl Song
Paul Jones: And The Sun Will Shine
Diana Ross & The Supremes: Love Child
John Mayall: Bare Wires Suite
The Turtles: Elenore
The Rolling Stones: Parachute Woman
Dr. John the Night Tripper: Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
The Doors: Not To Touch the Earth
Jackie Lomax: Sour Milk Sea
Buffalo Springfield: The Hour of Not Quite Rain
Timebox: Beggin'
The Band: Tears Of Rage
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: You're All I Need to Get By
The Kinks: Animal Farm
The Mothers of Invention: Mom & Dad
Donovan: Hurdy Gurdy Man
Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & the Trinity: The Road to Cairo
James Brown & the Famous Flames: Licking Stick
The Small Faces: Afterglow of Your Love
Simon & Garfunkel: America
Harvey Mandel: Christo Redentor
Desmond Dekker & The Aces: (Poor Mi) Israelites
The Flirtations: Nothing But A Heartache
Procol Harum: Shine On Brightly
Barry Ryan: Eloise
Cream: As You Said
The Love Affair: Everlasting Love
Blood, Sweat & Tears: So Much Love/Underture
The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat
Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Steve Stills: It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
Nico: Frozen Warnings
Pentangle: Market Song
The Easybeats: Good Times
Blue Cheer: Summertime Blues
“Word 8” w/Dave Rubin & Vincent Quatroche (broadcast 12/20/19)
Terry Allen & the Panhandle Mystery Band: Bleeder 5:28
David Greenberger, Keith Spring & Dinty Child: What's Going On 1:35
Dave Rubin, A Thousand Tiny Fingers: So 1:34
Vincent Quatroche: Photo On The Desk 2:43
Bill Bissett, th Mandan Massacre: She, Still & Curling 3:31
Phil Rambow: The Strong Sweet Smell of Incense 2:24
Dave Rubin & the Emblems: The Words 1:39
Roman Tsivkin & the Box Sets: Finnegan’s Wake 2:05
Matt Wilson: Prairie Barn (read by Jeff Lederer) 2:10
Marianne Faithfull: Prologue 2:00
Vincent Quatroche: Welcome To Gridville 2:21
Vincent Quatroche: Theme from Vapor X
Vincent Quatroche: All the Old Cars 5:14
Rev. Moose Jackson: O'Neil's Lament 4:24
Suli Breaks: Adulthood 2:58
Dave Rubin: AV Squad 1:58
Dave Rubin & the Emblems: Every Dive Bar 1:50
Dave Rubin & the Emblems: King of Cool 3:31
Roy Harper: Clones 1:30
The Red Propellers: Pink Knives Sharpened 1:17
Lemmy: On politics 0:48
Ginger Baker Trio: East Timor 4:40
Alan Vega: Screamin Jesus 4:40
Iggy Pop: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 1:44
Vincent Quatroche: Dream of the Steel Balls 4:49
Vincent Quatroche: Health Department Nightmare
Vincent Quatroche: Rubber Eden
Leonard Cohen: Moving On
Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson: I Still Miss Someone
Marianne Faithfull: Epilogue
Dave Rubin & the Emblems: Eternal Pursuit
Dave Rubin, A Thousand Tiny Fingers: Psychedelic Steppenwolves
Dave Rubin, A Thousand Tiny Fingers: This Is Our Music
Lou Reed, Willem Dafoe: The Raven
Vincent Quatroche: Alcoholic Adjunct
Vincent Quatroche: Awake and Dreaming in LA
Ivor Cutler: Doing the Bathroom
John Dee Holeman: Hambone
Dave Rubin & The Emblems: LDL Blues
Dave Rubin & The Emblems: Legend
Doug Stanhope: Excess in Moderation
“Merry Crampsmas” (broadcast 12/1/17)
Bill Doggett: Ram Bunk Shus
The Cramps: She Said
Drits & Dravy: Talk That Talk (Part 2)
The Johnny Burnette Trio: Eager Beaver Baby
Bobby Lonero: Little Bit
The Cramps: The Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon
Jackie & The Starlites: Valarie
Billy Ward & The Dominoes: The Bells
The 5 Jones Boys: Mr Ghost Goes To Town
The Ideals: Knee Socks
The Cramps: Wet Nightmare
Ronnie Dawson: Action Packed
Ric Gary: Pimples And Braces
Les Baxter: Lust
Jack Ross: Mumbles
The Cramps: You Got Good Taste
Terri ‘Cup Cake’ O’Mason: Triangle
Horace Heller: Ed's Place
Moses Longpiece: Slide Her Under The Door
The Antwinettes: Kill It
The Cramps: Kizmiaz
The Highlights: Ah So!
The Musical Linn Twins: Indian Rock
David Houston: One And Only
Lee Braun: Talk About A Party
The Cramps: Goo Goo Muck
The Revels: Intoxica
Johnny Beeman: Laffin' Beatnik
Bob Bunny: The Joker
Terry Corin And Her Boyfriends: Sick! Sick! Sick!
The Cramps: Save It
Jo Ann Castle: Cherokee
The Red Callender Sextet: Voodoo
Marvin & Johnny: Ding Dong Baby
The Forbidden Five: RFD Rangoon
The Cramps: New Kind of Kick
Mr. Sunshine: Marijuana, The Devil's Flower
The Bikinis: Crazy Vibrations
Marvin Rainwater: Boo Hoo
The Charts: Ooba Gooba
The Cramps: Fever
John & Jackie: Little Girl
Betty McQuade: Tongue Tied
Wanda Jackson: Riot In Cell Block #9
The Jet Streams: Who Me?
The Cramps: Like a Bad Girl Should
The Sabres: My Hot Mama
Ron Haydock: 99 Chicks
Danny Dell & The Trends: Froggy
The Duals: Wait Up Baby
The Cramps: Shortnin' Bread
Roland Janes: Guitarville
The Camelots: The Chase Pt 2
Frank Motley & His Motley Crew: Honkin' At Midnight
Ivan: Real Wild Child
Charlie Feathers: Wild Wild Party
The Cramps: Bop Pills
Andre Williams: Pass The Biscuits Please
The Cramps: Human Fly
PSAs
The Cats & The Fiddle: Killin' Jive
The Tokens: Bwanina (Pretty Girl)
The Earthworms: Mo' Taters
"Waifs & Strays 2" (broadcast 8/16/13)
PURE theme (Danny Gatton: Funky Mama)
Marianne Faithfull: Love Song
Bill Evans: Waltz For Debbie
Geraint Watkins: It’s A Fabulous Thing
Robert Johnson: I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
Swingadelic: Up The Creek
Richard Thompson: Madonna’s Wedding
Fairport Convention: Percy’s Song (BBC, Top Gear 6/4/69)
Daisy House: Emma In The Morning
Urna Chahar-Tugchi: Hödööd
Mickey Newbury: She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
Elvis Presley: For Ol' Times Sake (Take 4)
Tony Joe White: The Gift
John Mayer: Call Me The Breeze
Mac Gayden: Morning Glory
Mark Knopfler: Got To Have Something
Ollie Vee: Luck Like Me
Two Tons Of Steel: Mama
Brad Paisley: Cluster Pluck
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Thank You Lord (vocal channel)
Fat Freddy's Drop: Bohannon
Family: The Weaver's Answer
Audience: The House On The Hill
Patto: Singing The Blues On Reds
Mott The Hoople: Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Mott The Hoople: Roll Away The Stone
Ian Hunter: Something To Believe In
Ian Hunter & The Rant Band: Just The Way You Look Tonight
Ian Hunter: Once Bitten Twice Shy
Ian Hunter: Still Love Rock and Roll
The Tubes: Don't Touch Me There
Hookworms: Preservation
The Ramones: Cretin Hop
The Stooges: TV Eye
Elvis Presley: Spanish Eyes
Elvis Presley: Promised Land
Elvis Presley: Talk About The Good Times
"Last Year’s Best Reissues" (broadcast 1/24/19)
The King's Singers: After The Gold Rush
Deanna Storey & John Brion: Little Person
Headless Heroes: True Love Will Find You In The End
Morgana King: It's A Quiet Thing
Peter Ivers: In Heaven
T. Valentine: Teen-Age Jump
Little Mack Simmons: I'm Tore Down
Rufus Jagneaux: Opelousas Sostan
Clifton Chenier: It Happened So Fast
Frankie Paul: Kushumpeng
Queen Ifrica: Lioness On The Rise
Yellowman: Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
Barbara Lynn: (Until Then) I'll Suffer
Linda Jones: What Can I Do (Without You)
Carolyn Sullivan: Dead!
Dee Dee Warwick: Foolish Fool
Nina Simone: Baltimore
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien: Mistadobalina
KMD: Peachfuzz:
Naughty By Nature: O.P.P.
Michael Rother: Silberstreif
Ray Ethier: Slave Girl
Suicide: Johnny
Ray Price: Crazy Arms
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys: It's Mighty Dark To Travel
Jerry Lee Lewis: Swinging Doors
The Grateful Dead: Mama Tried
John Kongos: He's Gonna Step On You Again
Tiffany w/the Thoughts: Baby Don't Look Down
Norman Greenbaum: Spirit In The Sky
Mott The Hoople: Rock And Roll Queen
The Open Mind: Magic Potion
The Raspberries: I Wanna Be With You
The Flamin' Groovies: Shake Some Action [first version]
Roky Erickson & The Aliens: White Faces
Canned Heat: Remember Woodstock
Happy Mondays: Kinky Afro
Alabama 3: Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
The Pink Fairies: The Snake
MC5: The American Ruse
Detroit: Rock 'n Roll
Mick Ronson: Growing Up And I'm Fine
Motörhead: Stay Clean
The Reverse Cowgirls: Lost Tribes
Fleetwood Mac: The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)
Suicide: Frankie Teardrop 10:24
“New Releases” (broadcast 2/1/13)
Danny Gatton: Funky Mama 4:37
Hundred Waters: Are/Or 4:02
Soft Hearted Scientists: Road to Rhayader5:23
Kathy Randels / ArtSpot Productions: Anthem/Psalm 23 4:58
The Lake Poets: Edinburgh 4:34
Brett Dennen: Hard Times Come Again No More 2:10
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit: Tour Of Duty (live) 3:35
Mary Gauthier: Last of the Hobo Kings (live) 6:23
Kris Kristofferson: Stairway To The Bottom 3:36
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison: Border Radio 2:50
Amanda Cevallos: He Won't Stop Leavin' Me Alone 3:17
Dale Watson & His Lone Stars: Cowboy Boots 3:14
The Mavericks: Come Unto Me 4:29
Richard Thompson: Good Things Happen To Bad People 4:36
Robben Ford: Oh, Virginia 4:20
Villagers: Judgement Call 3:23
Nataly Dawn: Even Steven 3:23
Jenny O: Good Love 3:59
Melody's Echo Chamber: I Follow You 3:32
The Noisettes: Star 4:07
The Strokes: One Way Trigger 3:56
The Delta Saints: Boogie 4:06
The Strypes: You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover 2:46
Thorcraft Cobra: Party Clock (Radio Edit) 3:29
Red Baraat: Shruggy Ji 6:26
Michael Prophet: Your Love (Mungo’s HiFi remix, feat. Ricky Tuffy) 3:42
Divine Fits: Like Ice Cream 3:39
Ducktails: Assistant Director 3:54
Toro Y Moi: Grown Up Calls 3:30
King Penguin: Dear Eloise 4:59
Jake Bugg: Taste It 2:25
Johnny Marr: The Right Thing Right 3:39
Flaming Lips: The Sun Blows Up 3:05
Eric Burdon: Bo Diddley Special 5:29
Annette And Chenley Duffus: Million Dollar Baby 2:39
Alton Ellis & The Flames: Something You've Got 2:41
Robyn Hitchcock: Be Still 3:57
Robyn Hitchcock: End Of Time 6:25
“Recent Gems” (broadcast 3/3/17)
Soundwalk Collective w/Jesse Paris Smith/Patti Smith: Evening of Light 4:50
Mikel Rouse: Inside the Waste of Time 10:13
Simon Fisher Turner: Stem Jars 1:34
The Necks: Blue Mountain 20:49
Kid Koala w/Emiliana Torrini: Nightfall Pale Blue 2:48
Mark Dagley: Uranus Hill Fantasy 3:48
Throttle Elevator Music: Playing The Alleyway 5:21
Bruce Wooley & Polly Scattergood: Video Killed The Radio Star 4:01
Mark Eitzel: An Answer 4:33
David Houston: Almost Persuaded 2:54
Alison Krauss: You Don't Know Me 4:16
John Prine w/Peter Cooper: I Sang The Song 3:34
The Ancient Order of Froth Blowers: Kentish Town Song 4:12
Beránci a Vlci: Isli, Isli 2:56
Queen Ifrica: Lie Dem Ah Tell 3:31
The Heptones: Love Has Many Faces 3:06
The Beat (feat. Ranking Roger): On My Way 2:58
Madness: Mr Apples 3:32
Pete Fowler: One Heart One Song 3:21
The Sir Douglas Band: Texas Tornado 2:52
Gene Casey: Tony Joe White 4:18
JD McPherson: A Little Respect 3:44
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men: Middle of Nowhere 3:11
Robyn Hitchcock: Autumn Sunglasses 5:02
Chuck Prophet: In the Mausoleum (After Alan Vega) 3:46
Alan Vega: Video Babe 3:17
Ray Davies: Poetry 5:01
The Weeklings: Don't Know, Don't Care 2:17
The Standells: Try It 2:44
Frank Turner: The Sand In the Gears (Live) 3:55
Randy Thompson: 33rd Of August 4:32
The Godfathers: Till My Heart Stops Beating 4:00
Dan Baird & Homemade Sin: Licka Sense 3:54
"PURE Faves, 2025" (broadcast 12/19/25)
Julee Cruise: Up In Flames
Mark Bingham: I Know Nothing
Robert Plant: I Never Will Marry
Chrissie Hynde: Love Letters (feat. Shirley Manson)
Waylon Jennings: Wrong Road Again
Gene Casey: It’s True
Hollie Cook: Take Me In Your Arms
Lola Young: Spiders
Lola Young: Messy
Emma Swift: The Resurrection Game
Tom Verlaine: Breakin’ In My Heart
Mickey Newbury: San Francisco Mabel Joy
Ashley Monroe: Bitter Swisher Sweet (w/Brittney Spencer)
Alison Krauss & Union Station: North Side Gal
Getdown Services: Dog Dribble
The Red Propellers: Can’t Un-Pull A Trigger
Harvey Mandel: Freak of Dawn
World Party: Ship Of Fools
Garbage: The Day That I Met God
Mozart Estate: Listening To Marmalade
Pictish Trail: Another Way
Marianne Nowottny: The Last Beat Of My Heart
Lera Lynn: Cherry Tree
David Bowie: Rebel Never Gets Old (Radio Mix)
Dub Pistols & Freestylers: Ska Train (feat. JA-13 & Derrick Morgan)
Eek A Mouse: Roots Rock Reggae
The Rolling Stones: Shame, Shame, Shame
the Courettes: Christmas (I Can Hardly Wait) (2025 mix)
The Flashcubes: Reminisce
The Primevals Prairie Chain
James Hunter Six: Ain’t That A Trip (feat. Van Morrison)
So Good: I Rewrote The Fucking Bible
Motӧrhead & The Damned: Neat Neat Neat
Lagwagon: Rock 'N' Roll
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“Big Jim Sullivan, guitarist” (broadcast 11/23/12)
Danny Gatton: Funky Mama
Marty Wilde: A Teenager In Love
Eddie Cochran: 20 Flight Rock
Peter Sellers, Sophia Loren: Goodness Gracious Me
Billy Fury: Halfway To Paradise
Mike Berry & The Outlaws: Tribute to Buddy Holly
John Leyton: Johnny Remember Me
Mike Sarne: Come Outside
Jet Harris: Man With The Golden Arm
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates: A Shot of Rhythm & Blues
Heinz: Just like Eddie
The Marauders: That's What I Want
Dusty Springfield: I Only Want To Be With You
Bern Elliot & The Fenmen: Money
Cilla Black: Anyone Who Had a Heart
The Mojo’s: Everything's Alright
PJ Proby: Hold Me
Dave Berry: Crying Game
Marianne Faithfull: As Tears Go By
Twinkle: Terry
Sandie Shaw: Girl Don't Come
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames: Yeh Yeh
The Kinks: Tired Of Waiting For You
Tom Jones: It's Not Unusual
The Birds: Leaving here
Chris Andrews: Yesterday Man
Crispian St. Peters: You Were On My Mind
Little Richard: Rocking Chair
Chris Farlowe: Out Of Time
Lulu: Boat That I Row
The Tremloes: Silence Is Golden
The Smoke: My Friend Jack
Donovan: Sunshine Superman
Small Faces: Itchycoo Park
David Bowie: Let Me Sleep Beside You
Love Affair: Everlasting Love
Dave Dee etc: The Legend Of Xanadu
Barry Ryan Eloise
Thunderclap Newman: Something In the Air
Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg: Je T'Aime...Moi, Non Plus
Family: No Mule's Fool
John Kongos: Tokoloshe Man
Pilot: Magic
Walker Bros: No Regrets
Chas & Dave: Strummin'
Big Jim Sullivan: If I Could Only Play Like That
Big Jim Sullivan: Sunshine Superman 3:28
“Chuck Berry, 90 (w/Gene Casey)” (broadcast 10/21/16)
Chuck Berry: Rockin’
Chuck Berry: Woodpecker
Elvis Presley: Maybellene
Chuck Berry: The Way It Was Before
The Kinks: Beautiful Delilah
Chuck Berry: Bio
MDQ/Waylon Jennings: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Chuck Berry: The Little Girl From Central
Bob Cort Skiffle: School Days
Chuck Berry: Tulane
Dave Edmunds: It's My Own Business
Chuck Berry: My Mustang Ford
Rod Stewart: Sweet Little Rock 'N Roller
Chuck Berry: Go Go Go
The Beatles: I Got to Find My Baby (BBC, 6/11/63)
Chuck Berry: Down The Road Apiece
Rolling Stones: Come On (BBC Sat’day Club, 10/26/63)
Chuck Berry: Thirteen Question Method
Johnnie Allen: Promised Land
Chuck Berry: Sue Answer
Slade: I'm a Rocker
Chuck Berry: Liverpool Drive
Carlos Santana & Santana: Havana Moon
Chuck Berry: Let's Do Our Thing Together
Black Claw: Around and Around
Chuck Berry: My Little Love-Light
Lonnie Mack: Memphis
Chuck Berry: Little Marie
Pat Wayne & the Beachcombers: Roll Over Beethoven
Chuck Berry: Reelin' & Rockin' (live, ’72)
Jerry Lee Lewis: No Particular Place To Go (live, Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama ‘64)
Chuck Berry: Oh Yeah
Love Sculpture: You Can't Catch Me
Chuck Berry: Dear Dad
Emmylou Harris: You Never Can Tell
Chuck Berry: Too Late
The Pretty Things: Oh Baby Doll
Chuck Berry: Have Mercy Judge
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks: Forty Days
Chuck Berry: I Want To Be Your Driver
MC5: Back In the USA
Chuck Berry: It Wuden't Me
The Band: Going Back To Memphis
Chuck Berry: Hi Heel Sneakers
Tom Petty/Heartbreakers: Jaguar & Thunderbird (live)
Chuck Berry: Johnny B Goode (live, ‘72)
“In Memoriam, 2015” (broadcast 1/1/16)
The Sherwoods: Try To Remember (Rob White)
Gong: I've Bin Stone Before (Daevid Allen)
Stranger & Gladdy: Conqueror (Gladstone Anderson)
Lynn Anderson: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden
Big Brother & The Holding Company: Summertime (Sam Andrew)
Sam Cooke: Falling In Love (Harold Battiste)
The Rubettes: Sugar Baby Love (Wayne Bickerton)
Cilla Black: Alfie
Graham Bowers & Nurse With Wound: Apes and Peacocks
The Specials: A Message to You Rudy (John Bradbury)
Johnny Cymbal: Mr Bass Man (Ronnie Bright)
Hot Chocolate: Every 1's a Winner (Errol Brown)
Left Banke: Walk Away Renee (Michael Brown)
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama (Bob Burns)
Chantays: Pipeline (Brian Carman)
The Bar-Kays: Soul Finger (Ben Cauley)
Ornette Coleman: The Good Life
Don Covay: It's Better To Have (And Don't Need)
Andraé Crouch & the The Disciples: The Blood Will Never Lose It's Power
"Little" Jimmy Dickens: Out Behind the Barn
The Kingsmen: Louie Louie (Jack Ely)
Ray Price: A Way To Survive (Buddy Emmons)
Frankie Ford: Sea Cruise
Kim Fowley: Animal Man
Free: All Right Now (Andy Fraser)
Tangerine Dream: Ultima Thule, Pt. 1 (Edgar Froese)
Eddie Cochran: Nervous Breakdown (Snuff Garrett)
Lesley Gore: Look Of Love
Gladys Knight/the Pips: If You Ever Get Your Hands on Love (William Guest)
Leatherface: Games (Richard “Dickie” Hammond)
Paul Carrack: A Little Unkind (Bobby Irwin)
Michael Jackson: Billie Jean (Louis Johnson)
Bob Dylan: To Be Alone With You (Bob Johnston)
Big Hard Excellent Fish: And The Question Remains (Josie Jones)
Bo Diddley: Can You Shimmy? (Peggy Jones)
Negativland: Sycamore (Don Joyce, Ian Allen)
The Johnny Keating Orchestra: Theme from Z Cars
Motorhead: Ace Of Spades (live) (Lemmy)
B.B. King: You Upset Me Baby
Ben E King: Supernatural Thing
Tammy Wynette: 'Til I Get It Right (Red Lane, Billy Sherrill)
The Stooges: 1970 (I Feel Alright) (Steve MacKay)
The Rising Sons: Take A Giant Step (Gary Marker)
Buddy Holly: Well All Right (Joe Mauldin)
Bob McFadden & Dor: Noisy Village (Rod McKuen)
Harmonia: Dino (Dieter Moebius)
Leonard Nimoy: A Visit to a Sad Planet
John Renbourn: Westeron Wynde
Jean Ritchie: Nottamun Town
Elvis Presley: There's Always Me (Don Robertson)
Sly & The Family Stone: Dance to the Music (Cynthia Robinson)
Rico Rodriguez: Rico Special
Ronnie Ronalde: Happy Trails
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance: How Come (Bruce Rowland)
P.F. Sloan: Sins Of A Family
The Fugs: Kill for Peace (Bernard Stollman)
Motorhead: Overkill (Phil Taylor)
Twinkle: Terry
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich: Hold Tight (Trevor Ward-Davies)
Three Dog Night: Mama Told Me Not to Come (Cory Wells/Jimmy Greenspoon)
Billy Fury: Turn My Back On You (Andy White)
"Rockers" (fill-in for Rockers Arena, broadcast in May 2021)
Sly & Robbie: Taxi Connection
Zap Pow: This Is Reggae Music
Eek A-Mouse: Wa-Do-Dem
Pluto Shervington: Dat
Toots & The Maytals: Louie Louie
George Faith: In The Midnight Hour / Ya Ya
Yellowman: Body Move
Glen Washington: Rockers (No Crackers)
Culture: Love Shine Brighter
Errol Dunkley: Please Stop Your Lying
Barrington Levy: Love the Life You Live
The Heptones: Hypocrite
Gregory Isaacs: Mr Cop
Worl-A-Girl: No Gunshot
Worl-A-Girl: No Gunshot PSA
Sister Nancy: Bam Bam
Maxine & Jahnet: One Light, Four Wheels
The Slits: Cry Baby
Hollie Cook WPKN ID
Hollie Cook: Ari Up
Lady Ann: Informer (Murderer)
Revelation: With You Boy
J.C. Lodge: Someone Loves You Honey
Sade: By Your Side (reggae mix)
Aswad: Finger Gun Style
Tappa Zukie: M P L A
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Exodus
Bunny Wailer: Dream Land
Fred Locks: Black Star Liner
Burning Spear: Slavery Days
Dr. Alimantado: Born For A Purpose / Reason For Living
Junior Murvin: Cool Out Son
Ijahman Levi: Africa
Ijahman Levi: Afrodub
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals: Dub Three
The Upsetters: Corn Fish Dub
Augustus Pablo: King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown
African Head Charge: Take Heed & Smoke up Your Collyweed (ft King Cry Cry)
U-Roy: Chalice In The Palace
Jah Lion: Columbia Colly
Mungo's Hi Fi: I Need Weed (feat Soom T)
Reggae Roast: Sensi Skank Reloaded (feat. Ruben Da Silva)
Sugar Minott: Riddim
Sugar Minott: Rub-A-Dub Sound
"Apes & Roosters" (broadcast 11/1/19)
Howlin' Wolf: The Red Rooster
The Kinks: Apeman (Alt. version)
The Warlocks: Red Rooster
Frankie Tyler: I Go Ape
Ohio Players: Rooster Poot
The Three Johns: Two Minute Ape!
Almeda Riddle: My Little Rooster
The Incredible Casuals: Ape
Ron Wood & Ronnie Lane: Rooster Funeral
The Mighty Sparrow: Cokey Eyed Rooster
Nervous Norvus: Ape Call
Todd Rundgren: Drunken Blue Rooster
Mouse On Mars: Ape
Dr. John: Hen Layin' Rooster
Lew Williams: Gone Ape Man
Little Milton: Like a Rooster On a Hen
Jimmy Smith: The Ape Woman
The Creatures: A Strutting Rooster
Quasi: Ape Self Prevails In Me Still
Waka Flocka Flame: Rooster In My Rari
Richie & The PS 54 School Yard: Ape (feat. 2 Chainz)
The Lacs: Make the Rooster Crow
Little Roy: Very Ape
Cliff Carlisle: Shanghai Rooster Yodel
Duke Ellington, Orchestra: the Queen's Suite/Apes & Peacocks
Dave Dudley: Rooster Hill
Ape: Departure from Ape Mountain
Supergrass: Mansize Rooster
Men & Volts: Picnic Ape
Ray Wylie Hubbard: Rooster
They Might Be Giants: My Brother the Ape
Kentucky Headhunters w/Johnnie Johnson: King Rooster
Nurse With Wound, Graham Bowers: Apes and Peacocks
Ike & Tina Turner: Rooster
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Flash Gordon's Ape
Bear Creek: The Rooster
Adam & The Ants: Picasso Visita El Planeta De Los Simios
Johnny Mac: 47lb Rooster
Lee Perry & Subatomic Sound System: Super Ape
Bo Diddley: Sneakers On a Rooster
Wee Willie Harris: I Go Ape
The Kills: Black Rooster
The New Piccadillys: You Drive Me
Sam Cooke: Little Red Rooster
"1994" (broadcast 10/18/19)
Massive Attack (feat. Tracey Thorn): Protection
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Red Right Hand
American Music Club: Cape Canaveral
Laurie Anderson: In Our Sleep (w/Lou Reed)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Train Of Love
Marianne Faithfull: She
Joey Ramone + General Johnson: Rockaway Beach
Morphine: Sharks Patrol These Waters
Stina Nordenstam: Little Star
Little Richard & Tanya Tucker: Somethin' Else
Mickey Jupp: Modern Music
Nick Lowe: True Love Travels On A Gravel Road
Johnny Cash: The Beast In Me
George Jones & Keith Richards: Say It's Not You
Chuck Berry: You Never Can Tell
Sheila Chandra: Speaking In Tongues III
Danny Gatton & Joey DeFrancesco: Gearheads
The Notorious B.I.G: Juicy
Mikel Rouse: Left In My Life
Prince: Space
Snoop Doggy Dogg: Gin And Juice
Mickey Newbury: Nights When I Am Sane
Mary Chapin Carpenter: Shut Up and Kiss Me
Luna: Tiger Lily
Angel Corpus Christi: Surrender
O-Type: Beast
Oasis: Shakermaker
Blur: Parklife
Love Spit Love: Half A Life
Corduroy: Motorhead
Ian McNabb: Go Into The Light
The Cramps: Inside Out And Upside Down (With You)
Bob Dylan: Highway 61
The Mavericks: What A Crying Shame
22 Pistepirkko: Gimme Some Water
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Stereolab: Wow And Flutter (Remix)
Shampoo: Trouble
Sleeper: Delicious
“Got Soul?” (broadcast 9/20/19)
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes: If You Don't Know Me By Now
Dorothy Moore: Misty Blue
Little Beaver: Party Down Pt. 1
The Chi-Lites: Have You Seen Her
Al Green: Have You Been Making Out O.K
Latimore: Let's Straighten It Out
Ray Charles & Aretha Franklin: Coke Commercial
Aretha Franklin: How I Got Over
Yvonne Fair: It Should Have Been Me
William deVaughan: Be Thankful for What You Got
Lulu: Take Your Mama For A Ride
Tower of Power: Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)
Jean Knight: Mr. Big Stuff
Millie Jackson: Not On Your Life
Ben E King: Supernatural Thing, Pt. 1
The Stylistics: I'm Stone In Love With You
Paul Kelly: Come Lay Some Lovin' On Me
Betty Davis: This Is It
The Spinners: The Rubberband Man
David Ruffin: Walk Away From Love
Bobby Blue Bland: I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)
Ike & Tina Turner: Ooh Poo Pah Doo
Earth, Wind & Fire: Shining Star
Barbara Lewis: Hello Stranger
Timmy Thomas: Why Can't We Live Together
James Brown: Funky President (People It's Bad)
Marvin Gaye: After The Dance
Curtis Mayfield: Pusherman
The Four Tops: Walk Away Renee
Bobby Rush: I Wanna Do the Do
Swamp Dogg: The Mind Does The Dancing While the Body Pulls the Strings
Jackie Moore: Sweet Charlie Babe
Gladys Knight & the Pips: Just Walk In My Shoes
The Isley Brothers: Twist & Shout
The O'Jays: Back Stabbers
The Marvelettes: I'll Keep Holding On
Stevie Wonder: Higher Ground
The Miracles: Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You)
Norma Jean Wright: Saturday
"Drones 'n' Other Things" (broadcast 6/24/19)
Angus MacLise, Hetty MacLise: November 1965
Max Eastley: Hydrophone
Craig Leon: The Gates Made Plain
Michael Rother: Fernwaerme
Datashock: Marodierende Sachbearbeiter Aus Teilzeit
Bruce Anderson: The Inherent Beauty Of Hopelessness
Crys Cole & Oren Ambarchi: Burrata
David Rosenboom: Chilean Drought
Tashi Wada w/Yoshi Wada & Friends: Double Body
Alvin Lucier: Hanover
Sheila Chandra: ABoneCroneDrone 3
Tables: Tamarind Wind Take 2
The Lost Bayou Ramblers: Prière de L'Ouragan
Robert Poss: Ribbon Candy Colors
Neu!: Elanoizan
Gavin Bryars: The Sinking of the Titanic
Infinite Music - Sonic Boom/Etienne Jaumet/Celine Wadier: Magenta
Martin Rev: Now
Tim Wheater: Heartsteps
L.E.S. Douze: The Stoned Vol 1