9/27/08 Playlist

Today's playlist:
The Cheater - Bob Kuman and the InMen
Let's Live For Today - Grass Roots
Uptown - the Crystals

Concrete and Clay - Unit 2 +4
Soldier of Love - Arthur Alexander (not the 80's Donny Osmond hit, but also recorded by Marshall Crenshaw on his fine debut LP)
No Good To Cry - Wildweeds ("Big Al Anderson" was lead singer/guitarist)
Pouring Water on a Drowning Man - James Carr

In studio guest - Singer/songwriter Steve Craig who performed three of his songs live:
That's What She Said
If You Could See What I See
You Made Me

Just One Smile - Blood, Sweat and Tears
Am I Wrong - Al Kooper (from the Black Coffee CD. Also played "How Am I Gonna Get Over You" which ran into River Jordan's show...thanks, River for being so gracious about that!)

As for me, this radio show thing takes practice. I need lots of it.

No live show this coming Saturday as I have some required training. I'll be back on the 11th.

9/20/08 Playlist

Playlist for show #2!

Beatles - Rock and Roll Music
Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki
Barbara Mason - Make Me Your Baby
Del Shannon - Little Town Flirt
Critters - Mr Dieingly Sad
Comments: the Critters' lead singer who also went on to join the Four Seasons and was a lead voice on December 1963 (Oh What A Night) was Don Ciccone (he sings the "I felt the rush like a rolling cloud of thunder..." part).

Grass Roots - Midnight Confessions (which I first heard by the Evergreen Blues months before the Grass Roots had their hit version--it got airplay in the New Haven/Hartford CT market)
Los Bravos - Black Is Black

In-studio guest interview: Randi Perkins
Tracks from "Life Is Good" CD:
The Last Harvest
North Dakota Farm Boy
Army of Angels
Website: www.randiperkins.com
www.myspace.com/randiperkinsmusic

This was my first in-studio guest interview and it went very well. It's easy when a writer has a lot of great stories to tell about the songs. Thanks, Randi!

Wendy V's Nashville Blend blog where you can read about the CLC writers night Randi hosts each quarter.

Last set:
Amy Holland - Miracle River (Journey To Miracle River)

Closer: Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In Crowd (and this time I got it cued right!)

Next week's live in-studio guest will be singer/songwriter Steve Craig.

9/13/08 Playlist (first show!!)

The first show went well, with only a couple of minor technical glitches (thank you, Geo on the Radio, for your help in getting me set up!). They have a new catalog system and a couple of us are going through a learning curve on it. Watching and doing are two different things, but once I was comfortable, all was cool.

I also learned that there were a couple of calls from people saying they liked the show. Thank you, thank you so much. What an encouragement for the first time out.

Here's the playlist:
Beatles - Rock and Roll Music
Beatles - I Feel Fine
Randy and the Rainbows - Denise (I liked this one so much I almost played it twice...first of the technical glitches!)
Chiffons - One Fine Day
Gene Pitney - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Intruders - Cowboys To Girls
Robert Knight - Everlasting Love
Paul Revere and the Raiders - Steppin' Out
Steve Alaimo - Every Day I Have To Cry Some
Blood Sweat and Tears - My Days Are Numbered
Buffalo Springfield - Mr. Soul
Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love

(This part of the playlist is devoted to current music, local/regional artists, so I will include album info in parenthesis and artist site links for these tracks)
Michael Loonan - My Aunt Annie (Share the Disguise)
TD Mischke - Jazz On the Radio (Whistle Stop)
Buddy Greene - Happy Man (Happy Man)

J.J. Jackson - But It's Alright (it was supposed to be "In Crowd" by Ramsey Lewis but I lied. No, it was the second technical glitch due to my forgetting to cue the right track.)

Topic notes:
Aircheck site links:

Reel Radio.com
Airchexx.com

I also talked a little about Michael Loonan and TD Mischke, two artists I played in my last set. I lived in St. Paul MN for 18 years before moving to Nashville last year and came across these guys when I found the late Don Vogel, a comic genius doing a talk show on KSTP-AM 1500 in the Twin Cities. TD (Tommy) Mischke was a sidekick on the show at the time (he's since gone on to his own show with a huge following), and he and Michael Loonan provided some very creative and musically superb bumper music for the show. On separate occasions, I went to hear both Tommy and Michael do shows in a small cafe about the size of the Bluebird--perhaps smaller. Both shows rocked my world and made me look around to see just how much other undiscovered talent there was in the area. It also ended up changing my life...I've been proactively supporting local/indie musicians for almost 20 years. It's been an incredible blessing and to able to now do this here in Nashville is a hardly describable joy. So, I do encourage all of you to get to a writers night in town and hear someone new. You never know how it will impact you and these artists are so appreciative of any support.

Back at you next week when my in-studio guest will be singer/songwriter Randi Perkins, who has a new CD release, "Life Is Good". We'll be talking about it and hearing some music from it.

About "Never Too Old"

This show celebrates those of us in the "upper demographic", or "baby boomers"...40s, 50s, 60s and so on who are active, energetic, engaged in life and out there making some valuable contributions. It's a unique mix of classics and current music and interviews. The music that we all grew up with and paved the way for artists to follow matters just as much to us today as when we were younger...we think it still holds up and deserves a place to be heard. Plus, there are many musicians and artists out there in this demographic that are far from "over", creating great music and work today. We'll introduce you to some of them on this show and let you hear what they've got going on right now.

If you're Generation X, Y, or younger, we especially welcome you to listen. Learn a bit about pop music history, explore some classic country, and meet some seasoned artists who still know their way around a good tune. We guarantee you'll come away as a new fan of somebody.

For me, doing this show fulfills a longtime dream to do something in radio. I grew up listening to the radio and have had a lifelong passion for it, as many who explored my website have figured out. I just happened to find out about Radio Free Nashville simply by picking up a flyer left in a library one day. I'm blessed to have this opportunity to share the music I love and help bring recognition to some of the great talent we have here in Nashville. I haven't done radio since my college days, so I am very excited. I have a list of folks I want to get on the show for interviews. Until I can get that going, the first couple of shows will probably be just music.

You're never too old to appreciate the past...and never too old to embrace the future.