I'd always believed that the more sleep you get, the better off and more with it you are. Couldn't prove that by me this morning. I crashed and burned early last night and slept most of the night, but I just couldn't spit out the words or get it right at times for the life of me today. Maybe I'm better off staying up and out and turning in later on Saturday nights.
Segment 1: The Guys' Turn
Last week we had the "Ladies Choice" theme here on the show and so this week it's only fair to give the fellows an equal shot. I'm going to start with a group that's made some of the greatest records of the baby boomer era and had some of the finest singers, and we hear one in this set (Ben E. King).
Drifters – Save the Last Dance For Me
Ben E. King – Spanish Harlem
Bobby Vee – The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Rick Nelson – Young World
Paul Revere and the Raiders – Kicks
Here's a story for you: when I was around 11 or so I had a huge crush on Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Now some of the boys in school got wind of that and thought they were going to be smart alecks and start making up rumors, such as Mark Lindsay had died, or Paul Revere had died, or something like that. Ah but you see, I always knew better, because I read 16 Magazine and Tiger Beat. Back then, those magazines were 35 cents, which at that time was a challenge to an 11 year old's budget. Yet, I managed to save to buy at least five of those a month. Now I think they're something like $3.99. I looked through one of those the other day. They don't make them like they used to.
Segment 2: Picking Through the Record Box
Grass Roots – Where Were You When I Needed You
Gene Pitney – Love My Life Away
Charlie Rich - Mohair Sam
Beatles – Yes It Is
Johnny Horton - North To Alaska
I tested out my new show promo during this set. One of my fellow DJs was kind enough to ask if I even had one he could use to plug my show, so I gave it a shot and came up with something. (Thanks, Billy!)
Segment 3: Soul Stew
Brook Benton – It's Just A Matter of Time
Jackie Wilson – Doggin Around
Tyrone Davis – Can I Change My Mind
Sam Cooke – Nothing Can Change This Love
Marvin Gaye - Stubborn Kind of Fellow
One of the things I was trying to spit out today was about Sam Cooke's lasting influence and legacy which continues today. For example, track down a song in the Southern Gospel genre done recently by the Gaither Vocal Band called "I'll Tell It Whereever I Go". You'd think tenor Wes Hampton was about to sing "You Send Me" somewhere in that song!
Segment 4: Non-oldie/Current/New
I played a song that was "a hit that should have been". Sometimes the music industry just misses it completely. One of my favorite male voices belongs to Tommy Shaw of Styx. He struck out on his on for a little bit in the mid-80s and he put out an excellent solo album called "Girls With Guns". This song was released as a single and it had all the elements of a hit. A lot of us fans called and bugged the radio stations to play it, but it didn't quite catch on.
Tommy Shaw – Lonely School
Michael McDonald – Love TKO
Encouragement:
Encouragement can be found in the most unusual and unexpected places.
Like, believe it or not, foods. I sometimes buy small boxes of raisins. I've noticed the inside flaps of one brand of these raisin boxes contained inspirational thoughts or sayings. I've torn off a lot of those flaps and stuck them around my computer monitor where I can see them each day. "Healthy foods, healthy thoughts" is how I look at that one.
Once I bought a 4 bar package of soap. To my surprise, I found that the individual wrappers had inspiring sayings on them—written in English and French! Cleansing thoughts on cleansing bars...makes rather clever sense as well.
Encouragement and inspiration can be found in many places...in the expected as well as those places from out in left field. The challenge is to keep ourselves open to finding them and applying them to our lives.
Closer – Soul Serenade – King Curtis
Next week I'm going to do a show centering on 1964, taking a look back at that year in noting the 45th anniversary of the Beatles coming to our shores and in large part changing popular culture. I'll have some good stuff lined up for you so I hope you'll stop in next week for that show.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Radio Free Nashville: The Beginning
I've just located some YouTube video of the Radio Free Nashville "barnraising" back in 2005,(courtesy of our technical genius, Mattthepm) when the station got started. I thought you'd like to see it, too.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
1/18/09 Playlist - Ladies' Choice
Opening theme- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - So What's New
Segment 1: Ladies Choice
I thought we'd put a spotlight on some of the great female singers and girl groups from the oldies era. These are pretty much my favorites. This one I'm going to start off with is on my list of one of the greatest who ever lived, and I had the privilege of meeting her a few months back, thanks to Billy Block...Miss Dynamite herself, Brenda Lee.
Brenda Lee – All Alone Am I
Petula Clark – Who Am I?
Shirelles – Mama Said
Dionne Warwick- Promises, Promises
Patsy Cline – Faded Love
Segment 2: Picking Through the Record Box
I realized as I went along here that I picked out a lot of female voices for all the segments. So, I just kept it going. I'd always been a female singer fan and of course, fantasized with a "brush microphone" as a kid in front of the mirror about being a singer. Alas, I realized early on that I did not have the gift of song...so I went on and made a career of sorts of applauding.
The set started with someone who has reinvented herself so many times over the past 40 years, certainly a renaissance woman of sorts, but she's always had one of my favorite female voices. The one and only Cher.
Cher – All I Really Want To Do (Uh oh. I hadn't played this one in a while and forgot it was a live version. What if she said something outrageous or something that would get me in trouble for playing it? Well, it was a short track...short enough to end abruptly and catch me off guard. And, I lied about what she said on the track--it was her first hit record, not necessarily her first #1. Pay closer attention, Wendy.)
Connie Francis – Where the Boys Are
Crystals - Uptown
Laura Nyro - Wedding Bell Blues
I noted there's now a group on Facebook for the Never Too Old show, and I want to thank the people who have joined that group. Here is a link to that if you're interested in joining.
Segment 3: Soul Stew
Some of the greatest female singers were in the soul and R & B genre. I started with none other than Aretha Franklin and a cut from her classic Lady Soul album, "Ain't No Way". This song had a huge impact on me as a teenager and it still does today. A goosebump performance for sure.
Aretha Franklin – Ain't No Way
Supremes – Nothing But Heartaches
Velvelettes - He Was Really Saying Something (covered by female British trio Bananarama in the 80s)
Brenda Holloway - When I'm Gone
Ronettes - Walking In The Rain
Here's what coming up theme wise on future shows. Next week, we'll give the guys a chance to be featured. Then the following week we'll take a look back at 1964, on the heels of the 45th anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in America, and after that week I'll be celebrating not Valentine's Day but an alternative, Quirkyalone Day. So I hope you'll be able to catch one of those shows.
If you have a chance to go through some of the shows on the program schedule, I came across one that I really enjoyed. It's called Cosmosis and it is such a great eclectic mix of styles, blues one moment, early 80s punk rock the next, this past week a lot of oldies, like I play--bring it on, the more the merrier is what I say!--and who knows what else. You can catch this show on Fridays from 3-5 p.m. so do give a listen and see what you think. I actually found this show because an old show was aired a couple of weeks ago in automation in my old Saturday afternoon time slot. I thought it was a new show and a new DJ and it sounded like a better fit for the afternoon than my show was, so I e-mailed the host, Billy Lurken, to say welcome. He wrote back and said he's been on from the beginning of RFN and did I have the wrong person? We figured out it was automation...but all things work for good. Billy's a cool guy (also a singer/songwriter), he's been an encouragement to my show and he's actually one of four rotating hosts for Cosmosis. He does a great job, so do check him out when he's on!
Segment 4: Non-oldie/Current/New
I have been a fan of Lauren Wood as a singer and songwriter for over 30 years. I first found her music on an old Warner Brothers sampler called "Limo" when she was part of the group "Chunky Novi and Ernie" and I've been in the tank for her music ever since then.
Lauren Wood- Electric Eyes (Love, Death and Customer Service)
Amy Holland – Miracle River (Journey To Miracle River) Glitch of the day. I almost blew this one big time. I forgot to cue the song so the player started with track 1 which had a guitar intro, as Miracle River does. Except I couldn't say the heck with it, I'll play this track instead because I needed "Miracle River" for my encouragement piece! So I had to flip quickly from one guitar intro to another. Sharp ears I am sure detected that, but Kerry Miller, who hosts "Samurai Songs" after me, bless his dear heart, told me he didn't know the difference. (I like having him follow me!)
Encouragement: I love the lines found in the song "Miracle River"*: "They say that when you get there, that's when the real magic starts...it's less about arriving than the journey to miracle river." I've been a life coach and I've seen the truth of those words unfold as I've worked with people who committed to making change in their lives. When we're faced with taking a new direction, or finally pursuing our dreams, we can run into roadblocks. "I can't do this", "I'll never be any good at this", some of us think sometimes. You need to drown those doubt demons. Because, what if you tried and you were good? And you could do it? No matter what the outcome is, you learn something valuable about yourself. It's worth taking that journey.
Closer – Soul Serenade – King Curtis
*Miracle River by Amy Holland McDonald/John Goodwin/Bernie Chiaravalle
Dutch Girl Music ASCAP/Queen's Knight Music BMI/Bernoit Music ASCAP
Segment 1: Ladies Choice
I thought we'd put a spotlight on some of the great female singers and girl groups from the oldies era. These are pretty much my favorites. This one I'm going to start off with is on my list of one of the greatest who ever lived, and I had the privilege of meeting her a few months back, thanks to Billy Block...Miss Dynamite herself, Brenda Lee.
Brenda Lee – All Alone Am I
Petula Clark – Who Am I?
Shirelles – Mama Said
Dionne Warwick- Promises, Promises
Patsy Cline – Faded Love
Segment 2: Picking Through the Record Box
I realized as I went along here that I picked out a lot of female voices for all the segments. So, I just kept it going. I'd always been a female singer fan and of course, fantasized with a "brush microphone" as a kid in front of the mirror about being a singer. Alas, I realized early on that I did not have the gift of song...so I went on and made a career of sorts of applauding.
The set started with someone who has reinvented herself so many times over the past 40 years, certainly a renaissance woman of sorts, but she's always had one of my favorite female voices. The one and only Cher.
Cher – All I Really Want To Do (Uh oh. I hadn't played this one in a while and forgot it was a live version. What if she said something outrageous or something that would get me in trouble for playing it? Well, it was a short track...short enough to end abruptly and catch me off guard. And, I lied about what she said on the track--it was her first hit record, not necessarily her first #1. Pay closer attention, Wendy.)
Connie Francis – Where the Boys Are
Crystals - Uptown
Laura Nyro - Wedding Bell Blues
I noted there's now a group on Facebook for the Never Too Old show, and I want to thank the people who have joined that group. Here is a link to that if you're interested in joining.
Segment 3: Soul Stew
Some of the greatest female singers were in the soul and R & B genre. I started with none other than Aretha Franklin and a cut from her classic Lady Soul album, "Ain't No Way". This song had a huge impact on me as a teenager and it still does today. A goosebump performance for sure.
Aretha Franklin – Ain't No Way
Supremes – Nothing But Heartaches
Velvelettes - He Was Really Saying Something (covered by female British trio Bananarama in the 80s)
Brenda Holloway - When I'm Gone
Ronettes - Walking In The Rain
Here's what coming up theme wise on future shows. Next week, we'll give the guys a chance to be featured. Then the following week we'll take a look back at 1964, on the heels of the 45th anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in America, and after that week I'll be celebrating not Valentine's Day but an alternative, Quirkyalone Day. So I hope you'll be able to catch one of those shows.
If you have a chance to go through some of the shows on the program schedule, I came across one that I really enjoyed. It's called Cosmosis and it is such a great eclectic mix of styles, blues one moment, early 80s punk rock the next, this past week a lot of oldies, like I play--bring it on, the more the merrier is what I say!--and who knows what else. You can catch this show on Fridays from 3-5 p.m. so do give a listen and see what you think. I actually found this show because an old show was aired a couple of weeks ago in automation in my old Saturday afternoon time slot. I thought it was a new show and a new DJ and it sounded like a better fit for the afternoon than my show was, so I e-mailed the host, Billy Lurken, to say welcome. He wrote back and said he's been on from the beginning of RFN and did I have the wrong person? We figured out it was automation...but all things work for good. Billy's a cool guy (also a singer/songwriter), he's been an encouragement to my show and he's actually one of four rotating hosts for Cosmosis. He does a great job, so do check him out when he's on!
Segment 4: Non-oldie/Current/New
I have been a fan of Lauren Wood as a singer and songwriter for over 30 years. I first found her music on an old Warner Brothers sampler called "Limo" when she was part of the group "Chunky Novi and Ernie" and I've been in the tank for her music ever since then.
Lauren Wood- Electric Eyes (Love, Death and Customer Service)
Amy Holland – Miracle River (Journey To Miracle River) Glitch of the day. I almost blew this one big time. I forgot to cue the song so the player started with track 1 which had a guitar intro, as Miracle River does. Except I couldn't say the heck with it, I'll play this track instead because I needed "Miracle River" for my encouragement piece! So I had to flip quickly from one guitar intro to another. Sharp ears I am sure detected that, but Kerry Miller, who hosts "Samurai Songs" after me, bless his dear heart, told me he didn't know the difference. (I like having him follow me!)
Encouragement: I love the lines found in the song "Miracle River"*: "They say that when you get there, that's when the real magic starts...it's less about arriving than the journey to miracle river." I've been a life coach and I've seen the truth of those words unfold as I've worked with people who committed to making change in their lives. When we're faced with taking a new direction, or finally pursuing our dreams, we can run into roadblocks. "I can't do this", "I'll never be any good at this", some of us think sometimes. You need to drown those doubt demons. Because, what if you tried and you were good? And you could do it? No matter what the outcome is, you learn something valuable about yourself. It's worth taking that journey.
Closer – Soul Serenade – King Curtis
*Miracle River by Amy Holland McDonald/John Goodwin/Bernie Chiaravalle
Dutch Girl Music ASCAP/Queen's Knight Music BMI/Bernoit Music ASCAP
Sunday, January 11, 2009
1/11/09 Playlist - Not Snubbing the 70s
Segment 1: Not Snubbing the 70s
A couple of weeks ago, our Program Director, Beau Hunter, asked me, "Do you ever play any 70s music on your show?" Well, um, no, I guess I haven't much. It's not that I meant to snub the 70s. It's just that I'm so partial to the 60s when it comes down to oldies. But I'm going to rectify that. I had 70s stuff in this first set and I sprinkled some more throughout the hour. This first song was a hit back in 1972 but I don't think gets much play on the so-called oldies stations these days.
Alone Again Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan
Come and Get Your Love – Redbone
Brandy – Looking Glass
I Saw The Light -Todd Rundgren
Go All The Way - Raspberries
So if we're going to be talking about the 70s, then you're going to get me started about "where were you and what were you doing?" Well, I was in high school and college during that decade. In high school I was your stereotypical outcast geek who was in the honor society and such. The good news was when I got to college, none of that cool or uncool stuff mattered. In fact, for one brief shining moment I was cool in college. I had become a fan of radio and TV news and I had the opportunity, thanks to encouragement from my advisor, to organize a news department for my college radio station. Then I actually got a radio news internship on the FM station at Yale University that I listened to as a teen. Ironically, it was in the course of doing that when I realized that radio news wasn't what I wanted to do. I wanted to do something more creative. That ended up being writing relating to supporting musicians and encouraging others, so all's well that ends well.
Segment 2: Picking Through the Record Box
I came up with an old, obscure bubblegum type song. This from a group called Pickettywitch, who I believe were from Britain.
Same Old Feeling– Pickettywitch
Man's Temptation - Al Kooper/Mike Bloomfield
I'll Take You There – Staple Singers
You Baby – Turtles (Remember last week I found this song before my airshift and then lost track of it during the show when I wanted to play it. This time, by golly, I found it!)
Now I have a quiz for you today. Go to the MySpace page for Never Too Old that is at www.myspace.com/nevertoooldwv and listen to the songs in the player. Which song in the MySpace player on that page is a vocal version of an instrumental that is played often on this show? If you know, post a comment here, at the MySpace mirror version of the blog or send me an e-mail either via MySpace or wendyvnto@gmail.com . Anyone who gets it right will have their names immortalized in the blog and on next week's show.
Segment 3: Soul Stew
Some of what I played today came from this compilation called Entertainment Weekly hits of 1972.
Everybody Plays the Fool – Main Ingredient
Didn't I Blow Your Mind - Delfonics
I'll Be Around – Spinners (one of the classiest soul songs of the 70s).
Segment 4: Recent
Things That Are Lost - Alan O'Day
Whatcha Need – Mark Lowry
Encouragement:
The encouragement for today can be found in the lyrics of the song "Whatcha Need". There is the part about the guy hating his wife and wanting to leave her. A friend told him to list out all the good points he felt she had, and then he did a complete turnaround and loved her all over again. Sometimes we get hung up on the sour stuff and we forget the good things. Those bad lists tend to be longer when we start making them. So, try this. Make your good list and your bad list. Maybe...there will be something on that good list you have overlooked that is strong enough or may have something someone might have done recently that will make you tear up that bad list...and open the door for healing to begin.
Closer: Soul Serenade - King Curtis
I realized that I have given myself quite a challenge in coming up with an encouragement section for the show every week. There could be weeks when I may come up with a blank piece of paper. I don't have enough stuff in the can from my previous writings to last me a whole year. Thus, if I find more songs with an encouraging, positive message as I did with this one and reflect on it a bit, that should put me in good shape.
And hey---no technical glitches! No big flubs either! This was a good show! The show's settling into its new home with good Sunday morning vibes...
Upcoming themes:
1/18 Ladies Choice
1/25 The Guys' Turn
2/1 1964
2/8 Quirkyalone Day
A couple of weeks ago, our Program Director, Beau Hunter, asked me, "Do you ever play any 70s music on your show?" Well, um, no, I guess I haven't much. It's not that I meant to snub the 70s. It's just that I'm so partial to the 60s when it comes down to oldies. But I'm going to rectify that. I had 70s stuff in this first set and I sprinkled some more throughout the hour. This first song was a hit back in 1972 but I don't think gets much play on the so-called oldies stations these days.
Alone Again Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan
Come and Get Your Love – Redbone
Brandy – Looking Glass
I Saw The Light -Todd Rundgren
Go All The Way - Raspberries
So if we're going to be talking about the 70s, then you're going to get me started about "where were you and what were you doing?" Well, I was in high school and college during that decade. In high school I was your stereotypical outcast geek who was in the honor society and such. The good news was when I got to college, none of that cool or uncool stuff mattered. In fact, for one brief shining moment I was cool in college. I had become a fan of radio and TV news and I had the opportunity, thanks to encouragement from my advisor, to organize a news department for my college radio station. Then I actually got a radio news internship on the FM station at Yale University that I listened to as a teen. Ironically, it was in the course of doing that when I realized that radio news wasn't what I wanted to do. I wanted to do something more creative. That ended up being writing relating to supporting musicians and encouraging others, so all's well that ends well.
Segment 2: Picking Through the Record Box
I came up with an old, obscure bubblegum type song. This from a group called Pickettywitch, who I believe were from Britain.
Same Old Feeling– Pickettywitch
Man's Temptation - Al Kooper/Mike Bloomfield
I'll Take You There – Staple Singers
You Baby – Turtles (Remember last week I found this song before my airshift and then lost track of it during the show when I wanted to play it. This time, by golly, I found it!)
Now I have a quiz for you today. Go to the MySpace page for Never Too Old that is at www.myspace.com/nevertoooldwv and listen to the songs in the player. Which song in the MySpace player on that page is a vocal version of an instrumental that is played often on this show? If you know, post a comment here, at the MySpace mirror version of the blog or send me an e-mail either via MySpace or wendyvnto@gmail.com . Anyone who gets it right will have their names immortalized in the blog and on next week's show.
Segment 3: Soul Stew
Some of what I played today came from this compilation called Entertainment Weekly hits of 1972.
Everybody Plays the Fool – Main Ingredient
Didn't I Blow Your Mind - Delfonics
I'll Be Around – Spinners (one of the classiest soul songs of the 70s).
Segment 4: Recent
Things That Are Lost - Alan O'Day
Whatcha Need – Mark Lowry
Encouragement:
The encouragement for today can be found in the lyrics of the song "Whatcha Need". There is the part about the guy hating his wife and wanting to leave her. A friend told him to list out all the good points he felt she had, and then he did a complete turnaround and loved her all over again. Sometimes we get hung up on the sour stuff and we forget the good things. Those bad lists tend to be longer when we start making them. So, try this. Make your good list and your bad list. Maybe...there will be something on that good list you have overlooked that is strong enough or may have something someone might have done recently that will make you tear up that bad list...and open the door for healing to begin.
Closer: Soul Serenade - King Curtis
I realized that I have given myself quite a challenge in coming up with an encouragement section for the show every week. There could be weeks when I may come up with a blank piece of paper. I don't have enough stuff in the can from my previous writings to last me a whole year. Thus, if I find more songs with an encouraging, positive message as I did with this one and reflect on it a bit, that should put me in good shape.
And hey---no technical glitches! No big flubs either! This was a good show! The show's settling into its new home with good Sunday morning vibes...
Upcoming themes:
1/18 Ladies Choice
1/25 The Guys' Turn
2/1 1964
2/8 Quirkyalone Day
Monday, January 5, 2009
1/4/09 Playlist - Moving
Welcome to this blog to any new Sunday morning time slot listeners!
Opener: So What's New - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. An apropos song for those who listened to automation on Sunday mornings and wondered what was going on. I think it will work as an opening theme as well.
Segment 1 - Moving
In honor of the show's move to a new day and time, and celebrating the anniversary of telling the world I was moving to Nashville after five years of planning and dreaming, I thought I'd play a few songs about moving. I should note that I'm working within the confines of my limited collection and some of what the station has, so sometimes one must get a little creative with themes. I'm going to touch on different kinds of moving and different ways of doing that in life. I haven't played as much Beatles as I should, so I started with this one.
Drive My Car - Beatles
We'll Sing In the Sunshine - Gale Garnett
We're A Winner – Impressions
Goin Back – Byrds
Place In the Sun- Stevie Wonder (I was so hoping the station catalog had this song because I didn't and I really wanted to use it. YES!)
Segment 2: Picking Through the Record Box
To re-explain this segment: It sort of reminds you of all those 45s people of the baby boomer generation may have had growing up and you kept them in one of those storage boxes or carry cases. You decide to listen to some music and you just go through randomly on impulse picking out stuff you want to hear, not worrying if all the styles fit together. You play a song because you want to hear it.
Now I have a confession to make. I don't actually have a record box anymore. I moved to Nashville nearly two years ago from St. Paul, MN. I did my move here with one friend driving my little subcompact and the other driving a mini-van with all my belongings. A lot of stuff had to get sacrificed and that included all of my vinyl. Of course, I've since kicked myself sore for not keeping some stuff that I could have used. Life's interesting sometimes.
This set started with one of my favorite childhood growing up songs, an "earworm" of many years that I've wanted to get at here but hadn't yet.
The Mountain's High – Dick and Deedee
It Ain't Me Babe - Turtles (This was a bit weird; I could have sworn I found "You Baby" in the catalog in my pre-show search and wrote it down. But when I got on the air and went back to put it in the playout system, I couldn't find it. So, I had to switch to this one.)
24 Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney
Segment 3: Soul Stew
For this first Temptation song I played, I admit I knew of a cover version first--the one by Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh, I think it was. For years I didn't know it was a Temptations original and I decided I like this one a whole lot better.
Don't Look Back – Temptations
Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway (Another happy find in the catalog. This song was on one of the many vinyl albums that was sacrificed for my move. I always loved it but haven't had it since.)
Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin (From the classic "Lady Soul." I noted how cool it was that the CD artwork replicates what an Atlantic single looked like.)
But It's Alright - JJ Jackson
Segment 3: Current/New
I'm excited because I have a new CD by a friend of mine from St. Paul, MN, TD Mischke. I've mentioned him in the past – he was a radio talk show host who is also a musician. I saw him in the early 90s in a rare (back then) solo gig in a small club called Music City Café. He just rocked my world and opened the door for me to seek out and encourage little known local artists, which I've now been doing for many years. This CD is called That Kind of Day, and I played a song I heard him do at this gig I mentioned. He hadn't recorded it until now. I have never forgotten this song over the years, so I'm thrilled he cut it here.
Babies – TD Mischke
Coast - Eliza Gilkyson (from the Red House Records compilation "These Times We're Living In")
Take This Heart – Samantha Mooney (one more from the Australian singer/songwriter I raved about weeks ago)
Encouragement: Wendy V's Encouraging Words from January 2007: Where Are You Moving To?
Closing theme - Soul Serenade- King Curtis
I dedicated this show to my mom, who passed away this past week. She was a lifelong music lover and would have wanted me to move ahead with the show. In fact, I trust that in her new home the signal is coming in loud and clear and she heard my show for the first time.
I was a little jittery -- I don't know why. It's not as if it was my very first show, though I did sort of treat it as such by doing an introduction for the people new to the show on Sunday mornings. I guess it's that way whenever you move to a "new home". I've surely been through that in the past year.
I must say that the glitch of the day came from my own mouth. I was reading the underwriter announcement, which was for a foot care company, Sole Supports . I pre-read it rather hastily and came across a word I wasn't sure how to pronounce properly. It was "orthotics", but with my jitters and haste, it came out as "orthodontics." Heaven knows that orthotics and orthodontics are two different physical matters. Sheesh.
Other than that, I like this Sunday spot and I think it's gonna work out fine, as Ike and Tina used to say.
Opener: So What's New - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. An apropos song for those who listened to automation on Sunday mornings and wondered what was going on. I think it will work as an opening theme as well.
Segment 1 - Moving
In honor of the show's move to a new day and time, and celebrating the anniversary of telling the world I was moving to Nashville after five years of planning and dreaming, I thought I'd play a few songs about moving. I should note that I'm working within the confines of my limited collection and some of what the station has, so sometimes one must get a little creative with themes. I'm going to touch on different kinds of moving and different ways of doing that in life. I haven't played as much Beatles as I should, so I started with this one.
Drive My Car - Beatles
We'll Sing In the Sunshine - Gale Garnett
We're A Winner – Impressions
Goin Back – Byrds
Place In the Sun- Stevie Wonder (I was so hoping the station catalog had this song because I didn't and I really wanted to use it. YES!)
Segment 2: Picking Through the Record Box
To re-explain this segment: It sort of reminds you of all those 45s people of the baby boomer generation may have had growing up and you kept them in one of those storage boxes or carry cases. You decide to listen to some music and you just go through randomly on impulse picking out stuff you want to hear, not worrying if all the styles fit together. You play a song because you want to hear it.
Now I have a confession to make. I don't actually have a record box anymore. I moved to Nashville nearly two years ago from St. Paul, MN. I did my move here with one friend driving my little subcompact and the other driving a mini-van with all my belongings. A lot of stuff had to get sacrificed and that included all of my vinyl. Of course, I've since kicked myself sore for not keeping some stuff that I could have used. Life's interesting sometimes.
This set started with one of my favorite childhood growing up songs, an "earworm" of many years that I've wanted to get at here but hadn't yet.
The Mountain's High – Dick and Deedee
It Ain't Me Babe - Turtles (This was a bit weird; I could have sworn I found "You Baby" in the catalog in my pre-show search and wrote it down. But when I got on the air and went back to put it in the playout system, I couldn't find it. So, I had to switch to this one.)
24 Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney
Segment 3: Soul Stew
For this first Temptation song I played, I admit I knew of a cover version first--the one by Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh, I think it was. For years I didn't know it was a Temptations original and I decided I like this one a whole lot better.
Don't Look Back – Temptations
Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway (Another happy find in the catalog. This song was on one of the many vinyl albums that was sacrificed for my move. I always loved it but haven't had it since.)
Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin (From the classic "Lady Soul." I noted how cool it was that the CD artwork replicates what an Atlantic single looked like.)
But It's Alright - JJ Jackson
Segment 3: Current/New
I'm excited because I have a new CD by a friend of mine from St. Paul, MN, TD Mischke. I've mentioned him in the past – he was a radio talk show host who is also a musician. I saw him in the early 90s in a rare (back then) solo gig in a small club called Music City Café. He just rocked my world and opened the door for me to seek out and encourage little known local artists, which I've now been doing for many years. This CD is called That Kind of Day, and I played a song I heard him do at this gig I mentioned. He hadn't recorded it until now. I have never forgotten this song over the years, so I'm thrilled he cut it here.
Babies – TD Mischke
Coast - Eliza Gilkyson (from the Red House Records compilation "These Times We're Living In")
Take This Heart – Samantha Mooney (one more from the Australian singer/songwriter I raved about weeks ago)
Encouragement: Wendy V's Encouraging Words from January 2007: Where Are You Moving To?
Closing theme - Soul Serenade- King Curtis
I dedicated this show to my mom, who passed away this past week. She was a lifelong music lover and would have wanted me to move ahead with the show. In fact, I trust that in her new home the signal is coming in loud and clear and she heard my show for the first time.
I was a little jittery -- I don't know why. It's not as if it was my very first show, though I did sort of treat it as such by doing an introduction for the people new to the show on Sunday mornings. I guess it's that way whenever you move to a "new home". I've surely been through that in the past year.
I must say that the glitch of the day came from my own mouth. I was reading the underwriter announcement, which was for a foot care company, Sole Supports . I pre-read it rather hastily and came across a word I wasn't sure how to pronounce properly. It was "orthotics", but with my jitters and haste, it came out as "orthodontics." Heaven knows that orthotics and orthodontics are two different physical matters. Sheesh.
Other than that, I like this Sunday spot and I think it's gonna work out fine, as Ike and Tina used to say.
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