Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 30th, 2016
VE 131 Prehistoric Rock:
Roll 'Em Pete Big Joe Turner 1938
House of Blue Lights Freddie Slack (co-writer with Don Ray) and Ella Mae Morse 1946
Down the Road Apiece: Will Bradley Trio 1940
Good Rockin' Tonight: Wynonie Harris: 1948
Joe Liggins: The Honeydripper
Bull Moose Jackson: Big Ten Inch
Amos Milburn: One Bourbon, One Scotch One Beer
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Rock Daniel 1941
The Fat Man: Fats Domino:
Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 : Ain't That Just Like a Woman
Julia Lee and her Boyfriends Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got
We're Gonna Rock Wild Bill Moore 1947
Rock t he Joint: Jimmy Preston 1949
Move It On Over Hank Williams 1947
Jack Guthrie: Oakie Boogie
Woody Guthrie: Jesus Christ
Robert Wilkins; That's No Way To Get Along
Rolling Stones: Not Fade Away
Van Morrison : In The Days Before Rock And Roll.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 23rd, 2016
VE 307 9 22/16
Bob James: Take Me To The Mardi Gras
Decemberists: This Is Why We Fight
Rhiannon Giddens: Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind
Fran Warren/Claude Thornhill Orch: Sunday Kind Of Love
Patti Smith: Gloria (Live At Electric Lady)
Toots Thielmans: Don't Blame Me
Willie Nelson: All Of Me
The Nice: Brandenberger
Martha Argerich: Chopin Polonaise #6 in A Flat
Beatles: Got To Get You Into My Life
Four Tops: Reach Out (I'll Be There)
Joan Jett: You Don't Own Me
Frank Zappa: Montana
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 16th, 2016
VE 130 New York Stories (a post-9/11 special)
Stevie Wonder: Living For The City
Rod Stewart: The Killing Of Georgie (Part 1 and II)
Velvet Underground: I'm Waiting For The Man
Ethel Waters: Harlem On My Mind
U2: Angel Of Harlem
Steely Dan: the Royal Scam
LCD Soundsystem: New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: New York, NY
Tradewinds: New York's A Lonley Town
Bob Dylan: Talkin' New York
Tony Bennett: Skyscraper Blues
Today on the VE. New York Stories. 11 tales that take place in the toughest, if not greatest city in the world. These aren't just songs that mention New York. These are real character driven stories, in which the city itself is a key player. And many do not have happy endings
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 9th, 2016
VE 306 9 9 16
Decemberists: Anti Summersong
Aretha Franklin: Freeway Of Love
Gary Numan: Cars
Sniff & The Tears: Drivers Seat
Grateful Dead: Shakedown Street
Go Gos: We Got The Beat (Live For Life)
Squeeze: Tempted (Live For Life)
Marvin Gaye: That's The Way Love Is
Robert Palmer: Johnny And Mary
REM: Talk About The Passion
Patti Smith: Because The Night
Tuff Darts: All For The Love Of Rock And Roll (Live At CBGBs)
Lynyrd Skynyrd: You Got That Right
Beatles: Eleanor Rigby
Beatles: Yellow Submarine
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 2nd, 2016
VE 305 9 2 16 For Toots Thielmans, Rudy Van Gelder and Gene Wilder
Toots Theilmans: Nuages
Toots Thielmans: Don't Blame Me
Billy Joel (with Toots Theilmans): Leave A Tender Moment Alone
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: A Night IN Tunisia
Donald Byrd: Christo Redentor
Joe Henderson: Blue Bossa
Lou Donaldson: Blues Walk
Horace Silver: Song For My Father
Original Soundtrack: Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory: Main Title
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