The Night of the Week That Was
Last night (Thursday), my Roundtrip radio program on WNRB-LP (93.3 FM, Wausau) was an eclectic affair, in marked contrast to last week’s themed Art Rock show. Due to a long work day and getting home later than usual, lovely Jane started organizing a show for me, based on historical happenings in music related to this week. Made my job a whole lot easier, and made for a very nice mix of music. Take a look and let me know what you think:
Roxy Music, Re-Make Re-Model … just to jump right into it
Grateful Dead, Shakedown Street
James Brown, Please Please Please … his first charting tune, appearing this week in 1956
Adrian Belew, Troubles
Brian Setzer Orchestra, The Dirty Boogie … yesterday was Brian’s birthday (1960)
Cat Stevens, Wild World … hit #11 on the charts this week in 1971
Derek & the Dominos, Keep on Growing … Clapton and a cast of stars
John Mayer Trio, Wait Until Tomorrow … his live version of the Hendrix number
Beatles, Cry for a Shadow … 1961 instrumental with Stu Sutcliffe, their original bass player who died April 10, 1962 of a brain hemorrhage
Counting Crows, Sundays … off their brand-new album
Rolling Stones, Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadow? … on April 7, 1962, Mick & Keith met Brian Jones in a London Jazz club and the nucleus of the band was formed
Steve Winwood, Spanish Dancer … slick work from Mister Cheekbones
Pink Floyd, Matilda Mother … on April 6, 1968, the group announced the departure of founding member Syd Barret who was suffering from psychiatric disorders
Jefferson Airplane, Martha … can almost smell the incense
David Crosby, Tamalpais High … I’m sure he was
Fleetwood Mac, Coming Your Way … from Mac’s last album with Peter Green (1970); he announced on April 11 of that year that he was leaving the group to follow his religious beliefs (he’d be away from music for years)
Ray Davies, Morphine Song … song from his brand-new album relates some of his experience of being in a hospital in New Orleans after being shot by a mugger
Family, My Friend the Sun
Led Zeppelin, Over the Hills & Far Away … from Houses of the Holy which went gold this week in 1973
Spirit, Street Worm
Canned Heat, Boogie Music … vocalist Bob “The Bear” Hite died April 6, 1981 of a heart attack (300 pounds). I liked The Bear, still do.
Bob Dylan, Song to Woody … Bob’s first solo performance opened for John Lee Hooker on April 11, 1961 (he sang this tune)
Steve Miller Band, High on You Mama
Robert Johnson, Phonograph Blues … “my needle’s got rusty and it won’t play any more”
Join me next Thursday night 7-9 … and “thanks” Jane!
janeal said:
“You are welcome” Tom.
April 11th, 2008 at 12:41 pm #
Pack One said:
How is that new Crows album? My wife wants to go see Dave this summer, they open.
April 11th, 2008 at 1:26 pm #
Tom Neal said:
I haven’t spent a lot of time with the new Crows album yet … my wife has had it in her car. What I’ve heard so far is what I like about them; it sounds like a Crows’ album. Have seen them a couple times; for my money, they’re more fun than a Dave show. Saw them open for John Mayer (it was Adam’s birthday and he was on his game) and it just seemed wrong that Mayer was the headliner (but he did have that “Wonderland” hit and all the teenie boppers were there for that).
April 14th, 2008 at 5:22 am #