Billy Harlan- Still Boppin'!/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 08-01-16

Kentucky native and rockabilly legend Billy Harlan is our guest this week.  We discuss early influences, lifelong friendship with the Everly Brothers, recording at RCA Studio B in the 50's with Chet Atkins, new generation discovering his rockabilly classics, playing festivals like Viva Las Vegas and Nashville Boogie and recording a new project at Studio B for Muddy Roots Records!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Billy Harlan

Elvis Presley- "Jailhouse Rock"
Kat Kings- "Juke Joint Jimmy"
Johnny Knight- "Rock & Roll Guitar"
Polecats- "Don't Push"
Charlie Gracie- "You Got A Heart Like A Rock"

Billy Harlan interview
Billy Harlan- "Teen Jean Jive"
Segment 1
Hawkshaw Hawkins- "My Fate Is In Your Hands"
Segment 2
Billy Harlan- "School House Rock"
Segment 3

(l to r): Chet Atkins, Pig Robbins,
Billy Harlan, Don Everly,
JD Loudermilk

Billy Harlan- "I Wanna Bop"
Segment 4
Billy Harlan- "This Lonely Man"
Segment 5
Billy Harlan- "Boogie Woogie Rock & Roll Man"
Segment 6
Billy Harlan- "I Ain't Elvis"
Segment 7
The Everly Brothers- "All I Have To Do Is Dream"

Brian Setzer Orchestra- "'49 Mercury Blues"
Dion- "The Apollo King"
The Silvershakers- "Vagabond"

Sleepy LaBeef, Billy Harlan,
Jason Galaz (Muddy Roots Records)

Outro music bed:  Sonny Burgess- "Itchy"

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 07-25-16

This week's show is a rocker!!  We've got interview snippets from both WS Holland and John Fogerty!  Plus, new tunes from Frantic Rockers, A.J. & The Rockin' Trio, Fatboy, Rocky Burnette & Darrel Higham and classics from Elvis Presley, Eddie Dixon, Gene Vincent, The Diamonds, BR5-49, Skeets McDonald, Sleepy LaBeef and more!

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Intro by Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

AJ & The Rockin' Trio- "Waitin' For You"
Elvis Presley- "Reconsider Baby"
WS Holland on Johnny Cash and "Ring Of Fire"
Johnny Cash- "Ring Of Fire"
Eddie Dixon- "Relentless"
Fatboy- "Cruel Love"
Flying Saucers- "Some Like It Hot"
Roy Brown- "Hip Shakin' Baby"
The BellFuries- "Letter To My Maybe Baby"
Gene Vincent- "Say Mama"
The Diamonds- "The Stroll"
Lee Rocker- "Hard Headed Woman"
John Fogerty on going for a rockabilly sound with CCR
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Green River"
BR5-49- "Seven Nights To Rock"
Skeets McDonald- "Heartbreakin' Mama"
Frantic Rockers- "Low Down Dog"
Rocky Burnette & Darrel Higham- "Unlucky Blues"
Sleepy LaBeef- "Polk Salad Annie"

Outro music bed:  Rocky Burnette & Darrel Higham- "Green Hills"

Johnny Cash hits #1 with "I Walk The Line"

Johnny Cash tops the country chart this day in 1956 with one of his signature tunes- "I Walk The Line".  This is his 3rd Sun Records single and 1st #1 chart success.  It remained on the chart for over 43 weeks and sold 2 million copies.  See a 23 year old cash performing this live on The Tex Ritter Show here...

Hillbilly Moon Explosion part 2/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 07-18-16

Hillbilly Moon Explosion's Emanuel Hutter and Oliver Baroni join us for part 2 of our interview this week as we discuss the band's latest project, With Monsters And Gods.  We also get a couple of requests from them for Patsy Cline and Rusty & Doug Kershaw!  Plus, listen for rockers from Smokehouse Dave, Kokomo Kings, Slivertooth Loos & The Witch, Vince & The Sunboppers and Brian Setzer!!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Smokehouse Dave- "Real Gone Daddy"

Kokomo Kings- "Hook, Line & Sinker"

Hillbilly Moon Explosion interview:

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Love You Better"

Segment 1

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Black Ghost"

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Chick Habit"

Segment 2

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Down On Your Knees"

Segment 3

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Desperation"

Segment 4

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "You Miss Something"

Segment 5

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Call Me"

Segment 6

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Jackson"

Segment 7

Rusty & Doug- "Hey Mae"

Patsy Cline- "Leaving On Your Mind"

Silvertooth Loos & The Witch- "Night Owl"

Vince & The Sunboppers- "Dance With Sally"

Brian Setzer- "Peroxide Blonde In A Hopped Up Model Ford"

Outro:  Chet Atkins- "El Cumbanchero"

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Columbia drops Johnny Cash this day in 1986

Johnny Cash was dropped from Columbia Records this day in 1986 after spending 28 years with the label.  Before joining Columbia in 1958, Cash began his recording career at Sun Records in 1955.  After being dropped from Columbia, he had an unsuccessful run at Mercury Records until Rick Rubin rejuvenated his career on his American Recordings label in 1994.  Cash would record with them until the time of his death in 2003.

"A Boy Named Sue"

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro music bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Eddy Clearwater- "Hillbilly Blues"

Levi Dexter & The Gretsch Brothers- "Oakie Boogie"

Hillbilly Moon Explosion interview:

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Depression"

Segment 1

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Monsters & Gods"

Segment 2

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Midnight Blues" (radio edit)

Segment 3

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "In Space"

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Maniac Lover"

Segment 4

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Heartbreak Boogie"

Segment 5

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Temptation"

Darrel Higham- "Turn Around & Go"

The Planet Rockers- "Billy Thunder"

Charlie Rich- "Whirlwind"

Matchbox- "Rockabilly Rebel"

Charlie Thompson- "Eanie Meanie Baby"

Outro:  Eddie Angel- "Black Widow"

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"Jackson"

"Maniac Lover"

Sam Phillips gives Elvis' "That's All Right" to DJ Dewey Phillips

July 6, 1954- Sam Phillips takes an acetate recording of Elvis' "That's All Right" (recorded the previous day) over to Memphis DJ Dewey Phillips to play on his "Red, Hot & Blue" radio show on WHBQ a couple of days later.  This was the first time Elvis was played on the air.  He ended up playing the song 14 times due to the calls coming in requesting it.  Hear an alternate take of "That's All Right" recorded by Sam Phillips at Sun Records studio.

Deke Dickerson interview part 2/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 07-04-16

Deke Dickerson with Los Straitjackets

Deke Dickerson joins us for part 2 of our interview.  This week we discuss his influence on a new generation, playing with Reverend Horton Heat recently at Nashville Boogie, collaborations with Los Straitjackets, The Trashmen, Nikki Hill & The Bo-Keys, Venturesmania, what's on the horizon and some requests for the show!  We also hear tunes from Cousin Harley, El Dorados, Elvis Presley, Traveling Wilburys, Joe Clay and Scotty Baker!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro music bed- Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

Click to enlarge/ Photo- Julia McMahon
Left to right: Deke, Jim Heath (Rev),
Jody Maphis, Chris Casello, Eugene Moles

Cousin Harley- "My Babe"
El Dorados- "At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)"

Deke Dickerson interview:
Deke Dickerson- "My Name Is Deke"
Segment 1
Deke Dickerson- "Have Blues Will Travel"
Deke Dickerson- "Tell Me How"
Segment 2
Deke Dickerson with Los Straitjackets- "Kawanga"
Segment 3
Deke Dickerson with The Trashmen- "White Lightning"
Segment 4
Nikki Hill, Deke Dickerson & The Bo-Keys- "Struttin'"
Deke Dickerson- "Let's Go Wild Tonight"
Segment 5
Venturesmania- "Gunfight At The Nokie Corral"
Segment 6 (requests from Deke)
Jimmy Rogers- "Sloppy Drunk"
Jimmy Martin- "Deep River"

Elvis Presley- "Blue River"
Traveling Wilburys- "Rattled"
Joe Clay- "Sixteen Chicks"
Scotty Baker- "C'mon & Fight Me"

Outro- Blind Rage & Violence- "That Thing Hoo Doo"

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"Mexicali Rose" with Reverend Horton Heat at Nashville Boogie 2016

Deke and friends- Nashville Boogie (must watch!!)

Nokie Edwards- "Apache" at Deke's Guitar Geek Festival

Deke and Los Straitjackets- "Kawanga" lyric video

Deke, Los Straitjackets and The Trashmen- "Surfin' Bird"