Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour weekly shows

[James Riley]

New tunes, requests, time machine and a five year flashback on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below)! New songs on the playlist come in from DADDY LONG LEGS, Ray Allen and his Band, John Lewis & His Rock'n'Roll Trio, Cliff Westfall, The Doel Brothers, Hot Rod Walt and the Psycho-DeVilles, Kitty Rose & The Rattlers, The Country Side of Harmonica Sam, FATBOY and The Retrobaits. Our Hey Mr. DJ request segment includes requests for Josh Hi-Fi and the Rhythm Kings and Hank 3, our Five Year Flashback goes back to Deke Dickerson talking about collaborating with Los Straitjackets and our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine lands at the week ending April 2, 1961. Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 07-08-19

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[James Riley]

Scott Hinds from The Royal Hounds co-hosts this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour with me (link below). I pick 2 songs from their latest Low Class Songs For High Class People plus 1 from their previous album, Poker All Night Long! Scott picks all the rest of these fun tunes from George "Thumper" Jones, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Roy Orbison, JD McPherson, Carl Perkins, The Dempseys, Southern Culture On The Skids, Johnny7 & The Black Crabs, The Starjays, Shanda & The Howlers, Sticks McGhee and Billy Joe & The Dusty 45's! Hear episode here:

Scott Hinds from The Royal Hounds co-host/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 07-15-19

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[James Riley]

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour spins NEW tracks from Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, John Lindberg Trio, Stray Cats, The Hawkmen, Eddie Clendening, Sister Suzie, Rob Ryan Roadshow, Carl Bradychok and more (link below)! We also get a new track from Greg Townson and a classic from Dick Dale in our instru-Mental Breakdown, a Five Year Flashback with Billy Burnette and a Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honoring Merle Haggard with covers by Jerry Lee Lewis and The Everly Brothers! Plus, we pay tribute to Huelyn Duvall who passed away on May 15th. Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 07-22-19

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[James Riley]

The 7th annual International Blues Music Day is August 3, 2019 so we dedicate Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this show to all blues music (link below)! Dion is in our Five Year Flashback with a blues cover and our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine goes back to week ending May 21, 1955 to hear the top 3 Rhythm & Blues Records (Big Joe Turner, Bo Diddley and Little Walter)! Plus, hear NEW tunes from Billy F. Gibbons, Kim Wilson, Jontavious Willis, Jimmie Vaughan, a recently released Keith Richards track (with Johnnie Johnson on piano), recent rockers from Big Jon Atkinson, Buddy Guy and classics from Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins and B.B. King! Hear episode here:

All Blues for International Blues Music Day 2019/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 07-29-19

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[James Riley]

On this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below), we hear an instru-Mental Breakdown (with NEW tunes from Bloodshot Bill and Martin Cilia), a Hey Mr. DJ request segment (with Carlene Carter & Dave Edmunds and Eddie Cochran), Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine (landing at week ending February 7, 1960) and a Five Year Flashback (with Dale Watson from early 2016)! PLUS, hear NEW tunes from Jesse Dayton (covering The Clash), The Shootouts, Chuck Mead, Howlin' Ric & The Rocketeers, The Bullets, Danny "O" & The Astrotones, Black Moon Boys as well as classics from Elvis Presley and George Jones!!! Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 08-05-19

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[James Riley]

Dean Z is guest on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! We talk about his recreation of the 50th anniversary of opening night for Elvis Presley at the International Hotel in Las Vegas on July 31, 1969. Dean performed this at Nashville Elvis Festival in March of this year. We also talk about Sun Studios, 70's Elvis, Aloha, an Elvis song request and lots more! Plus, we hear 3 new tunes he recorded with the Blackwood Brothers on backing vocals. Our instru-Mental Breakdown has NEW tunes from Stray Cats and Kitty Rose & The Rattlers and we spin some rockers from Al Terry, Mac Davis, Carl Perkins and Creedence Clearwater Revival (covering Elvis)! Hear episode here: http://rockabillynblues.blogspot.com/2019/08/dean-z-interview-rockabilly-n-blues.html

 

[James Riley]

Elvis Presley passed away 42 years ago on August 16, 1977 at 42 years old. On this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below), we talk with Elvis Tribute Artist, Cote Deonath about performing, obscure Elvis tracks, 70's Elvis, a special rockin' request and more! We recorded this conversation backstage at the Franklin Theater in downtown Franklin, TN during the Nashville Elvis Festival (with Dean Z doing a soundcheck below). We'll hear "King Covers" by Wanda Jackson, Sleepy LaBeef, Brenda Lee, Chris Isaak, Jake Calypso, Conway Twitty and an Elvis themed tune from Billy Burnette. Plus, we'll play some radio and tv ads for various movies and tv specials. June Carter also talks about Elvis in a snippet from the 50's on the Louisiana Hayride and Sir Cliff Richard talks about finally getting to do a duet with Elvis in our Five Year Flashback! Hear episode here:

Elvis Spotlight: Cote Deonath interview/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 08-19-19

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[James Riley]

It's a fun mix of modern and vintage tunes on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below). Hear NEW and recent recordings from John Lindberg Trio, Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, The Lincolns - Adelaide, Mike Teardrop Trio, Scotty Baker, StarDevils, The Belascos, Howlin Lou and His Whip Lovers, A Jay Wade, Uncle Charlie Combo and more! Plus, we take a couple of your requests in our Hey Mr. DJ segment, set our Time Machine to the week ending March 1, 1959 and our Five Year Flashback is with JD McPherson! Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 08-26-19

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[James Riley]

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below) spins a TON of killer new tracks this week from The Delta Bombers, The Kokomo Kings, Jacob Tolliver, Mike Bell, Supersonics, Stray Cats, Marcel Bontempi & Carlos Slap, Bambi Lee Savage along with Didi Wray and The Duke Robillard Band in our instru-Mental Breakdown! We hear from 2 of the headliners at Nashville Boogie 2020: Levi Dexter & The Rockats and Tiger Army. Our Time Machine goes back to the week ending July 20, 1957 and our Five Year Flashback is with The Cactus Blossoms!! Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-02-19

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[PaulT]

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below) spins a TON of killer new tracks this week from The Delta Bombers, The Kokomo Kings, Jacob Tolliver, Mike Bell, Supersonics, Stray Cats, Marcel Bontempi & Carlos Slap, Bambi Lee Savage along with Didi Wray and The Duke Robillard Band in our instru-Mental Breakdown! We hear from 2 of the headliners at Nashville Boogie 2020: Levi Dexter & The Rockats and Tiger Army. Our Time Machine goes back to the week ending July 20, 1957 and our Five Year Flashback is with The Cactus Blossoms!! Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-02-19

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[James Riley]

Call me Gear-Jammin' James Riley this week as Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (September 8-14) with an hour of Truckin' tunes (link below) on our first annual Keep On Truckin' show! We've got classics and more recent tunes from Dave Dudley, Red Simpson, Dick Curless, Johnny Cash, Red Sovine, Don Diego Trio, Kay Adams with BR549, Jerry Reed, Junior Brown (with Red Simpson), Dale Watson, The Hi-Risers, The Royal Hounds, Merle Haggard, The Golden Roses, Sonny George, Bill Kirchen, Sons Of The Pioneers and Link Davis! Breaker One-Niner...this is Gear-Jammin' James Riley...anyone got their ears on? Hear episode here:

Keep On Truckin' show/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-09-19

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[James Riley]

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below) has a new segment this hour called the "Doo-Wop Corner" where we take a walk to hear some great Doo-Wop tunes on the corner. This time it's Dion & The Belmonts and Billy Ward & His Dominoes. We also hear NEW tunes from Greg Townson and Los Freneticos in our instru-Mental Breakdown, a Five Year Flashback with Webb Wilder AND a couple of great requests in Hey Mr. DJ. You'll also hear NEW tunes from Eddie Clendening, Mike Teardrop Trio, The Deltas, Rock'n'Roll Kamikazes, The Modernes, Fatboy, Clint Bradley, The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, classics from Gene Vincent, Don Willis and a recent rocker from Babe Miller!!
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Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-16-19

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[James Riley]

We hear a new single from Theo Lawrence produced by Mark Neill on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below). Plus, we spin NEW tracks from The Delta Bombers (also produced by Mark Neill), The WildTones, Danny 'O' & The Astrotones, Jake Calypso & His Red Hot, Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, Tammi Savoy and The Chris Casello Combo, Ryan Glenn Band and The Mellows. Our Five Year Flashback is with John Fogerty, the Time Machine goes back to the week ending March 8, 1958, the Doo Wop Corner has classics from The Sharps (with Duane Eddy) and The Cadillacs, and we hear rockers from Robert Gordon, The Wise Guyz and Fabulous Thunderbirds!! Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-23-19

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[James Riley]

We've got everything from Doo-Wop to Honky Tonk to Rockabilly to Psychobilly on the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this week (link below)! Hear NEW tunes from Bonnie Montgomery with Rosie Flores, Stray Cats, Tiger Army, Hot Chickens, The Hi-Jivers, Tilford Sellers, Dallas Moore, Jimmie Vaughan, Charley Crockett, Awkward Family Portraits, Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders as part of our instru-Mental Breakdown, a Five Year Flashback with Rocky Burnette and a trip to the Doo Wop Corner! Plus, we've got a live track from Dale Watson, rockers from The Altar Billies, Wanda Jackson and more!! Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 09-30-19

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[James Riley]

We've got the latest from Headcat 13, Johnny Falstaff, The Kentucky Cowhands, Jesse Dayton, Kokomo Kings, Lee Rocker, Daddy Long Legs, Love Tattoo, Jacob Tolliver and Mike Teardrop Trio on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below). Our Hey Mr. DJ request segment has some good ones from Conway Twitty and Tracy Pendarvis. The Instru-Mental Breakdown has rockers from Black Flamingos and Lonnie Mack (with Stevie Ray Vaughan), we take a walk to the Doo-Wop Corner and our Five Year Flashback is with Chris Isaak!! Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-07-19

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[James Riley]

We've got Kings, Requests, Blond Bomber, Beatles cover and more on the latest Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below)! We spin new tunes in our instru-Mental Breakdown by Joel Paterson (covering The Bealtes) and Greg Townson plus new tracks by Chuck Mead, Janiva Magness (covering John Fogerty), Jolie & The Jackalopes, The 40 Acre Mule, Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, Peter & The Wolves, Crown City Bombers and a recently released Elvis live track. Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment honors Ronnie Dawson with covers by The Del Moroccos and the Hillbilly Moon Explosion. Plus, we hear a couple of your requests and tunes from the 3 Kings Of The Blues...B.B. King, Albert King and Freddie King! Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-14-19

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[James Riley]

Lots of killer new tunes this week on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour from The Mavericks (covering John Anderson and we dare you not to sing along), Charley Crockett, Vaden Landers (on Bigtone Records), Hot Chickens, Diablogato, The Swamp Shakers, Marcel Bontempi with Carlos Slap, Danny "O" & The Astrotones, Ryan Glenn Band and The Shootouts and Nick Waterhouse in our instru-Mental Breakdown. Plus, we go down to the Doo-Wop Corner as well as hear a couple of your requests! If that isn't enough, we throw in some rockers by Brian Setzer, The Gunboat Diplomats, Charlie Feathers and Terry Noland! It's more fun than you imagined possible in one hour!! Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-21-19

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[James Riley]

It's the 2nd annual Halloween Show on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below). Connor Rocket once again co-hosts an hour of devilishly good tunes and vintage horror film trailers! You'll drop your candy and run when you hear tunes from Thurston Harris, Marcel Bontempi, The Delta Bombers, Messer Chups, John Fogerty, Chris Isaak, Roy Clark, Sirocco Bros, Bobby Bare, Brian Setzer, Vince Ray's Loser Machine, Round Robbin, The Time Burners, an instru-MENTAL Breakdown with Los Straitjackets and The Moontrekkers and more! Hear episode here...if you dare:

2nd Annual Halloween Show! Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 10-28-19

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[James Riley]

Still plenty of KILLER new music to be heard on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour this year (click link below)!! We spin the latest from Marti Brom, The Delta Bombers, Carolyn Sills Combo, Johnny Falstaff, Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders, The Kabooms, Bamboozle, Mike Teardrop Trio, GA-20 and The 40 Acre Mule and NEW tracks by Kentucky Cowhands and The Royal Hounds in our instru-Mental Breakdown! We take a trip to the Doo-Wop Corner and hear a couple of requests in our Hey Mr. DJ segment. We'll also pay tribute to the late, great Lew Williams who passed away September 1st. Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-04-19

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[James Riley]

There's 15 killer new tracks on this episode of Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour (link below) from Jimmy Dale (newly released on Fun-Guy Records and recorded in 1998 with Nick Curran and Jake Erwin), Dale Watson, Tami Neilson, Chuck Mead, Marty Stuart, HOT CHICKENS, Jason James, Terra Jackson (with Danny B. Harvey), Magic, Tiger Army, Twisted Rod, Jesse Dayton, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys as well as new tunes from Crown City Bombers & Joel Paterson in our instru-Mental Breakdown! Our Heavy Hitter Triple Threat segment returns honoring Hank Williams with covers by Jerry Lee Lewis and Jack Scott! Plus, there's a great classic from Johnny Cash to finish things up. Hear episode here:

Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 11-11-19

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