Boppin' With Beth (syndicated show)

[James Riley]

American rock band BoDeans are the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth. Hear about their awesome career, a couple of tunes from their discography and a solo song from Kurt Neumann. Plus, there's tracks from some of their influences and peers including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, U2, Marshall Crenshaw and David Bowie. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a new song from the late, great Jimmy Buffett. I've got a cut from The Malibooz in Hang Ten. To close out the show, there's a couple of great tunes from Nanci Griffith and Robbie Robertson that also feature backing vocals by the BoDeans as well! Hear episode HERE:

https://boppinwithbeth.blogspot.com/2023/10/bodeans-focus-beam-on-boppin-with-beth.html

 

[James Riley]

The late, great American country music singer Joe Diffie is the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth. Hear about his career, untimely passing and a couple of tunes from his solo discography as well as a track with his pals Sammy Kershaw and Aaron Tippin. There's songs from some of his influences including George Jones (which he also appears on), Merle Haggard & The Strangers, Hank Thompson, Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzell, Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a new tune from Richard Lynch. I've got a unique 80's cover by Frankie & The Pool Boys in Hang Ten. Glen Templeton closes the show with a special acoustic version of a Joe Diffie classic in his honor. Hear episode HERE:

https://boppinwithbeth.blogspot.com/2023/11/joe-diffie-focus-beam-on-boppin-with.html

 

[James Riley]

American punk rock band Alkaline Trio is the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth! Hear about their history and a couple of tunes from their catalog. There's also tunes from some of their influences including Ramones, The Clash, Screeching Weasel, Social Distortion, Naked Raygun, Green Day and The Cure. There's tracks by Blink 182, Dan Andriano In The Emergency Room and The Offspring that feature members of Alkaline Trio as well. Beth's Bop Of The Week is by The Lucky Odds! I've got a deep track by The Rip Chords in Hang Ten! Hear episode HERE:

https://boppinwithbeth.blogspot.com/2023/11/alkaline-trio-focus-beam-on-boppin-with.html

 

[James Riley]

Always love each new episode of Boppin' With Beth!! The late, great J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson is the "focus beam" artist on this week's show. Hear about his DJ career, music career and tragic death on the Winter Dance Party tour along with his fellow tourmates Buddy Holly & Ritchie Valens. In addition to a couple of tunes of his from his too brief career, there's tracks by influences and peers including Hank Williams & His Drifting Cowboys, Bill Haley & His Comets, Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Dion & The Belmonts. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a fun new tune from The Gold Needles. I've got a song from The Astronauts in Hang Ten. There's also tracks from Darrel Higham, Lucky 757, Ryan Glenn and George Jones with Mark Knopfler (covering a song written by The Big Bopper). Hear episode HERE:

https://boppinwithbeth.blogspot.com/2023/11/jp-big-bopper-richardson-focus-beam-on.html

 

[James Riley]

American rock band The Fray is the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth. Hear about their story as well as a couple of choice tunes from their discography. There's also tracks by some of their influences including Better Than Ezra, Fleetwood Mac, Counting Crows, Jack Irons, Ringo Starr, The Wallflowers and U2. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a new one from LLC. I've got a tune by The Crossfires in Hang Ten and there's the latest from Jeremy Parsons to end the show! Hear episode HERE:

https://boppinwithbeth.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-fray-focus-beam-on-boppin-with-beth.html

 

[James Riley]

Rock vocalist Lou Gramm is the "focus beam" artist on the new Boppin' With Beth. Hear about his time in bands (Black Sheep, Foreigner and Shadow King) as well as his solo career! There's a couple of choice rockers from Foreigner and solo projects too. Plus hear tracks from some of his influences including Buddy Holly, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, The Beatles and instrumentals from The Ventures and Duane Eddy. Beth's Bop Of The week is a cool cover from Jesse Brewster's Tha Building feat. Viveca Hawkins. I've got a rockin' tune from Roy Clark in Hang Ten. Plus, there's killer songs from Stryper and Impellitteri in the mix as well! Hear episode HERE:

https://boppinwithbeth.blogspot.com/2023/11/lou-gramm-focus-beam-on-boppin-with.html