Sunday, October 17, 2021 KSFR, Santa Fe, NM Webcasting! 10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
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OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Psychotic Reaction by The Cramps
Dirt by Lou Reed
Hillbilly Zombies by Deadbolt
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean by Henry Rollins
Too Hot to Handle by Jayne Mansfield
Bug Zapper by The Control Freaks
Jumpin' Jack Flash by Alex Chilton
Lo Stregone (The Witch Doctor) by Fred Buscaglione
Last Grave by Sloks
Sad Songs by The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Nutbush City Limit by Black Diamond Heavies
Baby OK by Izobel Garcia
One Dark Day by Dave Del Monte & The Cross Country Boys
Say the name "Freddie & The Dreamers" and Americans of a certain age (read: old) reflexively will start moving their arms and legs in a quasi-jumping-jack style and singing in a bad British accent, "I'm telling you now, I'm telling you right away ... " or, "It's the thing to do, kids will envy you / Do the Freddie ..."
And this, Freddie and band have gone down in history as a two-hit wonder.
But this British invasion band, which put Manchester on the rock 'n' roll map two decades before The Fall, recorded more than 20 singles and several albums between 1963 and 1968, when the original group disbanded.
Freddie Garrity died in 2006 at the age of 69.
So this Wacky Wednesday we celebrate Freddie's less celebrated songs.
I remember seeing this one on Shindig in the mid '60s:
I remember this minor Freddie hit very fondly. I always thought it was The Dreamers' strongest tune, even though it wasn't nearly as popular as "Do the Freddie":
The first time I actually paid attention to this song was a version by The Hentchmen, with
guest Jack White, about 20 years ago. "Some Other Guy" is a Lieber and Stoller tune originally recorded by American R&B singer named Richie Barrett in 1962. Soon after that it was recorded by a British band called The Big Three, after which it became a frequent cover by Mersy Beat/British Invasion groups, including a little combo of Fab Moptops, who frequently played it on stage.
As "Some Other Guy" shows, Freddie was hardly averse to doing cover songs. For instance here's a Stephen Foster tune:
And like Sun Ra, Freddie & The Dreamers even did an album of Disney songs. This one's super:
Sunday, October 10, 2021 KSFR, Santa Fe, NM Webcasting! 10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show!
terrell(at)ksfr.org
Here's my playlist :
OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Bayou Fever / The Jellybutt of Timbuktu by King Salami & The Cumberland 3
Sunday, October 10, 2021 KSFR, Santa Fe, NM Webcasting! 8 am to 10 am Sundays Mountain Time Substitute Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrel(at)ksfr.org Here's the playlist :
Never Did No Ramblin' by The Folksmen
Last Train from Poor Valley by Norman Blake
In Tall Buildings by John Hartford
Grey Funnel Line by Peter Case
The Murder of Leo Frank by Mark Rubin
Blind Willie McTell by Bob Dylan
Poor Carrie Anne by Al Duvall
Lonesome Dove by Almeda Riddle
The Burglar Man by Bob Carpenter
The Irish Soldier and the English Lady by Neil Morris
Poor Ellen Smith by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Dreaming My Dreams with You by Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Headed South by Martha Fields
Back in Your Kitchen by Tommy Shaw
Red-Neck Hippie Romance by Bobby Bare
Asleep with Both Eyes Open by Possessed by Paul James
Saucy Sailor by Steeleye Span
Cakes and Ale by Silly Sisters
Railroad Blues by Sam McGee
Greenville Strut by Sarah & Daddy Stovepipe
They Don't Rob the Trains Anymore by Ronny Elliott
For my birthday last month I was lucky that both of my kids gave me generous
Amazon gift certificates. And by some weird coincidence I'd just discovered
that the venerated German record label Bear Family, in just the past couple of
years, had released
a fantastic series of CD compilations
featuring wild old (mostly from the 1950s and early '60s) R&B,
rockabilly, doo-wop, country, blues and warped pop, each title beginning with
the word "Destination."
For years I thought of Bear Family primarily as the source of exhaustive,
10-CD sets of obscure hillbillies, blues shouters and early rockers -- all of
which sound great but would set you back hundreds of bucks. Case in point: on
the label's home page at the moment they're selling a 16(!) CD box set
calledR&B in DC 1940-1960 , 20 hours of music and a 352-page hardcover book, all for a
mere $273.04.
But these Destination compilations are actually affordable (especially when my
kids are paying), about $12 each and each disc has at least 30 tracks.
And all of them are retro delights with bitchen album art and comprehensive
liner notes.
I bought all six Destination compilations
So I'm going to post a song from each of the five compilations I bought. Here's one of my favorites from Destination Forbidden Planet, which consist of Sputnik-era sci-fi themes (including a few weird old movie trailer clips). It's none other than Louis Prima, contacting intergalactic civilizations.
Similar to Destination Forbidden Planet, the Destination Moon compilation is about going to the moon, which was very much on the nation's mind in the '50s and '60s. Here's Lenny Welch, best known for his 1963 version of "Since I Fell for You," in a flight to the lunar surface.
There is no vaccination for either rocking pneumonia or the boogie woogie flu. Therefore, there are no shortages of tunes about doctors, nurses, hospitals, and medications, as Destination Health (subtitled"Doc Feelgood's Rock Therapy") proves. This song by Macy Skipper was covered by The Cramps.
We've all walked down Lonely Street at some time or another, and some of us have even been guests in that street's most famous hotel. Here's the first song from Destination Lonely Street, Gene Vincent covering the 1956 hit by country singer Carl Belew (which is the closing track on the CD)
Now let's get to the sex.
There are two volumes of Destination Lust, each stacked with breathy vocals and suggestive lyrics full of double, maybe triple, entendres. Both volumes include some sexy Golden-Throat Hollywood bombshells including Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Ann-Margret, Elke Sommer and the ever delightful Mamie Van Doren. From Volume 1, here's Mamie with "Separate the Men from the Boys."
From Volume 2, (subtitled "Chicksville USA,") here's a lesser-known singer, Pat Morrisey with a slinky little number called "Trapped in the Web of Love."
To conclude, here are a couple of Bear family promo videos for a couple of these Destinations.