Friday, February 27, 2015

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Photo of the Day

Puente Romana de Cordoba, 2013

This Week's Playlist and Podcast

Lots of great music was shared this week on Dr. John's Record Shelf, as you can see from teh list below.  To listen to a full recording of the program, just click here. 

A New Wave, Sleater-Kinney
Downtime, Blake Babies
Palmyra, Jolie Holland
Careful You, TV on the Radio

Keep It Healthy, Warpaint
More or Less, Tremendo
New Sensations, Lou Reed
Blister in the Sun, Violent Femmes

I Come From the Mountain, Thee Oh Sees
Out in the Country, Three Dog Night
Mr. Spaceman, Holy Modal Rounders
Devil in Mind, Carrie Rodriguez

Into the Valley, Skids
Tracks of My Tears, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Blue, Jayhawks
Warpaint, Ex Hex

Oh Susannah, Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Baby Blue, Chocolate Watchband
My Silver Lining, First Aid Kit

Little Georgie Baker, Louie & the Lovers
Every Girl, Allah-Las
Better Man, Antietam
Beware of Time, The Corvettes

Just My Imagination, Temptations
Taking Chances, Sharon Van Etten
My Girl, Yukon Gold

Only a Dream, The Shams
And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind, Neil Diamond

I Say Gooday Goodnite, NRBQ

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Pitchers & Catchers Report Tomorrow!


This Week's Playlist & Podcast

We celebrated Black History Month this past Sunday on Dr. John's Record Shelf, so this week's playlist consists of nothing but classic cuts performed by African-American artists.  If you click here, you can listen to a podcast of the full program. 

Promised Land, Chuck Berry
Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix Experience
When Will I See You Again, Three Degrees
Why Do Fools Fall in Love? Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

You Don't Miss Your Water, William Bell
Tennessee Waltz, Sonny Rollins
Trouble In Mind, Nina Simone
Band of Gold, Freda Payne

Compared to What, Les McCann & Eddie Harris
Afro-Blue, John Coltrane
Turn On Your Lovelight, Bobby Blue Bland

Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Shirelles
Raspberry Beret, Prince
Hey Little Girl, Professor Longhair
Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Brook Benton

A Lover's Question, Clyde McPhatter
Koochie Koochie Koochie, Mavis Staples
I'm a Sucker for Your Love, Teena Marie
Boom Boom, John Lee Hooker

Get Out of My Life Woman, Lee Dorsey
If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up, Betty Davis
Angie, Beta Hector
Here I Am (Come and Get Me), Al Green

Slick Chick, Dinah Washington
Wade in the Water, Ramsey Lewis Trio
Hittin' On Nothing, Irma Thomas
You Left the Water Running, Maurice & Mac

Slippin & Slidin, Little Richard
Bring It to Jerome, Bo Diddley
Tweedle Dee, LaVern Baker
Frenzy, Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Ain't That Good News, Sam Cooke

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Photo of the Day

Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha 2014

This Week's Playlist and Podcast

Once again, I present below a listing of the songs played this week on Dr. John's Record Shelf.  By clicking here, you can listen to a podcast of the full program. 

Talking Words, Darker My Love
Slide Machine, Parkay Quartz
Dereks Song, Coathangers
American Soil, Ezra Furman


Annie & Me, Steve Wynn
Fisherman's Blues, Waterboys
If I Wanted Trouble, Minor Alps
Lily, Rosemary & the Jack of Hearts, Tom Russell

Reet Petite, Jackie Wilson
Take My Hand, The Centurys
Stoned Love, Supremes

Ooh Girl, The Red Button
Sugar, Sue Foley
Ando Meio Desliglado, Os Mutantes
The English Softhearts, Literature

It Didn't Take Too Long, Scott Miller & the Commonwealth
Fresh as a Daisy, Emitt Rhodes
Leaving Loachapoka, Marshall Chapman
Montgomery in the Rain, Steve Young

Rave On, Buddy Holly
Love Can Tame the Wild, Monks
The Story's Often Told, The Sadies
Rock'n America, The Catholic Girls

Let's all Go to the Bar, Deer Tick
Mainstreet, Bob Seger
Just One Look, Doris Troy
Champions of Red Wine, New Pornographers

Me and Billy the Kid, Joe Ely
London Calling, The Clash
Brand New Cadillac, Vince Taylor & His Playboys

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Photo of the Day

Hollywood Boulevard, 2014

This Week's Playlist and Podcast

Dr. John's Record Shelf celebrated its 14th anniversary on the air this past Sunday, and so we loaded the playlist with lots of old favorites (as you can see below).  We also included several special features, such as an audio Top Five, a replay of our notorious Purple Rain edition of Record Shelf Theater, and the only known recording of Art Vandelay's incendiary performance live at the Metlen Hotel some years back-- all of which can be heard by clicking here for a podcast of the entire program. 

Memphis Egypt, Mekons
Both Sides of the Line, Jason & the Scorchers

Redondo Beach, Patti Smith
Rock and Roll, Velvet Underground

Horseshoe, Withered Hand
Thief, Belly
I Got What I Wanted, Ted Hawkins
Easy Come Easy Go, Decemberists

Surface Envy, Sleater-Kinney
Never Mind, Replacements
Down on the Border, Sir Douglas Quintet
Knapsack, Amy Rigby

Lafayette, Lucinda Williams
I Fought the Law, Bobby Fuller Four
Imperial Teen, Imperial Teen
Shapes of Things, Rush

One Hundred Years From Now, Wilco
Lovin' You, Lovin' Spoonful
Love Henry, Bob Dylan
Shake Sugaree, Mary Lou Lord

The Leisure Class, Walker Kong
Sun Song, Laura Veirs
I Went Walking, Rank & File

Glad I Knew Better, Howard Tate
The Road I'm On (Gloria), Dion
Slow Down, Larry Williams

Tomorrow Never Knows, Beatles
You I'll Be Following, Love
Sittin On the Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding

I'm Sorry I Can't Rock You All Night Long, Wild Seeds