Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Photo of the Day

Berlin, 2008

My Favorite Comedian, Today

This Week's Playlist & Podcast




This week's episode of Dr. John's Record Shelf was a celebration of the career and legacy of Chuck Berry who did as much to define the cultural phenomenon of rock and roll as anyone not named Little Richard or Elvis Presley.  You can see the music featured on the show listed below, and by clicking here you can hear a recording of the entire program.

Maybellene, Chuck Berry
No Particular Place to Go, Chuck Berry
No Money Down, Chuck Berry
Bio, Chuck Berry

Straighten Up and Fly Right, King Cole Trio
Move It On Over, Hank Williams
Mean Old World, T-Bone Walker
School Days (When We Were Kids), Louis Jordan & the Tympani Five

Sweet Little Sixteen, Chuck Berry
Nadine, Chuck Berry
Havana Moon, Chuck Berry
Down the Road a Piece, Chuck Berry

Little Queenie, Jerry Lee Lewis
Roll Over Beethoven, Helene Dixon
Almost Grown, Lovin' Spoonful
Too Much Monkey Business, the Yardbirds
Carol, Rolling Stones

Wee Wee Hours, Chuck Berry
Come On, Chuck Berry
House of Blue Lights, Chuck Berry
Tulane, Chuck Berry

I Saw Her Standing There, Beatles
It Came Out of the Sky, Creedence Clearwater Revival
You're So Rude, The Faces
Thunder on the Mountain, Bob Dylan

Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Neko Case
Forty Days, Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks
C'est la Vie (You Never Can Tell), Emmylou Harris
Promised Land, Elvis Presley

School Day, Chuck Berry
Back in the USA, Chuck Berry
Sweet Little Sixteen, Chuck Berry
Jaguar & Thunderbird, Chuck Berry
Big Boys, Chuck Berry

Stuff You Gotta Watch, Muddy Waters
Please Don't Leave Me, Fats Domino
I'm Talkin' 'Bout You, Ricky Nelson
Memphis, Johnny Rivers

Beautiful Delilah, Kinks
How You've Changed, the Animals
The American Ruse, MC5
Sheena is a Punk Rocker, Ramones

Fish & Chips, Chuck Berry
Rock and Roll Music, Chuck Berry
Have Mercy Judge, Chuck Berry
Reelin' and Rockin', Chuck Berry

Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Photo of the Day

Maria, 2016

My Favorite Song, Today

Virginia City & Nevada City

Taken this afternoon while passing through the above-named towns.  Since it isn't tourist season, pretty much everything was closed, but that also meant there wasn't anyone wandering the streets, making them seem more like the "ghost towns" they claim to be.