This Week's Radio Show

For the twenty years that KDWG (RIP) was on the air, in addition to Dr. John’s Record Shelf, I also hosted a summer series called The Idiosyncratic History of Rock and Roll. Each program had a unifying theme that governed the playlist, and there were a total of 126 “chapters.”. I generally did not post these to this blog, as I did with the Record Shelf, but I did record them. So it occurred to me that these may be worth sharing here as well. However, I’m doing this a bit differently than the podcasts of the past—actually embedding the audio into the post so I don’t have to link to a third-party site (this should mean that the audio will remain available as long as the blog continues, whereas the links to podcasts typically expired after a few weeks). I’m going to start with the final two episodes this week and next, and if it seems worth continuing, I will then dip back further into the archives for future posts. Below, you will see the playlist for episode #125 entitled “2x20=40” (which will be explained in the audio). I hope you will give it a listen. [Note- the embedded audio file is rather large, and you may get a warning that Google cannot scan it for viruses, but I assure you it is clean, so click the button that says "play anyway" with confidence.]

Sh-Boom, the Chords
Shake Rattle & Roll, Bill Haley & the Comets
Earth Angel, Penguins
Ain’t It a Shame, Fats Domino

Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins
Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
School Day, Chuck Berry
Little Darlin’, Gladiolas

Yakety Yak, Coasters
All I Have to Do is Dream, Everly Brothers
Lonely Teardrops, Jackie Wilson
Teenager in Love, Dion & the Belmonts

I’m Sorry, Brenda Lee
Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes), Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
Runaway, Del Shannon 1 (1961)
Mama Said, Shirelles

I Know, Barbara George
Up on the Roof, Drifters
Rhythm of the Rain, Cascades
You Can’t Sit Down, Dovells

She Loves You, Beatles
You Don’t OwnMe, Leslie Gore
Come See About Me, Supremes
Mr. Tambourine Man, Byrds

96 Tears, ? & the Mysterians
Good Vibrations, Beach Boys
Cold Sweat, Part 1, James Brown
Pleasant Valley Sunday, Monkees

Sittin ‘ on the Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding
Harper Valley PTA, Jeannie C. Riley
Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival
Everyday People, Sly & the Family Stone

Cecilia, Simon & Garfunkel
Tears of a Clown, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Tired of Being Alone, Al Green
Joy to the World, Three Dog Night

I Can See Clearly Now, Johnny Nash
Tumbling Dice, Rolling Stones
Crocodile Rock, Elton John
We’re an American Band, Grand Funk Railroad  

Do You Remember Rock‘n’Roll Radio? The Ramones