7:03am

Freddie King “San-Ho-Zay” from The King R & B Box Set (King 1995) —1961 instrumental written by Freddie King & Sonny Thompson and recorded for the Federal label in Cincinnati.Buy it!

7:08am

The Sweet Inspirations “Don't Fight It” from The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 1967) —Written by Wilson Pickett & Steve Cropper and recorded for Atlantic in 1967.Buy it!

7:15am

The Show Stoppers “Ain't Nothin' But A House Party” from Beg, Scream & Shout! (Rhino 1997) —Absolute soul rave-up first released as a single for the Heritage label in 1968.Buy it!

7:22am

Wlliam Bell “Never Like This Before” from The Soul of a Bell (stax 1967) —1967 song written by Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones & David Porter.Buy it!

7:26am

Thee Midniters “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” from Thee Complete Midniters (MicroWerks 2009) —1965 cover of a Marvin Gaye song.Buy it!

7:30am

The Bo-Keys “Deuce and a Quarter” from The Royal Sessions (Yellow Dog Records 2004) —What a force of nature this band was at Off Broadway last Friday night. Amazing. From their 2004 release and featuring vocals by Skip Potts.Buy it!

7:41am

Cassandra Wilson “If It's Magic” from Silver Pony (Blue Note 2010) N  —Written by Stevie Wonder and found on her new release which just came out this week.Buy it!

7:49am

Percy Sledge “Kind Woman” from Atlantic Soul 1959-75 (Atlantic/Rhino 2007) —Written by Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco) & released as a single on Atlantic in 1969.Buy it!

7:59am

The Blasters “Little Honey” from Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (Rhino/Wea www.rhino.com 2002) —OK, I meant to play Samson & Delilah which made more sense after the previous track but, hey, these things happen.Buy it!

8:09am

Fabienne Delsol “Ragunboneman” from On My Mind (Damaged Goods 2010) N  —From the new release by the former lead singer & bassist of the Bristols.Buy it!

8:16am

The Greenhornes “Better Off Without It” from **** (Third Man 2010) N  —From their new (and long overdue) release which just came out this week. Great track.Buy it!

8:23am

Dramarama “Memo From Turner” from Vinyl (Chameleon 1991) —1991 Rolling Stones cover.Buy it!

8:31am

Buffalo Springfield “Sit Down I Think I Love You” from Buffalo Springfield (Atlantic 1966) —Written by Stephen Stills and featuring the vocals of both Stephen Stills and Richie Furay.Buy it!

8:39am

Peter Case “Lakes of Ponchartrain” from Sings Like Hell (Vanguard vanguardrecords.com 1993) —I know I've never heard a better version of this traditional song. Kills me every time.Buy it!

8:50am

Tom Russell “Veteran's Day” from Poor Man's Dream (Universal Music AS 1989) —The next few sets go out to those who have sacrificed much more than most of have had to do. Written by Tom Russell & released in 1992.Buy it!

9:03am

Bettye Lavette “Talking Old Soldiers” from The Scene of the Crime (Anti/Epitaph 2007) —Powerful 2007 version of a song written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin.Buy it!

9:11am

Jason Isbell “Dress Blues” from Sirens of the Ditch (New West Records www.newwestrecords.com 2007) —Written by Jason Isbell & released in 2007. Pretty great song for Veteran's Day, I think.Buy it!

9:20am

The Pogues “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda” from Rum Sodomy & the Lash [Expanded] (Rhino 1985) —1985 version of one of the finest anti-war songs ever written. Written by Australian songwriter, Eric Bogle.Buy it!

9:34am

Joe Henry “Flag” from Tiny Voices (Anti/Epitaph 2003) —Recorded in 2002 and one of my favorite Joe Henry songs. "These days, they lord above me/ Growing mean as they grow shorter/ Like a flag on a closing border now?/ Closing right behind you"Buy it!

9:46am

Elizabeth Cook “I'm Beginning To Forget” from Welder CD ALBUM (31 Tigers 2010) N  —From her new release.Buy it!

9:54am

Brothers Lazaroff “Run With the Horses” from Give 'Em What They Need (self-released 2010) N L —Brothers Lazaroff is having their CD release party this Friday (11/12) at Lola. More details at www.brotherslazaroff.comBuy it!