Memphis to Manchester (Music)
With John Wendland
Thu Apr 14th 2011 7.00am–10.00am
R=listener request. N=music new at the station. L=local music. Your purchases using the Buy it! links
Time zone: central
7:01am | The Mar-Keys “Plantation Inn” from Stay In School: Don't Be a Drop Out (stax 1967) —Thanks to everybody who pledged, to all the phone volunteers & to Steve Pick from Sound Salvation! KDHX could not exist without people like you. -- Music bed. 1967 Instrumental written by Isaac Hayes, Al Jackson, Jr., & Steve Cropper.Buy it! |
7:03am | Spencer Wiggins “Soul City U.S.A.” from Memphis '60 (BGP 2009) —Written by Quinton Claunch & Carmol Taylor and originally released on the Memphis-based Goldwax label in 1969.Buy it! |
7:05am | Barbara & The Browns “Watch Dog” from Can't Find Happiness: The Sounds of Memphis Recordings (Kent 2007) —More soul out of Memphis. Written by Dan Greer & recorded in 1972 for the Sounds of Memphis label.Buy it! |
7:08am | Soul Brothers Six “Some Kind of Wonderful” from Atlantic Soul 1959-75 (Rhino 2007) —1967 song written & sung by John Ellison. This Philly-based band only recorded singles -- never a full-length LP.Buy it! |
7:10am | Willie Mitchell “On The Other Side” from Poppa Willie - The Hi Years / 1962-74 (Hi Records/ Demon 2001) —Music bed. Instrumental written by Willie Mitchell & Teenie Hodges and released on the Hi label in 1970.Buy it! |
7:12am | Otis Redding “Change Gonna Come” from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul [Collector's Edition] (Atco/Rhino 2008) —Written by Sam Cooke & recorded in 1965.Buy it! |
7:16am | Sir Isaac & The Do-Dads “Blue Groove” from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (Rhino Atlantic 1991) —Music bed. 1965 Stax instrumental featuring Isaac Hayes.Buy it! |
7:22am | Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings “Let Them Knock” from 100 Days, 100 Nights (Daptone 2007) —Written by Dap-Kings bassist & band leader, Bosco Mann.Buy it! |
7:26am | Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears “You Been Lying” from Scandalous (Lost Highway www.losthighwayrecords.com 2011) N —Written by Black Joe Lewis and featuring the gospel band, The Relatives, on background vocals.Buy it! |
7:31am | The Revelations Featuring Tre' Williams “Because of You (Instrumental)” from Deep Soul (DECISION 2009) —Music bed. 2009 soul instrumental from the Pacific Northwest.Buy it! |
7:33am | Roy Hamilton “Don't Let Go” (shout 1958) —1958 R&B rave-up written by Jesse Stone.Buy it! |
7:36am | Sandy Posey “I Take It Back” from Oxford American 2007 Southern Music CD (Oxford American 2007) —1966 MGM recording written by Buddy Biue & James Cobb.Buy it! |
7:38am | Jackie DeShannon “Over You” from Come and Get Me: The Complete Liberty & Imperial Singles: Vol. 2 (Ace 2011) N —1964 Liberty single written by Allen Toussaint & Allen Orange and included on this new collection.Buy it! |
7:40am | June Gardner “One Mint Julep” from 99 Plus One (Night Train International 2000) —Music bed. 1965 New Orleans instrumental version of the Rudy Toombs-penned song.Buy it! |
7:42am | Brenda Lee “Walking To New Orleans” from The Big Beat: The Dave Bartholomew Songbook (Ace 2011) N —Written by Dave Bartholomew & Fats Domino and recorded in 1960 for Decca.Buy it! |
7:45am | The Detroit Cobras “It's Raining” from Baby (Bloodshot Records www.http://bloodshotrecords.com/ 2005) —Written by Allen Toussaint.Buy it! |
7:47am | Trombone Shorty “On Your Way Down” from Backatown CD ALBUM (Verve Music Group 2010) —2010 version of the Allen Toussaint-penned song.Buy it! |
7:51am | Allen Toussaint “St. James Infirmary” from The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch 2009) —Music bed. 2009 instrumental produced by Joe Henry.Buy it! |
7:54am | Joe Henry “Civilians” (Anti/Epitaph 2007)Buy it! |
8:02am | King Curtis “Soul Twist” from Soul Time (Great American Music 2010) —Music bed.Buy it! |
8:04am | Willie Nile “One Guitar” from The Innocent Ones (River House 2011) N —Written by Willie Nile & Frankie Lee (who also plays drums on this recording) and found on his new release.Buy it! |
8:08am | The Modern Lovers “RoadRunner” from The Modern Lovers (Rhino 1976) —Recorded in 1973 & produced by John Cale.Buy it! |
8:13am | Magnolia Summer “The Second Voyage” from The Slip That Leads Into The Fall (Undertow 2010) L —Music bed. Chris Grabau instrumental released in 2010.Buy it! |
8:16am | The Jans Project “High Noons” from The Jans Project (Jans Project 2011) N L —New 4-song debut EP that will be made available at their 4:00 PM Record Store Day performance at Euclid Records on Saturday (4/16).Buy it! |
8:18am | Alejandro Escovedo “Anchor” from Street Songs of Love CD ALBUM (Fantasy 2010) —Written by Alejandro Escovedo & Chuck Prophet.Buy it! |
8:22am | Jon Rauhouse's Steel Guitar Air Show “Agent Burns (Theme)” from Jon Rauhouse's Steel Guitar Air Show (Bloodshot www.bloodshotrecords.com 2002) —Music bed. 2002 instrumental.Buy it! |
8:24am | La Sera “Never Come Around” from La Sera (Hardly Art 2011) N —New debut release featuring the vocals & songwriting of Katy Goodman.Buy it! |
8:27am | R.E.M. “Superman” from Life's Rich Pageant (IRS) —This one went out to Annie Zed who is leaving St. Louis to be the Managing Editor at Alternative Press. Besides having a fine show on KDHX, International Pop Overthrow, she was also the Music Editor for the RFT and ran & contributed to the A to Z blog.Buy it! |
8:30am | The Bangles “Stealing Rosemary” from Doll Revolution (EOne 2003) —Written by Debbi & Vicki Peterson and Susanna Hoffs.Buy it! |
8:35am | The Byrds “Bound to Fall (Instrumental)” from The Notorious Byrd Brothers (Columbia 1968) —Music bed. 1967 instrumental.Buy it! |
8:37am | John Doe “Darling Underdog” from A Year In the Wilderness (Yep Roc 2007) —Written by Exene Cervenka & John Doe and featuring Jill Sobule on harmony vocals. John Doe & Jill Sobule will be at Off Broadway on Friday (4/15) and at Euclid Records at 11 AM on Saturday (4/16).Buy it! |
8:40am | Exene Cervenka “Already In Love” from The Excitement Of Maybe (Bloodshot www.bloodshotrecords.com 2011) N —Written by Exene & found on her new release.Buy it! |
8:44am | Richmond Fontaine “Walking Back to Our Place At 3 A.M.” from We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River CD ALBUM (El Cortez 2009) —Music bed.Buy it! |
8:46am | The Byrds “Mr. Spaceman” from Fifth Dimension (Columbia 1966) —Written by Roger McGuinn.Buy it! |
8:48am | Son Volt “Tulsa County” from A Retrospective: 1995-2000 (Rhino/Warner Bros. 2005) L —Written by Pamela Polland & recorded in 1997. Also covered by the Byrds.Buy it! |
8:51am | David Lindley “Attar” from Everybody Slides, Vol. 2 (Rykodisc 1996) —Music bed.Buy it! |
8:54am | Bob Dylan “All Along the Watchtower (2010 Mono Version)” from John Wesley Harding (2010 Mono Version) (COLUMBIA/LEGACY 2010) —Recorded in 1967.Buy it! |
8:57am | Neko Case “Buckets Of Rain” from Sweetheart (Hear Music 2005) —Bob Dylan cover from 2005. Really great version.Buy it! |
9:03am | Bob Dylan “Nashville Skyline Rag” from Nashville Skyline (Columbia 1969) —Music bed. 1967 instrumental. For you Dylan aficionados, don't forget that the Bob Dylan 70th Birthday & KDHX Benefit will be taking place at Off Broadway on May 27. 12 bands - 37 Dylan songs!Buy it! |
9:07am | k.d. lang & The Siss Boom Bang “Heaven” from Sing It Loud (Nonesuch 2011) N —Slow country version of the Talking Heads song found on her new release which just came out this week.Buy it! |
9:11am | Alison Krauss and Union Station “My Opening Farewell” from Paper Airplane (Rounder 2011) N —Beautiful version of the Jackson Browne song from their new release.Buy it! |
9:16am | Booker T. “Get Behind the Mule” from Potato Hole (Anti/Epitaph 2009) —Music bed. Instrumental version of a song written by Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan.Buy it! |
9:19am | Tom Waits “Fannin Street (Knoxville - 06/29/08)” from Glitter and Doom (Live) (Anti/Epitaph 2009) —Live version from his 2008 tour.Buy it! |
9:23am | The Low Anthem “Boeing 737” from Smart Flesh (Nonesuch 2011) N —From their new release. They will be appearing at Loufest in August.Buy it! |
9:28am | Mavis Staples “You Are Not Alone” (Anti 2010) —Written & produced by Jeff Tweedy.Buy it! |
9:32am | Solomon Burke “That’s How I Got to Memphis” from Nashville (Shout! Factory Records 2006) —Killer version of the Tom T. Hall song produced & mixed by Buddy Miller (who also played acoustic guitar on this stripped-down track).Buy it! |
9:36am | Kelly Willis “What I Deserve” (Ryko 1999) —Coming to St. Louis in June. Stay tuned for further details.Buy it! |
9:40am | Buddy Miller “Meds” from The Majestic Silver Strings (New West 2011) N —Written by Mark Ribot & sang beautifully by Lee Ann Womack. Featuring Mark Ribot & Bill Frisell on acoustic guitars.Buy it! |
9:43am | Buddy Miller “Freight Train” from The Majestic Silver Strings (New West 2011) N —Music bed. Instrumental from his new release.Buy it! |
9:48am | Jerry Lee Lewis “Over The Rainbow” from The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology (Rhino 1993) —Originally released as a single on Elektra in 1980. You've never heard this standard done like this. Talk about making it your own.Buy it! |
9:53am | Charlie Rich “Tears A Go-Go” from It Ain't Gonna Be That Way: The Complete Smash Sessions (Ace 2011) N —Written by Donnie Fritts & recorded for the Smash label in 1966.Buy it! |
9:56am | Sol K Bright & His Hollywaiians “Hawaiian Cowboy” from Roots, Volume 3 the 1930's & 1940's (SINETONE AMR 2010) —If only all songs could be like this. So concludes the second and final Spring Membership Drive 2011 Edition of Memphis to Manchester. Thanks, everybody.Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate. Spinitron and this station are not liable for errors or omissions.