7:02am

Gus Jenkins “Tricky Too” from Mod Jazz Forever (Kent 2012) N  —Instrumental written by & featuring Los Angeles session musician Gus Jenkins on guitar. I can't find details when this live recording was made. Sometime in the 60s for the Flash label.Buy it!

7:07am

L.C. Williams with J.C. Conney's Combo “Shout Baby Shout” from Shout Baby Shout/Ooh Wee Baby! 45 single (Freedom) —Repro 45 originally released in 1949 on the Freedom label. This R&B rave-up was written & sung by L.C. Williams.Buy it!

7:11am

Patti Drew “Hard To Handle” from Workin' On a Groovy Thing....The Best Of (CAPITOL 2007) —Otis Redding cover recorded for Capitol in 1968.Buy it!

7:17am

Joe Tex “One Monkey Don't Stop No Show” from Hold What You've Got / The New Boss (Connoisseur 2001) —Reissue of two 1965 albums released by Joe Tex on the Atlantic label. Written by Joe Tex & produced by Buddy Killen.Buy it!

7:22am

Paul Kelly “509” from Hot Runnin' Soul - The Singles 1965-71 (Kent 2012) N  —New compilation of Paul Kelly's early solo 45s. This southern soul track was written by Paul Kelly & was released in 1970 on the Happy Tiger label.Buy it!

7:30am

Alex Chilton “Jumpin' Jack Flash” from Free Again: The 1970 Sessions (Omnivore 2012) N  —Reissue of his long out of print 1970 LP along with bonus demos & original mono mixes. Recorded after the demise of the Box Tops and before the advent of Big Star. Fantastic slowed-down, rearranged riff version of the Stones classic.Buy it!

7:38am

Big Star “Don't Lie To Me” from #1 Record/Radio City (Ardent 1972) —Recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis in 1972. Written by Alex Chilton & Chris Bell.Buy it!

7:43am

Ruthie Foster “It Makes No Difference” from Let It Burn (Blue Corn Music 2012) N  —Soulful take on the Robbie Robertson-penned song found on her new release. Ruthie Foster & Paul Thorn will be at the Old Rock House in March (Thursday, March 29).Buy it!

7:53am

The Pogues “If I Should Fall From Grace With God” (Island) —Written by Shane MacGowan and brought to you commercial-free.Buy it!

7:59am

The Waterboys “Dunford's Fancy” from Fisherman's Blues (Chrysalis 1988) —Music bed. Instrumental written by fiddler, Steve Wickham.Buy it!

8:07am

Richard & Linda Thompson “Withered and Died” from I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (Island 1983) —One of my favorite Linda Thompson vocals on this beautiful melody written by Richard Thompson.Buy it!

8:14am

The Latin Playboys “Manifold de Amour” from Desperado (Original Soundtrack) (Epic 1995) —Music bed. Instrumental excerpt taken from a song written by David Hidalgo & Louis Perez.Buy it!

8:20am

Neko Case “Magpie to the Morning” from Middle Cyclone (Anti 2009) —Gorgeous melody written & sung beautifully by Neko Case.Buy it!

8:27am

Helena Espvall & Masaki Batoh “Bicinium” from Helena Espvall & Masaki Batoh (Drag City Inc. 2008) —Medival anonymous instrumental with Helena Espvall on cello and Masaki Batoh on an instrument called a tingsha.Buy it!

8:34am

Ry Cooder “Sunny's Tune” from Music by Ry Cooder (Rhino 1995) —Music bed. 1989 Ry Cooder instrumental recorded for the "Johnny Handsome" movie sountrack. With lurid-sounding saxophone by Steve Douglas.Buy it!

8:39am

Jarvis Cocker “Don't Let Him Waste Your Time” from The Jarvis Cocker Record (Rough Trade 2007) —Wonder if this one made Rob Levy's Anti-Valentine's Day show playlist?Buy it!

8:47am

The Lively Ones “Surf Rider” from The Birth of Surf (Ace 2011) —Music bed. 1963 surf instrumental recorded for the Del-Fi label.Buy it!

8:51am

Sharon Van Etten “Serpents” from Tramp (Jagjaguwar www.jagjaguwar.com 2012) N  —From her new release which just came out this week. Sharon Van Etten & the War on Drugs will be at the Luminary Center for the Arts in March (Sat 3/31).Buy it!

9:02am

Craig Finn “Not Much Left Of Us” from Clear Heart Full Eyes (Vagrant www.vagrant.com 2012) N  —Appearing this Friday (2/10) at Off Broadway. Mount Moriah is opening.Buy it!

9:09am

Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks “Who Do You Love” from The Roulette Story (Mixed Repertoire 2009) —Bo Diddley cover from 1963 recorded for the Roulette label. That's a young Robbie Robertson tearing it up on guitar.Buy it!

9:15am

Jon Dee Graham “Swept Away” from Full (Freedom 2006) —Jon Dee Graham will be at Off Broadway next Friday (2/17). It will be an early 7PM show.Buy it!

9:24am

Townes Van Zandt “Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold” from Live At the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas (Tomato 1977) —Just amazing lyric writing on this song recorded live in 1973.Buy it!

9:30am

The Dive Poets “Some Great War” from Single (self 2011) N L —The Dive Poets, Tenement Ruth, The Jump Starts & The Stingrays will be appearing at The Duck Room this Saturday (2/11). Doors at 8 PM. The festivities begin at 9 PM.Buy it!

9:36am

The Little Willies “Jolene” from For the Good Times (Milking Bull 2012) N  —Dolly Parton cover sung by Norah Jones.Buy it!

9:44am

Tom T. Hall “It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines” from In Search of a Song (Mercury 1971) —Written by Tom T. Hall and probably not satisfying a listener's request to play something less twangy.Buy it!

9:52am

Peter Case “Hidden Love” from The Man With the Blue Post Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar (Hip-O Select / Geffen 1989) —"Far from the dreams the bright lights and the boulevards / In this empty room the guitar makes a band / Our last conversation still echoes on bare walls / Like a child’s painting of everything we planned'Buy it!