The songs stuck in my head

A little something to make the Holiday cleaning go a little faster (well, at least for those of you in the US). I decided to rinse out some old R&B records again, as it had been a while since I had done so and I have a LOT of this stuff. Anyway, I hope you enjoy hearing them as much as I enjoyed playing them this morning- CD
1. A Shot of Rhythm and Blues- Arthur Alexander
2. Ooh…My Soul- Don and Dewey
3. Sad Head Blues- Mr. Sad Head
4. Don’t You know Yackomo? – Huey Piano Smith and his Clowns
5. Get It- Georgia Lane
6. Shake a Tail Feather- The Five Du-Tones
7. Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train- Mabel Scott
8. Long Hair, Knock Knees and Bow Legs- Leroy Washington
9. Pack Your Clothes- Harmon “Hump” Jones
10. Jungle Hop- Don and Dewey
11. The Monkey Speaks His Mind- Dave Bartholemew
12. I’ve Got A Crazy Baby- Dr. Jo Jo Adams
13. Good Rockin’ Mama- Good Sammy Rockin T
14. She’s an Upsetter- Freddie Hall
15. Whipped Cream- Lorenzo Holden & Orchestra
16. Just To Hold My Hand- Clyde McPhatter
17. Court Room Blues- Johnny Otis and his Orchestra
18. Real Fine Girl- Joe “Papoose” Fritz and his Orchestra
19. So Lonely- Erwin “Salty” Sunday
20. Hole In My Heart- Esquerita

SO I got to thinkin' in the car this afternoon that I had not even scratched the surface of my Skinhead Reggae collection- this is truly my music, and there is not a lot more that I cherish in this world than listening to all these old records- I am hoping many of you are in the same boat. Anyway, I think that these are all new, but who knows after 200+ shows? In any event- I hope I have something here that will tickle your ear and make your feet tap.
Cheers
CD- and as always- ENJOY
1.Gun The Man Down- Dice The Boss & Joe’s All Stars
2.Rock Back- Rico Rodriguez (Instrumental)
3.Devotion- Tony King
4.Mucking Fuch- Lloyd Charmers (Lloydie and the Lowbites)
5.Victory- Phil Pratt
6.Give My Love- Derrick and Paulette
7.Baby Don’t Be Late- Pioneers
8.Cherry- Tennors
9.It’s Been a Long Time- Winston Wright (Instrumental)
10.You’re Gonna Feel It- The Tennors
11.The Monster- Beverly’s All Stars
12.Must Catch A Train- Symarip
13.Schooldays- The Critics
14.Not Me- The Ethiopians
15.Drink And Gamble- Young Freddie (OH MY GOD…TUNE!!!!)
16.Bits and Pieces- The Pacesetters (Instrumental)
17.Mr. Chatterbox- Max Romeo
18.Follow The Donkey- Brother Dan All Stars
19.Cock Robin- Ansel Collins
20.Landlords and Tenants- Laurel Aitken

This Saturday an old friend hosted a party for the record company he works at...it seems it was their fifth anniversary. In that five years, the company had acquired the entire catalog for the greatest street punk band of all time- Cocksparrer. So here I am, ready to quietly convalesce and not having been to a punk show in well over ten years, finding myself at a show I had waited for for at least 20 years.
IT WAS AMAZING.
I cannot describe how it took me back to a time when I was a lot younger and dumber (which is a good thing), and also, at the time, filled me with all kids of self doubt. I can't take the pit and have no use for posturing anymore- that much is true, but the music....well, it speaks to a part of me that will never go away.
So this started as a reggae show and as I had another cocktail, I realized that my old Oi! records needed a rinsing- what we ended up with is kind of a mess, but it is my show so here you go- right?
A HUGE thanks to Pirates Press records, especially Damon and Laura, for having me out for the evening. I promise in the future to have some of their "more contemporary" releases on the show- for they have some amazing stuff to offer. Also, a thanks to Mike at Longshot Records for offering up, and simply enjoying the podcast- I appreciate it, and his stuff will be here as well.
Now for the promotional portion of our show-
NOBODY makes vinyl as beautiful as Pirates Press- need a record pressed (or a CD, or printing)- get it here
http://www.piratespressrecords.com/store/
And, while I have just started having a listen, if it is Street Punk and Oi! you crave- I doubt you will find anyone with their finger on the pulse as much as this fellow- go order some tunes, right?
http://www.longshotmusic.com/
These are not only great businesses to patronize, they are made up of great people, all of whom I am glad to have met Saturday...
Saturday
As always- Enjoy
CD
1. John Public- The Dynamites
2. Secret Weapon- Ansel Collins
3. A.G.G.R.O- The Bovver Boys
4. Son Of Al Capone- Dice The Boss
5. Boom Shaka Lacka- Hopeton Lewis
6. Reggae From The Ghetto- John Holt
7. Wrong ‘Em Boyo- The Rulers and The Clash…remixed by me
8. Dambusters- The Four Skins
9. United- Gary Johnson
10. Saturdays Heroes- The Business
11. Here we are Nowhere- Stiff Little Fingers
12. Oi! Oi! Oi!- Cockney Rejects
13. Right To Work- Chelsea
14. Razors In The Night- Blitz
15. I Got Your Number- CockSparrer
16. Suburban Rebels- The Business
17. England- The Addicts
18. Last Night Another Soldier (Live)- Angelic Upstarts
19. Walk On- Oi! The Chorus
20. Argy Bargy – Cocksparrer

I admittedly know NOTHING about what good blues music is, but was once again provoked by Tony to try my hand at it. Here I am, stepping entirely out of my comfort zone to bring you a mix and match collection of blues that have caught my ear along the way and told me "I must have that tune". If they are chronologically screwed up...I apologize. If they are lousy examples of the genre, I apologize. If some of them would not even fit into the category had I consulted a purist or two-= well, the heck with purists. What is here is in my estimation a collection of great tunes that I own because they MADE me own them, not because I went and sought them out- as always, I hope you enjoy them.
1. Baby Please Don’t Go- Big Joe Williams
2. Mad as a Man Can Be- Tal Carter
3. I’m Wild About You Baby- Lightnin’ Hopkins
4. Mean Low Blues- Blues Birdhead
5. Caught- Mamie Ree
6. Sunday Morning Coming Down- Alvin Youngblood Hart
7. I Got The Whiskey- Sam Chatmon
8. Blues Hangover- Slim Harpo
9. Dust My Broom- Elmore James
10. Eyesight to the Blind- Good Rockin’ Charles
11. Rosie- Dobie Red and Group
12. Jesus Gonne Be Here- Tom Waits
13. I Can’t Be Satisfied- Muddy Waters
14. I’m a Man- BO Diddley
15. Shake Your Money Maker- John Little John
16. Stagolee- Lucious Curtis & Willie Ford
17. River Hip Mama- Washboard Sam
18. Tom Cat- Big Mama Thornton
19. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out- Bessie Smith
20. Up and Down Blues- Robert Pete Williams
21. Baby Baby- Kate Webster and Ashton Savoy
22. Dust My Broom- Richard Riggins
23. Make a Little Money- Brownie McGhee
24. Drop Anchor- Harmonica Slim
25. What Can You Get Outside That You Can’t Get At Home? – JB Hutto And His Hawks
26. Jivin Woman Blues- Blind Boy Fuller
27. You Got to Love Me- Billy Boy Arnold
28. I Need You Pretty Baby For My Own- Harmonica “Blues King” Harris
29. Shake Your Boogie- Model T Slim
30. Come On In- RL Burnside

Been quite a while since I posted any Skinhead Reggae, and the fact that I got no sleep last night coupled with a complete lack of desire to really accomplish anything today has yielded yet another show for you fine folks out in internet radio land. Little collection of Skinhead reggae tunes from the early years, mostly selected because I thought they sounded good, and I was trying to avoid stuff I have played before- may not seem entirely congruent, but oh well...It's all music innit?
Oh yeah- Happy Halloween too

1. Smoke Screen- Beverly’s All Stars (Instrumental)
2. Doctor Jekyll- Dave Barker and Lloyd Charmers
3. Champion- G.G. All Stars
4. Now I know- John Holt
5. Man Beware- The Slickers
6. Dracula, Prince Of Darkness- King Horror
7. Bag a Boo- Clancy Eccles
8. Shame Face- Eric “Monty” Morris
9. Don’t Mix Me Up- The Royals
10. Let’s Frewell- Brother Dan All-Stars
11. Vampire- The Upsetters
12. Real Gone Loser- The Supertones
13. Phoenix City- The Family Circle
14. Shoo Bee Shoo Bee- Laurel Aitken
15. Gun The Man Down- Dice The Boss and Joe’s All Stars
16. Funny Girl- Winston Wright
17. What a Fire- Ethiopians
18. The Clip- Kingstonians
19. One True Love- The Selectors & The Lyn Taitt Orchestra
20. Last Call- The Dynamites

As always- enjoy
CD

Another set of Selections from the folks at the Original Ska Group on Last FM- great stuff I think I took down to early
1.Love Abiding- Delroy "Little Del Boy" Wilson
2.Garden On Love- Skatalites
3.I Love You- Techniques
4.Hoochy Kootchy Kai Po- Four Aces
5.I'm A Blackhead Again- Derrick Morgan
6.Rub Up, Push Up- Justin Hinds and the Dominos
7.Artibella- Stranger Cole and Ken Boothe
8.Ten Penny Nail- The Upsetters- this is an old Mento done by a SKA band called the Upsetters- not of Lee Perry/Skinhead Reggae fame
9.Really Now- The Dreamlets- absolutely sublime
10.Girl, Why Don't You Answer Your Name- Prince Buster
11.All Of My Love- Winston Stewart
12.Renegade- The Zodiacs
13. I Am Going To Hold On- Lord Creator
14.Old Rocking Chair- The Skatalites/Jackie Opel
15.Solid Rock- Jackie Opel
16.Portrait Of My Love- Baba Brooks and his Band
17. Pain In My Belly- The Maytals
18.I Need You- Ethiopians
19. Monkey Ska- Derrick Harriot- well, it is necessary innit?
20. Do It Right- The Wailers
Enjoy again huh?
CD

To all my friends-
Part One of my LastFM Original Ska Groups selections- I guess I should have left them out here in cyber-space longer.
1.A Day Will Come- Clarendonians
2.Something You've got - Alton Ellis
3.I want Justice- Delroy "little Del boy" Wilson
4.Penny Reel- Eric "Monty" Morris
5.Housewives Choice- Derrick and Patsy
6.Rude Rude Rudie- Prince Buster
7.King of Kings- Jimmy Cliff
8.Owen and Leon- The Fit Is On Me
9.The Fight- Dandy
10.The Toughest- Vietnam All Stars
11.Blues Got A Hold Of Me- Sugar 'N' Dandy
12.Jeserene- Desmond Dekker
13.Freedom Train- the Skatalites and Laurel Aitken
14.Red Dress- Prince Buster
15.Something You've Got- Alton Ellis (oops- how’d we double up there? I’m Going to play the Preacher instead)
16.I'm gonna take over now- Ethiopians
17.I don't need your love- BOb Marley and the Wailers
18. THere's A Reward- Higgs and Wilson
19. Get Up Edina- Desmond Dekker
20.Linger On- Buster's All Stars
I am pretty sure I forgot to include "There's a Reward"- but it is still top shelf I think
As always- ENJOY

Little set of what I like to listen to in the car every morning- my guiltiest pleasure, Mr. Dean Martin.
Not sure that too many folks will get it, but I am going to throw it out there anyway, and hope some of you enjoy the music, which to me, is some of the best ever made-
1.In the Misty Moonlight
2.On an Evening in Roma
3. Send me the Pillow That You Dream On
4.The Peanut Vendor
5.Powder Your Face With Sunshine
6.Volare
7.When You’re Smiling
8.That Certain Party
9.I Still Get A Thrill (Thinking Of You)
10.Innamorata
11.That’s Amore
12.Sway
13.I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine
14.Bye Bye Blackbird
15.Corina, Corina
16.Wham! Bam! Thank You Man
17.Zing-A Zing-A Zing Boom
18.Come Back To Sorrento
19.You Belong To Me
20.Won’t You Surrender
21.Buona Sera
As always- Enjoy

Well you say you're a Rude Boy?
I was driving home today and Prince Buster's voice hit me like a ton of bricks, and suddenly I was reminded of being 16 (nearly 20 years ago) and hanging out with a group of Rude Boys in my hometown. Now, for the most part, I have not seen these cats for 20 years...but I was instantly reminded of the times we had. Then it dawned on me- now shows sense August, and here was a set I could not resist.
SO- school is now in full swing, I am free'd up a little in terms of time, and here is the first set of the school year- for the Rude Boys of Palo Alto- thanks guys, I laughed the whole time I was making this- CD
1. Rude Rude Rudie- Prince Buster
2. Taller Than You Are- Lord Tanamo
3. Lawless Street- Skatalites
4. Rudie Get’s Plenty- Spanishtonians
5. The Ska Is The Limit- Rude Boys
6. Don’t Blame The Children- Lee Perry and the Sensations
7. What Can I Do- The Tartans
8. Guns Fever- The Baba Brooks Band
9. Rudie Bam Bam- Clarendonians
10. Pebble In The Sand- Duke Reid’s All Stars
11. Wrong ‘Em Boyo- The Rulers
12. Dance Crasher- Alton Ellis
13. Simmer Down- The Wailers
14. Stop Them- Hazel & The Jolly Boys (With The Fugitives)
15. Milk Lane Hop- Clue J & His Blues Blasters
16. Rudie, A Message To You- The Specials
17. Drop The Ratchet- Stranger Cole & The Conquerors
18. Denham Town- George Winston
19. The Rude Boy- Duke Reid’s All Stars
20. Court Dismiss- Derrick Morgan
As Always- Enjoy