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The weirdest coincidence ever!!
Tuesday 08-26-2008 7:42am ET
On this weekend's edition of the "Billy D'Ettorre and Friends Music Show" I closed the program with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band doing a live cover of the 60's classic "Mountain Of Love" (most famously recorded by Johnny Rivers). This performance by The Boss and his band was from 12/31/75, and was the last time they did that song in concert.... until about 10 hours after I played in on the radio. That's right! On 8/23/08... almost 33 years since the last time they performed it.... Bruce and the boys rocked an ecstatic crowd in St. Louis, Missouri with this more than rare treat. Am I a little psychic? Is Mr. Springsteen as big a fan of mine as I am of his? Does he check out my show every week by going to www.fox951.com and clicking the "Listen Live" button? Hey Bruce, if you're reading this I'd love for you to do the old Elvis tune "(Won't Ya) Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" like you used to. I can dream, can't I? Billy
August 23rd playlist
Tuesday 08-26-2008 7:40am ET
1. GMLSG- Mississippi Fred McDowell 2. My Way Down- Chris Duarte 3. St. Dominic's Preview- Van Morrison 4. Americano- Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers 5. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted- Joan Osborne and the Funk Brothers (live) 6. Happy- Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes 7. My Generation Part 2- Todd Snider 8. I Wanna Thank You Baby- Delbert McClinton (live) 9. Chestnut Mare- The Byrds 10. All Along The Watchtower- Jackie Greene 11. Burning Down The House- Bonnie Raitt (live) 12. Room To Move- John Mayall (live) 13. Sweet Home Chicago- The Blues Brothers 14. Jockey Full Of Bourbon- Moxy Fruvous (live) 15. Box Of Rain- The Grateful Dead 16. High School Confidential- The Blasters (live) 17. Almost Saturday Night/Rockin' All Over The World- Georgia Satellites 18. The Weight- Gillian Welch and Old Crow Medicine Show (live) 19. Kansas City- David Bromberg (live) 20. Mountain Of Love- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (live) Last Sunday Morning I was listening to The Acoustic Storm on The Fox (every Sunday morning 8-11am) and host Jeff Parets played a song I've always loved... "Chestnut Mare" by The Byrds. I mentioned this to a friend and we wound up debating the meaning of the lyrics. She thought the the story was a metaphor for a guy persuing an unattainable woman. I guess I'm just naive, but I never thought of it as anything but a song about a boy chasing a horse. I talked about it on the show this week, and asked for opinions and theories from the listeners. Some agreed with me, and other callers were wrong, but I'd like to know what you think too. Give me a call some Saturday morning at 222-4FOX (222-4369), or drop me a line right through this website. If you don't know the song, or want a refresher, check it out here: Actually my favorite listener provided theory was that the song documents the singers struggle with heroin... after all, "horse" is slang for the evil drug. I'm gonna catch that horse if I can (or maybe not) Billy August 16 playlist...
Monday 08-18-2008 2:22am ET
The (mostly) Elvis Death Day Show 1. Good Morning Little School Girl- Les Paul, Buddy Guy, Rick Derringer, and Keith Richards 2. Elvis Is Everywhere- Mojo Nixon 3. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby- The Beatles (live at Shea Stadium 8/15/65) 4. Thing Called Love- Bonnie Raitt and John Hiatt 5. Good Rockin' Tonight- Elvis Presley 6. Rain King/Thunder Road- Counting Crows (live) 7. I Just Wanna Hang Around With You- Scrapomatic 8. Jailhouse Rock- John Mellencamp 9. Happy Birthday Elvis- Loudon Wainwright III (live) 10. He Was The King- Neil Young 11. Burning Love- Travis Tritt 12. Have A Little Faith In Me- John Hiatt (live) 13. North Pacific Rain- Eddie From Ohio 14. Hey Elvis- Bryan Adams and Brian Setzer (live) 15. Polk Salad Annie- Tony Joe White 16. Elvis Imitators- Steve Goodman (live) 17. Viva Las Vegas- Bruce Springsteen 18. Cry Love- John Hiatt 19. In The Ghetto- Natalie Merchant (live) 20. Suspicious Minds- Dwight Yoakam 21. If I Can Dream- Elvis Presley (live) 22. Mystery Train- The Band with Paul Butterfield (live) 23. Elvis Is Dead- Living Colour with Little Richard Thanks to everyone for putting up with my love/fascination/creepy borderline obsession with my all time favorite recording artist, the King... Elvis Presley. I had an even bigger ball doing the show this week than usual, and wish I could've done another 2... or 4... or 6 hours. It would've been easy. I'm very proud of the fact that even though most of the August 16th program had the Elvis theme I was still able to provide the eclectic mix of rock, blues, folk, soul, and country that the show is known for, and especially appreciate all of the positive feedback I received from your phone calls this morning. If you didn't enjoy this weekends edition of the Billy D'Ettorre and Friends Music Show... well then I apologize, and you'll be happy to know that it won't happen again (until the next time Elvis' birthday, January 8th, or death day wind up on a Saturday). Just be glad I didn't decide to prove that I could recite all 33 Elvis movies in chronological order, and the names of the characters he played. I'll just assume I'm the only one who'd know the difference between his role as Tulsa McLean... America's singingest, lovingest, fightingest army soldier... in the lighthearted musical comedy "GI Blues", and his portrayal of Charlie Rogers... America's fightingest, singingest, lovingest carnival worker... in the humorous musical "Roustabout". Elvis Has Left The Building! Billy August 2 playlist
Monday 08-04-2008 11:23am ET
1. Good Morning Little School Girl- Rod Stewart 2. Gonna Move- Derek Trucks Band (live) 3. Ripple- Grateful Dead 4. Down On The Corner- The Mavericks 5. Los Angeles- Counting Crows (live) 6. Not Fade Away- Joe Ely (live) 7. Gotta Serve Somebody- Bob Dylan 8. Queen of the 88's- Kelly Hunt (live) 9. The Bird- Eddie From Ohio 10. Perfectly Good Guitar- John Hiatt (live) 11. Midnight Special- Creedence Clearwater Revival 12. Hammer Down- Cross Candian Ragweed (live) 13. Spanish Moon- Little Feat and Vince Gill 14. The Real Low Down- Elaine Summers 15. I've Been Working Too Hard- Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes 16. Dear Mr. Fantasy- Stephen Stills and Graham Nash 17. Send Me To The Electric Chair- David Bromberg (live) Free Live Music
Saturday 08-02-2008 12:02pm ET
Who says that you can't get anything for free? I'm a big fan of the band Counting Crows, and I might have signed up for email alerts from their website at some point (I'm not sure), or maybe they're tracking me because I bought tickets to the upcoming Darien Lake concert, but I have been given something in return for my fandom and want to pass it on to you too.
Like many bands nowadays (Allman Bros., Barenaked Ladies, Grateful Dead, etc...) you can buy and download every show the band performs directly from groups, and Counting Crows is the latest to join the trend. I got an email from them telling that their new website is open at www.livecountingcrows.com and if you are among the first 10,000 visitors to register you can download the 7/28/08 from Charlotte, NC for free... zero... gratis... nada... well you get the point. So if you are a fan of Adam Duritz and the boys, or your unfamiliar with them and want to check them out, or even if you hate them but can't resist a good deal, go get it while you can.
Billy D. (music fan/bargain hunter)
July 26 Playlist
Monday 07-28-2008 9:34am ET
- Good Morning Little School Girl- Muddy Waters
- Diamonds- Los Lonely Boys
- Richard Manuel Is Dead (If I Could Give All My Love)- Counting Crows (live)
- King Harvest (Will Surely Come)- The Band (live)
- Sequestered In Memphis- The Hold Steady
- Murder Incorporated- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (live)
- Black Mariah- Todd Rundgren with Ringo Starr's All Starr Band (live)
- Tweeter and the Monkey Man- The Traveling Wilburys
- Satisfaction- Otis Redding
- Street Fighting Man- Rod Stewart
- Jumping Jack Flash- Rodney Crowell
- You Can't Always Get What You Want- Greg Brown and Bill Morrisey
- Honky Tonk Women- Jerry Lee Lewis and Kid Rock
- The Spider and the Fly- The Rolling Stones
- Kokomo Medley- Bonnie Raitt (live)
- I've Been Working- Van Morrison (live)
- Brand New Cadillac- Brian Setzer Orchestra
- Red House- Boz Scaggs and Slash (live)
- Cry Me A River- Joe Cocker (live)
July 19 Playlist
Monday 07-21-2008 12:15pm ET
- Good Morning Little School Girl- Van Morrison (live)
- Sharon- David Bromberg
- Caledonia- BB King (live)
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead- Warren Zevon (live)
- Hot Rod Lincoln- Bill Kirchen (live)
- Rave On- John Mellencamp
- Straw Hat And Old Dirty Hank- Barenaked Ladies
- Factory Girl- The Rolling Stones (live)
- Like A Ball And Chain- Jackie Greene
- Lovin' In My Baby's Eyes- Taj Mahal
- Busted In Baylor County- Shooter Jennings
- Alcohol and Pills- Todd Snider
- Cloud Nine- The Temptations
- Show Me Your Tattoo- Cadillac Moon
- New Speedway Boogie- Catherine Russell
- Darkness Darkness- The Youngbloods
- Ophelia- A.L.O (Animal Liberation Orchestra)
- Hard To Love- Vance Gilbert
- Southside Shuffle- J. Geils Band (live)
- Movies- Hothouse Flowers
July 5 Playlist
Monday 07-07-2008 6:54am ET
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl- The Derek Trucks Band
- Fifth Of July- Eddie From Ohio
- 4th Of July- Shooter Jennings
- Stranglehold- Cross Canadian Ragweed
- Cooper's Lament- Arlo Guthrie
- Highway 61 Revisited- Johnny Winter (live)
- Hurt So Bad- Susan Tedeschi
- Hadacohl Boogie- Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Guy
- 4th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy)- Bruce Springsteen and Danny Federici (live acoustic)
- Teenage Nervous Breakdown- Little Feat (live)
- Angry Young Man- Billy Joel (live)
- Long Island Iced Tea- Cadillac Moon
- Bloodshot Eyes- Pat Benatar and Roomful Of Blues
- Bernadette- The Four Tops
- Evidence- Susan Tedeschi
- US Blues- The Harshed Mellows
- You Are My Sunshine- Ray Charles and Chris Isaak
- 4th of July- Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
- Standing On Shakey Ground- Delbert McClinton (live)
- The Weight- Levon Helm, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, and Jakob Dylan (live)
June 28 Playlist
Monday 06-30-2008 7:41am ET
- Good Morning Little School Girl- Steppenwolf
- Don't Get Me Started- Rodney Crowell
- Matchbox- Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Derek & The Dominoes (live)
- Rock me Right- Susan Tedeschi
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Jeff Lynne, Billy Preston, Dani Harrison, and Prince (live)
- Stroking- Clarence Carter
- Wiggles and Ritalin- Reckless Kelly
- Let The Good Times Roll- BB King
- It's Martini Time- Reverend Horton Heat
- Get Ready- Rare Earth
- Shama Lama Ding Dong- John Mellencamp
- Stand On It- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
- Volunteered Slavery- Derek Trucks Band
- Days- Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
- Higher- Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise (live)
- A Thousand Miles From Nowhere- Dwight Yoakam
- American Music- The Blasters
- Statesboro Blues- David Bromberg (live)
- Magnificent Sanctuary Band- Susan Tedeschi
- I'm A Ram- Roy Buchanan (live)
- Let It Rock- Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (live)
June 21 Playlist
Monday 06-23-2008 11:48am ET
- Good Morning Little School Girl- Taj Mahal
- How Blue Can You Get- Louisiana Gator Boys (BB King, Clapton, many others)
- Bar Star- Mark Zubia and the Pistoleros
- You Are My Sunshine- Delbert McClinton (live)
- Trouble In The City- Carolyn Wonderland
- Havin' A Party- Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes (live)
- She's No Lady- Lyle Lovett
- Spirit In The Sky- Kentucky Headhunters
- Roll Em Pete- The Blasters (live)
- One- U2 and Mary J. Blige
- American Girl- Roger McGuinn
- Honey Bee- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (live)
- Try a Little Tenderness- Otis Redding (live)
- Jumping Jack Flash/Youngblood- Leon Russell (live)
- Big Boss Man- Kentucky Headhunters
- Walk In My Shadows- Joe Bonamossa
- Please Don't Turn Me Away- Roy Buchanan
- Rumble In Brighton- Brian Setzer Orchestra
- Box Set- Barenaked Ladies
- Use Me- Hootie and the Blowfish (live)
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