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Step into Denny’s Den to give yourself a little lift as you make your way through the busy day. Or take a break and make the world go away for a while. Dig on platters a-plenty, from The Chantels to Del Shannon, The Small Faces to Jimmy Reed. And so much more. Maybe some Basie and Kenton? Relax. You’ve earned it!

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Favoriting May 26, 2021: "a man and a half"
Roger Hawkins forever!

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments Images Approx. start time
Stan Kenton with June Christy    A Presentation of Progressive Jazz  Capitol  1947  LP   
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Heinz  Questions I Can't Answer   Favoriting I'm Telling You Now - Dance The "Freddie" To Freddie - The Dreamers And Other Great English Stars  Tower  1964  CD   
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The Monotones  What Would I Do   Favoriting Fab Gear! Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2: More Mop Top Rarities  Hickory    CD   
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The Guess Who  It's My Pride   Favoriting Shakin' All Over  King  1966  CD   
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Miriam  Walking Down the Street   Favoriting Nobody's Baby  Norton  2014  CD   
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The Swinging Blue Jeans  Good Golly Miss Molly   Favoriting Hippy Hippy Shake  Imperial  1964  CD   
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Untamed Youth  Ss 396   Favoriting Estrus Gearbox  Estrus    CD   
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The Kickstands  Death Valley Run   Favoriting Black Boots And Bikes  Capitol  1964  CD   
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The Timers  No Go Showboat   Favoriting Still I Dream Of You-Rare Works Of Brian Wilson  Reprise  1963  CD   
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The Ventures  He Never Came Back   Favoriting Ventures In Space  Dolton  1964  CD   
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Blue Öyster Cult  Burnin' For You   Favoriting Fire of Unknown Origin  Columbia  1981  CD   
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Dirty Angels  Tell Me   Favoriting Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye  Private Stock  1976  MP3  produced by Richard Gottehrer 
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Grass Roots  Mr. Jones (Ballad of a Thin Man)   Favoriting Where Were You When I Needed You?  Dunhill  1966  CD  Dylan song, right? 
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Peggy Lee  Ridin' High   Favoriting Things Are Swingin'!  Capitol  1959  MP3   
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Music behind DJ:
Denny D 
Welcome to Denny's Den #41!   Favoriting
Drums! Drums! a Go Go! 
Dunhill 
1965 
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Etta James  Security   Favoriting Tell Mama  Cadet  1967  CD  Etta sings Otis! 
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Wilson Pickett  A Man & A Half   Favoriting Hey Jude  Atlantic  1968  CD   
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Otis Clay  I'm Qualified   Favoriting Hall of Fame: Rare and Unissued Gems from the Fame Vaults  Cotillion    CD   
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Billy Young  You Left The Water Running   Favoriting A Road Leading Home: Songs by Dan Penn  Chess  1966  CD   
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Percy Sledge  Take Time To Know Her   Favoriting Take Time To Know Her  Atlantic  1968  CD   
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James GilReath  Meet Me Tonight   Favoriting Hall of Fame: Rare and Unissued Gems from the Fame Vaults      CD   
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Otis Clay  Your Helping Hand   Favoriting Hall of Fame: Rare and Unissued Gems from the Fame Vaults      CD  DIG THIS GROOVE! check Roger's feel on this one! 
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James & Bobby Purify  I'm Your Puppet   Favoriting I'm Your Puppet  Bell  1966  CD   
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Bobby Womack  (If You Don't Want My Love) Give It Back   Favoriting Communication  United Artists  1971  CD   
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Denny D 
your host yaps   Favoriting
 
Atlantic 
1969 
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Wilson Pickett  Mustang Sally   Favoriting The Wicked Pickett  Atlantic  1965  CD   
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O.B. McClinton  Two Big Legs And A Short Red Dress   Favoriting Hall of Fame: Rare and Unissued Gems from the Fame Vaults      CD   
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Aretha Franklin  The House That Jack Built   Favoriting   Atlantic  1968  CD   
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Irma Thomas  Cheater Man   Favoriting The Fame Studio Story 1961-1973 Home Of The Muscle Shoals Sound [Disc 2]  Chess  1967  CD   
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Wilson Pickett  Funky Broadway   Favoriting The Sound Of Wilson Pickett  Atlantic  1967  CD  Tommy Cogbill on bass 
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The Staple Singers  You've Got To Earn It   Favoriting The Staple Swingers  Stax  1971  CD   
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R.B.Greaves  Take A Letter Maria   Favoriting Take A Letter Maria  ATCO  1969  CD   
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Clarence Carter  Snatching It Back   Favoriting Testifyin'  Atlantic  1969  CD   
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Terry & The Chain Reaction  Keep Your Cool   Favoriting The Fame Studio Story 1961-1973 Home Of The Muscle Shoals Sound [Disc 2]  United Artists  1967  CD   
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Clyde McPhatter  A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues   Favoriting The Fame Studio Story 1961-1973 Home Of The Muscle Shoals Sound [Disc 2]  Amy  1966  CD   
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Lowell Fulson  Lady In The Rain   Favoriting In A Heavy Bag  Jewel  1969  CD   
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Etta James  You Got It   Favoriting   Cadet  1968  CD   
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Arthur Conley  I Can't Stop (No, No, No)   Favoriting Sweet Soul Music  ATCO  1966  CD   
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Music behind DJ:
Denny D 
Signing Off Denny's Den #41!   Favoriting
Big Beat On The Organ 
Mercury 
1958 
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Woo:

This is gonna be a great show. Dontcha just know it.
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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Dennis and all other Denizens!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:03pm
Listener Baby:

WPAPIPOBP! I propose that greatness, true greatness, gets one immortality! Roger Hawkins lives forever. So says I. Thanks for doing this DD.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:03pm
Dennis Diken:

"THE TIME FOR FUN HAS COME! WELCOME TO THE SHOW 'YON DENIZENS OF THE DEN!' LONG LIVE ROGER HAWKINS!"
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:07pm
myron feld:

Best part of the working week right here. Spin 'em, Mr. DJ!
  2:08pm
Jeff:

HI Dennis First time I have had the time (or remembered ) to tune in. Hope all is well with you. Jeff Malovetz
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:08pm
myron feld:

Speaking of Burton Cummings, I saw a post yesterday in which he was quoted as saying Deep Purple ruined "Hush." Love BC & the Guess Who but he's way off the mark on that one.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:10pm
Candy-O'67:

Hey, Denny and everyone!
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Gaylord Fields:

Hi, Dennis! Good to be back in the Den today!
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Woo:

@myron feld-agreed. Hi Candy-O and Gaylord Fields!
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Candy-O'67:

Hey Woo!
  2:12pm
captain mike:

BC was way off the mark many times before Check out his solo discography and you’ll see what I mean PEEEYEW!
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Eric R:

darn, missed June Christy. But here are the Bluegenes and that's cool. Did they choose that because of Gene Vincent?
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HyperDose:

Hey Dennis, Andrew, Gaylord, Candy, & Denizens! Pleased to be sharing this corner of the internet with you until 4. =]
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LesleyK:

Greetings Dennis and yon Denizens. hope everyone is enjoying their Wednesday!
  2:16pm
blip:

Hey Dennis Can’t believe I’m the second chs alum to check in
  2:16pm
gene sculatti:

Go, U. Youth! Tribute to Revere's gang.
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MOM WHIG:

Hey Denny, Woo, Myron, Candy, Gaylord, Eric, Hyper, Capt, Lesley
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MOM WHIG:

Andrew, Baby, Jeff, blip, gene
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LesleyK:

Hi Mom Whig, nice to see you
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Woo:

Hey MOM WHIG
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MOM WHIG:

I almost forget to be "here"
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Eric R:

I was just going to request this!!!!!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Mom Whig!
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MOM WHIG:

They sound like the Beach Boys
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Eric R:

Beach Boys song, Mom.
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myron feld:

Hello, Mom. "I'm even shut down by the ice cream truck" is my favorite line from that one.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:23pm
Eric R:

there must be an element in Death Valley Run that's reminiscent of No Go Showboat 'cause it fits so nicely back to back
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MOM WHIG:

Wow BOC
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Woo:

Delighted to hear BOC
  2:24pm
blip:

Do it Buck
  2:24pm
Baby:

How about the most underrated guitarist of all time. Buck Dharma.
Avatar ♥ 2:25pm
HyperDose:

Just waiting for that BUTTERY guitar solo 🧈🎸🔥
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:27pm
Dennis Diken:

WELCOME 'YON DENIZENS!' wow, hey gene sculatti, captain mike, Candy-O'67, Woo, myron feld, Listener Baby, Andrew in Toronto, Eric R, HyperDose, MOM WHIG and LesleyK! and a special shout out to my old school buds Jeff Malovetz & blip!! hope I didn't miss anyone!!
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Gaylord Fields:

Dennis! I've had this very Dirty Angels song in my head all week!!!
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Patti K:

Hey gang! Hope everyone's keeping cool today!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:28pm
Woo:

In 1975 I saw Blue Oyster Cult on a bill with The Faces and The Strawbs. The Providence Civic Center now known as the Dunkin Donuts Center, or The Dunk.
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Eric R:

Gaylord, taking that bit of info (in your head all week) with the playing of No Go Showboat, I'm inclined to believe Dennis has a direct link into our brains.
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gene sculatti:

Dirty Angels' cut s one of the great lost ones. Thanks for playing, DD.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:31pm
Eric R:

if we get Beach Ball next (Supremes) I'm gonna junmp out of my chair and hit my head on the ceiling.
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Dennis Diken:

@Gaylord - hey buddy! yeah, it popped into my head recently too. you got it, gene! @EricR - working on it! hi Patti K!
  2:31pm
blip:

Saw BOC at Nassau. Patty Smith was supposed to back, but fell off the stage the night before. Was replaced with a local band called the Ramones
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MOM WHIG:

Wow you're playing all my old memory songs
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Gaylord Fields:

@Eric R: we're all birds of a musical feather here in Denny's Den, that's for sure!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:37pm
Andrew in Toronto:

Howdy HyperDose!
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Dennis Diken:

@blip - I'd say you did ok that nite! @ MOM WHIG - at your service!! @Gaylord - "we are family!"
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:42pm
Hoboken Jack:

Dennis!! Hi Gaylord, Andrew, Mom Whig, everybody!
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MOM WHIG:

good to see you Hoboken
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myron feld:

Dennis: re The Timers "No Go Showboat" from Secondhandsongs: "Lead vocals by Gary Usher, Brian Wilson, and Chuck Girard. Chuck and Brian sang the high parts together, and Gary sang the lower range lead. Produced by Jimmy Bowen. Recorded at Capitol Studio A."
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Dennis Diken:

alright, Hoboken Jack!
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Dennis Diken:

@myron feld - "news we can use!" thanks!
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HyperDose:

Those warm distorted vocals omg <3
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myron feld:

"Take Time To Know Her" is just the saddest, most beautiful song ever give.
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Hoboken Jack:

How great is this Percy Sledge record??
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myron feld:

@Hoboken Jack: the very greatest. In every way.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:01pm
Dennis Diken:

@myron - when he sings "I said, son..." - man,, it always gets to me. @Hoboken Jack - RIGHT?!
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MOM WHIG:

Holding out for When A Man Loves A Woman
  3:02pm
RandyPoe:

When I compiled the "Muscle Shoals Sound" CD for Rhino back in the early '90s, I included "Take Time to Know Her" because it's always been my favorite Percy Sledge recording.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:04pm
Dennis Diken:

@RandyPoe - welcome! no argument here! sorry, MOM WHIG - not on tap today! but much other stellar stash that deserves the spotlight!!
  3:04pm
Mike Sin:

Hey DD! Lots of “grace” in those grace notes!
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MOM WHIG:

Not a problem - your choices are all "GOLD" today
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MOM WHIG:

Good to see you here Mike
  3:05pm
RandyPoe:

Our friend Gene Sculatti told me you'd be celebrating Roger today, so I couldn't miss it!
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Hoboken Jack:

hello Mike Sin!
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HyperDose:

Nail on the head, Mom Whig. This show is hitting all the right notes!
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MOM WHIG:

Hyper - we are so lucky to have all these super tunes
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:07pm
Dennis Diken:

@Mike Sin - to be sure! @RandyPoe - alright, glad you're here! @MOM WHIG - thanks much!
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MOM WHIG:

I'm still sorting my 45's - I still have this James and Bobby Purify one
  3:08pm
RandyPoe:

Spooner Oldham told me that was him playing the glockenspiel with a metal bottle opener because they couldn't find the mallets.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:08pm
Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Jack!!
  3:08pm
MFlynn:

Ah, damn meeting is finally over. So glad I made it, the rest I’ll have to catch on the archive. Thanks Dennis
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:10pm
Andrew in Toronto:

Is Bobby the man or not?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:11pm
Hoboken Jack:

Mike Sin and MFlynn, that's fun to say!
  3:22pm
MFlynn:

Howdy Jack!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:29pm
WR:

Late to the show but in time for Irma Thomas!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:31pm
Eric R:

2...4...2...4. Solid backbeat
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:31pm
Dennis Diken:

welcome MFlynn and Eric R!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:33pm
myron feld:

Somewhere in the Fame Studio Story booklet, there's a story about how a couple bass players couldn't nail the intro to Wilson's "Land of 1000 Dances" -- I think it was Tommy Cogbill who finally got it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:34pm
Eric R:

what a wild array of instruments. Horn, harmonica, flute...
  3:34pm
RandyPoe:

I think Roger did some of his best work on those Staple Singers records. Chris Morris called Roger "the author of the greatest rimshot of all time, on the Staples' 'I'll Take You There'."
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Woo:

Look out good secretary Maria
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HyperDose:

Really dug that Wilson Pickett. I need to explore his catalog.
  3:38pm
RandyPoe:

"Take a Letter Maria" was the Swampers' first hit after they split from Fame and opened their own studio.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:42pm
Andrew in Toronto:

Thanks for your input Mr. Poe.
  3:44pm
RandyPoe:

Terry of Terry & the Chain Reaction was Terry Woodford. He would later open Wishbone Studios in Muscle Shoals. (Sorry. Can't help myself. All of this Muscle Shoals trivia in my head needs an outlet.)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:45pm
Eric R:

Beatles song! Just kidding. I was thinking earlier, when Etta James' version of Security was playing, how many songs I became aware of through British groups and how it led back to the originals.
  3:45pm
RandyPoe:

"A Shot of Rhythm & Blues" was written by Terry Thompson, the very first lead guitarist at Fame Studios.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:45pm
Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

I’ve never heard this groovy version before!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:48pm
Dennis Diken:

@RandyPoe - agreed re rimshot! and yeah, it's great that the Swampers split from FAME and had big success in short order! great lore, keep it coming!
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MOM WHIG:

Many thanks Denny for today's super super cool show--one hit after another...really good memories!
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MOM WHIG:

Hey GGGG
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Hi MW
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MOM WHIG:

I'm fading here - time for a cat nap
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:51pm
Dennis Diken:

hey Glynis - yeah, great version, heh? thanks MOM WHIG - hang out for another 10 mins!
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MOM WHIG:

Ill make it
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Andrew in Toronto:

Thanks for another great afternoon!!
  3:53pm
RandyPoe:

"I Can't Stop" was written by Dan Penn & Roger Hawkins! Roger didn't write many songs, but this is a great one.
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HyperDose:

Thanks for another legendary 2hrs in the Den, Dennis!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:54pm
myron feld:

It's gonna be tough to top this show, Dennis, but I know you will!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:55pm
Dennis Diken:

@HyperDose, @myron - thanks! you too, Andrew in Toronto! @RandyPoe - yeah, nice to know Roger wrote (and produced) some sides
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:55pm
LesleyK:

fantastic show, thanks Dennis!
Avatar ♥ 3:56pm
MOM WHIG:

I'll see some of you later on Cherry Blossom
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:56pm
Eric R:

thanks Dennis, great show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:56pm
Woo:

Thanks Dennis. Learned a lot today! (and thank you RandyPoe!)
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HyperDose:

Enjoy that cat nap, Mom Whig!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:58pm
Dennis Diken:

thanks so much LesleyK, MOM WHIG (sweet dreams!), EricR, Woo!
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MOM WHIG:

Hyper thanks I will - gotta be ready for more tunes later tonite
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:58pm
Dennis Diken:

"THANKS SO MUCH 'YON DENIZENS' FOR TUNING IN TODAY! LOVE YOU ALL MADLY! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!"
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:59pm
WR:

Thank you Dennis!
  3:59pm
RandyPoe:

Great show! Thanks so much!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:02pm
Dennis Diken:

thanks WR & RandyPoe - appreciate the insights very much!
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