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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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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments Images
Stan Kenton with June Christy  This Is My Theme   Favoriting A Presentation of Progressive Jazz  Capitol  1947  LP   
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The Andrew Oldham Orchestra  (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction   Favoriting The Rolling Stones Songbook  London    CD   
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The Rolling Stones  Get Off Of My Cloud   Favoriting Got Live If You Want It  London  1966  CD   
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The Rolling Stones  Around And Around   Favoriting Love You Live  Rolling Stones Records  1977  CD   
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The Rolling Stones  All Down The Line   Favoriting Exile On Main St.  Rolling Stones Records  1972  CD   
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The Rolling Stones  Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow? (Rough Mix)   Favoriting Time Trip Vol. 5  Scorpio  1966  CD   
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The Rolling Stones  Little By Little   Favoriting England's Newest Hitmakers  London  1964  CD   
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The Rolling Stones  All Sold Out   Favoriting Between The Buttons  London  1967  CD   
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The Rolling Stones  Sway (Single Version)   Favoriting   Rolling Stones Records  1971  MP3   
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The Rolling Stones  Monkey Man   Favoriting Let It Bleed  London  1969  CD   
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The Rolling Stones  I'm Not Signifying   Favoriting Exile On Main St. (deluxe edition)  Rolling Stones Records  1972  CD   
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The Rolling Stones  My Obsession   Favoriting Between the Buttons  London  1967  CD   
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The Rolling Stones  Ride On, Baby   Favoriting Flowers  London  1967  CD   
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Earl Bostic  Flamingo   Favoriting Earl Bostic And His Alto Sax  King  1951  MP3  sounds like a tenor to me?? one of Charlie's first musical moments 
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Denny D  Welcome to Denny's Den #42!   Favoriting Drums! Drums! a Go Go!  Dunhill  1965  CD   
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Wilbert Harrison  Off To Work Again   Favoriting Greatest Hits & Rarities  Neptune  1961  CD   
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Big Amos Patton  Move With Me Baby   Favoriting Hi Times - The Hi Records R&B Years  Hi Records  1966     
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Jimmy McCracklin  Get Together   Favoriting The Minit Records Story  Minit  1967  CD   
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Mitty Collier  Take Me Just As I Am   Favoriting The Fame Studio Story 1961-1973 Home Of The Muscle Shoals Sound  Kent  1968  CD  more Roger Hawkins stash! previously unreleased 
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Gwen McCrae  Rockin' Chair   Favoriting Get Down Tonight: The Best Of T.K. Records  Cat  1975  CD  co-written by Clarence Reid - aka "Blowfly"!! 
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Garnet Mimms  Look Away   Favoriting Warm And Soulful  Warm And Soulful  1964  CD  Bert Berns co-write. sure sounds like Gary Chester on tubs 
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The Impressions  Check Out Your Mind   Favoriting Check Out Your Mind  Curtom  1970  CD   
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Laura Greene  Memories And Souvenirs   Favoriting This Is It! • More From The Van McCoy Songbook • 1962-1977  Capitol  1972  CD   
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Curtis Mayfield  Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here [Single Edit]   Favoriting Short Eyes - The Original Picture Soundtrack  Curtom  1977  CD  happy birthday Curtis Mayfield this week! 
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Ed Alstrom  Sup Fazha   Favoriting Gettin' Organized  Haywire  2010  CD   
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Denny D  your DJ yaps   Favoriting Psychedelic Percussion  Dunhill  1967  CD   
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The Byrds  She Has A Way   Favoriting Mr. Tambourine Man (CD w bonus tracks)  Columbia  1965  CD  this SO belonged on the Mr. Tambourine Man LP 
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Lee Hazlewood  In Our Time   Favoriting Hazlewoodism: Its Cause And Cure  MGM  1967  CD   
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Crazy Horse  I'll Get By   Favoriting Crazy Horse  Reprise  1971  CD   
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Jimmy Silva  Through A Faraway Window   Favoriting Remnants Of The Empty Set  Popllama  1986  CD  sending this out to Todd-O-Phonic Todd and Gaylord! Dec mulligan Of The Beau Brummels on backing vocals. happy birthday Jimmy Silva 5/31 
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Idle Race  Pie In The Sky   Favoriting The Birthday Party  Imperial  1968  CD   
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Buddy Holly  Wishing   Favoriting Holly In The Hills  Coral  1963  CD   
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Juliana Hatfield  A Little More Love   Favoriting Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John  American Laundromat Records  2018  MP3   
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The Rolling Stones  Please Go Home   Favoriting Flowers  London  1967  CD   
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B.J. Thomas  Everybody's Out Of Town   Favoriting Everybody's Out Of Town  Scepter  1970  CD  B.J. Thomas RIP 
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Gene Ammons  Baby, Won't You Please Say Yes   Favoriting Young Jug  Chess  1951  CD   
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Denny D  Signing Off Denny's Den #42!   Favoriting Big Beat On The Organ  Mercury  1958  LP   
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Dennis Diken:

"WELCOME 'YON DENIZENS OF THE DEN!' LET'S HANG OUT AND HAVE SOME YUKS!"
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Reechie:

Hi Dennis & everyone...Hope it's a great Wednesday where you are!
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Woo:

Hi Dennis. Having sound problems as in there is no sound. This happened earlier then it came back.
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Cacophone Jeff:

All in! Thanks, Dennis!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Dennis and all other Denizens!
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Woo:

Sound is back! Love that pic of Charlie Watts. That facial expression still hasn't changed.
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MOM WHIG:

Hi Denny, Woo, Caco, Andrew, Reechie
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HyperDose:

Charlie could be Justin Long's distant cousin.
Oh yeah, hey gang!
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Patti K:

Greetings all! Here for a minute then hitting the road.
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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi Mom Whig, HyperDose, and Woo!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Does anyone shake their booty to this show?
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Gaylord Fields:

Hello dere, Dennis & Denizens!
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LesleyK:

Greetings Dennis and everyone!
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MOM WHIG:

Hey Hyper, Patti, Gaylord, Lesley
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LesleyK:

Hey there Mom Whig!
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Dennis Diken:

hey hey hey Woo, Reechie, Cacophone Jeff, MOM WHIG, Patti K, Andrew in Toronto, HyperDose, Gaylord, LesleyK! let's go!!
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Joe B:

hey DD!
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Joe B:

el mocambo side! when I was a kid, I didn't realize it was the name of the club, so me and a friend laughed about it for years - how do you want that? el mocambo!
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MOM WHIG:

great to see you here too Joe
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Dennis Diken:

@Joe B - welcome aboard and "thanks for the memories"!
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LesleyK:

Check out my friend Mike Edison's book if you are so inclined...called "Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters". (Sorry I have not read it yet, Mike 😬...but will soon!)
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myron feld:

HELLO you all. This solo in All Down The Line is a favorite. Anyone watching the 1971: The Year Music Changed Everything documentary on the Apple TV?
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Joe B:

Edison came down when the book was released - was a great time!
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MOM WHIG:

Hey myron
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LesleyK:

Oh cool Joe! I feel bad I have not read it yet..I'm so behind on reading lately. I am sure it will be a fun read!
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Joe B:

@Lesley - if you ever wanted to check it out: wfmu.org...
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Dennis Diken:

@LesleyK - thanks for the reminder, been meaning to check that one. @joeB, I remember that, it was really cool! @myron - must watch that!!
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HyperDose:

Afternoon, Andrew, Mom Whig, LesleyK, Gaylord, Woo, myron, and People's Champ Joe B! 🥊💥
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LesleyK:

@Joe, thanks for the link! Can't believe I missed that. Will check it out soon.
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LesleyK:

Hi HyperDose!
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Hi everyone! Rolling Stores 4 EVAH!
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Still have my vinyl of Between the Buttons
  2:27pm
Bill E.:

Sway. 'Nuff said. Playing LOUD! Thanks DD!
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Eric R:

this one is too late for my taste. Hey everyone!
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Woo:

Monkey Man is my favorite Stones song. Just putting that out there for the record.
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Eric R:

my two fave albums are 12x5 and Between the Buttons.
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Woo:

absolutely majestic
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Dennis Diken:

hey Sweet Corn Lizzie, Bill E, Eric R! my faves include Out Of Our Heads (US), England's Newest Hitmakers and 12x5
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Eric R:

Dennis, excellent choices!
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myron feld:

Dennis and anyone else interested in the 1971 doc: be forewarned episode 6 has graphic -- and I mean graphic -- Manson Family and Vietnam footage.
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MOM WHIG:

Hey Eric, Bill
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Eric R:

good morning, Mom!
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MOM WHIG:

Eric maybe for you - afternoon and sunny here
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Eric R:

gonna be another hot one. 88? 90? not like yesterday, though. 97 at its peak.
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Dennis Diken:

thanks Eric R and myron!
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MOM WHIG:

Eric - apparently it's coming our way soon...My Dad had 7 window units before we finally got central A/C back in the early 60's. The last one was in my old bedroom closet when the house sold in 2013
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Andrew in Toronto:

Thanks for the Charlie Watt`s book tip Lesley K.
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Eric R:

oh good! a fave tune! I like running to My Obsession.
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LesleyK:

Oh sure Andrew....glad I reminded myself too!
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sinner:

Wreck the church.
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LesleyK:

Loving all the Stones tunes
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Eric R:

Love the Flowers album too
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HyperDose:

Had no idea Charlie was an artist! Did he provide illustrations for any other albums besides Between the Buttons?
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MOM WHIG:

FYI - I just looked this up -- Rolling Stones have released 30 studio albums, 33 live albums, 29 compilation albums, three extended play singles, 121 singles, 32 box sets, 48 video albums and 77 music videos.
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Eric R:

that's a LOT of songs
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MOM WHIG:

Eric - my FAV is Out of Our Heads
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MOM WHIG:

Is this Topsi Part I
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Eric R:

yep, Mom. A great album.
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Dennis Diken:

Brother sinner, hey!! glad you're here! thanks, LesleyK, yeah, it's Charlie's birthday!! @Eric R - yeah, I meant to mention Flowers too. @Hyper Dose, dunno? thanks for info MOM WHIG. this is Topsy '65 by Hal Blaine
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MOM WHIG:

Thanks Denny
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Andrew in Toronto:

Flowers is quadruple awesome!!!
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Matt Clarke:

Good afternoon, Denny n all!
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LesleyK:

Yeah love Flowers album too
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Matt Clarke:

Wow check out that Buttons sleeve!
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Dennis Diken:

hey Matt Clarke, welcome! I'll just bet you're into Flowers big time too??
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MOM WHIG:

Good to see you here M<att
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Matt Clarke:

@Dennis: I do like Flowers! It was the first Stones LP I ever got
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I don't think so, HyperDose.
Likewise, Chris Dreja illustrated the Yardbirds' so-called "Roger the Engineer" album, but probably nothing else.
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Matt Clarke:

Hey-o Mom Whig! Hope you're having a good day
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David Shortell:

I forgot to log in. Sorry.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Charlie and Dennis are my two darlings!
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Eric R:

David, I do that often, then I get confronted with one of those difficult math problems which reminds me to sign in.
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Sissophonic Cheryl:

Hi Dennis!!
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myron feld:

Any song which mentions coffee and cake is OK by me.
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Dennis Diken:

welcome David Shortell, Sissophonic Cheryl and young Todd-o-phonic Todd! agreed, myron!
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HyperDose:

@David I dig that Yardbirds cover!
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Dennis Diken:

Charlie illustrated his 1964 book Ode to a Highflying Bird
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MOM WHIG:

Hi Sisso, David
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Matt Clarke:

Groovin' set, Denny!
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Hoboken Jack:

Hi Dennis, Joe, Cheryl, TOPT, David, MVP Matt, Mom Whig, Gaylord, all!!
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MOM WHIG:

Good to see you too Hoboken, and TODD
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Great track from Mitty!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Who`s diggin` the baby-making music?
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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Jack!
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Eric R:

there were a bunch of "rock" or "rocking" dance songs around that time. This, Rock Your Baby, Rock the Boat.
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Dennis Diken:

thanks Matt! for your pleasure, Todd-O! hey Jack! @Eric R - I believe Gwen was Mrs. George McCrae of "Rock Your Baby" fame?
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Eric R:

Mom, you remember when Bunny or somebody dropped your avatar for no reason? I just got a "signed out" thing although my comment went through...weird!
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Eric R:

Dennis, that was my guess (Mrs. McCrae)
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TonyR:

Consarnit! Missed "Rockin' Chair"!
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TonyR:

... and a killer Stones' set!
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Eric R:

Dennis, I see on the label "Vocal backgrounds arranged and sung by George and Gwen McCrae".
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Dennis Diken:

@TonyR - "R" stands for "R-kives"! @Eric R - thanks - and that was co-written by Blowfly!
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HyperDose:

Wow, that book is pricey!
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TonyR:

Thanks for the reminder, DD. I forgot Charlie's birthday, too. :(
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Good afternoon MOM WHIG!
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sufferwords:

Short Eyes - where you can watch a song duel between Freddy Fender(?) and Curtis Mayfield and also prison rape scenes
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Dennis Diken:

@sufferwords - wow, never saw that flick!
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Bringing back memories of The Smithereens taking a "Walk" at The Court Tavern!
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Dennis Diken:

@TOPT - ha!!
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Matt Clarke:

Great choice, Denny! This is a fav
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Dennis Diken:

@Matt Clarke - same here!!
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Matt Clarke:

Agreed that it should have been on the LP. What an oversight!
This Lee track is a top fav too
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Dennis Diken:

@Matt Clarke - I read that "She Has A Way" was left off in favor of a Dylan cover? yeah, cool Lee H stash!
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David Shortell:

A Lee Hazlewood song makes a reference to Brant Parker's "The Wizard of Id"? I never knew.
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WR:

Hello denizens of the den. Time flying but glad to catch what I can.
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Only Lee Hazlewood would do that.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Thanks for the dedication Dennis!
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Dennis Diken:

thanks for being here WR! you got it, Todd!!
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HyperDose:

Beautiful transition from Buddy!
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Gaylord Fields:

Always happy to hear your late, great pal Jimmy Silva, Dennis! Glad you keep the man and his music in the people's ears and hearts.
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Hoboken Jack:

Haha was about to say Juliana Hatfield did an excellent version of this and.... that's what we're listening to!
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Dennis Diken:

why, thanks HyperDose! @Gaylord - yes indeed, what a treasure was Jimmy Silva and his music lives on! @Hoboken Jack - heh!!
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Woo:

at least Mick says please
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Dennis Diken:

@Woo - yeah, but you and I know he didn't really mean it!!
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MOM WHIG:

Thanks for the BJ Thomas song - his passing was so sad
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James in ATL:

Terrifc show! I have not heard this song since the 70s. Thanks, Dennis!
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MOM WHIG:

Denny - always a treat for your 2 hours show each week - many many thanks
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Thanks for another amazing show Dennis!
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HyperDose:

Thanks, Dennis. This was a hoot, now I gotta catch my breath!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Thanks for another great show!!
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Dennis Diken:

agreed, MOM WHIG, what a wonderful, expressive singer B.J. was. and thanks for your kind words! thanks much James in ATL! Todd, it means the world! at your service! obliged, HyperDose and Andrew in Toronto!
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Mike Sin:

Another fun show! Been listening while working outside.
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Hackensack Slim:

Wondeful Show, Dennis. I had forgotten that last number by BJ Thomas. It's a good one. And I must add, "Charlie's Good Tonight, Isn't He."
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Woo:

Thanks Dennis!
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LesleyK:

Really enjoyed the show!
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Dennis Diken:

thanks Mike Sin, Woo and LeselyK! and Hackensack Slim, yes he is!
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WR:

Thank you Dennis!
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Dennis Diken:

"MY THANKS TO 'YON DENIZENS' FOR HANGING OUT IN THE DEN TODAY! LOVE YOU ALL MADLY! CHARLIE WATTS RULES! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!"
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MOM WHIG:

Happy Birthday charlie!
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Dennis Diken:

alright WR!
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