Michael Shelley: Playlist from September 25, 2010

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Sat. Dec 1st, 11am - 1pm: Michael welcomes background singer extraordinaire Ron Hicklin (More info...)

In the 1960’s & ‘70s when the L.A. studio scene was at its most prolific The Ron Hicklin singers were the go to group for background vocals, adding their unique blend to countless session including TV themes “Batman” and “Love American Style,” jingles ("Kawasaki, let the good times roll" & McDonalds’’ “You Deserve A Break Today”) and hit records from Gary Lewis, The Partridge Family & The Monkees and hundreds more. Tune in to find out the story behind one of the world’s most heard voices.

Sat. Dec 15th, 11am - 1pm: Mack Hayes of The Countdown 5 (More info...)

Michael welcomes Mack Hayes of The Countdown 5 the Galveston Beach band who honed their sound playing five upbeat hours a day to drunken frat boys while avoiding ass kickings from Texans suspicious of their hair and far out clothes. They created a huge regional following, but never cracked the national charts. We’ll delve into the history of this fascinating band and the mid '60s college party crowd Texas scene.

Sat. Jan 5th, 2019, 11am - 1pm: Michael welcomes Dennis Diken of The Smithereens (More info...)

Dennis Diken drops by the studio to spin some records and talk about the history and the future of The Smithereens. The band formed in Carteret, New Jersey in 1980 and is still going strong despite the passing of lead singer Pat DiNizio in December of 2017. We’ll hear tales of the road, recording in The Capitol Records tower, the making of MTV videos and the band’s upcoming plans.

Artist	Track
Josie Cotton	Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne
Sound Symposium, The	Darlin' Be Home Soon
Flatt & Scruggs	Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
El Dorados w/ Al Smith's Orch.	I'll Be Forever Loving You
Untamed Youth, The	Since You Went Away
Hoyt Axton	Bring Your Lovin'
Paul Blunt & The Frontiersman	Walking Up Stairs
Roscoe Robinson	That's Enough
Boyoyo Boys	Back In Town
Laughing Dogs, The	New Friends
Steff	Where Did She Go?
Carl Belew	Big City Girls
Otis Redding	Happy Song (dum-dum-de-de-dum-dum) ALT VERSION
Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers	Vincent Van Gogh
Dave Clark Five	Try Too Hard
Jerry Lee Lewis	I'm On Fire
Hueys, The	Coo Coo Over You
Ed Maciel e Sua Orquestra	Tijuana Taxi
Like, The	Walk Of Shame
Katch 22	Walk Away Renee
Sanford Clark	The Fool
Lee Dorsey	Can You Hear Me?
Pernice Brothers, The	Let That Show
Shanes, The	Blue Feeling
Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys	Strollin' With Mary Jane
Snooks Eaglin	Willie Lee
Chick Webb and His Orchestra	Here Comes Charlie
Jam, The	Town Called Malice
Dusty Springfield	Little By Little (live at the BBC)
Ted Daigle	Tennessee
Wilbert Harrison	At The Worlds Fair
Rezillos, The	Glad All Over
Equals, The	Police On My Back
Tommy Collins	It's A Pretty Good World After All
Eddie Lang	Soulin'
Os Cateraticos	Os Grillos
Gary Valentine	Tomorrow Belongs To You
Jets, The	Goldfinger
Robert Gordon	Ubangi Stomp
Chris Kenner	My Hand To You
Elliott Smith	Say Yes
A MINUTE WITH	Rex
Looking Glass	Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne
Kermit Schafer's Bloopers	Gigi
Anonymous	I Steal Money
Crazy Coffee Lady	Describes Robbery