Bob Brainen's show

Artist	Track	Album	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
Hank Levine Orch. w/ Timothy Leary	Image, Part One / The Psychedelic Experience		1961 / 1966		0:00:00 Pop-up)
Archie Shepp	Back Back	Kwanza	1969 / 1974		0:02:25 Pop-up)
Tin Huey	Hump Day	Contents Dislodged During Shipment	1979		0:08:27 Pop-up)
Insect Trust	Ducks	Hoboken Saturday Night	1970		0:11:21 Pop-up)
Steve Miller Band	Your Old Lady	Revolution	1968	OST	0:14:41 Pop-up)
Small Faces	I Feel Much Better	There Are But Four Small Faces	1968		0:20:22 Pop-up)
Walter Brennan	Old Rivers		1962		0:24:20 Pop-up)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	Steel Guitar Rag		1936		0:27:01 Pop-up)

Music behind DJ: "frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"					0:29:34 Pop-up)
Gerry & The Pacemakers	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying	Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying	1964	Gerry Marsden R.I.P.	0:36:49 Pop-up)
Louis Jordan	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'		1946		0:39:20 Pop-up)
Ray Charles	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'	The Genius Of...	1959		0:42:21 Pop-up)
Eric Dolphy	Softly As In A Morning Sunrise [edit]	The Illinois Concert	1963		0:46:02 Pop-up)
Spirit	Gramophone Man	Spirit	1968		0:53:51 Pop-up)
Rod Stewart	Handbags & Gladrags	The Rod Stewart Album	1969	Thanks to TDK60 for correction: Mike D'Abo, who wrote this song, also arranged it and played piano.	0:57:40 Pop-up)

Music behind DJ: "birds @ 302 Chestnut"					1:02:09 Pop-up)
Juju	Soledad Brothers	A Message from Mozambique	1973	Strata East label	1:07:31 Pop-up)
Roland Kirk	Volunteered Slavery	Volunteered Slavery	1969		1:12:46 Pop-up)
Thomas Newman	Fate / Inflecting Points	The Adjustment Bureau	2011	OST	1:18:18 Pop-up)
Perez Prado	Patricia		1958		1:20:55 Pop-up)
Tommy Roe	Everybody		1963		1:23:12 Pop-up)
Saint Dirt Elementary School	Perfect Ponies	Abandoned Ballroom	2011		1:24:57 Pop-up)

Music behind DJ: "birds @ 302 Chestnut"					1:27:35 Pop-up)
Herbie Nichols	Portrait Of Ucha	Love, Gloom, Cash, Love	1957		1:31:24 Pop-up)
Rod Argent & Chris White	Telescope (Mr Galileo)	Zombies, Etc. - Into The Afterlife	1968 / 2007	VAR	1:35:01 Pop-up)
Shorty Rogers	The Fix	The Man With The Golden Arm	1955	OST - Music by Elmer Bernstein	1:37:29 Pop-up)
Steve Lawrence	Go Away Little Girl		1962		1:40:56 Pop-up)
Ranny Sinclair [with Dave Brubeck]	Something To Sing About	Another Autumn	1966 / 2017		1:43:08 Pop-up)
Wayne Horvitz	Money Or A Story	Some Places Are Forever Afternoon	2015		1:45:09 Pop-up)
The Crows w/Melino & His Orchestra	Mambo Shevitz	It's A Scream How Levine Does The Rhumba	1953 / 2013	VAR	1:48:51 Pop-up)
Hushdrops	The Sweetest Plum	(from upcoming release)	2021	Sending out healing vibes to Joe Camarillo	1:50:49 Pop-up)
NRBQ	Tonight You Belong To Me	Grooves In Orbit	1983 / 1990	CD bonus track	1:53:24 Pop-up)

Music behind DJ: "frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch"					1:55:32 Pop-up)
Thanks to David Borks, Ron Jett, Doug Young, Wm. Yale, libraries everywhere & Pete Tomlinson

Listener comments!

9:00am 1whoknewcthulhu:

Good morning, Bob and all!

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♥ 9:00am duke:

Hello Bob and fellow Brainiacs

9:01am Doc Rock:

Good morning Bob and all the listeners.
Good morning Jeff.

9:01am Jeff:

Good Morning Bob, Doc Rock and fellow listeners.
Music is the weapon of the future

♥ 9:01am Andrew in Toronto:

Good morning Bob and all other Brainiacs!

9:01am Bob Brainen:

1whoknewcthulhu, good morning to you!
And you Duke.

9:02am mauri:

Good saturday Bob and all!

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♥ 9:02am wmfromdumont:

Morning Bob and everyone

9:03am Bob Brainen:

Hey mauri, Wm.

9:03am MikeyfromNC:

Good Morning Bob and All! My first Saturday back in the fold after Bob's long absence. I have missed this weekly luxury more than I can say. Happy New Year!

9:04am Joe M:

Good Morning, all!

9:04am Todd E:

Hey Now! Good morning, Bob and friends. Funky Shepp!

9:04am burpage:

good morning bob having a katz"s pastrami while enjoying the tunes

9:05am CalZone!:

Good morning BB and fellow Braineniacs!

♥ 9:06am Andrew in Toronto:

We are to a great start here.

♥ 9:06am Andrew in Toronto:

We are off to a great start here.

♥ 9:06am YETI BOB:

Hi Bob & the Brainiacs - this Archie Shepp is a good start for the day (like Andrew just said)

9:07am Bob Brainen:

Morning MikeyfromNC, welcome back.
Hey Joe M., Todd E., burpage, oh man, I'll take corned beef.
Hey CalZone!
Thanks Andrew!
Hey YETI BOB,

♥ 9:07am TDK60:

Good morning.

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♥ 9:07am wmfromdumont:

Kwanza was my first Shepp purchase.

9:10am CalZone!:

This Tin Huey lp is a kinda lost classic! I played it to death when it came out. A gem!

9:11am Bob Brainen:

Hey TDK60,
WM. that's a good start!

9:15am Bob Brainen:

CalZone! me too!

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♥ 9:16am wmfromdumont:

Silly movie, great soundtrack.

9:16am Todd E:

Tin Huey, been ages since I heard them! Saw them open for Television at The Bottom Line in 1978.

9:17am Peter from Dover NJ:

I think my radio is about to melt. Good morning Bob B and everyone.

9:18am Bob Brainen:

Agree Wm.
Great show Todd E.,
Peter from Dover NJ, hope yr radio still plays!

♥ 9:23am dale:

the only faces that matter

♥ 9:24am dale:

ol shep!

♥ 9:24am dale:

my grampa's dog was named sheppie. wrong song i know...

♥ 9:25am melinda:

I heart country piano

9:25am CalZone!:

I wonder what old Bircher Walter would have thought about Wednesday's romp at the Capital?

9:26am Doc Rock:

I went to that Television / Tin Huey show at the Bottom Line. Excellent show.

9:27am Zoot:

Tear in my tea

9:27am Bob Brainen:

Morning dale, good song tho.
CalZone! is that true? Jeez, I'm better off not knowin!
Mornin' Zoot,

♥ 9:30am YETI BOB:

Somebody played Bob Wills version of "Blue Skies" on WFMU this week and it's been stuck in my head for days. That guitar sounds so good! I need to learn more about Bob Wills.

♥ 9:31am TDK60:

As DJ Michael Shelley would say: that Bob Wills is a No. 1.

9:32am CalZone!:

Sorry BB, but it's true. I still love those cornball WB records, so please don't stop playing em!

https://thelifeandtimesofhollywood.com/walter-brennan-king-of-the-hollywood-racists-spokesperson-of-the-john-birch-society-and-made-album-of-hate-of-negroes-and-civil-rights/

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♥ 9:34am James Douglas:

Can't tell you how great it is to have you back! Thanks Bob.

9:37am Bob Brainen:

YETI, Bob Wills, a rich rich vein! Mike is right.
CalZone! its a deal! Oh man, that's bad news.
Thanks James Douglas!

9:38am Peter from Dover NJ:

Bob B, thank goodness the radio is still playing. Thanks for spinning all these fab platters.

9:39am Bob Brainen:

I should have mentioned George Martin produced Gerry & co. Love those shimmering strings & oboe (or English horn?) Muted brass, etc.
Thanks Peter From Dover NJ!

9:40am egould310:

I think I drank too much last night. Good hangover morning from Seattle. Just the sounds needed to wake up too. Hi, Bob!

♥ 9:41am YETI BOB:

I always thought Gerry and the Pacemakers wrote this! Loving this Louis Jordan version.

♥ 9:42am TDK60:

Bob, I wonder if it was G. Martin's idea to add the big orchestra sound for Gerry's hit.

♥ 9:42am adamdoesit:

Good morning, Bob and bobolinks. Loving the repetition of this song.

♥ 9:43am northguineahills:

Sorry, internet sucks here...

♥ 9:43am TDK60:

Are they different songs, Yeti?

♥ 9:43am YETI BOB:

TDK: yeah it's related but not the same song.

9:44am Bob Brainen:

Hey egould310,
YETI they did! 2 different songs.
Someone named Joe Greene wrote the Jordan / Charles original.

♥ 9:45am YETI BOB:

Like the way Lou Reed and Duke Ellington both wrote "Beginning to See the Light"

9:46am Bob Brainen:

northguineahills-you mean your internet in general or the stream?

9:48am Bob Brainen:

If you wrote songs would you knowingly use a song title that was out there?

♥ 9:49am northguineahills:

These sounds will unpack my mind....

♥ 9:50am northguineahills:

no, the internet in general, I gave up used my phone hotspot...

♥ 9:50am YETI BOB:

Here's my new song "Take the A Train". No, not *that* A train. The one in Japan: en.wikipedia.org...

♥ 9:51am Peter from Dover NJ:

Eric Dolphy rocks.

♥ 9:52am YETI BOB:

@Bob: To be serious for a second, no, I would probably avoid it. I usually prefer originality to lots of references. Although I did find it delightfully cheeky when the Replacements titled their album "Let It Be".

♥ 9:52am TDK60:

Trivia You Need Dept. : Did you know the Replacements named one of their albums "Let It Be" simply because their manager liked the Beatles? Yep.

9:53am Bob Brainen:

YETI, agree on both!

♥ 9:54am YETI BOB:

(And they didn't actually make a song called "Let It Be", which was probably a good decision)

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♥ 9:55am wmfromdumont:

The Beatles' Love Me Do / Badfinger's Love Me Do. Always thought that was a bit odd.

9:55am egould310:

Hey remember when the Replacements named an album “Let It Be”?

♥ 9:56am Wendy del Formaggio:

Good morning, Bob.

♥ 9:57am TDK60:

Spirit needs more "props."

♥ 9:58am Andrew in Toronto:

Bravo, Bob.

9:58am Joe M:

The Pretenders' "Louie Louie" is not THAT "Louie Louie".

9:59am Bob Brainen:

Wn, yes!
Hey Wendy,
Thanks Andrew,
Joe M, that is a fun fact.

♥ 10:00am dale:

who wrote this? i was familiar with chris farlowe's version first

10:03am egould310:

Thanks to the power of Bob Brainen’s musical selections, I was able to get out of bed. Have a nice stretch, and it’s time for a run.

♥ 10:03am TDK60:

Bob, just checked; Wikip. trivia says Mike D'Abo played piano on this; his song.

♥ 10:06am adamdoesit:

I didn't recognize that as "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise," so fully did Dolphy transform it. This is, admittedly, something of a relief. I had a downstairs neighbor would would practice that tune and that tune only, for months. In my mind, it's been "Karl is Playing the Piano" ever since.

10:08am Bob Brainen:

TDK60, if so he's not credited on the album itself.
Coulda been a contractual thing? Not sure.
adamdoes it, that's funny.

♥ 10:10am TDK60:

Whoever played - D'Abo or McLaglan - sounded like they'd been listening to Nashville C&W piano, maybe.

10:10am bigplanetnoise:

Good morning, good morning!!!

10:11am Jeff:

Mike d’Abo wrote “Build Me Up Buttercup”!

10:12am Bob Brainen:

bigplanetnoise-hey!
Jeff, I hope he's collecting the royalties!

♥ 10:13am JohnEBGood:

Happy New Year Bob and FMU family. Love Rod. Seen him about 5 times and every show was tremendous!. One at the garden with Carmen Appice on drums stands out, Hey I even seen him At Roosevelt Stadium in JC with the Faces. Ten Tears After was on the bill and Alvin Lee and the boys blew us away!

♥ 10:14am northguineahills:

this is a good one!

10:15am Mike tp:

in on roland. strong cuts I missed Bob.archiveville

♥ 10:15am Wendy del Formaggio:

Hello BPN!

10:16am bigplanetnoise:

Good morning, Wendy!!!

♥ 10:19am TDK60:

Everyone Heard The Obvious Trivia Dept? "Hey Jude" quote in that R.K.?

10:19am Gerry from Miami:

Thanks, BOB, for playing Tin Huey. They, along with Pere Ubu, were the most overlooked bands during the "Akron Age." Devo, the Pretenders, the Waitresses, and even the Rubber City Rebels got more exposure and promotion. But I have a special slot on my record shelf for Tin Huey and Pere Ubu, two "shoulda-beens."

10:19am Bob Brainen:

You too JohnEBGood!

10:21am Bob Brainen:

Gerry from Miami-was big into Pere Ubu at the same time, had no clue they and Huey were from same neck 'o the woods!

10:22am Jeff:

Interesting - I was thinking about the two Television gigs I saw at the Bottom Line. One was the Tin Huey double bill. The other one had Lisa Burns as the opener. On keyboards in Lisa Burns band - none other than Michael Brown (Left Banke)

10:22am (another) Patrick in Hoboken:

Patrizia was the music for a popular commercial for Guinness in the 1990s in the British Isles!

♥ 10:23am northguineahills:

Well, bloody feck, I actually have this record! Perez Prado

10:25am Bob Brainen:

Jeff-wow, and we know he didn't do a lot of gigs!
(another) Patrick in Hoboken - interesting.
northguineahills-good record to have.

10:25am Gerry from Miami:

My sister's name is Patricia and Perez Prado's record was a big hit on our Top 40 affiliate here in Miami---WQAM 560---in the early 60s. She would get up and dance around the room whenever it came on the air.

♥ 10:29am Wendy del Formaggio:

I have never heard of Saint Dirt Elementary School, and I really liked that. I looked them up. They also have an album called "Hangin' Out With the Kid Who'd Eat Anything For a Dollar." Must continue investigating...

10:34am Bob Brainen:

Gerry from Miami, nice memory!
Wendy del Formaggio-interesting band. I only know them from FMU's new bin!
I knew a kid who would eat almost anything on a dare! We probably all did, or some kid who would do something crazy and, what seemed, fearless.

10:35am Jeff:

Speaking of jazz pianists, Bobby Few passed away a few days ago
R.I.P.

10:35am egould310:

Sitting in a tree spying on girls with a telescope? Sure, why not?!?

♥ 10:37am northguineahills:

Damn, Jeff, that sucks. I dug his talent!

10:38am Bob Brainen:

Aw, that's a shame, Jeff.
egould310, just like Arnold Layne?

10:38am Doug In Michigan:

Great show Bob

10:40am Bob Brainen:

Thanks Doug In Michigan!

10:42am bigplanetnoise:

Love this.

♥ 10:43am Ciggy:

Hello Bob. 1st time responding to your show.
I really liked the Bernie Nichols tune.

10:44am Bob Brainen:

bigplanetnoise-glad to hear! (we still gotta catch up!)

10:45am bigplanetnoise:

We sure do!!

10:45am Bob Brainen:

Welcome Ciggy!

♥ 10:46am Gina Bacon:

Morning, Bob & all!

10:46am Gerry from Miami:

Steve and Eydie on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. A strong memory of my youth. They were a great and very talented couple. One of my "hidden" favorite albums of all time is Eydie Gorme with the Trio Los Panchos

10:47am Bob Brainen:

Hey Gina B!

♥ 10:47am Wendy del Formaggio:

Hello Gina!

♥ 10:47am Gina Bacon:

I just saw that amazing photo of you in the Upsala Vault!

♥ 10:47am Gina Bacon:

Morning, Wendy!

10:48am Bob Brainen:

Gerry from Miami, agree. I have to check that out.

♥ 10:48am Dominick:

what a wine!

10:48am egould310:

Thanks for the tunes, Bob! I’m off to seven miles of thrills and hills in a cool, grey, damp Seattle morning. Hear ya’ next week!

♥ 10:50am joe mulligan:

the first time I've heard sacroiliac in a song. my chiro would love that

♥ 10:50am Andrew in Toronto:

I second @Gerry one that one Bob.

10:50am Bob Brainen:

Yeah Dominick, see ya Egoukld310. Balancing out the hangover w/exercise!

♥ 10:50am Matt Clarke:

Good morning Bob + all!

♥ 10:51am Barry P.:

Good morning Bob, thanks for another great show.

10:51am WM:

Never heard Ranny Sinclair before. She sounds great!

♥ 10:53am Gina Bacon:

I love this song so much!

♥ 10:53am Corey:

Good morning Bob and listeners! Thanks for the great show. Flew by.

10:54am Bob Brainen:

Morning to you Matt,
Barry P. -hey.
Ranny is wonderful-check out her album.
Glad to hear Gina.
Thanks Corey,

♥ 10:54am TDK60:

Thanks Bob, and skeleton.

♥ 10:54am Andrew in Toronto:

Thanks for another spectacular show!

10:54am Dennis Diken:

Hey Bob and all. Slept in today, just tuning in now, alas. See you next week!

♥ 10:54am Wendy del Formaggio:

@Joe Mulligan: You gotta go listen to "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash. A classic sacroiliac mention!

10:55am Gerry from Miami:

Jewish mambo?? Who'da thought? To mention Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme again, I recall on one of their appearances on the Tonight Show, they duetted on a tune titled "The Nicest Thing Two People Can Do." I'll leave you to your imagination as to the subject matter of that song. Johnny and the couple had a few laughs over it in their post-performance chat. HO HO!

10:56am Billy Jam:

morning Bob Brainen - thanks for the tunes inc. Tin Huey who I had forgotten all about ---- hello fellow listeners inc Wendy and TDK60 - hope all have a great weekend!

♥ 10:57am Wendy del Formaggio:

Hey Billy Jam!

10:57am bigplanetnoise:

Always wonderful - thank you, Bob!!

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♥ 10:58am wmfromdumont:

Calvacade of goodness today Bob!

♥ 10:58am 12539:

Thanks Bob!

♥ 10:58am Dominick:

Gerry from Miami. Mambo was really big in the borscht belt during the 50s. - early 60s

10:58am MikeyfromNC:

thanks Bob. See y'all next week

10:59am Gerry from Miami:

Next week, Bob and listeners!

10:59am Stillwell Coney Islander:

Thanks Bob !

10:59am Bob Brainen:

Thanks all, have a great weekend!

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