The February 24 Broadcast (and Podcast) of Easy Ed's Variety Hour

Hi, folks.

If you missed Friday's broadcast and would like to hear it, click here to find the archive. The songs from this show are listed below. Enjoy, and thanks for listening!

Easy Ed

Keith Courvale “Trapped Love” from 32 Original Historic Rockabilly Classics Vol. 4 on Lost Gold Records — Dot Records 1958

Billy Love “Sweet Talkin’” from Various: Rock-A-Socka Hop! on Classics Records — Glee Records 1961

Jimmy Dell “The Message” from n/a on RCA 45 — RCA Victor 1958

Lil' Mo's Unholy 4 “Sally Forth” from The Big Payoff! on Rhythm Bomb Records

Bobby Lonero “Little Bit” from Various: Rock and Roll Dance Party, Vol. 2 on RRDP — Liberty Records 1959

The Viscos “Stompin’” from Various: Rockin’ and Boppin’ on Collector Records — Background/ambient

Ronnie Self “Flame of Love” from Rockabilly Classics on Rock-A-Billy Records — Columbia Records 1957

Dorsey Burnette “Let's Fall in Love” from Various: That'll Flat Git It!, Vol. 8 on Bear Family Records — Abbott Records 1956

Eddie Skelton “Keep It Swinging” from Various: Starday-Dixie Rockabilly, Vol. 1 on Ace Records — Dixie Records 1958

The Frantics “Sweet Cucumber” from The Very Best Of The Frantics on Purple Pyramid Records — Background/ambient

Sonny Fisher “Pink and Black” from Various: The Starday Story, Vol. 2 on Texas Gold — Starday Records 1956

High Noon “Who Was That Cat?” from Glory Bound on Goofin' Records

Stormy Gayle “Flipsville” from Various: More Great Rockin' Girls on Collector Records

Jonnie and the Cyclones “Twisted Fender” from Various: Strictly Instrumental, Vol. 10 on Buffalo Bop — Background/ambient

The Retrobaits “Your Squeezes Don't Leave Me” from Your Squeezes Don't Leave Me on Western Star — www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=retrobaits

The Brothers “Lazy Susan” from n/a on Chess Records 45 — Chess Records 1958

The Boogeymen “Domino” from n/a on N/A — Three-track home recording from the late '80s or early '90s. Boston's legendary Boogeymen!

Bill Duzan and The Corvettes “Shaften” from Various: Rockabilly Hoodlums, Vol. 2 on Collector Records — Background/ambient

Sonny Burgess “Truckin' Down The Avenue” from The Complete Sun Recordings, Vol. 1 on Sun Records — Sun Records 1956 (originally unissued)

Faron Young “I Hear You Talkin'” from n/a on Capitol 45 — Capitol Records 1959

Cowboy Copas “Settin' Flat On Ready” from n/a on Starday 45 — Starday Records 1963

Tommy Tolleson “Stompin' the Boogie” from Rockin' the Boogie on Synergie OMP — Background/ambient

J.D. McPherson “Scandalous” from Signs & Signifiers on Hi-Style Records

The Nightcaps “Night Train” from The Frug on Forum Records — Background/ambient

Tiny Bradshaw “The Train Kept A'Rollin'” from Various: The R&B Years 1952 on Boulevard Vintage — King Records 1951

The Hearts “Until the Real Thing Comes Along” from n/a on Baton Records 45 — Baton Records 1955

The Checkers “Let Me Come Back” from na/ on King 45 — King Records 1952

The Eagles “What A Crazy Feeling” from n/a on Mercury Records 45 — Mercury Records 1954

Big Maceo “Flyin' Boogie (Macy Special)” from Big Maceo Vol. 1 "Flying Boogie" (1941 - 1945) on Document Records — Background/ambient

The Lovers “Security” from Various: Red Hot Rhythm on Cheesecake Records — Checker Records 1965

The Daylighters “Oh Mom” from Various: Wild and Frantic, Vol. 1 on Official Records — Tip Top Records 1964

Sister Cookie, with MFC Chicken “DMAF (Do Me a Favor)” from Folic on Folic Records 45

Alvin "Red" Tyler and The Gyros “Walk On” from Simply "Red" on Westside Records — Background/ambient

Larry Williams “Slow Down” from n/a on Specialty 45 — Specialty Records 1958

Billy Mitchell “Bottomless Pit” from n/a on Poplar 45 — Poplar Records 1958

C.C. Curtiss “Aunt Minnie” from n/a on Audicon 45 — Audicon Records 1960

The Sugar Canes “Sioux Rock” from n/a on King Records 45 — King Records 1959

Cleo Page “Goodie Train, Part 1” from n/a on Goodie Train Records 45 — Background/ambient

Johnny Union and the Pickets “Honey Train” from n/a on Imperial 45 — Background/ambient

Johnny Zorro “Bongo Guitar” from n/a on Infinity 45 — Background/ambient

The Trademarks “Ba-Ha Ree Ba” from n/a on Jubal Records 45 — Jubal Records 1963

The Fanatic IV “Ramblin' Man” from Go Where the Action Is - EP on El Toro Records

The Kaisers “Sugar Babe” from Beat It Up! EP on Ruby Smiles —This song is not on the "Beat It Up" LP. As far as I know it is only on this EP.

The Laurie Jay Combo “(She’s in Love with A) Teenage Idol” from Various: U.K. Rock 'n' Beat, Vol. 3 on Smith & Co. — H.M.V. Records 1963

The Wailers “Mashi” from n/a on Night Club 45 — Background/ambient

The Rebelaires with Sammy Smith “Satellite Rock” from Various: Ultra Rare Rockin' & Boppin', Vol. 3 on Chief Records — Wee Rebel 1958

Jack Earls “Slow Down” from Various: Let's Bop: Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 1 on AVI — Sun Records 1956

Randy Rich and The Poor Boys “Rockin’ The Town” from Bye Bye Mr. Blues on Rhythm Bomb Records

Little Jimmy Dempsey “Bop Hop” from Various: The Rockin' South on Ace Records — Fox Records 1958

The Del Tones “Green Front Boogie” from n/a on Peach 45 — Background/ambient

The Rockin’ Rebels “Let's Bop” from n/a on Dice Records — Dice Records 45

The Raiders “(It’s A) Stick Shift” from Various: Strictly Instrumental, Vol. 10 on Buffalo Bop

Easy Ed's Variety Hour Feb 10, 2017/The Cranktones Feb 18 at the Midway!

Hi, folks.

The big news is that Boston's legendary rockin' trio The Cranktones are playing an early show (4:00 PM to 8:00 PM) at the Midway in Jamaica Plain February 18, 2017. This will be a fantastic show! Easy Ed's Record Hop will spin the platters whenever the band isn't playing, so you get four full hours of rockin' sounds. All ages--bring the kids!

The Midway is located at 3496 Washington Street in Jamaica Plain.

If you missed the February 10 live broadcast of "Easy Ed's Variety Hour" you can find the (always free) archive MP3 by clicking here. Thanks for listening, and if you do listen please let me know on Facebook! You can send information and requests for future shows the the FB page. I usually respond within a day or two. Thanks for listening!

Here's What We Played on February 10, 2017

Warren Scott and the Memphis Playboys “Linda Lee” from Warren Scott and the Memphis Playboys on Raucous Records

Bill Allen “Please Give Me Something” from Various: Cat Talk: The Best of Imperial Rockabilly on EMI — Imperial Records 1958

Gene Vincent “Right Now” from Gene Vincent: The Road Is Rocky on Bear Family Recorfds — Capitol Records 1959

Tony Casanova “Showdown” from Various: Sin Alley, Part One on Crypt Records — Dore Records 1959

Alan Pierce “Swampwater” from n/a on Tom Tom 45 — Background/ambient

Darrell Higham and Jittery Jack “Rockabilly Rave” from Darrell Higham Meets Jittery Jack on Foot Tapping Records — See Jittery Jack and Miss Amy at Atwood’s in Cambridge on March 4

Teddy Reidel “Gold Dust” from The Jerry Lee Lewis Sound by Teddy Redell on Collector Records — Vaden Records 1960

Larry Collins “Whistle Bait” from The Rockinest on Bear Family Records — Columbia Records 1958

Bill Smith “Bill's Theme” from Various: Hot Rockin' Instrumentals, Vol. 2 on Collector Records — Background/ambient

Conway Twitty “Mona Lisa” from The Rock 'N' Roll Years on Bear Family Records — MGM Records 1959

Ray Smith “Break Up” from Various: Sun Rockabilly Meltdown on Charly Records — Sun Records 1958 (originally unissued)

Larry Donn “That’s What I Call a Ball” from n/a on N/A — Vaden Records 1960

The Phil Goodman Trio “Phil's Boogie” from Various: Rock-a-Billy & Rock n' Roll Sensations! on Rock-A-Billy Records — Background/ambient

Buddy Holly “Modern Don Juan” from The Ultimate EP Collection on See For Miles — Decca Records 1958

The Vargas Brothers “Lend Me Your Comb” from Rockin' Blues on Wild Records — Wild Records 2008

Jackie Lee Cochran “I Want You” from Various: Ultra Rare Rockabillies, Vol. 9 on Chief Records — Viv Records 1958

Rockin' Lloyd Tripp and The Zipguns “Miss Misery” from Gone Fishin' on Uranium Rock Records — See him at the New England Shake-Up, Sept 22-24, 2017.

Kenny Biggs “It Wasn’t Easy” from Various: Wild And Excellent Instros on Collector Records — Background/ambient

The Barley Hoppers “I Hear You Knockin'” from The Barley Hoppers on Self-Released.

Ernie Baribeau And His Velvets “Gold Diggin' Papa” from Various: Dry Run on Buffalo Bop — Click Records 1963

The Ragtime Wranglers “Bronco Boogie” from Groove a Tune on Sonic Rendezvous — Background/ambient

Patsy Cline “Gotta Lot of Rhythm in My Soul” from 50 Golden Greats: The Complete Early Years on Empire Records — Decca Records 1959

Whitey Knight “Another Brew, Bartender” from n/a on Sage and Sand 45 — Sage and Sand Records 1956

The Joel Patterson Trio “Pedal Madness” from Steel Is Real on Ventrella Records — www.joelpaterson.com/

Wayne Hancock “Two String Boogie” from Slingin' Rhythm on Bloodshot Records — http://waynehancock.com/

Johnny Horton “Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor” from Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton (1956-1960) on Columbia Legacy — Columbia Records 1957

Dick Stubbs “Hillbilly Swing” from Various:Hillbilly Bop, Boogie & The Honky Tonk Blues, Vol. 3 on Jasmine Records — Background/ambient

Tommy Allsup & The Raiders “Jambalaya” from Twistin' The Country Classics on Master Classics Records — Background/ambient

Fats Domino “Jambalaya” from n/a on Imperial Records 45 — Imperial Records 1962

The 5 Royales “You Didn't Learn It at Home” from n/a on King Records 45 — King Records 1955

The Love Notes “Sweet Lulu” from Various: Jukebox Doo Wop on Goldenlane Records — Riviera Records 1954

The Hi-Liters “I Ain’t Giving Up Nothing” from Various: Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 12 on Essential Media Group — Celeste Records 1956

Little Brother Brown “Goof Boogie” from Various: The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957 on Okeh/Legacy/Epic — Background/ambient

Big Maybelle “New Kind of Mambo” from Big Maybelle: The Complete Okeh Sessions 1952-'55 on Epic/Legacy — Okeh 1954

Terry Timmons “Got Nobody to Love” from Various: Please Don’t Freeze, Vol. 3 on Trikout — RCA Records 1952

The Millionaires “Arkansas Jane” from Various: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock and Roll, Vol 2 on Past Perfect — Cadillac Records 1962

Sonny and the Eagles “Surfin’ Monkey” from Everybody Monkey on United Artists — Background/ambient

The Cranktones “Fireball” from Unreleased Track on N/A — See them 2/18/17 at the Midway at 4:00 PM—with Easy Ed’s Record Hop.

Sara Lee and the Spades “Jim Dandy” from Various: Real Black Rhythm on Still Records — Rebel Records 1961

Pat Harris And The Blackjacks “Hippy Hippy Shake” from n/a on Pye 45 — Pye Records 1963

The Ardells “Stronger than Dirt” from Various: The 60's Hipster Lounge on Garage Masters Records — Background/ambient

Eddie and the Showmen “Movin’” from Various: Toes on The Nose on Ace Records — Liberty Records 1964

Terry and Pirates “What Did He Say” from Various: Greasy Rock ‘n’ Roll, Vols 3 and 4 on Blakey Holdings — Chess Records 1958

The Trashmen “King of the Surf” from Bird Call! The Twin City Stomp Of The Trashmen on Sundazed — Garrett Records 1963

The Neatbeats “Road-Hug Rubber” from Road-Hug Rubber 45 on Soundflat Records — Background/ambient

The Go-Getters “You Don't Love Me” from Real Gone on Part Records

Andy Anderson “You Shake Me Up” from Various: The Last Great Rockabilly Saturday Night on Stomper Time Records — Apollo Records 1959

Jay Gallegher “Crazy Legs” from Various: Do the Bop on Buffalo Bop — Dixie Records 1959

Wanda Jackson “Tongue Tied” from Right or Wrong on Bear Family Records — Capitol Records 1961

Alton Joseph and The Jokers “The Other Place” from Various: Strictly Instrumental, Vol. 5 on Buffalo Bop Records — Background/ambient

The Rip 'Em Ups “Bailamos Rock N Roll” from Killswitch! on Rhythm Bomb Records

The Champs “Midnighter” from n/a on Challenge 45 — Challenge Records 1958