Hi, friends.
I hope you're safe and well and weathering these crazy times as best you can. And I hope a little music will make things a little better.
It's been a long time since I've published a blog post, but maybe it's time to start again. If you follow my radio show, "Easy Ed's Variety Hour," then you know that our last broadcast from the campus radio station, WMFO, was on March 7 of this year--not that long ago, but it seems like years. The station is closed until further notice, but I plan to be back on the air there as soon as possible. (BTW, you can still find several years' worth of archived broadcasts, including the most recent shows, at https://easyed.podbean.com/.)
On March 20 I broadcast a new show from my home vinyl vault, but last night, April 3, I tried something different: a spontaneous live record hop from home, broadcast on Facebook, where I made quick selections on the fly, pulling records from the boxes in my living room. I normally spend a good amount of time getting ready for each show, so last night's event was quite different. It was more like what I do at my Primitive Sounds DJ night here in Boston, where I always bring lots of 45s and figure out what's right for the room as I go.
You can listen to an archive of last night's event here. I was streaming live from my living room on a simple DJ setup that's a permanent fixture.
I used the Vestax mixer shown here for live gigs until I upgraded a few years ago. The Vestax, though old, still works OK, and it has RCA-out jacks for recording. I ran a line into a computer and recorded with Audacity. The results? Not the same as "Easy Ed's Variety Hour" for sure, but I always have fun spinning records live and the folks who tuned in live seemed to enjoy it. I hope you do too. (Again, the archive can be found at https://easyed.podbean.com/.) Below is a list of the records I had on the decks.
The Originals (Chuck Rio): Sleepless Hours (Jackpot 45, 1958)
Earl Hooker: How Long Can This Go On (AGE 45, 1962)
Johnny Restivo: The Shape I’m In (RCA 45, 1959)
Billy Cate: Talk to Me Baby (Judy 45)
Jimmy Dell: The Message (RCA 45, 1958)
Bob and Ray: Shorty Shorty (NASCO45, 1958)
Joe Melson: Shook Up (Hickory 45, 1960)
Sonny Anderson: Yes, I’m Gonna Love You (Imperial 45, 1959)
Irving Ashby: Guitar Rock (Imperial 45, 1958)
Ricky Nelson: Break My Chain (Imperial 45)
Del Saint: Rock Yea (Checker 45, 1958)
Mel Tillis: Hearts of Stone (Columbia 45, 1960)
Carl McVoy: Little John’s Gone (Hi 45, 1958)
David Houston: One and Only (RCA 45, 1957)
Jim Nesbitt: Tiger In My Tank (Chart 45, 1964)
Mack Vickery: Goin’ Back to St. Louis (Gone 45, 1960)
Freddie Cannon: Okefenokee (Swan 45, 1959)
Jimmy Beck: Fiesta (Champion 45, 1959)
Bullmoose Jackson: Big Ten Inch Record (King 45 RE, 1952)
The Robins: Whadaya Want? (Spark 45, 1955)
Bernice Gooden: Penny, Nickle, Dime, Quarter (Capitol 45, 1955)
The Midnighters: Don’t Change Your Pretty Ways (Federal 45, 1955)
Johnny Otis: Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! (Dig 45, 1956)
Boots Brown: Juicy (RCA 45, 1956)
The Teen-Beats: Swimmin’ Part Two (Original Sound 45, 1964)
Jerry Dallman: The Bug (Punch 45, 1958)
Johnny Burnette: Rock Therapy (Coral 45)
Bill Pinky: After the Hop (Phillips 45, 1958)
Jim Alley and the Alley Cats (Pearl 45, 1961)
The Hazeltones: Suzie Bella (Realm 45, 1959)
Moon Mullican: Seven Nights to Rock (King 45, 1956)
Jerry Lee Lewis: Breathless (Sun 45, 1958)
Ernie Freeman: Raunchy (Imperial 45, 1957)
Guitar Jr.: The Crawl (Goldband 45, 1956)
The Rocky Fellers: Long Tall Sally (Parkway 45, 1962)
Phil Flowers Chapel on the Hill (Norton 45)
The Uptowns: Rockville (Shangri-La 45, 1965)
The Chartbusters: She’s the One (Mutual 45, 1964)
The Kaisers: Alligator Twist (Wild Wax 45, 1994)
The Door Nobs: Hi-Fi Baby (Viv 45, 1965)
The First Gear: A Certain Girl (Mar-Mar 45)
Fats Domino: Packin’ Up (ABC 45, 1964)
Sonny Flaharty: Teenage War Chant (Huron 45, 1961)
The Teen Beats: Big Bad Boss Beat (Original Sound 45)
The Astronauts: Baja (RCA 45, 1963)
The Trophies: Somethin’ Else (Nork 45, 1964)
Mort Shuman: I’m a Man (Decca 45, 1959)
Gene Vincent: Say Mama (Capitol 45, 1958)
Gene Maltais: Lovemakin’ (Regal 45, 1958)
Tony Farrell: Stumpy Stump (Time 45, 1958)
Bo Diddley: Bo’s Beat (Checker 45, 1964)
Clyde McPhatter: Lover Please (Mercury 45, 1962)
Prentice Moreland: Holy Mack’Rel (Challenge 45, 1962)
Bobby Long: Mo Jo Workout (Vegas 45, 1964)
Big Bo and the Arrows: Hully Gully Now (Duchess 45, 1962)
Dale Hawkins: My Babe (Checker 45, 1958)
Stay healthy, and we'll see you again soon.
--Easy Ed
You can listen to an archive of last night's event here. I was streaming live from my living room on a simple DJ setup that's a permanent fixture.
I used the Vestax mixer shown here for live gigs until I upgraded a few years ago. The Vestax, though old, still works OK, and it has RCA-out jacks for recording. I ran a line into a computer and recorded with Audacity. The results? Not the same as "Easy Ed's Variety Hour" for sure, but I always have fun spinning records live and the folks who tuned in live seemed to enjoy it. I hope you do too. (Again, the archive can be found at https://easyed.podbean.com/.) Below is a list of the records I had on the decks.
The Originals (Chuck Rio): Sleepless Hours (Jackpot 45, 1958)
Earl Hooker: How Long Can This Go On (AGE 45, 1962)
Johnny Restivo: The Shape I’m In (RCA 45, 1959)
Billy Cate: Talk to Me Baby (Judy 45)
Jimmy Dell: The Message (RCA 45, 1958)
Bob and Ray: Shorty Shorty (NASCO45, 1958)
Joe Melson: Shook Up (Hickory 45, 1960)
Sonny Anderson: Yes, I’m Gonna Love You (Imperial 45, 1959)
Irving Ashby: Guitar Rock (Imperial 45, 1958)
Ricky Nelson: Break My Chain (Imperial 45)
Del Saint: Rock Yea (Checker 45, 1958)
Mel Tillis: Hearts of Stone (Columbia 45, 1960)
Carl McVoy: Little John’s Gone (Hi 45, 1958)
David Houston: One and Only (RCA 45, 1957)
Jim Nesbitt: Tiger In My Tank (Chart 45, 1964)
Mack Vickery: Goin’ Back to St. Louis (Gone 45, 1960)
Freddie Cannon: Okefenokee (Swan 45, 1959)
Jimmy Beck: Fiesta (Champion 45, 1959)
Bullmoose Jackson: Big Ten Inch Record (King 45 RE, 1952)
The Robins: Whadaya Want? (Spark 45, 1955)
Bernice Gooden: Penny, Nickle, Dime, Quarter (Capitol 45, 1955)
The Midnighters: Don’t Change Your Pretty Ways (Federal 45, 1955)
Johnny Otis: Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! (Dig 45, 1956)
Boots Brown: Juicy (RCA 45, 1956)
The Teen-Beats: Swimmin’ Part Two (Original Sound 45, 1964)
Jerry Dallman: The Bug (Punch 45, 1958)
Johnny Burnette: Rock Therapy (Coral 45)
Bill Pinky: After the Hop (Phillips 45, 1958)
Jim Alley and the Alley Cats (Pearl 45, 1961)
The Hazeltones: Suzie Bella (Realm 45, 1959)
Moon Mullican: Seven Nights to Rock (King 45, 1956)
Jerry Lee Lewis: Breathless (Sun 45, 1958)
Ernie Freeman: Raunchy (Imperial 45, 1957)
Guitar Jr.: The Crawl (Goldband 45, 1956)
The Rocky Fellers: Long Tall Sally (Parkway 45, 1962)
Phil Flowers Chapel on the Hill (Norton 45)
The Uptowns: Rockville (Shangri-La 45, 1965)
The Chartbusters: She’s the One (Mutual 45, 1964)
The Kaisers: Alligator Twist (Wild Wax 45, 1994)
The Door Nobs: Hi-Fi Baby (Viv 45, 1965)
The First Gear: A Certain Girl (Mar-Mar 45)
Fats Domino: Packin’ Up (ABC 45, 1964)
Sonny Flaharty: Teenage War Chant (Huron 45, 1961)
The Teen Beats: Big Bad Boss Beat (Original Sound 45)
The Astronauts: Baja (RCA 45, 1963)
The Trophies: Somethin’ Else (Nork 45, 1964)
Mort Shuman: I’m a Man (Decca 45, 1959)
Gene Vincent: Say Mama (Capitol 45, 1958)
Gene Maltais: Lovemakin’ (Regal 45, 1958)
Tony Farrell: Stumpy Stump (Time 45, 1958)
Bo Diddley: Bo’s Beat (Checker 45, 1964)
Clyde McPhatter: Lover Please (Mercury 45, 1962)
Prentice Moreland: Holy Mack’Rel (Challenge 45, 1962)
Bobby Long: Mo Jo Workout (Vegas 45, 1964)
Big Bo and the Arrows: Hully Gully Now (Duchess 45, 1962)
Dale Hawkins: My Babe (Checker 45, 1958)
Stay healthy, and we'll see you again soon.
--Easy Ed
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