Hi, folks!
Here's hoping all is well with you. We're continuing to broadcast "Easy Ed's Variety Hour," remotely, from Room 6, Lower Mezzanine 3, of the Easy Ed Record vault. (I have not tidied up down there since, well, .... Let's just say there will be no home studio photographs.) We did another show last night (May 8), and you can find the always free archive MP3 for this episode, and many others, on the Easy Ed Podbean page. Just click here.
I will be doing another live-spin event next weekend (details to come). Also, WMFO has started doing remote broadcasts, and I'm on the schedule for that. Assuming things work out I'll share the info here.
In addition to the regular radio show I am working on a new interview podcast series called "Djs Talk DJing" and have been busy recording conversations with other DJs for that. It's going great so far. More details soon.
Sad news today about the passing of Little Richard. As you know I'm a huge fan, but only got to see him perform live one time (at the 2007 Greenbay Rockin' 50s Festival--Tony Wilkerson's summary provides lots of detail about the performers at that festival. There were three of these festivals, and I was fortunate to attend all of them.)
Thanks for listening, and stay safe. When this all over, let's have a big party, OK?
And stay in touch! I'd love to know about rockin' happenings and I welcome requests for future shows. You can email me at djeasyed@gmail or message me on Facebook.
Best,
Easy Ed
Here's what we played on May 8
Joy Gray
by Chuck Howard/Various: Great Rockers from Cincinnati/Collector Records/ESV Records
1960
Don't Blame It on Me by Johnny Dollar/Mr. Action Packed/Dragon Street Records/Originally
unissued
I Love You Baby
by Andy Starr/Various: Alley Cat/Buffalo Bop/Arcade Records 1959
Let's Get It On
by Hershel Almond with Al Good And His Band/Various: Rarest Rockabilly and Hillbilly
Boogie/CD ALBUM/Ace Records/Ace Records 1959
Mean Little Mama
by Roy Orbison/Roy Orbison: The Sun Years/CD ALBUM/Rhino Records/Sun Records 1957
(originally unissued)
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On by The Rockin' Rebels/Wild Weekend/Album/Swan
LP/
Treat Me Right
by The Swags/The Swags//https:/www.facebook.com/theswagsrockabilly/?tn-str=k*F
Hey Doll Baby
by Pat Kelly with the Shamrocks/Various: Ultra Rare Rockin' & Boppin', Vol.
3/Chief Records/Jubilee Records 1958
Guitar Bass Boogie
by Gary Vallet & the Vallets/Various: Strictly Instrumental/ Vol. 4/Buffalo
Bop/
Hip Hip Baby
by Dennis Herrold/Various: Cat Talk: The Best of Imperial Rockabilly/EMI/Imperial
Records 1958
Sweet Little Stranger by Bobby Jay/Various: Imperial Rock & Roll Party/Lesley
Records/Imperial Records 1959
My Babe
by Ricky Nelson/Ricky Nelson/United Artists LP/Imperial Records 1958
Something I Said
by Lew Williams/Various: Cat Talk: The Best of Imperial Rockabilly/EMI/Imperial
Records 1956
Guybo
by Eddie Cochran/Various: Red Hot Rockabilly/ Part 2/Disky/
Crazy Beat
by Gene Vincent/The Crazy Beat of Gene Vincent/Capitol LP/Capitol Records 1963
Rhinoceros by
Stan Robinson/n/a/Amy 45/Amy Records 1960
Gonna Have Myself a Ball by Lance Roberts/n/a/SINGLE/Decca/Decca Records 1959
Swanky
by The Gentry Brothers/Various: Chicken Rock/Eagle Records/TIME: 8 w/2 ambient
King of the Bop
by Dasta and the Smokin' Snakes/Get Wild or Get Gone/Wild Records/https:/www.facebook.com/dastasmokinsnakes/
Right Now
by Gray Montgomery/Various: Rockabilly Boys/Shimmy Records/Beagle Records 1962
Get with It
by Charlie Feathers/Various: The Complete Meteor Rockabilly & Hillbilly Recordings/Ace
Records/Meteor Records 1956
Chicksaw Chick
by Art Gunn and the Playboys/Various: Rockin' Country Style/Collector Records/
Mind Your Own Business by Preacher Jack/Pictures from Life's Other Side/Cow Island
Music/Cow Island Music 207
The Piano Thing
by The Crew/Various: Rock 'n' Roll with Piano/ Vol. 4/Collector Records/
Hello Heartache
by Ezra Lee/Cryin' at the Wheel/Cat-House Music/https:/www.facebook.com/ezra.lee
Larry Hart
by I'm Just a Mender/Various: Boppin' Tonight/Ace Records/Goldband Records 1958
Frettin' Fingers
by Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West/Flamin' Guitars/Bear Family/1955
Satellite Rock
by Joe Tate And The Hi Fives/Various: That'll Flat Git It! Vol. 24/Bear Family/
Strollin' With Nolen by Jimmy Nolen/Various: Honky Tonk! The King & Federal
R&B Instrumentals/Ace Records/
Cornbread and Cabbages by Joe Houston/Various: The R&B Years 1952/CD ALBUM/Boulevard
Vintage/Boulevard Vintage
Sweet Lulu
by The Lovenotes/Various: The Golden Groups/ Part 16: The Best of Rainbow Records/Relic
LP/Riviera Records 1954
Great Big Hunk of Man by Jimmie Nelson/Various: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock and
Roll/ Vol 2/Past Perfect/Chess Records 1954
Miss You So
by Tiny Topsy/Various: King Records Rhythm and Blues/King Records/Federal Records
1957
Wine-O
by Jack McVea/Various: Jiving Jamboree 2/Ace Records/Combo Records 1954
The Groove
by King Curtis/Various: Twist Party /Altantic 45 EP/TIME: 14/3 ambient
Posin' by
Johnny Guitar Watson/n/a/King 45/King Records 1961
Ride in My 225
by Spyder Turner/n/a/SINGLE/Fortune 45/Fortune Records 1964
Give Me Love
by The Cyclones/Various: Granpa's Gully Rock/ Vol. 3/Floridita Records/Festival
Records 1959
Black Cherry
by Spot Barnett/Various: Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1961 /Rhythm & Blues/TIME
ambient
Annie Don't Love Me No More by The Hollywood Flames/Various: The Sue
Records Story/EMI/Symbol Records 1965
Nothing But a Playboy by Lee Diamond/n/a/Lola 45/Lola Records 1962?
I Want' a Know
by Chewing Gum And The Gum Wrappers//Ron 45 (reissue)/Ron Records 1968
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
by The Rivingtons/Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow/Liberty LP/
Bustin' Surfboards
by The Lively Ones/Hang Five!: The Best of the Lively Ones/CD ALBUM/Del-Fi/12 w
2 ambient
Sting Ray Stomp
by The Sting Rays/n/a/Coin 45/Coin Records 1964
Movin' Baby
by The Teemates/Jet Set Discotheque/ Vol. 4/Audio Fidelity/Audio Fidelity Records
1964
Keep on Dancing
by Bobby Fuller/Bobby Fuller: El Paso Rock/ Vol. 1/Norton Records/
Wild Wave
by The New Dimensions/Surf'n Bongos/Sutton/TIME: 8 w/2 ambient
My Girl
by The Chancellors/n/a/Elite Special 45/Elite Special Records 1965
Little Woman
by Ricky Morvan and the Fens/Various: 41 Years of Collector Records/Collector Records/Luna
Records 1962
Twist at the Top
by Howie Casey and the Seniors/Various: Desperate Rock and Roll/ Vol. 3/Flame Records
/Fontana Records 1962
So What
by Johnny Kidd and The Pirates/Johnny Kidd and the Pirates/CD ALBUM/JKCD/HMV 1961
Sabre Dance Boogie
by Billy Vaughn/Greatest Boogie Woogie Hits/Dot Records/
2:45
by The Orchids/Various: Wild Guitar Rockers/Collector Records/TIME: 14.5 w/5 ambient
Dear John
by Warren Smith/Uranium Rock/CD ALBUM/Bear Family/Sun Records 1957 (originally unissued)
