#91 Radio Show – September 5, 2011, Fall Membership Drive

•September 5, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Here’s this weeks show, which was part of the Fall 2011 membership drive and featured 1 hour of labor related songs and singers all of whom will be featured on the show in the coming weeks and months.

The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at http://www.koop.org.  Thanks for tuning in!

1. Work, Work, Work – Lee Dorsey

2. Poor Man’s Song – Little Milton

3. John Henry – Bruce Springsteen

4. Unemployment Blues – Smokey Hogg

5. There Is A Power In The Union – Billy Bragg

6. Work Song – Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones

7. Working In The Cornfield – Junior Murvin

8. Hard Times – Charles Brown

9. Wat About Di Workin’ Class – Linton Kwesi Johnson

10. Working Class Hero – John Lennon

11. Working In The Coal Mine – Lee Dorsey

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#90 Radio Show – August 29, 2011, Rooster Membership Drive

•August 29, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Here’s this weeks show, which was part of the Fall 2011 membership drive and featured 1 hour of songs and singers all of whom will be featured on the show in the coming weeks and months.

The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at http://www.koop.org.  Thanks for tuning in!

1. Sparta FC – The Fall

2. Grooving With Mr.G – Richard “Groove” Holmes

3. Whole Lotta Love – Ike & Tina Turner

4. I Bet You Thought I’d Never Find You – United Future Organization

5. America – Trini Lopez

6. Natty Rebel – U-Roy

7. Friction – Television

8. Close To You – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

9. The Mighty Burner – Charles Earland

10. Boom Boom Out Go The Lights – Little Walter

11. Who’s Making Love – Lou Donaldson

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#89 Radio Show, August 22, 2011 – Recording Studio of Rudy Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

•August 22, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Here’s this weeks show that featured some of the music recorded at a real “cathedral of jazz”, the recording studio of Rudy Van Gelder located in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

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The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at http://www.koop.org

1.    Hank Mobley – Recado Bossa Nova
2.    Big John Patton – Alfie’s Theme
3.    Charlie Rouse – Samba De Orfeu
4.    Stanley Turrentine – Spooky
5.    Lou Donaldson – Rev. Moses
6.    Grant Green – Brazil
7.    Horace Silver – The Jody Grind
8.    Richard “Groove” Holmes – Groove’s Groove

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#88 Radio Show, August 15, 2011 – Dr. Lonnie Smith

•August 15, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Here’s this weeks show that featured the music of the great Hammond B-3 groove merchant, Dr. Lonnie Smith.

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Dr. Lonnie Smith

The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at http://www.koop.org

1.    Slouchin’
2.    Freedom Jazz Dance
3.    Charlie Brown
4.    Trouble Man
5.    I Can’t Stand It
6.    Move Your Hand
7.    Think

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#87 Radio Show, August 8, 2011 – Slim Harpo

•August 8, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Here’s this weeks show that featured the music of one of the great unsung bluesmen, the original King Bee – Slim Harpo.

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Slim Harpo

The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at http://www.koop.org

1.    Rainin’ in My Heart
2.    I’ve Got My Finger Your Trigger
3.    Buzzin’
4.    Don’t Start Crying Now
5.    Folsom Prison Blues
6.    I Got Love If You Want It
7.    Te Ni Nee Nu
8.    Harpo’s Blues
9.    Shake Your Hips
10.   Shake Your Hips – The Rolling Stones
11.   Strange Love
12.   Strange Love – The Cramps
13.   Blues Hangover
14.   Tip On It, Part 1
15.   Baby Scratch My Back
16.   I’m A King Bee
17.   I’m A King Bee – Muddy Waters

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#86 Radio Show, August 1, 2011 – Nina Simone

•July 31, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Here’s this weeks show that featured the music of one of the giants of American music, the incomparable Nina Simone.

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Nina Simone

The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at http://www.koop.org

1.    Ain’t Go No / I Got Life
2.    Wild Is The Wind
3.    Love Me Or Leave Me
4.    To Love Somebody
5.    I Loves You Porgy
6.    You Can Have Him
7.    I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
8.    Four Women
9.    Strange Fruit
10.   I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
11.   Mood Indigo
12.   My Baby Just Cares For Me

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#85 Radio Show, July 25, 2011 – Keef’s Influences

•July 27, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Here’s this weeks show where Ms. Buttercup sat in for me and featured the music that influenced Keith Richards or Keef.

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Keef circa 1969

The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at http://www.koop.org

1.    Malagueña – Esquivel
2.    Boom, Boom Out Goes The Light – Little Walter
3.    Baby what u want me to do – Jimmy Reed
4.    The Down Bound Train – Chuck Berry
5.    At Last – Etta James
6.    Oh! Darling – The Beatles
7.    Running Scared – Roy Orbison
8.    Dream – Everly Brothers
9.    Glad And Sorry – The Faces
10.   Crazy Love – Marianne Faithfull
11.   Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
12.   In My Hour Of Darkness – Gram Parsons
13.   Wild Horses [Live] [Stripped Version] -The Rolling Stones

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#84 Radio Show, July 18, 2011 – Serge Gainsbourg

•July 18, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Here’s this weeks show, as it was Bastille Day just last week, I featured the French musical icon and all round bad boy, Serge Gainsbourg.

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Serge Gainsbourg

The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at http://www.koop.org

1. Ballade De Melody Nelson

2. Couleur Cafe

3. La Chanson De Slogan

4. Ces Petits Riens

5. Good Bye Emmanuelle

6. Le Poinconneur Des Lilas

7. Sex Shop

8. Je T’aime….Moi Non Plus

9. Sea, Sex and Sun

10. La Decadanse

11. Je Suis Venu Te Dire Que Je M’en Vais

12. Les Sucettes

13. Bonnie and Clyde

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#83 Radio Show, July 11, 2011 – Scotland The Brave

•July 11, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Here’s this weeks show, in which I was joined by fellow KOOP programmer and Scot Tom Laird, for a celebration of Scottish bands and their music.

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The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at http://www.koop.org If you miss the show, please email me and I will be happy to send you a recording.

1. Swamp Snake – Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2. Mellow Yellow – Donovan

3. Round The Bend – The Beta Band

4. Caledonia – Dougie Maclean

5. The Boy With The Arab Strap – Belle and Sebastian

6. My Girl – Jesus and Mary Chain

7. Nitty Gritty – Primal Scream

8. Always The Last To Know – Del Amitri

9. A Girl Like You – Edwyn Collins

10. Letter From America – The Proclaimers

11. Oblivious – Aztec Camera

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#82 Radio Show, July 4, 2011 – Celebrating America’s Birthday

•July 4, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Here’s this weeks show, which celebrates America’s birthday with a coast to coast musical journey.

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Go USA!

The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at http://www.koop.org If you miss the show, please email me and I will be happy to send you a recording.

1. Massachusetts – Anita O’Day

2. New York – Cat Power

3. Deep Down in Florida – Muddy Waters

4. Goin’ Back to L.A. – Johnny Otis

5. Going To California – Irene Kral

6. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – Bobby Womack

7. Chicago – Frank Sinatra

8. Kansas City – Jimmy Weatherspoon

9. St. Louis Blues – Louis Prima

10. Take Me Back To Tulsa – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

11. Sweet Georgia Brown – Clora Bryant

12. Mardi Gras in New Orleans – Professor Longhair & His Shuffling Hungarians

13. T Is For Texas – Johnny Cash

14. America – Trini Lopez

15. America The Beautiful – Ray Charles

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