Saturday, Feb 06, 2010

Booze Party! Episode 100

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The Rockabilly DJ Show has reached its first century. Yes, this really is our 100th episode presenting the finest Rocking music.

To celebrate, we are having a party. You are invited to bop the next hour away with a selection of tunes about partying and alcohol. Cheers!

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Saturday, Jan 30, 2010

Come Dance With Me

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Catching up on some of the B sides, EP tracks and recently released repro 45s that we have inadvertently bypassed in our headlong rush to bring you the very finest in Rocking music.

An eclectic mix featuring Billy Fury, Pat Logsdon, Skip Graves, Hi Fly Rangers, Paul Ballenger, Cisco Kids, Lonesome Lee, St Benny Joy, Jessie & The Orbits, Big Sandy, Paul Perry, Slim Harpo, Dave Walker, Cliff Waldon, Little Victor, Ree-Jents, Bobby & The Fifths, Dave Stuckey, Aki Aleong & Nobles, sweet Gene Vincent and even more.

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Saturday, Jan 23, 2010

Desperate Rock'n'Roll - Part 3

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Bleieve it or not, it's our second birthday. Amazing think that there are now two whole years of the very best in Rocking music available at RockabillyDJ.com

On this auspicious occasion we present episode 3 focusing on the hugely influential Desperate Rock'n'Roll series. Hear hardcore rockers about top twisting, obtaining attractive satellites, the attentiveness of bee products, metronomic skeletal structures, glucose-based female parents, audiophile offspring, a device for creating water vapour, a person at the mental health institution.

And even a Homeric blaster sung in ancient Greek!

Plus many, many more.

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Saturday, Jan 16, 2010

Lisetn to What The Postman Just Delivered - Part 7

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Once again it is time to round up The Rockabilly DJ's latest influx of vintage 45s and corral them into your eager ears.

Killer platters from Link Wray, Roy Buchanan, Bobby Fuller Four, Buddy Larrison, Elton Anderson, Charlene Arthur, George Weston, Walt Benton, Ernie Chaffin and many more.

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Saturday, Jan 09, 2010

Desperate Rock'n'Roll - Part 2

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Episode 2 of the awesome Desperate series. Knock 'em dead blasters from right across the rocking spectrum.

Hold onto your nuts chaps, this is gonna get messy!

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Saturday, Jan 02, 2010

Desperate Rock'n'Roll - Part 1

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It's about time we had another LP series, and a start to the new year doesn't come any better than this.

At long last, The Rockabilly DJ is proud to present the legendary Desperate Rock'n'Roll albums. With 21 volumes released so far, and more to come, you know for a fact that these episodes are "All Killer - No Filler!"

A tip of the hat to Brian Neville for his invaluable help with the research on these shows.

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Thursday, Dec 24, 2009

A Little Bit of The Lord - Christmas 2009

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This episode is being posted a couple of days early as a seasonal gift from an agnostic to a largely atheist audience.

Here is out first hour-long selection of sacred music to save your besmirched souls.

Uplifting melodies from Sister Rosetta, Brother Claude, Jimmy Murphy and many more sanctified singers.

The Rockabilly DJ would like to wish each and every one of his loyal listeners a Rocking Christmas and a Rolling new year.

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Saturday, Dec 19, 2009

Original Sun 45s - Part 2

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The second half of our dip into the Sun originals box.
Covering 275 to 400, there are Memphis marvels galore in this show.

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Saturday, Dec 12, 2009

Original Sun 45s - Part 1

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Having enjoyed doing the Sun label show we had a few weeks ago, it seems about time to give those dusty old styrene platters an airing.

In the first half of a two-part series, here are Sun original 45s from number 186 to 274

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Saturday, Dec 05, 2009

Spinning Records on a Rainy Day

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It's a cold, wet, grey day in Croydon town. Join us as we turn up the central heating and snuggle down with a handful of hot rocking records.

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Saturday, Nov 28, 2009

Strollers Part 2

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As surely as night follows day, so it is that strollers follow jivers.

An hour of tunes that are perfect for walking around in circles to.

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Saturday, Nov 21, 2009

Jivers - Part 2

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It's been a long while since we had one of these all-jiver shows.

Jivers galore - now get dancing!

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Saturday, Nov 14, 2009

706 Union

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Solar-powered sizzlers selected from Sam Phillips' legendary Sun studios at 706 Union Avenue, Memphis TN.

Join us for an hour-long mining expedition into the mother lode.

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Saturday, Nov 07, 2009

Retired From the DJ Box

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The Rockabilly DJ has been repacking the boxes he takes out for spinning at record hops. Here are some of the gems that are getting put back into the collection.

They may be retiring, but there's nothing timid about these platters!

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Saturday, Oct 31, 2009

Original Rockers Met Online

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Isn't the internet a wonderful thing? Thanks to this show, many of the fine people who made this music (and their families) have got in touch.

This episode gives you a chance to bop along with all of those original rockers who have reached out to us via the web.

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Saturday, Oct 24, 2009

Mixed Up

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Rampaging and Rumbunctious riot of rowdy reissued rockers running rings round the rest. (What a bunch of R's!).

Featuring the Maddy Bros, Link, Ronnie Haig, Untamed Youth, Wayne Raney, Bobby Hankins, Vince Taylor, Danny Ross, Whitey Pullen, Jerry Adams, Johnny Powers, Al Barkle, Planet Rockers, John Lee Hooker, Ben Joe Zeppa, Uncle Alvis, Papa Lightfoot, Dan Virva, Terrifics, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Killer, Johnny Skiles, Sonny & Buddy, plus masses more.

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