Rockabilly DJ

Strollers Part 2

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:15:00 +0000

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.

Jivers - Part 2

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000

It's been a long while since we had one of these all-jiver shows. Jivers galore - now get dancing!

706 Union

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:05:00 +0000

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.

Retired From the DJ Box

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:02:00 +0000

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!

Original Rockers Met Online

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:20:00 +0000

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.

Mixed Up

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:21:00 +0000

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.

Benny Joy, Rockabilly Deity

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Norton Records have released an astonishing set of 5 LPs featuring the legendary Benny Joy. In today's episode we explore this cornucopia of unissued tracks and radically alternate takes. After listening to this show, if you still don't purchase these albums, then you should call an undertaker and tell them to come and get you! Buy them NOW!! From Norton http://www.nortonrecords.com From Sounds That Swing http://www.nohitrecords.co.uk From Goofin' http://www.goofinrecords.com Or your local Rocking record dealer

Focus on Goofin' Records - Part 4

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Our fourth and final episode celebrating Goofin' Records 25th anniversary. Don't forget to join the celebrations at Iskelmä Baari, Tampere on 30 October 2009 and at Virgin Oil Co, Helsinki on Halloween.

Focus on Goofin' Records - Part 3

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:23:00 +0000

More fantastic music from the Arctic wilds of Finland - home of Salmiakki Koskenkorva, Rockabilly and Santa Claus! Check out http://www.goofinrecords.fi/newsletter/goofin_09_2009.html for the gig of the year!

Focus on Goofin' Records - Part 2

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:15:00 +0000

The second of four shows celebrating 25 years of Goofin' Records. For more information, visit their website at www.goofinrecords.com

Focus on Goofin' Records - Part 1

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:01:00 +0000

Finland's legendary Goofin' Records is 25 years old. Join us as we celebrate a quarter century of sauna-hot Scandinavian Scorchers with four shows dedicated to the label.

Gone Man, Solid Gone

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:01:00 +0000

Pin back your ears for a full-throttle attack on the brain's musical pleasure centres. This unthemed scramble of ditties contains more coolness than a cryogenic facility on Pluto.

Listen to What the Postman Just Delivered - Part 6

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:19:00 +0000

More slabs of delicious original vinyl, fresh from the doormat. Get 'em while they're hot!

Listen to What the Postman Just Delivered - Part 5

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:23:00 +0000

Believe it or not, we haven't had one of these shows since April, so there are now enough vintage platters piled up for a double bill. Time to make space in the World Famous Studio in the cupboard under the stairs (in Croydon). All discs spun in this episode are on original 45.

Return of the Black Rockers

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Another hour's worth of Blues boppers, RNB, gospel and black rock'n'roll. Yowzer!

Train Songs part 2

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:36:00 +0000

Railroading rockers return for more rolling stock rollicking. Another stack of clickety-clack tracks, sixteen coaches long. Yes, that's right. More train songs.

New Releases, Summer 2009 - Part 2

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:49:00 +0000

More of the latest bopping platters, fresh from the presses. Get 'em while they're hot!

Atomic Bomb

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:23:00 +0000

A nuclear chain reaction of cold war chillers this week. Join us in the fallout shelter as we fission through an hour's worth of music featuring the atom bomb. Irradiated rockers galore. Your four minute warning starts here. When you hear the missile whistle, you gotta roll'n'rock...

Liars and Cheats

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:14:00 +0000

A special themed hour this week. All songs are about cheating or lying. Because you can't trust anyone or anything...except your records.

Train Songs

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:47:00 +0000

Join the Croydon express to Bopsville with an hour of railway rockers! BILLY LEE RILEY NEEDS YOUR HELP Billy Lee Riley, one of the remaining original Sun Records artists, Is in VERY bad need of help. Billy has had his share of health problems, and is now battling bone cancer. Although Musicares is helping with house payment, car and such, He and Joyce are totally out of money and can barely afford to eat. This is a CALL FOR HELP to all Rockabilly fans. Please remember, even just twenty bucks from each of us would make a HUGE difference in Billy's life! Everyone can afford twenty bucks, even in these tough times. Let's all get together and send what we can to Billy and Joyce and show them how much the man and his music means to us. If you have a website, a facebook or myspace, please REPOST REPOST REPOST this appeal for help on there! We can't save the world, but $20 from each of us will mean a lot in Billy Lee's life. The most recent email address I have for Billy is mygal68@yahoo.com, however this doesn't seem to have a Paypal account. So please send what you can afford by post. His Address is Billy Lee Riley 723 Crest Drive Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401 USA

One from Each Shelf

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:53:00 +0000

This show doesn't really have a thenme, it's a general mix of stuff. But in a desperate attempt to make it seem like I'm organised, the choices are limited to one track selected from each shelf in the collection. It's a rubbish idea...but a fine excuse to play masses of very cool tunes.

Femme Rockers (Reload)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:39:00 +0000

All female rockers. During a meltdown of the MyPodcast site in early 2009, all of the earliest Rockabilly DJ shows were deleted. Folks have been asking for them to be re-uploaded, so here they are. The original notes and pictures are long gone, so you just get the music in all of its glory. I started loading these by the dates they were first uploaded. This caused problems with reformatting of the web page, so I am now uploading them into the present. This episode dates from July 2008

Triple Shot Slammers from Modern Artist part 1 (Reload)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:28:00 +0000

Triplets of modern Rockabilly acts. During a meltdown of the MyPodcast site in early 2009, all of the earliest Rockabilly DJ shows were deleted. Folks have been asking for them to be re-uploaded, so here they are. The original notes and pictures are long gone, so you just get the music in all of its glory. I started loading these by the dates they were first uploaded. This caused problems with reformatting of the web page, so I am now uploading them into the present. This episode dates from July 2008.

Spinning All Over the Place (Reloaded)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:06:00 +0000

A general mix of stuff. During a meltdown of the MyPodcast site in early 2009, all of the earliest Rockabilly DJ shows were deleted. Folks have been asking for them to be re-uploaded, so here they are. The original notes and pictures are long gone, so you just get the music in all of its glory. I started loading these by the dates they were first uploaded. This caused problems with reformatting of the web page, so I am now uploading them into the present. This one dates from July 2008

Always The Sun (Reloaded)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:09:00 +0000

All Sun recordings in this episode During a meltdown of the MyPodcast site in early 2009, all of the earliest Rockabilly DJ shows were deleted. Folks have been asking for them to be re-uploaded, so here they are. The original notes and pictures are long gone, so you just get the music in all of its glory. I started loading these by the dates they were first uploaded. This caused problems with reformatting of the web page, so I am now uploading them into the present. This episode dates from June 2008.

Made in Gt Britain (Reloaded)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:26:00 +0000

A collection of 45s issued in Britain during the 1950s, including some surprises. During a meltdown of the MyPodcast site in early 2009, all of the earliest Rockabilly DJ shows were deleted. Folks have been asking for them to be re-uploaded, so here they are. The original notes and pictures are long gone, so you just get the music in all of its glory. These early shows were in two half hour segments, now joined together. The sound has also been improved. I started loading these by the dates they were first uploaded. This caused problems with reformatting of the web page, so I am now uploading them into the present. This one dates from March 2008.

Best of Jim Jam (Reloaded)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:01:00 +0000

Highlights from the 10 LP Jim Jam Series. Arguably the finest releases ever issued by Colector records. During a meltdown of the MyPodcast site in early 2009, all of the earliest Rockabilly DJ shows were deleted. Folks have been asking for them to be re-uploaded, so here they are. The original notes and pictures are long gone, so you just get the music in all of its glory. These early shows were in two half hour segments, now joined together. The sound has also been improved. I started loading these by the dates they were first uploaded. This caused problems with reformatting of the web page, so I am now uploading them into the present. This one dates from March 2008.

Return of the Hillbilly Under the Stairs (Reloaded)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:09:00 +0000

Another Hillbilly episode. During a meltdown of the MyPodcast site in early 2009, all of the earliest Rockabilly DJ shows were deleted. Folks have been asking for them to be re-uploaded, so here they are. The original notes and pictures are long gone, so you just get the music in all of its glory. These early shows were in two half hour segments, now joined together. The sound has also been improved. I started loading these by the dates they were first uploaded. This caused problems with reformatting of the web page, so I am now uploading them into the present. This one dates from March 2008.

The Hillbilly Under the Stairs (Reloaded)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:43:00 +0000

The first all-hillbilly show. It's about time I did another of these. During a meltdown of the MyPodcast site in early 2009, all of the earliest Rockabilly DJ shows were deleted. Folks have been asking for them to be re-uploaded, so here they are. The original notes and pictures are long gone, so you just get the music in all of its glory. These early shows were in two half hour segments, now joined together. The sound has also been improved. I started loading these by the dates they were first uploaded. This caused problems with reformatting of the web page, so I am now uploading them into the present. This one dates from March 2008.

New Rocking Releases, Spring 2009

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +0000

In one of our regular round-ups of newly unleashed discs, we have masses of cool tunes from the Mad Mike Monsters comp LPs, Rock'n'Roll Orgy, the latest Desperate Rock'n'Roll, plus Ronnie Hayward and a spectaular demo version of Vic Gallon's I'm Gone. After the meltdown of the MyPodcast servers a few months ago, all of the early episodes of Rockabilly DJ got wiped. These are gradually being re-uploaded as hour-long shows with improved sound. Dig back to the beginning of the archives regularly over the next few weeks and recover a stash of lost gems.