January 30, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Music from 1959, commemorating in part the 50th anniversary of the tragic plane crash of February 3, 1959, that killed Buddy Holly, J.P. Richardson (aka The Big Bopper) and Ritchie Valens, as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson.
[All selections from CD, unless otherwise noted]
01. Chuck Berry - Almost Grown
02. Ronnie Hawkins - Mary Lou (LP)
03. Jack Scott - The Way I Walk
04. Revels - Midnight Stroll
05. Dee Clark - Hey Little Girl
06. Rock-a-Teens - Woo Hoo (LP)
07. Ruth Brown - I Don't Know
08. LaVern Baker - Tiny Tim
09. Little Junior Parker - Sweet Home Chicago
10. Jimmy Reed - Take Out Some Insurance
11. Phil Harvey (Phil Spector) - Bumbershoot
12. Buddy Holly - Raining in My Heart
13. Ritchie Valnes - Little Girl
14. Big Bopper - Pink Petticoats
15. Tommy Dee - Three Stars
16. Bobby Peterson Quintet - The Hunch
17. Donna Dameron - Bopper 486609
18. Edd Byrnes - Like I Love You
19. Senor Wences - 'S All-Right?
20. Chet Atkins - Boo Boo Stick Beat
21. Stan Robinson - Boom a Dip Dip (45)
22. Billy Graves - The Shag (Is Totally Cool)
23. Johnny Otis Show - Castin' My Spell
24. Carl Mann - Mona Lisa
25. Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else
26. Reg Owen - Manhattan Spiritual
27. Marie & Rex - I Can't Sit Down
28. Sonny Spencer - Gilee
29. Ray Sharpe - Linda Lu
30. Danny Zella & His Zell Rocks - Wicked Ruby
31. Megatrons - Velvet Waters (45)
32. Nelson Riddle - Theme from "The Untouchables" (LP)
33. Miss Toni Fisher - The Big Hurt
34. Thomas Wayne - Tragedy
35. Travis & Bob - Tell Him No
36. Bell Notes - I've Had It
37. Ernie Fields - In the Mood
38. Passions - Just to Be With You
39. Dubs - Chapel of Dreams (45)
40. Sheppards - Island of Love
41. Flamingos - Love Walked In
42. Arthur Lyman - Taboo
43. Pat Boone - Good Rockin' Tonight (45)
44. Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Any More

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

My live in-studio guest at 1:00 PM was traditional country singer-songwriter Mark Brine, who started out playing on the streets and the small clubs and coffeehouses here in Cambridge, MA during the 1960s "folk boom". Mark relocated to the Nashville, TN country music scene in the mid '70s, and was inducted into the National Traditional Country Music Association Hall of Fame in 2004.

To get set for Mark's appearance, here's some good old '60s/'70s hippie country/rootsy rock.

01. New Riders of The Purple Sage - Dirty Business
02. The Youngbloods - Grizzly Bear
03. Buffalo Springfield - Go And Say Goodbye
04. Commander Cody & The Lost Planet Airmen - Lost In The Ozone
05. David Bromberg - I Like To Sleep Late In The Morning
06. Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up Or Let Me Go
07. Hot Tuna - Let's Get Together Right Down Here
08. Mark Brine - I Wanna Duet With You (CD 2008)
09. Bob Dylan - Watching The River Flow
10. The Kinks - Muswell Hillbilly (request)
11. Jerry Jeff Walker - Desperadoes Waiting For A Train
12. Guy Clark - L.A. Freeway
13. The Byrds - Full Circle

Live interview and music with Mark Brine in the studio:
14. Mark Brine - Sitting On A Fence (Jagger/Richards)
15. Mark Brine - Mr. Tambourine Man (Dylan)
16. Mark Brine - Ukulele Blues (Brine)

17. Mark Brine - Your Cheating Heart (CD 2008)
18. Incredible Submarine Band - Luxury Liner
19. Mike Nesmith & The First National Band - Silver Moon
20. Old And In The Way - Midnight Moonlight
21. Seatrain - I'm Willing

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

KUSF 01.27.09 In the Soul Kitchen DJ Irwin

TINA TURNER, use me
THE POINTER SISTERS, i need a man
SYLVESTER, grateful
GLORIA TAYLOR, grounded pt.1
CURTIS MAYFIELD, keep on trippin'
THE STAPLE SINGERS, we'll get over
DONNA SUMMER, dim all the lights
MERRY CLAYTON, keep you eye on the sparrrow
UNDISPUTED TRUTH, i'm a fool for you
SHARON JONES & THE DAPKINGS, how long do i have to wait for you
CARLA THOMAS, i may not be all you want (but i'm all you got)
BETTY HARRIS, i'll be a liar
THEY STYLISTICS, break up to make up
MULATU ASTATKE, kulun
DONNY HATHAWAY, voices inside (everything is everything)
FIVE STAIRSTEPS, we must be in love
PRINCE, i wanna be your lover
GERALDINE HUNT, can't fake this feeling
LABELLE, slow burn
RUFUS THOMAS, git on up & do it
ETTA JAMES, all the way down
THE PHARAOHS, freedom road
PAHROAH SANDERS, astral traveling
MOONDOG, bird's lament
LABELLE, don't bring me down
TAMMI LYNN, mojo hannah
HONEY CONE, the day i found myself
ORNETTE COLEMAN, sadness
MILES DAVIS, little church

1st Hour

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January 23, 2009, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Album tracks from 1969:
01. Joe Cocker - Lawdy Miss Clawdy (from Joe Cocker)
02. Stone the Crows - Raining in Your Heart (Stone the Crows)
03. Traffic - Shanghai Noodle Factory (Last Exit)
04. Procol Harum - All This And More (Salty Dog)
05. Delaney & Bonnie - Dirty Old Man (Accept No Substitute)
06. Steve Miller Band - My Dark Hour (Brave New World)
07. Sea Train - Sea Train (Sea Train)
08. Blood Sweat & Tears - Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie (Blood Sweat & Tears)
09. Pentangle - Sally Go Round the Roses (Basket of Light)
10. Fairport Convention - Genesis Hall (Unhalfbricking)
11. Nick Drake - River Man (Five Leaves Left)
12. Scott Walker - It's Raining Today (Scott 3)
13. Carpenters - Turn Away (Offering)
14. Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks - How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away (Original Recordings)
15. Boz Scaggs - Now You're Gone (Boz Scaggs)
16. Yes - Looking Around (Yes)
17. Jack Bruce - Weird of Hermiston (Songs for a Tailor)
18. Renaissance - Wanderer (Renaissance)
19. Colosseum - Walking in the Park (Those Who Are About to Die Salute You)
20. Joni Mitchell - I Don't Know Where I Stand (Clouds)
21. Jackie DeShannon - Keep Me in Mind (Put a Little Love in Your Heart)
22. Evie Sands - Shadow of the Evening (Any Way That You Want Me)
23. Laura Nyro - Mercy on Broadway (New York Tendaberry)
24. Dusty Springfield - I Can't Make It Alone (Dusty in Memphis)
25. Dale Hawkins - Hound Dog (L.A., Memphis & Tyler, Texas)
26. Area Code 615 - Southern Comfort (Area Code 615)
27. Kinks - Driving (Arthur)
28. Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (Let It Bleed)
29. Bonzo Dog Band - Canyons of Your Mind (Tadpoles)
30. Beatles - Oh! Darling (Abbey Road)

1/22/09 Mighty Slim filling in for Christopher Vyce

01. Grateful Dead - He’s Gone (dedicated to W.) (8/27/72 Veneta, Oregon)
02. Michael Bloomfield w/Nick Gravenites - It’s About time (2/8/69 Fillmore West)
03. Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm band – Ain’t Too Proud to Beg/I’m Losing You (5/18/68 Haunted House)
04. Jethro Tull – To Cry You a Song (’70 Carnegie Hall)
05. The Who – The Real Me (12/4/73 Philadelphia Specturm)
06. The Who - Punk Meets the Godfather (same as above)
07. Derek and the Dominoes – Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (10/24/70 Fillmore East)
08. Delaney and Bonnie w/Eric Clapton – Poor Elijah
09. New Riders of the Purple Sage – Fair Chance to Know (12/2/71 Boston Music Hall)
10. Ronnie and the Prophets – Love Pains
11. Zappa – The Illinois Enema Band (’75 College of William and Mary)
12. Rare Earth – What’d I Say
13. Spirit – Policeman’s Ball->Drum solo->Mechanical World (9/1/69 Texas Pop Festival Lewisville, TX)
14. Bob Dylan – Lonesome Death of Hattie Carol (’65 BBC London)
15. Neil Young – Hey Hey My My (request)
16. Tower of Power – Squib Cakes (5/14/74 Ultrasonic Studios Hempstead, NY)
17. Yardbirds – Psycho Dasies
18. Jefferson Airplane – Won’t You Try/Saturday Afternoon (4/15/70 Winterland San Francisco)

Waynesday Playlist for 1/21/09

Intro: Brothers Of Hope – I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
01. Portraits – Gonna Party Tonite
02. Sisters Love – Think About The Good Times
03. Ikettes – Camel Walk
04. Marvell – Love Is A One Sided Thing
05. Eskew Reeder – Undivided Love
06. Marva Josie - Oobieskobedo
07. Lovers – Do This For Me
08. Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers - If You Love Her
09. (Miss) Jackie Moore – Who Told You
10. Bobby Jones – Talkin’ About Jones
11. Kitty Montgomery – Hey Boy
12. Brenda & The Tabulations – Lies, Lies, Lies
13. Rose Davis – That’s Enough
14. Janice Love – Forever Love (Inst)
15. Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers – It’s Growing
16. Diane Johnson – The Queen Bee
17. Larry Houston – I Need Love
18. Kent & The Candidates – There Ought To Be A Law
19. Russ Lewis – Love Made Me Blue
20. Irma Thomas – We Won’t Be In Your Way Anymore
21. Betty LaVette – Do Your Duty
22. Bill “Butterball” Crane – Steppin’ Tall Pt.1
23. Bobby Rush – Done Got Good To Me Pt.1
24. Ernest Jackson – Joy & Affection (Mood)
25. Chocolate Fudge Express – Down The Line
26. Scott Bros. – Gotta Get Away From You
27. Kats – Wear Me Out
28. Willie & The Mighty Magnificents – Funky 8 Corners Pt.2
29. No No Starr – Swing Your Love My Way
30. Maskman & The Agents – My Wife, My Dog, My Cat
31. Brenda & The Tabulations – ‘Scuze Us Y’all
32. Glenda Dove – It’s Got To Be Something Else
33. Jessie Johnson – Kick The Habit
34. Megaton – Diggin’
35. Rudy Ray Moore – Put You Weight On It
36. Senator Jones – Miniskirt Dance
37. Russ Lewis – Brand New Recipe
38. Scott Bros – Side Trackin’
39. Leon Heywood – Everyday Will Be A Holiday
Outro: Shirley Scott – Soul Song

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - Eli Polonsky

(Mostly) music for this historic Inauguration Day of America's first African-American President Barack Obama!



01. The Impressions - We're A Winner

At this time, I was interrupted by MIT Facilities workers who I had called in to correct a serious problem that they had recently caused with the ventilation system that supplies air to the radio station. Needing to play a long piece of music while I spent time over in a ventilation and boiler room showing the problem to the workers, I threw on this long Grateful Dead jam from the 1969 "Live Dead" album:

02/03. Grateful Dead - St. Stephen -> The Eleven

Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart (with Warren Haynes on lead guitar/vocals and Jeff Chimenti on keyboards) as "The Dead" played at one of the Presidential Inaugural Balls! picture

The ventilation problem now (sort of) corrected and once again having some air to breathe in the studio, I continued the show as the temperature inside the radio station slowly lowered from about ninety to approximately seventy-five degrees.

04. Pacific Gas & Electric - Are You Ready
05. The Chambers Brothers - People Get Ready (request)
06. The Rascals - A Ray Of Hope
07. The Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
08. Sly & The Family Stone - You Can Make It If You Try
09. Aretha Frankin - When This Battle Is Over (Duane Allman, guitar)
10. James Brown - Funky President
11. Sam Cooke - A Change Is Going To Come
12. The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can (live version)
13. Etta James - At Last
14. Stevie Wonder - Heaven Is Ten Zillion Light Years Away
15. The Impressions - Keep On Pushing (request)
16. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
17. Richie Havens - Freedom (from Woodstock)
18. Jimi Hendrix - Freedom (alternate studio version)
19. Tim Hardin - Simple Song Of Freedom
20. The Byrds - Chimes Of Freedom
21. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Sun Is Shining (request for Marley)
22. Jimi Hendrix Band Of Gypsys - Message To Love
23. Odetta and many others - This Land Is Your Land (live, from tribute to Woody Guthrie)
24. Fleetwood Mac - World In Harmony (live at Boston Tea Party)

I found the station uninhabitable when I arrived before this show. Fumes were coming through the ventilation system instead of air, and the temperature was close to ninety degrees. If I hadn't been able to get MIT Facilities workers to the station to deal with the problem (which they had actually caused sometime during the past week), I would have signed the station off the air and gone home instead of doing the show.

Unfortunately, the hour and a half that I spent before and during the beginning of the show dealing with MIT Facilities, both on the phone and in person, was at the sacrifice of any preparation time for this show. There is no support staff at this all-volunteer station to deal with any such immediate issues that may come up. The on-air DJ essentially is the whole station most of the time.

Thanks for listening and bearing with it,
Eli Polonsky