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Episode 24 – 11.19.24

Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz.
40 mins doo-wop & vocal groups.
20 mins blues.
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Horace Silver, Julie London, Miles Davis, Gene Harris, Sinatra, Charlie Parker, Dinah Washington, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Kenny Dorham, Nina Simone, and more.
40 minutes of doo-wop and vocal group tracks followed and included The Ink Spots, Sarah Vaughan, The Penguins, The Mad Lads, The Cadillacs, The Rays, The Clovers, The Teddy Bears, The Dubs, The Silhouettes, The Ronettes, The Impressions, and more.
Unfortunately omitted from the Spotify playlist is the song that kicked off the final Blues Block of tracks – Larry Coryell’s “The Opening.”

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

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Episode 25 – 11.26.24

Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz (including one Sinatra song that is not jazz, but I squeezed it in there anyway).
40 mins soul (some tracks aren’t available on Spotify).
20 mins blues.
I did experience some technical difficulties (so most of my tracks played a little out of order) during the jazz hour which consisted of: Count Basie, Donald Byrd, The Three Sounds, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Sinatra, and more.
40 minutes of soul followed and included Etta James, The Impressions, Irma Thomas, Benny Spellman, Dee Dee Sharp, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Mad Lads, David Ruffin, and more.
Also included in the soul block (but unavailable on Spotify) are the tracks:
Busted
If I Had it My Way
Nobody
Who Could be Loving You?

The last 20 mins, a Blues Block, included tracks by: Fats Domino, T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker, Roy Milton, and B.B. King.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

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Episode 26 – 12.3.24

Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz.
40 mins soul.
20 mins 21st century tracks.
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious, Louis Armstrong, Lester Young, Oscar Peterson, Johnny Hodges, Sonny Clark, Nat King Cole, Julie London, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Sinatra, Keely Smith, and more.
40 minutes of soul followed and included Ray Charles, The Charmels, Aretha, Bill Withers, Mable John, Bobby Hutcherson, James Brown, Jean Knight, Captain Beefheart, and more.
Unfortunately omitted from the Spotify playlist is the song that kicked off the soul hour – “Where Can I Go?” by Ray Charles.

The final block of 21st century tracks included Ramsay Midwood, Karate, and Nina Nastasia.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

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Upcoming theme shows:

Episode 29 -12.24.24 – There will be Jazz + Soul Christmas songs.
Episode 30 – 12.31.24 – I’m actually not sure yet, but I’ll cook up some kind of theme for NYE.
Episode 36 – 2.11.25 – One hour of heartbreak / one hour of romantic elation.
Episode 39 – 3.4.25 – Fat Tuesday. All New Orleans music (not specifically Mardi Gras, but New Orleans tracks nonetheless).

Stay tuned.

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Episode 19 – 10.15.24

Show notes:
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Sonny Clark, Louis Prima, Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Dinah Washington, Kenny Dorham, Don Shirley, Hoagy Carmichael, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, and more.
The soul, R&B, and funk hour included tracks by Same Cooke, Nina Simone, Ray Charles, James Brown, Solomon Burke, The Coasters, Betty LaVette, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, The Persuaders, and more.
The final 20 minutes was a grab bag of country, blues, folk, alt-country, etc. What some may label as a WASP block of sorts. This block included tracks by Richard Hell, Bob McFadden, Paul McCartney, The Walkmen, and Lucero.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

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Episode 20 – 10.22.24

Show notes:
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Johnny Hodges, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Errol Garner, Louis Prima, Miles Davis, Hoagy Carmichael, Artie Shaw, and more.
The soul, R&B, and funk hour included tracks by Billy Ward & The Dominoes, Eddie Bo, The Clovers, Lee Tillman, Sam & Dave, Bill Withers, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, B.T. Express, and more.
The final 20 minutes was a dedication to Elliott Smith who passed on 10/21/2003.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

I normally chop off what songs don’t make the broadcast, but for this instance, the songs that didn’t make the airwaves are Elliott Smith tracks and I figure I’ll keep them on the chance anyone is interested.

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Episode 21 – 10.29.24

Show notes:
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Ahmad Jamal, Blossom Dearie, Johnny Hodges & Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Bennie Moten, Hoagy Carmichael, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Sinatra, Hank Mobley, and more.
The soul, R&B, and funk hour included tracks by The Impressions, Andre Williams, Eddie Snow, Sam Cooke, The Jaynetts, Marvin Gaye with Tammi Terrell, The Young-Holt Unlimited, Ruth Brown, Rosco Gordon, Nina Simone, Isaac Hayes, Bobby Womack, Bill Withers, and more.
The final 20 minutes was a grab bag of country, blues, folk, alt-country, etc that some are referring to as the WASP Block. That block consisted of a tribute to Kris Kristofferson as well as a closing track by The Deslondes.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

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KLKT Stand In — Two-Five-One — 11.5.24

Show notes:
On this election night, I sat in for DJ Russet Burbank and decided to turn the two hours before Rick’s Canteen into a “Best Of” Rick’s Canteen’s classic jazz hour.
There were some technical difficulties that I had to work through so the broadcast recording has a few shaky moments that did eventually get worked out. And with Quincy Jones’s recent passing, I made an effort to play tracks that he helped shape.
The two-hour program consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Quincy Jones productions, Sinatra & Count Basie, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Don Shirley Trio, Keely Smith, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Bryant, Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin, Billie Holiday, Wynton Marsalis, Louis Prima, and more.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

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Episode 22 – 11.5.24

Show notes:
Having filled in for DJ Russet Burbank for the previous two hours on this election night, I slightly changed gears and made this particular episode have a “politically/socially conscious” theme.
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Mingus, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Mose Allison, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, and more.
The soul and funk blocks included tracks by The Temptations, Gil Scott-Heron, The J.B.’s, Curtis Mayfield, War, and more.
The final WASP Block included tracks by Blaze Foley, Randy Newman, Ani Difranco, Tom Waits, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Big Bill Broonzy.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

*I normally chop off the tracks that don’t make the airwaves, but I figured I’d leave in the few that didn’t make it.

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Episode 23 – 11.12.24

Show notes:
Because this week is KLKT’s first ever Membership Drive, this episode has far more chatter than normal. Even still, the jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Miles Davis, Duke, Monk, Dinah Washington, Count Basie, Sinatra, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Sinatra, Bix Beiderbecke, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, and more.
We turned the 9 o’clock hour for this Membership Drive week into a Doo Wop and Vocal Group hour and included tracks by The Toppers, The Five Satins, The Crystals, The Ink Spots, The Butterflys, The Moonglows, The Jive Bombers, The Ad Libs, The Cleftones, The Ronettes, The Flamingos, and more.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

*Most of these Rick Canteen playlists exceed two hours, but since we this Membership Drive required so much chatter, this playlist came in around 90 mins.

Episode 18 – 10.8.24

Show notes:
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Ramsey Lewis Trio, Sinatra, Bix Beiderbecke, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, and more.
The soul and “mixed bag” hour included tracks by Nat King Cole, Nina Simone, The Supremes, Solomon Burke, Dee Dee Sharp, Ray Charles, Irma Thomas, and more.
The final 20 minutes was a grab bag of country, blues, folk, alt-country, etc.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

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KLKT Stand In — Study Hall — 10.4.24

Show notes:
Two hours of straight soul!
I pulled many tracks from these compilation records: Feelin’ Right Saturday Night, Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974, and the majority of the other tracks were from the artists I collect – James Brown, Ray Charles, Temptations, Bill Withers, Bo Diddley, etc.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

Episode 16 – 9.24.24

Show notes:
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Miles Davis, Nat King Cole, Sinatra, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Grant Green, Hank Jones, and more.
The soul and “mixed bag” hour included tracks by Ted Hawkins, Ernie K-Doe, Doris Duke, Bo Diddley, Slim Harpo, Irma Thomas, The Temptations, Lou Rawls, and more.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here–

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

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Episode 17 – 10.1.24

Show notes:
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Keely Smith + Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Grant Green, and more.
Due to a few factors, the 9 o’clock hour became the Funk Hour and included tracks by The Temptations, The J.B.’s, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Bobby Womack, and more.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here–

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

9.17.24

Show notes:
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Duke Ellington, Keely Smith + Louis Prima, Thelonious, Sinatra, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Sonny Rollins, and Miles Davis. Sandwiched in there are two lesser known (to some) artists – the incredible Hank Jones and the lovely Lorez Alexandria.
The soul and “mixed bag” hour included tracks by James Carr, Ike Turner, Ray Charles, Barbara Mason, The Drifters, James Brown, Allen Toussaint, Bill Withers, Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Brook Benton, and more.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here–

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than WordPress’s above player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

August 27, 2024 – My first week off from Rick’s Canteen.
Paul Arndt filled in and played a great show.
Info on Episodes 13 and 14 found below.

Episode 14 – 9.10.24

Show notes:
A request was made for more ladies, so this was my first attempt at a Rick’s Canteen Ladies’ Night. Other than a few man + woman duets, female vocalists dominated the show.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here–

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than WordPress’s above player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

Episode 13 – 9.3.24

Show notes:
The focus of this show was “albums not available on streaming.” And in many cases, these LPs never found any post-vinyl format (8-track, cassette, cd, etc).
Back in 2009, long before I watched this incredible vimeo video about Paul C. Mawhinney’s life’s work entitled The Archive, I knew I wanted to collect vinyl. Considering that records create such an onerous task when transporting, I knew I wouldn’t be able to start a collection in earnest until I, more or less, settled (which kind of happened around 2014).

There are many, many reasons to collect vinyl. One reason often overlooked is the fact that so many recordings weren’t converted to a post-vinyl format (8-track, cassette, cd, mp3, etc). In the above video, Mawhinney claims that the Library of Congress estimates that, of his collection (over 1 million LPs and 1.5 million 45s), and, specifically with recordings made between 1948-1966, only 17% of that music was converted into a digital format.

This doesn’t just apply to artists that were overlooked in their time or for the stars whose fame lost its shine over time, but also includes artists still considered important who jumped across different labels (resulting in contract disputes) or whose estate decided to not allow certain records to be reproduced for whatever reason (resulting in other contract disputes). Not to be forgotten are the countless compilations pressed on vinyl over the years that never got digitally converted.
You don’t have to collect long before you come across records & 45s by artists like Ray Charles, Dee Clark, The Ink Spots, and so on before you realize even if you wanted to purchase a particular album in another format, you couldn’t. They don’t exist.

Regardless, I’m of the opinion that the music that commercially failed (and succeeded) in the middle of the 20th century is far, FAR better than our contemporary music. So, that’s where the search for that 83% comes from. And who’s to say how much of the 83% that was never converted is still in good shape, available, and not degrading in some landfill?

Side note: While in Dallas, I went to a highly-rated record store and found it didn’t have a used section (nor were used records mixed in with the sealed records). Every single records was a new pressing. So, the point I just made about finding music that had never been digitally reproduced, a strong motivation for some collectors, was moot in that store. That’s a rare occurrence. Dallas, I tell ya.

Anyhow, to get back to the actual “show notes” –
We focused on many records (the images of a few selections are found below) that you can’t find online.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here –

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than WordPress’s above player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
Because you can’t find them on streaming, there isn’t a spotify playlist for this show.

See you next week.

8.20.24

Show notes:
The jazz hour consisted of the usual suspects: Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Sinatra, Basie, Louis Prima, and more.
The soul and “mixed bag” hour included tracks by Clyde McPhatter, Solomon Burke, Shirley Ellis, Barbara Lewis, Bo Diddley, Ray Charles, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Little Richard, Leon Redbone, and many more.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here–

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than WordPress’s above player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

As always, the short, repeated instrumentals serve as the “bed” music (the background music that plays while the DJ chats about… whatever).

Playlist note* – the show’s recording cut out just before I aired C.W. Stoneking’s “We Gon’ Boogaloo”.

8.6.24

Show notes:
As always, the jazz hour had plenty of Duke, Dizzy, and Louis.
For the 9 o’clock hour– I played some soul standouts and some tracks that I unfortunately had to leave out from my Friday guest DJ spot on Study Hall.
The final 20 mins of the program was a bit of a grab bag of Barry White, Bob Wills with New Orleans brass, contemporary New Orleans brass, and a final song by the expat Micah P. Hinson.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here–

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than WordPress’s above player, Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

8.2.24

Instagram post.
I’ll actually deliver some sort of a write up late Sunday (8.4).

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than WordPress’s above player, Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

I’ll add more content to this post tomorrow.

Notes on spotify playlist:
Smokey Robinson’s “Tracks of My Tears” was the show’s final track. The remainder of the songs were overflow (they weren’t aired).

7.30.24

Show notes:
The jazz hour had plenty of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong.
The 9pm-9:20pm soul block hit pretty well. The soul bled into the next 20-min block that ended with some hard-hitting funk. The final 20 mins of the program was a bit of a strange collection of soundtrack + score numbers that have been on my mind.

A recording of the broadcast is available for you here–

Provided your device’s media player treats you better than WordPress’s above player, Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).

The Spotify playlist is below.

As always, the short, repeated instrumentals are used as the DJ “bed” music (the background music that plays while the DJ chats about… whatever).

Announcement–
This Friday (8.2.24), I’ll be filling in for the talented DJ Rob Gordon Wainwright of Friday night’s 7pm-9pm Study Hall program. I was given strict instructions (jokes) to play straight soul.
I’ve got double duty at KLKT this week and I’m excited to go 120 straight minutes of classic soul.
Tune in live on KLKT.org or catch it here a day or two later.