WFMU: Denny's Den with Dennis Diken: Playlist from August 17, 2022

Listener comments!
	1:24pm Andrew in Toronto: Hi there myron and all other listeners!
	1:24pm Andrew in Toronto: Hi Mom!
	2:03pm Evelyn Taylor: Listening and kvelling.
	2:03pm LesleyK: Hi myron, DD, Andrew and Evelyn.... listening while working away here :)
	2:04pm Stu Rutherford: Hello myron & everyone!
	2:04pm Stu Rutherford: Listening while intonating my bass.
	2:05pm Eric R: listening while working...I sense a trend!
	2:05pm myron feld: Hello AIT, Evelyn, LesleyK & Stu! Thanks so much for being here.
	2:06pm Candy-O'67: Hey Andrew, Lesley, St, Evelyn, Eric! I too am listening while working!
	2:06pm Candy-O'67: That was Stu! Hey Myron!
	2:08pm Gerry from Miami: Is Denny around today?
	2:08pm Eric R: wonder why they changed the lyric. "love is beautiful and grand". Wasn't that "love is money in the hand"?
	2:08pm MOM WHIG: Hi there Andrew in T, Evelyn, Lesley, Stu, Eric, myron feld, Candy, Gerry
	2:08pm Stu Rutherford: Hello Candy & Eric!
	2:08pm Candy-O'67: Killer start, Myron!
	2:08pm Stu Rutherford: Hi Mom! Hope you're feeling better!
	2:09pm MOM WHIG: Stu - walking around a bit better today
	2:09pm coelacanth∅: greetings Dennis and all
	2:09pm MOM WHIG: hi coela
	2:10pm Gerry from Miami: Howdy to all Dikeneers and Dikenettes!
	2:10pm Candy-O'67: Hey Mom!
	2:10pm Candy-O'67: Hey Gerry!
	2:10pm Jon Graboff: Back in the den. Howdy everyone!
	2:10pm LesleyK: Hi Candy, Stu, Mom, Eric, coel Gerry.. .gotta finish up this deadline so I'm not late for the early Damned/ Blondie show this eve :). Jumping off the chat but will be tuned in!
	2:11pm myron feld: Hey there Eric, Candy-O, Gerry, MOM, caolacanth -- happy to see you all! Dennis is off today but we fully expect to see him on the board.
	2:11pm BarryS: Can never have enough "Overlanders." Thanks Joe.
	2:11pm MOM WHIG: Hey there Jon Graboff
	2:11pm Candy-O'67: Wow, Lesley! Have a blast at the show! I expect pics of you backstage!!😄
	2:12pm Eric R: hello, good morning Mom, Lesley, Candy, Gerry, Stu, Evelyn, myron, Andrew, coel, Jon!
	2:12pm MOM WHIG: hey there BarryS
	2:12pm MOM WHIG: myron thanks for filling in today
	2:13pm myron feld: Hey Jon! Having some technical difficulties with the mic break track so you'll hear some bed music between sets while I type really fast to back-announce. This dang tekmology!
	2:14pm myron feld: MOM, it's truly my pleasure and honor
	2:14pm Stu Rutherford: Hi Lesley!
	2:15pm Candy-O'67: What Mom said, Myron! Thank you!!
	2:17pm myron feld: Candy-O, it is I who should thank all of you for being here. And I do!
	2:25pm Gerry from Miami: OK, Myron! Doin' a great job so far!
	2:25pm Evelyn Taylor: sounds like Robert Mache on geetar!
	2:27pm myron feld: @Gerry: thanks, very much appreciated! @Evelyn: that is indeed Robert Mache on guitar on this Dan Montgomery track. One of my favorite guitar players.
	2:33pm MOM WHIG: Guess that I'm the only one here "Retired from Work" - so grateful to be listening to the tunes here. Happy you can work & listen too.
	2:33pm Eric R: this is reminiscent of something else.
	2:33pm Stu Rutherford: @Eric - I was hearing hints of "I'll Keep On Holding On".
	2:34pm MOM WHIG: Eric - Mid-Week almost Crayons time
	2:34pm myron feld: here's mic break #1: in reverse order we heard The Vontastics, Margie Joseph (it's her birthday this Friday 8/19, Memphis singer /rocker Dan Montgomery, the Du-Droppers, Gun Club from the recently reissued 1982 lp "Miami," Undisputed Truth, Roy "Bald Head" Byrd a/k/a Professor Longhair,
	2:34pm MOM WHIG: myron - sorry to hear about the mic issues
	2:35pm myron feld: please turn your radios up during the mic break so you can hear some music. A thousand apologies for the technical snafu.
	2:35pm MOM WHIG: I do hear the music
	2:35pm Eric R: Stu, yes, that's it
	2:36pm myron feld: continued: The Bangles from their first EP, The Overlanders, Lady Dottie & the Diamonds, a great current band from San Diego way, and we started with the great Rosemary Clooney doing that "Mambo Italiano."
	2:37pm Dennis M Diken: hey gang! great tune selection Sir Feld. here's one I won't request today - "You Talk Too Much"!
	2:38pm Stu Rutherford: Less talk, More rock!
	2:39pm Gerry from Miami: Yo, Denny!! Great to know you're listening in. Myron is doing a super job despite the techno crap.
	2:40pm Stu Rutherford: Agreed, Gerry! Killer song selections!
	2:41pm myron feld: @Dennis: you ain't kiddin'! But speaking of that one...well, let's wait til later.... @Stu: forget Twofer Tuesday, here on the RnS Stream it's Whispered Wednesday! @Gerry: thanks again, Denizen!
	2:41pm MOM WHIG: Denny -GOOD ONE!! HA HA
	2:42pm Dennis M Diken: @Gerry from Miami - indeed he is!!
	2:43pm Michael Shelley: Listening in a row boat, in Central Park!
	2:44pm myron feld: @Michael: is tuning in an either/oar proposition?
	2:46pm Gerry from Miami: Always been a Nancy Wilson fan. I lived only a few miles and a few million dollars in home value from her and her Venezuelan gazillionaire husband. On the Palos Verdes peninsula in Los Angeles. Is Nancy still with us?
	2:49pm myron feld: @Gerry: Nancy was a wonderful singer AND actress. She died in 2018.
	2:53pm MOM WHIG: Hi Michael - really in a boat - fun fun
	2:56pm coelacanth∅: hey myron! just now seeing you're filling in (been inside/outside/basement -not looking at the computer) greetings Mom W and Lesley and Eric!
	2:58pm myron feld: @coela: Yep, trying to keep the place nice til Dennis gets back next week!
	3:02pm Gino1: Hi Dennis, sounding great as always!!!!!!
	3:03pm MOM WHIG: myron - gotta head out now - Sesta time for me (I've been flat on my back for a few days now) - feeling a lot better today. THANKS for the TUNES - doing really GREAT
	3:03pm myron feld: Thanks so much, MOM! Feel very good!
	3:04pm myron feld: ok, it's mic break time: imagine me saying the following... Hello, Yon Denizens! Here we are, back in Denny’s Den on WFMU’s Rock & Soul Radio. Join us on the message board: speak your mind! Our second set started with Elkie Brooks from 1964, covering the Etta James song “Something’s Got A Hold of Me.” Elkie was born Elaine Bookbinder – as our host, Dennis Diken might say, news we can use -- and that’s from the Am I Dreaming compilation from a few years ago. Following Elkie were The Quotations doing Cool It! Now, this isn’t the doo-wop Quotations, probably known best for “Imagination” but rather the mod Quotations, featuring bass player John Gustafson of The Big Three and Roxy Music fame, plus several other bands. It’s a floor filler! Hope you were cutting a nearby rug. Up next was the smooth and sultry Nancy Wilson with her 1966 interpretation of the Chris Montez classic “Call Me.” Nancy was an actress as well as a great singer, making many guest appearances, including one on my favorite 1970s series, Police Story. After Nancy was done, we took the Concorde over to France to hear from The Brain Twist doing their theme song, “Brain Twist.” I can’t imagine the number of band meetings that took place before they decided on a name for that tune. But worth the wait! Syl Johnson came next with “Things Ain’t Right.” Which I hope isn’t a comment on the state of the Den during Dennis’s absence. Syl passed away earlier this year. Man, what a fine singer. We then heard “Show Me The Way To Get Out of This World (Cause That’s Where Everything Is)” from Miss Peggy Lee, a recording from 1950 that’s more relevant every day. And in tribute to our proprietor, it’s a parenthetical title, and if you’ve ever listened to Denny’s Den, you know how much Dennis loves parenthetical titles. The Daps followed with “Down and Out” – maybe Peggy can help them out. That’s from 1956 and off a recent compilation entitled “It’s A Man Down There.” Following the Daps were America’s newest teen sensations, The Wonders! Giving us “Dance With Me Tonight.” For those who haven’t seen it, The Wonders are the band featured in the greatest movie ever made, “That Thing You Do!” Please – I beg you – if you haven’t seen it, watch it as soon as this program is over. Please. Thank you. The pride of Rocky Hill CT, Gene Pitney, took us “Down In The Subway” – kind of an “Uptown” vibe in that one, don’t you think? Not the music, but the theme. Maybe taking the subway or perhaps a more celestial vehicle was Prophet G. Lusk singing “Going Home to Jesus.” Now I don’t know if Prophet is his given name or his title, but either way, I sure believe him. We closed that set with The Reggae Girls (a/k/a The Ebony Sisters) giving us the Fontella Bass standard “Rescue Me.” There are so many great reggae covers of pop hits and I’d like to think that’s one of them. Stick around – the pigs in a blanket are just about to come out of the oven…..
	3:04pm MOM WHIG: Good Goldfinger tune
	3:04pm Gerry from Miami: Myron, I was doing my research on Nancy Wilson and it seems she was never married to a rich Venezuelan. May have to do more digging to find out why that false factoid was nestled in a corner of my brain. Her first husband was a musician and her second was a preacher. No matter. She was a superb "song stylist" and has been missed.
	3:06pm Gerry from Miami: Get better soon, MOM WHIG! We need your presence here on the station.
	3:07pm myron feld: hang in there, almost done w/ mic break....
	3:08pm Stu Rutherford: Wolf!
	3:09pm myron feld: @Stu: none greater.
	3:09pm Gerry from Miami: Was that Disco Tex and His Sex-o-Lettes just before Howlin' Wolf??
	3:10pm myron feld: @Gerry: indeed! Sir Monti Rock III his own self.
	3:13pm Dennis M Diken: @MOM WHIG - here's hoping you're feeling better toot suite!
	3:15pm Gerry from Miami: DENNIS, didn't know you spoke French!
	3:17pm Artie: It's always so comfortable in the Den.
	3:18pm myron feld: welcome, Artie!
	3:19pm Michael 98145: great show. thanks.
	3:22pm Woo: Hi to Dennis and everybody. I had computer problems. Fixed now.
	3:22pm Woo: Now I see it's Myron today. Hi Myron!
	3:23pm poptone: fantastic show Myron. goes well with my iced coffee break. just noticed that was the second track to feature a Doston when Jimmy followed Ward from Gun Club. intentional? keep on doing what you're doing and thank you for your service!
	3:23pm Michael 98145: gal knows how to wear that hair
	3:23pm myron feld: hello Michael 98145 and thanks! Hey Woo! if you're just arriving, we're having some difficulties with the mic break track, so between sets you'll hear the background music very quietly. Please turn that up so you don't think the show's over!
	3:24pm Dennis M Diken: hey Woo - Myron is killin' it!
	3:24pm Woo: I see something from Miami by Gun Club was played. One of my favorite albums from one of my favorite bands.
	3:25pm myron feld: @Woo: same here! Loved them.
	3:26pm Dennis M Diken: @Feld - good job, playing Pitney earlier!
	3:26pm Gerry from Miami: Dusty is a goddess! In the pantheon of pop and jazz vocalists. Right up there with Aretha, Petula, Janis, Grace and more recently, Adele. Not a complete or definitive list, but that's a discussion for a future date.
	3:27pm myron feld: @Dennis: Gene is Connecticut's greatest export, along with white clam pizza!
	3:28pm myron feld: @Gerry: no argument here or anywhere!
	3:30pm Gerry from Miami: I have always been a Steve Marriott fan. Not too many like him.
	3:32pm Gerry from Miami: I see a co-writing credit for Curtis Mayfield on this Larry Frazier instrumental.
	3:32pm myron feld: @Gerry: yes sir, this and the b-side entitled "After Six."
	3:35pm myron feld: MIC BREAK TIME! Stay with us! Here's what you should've heard me saying:
	3:35pm myron feld: And we’re back! Myron Feld here, sitting in for Dennis Diken on Denny’s Den. Dennis will return next week, so please, hold the pitchforks and torches. Let’s see what we dug in that set. We just heard Darrow Fletcher with “I’ve Gotta Know Why.” Darrow cut that when he was 15 years old. Unreal. Folks, when I was 15, I don’t remember what I was doing, but it sure wasn’t anything that good. Before Darrow we had Larry Frazier with a cool instrumental called “Before Six” The flip is called “After Six” – both co-written by Curtis Mayfield. I think the EP included the ultra-rare “Six Straight Up.” Preceding that we had the fantastic Small Faces doing “Don’t Burst My Bubble” from the Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake LP reissue. There’s a sentiment we can all endorse. Chuck Prophet came before the Small Faces with “Who Shot John?” an exciting true-crime tale from San Francisco, taken from Chuck’s really really good album, Temple Beautiful. I recommend the whole darn thing. Prior to that we had a bit of a ballad set – yes, we can and do ease up from rocking and swinging here on Denny’s Den occasionally. We started that dreamy set with Amanda Thorpe with “Paris is a Lonely Town” from her album of E.Y. (Yip) Harburg songs, “Bewitching Me: The Lyrics of E.Y. Harburg.” You may know him best as the lyricist for the Wizard of Oz songs. He also co-wrote Paper Moon, April in Paris and many many others. Next came Charlie Rich and “A Woman Left Lonely” which I first knew from Janis Joplin’s version, but as usual, Charlie owns it. And our adult mini-set came to a close with Dusty Springfield doing “See All Her Faces.” I pulled that off the “Come For A Dream” compilation. There’s also a comp called “See All Her Faces” with one of the worst covers ever give. Don’t get that one. Before our ballads, we heard from Jimmy Dotson, a Louisiana singer, and “I Need Your Love” – not to be confused with the Ramones/Boyfriends track of the same name, and probably many others. Prior to Jimmy was Janiva Magness with a strong-to-very-strong version of Marvin Gaye’s “Don’t Do It.” She’s from Detroit and I’m here to say she’s got it. Starting the set was the greatest entertainer ever, Howlin’ Wolf, advising you to “Hold Your Money.” I’m dedicating that one to Dennis Diken, as it’s the only Howlin’ Wolf song I’ve ever heard with a drum solo, albeit only 16 or so bars. We’re heading into the home stretch here in the Den. Can I freshen your drink?
	3:39pm Dennis M Diken: @Myron Feld - thanks for the dedication! y'know, your lack of gabbin' makes up for all my hot air!
	3:40pm myron feld: Dennis, the sad thing is I did all the mic breaks in my Crazy Guggenheim voice -- it killed in Peoria!
	3:42pm Gerry from Miami: I grew up on the "Ozzie and Harriet" show, but it was especially enjoyable when Ricky eased into his teens and became a pop star. Many episodes of the show would end with Ricky(later Rick) singing his latest hit single before a crowd of his high school classmates at a sock hop or prom.
	3:44pm myron feld: I recently saw an Ozzie & Harriet where one of Ricky's band members was future top producer and arranger Perry Botkin, Jr.
	3:46pm Gerry from Miami: Trivia nugget--- When "The Simpsons" broke the record for longest-running TV sitcom, what show's record did it break?
	3:49pm Gerry from Miami: Wasn't Elvis's guitarist, James Burton, later a member of Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band?
	3:51pm Gerry from Miami: Anyone got the trivia question yet? It has been right under your nose.
	3:51pm myron feld: James Burton was Ricky's guitarist (or one of them) from 1958-64, I believe. Then he became a Shindog, the "Shindig" house band, then session work, then Elvis and more.
	3:54pm myron feld: MIC BREAK TIME! Imagine my voice coming out of your speakers with the following: Welcome back to Denny’s Den! I’m Myron Feld, watching the place for Dennis this week. We started this last set with Ricky Nelson and his very cool 1957 version of Carl Perkins’ “Boppin’ The Blues.” Ricky slash Rick had such an easy style. That sounds like Joe Maphis on the lead guitar – James Burton was playing rhythm, stepping into the first chair the next year. Ricky was boppin’ the blues, but Muggsy Spanier was Bluin’ The Blues, way back in 1939 on Bluebird Records. I love how in Dixieland jazz, towards the end of the song, everyone solos simultaneously. Beautiful anarchy. Lotta blue going on there – I should’ve spun “Can A Blue Man Sing The Whites?” next. But I didn’t! Instead, we heard from The Cyclones featuring Eddie Jones, and a tale you parents out there in radioland may sympathize with, “Say What?” I think Eddie was pretty emphatic with his reply. Next up was “There’s Gonna Be Rockin’ Tonight” by Camden New Jersey’s own Gar Bacon, featuring some wigged-out interplay between the pedal steel and guitar players. Gar was a carpet salesman in real life, which goes to show carpet salespeople can rock as hard as anyone. Following Gar were Boys & Girls Together – that’s not a description, that’s the name of the group – with “Knock Knock” from 1969. Co-arranged and produced by Artie Wayne, who also wrote and produced for artists ranging from Clint Eastwood to Tiny Tim. That, my friends, is the gamut. Joe Jones from New Orleans came next, telling us all about “The Big Mule” as written, arranged and conducted by Henry Glover. And we finished that set with “I’ve Got It” by the Gay Poppers on Fire Records. A little Isley Brothers feel there, or did the Isleys have a little Gay Poppers feel? Questions left for minds greater than mine. It's time to tidy up and move out here in the Den. Thanks again to Dennis Diken for asking me to fill in this week. Remember, Dennis will be back next week Remember, lots of great shows coming up tonight on the Rock & Soul Stream: At 6:00 pm The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T, at 8:00 it’s the Fringe Factory with DJ Vikki V, and at 10:00, it’s We’re Outta Site! With Stu. All programs come with the Feld seal of approval. . I’ve had a swingin’ time and hope you have as well. Now, since this program began at 2 o’clock, let’s got out with Earl Bostic and the “Two O’Clock Jump.” My very best to you!
	3:54pm Gerry from Miami: The "Ozzie and Harriet" show ran for 15 1/2 seasons. "The Simpsons" has more than doubled that mark! I think "South Park" has been on for 25 years.
	3:55pm myron feld: I reiterate: Remember, Dennis will be back next week Remember, lots of great shows coming up tonight on the Rock & Soul Stream: At 6:00 pm The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T, at 8:00 it’s the Fringe Factory with DJ Vikki V, and at 10:00, it’s We’re Outta Site! With Stu. All programs come with the Feld seal of approval.
	3:55pm coelacanth∅: Thanks Myron Feld!
	3:56pm myron feld: one more to go, coela! Thanks for hanging in there -- much appreciated.
	3:57pm Gerry from Miami: Adios for now, Myron! Superb job under trying circumstances. All that typing!! Later, dude!
	3:57pm myron feld: Thanks, Gerry! See you next week.
	3:58pm Dennis M Diken: thanks for a superb show today, My Myron! "Yon Denizens" - I'll be back with an all new show next Wednesday! have a great week!
	4:02pm LesleyK: Thanks Myron! Nice show today!

Denny's Den with Dennis Diken: Playlist from August 17, 2022

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Step into Denny’s Den to give yourself a little lift as you make your way through the busy day. Or take a break and make the world go away for a while. Dig on platters a-plenty, from The Chantels to Del Shannon, The Small Faces to Jimmy Reed. And so much more. Maybe some Basie and Kenton? Relax. You’ve earned it!

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August 17, 2022: Myron Feld fills in for Denny!

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Artist	Track	Album	Comments	Approx. start time
	"Starting soon"		Starting soon
Rosemary Clooney	Mambo Italiano "Mambo Italiano" by "Rosemary Clooney"			0:01:51 (Pop-up)
Lady Dottie & The Diamonds	Have Love Will Travel			0:04:49 (Pop-up)
The Overlanders	Love Is Strange "Love Is Strange" by "The Overlanders"			0:08:42 (Pop-up)
The Bangles	Mary Street "Mary Street" by "The Bangles"			0:10:12 (Pop-up)
Roy "Bald Head" Byrd	Rockin' With Fes			0:12:38 (Pop-up)
The Undisputed Truth	Mama, I Got A Brand New Thing			0:14:58 (Pop-up)
Gun Club	Sleeping In Blood City "Sleeping In Blood City" by "Gun Club"			0:17:57 (Pop-up)
The Du-Droppers	Can't Do Sixty No More			0:21:27 (Pop-up)
Dan Montgomery	The Winter of the Summer of Super Freak			0:24:28 (Pop-up)
Margie Joseph	Let's Stay Together			0:27:55 (Pop-up)
The Vontastics	Never Let Your Love Grow Cold			0:30:57 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Richard "Groove" Holmes	The Girl From Ipanema	Myron meanders		0:36:43 (Pop-up)
Elkie Brooks	Something's Got A Hold On Me			0:39:51 (Pop-up)
The Quotations	Cool It "Cool It" by "The Quotations"			0:39:57 (Pop-up)
Nancy Wilson	Call Me "Call Me" by "Nancy Wilson"			0:42:53 (Pop-up)
The Brain Twist	Brain Twist "Brain Twist" by "The Brain Twist"			0:45:04 (Pop-up)
Syl Johnson	Things Ain't Right "Things Ain't Right" by "Syl Johnson"			0:49:50 (Pop-up)
Peggy Lee	Show Me The Way To Get Out of This World (Cause That's Where Everything Is)			0:49:56 (Pop-up)
The Daps	Down and Out "Down and Out" by "The Daps"			0:51:48 (Pop-up)
The Wonders	Dance With Me Tonight			0:53:53 (Pop-up)
Gene Pitney	Down In The Subway "Down In The Subway" by "Gene Pitney"			0:55:47 (Pop-up)
Prophet G. Lusk	Going Home To Jesus			0:59:05 (Pop-up)
The Reggae Girls a/k/a The Ebony Sisters	Rescue Me			1:01:22 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Unknown Band	Goldfinger "Goldfinger" by "Unknown Band"	Myron meanders		1:04:51 (Pop-up)
Howlin' Wolf	Hold Your Money "Hold Your Money" by "Howlin' Wolf"			1:07:47 (Pop-up)
Janiva Magness	Don't Do It "Don't Do It" by "Janiva Magness"			1:10:36 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Dotson	I Need Your Love "I Need Your Love" by "Jimmy Dotson"			1:13:05 (Pop-up)
Amanda Thorpe	Paris Is A Lonely Town			1:15:32 (Pop-up)
Charlie Rich	A Woman Left Lonely "A Woman Left Lonely" by "Charlie Rich"			1:18:39 (Pop-up)
Dusty Springfield	See All Her Faces			1:21:26 (Pop-up)
Chuck Prophet	Who Shot John? "Who Shot John?" by "Chuck Prophet"			1:24:39 (Pop-up)
The Small Faces	Don't Burst My Bubble		not on the original album, included on one of the several "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" reissues	1:28:15 (Pop-up)
Larry Frazier	Before Six "Before Six" by "Larry Frazier"			1:30:44 (Pop-up)
Darrow Fletcher	I've Gotta Know Why			1:33:14 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Tonni Kalash	The Boss "The Boss" by "Tonni Kalash"	Myron meanders		1:36:54 (Pop-up)
Ricky Nelson	Boppin' The Blues "Boppin' The Blues" by "Ricky Nelson"			1:38:42 (Pop-up)
Muggsy Spanier	Bluin' The Blues "Bluin' The Blues" by "Muggsy Spanier"		Everyone fox trot!	1:41:08 (Pop-up)
The Cyclones (Featuring Eddie Jones)	Say What?		Mistakenly announced as "Daddy, Can I Go To The Hop?" because I was so taken with the female vocal.	1:44:43 (Pop-up)
Gar Bacon	There's Gonna Be Rockin' Tonight			1:45:28 (Pop-up)
Boys & Girls Together	Knock Knock			1:49:28 (Pop-up)
Joe Jones	The Big Mule "The Big Mule" by "Joe Jones"			1:49:30 (Pop-up)
The Gay Poppers	I've Got It "I've Got It" by "The Gay Poppers"			1:52:03 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: The Whammies	Walk Walk "Walk Walk" by "The Whammies"	Myron meanders		1:54:10 (Pop-up)
Earl Bostic	Two O'Clock Jump "Two O'Clock Jump" by "Earl Bostic"			1:56:52 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	1:24pm Andrew in Toronto: Hi there myron and all other listeners!
	1:24pm Andrew in Toronto: Hi Mom!
	2:03pm Evelyn Taylor: Listening and kvelling.
	2:03pm LesleyK: Hi myron, DD, Andrew and Evelyn.... listening while working away here :)
	2:04pm Stu Rutherford: Hello myron & everyone!
	2:04pm Stu Rutherford: Listening while intonating my bass.
	2:05pm Eric R: listening while working...I sense a trend!
	2:05pm myron feld: Hello AIT, Evelyn, LesleyK & Stu! Thanks so much for being here.
	2:06pm Candy-O'67: Hey Andrew, Lesley, St, Evelyn, Eric! I too am listening while working!
	2:06pm Candy-O'67: That was Stu! Hey Myron!
	2:08pm Gerry from Miami: Is Denny around today?
	2:08pm Eric R: wonder why they changed the lyric. "love is beautiful and grand". Wasn't that "love is money in the hand"?
	2:08pm MOM WHIG: Hi there Andrew in T, Evelyn, Lesley, Stu, Eric, myron feld, Candy, Gerry
	2:08pm Stu Rutherford: Hello Candy & Eric!
	2:08pm Candy-O'67: Killer start, Myron!
	2:08pm Stu Rutherford: Hi Mom! Hope you're feeling better!
	2:09pm MOM WHIG: Stu - walking around a bit better today
	2:09pm coelacanth∅: greetings Dennis and all
	2:09pm MOM WHIG: hi coela
	2:10pm Gerry from Miami: Howdy to all Dikeneers and Dikenettes!
	2:10pm Candy-O'67: Hey Mom!
	2:10pm Candy-O'67: Hey Gerry!
	2:10pm Jon Graboff: Back in the den. Howdy everyone!
	2:10pm LesleyK: Hi Candy, Stu, Mom, Eric, coel Gerry.. .gotta finish up this deadline so I'm not late for the early Damned/ Blondie show this eve :). Jumping off the chat but will be tuned in!
	2:11pm myron feld: Hey there Eric, Candy-O, Gerry, MOM, caolacanth -- happy to see you all! Dennis is off today but we fully expect to see him on the board.
	2:11pm BarryS: Can never have enough "Overlanders." Thanks Joe.
	2:11pm MOM WHIG: Hey there Jon Graboff
	2:11pm Candy-O'67: Wow, Lesley! Have a blast at the show! I expect pics of you backstage!!😄
	2:12pm Eric R: hello, good morning Mom, Lesley, Candy, Gerry, Stu, Evelyn, myron, Andrew, coel, Jon!
	2:12pm MOM WHIG: hey there BarryS
	2:12pm MOM WHIG: myron thanks for filling in today
	2:13pm myron feld: Hey Jon! Having some technical difficulties with the mic break track so you'll hear some bed music between sets while I type really fast to back-announce. This dang tekmology!
	2:14pm myron feld: MOM, it's truly my pleasure and honor
	2:14pm Stu Rutherford: Hi Lesley!
	2:15pm Candy-O'67: What Mom said, Myron! Thank you!!
	2:17pm myron feld: Candy-O, it is I who should thank all of you for being here. And I do!
	2:25pm Gerry from Miami: OK, Myron! Doin' a great job so far!
	2:25pm Evelyn Taylor: sounds like Robert Mache on geetar!
	2:27pm myron feld: @Gerry: thanks, very much appreciated! @Evelyn: that is indeed Robert Mache on guitar on this Dan Montgomery track. One of my favorite guitar players.
	2:33pm MOM WHIG: Guess that I'm the only one here "Retired from Work" - so grateful to be listening to the tunes here. Happy you can work & listen too.
	2:33pm Eric R: this is reminiscent of something else.
	2:33pm Stu Rutherford: @Eric - I was hearing hints of "I'll Keep On Holding On".
	2:34pm MOM WHIG: Eric - Mid-Week almost Crayons time
	2:34pm myron feld: here's mic break #1: in reverse order we heard The Vontastics, Margie Joseph (it's her birthday this Friday 8/19, Memphis singer /rocker Dan Montgomery, the Du-Droppers, Gun Club from the recently reissued 1982 lp "Miami," Undisputed Truth, Roy "Bald Head" Byrd a/k/a Professor Longhair,
	2:34pm MOM WHIG: myron - sorry to hear about the mic issues
	2:35pm myron feld: please turn your radios up during the mic break so you can hear some music. A thousand apologies for the technical snafu.
	2:35pm MOM WHIG: I do hear the music
	2:35pm Eric R: Stu, yes, that's it
	2:36pm myron feld: continued: The Bangles from their first EP, The Overlanders, Lady Dottie & the Diamonds, a great current band from San Diego way, and we started with the great Rosemary Clooney doing that "Mambo Italiano."
	2:37pm Dennis M Diken: hey gang! great tune selection Sir Feld. here's one I won't request today - "You Talk Too Much"!
	2:38pm Stu Rutherford: Less talk, More rock!
	2:39pm Gerry from Miami: Yo, Denny!! Great to know you're listening in. Myron is doing a super job despite the techno crap.
	2:40pm Stu Rutherford: Agreed, Gerry! Killer song selections!
	2:41pm myron feld: @Dennis: you ain't kiddin'! But speaking of that one...well, let's wait til later.... @Stu: forget Twofer Tuesday, here on the RnS Stream it's Whispered Wednesday! @Gerry: thanks again, Denizen!
	2:41pm MOM WHIG: Denny -GOOD ONE!! HA HA
	2:42pm Dennis M Diken: @Gerry from Miami - indeed he is!!
	2:43pm Michael Shelley: Listening in a row boat, in Central Park!
	2:44pm myron feld: @Michael: is tuning in an either/oar proposition?
	2:46pm Gerry from Miami: Always been a Nancy Wilson fan. I lived only a few miles and a few million dollars in home value from her and her Venezuelan gazillionaire husband. On the Palos Verdes peninsula in Los Angeles. Is Nancy still with us?
	2:49pm myron feld: @Gerry: Nancy was a wonderful singer AND actress. She died in 2018.
	2:53pm MOM WHIG: Hi Michael - really in a boat - fun fun
	2:56pm coelacanth∅: hey myron! just now seeing you're filling in (been inside/outside/basement -not looking at the computer) greetings Mom W and Lesley and Eric!
	2:58pm myron feld: @coela: Yep, trying to keep the place nice til Dennis gets back next week!
	3:02pm Gino1: Hi Dennis, sounding great as always!!!!!!
	3:03pm MOM WHIG: myron - gotta head out now - Sesta time for me (I've been flat on my back for a few days now) - feeling a lot better today. THANKS for the TUNES - doing really GREAT
	3:03pm myron feld: Thanks so much, MOM! Feel very good!
	3:04pm myron feld: ok, it's mic break time: imagine me saying the following... Hello, Yon Denizens! Here we are, back in Denny’s Den on WFMU’s Rock & Soul Radio. Join us on the message board: speak your mind! Our second set started with Elkie Brooks from 1964, covering the Etta James song “Something’s Got A Hold of Me.” Elkie was born Elaine Bookbinder – as our host, Dennis Diken might say, news we can use -- and that’s from the Am I Dreaming compilation from a few years ago. Following Elkie were The Quotations doing Cool It! Now, this isn’t the doo-wop Quotations, probably known best for “Imagination” but rather the mod Quotations, featuring bass player John Gustafson of The Big Three and Roxy Music fame, plus several other bands. It’s a floor filler! Hope you were cutting a nearby rug. Up next was the smooth and sultry Nancy Wilson with her 1966 interpretation of the Chris Montez classic “Call Me.” Nancy was an actress as well as a great singer, making many guest appearances, including one on my favorite 1970s series, Police Story. After Nancy was done, we took the Concorde over to France to hear from The Brain Twist doing their theme song, “Brain Twist.” I can’t imagine the number of band meetings that took place before they decided on a name for that tune. But worth the wait! Syl Johnson came next with “Things Ain’t Right.” Which I hope isn’t a comment on the state of the Den during Dennis’s absence. Syl passed away earlier this year. Man, what a fine singer. We then heard “Show Me The Way To Get Out of This World (Cause That’s Where Everything Is)” from Miss Peggy Lee, a recording from 1950 that’s more relevant every day. And in tribute to our proprietor, it’s a parenthetical title, and if you’ve ever listened to Denny’s Den, you know how much Dennis loves parenthetical titles. The Daps followed with “Down and Out” – maybe Peggy can help them out. That’s from 1956 and off a recent compilation entitled “It’s A Man Down There.” Following the Daps were America’s newest teen sensations, The Wonders! Giving us “Dance With Me Tonight.” For those who haven’t seen it, The Wonders are the band featured in the greatest movie ever made, “That Thing You Do!” Please – I beg you – if you haven’t seen it, watch it as soon as this program is over. Please. Thank you. The pride of Rocky Hill CT, Gene Pitney, took us “Down In The Subway” – kind of an “Uptown” vibe in that one, don’t you think? Not the music, but the theme. Maybe taking the subway or perhaps a more celestial vehicle was Prophet G. Lusk singing “Going Home to Jesus.” Now I don’t know if Prophet is his given name or his title, but either way, I sure believe him. We closed that set with The Reggae Girls (a/k/a The Ebony Sisters) giving us the Fontella Bass standard “Rescue Me.” There are so many great reggae covers of pop hits and I’d like to think that’s one of them. Stick around – the pigs in a blanket are just about to come out of the oven…..
	3:04pm MOM WHIG: Good Goldfinger tune
	3:04pm Gerry from Miami: Myron, I was doing my research on Nancy Wilson and it seems she was never married to a rich Venezuelan. May have to do more digging to find out why that false factoid was nestled in a corner of my brain. Her first husband was a musician and her second was a preacher. No matter. She was a superb "song stylist" and has been missed.
	3:06pm Gerry from Miami: Get better soon, MOM WHIG! We need your presence here on the station.
	3:07pm myron feld: hang in there, almost done w/ mic break....
	3:08pm Stu Rutherford: Wolf!
	3:09pm myron feld: @Stu: none greater.
	3:09pm Gerry from Miami: Was that Disco Tex and His Sex-o-Lettes just before Howlin' Wolf??
	3:10pm myron feld: @Gerry: indeed! Sir Monti Rock III his own self.
	3:13pm Dennis M Diken: @MOM WHIG - here's hoping you're feeling better toot suite!
	3:15pm Gerry from Miami: DENNIS, didn't know you spoke French!
	3:17pm Artie: It's always so comfortable in the Den.
	3:18pm myron feld: welcome, Artie!
	3:19pm Michael 98145: great show. thanks.
	3:22pm Woo: Hi to Dennis and everybody. I had computer problems. Fixed now.
	3:22pm Woo: Now I see it's Myron today. Hi Myron!
	3:23pm poptone: fantastic show Myron. goes well with my iced coffee break. just noticed that was the second track to feature a Doston when Jimmy followed Ward from Gun Club. intentional? keep on doing what you're doing and thank you for your service!
	3:23pm Michael 98145: gal knows how to wear that hair
	3:23pm myron feld: hello Michael 98145 and thanks! Hey Woo! if you're just arriving, we're having some difficulties with the mic break track, so between sets you'll hear the background music very quietly. Please turn that up so you don't think the show's over!
	3:24pm Dennis M Diken: hey Woo - Myron is killin' it!
	3:24pm Woo: I see something from Miami by Gun Club was played. One of my favorite albums from one of my favorite bands.
	3:25pm myron feld: @Woo: same here! Loved them.
	3:26pm Dennis M Diken: @Feld - good job, playing Pitney earlier!
	3:26pm Gerry from Miami: Dusty is a goddess! In the pantheon of pop and jazz vocalists. Right up there with Aretha, Petula, Janis, Grace and more recently, Adele. Not a complete or definitive list, but that's a discussion for a future date.
	3:27pm myron feld: @Dennis: Gene is Connecticut's greatest export, along with white clam pizza!
	3:28pm myron feld: @Gerry: no argument here or anywhere!
	3:30pm Gerry from Miami: I have always been a Steve Marriott fan. Not too many like him.
	3:32pm Gerry from Miami: I see a co-writing credit for Curtis Mayfield on this Larry Frazier instrumental.
	3:32pm myron feld: @Gerry: yes sir, this and the b-side entitled "After Six."
	3:35pm myron feld: MIC BREAK TIME! Stay with us! Here's what you should've heard me saying:
	3:35pm myron feld: And we’re back! Myron Feld here, sitting in for Dennis Diken on Denny’s Den. Dennis will return next week, so please, hold the pitchforks and torches. Let’s see what we dug in that set. We just heard Darrow Fletcher with “I’ve Gotta Know Why.” Darrow cut that when he was 15 years old. Unreal. Folks, when I was 15, I don’t remember what I was doing, but it sure wasn’t anything that good. Before Darrow we had Larry Frazier with a cool instrumental called “Before Six” The flip is called “After Six” – both co-written by Curtis Mayfield. I think the EP included the ultra-rare “Six Straight Up.” Preceding that we had the fantastic Small Faces doing “Don’t Burst My Bubble” from the Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake LP reissue. There’s a sentiment we can all endorse. Chuck Prophet came before the Small Faces with “Who Shot John?” an exciting true-crime tale from San Francisco, taken from Chuck’s really really good album, Temple Beautiful. I recommend the whole darn thing. Prior to that we had a bit of a ballad set – yes, we can and do ease up from rocking and swinging here on Denny’s Den occasionally. We started that dreamy set with Amanda Thorpe with “Paris is a Lonely Town” from her album of E.Y. (Yip) Harburg songs, “Bewitching Me: The Lyrics of E.Y. Harburg.” You may know him best as the lyricist for the Wizard of Oz songs. He also co-wrote Paper Moon, April in Paris and many many others. Next came Charlie Rich and “A Woman Left Lonely” which I first knew from Janis Joplin’s version, but as usual, Charlie owns it. And our adult mini-set came to a close with Dusty Springfield doing “See All Her Faces.” I pulled that off the “Come For A Dream” compilation. There’s also a comp called “See All Her Faces” with one of the worst covers ever give. Don’t get that one. Before our ballads, we heard from Jimmy Dotson, a Louisiana singer, and “I Need Your Love” – not to be confused with the Ramones/Boyfriends track of the same name, and probably many others. Prior to Jimmy was Janiva Magness with a strong-to-very-strong version of Marvin Gaye’s “Don’t Do It.” She’s from Detroit and I’m here to say she’s got it. Starting the set was the greatest entertainer ever, Howlin’ Wolf, advising you to “Hold Your Money.” I’m dedicating that one to Dennis Diken, as it’s the only Howlin’ Wolf song I’ve ever heard with a drum solo, albeit only 16 or so bars. We’re heading into the home stretch here in the Den. Can I freshen your drink?
	3:39pm Dennis M Diken: @Myron Feld - thanks for the dedication! y'know, your lack of gabbin' makes up for all my hot air!
	3:40pm myron feld: Dennis, the sad thing is I did all the mic breaks in my Crazy Guggenheim voice -- it killed in Peoria!
	3:42pm Gerry from Miami: I grew up on the "Ozzie and Harriet" show, but it was especially enjoyable when Ricky eased into his teens and became a pop star. Many episodes of the show would end with Ricky(later Rick) singing his latest hit single before a crowd of his high school classmates at a sock hop or prom.
	3:44pm myron feld: I recently saw an Ozzie & Harriet where one of Ricky's band members was future top producer and arranger Perry Botkin, Jr.
	3:46pm Gerry from Miami: Trivia nugget--- When "The Simpsons" broke the record for longest-running TV sitcom, what show's record did it break?
	3:49pm Gerry from Miami: Wasn't Elvis's guitarist, James Burton, later a member of Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band?
	3:51pm Gerry from Miami: Anyone got the trivia question yet? It has been right under your nose.
	3:51pm myron feld: James Burton was Ricky's guitarist (or one of them) from 1958-64, I believe. Then he became a Shindog, the "Shindig" house band, then session work, then Elvis and more.
	3:54pm myron feld: MIC BREAK TIME! Imagine my voice coming out of your speakers with the following: Welcome back to Denny’s Den! I’m Myron Feld, watching the place for Dennis this week. We started this last set with Ricky Nelson and his very cool 1957 version of Carl Perkins’ “Boppin’ The Blues.” Ricky slash Rick had such an easy style. That sounds like Joe Maphis on the lead guitar – James Burton was playing rhythm, stepping into the first chair the next year. Ricky was boppin’ the blues, but Muggsy Spanier was Bluin’ The Blues, way back in 1939 on Bluebird Records. I love how in Dixieland jazz, towards the end of the song, everyone solos simultaneously. Beautiful anarchy. Lotta blue going on there – I should’ve spun “Can A Blue Man Sing The Whites?” next. But I didn’t! Instead, we heard from The Cyclones featuring Eddie Jones, and a tale you parents out there in radioland may sympathize with, “Say What?” I think Eddie was pretty emphatic with his reply. Next up was “There’s Gonna Be Rockin’ Tonight” by Camden New Jersey’s own Gar Bacon, featuring some wigged-out interplay between the pedal steel and guitar players. Gar was a carpet salesman in real life, which goes to show carpet salespeople can rock as hard as anyone. Following Gar were Boys & Girls Together – that’s not a description, that’s the name of the group – with “Knock Knock” from 1969. Co-arranged and produced by Artie Wayne, who also wrote and produced for artists ranging from Clint Eastwood to Tiny Tim. That, my friends, is the gamut. Joe Jones from New Orleans came next, telling us all about “The Big Mule” as written, arranged and conducted by Henry Glover. And we finished that set with “I’ve Got It” by the Gay Poppers on Fire Records. A little Isley Brothers feel there, or did the Isleys have a little Gay Poppers feel? Questions left for minds greater than mine. It's time to tidy up and move out here in the Den. Thanks again to Dennis Diken for asking me to fill in this week. Remember, Dennis will be back next week Remember, lots of great shows coming up tonight on the Rock & Soul Stream: At 6:00 pm The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T, at 8:00 it’s the Fringe Factory with DJ Vikki V, and at 10:00, it’s We’re Outta Site! With Stu. All programs come with the Feld seal of approval. . I’ve had a swingin’ time and hope you have as well. Now, since this program began at 2 o’clock, let’s got out with Earl Bostic and the “Two O’Clock Jump.” My very best to you!
	3:54pm Gerry from Miami: The "Ozzie and Harriet" show ran for 15 1/2 seasons. "The Simpsons" has more than doubled that mark! I think "South Park" has been on for 25 years.
	3:55pm myron feld: I reiterate: Remember, Dennis will be back next week Remember, lots of great shows coming up tonight on the Rock & Soul Stream: At 6:00 pm The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T, at 8:00 it’s the Fringe Factory with DJ Vikki V, and at 10:00, it’s We’re Outta Site! With Stu. All programs come with the Feld seal of approval.
	3:55pm coelacanth∅: Thanks Myron Feld!
	3:56pm myron feld: one more to go, coela! Thanks for hanging in there -- much appreciated.
	3:57pm Gerry from Miami: Adios for now, Myron! Superb job under trying circumstances. All that typing!! Later, dude!
	3:57pm myron feld: Thanks, Gerry! See you next week.
	3:58pm Dennis M Diken: thanks for a superb show today, My Myron! "Yon Denizens" - I'll be back with an all new show next Wednesday! have a great week!
	4:02pm LesleyK: Thanks Myron! Nice show today!

Denny's Den with Dennis Diken: Playlist from August 17, 2022

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