WFMU: Michael Shelley: Playlist from January 5, 2013

Michael Shelley: Playlist from January 5, 2013

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January 5, 2013: Straighten Up And Fly Right!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
Marvin Gaye	Straighten Up & Fly Right
Dan Penn	You Left The Water Running
Jim Nesbitt	Husband In Law "Husband In Law" by "Jim Nesbitt"
Obie Plenty	Beef Stew "Beef Stew" by "Obie Plenty"
Bola Sete	Baccara "Baccara" by "Bola Sete"
Undertones, The	Teenage Kicks "Teenage Kicks" by "Undertones, The"
T-Bones, The	Hold On, I'm Comin' "Hold On, I'm Comin'" by "T-Bones, The"
Marty Robbins	This Much A Man "This Much A Man" by "Marty Robbins"
Spinners, The	I'm Coming Home "I'm Coming Home" by "Spinners, The"
Fleshtones, The	F-F-Facination "F-F-Facination" by "Fleshtones, The"
Paul Revere and the Raiders	Don't Take It So Hard
Wade Ray	Easy Pickin's "Easy Pickin's" by "Wade Ray"
Aaron Neville	Wrong Number (I'm Sorry, Goodbye)
Ella Fitzgerald	Across The Alley From The Alamo
Keith Richards	How I Wish "How I Wish" by "Keith Richards"
Real Don Steele, The	Hole In My Soul
Dave Edge	Wham Bam "Wham Bam" by "Dave Edge"
Piano Red	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
Redd Kross	Annie's Gone "Annie's Gone" by "Redd Kross"
Brother John Rydgren	A Beautiful Girl
Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks	You Scare Me
Rose Royce	I'm Going Down "I'm Going Down" by "Rose Royce"
Louis Prima	When You're Smiling/The Sheik Of Araby
Jellyfish	He's My Best Friend "He's My Best Friend" by "Jellyfish"
Mike Burnett	Saying Things "Saying Things" by "Mike Burnett"
Tracy Byrd	Something To Brag About
Nickie Lee	The Ten Commandments Of Man
Beastie Boys	Jimmy James (Original Mix)
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs	Ring Them Bells
George Jones and Gene Pitney	Why Baby Why?
Jimmy McCracklin	Arkansas (pts 1&2)
Bodo	Real Real "Real Real" by "Bodo"
Joan Jett	fake friends "fake friends" by "Joan Jett"
Byrds, The	Feel A Whole Lot Better (sessions)
Percy Sledge	You've Got That Something Wonderful
A MINUTE WITH	SCOTT SCHINDER "SCOTT SCHINDER" by "A MINUTE WITH"
Dan Deacon	Drinking Out Of Cups "Drinking Out Of Cups" by "Dan Deacon"
Kris	Angry Messages "Angry Messages" by "Kris"

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Listener comments!
	11:16am Connie T. Empress: Get Teenage Kicks every week right here with #1 hits!
	11:17am glenn: banana slicer, you say? http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/avocado-cuber/?pkey=cfruit-vegetable-tools&
	11:17am mrmucho: fills are overrated anyway
	11:30am vanya from moscow: checking out your links for a while already - thanks! berry interview is great!
	11:31am Phelger Nank: I think You've Got Another Thing Cummin' was by the Judas Priest.
	11:34am stairbob: Sitting by the window, in the sun, listening to your show and you sir, are nailing it. Thanks for your efforts.
	11:35am mashmat: I hear your lament re: today's pop music. But there are lots and many of people making real music everywhere still. God bless.
	♥ 11:38am Michael Shelley: ABSOLUTELY - but there really is no large scale "indie" R&B scene - that's what I miss most
	11:38am flagbottom: here is another mashup that improves both originals: http://grooveshark.com/#!/search/song?q=Go+Home+Productions+I+Wanna+Dance+With+Some+Bono U2 vs. Whitney Houston
	11:38am nickinitaly: the problem is in the past all music was good and accessible. Now, in the info age,all accessible music is crap, and the good stuff you have to dig for. this is your responsibility as the good dj you are.
	11:39am mashmat: indie r&b i get it now, thanks for your reply.
	11:42am pgw in mntclr: cool links. thanks!
	♥ 11:43am Michael Shelley: I wasn't particularly articulate!
	11:45am mashmat: I blame my kid yapping in my ear :)
	♥ 11:52am Michael Shelley: en.wikipedia.org...
	11:53am Michael from the Left Coast: Real Don Steele had a "Bandstand" type dance show for a while in the 70's and some clips still exist.
	♥ 11:55am Parq: Haven't heard the Real Don Steele mentioned in years. East coaster that I am, I've only heard of him, never listened to him.
	12:00pm Michael from the Left Coast: Ah John Rydgren--what pipes on that guy!
	12:02pm Philo Gristle: I knew of Real Don Steele from the great Corman and Joe Dante movies he was in, like Rock'n'Roll High School and especially Death Race 2000. Only later did I come across some airchecks. Rockin' Ricky Rialto in Gremlins, too!
	12:02pm Michael from the Left Coast: Parq--as a transplanted east coaster I can tell you Real Don Steele was just as good as all our heroes (except maybe a shade behind Dan Ingram who was so innately suited for that gig that he stood head and shoulders above everyone else). He was on the air till just before he died and he always sounded exciting and excited
	♥ 12:06pm Parq: Aces. Michael. I hate to sound like an old guy, but what are today's kids going to reminisce about? "Wow, remember the computer-generated weather report that Clearchannel put on its midwest stations? That was so cool!"
	♥ 12:06pm Michael Shelley: Ingram = my all time favorite
	12:10pm Mike East: watched some of the louis prima special on pbs on nye
	12:12pm Michael from the Left Coast: Talk about drumming! I think that's Bobby Morris with Louis Prima--amazing!
	♥ 12:13pm Parq: Ingram was THE greatest, no argument from me. Half of what I know about puns (and my daughter will confirm that I know way too much) I learned from Dan I.
	12:17pm Michael from the Left Coast: Sorry--my mistake--Jimmy Vincent was the amazing drummer on that Louis Prima track. What a player!
	12:19pm Brian: Seconds on the Rose Royce song: now I want to watch Car Wash.
	12:22pm Pete: The Petty studio in Clovis appears to be preserved and tourable although their web site is defunct. There's this: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g46990-d662718-Reviews-Norman_Petty_Studios-Clovis_New_Mexico.html
	♥ 12:23pm Michael Shelley: Thanks Pete!
	12:28pm James: My wife loves when I play Prince Buster's version of this.
	12:30pm Connie T. Empress: Bob Shannon was called The Prince of Puns and he referred to Dan's words as "Ingramisms": Dan always the first and best
	♥ 12:31pm Michael Shelley: Both Bob & Dan can be so subtle & clever - that sometimes I don't figure out the joke till hours after hearing it. I love that.
	12:32pm fred: Beaties! RIP MCA, you're missed so much
	12:32pm Michael from the Left Coast: Sam I Am--Vincent was the regular drummer in the Witnesses during this period so it's my assumption that he played on this. There is some Youtube footage of him which I watched a long time ago--a terrific player and an even better showman
	12:32pm Gaylord Fields: Did you say ther's a copy of "The Ten Commandments of Man" on eBay? I'll ask my wife if I can bid on it.
	12:33pm Michael from the Left Coast: Bob Shannon is in ill health as we speak--it's why he stopped broadcasting
	♥ 12:34pm Michael Shelley: www.ebay.com... there's another for $24.95
	12:37pm Connie T. Empress: Dang Gaylord: I will dig out my extra copy: Can't have too many! 20 Commandments!
	12:38pm Gaylord Fields: I own two copies of tne Prince Buster original, as well as the Princess Buster rebuttal (as per the Fairness Doctrine).
	12:38pm Jay/ London: here's the link that works for Norman Petty Studios http://www.superoldies.com/pettystudios/pettytour.html and hi Michael and all
	12:41pm Brian: I doubt Arkansas pre-dates Kansas City, which is derived from Bennie Moten's "Goofy Dust," 1924.
	12:41pm Gaylord Fields: Thanks for giving me cover to own it, Connie. It's not the most "comfortable" record in my collection, to put it mildly.
	12:42pm Bob: Chuck Berry pretty much gets it right.
	12:46pm Gaylord Fields: Ingram is the gold standard. The unheralded Dick Heatherton rates almost as highly. His return during WCBS-FM's short-lived Radio Legends series was revelatory.
	12:50pm Michael from the Left Coast: Gaylord--last time I was in Vegas Dick Heatherton was on there
	♥ 12:54pm Parq: Sorry, I didn't realize this was still an open question. Arkansas became a state on June 15, 1836. Kansas City Mo was founded on February 22, 1853. You can thank me later.
	12:55pm Gaylord Fields: Thanks for the tip, MftLC! Maybe there's a stream!
	12:57pm Mike East: great show, Michael!

Michael Shelley: Playlist from January 5, 2013

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