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Favoriting February 17, 2018: Guest: Amy Rigby

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Artist Track
Amy Rigby  Dancing With Joey Ramone   Favoriting
Records, The  Hearts In Her Eyes   Favoriting
Rosalie Allen & The Black River Riders  Aha! San Antone   Favoriting
Autographs, The  The Duck   Favoriting
Terry Snyder  Guys And Dolls   Favoriting
Yolks, The  I Do What I Do   Favoriting
Blue Beats, The  I Can't Close (To Her At All)   Favoriting
Blue Beats, The  Extra Girl   Favoriting
Wade Ray  Idaho Red   Favoriting
Jimmy McCracklin and his Blues Blasters  Hamburger Joint   Favoriting
James Hunter Six, The  Something's Calling   Favoriting
Hondells, The  Little Honda   Favoriting
Laura Cantrell  Nothing Came Easy But The Tears   Favoriting
Sugar Pie DeSanto  Go-Go Power   Favoriting
Patti Smith Group  Because The Night   Favoriting
Rutles, The  Hold My Hand   Favoriting
Buddy & Bob  You and I Are Through   Favoriting
Kip Anderson  Letter From My Darling   Favoriting
D. Clinton Thompson  Talk to Me Baby   Favoriting
Una Valli With Dan Hill  Really Gonna Shake   Favoriting
Robbie Fulks  Where There's A Road   Favoriting
Smokey Johnson  I Can't Help It (Pt. 1)   Favoriting
Faith Healer  Sufferin' Creature   Favoriting
Hollies, The  Baby Don't Cry   Favoriting
Freddie Fender  No Esta Aqui   Favoriting
Davy Graham  Anji   Favoriting
Amy Rigby  One Off   Favoriting
Amy Rigby  Interview   Favoriting
Amy Rigby  From philiproth@gmail to rzimmerman@aol.com   Favoriting
Bobby Crown And The Ramblers  If You Really Want Me To, I'll Go   Favoriting
Margaret Glaspy  No Matter Who   Favoriting
Harry Nilsson  Bath   Favoriting
Play It Safe Vol. 4  Pt. 4 (His Clothes)   Favoriting

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CLICK HERE to read the four key lessons learned from the Steely Dan estate lawsuit

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CLICK HERE to watch a video about a guy who represents was America is all about

CLICK HERE for the official "How To Read Nancy" website

CLICK HERE to check out drummer Jim Gordon's discography

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CLICK HERE to watch Robbie Fulks cover NRBQ at FMU

CLICK HERE for selection from the British Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds

CLICK HERE for an interview with Brian Wilson where he says "Mike Love is probably the greatest lyric writer in the world. I think he’s my favorite lyric writer. He just wrote a lot of good songs"

CLICK HERE for "Student Group Apologizes for Playing ‘Transphobic’ and ‘Problematic’ Lou Reed Song"

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CLICK HERE to find out "How the Nashville Number System revolutionized recording sessions"

CLICK HERE for the 1988 piece "Who Does Chuck Berry Think He Is?"

CLICK HERE Cheap Trick on "Live At Daryl's House"

CLICK HERE to hear from the amazing Bob Washington, the voice of K-Tel

CLICK HERE for a new song titled "People Are Disgusting" from Jonathan Richman

CLICK HERE to listen to a new interview with Jonathan Richman

CLICK HERE to listen to "Musicians fighting Spotify are ‘so f-cking dumb,’ music industry pundit Bob Lefsetz says"

CLICK HERE to read a Mike Love sympathetic piece titled "Beach Boys seek to overcome discord with new wave of Love"

CLICK HERE to listen to a new NPR interview with Brian Wilson

CLICK HERE for an interesting piece about a journalist trying to interview Brian Wilson

CLICK HERE to read the report on Kippington Lodge's 1967 BBC audition - Includes phrases "painful" & "tone deaf" then CLICK HERE to have a listen & decide for yourself

CLICK HERE for "The Truth of the Flamin' Groovies' Story is Stranger Than Fiction"

CLICK HERE to see the March 25th Hot 100 chart - when Happy Together was number one!!

CLICK HERE for detailed Pet Sounds credits

CLICK HERE for a piece on how they come up with radio ratings & Delilha's radio show

CLICK HERE to see a Thought Leader gives a talk on Thought Leadership

CLICK HERE to find out Why Classic Rock Isn’t What It Used To Be

CLICK HERE to find out Why You Can’t Get a Ticket to the NBA Finals … … and every other major event on the planet

CLICK HERE for a great documentary about The Cactus Blossoms

CLICK HERE to hear "How Music Taste Evolved"


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CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"

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CLICK HERE to see Michael Shelley get interviewed on a NJ public access TV show "Destination Montclair"

CLICK HERE if you have the stomach to read Rolling Stone's ridiculous "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time"

CLICK HERE to go "Inside the Strange, Hidden World of Offstage Touring Musicians"

CLICK HERE to watch The Cactus Blossoms live at WFMU April 18, 2015

CLICK HERE to watch James Hunter sing "Somethings Calling" live at WFMU Dec 7, 2015 - just so so so good

CLICK HERE for a nice piece on former guest on this show (and the drummer for The Beatles) Bernard Purdie

CLICK HERE to test your sense of pitch

CLICK HERE for Wilton Felder's so good isolated bass on "I Want You Back"

CLICK HERE to find out "Why Do All Records Sound the Same?

CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!

CLICK HERE for The Cactus Blossoms on The 30 Minute Music Hour

CLICK HERE for info on the new, all instrumental, Michael Shelley album

CLICK HERE for a documentary and discussion of The Columbia House Record Club

CLICK HERE to test yourself and find out "How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?"

CLICK HERE for an article about Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with files of the isolated tracks to listen to

CLICK HERE to see actual AFM contracts for some legendary recording sessions

CLICK HERE to read Carol Kaye review of the book "The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret" or CLICK HERE to read Carol's review of The Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, BH50010

CLICK HERE to see part one of a short behind the scenes film about Brian Wilson's new album "No Pier Pressure"

CLICK HERE for Brian Wilson's new song "The Right Time" (feat. Al Jardine) live on SoundStage. and

CLICK HERE for "Wild Honey" feat. Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar

CLICK HERE for a great 2012 Rolling Stone piece about the 2012 Beach Boys reunion

CLICK HERE for a great piece on Better Records, whcih sells old lp pressings that sell for astronomical prices, e.g: The Police’s Synchronicity: $350

CLICK HERE for "It Sure Seems Like Neil Young’s Pono Player Is Bullshit"

CLICK HERE for "Why Cds May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl"

CLICK HERE to create never ending always changing loops of a music files you upload

CLICK HERE for Gay Robot

CLICK HERE for PopSpots: exact locations of album cover photos and other visuals of pop history - tracked down with an obsessive level of research

CLICK HERE for 1971 tapes of Bob Dylan getting rightfully testy with A.J. Weberman (who used to go through and sell Dylan's garbage)

CLICK HERE for "Mind-Blowing Six Song Country Mashup" - which, if it is real, is pretty mind blowing

CLICK HEREfor the answer to the question "Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?"

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets or CLICK HERE to listen

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CLICK HERE for the genius school teacher who wore the same outfit for yearbook pictures for 40 years

CLICK HERE Foo Fighters with Rick Nielsen doing "Stiff Competition" on David Letterman

CLICK HERE for the preview of the new WFMU documentary "Sex And Broacasting"

CLICK HERE for a piece about mastering that says that sometimes mastering recordings makes them worse

CLICK HERE for The K-Tel Story

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CLICK HERE to see "Triumph Watches The World Cup, Part 1"

CLICK HERE for something odd: on the website of session guitarist Jay Graydon (he plays the guitar solo on Steely Dan's "Peg") he lists playing guitar on Cheap Trick's studio version of "I Want You To Want Me" among his 1977 credits.

CLICK HERE for some audio Illusions - "Can You Trust Your Ears"?

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CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Tapedeck in His Tractor" from "Nashville"

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CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

I love THESE Beach Boy videos!

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version.


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Listener comments!

Avatar 11:00am
Listener Baby:

Awwwwww, you make me feel so unnecessary!! Baby, good morning you fine lad.
  11:03am
Frank In Queens:

Hello from sunny Orlando!
Avatar 11:05am
Michael Shelley:

Frank - vacation?
Avatar 11:06am
TheJBE:

How did I not know about Amy Rigby? Good lord. What other acts am I missing? Thanks to you, I discovered her website and she's a damn fine writer, too. Enjoyed reading her posts about being an artist and "dropping" the new record. Looking forward to her calling-in. Thanks, Michael.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:06am
Uncle Michael:

NOT written *for* The Searchers...we now know...
  11:07am
bonneville73:

listening lively from Traverse City, MI
  11:08am
Christina Low:

We're down for the Hidden Volume weekender. We have to support the record label we're both on, you know.
  11:08am
Zetti:

Hey all, thanks Michael for helping out on the Krystle Warren session... boy did that sound great.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:10am
Mike Sin:

I'm convinced Alex Chilton wrote "September Gurls" for the Searchers! ;)
Avatar 11:13am
Listener Baby:

I did the Duck, and nothing happened?
  11:13am
bonneville73:

Michael Shelley's show and Mike Sin's fill-ins. Two shows that send me to Amazon and eBay every time- John Trembly
  11:14am
Frank In Queens:

This duck song needs some bongo feet.
  11:16am
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howdy ya'll!!! late as usual. just got back from a run, where i astounded everyone around me (no one).
  11:17am
clarke:

whoops that was me
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Kamp Climax:

The four lessons from the Steely Dan lawsuit link is dead. Would love to read it.
  11:17am
clarke:

frank - where ya been??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:18am
Greg from ZONE 5:

Afternoon, all!
Holy crud I'm excited for Marathon.
  11:18am
clarke:

how wuz that show at the Pool a few weeks ago, frank?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:19am
Uncle Michael:

Me too, Greg!
  11:19am
Frank In Queens:

Hey clarke! I was at my parents last weekend, tuned in but not able to chat with everyone. Today I’m taking tea on the veranda in Orlando while everyone back home gets snowed in.
  11:20am
clarke:

whoaaah - travellin' frank!!
  11:21am
clarke:

verandas are nice - esp when snow predicted up here - but right now ain't a cloud in the sky on cape that is
Avatar 11:22am
Michael Shelley:

www.forbes.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:23am
Mike Sin:

@bonneville73 -- That's very nice. Thank you kindly!

Years from now, Michael Shelley's extensive and detailed collection of interviews will have the historical value that Alan Lomax's field recordings have now!
Avatar 11:23am
Kamp Climax:

Thanks Michael.
  11:23am
clarke:

how da wes' coast baby??
  11:24am
clarke:

@mike sin - September Gurls was written for lisa aldredge
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Juke Joint Jonny:

What Greg said.
Avatar 11:25am
Listener Baby:

Lovely, Clarke. Like your summer out there. Too nice, sadly. We need rain not sun. But nice as heck right now.
Avatar 11:26am
Michael Shelley:

Mike Sin - that's very kind of you... but I think the circle of people who care is shrinking...
  11:26am
clarke:

them grapes need a drink, themselves....
Avatar 11:27am
Listener Baby:

Clarke, word. Baby, wheat from the chaff. Stay positive, we need you.
  11:28am
clarke:

MS - EVERY interview you have done is a classic!! i don't use that term lightly. i find i barely have enough time to keep up with the present shows, though...
  11:29am
clarke:

also, if you could attempt to convey a personal message to amy - tell her i say happy mardi gras...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:32am
Greg from ZONE 5:

Love Elk City! My old band played with them at Southpaw many moons ago.
Avatar 11:33am
DeemerDave:

I use Random.org all of the time.
  11:33am
clarke:

the way i pick what song to work on, on a day is Random dot UNorg
  11:36am
Tim from LH:

I bought tickets to this show, really looking forward to it. The Woodland is a great venue also.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:42am
Uncle Michael:

Cousin Kenny!
  11:47am
clarke:

baby - have the hands recovered from pruning??
  11:48am
SeanG:

sing it Sugar Pie!
Avatar 11:49am
Listener Baby:

Swelling all but gone, but still at it, big time. Going out as we speaking. Just putting Bob's show on the ole' Ipod. Thanks for asking, Clark. It's never ending, but peaceful.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:50am
Hoboken Jack:

Loved that Laura track! See you at City Vineyard.
  11:50am
clarke:

and Frank (NOT in Queens!) - what goes on in orlando? are you a disney guy?
  11:51am
clarke:

Baby - that's right: IT NEVER ENDS!!!
Avatar 11:51am
Listener Baby:

Till it does..
  11:53am
clarke:

even righter!!
  11:54am
middlebun:

New fave Patti Smith song is After the Gold Rush.
  11:54am
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Patti Smith called herself the "female Mick Jagger" in an interview - True
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:54am
Power Papi:

I very much remember the picture sleeve to this 45. It fueled many a teenage fantasy. Patti was hot!
Avatar 11:55am
Beast of Boonton:

Patti Smith called herself the "female Mick Jagger" in an interview - True
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:55am
Aaron in Minneapolis:

JINX!
  11:55am
clarke:

that's what ? said!!!
  11:56am
clarke:

i thought it was the singer from the Mysterions.
  11:57am
boonton logie:

We’d like to dedicate this song to a special lady in the audience...Barry’s mum.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:57am
Power Papi:

Fantasy battle of the bands: The Rutles vs. The Thamesmen!
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Juke Joint Jonny:

Let it Rut!
  12:01pm
clarke:

i have a panel question for the week: name a song that you eschewed earlier in life, but have come to really love.
for me, it would be Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House. not a guilty pleasure so much as i just missed the boat the first time around.
Avatar 12:01pm
Michael Shelley:

very excited about this:
www.facebook.com...
  12:03pm
clarke:

that patch is going on my new jumpah!!!
  12:04pm
clarke:

i usually just say "give the swag to someone else" but not THIS TIME....
  12:05pm
Pedro in Arlington Va:

Wish I had a dollar for every mention of Arthur Rimbaud in Patti's book. Even more noticeable as she reads on the audiobook.
  12:06pm
clarke:

there is/was a comp of a lot of Morells/Skeletons off-shoot singles and oddities, at some point... i think on a cd? i have it somewhere.
  12:08pm
paul:

@clarke Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Mac & Katie Kissoon
  12:08pm
clarke:

YES!! BONGO FEET!!
  12:09pm
clarke:

good one paul - i think however that one went over to my overplayed list, in recent years
  12:09pm
bonneville73:

Sandra Barry & the Boys did this in the UK. Boys became the action.
  12:10pm
Pedro in Arlington Va:

Mike Sin is right. Just the other day I saw Michael's interview with Duck Dunn in the bibliography of Robert Gordon's Stax book. Michael's interviews with such folks are vital.
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:11pm
myron feld:

That Sandra Barry video has been bouncing around Facebook recently -- so good: www.youtube.com...
  12:12pm
clarke:

agree pedro! there is no one else i can think of that makes an 'interview' sound like a real conversation. that says it all, right there.
Avatar 12:22pm
Marc Francis:

Howdy Michael! Howdy all y'all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:23pm
Adammets:

I read that article on paper jams. I thought that was wonderful.
  12:26pm
clarke:

is this the marc francis associated with WMBR in cambridge?? howdy anyway regardless!
  12:27pm
DG:

Hey, I remember Simon & Garfunkel's version of this ("Anji," on their 2nd album), never heard the original.
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Marc Francis:

DAMN. This song is Great.
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Marc Francis:

@clarke: Nope! Different Marc Francis!
  12:30pm
Óskar:

Is the web stream out for anyone else? Can't get it to work on any of my devices :/
  12:30pm
clarke:

winnah spinnah!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:36pm
Booz:

@Óskar - my streams are streaming
  12:37pm
Óskar:

Well at least it's something local. Hope it kicks in before Rex starts!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:40pm
Hoboken Jack:

Hooray for Amy Rigby!
  12:41pm
tonyb:

Just missed Michael talking up the Patti smith event. Can't find anything on her site. Any info re: tickets appreciated. Tonyb
  12:43pm
clarke:

what a gal!!
Avatar 12:43pm
Michael Shelley:

succeed2gether.org...
  12:48pm
SeanG:

great song!
  12:49pm
clarke:

i am not roger.
  12:49pm
George in WO:

@tonyb : Patti in Montclair: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/patti-smith-talk-performance-tickets-43093897006?aff=ebdsorderfbbutton
  12:50pm
tonyb:

Thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:51pm
Hoboken Jack:

Clarke, we are all Roger.
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:52pm
JG:

Did Doug Sahm also do that one?
Avatar 12:52pm
Michael Shelley:

Indeed
  12:52pm
clarke:

i prefer not to be rogered
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:53pm
Booz:

So much gold this morning. Most Saturday mornings I'm not on the playlist, but the fam & I rock this show every week.
  12:54pm
clarke:

still in lerve??
  12:57pm
clarke:

no, i WON!!
adieu all!!!
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