Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday June 8, 2021

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

CKCU can be heard live at 93.1 FM in Ottawa and https://www.ckcufm.com/ on the web.

This episode of Stranger Songs was prerecorded at home and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/52246.html

Theme: Thinking About Elvis. Elvis Presley, who died in 1977 at the very young age of 42, is probably the most mythologized figure in the history of popular music. This show features a few of Elvis’s recordings, some versions of songs from his repertoire performed by other artists, and some songs that were at least partially inspired Elvis.

Doug McArthur- Boots & Saddles
Tears Like Rain (Doug McArthur)

Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys- Blue Moon of Kentucky
Live Recordings 1956-1959 (Smithsonian Folkways)
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup- That’s All Right (Mama)
Mean Ole Frisco (Collectables)
Elvis Presley- Treat Me Nice
Elvis Presley Sings Leiber & Stoller (RCA/Legacy)
Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley- Hound Dog
Gold Cadillac (G-Three)
The Persuasions- Return to Sender
Comin’ At Ya (Flying Fish)
Elvis Presley- Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley Sings Leiber & Stoller (RCA/Legacy)
Gillian Welch- Elvis Presley Blues
Time (The Revelator) (Acony/Stony Plain)

Jesse Winchester & Mike Regenstreif (2006)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Tryin’ to Get to You
Pronto Monto (Ominivore)
Stephen Barry Band- Mystery Train
Live (Fix it in the Mix Music)
Elvis Presley- Don’t Be Cruel
50 Worldwide Gold Hits (BMG)
Jesse Winchester- Just Like New
Gentleman of Leisure (Sugar Hill)

Ian & Sylvia- Swing Down, Chariot
Northern Journey (Vanguard)
Elvis Presley- Saved
Elvis Presley Sings Leiber & Stoller (RCA/Legacy)
Kate Campbell- Tupelo’s Too Far
The Portable Kate Campbell (Compadre)

Carl Perkins- Blue Suede Shoes
The Rockin’ Guitar Man (Jasmine)
Holly Cole- Viva Las Vegas
Night (Rumpus Room)
Elvis Presley- Poor Boy
For LP Fans Only (RCA)
Mary Coughlan- Heartbreak Hotel
Uncertain Pleasures (EastWest)
Jimmy LaFave- Elvis Loved His Momma
Texoma (Bohemia Beat)

Linda Ronstadt- Love Me Tender
Living in the USA (Asylum)
Elvis Presley- All Shook Up
50 Worldwide Gold Hits (BMG)
Arlo Guthrie- Can’t Help Falling in Love
More Together Again in Concert (Rising Son)
Ken Tizzard- King is Gone
All Together Now (Ken Tizzard)

Elvis Presley- Suspicious Minds
From Elvis in Memphis (RCA)

Next week – Working in the Coal Mine

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--Mike Regenstreif