Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU in Ottawa on Tuesdays 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 recorded and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/60086.html
Theme: The Philosophy of Modern Song, Part 1.
Bob Dylan wrote about each of the songs on this show in his book, The Philosophy of Modern Song. Except where noted, these tracks are the versions of the songs that Dylan cites.
Bobby Bare- Detroit City
The Best of Bobby Bare (Razor & Tie)
Elvis Costello- Pump It Up
This Year’s Model (Radar)
Dylan cites Webb Pierce’s version of “There Stands the Glass.”
Ted Hawkins- There Stands the Glass
The Next Hundred Years (Geffen)
Billy Joe Shaver- Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me
Old Five and Dimers Like Me (Monument)
Little Richard- Tutti Frutti
18 Greatest Hits (Rhino)
Elvis Presley- Money Honey
Elvis Presley (RCA)
The Who- My Generation
The Who Sings My Generation (Decca)
Dylan cites Harry McClintock’s 1928 version of “Jesse James.”
Bruce Springsteen- Jesse James
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (Columbia)
Dylan cites Ricky Nelson’s 1958 version of “Poor Little Fool.” This is a later live version.
Rick Nelson- Poor Little Fool
A Night to Remember (True North)
Dylan cites Perry Como’s version of “Without a Song.”
The Righteous Brothers- Without a Song
Greatest Hits (Verve)
Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson- Pancho and Lefty
Pancho & Lefty (Epic)
Jackson Browne- The Pretender
The Pretender (Elektra)
Bobby Darin- Mack the Knife
That’s All (Atco)
Dylan cites Bing Crosby’s version of “The Whiffenpoof Song.”
Art Neville- The Whiffenpoof Song
Let New Orleans Rock (Blues Interactions)
Dylan cites Cher’s 1971 version of “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves.” This is a later live version.
Cher- Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
Live in Concert (HBO)
Dylan cites Rosemary Clooney’s version of “Come On-A My House.”
Kay Starr- Come On-A My House
Come On-A My House – single (Capitol)
Eddy Arnold- You Don’t Know Me
You Don’t Know Me – single (RCA)
Johnnie & Jack- Poison Love
Poison Love – single (RCA)
Alvin Youngblood Hart- Nelly was a Lady
Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster (American Roots Publishing)
Dylan cites Johnnie Ray’s version of “The Little White Cloud That Cried.”
Jackie Washington- The Little White Cloud That Cried
The World of Jackie Washington (Borealis)
Ray Charles- I Got a Woman
The Birth of Soul (Atlantic)
The Fugs- CIA Man
The Fugs First Album (Fantasy)
Grateful Dead- Truckin’
American Beauty (Warner Bros.)
Dylan cites Vic Damone’s version of “On the Street Where You Live.”
Pat Guadango- On the Street Where You Live
1964 (Campbell Music)
Next week: Willie Nelson at 90.
Find me on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif
--Mike Regenstreif
No comments:
Post a Comment