Author: Paul Norton

This week, Roy gives an informal nod to father’s day on Triple-R Radio with a big stack of ‘daddy’ tunes.

We’ll hear songs about shimmy shaking daddies, fine fat daddies, silver haired daddies, rockin’ chair daddies, good rockin’ daddies and cool cool daddies from records by The Andrews Sisters, Harmonica Frank, Waylon Jennings, Etta Jones, Maddox Brothers & Rose, Anita O’Day, Piano Red, Gene Autry, and more.

That’s Sunday, June 15th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA radio. Dial in for some Daddy Tunes on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.

Listen live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com.

Roy’s back messing around in endless crates of 78s for # 80 in the ongoing Triple R Radio ‘78s from the crates’ series. He’s dug up some essential shellac from the likes of Patsy Cline, the Mississippi Jook Band, Bill Haley with his Comets, Bea Wain, Sophie Tucker with Ted Lewis, the Ike Quebec Swintet, Ricky Nelson, Duane Eddy, and more.

The rapidly rotating revolving begins Sunday, June 8^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a few 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that reveals the roots.

Listen live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com.

Roy’s going through another fresh stack of 45s this week on Triple-R Radio. You’ll hear seven-inchers from Waylon Jennings. James Brown & his Famous Flames, Betty James. Ike & Tina Turner, the Lovin’ Spoonful, Canned Heat, the Chiffons, and so many more.

The spin begins Sunday, June 1^st, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a fresh stack of 45s on Roooy’s Record Room, constantly revolving and revealing.

Listen live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com.

In honour of the former Robert Zimmerman’s 84^th birthday, Roy has put together a ‘Roots of Bob Dylan’ episode of RRR.

You won’t hear any Bob, though. Instead, you’ll hear original versions of songs that inspired Mr. Dylan, songs that Bob has covered or has used as templates for his own numbers.

Roy spins tracks from Nat Shilkret with Willard Robison, Jimmie Rodgers, Little Jr. Parker & His Blue Flames, Paul Clayton, Billy Lee Riley & His Little Green Men, the Davis Sisters, Billie Holiday, Bobby Vee, Billy ‘The Kid’ Emerson, and more.

That’s Sunday, May 25^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for The Roots of Bob Dylan on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.

Note. This is an encore presentation of an earlier RRR.

Listen live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com.

We just wrapped up a spectacular ten-day Spring fundraiser on CKUA. This week on RRR, Roy spins an eclectic batch of donor suggestions from all over the musical map. The playlist includes platters from Dickie Damron, Moby Grape, Red Nichols & his Five Pennies, Buddy & Ella Johnson, Marvin Gaye, David Clayton Thomas & the Bossmen, Stan Rogers, Wilf Carter, and more.

The appreciative spin begins on Sunday, May 11^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Tune in for a very cool batch of Donor Suggestions on Rooooy’s Record Room. Always revolving. Always revealing.

Listen and donate live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com.

Join RRR host Roy Forbes, alongside World Spinning /Very Early Music host, Lark Clark, for a two-hour fundraising extravaganza on the final Sunday of CKUA’s Spring fundraiser. Roy spins an eclectic batch of 78s and 45s while Lark reminds us of the continuing importance of CKUA to the music, arts, and culture communities. Let’s keep boosting that total to crush and blow past our million-dollar goal.

The vinyl and shellac spin begins Sunday afternoon, May 4^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Join Roy and Lark for two hours of celebrating CKUA on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.

Listen and donate live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com.

Join RRR host Roy Forbes, along with CKUA’s World Spinning / Very Early Music host, Lark Clark, as they team up to raise some cash for donor supported CKUA Radio. Roy has put together an eclectic, exciting stack of fab 45s for the occasion, designed to inspire you to donate.

Can’t stop. Won’t stop. Tune in for a rollicking hour of seven-inch platters this coming Sunday, April 27th, 2 PM, Mountain as Roy and Lark invite you to donate to the best little radio station on the planet. The show is Roy’s Record Room. The station is CKUA. The Spring fundraiser goal? A cool million!

Roy and Lark look forward to hearing from you on Sunday. For complete info, head on over to www.ckua.com.

Listen live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com.

Roy’s back with the shellac this week on Triple-R Radio with episode # 79 in the ongoing ‘78s from the crates’ series. You’ll hear an eclectic batch of sides from the Ipana Troubadours, Sarah Vaughan, the Rice Brothers Gang, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Kai Winding’s New Jazz Group, Bonnie Guitar, and so many more.

The spin begins Sunday, April 13^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a cool batch of 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing since 2006.

Listen live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com

This weekend, Roy Forbes marks nineteen years of Triple-R Radio on CKUA by spinning a bunch of Listener Highlights sent in by faithful RRR tuner-inners. It’ll be the usual eclectic musical ride, ranging from the early 60s twangy guitar instro sounds of Calgary’s Esquires to a vintage 1903 recording from banjo virtuoso, Vess L. Ossman. In between, you’ll hear some Western Swing, jump blues, yodeling, hard Soul, Jazz, Canadian country, rockabilly, and so much more. All chosen by the folks who tune in to The Room every week.

Join the celebration of this long-running radio show on Sunday, April 6^th, 2 PM, Mountain, via CKUA. We’re marking nineteen years of revolving and revealing on Rooooy’s Record Room.

Listen live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com