Author: Paul Norton

Roy has loved Buddy Holly’s music since getting one of his first albums, “The Buddy Holly Story”, back in 1961 or so, from an older sister’s boyfriend – most likely a pay off for making himself scarce. All through Roy’s musical life, Buddy has been there in one way or another, either through his own records or through The Beatles, The Stones, Blind Faith, The Grateful Dead, Linda Ronstadt, etc. And, of course, Buddy wore glasses.

This week, on Triple R Radio, Roy celebrates Buddy’s genius and the long shadow he continues to cast on all kinds of music, sixty-five years after his plane went down in that frozen Iowa cornfield, February 3rd, 1959.

The show begins with the 1955 Wichita Falls demos with Bob Montgomery, Moves through the Decca sides and the big hits on Brunswick and Coral, ending with the guitar-vocal Apartment Tapes, recorded in Greenwich Village in late ’58, early ’59.

The all-Buddy spin begins on Sunday, February 4^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on Roooy’s Record Room. The show that revolves, reveals, and reveres.

Roy just got in a fresh batch of 45s. That’s what you’ll hear this week on Triple-R Radio. Get ready for stellar sides from Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, Moby Grape, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Rosie & the Originals, the Yardbirds, the Collins Kids, Gene Vincent, the Shadows, and more.

The spin begins Sunday, January 28^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a Fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Rooooy’s Record Room. Revolving and revealing.

This week, Roy’s back exploring milk crates full of shellac on Triple-R Radio. Show # 68 in the ongoing ‘78s from the crates’ series. You’ll hear sides from the Sons of The West, Paula Watson, Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers, the Browns, Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb, Jay McShann with Jimmy Witherspoon, Johnny Tyler & His Riders Of The Rio Grande, Billy Eckstine, and more.

The spin begins this Sunday, January 21^st, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Come on in for another batch of 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room. Revolving and revealing.

This week, we’re going way back into the early RRR archives to drop the needle on a few 45s Roy hasn’t played in years. You’ll hear singles from J B Lenoir, David Clayton Thomas & the Shays, Dakota Staten with George Shearing, Toots & the Maytals, Moby Grape, Janis Martin, the High Keys, and more.

The spin begins this Sunday, January 14^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a stack of 45s from deep in the archives on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that feeds the future by honouring the past.

The January 7^th, 2024, edition of Roy’s Record Room will once again feature an eclectic batch of 2023 highlights from RRR’s ongoing’ 78s From The Crates’ series. Roy has made a pile of cool discoveries over the past year while digging through those shellac-filled milk crates. He’ll fit as many sides as he can into the second of two programs. Expect the usual mix of Blues, Hillbilly, Jazz, Pop, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Doo-wop, and Jump Blues, all blasting out of rapidly revolving 78 rpm grooves.

The spin begins this Sunday, January 7th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a few Crate 78s 2023 Highlights on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that feeds the future by honouring the past.

The December 31^st, 2023, and January 7^th, 2024, editions of Roy’s Record Room will feature an eclectic batch of 2023 highlights from RRR’s ongoing’ 78s From The Crates’ series. Roy has made a pile of cool discoveries over the past year while digging through those shellac-filled milk crates. He’ll fit as many sides as he can into the upcoming two programs. Expect the usual mix of Blues, Hillbilly, Jazz, Pop, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Doo-wop, and Jump Blues, all blasting out of rapidly revolving 78 rpm grooves

The spin begins this Sunday, December 31^st, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a few Crate 78s 2023 Highlights on Rooooy’s Record Room. Always revolving. Always revealing.

This Sunday, Roy celebrates Christmas Eve Day on Triple-R Radio with more Christmas records from his extensive collection of Yule-tune platters – some familiar and many you won’t hear at the mall.

As to who’s on the playlist, no peeking but rest assured that you’ll hear some fine soul, jazz, country, doo-wop, and other pleasing Festive sounds on this special Christmas edition of RRR.

The Yuletide spin begins this Sunday, December 24th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in as Roy celebrates Christmas Eve Day on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that repeats the sounding joy.