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This week, Roy marks 20 years of Roy’s Record Room on CKUA by shining a light on a few of the many collectors and RRR fans who have contributed, one way or another, loads of cool shellack and vinyl to the Triple-R music library. Roy remembers finding the ultimate Jimmie Rodgers 78 in a chilly Peace River junk store while on tour in the winter of 1985. Or discovering, deep in the depths of the legendary Keith Titterington collection, an unknown radio-station acetate record from 1952 featuring vocalizing from Roy’s Uncle Dudley. Or, locating an amazing stash of 60s Alberta rock ‘n’ roll 45s that became the ‘Alberta Garage’ episode of Triple-R Radio. You’ll hear many more stories and loads of stellar vinyl and shellac that Roy has played on RRR over the past twenty years.

The celebratory spin begins Sunday, April 5th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Make it your business to check out the 20th anniversary celebration of Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing since 2006.

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As RRR approaches its 20th year on CKUA, Roy’s Back into endless crates of 78s for # 91 in the ongoing ‘78s from the crates’ series. Loads of new discoveries and a few familiar faves from folks like Wynonie ‘Mr. Blues’ Harris, Four Chicks & Chuck, Grace Johnston, Jack Cardwell, Little Walter & his Night Caps, Maggie Jones with Louis Armstrong, Don Azpiazu & his Havana Casino Orch, the Carlisles, and more.

The 78 rpm spin begins Sunday, March 29th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for more Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing since early April, 2006.

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This week, Roy’s combing through the Triple-R 45 archives for stellar sides from the Animals, Freddie Scott, Joan Baez, the Byrds, Anita O’Day, Wanda Jackson, George Jones, plus a three-song set from the Everly Brothers. 

The spin begins Sunday, March 22nd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Gather ‘round for a batch of 45s from the archives on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing since 2006.

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Roy’s back into those crates of 78s this week on RRR – # 90 in this ongoing series. It’s a jazzy batch featuring sides from Jack Hylton, Dinah Washington, the Four Freshmen, Sonny Criss with Hampton Hawes, the Country All-Stars, Julia Lee & her Boyfriends, Louis Armstrong, and more.

The spin begins Sunday, March 15th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a batch of cool Jazzy 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing since 2006.

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Triple R Radio is celebrating International Women’s Day with a mini-history of Country Music Women at 78 rpm. Spanning the years 1930 to 1953, you’ll hear familiar and obscure sides from the likes of Lulu Belle, the Coon Creek Girls, Rosalie Allen, Texas Rose, Charlene Arthur, Vivian Brown with the Hillbilly Jewels, the Carter Family, the Girls of the Golden West, Betty Cody, and more.

The spin begins Sunday, March 8th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in as we celebrate International Women’s Day with 78s by early Country music Women on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing since 2006.

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This week, Roy’s back in those crates of 78s for show # 89 in this ongoing series. A cool stack of shellac from the likes of Eddie Zack & his Dude Ranchers, Jo Stafford with Nat King Cole on piano, Buster Bailey & his Rhythm Busters, Ricky Nelson, Fats Domino, Charles Johnson’s Paradise Ten, Sonny (aka Jackie) Wilson, and more.

The spin begins Sunday, March 1st, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for more Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that loves to revolve and reveal.

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This week on RRR, Roy’s diving back into those crates of 78s for show # 88 in this ongoing series. Splendid sides from the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Lulu Belle & Scotty, Brother Claude Ely, Rosalie Allen & the Black River Riders, Joe Allison & his Nashville Boys, T-Bone Walker, the Dixieland Jug Blowers, the Honey Bears, the Stan Getz Quartet (with Chuck Raney on guitar), Leon Selph’s Blue Ridge Playboys, and more.

The spin begins Sunday, February 22nd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in as we go through more Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.

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This weekend is Triple-R Radio’s 19th annual Mid-Winter Rockin’ 78 Dance Party with sizzling sides from Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, LaVerne Baker, Billy Lee Riley & the Little Green Men, Sanford Clark, Fats Domino, Janis Martin, and so many more. Early rock and roll the way it should be heard – spinning off of the original 78s.

The spin begins Sunday, February 15th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Put your hands on your hips, let your backbone slip as we spin a stack of platters at this Mid-Winter Rockin’ 78 Dance Party on Roy’s Record Room, the show that rocks and reveals. 

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BLACK MUSICAL PIONEERS AT 78 RPM ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM

This week, on Triple-R Radio, Roy journeys back to the dawn of recorded sound for a celebration of Black Musical Pioneers at 78 rpm. He starts in 1911 with the Fisk Jubilee Quartet and winds things up in 1935 with Duke Ellington’s “In A Sentimental Mood”.

In-between, you’ll hear an eclectic batch of performances from folks like Clifford Hayes’ Louisville Stompers (1927), Bert Williams (1919), Kokomo Arnold (1934), the Spirits Of Rhythm (1933), Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake (1924), Ethel Waters with James P Johnson (1928) and more, all spinning from ten-inch shellac 78 rpm records.

In the middle is a triple-shot of caffeine from the wild man of early Jazz, Cab Calloway. Cab and his band turn in a frenetic performance of “Some Of These Days”, a song written in 1910 by the Black Canadian composer and singer, Shelton Brooks. Shelton also penned “Darktown Strutters’ Ball”. Both songs now reside in the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Hang on to your hats when the hi-de-ho man takes control of the turntable on RRR.

The spin begins this Sunday, February 8th at 2 PM, Mountain on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a celebration of Black Musical Pioneers at 78 rpm on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.

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This week, Roy’s back into that shoe box of forgotten 45s for sides from Ella Washington, Lightnin’ Hopkins, the Ronettes, Brenda Lee, George Jones, Lonnie Mack, Chilliwack, and more…

The seven-inch spin-o-rama begins Sunday, February 1st, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in as we check out more 45s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.

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