Category: Radio

After a couple of end-of-year highlights shows, Roy gets back down to business with a Fresh Fingerfulla 45s this week on Triple-R Radio. You’ll hear fab singles from Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks, Nancy Wilson with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Nina Simone, the Stanley Brothers, Ray Sharpe, Country Joe & the Fish, Merry Clayton, and many more.

The spin begins Sunday, January 12^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for A Fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Roooy’s Record room, the show that continues to revolve.

In the spirit of beginning-of-year shows, Roy digs out a few 2024 highlights from the ongoing ‘78s From The Crates’ series this week on RRR. You’ll hear stellar slabs of shellac from the Trumpeteers, Ethel Waters & her Ebony Four, Carl Perkins, Buck Ram’s All Stars, James Moody’s Bop Men, Johnny Tyler & the Riders of the Rio Grande, Percy Mayfield, and many more.

The first 2025 spin begins Sunday, January 5^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a few 2024 Crate 78s highlights on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.

It’s a lively one this week as Roy celebrates the season with A Fingerfulla Festive 45s on Triple-R Radio. You’ll hear an eclectic batch of Yuletide sides from the likes of Lee Perry, Los Straitjackets, Dexter Gordon, Syd Straw, Loretta Lynn, the Voices, Marion Williams & the Stars of Faith. Lord Nelson, and so many more.

The Christmas spin begins Sunday, December 22^nd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for A Fingerfulla Festive 45s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that celebrates the season with tunes you probably won’t hear at the mall.

This week, you’ll be treated to a visit from the Shellac Shack Santa on Triple-R Radio. Roy spins a fascinating stack of Christmas/Festive 78s from the likes of Hot Lips Page, Enrico Caruso, Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers, the Davis Sisters with Chet Atkins, Roy Milton & his Solid Senders, the Golden Gate Quartet, Arthur ‘Guitar Boogie’ Smith & his Cracker-Jacks, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and many more that you probably won’t hear at the mall.

The spin begins Sunday, December 15^th at 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Settle in by the old Yule log and enjoy a visit from the Shellac Shack Santa on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that repeats the sounding joy.

This week, it’s a snow day on Triple-R Radio as Roy digs out a stack of platters about long winters, ice, chilly winds, skating, snowmobiles, and frozen loggers from the likes of the Weavers, Connie Francis, Peppermint Harris, Stompin’ Tom Connors, Bob Dylan, Helen  Merrill, Sarah Vaughan, and many more.

The spin begins Sunday, December 8^th at 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Pour yourself a cup of warm and join in for a Snow Day on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.

The 7-inchers are spinning this week on Triple-R Radio as Roy works his way through a fresh stack of 45s. Flatt & Scruggs ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more. The Isley Brothers just wanna shout. Duane Eddy does the rebel walk.  Waylon Jennings is feeling lonesome, on’ry and mean.

And that ain’t all. You’ll also hear vinyl singles from Dusty Owens & Donna Darlene with the Rodeo Boys, the 5 Royales, June Christy, Peter & Gordon, BB King, Etta & Harvey, and more.

The fun begins Sunday, December 1^st, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a Fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show where old records sing again every week.

This week, Roy digs deep in the Triple-R Radio archives for an all-78 Shellac Shack Shuffle on Triple-R Radio. You’ll hear stellar sides from Big Maybelle, the spiders, Memphis Slim & his House Rockers, Stuff Smith & his Onyx Club Boys, Muddy Waters & his Guitar, Frank ‘Floorshow’ Culley, Charlie Parker and more.

The spin begins Sunday, November 17th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for another all-78 Shellac Shack Shuffle on Rooooy’s Record Room, where the world often spins at 78 rpm.

This week, on Roy’s Record Room, Roy’s digging into the old mailbag for a bunch of donor requests, sent in to RRR during the historic Fall Fundraiser. Expect the usual eclectic blend of country, R&B, ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, jazz, 20s hot dance, and pop sounds suggested by Triple-R Radio fans from all over CKUA radio-land.

The spin begins Sunday, November 10th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Tune in for a lively batch of Donor Suggestions on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to feel gratitude.

First of all, HUGE thanks to you CKUA donors for another historic Fall Fundraiser. Roy Forbes and Lark Clark appreciated everyone who got in touch during the Triple-R Radio fundraising shifts. Roy will spin a stack of donor suggestions on the November 10^th RRR.

Meanwhile, this week, on Triple-R Radio, Roy’s digging out a stack of 45s he’d play when he was a record spinner at his high school noon-our sock hops back In the mid-sixties. Prepare yourselves for hot slabs of wax from the Knickerbockers. The Blues Magoos, Sam the Sham & the Pharos, the Rolling Stones, Wilson Pickett, Barry Allen, Count five, the Spencer Davis group with Stevie Winwood, and so many more.

The spin begins this Sunday, November 3^rd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in and dance to a Fingerfulla Sock-Hop 45s on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that still knows how to have big noon-hour fun.