Category: Radio

Roy’s simply in the mood for tunes about food this Sunday on Roy’s Record Room. It’s nothing but a musical pot luck chow-down.  Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chickenshackers get us in the groove with some Pot Luck Boogie. Stompin’ Tom Connors explains some of the finer points of combining ketchup with potatoes. King Curtis gives out a recipe for some Memphis soul stew. Tony Joe White’s Pal, Annie, fixes up a mess of polk salad. the Boswell Sisters take their sugar to tea.

Where’s dessert, you ask? Well, fortunately, Anita O’Day has a delightful suggestion. How about a Hershey bar?

The feast begins and the platters will spin this Sunday, Oct 9^th, 2 PM, MST, on CKUA. Bring your appetite for a Thanksgiving Musical Pot Luck on Rooooy’s Record Room, with a pause in the middle to pay tribute to our fallen comrade, David Ward.

This week on Triple-R Radio, Roy features a spectacular new reissue album,” The Blues According to Hank Williams / Hank Williams According To The Blues” from the RWA label. The set features Black soul, blues, jump-blues, doo-wop, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and pop artists from the 50s and 60s interpreting the classic and versatile songs that Hank Williams wrote and recorded.

You’ll hear an eclectic mix of obscure and familiar artists such as Dinah Washington, Piano Red, Katie Webster, Jeb Stuart, Fats Domino, Joe Hinton, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Edwards, and more.

The spin begins this Sunday, October 2^nd, 2 PM, MST on CKUA. You won’t want to miss this look at “The Blues According To Hank Williams  /Hank Williams According To The Blues” on Roooooy’s Record Room, constantly revolving and revealing.

This week, Roy dives into the RRR archives for a batch of deep blues at 78 rpm. He’ll play some essential platters from Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, Willie Nix & His Combo, Willie Mae Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, and more. The tunes spin off of such revered blues labels as Cobra, Sabre, Artistic, Chess, Checker, RPM, Parrot, Peacock, Trumpet, and so on.

The needle hits the platters This Sunday, Sept 25^th, 2 PM, MST on CKUA. Tune in for some Deep Blues at 78 rpm on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that’s really got its mojo working.

This Sunday, Roy’s Record Room moves to a new time slot – 2 PM, Mountain. To celebrate this tiny move, we’ll hear a few Listener Highlights, sent in by such RRR fans as Val from North Rolla, Sam from Calgary, Bob from Sydney, Genia from Vancouver, Lark from Haida Gwaii, Danny from West Vancouver, Angela from Sechelt, Judi from Dawson Creek, Lorne from Orillia, and many more.

The eclectic spin begins Sunday, September 18^th at 2 PM, Mountain, on CKUA. Tune in for some cool Listener Highlights on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.

This week, back to that fresh stack of 45s on Triple-R Radio.  You’ll hear sides from Roy Hamilton, Albert Collins, the Shirelles, Hank Snow, Ritchie Valens, Rose Maddox, Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, Roy Orbison, and so many more.

The spin begins, Sunday, September 11^th,1 PM, Mountain, on CKUA. Tune in for another fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Rooooy’s Record Room. Constantly revolving.

Note that, as of September 18^th, RRR moves to a new time slot. Sundays, 2 PM, Mountain.

This edition of RRR is available anytime ‘on demand’ for seven days after the initial broadcast. at 0ndemand.ckua.com

This week on RRR, it’s show # 47 in the ‘78s from the crates’ series. Roy plays all jazzy shellac from the likes of the Quintette of the Hot Club of France (Django, Stephane), Betty Roche with Earl Hines, the Boswell Sisters, the Memphis Stompers, JJ Johnson’s Be-Boppers (with Bud Powell, Cecil Payne, Max Roach), Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, James Moody & His Bop Men (with Chano Pozo), Sarah Vaughan, and many more.

The spin begins Sunday, Sept 04, 1 PM, Mountain, on CKUA. Dial in for some Jazzy 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room. Constantly revolving.

This week, more from that fresh batch of 45s on Triple-R Radio. You’ll hear gems from Mickey & Sylvia (the original of Lovedrops, later cut by Barry Allen), Jack Scott, Rose Maddox, Bobby Bland, Roy Orbison, Jesse Winchester, Jo-Anne Campbell, the Hollies, and so many more.

The spin begins Sunday, Aug 28^th, 1 PM, Mountain, on CKUA. It’s another fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Rooooy’s Record Room. Constantly revolving.

This week, Roy checks out a fresh stack of 45s that recently showed up in The Room. You’ll hear the obscure and the familiar from the likes of Doris Troy, Joe Barry, the Flamingos, the Fiestas, Alvin Cash & the Crawlers, the Impressions, the Marvelettes, the Shadows, and so many more.

Catch the action on CKUA, Sunday, August 21^st, Mountain. It’s a fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve. Sixteen years and counting.

Yep, loads of uncovered treasures on the upcoming ‘78s from the crates’ episode of Triple-R Radio. Like the very first Canadian bluegrass record (1957). A rockabilly George Hamilton IV B-side sporting a ‘Don’t air’ sticker on the label. A lively early 50s country number from Jazz guitarist Lenny Breau’s parents.

And that’s just a sneak peek. You’ll also hear superb sides from Joe Williams (pre-Count Basie jump-blues), early Ella Fitzgerald with Teddy Wilson, the Original Gospel Harmonettes, Gene Summers & His Rebels, the Chocolate Dandies, and more.

This eclectic musical romp airs this Sunday, August 14^th, 1 PM, Mountain, on CKUA. Dial in to check out some 78 rpm gems on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that likes to spin a few. Ever revolving for sixteen years and counting.

This week, it’s all about summer tunes on Triple-R Radio. Roy explores the various aspects of the warmest season with sides from the Ray-O-Vacs, Mr. Sad Head, the Sunrays, Tennessee Ernie, Joe Simon, Blossom Dearie, Ella Mae Morse, John Hartford, Ernestine Anderson, and more.

The fun begins on Sunday, August 7^th, 1 PM, Mountain. Dial in for some Summer Tunes on Roooy’s Record Room, where it’s summertime, and the platters are spinning. Sixteen years and counting.

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