Category: Radio

This week, Triple-R Radio host, Roy Forbes, digs through another stack of seven-inch vinyl singles.  The playlist features an illustrious cast of characters including Jimi Hendrix, Albert King,Ruby & the Romantics, Eddie Harris, the Exciters, Gary (U.S) Bonds, and many more.

The platters revolve this Sunday, February 11^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for Another Fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that feeds the future by shining a light on the past.

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.

This coming Sunday, RRR will be broadcasting from the North Pole as Roy (aka the Shellac Shack Santa) digs through his sack of goodies for a few gift-wrapped Christmas 78s from the crates. No shaking the parcels though. No peeking at the playlist. Rest assured, you’ll be hearing some fine Hillbilly, Jazz, Mambo, Novelty, Jump Blues, Doo-Wop, Country, and Pop 78s of the Festive kind.

OK, well, we can sneak a peek at ONE little present. It’s a hep 1954 Country updating of the old “Twas The Night Before Christmas” poem from the Davis Sisters. This red-hot platter qualifies as some serious Hillbilly Bop with Chet Atkins joining Skeeter and BJ on echo-drenched guitar for “The Christmas Boogie”. Guaranteed to get your Christmas stocking rockin’.

The Yuletide spin begins this coming Sunday, December 17^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in and groove to the sounds of some Christmas 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that repeats the sounding joy.

Come Sunday, December 24^th, we’ll celebrate Christmas Eve Day on RRR. Be sure to tune in for more vinyl and shellac from Roy’s extensive collection of Festive platters.

It’s a snow day this coming Sunday on Roy’s Record Room. You’ll hear an eclectic batch of wintery sides about sleigh rides, snowmobiles, ski trails, sub-zero temperatures, and, yes, SONGS ABOUT snow. Roy plays vinyl and shellac from Stompin’ Tom Connors, Jesse Winchester, Etta Jones, the Cocteau Twins, Big Maceo with Tampa Red, Julie London, and more.

A cool highlight is an ancient red vinyl RCA Victor 45 circa 1949. Arthur Fiedler conducts the Boston Pops Orchestra for the very first recording of a Holiday classic, “Sleigh Ride”. When Roy picked up this single back in 2010, the original mono recording had been out of print for decades. Lean in. Pick up on the excellent fidelity of this 1949 version of “Sleigh Ride’”.

The spin begins this Sunday, December 10^th, 2 PM, Mountain. Pour yourself a cup of warm and dial in for a Snow Day on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that repeats the sounding joy.

Through the years, Roy has amassed a huge collection of Christmas vinyl and shellac. For the December 17^th RRR, he’ll pull out a batch of Christmas 78s from the crates. Then, on December 24^th, it’ll be Christmas Eve Day on Triple-R Radio. Mark your calendars so you can tune in to these fun Holiday shows.