Category: Radio

This Sunday, on the last day of CKUA’s annual spring fundraising campaign, Roy’s Record Room host, Roy Forbes, and World Spinning host, Lark Clark, get together for an RRR Fundraising Dance Date. While folks like Amos Milburn, Ivey Anderson with Duke Ellington, Dee Dee Sharp, Wilson Pickett, the Beatles, Roy Newman & His Boys, Wynonie Harris, and Big Maybelle make with the musical dance moves, Roy and Lark will be encouraging RRR/CKUA listeners to donate, donate, donate! As well, every dollar you send our way will be doubled by CKUA’s Leadership Donors.

Join the community. Double your dollars. Amplify CKUA by contributing to the spring fundraiser. Roy and Lark look forward to hearing from you on Sunday, April 30^th, between 2 & 3 PM, Mountain, as they rock the bop on Roy’s Record Room.

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More shuffling from the shellac shack this week as Roy spins a stack of 78s from the crates on Triple-R Radio. You’ll hear platters that matter from the likes of Ahmad Jamal’s Three Strings, the Chordettes, T Texas Tyler & His Oklahoma Melody Boys, Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder, Georgia White, the Stuff Smith Trio, and more.

The spin begins this coming Sunday, April 23^rd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA. Dial in to experience a few 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.

Speaking of ‘donor supported’, CKUA’s annual Spring Fundraiser runs from April 24^th to April 30^th. World Spinning host, Lark Clark, will join Roy for a lively hour on Sunday, April 30^th. Look forward to hearing from you RRR fans during that hour.

This week, RRR host, Roy Forbes, continues to celebrate 17 years of Triple-R Radio on CKUA by spinning a batch of Listener Highlights sent in by faithful RRR fans. Like last week, it will be a wild eclectic ride, ranging from the first Canadian jazz 78 (circa 1920) to some deep Gospel from fourteen-year-old Aretha Franklin,  circa 1956. In between, you’ll hear be-bop, country, rock ‘n’ roll, blues, vocal group, pop, and more, all suggested by regular RRR tuner-inners.

“Dance-O-Mania”, circa 1920, has been cited by Canadian jazz historian, Mark Miller, as the first Canadian jazz recording.

The spin begins this Sunday, April 16^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA. Dial in to celebrate seventeen years of revolving and revealing on Rooooy’s Record Room.

This Sunday, Roy Forbes marks seventeen years of Triple-R Radio on CKUA by spinning a bunch of listener highlights sent in by RRR fans. It’ll be a wild, eclectic musical ride, ranging from the first country music recording from 1922 (Eck Robertson) to the psychedelic sounds of the Paupers from 1967. In between, you’ll hear some jazz, blues, country, R&B, soul, big-band, rock ‘n’ roll, and so much more. All chosen by the folks who tune in to The Room every week.

The response has been so strong that the party will continue on the April 16^th program. If you want to get in on the fun, there is still time to let Roy know about a tune you’ve heard on RRR that you’d like to hear again. Send an e-mail to roy@ckua.com or use the Open Mic feature on the CKUA app to send an audio message.

Meanwhile, join the celebration of this long-running radio show on Sunday, April 9^th, 2 PM, Mountain, via CKUA. We’re marking seventeen years of revolving and revealing on Rooooy’s Record Room.

Let’s face it, Roy Forbes just loves those big old shellac platters. So, this week, he digs out another stack of crate 78s to spin on Roy’s Record Room. You’ll hear moments of musical magnificence from the likes of the Delmore Brothers, Etta Jones, Red Murrell & His Ozark Playboys, the Drifters, Tennessee Ernie, Dinah Washington, and more.

Looking a week ahead, Roy will be marking seventeen years of Roy’s Record Room on the April 9^th edition of the show. He’s planning to celebrate you – RRR/CKUA listeners. If you’ve heard a tune on Triple-R Radio that you need to hear again, send an e-mail to roy@ckua.com. Or use the Open Mice feature on the CKUA app to send an audio message. Roy just might give your RRR fave a spin. To get you in a 17^th birthday party mood, Roy plays Ella Mae Morse on this Sunday’s program. “Seventeen”.

The spin begins this Sunday, April 2^nd, 2 PM, Mountain, on CKUA. Dial in for more 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room. Rocking and revolving.

RRR host Roy Forbes, just can’t resist prowling through those crates of 78s that reside in his slightly cluttered North Vancouver basement. So, this week, on Roy’s Record Room, Mr. Forbes presents another hour of eclectic shellac from the likes of Little Jimmie Dickens, Buddy & Ella Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Joe Venuti’s Rhythm Boys, Ella Fitzgerald, Wynonie ‘Mr. Blues’ Harris, Jimmie Skinner, and more.

For this week’s highlight, Roy has selected a fabulous 1955 single from the incomparable Sarah Vaughan. Sarah’s seductive rendition of “Whatever Lola Wants” hit the #6 spot on the Hit Parade in April of that year. Listen and marvel as how Sarah teases the melody and the rhythm with her formidable vocal chops. Get ready to give in to “Whatever Lola Wants”, in all of its hi-fi glory.

The spin begins on Sunday, March 26^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for more crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room. Revolving. Revealing. And having a whole lotta fun.

And folks … The second weekend in April marks seventeen years of RRR. With this in mind, Roy wants to celebrate YOU, the Triple-R radio listeners, by spinning an hour of Listener highlights on the April 9^th show. If you want to get in on the fun, send an e-mail to roy@ckua.com.  Or, send an audio message using the ‘Open Mic’ feature on the CKUA app. Let Roy know where you’re writing from and what tune you’ve heard on RRR that you’d like to hear again.

You’ll hear another eclectic batch of 78s from the crates this Sunday on Roy’s Record Room. Roy will treat your ears to some Western Swing from Milton Brown & His Brownies. Jump blues from Tiny Bradshaw. Blood-harmony country from the Louvin Brothers. Skiffle from Chas McDevitt’s Skiffle Band. Vintage jug-band jazz from the Washboard Rhythm Boys. Early Canadian C&W from Hank ‘The Yodeling Ranger’ aka Hank Snow.

And that ain’t all. In honour of John Worthington, CKUA’s Old-Disc jockey, Roy has dug up a red-hot 1939 big band side from Artie Shaw & his Orchestra. Artie and the band blow the doors off the joint on this number. Especially the drummer. Get ready for “Traffic Jam”.

The spin begins this Sunday, March 19^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on CKUA. Dial in for more 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room. Always revolving. Always revealing.

And folks … The second weekend in April marks seventeen years of RRR. With this in mind, I’ll  be celebrating YOU, the Triple-R radio listeners, on the April 9^th show, by spinning an hour of Listener highlights. If you want to get in on the fun, tap out roy@ckua.com.  Let me know where you’re writing from and what tune you’ve heard on RRR that you’d like to hear again. You can also use the ‘Open Mic’ feature on the CKUA app to leave an audio message.

Roy Forbes just can’t stay away from those heavy old shellac platters. This Sunday, it’s all jazz vocal 78s from the crates on Triple-R radio. Mr. Forbes spins a few sides from the likes of Lil Johnson, Anita O’Day with Gene Krupa. The Boswell Sisters, Julia Lee with Jay McShann, Louis Armstrong, the King Cole Trio, and more.

A highlight of many highlights is a hot Decca disc from the revered Gospel singer, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Rosetta made several exciting sides with the Lucky Millinder band in the early 40s. She really struts her stuff on “Tall Skinny Papa”. It’ll put a great big smile on your face.

The spin begins this coming Sunday, March 5^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a stack of Jazz Vocal 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.

This episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast –  ondemand.ckua.com

Roy digs deep into the RRR archives this week on Roy’s Record Room, spinning an eclectic stack of platters from folks like Mendelson Joe with Mainline, Irma Thomas, George Jones, the Byrds, Porter Wagoner, Dionne Warwick, the Shirelles, and so many more.

A rollicking highlight is a 1962 Ace 45 from Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & the Clowns. We lost the revered New Orleans piano player a while back. It’s good to have his records spinning on the Triple-R turntable to remind us how much joy there is in life and in music. Get ready to do a little dance with Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & the Clowns – “Popeye”.

The spin begins this coming Sunday, February 26^th,, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Drop in for a lively batch of 45s from the archives on Rooooy’s Record Room. Always revolving. Always revealing.

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 19^th at 2 PM, MT 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.