Category: Radio

This week, Roy picks out a few of his favourite 45s from the RRR archives for a lively hour of Triple-R Radio. The Staples Singers cover Buffalo Springfield. Wilma Lee & Stony Cooper countrify a Leadbelly folk standard. The Trials of Jayson Hoover provide some psychedelic Vancouver R&B circa 1968. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross prove why they were called the hottest (vocal) group in jazz. Dusty Springfield foreshadows “Good Vibrations”.

And that ain’t all. You’ll also hear platters that matter from the Sir Douglas Quintet, Rose Maddox, the 49^th Parallel, Albert Collins, Jack Scott, and more.

The spin begins this Sunday, May 28^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for some fave 45s from the archives on Rooooy’s Record Room. The show that reveals, and reveals, and reveals, and…

This week on RRR, Roy celebrates sixty episodes of the ongoing ‘78s from the crates’ series by spinning classic and obscure shellac from Happy Fats & His Rayne-Bo Ramblers, Cleo Brown, Lonnie Johnson & Blind Willie Dunn, Harry McClintock & His Haywire Orchestra, the Dominoes, Ethel Waters, Patsy Cline, Pete Johnson, and more.

The spin begins this coming Sunday, May 21^st, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for another stack of 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.

Roy’s back in the shellac saddle this week, digging up more 78s from the crates on Triple-R Radio. He’ll play a few stellar sides from the likes of Annie Laurie with Dallas Bartley & The Band That Comes On, the Shelton Brothers, Bobby Charles, Bessie Smith, the Beaver Valley Sweethearts, Red Kirk with Jerry Byrd & The String Dusters, the Girls Of The Golden West, Jimmy Yancey, and more.

The spin begins this coming Sunday, May 14^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for more 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room. Ever revolving. Always revealing.

This week, on Triple-R Radio, Roy spins some donor requests and gives a nod to the late Gordon Lightfoot. As well as early sides from Gord (including his folk group, The Two Tones, from 1962), you’ll hear an eclectic batch of donor-requested platters from Roy Hamilton, Jo-Ann Campbell, Frankie Trumbauer & Bix Beiderbecke, the Flamingos, Willie & the Walkers, Milton Brown & His Brownies, Barry Allen, and more.

The spin begins on Sunday, May 7^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for an eclectic hour of tunes on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.

Of special note, we will still be doubling your dollars on Sunday. Watch your donations multiply. www.ckua.com

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.

Donate here – www.ckua.com

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.