A Fingerfulla Sock-Hop 45s

This week, on Triple-R Radio, Roy’s spinning a stack of 45s he’d play when he was a record spinner at his high school noon-hour sock hops back In the mid-sixties. Prepare yourselves for hot slabs of wax from the Knickerbockers. The Blues Magoos, Sam the Sham & the Pharohs, 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, July 28th, 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.

78s From The Crates #75

Roy’s still plumbing the depths of the Shellac Shack as he spins even more 78s from the crates this week on RRR. Show # 75 in this ongoing series features terrific sides from Willie Love & His Three Aces, the Boswell Sisters, The Sons of the Saddle with Al Cherney, Maxine Sullivan, Percy Mayfield, Lonnie Johnson, and many more.

The spin begins Sunday, July 21st, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a stack of 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that doesn’t mind a bit of Snap, crackle, pop.

78s from the Crates #74

Yep. Roy’s back in the shellac shack this week on RRR as he spins more 78s from the crates, # 74 in this endlessly ongoing series. You’ll hear irresistible sides from the Charles Brown Trio, the Ipana Troubadours, Kitty Wells, Bud Isaacs & his Cryin’ Steel Guitar, Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four, Peggy Lee, the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, Ella Mae Morse, and more.

The spin begins Sunday, July 14th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in and enjoy a few more 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.

Blues & Rhythm 78s

It’s all blues & rhythm 78s this week on RRR as Roy combs through the extensive Triple-R Radio shellac archives. He digs out a stack of terrific sides from Big Maybelle, Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton, Lonnie Johnson, the Spiders, Annisteen Allen, Wynonie ‘Mr. Blues’ Harris, Champion Jack Dupree, Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, Effie Smith, and more.

The shuffling begins Sunday, July 7th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Tune in for a mess of blues & rhythm 78s on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves, and revolves, and revolves…

This is an encore airing of a previous RRR.

More 78s from the Crates #73

The shellac rules again this week on Triple-R Radio as Roy continues his romp through those crates of 78s. You’ll hear another eclectic mix of sides from Carl Perkins, Memphis Minnie, Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends, Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Merle Travis, and many more.

The spin begins Sunday, June 30th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in to experience more 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that rapidly rotates.

78s From The Crates #72

Roy’s back shuffling through milk crates of shellac this week on Triple-R Radio. #72 in the ongoing’78s from the crates’ series. You’ll hear the usual eclectic batch of sides from Wilber Sweatman’s Original Jazz Band (1919), the Sons of the West (1938), Hank Garland (1950), Roy Hamilton (1956), Tampa Red with Big Maceo (1948), June Richmond with Andy Kirk (1941), Ella Johnson with Buddy Johnson (1947), and much more.

The spin begins Sunday, June 23rd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Join in as we go through more 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve at a rapid pace.

A Tribute to Buddy Holly

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 4th, 2 PM, Mountain, on Roooy’s Record Room. The show that revolves, reveals, and reveres.

This is an encore airing of a very popular RRR that first ran back in February, 2024. Enjoy again.

A Fresh Fingerfulla 1950s C&W 45s

Roy’s back in that recently discovered cache of 1950s C&W 45s this week on Triple-R Radio. You’ll hear essential sides from Anita Carter, Dusty Owens & Donna Darlene with the Rodeo Boys, Johnny Horton, Porter Wagoner, Rose Maddox, George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, Wade Ray, and more.

The spin begins Sunday, June 2nd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for another Fresh Fingerfulla 1950s C&W 45s on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.

A Fresh Fingerfulla 45s

Roy Forbes features an eclectic batch of 45 rpm gems this week on Triple-R Radio. Irish folk from the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, jazz vocalizing from Peggy Lee as well as June Christy, rockin’ blues from Canned Heat, hard soul from Wilson Pickett, a jazz duet from Carmen McRae & Dave Brubeck, do-wop from the Cleftones, and more.

The spin begins Sunday, May 26th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in to experience A Fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.

An All-78 Shellac Shack Shuffle

Roy digs deep into the Triple-R Radio archives this week for an all-78 Shellac Shack Shuffle. Highlights include an original 1953 Peacock 78 of Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton’s “Hound Dog”, a record that started a revolution. Lots of doo-wop from the Medallions, the Flairs and the Midnighters. Brooding blues from Percy Mayfield. Deep cutting country from Marty Robbins and a searing duet from George Jones & Jeanette Hicks. Roy Hamilton’s original recording of a tune later covered by both Elvis and the Beatles.

And that ain’t All. You’ll also hear some platters that shatter from Sarah Vaughan, Jimmie Rodgers, Lefty Frizzell, Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & The Clowns, Roscoe Gordon and much more.

The spin begins this Sunday, May 19th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Tune in for a good old Shellac Shack Shuffle on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that, thanks to you CKUA donors, continues to revolve.

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