Roy's Record Room on CKUA
Tune in every Sunday at 1 PM Mountain Time / Noon Pacific Time, to Roooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve. You can stream it live at www.ckua.com. Fifteen years and counting!
Roy’s Record Room is a weekly radio show on the CKUA Radio Network, Hosted by singer/songwriter/performer/broadcaster, Roy Forbes. RRR is a program that unravels and reveals the roots of today’s tunes, for the pure joy of it. Roy spins some familiar but mostly obscure 78s, 45s and LPs from his ever-expanding record collection – sides that don’t show up on many other stations. He loves all kinds of music and explores that eclectic passion weekly on Triple-R Radio.
Roy first came to CKUA at the age of twenty in 1973, when he was invited to guest on Holger Petersen’s legendary ACME Sausage Company program. CKUA has supported Roy and his music since those early days, with his new album, “Edge Of Blue”, having recently spent some time in the upper reaches of CKUA’s Top 20 album chart. Roy’s Record Room (RRR) launched in 2006.
"I love the sense of history that CKUA gives me as a listener as well as the sense of the now and the future," says Roy. "CKUA is the sound of surprise. You never know what you'll hear next”.
Roy’s record collection is more like a record library - running into the thousands of discs, with some even sent in by loyal RRR listeners. His appetite for music is virtually unlimited and he finds creative revelations everywhere.
MORE CRATE 78s (#98) ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
This week on Triple-R Radio, Roy’s Diving back into those endless crates of 78s for show # 98 in this ongoing series. Stellar sides from Ella & Buddy Johnson, Leon Selph & his Blue Ridge Playboys, the Stan Getz Quartet with Jimmy Raney on guitar. Big Maybelle, Little Richard, Charles Brown, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, July 19th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Step right up for another round of Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals,
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B-SIDE BEATLES REVISITED ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
It’s a magical mystery ride this week on Triple-R Radio as Roy explores the B-sides of the Beatles Canadian Capitol and Apple singles from 1963 to 1970.
John, Paul, George, and Ringo all have a go at a lead vocal on the flip sides of such fab four faves as Love Me Do, Let It Be, Lady Madonna, I’ll Cry Instead, Paperback Writer, Yesterday and more.
The spin begins Sunday, July 12th, 2 PM, Mountain, on Donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in to track the incredible progress of one of the world’s greatest bands as we revisit B-Side Beatles on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.
Note that this a re-broadcast of an earlier RRR.
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BRITISH INVASION 45s ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
An RRR donor is celebrating a 75th Birthday on the fifth of July. His wife has asked for a British Invasion show in honour of this event. So, Roy will dive into the Triple-R Radio archives for original 60s 45s from the likes of Manfred Mann, the Kinks, Dusty Springfield, Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, the Beatles (of course), the Rolling Stones (also of course), and so on. You also might hear a couple of US Beatle soundalikes as well as a couple of songs about the Beatles themselves. Remember Ella Fitzgerald’s “Ringo Beat”? Ha, ha.
The spin begins Sunday, July 5th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. See if you can sit still for an hour of British Invasion 45s on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.
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MORE CRATE 78s (# 97) ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
Roy just can’t stop himself. He’s back in those crates of 78s for # 97 in the ongoing ‘78s from the crates’ series. The playlist will include an eclectic mix of rockabilly, C&W, Blues, Jazz, R&B, Western Swing, and more, from the likes of Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup, the 5 Royales, Moon Mullican, Marie Adams, Mamie Smith, Mickey & Sylvia, Hal ‘Lone Pine’ & his Mountaineers with Betty Cody, Chuck Berry, Clint Miller, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, June 28th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in to experience another eclectic batch of Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.
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AN ALL-78 SHELLAC SHACK SHUFFLE HONOURING NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
Roy heads to the RRR archives for an all-78 Shellac Shack Shuffle on June 21st. In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, the always eclectic Triple-R Radio playlist will include several sides by Indigenous artists from the 78 era.
Canadian Indigenous artists will be represented by Kitimat’s Art Grant (who is thought to be the first Canadian Indigenous singer-songwriter to be commercially released on record), Metis fiddler, George Sauer & his Northern Ramblers (from Athabasca), and legendary Indigenous fiddler, Andy De Jarlis.
US Indigenous artists will be represented by the superb Jazz vocalizing of Mildred Bailey, Kay Starr, and Lee Wiley. You’ll also hear the classic instrumental, “Rumble”, by Link Wray, blasting off of a rare 1958 78.
The spin begins Sunday, June 21st, 2 PM, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a Shellac Shack Shuffle honouring National Indigenous Peoples Day on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.
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CRATE 78s # 96 ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
Roy’s still knee deep in those crates of 78s so the upcoming RRR will be another 78s from the crates episode – # 96 in this ongoing saga.
There are loads of obscure and familiar love songs on the playlist. Stuff Smith has his jazzy way with “My Blue Heaven”, The Mills Brothers do their all-vocal with guitar thing on “Old Fashioned Love”. Annette Hanshaw does a stellar ‘period’ version of “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” from 1928. Roy’s also dug up a ‘period’ version of “I Only Have Eyes For You” from 1934, performed by the Totem Lodge Orchestra., Obscure love numbers include Smiley Lewis doing “It’s Music”, Chuck Willis with “My Baby’s Coming Home” and a rarely heard number from Ella Fitzgerald – “The Greatest There Is”.
The spin begins Sunday, June 14th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Turn the lights down low and have a listen to more Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.
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On demand for 7 days after first airing.
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