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.
CKUA Fall Fundraiser on Roy’s Record Room
Join RRR host, Roy Forbes, along with CKUA’s World Spinning host, Lark Clark, as they team up to raise some cash for donor supported CKUA Radio. Roy has put together an eclectic, exciting playlist of favourite RRR fundraising 78s for the occasion.
Can’t stop. Won’t stop. Tune in for a rollicking hour of shellac this coming Sunday, October 20th, 2 PM, Mountain as Roy and Lark invite you to donate to the best little radio station on the planet. The show is Roy’s Record Room. The station is CKUA.
Roy and Lark look forward to hearing from you on Sunday.
Listen Live! Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com.
A Thanksgiving Audio Pot Luck Party
It’s all about food this week on Triple-R Radio as Roy dishes out a batch of scrumptious platters. Anita O’Day scats about Hershey Bars. Louis Jordan raves up the combination of beans and corn bread. Amos Milburn lays down some pot luck boogie. The Basin Street Boys call for a knife, fork, and a spoon. The Beaver Valley Sweethearts head out to their favourite juke box diner. Get the picture?
The celebratory Thanksgiving spin begins Sunday, October 13th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for the Annual Thanksgiving Audio Pot Luck Party on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that can always handle a second helping.
More Listener Highlights
This week, Roy salutes faithful Triple-R Radio listeners by spinning an hour of Listener Highlights, sent in by folks like Dave in Vancouver, Sam in Calgary, Judi in Dawson Creek, Faith in Whitecourt, Sharon from Victoria, and more.
The playlist is eclectic, including Jazz, Skiffle, R&B, R&R, Country, Western Swing, and so on.
The spin begins Sunday, October 6th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in to check out a batch of Listener Highlights on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.
More Titterington Country 78s
This week, more Country and Western Swing related 78s from the Titterington stash on Triple-R Radio. Roy spins an exciting batch of shellac from folks like Boots Woodall & his Radio Wranglers, Texas Rose with W Lee O’Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys, Riley Puckett, Gid Tanner & his Skillet-Lickers, the Riverside Ramblers, and more.
Of special note is an early Alberta country 78 from the Athabasca-based George Sauer & His Northern Ramblers. This rare slab of Alberta country (circa 1956) just showed up in the Titterington 78s.
The spin begins Sunday, September 29th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a stack of country shellac on Rooooy’s Record room, the show that revolves and reveals.
Another Fresh Fingerfulla 45s
This week on Triple-R Radio, Roy dives back into that recently acquired stack of 45s featured on last Sunday’s show. Stellar sides abound from artists like the Sweet Inspirations, Bobby Bland, Ramsey Lewis, the Hollies, Roger Miller, the 5 Royales, and more. Roy also takes another listen to a couple of mega-hits from Bobby Darin and Ray Charles.
The spin begins Sunday, September 22nd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in to groove on another fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Roy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.
Titterington Country 78s #38
Roy dives back into the amazing collection of Country & Western Swing 78s that came to Triple-R Radio back in late 2011 from Calgary collector and music historian, Keith Titterington. You’ll hear a wide-ranging batch of mostly obscure Country-related shellac from Evan Kemp & His Trail Riders. Ward Allen, Patsy Montana & the Prairie Ramblers, Goldie Hill, Dolores & the Blue Bonnet Boys, the Plainsmen. Lefty Frizzell, the Arthur Smith Trio, Riley Puckett, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, September 8th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for some terrific 78s from the Titterington collection on Roooy’s Record Room. Always revolving. Always revealing.