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.
Thanksgiving Audio Pot Luck
It’s chow-down time this week on Triple-R Radio as Roy hosts his annual Thanksgiving Audio Pot Luck bash. King Curtis and his band will be dishing out a mess of Memphis soul stew. Washboard Sam is set to fry up some good old cabbage greens. Annette Hanshaw is cooking breakfast. Ella Mae Morse will be all buzzed up from forty cups of coffee. The Basin Street Boys are hoping for a knife, a fork, and a spoon. Pie will be supplied by the Beaver Valley Sweethearts, Blind Boy Fuller, and Bob Dylan.
There will be other tasty contributions from Moon Mullican, the Andrews Sisters, Tony Joe White, the Slim Gaillard Trio, Gary ‘US’ Bonds, and more.
The spin begins this Sunday, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Bring along your appetites for a Thanksgiving Audio Pot Luck on Roooooy’s Record Room, the show that’s always in the mood for food.
78s From The Crates #65
This week on RRR, Roy dives back into some 78s from the crates for episode # 65 in this ongoing series. The playlist covers the years 1913 to 1958 with shellac from Bert Williams, the Coasters, the Prairie Ramblers, Carolina Cotton with Bob Wills, Ella Mae Morse, Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers, the Penguins, Don Byas, and more.
The spin begins this coming Sunday, September 24th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in to experience another eclectic batch of 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.
Western Swing at 78 RPM
The original 1930s 78 labels called it ‘Hot String Band’. Later on, folks named it ‘Hillbilly Jazz’. On RRR, we’ll go with ‘Western Swing’, an exciting hybrid of country, blues, jazz, polka, big band, and then-current pop music. This Sunday, Roy plays a stack of vintage hot string band 78s from the likes of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Patsy Montana & Her Pardners, Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies, the Tune Wranglers, Texas Rose, King Ganam & His Sons Of The West, the Maddox Brothers & Rose, and more. All spinning from the original shellac discs.
The spin begins this Sunday, September 17th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Put on your dancing shoes for an hour of Western Swing at 78 rpm on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that just can’t get enough of that ah-ha.
Triple-R Sneak Peek Highlights
Last September, CKUA’s Alberta Morning host, Grant Stovel, began a series of Triple-R Sneak Peeks, letting CKUA listeners know what might be coming up on Roy’s Record Room. After a summer break, Roy and Grant are about to resume the Sneak Peek series. In celebration, Roy spins a few Triple-R Sneak Peek highlights from the past. You’ll hear an eclectic batch of sides from Anita O’Day, the Washboard Rhythm Kings, Dr Feelgood & the Interns. Amalia Rodrigues, Cliff Richard & the Shadows, Dock Boggs, and more.
The spin begins on Sunday, September 10th, 2 PM, <Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Tune in for a few Triple-R Sneak Peek highlights on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that feeds the future by honouring the past.
Work Songs
This week, in honour of Labour Day, Roy digs out a stack of work-related sides to spin on Triple-R Radio. Jimmy Reed reveals that his boss ain’t so big. He’s just tall. That’s all. Dolly Parton plans to be a lady mule skinner. Keray Regan lists the ups and downs of being a poor, poor farmer. Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard put on their ragged, worn out working shoes. Merle Travis assures us that he owes his soul to the company store. Rusty Newby & the Saddle Serenaders have the musician blues. You’ll also hear work songs from the Two Tones, Waylon Jennings, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Chuck Berry, Ruth Etting, and more.
The spin begins this coming Sunday, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a batch of Work Songs on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.
78s From The Crates (#64)
This week, on RRR, Roy’s still stuck in 78-crate-land, with an eclectic playlist that includes several artists covering other artists. Lap steel pioneer, Jerry Byrd, covers Leon McAuliffe’s classic “Steel Guitar Rag”. The Maddox Brothers & Rose cover Eddy Arnold’s 1947 hit, “I Couldn’t Believe It Was True”. Elvis Presley covers Gene Autry. An R&B vocal duo, the Teen Queens cover a vocalese original from King Pleasure & Betty Carter. Country star Red Foley covers early rockabilly pioneer, Hardrock Gunter. You’ll also hear classic sides from Hank Williams, T-Bone Walker, Big Bill Broonzy, Red Nichols & His Five Pennies, Annette Hanshaw, and more. All blasting out of the original 78 rpm grooves.
The spin begins this coming Sunday, August 20th, 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 feeds the future by honouring the past.