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.
A July Long Weekend Party
Yep, it’s party time on Triple-R Radio. In honour of the July long weekend, Roy spins a lively mess of 78s from folks like Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chickenshackers, Janis Martin, Tampa Red, the Maddox Brothers & Rose, Etta James, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, and so many more.
The spin begins this coming Sunday, July 2nd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dig out your favourite libation and put on your rockin’ shoes as we celebrate the long weekend on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that feeds the future by honouring the past.
Call The Doctor
Somebody call for the Doctor! That’s a phrase you’ll hear a bunch of times on this week’s edition of Triple-R Radio. Host, Roy Forbes, has scoured his slightly cluttered basement for physician-related tracks from the likes of John D. Loudermilk, Blossom Dearie, Dr. Humphrey Bate & His Possum Hunters, Jelly-Roll Morton’s Red-Hot Peppers, Aretha Franklin, the Spirits of Rhythm, Hank Williams, Doc Pomus, and many more.
The spin begins this Sunday, June 25th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Tune in to see who keeps their appointment with Doctor Roy on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that’s got the musical pills to cure your ills.
78s From The Crates #61
Roy’s back digging out more 78s from the crates this week on Triple-R Radio. He’s uncovered some stellar shellac from folks like Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies, Patsy Cline, Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers, Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie, the McCormick Brothers, Ella Mae Morse, and more.
The spin begins this coming Sunday, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a stack of fine 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that feeds the future by honouring the past.
More 45s From The Archives
This week, on Triple-R Radio, Roy digs down deep into the extensive RRR 45 rpm archives for a star-studded playlist. As well as four early sides from Ike & Tina Turner, (in honour of Tina’s recent passing), you’ll hear platters that matter from Koko Taylor, Fred Neil, Sam Cooke, the Bob Seger System, Rusty & Doug, Bettye Swann, the 5 Royales, the Meters, Albert Collins, and more.
The spin begins this Sunday, June 11th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA. Dial in for an hour of 45s from the archives on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.
Canadian Country & Folk 78s
This week, Roy dips into the Triple-R Radio archives for a mini-history lesson with a stack of Canadian country and folk 78s. You’ll hear sides from small Canadian labels such as Aragon, Arrow, Quality and Biltmore as well as a few RCA Victor sides. Pioneering Canadian country artists include Myrna Lorrie, the Hillbilly Jewels, Lennie Siebert & The Calgary Chuckwagon Gang, Keray Regan, Arthur Scammel, Billy Guitar, Buddy Reynolds, and so many more.
If you’re at all curious about Canadian country and folk from 1943 through to 1958, tune in on Sunday, June 4th, 2 PM, Mountain for some Canadian country & folk 78s on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.
Fave 45s from the Archives
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 49th Parallel, Albert Collins, Jack Scott, and more.
The spin begins this Sunday, May 28th, 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…