Roy's Record Room on CKUA

This week, on Triple-R Radio, Roy goes through a few donor suggestions that came into the RRR mailbox during the CKUA fall fundraiser. You’ll hear an eclectic batch of platters from the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Duke Ellington, Moe Koffman, Sam Cooke, Brenda Lee, Billie Holiday, Bobby Darin, and more.

One of the many highlights is a request from Lennie of Edmonton, who suggested something from the late, great Jerry Lee Lewis. In honor of the last man standing, Roy plays both sides of Jerry Lee’s very first single, spinning off of the original 1956 yellow-label Sun 78. In true Jerry Lee style, Mr. Lewis took a then-current # 1 Ray Price Country hit (Crazy Arms) and put his own indelible stamp on the tune.

Dial in to Roy’s Record Room on CKUA this coming Sunday, November 13^th, 2 PM, Mountain, where you’ll hear a batch of donor requests from the fall fundraiser.

This week, Roy’s digging deep into the Triple-R Radio archives for a splendid batch of 45s from the early days of RRR. You’ll hear vintage singles from Arthur Alexander, Big Danny Oliver, Howlin’ Wolf, Dale Hawkins, Bettye Swann, Etta Jones, Buddy & Ella Johnson, Ronnie Hawkins, and more

A highlight is a 1962 Epic disc from Dr. Feelgood & the Interns. The group’s original recording of “Mr. Moonlight” inspired one of John Lennon’s most emotionally charged vocal performances when the Beatles covered the tune in 1965

The spin begins Sunday, 2 PM, Mountain on CKUA. Tune in for some 45s from the archives on Roooy’s Record Room, the program that revolves and reveals.

Thanks to everyone who joined the CKUA community by donating to the Fall Fundraiser. You’ll hear a few donor requests on next week’s RRR.

Roy’s rummaging around in another crate of 78s this week on Triple-R Radio. This time, he goes back nearly a hundred years for a batch of shellac from the 1920s. You’ll hear Hawaiian guitars from Palakiko & Paaluhi. Crooning from Annette Hanshaw.  Ragtime piano from Jelly-Roll Morton. Classic jazz from Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five. Bluesy vocalizing from Clara Smith. Old-timey string band sounds from Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers.

The show kicks off with a Country music classic (Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow) from the Carter Family, recorded at the historic Bristol sessions, held in Bristol, Tennessee, over a twelve-day period in the summer of 1927. (The same year that CKUA first hit the airwaves). These sessions, where the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers were discovered, are often referred to as the big bang of Country Music.

The spin begins Sunday, 2PM, MST, on CKUA. Dial in for a stack of 1920s 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, sixteen years and counting.

This week on RRR, Roy digs deep in the Triple-R Radio 78 archives for a very eclectic Shellac Shack Shuffle. You’ll hear some vintage Western Swing from Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies. Deep blues from Muddy Waters and his guitar. Raucous pre-rockabilly from the Maddox Brothers & Rose. Stunning gospel from the Staples Singers, lead by eighteen-year-old Mavis Staples. Red-hot rockabilly from Ronnie Self, a tune later covered by k d lang.

As well, Roy remains amazed at finding a classic 1927 old-timey Dock Boggs 78 in a pile of sleeveless junk that came into The Room a while back. How the heck did this rare disc make its way to North Vancouver from the Southern US? Roy gives that one a spin, to see what the excitement is all about.

The fun begins this Sunday, Oct 16^th, at 2 PM, MST, on CKUA. Dial in for a good old Shellac Shack Shuffle on Rooooy’s Record Room, sixteen years and counting.

Roy’s simply in the mood for tunes about food this Sunday on Roy’s Record Room. It’s nothing but a musical pot luck chow-down.  Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chickenshackers get us in the groove with some Pot Luck Boogie. Stompin’ Tom Connors explains some of the finer points of combining ketchup with potatoes. King Curtis gives out a recipe for some Memphis soul stew. Tony Joe White’s Pal, Annie, fixes up a mess of polk salad. the Boswell Sisters take their sugar to tea.

Where’s dessert, you ask? Well, fortunately, Anita O’Day has a delightful suggestion. How about a Hershey bar?

The feast begins and the platters will spin this Sunday, Oct 9^th, 2 PM, MST, on CKUA. Bring your appetite for a Thanksgiving Musical Pot Luck on Rooooy’s Record Room, with a pause in the middle to pay tribute to our fallen comrade, David Ward.

This week on Triple-R Radio, Roy features a spectacular new reissue album,” The Blues According to Hank Williams / Hank Williams According To The Blues” from the RWA label. The set features Black soul, blues, jump-blues, doo-wop, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and pop artists from the 50s and 60s interpreting the classic and versatile songs that Hank Williams wrote and recorded.

You’ll hear an eclectic mix of obscure and familiar artists such as Dinah Washington, Piano Red, Katie Webster, Jeb Stuart, Fats Domino, Joe Hinton, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Edwards, and more.

The spin begins this Sunday, October 2^nd, 2 PM, MST on CKUA. You won’t want to miss this look at “The Blues According To Hank Williams  /Hank Williams According To The Blues” on Roooooy’s Record Room, constantly revolving and revealing.