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 Fingerfulla Sock-Hop 45s
First of all, HUGE thanks to you CKUA donors for another historic Fall Fundraiser. Roy Forbes and Lark Clark appreciated everyone who got in touch during the Triple-R Radio fundraising shifts. Roy will spin a stack of donor suggestions on the November 10th RRR.
Meanwhile, this week, on Triple-R Radio, Roy’s digging out a stack of 45s he’d play when he was a record spinner at his high school noon-our sock hops back In the mid-sixties. Prepare yourselves for hot slabs of wax from the Knickerbockers. The Blues Magoos, Sam the Sham & the Pharos, the Rolling Stones, Wilson Pickett, Barry Allen, Count five, the Spencer Davis group with Stevie Winwood, and so many more.
The spin begins this Sunday, November 3rd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in and dance to a Fingerfulla Sock-Hop 45s on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that still knows how to have big noon-hour fun.
A Special 2 Hour Fall Fundraising Extravaganza
This has been another amazing fundraiser for CKUA. You donors have stepped up to let us know how much you value this station. Your love has lifted our hearts. Thank you.
Join RRR host Roy Forbes, alongside World Spinning host, Lark Clark, for a two-hour fundraising extravaganza on the final Sunday of CKUA’s Fall fundraiser. Roy spins an eclectic batch of 78s and 45s while Lark reminds us of the continuing importance of CKUA to the music, arts, and culture communities. Let’s keep boosting that total to crush and blow past our million-dollar goal.
The vinyl and shellac spin begins Sunday afternoon, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Join Roy and Lark for two hours of celebrating CKUA on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.
A CKUA Fall Fundraiser
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.
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.