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.
Canadian Garage 45s (1962-1971)
This week, inspired by the 80th birthday of his pal, Terry David Mulligan, Roy takes a peek into the roots of Canadian rock ‘n’ roll with a batch of Canadian Garage 45s, spanning 1962 to 1971. Terry played many of these discs during his 1960s DJ years.
You’ll hear sides from Spring, the Poppy Family (with Susan Jacks), the Paupers, David Clayton Thomas, the Squires (Neil Young’s first record), the Deverons (Burton Cummings’ first band), the Painted Ship, the Collectors, Wes Dakus & the Rebels, Mary Saxton, the Trials of Jayson Hoover, and more.
The revealing begins on Sunday, July 3rd, 1 PM, Mountain. Tune in to check out the roots of Canadian rock on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve. Sixteen years and counting.
Happy 80th, Terry David Mulligan.
Fresh 78s from the Crates
More musical mayhem this week on RRR as Roy shuffles through another stack of 78s from the crates. #45 in this ongoing series. You’ll hear stellar sides from the Royal Rhythm Boys, Annisteen Allen, Tito Puente, Lefty Frizzell, Doc & Cy Williams with the Border Riders, the King Cole Trio, Les Paul, and more.
The shellac shuffles on Sunday, June 26th, 1 PM, MST. Tune in for more 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve. Sixteen years and counting.
Daddy Tunes
This week, Roy gives an informal nod to Father’s Day on Triple-R Radio with a big stack of ‘daddy’ tunes.
We’ll hear songs about shimmy shaking daddies, fine fat daddies, silver haired daddies, rockin’ chair daddies, good rockin’ daddies and cool cool daddies from records by The Andrews Sisters, Harmonica Frank, Waylon Jennings, Etta Jones, Maddox Brothers & Rose, Anita O’Day, Piano Red, Gene Autry, and more.
That’s Sunday, June 19th, 1 PM, Mountain, for some Daddy Tunes on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals. Sixteen Years and Counting.
Archive 45s featuring Ronnie Hawkins
More non-stop action on Triple-R Radio this week as Roy romps his way through a few 45s from the archives, including several from the late Ronnie Hawkins. As an eight-year-old, Roy wore out a copy of Ronnie’s first LP. He plays a few tunes that appeared on that album, as well as sides from Clint Miller, Ann Cole, Chad Allen & the Expressions, Dale Hawkins (Ronnie’s cousin), Arthur Alexander, Aretha Franklin, Carmen McRae, and so many more.
The romping begins on Sunday, June 12th, at 1 PM, Mountain. Tune in for a stack of 45s from the archives on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve and reveal. Sixteen years and counting.
More 78s From The Crates
Heck’s a-popping this week on Triple-R Radio as Roy works his way through another stack of 78s from the crates. Ella Mae Morse dispenses some serious advice on achieving true happiness. The Delta Rhythm Boys hand out a travel advisory, recommending that we take the ‘A’ train. Billy Eckstine warns against the perils of too much jellyroll.
And that’s just a taste. You’ll also hear sides from the Ravens, King Oliver, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Smiley Lewis, Ella Fitzgerald, the Billy Taylor Quartet, and so much more.
The shellac shuffles on Sunday, June 5th at 1 PM, Mountain. Tune in for more 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve. Sixteen years and counting.
Doo-Wop Time
It’s doo-wop time this week on Triple-R Radio. Roy spins some familiar and unfamiliar vocal group sides from the fifties and early sixties by the likes of the Medallions, Donald Woods & The Bel Aires, Etta James & The Peaches, the Pearls, the Harptones, the Coasters, The Robins and more.
That’s Sunday, May 29th, 1 PM, Mountain, for Doo-Wop Time on Roy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve. Sixteen years and counting.