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.
Another Fingerfulla 45s
Roy spins another eclectic batch of 45s this week on Triple-R Radio. Tune in for some blues from Albert Collins, Jimmy Reed, and Freddy King; psych from the Paupers, the Collectors, and Donovan; folk from Joan Baez, Lonnie Donegan, and the Canadian Sweethearts; rock ‘n’ roll from Chuck Berry, and more.
That’s Sunday, October 17th, 1 PM, Mountain, for another Fingerfulla 45s on Roy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve and reveal. Fifteen years and counting.
Click on the RRR tab to learn more about the show.
Let’s Eat! Food Songs
This week, In honour of Thanksgiving, it’s chow-down time on Triple-R Radio. Jim Jackson swears he hears the voice of a pork chop. Louis Prima orders a banana split for his baby. Annette Hanshaw prepares breakfast for the one she loves. The only thing Nat King Cole desires is some frim fram sauce, with chafafa on the side.
Those are just a few of the many food tunes you’ll hear on RRR this week. Other items in the musical buffet includes sides from Louis Jordan & This Tympany Five, Tex Williams & His Western Caravan, The Andrews Sisters, Hank Williams, the Basin Street Boys, the Intruders, and more.
That’s Sunday, Oct 10th, 1 PM, Mountain (re-broadcast Wednesday, 4 AM) for Let’s Eat! On Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that’s always in the mood for food. Fifteen years and counting.
Note: This is an encore presentation of an earlier RRR.
Clickety -click in the RRR tab for more details.
A Fresh Fingerfulla 45s
Roy’s giving the 78s a break this week. Instead, he’ll treat you to a fresh batch of 45s from the Collectors, the Shadows Of Knight, Mavis Staples, Nina Simone, Little Willie John, Freddy King, Wilson Pickett and more.
Tune in on Sunday, October 3rd, 1 PM, Mountain, for a Fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve. Fifteen years and counting.
See more information under the RRR tab.
More 78s From The Crates
Roy continues digging for gold in those darned crates of 78s. This week, you’ll hear unbeatable sides from Rosco Gordon, the Heartbeats, Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys, the Rambling Rangers, Marie Bryant with the Ted Nash Quintet, and more.
That’s Sunday, September 26th, 1 PM, Mountain, for more of those 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve. Fifteen years and counting.
Merle Travis 78s
This week, Roy continues his journey through crates of 78s on Triple-R Radio. The main event is a feature of the highly influential 1947 four-78 album, Merle Travis-Folk Songs of the Hills. This eight-song set contains the original versions of Travis penned classics like Sixteen Tons and Dark As A Dungeon. As well, Merle, alone with his guitar, picks his way through such deep country traditionals as John Henry, I Am A Pilgrim, Muskrat and more.
This 78 album is a fascinating listen and will cover the second half of this week’s RRR. In the first half, you’ll hear shellac from Tennessee Ernie Ford (guess which tune), Jack Guthrie & His Oklahomans, the Boswell Sisters, Louis Armstrong, and more.
That’s Sunday, Sept 19th, 1 PM, Mountain for more 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve…and reveal. Fifteen years and counting.
Click on the RRR tab to find out more about the show.
Eclectic 78s From The Crates
This week, Roy works his way through an eclectic batch of 78s from the crates on Triple-R Radio.
You’ll hear an elegant tango from Francisco Canaros, some hot-shot Hawaiian guitars from Palakiko & Paaluhi as well as Roy Smeck, pioneering jazz harmonies from the Boswell Sisters, hillbilly jump from Hank Penny, and more.
The records start to spin on Sunday, Sept 12th, at 1 PM, Mountain. More 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, the program that continues to revolve. Fifteen years and counting.