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.
B-Side Beatles
It’s a magical mystery ride this week as Roy explores the B-sides of the Beatles Canadian Capitol and Apple singles from 1963 to 1970.
John, Paul, George, and Ringo all have a go at a lead vocal on the flip sides of such fab four faves as Love Me Do, Let It Be, Lady Madonna, I’ll Cry Instead, Paperback Writer, Yesterday and more.
Tune in on Sunday, Sept 05-21, to track the incredible progress of one of the world’s greatest bands as we spin B-Side Beatles on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals. Fifteen 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, August 29th, 1 PM, Mountain, for Doo-Wop Time on Roy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve. Fifteen years and counting.
Bluesy Gals at 78 RPM
BLUESY GALS AT 78 RPM ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
This week, the bluesy gals rule the roost on Triple-R Radio. You’ll hear uptown and lowdown shellac from Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Lil Green, Trixie Smith, Blue Lou Barker, Big Maybelle, Georgia White, Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton and more, all from the original 78s (except two which are on the RRR 78 want-list).
That’s Sunday, August 22nd, 1 PM, for an hour of bluesy gals at 78 rpm on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve and reveal. Fifteen years and counting.
Shuffling 78s From The Crates
Yep, more 78s from the crates this week on Triple-R Radio. You’ll hear an eclectic batch of sides from Grandpa Jones & His Grandchildren, Muddy Waters, Roy Milton & His Solid Senders, Annie Laurie, Lena Horne, Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men, Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson with the Gotham Stompers and more.
Tune in on Sunday, August 15th, 1 PM, Mountain, for a bunch of 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals. Fifteen years and counting.
A Dance Date
Roy invites you to shake that thing this week as he spins a bunch of lively sides from his extensive stash of 78 and 45 rpm records. You’ll hear some early 50s Alberta rockabilly from Scotty Stevenson; some frantic 20s dance-band sounds from Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra; dining and dancing tips from Aretha Franklin; calypso from Lord Flea; some boogie bossa nova from Quincy Jones; a soulful report on the land of a thousand dances from Wilson Pickett; an invitation to dance in the streets from Martha & The Vandellas, and more.
There’ll be swinging, swaying and records playing this Sunday, Aug 8, 1 PM, Mountain, for a Dance Date on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that likes to bust a few moves. Fifteen years of revolving and revealing.
Shuffling 78s From The Crates
This week, more 78s from the crates on Triple-R Radio with a diverse batch of shellac from J B Lenoir, Cliff Edwards aka Ukulele Ike & His Hot Combination, the Carolina Tar Heels, Fred Astaire, Ed McCurdy, Memphis Minnie and more.
That’s Sunday, Aug 1st, 1 PM, Mountain, for more 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room – fifteen years of revolving and revealing. Fifteen years and counting.