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.
CRATE 78S # 88 ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
This week on RRR, Roy’s diving back into those crates of 78s for show # 88 in this ongoing series. Splendid sides from the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Lulu Belle & Scotty, Brother Claude Ely, Rosalie Allen & the Black River Riders, Joe Allison & his Nashville Boys, T-Bone Walker, the Dixieland Jug Blowers, the Honey Bears, the Stan Getz Quartet (with Chuck Raney on guitar), Leon Selph’s Blue Ridge Playboys, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, February 22nd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in as we go through more Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.
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19TH ANNUAL MID-WINTER ROCKIN’ 78 DANCE PARTY ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
This weekend is Triple-R Radio’s 19th annual Mid-Winter Rockin’ 78 Dance Party with sizzling sides from Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, LaVerne Baker, Billy Lee Riley & the Little Green Men, Sanford Clark, Fats Domino, Janis Martin, and so many more. Early rock and roll the way it should be heard – spinning off of the original 78s. The spin begins Sunday, February 15th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Put your hands on your hips, let your backbone slip as we spin a stack of platters at this Mid-Winter Rockin’ 78 Dance Party on Roy’s Record Room, the show that rocks and reveals. Listen live.
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BLACK MUSICAL PIONEERS AT 78 RPM ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
BLACK MUSICAL PIONEERS AT 78 RPM ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
This week, on Triple-R Radio, Roy journeys back to the dawn of recorded sound for a celebration of Black Musical Pioneers at 78 rpm. He starts in 1911 with the Fisk Jubilee Quartet and winds things up in 1935 with Duke Ellington’s “In A Sentimental Mood”.
In-between, you’ll hear an eclectic batch of performances from folks like Clifford Hayes’ Louisville Stompers (1927), Bert Williams (1919), Kokomo Arnold (1934), the Spirits Of Rhythm (1933), Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake (1924), Ethel Waters with James P Johnson (1928) and more, all spinning from ten-inch shellac 78 rpm records.
In the middle is a triple-shot of caffeine from the wild man of early Jazz, Cab Calloway. Cab and his band turn in a frenetic performance of “Some Of These Days”, a song written in 1910 by the Black Canadian composer and singer, Shelton Brooks. Shelton also penned “Darktown Strutters’ Ball”. Both songs now reside in the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Hang on to your hats when the hi-de-ho man takes control of the turntable on RRR.
The spin begins this Sunday, February 8th at 2 PM, Mountain on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a celebration of Black Musical Pioneers at 78 rpm on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.
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More Fresh 45s On Roy’s Record Room
This week, Roy’s back into that shoe box of forgotten 45s for sides from Ella Washington, Lightnin’ Hopkins, the Ronettes, Brenda Lee, George Jones, Lonnie Mack, Chilliwack, and more…
The seven-inch spin-o-rama begins Sunday, February 1st, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in as we check out more 45s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.
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A Fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Roy’s Record Room
Roy recently discovered a batch of forgotten 45s residing in a Merrill shoebox. That’s what you’ll hear this week on Triple-R Radio. Top selections from Johnny Winter, the Collectors, Edith Piaf, Jesse Mae Hemphill, Clyde McPhatter, James Brown, Peggy Lee, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, January 18th, 2 PM, Mountain on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in as we go through a Fresh Fingerfulla 45s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that keeps on spinning.
Listen live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com.
Crate 78s 2025 Highlights
Happy 2026! In the spirit of the many end-of-year shows currently beaming out over the airwaves, Triple-R Radio will feature 78s from the crates 2025 highlights. You’ll hear excavated shellac from Bill Boyd & his Cowboy Ramblers, Leadbelly, Speckled Red, Charles Johnson’s Paradise Ten, Cousin Emmy, Kai Winding’s New Jazz Group, Sir Lancelot, Georgia White, and many more.
The spin begins Sunday, January 4th, 2 PM, Mountain on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for the first Triple-R Radio of 2026 – a few Crate 78s 2025 highlights on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that keeps on spinning.
Listen live. Or, this episode of RRR will be available ‘on demand’ for seven days after the first broadcast – ondemand.ckua.com.