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Now that we've survived This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio's epic year-end countdown show, here's an extended list of TIRnRR's most-played tracks in 2019. We played our Top 48 in the show itself, and this list adds tracks 49-83. As always, we thank the mighty Fritz Van Leaven for keeping track of our stats, and making an annual countdown show possible. It's important to note that our love of pop music makes every track we play on TIRnRR a celebration, whether it's a track we play again 'n' again or a track we play just once. On this year's countdown, our # 2 track ("Best Lover In The World" by Jim Basnight) was separated from our # 1 track (TIR'N'RR Allstars' "Waterloo Sunset") by a single spin. That's one play, over the course of a year. On a similar note, since Fritz uses an efficient system of tiebreakers to make the countdown flow like a countdown oughtta, each of the tracks shown bubbling under the Top 48 missed being included on the countdown show by a single spin. We play a lot of songs in a year. These are the 83 songs we played the most. The list of our 51 most-played artists will post on Thursday. Happy New Year from This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl!
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Fans of pop music will want to check out Waterloo Sunset--Benefit For This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, a new pop compilation benefiting SPARK! Syracuse, the home of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl. TIR'N'RR Allstars--Steve Stoeckel, Bruce Gordon, Joel Tinnel, Stacy Carson, Eytan Mirsky, Teresa Cowles, Dan Pavelich, Irene Peña, Keith Klingensmith, and Rich Firestone--offer a fantastic new version of The Kinks' classic "Waterloo Sunset." That's supplemented by eleven more tracks (plus a hidden bonus track), including previously-unreleased gems from The Click Beetles, Eytan Mirsky, Pop Co-Op, Irene Peña, Michael Slawter (covering The Posies), and The Anderson Council (covering XTC), a new remix of "Infinite Soul" by The Grip Weeds, and familiar TIRnRR Fave Raves by Vegas With Randolph, Gretchen's Wheel, The Armoires, and Pacific Soul Ltd. Oh, and that mystery bonus track? It's exquisite. You need this. You're buying the digital download from from Futureman, and/or the CD from Kool Kat Musik. (And you can still get our 2017 compilation This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4, on CD from Kool Kat Musik and as a download from Futureman Records.) Get MORE Carl! Check out the fourth and latest issue of the mighty Big Stir magazine at bigstirrecords.com/magazine
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If This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl will ever be remembered for anything, I hope it's for our dedication to one simple ideal, something we’ve said many times before: great records don't care what year it is. That ideal certainly isn't unique to our show. Rodney Bingenheimer predates us, Mike Murray and Michael McCartney (among others) have been doing it for quite some time, Little Steven starting doing it a little after us, and there are dozens of wonderful radio shows that continue to embrace a love of rockin' pop music from more than just one era. In Syracuse, both Dave Frisina's Soulshine and The Wax Museum with Ronnie Dark manage to pull this off in commercial settings. But most commercial radio formats view this notion with horror, insisting that playlists must be either classic or contemporary, and never the twain shall meet. They are dead wrong. I will keep insisting on this until I am no longer able to draw breath: Right now is always the best time ever to be a fan of pop music. You can keep listening to every old song you ever loved, and you can mix those proven fave raves with fresh discoveries. You don't need to worry about when a record was born. 2019 was the first time I heard a 1968 soul single called "Breakin' Down The Wall Of Heartache" by The Bandwagon, and I loved it immediately. It made our countdown this year, alongside a number of irresistible 2019 releases and a bunch of gems we've cherished for years, some for decades. Right now. Right now. The annual countdown show allows us to reflect on the glory of what we played the most often over the past year. Our intrepid pal Fritz Van Leaven keeps track of what we're doing--because Lord knows we don't have a clue--and programs a countdown for us. It's always terrific. How could it not be? Pop music is its own reward. And it doesn't care about the time. Congratulations to all of our most-played artists and most-played tracks, to all of the other performers and songs we played once or twice or whatever, and to all of the stuff we hope to play in 2020. We salute The Monkees as our most-played artist in 2019, and we celebrate our friends TIR'N'RR Allstars for their wonderful gift to us: "Waterloo Sunset," our most-played track this year. We thank all of you for listening, and we hope you'll remember us for that one thing: yesterday and today. Right now. Always. Right now. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on Sunday nights in Syracuse this year. This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl, Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse on SPARK! WSPJ-LP 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS are always welcome. (For those interested in a deeper dive into our back story, I have written a lengthy history of TIRnRR, which I invite you to read at my blog: BOPPIN' THE WHOLE FRIGGIN' PLANET (The History Of THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO)
Fans of pop music will want to check out Waterloo Sunset--Benefit For This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, a new pop compilation benefiting SPARK! Syracuse, the home of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl. TIR'N'RR Allstars--Steve Stoeckel, Bruce Gordon, Joel Tinnel, Stacy Carson, Eytan Mirsky, Teresa Cowles, Dan Pavelich, Irene Peña, Keith Klingensmith, and Rich Firestone--offer a fantastic new version of The Kinks' classic "Waterloo Sunset." That's supplemented by eleven more tracks (plus a hidden bonus track), including previously-unreleased gems from The Click Beetles, Eytan Mirsky, Pop Co-Op, Irene Peña, Michael Slawter (covering The Posies), and The Anderson Council (covering XTC), a new remix of "Infinite Soul" by The Grip Weeds, and familiar TIRnRR Fave Raves by Vegas With Randolph, Gretchen's Wheel, The Armoires, and Pacific Soul Ltd. Oh, and that mystery bonus track? It's exquisite. You need this. You're buying the digital download from Futuremanand/or the CD from Kool Kat Musik. (AND you can still get our previous compilation This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4on CD from Kool Kat Musik and as a download from Futureman. We live in a world of plenty!) PS: SEND MONEY!!!! We need tech upgrades like Elvis needs boats. Spark Syracuse is supported by listeners like you. Tax-deductible donations are welcome at http://sparksyracuse.org/support/
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TIRnRR # 1006: 12/29/19 THE COUNTDOWN! TIRnRR's 6 Most-Played Artists in 2019
# 6 THE COWSILLS: Love American Style (Polydor, 20th Century Masters) # 5 THE MUFFS: On And On (Reprise, Blonder And Blonder) # 4 THE RAMONES: Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Rhino, Ramones) # 3 THE KINKS: You Really Got Me (Sanctuary, The Ultimate Collection) # 2 THE BEATLES: I'll Cry Instead (Apple, A Hard Day's Night) # 1 THE MONKEES: For Pete's Sake (Rhino, Headquarters) -- TIRnRR's 48 Most-Played Tracks In 2019 # 48 STAG: Pied Piper Blues (themightystag.com, Electric Mistress) # 47 THE BANDWAGON: Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache (Kent, Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache) # 46 MONDELLO: Sherilyn (mondello.bandcamp.com, Hello, All You Happy People) # 45 IN DEED: What Once Was (Big Stir, Everest) # 44 PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS: Good Thing (Columbia, VA: Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood OST) # 43 GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR: Local Girls (Spectrum, The Very Best Of Graham Parker & the Rumour) # 42 SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Everybody Is A Star (Epic, Greatest Hits) # 41 ROBB BENSON: The Tree Mind (Roam, The Tree Mind) -- # 40 THE NERVES: Walking Out On Love (Alive, One Way Ticket) # 39 THE ENGLISH BEAT: Mirror In The Bathroom (Shout Factory, Keep The Beat) # 38 THE BANGLES: The Real World (Omnivore, Ladies And Gentlemen...The Bangles!) # 37 THE BEVIS FROND: He'd Be A Diamond (Rubric, New River Head) # 36 EDDIE & THE HOT RODS: Do Anything You Wanna Do (Captain Oi!, The Singles Collection) # 35 THE ENGLISH BEAT: Save It For Later (IRS, Wha'ppen?) # 34 THE WHO: I Can't Explain (MCA, My Generation) # 33 THE KINKS: All Day And All Of The Night (Sanctuary, The Ultimate Collection) -- # 32 THE NERVES: Hanging On The Telephone (Alive, One Way Ticket) # 31 THE RAMONES: I Wanna Be Sedated (Rhino, Road To Ruin) # 30 THE MUFFS: Saying Goodbye (Warner Brothers, The Muffs) # 29 THE COWSILLS: She Said To Me (JAM, VA: This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 2) # 28 NICK LOWE: Cruel To Be Kind (Yep Roc, Quiet Please...) # 27 DAVID BROOKINGS & THE AVERAGE LOOKINGS: I Grow Up Fast (davidbrookings.net, Scorpio Monologue) # 26 KAI DANZBERG: Nothing In My Head (Big Stir, Not Only Sunshine) # 25 THE CLICK BEETLES: If Not Now Then When (Kool Kat Musik, VA: Waterloo Sunset--Benefit For This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio) -- # 24 IRENE PEÑA: Own Sweet Time (Futureman, VA: Waterloo Sunset--Benefit For This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio) # 23 SCREEN TEST: End Of The Line (single) # 22 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: American Girl (MCA, Anthology) # 21 MARY LOU LORD: Right On 'Till Dawn (Rubric, Speeding Motorcycle) # 20 THE MONKEES: Me & Magdalena [Version 2] (Rhino, Good Times! [digital edition]) # 19 THE KINKS: Waterloo Sunset (Sanctuary, The Ultimate Collection) # 18 THE WAG: Coat Of Arms (thewagband.com, We Carry On) # 17 THE ARMOIRES: Appalachukrania (Big Stir, Zibaldone) -- # 16 DEAN LANDEW: Dance All Night (deanlandew.bandcamp.com, Dean Landew 2019) # 15 ARETHA FRANKLIN: I Say A Little Prayer (Atlantic, The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970) # 14 EYTAN MIRSKY: Lingerie Pillow Fight (M-Squared, If Not Now, Later) # 13 BUCK OWENS & HIS BUCKAROOS: Tall Dark Stranger (Rhino, 21 # 1 Hits)
# 12 HINDU LOVE GODS: Raspberry Beret (Rhino, WARREN ZEVON: Genius) # 11 THE GREAT SOCIETY: Someone To Love (Sundazed, Born To Be Burned) -- # 10 CLOCKWORK FLOWERS: Luminous Spinning Discs (theclockworkflowers.com, Colours Vol. 4: Green) # 9 WARREN ZEVON: Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Rhino, Genius) # 8 THE BROTHERS STEVE: We Got The Hits (thebrotherssteve.com, # 1) # 7 T BONE BURNETT: Jellico Coal Man (Columbia, Johnny Cash: Forever Words) # 6 ANNY CELSI: Sideways Rain (Ragazza, Kaleidoscope Heart: 12 Golden Hits) # 5 THE O'JAYS: Put Your Hands Together (Epic, Love Train) # 4 HARMONIC DIRT: Maybe (harmonicdirt.com, Anthracite) # 3 BIG STAR: September Gurls (Ardent, # 1 Record/Radio City) # 2 JIM BASNIGHT: Best Lover In The World (Precedent, Not Changing) # 1 TIR'N'RR ALLSTARS: Waterloo Sunset (Kool Kat Musik [CD] or Futureman [download], VA: Waterloo Sunset--Benefit For This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio) -- THE NUTLEY BRASS: I Wanna Be Sedated (Sanctuary, Ramones Songbook)
Please join us as we play back what we played a lot over the course of 2019. We'll have a selection of rockin' pop favorites spanning the decades from the '60s to right now, countin' down our six most-played acts and our 48 most-played tracks this year. Sunday night, 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/
This Sunday December 29th brings This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio's annual countdown show, as we play back what we played a lot over the course of these past twelve months. The countdown show is always extraordinary, and we hope you'll join us Sunday night from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ Who was our most-played artist in 2019? What was our most-played track? You can find out as we count 'em down Sunday night. To get pumped for this extravaganza, here's a presumably comprehensive list of every act we played on TIRnRR this year. The show's stats are maintained by our pal Fritz Van Leaven, and if the list below isn't comprehensive, it ain't Fritz's fault; it means my bleary eyes missed a line or two in transferring the data Fritz gave us. I am as God made me. But I think this is right, and it offers a detailed snapshot of TIRnRR 2019, a glimpse of where we think we are and what this place looks like this year. Every act and every song in Sunday's countdown show comes from someone among this long list of artists.
In 2019, This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio served up a total of 2531 spins, including multiple spins of some tracks and but a single spin of some others. Whether a one-off play or the saturation play that befits a pop radio hit, these are the acts who provided the music of TIRnRR in 2019.
1.4.5. 10cc The 13th Floor Elevators 20/20 ABBA The Ad Libs Adam Sandler Addison Love The Adverts Agnetha Faltskog Al Green Alex Chilton Alice Cooper Alice Peacock Altered Images Amen Corner Amoeba Teen A-Moms The Amplifier Heads Amy Rigby ANC4 The Anderson Council The Andersons! Andy Bown Anna Calvi Anni-Frid Lyngstad Ann-Margret Anny Celsi/Annyland Anton Barbeau Any Trouble The Archies Aretha Franklin The Argonauts Armchair Oracles The Armoires Arrogance The Arrows Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Arthur Alexander Arthur Nasson The Artwoods The Astronauts astroPuppees Athanor The Au Pairs Autumn The B-52's Badfinger The Bandwagon/Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon/Johnny Johnson & his Bandwagon The Bangles/The Bangs The Basement Wall Bash And Pop Baskery The Bay City Rollers The Beach Boys The Beards The Beat/Paul Collins' Beat Beat Angels The Beatles The Beatmas The Beatpunkers The Beau Brummels Bebe Buell Belle and Sebastian Ben Vaughn The Bent Backed Tulips Betty Everett Beverley The Bevis Frond Bibi Farber with the Michael Lynch Orchestra Big Al Dowling Big Blitz Big Star Bill Lloyd Billy Preston Billy Sullivan Billy the Kid Emerson Birds Of A Feather Bis Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club Blondie The Blossoms Bo Diddley Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods Bob Koenig Bob McFadden and Dor Bob Mould Bob Seger/The Bob Seger System/Bob Seger & the Last Heard The Bobby Fuller Four The Bookends Booker T & the MG's BOTP Band The Bradburys Bram Tchaikovsky Brenda and the Beach Balls Brinsley Schwarz Broken Arrows The Brothers Steve Bruce Wooley and the Camera Club Bryan Bowers Bubble Puppy Buck Owens & his Buckaroos The Buckinghams Buddy Holly Buddy Love and the Tearjerkers Buddy Miles Buffalo Springfield The Buoys The Bush Tetras Butch Young The Buzzcocks The Byrds Byron Lee and the Dragonaires C. J. Ramone Camper Van Beethoven Candy Capt. Skidmarks Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Car City Cargoe Carl Perkins Carla Olson Carla Olsen & Todd Wolfe Carolyne Mas The Carpenters The Cars Cast The Castaways The Catholic Girls The Cavedogs The Chambers Brothers Cheap Trick The Cherry Bluestorms The Chesterfield Kings Chewy Marble The Chords Chris Lund Chris Pain and the Lettertrain Chris von Sneidern Christopher Grey Chuck Berry Cinnamon Circe Link & Christian Nesmith The Clash The Click Beetles Clifford Ulrich The Clingers Clockwork Flowers Clockwork Oranges Cloud Eleven The Coasters Cockeyed Ghost The Cocktail Slippers The Coolies Cotton Mather The Cowsills Cream Creedence Clearwater Revival The Crickets The Crickle Crocheted Donut Ring Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young The Crossfires The Crowd Scene Crowded House The Cryan' Shames The Cure Curtis Mayfield Cyndi Lauper The Cynics The Damned The Dandy Warhols Danny Elfman Danny McDonald The Darling Buds Dave Allen The Dave Clark Five Dave Edmunds David Bowie David Brookings and the Average Lookings David Carswell and Megan Barnes David Johansen David Nance Group The dB's The Dead Boys Dean Landew Deanna Lynn Campbell The Decibels Deep Purple The Del Fuegos Del Shannon Derrick Anderson The Detroit Cobras Dexy's Midnight Runners Diane Renay Dick Dale and the Deltones Dime Box Band Dino, Desi & Billy Dion and the Belmonts Dirty Looks The Dirty Royals The Dixie Cups DM3 Doctor Ross Dog Party Dolph Chaney Don Dixon & Jamie Hoover The Donnas Donovan The Doors Doug Powell The Doughboys The Downbeat 5 Dr. Feelgood Dream Syndicate Dreams So Real Dress Code The Drowners The Dukes Of Stratosphear Duran Duran Dusty Springfield Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens The Eagles Earth, Wind and Fire The Easybeats Eddie and the Hot Rods Eddie Cochran Edison Lighthouse Edwin Starr Ego Ritual The Elfettes Elton John and Kiki Dee Elvis Costello/Elvis Costello & the Attractions Elvis Presley The Embryos Emerson, Lake and Palmer Emitt Rhodes Emperor Penguin The Enemies The English Beat The Equals The Erasers Eric Barao Ethel y los Drakers Etta James Etta James and Sugar Pie DeSanto The Everly Brothers The Exploding Hearts The Ex-Teens Eytan Mirsky The Fabulous Poodles The Faces The Factory Factotums The False Positives The Feelies Fenwyck The Fifth Dimension The Finkers Fire The Fireman The First Class The Five Du-Tones The Flamin' Groovies The Flashcubes The Flatmates The Fleshtones Les Fleur de Lys Flight Of the Conchords The Flirtations The Fondettes Fools Face Foster and Lloyd Fountains Of Wayne The Four Tops Freda Payne Freddie and the Dreamers The Free Design Freeloader Gang Of Four The Gants Gary Frenay Gary Glitter Gary Moore Gary Numan and Tubeway Army Gary Street Gary Walker and the Rain Gene Clark Gene Pitney Gene Simmons Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps General Johnson and Joey Ramone General Public Gentle Brent George Harrison The Georgia Satellites Gigolo Aunts Gil Scott-Heron The Gin Blossoms Girls At Our Best! The Gladiolas Gladys Knight and the Pips Glen Burtnik's Summer of Love Glen Campbell The GoAllTheWays The Go-Betweens The Godfathers The Go-Go's The Gold Needles The Graces The Graham Bond Organization Graham Parker and the Rumour Grand Funk The Great Society The Greenberry Woods The Greenhornes Gregg Yeti and the Best Lights Gretchen's Wheel Grin The Grip Weeds The Groovie Ghoulies The Guess Who Hal Blaine The Hangabouts Hank Williams Harmonic Dirt Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes Hawks Heads of the Family Hello Helen Herb Alpert/Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Hindu Love Gods The Hit Quad Hole The Hollies Holly Golightly/Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs Honeyjug The Honeycombs The Hoodoo Gurus The Hot Dogs The Hudson Brothers Humble Pie Husker Du Ian Hunter Icicle Works The Idea Iggy and the Stooges Ike and Tina Turner In Deed Intensive Care Irene Peña The Isley Brothers It's Karma It's Cool Ivan The JAC Jackie DeShannon Jackie Shane Jackie Wilson Jackson Browne with Bonnie Raitt The Jackson Five The Jags The Jam James Brown The James Gang Jamie Hoover Jan Panter Jana Peri Javier Batiz and the Famous Finks The Jayhawks Jean Knight Jeff Lynne Jefferson Airplane The Jellybricks Jeremy Jethro Tull Jigsaw Jim Basnight Jim Boggia Jimmy Cavallo and his Houserockers The Jive Five Joan Armatrading Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Joe Cocker Joe Jackson Joe Normal and the Anytown'rs Joe Sullivan John Hiatt John Larson and the Silver Fields John Lennon/John and Yoko Johnathan Pushkar Johnny and the Hurricanes Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers Joni Mitchell Jonny Magus and the Bursting Bubbles Joshua Hedley Josie and the Pussycats Joy Division The Judy's The Judybats Julie Driscoll Julie Grant The Junior League Kai Danzberg The Kariannes Katrina and the Waves Kelly's Heels Ken Sharp The Kennedys Kenny The Keys Kiki Dee Kim Weston King Crimson The Kings The Kingsmen The Kinks Kirsty MacColl KISS Klaatu The Knack The Knickerbockers Kool and the Gang The Kursaal Flyers The La's The Lackloves Lannie Flowers Larry's Rebels The Last Laurie Biagini Lava Hay The Left Banke Lene Lovich Les Handclaps Lesley Gore Leslie Pereira and the Lazy Heroes Let's Active Librarians with Hickeys The Like Linda Ronstadt Lindy Blaskey and the Lavells Link Wray and his Ray Men Lip Service Lisa Lauren Lisa Mychols The Little Darlings Little Eva Little Richard The Liverbirds The Living Dolls Liz Phair Lone Star Loretta Lynn Los Apson Los Belmonts Los Gatos Negros Quique Tudela Los Matematicos Los Mustang Los Pets Los Salvajes Los Shain's Los Shakers Los Straitjackets Los Yaki Lost and Found The Loud Family Lulu Lunar Laugh Lyn Collins Lyres The Magnetic Fields The Majestics The Mal Thursday Quintet The Mamas and the Papas Manfred Mann's Earth Band Mannix Margo Guryan Marianne Faithfull Mark Lindsay The Marlowes Marshall Crenshaw Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Marti Jones and Don Dixon Marty Stuart The Marvelettes Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell Mary Lou Lord Mary-Chapin Carpenter Marykate O'Neil Material Issue Matthew Sweet Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs Maura Maurice Jarre The Mavericks Maxine Nightingale The MC5 Melanie Merle Haggard Merry Clayton The Merrymakers MFSB Michael Carpenter Michael Slawter Micky Dolenz The Midnight Callers The Mighty Lemondrops Mike and the Runaways Mike Nicholson Mike Viola and the Candy Butchers Mindy Smith The Miracles/Smokey Robinson and the Miracles The Moberlys Moby Grape The Mockers The Modern Lovers Modern Sounds Mondello The Monkees The Monochrome Set The Moody Blues The Morells Morgen The Morning Line Mose Allison The Mosquitos Motel Mirrors Motorcyle Abeline Motorhead The Motors Mott the Hoople The Move Mr! Mouray Mr. Encrypto Muck and the Mires Mud Mudcrutch Muddy Waters The Muffs The Music Explosion The Music Machine Nada Surf Nancy Sinatra The Nashville Ramblers Nazareth The Nazz Neal Hefti Neil Diamond Neil Young Nelson Bragg The Nerves New Order The New Pornographers The Newds Nezrock Nick Frater Nick Gilder Nick Heyward Nick Lowe Nico Nikki and the Corvettes Nilsson Nina Simone Nirvana NRBQ The Nutley Brass The O'Jays Oasis The Ohio Express The Ohio Players The Ohio Untouchables The Only Ones Orbis Max The Orion Experience' Otis and Carla Otis Redding The Outlets P. Hux P. P. Arnold Pacific Soul Ltd. The Paley Brothers with The Ramones The Pandoras Parliament The Parties The Partridge Family Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells Paul McCartney/Wings Paul Revere and the Raiders Paula Carino The Penetrators The Pengwins The Pernice Brothers Pete Kennedy Pete Townshend Pete Townshend with Ronnie Lane Peter and Gordon Peter Tork Peter Tork and the New Monks Pezband The Phenomenal Cats Phil Ochs Phil Seymour Pink Floyd Piper The Pivots The Pixies Plasticsoul The Plimsouls The Police Poncho Sanchez PoP Pop Co-Op Popdudes The Poptarts The Posies The Presidents of the United States of America The Pretenders The Pretty Things Primal Scream The Primitives Prince The Producers Psychedelic Furs Puffy AmiYumi Punk Rock Treehouse The Pyramids Quicksilver Messenger Service R.E.M. Racehorses Rachel Sweet The Raconteurs Radio Birdman Rain Parade The Ramones The Ramonetures Randy Newman The Raspberries The Raves Ray Paul Raylene and the Blue Angels The Records Redd Kross The Reducers The Reflectors The Remains The Rembrandts The Replacements The Restless The Revillos Rice University Marching Owl Band Richard and Mimi Farina Richard Hell and the Voidoids Richard Turgeon Richard X. Heyman Richie Havens Richie Parsons
Rick James Ringo Starr Ritchie Valens Robb Benson Robert Bidney Robert Gordon Robert J. Kral Robert Johnson Robert Urban Rockin' Vickers Rockpile Rod Stewart Roger McGuinn Roky Erickson/Roky Erickson and the Aliens The Rolling Stones The Romantics The Ronettes Ronnie Dark Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance Ronnie Spector and the E Street Band Rory Gallagher Rory Storm and the Hurricanes Rotary Connection Roxy Music Roy Loney/Roy Loney and the Phantom Movers Roy Wood and Wizzard Rubayyat The Rubettes The Rubinoos Rufus Thomas The Runaways The Rutles The Safes The Saints Salford Jets Sam and Dave Sam Chalpin Sam Cooke Sammy Ambrose Sax Kari featuring Ella Reed Screen Test Scruffy the Cat Sea of Bees Sea Urchins Sean Hutton/Sean Hutton with Poppermost The Searchers The Secret Service The Secrets Segarini The Selecter Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 The Seven and Six Sex Clark Five The Sex Pistols The Shadows Shakin' Stevens Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings The Sharpees Shaun Cassidy She Trinity The Shirelles
The Shirts The Shivvers Shoes Shonen Knife Shplang The Sighs Simon and Garfunkel Simon Morel The Simpsons The Singles Siouxsie and the Banshees Slade The Slapbacks Sleepy LaBeef Slim Harpo The Slits Slumberjet Sly and the Family Stone The Small Faces The Smithereens Solomon Burke The Somethings Sonny Sonny and Cher Sonny Boy Williamson Sons of Morning Southwest F.O.B. The Spades Spandau Ballet sparkle*jets u.k. Sparks Speed of Sound The Speedways The Spinners Split Enz The Spongetones The Sports Squeeze Squibby and the Reflections Squire Stag The Stallions The Standells The Staple Singers Starlites Status Quo with The Beach Boys The Stems Stephen Lawrenson Steve Aliment Steve Barton The Steve Deaton Three Steve Stoeckel Stevie Wonder Stiff Little Fingers Stiv Bators The Stone Poneys The Stooges The Strangeloves The Stranglers Styx The Successful Failures Sugar Sugar Pie DeSanto Sugarbomb Sundial The Supremes Supremium Susan Cowsill Suzi Quatro Sweet The Swodahs Sybil Syl Johnson T. Rex Talk Talk Talking Heads Tamaralee Shutt with Orbis Max Tammi Terrell T Bone Burnett The T-Bones The Tearaways The Tearjerkers Teenage Fanclub Tegan and Sara Television The Temptations Terry Draper Texas Tornados The Textones That Petrol Emotion Thee Milkshakes Thelma Houston Them Thin Lizzy Three Days Awake The Three Degrees The Three O'Clock Thunderclap Newman Tim Buckley Time The Times Tina Turner TIRnRR All-stars Todd Rundgren Tom Evans Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers Tommy James and the Shondells Tommy Roe Tomorrow The Toms Tony Jackson with the Vibrations Toots and the Maytals Tor Guides The Tourists The Toys Tracey Ullman Translator The Traveling Wilburys The Tremblers The Trend Trip Wire The Troggs Tsar The Turtles The Tweeds Ug and the Cavemen
The Undertones Urge Overkill Utopia Van Duren with Jody Stephens Vanilla Vapour Trails Vegas with Randolph Velvet Crush The Velvet Underground The Vertebrats The Villas The Virtues The Vogues The Vores The Wag The Waitresses The Wallmen Wanda Jackson Warren Zevon The Wedding Party Wednesday Week The Weeklings/The Weeklings featuring Peter Noone The Well Wishers Wes Hollywood West Coast Music Club West Coast Revival Wham! The Wheels White Plains The Who Wilkerson Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard Wilson Pickett Wire Train Wondermints World Party Wreckless Eric Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby X-Ray Spex XTC The Yachts The Yardbirds The Young Rascals The Zombies TIP THE BLOGGER: CC's Tip Jar!
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Fans of pop music will want to check out Waterloo Sunset--Benefit For This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, a new pop compilation benefiting SPARK! Syracuse, the home of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl. TIR'N'RR Allstars--Steve Stoeckel, Bruce Gordon, Joel Tinnel, Stacy Carson, Eytan Mirsky, Teresa Cowles, Dan Pavelich, Irene Peña, Keith Klingensmith, and Rich Firestone--offer a fantastic new version of The Kinks' classic "Waterloo Sunset." That's supplemented by eleven more tracks (plus a hidden bonus track), including previously-unreleased gems from The Click Beetles, Eytan Mirsky, Pop Co-Op, Irene Peña, Michael Slawter (covering The Posies), and The Anderson Council (covering XTC), a new remix of "Infinite Soul" by The Grip Weeds, and familiar TIRnRR Fave Raves by Vegas With Randolph, Gretchen's Wheel, The Armoires, and Pacific Soul Ltd. Oh, and that mystery bonus track? It's exquisite. You need this. You're buying the digital download from from Futureman, and/or the CD from Kool Kat Musik. (And you can still get our 2017 compilation This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4, on CD from Kool Kat Musik and as a download from Futureman Records.) Get MORE Carl! Check out the fourth and latest issue of the mighty Big Stir magazine at bigstirrecords.com/magazine
Hey, Carl's writin' a book! The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) will contain 100 essays (and then some) about 100 tracks, plus two bonus instrumentals, each one of 'em THE greatest record ever made. An infinite number of records can each be the greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. Updated initial information can be seen here: THE GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE! (Volume 1).
