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.)
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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).
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.
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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 Futureman and/or the CD from Kool Kat Musik.
(AND you can still get our previous compilation This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4 on CD from Kool Kat Musik and as a download from Futureman. We live in a world of plenty!)
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Hey, Carl's writin' a book! The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) will contain 100 essays (and then some) about 100 songs (plus bonus tracks!), each one of 'em THE greatest record ever made. An infinite number of songs can each be the greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. Updated initial information can be seen here.
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)
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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)
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# 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)
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# 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)
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# 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)
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# 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)
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# 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)
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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
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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
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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.
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