Zero Hour!

Peggy King: Zero Hour
The Thundermen: Odyssey
The Citations: Slippin' And Slidin'
Helena Ferguson: My Terms
Helena Ferguson: Where Is The Party
Michael Leslie: (Baby) I Don't Wanna Know
Scars: Horrorshow
Michael Yonkers Band: Boy In The Sandbox
Michael Yonkers Band: Jasontown
The Zombies: Leave Me Be
Johnny Thunder: Love Trip
Johnny Thunder: Power To The People
The Dells: Love Is So Simple
Lady Fox & The Foxettes: It Must Be Love
Ronnie & Joyce: Yes, I'm Falling In Love
The Klowns: If You Can't Be A Clown
Tim Wilde: Popcorn Double Feature
Jim Weatherly: I'm Gonna Make It
Misty Bonner: Watch Me Do The Twist
Misty Bonner: I Can't Sit Still
Danny & The Nightmares: Souvenir
Danny & The Nightmares: Twilight Zone Love
Danny & The Nightmares: Lucifer Tonite
Stonewall Jackson: I Miss You Most In The Wintertime
Theola Kilgore: The Love Of My Man
Alex Chilton: Lovely Day

From Nothingville to Memphis

 

With DJ Robin Braid

01 Trouble-Guitar Man

02 Stop, Look And Listen

03 The Love Machine (Alternate Take 11)

04 There Ain't Nothing Like A Song [with Nancy Sinatra]

05 House Of Sand

06 Hard Luck

07 Big Boss Man

08 Clean Up Your Own Backyard (Undubbed Version)

09 Rubberneckin'

10 All I Needed Was The Rain

11 Edge Of Reality

12 City By Night

13 Stranger In My Own Hometown (Undubbed Master)

14 Baby, What You Want Me To Do (First 'Stand Up' Show)

15 Run On

16 So High

17 Road Medley (Full Length Version)

18 Charro!

19 Gospel Medley [with Darlene Love] (Full Length Version)

20 I'm Movin' On

21 You'll Think Of Me

22 Memories (Stereo Mix)

23 Long Black Limousine 

24 If I Can Dream (TV Version)

25 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold (Second 'Sit Down' Show)

This Week In '66

 

With Lynn Peril

It’s Wednesday, and that means a new episode of This Week in ‘66! On June 26, 1966, James Meredith led 16,000 people to the Mississippi state capitol at Jackson for a massive rally. The March Against Fear had covered 261 miles, and registered 4000 new voters along the way. Also in the news, a murder led the British government to crack down on pirate radio stations in the Thames estuary, and the jury in a Pasadena, California, obscenity trial was literally a captive audience as six “dirty” books were read aloud in court. 

SHOW NOTES

“Book Seller Found Guilty in Pasadena,” The Los Angeles Times, July 8, 1966, 107. 

“Books Held Obscene Being Read to Jury,” The Los Angeles Times, June 14, 1966, 12. 

“Calm Rally Ends Rights March,” The Tennessean (Nashville, TN), June 27, 1966, 1. 

Chriss, Nicholas C., and Ronald J. Ostrow, “Meredith March Finale May Fall Far Short of Selma Trek,” The Los Angeles Times, June 26, 1966, 1. 

“Dixie Police Beat, Gas 2000 Marchers; Hit Negroes Camping in Schoolyard; 600 Heed Call By Dr. King for Rally After Dark,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 1966,1. 

“Eight Die, 45 Hurt as Jet Razes Homes; Plane Falls After Crash in Mid-Air; Crews Bail Out Following Crash at Hampton, VA,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 21, 1966,1. 

“Marchers Regroup for New ‘Confrontations,’” Hattiesburg American, June 24, 1966, 1

“Material Judged Obscene; Bookstand Owner Fined $3300,” Los Angeles Times, July 22, 1966, 10. 

“‘Miracle’ Cuts Jet Toll to 2 in Hampton Crash,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 22, 1966,3. 

Nelson, Jack, and Nicholas C. Criss, “Accord Reached in Mississippi March; But Agreement Angers Many in Negro Ranks,” The Los Angeles Times, June 25, 1966, 1. 

Nelson, Jack, “Dissension Divides Negroes Near End of Rights March,” The Los Angeles Times, June 26, 1966, 1. 

Nelson, Jack, “12,000 Climax March with Huge Rally at Miss. Capitol,” The Los Angeles Times, June 27, 1966, 1. 

“Rocks, Jeers, Greet Dr. King, Followers,” Oakland Tribune, June 21, 1966, 4. 

“Story Hour Continues in Bookseller’s Trial,” Los Angeles Times, June 1966, 116. 

Wilkins, Roy, “New Militants Have Altered Meredith’s Idea,” The Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1966, 31. 

The Nitecap Lounge

 

With Sween

Blank the Blank

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Can the Can - Suzi Quatro

2. Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison

3. At the Hop - Danny and the Juniors

4. Do the Strand - Roxy Music

5. Inherit the Wind - Elvis Presley

6. Hit the North - The Fall

7. You're the Top - Edd "Kookie" Burns

8. In the Mood - Mongo Santamaria

9. In the Flesh - Blondie

10. Imagine the Swan - The Zombies

11. Singing the Blues - Jerry Lee Lewis

12. Catch the Wind - Billy Strange

13. If the Night - Louie and the Lovers

14. You're the One - Petula Clark

15. Walking the Streets - Sir Douglas Quintet

16. In the Congo - The Bongos

17. Only the Lonely - Tav Falco's Panther Burns

18. Rock the Joint - Bill Haley & the Saddlemen

19. All the Way - Jonah Jones

20. In the Night - Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart

21. Even the Losers - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

22. Sip the Wine - Rick Danko

23. I'm the One - Gerry and the Pacemakers

24. Heed the Call - Kenny Rogers and the First Edition

25. Fifi the Flea - Four Jacks and a Jill

26. Down the Road - Steve Earle

This Week In '66 - Black Power

 

With Lynn Peril

The week of June 13, 1966 saw the birth of the Miranda warning, the death of Him, a jilted bride and the end of a $25,000 wedding. It was also the week that the press took notice of the phrase "Black Power." 

SHOW NOTES

Boyle, Kevin, The Shattering: America in the 1960s, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2022, 214. 

“Bride Left with Doves, Clouds; Groom Flees Fancy Wedding,” Detroit Free Press, June 19, 1966, 17. 

“Chants, Cheers, Challenges Ring Out; King to Rejoin Mississippi March,” Fort Lauderdale News, June 10, 1966, 4. 

Chriss, Nicholas C., “King Leads Cheering Negroes to Courthouse, Faces Armed Guard,” The Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1966, 4. 

“GIs Fight on Dope, Beer, Senate Told,” San Francisco Examiner, June 15, 1966, 2. 

Healy, Paul, “Cops Can’t Question if You Say No: Court,” The New York Daily News, June 14, 1966, 2. 

“Jack Ruby Sane, Jury Rules; Slayer Defies Lawyers to Testify,” The Cincinnati Post, June 14, 1966, 4. 

“LBJ Goofs; It’s Just Not Human to Pull Dogs’ Ears,” The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA), April 28, 1964, 10. 

“March No Publicity Act, Meredith Says,” The Los Angeles Times, June 13, 1966, 25. 

“Meredith to Join March Wednesday,” The Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1966, 4. 

“Meredith’s Assailant Posts $25,000 Bond,” The Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1966, 4. 

“Mother Decries Denial of Data on Birth Control,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 16, 1966, 8. 

Nelson, Jack, “Three on Rights March Jailed, Released After Seven Hours,” The Los Angeles Times, June 17, 1966, 1. 

Roberts, Gene, “Mississippi Reduces Police Protection for Marchers, The New York Times, June 17, 1966, 1. 

“Ruby Rued Sane by Jury,”  The New York Daily News, June 14, 1966, 3.

“White House Beagle Dies,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 16, 1966, 3.  

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Gopher - Yma Sumac

2. Delicado - The Three Suns

3. Powerhouse - Sid Bass

4. Sabre Dance - Les Baxter

5. Jungle Drums - Esquivel

6. Give It Up or Turn It Loose - Dick Hyman

7. Roller Coaster - Henri Rene and his Orchestra

8. Swingcussion - Sauter-Finegan Orchestra

9. Popcorn - Walter Wanderly

10. Brazil - Morton Gould

11. Daydream Believer - Lord Sitar

12. Strange Cargo - Gene Rains and his Group

13. Unidentified Flying Object - Perry/Kingsley

14. Kites Are Fun - Tony Mottola

15. The Girl Watcher's Theme - The Three Reeds

16. Hawaii Tattoo - Martin Denny

17. Steel Bones - Bernie Green and His Guitar Orchestra

18. Chant Of The Moon - Robert Drasnin

19. Diga Diga Do - Bob Thompson and Orchestra

20. Hernando's Hideaway - Ted Heath and his Music

21. Stumbling - Leo Addeo and His Orchestra

22. Runnin' Wild - Dick Schory's Percussion and Brass Ensemble

23. War Dance of the Wooden Indians - Russ Case and Orchestra

24. Give Me The Simple Life - Al Caiola

Kogar's Jungle Juice - Tribute to Howie Pyro

 

With Kogar the Swinging Ape

At All Times Cheat!!! Genius-Level Early '80s WWWF Interviews

An hour of amazing TV interview segments with such class-act grapplers as Andre the Giant, King Kong Mosca, Killer Khan, Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito, and my personal role model Magnificent Don Muraco; managers Captain Lou Albano, Hollywood Fred Blassie and the Grand Wizard; and momma-lovin' jackasses Bob Backlund, Pedro Morales, Tony Garea & Rick Martel and Tony Atlas & S.D. Jones.

Bonus features include representation from Killer Kowalski's IWF promotion, a minor-league hockey pirate representing the Cape Cod Buccaneers and a mail-order album by Boxcar Willie.

"We'll show 'em how to skip a jack!"

This Week In '66

 

With Lynn Peril

During the week of June 6, 1966, activist James Meredith was gunned down in Mississippi, Claudette Orbison died, and Dr. Sam Sheppard's murder conviction was set aside. Also, Frank Sinatra and friends had a drink at the Polo Lounge that left another patron comatose. 

SHOW NOTES: 

“150 Continue Meredith March, Set to Camp in Klan Territory,” Los Angeles Times, June 11, 1966, 7C. 

Amburn, Ellis, “A cycle destroyed Roy’s reconciliation with his wife,” The Rock Island Argus (Moline, Illinois), June 26, 1990, 13. 

“CAMP SITE,” Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi), June 13, 1966, 1. 

“Death Joins Miss. March,” New York Daily News, June 10, 1966, 233. 

Doyle, James, “James Meredith, Lonely, Hated, Driven, Praised,” The Boston Globe, June 12, 1966, 1.

Housego, Michael, “The Secret Kept by the Roy Orbisons,” Evening Standard, June 8, 1966, 5. 

“Injured Man Still in Coma; Police Probe Brawl Involving Frank Sinatra,” Tucson Citizen, June 11, 1966, 3. 

“King Aide, State Police Clash in ‘Fear March,’” The Los Angeles Times, June 11, 1966, 5. 

March Against Fear

McKee, Don, “King Leads 200 to Continue Meredith’s ‘March on Fear,’” The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 9, 1966, 1. 

“Mississippi: Ambush Ignites New Militancy Among Negroes,” New York Daily News, June 12, 1966, 126. 

Nelson, Jack, “James Meredith Wounded by Gunman on Mississippi March,” Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1966, 1. 

“One Crackpot’s Work,” The New York Daily News, June 8, 1966, 61. 

Ostrow, Ronald J., “Supreme Court Sets Aside Sheppard’s Murder Conviction,  Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1966, 1. 

Perry, Anthony, “San Diego at Large,” Los Angeles Times, September 26, 1990, B1. 

“Singer’s Wife Dies in Motorcycle Crash,” The Odessa American (Odessa, Texas), June 7, 1966, 1. 

Power Pop and Roots

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Glad All Over - The Dave Clark Five

2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - The Byrds

3. Till The End Of The Day - The Kinks

4. So Sad About Us - The Who

5. And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles

6. I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James and the Shondells

7. Chewy Chewy - Ohio Express

8. Sugar Sugar - The Archies

9. No Matter What - Badfinger

10. Thirteen - Big Star

11. Go All The Way - The Raspberries

12. Fox On The Run - Sweet

13. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers

14. Shake Some Action - Flamin' Groovies

15. I'm On Fire - Dwight Twilley

16. Boys Don't Lie - The Shoes

17. Come On, Come On - Cheap Trick

18. I Am The Cosmos - Chris Bell

19. So It Goes - Nick Lowe

20. Breathless - The Motors

21. Gotta Have Pop - Segarini

22. Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones

23. Dreaming - Blondie

24. Girl Of My Dreams - Bram Tchaikovsky

25. Girls That Don't Exist - The Records

26. What I Like About You - The Romantics

We Say Yeah Yeah Yeah

 

With Robin Braid