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Renny's Riot
Wednesday October 12th, 2022 with Roots Relic
Starting in the Dirty Thirties with hokum, western swing & jazz mother-covers. Getting country-fried in the second set, ballads for close dancing in the third, ending with a tribute to John Mortensen, guitarist & vocalist in the Mono Men, RIP.

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Renny's Riot
The Scarlet Drops - Scarlet Drops 1984-1992 - 1989 What Wave/2021 Harriet Records Canadian
Oozlin' Daddy Blues
Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs - She's Selling What She Used To Give Away - 1936 ARC/2018 Bear Family Records
Steel River Blues
Petunia - Petunia & The Loons - 2007 Self-released/Bancamp Canadian
Oozlin' Daddy Blues (Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Take Me Back To Tulsa - 1938 Columbia/2001 Proper Records
Garbage Man Blues (Luis Russell, originally recorded as Call Of The Freaks))
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies - Daddy of Western Swing - 1934 Bluebird/2003 Proper Records
My Garbage Man (Luis Russell)
The Harlem Hamfats - Harlem Hamfats - Masters of Jazz & Blues - 1936 Decca/2016 JSP Records
Swing! Brother, Swing! (Walter Bishop, Sr.)
Count Basie & His Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday voc. - Billie Holiday - 1937/1971 Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music
Swing Brother Swing! (Walter Bishop, Sr.)
Ray Condo & His Ricochets - Swing Brother Swing! - 1995 East Side Records/Joaquin Records Canadian
Crazy Rhythm (J. Meyer)
Hank Penny - Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions - 1951 recorded transcription/2000 Bloodshot Revival
Crazy Rhythm (J. Meyer)
Coleman Hawkins & His All Star "Jam" Band - Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947 - 1937 Swing/2012 Mosaic Records
Killing Jive
The Cats & The Fiddle - We Cats Will Sing For You 1939-1940 Volume 1 - 1939 Bluebird/2003 Acrobat
Killin' Jive (The Cats & The Fiddle)
Crazy Rhythm Daddies - Crazy Rhythm Daddies! - 1996 Igloo Records Canadian
Fine Artiste Blues
R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Chasin' Rainbows (originally released as "Number Two") - 1976 Blue Goose Records/2002 Shanachie
Rye Whiskey
Bunk & Becky Pettyjohn - Bunk And Becky Pettyjohn - unknown date Arizona Friends Of Folklore
Intro/Jack of Diamonds
Corb Lund Band - Five Dollar Bill - 2002 Stony Plain Records Canadian
Time To Switch To Whiskey
Corb Lund Band - Five Dollar Bill - 2002 Stony Plain Records Canadian
I Can't Tell The Boys From The Girls
Hank Topless & The Dead Horsemen - I Can't Tell The Boys From The Girls single - 2021 Self-released/Bandcamp
No Answers In The Bottle
Allen Baekeland - Moose Lodge - 1992 Moose Records/Vertigo/Polygram Canadian
Stompin' At The American
The Great Sneezy Waters & The Excellent Band - You've Got Sawdust On The Floor Of Your Heart - 1978 Sneezy Waters Records Canadian
You've Got Sawdust On The Floor Of Your Heart
The Great Sneezy Waters & The Excellent Band - You've Got Sawdust On The Floor Of Your Heart - 1978 Sneezy Waters Records Canadian
It Won't Be Long (And I'll Be Hating You)
Johnny Paycheck - The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin' Years - 1968 Little Darlin'/1996 Country Music Foundation Records
Livin' On Top
Jerry Jerry & The Sons Of Rhythm Orchestra - Road Gore: The Band That Drank Too Much - 1985 OG Music Canadian
Hey Lori
Fireball 500 - Time Trials EP - 2016 Devil May Care Records/Bandcamp Canadian
I Couldn't Help It If I Tried
Dexys Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels - 1980 Late Night Feelings/Capitol Records/EMI America
Ballad
The Saints - The Monkey Puzzle - 1981 Lost Records/Studio Du Chesnay/New Rose Records/
Wild In The Streets
Garland Jeffreys - Ghost Writer - 1977 A&M Records
Good Time
Compulsive Gamblers - Gambling Days Are Over - 1995 Sympathy For The Record Industry
Goodbye Girl
Durango 95 - Lose Control - 1983 Star Records Canadian
He's Waiting
Mono Men - Wrecker! - 1992 Estrus Records
Watch Outside
Mono Men - Wrecker! - 1992 Estrus Records
Your Eyes
Mono Men - Wrecker! - 1992 Estrus Records
Wrecker!
Mono Men - Shut The Fuck Up! - 1993 Estrus Records
Switchblade (Link Wray)
Mono Men - Shut The Fuck Up! - 1993 Estrus Records
T.S.B. (live)
Mono Men - T.S.B. - Recorded Live At Tom's Strip-N-Bowl - 1995 Estrus Records
Just A Girl (live)
Mono Men - T.S.B. - Recorded Live At Tom's Strip-N-Bowl - 1995 Estrus Records
One Shot (live)
Mono Men - T.S.B. - Recorded Live At Tom's Strip-N-Bowl - 1995 Estrus Records
Get A Clue
Mono Men - Have A Nice Day Motherfucker - 1997 Estrus Records
Off My Back
Mono Men - Have A Nice Day Motherfucker - 1997 Estrus Records
Hate Your Way
Mono Men - 26 Excellent Estrus Spicey Sizzlers Sampler - 1999 Estrus Records
Get Off My Back
Teenage Head - Teenage Head - 1979 Inter Global Music/Epic Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Renny G (host)
Hello. Thanks for joining me. Let me know if you're listening.

1:32 PM, October 12th, 2022
whatwave dave
Tuned in a d listening from the basement as it's too cool to sit outside today. Lots of genres for my aural pleasure to enjoy today!

1:33 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Hey whatwave, so glad you're here.

1:35 PM, October 12th, 2022
Benoît
What this country needs is more yodeling. (Petunia was great at Motel Chelsea, oh not two weeks ago!) And good afternoon!

1:36 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Yeah, I saw that. I would have love to have seen that. The Petunia recording I played can be downloaded for free from Bandcamp.

1:39 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
And I'd like to thank you for tuning in too, Benoît.

1:40 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
With all the garbage songs I play, you'd think that Glad Bags would sponsor my show.

1:44 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
I hold out hope for a brewery, or a distillery, or a condom company, or, at the very least, a pot shop, to one day sponsor the Riot.

1:50 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
A deluded deejay can dream, can't they?

1:54 PM, October 12th, 2022
Benoît
I"m guessing that the R. Crumb (& CSG) is Robert Crumb, the (in)famous cartoon author?

2:00 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Yes indeed, it is the famous artist behind Mr. Natural, Fritz The Cat & Janis Joplin & The Holding Company's Cheap Thrills album.

2:02 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
He collects old 78s of old timey country, hokum blues, jug bands, old jazz, blues etc.

2:03 PM, October 12th, 2022
PaulS
Fine Artiste Blues is a classic! A rare opportunity to listen live today, and digging it

2:05 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
And he plays banjo.

2:06 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Hey PAUL, glad you could join.

2:06 PM, October 12th, 2022
B
Corb Lund! An effing treasure, that guy!

2:09 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Oh yeah.

2:10 PM, October 12th, 2022
PaulS
Co-signing that ^^^^

2:11 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
I hope the hillbilly is listening. I'm about to play to song from "You've Got Sawdust on The Floor of Your Heart" by Sneezy Waters.

2:12 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
two songs

2:18 PM, October 12th, 2022
Frankie
I remember Sneezy busking on the Sparks St. mall, way before he hit the big time. (1974 ?) Never realized Paycheck was such a good singer!

2:25 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Oh yeah, Paychecks recordings on Little Darlin' records are amazing. He used to open for George Jones, back in the days when George wouldn't show up for gigs. They'd get Johnny Paycheck on stage to sing with George Jones' band.

2:28 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
I had to get the horns in somewhere.

2:38 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
A little hug & rub music for you and your significant other.

2:40 PM, October 12th, 2022
allthecolours
hey - great!

2:45 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Hey you beautiful Yorkshireman, you. Glad you're listening.

2:47 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
I played some Harlem Hamfats at the beginning of the show.

2:48 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
These guys, the Mono Men & The Nomads, from Sweden, were the two bands that I loved in the Nineties.

3:07 PM, October 12th, 2022
IanJ
Great show! Thanks for the Mono Men Tribute. Leaders of the pack on the garage scene, for sure!

3:16 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Hey Ian. Wait for my next rap. I mention the fact that IAN IS DOING THE RIOT NEXT WEEK, ON OCT. 19.

3:18 PM, October 12th, 2022
Jeb
Saw the Mono Men open for The Cynics at the Zaphods on Rideau Street, '92 or '93. I enjoyed them a bit more than the Cynics. Both were great though.

3:18 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Wow! I would have loved to have seen them, but those were my penitence years of living in Toronto.

3:22 PM, October 12th, 2022
whatwave dave
Hey Jeb!!! We had Cynics and Mono Men through here Sept 1990 and they were Killer!! And great guys too!! Thanx for the great Mort Trib Renny!!!!

3:24 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
No trouble. Thanks for the Wave From The Grave. You're a saint, whatwave.

3:26 PM, October 12th, 2022
Frankie
I'm going to go, "Fill my lungs with the golden smoke" (or in my case the "golden vapour") Great show Renny, thank you.

3:26 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Thanks Frankie. Have a great week.

3:27 PM, October 12th, 2022
Jeb
Hey WWD. Probably was 1990 at ZB too.

3:28 PM, October 12th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Thank you all for your comments. Thank you all for listening.

3:29 PM, October 12th, 2022