We celebrate summer with songs about summer and some summer activity suggestions.
| We open with some introductory songs of summer. |
| Sunshine Gun - Gun(1968) |
| Summer Time The Pretty Things - Parachute(1968/2000) |
| Summer Day Blodwyn Pig - Getting To This(1970) |
| Bright Summer Day '68 Curved Air - Second Album(1971) |
| And now a short list of possible summer activities. |
| Walking Through The Park Colosseum - Those Who Are About To Die Salute You(1970) |
| Stoned Soul Picnic Laura Nyro - Eli And The Thirteenth Confession(1968) |
| Berry Pickin' Troyca - Troyca(1970) 
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| Under The Silent Tree Honeybus - The Honeybus Story(1999) |
| Let Me Swim Cactus - Cactus(1970) |
| Country Hike Orang Utan - Orang-Utan(1970) |
| Next up-summer vacation often involves some travel so let's head for Northern Africa. |
| Destination Anywhere Marvellettes - The Complete Motown Singles vol 41(2006) |
| You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those Mickey Jupp - Juppanese(1978) |
| Introduction/Foreign Trip Silk - Smooth As Raw Silk(1969) |
| Marrakesh Express Crosby,Stills & Nash - Crosby,Stills & Nash(1969) |
| The Ride To Agadir Mike Batt - Schizophonia(1977) |
| Next we fly back to North America and travel down Highway 61(Johnny Winter RIP,see bottom of page). |
| Ride In The Sky Lucifer's Friend - Lucifer's Friend(1970) |
| Rollin' Cross The Country Johnny Winter - Saints and Sinners(1974) |
| From A Buick Six Alex Taylor - Dinnertime(1972) |
| Highway 61 Revisited(2003 mix) Terry Reid - Super Lungs:The Complete Studio Recordings 1966-69(2004) |
| Next we take a couple of trains to see the folks at home-wherever that may be. |
| Memphis Train Buddy Miles - Them Changes(1970) |
| Kansas City Southern Gene Clark - Two Sides To Every Story(1977) |
| Homecoming Tom T Hall - Greatest Hits(1972) |
| Next we have a little rain to green things up and have the rest of summer to enjoy. |
| You Can't Have Sunshine Everyday The Rattles - The Witch(1970/1997) |
| Summer Rain Johnny Rivers - The Best of Johnny Rivers(1978) |
| Summertime Blues Eddie Cochrane - Greatest Hits(1990) |
| Sunshine Superman Neil Merryweather - Space Rangers(1974)
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| Summertime Billy Stewart - VA:Soul Shots:A Collection of Sixties Soul Classics(1988) |
| Thank you for listening and enjoy the rest of the summer.Next show(Aug 7) will be a tribute to the late great Texas guitarist Johnny Winter(featuring 2 hours of music culled from his long career) who passed away July 17 in Zurich. |
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4:54 PM, August 6th, 2014