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Renny's Riot
Wednesday May 11th, 2022 with Wrong-way Renny
In the 1st hour: SO YOU WANNA BE A UNITAR STAR. A special set of screamin' R&B & rock & roll from the late Art Rupe's Specialty Records. 2nd Hour: POWDER IN THE CHOWDER - Featuring a blast o' Boston with the Dogmatics brand new E.P.: "Drop That Needle".

Renny's Riot (excerpt)
The Scarlet Drops - The Scarlet Drops 1984-1992 - 1989 What Wave Magazine/2021 Harriet Records Canadian
Ringo a.k.a. Ringo Rides (instr)
The Skatalites - Top Deck Presents: Ska Instrumentals Vol. 2 - 1965 Top Deck/2013 Spectrum Music
Ringo
Lorne Greene - Welcome To The Ponderosa - 1964 RCA Victor Canadian
Thunder Road (Robert Mitchem cover)
Chrome Daddy Disco - The Sonic Sounds Of Chrome Daddy Disco - 1996 self-released
1965 G.T.O.
The Amazing Royal Crowns - The Amazing Royal Crowns - 1997 Monolyth/Soundproof/Ringdom
Demolition Derby
The Sloe Gin Fizz - Sloe Gin Fizz - 2021 self-released Bandcamp Canadian
Devastation Wagon
The Frantic Flattops - Cheap Women, Cheap Booze, Cheaper Thrills - 1997 Pravda Records
Get Outta My Way
Hi-Fi & The Roadburners - Wine, Women And Sin - 1996 Victory Records
Old Town
Diablogato - Diablogato's Party - 2022 Rum Bar Records/Bandcamp New
Twitchy (instr)
René Hall's Orchestra Featuring Willie Joe - The Specialty Story - 1957/1994 Specialty Records
Cherokee Dance
Bob Landers (a.k.a. Froggy Landers) With Willie Joe & His Unitar - The Specialty Story - 1956/1994 Specialty Records
Unitar Rock
Willie Joe & His Unitar - Bad Music For Bad People - Songs The Cramps Taught Us - 1956 Specialty Records/2009 Righteous
Justine
Don & Dewey - Jungle Hop - 1958/1991 Specialty
Where You At
Lloyd Price - Lloyd Price - 1953/1959/1980 Specialty Records
(Every Time I Hear That) Mellow Saxophone
Roy Montrell & His Band - The Cosimo Matassa Story: Volume 1 - 1956 Specialty Records/2007 Proper Records
Bama Lama Bama Loo
Little Richard - The Specialty Story - 1964/1994 Specialty Records
Slow Down
Larry Williams - The Specialty Story - 1958/1994 Specialty Records
Drunk
Jimmy Liggins & His 3-D Music - Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy - 1953/1990 Specialty Records
Berry Rides Again
Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf - 1968 Dunhill Canadian
Teenage Beer Drinking Party
Teenage Head - Some Kinda Fun - 1982/1988 Attic Canadian
I Want You
The Purple Toads - The Purple Toads - 1986 Star Records Canadian
STATION IDENTIFICATION (beginning of second hour)
Everybody
The Purple Toads - Love Songs For The Hard Of Hearing - 1988 Star Records Canadian
Clash City Rockers
The Clash - The Story Of The Clash Vol. 1 - 1978 CBS
Gimme Some Skin
Iggy Pop & James Williamson - I Got A Right 45 - 1977 Siamese Records
I Always Call Her Back
The Del Fuegos - DIY: Mass. Ave. - The Boston Scene (1975-83) - 1982 Czech Records/1993 Rhino Records
The Gothest Girl I Can
Corb Lund - Cabin Fever - 2012 New West Records Canadian
Don't Break My Heart
The Dogmatics - Drop That Needle - 2022 Rum Bar Records/Bandcamp New
Drop That Needle
The Dogmatics - Drop That Needle - 2022 Rum Bar Records/Bandcamp New
Automat Kalashnikov
The Dogmatics - Drop That Needle - 2022 Rum Bar Records/Bandcamp New
Acid Rain
The Dogmatics - Drop That Needle - 2022 Rum Bar Records/Bandcamp New
Goodbye Baby Blues
Mississippi Joe Callicott - Ain't A Gonna Lie To You - 1969 Arhoolie/2003 Fat Possum Records/Epitaph
Which Will
Nick Drake - Pink Moon - 1972 Island Records
Red Apple Juice
Eric Ambel & Roscoe's Gang - Loud & Lonesome - 1994 Survival/1995 East Side Digital
Huckle Up Baby (John Lee Hooker cover)
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Better Than The Rest - 1979 MCA Records
Seven Days
Rory Gallagher - Defender - 1987 Demon Records
For The Turnstiles
Neil Young - Decade - 1974/1976 Reprise Records Canadian
Fishermen's Blues (Waterboys cover)
Peter O'Halloran & The Hired Men - Practice Recordings - 2020 Rum Bar Records/Bandcamp
The Ballad Of Wilbur Ross
The Dogmatics - She's The One - 2020 Rum Bar Records/Bandcamp
Think Twice
The Dogmatics - Drop That Needle - 2022 Rum Bar Records/Bandcamp New
Interactive CKCU
Renny G (host)
Real ska is the jazz of Jamaica.

1:33 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Ahoy there Buckos & Buckettes. Let me know if you are listening. Please.

1:34 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Well ya all better be out there in the sun, enjoying the weather.

1:48 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
I sure hope Benoît listens to this show. He was the listener who brought up Willie Joe & His Unitar. And there's some Rory Gallagher in the mix for Frankie.

1:51 PM, May 11th, 2022
Lester B
Great tunes!

1:51 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Thank you Lester B. I appreciate the post. So nice to hear from listeners.

1:52 PM, May 11th, 2022
gentlegypsie
Jah Jama Jazz ... Bama Lama Bama toes are wigglin' way wow!

2:17 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Jimmy Liggins was a professional boxer for a few years. Fought under the name Kid Zulu.

2:18 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
I aim to make toes wiggle, gentlegypsie.....

2:21 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
A wee bit of a Can Con Cram at the moment.

2:25 PM, May 11th, 2022
Frankie
Tuned in here Renny. Not only more Rory but more Iggy and James Williamson! Nice Nick Drake track you've chosen there. This show has a very nice musical flow to it, as per usual. Thanks for your efforts today.

2:27 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Glad you're listening Frankie.

2:30 PM, May 11th, 2022
Johnny Loan
Just tuned in, glad I'm not too late for a little side of rockabilly

2:44 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Johnny Loan if you like rockabilly you would have loved the first 20 minutes.

2:48 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Better late than never. I appreciate your presence & your post.

2:49 PM, May 11th, 2022
gentle gypsie
who you callin' nasty, excusez moi

2:58 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
There's whole list of nasty Russians: Lenin, Stalin, Putin & Mikhail Kalashnikov for inventing such an efficient killing machine.

3:06 PM, May 11th, 2022
hoss
Daddy Greene!!! luv ya!

3:17 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Thanks hoss.

3:19 PM, May 11th, 2022
IanJ
I'm late to the show, but the playlist looks sharp! I'll catch up on demand.

3:19 PM, May 11th, 2022
Little Joe
Hoss is the Boss!

3:22 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
But is he the Boss Hoss?

3:23 PM, May 11th, 2022
Rasputin
I was innocent! Poo tin NOT!

3:24 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Oh Rasputin, you crazy Russian.....

3:25 PM, May 11th, 2022
hung hoss
he t'warnt called little joe fur nuthin'... Size matters!;-)

3:28 PM, May 11th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Ha! Ha! Ha!

3:28 PM, May 11th, 2022
Czar Nicholas II
Ra Ra Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine

3:30 PM, May 11th, 2022
gentlegypsie
Renny, you a Riot, merci

3:30 PM, May 11th, 2022
Benoît
Renny, yup, here (late)!

4:56 PM, May 11th, 2022
Benoît
Thanks for that unitar cut!

5:34 PM, May 11th, 2022
Steve Kirkland
Groovin' On Demand... gimme Lorne over William anyday

9:45 AM, May 16th, 2022