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Renny's Riot
Wednesday June 8th, 2022 with Resurgent Renny
The roots of rockabilly with the music of Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins in the first hour of the Riot & big greasy organ in country, blues, gospel, soul, jazz & ska in the second.

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Renny's Riot
The Scarlet Drops - The Scarlet Drops 1984-1992 - 1989 What Wave/2021 Harriet Records/Bandcamp Canadian
Mary Lou
Young Jessie With Maxwell Davis & Orch. - Don't Happen No More - 1955 Modern Records/2014 Jazzman
Mary Lou
Ronnie Hawkins (& The Hawks) - Ronnie Hawkins - 1959 Roulette/2011 Hoodoo Records Canadian
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Ronnie Hawkins (& The Hawks) - Ronnie Hawkins - 1959 Roulette/2011 Hoodoo Records Canadian
Dizzy, Miss Lizzy
Larry Williams - The Specialty Story - 1958/1994 Specialty
Sick And Tired
Fats Domino - They Call Me The Fat Man - The Legendary Imperial Recordings - 1958 Imperial/1991 EMI Records USA
Sick And Tired
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - "Mr. Dynamo" - 1960 Roulette/2011 Hoodoo Records Canadian
Forty Days
Ronnie Hawkins (& The Hawks) - Ronnie Hawkins - 1959 Roulette/2011 Hoodoo Records Canadian
Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)
Chuck Berry - Gold: Chuck Berry - 1955 Chess/2005 Geffen Records
Who Do You Love?
Bo Diddley - Signifying Blues - 1956 Chess/1993 Charly
Who Do You Love?
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - The Best of Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - 1963 Roulette/1992 Rhino Records Canadian
Clara
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - "Mr. Dynamo" - 1960 Roulette/2011 Hoodoo Records Canadian
STATION I.D.
Oh Sugar
Ronnie Hawkins (& The Hawks) - Ronnie Hawkins - 1959 Roulette/2011 Hoodoo Records Canadian
Horace
Ronnie Hawkins (& The Hawks) - Ronnie Hawkins - 1959 Roulette/2011 Hoodoo Records Canadian
Honey Don't (Carl Perkins cover)
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - "Mr. Dynamo" - 1960 Roulette/2011 Hoodoo Records Canadian
She Tells Me She Loves Me
The Milkshakes - Milkshakes Revenge!:Legendary Missing 9th Album - 1987 Hangman Records/1993 Hand Of Glory
Honey
Romero - "Turn It On!" - 2022 self-released/Bandcamp New
Eyes
Wine Lips - Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party - 2021 Stomp Records/Bandcamp Canadian
Maniac
Screaming Bamboo - Demos '83 - 1983 demo/self-released/Bandcamp Canadian
Meadowlands
Nancy Jacobs & Her Sisters - The History Of Township Music - 1956 Quality Records/2002 Wrasse Records
St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy song)
Sugar Chile Robinson - Sugar Chile Robinson: 1949-1952 - 1952/1955 Capitol/2003 Classics
I'm Toiling
Sister Myrtle Fields With The Austin McCoy Trio - Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950 - 1950 Columbia/1992 Legacy
Rockin' Possessed (intro excerpt)
The Turnpike Cruisers - Rockin' Possessed 1984 - 1986 - 1985 Jettisoundz Records/2008 Cherry Red
Intro
Ginger St. James - Diesel & Peas - 2015 Busted Flat Records Canadian
STATION IDENTIFICATION & HALFWAY MARK
Zolo Go
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Gold Star Sessions: Vol. 1 - 1950 Gold Star/1990 Arhoolie Records
Respectfully Miss Brooks
Marty Robbins - Rock'n Roll'n Robbins - 1956 Columbia/1991 Bear Family
Please Let It Be Me
Arbee Stidham - The Roots Of Rock: Sunset Soul Vol. 6 - recorded 1965 unissued/1976 Charly Records
Fat Stocking
Luis Rivera - Battle Of The Organs - 1959/1988 King Records
Oceans 11
Cecil Lloyd (& Roland Alphonso) - Ska Bonanza - 1961 Studio One/2006 Heartbeat Records
Grinding
Doc Bagby - Battle Of The Organs - 1959/1988 King Records
Sumpin' Else
James Brown - Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-69 - 1966 Smash Records/1993 Polydor
Frank's Wild Years
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones - 1983 Island Records
Greazee, Pts. 1 & 2
Billy Preston - Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story: 1959 - 1965 - 1963 SAR Records/1994 ABKO/SAR Records
Into The Fire
Downchild Blues Band - Something I've Done - 2017 Linus Entertainment Canadian
Mary Don't You Weep
Rev. Claude Jeter & Choir - Mary Don't You Weep - 1976 Savoy Records
Old Rugged Cross
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Blacknuss - 1972/1980 Atlantic
Saved
LaVern Baker - Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 - 1960/1980 Atlantic
Night Time (Is The Right Time)
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy - Twilight - 1987 Venture
Fire (She Need Water)
Wayne McGhee - Jamaica to Toronto: Soul Funk and Reggae 1967-1974 - 1969 Op.Art/2006 Light In The Attic Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Renny G (host)
Greeting from the Culture Bunker. Any Rioteers out there listening to the show?

1:34 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Any takers?

1:38 PM, June 8th, 2022
Whatwave dave
Sitting on the deck digging the sounds!

1:38 PM, June 8th, 2022
Frankie
Very nice tribute to Ronnie. You've touched all the bases and from all angles.

1:44 PM, June 8th, 2022
Nancy
Enjoying the comparisons to the originals. Thanks!

1:46 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
I'm sad I never saw the man.

1:53 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Thanks for listening guys & gals & others.

1:54 PM, June 8th, 2022
hillbilly
Bless u RR! used to pay server to let me in Coq d'Or under age. They'd tell me to leave when Inspector was coming soon..."Come back in half an hour Kid!" lots a stories bout "The Yonge Strip"

1:55 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Sitting on the deck?! No, I hunker in the bunker hiding from the blasts of the culture war.

1:57 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Don't tell me it's summertime!

2:01 PM, June 8th, 2022
hillbilly
fav is Ronnie going to buy a Rolls Royce (Bay + Front Sts.) Salesperson gave him a hard time! He went back the next day with a suitcase of CASH !!! The Hawk Lives!!!!🎵🎸

2:01 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Hey hillbilly, this Friday on Friday Nite Truck Stop they are doing a Ronnie Hawkins special. The first of two parts.

2:02 PM, June 8th, 2022
hb
was in gr 9 with Robbie Lane who was back up band...

2:03 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Hey Frankie. I'm going to play a bunch of Jumpin' Gene Simmons in two shows from now.

2:04 PM, June 8th, 2022
hb
luv Truck Stop!!

2:05 PM, June 8th, 2022
hb
luv Truck Stop!! merci!

2:05 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
There's a documentary about the Band and Robbie Robertson stated that Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks were the best R&B band on the Yonge St. strip back in the day.

2:06 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
I may get in trouble for the next track, the excerpt from Rockin' Possessed.

2:27 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Say amen somebody.

2:29 PM, June 8th, 2022
Frankie
Can't wait to hear those Gene Simmons tracks Renny.

2:32 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
I'm saving his version of Haunted House for the Halloween Riot, though Frankie.

2:35 PM, June 8th, 2022
Nancy
Oooooh! Cheesy organ music!

2:44 PM, June 8th, 2022
IanJ
Just set up the computer in the new digs. Listening live now!

2:45 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Cool. Welcome to Ottawa Deejay I.J.

2:51 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
As cheesy & greasy as a wheel of cheddar left outside during a summer buffet.

2:55 PM, June 8th, 2022
Frankie
Always haunted by the way Waits says "torched it".

2:55 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
"Never could stand that dog."

2:56 PM, June 8th, 2022
Johnny Loan
Wicked ass hammond B-3

3:00 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Yes. The mighty B-3. Hammond be praised.

3:10 PM, June 8th, 2022
Dave Willis
Speaking from 'back in the day' did Rompin' Ronnie ever do an original song? I know he claimed writing credit on 30+10 Days when he arrived in Toronto. His talent was as a band leader and promoter

3:14 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
According to the liner notes he wrote some of them. He's credited with many of the songs on his album, or as a cowriter. I just played most of his covers because so few people have heard the originals.

3:16 PM, June 8th, 2022
Dave Willis
Great show! Made my afternoon driving around town

3:22 PM, June 8th, 2022
What wave dave
Great show today Renny!!! Loved it!!

3:27 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
Thanks Dave. I hope you didn't get a sunburn.

3:30 PM, June 8th, 2022
Renny G (host)
What Wave Dave, that is. And thanks for the compliment Dave W.

3:31 PM, June 8th, 2022
whatwave dave
No sunburn, sun went out and got much cooler but the tunes kept me warm

9:04 AM, June 9th, 2022