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Renny's Riot
Wednesday February 21st, 2024 with Regretfully Renny
A musical tribute to "Singer, guitarist, artist and bon vivant, Dexter Romweber..." who has died far too soon. Then a feature of the original blues, R&B and gospel that Elvis covered in his career. Finishing with a request for some Piedmont Blues.

Renny's Riot
The Scarlet Drops - The Scarlet Drops 1984-1992 - 1989 What Wave/2021 Harriet Records/Bandcamp Canadian
Riot In Cell Block #9 (The Robins)
Flat Duo Jets - In Stereo - recorded 1984/1985 Dolphin Records/1992 Sky Records
Jet Tone Boogie (The Jet-Tones)
Flat Duo Jets - Athens, GA. - Inside/Out - 1987 I.R.S. Records
Mill Stream (The Brunswick Quartette)
Flat Duo Jets - Flat Duo Jets - 1989 Dog Gone
Rock House (Harold Jenkins aka Conway Twitty)
Flat Duo Jets - Go Go Harlem Baby - 1991 Sky Records
Old Soul
Flat Duo Jets - White Trees - 1993 Sky Records
Dexter's Lament
Flat Duo Jets - Safari - 1993 Norton Records
Caravan (Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters)
Flat Duo Jets - Xmas single - 1994 Norton Records
Night All Day
Flat Duo Jets - Introducing The Flat Duo Jets - 1995 Norton Records
Torquay (The Fireballs)
Dexter Romweber - Two Great Guitars (split single) - 1996 Norton Records
Baby Are You Hiding From Me
Flat Duo Jets - Red Tango - 1996 Norton Records
Rock Star
Dexter Romweber - Folk Songs - 1996 Permanent Records
Been By The Mountain, Been By The Sea
Flat Duo Jets - Wild Blue Yonder - 1998 Norton Records
Blues Wrapped Around My Head
Flat Duo Jets - Lucky Eye - 1998 Outpost Recordings
Too Much Monkey Business
Chuck Berry & His Combo - Chuck Berry: Gold - 1956 Chess/2005 Geffen Records, Chess
My Baby Left Me
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - The Definitive Collection 1941-62 - 1951 RCA Victor/2016 Acrobat
That's All Right
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - The Definitive Collection 1941-62 - 1947 RCA Victor/2016 Acrobat
Mystery Train
Little Junior's Blue Flames - Red Hot - The Best Of Sun Blues - 1953 Sun/1999 Hallmark Records
Baby, What You Want Me To Do
Jimmy Reed - Boss Man - 1959 Vee Jay Records/1999 Recall 2cd
Reconsider Baby (Single Version)
Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby - 1954 Checker/1990 Roots
Trying To Get To You
The Eagles - Mercury R+B '46-'62 - 1954/1989 Mercury
Money Honey
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - Atlantic Rhythm And Blues: 1947-1974 - 1953/1985 Atlantic
Hound Dog
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings - 1953 Peacock Records/1992 MCA Records
Down By The Riverside
Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra with Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Original Soul Sister - 1942 Decca/2002 Proper Records
I Got A Woman
Ray Charles - Atlantic Rhythm And Blues: 1947-1974 - 1957/1985 Atlantic
Dizzy, Miss Lizzy
Larry Williams - The Specialty Story - 1958/1994 Specialty
Long Tall Sally
Little Richard & His Band - The Cosimo Matassa Story - 1956 Specialty/2001 Proper Box
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Big Joe Turner & His Blues Kings - Big Joe Turner: Greatest Hits - 1954/1987 Atlantic
Good Rockin' Tonight (Roy Brown)
Wynonie Harris - The King R&B Box Set - 1948 King Records/2010 Gusto Records
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
Elizabeth Cotten - Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways - 2017 Smithsonian Folkways
If I Could Holler Like a Mountain Jack
Baby Tate - Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways - 2017 Smithsonian Folkways
Red River Blues
John Jackson - Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways - 2017 Smithsonian Folkways
Little Brother Blues
Joshua White - Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers - 1932 Melotone/1991 Columbia Legacy
Struggle Buggie
Buddy Moss - Good Time Blues—Harmonicas, Kazoos, Washboards & Cow-Bells - 1941 OKeh//1991 Columbia Legacy
Hastings Street
Charlie Spand & Blind Blake - The History Of Jazz: Boogie Woogie - 1929 Paramount/unknown date of reissue
Step It Up And Go
Blind Boy Fuller - The Blues (A Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Blues Singers) - 1940 Vocalion/1993 Smithsonian Collection
Bus Rider Blues
Blind Boy Fuller with Sonny Terry and Bull City Red - Men Of The Blues - Bus Rider Blues - 1940 Decca Records/1998 Columbia River Entertainment Group
The Woman Is Killin' Me
Sonny Terry - Sonny Terry's Washboard Band - 1955 Folkways Records/
Dirty Mistreater
Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, and J. C. Burris - Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways - 2017 Smithsonian Folkways
Crow Jane
Cephas & Wiggins - Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways - 2008/2017 Smithsonian Folkways
Mama-Less Rag
Larry Johnson - Midnight Hour Blues (originally released as Country Blues) - 1972/1995 Biograph
Interactive CKCU
Renny G (host)
Let me know if you are listening.

1:31 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
The names in brackets are the first bands to record the song. Not who wrote the song.

1:38 PM, February 21st, 2024
whatwave dave
Thanx for playing all these Great Flat Duo Tunes for Dex!!! Really digging this!!!

1:41 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
One of my favourite groups.

1:52 PM, February 21st, 2024
Frankie
Very nice tribute to a fine musician..

1:59 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
He was one of my guitar gods.

2:00 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
Hey Frankie, I do a set of Piedmont Blues for you.

2:00 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
I hope Hillbilly is listening because I play a lot of Sonny Terry.

2:01 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
A lot of blues on this week's Riot.

2:03 PM, February 21st, 2024
Frankie
Looking forward to the Piedmont set. Glad you found solace with the Flat Duo Jets' music.

2:09 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
The Flat Duo Jets made me appreciate a good ballad. Dex could croon.

2:12 PM, February 21st, 2024
IanJ
The roots of rock'nroll! Thanks, Renny, for the choice tunes.

2:15 PM, February 21st, 2024
hillbilly
In a parking lot...had an A harp (always) played along.. great list!!! Sorry for your loss...Dexter...

2:26 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
I play three tracks that have Sonny Terry playing harmonica. Stay tuned Hillbilly.

2:32 PM, February 21st, 2024
Frankie
I'm in seventh heaven now. Thanks Renny, you put a lot of thought and work into this Piedmont blues set.

3:12 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
No problem Frankie. I aim to please. Great request.

3:22 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
I'd like to thank you all for tuning in and listening. Thanks folks. And thanks for the comments.

3:25 PM, February 21st, 2024
Frankie
Thank you Renny, you really made my day.

3:28 PM, February 21st, 2024
Renny G (host)
Well that makes my day, Frankie. Thank you.

3:29 PM, February 21st, 2024
CK
I really loved the Dexter tribute. He was such an amazing talent. And your songs that Elvis covered was amazing.

12:25 AM, February 23rd, 2024