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Renny's Riot
Wednesday May 8th, 2024 with Rueful Renny
A celebration of life for a good neighbour, Carol-Ann Larocque Lonsdale, who passed away this morning. "Your memory is a blessing." (Also songs that could be about my neighbourhood in Lowest Town & more music for mere mortals.)

Renny's Riot
The Scarlet Drops - The Scarlet Drops 1984-1992 - 1989 What Wave/2021 Harriet Records/Bandcamp Canadian
Carol Ann
The Pyramids - Penetration! The Best of the Pyramids - recorded 1963 released 2000 Sundazed Music
Neighbourhood Girls
The Barracudas - The Complete EMI Recordings - 1979 demo/1990 Capitol Records/EMI Canadian
Carol
Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry Gold - 1958 Chess/2005 Geffen Records/Chess
Little Ann
Jimmie "Playboy" Knight Voc. Henry "Mojo" Thompson - T-Bird Party! - A Swangin' Slew O' Greasy R&B - 1957-61 - unknown year Phynk Records/1999 Crypt Records
Bow-Legged Annie
The Deltones Featuring The Gypsy - Savage Kick - Black Rock 'n' Roll - Vol 3 - 1959 Jubilee/unknown year Savage Kick
Annie Penguin
Wailing Bethea & the Captans - Rockin' Rhythm Very Dark - 1962 Hawkeye/unknown year Still Records
Miss Ann
Little Richard - Gumbo Ya Ya - The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - 1957 Specialty/2012 Proper Records
Big Foot Annie
Don Boots & The Western Swing Band - Grand Daddy's Rockin' Vol. 3 & 4 - 1958 Buddy Record Company/1995 Legend
Polk Salad Annie
Tony Joe White - The Best Of Tony Joe White featuring "Polk Salad Annie" - 1968 Monument/1993 Warner Archives
Next Door Neighbour
Owen & Leon Silvera - Deep Ska - 1964 Island Records/1999 Proper Records
Carol (Chuck Berry)
The Count Bishops - Speedball Plus 11 - 1977 Dynamite Records/1995 Chiswick Records
Annie Get Your Gun
Jr. Gone Wild - Brave New Waves Session - 2017 CBC, Artoffact Records, Brave New Waves Canadian
Shake It Annie, Shake It!
Bionic - Deliverance - 2002 Sound King Records Canadian
Caroline
Catl. - With The Lord For Cowards You Will Find No Place - 2010 Folk Brand Records Canadian
Bright Lights At The End Of The Road
Bodeco - Callin' All Dogs - 1995 Safe House
Caroline
The Inmates - Fast Forward - 1989 Sonet
Help You Ann
The Lyres - On Fyre - 1984 Ace Of Hearts Records/New Rose Records
Annie Fanny
The Kingsmen - The Best Of The Kingsmen - 1965 Wand/2008 Repertoire Records
Death Of An Angel (Donald Woods & The Belairs)
The Kingsmen - The Best Of The Kingsmen - 1964 Wand/2008 Repertoire Records
Stop This City
David J - Crocodile Tears & The Velvet Cosh - 1985 Glass Records
Drug City, USA
Kevin Stevenson - Reality Alley - 2022 Rum Bar Records
The Needle And The Damage Done
Neil Young - Decade - 1972 Reprise Records Canadian
Bad Neighborhood
Daddy Longlegs - Lowdown Ways - 2019 Yep Roc Records
Surfin' On Heroin
Chris Houston & The Sex Machine - It Came From Canada Vol. 1 - 1985 OG Music Canadian
Junky Friends
Cheap Gunslingers - Cheap Gunslingers - 2019 Rum Bar Records
Scratches and Needles
Nils - Green Fields In Daylight - 1996 Mag Wheels Records Canadian
Stolen Thunder (Alex Soria 1966-2004)
Three O'Clock Train - Moon - 2012 Self released Canadian
(Here's the link for the Three O'Clock Train catalogue - https://threeoclocktrain.com.)
Drop The Needle
The Short Fuses - Swagger - 2023 Rum Bar Records
Chinese Rock
The Ramones - Ramones Mania - 1979/1988 Sire
Public Service
The Dogmatics - EST 81 - 2021 Rum Bar Records
Junk Train
The Blackjacks - Basic Blackjacks - 1984 Homestead Records
Amazing Grace
Sonny Treadway - Sacred Steel: Traditional Sacred African-American Steel Guitar Music In Florida - 1997 Arhoolie Records
We Got To Meet Death One Day (Blind Willie McTell)
John Schooley & Walter Daniels - Dead Mall Blues - 2014 12XU
Death Room
Cromm Fallon - Electric Bloom - 2019 Rum Bar Records
Death Is Only A Dream
The Stanley Brothers - Bluegrass Bonanza : Early Bluegrass 1944 - 1950 - 1947 Rich-R-Tone Records/2001 Proper Records
Death's Dark Dream
Grievous Angels - One Job Town - 1990 Stony Plain Records Canadian
When Death Comes
The Happyland Singers Also Knows As The Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - The Sermon - 1957/1993 Specialty
Death Of An Angel
Donald Woods & The Belairs - Bad Music For Bad People - Songs The Cramps Taught Us - 1955 Flip Records/2009 Righteous
The Cryin' Waltz
Spade Cooley Orchestra - Swingin' The Devil's Dream - 1955 Decca/1985 Charly Records
Interactive CKCU
Renny G (host)
Don't worry, the first hour is a lot of fun. It's in the second hour when I start playing songs about my neighbourhood in Lowest Town. that's when it all goes south.

1:33 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Do me a favour? Let me know if you are listening. Thanks.

1:35 PM, May 8th, 2024
Nancy
Sorry for the loss of your friend and neighbour, Renny. This is a lovely tribute to her grace and your fondness. ❤

1:35 PM, May 8th, 2024
Benoît
G'day!

1:36 PM, May 8th, 2024
Benoît
Chuck Berry's the best! So many songs for others to cover, too!

1:37 PM, May 8th, 2024
Benoît
Oooh! Hadn't seen about Carol-Ann. All my sympathy...

1:41 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
No, it's okay, Benoît. I play a wicked cover of Chuck Berry's "Carol" to start the second set.

1:43 PM, May 8th, 2024
Johnny Loan
This is a touching tribute Rennie. Bless yer heart

1:45 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Hey, she listened to the show and still talked to me. I had to do something in her memory.

1:47 PM, May 8th, 2024
Bobby Calzone
My condoleances Renny. But this à warm sendoff, kind of like à second line in New Orleans.

1:48 PM, May 8th, 2024
Neil & DL
One of life's greatest honours is to be remembered and spoken of as a "wonderful neighbour and friend". This is a classy way to celebrate her life, Renny!! My thoughts and prayers go out to you and all of Carol Ann's friends, family and other neighbours!

1:48 PM, May 8th, 2024
Frankie
Head phones are on Renny. Sorry to hear about your friend's passing. We remain to enjoy this tribute. Nice track from Richard, not sure I've heard this one.

1:48 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Hey guys, welcome to the wake. Of course it's b.y.o.b.

1:50 PM, May 8th, 2024
Benoît
Regarding that Tony Joe White song, in case someone doesn't know: have a look at poke sallet, or pokeweed. It's quite the thing. Poor people food.

1:52 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
I believe Quebec is about to do a test of it's alarm system. With my luck it will be on this show.

1:53 PM, May 8th, 2024
Nancy
It just happened on my phone! Scared the living jeezus out of me!

1:55 PM, May 8th, 2024
Benoît
Hah! The CanGov alert's just violated your program!

1:56 PM, May 8th, 2024
Neil & DL
Owen and Leon was perfect, Lenny!!!!!

1:56 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Why do they always test on Wednesdays? Isn't Wednesday hard enough.

1:57 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
They always do Benoît. I'm going to sue for discrimination against Wednesdays.

1:58 PM, May 8th, 2024
Benoît
Wow, imagine STARTING a song as fast as these guys? (Count Bishops)

1:58 PM, May 8th, 2024
Frankie
Poke Salad Annie was certainly one of the first "swampy" things I ever heard.

2:00 PM, May 8th, 2024
N & DL
Sign me up for the lawsuit and the petition.........I love "Hump Day"!!! It's an outrage!!

2:01 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Yeah, Tony Joe White is Southern swamp soul.

2:02 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Funky too.

2:04 PM, May 8th, 2024
IanJ
Great show, Renny! A wonderful tribute.

2:06 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Thanks Ian.

2:07 PM, May 8th, 2024
Frankie
Should be, 'Polk'

2:18 PM, May 8th, 2024
Frankie
Back to back Kingsmen, where else fellow listeners.?

2:21 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
I'm breaking all the rules Frankie.

2:21 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Where is hillbilly?

2:35 PM, May 8th, 2024
Benoît
On FB, Mike Dubue was mentioning that Steve Albini's gone for good. I've been figuratively lost in his wiki page, seeing all the bands and music he was involved with.

2:36 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Yes, he just died of a heart attack. He was 61.

2:38 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Duane Eddy died last week as well.

2:38 PM, May 8th, 2024
Jeb
Great show!

2:52 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Thanks Jeb.

2:54 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
I'm looking forward to The Life-Size Men and The Atomic Tempunauts show at Irene's on the 24th of May, Jeb.

2:56 PM, May 8th, 2024
Jeb
As long as you're up to it, would love to see you out.

3:03 PM, May 8th, 2024
Neil and Drake
Just noticed my typo earlier, Renny. I need to wear my glasses when I am on the laptop. Sorry bud. Great show and celebration today. Well done!!

3:23 PM, May 8th, 2024
Benoît
Great show, Rueful! Thanks

3:25 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Thanks Neil. Is Drake your Labrador?

3:26 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Thanks for listening Benoît.

3:26 PM, May 8th, 2024
Bobby Calzone
Very fitting end! Bravo Renny!

3:27 PM, May 8th, 2024
Renny G (host)
Thanks Bobby.

3:30 PM, May 8th, 2024