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Roots and Rhythms
Sunday November 29th, 2020 with Retro Renny
IN DOG WE TRUST! Roots music in praise of pups. Old timey country & blues, bluegrass, Rhythm & Blues about our K9 companions.

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Dedicated to all those dogs (past & present) in our lives that make live bearable. Dogs are God's jesters.
That Dog
EVAN JOHNS - Panoramic Life - 2016 Alternative Tentacles
In The Doghouse
THE RAZORBACKS - Live A Little - 1989 WEA Canadian
Doggie House Boogie
MERRILL MOORE - Boogie My Blues Away - 1954 Capitol Records
I'm Walking The Dog
CHARLIE FEATHERS - Rock-A-Billy: The Definitive Collection (1954-1973) - unknown date of recording/1990 Zu-Zazz Records
Yukon Buddy
THE DUSTY CHAPS - It Came From Canada Vol. 1 - 1985 OG Music Canadian
Old Dog Blue
JIM JACKSON - Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 2A: Social Music - 1928 Victor Records/1997 Smithsonian Folkways
Sam's Ridin' Shotgun
EVAN JOHNS & BUBBA COON - Mystic Titans Of Juju 2 - 2009 Jellyroll Records
Bull Dog Down In Sunny Tennessee
DOCK WALSH & THE CAROLINA TAR HEELS - Doggone Country-All-Time Favorite Country Songs About Dogs - 1927 Victor Records/1994 CMH Records
Ya Gotta Quit Kicking My Dog Aroun'
GID TANNER & HIS SKILLET LICKERS - Doggone Country-All-Time Favorite Country Songs About Dogs - 1926 Columbia/1994 CMH Records
Ol Rattler
GRANDPA JONES - Bluegrass Bonanza : Classic Bluegrass 1946 - 1950 - 1947 King Records/2001 Proper Records
Dog House Blues
BILL MONROE - Bluegrass Bonanza : the Monroe Legacy 1936 - 1945 - 1940 RCA/2001 Proper Records
Tennessee Hound Dog
THE OSBORNE BROTHERS - Doggone Country-All-Time Favorite Country Songs About Dogs - 1969 Decca Records/1994 CMH Records
The Poodle Dog Song
JIMMIE DAVIS - Doggone Country-All-Time Favorite Country Songs About Dogs - 1950 Capitol Records/1994 CMH Records
Move It On Over
HANK WILLIAMS & HIS DRIFTING COWBOYS - The Original Singles Collection Plus - 1947 MGM Records/1990 Polygram Records
Houn' Dawg
HOMER & JETHRO - Homer & Jethro Assault The Rock & Roll Era - 1956 RCA Victor/1988 Bear Family Records
You're Just A Female Hound Dog
CHARLIE GORE & LOUIS INNES - Hillbilly Bop, Boogie & The Honky Tonk Blues Vol.2 1951-1953 - 1953 King Records/2005 Jasmine Records
Mr. Hound Dog's In Town
ROY BROWN & HIS MIGHTY, MIGHTY MEN - Good Rockin' Man The Definitive Collection - 1955 King Records/2011 Fantastic Voyage
Let Me Play With Your Poodle
LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS - Bed Spring Poker. Meat in Motion, 1926-1951 [Disc 1] - 1947 Aladdin Records/2002 Indigo Records
The Dog & His Puppies
MORRIS CHENIER - Bluesin' By The Bayou - Rough 'n' Tough - alt. take, pre-1961 Goldband Records/2012 Ace Records
Kansas City Dog
LITTLE CAMERON - Ballin' Thru The South - 1959 Stylo/unknown year of reissue
Every Dog Has His Day
PEE WEE CRAYTON - The Cosimo Matassa Story - 1954 Imperial Records/2007 Proper Records
Interactive CKCU
Renny G (host)
I would like to thank Odin, Buzz, Zeke, Sadie, Booker T-Bone, Hanna, Jiggs, Peanut, Miss Freckles, Zeus, Ebony, Bolt, Bo, Beauregard, Bailey, Blue, Rukkatut & all those dogs that have blessed my life.

6:02 PM, November 26th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Special shout out to the prettiest pandemic pup.....Chappy, with the doleful eyes....

7:23 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Welcome to the show. I hope you haven't had a ruff week.

8:02 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Beggin' for feedback.

8:05 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Throw this deejay a bone.

8:06 PM, November 29th, 2020
George's bud hillbilly
Gorgeous George the Boxer! He and I were kicked out of some of the best seedy bars & poolhalls in Toronto! He was a Champ!

8:07 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
I used to do the door at the Dominion. I'd bring my dog, a chocolate flabrador recliner with me to work. When the Swinging Neckbreakers played the Dominion they complemented me on my stuffed dog. Ha!! Ha! Ha!

8:10 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Boxers are total characters.

8:11 PM, November 29th, 2020
george's bud
I was a Welfare worker in Cabbagetown, TO. George's job was to guard the car ... jumped in driver's seat when i got out. Never had no trouble. At food truck order: 2 hotdogs, 1 no onions!;-) Thanks for show! Keep your claws clipped!

8:17 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
I used to work out of a studio in Cabbagetown.

8:19 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Interesting neighbourhood.

8:20 PM, November 29th, 2020
Mtn
Hey Mudman, Terror of the Cowichan! Good Evening from the Cariboo. Chaplin

8:27 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Ha! Ha! How's the pup, ol' friend. He really does have Charlie Chaplin eyes.....

8:29 PM, November 29th, 2020
George bud
CBC? My office was 252 Parliament. Beer in the Winchester...Gerrard House. I was raised in E end....much poorer in those days...luv the fiddle!

8:30 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Do you want some blues harp next week George's Bud?

8:31 PM, November 29th, 2020
Nancy S.
Git Tanner and the Skillet Lickers LOL! Great name, great song.

8:32 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
CBC???? Ha! Ha! Ha! Hell no. I was a faux painter, it was a painting studio. I painted rich people's monster homes in Toronto.

8:33 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Hey Nancy. Thanks for tuning in.

8:33 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Do you know how long it took for me to figure out a way to fit some Hank Williams THE FIRST on the show?

8:38 PM, November 29th, 2020
g's bud
"Old Shep" used to make a beautiful friend cry.... Harp tunes! Yes!

8:40 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Next week. Some blues harp pour vous!

8:41 PM, November 29th, 2020
Mtn
Turn it up!

8:43 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Get ready for the Rhythm & Blues portion of the show, Mtn, It's the sound of the Twentieth Century turning it up!

8:47 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Did I say Puckett? I meant Buckett.

8:55 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Dear dog owners....Thanks for listening.

8:56 PM, November 29th, 2020
Mtn
Last song!

8:58 PM, November 29th, 2020
Renny G (host)
Hey thanks for listening Mtn.

8:59 PM, November 29th, 2020