The Cars "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 08-18-23

 

Rev it up and LET'S GO! The Cars are the "focus beam" artist on this new Boppin' With Beth! Hear about their history including early bands, a couple of tracks from their discography (and a solo tune from Ric Ocasek) as well as influences including The Stooges, Buddy Holly, Slade Tommy James and The Shondells, T. Rex, Big Star and Raspberries. Beth's Bop Of The Week is from Matthew Logan Vasquez. Jammin' James Riley has a tune from Al Casey in Hang Ten and there's a new rocker from Dave Del Monte and The Cross County Boys in the mix too! 

Intro music bed: Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "My Best Friend's Girl"

Tommy James and The Shondells- "Mirage"

*Generic liner- Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly- "Words of Love"

T. Rex- "Dreamy Lady"

Big Star- "Feel"

The Cars- "My Best Friend's Girl"

The Cars- "Free"

*Beth's Bop of the Week music bed: Dan Seals- "Bop"

*BWB liner- Matthew Logan Vasquez

Matthew Logan Vasquez- "Can You Turn Me Up?"

Slade- "Gudbuy T'Jane"

Raspberries- "Let's Pretend"

The Stooges- "I Wanna Be Your Dog"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley music bed: The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"*

*Al Casey- "Lonely Surfer"*

*BWB liner- Dave Del Monte

Dave Del Monte and The Cross County Boys- "The Sweeper"

Ric Ocasek- "Fix On You"

Outro music bed: Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods- "Sir Surfalot"

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Al Jardine "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 09-03-21

 

American musician, singer, songwriter and co-founder of The Beach Boys, Al Jardine, is our "focus beam" artist this week! We hear a couple of his solo tunes (including his latest "Waves Of Love 2.0") along with hearing about his story. There's songs from influences and peers on here too including The Beach Boys (with Al on lead vocals), Brian Wilson (featuring Al and Blondie Chaplin), Pete Seeger, The Crows, America and The Limeliters. Beth's Lightning Round returns with singer-songwriter (and former touring member of The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean and others), Randell Kirsch. Jammin' James Riley has an Al Casey tune in Rockabilly Rewind and there's great rockin' tunes from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Drifting Sand and Shoot The Pier as well!

Track Listing:

1. The Beach Boys- Cotton Fields

2. The Crows- Gee

3. Pete Seeger- John Hardy

4. The Limeliters- Buddy Bike

5. Al Jardine- Honkin' Down The Highway

6. Al Jardine- Waves of Love 2.0

7. America- Ventura Highway

8. Brian Wilson- Sail Away (ft. Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin)

*Lightning Round with Randell Kirsch

9. Randell Kirsch with Papa Doo Run Run- Something on the Order of Love

Rockabilly Rewind:

10. Al Casey- (Got the) Teen-Age Blues

11. Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- Astro Bot

12. Drifting Sand- Beach Tour USA

13. Shoot The Pier- Surf Dance

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