Lou Gramm "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 12-01-23

 

Rock vocalist Lou Gramm is the "focus beam" artist on the new Boppin' With Beth. Hear about his time in bands (Black Sheep, Foreigner and Shadow King) as well as his solo career! There's a couple of choice rockers from Foreigner and solo projects too. Plus hear tracks from some of his influences including Buddy Holly, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, The Beatles and instrumentals from The Ventures and Duane Eddy. Beth's Bop Of The week is a cool cover from Jesse Brewster's Tha Building feat. Viveca Hawkins. Jammin' James Riley has a rockin' tune from Roy Clark in Hang Ten. Plus, there's killer songs from Stryper and Impellitteri in the mix as well!

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

Foreigner- "Long, Long Way From Home"

*Generic liner- Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly- "It Doesn't Matter Anymore"

Aretha Franklin- "The House That Jack Built"

Marvin Gaye- "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"

Lou Gramm- "Ready or Not"

Lou Gramm- "Day One"

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

*BWB liner- Jesse Brewster

Jesse Brewster's Tha Building ft. Viveca Hawkins- Whole Lotta Love (Tin Turner version)

*Generic liner- The Bealtes

The Beatles- "You Can't Do That"

The Ventures- "Rebel Rouser"

*Generic liner- Duane Eddy

Duane Eddy- "Guitar'd and Feathered"

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

Roy Clark- "Texas Twist"

*BWB liner- Michael Sweet (Stryper)

Stryper- "Near"

*BWB liner- Chris Impellitteri

Impellitteri- "Tonight I Fly"

Foreigner- "Headknocker"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"

Check out Lou Gramm's: FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER (X), WEBSITE

 

Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Jesse Brewster's Tha Building ft. Viveca Hawkins

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Shemekia Copeland "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 04-07-23

 

Award-winning blues, soul, Americana singer and my April 10 birthday buddy Shemekia Copeland is the "Focus Beam" artist on this new episode of Boppin' With Beth. Hear about her career, a couple of great tunes from her discography and tunes from some of her influences including her dad Johnny Copeland, Aretha Franklin, Ruth Brown, Koko Taylor, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding and Etta James. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a rockin' song from Ally Venable and Jammin' James Riley has a tune from The Fender IV in Hang Ten. Plus, there's tracks from Kenny Neal, Miss Freddye, ZZ Top and The Kinks to end the show! 

Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "Best Friend's Girl"

Johnny Copeland- "Heebie Jeebies"

Aretha Franklin- "You Make Me Feel Like (A Natural Woman)"

KoKo Taylor- "I Need More And More"

Etta James- "Something's Got A Hold On Me"

Shemekia Copeland- "Wild, Wild Woman"

*Liner- Shemekia Copeland

Shemekia Copeland- "Barefoot In Heaven"

*Beth's Bop Of The Week music bed: Dan Seals- "Bop"

*Beth's Bop Of The Week- Ally Venable- "Two Wrongs"

Ruth Brown- "Sweet Baby Of Mine"

Sam & Dave- "Soul Sister, Brown Sugar"

Otis Redding- "Hard To Handle"

*Hang Ten With Jammin' James Riley*

*The Fender IV- "Malibu Run"

*Liner- Kenny Neal

Kenny Neal- "Blues Mobile"

*Liner- Miss Freddye

Miss Freddye- "These Are My Blues"

*Liner- Billy F Gibbons

ZZ Top- "Jesus Just Left Chicago"

The Kinks- "I'm Not Like Everybody Else"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"

Check out Shemekia Copeland's: FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, WEBSITE

Happy early Birthday, Shemekia! 

Beth's Bop Of The Week Artist: Ally Venable 

Happy 24th Birthday, Ally! (April 7th)

*Disclaimer- On the show I said 23 year old Ally Venable. At the time of recording, she still was 23. 😃

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Mark Farner "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 03-31-23

 

American singer, songwriter and guitarist Mark Farner is the "focus beam" artist on this new episode of Boppin' With Beth. Hear about his early bands, time with Grand Funk Railroad and his solo career including a couple of tunes from his discography. Plus, there's songs from some of his influences including Howard Tate, Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Eric Clapton, Rick Derringer, Jeff Beck (feat. Imogen Heap) and Stevie Wonder. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a great tune from Cory M. Coons! Jammin' James Riley has an instrumental rocker from The Go-Go's in Hang Ten and there's a track from The Smithereens who are playing a gig with Mark Farner on April 21, 2023 in New York!

Hear Beth's interview with Mark Farner on the Artist Spotlight Podcast Series HERE:

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

Howard Tate- "Get It While You Can"

Aretha Franklin- "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)

*Beavis & Butthead snippet

The Jimi Hendrix Experience- "Fire"

Eric Clapton- "Told You For The Last Time"

Grand Funk Railroad- "We're An American Band"

Mark Farner- "You And Me Baby"

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

*Liner- Cory M. Coons

Cory M. Coons- "Would You Stay"

Rick Derringer- "Guitars and Women"

Jeff Beck- "Rollin' and Tumblin' (ft. Imogen Heap)

Stevie Wonder- "Sir Duke"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley*

*The Go-Go's- "Surfing and Spying"

*Liner- Jim Babjak (The Smithereens)

The Smithereens- "Indigo Blues"

*Liner- The Beatles

The Beatles- "Boys"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble on the Docks"

Check out Mark Farner's: FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, WEBSITE

Beth's Bop of the Week Artist: Cory M. Coons

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Jonathan Edwards "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 03-10-23

 

American singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards is the "Focus Beam" artist this week on Boppin' With Beth! Hear a couple of great tunes from his long career (one from his debut 1971 album and one from his most recent). There's also songs from some of his influences and peers including Otis Redding, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, James Taylor, Livingston Taylor, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan. Beth's Bop Of The Week is from a friend of Jonathan's too, Jesse Colin Young. Jammin' James Riley has a classic from The Shadows in Hang Ten and there's tunes from Jackson Browne and The Isley Brothers (covering Jonathan Edwards) to close out the show! 

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

Otis Redding- "Shake"

Ray Charles- "I've Got A Woman"

*Liner- James Taylor

James Taylor- "Lighthouse"

Jonathan Edwards- "Everybody Knows Her"

*Liner- Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards- "Right Where I Am"

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

*Liner- Jesse Colin Young

*Beth's Bop of the Week: Jesse Colin Young- "It's A Lovely Day"

Bob Dylan- "Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance"

Aretha Franklin- "Don't Play That Song"

*Liner- Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley- "Mess Of Blues"

* Hang Ten music bed: The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley"

*The Shadows- "Apache"

*Liner- Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne- "Fountain Of Sorrow"

The Isley Brothers- "Sunshine (Go Away Today)"

Outro music bed: Duane Eddy- "Mexborough Ferry Boat Halt"

Check out Jonathan Edwards': FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, WEBSITE

Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Jesse Colin Young:

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