Tom Rush "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 03-15-24

 

American folk and blues singer, guitarist and songwriter Tom Rush is the "Focus Beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth. Hear about his over 60 year career along with a couple of songs from his stellar catalog (including one from his NEW album). There's songs from influences and peers too including Pete Seeger, The Weavers, Gene Vincent, Josh White, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Jonathan Edwards, Garth Brooks and Matt Nakoa. Beth's Bop Of The Week is from a newly released fan favorite by BoDeans! Jammin' James Riley has a track by Link Wray in Hang Ten! 

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

Pete Seeger- "Little Boxes"

The Weavers- "Fi-Li-Mi-Oo-Re-Ay"

*Generic  liner- Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent- "Dance To The Bop"

Josh White- "Midnight Special"

Tom Rush- "Rotunda"

*BWB liner- Tom Rush

Tom Rush- "It All Comes Down To Love"

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

*BWB liner- Kurt Neumann (Kurt BoDean of BoDeans)

BoDeans- "You Wasted Me"

*BWB liner- Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne- "You Love The Thunder"

*Generic liner- James Taylor

James Taylor- "One Man Parade"

*BWB liner- Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks- "Papa Loved Mama"

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

Link Wray- "Mustang"

*Generic liner- Matt Nakoa

Matt Nakoa- "Somewhere Else I Gotta Go"

*BWB liner- Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards- "50 Years"

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Beth's Bop of the Week artist: BoDeans

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BoDeans "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 10-27-23

 

American rock band BoDeans are the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth. Hear about their awesome career, a couple of tunes from their discography and a solo song from Kurt Neumann. Plus, there's tracks from some of their influences and peers including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, U2, Marshall Crenshaw and David Bowie. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a new song from the late, great Jimmy Buffett. Jammin' James Riley has a cut from The Malibooz in Hang Ten. To close out the show, there's a couple of great tunes from Nanci Griffith and Robbie Robertson that also feature backing vocals by the BoDeans as well! 

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

Kurt Neumann- "Venus"

*Generic liner- Tom Petty

Tom Petty- "The Apartment Song"

Bruce Springsteen- "Two Hearts"

Bob Dylan- "You're No Good"

BoDeans- "Ultimately Fine"

*BWB liner- Kurt Neumann

BoDeans- "A Little More Time"

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

*Jimmy Buffett- "My Gummie Just Kicked In" (Sir Paul McCartney plays bass on this track!)

Marshall Crenshaw- "Radio Girl"

U2- "All Because of You"

David Bowie- "Hang Onto Yourself"

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

*BWB liner- John Zambetti (The Malibooz)

The Malibooz- "Goin' To Malibu"

Robbie Robertson- "American Roulette"

Nanci Griffith- "This Heart"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Apache"

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Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Jimmy Buffett (December 25, 1946- September 2, 2023)

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Fastball "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 08-26-22

 

American rock band Fastball is the "focus beam" band on this Boppin' With Beth. You'll hear about their story along with a couple of great rockers from their discography. Plus, there's tunes from their influences including The Beatles, The Police, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Who, The Kinks, The Byrds, The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young! Jammin' James Riley has a Four Teens track in Rockabilly Rewind and there's songs from The Lucky Odds, Riot Act, The Barlow and BoDeans as well! 

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

The Beatles- "Good Day Sunshine"

Elvis Costello & The Attractions- "The Element Within Her"

*Liner- Chris Hillman

The Byrds- "Don't Make Waves"

The Hollies- "Look Through Any Window"

Fastball- "Fire Escape"

*Liner- Tony Scalzo (Fastball)

Fastball- "All Gone Fuzzy"

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- "Everybody I Love You"

The Police- "Man In A Suitcase"

The Who- "I Can't Explain"

The Kinks- "Wonderboy"

*Rockabilly Rewind with Jammin' James Riley*

Four Teens- "Spark Plug"

*Liner- JD Larish (The Lucky Odds)

The Lucky Odds- "Ring Upon Her Finger"

*Liner- Rick Ventura (Riot Act)

Riot Act- "Rock City"

*Liner- Shea Boynton (The Barlow)

The Barlow- "Bad Ol' Days"

*Liner- Kurt Neumann (BoDeans)

BoDeans- "Ya Gotta Go Crazy"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Spider Man"

***Big thanks to: Tony Scalzo & Peter Wark!***

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From L to R: Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, Joey Shuffield

From L to R: Miles Zuniga, Tony Scalzo, Joey Shuffield

From L to R: Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, Joey Shuffield

From L to R: Miles Zuniga, Joey Shuffield, Tony Scalzo

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