Boppin' With Beth: Chris Hillman

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Boppin' With Beth Christmas Show 12-23-22

It's a boppin' Christmas show on this week's Boppin' With Beth. A show dedicated to all the artists that we lost this year and 2 members of my family that passed away in 1958 (My Grandmother, Frances Letha Cook) and this year (my uncle, Grady Orbin Cook), respectively. The times are sad, the music doesn't have to be. There are tunes from The Brian Setzer Orchestra, James Taylor, Shenandoah, JD McPherson, Cory M. Coons (ft. his 8 year old daughter, Charleigh Lynn Coons), Chris Isaak, Jesse Terry, Shaun Young, Los Straitjackets, Dave Del Monte and The Cross County Boys, The Beach Boys, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Phil Keaggy, The Smithereens and Chris Hillman & Herb Pederson. Plus, there's tracks from Lucky Jones, The Chieftains with Jackson Browne, Diamond Rio and a tune from Pat Huggins to close out the show. Merry Christmas!

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

The Brian Setzer Orchestra- "(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With the Bag"

*Liner- James Taylor

James Taylor- "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"

*Liner- Jim Seales (Founder and original lead guitarist of Shenandoah)

Shenandoah- "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer"

*Liner- JD McPherson

JD McPherson- "All The Gifts I Need"

*Liner- Cory M. Coons & Charleigh Lynn Coons

Cory M. Coons- "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (ft. Charleigh Lynn Coons)

Chris Isaak- "Hey Santa!"

*Liner- Jesse Terry

Jesse Terry- "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"

*Liner- Shaun Young

Shaun Young- "Blue Christmas"

*Liner- Greg Townson

Los Straitjackets- "Frosty the Snowman"

*Liner- Dave Del Monte

Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Hey Mrs. Claus"

*Liner- Mike Love (of The Beach Boys)

The Beach Boys- "Little Saint Nick"

*Liner- Mark Malibu

Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Ice Rider"

*Liner- Phil Keaggy

Phil Keaggy- "Let It Snow"

*Liner- Jim Babjak (of The Smithereens)

The Smithereens- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"

*Liner- Chris Hillman

Chris Hillman & Herb Pederson- "Blue Christmas Lights"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley*

*Duane Eddy- "Movin' N Groovin'"

*Liner- Lucky Jones

Lucky Jones- "Run Rudolph Run"

*Liner- Jackson Browne

The Chieftains- "The Rebel Jesus" (with Jackson Browne)

*Liner- Marty Roe

Diamond Rio- "Christmas Times A Comin'"

*Liner- Pat Huggins

Pat Huggins- "Christmas In My Coupe de Ville"

Outro music bed: Joel Paterson- "Jingle Bell Rock"

In Loving Memory of my Mawmaw, Frances Letha Cook (March 23, 1915- December 25, 1958)

In Loving Memory of my uncle, Grady Orbin Cook (January 7, 1932, October 25, 2022)

Grady with baby me.

Grady with my Dad and aunt Janette.

Grady Orbin Cook....I sure miss him!

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Friday, December 3, 2021

Chris Hillman "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 12-3-21

American musician Chris Hillman is the "focus beam" artist this week. Hear about his amazing career with bands like The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, The Desert Rose Band and more as well as his fantastic solo career. We've got tunes from his groups The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band and a couple solo cuts too. Plus, hear from some of those that influenced him including Buck Owens, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, New Lost City Ramblers, Spade Cooley & His Orchestra, The Kentucky Colonels and The Kingston Trio. We've got Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers covering The Byrds and Jammin' James Riley has a rocker from Joe D. Johnson in Rockabilly Rewind!

Track Listing:

Intro music bed: Carl Perkins/Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues"

The Byrds- "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star"

Buck Owens- "Under Your Spell Again"

Woody Guthrie- "Ridin' In My Car"

Pete Seeger- "Cotton Mill Colic"

Chris Hillman- "The Taker"

*Liner- Chris Hillman (one of my favorite liners ever!)

Chris Hillman- "When I Get A Little Money"

New Lost City Ramblers- "Take A Drink On Me"

Spade Cooley & His Orchestra- "Crazy Cause I Love You"

The Kentucky Colonels- "Banjo Picking Fever"