Darrel Higham "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 05-05-23

 

English rockabilly singer and guitarist Darrel Higham is the "focus beam" artist on this extra boppin' episode of Boppin' With Beth. Hear about his career, a couple of rockin' tracks from his catalog and a track under a different band name (Hal Weston & The Offbeats). There's also tunes from some of his influences including Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio, Bill Haley with Haley's Comets, Restless, Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps, Chuck Berry and Ricky Nelson. Plus, there's rockers from his buddies Brian Setzer and Mick Wigfall & The Toxics. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a killer Cochran cover from Lucky 757 and Jammin' James Riley has a tune from The Crossfires in Hang Ten! 

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

*Liner- Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran- "Am I Blue?"

*Liner- Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley- "Baby, Let's Play House"

Tennessee Ernie Ford- "Blackberry Boogie"

Bill Haley with Haley's Comets- "Crazy Man, Crazy"

Darrel Higham- "Give Me Some Love"

*Liner- Darrel Higham

Darrel Higham- "Rock With The Caveman"

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

*Liner- Cory Spivey (of Lucky 757)

Lucky 7.5.7.- "Completely Sweet"

*Liner- Johnny Burnette

Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio- "Sweet Love On My Mind"

Restless- "Edge On You"

*Liner- Mick Wigfall

Mick Wigall & The Toxics- "Nervous Breakdown"

*Hang Ten With Jammin' James Riley music bed: The Ventures- "Wipeout"

Hang Ten Song of The Week: The Crossfires- "Fiberglass Jungle"

Brian Setzer- "Off Your Rocker"

*Liner- Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps- "Pink Thunderbird"

Ricky Nelson- "Be Bop Baby"

Chuck Berry- "You Can't Catch Me"

Hal Weston & The Offbeats- "Rockin' N' Boppin'"

Outro music bed: Darrel Higham- "Strollin' Guitar"

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Darrel's daughter, Violet Kathleen Higham 

Darrel with his girlfriend Katie & Smutty Smiff

Darrel's 1960 Ford Zodiac

Our matchbox version of Darrel's car (in the Riley household):

Beth's Bop Of The Week artist: Lucky 7.5.7.:

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Ritchie Valens "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 02-24-23

 

The late, great singer, songwriter and guitarist Ritchie Valens is the "Focus Beam" artist this week on Boppin' With Beth. He was only 17 when he died and his recording career was only 8 months, but his impact is still felt today. Hear a couple of his tunes as well as songs from influences, peers and some he influenced including Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Dion, The Penguins, The Drifters, Los Lobos, Eddie Cochran and Los Lonely Boys. There's a new rockin' cover of a classic rock & roll tune by Reverend Horton Heat. Beth's Bop Of The Week is by a couple of former members of The Hollies (Allan Clarke with Graham Nash) and Jammin' James Riley has a rocker from The Beach Boys in Hang Ten! 

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

Little Richard- "I'll Never Let You Go (Boo Hoo Hoo)"

Bo Diddley- "Say! (Boss Man)"

The Drifters- "Ruby Baby"

The Penguins- "Hey Senorita"

Ritchie Valens- "Boney Maronie"

* Liner- Ritchie Valens

Ritchie Valens- "Cry, Cry, Cry"

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

*Liner- Allan Clarke

*Beth's Bop of the Week: Allan Clarke ft. Graham Nash- "Buddy's Back"

*Liner- Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly- "Fool's Paradise"

*Liner- The Big Bopper

The Big Bopper- "Monkey Song (You Made a Monkey Out of Me)"

*Liner- Dion

Dion- "Every Day (That I'm With You)"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley*

*Liner- Mike Love

*The Beach Boys- "Surfin' Safari"

Brian Setzer- "Summertime Blues"

Los Lobos- "Come On, Let's Go"

*Liner- Jim Heath (Reverend Horton Heat)

Reverend Horton Heat- "Ready Teddy"

*Liner- Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran- "Three Steps to Heaven"

Los Lonely Boys- "Heaven"

Outro music bed: Ritchie Valens- "Fast Freight"

Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Allan Clarke:

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Steve Forbert "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 07-08-22

 

Americana singer-songwriter Steve Forbert is the "Focus Beam" artist on this new Boppin' With Beth. Hear from some of his influences such as Jimmie Rodgers, The Lovin' Spoonful, Woody Guthrie, The Byrds and The Beatles as well as from some that covered his tunes including Webb Wilder, Marty Stuart and Rosanne Cash. You'll hear a couple of great tunes from Steve's catalog as well as tunes from Big Joe Shelton, Moon City Masters and Jackson Browne. Plus, Jammin' James Riley spins a rocker from Eddie Cochran in Rockabilly Rewind!

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

Jimmie Rodgers- "In The Jailhouse Now"

Woody Guthrie- "Sally Goodin"

*Liner- Chris Hillman

The Byrds- "It's No Use"

The Beatles- "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" 

Steve Forbert- "What Kinda Guy?"

*Liner- Steve Forbert

Steve Forbert- "Living The Dream"

The Lovin' Spoonful- "Do You Believe In Magic"

*Liner- Webb Wilder

Webb Wilder- "Samson and Delilah's Beauty Shop" (Live)

Marty Stuart- "Honky Tonker"

Rosanne Cash- "What Kinda Girl?"

*Rockabilly Rewind with Jammin' James Riley*

*Eddie Cochran- "Am I Blue"

*Liner- Big Joe Shelton

Big Joe Shelton- "Strong Addiction"

*Liner- Talor and Jordan (Moon City Masters)

Moon City Masters- "Where You Wanna Run To"

*Liner- Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne- "Minutes To Downtown"

Outro music bed: Danny B. Harvey- "Texas Thunder"

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Gene Vincent "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 05-13-22

 

Rock & Roll and Rockabilly pioneer Gene Vincent is the "focus beam" artist on the new Boppin' With Beth. Hear about his life and career (including his favorite song being one from Beethoven...and one of the last songs he ever recorded was "Roll Over Beethoven") and a couple of rockers from his discography! Plus, there's great tunes from some of his influences and peers including Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Fats Domino. Darrel Higham is the guest on Beth's Lightning Round along with one of his Ricky Nelson covers. Jammin' James Riley has a Jimmy Bowen track in Rockabilly Rewind and there's tunes from The Rockats, Jimmy Dale Richardson and Billy Burnette! 

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

*Liner- Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley- "Blue Moon of Kentucky"

Little Richard- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"

Chuck Berry- "Maybellene"

Fats Domino- "I'm Walkin'"

*Liner- Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent- "Red Blue Jeans and A Pony Tail"

Gene Vincent- "Story of The Rockers"

Buddy Holly- "Rave On"

*Lightning Round teaser liner- Darrel Higham

*Liner- Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran- "Weekend"

*Beth's Lightning Round with Darrel Higham*

*Liner- Darrel Higham

Darrel Higham- "Do You Know What I Mean"

*Rockabilly Rewind with Jammin' James Riley*

Jimmy Bowen- "My Baby's Gone"

*Liner- Danny B. Harvey

The Rockats- "Nervous Breakdown"

*Liner- Jimmy Dale Richardson

Jimmy Dale Richardson- "Go Go Go"

*Liner- Billy Burnette

Billy Burnette- "Rock 'N' Roll With It"

Outro music bed: Brian Setzer- "Be-Bop-A-Lula"

Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent

Darrel Higham

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