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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McBride & The Ride "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 03-03-23

 

The "Focus Beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth is American country music band, McBride & The Ride! Hear about their history, their members and a couple of tunes from their catalog including their single released late last year. There's songs from some of their influences and peers including Dale McBride (Terry McBride's dad), Faron Young, Marty Stuart, James Taylor, Vince Gill, ZZ Top and Ricky Skaggs. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a new one from The Lucky Odds. Jammin' James Riley has a classic from Dave Myers & The Surftones in Hang Ten and there's tracks from Garth Brooks and a new one from Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (including former McBride & The Ride guitarist Kenny Vaughan). 

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

Dale McBride- "I'm Savin' Up Sunshine"

Faron Young- "Walk Tall (Walk Straight)"

*Liner- James Taylor

James Taylor- "Never Die Young"

*Liner- Billy F Gibbons

ZZ Top- "Give It Up"

McBride & The Ride- "Your One And Only"

*Liner- McBride & The Ride (Terry McBride, Ray Herndon & Billy Thomas)

McBride & The Ride- "Marlboros And Avon"

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

*Liner- JD Larish

*Beth's Bop of the Week: The Lucky Odds- "Leavin'" 

Vince Gill- "What The Cowgirls Do"

Ricky Skaggs- "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley*

*Dave Myers & The Surftones- "Moment of Truth"

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives- "Altitude"

*Liner- Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks- "All American Kid"

Outro music bed: Chet Atkins- "Main Street Breakdown"

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Check out McBride & The Ride's newest song "Along Comes A Girl"

Beth's Bop of the Week Artist: The Lucky Odds

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Turnpike Troubadours "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 11-25-22

 

Our "focus beam" band this week is the American country music group, Turnpike Troubadours! We'll hear about their story, a couple of tracks from their discography and tunes from some of their influences and peers including Cross Canadian Ragweed, Johnny Horton, Old 97's, The Pogues, Garth Brooks, Hank Williams Jr., Jason Boland & The Stragglers and Mike & The Moonpies! Jammin' James Riley has one of the first surf tunes in Hang Ten by The Gamblers and there's tracks from The Barlow, JD McPherson, The Darters and Jeremy Parsons as well. 

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

Johnny Horton & Hillbilly Barton- "Bawlin' Baby"

*Liner- Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks- "Callin' Baton Rouge"

Old 97's- "Give It Time"

Jason Boland & The Stragglers- "Down Here In The Hole"

Turnpike Troubadours- "Whole Damn"

Turnpike Troubadours- "The Hard Way"

Cross Canadian Ragweed- "Alabama"

Hank Williams Jr.- "If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie"

The Pogues- "Honky Tonk Women"

*Liner- Mike Harmeier (Mike & The Moonpies)

Mike & The Moonpies- "Hour On The Hour"

Hang Ten segment:
The Gamblers- "Moon Dawg"

*Liner- Troy Scoope

The Barlow- "New Year, Old Me"

*Liner- Trent Putnam (The Darters)

The Darters- "Salutations To Summer's Arrival"

*Liner- JD McPherson

JD McPherson- "North Side Gal"

*Liner- Jeremy Parsons

Jeremy Parsons- "Tickin'"

Outro music bed: Jason Boland & The Stragglers- "Faux Reel"

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Garth Brooks "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 08-20-21

                                 

Country music superstar Garth Brooks is this week's "Focus Beam" artist. We'll hear how he rose to fame making him the top selling artist of all time and with more awards than we have time to list. Hear from a variety of some of his influences including George Strait, James Taylor, Chris LeDoux, Billy Joel, George Jones, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen and of course his wife, Trisha Yearwood. We've got a couple of boppin' tunes from his catalog and Jammin' James Riley brings a Lew Williams tune in Rockabilly Rewind!

Track Listing:

1. James Taylor- Country Road

2. Billy Joel- It's Still Rock and Roll To Me

3. George Jones- Too Much Water

4. George Strait- Living and Living Well

5. Garth Brooks- American Honky-Tonk Bar Association

6. Garth Brooks- Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance

7. Trisha Yearwood- Baby, Don't You Let Go

8. Chris LeDoux- I'm Ready If You're Willing

9. Dan Fogelberg- The Outlaw

10. Bruce Springsteen- Cover Me

Rockabilly Rewind:

11. Lew Williams- Centipede