Eva Cassidy "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 06-21-24

 

The late, great American singer and musician Eva Cassidy is the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth. Hear about her career, a couple of solo tracks and songs from some of her influences including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Sting and Peggy Lee. Beth's Bop Of The Week is the latest from Chris Q. Murphy & The Automat. Jammin' James Riley has an instrumental cover from Tav Falco (produced by and feat. Mario Monterosso) in Hang Ten. There's also a fun rocker from Blue Dawn & The Day Breakers 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"

Chick Webb & His Orchestra ft. Ella Fitzgerald- "If Dreams Come True"

Sarah Vaughan- "Broken Hearted Melody"

Joan Baez- "One Too Many Mornings"

*Generic liner- Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt- "You Got To Be Ready For Love (If You Want To Be Mine")

Eva Cassidy- "Easy Street Dream"

Eva Cassidy- "Say Goodbye"

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

*BWB liner- Chris Q. Murphy

Chris Q. Murphy & The Automat- "My Baby Wants To Sit And Drink"

Joni Mitchell- "(You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care"

Ray Charles- "Busted"

Stevie Wonder- "For Once In My Life"

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

Tav Falco- "Sleep Walk"

*BWB liner- Dawn Shipley

Blue Dawn & The Day Breakers- "Out Of Sight"

*Generic liner- Sting

Sting- "Fields Of Gold"

Peggy Lee- "Fever"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"

R.I.P. Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963- November 2, 1996)

Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Chris Q. Murphy & The Automat:

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Beth's Crate Digging Extravaganza: Harry Nilsson "Nilsson Schmilsson" (1971) 03-08-24

 

Let's take a trip to the record shop for another Beth's Crate Digging Extravaganza on this new episode of Boppin' With Beth! The spotlight is on Harry Nilsson's masterpiece, "Nilsson Schmilsson" from 1971. Hear a couple of tracks from the album, snippets of the other tunes, players on the album, the album cover, his daughter Olivia Nilsson talking about sequencing and more! There's some tunes from some of his influences and friends including Little Richard, Ray Charles, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Randy Newman, Micky Dolenz (covering a Nilsson classic with Phil Keaggy on guitar), Badfinger (with their original version of a Nilsson hit from this album), Robin Zander (covering a tune from this album) and Ringo Starr. There is even a cover of "Gotta Get Up" by Harry's daughter, Annie Nilsson! Beth's Bop Of The Week is a great tune from Al Jardine. Jammin' James Riley has a track from David Marks & The Marksmen in Hang Ten. Gotta Get Up and listen to this one! 

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

Little Richard- "Lucille"

Ray Charles- "What'd I Say (Pt. 1)"

The Everly Brothers- "Walk Right Back"

Randy Newman- "Living Without You"

Harry Nilsson- "Drivin' Along"

Harry Nilsson- "Down"

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

*BWB liner- Al Jardine

Al Jardine- "Waves of Love 3.0 Ocean Mix"

*Generic liner- The Beatles

The Beatles- "You Can't Do That"

Micky Dolenz (Featuring Phil Keaggy on guitar)- "Remember" (radio edit)

Annie Nilsson- "Gotta Get Up"

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

David Marks & The Marksmen- "Kustom Kar Show"

Badfinger- "Without You"

Robin Zander- "Jump Into The Fire"

Ringo Starr- "Postcards From Paradise"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"

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Side A Track Listing:

1. "Gotta Get Up"

2. "Driving Along"

3. "Early In The Morning"

4. "The Moonbeam Song"

5. "Down"

Track B:

1. "Without You"

2. "Coconut"

3. "Let The Good Times Roll"

4. "Jump Into The Fire"

5. "I'll Never Leave You"

Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Al Jardine

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Donnie Iris "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 09-22-23

 

American rock musician Donnie Iris is the "focus beam" artist on this new episode of Boppin' With Beth. Hear about his solo career, recordings with his band the Cruisers and his time in The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry. There's a solo track and one with The Jaggerz included too. Plus, there's songs from some of his influences including Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Marvin Gaye. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a tune from LLC. Jammin' James Riley has a song from The Sandals in Hang Ten. Plus, there's tunes from The Hooters and The Isolation Jams (covering a Donnie Iris classic) to close out the show. 

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

Tony Bennett- "The Moment Of Truth"

Frank Sinatra- "I Wish I Were In Love Again"

*Generic liner- Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley- "You're A Heartbreaker"

*Generic liner- Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly- "Mailman Bring More No More Blues"

The Jaggerz- "I Call My Baby Candy"

Donnie Iris- "Glad All Over"

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

*BWB liner- LLC (Lorenzo La Cava)

LLC- "Are You Out There" (ft. Will Pugh of CARTEL)

Ray Charles- "Mess Around"

Marvin Gaye- "Say When"

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

*The Sandals- "Theme From Endless Summer"*

*BWB liner- Eric Bazillan (The Hooters)

The Hooters- "Satellite"

The Isolation Jams- "Ah! Leah!" (ft. Kay Hanley)

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo" 

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Beth's Bop of the Week artist: LLC

Ft. Will Pugh of CARTEL

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Marc Cohn "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 05-26-23

 

American singer-songwriter and musician Marc Cohn is the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth! Walk through his career, life events and hear a couple of tracks from his incredible discography. Plus, there's tunes from influences and peers including Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Shawn Colvin, Van Morrison, Ray Charles, The Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama, Richie Furay (covering a Marc Cohn classic), Huey Lewis & The News, Paul Simon and Yusuf/Cat Stevens (new single). Beth's Bop Of The Week is a great track from Softlung and Jammin' James Riley has a classic from The Rivieras in Hang Ten! 

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

Liner- Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne- "The Road and the Sky"

*Liner- James Taylor

James Taylor- "Let Me Ride"

Van Morrison- "Domino"

Paul Simon- "Learn To Fall"

Marc Cohn- "Fallen Angels"

Marc Cohn- "Wild World"

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

*Liner- Softlung

Softlung- "Don't Say No"

Ray Charles- "Don't Change On Me"

The Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama- "Morning Train"

Huey Lewis And The News- "Do You Believe In Love"

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

*The Rivieras- "California Sun"

Yusuf/Cat Stevens- "All Nights, All Days"

*Liner- Richie Furay

Richie Furay- "Walking In Memphis"

Shawn Colvin- "Sunny Came Home"

Outro music bed: 

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Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Softlung

Photo credit: Nicole Romanoff

Photo credit: Nicole Romanoff

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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"

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

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