Patty Smyth & Scandal "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 07-28-23

 

The "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth is American singer and songwriter Patty Smyth and Scandal. Hear some of her influences and peers including The Ronettes, Link Wray & His Ray Men, Led Zeppelin, The Cure, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Big Brother and The Holding Company, The Go-Go's, Don Henley and The Hooters! Plus, there's a couple of great rockin' tracks from a solo release as well as Scandal. Beth's Bop Of The Week is from Granger out of Joplin, MO. Jammin' James Riley has a rocker from Jim Messina & The Jesters in Hang Ten. 

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

The Ronettes- "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered"

Link Wray & His Ray Men- "Jack the Ripper"

Led Zeppelin- "Tangerine"

The Cure- "Friday I'm In Love"

Scandal- "Love's Got A Line On You"

Patty Smyth- "Only One"

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

BWB liner- Luke (Granger)

Granger- "Hooligans"

Linda Ronstadt- "Heat Wave"

Bonnie Raitt- "Good Enough"

Big Brother and the Holding Company- "Women is Losers"

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

*Jim Messina & The Jesters- "Hollywood Sound"

The Go-Go's- "Beatnik Beach"

Don Henley- "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"

*BWB liner- Eric Bazillian 

The Hooters- "And We Danced"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"

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Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Granger

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Mark Farner "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 03-31-23

 

American singer, songwriter and guitarist Mark Farner is the "focus beam" artist on this new episode of Boppin' With Beth. Hear about his early bands, time with Grand Funk Railroad and his solo career including a couple of tunes from his discography. Plus, there's songs from some of his influences including Howard Tate, Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Eric Clapton, Rick Derringer, Jeff Beck (feat. Imogen Heap) and Stevie Wonder. Beth's Bop Of The Week is a great tune from Cory M. Coons! Jammin' James Riley has an instrumental rocker from The Go-Go's in Hang Ten and there's a track from The Smithereens who are playing a gig with Mark Farner on April 21, 2023 in New York!

Hear Beth's interview with Mark Farner on the Artist Spotlight Podcast Series HERE:

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

Howard Tate- "Get It While You Can"

Aretha Franklin- "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)

*Beavis & Butthead snippet

The Jimi Hendrix Experience- "Fire"

Eric Clapton- "Told You For The Last Time"

Grand Funk Railroad- "We're An American Band"

Mark Farner- "You And Me Baby"

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

*Liner- Cory M. Coons

Cory M. Coons- "Would You Stay"

Rick Derringer- "Guitars and Women"

Jeff Beck- "Rollin' and Tumblin' (ft. Imogen Heap)

Stevie Wonder- "Sir Duke"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley*

*The Go-Go's- "Surfing and Spying"

*Liner- Jim Babjak (The Smithereens)

The Smithereens- "Indigo Blues"

*Liner- The Beatles

The Beatles- "Boys"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble on the Docks"

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Beth's Bop of the Week Artist: Cory M. Coons

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The Go-Go's "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 05-27-22

 

American rock band The Go-Go's are the "focus beam" band on this week's Boppin' With Beth! Hear tunes from their awesome mix of influences including Suzi Quatro, The Beach Boys, Ramones, The Runaways, The B-52's and The Ronettes. I talk about their awesome story that bookends their beginning through their Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction in 2021 and still going strong. There's a couple of rockers from their catalog on the show as well. Darren Michael Boyd is the guest on this week's Beth's Lightning Round including a rockin' song from him. Jammin' James Riley has an early Roy Orbison tune in Rockabilly Rewind and there's tracks from The Northwest and The Courettes as well! 

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

*Liner- Suzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro- "Glad All Over"

Ramones- "I Don't Want To Grow Up"

The Runaways- "Little Sister"

The Ronettes- "You Bet I Would"

The Go-Go's- "Skidmarks On My Heart"

The Go-Go's- "Apology"

*Liner- Mike Love

The Beach Boys- "All I Want To Do"

*Lightning Round teaser liner- Darren Michael Boyd

The B-52's- "Runnin' Around"

*Beth's Lightning Round with Darren Michael Boyd*

*Liner- Darren Michael Boyd

Darren Michael Boyd- "Making A Homunculus"

*Rockabilly Rewind with Jammin' James Riley

Roy Orbison- "Rockhouse"

*Liner- Wayne (The Northwest)

The Northwest- "Shoreline"

*Liner- The Courettes (Martin & Flavia Couri)

The Courettes- "Hop The Twig"

Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Surfin' & Spyin'" (cover of The Go-Go's)

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Cool merch from Darren

The Go-Go's

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The Bangles "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 01-07-22

 

American pop rock band The Bangles are the "focus beam" band this week. Hear about their history along with some influences and peers including Blues Magoos, The Beach Boys, Talking Heads, The Byrds, Blondie, The Go-Go's, The Patti Smith Group, Love, The B-52's as well as a couple of rockin' tracks from their catalog. Jammin' James Riley has Ricky Nelson classic in Rockabilly Rewind and there's tunes from American Blonde and Mike Love (with John Cowsill on lead vocals).

Music bed intro: Carl Perkins/ Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues"

Blues Magoos- "I Can Hear The Grass Grow"

The Patti Smith Group- "'Til Victory"

Blondie- "Little Girl Lies"

The Go-Go's- "We Got The Beat"

The Bangles- "Everything I Wanted"

The Bangles- "Open My Eyes"

*Liner- Mike Love

The Beach Boys- "Dance, Dance, Dance"

Talking Heads- "And She Was"

*Liner- Chris Hillman 

The Byrds- "The Girl With No Name"

Love- "Singing Cowboy"

*Rockabilly Rewind with Jammin' James Riley*

*Ricky Nelson- "It's Late"*

*Liner- American Blonde (Nata and Tinka)

American Blonde- "Quicksand"

The B-52's- "Roam"

Mike Love- "Wild Honey" (ft. John Cowsill)

Outro music bed: The Bangles- "Bitchen Summer/Speedway"

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