Fastball "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 08-26-22

 

American rock band Fastball is the "focus beam" band on this Boppin' With Beth. You'll hear about their story along with a couple of great rockers from their discography. Plus, there's tunes from their influences including The Beatles, The Police, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Who, The Kinks, The Byrds, The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young! Jammin' James Riley has a Four Teens track in Rockabilly Rewind and there's songs from The Lucky Odds, Riot Act, The Barlow and BoDeans as well! 

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

The Beatles- "Good Day Sunshine"

Elvis Costello & The Attractions- "The Element Within Her"

*Liner- Chris Hillman

The Byrds- "Don't Make Waves"

The Hollies- "Look Through Any Window"

Fastball- "Fire Escape"

*Liner- Tony Scalzo (Fastball)

Fastball- "All Gone Fuzzy"

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- "Everybody I Love You"

The Police- "Man In A Suitcase"

The Who- "I Can't Explain"

The Kinks- "Wonderboy"

*Rockabilly Rewind with Jammin' James Riley*

Four Teens- "Spark Plug"

*Liner- JD Larish (The Lucky Odds)

The Lucky Odds- "Ring Upon Her Finger"

*Liner- Rick Ventura (Riot Act)

Riot Act- "Rock City"

*Liner- Shea Boynton (The Barlow)

The Barlow- "Bad Ol' Days"

*Liner- Kurt Neumann (BoDeans)

BoDeans- "Ya Gotta Go Crazy"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Spider Man"

***Big thanks to: Tony Scalzo & Peter Wark!***

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From L to R: Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, Joey Shuffield

From L to R: Miles Zuniga, Tony Scalzo, Joey Shuffield

From L to R: Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, Joey Shuffield

From L to R: Miles Zuniga, Joey Shuffield, Tony Scalzo

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The Grip Weeds "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 05-06-22

American rock band The Grip Weeds are the "focus beam" artist on this Boppin' With Beth. You'll hear all about their history as well as some tunes from their stellar catalog. Kurt Reil from the band is the guest for Beth's Lightning Round as well. Jim Babjak from The Smithereens has known the band since the beginning and joins the conversation about the early days and working in their studio called House Of Vibes. We'll play some tunes from some of their influences including The Smithereens, The Hollies, The Beach Boys, The Moody Blues, The Who, The Byrds and a track from Paul McCartney which is Kurt's favorite artist. Jammin' James Riley has a Royce Porter tune in Rockabilly Rewind and there's songs from The Rooks and The Anderson Council as well. 

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

*Liner- Jim Babjak (of The Smithereens)

The Smithereens- "Blood and Roses"

The Who- "Love Ain't For Keeping"

*Liner- Chris Hillman (of The Byrds)

The Byrds- "Lady Friend"

The Moody Blues- "Lovely to See You"

*Liner- Rick Reil (of The Grip Weeds)

The Grip Weeds- "We're Not Getting Through"

*Liner- Kristin Pinell Reil (of The Grip Weeds)

The Grip Weeds- "Twilight Time"

*Liner- Al Jardine (of The Beach Boys)

The Beach Boys- "You're So Good To Me"

*Lightning Round teaser- Kurt Reil (of The Grip Weeds)

The Hollies- "Just One Look"

*Beth's Lightning Round with Kurt Reil of The Grip Weeds

*Liner- Kurt Reil

The Grip Weeds- "Vibrations"

*Rockabilly Rewind with Jammin' James Riley

*Royce Porter- "Lookin'"

The Rooks- "Love Said To Me"

*Liner- Peter Horvath (of The Anderson Council)

The Anderson Council- "Girl, Don't Tell Me"

Paul & Linda McCartney- "Smile Away"

Outro music bed: "The Grip Weeds- "Lady Friend" (instrumental)

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From L to R: Dave, Kurt, Kristin and Rick

Rick Reil

Kurt Reil

Kristin Pinell-Reil

Dave DeSantis

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