John Michael Montgomery "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 01-19-24

 

American country music singer John Michael Montgomery is the "focus beam" artist on this week's Boppin' With Beth! Hear about his life, career, family, songs from his catalog, his brother (Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry) and nephew (Dillon Carmichael). John Michael Montgomery's son Walker Montgomery is also heard in Beth's Bop Of The Week! There's songs from influences as well including his dad Harold Montgomery, Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys, George Strait, Alabama, Willie Nelson, Lyrnyrd Skynyrd and Bob Seger. Jammin' James Riley has a song from The Shadows in Hang Ten. 

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

Harold Montgomery- "A Hundred Years From Now"

Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys- "I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living"

Willie Nelson- "Nothing I Can Do About It Now"

Alabama- "Born Country"

*BWB liner- Stan Munsey

John Michael Montgomery- "When Your Baby Ain't Around"

John Michael Montgomery- "What Did I Do"

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

*Generic liner- Walker Montgomery

Walker  Montgomery- "Never Again One More Time"

George Strait- "Friday Night Fever"

Lynyrd  Skynyrd-  "Don't Ask Me No Questions"

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band- "Understanding"

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

The Shadows- "The Savage"

*Generic liner- Eddie Montgomery

Montgomery Gentry- "Something To Be Proud Of"

Dillon Carmichael- "Foot Out The Door"

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

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Beth's Bop Of The Week Artist- Walker Montgomery:

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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"

Check out Jonathan Edwards': FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, WEBSITE

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

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Jeff Beck "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 01-27-23

 

The "focus beam" artist this week is the late, great English guitarist Jeff Beck. We'll hear about his hall of fame career with early bands, The Yardbirds and solo material along with a couple of stellar tracks from his discography. There's also tunes from some of his many influences including Chuck Berry, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Shadows, Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps (co-written by Cliff Gallup), Buddy Guy and Link Wray! Beth's Bop Of The Week is a rocker from Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos. Jammin' James Riley has a trippy song from Dick Dale in Hang Ten and Lucky 757 close out the show with a cover and mutual admiration of Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps. 

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

Chuck Berry- "Johnny B. Goode"

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates- "Please Don't Touch"

Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps- "You Told A Fib"

The Shadows- "Big Boy"

Jeff Beck Group- "Spanish Boots"

Jeff Beck- "Sling Shot"

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

*Liner- Anthony Rosano

*Beth's Bop of the Week- Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos- "Four Day Creep"*

The Jimi Hendrix Experience- "Red House"

Buddy Guy- "Let Me Love You Baby"

Link Wray and His Ray Men- "The Black Widow"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley

Dick Dale- "Let's Go Trippin'"

*Liner- Cory Spivey (Lucky 757)

Lucky 757- "Crazy Legs"

Outro music bed: Jeff Beck- "Scatterbrain" 

R.I.P. Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (June 24, 1944- January 10, 2023)

The Yardbirds (Jeff on the bottom left)

Jeff Beck Group (Jeff on the far left)

Beck, Bogert & Appice (Jeff in front)

Jeff Beck studio albums:

This show is dedicated to Jeff's widow, Sandra:

AND:

Greg was lucky enough to meet Jeff Beck and got a picture with him:

Check out Greg Martin Remembering Jeff Beck in Vintage Magazine HERE

Beth's Bop of the Week artist- Anthony Rosano and The Conqueroos:

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