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Sound Salvation

Dec 14, 2018 7:00 AM โ€“ 10:00 AM

Music

With Steve Pick

Steve Pick brings you Sound Salvation. It's 3 hours of the best new music liberally mixed with all the classics of the last century's worth of pop music, rock & roll, jazz, blues, country, soul and more. If it's worth hearing, you'll find it on Sound Salvation.
Sound Salvation
7:02 AM
Rufus Wainwright - Poses
Rufus Wainwright Poses
Poses DreamWorks 2001
There are many days that I consider Rufus Wainwright to be the finest songwriter of this century. This is one of his earliest examples.
7:07 AM
Paul Simon - Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War
Paul Simon Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War N
In the Blue Light Legacy 2018
New version of one of my all-time favorite songs.
7:12 AM
Jill Sobule - Where Do I Begin
Jill Sobule Where Do I Begin N
Nostalgia Kills Pinko 2018
This album is chock full of great songs. Every week I fall in love with a different one.
7:15 AM
Harry Nilsson - Coconut
Harry Nilsson Coconut
Nilsson Schmilsson RCA 1971
A song I've loved unequivocally since I was 12 years old.
7:20 AM
Chris Stamey - In Spanish Harlem
Chris Stamey In Spanish Harlem
Travels in the South Yep Roc Records 2004
This song popped into my head recently - it's simply remarkable, paying tribute to great music and its effect on life, among other things.
7:25 AM
Buffalo Springfield - Questions
Buffalo Springfield Questions
Last Time Around Atco Records 1968
A song later redone by Crosby, Stills & Nash.
7:28 AM
Paul Weller - Come Along
Paul Weller Come Along N
True Meanings Parlophone UK 2018
I like Paul Weller writing pretty songs like this.
7:31 AM
Tracy Nelson - I'll Be Long Gone
Tracy Nelson I'll Be Long Gone
Best of Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth Reprise 1996
Fantastic vocal performance.
7:35 AM
Elvis Costello & the Imposters - Stripping Paper
Elvis Costello & the Imposters Stripping Paper N
Look Now Concord 2018
I love this song, even if the central metaphor confuses me, as I don't know exactly what stripping paper means.
7:41 AM
Willie Nelson - Blue Moon
Willie Nelson Blue Moon N
My Way Legacy 2018
Willie's slowing down - he only released two solid albums this year.
7:44 AM
Loretta Lynn - Ain't No Time to Go
Loretta Lynn Ain't No Time to Go N
Wouldn't It Be Great Legacy 2018
A very fine record from this legendary performer.
7:46 AM
Asleep at The Wheel - Weary Rambler
Asleep at The Wheel Weary Rambler N
New Routes Bismeaux 2018
I like Katie Shore, the new female vocalist in this nearly 50-year-old band.
7:50 AM
Billy Eckstine With Earl Hines And His Orchestra - Stormy Monday blues
Billy Eckstine With Earl Hines And His Orchestra Stormy Monday blues
As Good As It Gets: Swing Disky 2000
A magnificent 1942 record.
7:54 AM
Count Basie - Blues In the Dark
Count Basie Blues In the Dark
Complete Decca Recordings grp 1992
What a band! Great Jimmy Rushing vocal!
7:57 AM
Walter Brown & Jay Mcshann's Orchestra - W.B. Blues
Walter Brown & Jay Mcshann's Orchestra W.B. Blues
Blues, Boogie & Bop: The 1940s Mercury Sessions Mercury 1995
Post-war jazz and blues.
8:02 AM
Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis featuring Ruben Blades - El Cantante
Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis featuring Ruben Blades El Cantante N
Una Noche con Ruben Blades Blue Engine Records 2018
I hadn't heard anything from Blades in decades, but he's still magnificent.
8:11 AM
Ben E. King - What Is Soul?
Ben E. King What Is Soul?
Anthology Rhino 1993
A 1967 turn towards the sound of that time.
8:14 AM
Solomon Burke - I Feel a Sin Coming On
Solomon Burke I Feel a Sin Coming On
Home in Your Heart Rhino 1992
The Bishop of Soul!
8:16 AM
Charles Bradley - Stay Away (feat. Menahan Street Band)
Charles Bradley Stay Away (feat. Menahan Street Band) N
Black Velvet Daptone 2018
Posthumous release from this talented singer. (Hey, it turns out this is a Nirvana cover - I had no idea!)
8:20 AM
The Staple Singers - I'm Just Another Soldier
The Staple Singers I'm Just Another Soldier
Be Altitude: Respect Yourself stax 1972
A deep Staples cut.
8:24 AM
Junior Murvin - Cross Over
Junior Murvin Cross Over
Police and Thieves Island Records 1977
Lee Perry production, Murvin's falsetto vocals, wonderful record.
8:28 AM
Blue ร–yster Cult - Screams
Blue ร–yster Cult Screams
Blue ร–yster Cult Columbia 1972
Now this is classic rock!
8:31 AM
The Dream Syndicate - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
The Dream Syndicate See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Ghost Stories Ryko/Rhino 1988
These guys never did much blues, but this is a pretty cool version of this classic.
8:35 AM
Billy F Gibbons - Standing Around Crying
Billy F Gibbons Standing Around Crying N
The Big Bad Blues Concord Records 2018
One of my fave records this year!
8:41 AM
JD McPherson - Every Single Christmas
JD McPherson Every Single Christmas N
Socks New West Records 2018
Next week is the all holiday music spectacular, with Cat Pick joining me to spread Yule cheer.
8:44 AM
The Monkees - Unwrap You at Christmas
The Monkees Unwrap You at Christmas
Christmas Party Rhino 2018
It's a brand new Andy Partridge Christmas song!
8:47 AM
The Mavericks - Christmas (Baby Please come home)
The Mavericks Christmas (Baby Please come home) N
Hey! It's Christmas! Mono Mundo Recordings 2018
Raul Malo stands toe to toe with the Darlene Love original.
8:51 AM
Roger Daltrey - Always Heading Home
Roger Daltrey Always Heading Home N
As Long As I Have You Republic 2018
Roger does some terrific singing on this.
8:54 AM
Alejandro Escovedo - Flying
Alejandro Escovedo Flying
The Crossing Yep Roc 2018
Beautiful song.
9:00 AM
Mitch Easter - Ton of Bricks
Mitch Easter Ton of Bricks
Dynamico Electric Devil 2007
One of the greatest pop/rock songwriters of the last 35 years. He hasn't released nearly enough music.
9:03 AM
Peter Holsapple - Commonplace
Peter Holsapple Commonplace
Game Day Omnivore Recordings 2018
Another giant in my personal pantheon, who's released more than Mitch Easter, but still not enough for my voracious taste.
9:07 AM
John Galbraith Trio - If I See You There
John Galbraith Trio If I See You There N
Throw It Away John Galbraith Trio 2018
Catchy as they come!
9:11 AM
The Rolling Stones - Flight 505
The Rolling Stones Flight 505
Aftermath (UK Version) [Remastered] ABKCO 1966
You don't hear this one often enough.
9:15 AM
Long John Baldry - Spinning Wheel
Long John Baldry Spinning Wheel
Wait For Me Castle Communications 1969
It's amazing how much better this song sounds when sung by somebody with taste.
9:19 AM
Parliament - Livin' the Life
Parliament Livin' the Life
Osmium Edsel 1970
An early George Clinton gem.
9:25 AM
Camper Van Beethoven - (We're a) Bad Trip
Camper Van Beethoven (We're a) Bad Trip
II & III spin/ART / Cooking Vinyl 2004
They'll be playing, along with David Lowery's other band Cracker, at the Pageant on New Year's Eve.
9:27 AM
Junior Senior - Shake Me Baby
Junior Senior Shake Me Baby
D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat Atlantic 2003
I'd completely forgotten how much fun these guys were.
9:31 AM
Dwight Twilley Band - Rock Yourself Son
Dwight Twilley Band Rock Yourself Son
Sincerely MCA 1976
Such a masterful record album.
9:33 AM
Larry Williams - Bony Moronie
Larry Williams Bony Moronie
Bad Boy Specialty 1990
A foundational rock & roll cornerstone.
9:36 AM
Lloyd Price - Just Because
Lloyd Price Just Because
The Best Of Lloyd price MCA 2002
Another classic from 1957.
9:40 AM
Shannon & The Clams - It's Gonna Go Away
Shannon & The Clams It's Gonna Go Away N
Onion Easy Eye Sound 2018
Shannon Shaw is back with the Clams for her second album this year.
9:44 AM
Marianne Faithfull - In My Own Particular Way
Marianne Faithfull In My Own Particular Way N
Negative Capability BMG Rights Mgmt France SARL 2018
I love that she continues to find discoveries in new music.
9:48 AM
Ernest Tubb - Two Glasses, Joe
Ernest Tubb Two Glasses, Joe
Ernest Tubb Country Music Hall Of Fame Series MCA 1991
I'm starting to think Ernest Tubb was a more interesting singer than many gave him credit for.
9:50 AM
Deuce Spriggins - Red Hot Mama
Deuce Spriggins Red Hot Mama
Swing West! Volume 3 Western Swing Razor & Tie 1999
Very bluesy Western swing cut.
9:53 AM
J.B. Hutto & His Hawks - Speak My Mind
J.B. Hutto & His Hawks Speak My Mind
Hawk Squat Delmark 1968
Featuring Sunnyland Slim.