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Sound Salvation

Aug 19, 2016 7:00 AM – 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
6:59 AM
The Educated Guess - Tell Me Honey
The Educated Guess Tell Me Honey L N
Another Educated Guess The Educated Guess 2016
St. Louis band of exceptional talent and ambition.
7:02 AM
The Fifth Dimension - Orange Air
The Fifth Dimension Orange Air
The Essential Fifth Dimension Arista 2011
A little Jimmy Webb song in the morning.
7:04 AM
The Zombies - Care of Cell 44
The Zombies Care of Cell 44
Odessey and Oracle CBS
One of the best songs on an album that has no weak spots.
7:09 AM
The Psycho Sisters - Numb
The Psycho Sisters Numb
Up On the Chair, Beatrice Rockbeat 2014
Vicki Peterson of the Bangles, and Susan Cowsill - brilliant team.
7:12 AM
Parker Millsap - Jealous Sun
Parker Millsap Jealous Sun
The Very Last Day Okrahoma Records 2016
Beautiful song - this guy is really good.
7:16 AM
Vampire Weekend - Step
Vampire Weekend Step
Modern Vampires of the City XL Recordings 2013
Even after 3 years, I get giddy when I hear the beginning of this song. Such a fun ride.
7:20 AM
The Vondrukes - String Theory Thinking
The Vondrukes String Theory Thinking L N
On This Ride Together Single Street Records 2016
Their CD release show next Saturday at Off Broadway, with Grace Basement and Adam Reichmann opening, sounds like a winner of an evening.
7:24 AM
Bun E. Carlos - Let the Mystery Be (feat. Xeno)
Bun E. Carlos Let the Mystery Be (feat. Xeno) N
Greetings from Bunezuela! SPV Recordings 2016
Original singer of Cheap Trick rocks up an Iris Dement song into something magical.
7:30 AM
Esperanza Spalding - Earth to Heaven
Esperanza Spalding Earth to Heaven N
Emily's D+Evolution Universal Music Group International 2016
One of my fave albums this year.
7:34 AM
Andrew Bird - The New Saint Jude
Andrew Bird The New Saint Jude N
Are You Serious Concord Loma Vista 2016
Another record that keeps on delivering every time I hear it.
7:38 AM
Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down
Prefab Sprout When Love Breaks Down
Steve McQueen Legacy 1985
This album didn't blow me away in 1985, but 31 years later, there aren't many from that year I'd rather hear.
7:42 AM
Chris Stamey - Where Does the Time Go
Chris Stamey Where Does the Time Go
Euphoria Yep Roc 2015
For the life of me, I can't figure out why Chris Stamey isn't an American musical hero to everybody.
7:46 AM
Brian Andrew Marek - Lovers In a Leaky Boat
Brian Andrew Marek Lovers In a Leaky Boat L N
"Drowner" Rubberstamp 2016
This St. Louis treasure will be playing at the Blue Pearl on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
7:52 AM
Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough
Nils Lofgren Cry Tough
Cry Tough Universal 1976
I haven't listened to a lot of Lofgren's stuff, but I do always like it when I hear it.
8:00 AM
Jeff Beck - Live In the Dark
Jeff Beck Live In the Dark N
Loud Hailer Atco Records 2016
I don't know where he found Rosie Bones, but she can sing! It's great to hear Beck playing rock songs again.
8:04 AM
Television - Friction
Television Friction
Marquee Moon Elektra Records 1977
Untoppable.
8:09 AM
Neil Young - Barstool Blues
Neil Young Barstool Blues
Zuma Reprise 1975
This concludes a set of pretty damn great guitar playing.
8:13 AM
Santana - Love Makes the World Go Round
Santana Love Makes the World Go Round N
Santana IV RCA 2016
Great vocal by Ronnie Isley on this one.
8:17 AM
Roland Johnson - The Things You Do
Roland Johnson The Things You Do L N
Imagine This Blue Lotus Recordings 2016
St. Louis r&b singer puts out his first album, and it is good.
8:21 AM
Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing in the street
Martha & The Vandellas Dancing in the street
Motown: The Classic Years Motown 2000
I realized I hadn't heard this song in a good long time. That should never be the case.
8:24 AM
Don Covay - See-Saw
Don Covay See-Saw
See-Saw Atlantic 1966
Another classic that never gets old.
8:27 AM
Eli "Paperboy" Reed - Hold Out
Eli "Paperboy" Reed Hold Out N
My Way Home Yep Roc Records 2016
It's good to have this guy back making the soul music that's at his core.
8:30 AM
Corinne Bailey Rae - Been To the Moon
Corinne Bailey Rae Been To the Moon N
The Heart Speaks In Whispers Virgin 2016
I really like the stuff I've heard from this record.
8:35 AM
Marvin Gaye - i Want You
Marvin Gaye i Want You
I Want You Tamla 1976
One of Marvin's most gut-wrenching cries.
8:39 AM
Bruce Springsteen - I'm Goin' Down
Bruce Springsteen I'm Goin' Down
Born In The U.S.A. Columbia 1984
To this day, I think the Born In the U.S.A. album is darn near perfect.
8:43 AM
Dion - Katie Mae
Dion Katie Mae N
New York Is My Home Instant 2016
His musical instincts are forever young.
8:48 AM
Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore - Restless
Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore Restless N
Daughters Remington Road Records 2016
Nice version of a Del Shannon song.
8:50 AM
Sam Bush - Everything is Possible
Sam Bush Everything is Possible N
Storyman SUGAR HILL 2016
It's always a pleasure to hear from this magnificent musician.
8:54 AM
Elizabeth Cook - Straightjacket Love
Elizabeth Cook Straightjacket Love N
Exodus Of Venus Agent Love Records / Thirty Tigers 2016
Man, she can sing!
9:00 AM
Charlie Parker - Cool Blues
Charlie Parker Cool Blues
Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Charlie Parker Rhino 1997
I believe that's Earl Garner on piano.
9:03 AM
Jimmy Forrest - Calling Dr. Jazz
Jimmy Forrest Calling Dr. Jazz
Night Train United/Delmark 1990
St. Louis saxophonist from 1953.
9:07 AM
Mildred Bailey - All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Mildred Bailey All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Sings...Me and the Blues Savoy Jazz 2009
Great singer you don't hear much about.
9:10 AM
Big Maybelle - I Could Make You Care
Big Maybelle I Could Make You Care
Candy! Savoy Jazz 2002
Another great singer from the 50s.
9:13 AM
Jimmy McCracklin - Come On Home (Back Where You Belong)
Jimmy McCracklin Come On Home (Back Where You Belong)
The Walk - Jimmy McCracklin At His Best Razor & Tie 1997
He may have been born in St. Louis - or maybe in Helena, Arkansas. Thanks, Wikipedia.
9:16 AM
Mickey Baker - Bandstand Stomp (Ho Ho Ho)
Mickey Baker Bandstand Stomp (Ho Ho Ho)
In the 50s: Hit, Git & Split Rev-Ola 2007
One of the most solid guitarists in early rock'n'roll.
9:19 AM
The Ghastly Ones - Haulin' Hearse
The Ghastly Ones Haulin' Hearse
A-Haunting We Will Go-Go DGC 1998
Surf haunting!
9:21 AM
Pell Mell - Saucer
Pell Mell Saucer
Interstate Geffen 1995
Great instrumental band that never got enough attention.
9:25 AM
Waterloo - Out In The Lawn
Waterloo Out In The Lawn L
Out of the Woods Undertow 2006
St. Louis band that's gone but never forgotten.
9:30 AM
Skylar Gudasz - I'll Be Your Man
Skylar Gudasz I'll Be Your Man N
Oleander Daniel 13 2016
I don't know her background, but I do like her approach to the singer-songwriter thing.
9:34 AM
Lucinda Williams - Pineola
Lucinda Williams Pineola
Sweet Old World Chameleon 1992
Back in the days when her albums came out fewer and further between, but with no flaws.
9:38 AM
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Something More Than Free
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Something More Than Free
Something More Than Free Southeastern 2015
This man writes so perfectly.
9:41 AM
Alejandro Escovedo - It's a Sin
Alejandro Escovedo It's a Sin
You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold Plowboy Records, Llc 2013
Alejandro sings Eddy Arnold - heck yeah, why not?
9:46 AM
Buck Owens - Memphis
Buck Owens Memphis
The Buck Owens Collection (1959 - 1990) Rhino 1992
Great version of the Chuck Berry gem.
9:48 AM
Jimmie Rodgers - In the Jailhouse Now
Jimmie Rodgers In the Jailhouse Now
Recordings 1927 - 1933 Disc A JSP Records 2002
Going way back for this masterpiece.
9:51 AM
Buddy Miller - Don't Wait
Buddy Miller Don't Wait
Universal United House of Prayer New West 2004
Ending this week with a barnburner from Buddy Miller.