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Sound Salvation

Jul 1, 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
7:00 AM
Bun E. Carlos - Him or Me (feat. Hanson)
Bun E. Carlos Him or Me (feat. Hanson) N
Greetings from Bunezuela! SPV Recordings 2016
Dynamite cover of the Paul Revere & the Raiders classic, with great vocals from the Hanson boys.
7:03 AM
Todd Rundgren - Who's That Man
Todd Rundgren Who's That Man
Runt bearsville 1970
Another tuneful song about jealousy.
7:06 AM
The Easybeats - Land of Make Believe
The Easybeats Land of Make Believe
The Definitive Anthology Repertoire Records 1968
These guys had so many great songs, it's easy to overlook some. Like this one I'd completely forgotten.
7:10 AM
The Coral - White Bird
The Coral White Bird N
Distance Inbetween Ignition Records 2016
I love this band so much - easily one of the finest out of England this century.
7:14 AM
The Kinks - Did You See His Name (Bonus Track)
The Kinks Did You See His Name (Bonus Track)
The Village Green Preservation Society (Deluxe Edition) Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. 2009
One of the finest out of England last century.
7:17 AM
Keren Ann - She Won't Trade It For Nothing
Keren Ann She Won't Trade It For Nothing
101 Blue Note 2011
I havent thought about her in a while - is she still making records?
7:19 AM
Skylar Gudasz - I'm so Happy I Could Die
Skylar Gudasz I'm so Happy I Could Die N
Oleander Daniel 13 2016
I fell in love with this song on the recommendation of Peter Holsapple.
7:23 AM
The Association - One Too Many Mornings
The Association One Too Many Mornings
Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology Rhino 2002
Great version of the Dylan song.
7:26 AM
Case/lang/veirs - Best Kept Secret
Case/lang/veirs Best Kept Secret
case/lang/veirs Anti- 2016
Three great singer/songwriters working together makes for an essential record.
7:31 AM
Andrew Bird - The New Saint Jude
Andrew Bird The New Saint Jude N
Are You Serious Concord Loma Vista 2016
I had to turn in a top ten albums list for the first half of the year, and this one fell to number 11 in my mood last night.
7:35 AM
Little May - Hide
Little May Hide N
For The Company Island 2015
This song is dreamy.
7:39 AM
The Beat - End of the Party
The Beat End of the Party
Special Beat Service Edsel 1982
The music I played over and over and over when I was 23.
7:42 AM
Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)
Jackie Wilson Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)
THE VERY BEST OF JACKIE WILSON Dark Peak Productions 1987
Berry Gordy's first hit record, when he was just a struggling songwriter.
7:46 AM
Laura Mvula - People
Laura Mvula People
The Dreaming Room RCA 2016
One of the most creative and exciting young performers today.
7:50 AM
Burning Spear - Man in the Hills
Burning Spear Man in the Hills
Man in the Hills Island 1976
One of the greatest reggae vocalists, the amazing Winston Rodney.
7:54 AM
Charles Bradley - Good to Be Back Home
Charles Bradley Good to Be Back Home N
Changes Dunham 2016
More than a little James Brown in this cut.
8:01 AM
Aaron Neville - Ain't Gonna Judge You
Aaron Neville Ain't Gonna Judge You N
Apache Tell It Records 2016
Oh my gosh, this is so great - the funkiest thing I've heard Aaron do in decades.
8:05 AM
Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song
Earth, Wind & Fire Sing a Song
The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire Columbia Legacy 2002
EWF making the world happy.
8:08 AM
Clyde McPhatter - Book of Memories
Clyde McPhatter Book of Memories
Clyde McPhatter: The Essential Collection Spectrum 2002
I didn't realize McPhatter recorded into the 70s. His silky voice was perfect for 1971 soul, too.
8:14 AM
Ann Peebles - A Good Day For Lovin'
Ann Peebles A Good Day For Lovin'
If This Is Heaven HI 1977
One of the best singers to ever come out of the St. Louis area.
8:17 AM
Bonnie Raitt - If You Need Somebody
Bonnie Raitt If You Need Somebody N
Dig In Deep Red Wing Records 2016
A nicely funky groove and Bonnie's spectacular voice.
8:22 AM
Rufus Wainwright - Imaginary Love
Rufus Wainwright Imaginary Love
Rufus Wainwright DreamWorks 1998
How can 18 years have passed since I first fell in love with this record?
8:26 AM
Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Talk to Me of Mendocino
Kate & Anna McGarrigle Talk to Me of Mendocino
Kate & Anna McGarrigle Hannibal 1975
A beautiful song of longing from Rufus's mama.
8:30 AM
Chris Smither - Slow Surprise
Chris Smither Slow Surprise
Still On The Levee Signature Sounds 2014
That tapping foot never stops.
8:33 AM
Joe Ely - Silver City
Joe Ely Silver City
Lord Of The Highway Hightone 1987
The production on this record could be better, but the songs and the playing couldn't.
8:38 AM
Dion - (I Was) Born to Cry
Dion (I Was) Born to Cry
King of the New York Streets THE RIGHT STUFF 2000
Monstrous groove for 1962 - tough record!
8:41 AM
The Rolling Stones - Not Fade Away
The Rolling Stones Not Fade Away
Got Live If You Want It ABKCO 1965
Pandemonium!
8:43 AM
Robert Pollard - Long Live Instant Pandemonium
Robert Pollard Long Live Instant Pandemonium N
Of Course You Are FIRE 2016
That title cracks me up.
8:46 AM
Pell Mell - Nothing Lies Still Long
Pell Mell Nothing Lies Still Long
Interstate Geffen 1995
Great instrumental band that most people don't seem to remember.
8:50 AM
Outer Limits - Just One More Chance
Outer Limits Just One More Chance
The Great British Psychedelic Trip Volume 1 1966-1969 See For Miles 1988
Definitely obscure, delightfully English.
8:53 AM
Gene Clark - For No One
Gene Clark For No One
Here Tonight / The White Light Demos Omnivore 2013
Beautiful song from the ex-Byrd.
9:00 AM
Mott the Hoople - Roll Away the Stone
Mott the Hoople Roll Away the Stone
The Hoople Columbia 1974
The first album by these guys I ever heard, because my younger brother happened to buy it.
9:04 AM
XTC - Down in the Cockpit
XTC Down in the Cockpit
English Settlement Geffen 1982
Another classic from my year of being 23.
9:09 AM
Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger
Paul Simon Stranger to Stranger N
Stranger to Stranger Concord 2016
I hear Paul Simon plans to retire. Makes me regret even more missing his show a few weeks back.
9:15 AM
Ruben Blades - Todos Vuelven
Ruben Blades Todos Vuelven
Buscando America Elektra 1984
I remember playing this record really freakin' loud at the record store while I was working when it was new.
9:19 AM
Little Anthony & The Imperials - Shimmy Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop
Little Anthony & The Imperials Shimmy Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop
Golden Groups: Glory Days of Rock'n'Roll time-life 1999
One of those oldies but goodies.
9:21 AM
Ted Taylor - Pretending Love
Ted Taylor Pretending Love
The Ever Wonderful Ted Taylor: Okeh Uptown Soul (1962-1966) Legacy Recordings 2006
I love his falsetto!
9:24 AM
Tanya Tucker - Short Cut
Tanya Tucker Short Cut
Tanya Tucker's Greatest Hits MCA 1978
Funky country music!
9:28 AM
Wynonna & The Big Noise - I Can See Everything
Wynonna & The Big Noise I Can See Everything N
Wynonna & The Big Noise Curb Records, Inc. 2016
Another terrific record that fell just outside my top ten this year so far.
9:33 AM
Lehto & Wright - Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
Lehto & Wright Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
The Further Adventures of Darling Cory New Folk 2002
Great version of the Pete Seeger song.
9:38 AM
Andy Friedman - Going Home (Drifter's Blessing)
Andy Friedman Going Home (Drifter's Blessing)
Laserbeams and Dreams City Salvage 2011
A talented singer-songwriter who, according to his bio, retired from making music to write a book.
9:43 AM
Bukka White - Shake 'em on Down
Bukka White Shake 'em on Down
The Complete Bukka White COLUMBIA/LEGACY 1994
So that's where Ronnie Wisdom got the name for his show following mine.
9:46 AM
Memphis Minnie - Ice Man (Come On Up)
Memphis Minnie Ice Man (Come On Up)
Hoodoo Lady: 1933-1937 Columbia 1991
Minnie just wants some ice.
9:49 AM
Jack McVea - Inflation Blues
Jack McVea Inflation Blues
Ham Hocks & Cornbread JSP 2004
There are only a couple of lines in here that don't fit perfectly with the situation today, 69 years later.
9:52 AM
Johnny Jenkins - Sick and Tired
Johnny Jenkins Sick and Tired
Ton-Ton Macoute! Atco Records 1970
Proto-Allman Brothers with the vocals added after the tracks were recorded.