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Sound Salvation

Apr 8, 2016 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
7:00 AM
Django Reinhardt - I Got Rhythm
Django Reinhardt I Got Rhythm
Djangology 49 Bluebird 1961
Among the final sessions between Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Just lovely.
7:03 AM
Jabo Williams - Pratt City Blues
Jabo Williams Pratt City Blues
The Paramount Masters JSP 2004
This is some powerhouse blues piano from 1932.
7:06 AM
Hank Williams - I Can't Help It (if I'm Still In Love With You)
Hank Williams I Can't Help It (if I'm Still In Love With You)
Gold MERCURY NASHVILLE 2005
He sounds so dejected.
7:10 AM
Blind Alfred Reed - How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
Blind Alfred Reed How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
Hard Times in the Country County 2002
The specifics may change, but the problems stay the same.
7:13 AM
The Del-Lords - How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
The Del-Lords How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
Frontier Days Emi America 1984
Heck, even this 1984 version could be updated, but it still rings true.
7:17 AM
Off Broadway - Hang On for Love
Off Broadway Hang On for Love
On Atlantic 1979
Oh, power pop!
7:21 AM
The Nerves - One Way Ticket
The Nerves One Way Ticket
Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1996 Rhino 2005
Peter Case in the early days.
7:23 AM
The Soft Boys - Kingdom of Love
The Soft Boys Kingdom of Love
Underwater Moonlight Matador 1980
I never get tired of these great records.
7:29 AM
The Heavy - A Ghost You Can't Forget
The Heavy A Ghost You Can't Forget N
Hurt & the Merciless Bad Son Recording Company 2016
Probably my fave record released last week.
7:33 AM
Robert Plant - Little Maggie
Robert Plant Little Maggie
Lullaby and... the Ceaseless Roar Nonesuch 2014
I wonder if Plant will have some new surprises for us this year - you never know what to expect from him.
7:38 AM
Little May - The Shine Is Brighter At Night
Little May The Shine Is Brighter At Night N
For The Company Island 2015
Australian trio with a lot of talent between them. I've only just discovered them, but I think I want to hear more.
7:42 AM
Nanci Griffith - Wooden Heart
Nanci Griffith Wooden Heart
The Last Temptation of Elvis NME 1990
Griffith sang this song with the perfect tone.
7:46 AM
Merle Haggard - Today I Started Loving You Again
Merle Haggard Today I Started Loving You Again
The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology Razor & Tie 1995
One of the greatest songwriters in any genre. An incalculable loss.
7:49 AM
Merle Haggard - Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
Merle Haggard Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology Razor & Tie 1995
He was also a magnificent singer, and what is almost overlooked, a terrific guitar player.
7:53 AM
Merle Haggard - Branded Man
Merle Haggard Branded Man
The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology Razor & Tie 1995
Perfect record.
7:56 AM
Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
Merle Haggard Mama Tried
Ultimate Collection Hip-O 2000
If he'd only ever done this record, he'd be one of the greatest who ever lived.
8:01 AM
Harry Nilsson - Gotta Get Up
Harry Nilsson Gotta Get Up
Nilsson Schmilsson RCA 1971
Brilliant way to open a record.
8:03 AM
Devotchka - The Alley
Devotchka The Alley
100 Lovers Epitaph 2011
I hadn't thought about these guys in a long time - they made some great music. Wonder what they're up to now.
8:08 AM
Brian Wilson - Melt Away
Brian Wilson Melt Away
Brian Wilson Reprise 1988
I think this is a way better song than I gave it credit for 28 years ago.
8:12 AM
Marshall Crenshaw - What Do You Dream Of?
Marshall Crenshaw What Do You Dream Of?
Miracle Of Science Razor and Tie 1996
Such perfectly constructed songs.
8:16 AM
Richard Thompson - The Knife-Edge
Richard Thompson The Knife-Edge
Strict Tempo! Carthage 1981
Stunningly beautiful.
8:21 AM
Villagers - Darling Arithmetic
Villagers Darling Arithmetic N
Where Have You Been All My Life? Domino 2016
I'm loving these live with other musicians versions of his songs as much or more than the ones he did all by himself.
8:25 AM
Eric Bachmann - Separation Fright
Eric Bachmann Separation Fright N
Eric Bachmann Merge 2016
Formerly the force behind Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers, now I'm hearing his solo stuff and loving it.
8:31 AM
Sipho Mabuse - Jive Soweto
Sipho Mabuse Jive Soweto
No Easy Walk to Freedom Nascente 1998
The South African music made in the last years of apartheid was so full of life and passion, it had to help a little bit in ending that horrible system.
8:35 AM
Rev. Sekou & the Holy Ghost - Welcome Home
Rev. Sekou & the Holy Ghost Welcome Home L N
The Revolution Has Come Elevate 2016
What I've heard so far from this St. Louis collective has been stunning.
8:41 AM
Tina-Michelle Fowler & Elizabeth Hawkins - Baby
Tina-Michelle Fowler & Elizabeth Hawkins Baby
Cold and Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins Eight 30 2015
Such a wonderful song - I really need to check out Ted Hawkins one of these days. I completely missed out when he was still alive.
8:46 AM
Maria McKee - Let Your Light Shine on Me
Maria McKee Let Your Light Shine on Me N
God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson Alligator 2016
She is still one of the best vocalists of our time.
8:50 AM
Mavis Staples - Dedicated
Mavis Staples Dedicated N
Livin' On a High Note Anti 2016
One of the better songs on this generally good record.
8:54 AM
Jackie Ross - Don't Take My Love
Jackie Ross Don't Take My Love
Selfish One: The Best Of Master Classics Records 2011
A gem of obscure soul.
9:01 AM
The Modern Lovers - Astral Plane
The Modern Lovers Astral Plane
The Modern Lovers Rhino 1976
I can't emphasize enough how much I love this record, and have loved it for a long, long time.
9:04 AM
The Cramps - Fever
The Cramps Fever
Songs the Lord Taught Us INgrooves Fontana/A&M 1980
I remember arguing with my dad that this was a better version than Peggy Lee did. Neither one of us knew the Little Willie John original at that time.
9:08 AM
Pere Ubu - Heartbreak Garage
Pere Ubu Heartbreak Garage
Story of My Life imago 1993
A seriously underrated great record.
9:12 AM
Gang Of Four - To Hell With Poverty
Gang Of Four To Hell With Poverty
Entertainment! Rhino 1979
What the heck, I'm feeling nostalgic for a few minutes.
9:17 AM
Willie Nile - Runaway Girl
Willie Nile Runaway Girl N
World War Willie River House Records' 2016
Nile has cranked out the records this century, and he's keeping up the quality, too.
9:21 AM
Chris Maxwell - Imaginary Man
Chris Maxwell Imaginary Man N
Arkansas Summer Max Recordings 2016
The man behind the Gunbunnies 27 years ago has a terrific new solo record.
9:24 AM
Andrew Bird - Capsized
Andrew Bird Capsized N
Are You Serious Concord Loma Vista 2016
I'm thinking this is Bird's best record in years.
9:30 AM
Roy Hargrove - Mr.Clean
Roy Hargrove Mr.Clean
Earfood emarcy 2008
Funky rhythm, soulful jazz.
9:35 AM
Al Holliday - Turnin' Around
Al Holliday Turnin' Around N
Natural Remedies self 2015
St. Louis r'n'b with great arrangements.
9:41 AM
Radney Foster - Don't Say Goodbye
Radney Foster Don't Say Goodbye
Del Rio, Texas Revisited: Unplugged & Lonesome Devil's River 2012
A wonderful little song. Foster has made some terrific records that barely get noticed.
9:45 AM
Luther Dickinson - And It Hurts
Luther Dickinson And It Hurts N
Blues & Ballads (A Folksingerโ€™s Songbook) Volumes I & II New West Records, LLC 2016
There are so many songs on this record, they are slowly revealing their truths to me over time.
9:49 AM
Sklyar Gudasz - Friday Night Blues
Sklyar Gudasz Friday Night Blues N
Oleander Orange 2016
I discovered this really talented young woman because Peter Holsapple posted a song on FB. Social networking works!
9:53 AM
Dave Alvin - Kern River
Dave Alvin Kern River
West Of The West Yep Roc 2006
One last Merle Haggard song, interpreted by Dave Alvin.