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Sound Salvation

Dec 18, 2015 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
Sweet Honey In The Rock - Yes It Was
Sweet Honey In The Rock Yes It Was
The Women Gather Earthbeat 2003
Breathtakingly beautiful.
7:05 AM
Jason Moran - The Joint Is Jumpinย’
Jason Moran The Joint Is Jumpinย’
All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller Blue Note 2014
Spectacular version featuring Meshell Ndegeocello.
7:11 AM
The Jive Five featuring Eugene Pitt - I'm a Happy Man
The Jive Five featuring Eugene Pitt I'm a Happy Man
Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats Shout! Factory 2005
By 1965, doo wop was hanging on by a thread, mostly by sounding more like soul and other r'n'b records.
7:14 AM
Tina-Michelle Fowler & Elizabeth Hawkins - Baby
Tina-Michelle Fowler & Elizabeth Hawkins Baby N
Cold and Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins Eight 30 2015
I don't know these two women, but they nail this excellent song.
7:17 AM
The Bottle Rockets - Big Fat Nuthin'
The Bottle Rockets Big Fat Nuthin' L N
South Broadway Athletic Club Bloodshot Records 2015
This album is chock full of terrific songs.
7:20 AM
Nick Lowe - Dose of You
Nick Lowe Dose of You
Labour of Lust Columbia 1979
As perfect as I find his first album, it's the second album that I turn to more often for pure pleasure.
7:24 AM
Wilco - Random name Generator
Wilco Random name Generator N
Star Wars Anti 2015
Just a plain big fat pop/rock song.
7:28 AM
Thee Fine Lines - Staying the Same
Thee Fine Lines Staying the Same L N
Splittin' Time Wee Rock 2015
So, this garage rock trio has been around almost 15 years, and I just discovered them. Their new album is killer!
7:32 AM
Them - Baby Please Don't Go
Them Baby Please Don't Go
The Story Of Them Featuring Van Morrison Deram/Decca 1997
A definitive mid-60s garage/blues/rock groove.
7:34 AM
Sonny Boy Williamson - One Way Out
Sonny Boy Williamson One Way Out
One Way Out Chess 1975
Great harmonica and vocals from the second Sonny Boy!
7:36 AM
Al Holliday and the East Side Rhythm Band - Turnin' Around
Al Holliday and the East Side Rhythm Band Turnin' Around L N
Natural Remedies alholliday.com 2015
St. Louis musician with a ridiculous amount of talent.
7:42 AM
Jackie Ross - Teach Me How
Jackie Ross Teach Me How
Selfish One Black Tulip 2009
Magnificent duet between Ross and the great Little Milton.
7:47 AM
Dionne Warwick - A House Is Not a Home
Dionne Warwick A House Is Not a Home
Make Way for Dionne Warwick Scepter 1964
C'est magnifique! (One of the few phrases I remember from French class.)
7:50 AM
Chi Coltrane - Turn Me Around
Chi Coltrane Turn Me Around
Golden Classics Collectables 1996
A very underappreciated singer/songwriter from the 70s.
8:01 AM
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Too Busy
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Too Busy
Doughboys, Playboys & Cowboys: The Golden Years of Western Swing Proper 1999
I love these old records so much - they are so filled with life!
8:03 AM
Wayne Raney - Jack & Jill Boogie
Wayne Raney Jack & Jill Boogie
As Good As It Gets: Hillbilly Disky 2000
It wasn't yet rock'n'roll, but the late 40s sure had a lot of black & white crossover in musical styles.
8:06 AM
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and His Orchestra - I've Been So Good
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and His Orchestra I've Been So Good
Legend Series Presents Golden Greats - Eddie Cleanhead Vinson and His Orchestra Digilouge Recordings
Cleanhead!
8:09 AM
B.B. King - Three O'Clock Blues
B.B. King Three O'Clock Blues
Singin' The Blues Hallmark 1956
B.B.'s first signature song.
8:13 AM
Neville Brothers - Fiyo On the Bayou
Neville Brothers Fiyo On the Bayou
Fiyo On The Bayou A&M 1981
So much funk!
8:19 AM
Dungen - Ljus In I Min Panna
Dungen Ljus In I Min Panna N
Allas Sak Mexican Summer 2015
Gorgeous and mysterious.
8:23 AM
Stackridge - The Final Bow
Stackridge The Final Bow
Sex and Flags Angel Air 2005
Stackridge takes its final bow tomorrow night after a whole lot of years making wonderful music.
8:26 AM
Fairport Convention - Stranger to Himself
Fairport Convention Stranger to Himself
Rising For the Moon Island 1975
I think this may have been the last time Sandy Denny returned to Fairport - at any rate, it's a gem.
8:31 AM
Vic Chesnutt - To Be With You
Vic Chesnutt To Be With You
Ghetto Bells New West 2005
Yeah, he had a pretty good band on this one, including Bill Frisell and Van Dyke Parks.
8:34 AM
Continental Drifters - I'm a Dreamer
Continental Drifters I'm a Dreamer N
Drifted: In the Beginning & Beyond Omnivore 2015
I guess I should have played this one directly after the previous Sandy Denny cut, but at any rate, this is a gorgeous take on a Sandy Denny classic.
8:39 AM
Lizz Wright - Lean In
Lizz Wright Lean In
Freedom & Surrender Concord 2015
One of my fave records this year.
8:44 AM
PRINCE ALLA - City Without Pity
PRINCE ALLA City Without Pity
Only Love Can Conquer 1976-1979 Blood & Fire 1996
Deep groove.
8:48 AM
Tommy Halloran's Guerrilla Swing - Solvitur Ambulando
Tommy Halloran's Guerrilla Swing Solvitur Ambulando L N
State Streets self-released 2015
I've heard of Tommy Halloran for a while, but now I've finally heard him, and he's terrific. This Brazilian thing isn't his usual style, but it's delightful.
8:52 AM
The Claudettes - Summer Finally Came
The Claudettes Summer Finally Came N
No Hotel Yellow Dog Records 2015
There's no other band doing what these guys do - I dig them the most.
8:55 AM
The Brian Setzer Orchestra - Carol of the Bells
The Brian Setzer Orchestra Carol of the Bells N
Rockin' Rudolph SURFDOG 2015
Setzer can make anything rock!
9:02 AM
Pretty Little Empire - You Only Call Me When It's Christmas
Pretty Little Empire You Only Call Me When It's Christmas
KDHXmas KDHX 2011
Really good song from a defunct St. Louis band.
9:06 AM
Dan Bern - Sky
Dan Bern Sky N
hoody self 2015
Bern doesn't burn with the intense fires of his early records anymore, but he's still a wise and thoughtful songwriter.
9:10 AM
Pete Kennedy - Williamsburg Bridge
Pete Kennedy Williamsburg Bridge N
Heart of Gotham self 2015
This song gets more powerful every time I hear it.
9:15 AM
David Johansen - You Touched Me Too
David Johansen You Touched Me Too
In Style Legacy Recordings 1979
One of those great songs that gets overlooked when he has so many great songs (and he's not nearly famous enough considering the quality of his best records).
9:17 AM
Roky Erickson & The Aliens - Click Your Fingers Applauding the Play
Roky Erickson & The Aliens Click Your Fingers Applauding the Play
I Have Always Been Here Before: The Roky Erickson Anthology Shout! Factory 2005
Roky's punk era.
9:20 AM
Ike Reilly - The Black Kat
Ike Reilly The Black Kat N
Born On Fire Rock Ridge Music 2015
Reilly rocks!
9:24 AM
Tom Waits - Burma Shave
Tom Waits Burma Shave
Foreign Affairs Asylum 1977
Ah, the rambling beatnik period - I love this stuff.
9:32 AM
Joanna Newsom - Sapokanikan
Joanna Newsom Sapokanikan N
Divers Drag City 2015
Intriguing melody gets stuck in the brain.
9:37 AM
k.d. lang & The Siss Boom Bang - A Sleep With No Dreaming
k.d. lang & The Siss Boom Bang A Sleep With No Dreaming
Sing It Loud Nonesuch 2011
I've been called back to this album recently - such a good record.
9:41 AM
Peter & Gordon - The Jokers
Peter & Gordon The Jokers
Original Hits Disky 1995
Can't resist a pop tune like this.
9:43 AM
Pugwash - Poles Together
Pugwash Poles Together
Jollity 1969 2007
I forget about this record for long periods, but it sure does bring McCartney to mind.
9:48 AM
Jamie Lin Wilson - You Left My Chair
Jamie Lin Wilson You Left My Chair N
Holidays & Wedding Rings Jamie Lin Wilson 2015
I don't remember how I discovered her, but this woman is one heck of a good singer and songwriter.
9:52 AM
Conway Twitty - Fifteen Years Ago
Conway Twitty Fifteen Years Ago
The Conway Twitty Collection MCA 1994
Classic country song wherein love lasts without any actual connection any more.
9:55 AM
Billy Lee Riley - Rockin' On the Moon
Billy Lee Riley Rockin' On the Moon
Classic Recordings 1958-1960 Bear Family 1990
Wild and crazy stuff.