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Sound Salvation

Apr 12, 2019 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
7:02 AM
Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson Cross Road Blues
The Centennial Collection Columbia/Legacy 2011
The sound on this remaster is like he's in the room with you.
7:04 AM
John Fahey - Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday Blues
John Fahey Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday Blues
The Legend of Blind Joe Death Concord Records, Inc. 1963
I saw him play one time - those giant hands should not have been able to play so gently.
7:08 AM
Ethel Waters - Honey In the Honeycomb
Ethel Waters Honey In the Honeycomb
The Incomparable Ethel Waters Columbia 2003
She was pretty much one of a kind.
7:11 AM
Fats Waller - A Handful of Keys
Fats Waller A Handful of Keys
Handful of Keys RCA 1957
He's famed for his wonderful novelty songs, but the man was one of the most amazing piano players in the world.
7:14 AM
Professor Longhair - Bye Bye Baby
Professor Longhair Bye Bye Baby
Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Complete Recordings 1949 - 1962 Jasmine Records 2013
Speaking of incomparable!
7:16 AM
Doug Sahm - Poison Love
Doug Sahm Poison Love
The Best of Doug Sahm's Atlantic Sessions Rhino Atlantic 2005
Updated Bill Monroe classic.
7:22 AM
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - I (Who Have Nothing)
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway I (Who Have Nothing)
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway Atlantic 1972
Spectacular arrangement and singing!
7:27 AM
Alejandro Escovedo - Gravity / Falling Down Again
Alejandro Escovedo Gravity / Falling Down Again
Gravity New West Records 1992
I've dropped my jaw to the floor more than once when he's played this live.
7:35 AM
Brian Andrew Marek - To a Music Lover in Germany
Brian Andrew Marek To a Music Lover in Germany L N
Modern Variety Rubberstamp 2019
Wonderful song about loving music when you least expect it.
7:38 AM
David Crosby - 1974
David Crosby 1974 N
Here If You Listen BMG 2018
Crosby's last few records have all been so very, very good.
7:42 AM
Paul Weller - The Soul Searchers
Paul Weller The Soul Searchers N
True Meanings Parlophone UK 2018
I like this record more than the average Weller solo album.
7:47 AM
The Beach Boys - All I Wanna Do
The Beach Boys All I Wanna Do
Sunflower Capitol Records 1971
Another one from that sweet spot post Smile.
7:50 AM
Glen Campbell - Both Sides Now
Glen Campbell Both Sides Now
Try a Little Kindness Capitol Nashville 1970
Really nice version of the Joni Mitchell song.
7:53 AM
Donna the Buffalo - I Believe
Donna the Buffalo I Believe N
Dance in the Street Unknown 2018
They've stuck to their musical guns for better than 25 years now.
8:00 AM
Meat Puppets - Unfrozen Memory
Meat Puppets Unfrozen Memory N
Dusty Notes Megaforce + 2019
The Meat Puppets with a harpsichord! Heck yeah!
8:05 AM
Nick Barbieri - Ellis island
Nick Barbieri Ellis island L N
Ellis Island EP self-released 2019
Such a neat melody here!
8:08 AM
Sly & The Family Stone - Trip to Your Heart
Sly & The Family Stone Trip to Your Heart
A Whole New Thing Epic 1967
Sly song you don't hear that often, but it's worth hearing.
8:13 AM
Sound Dimension - Rockfort Rock
Sound Dimension Rockfort Rock
Studio One Classics Soul Jazz Records 2004
Rock steady instrumental classic.
8:15 AM
Icky Renrut (Ike Turner) - Prancin
Icky Renrut (Ike Turner) Prancin L
Ike's Instrumentals Ace 2000
One of my fave guitar instrumentals of all time.
8:18 AM
The Ikettes - If You Take a Close Look
The Ikettes If You Take a Close Look L
I'm Blue Krypton 2004
Ike produced some mighty fine records with these ladies.
8:21 AM
The Soul Stirrers - Praying Ground
The Soul Stirrers Praying Ground
Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story 1959-1965 SAR/ABKCO 1994
Gospel classic from 1963.
8:24 AM
Bobby "Blue" Band - Little Boy Blue
Bobby "Blue" Band Little Boy Blue
I Pity the Fool - The Duke Recordings Volume One MCA 1992
One of the greatest singers ever!
8:26 AM
George Jones - She Knows What She's Crying About
George Jones She Knows What She's Crying About
A Picture of Me (Without You) Epic 1972
Another of the greatest singers ever!
8:30 AM
Patty Griffin - Luminous Places
Patty Griffin Luminous Places N
Patty Griffin PGM 2019
It's another terrific album from this wonderful singer/songwriter.
8:34 AM
Cass McCombs - Sidewalk Bop After Suicide
Cass McCombs Sidewalk Bop After Suicide N
Tip of the Sphere Anti/Epitaph 2019
Excellent song and record.
8:40 AM
The Mekons - Weimar Vending Machine / Priest?
The Mekons Weimar Vending Machine / Priest? N
Deserted Bloodshot Records 2019
The Mekons are still out there after 40 years.
8:46 AM
Ibibio Sound Machine - Tell Me (Doko Mien)
Ibibio Sound Machine Tell Me (Doko Mien) N
Doko Mien Merge Records 2019
Your typical electronic afro-funk band from London, right?
8:50 AM
The Finn Brothers - Paradise (Wherever You Are)
The Finn Brothers Paradise (Wherever You Are)
Finn Lester Records Ltd 1995
Tim and Neil Finn working together!
8:54 AM
Finn's Motel - Awake Alive Alone
Finn's Motel Awake Alive Alone L
Jupiter Rex Victory Over Gravity 2017
A completely different Finn reference.
9:00 AM
Neil Young - Human Highway
Neil Young Human Highway N
Songs for Judy Reprise 2018
I always loved this song on Comes a Time - this live version reveals it was old even then.
9:03 AM
Son Volt - Slow Burn
Son Volt Slow Burn N
Union Transmit Sound 2019
I haven't had a chance yet to really dig into this, but what I've heard sounds very good.
9:05 AM
Deadstring Brothers - Lucille's Honky Tonk
Deadstring Brothers Lucille's Honky Tonk
Cannery Row Bloodshot Records 2013
I always enjoyed these guys; the best Mick Jagger style singer in the U.S.
9:09 AM
Dion (3) - Born To Be With You
Dion (3) Born To Be With You
Born To Be With You Phil Spector International 1976
Phil Spector produced this amazing singer on a couple of 70s records that alas, didn't sell.
9:16 AM
Neko Case - Runnin' Out Of Fools
Neko Case Runnin' Out Of Fools
Blacklisted Bloodshot Records 2002
Magnificent vocals on this Aretha cover on Neko's second album.
9:20 AM
Yola - Rock Me Gently
Yola Rock Me Gently N
Walk Through Fire Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch 2019
This album is so ridiculously good.
9:24 AM
The Legendary Rich Gilbert - The Clown Has Already Picked You Up
The Legendary Rich Gilbert The Clown Has Already Picked You Up N
11:59 self 2019
If you like guitar playing, and you like instrumentals, this record is about perfect for you.
9:28 AM
The Educated Guess - Get You Girl
The Educated Guess Get You Girl L
The Educated Guess self 2015
It's been a couple years - what's Charlie Brumley got up his music-making sleeve next?
9:32 AM
Jackson Browne - Yeah Yeah
Jackson Browne Yeah Yeah
Standing In the Breach Inside 2014
Jackson Browne hasn't lost a songwriting step in 50 years.
9:40 AM
Kim Lenz & Her Jaguars - Bogeyman
Kim Lenz & Her Jaguars Bogeyman N
Slowly Speeding 1122 2019
Nifty little song from longtime rockabilly revivalist.
9:43 AM
Curtis Salgado - Low Down Dirty Shame
Curtis Salgado Low Down Dirty Shame
The Beautiful Lowdown Alligator Records 2016
One of the finest contemporary blues/r'n'b singers.
9:47 AM
Van Morrison - Love Is Hard Work
Van Morrison Love Is Hard Work N
The Prophet Speaks Exile Productions Ltd. 2018
Smoothly swingin' blues.
9:51 AM
Michael Bloomfield - It Takes Time
Michael Bloomfield It Takes Time
Don't Say I ain't your man Columbi/Legacy 1994
Vocals by Nick Gravenites.