Get well soon, Alan Vega

Alan Vega 

Danceteria, NYC

 photo: howard thompson

Chuck Brown, RIP

Chuck Brown

August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012

photo: Andrea De Silva

North Fork Sound Top 20 - May 13th 2012

Lulu James

 

1. Lulu James: Rope Mirage
2. Gallon Drunk: Now's The Time
3. Ryan Shaw: Karina 
4. Michael Chapman: The Resurrection Of Clayton Peacock
5. Public Image Ltd: Lollipop Opera
6. Jah Lion: Hay Fever
7. David Allan Coe: Linda Lovelace
8. Dean & Britta: Herringbone Tweed
9. The Cate Brothers: Union Man
10. ESG: Erase You
11. Pokey LaFarge & The South City 3: Fan It
12. Two Wings: You Say 
13. The Jokers: Brixton
14. Gavin Bryars: Lullaby
15. New Age Steppers: Bad For My Nerves
16. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Oh Susannah 
17. Grant Peeples: Patriot Act
18. Don Gardner & DeeDee Ford: I Need Your Loving
19. Patterson Hood & The Downtown 13: After It's Gone
20. Ducks DeLuxe: Coast To Coast 

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week

Paul Thorn: What The Hell Is Goin On?

Last Week's Listener Favourites
The Atomic Duo: Trickle Down
AU: Crazy Idol
David Bowie: Starman (Top Of The Pops version)
The Dollyrots: Because I'm Awesome
Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso & The Skatalites: Eastern Standard Time
Eddie & THe Hot Rods: Teenage Depression
Elvis Presley: She's Not You
Fast 'n' Bulbous: Tropical Hot Dog Night

 fIREHOSE

fIREHOSE: Tien an Man Dream Again

The Flashcubes: Giving Your Heart Away
The Flashcubes:  The Rain Came Down
Gay Dad: To Earth With Love
Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks: Which Lie To Tell

Hiss Golden Messenger: Fennario
The Hives: Go Right Ahead

Intastella

 

Intastella: Manchester
Junior Murvin: Rasta Get Ready
Lightnin' Hopkins: Black Cadillac
Loretta Lynn: Women's Prison

Lorna Bennett

Lorna Bennett: Breakfast In Bed
Los Umbrellos: Road To Carlos

Lydia Loveless: Alison

Patto: See You At The Dance Tonight
Rob Wasserman & Jackson Browne: You Know The Night
Rod Stewart & PP Arnold: Come Home Baby

 Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke: Bring It On Home To Me
Shooter Jennings: The Family Tree
Steve Reich, Pat Metheny: Electric Counterpoint - 3. Fast

Tom Petty: You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
The Tymes: Ms. Grace

Waylon Jennings & Mark Knopfler: Learning The Game

North Fork Sound Top 20 - April 22nd 2012

Hiss Golden Messenger

photo: Abigail Martin

1. Hiss Golden Messenger: Fennario
2. Shuggie Otis: Magic
3. Dr. John: All Washed Up (They Say)
4. Faye Bennett: Back Weh
5. Howlin' Wolf: Down In The Bottom
6. The Black Angels: I'd Rather Be Lonely
7. Fred Wesley & The JB's: Watermelon Man
8. Rod Stewart & PP Arnold: Come Home Baby
9. Meiko: Leave The Lights On (Morgan Page remix)
10. The Tams: Ms. Grace 
11. Lyn Collins: Don't Make Me Over
12. Baba Brooks & His Band: Girls Town Ska
13. David Bowie: Starman (Top Of The Pops version)
14. Dennis Alcapone & the Techniques: My Voice Is Insured For 1/2 Million
15. Jason & The Scorchers: Better Than This
16. Rob Wasserman w/Jackson Browne: You Know The Night
17. Funkadelic: Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow
18. Happy Mondays: WFL (Think About The Future)
19. Afrika Bambaataa: Kick Out The Jams
20. Joey Ramone: There's Got To Be More To Life 

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week

The Radiators From Space: Sound City Beat

Last Week's Listener Favourites
The Baba Brooks Orchestra: Watermelon Man

Betty Bibbs

Betty Bibbs: Pounds Of Soul
Camper Van Beethoven: Eyes Of Fatima Pts 1 & 2
Chas &Dave: Dave: Dry Party
Clancy Eccles: Fatty Fatty
Dancing Mice: Scarred By Love

Delbert McClinton

 

Delbert McClinton: Squeeze Me In
The Funk Ark: Green Trees
Gary Clark Jr: Don't Owe You A Thing
Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm: Twistin The Strings

James Carr

James Carr: Pouring Water Over A Drowning Man
Jazz Soul Seven: Move On Up
The Johnny Otis Show: Comin' At Ya Baby
Jon Cleary: Occapella
Jona Lewie: Stop The Cavalry
Ken Boothe & Patsy Todd: What A Day
Lloyd Price: Lawdy Miss Clawdy
The Melodians: Sweet Sensation

 Michael Been
Düsseldorf, Germany

photo: howard thompson

Michael Been: For Your Love
Patto: See You At The Dance Tonight
The Prisonaires: Dreaming Of You
Ronnie Davis: Tradition
Sam Cooke: One More River

 Sharon Forrester

photo: Tracey Ann Jarrett

Sharon Forrester: Silly Wasn't I
Steve Reich w/Pat Metheny: Electric Counterpoint 3 (Fast)
Tom Petty: You're Gonna Change
The Waco Brothers & Paul Burch: Wrong Side Of Love
The Wild Tchoupitoulas: Brother John

click on the 'play' icon (top right, in the 'live365' box) for North Fork Sound
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Next show: May 11th

North Fork Sound Top 20 - April 15th 2012

Fraser Anderson
photo: Grace Anderson

1. Fraser Anderson: Go On Wide
2. Rosie Flores: I Push Right Over
3. Tom Jones: Evil
4. The Pulsars: Suffocation
5. Betty Bibbs: Pounds Of Soul
6. The Full Experience: Young, Gifted And Broke
7. Cornershop: What Did The Hippie Have In His Bag?
8. Derrell Felts: It's A Great Big Day
9. Mairi Morrison & Alasdair Roberts: E Ho Leigein
10. Howlin' Wolf: Rockin' Daddy
11. Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound: The Real Thing
12. James Hyland Band: Honky Tonkin And White Trash Women
13. Ana Tijoux: Shock (Captain Planet Remix)
14. Li'l Millet & His Creoles: Rich Woman
15. The Derailers: Raspberry Beret
16. Lone Ranger: Gunshot Mek Daughtor Drop
17. Dave Edmunds: Let's Talk About Us
18. Wes Holly: Shufflin Shoes
19. Fay Bennett: Back Weh
20. James Harmon: Last Clean Shirt

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week

Loudon Wainwright III: Older Than My Old Man Now

Last Week's Listener Favourites
Band Of Heathens: Jackson Station
Black Mountain: In Sequence
Bob Dylan: Everything Is Broken
Brian Eno: Theme From "Creation"
Dave Alvin: East Virginia Blues
Gene Casey: I Think About Elvis Everyday
The Georgia Satellites: Whole Lotta Shakin'

Joe Gibbs

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals: Jubilation Dub
Junior Tucker: One Of The Poorest People
Ken Boothe & Patsy Todd: What A Day
Lil' Cliff & The Cliffhangers: Spank That Monkey
The Lime Spiders: My Favourite Room

Louise Hull

Louise Hull: White Lies
Lyn Collins: Give It Up Or Turnit Loose
Mark Knopfler: Song For Sonny Liston

Mel Melton
photo: Eileen Francis

Mel Melton: Ils Sont Partir
Paul Weller: River Man

Chrissie Hynde/The Pretenders

The Pretenders: Watcha Gonna Do About It
The Radiators From Space: Dr. Crippen's Waiting Room
Randy Newman: Short People (live)
The Resentments: Heart Of Hearts
Scott H Biram: Wind Up Blind

She & Him
Photographer: Jeremy Williams/Ion Magazine

She & Him: This Is Not A Test
Shooter Jennings: Southern Family Anthem
The Stranglers: My Fickle Resolve
Tom Waits & tramp: Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (remix)
Waylon Jennings (w/Buddy Holly): When Sin Stops

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'PURE' w/howard thompson broadcasts at 1pm (EST) every other (except the last) Friday of the month on WPKN, Bridgeport 89.5fm
It streams 'live' and is archived at www.wpkn.org
next show, Friday April 20th: 'Sold On Soul' w/special guest, Christine Ohlman

North Fork Sound Top 20 - April 8th 2012

Shooter Jennings
photo: The Imps of Marge & Fletch

1. Shooter Jennings: Southern Family Anthem
2. Mike Badger & The Shady Trio: Jump Back Down Up Round
3. Bill Kirchin: Bump Wood
4. The Stranglers: My Fickle Resolve
5. Jon Cleary: Fortune Teller
6. Bruce Anderson & Rich Stim: HoDaddy Humanoid
7. JD McPherson: Wolf Teeth
8. The Cramps: The Way I Walk
9. The 44s: 99 To Life
10. Lil' Cliff & The Cliffhangers: Spank That Monkey
11. The Dirty Three: Sometimes I Forget You've Gone
12. House Of Pain: On Point
13. George Gilmore And The Giblets: Georgia Slop
14. Etta Britt: Leap Of Faith (feat. Delbert McClinton)
15. Owen Temple: Move Around Money
16. Jazz Soul Seven: Superfly
17. The Music Specialists: Dynamic Pressure
18. Hank Williams III: I'm A Long Gone Daddy
19. Mary Gresham: Get On Back On The Right Track
20. Willis Earl Beal: Nepenenoyka

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week

The Flashcubes: Play The Songs Of Roy Wood

Last Week's Listener Favourites
The Alabama Shakes: I Ain't The Same
The Alabama Shakes: Be Mine
The Atomic Duo: Trickle Down
Barry Biggs: Wide Awake In A Dream
BB King: Sitting On Top Of The World
Bill Callahan: Heaven Help The Child
Bryan Ferry: You Can Dance
Chris Farlowe: Out Of Time
The Dee Felice Trio: There Was A Time

The Fame Gang

The Fame Gang: Grits And Gravy
Frank Zappa & The MothersOf Invention: Valerie (alt version)
The Hackensaw Boys: Look Out Dog, Slow Down Train
James Brown: I Got To Move

JD McPherson

JD McPherson: North Side Gal
JJ Cale: Everlovin' Woman
Joe Brown: Everybody's Famous
Joe Elliott's Down 'n' Outz: Good Times
John Campbell: World Of Trouble
LCD Soundsystem: All I Want (London Sessions version)
Levon Helm: Stuff You Gotta Watch

Marty Robbins

Marty Robbins: Respectfully Miss Brooks
McAlmont & Butler: Falling
Michael Been: Us

Michael Powers

Michael Powers: Bleecker Street Strut
MX-80: Frankie I'm Sorry
Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan: Baby What You Want Me To Do/Bright Lights Big City
Otis Redding: I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

The Radiators From Space

The Radiators From Space: Behind The Painted Screen
The Ramones: Wart Hog
Victor DeLorenzo: Picture Her Blue

you can find the radio station on this page (top right, press the 'play' icon) or at live365.com - search: "North Fork Sound"

'PURE' w/howard thompson broadcasts at 1pm (EST) every other (except the last) Friday of the month on WPKN, Bridgeport 89.5fm
It streams 'live' and is archived at www.wpkn.org
next show: 'Sold On Soul' w/special guest, Christine Ohlman

Earl Eugene Scruggs, RIP

Earl Eugene Scruggs
(January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012)