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

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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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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

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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: 'Sold On Soul' w/special guest, Christine Ohlman

Earl Eugene Scruggs, RIP

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

North Fork Sound Top 20 - April 1st 2012

Joan Osborne
photo: Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

1. Joan Osborne: Shake Your Hips
2. Bill Callahan: Heaven Help The Child
3. Tim Burgess: A Case Of Vinyl
4. The Radiators From Space: Behind The Painted Screen
5. Charlotte Gainsbourg: Memoir
6. New York Dolls: Runnin' Around
7. Taste: I'm Moving On
8. Bernard Butler: Not Alone
9. The Pursuit Of Happiness: Food
10. Chip Taylor & The New Ukranians: Me And Rohillio
11. Victor DeLorenzo: Picture Her Blue
12. The Faces: Silicone Grown
13. Masaki Batoh: Kumano Codex 4
14. Chas & Dave: One Fing 'n' Anuvver
15. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals: The Entebbe Affair
16. MX-80: Frankie, I'm Sorry
17. Ian Hunter: Now Is The Time
18. The Forbidden Five: Enchanted Farm
19. Levon Helm: Stuff You Gotta Watch
20. Mara Carlyle: Saw Song

North Fork Sound Alb O' The Week

Alabama Shakes: Boys & Girls

Last Week's Listener Favourites
Al Anderson: Lonely Too Long

Bill Doggett

Bill Doggett: Honky Tonk (Pt. 1)
Black Mountain: Mary Lou
Bo Diddley: I Can Tell
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires: Jamaican Ska
Candi Staton: I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')
Caravan: Dissassociation 100 % Proof
Cluster: Part 10
Django Django: Wor

Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé: Next To Me
Fastway: Loving Fool
King Mob: King Mob
Led Zeppelin: Your Time Is Gonna Vome
Lena Swanberg: Pilgrim Season

Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs

Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys: Foggy Mountain Breakdown
The Lo-Fidelity Allstars: Many Tentacles Pimping On The keys
Marc Bolan: The Third Degree
The McEuen Sessions: Only You Know And I Know
Niney: Blood & Fire

Camille

Nouvelle Vague feat. Camille: Too Drunk To Fuck
The Pretenders: Boots Of Chinese Plastic
Spottiswoode & His Enemies: Chariot
Swingadelic: New Time Shuffle

The Ting Tings

The Ting Tings: Hang It Up
The Untouchables: Tighten Up

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Next WPKN show: April 6th - the new releases/reissues