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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 3.21.26

18 Mar

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Let’s celebrate Women’s History Month! This is one way to set a record. I’m going to be featuring women who helped create some classic records of their own.

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 3.14.26

11 Mar

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(Let’s try this again.) This Saturday night everything old will be…yep, still old. 

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 3.7.26

4 Mar

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There’s gotta be a better way to remember to set your clocks ahead this weekend. I have a few ideas.

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 1.14.26

11 Feb

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What’s the theme? A Musical Tribute To Conjoined Twins? A Musical Tribute To Brain Freeze? A Musical Tribute To People Who Are Too Cheap To Buy Two Sodas? Nope, but you’ve got till Saturday night. Keep guessing!

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE BLAME GAME” 1.7.26

8 Feb

This week we played a game. And not just any game! No, no, no! We played the favorite game of lawyers, of politicians, and even Presidents! We played The Blame Game!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • SOMEDAY YOU’LL BE SORRY  /  Carol Sloane  /  “Love You Madly”
  • I’VE ONLY MYSELF TO BLAME  /  Joe Williams  /  “Ballad & Blues Master”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT?  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Still Unforgettable”
  • THE CURSE OF A BROKEN HEART  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Swing Along With me”
  • I LOVE THE WAY YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART  /  Rachael & Vilray  /  “Rachael & Vilray”
  • IT’S TOO LATE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “The Vienna Affair”
  • NOBODY’S FAULT BT MINE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • IT’S EASY TO BLAME THE WEATHER  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant  /  “Big Band Holidays”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • YOU’VE CHANGED/  Renee Fleming  /   “Haunted Heart”
  • THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA  /  Joao Gilberto & Stan Getz  /  “Getz/Gilberto”
  • ALL OF ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Swings Gently With Nelson”
  • I WANNA BE AROUND  /  Tony Bennett & Bono  /  “Duets An American Classic”
  • SOMEONE’S BEEN SENDING ME FLOWERS  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Me & Phil”
  • MACK THE KNIFE  /  Rufus Wainwright  /  “I’m A Stranger Here Myself” Wainwright Sings Weil”
  • KISSING BUG  /  June Christy  /  “Ballads For Night People”
  • KISS AND RUN   /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
  • I’M ALWAYS WAITING ON YOU  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Dotdotdot”
  • HARD HEART HANNAH  /  Ray Charles  /  “Pure Genius”
  • DON’T BLAME ME  /  Barbie Martinez  /  “All Or Nothing At All”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Mark Murphy  /  “The Dream”
  • EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME  /  Rosemary Clooney & Count Basie Orch.  /  “At Long Last”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Live Performance”
  • BODY AND SOUL  /  Jose James w/ Jason Moran  /  “Yesterday I Had The Blues”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Theme Music)

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 2.7.26

28 Jan

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Who wants to play the game that everyone’s playing?  

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 1.17.26

14 Jan

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They said “Come to the party FOR Harry.” Not come to the party hairy. Bet you’d like a do-over. Well, I’ve got plenty for you to choose from. 

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PLAYLIST FOR “NEW BEGINNINGS 2026” 1.10.26

12 Jan

First new show of the new year. I like to start off on a positive note (excuse the pun) before the new year careens off into chaos and calamity. Sadly 2026 beat me to the punch. Still, I tried to salvage the mood with some favorite songs about different kinds of new beginnings. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW  /  Holly Cole  /  “Don’t Smoke In Bed”
  • HERE COMES THE SUN  /  The Beatles  /  “Abbey Road”
  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE  /  Dave Brubeck Quartet & Jimmy Rushing  /  “Brubeck & Rushing”
  • NO MORE BLUES  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • CHEGA DE SAUDADE  /  Veronica Swift  /  “Veronica Swift”
  • SOMETHING’S COMING  /  The Diva Jazz Orchestra  /  “Live At Dizzy’s Club”
  • FEELING GOOD   /  Nina Simone  /  “I Put A Spell On You”
  • IN THE LAND OF BEGINNING AGAIN  /  Cyrille Aimee w/Adonis Rose & New Orleans Jazz Orch.  /  “Petite Fleur”
  • EIGHT, NINE, AND TEN  /  Hetty Kate & Gordon Webster  /  “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
  • THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM  /  Benny Benack III  /  “Third Time’s The Charm”
  • BEGIN THE BEGUINE  /  Terry Gibbs Dream Band  /   “The Lost Tapes”
  • WHERE DO YOU START?  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • I JUST WANT ALL MY STUFF  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “DotDotDot”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Oh, Look At Me Now”
  • THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIG  /  Aretha Franklin  /  “Yeah!”
  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Jon Batiste  /  “Jazz Is Now”
  • I’LL BE LONG GONE  /  Cold Blood  /  “Thriller”
  • HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • STARTING HERE STARTING NOW  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “ColorMe Barbra”
  • A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Close Enough For Love”
  • LET’S BEGIN  /  Jackie & Roy  /  “Lovesick”
  • I CAN’T GET STARTED  /  Cannonball Adderley  /  “Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson”
  • HAVEN’T WE MET  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • START AGAIN  /  Caity Gyorgy  /  “Featuring”
  • I LIKE THE SUNRISE  /  Frank Sinatra w/ Duke Ellington Orchestra.  /  “Francis A & Edward K.”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal!”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 12.20.2025

18 Dec

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I’m throwing a Merry Christmas Party!  And here’s the great news:none of these bozos are invited. But you definitely are!

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 12.13.25

10 Dec

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What’s going on here? A TED Talk at the North Pole? Briggs Myers testing at the Salvation Army? Or just an unsubtle hint about the music I’ll be playing this Saturday night?

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