2020-04-30

5/2/2020

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Lost and forgotten rock you don’t orphan hear on the radio -- 
tOoRaR (the Orphanage of Rock and Roll), 
a home for homeless album rock and power pop records


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3PM--


Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) LIVE - Pat Travers
A Question of Temperature - Balloon Farm
Home And Dry - Gerry Rafferty
Men Without Shame - Phantom Rocker & Slick


Ego - Elton John
Ball And Chain XTC
Your Own Special Way - Genesis


American Land  - Bruce Springsteen
Cold Ethyl - Alice Cooper
Payin’ Yer Dues - Black Sheep


Midnight Blue - Lou Gramm
Breaking Away - Balance
Electricland - Bad Company


4PM-- THE 4X4: BOB HENRIT


Concrete and Clay - Unit Four Plus Two
God Gave Rock & Roll to You - Argent
It's Inevitable - Charlie
Living On A Thin Line - Kinks


And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps - Jethro Tull
It's My Party - Bryan Ferry
Shout - Otis Day & the Knights
Sitting At The Wheel - Moody Blues


Who's Behind The Door (early version) - Zebra
Walls Come Tumbling Down - The Style Council
Fool to Cry - Rolling Stones


Picasso's Last Words - Paul McCartney
Take Me To The River - Talking Heads
The Letter - Box Tops


Jenny Jones - Clash
Maybelline - Chuck Berry
We're Not Gonna Take It (See Me Feel Me) - Who
Cyclone - Melanie Safka
Sat'day Nite In The City of the Dead - Ultravox!
Don't Run Me Down - Foghat


I Got You - Split Enz
Top Of The Pops - Rezillos


(Keep Feeling) Fascination - Human League
Rumble - Link Wray and his Ray Men
Endless Sleep - Robert Gordon & Link Wray
I Want You Back - Mick Fleetwood's Zoo


Born To Be With You - Dave Edmunds
Mexico (single mix) - Jefferson Airplane -
Across The Border Electric Light Orchestra/ ELO
Mexico - James Taylor

I Wanna Be A Flintstone - Screaming Blue Messiahs

2020-04-23

4-24-2020

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Today’s show:


3PM--


You Want It - Cheap Trick
I'm the Man - Joe Jackson


Streets Of New York - Willie Nile
White City Fighting - Pete Townshend


The Apartment Song - Tom Petty
Caroline - Status Quo
If I Had A Rocket - JJ Cale
Things - Joe Walsh


Solid As A Rock - Shakin' Street
Little People - Hustler
Cut Loose - Paul Rogers


Whenever You're On My Mind - Marshall Crenshaw
Jesus Christ - Big Star
Marliese - Fischer Z
Gettysburg - Brandos


4PM--  
THE 4X4: Pete Ham


No Matter What - Badfinger
Perfection - Badfinger
Lonely You - Badfinger
Day After Day - Badfinger


Give Me Back My Man - B-52's
They All Run After the Carving Knife - New Musik
My Ever Changing Moods - Style Council
Trouble - Rex (Rex Smith)


Don And Dewey - It's a Beautiful Day
My Sweetheart - Focus
Green Onions - Les Cappucino


Beyond the Pale - Procol Harum
Dead Or Alive - John Cale
Motortown - Kane Gang


5PM--


Givin' It All Away - Bachman-Turner Overdrive BTO
What Did I Do Last Night? - Dave Edmunds
I See Red - Split Enz
Ooh La La - Jobriath
It's Gonna Hurt - Jimmy Mack & the Jumpers
Jump Into The Fire - Robin Zander


I'm the Urban Spaceman - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Drive In Saturday - David Bowie
100 Years Ago - Rolling Stones


Animals Medley (Live) David Johansen
Magic Bus (LIVE) - Who


The King & Queen Of America - Eurythmics
Children Of the Universe - Flash

Foreign Novelty Smash - The Credibility Gap

2020-04-17

4/17/2020

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3PM--

Big Apple Dreamin' (Hippo) - Alice Cooper
Little Bit Of Love - Dwight Twilley

Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
Promises In The Dark - Pat Benatar

Angelsea - Cat Stevens
Send Me An Angel - Real Life
I Want The Angel - Jim Carroll Band
Broken Down Angel - Nazareth

Why Me? - Planet P Project
For A Rocker - Jackson Browne
Things've Changed - Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas

I Love Playin' With Fire - Runaways
Right On The Money - Tim Curry
Moon Tears (live) Nils Lofgren

4PM-- THE 4X4: RECORD STORE DAY

I Need That Record -- Tweeds
Hi Fi Mama - ZZ Top
A1 on the Jukebox - Dave Edmunds
AM FM Blues - Cashman & West

Antenna - Church
Los Desaparecidos (The Disappeared Ones) - Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul

White Houses Animals
Here Comes President Kill Again - XTC
Criminal World - Metro

I Love Rock n Roll - Arrows
Cities On Flame with Rock and Roll - Blue Oyster Cult
You Can't Catch Me - John Lennon

Can't You Hear Me Knocking - Rolling Stones
If This Is Your Welcome - Kayak

5PM--

Busted - Cheap Trick
Out Of Mind Out Of Sight - Models
Sweet South Breeze - Walter Egan
The Sunny Side of the Street - Pogues
You Boyz Make Big Noize - Slade
Everywhere That I'm Not - Translator

Prettiest Star - David Bowie
Someone to Love - Roger McGuinn
Carl Perkins' Cadillac - Drive-By Truckers

Mr. Boyd - Argosy
Golden Brown - Stranglers
Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen
I Still Believe - Frank Turner

Slaughter on 10th Avenue - Mick Ronson
I Cheat The Hangman - Doobie Brothers

Baseball Card Lover - Rockin' Richie Ray

2020-04-09

4/10/2020

Recorded from the home studio again this week, and a special hour-long tribute to the late John Prine at 5pm. 

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Oodles of playlists: wvkr.blogspot.com

Thanks for listening, stay safe and healthy, and have a great weekend!

Today’s show:

3PM--

I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock & Roll - Dave Edmunds
Hard Act To Follow - Split Enz
Here's Where You Belong - West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
96 Tears - Garland Jeffreys

Driving Along - Harry Nilsson
King of the New York Streets - Dion (Dimucci)
Rich - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Quiet Man - Ultravox!
Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson

She Sheila - Producers
Burning For Me - Strawbs
Andy's Chest - Lou Reed

Strap Me In - Cars
All The Lilacs In Ohio - John Hiatt
Mad Dog - John Entwistle's OX

4PM--
THE 4X4: EASTER

My Sweet Lord, He's So Fine - Belmonts
Jesus Is Just Alright - Art Reynolds Singers
Presence Of The Lord - Blind Faith
Jesus The Missing Years - John Prine

Starstruck - Kinks
Everything Is Grey - Ironhorse
Girls School - Paul McCartney
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Them (Van Morrison)

The Factory - Warren Zevon
Beep Beep Love - Gruppo Sportivo
Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll - Queen
Grim Reaper - Detective

Cruel To Be Kind - Brinsley Schwarz
I'm a Believer - Neil Diamond
Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee) - Bob Geldof
Like Flames - Berlin

5PM-- JOHN PRINE TRIBUTE

Dear Abby - John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - John Prine
Hello In There - John Prine
Glory Of True Love - John Prine

Angel From Montgomery - John Prine
Take a Look at My Heart - John Prine
In Spite Of Ourselves (w/Iris Dement) John Prine

All the Best - John Prine
The Lonesome Friends of Science - John Prine
Lake Marie (LIVE)  - John Prine

Sam Stone - John Prine
God Only Knows - John Prine

Please Don't Bury Me - John Prine

When I Get to Heaven - John Prine

2020-04-02

4/3/2020

Recorded in my home studio today and for the foreseeable future!

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What you’ll hear:

3PM--

The Seeker - Steve Earle
Beautiful World - Devo

The Unguarded Moment - Church
Walk Away - Del Shannon w/ Jeff Lynne
Little Troublemaker - Ian McLagan

Cat People (Putting Out Fire w/ Gasoline) - David Bowie
It's My Life - Talk Talk
Life Is Short - Billy Nicholls

Every Beat Of The Heart - Railway Children
A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues - Dave Edmunds
Spartacus A) The Superior Force Of Rome B) A Broken Dream C) The Finale - Triumvirat

The Right Place to Fade - Lindsey Buckingham
Nuclear Attack - Greg Lake
I Got You Babe - Dictators

4PM--
THE 4X4: April 3

I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) [Live] - Elton John
Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
Time Rag - Joan Baez
The Marshall Plan - Blue Öyster Cult

Crying Won't Help - Paul Collins Beat
To One In Paradise - Alan Parsons Project
We Ride Tonight - Sherbs
Generals And Majors - XTC

Stranger Than Fiction - Joe Jackson
Songs From The Wood - Jethro Tull
Only You Know And I Know - Delaney & Bonnie

Mr. Bad Example - Warren Zevon
Hold Back The Night - Graham Parker & The Rumour
Glad - Traffic

5PM--

Feel It Again - Honeymoon Suite
The Little Black Egg - Nightcrawlers
Walk On Water - Men Without Hats
Crash - Primitives
Turn To Me - Lou Reed
Baby Boomerang - T Rex

Blue Sky Mine - Midnight Oil
She Talks In Stereo - Gary Myrick
Moving In Stereo- Cars

Imaginations Real - Dave Davies
Every Dog Has Its Day - Robin Zander
Found Out Too Late - 999

Oh Yeah - Roxy Music
Johnny Hold Back - Charlie

Boom Boom - Paul Lekakis

4/26/2024

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