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November 25, 2022

Friday 474

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Good morning my friends and fellow music lovers.
Welcome back to Friday Music, show 474 coming to you from a spot on the globe that right next-door last week they got smacked upside the head with some serious snowfall.
Mother Nature was fini with gloriously warm and kind November days.
Yeah, she kind of mean that way.
So I hope all you listeners in the Buffalo New York area have dug out and are ready for me to warm you up with some tasty tunes as we slip slide into orbit number one on Big Mama, The Mothership of Music.
Go ahead on put your hands a little closer to the fire.
Take the chill off as we listen to Jay McShane with Ain’t Nobody’s Biz’ness If I Do.

From her 1967 album Nina Simone Sings The Blues the (Expanded Addition) that was Nina Simone singing the blues on a chart titled, Blues For Mama.
From his 1998 album Natchez To New York we just give a listen to Ola Dara on a song titled, Rain Shower.
And Jay McShane warmed up our toes as we dropped into orbit today with, Ain’t Nobody’s Biz’nees If I Do.
Orbit two of the day begins with brand new music from the boss, Bruce Springsteen.
This cut has been released as a single from his brand new album titled, Covers Only The Strong Survive.
See if you can’t ruminate on who did this tune originally.
This is Nightshift.

From their 2018 release, Half Mile Harvest we heard the boys from down under better known as the Teskey Brothers on a cut titled, Say You’ll Do.
Before the Brothers we heard The New Mastersounds featuring Lamar Williams on their chart titled, Let’s Go Back.
The California Honeydrops before Lets Go Back with, Long Way.
A seldom heard tune by Bill Withers before Long Way titled, Ruby Lee and Bruce Springsteen cruised us on into orbit number two with his cover of The Commodores Nightshift.
Orbit three begins with some down and dirty blues from a man who is well known for tearing it up on the Mississippi saxophone.
this is Big Walter Horton on blues harmonica with Trouble In Mind.

From the 2017 EP Due North, The amazing voice and guitar playing of the one and only Marcus King on a cut titled Slip Back.
Before Marcus, The Poet’s Of Rhythm with a tasty little thing titled, More Mess On My Thing.
And Big Walter Horton in the key of G on a Horners harmonica, laying down a bluesy groove written way back in 1924 by vaudevillian Richard M.
Jones. We heard Trouble In Mind.
Trouble now is, we be done. At least for today.
But I can assure you that you can find us right back here next week on the Mothership of Music for another week of ear whacking Friday Music.
Promise.
I’m Tim McCormack your host for Friday Music and the man with the weekly plan is our prolific executive producer Collin McCormack and together we remind you as we remind you every week to be safe, be kind and may all your Fridays be filled with music.
Our last little ditty of the day is a piece from the album In The Night by Charley Crockett. Titled, I’m Workin’.
So until next time round the turn table my friends have yourselves a bodacious Friday and peace y’all! Collin, kick it one more time.



November 18, 2022

Friday 473

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Good morning my friends welcome back to Friday Music show 473.
I’m feeling right good this morning because the weather for the month of November has been glorious in the Northeast and as we batten down the hatches to launch the mothership for today’s musical trek, I hope wherever you are things are glorious for you too.
We set sail this morning and drop into orbit one on the voice of Sam Cooke going back to the year 1963 to an album titled Night Beat.
This is Trouble Blues.

From his album Something In The Water, Pokey LaFarge and he’s always unique take on a tune, crooning away on When Did You Leave Heaven.
Before Pokey, Madeleine Peyroux on If The Sea Was Whiskey.
Before Madeleine we listened to the sweet sound of Sydney Bechet on soprano saxophone playing Mon Homme.
Or for you heathens My Man.
The James Hunter Six with Light of My Life and Sam Cooke Dropped us into orbit number one this morning with, Trouble Blues.
Orbit deu of the day begins where we ended off on set one with a sorta French groove.
From the album titled, The Django Experiment V this is Stephane Wrembel with the right pretty, I’m Confessin’ That I Love You.

From his 2008 single D’Angelo with I Found My Smile Again.
Amber Mark and Franc Moody Before D’Angelo on the cut Lost My Cool.
From the year 1968, James Carr on These Ain’t Raindrops.
Little Esther Phillips before James pourin’ out her little heart on No Headstone On My Grave.
And Stephane Wremble began orbit two of the day playing, I’m Confessin’ That I Love You.
I’m confessing it’s time for our third and final orbit of the day which begins from a compilation put together back in the year 2004 titled, Rancho Texicano.
This is ZZ Top with Blue Jean Blues.

From 1957, Thurston Harris with Little Bitty Pretty One.
Before Thurston we orbited back to the year 1937 and gave a listen to a group put together by Louis Armstrong call The Hot Seven on a chart titled Melancholy.
From Genus+Soul=Jazz we heard Ray Charles and Orchestra on a sick chart of I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts of Town.
From 1954 a song I dedicate to my brother Michael for turning me onto it.
That was The Jesters with The Wind.
And ZZ Top launch set three‘s groove with some old school blues on the tune Blue Jean Blues.
Don’t you be blue because that’s the end of our groove for today and that we have to re-dock and wait until next week when we can all go on another musical outing on Big Mama.
I’m Tim McCormack your host for Friday Music and our fine handsome and talented executive producer out there on the West Coast is Collin McCormack.
And we remind you to be safe, be kind and may all your Fridays be filled with music.
We’re going to finish up today with a listen to The Brand New Heavies and their chart Have A Good Time.
So until we get to do this once again, have yourselves a bodacious Friday and peace y’all!

November 11, 2022

Friday 472

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Good morning my friends and welcome back to this weeks edition on Friday Music.
The Mothership is spic and span and Big Mama is ready to launch so welcome aboard for show 472 which begins with a dedication to one of our newer listeners and one of my oldest friends.
He had been a great friend of mine since we started working together on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Back in the day he reminded me that I turned him onto this artist and that he instantly became a fan.
Charlie Russo my brother, Chooch, this one’s for you.
The year is 1989. The album, is Live In Austin. The artist, Delbert McClinton and the song, B Movie Boxcar Blues.

From the album River that was a song titled Dean done up right fine by Terry Reid.
Before Terry and new to me, L.A.B.with Backseat.
Before Backseat, Main Squeeze with Hold My Hand and a favorite son of Texas, Delbert McClinton dropped us into orbit today with a little ditty titled, B Movie Boxcar Blues.
Orbit two begins with an artist that for me gives off a vibe that she has ridden hard her whole life and has seen just a little bit too much of everything.
This is Lucinda Williams with Essence.

That pretty piece was Lily Was Here by guitarist Dave Steward featuring the great Candy Dulfer on sax.
Before Stewart and Dulfer we had Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar and the chart, Pray For Me.
Samantha Fish tearin’ it up on Twisted Ambition.And Lucinda Williams dropped us into Orbit number two with a suggestively sexy rendition of, Essence.
Our third and final orbit of the day begins with a lady that brings it right fine.
This is Sister Sparrow with Gold.

Brother Strut with a cut that the title tells you all you need to know. That was Funk That Junk.
Sammy Rae & The Friends makin’ a fine sound on Saw It Coming.
Before Sammy, Izo Fitzroy on Slim Pickings.
And Sister Sparrow set us into flight on orbit three with, Gold.
And as we decend into the golden hour of our musical weekly sojourn together, we must say ado to you until next time round.
I’m Tim McCormack your host for Friday Music and always happy to set the mothership into orbit every week with our executive producer Collin McCormack.
We remind you once again to be safe, be kind and may all your Fridays be filled with music.
We close out today show as we dock the Mothership with a cut from Marcus King titled Rita Is Gone.
And now we’re gone. So until next time you lend us your ears have yourselves a bodacious Friday and peace y’all!