Normally, we celebrate a theme in the last one or two hours of the show, but THIS week is a little bit different. For all three hours, I bring you my "Desert Island Mixtape": as many of my personal all-time favorite jams that would hypothetically fit on three C-60 cassettes, along with reasons why they made the cut.
- Prince & The Revolution- Let’s Go Crazy
- David Bowie- Hang On To Yourself
- Muddy Waters- Mannish Boy
- Beach Boys- Good Vibrations
- Toots & The Maytals- Pressure Drop
- Booker T. & The M.G.’s- Time Is Tight
- Led Zeppelin- When The Levee Breaks
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Drivin’ South
- Miriam Makeba- Pata Pata
- Fela Kuti- No Agreement
- The Rolling Stones- Jumpin’ Jack Flash
- The Who- You Better You Bet
- The Sex Pistols- Anarchy In The UK
- Sun Ra- El Is A Sound Of Joy
- Pink Floyd- Astronomy Domine (Live)
- Simon & Garfunkel- America
- The Clash- Straight To Hell
- Blind Willie Johnson- Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
- Bubble Puppy- Hot Smoke & Sasafrass
- Ramones- Cretin Hop
- T. Rex- The Slider
- The Stooges- Down On The Street
- Crosby, Stills & Nash- Guinnevere
- Sam Cooke- Lost And Lookin’
- The Beatles- I Am The Walrus
- Public Enemy- Shut ‘Em Down
- Santo & Johnny- Sleep Walk
- Vladimir Ashkenazy- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2
- Television- 1880 Or So
- Black Sabbath- A National Acrobat
- John Coltrane- My Favorite Things
- Nick Drake- River Man
- Joni Mitchell- Harry’s House/Centerpiece
- Chuck Berry- Night Beat
Join Tod Weidner on Thursday, 8-11pm for The Jewel Case, a weekly celebration of all manner of musical goodness: deep cuts, forgotten treasures, and curiosities with a new theme each show spanning all genres, eras and locales.
