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The Jewel Case: Frankly, My Dear... (09-12-19)

We've got a fun one in store this week: our theme is "Frankly, My Dear..." We'll be celebrating songs both BY Franks (Zappa, Sinatra, Morgan, etc.) and ABOUT Franks (from Pearl Bailey to Ween). Frankly speaking, you won't want to miss it.

  • Swami John Reis & the Blind Shake- Dry Suit
  • The Dandy Warhols- Solid
  • Redd Kross- When Do I Get to Sing “My Way”?
  • Khruangbin- Maria Tambien
  • The Beatles- I Am the Walrus
  • Rush- Finding My Way (live) (HB Neil Peart)
  • George Jones- Ol’ Frank (HB George Jones)
  • Ben Folds Five- On Being Frank (HB Ben Folds)
  • Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band- Chevrolet (HB Maria Muldaur)
  • Judy Clay & William Bell- Love-Eye-Tis (HB Judy Clay)
  • Blue Cheer- Summertime Blues (HB Dickie Peterson)
  • Sir Lord Baltimore- Helium Head (I Got a Love)
  • Big Youth- House of Dreadlocks
  • Juana Molina- Ferocisimo

----------THEME: Frankly, My Dear…----------

  • Frank Black & the Catholics- Hermaphroditos
  • Frankie Ford- Sea Cruise
  • Pearl Bailey- Frankie and Johnny
  • The Four Seasons- Working My Way Back to You
  • Merle Haggard- Daddy Frank
  • The Edgar Winter Group- Frankenstein
  • The New York Dolls- Frankenstein
  • Susanne Vega- Frank & Ava
  • Frank Sinatra- One For My Baby (And One More For the Road) (live)
  • The Smiths- Frankly, Mr. Shankly
  • Frankie & the Heartstrings- Possibilities
  • Orchestra Baobab- Franklin’s Tower
  • Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds- Frankie
  • Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes- Love Games
  • Barney Kessel- Frank Mills
  • The Monochrome Set- He’s Frank
  • D Generation- Frankie
  • Erma Franklin- Piece of My Heart
  • Aretha Franklin- How I Got Over (live)
  • Warren Zevon- Frank and Jesse James (live)
  • Ennio Morricone- Frank
  • Frank Morgan- Equinox (live)
  • Phillip Johnston & the Coolerators- Frankly
  • Tom Waits- Frank’s Wild Years
  • Ween- Frank
  • Frankie Paul- Worries in the Dance
  • Frank Ocean- Sweet Life
  • Frank Zappa- Apostrophe

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. 

A lifelong Miami Valley resident, Tod Weidner grew up in Ludlow Falls before moving to Dayton in the early 1990s. Tod has been heavily involved in the Dayton Music Scene for over 20 years, as both a solo performer and a member of such bands as The Motel Beds, Shrug, The American Static, and Set The Controls, to name just a few.