Episodes
No shortage of rockin' tunes this hour!  Hear the latest from Sonny West, Headcat 13 (with Annie Marie Lewis), Western Terrestrials (with Georgette Jones), Robert Gordon (with Kathy Valentine), Dion (with Samantha Fish), The Don Diego Trio, Wildcat Rose, Eddie Martin, The Ramblin' Bandits as well as The Hula Girls and Aqualads (both from Hi-Tide Recordings) in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  Beth Riley has a classic blues rocker from Bo Diddley in her Beth's Blues Break segment, we take a...
Published 10/05/20
Get ready to turn this one up!  So many great new tunes this hour by Dean Miller, Rip Masters, Zephaniah Ohora, The Hoodoo Tones, Eddie Clendening, Deke Dickerson, The Rhythm Torpedoes, JP Cyr & The Midnightmen, SaraLee as well as Los Straitjackets and The Time Burners in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  Beth Riley has a classic track in her Beth's Blues Break, we board the Time Machine for week ending January 4th, 1959 and we spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week!  Throw in...
Published 09/28/20
We have an action packed hour in store for you!  Hear a Freddie King classic in Beth's Blues Break with Beth Riley, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and enjoy a TON of new tunes!  We spin the latest from The Delta Bombers, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Reeves Brothers, Dave Alvin, Lucky 757, The Rhythm Slicks, Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen, Fireball Steven, Karen Jonas, Lacy & Malone as well as Urban Zotel and The Don Diego Trio in...
Published 09/21/20
Breaker One Nine!  Gear-Jammin' James Riley here with our 2nd annual "Keep On Truckin'" show to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (September 13-19).  We've got the latest from Maple Run Band and classics from Dale Watson, Dave Dudley, Red Simpson, The Hi-Jivers, Chris Sprague, Sonny George, Dick Curless, Johnny Cash, Jerry Reed, Weldon Henson, Kay Adams and more!  Plus, Beth Riley brings a special truckin' blues tune from Watermelon Slim & Super Chikan in Beth's Blues...
Published 09/14/20
New music, classics, special features and more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  We spin the latest from Deke Dickerson (and the Whippersnappers), Dale Watson, Jesse Dayton, Charley Crockett, The Memphis Suns, McKinley James, Mike Flanigin, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Cherry Tess & Her Rhythm Sparks, newly released Chick Willis as well as The Rough Shapes and The Hi-Tide Orchestra in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Beth Riley plays a classic Elmore James track...
Published 09/07/20
We've got a TON of great NEW music for you this hour!  Hear the latest from The Gold Hope Duo (Lara Hope & Matt Goldpaugh of Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones), Sonny West, Rip Masters, Don Diego Trio, JP Cyr & The Midnightmen, Mystery Gang, TJ Mayes, Robert Gordon (with Steve Wariner), Lucky Jones, Boppin' B, Sirocco Bros., John Primer & Bob Corritore plus Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue and El Machico in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  Beth Riley brings us a classic T-Bone Walker track in...
Published 08/31/20
NEW tune from Headcat 13 kicks the show off this week!  Turn this one up!  We're also spinning killer new tracks from The Ramblin' Bandits, Jake Calypso, Marcel Bontempi, Charley Crockett, Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen, Dead Rock West, Whitney Rose, Marti Brom and a new track from Messer Chups in our instru-Mental Breakdown as well as The Jaguars from 1959 featuring the late, great Charlie Daniels.  Beth Riley has a Slim Harpo classic for us in Beth's Blues Break, we spin a Jammin'...
Published 08/24/20
New music thankfully continues to pour in and we're doing our best to get to as many as possible!  This week, hear new tunes from The Don Diego Trio, Western Terrestrials, Robert Gordon (with Linda Gail Lewis), Maple Run Band, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, The Hi-Jivers, Andrea & Mud, Fireball Steven, The Mavericks, Pokey LaFarge, Dion (with Sonny Landreth), Ray Allen and a newly released Johnny Cash early mix.  We'll take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break (with a classic...
Published 08/17/20
New tunes, classics and more on this Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!  We've got the latest from Al Dual, Jesse Dayton, The Cactus Blossoms, The Hawkmen, Wildcat Rose, The Farmer & Adele, Lee McCormack, The Hula Girls (on Hi-Tide Recordings), Edwardian Devils, The Dice Cubes and The Western Distributors.  We'll take a break with Beth Riley on her Beth's Blues Break, jump in the Time Machine for 1956 and spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week from The Rockats.  And...
Published 08/10/20
Killer new tunes hitting the playlist this week from Western Terrestrials, Marcel Bontempi, Robert Gordon, Dion (with Stevie Van Zandt), Joe Louis Walker (with Dion & Eric Gales), Boppin' B, John Lindberg Trio, Kathryn Legendre, The Ramblin' Bandits plus new tunes from Aqualads (on Hi-Tide Recordings) and Urban Zotel in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  We'll take a much needed break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break, hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week and board our Time...
Published 08/03/20
In honor of International Blues Day on August 1st, we're doing a 2 week "All Blues" feature on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  Beth Riley (host of our "Beth's Blues Segment") co-hosts and picks the majority of the tunes.  This hour, we hear a NEW Dion track (with Brian Setzer...who shares an April 10th birthday with Beth), plus we spin some classics from B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Big Mama Thornton, R.L. Burnside, Otis Rush, T-Bone Walker, Big Bill Broonzy, Pinetop Perkins, Lowell...
Published 07/20/20
LOTS of great NEW music and more on this week's show!  Hear the latest from Charley Crockett, Zephaniah Ohora, Marcel Bontempi, Nick Lowe, Andrea & Mud, Sonny West, Devil Doll, The Rip'em Ups, Delta 88 as well as Los Straitjackets and Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We'll hear a rocker from Al Hendrix, take a break with Beth Riley on her Beth's Blues Break and a new segment called Stars In Their Eyes where we hear artists we know...before we knew them! Intro...
Published 07/13/20
Lots of variety and lots of new tunes this week!  We've once again got 2 new tracks from Robert Gordon as well as the latest from John Fogerty (and family), Lily Locksmith, Bill Kirchen (with Nick Lowe and Paul Carrack), X, Los Jackpots, Vince Ray's Loser Machine, The Time Burners, Vicky Tafoya in our Doo-Wop Corner and The Surfrajettes and The Hi-Tide Orchestra in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  Plus, we take a break with Beth Riley in Beth's Blues Break and spin a Jammin' James Jukebox...
Published 07/06/20
Excited to get new John Lindberg Trio on the air this week!!  Also, we spin some killer tunes from the latest by Webb Wilder, Marti Brom, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets recorded live), Edwardian Devils, The Broadway Twisters, A-Beat Combo, Johnny Moon & The Selenites, The Dice Cubes and NEW tracks from The Hula Girls and Black Flamingos from Hi-Tide Recordings in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Plus, we take a trip in the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine, take a break with Beth Riley in...
Published 06/29/20
Always great to have NEW Robert Gordon on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  We'll play 2 tracks from his new album on Cleopatra Records featuring guests Dale Watson and Joe Louis Walker.  We also spin the latest from Jesse Dayton, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), Andrea & Mud, The Hi-Risers, Delta 88, The Toreadors, The Sparks Boys, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boy, a newly released Everly Brothers track plus NEW tunes from The Surfrajettes and The Western Distributors in our...
Published 06/22/20
We spin 3 tracks from the late, great Little Richard this hour.  The "Architect Of Rock & Roll" passed away on May 9th, 2020 at 87 years old.  We also hear a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, take a break with Beth Riley and her Beth's Blues Break and spin a couple of new tracks from The Volcanics and The Hawkmen in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  Plus, hear NEW tunes from High Noon, Dave Alvin, McKinley James, Pokey LaFarge, Little Lesley...
Published 06/15/20
Always great to spin a NEW track from Dion on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!  We also have killer new tunes from X, Marti Brom, Victor Wainwright, The Ramblin' Bandits, Eskimo Brothers, Bloodshot Bill, Old Chevy, Eddie Martin, Chuck Mead, The Western Distributors as well as Los Straitjackets and Link Bat & The Bat Rays in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We take a break on Beth's Blues Break with Beth Riley, hear some of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ and we spin a Jammin' James Jukebox...
Published 06/08/20
High Noon sends over their first new music since 2002!  Brand NEW on Swelltune Records.  Also, we spin the latest from Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), The Hi-Jivers, The Broadway Twisters, The Dead Cowboys, Edwardian Devils as well as The Manakooras and The Hula Girls in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We start a new segment with Beth Riley called "Beth's Blues Break" and we board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and also spin a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week with Billy...
Published 06/01/20
It's a full hour of rockabilly, blues, surf, doo-wop, honky tonk and rock 'n' roll!  Hear NEW tunes from Jesse Daniel, Webb Wilder, McKinley James, The Mellows, Pokey LaFarge, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, The Joeys as well as the latest from The Hi-Tide Orchestra and The Men In Gray Suits in our instru-Mental Breakdown!  We'll also take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner, board the Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool...
Published 05/25/20
The pandemic can't keep great tunes from coming in!  Hear NEW tunes from The Honkabillies, Johnny Moon & The Selenites, Whiskey Daredevils, The Toreadors, The Shakers, Bloodshot Bill and Televisionaries, The Muskrats as well as The Surfer Novas and Jeremy Fetzer feat. Duane Eddy in our instru-Mental Breakdown.  We'll hear some of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ, board our Rockabilly N Blues Time Machine for the week ending April 21, 1962 and drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox...and MORE!
Published 05/18/20
Surf, Blues, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk, Doo-Wop and more!  It's all on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!  Hear NEW tunes from McKinley James, Sonny West, Kyle Lacy, Adriano BaTolba Trio, Saint Dom & The Sinful, The Sparks Boys, Dasta & The Smokin' Snakes, Ezra Lee, Mike Sanchez, Yann O'fender as well as the latest from The Volcanics and Jesse Daniel in our instru-Mental Breakdow!  We'll stroll down to the Doo-Wop Corner, drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox and more!! ...
Published 05/11/20
It's our annual Train Show on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour!  We spin an hour of train-themed tunes to celebrate National Train Day on May 9th!  Come ride the rails and hear tunes from Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Dale Watson, Rosie Flores, John Fogerty, Tom Jones, George Jones, Big Jon Atkinson, Conway Twitty, Stray Cats, Carlene Carter, Kim Wilson, Sonny Burgess and an instru-Mental Breakdown with Jimmy Bryant and Sean Mencher!!  Allllllll aboard!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool...
Published 05/02/20
Published 04/27/20
Every week, killer new tunes hit the playlist and this one is a killer one!  Hear NEW rockin' tunes from Webb Wilder, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Bonnie Montgomery & Rosie Flores, Whitney Rose, The Hi-Tide Orchestra ft. Magdalena O'Connell, Mystery Gang, Jesse Daniel, Old Chevy, The Ventons, Mel Peekaboo, The Time Burners and Susan Brown & The Ballin' Keen.  Plus, we spin a couple of your requests in Hey Mr. DJ, take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner and crank up the Jammin' James...
Published 04/27/20