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Pacific Street Blues & Americana explores the blues through the familiarity of Classic Rock. In Depth Shows on the life and music of Buddy King, John Hiatt, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, The Folk & Blues Roots of Led Zeppelin, Willie Dixon, The Everly Brothers, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, The 27 Club, and more... In 2010 PSB&A received a prestigious Keeping the Blues Alive award. On the radio for more than 33 years. Stay in touch at www.facebook.com/PSBlues. Thanks for listening!
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The second film in our pairing honoring Roger Corman is one of eight films done by Corman based on Edgar Allen Poe stories. Directed by Corman and written by Richard Matheson, this story takes the basic premise of Poe's story and spins it off in an original direction! Nicholas Medina (Vincent Price) is a nobleman living in Spain with his sister Cat…
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This impromptu pairing is dedicated to Roger Corman, who passed away at the age of 98 on May 9th, 2024. Known as the "King of the B-Picture," Corman was also famous for giving many young actors and directors their first, or breakthrough, opportunities! The first film in our pairing is a cult-favorite that put young actor Jack Nicholson on Hollywood…
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Our Spotlight Show on The Allman Brothers Band ABB) A spotlight show plays the music of the bands that influenced The ABB, the bands influenced by The ABB, those they covered, and those who covered them. With Duane's prolific studio work and jams, we look at that as well as the bands that spun of The ABB including Gov't Mule, Sea Level, Derek Truck…
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PLAYLIST: Pacific Street Blues & Americana Spotlight on The Allman Brothers Band 05/26/2024 1. The Allman Brothers / Revival 2. Blind Willie McTell / Statesboro Blues 3. Elmore James / One Way Out 4. John Lee Hooker / Dimples 5. T Bone Walker / Stormy Monday Blues 6. BB King / Please Accept My Love 7. Muddy Waters / Trouble No More 8. Robert Johnso…
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Contact: www.facebook.com/PSBlues 20. Christone Kingfish Ingram / Midnight Heat 21. Neville Brothers / Fly Like an Eagle 22. Sugaray Rayford / Human Decency 23. Rhiannon Giddens / Wrong Kind of Right 24. The Allman Brothers / Melissa 25. Albert Cummings / Hard Way 26. Aynsley Lister / Upside Down 27. Nimmo Brothers / Wishing Well 28. Canned Heat / …
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The second film in this pairing pays tribute to another young actor, one who did amazing things and undoubtedly would have gone on to have an incredible career, had he not died of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills and anti-anxiety meds. Directed by Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight" was a sequel to "Batman Begins" in 2005, also directed by…
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PLAYLIST: Pacific Street Blues & Americana May 19, 2024 What's the Common Thread - segment five Contact: https://www.facebook.com/PSBlues 1. Marcus King / Hero 2. Black Crowes / She Held a Wilted Rose 3. Walter Wolfman Washington / Black Night 4. Charles Brown / Trouble Blues 5. Koko Taylor (feat Johnnie Johnson) / But on the Other Hand 6. Shaun Mu…
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Contact at Pacific St Blues & Americana Facebook page 22. Glen Campbell & Hope Sandoval / The Long Walk Home 23. Dolly Parton / Southern Accents 24. Cedric Burnside / Hill Country Love 25. Robert Finley / You Got It and I Need It 26. Sugaray Rayford / Human Decency 27. Black Keys / Beautiful People, Stay High 28. Gary Clark Jr. / Hyperwave 29. Zaki…
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Our pairing this time around is dedicated to actors who left us too soon, and whose promising careers never saw what should have been their end. First up, the actor who did few films but earned not one but two Academy Award nominations for those he did do. James Dean was a rising star on television and in the cinema, but his untimely death just fou…
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It was really by accident but we have Common Thread segments in part 3 and part 5 this week. PLAYLIST: Pacific Street Blues & Americana May 12, 2025 Contact atPacific St Blues Facebook page 1. Eric Bibb / Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad 2. Sue Foley / Maybelle's Guitar 3. Johnny Burgin / Silently Suffering 4. Walter Wolfman Washington / Along About…
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Join Glenn for part two of his exploration of the music from 1974. Be sure to leave a comment letting Glenn know what a great job he's does and how much we all appreciate his knowledgeable and tasty contributions to our musical world. We couldn't keep Pacific St Blues & Americana on the air without Glenn! 25 – George Harrison / Dark Horse 26 – John…
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This is Glenn Bauer. I'm filling in for Rick. In these episodes, we're taking a journey back 50 years to 1974. Sunday morning you'll have a chance to post a photo of what you like to do when listening to the show. Maybe you have a vintage photo or two of what you looked like back then, of course that's if you were alive back then. Here's the playli…
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21. Mark Knopfler / Sweeter Than the Rain 22. Kris Lager Band / There Ain't Nothin' (That Can Get in My Way) 23. Bywater Call / Sweet Maria 24. Sue Foley / Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie 25. Susan Tedeschi / Love's in Need of Love Today (Stevie Wonder) WHATS IN THE CAR Rick? 26. Johnny Burgin / Ramblin' from Coast to Coast 27. Emmaline / Effortless 28. F…
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The second film in our dual-memorium pairing pays tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. in a film that earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Directed by Taylor Hackford, 1982's "An Officer and a Gentleman" tells the story of Zack Mayo (Richard Gere), son of a rear admiral who never wanted to be a father. Mayo decides to enlist in the Naval …
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Pacific St Blues & Americana May 5, 2024 What's the Common Thread - segment five https://www.Facebook.com/PSBlues 1. Rick Estrin & the Night Cats / I Ain't Worried About Nuthin' 2. Chris O'Leary / Who Robs a Musician? 3. Keb Mo & Taj Mahal / Shake Me In Your Arms 4. Mark Knopfler / One Deep River 5. Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Borderland 6. …
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More new releases including tracks from Marcus King, Mark Knopfler, Chris Stapleton, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joan Osbourne, Charley Crockett, Ringo Starr, Shannon McNally, Don "American Pie" McLean, Iron & Wine, Sarah King, T Bone Burnett, Zakiya Hooker, Danielia Cotton, Sheryl Crow, Dave Alvin & JD Gilmore, Keegan McdInroe, and Paul McCartney and more…
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There are so many new releases at the moment I can't listen to them all. (A good problem to have). This multi-genre "show" is three hours of uninterrupted new releases So I've loaded them into a podcast with no talking - just music. If you hear something you think would work well in the show, be sure to let me know. Okay? https://www.Facebook.com/P…
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This pairing is a dual-memorium pairing for two wonderful actors we've lost recently. First up, we celebrate the life of noted character actor M. Emmet Walsh, who passed away on March 19th, 2024 at the age of 88. With over 230 films to his credit, we've already done a few he was part of. To pay tribute, we turn to one of Jeff's guilty pleasures, a …
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Pacific Street Blues & Americana - Spotlight on Johnny Winter (part 2) Leave a comment @ www.Facebook.com/PSBlues 22. Dave Alvin / Highway 61 Revisited 23. Johnny Winter / From A Buick 6 24. Jimi Hendrix / All Along the Watchtower 25. Janis Joplin / Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues 26. Muddy Waters / Rock Me 27. Johnny Winter w/ Turner & Shannon / Shake Yo…
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The second film in our pairing of Star Trek movies brings us to 1986, and the fourth film in the franchise! Directed by Leonard Nimoy, this story begins with a strange probe entering Earth's orbit and creating world-wide cloud cover, thus blocking the solar power that provides all the energy for the planet. Only the crew of the Enterprise, includin…
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Pacific St Blues & Americana Spotlight on Johnny Winter April 21, 2024 1. Mike Bloomfield / Introduction Johnny Winter 2. Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Johnny Winteer / It's My Own Fault 3. Muddy Waters / Hoochie Coochie Man - (Rick Derringer Rock n Roll Hoochie Coo) 4. T Bone Walker / Blue Mood 5. BB King / Be Careful with a Fool 6. Jimmy Rodgers w/…
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21. Etta James / Security 22. Otis Redding / Mr. Pitiful 23. Janis Joplin / Tell Mama 24. Lou Ann Barton / One Good Man 25. Coco Montoya / Natural Born Love Machine (Dave Steen) 26. Christone Kingfish Ingram / Empty Promises 27. Orianthi (feat Joe Bonamassa) / First Time Blues 28. Rick Estrin & the Night Cats / The Circus is Still in Town 29. Mike …
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It took us over 400 episodes, but we're finally paying tribute to the longest-running American science fiction franchise, one that has millions of loya followers all over the globe! That's right, it's time to talk about Star Trek! For our first film in the pairing, we're looking at what most Trekkers consider the best film to come out of Trek Lore!…
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Pacific Street Blues & Americana April 14, 2024 What's the Common Thread (Music Block 5) 1. Sue Foley / Babe It Ain't No Lie 2. Eric Bibb / 500 Miles 3. Lightin' Hopkins / Have You Ever Loved a Woman (Billy Myles, Freddie King (1960) 4. Eric Clapton / Key to the Highway (Big Bill Broonzy) 5. Canned Heat / One Last Boogie 6. Dave Alvin w/ Canned Hea…
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22. John Mellencamp / Stones in My Passway 23. John Mellencamp / Teardrops Will Fall 24. Charley Crockett / I'm Just a Clown 25. Lucinda Williams (feat Bruce Springsteen) / New York Comeback 26. Cat DeLuca / Dear Nebraska 27. Joanne Shaw Taylor / A Good Goodbye 28. Stevie Ray Vaughan / Let Me Love You Baby 29. Free / Wishing Well 30. Coco Montoya /…
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PLAYLIST: Pacific Street Blues & Americana April 7, 2024 Play, 'What's the Common Thread?' Join the Conversation at www.facebook.com/PSBlues 1. Rhiannon Giddens / Wrong Kind of Right 2. Amanda Ann Platt & the Honeycutters / When Bitter Met Sweet 3. T Bone Walker / Call It Stormy Monday 4. Allman Brothers / Trouble No More 5. Lightin' Hopkins / Plea…
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The second film in our look at 80s horror anthologies has a tragedy at its heart. In 1983's "Twilight Zone: The Movie," directors Joe Dante, John Landis, and George Miller serve up four different stories, written by John Landis, George Clayton Johnson, and Richard and Melissa Matheson. The wrap-around story stars Dan Aykroyd. In the prologue, he an…
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We're focusing on horror anthologies for this pairing, with two notable examples from the 1980s! First up, the only collaboration between horror masters Stephen King and George Romero resulted in one of the best horror anthologies ever made. In 1982's "Creepshow," with Romero directing a screenplay written by King, the film begins with its wrap-aro…
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24. JB Lenior / Eisenhower Blues 25. Eisenhower's Farewell Address 26. Clifford 'Fat Man' Blivens & Johnny Otis Band / Korea Blues 27. Sister Rosetta Tharpe / There's Peace in Korea 28. Lightin' Hopkins / Sad News from Korea 29. Champion Jack Dupree / Vietnam Blues 30. Jr Wells / Viet Cong Blues 31. Glen Campbell / Galveston 32. Merle Haggard / Fig…
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The second film in our pairing examining the work of director William Friedkin takes place on the other coast from our first. In 1985's "To Live and Die in L.A.," Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William Petersen) loses his long-time partner Jimmy Hart (Michael Greene) after he is killed trying to track down notorious counterfeiter Eric Masters…
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Pacific St Blues & Americana March 24, 2024 The Music of War: From Patriotism to Criticism 1. Big Bill Broonzy / In the Army Now 2. Matthew Ryan / Youngstown 3. Leadbelly / Black Betty 4. Rev. Gary Davis / Civil War Parade 5. Michelle Shocked & Pete Anderson / Oh Suzanna! 6. Champion Jack Dupree / FDR (Was Everybody's Friend) 7. FDR / Just Begun to…
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20. Earl King / The Things I Used to Do 21. Eric Clapton Ain't Gone n Give Up on Your Love 22. Melvin Taylor / Tin Pan Alley 23. Johnny Cash / One 24. Rory Gallagher (Taste) / What's Going On 25. Thin Lizzy / Dancing in the Moonlight 26. Gary Moore / Cold Day in Hell 27. Gary Clark Jr. / Hyperware 28. Black Keys / Poor Boy a Long Way from Home 29. …
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This pairing focuses on renowned Hollywood director William Friedkin who passed away in August of 2023. Best known as the director of "The Exorcist," he directed over 40 projects in his life, including the two films discussed here. First up, in 1971, with only two projects to his credit, he was given the task of leading the cinematic adaptation of …
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PLAYLIST: Pacific St Blues & Americana March 17, 2024 For more information, contact us at... Pacific St Blues & Americana Facebook 1. Ruth Brown / Ice Water in Your Veins 2. Charles Brown / Rockin' Blues 3. Chamption Jack DuPree / Drinking Wine 4. Professor Longhair / Stag-O-Lee 5. The Allman Brothers / Win, Lose, or Draw 6. Marcus King Band / Bloo…
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PLAYLIST: Pacific St Blues & Americana March 10, 2024 Having some fun this week - What is the common thread in each set of music? In each block of tunes, there is a comment thread. What is the common thread? (Part two of two) Answers below. 21. Joyann Parker / Closing Someone Else's Blinds 22. Sue Foley / Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie 23. Cat Deluca / D…
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For the second film in our tribute to Carl Weathers, we move to 1987 and Weathers teaming up with another superstar: Arnold Schwarzenegger! In 1987's "Predator," directed by John McTiernan, Weathers plays Staff Sergeant George Dillon, a former comrade now turned CIA operative, who needs a group of commandos to invade a South American jungle to save…
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PLAYLIST: Pacific St Blues & Americana March 10, 2024 Having some fun this week - What is the common thread in each set of music? In 8 of the 9 blocks of tunes, there is a comment thread. What is the common thread? 1. Buddy Guy / Hammer & a Nail 2. Koko Taylor / Blues Power 3. Skip James / I'm So Proud 4. Rotary Connection / Brave Ulysses 5. Keb Mo…
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Visit our Facebook Page 20. Larkin Poe / Lips as Cold as Diamonds 21. Black Keys / Wild Child 22. Gary Clark Jr. / Hyperwave 23. Chris O'Leary / Funky Little Club on Decatur 24. Rhiannon Giddens / Wrong Kind of Right 25. Phoebe Snow / In My Girlish Days 26. Joe Bonamassa / Black Rose 27. Orianthi (w/Bonamassa) / First Time Blues 28. Christone Kingf…
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Veteran actor Carl Weathers passed away on February 2nd, 2024, from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He was 76 years old, and left us a long history of entertaining and engaging characters and performances. This pairing is a tribute to his career, starting with his best performance in a series that is beloved across the world. In "Rocky III,…
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PLAYLIST: Pacific St Blues & Americana March 3, 2024 Visit our homepage for trivia, discussion, humor, and fun facts www.facebook.com/PSBlues 1. Coco Montoya / Baby, You're a Drag 2. Tinsley Ellis / Don't Bury Our Love 3. Mike Zito / Lonely Man 4. King, King / Never Give In 5. JJ Grey & Mofro / Wonderland 6. Bernard Allison / Castle 7. Schnebelen /…
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21. Matt Cox / Around the Bend 22. Kris Lager / There Ain't Nothin' (That Can Get in My Way) 23. ByWateer Call / Sweet Maria 24. Brian Setzer / Rock Boys Rock 25. Johnny Winter / Rock Me Baby 26. Robben Ford / Keep on Running 27. Fleetwood Mac / Oh Well 28. Jimmy Thackery / Love to Ride 29. W. C. Clark / Cold Shot 30. Jimmy Wilson All Stars / Tin P…
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The second film in our pairing focusing on men dressing as women became a classic the moment it was released! Directed by Chris Columbus, 1993's "Mrs. Doubtfire" demonstrated the lengths a father will go to in order to be near his kids! Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) is a voice-over actor whose inner sense of right and wrong results in some diffic…
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PLAYLIST: Pacific St Blues & Americana February 25, 2024 1. BB King / I Done Made Up My Mind 2. Ray Charles with BB King / Sinners Prayer 3. Alex Harris / Something Gotta Change 4. Bobby Harden / One Night of the Week 5. Little Milton / Grits Ain't Groceries 6. Etta James / Next Door to the Blues 7. Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossus / Mirrors 8. Hector An…
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Playlist: Spotlight on Jimi Hendrix Pacific Street Blues & Americana February 18, 2024 Visit us on Facebook 24. Robert Randolph & the Family Band / Purple Haze 25. Jeff Beck & Billy Gibbons [ZZ Top] / Foxey Lady 26. John Lee Hooker / Red House 27. Jimi Hendrix / Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 28. Sting / Little Wing 29. PM Dawn / You Got Me Fl…
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Our 400th consecutive episode... who'd have ever believed it! And to celebrate, we're turning to movies that continue a tradition that dates back to Shakespearean times - Men dressing as women! First up, directed by Sydney Pollack (who also plays a role in the film... more on that in the episode) comes the story of Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman), …
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Playlist: Spotlight on Jimi Hendrix Pacific Street Blues & Americana February 18, 2024 1. Jimi Hendrix / ECP 2. Carlos Santana / Spanish Castle Magic 3. Stevie Ray Vaughan / Voodoo Chile Slight Return 4. Ray Charles / Let's Go Get Stoned 5. BB King / Rock Me Baby 6. Earl King / Come On (SRV) 7. Albert King / Born Under a Bad Sign 8. James Brown / I…
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21. Mike Zito / Life is Hard (Johnny Winter) 22. Blood Brothers (Mike Zito & Albert Castiligia) / Rocking in the Free World 23. Tany Donnelly / Heart of Gold 24. Wayne Toups & the Zydecajuns / Sweet Joline 25. Wild Magnolia's / Party 26. Trombone Shorty / 928 Horn Jam 27. Neville Brothers / Fear, Hate, Envy, Jealousy 28. Walter Wolfman Washington /…
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The second film in our pairing of stories which were inspired by, and affected, race relations of the era, we turn to one of the most consistent voices speaking through the medium, writer/director Spike Lee. His 1989 film, "Do the Right Thing," follows a day in the life of neighborhood resident Mookie (Lee) as he navigates his various responsibilit…
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PLAYLIST: Pacific St Blues & Americana February 11, 2024 Podcasts: https://podomatic.com/podcasts/KIWRblues 1. Ann Peebles / Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home 2. Darrell Nulisch / Tore My Playhouse Down 3. Solomon Burke / Everybody Needs Somebody to Love 4. Aretha Franklin / Today, I Sing the Blues 5. Joyann Parker / Fainltly Optimistic 6. Sama…
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20. Clarence Carter / Snatch It Back 21. Five Blind Boys of Alabama / Just Wanna See His Face 22. Jeff Healy / Stuck in the Middle with You 23. Johnny Winter / Life is Hard 24. Rev Gary Davis / Cocaine Blues 25. Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry Livin' With the Blues 26. Stevie Wonder / Superstition 27. Susan Tedeschi / Loves in Need of Love Today 28. B…
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