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THE SAX IS BACK

The saxophone: once an instrument ubiquitous in pop music, saw an inexplicable yet rapid fall from grace in the 1990s. Discordant guitar solos replaced those earnest, jazzy tones, and though… MoreThe saxophone: once an instrument ubiquitous in pop music, saw an inexplicable yet rapid fall from grace in the 1990s. Discordant guitar solos replaced those earnest, jazzy tones, and though no less than the President of the United States worked to salvage its cachet, the sax faded from the zeitgeist. UNTIL NOW. The sax, my friends, is back. Join the Radio Wowsville crew -- Rick, Ciclamino and Don -- as they take a deep dive into the cool, cool waves lapping onto the shores of a modern pop landscape that has re-embraced the mighty saxophone. We'll pay tribute to punk and post-rock saxists such as Morphine and James Chance, and spotlight the new guard, from Alex Lahey to Party Dozen, Dragon Inn 3 to Deerhunter and many more. Less

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1. "Coup de Gronk" - PARTY DOZEN - Crime In Australia [Temporary Residence: 2024]
2. "Batman" - John Zorn - Naked City [Elektra Nonesuch: 1990]
3. "Honey White" - Morphine - Yes [Rykodisc: 1995]
4. "Devil Will Ride" - Gomez - Liquid Skin [Hut: 1999]
5. "Tricerahops" - Too Many Zooz - Subway Gawdz [Too Many Zooz: 2019]
6. "Yakety Sax" - Boots Randolph - Yakety Sax! [Monument: 1963]
7. "Rage of Plastics" - U.S. Girls - In A Poem Unlimited [4AD: 2018]
8. "We Love You" - The Psychedelic Furs - The Psychedelic Furs [Columbia: 1980]
9. "Miasma" - Ghost - Prequelle [Loma Vista: 2018]
10. "Kaputt" - Destroyer - Kaputt [Merge: 2011]
11. "The Imajinary, Nameless Everybody in the World" - Elephant Stone - Back Into The Dream [Elephants on Parade: 2024]
12. "Doorway Ghost" - Rosegarden Funeral Party - From the Ashes [Young & Cold: 2024]
13. "Theme from French Connection" - Don Ellis - Connection [Columbia: 1972]
    Notes: For DC Tony!
14. "Happy" - Mitski - Puberty 2 [Dead Oceans: 2016]
15. "Babble Babble Babble" - Trigger Discipline - Babble Babble Babble [Leafcake Lab: 2023]
16. "Toy Gun" - A Giant Dog - Toy [Merge: 2017]
17. "Nausea" - Jeff Rosenstock - We Cool? [SideOneDummy: 2015]
18. "Bad Town" - Operation Ivy - Energy [Lookout!: 1989]
19. "Tequila" - The Champs - Go, Champs, Go! [Challenge: 1958]
20. "Remake/Remodel" - Roxy Music - Roxy Music [Island: 1972]
21. "Leave It" - Mike McGear - McGear [Warner Bros.: 1974]
22. "I Live Off You" - X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents [EMI: 1978]
23. "Young Americans" - David Bowie - Young Americans [RCA: 1975]
24. "The James Bond Theme" - John Zorn - Naked City [Elektra Nonesuch: 1990]
25. "Harden My Heart" - Quarterflash - Quarterflash [Geffen: 1981]
    Notes: For Ric!
26. "Into You Like a Train" - The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk [Columbia: 1981]
27. "What Do You Know?" - Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady [I.R.S.: 1980]
28. "All Wrong" - Morphine - Cure for Pain [Rykodisc: 1993]
29. "Sax Man feat. Jack Black" - The Lonely Island - Incredibad [Universal Republic: 2009]
30. "Peter Gunn" - Henry Mancini - The Music from Peter Gunn [RCA Victor: 1959]
31. "Don't Be so Hard on Yourself" - Alex Lahey - The Best of Luck Club [Nicky Boy: 2019]
32. "Ride or Die" - The Budos Band - The Budos Band II [Daptone: 2007]
    Notes: For DC Tony!
33. "Acid Mountain" - Moon Hooch - Light It Up [Hornblow: 2018]
34. "Break Down Barriers" - Translator - No Time Like Now [415/Columbia: 1983]
35. "Evil Bee" - Menomena - Friend and Foe [Barsuk: 2007]
36. "Fleeting Future" - Akusmi - Fleeting Future [Tonal Union: 2022]
37. "Coronado" - Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest [4AD: 2010]
38. "Throw Me Away" - Contortions - Buy [Ariola/ZE: 1979]
39. "Bedroom Athlete" - Contortions - Buy [Ariola/ZE: 1979]
40. "The Worker" - PARTY DOZEN - The Real Work [Temporary Residence: 2022]
41. "Yakety Sax" - The Ronnie Aldridge Orchestra - [ 1983]
42. "7/4/22" - GARRETT T. CAPPS - Life is Strange [GTC Industries: NEW]
43. "Trade Secrets Theme" - Dragon Inn 3 - Trade Secrets [American Laundromat: 2023]
44. "Nothing's Free" - Angel Olsen - Forever Means [Jagjaguwar: 2023]

Some Kind of Beautiful: the exquisite folk of Bridget St. John

A contemporary of Nick Drake, Bridget St. John released four albums from 1969-1974 that met with little fanfare but have been massively influential. All these years later, Bridget St. John… MoreA contemporary of Nick Drake, Bridget St. John released four albums from 1969-1974 that met with little fanfare but have been massively influential. All these years later, Bridget St. John is enjoying a career renaissance, thanks in part to being heralded by musicians like Steve Gunn who were impacted by her (the two released a song together in 2023). This show will feature tracks from the brilliant set of records St. John released more than 50 years ago that still reverberate today. Less

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1. "Sparrowpit" - Bridget St John - Jumblequeen [Cherry Red Records: 1974]
2. "Back To Stay" - Bridget St John - Songs For The Gentle Man [Cherry Red Records: 1971]
3. "Thank You For..." - Bridget St John - Thank You For... [Cherry Red Records: 1972]
4. "To B Without A Hitch" - Bridget St John - Ask Me No Questions [Cherry Red Records: 1969]
5. "Sweet Painted Lady" - Bridget St John - Jumblequeen [Cherry Red Records: 1974]
6. "The Oyster and the Flying Fish - 2003 Remaster" - Kevin Ayers - Shooting At The Moon [Parlophone UK: 1970]
7. "Passing Thru'" - Bridget St John - Thank You For... [Cherry Red Records: 1972]
8. "Rabbit Hills" - Steve Gunn, Bridget St John - Rabbit Hills [Light in the Attic: 2023]
9. "Some Kind Of Beautiful" - Bridget St John - Jumblequeen [Cherry Red Records: 1974]
10. "Fly High" - Bridget St John - Thank You For... [Cherry Red Records: 1972]
11. "If You've Got Money - Live in Montreaux, 28th April 1972" - Bridget St John - Dandelion Albums and BBC Collection [Cherry Red Records: 1969]
12. "I Don't Know If I Can Take It" - Bridget St John - Jumblequeen [Cherry Red Records: 1974]
13. "Nice" - Bridget St John - Thank You For... [Cherry Red Records: 1972]
14. "I Need It Sometimes - Roxy Recorders Version" - Bridget St John - From There / To Here: UK / US Recordings 1974-1982 [Cherry Red Records: 2022]
15. "Curious & Wooly" - Bridget St John - Jumblequeen [Cherry Red Records: 1974]
16. "Love Minus Zero, No Limit" - Bridget St John - Thank You For... [Cherry Red Records: 1972]
17. "Ask Me No Questions - Live, Star Pine's Cafe, Tokyo, 20 May 2001" - Bridget St John - Under Tokyo Skies (Live) [Cherry Red Records: 2009]
18. "Want To Be With You" - Bridget St John - Jumblequeen [Cherry Red Records: 1974]
19. "Every Day" - Bridget St John - Thank You For... [Cherry Red Records: 1972]
20. "Chamille" - Bridget St John - Take The 5ifth [Cherry Red Records: 1995]
21. "Jumblequeen" - Bridget St John - Jumblequeen [Cherry Red Records: 1974]
22. "Moody" - Bridget St John - From There / To Here: UK / US Recordings 1974-1982 [Cherry Red Records: 2022]
23. "Song to Keep You Company - Live at the BBC, Top Gear Session, 1969" - Bridget St John - Dandelion Albums and BBC Collection [Cherry Red Records: 1969]
24. "Song for the Waterden Widow" - Bridget St John - Jumblequeen [Post Electric: 1974]
25. "Baby Come Home" - Kevin Ayers - The Unfairground [Gigantic Music: 2007]
26. "Autumn Lullaby" - Bridget St John - Ask Me No Questions [Cherry Red Records: 1969]

Early Electronics

Sometimes we discover that the otherworldly sound we love in a song is coming from an apparatus we’ve never encountered before. Soon we find ourselves down a delightful rabbit hole.… MoreSometimes we discover that the otherworldly sound we love in a song is coming from an apparatus we’ve never encountered before. Soon we find ourselves down a delightful rabbit hole. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What on earth is Jonny Greenwood fiddling with now?”, accompany DJ Malpaso on a scenic route through rock & alternative songs featuring early electronic instruments like the theramin and the ondes martinot. (Also, be warned: several Hammond organs were harmed in the creation of this show.) Less

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1. "Program" - Silver Apples - Silver Apples [Geffen: 1968]
   Notes: The Silver Apples were from NYC and used a primitive homemade synthesizer in their performances.
2. "Spoon - 2004 Remastered Version" - CAN - Ege Bamyasi (Remastered Version) [Mute: 1972]
   Notes: The band fused guitar rock, experimental, electronic, and avant-garde elements, typical of the Krautrock genre.
3. "Kitten's Lullaby" - The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - The Radiophonic Workshop [Silva Screen Recordings Ltd: 1975]
   Notes: The BBC Radiophonic Workshop: a sound lab that operated for forty years (1958 - 1998)
4. "The Model" - Kraftwerk - 3-D The Catalogue [Parlophone UK: 2017]
   Notes: Originally from 1978. Formed in Dusseldorf in 1970, electronic music pioneers and one of the first bands to popularize the genre.
5. "Babooshka" - Kate Bush - Never for Ever [Fish People: 1980]
   Notes: Features the iconic breaking glass preset of the Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer.
6. "The National Anthem" - Radiohead - Kid A [XL Recordings: 2000]
   Notes: Drums and bass for the song were recorded back in 1997 during the OK Computer era; then when the band revisited the song in 1999, Jonny Greenwood added ondes martinot as well as sounds sampled from a radio station.
7. "Where I End and You Begin" - Radiohead - Hail To the Thief [XL Recordings: 2003]
   Notes: Featuring the ondes martinot
8. "Touch (feat. Paul Williams)" - Daft Punk, Paul Williams - Random Access Memories [Columbia: 2013]
   Notes: Featuring the ondes martinot. This track was described by Mixmag as comparable to "rock ballads heard in musicals similar to Jesus Christ Superstar..." they also called it "part Brian Eno ambient experimentation, part musical theatre, part gospel epic".
9. "Disappearing Volcano" - Monkey - Journey to the West [XL Recordings: 2008]
   Notes: Featuring the ondes martinot. A song from the musical Monkey: A Journey to the West. This was a collaboration between Chinese opera director Chen Shi-Zheng and Blur's Damon Albarn. The story is an adaptation of a 16th century novel by Wu Cheng'en.
10. "Cup Of Coffee" - Garbage - Beautiful Garbage (Remastered) [Geffen: 2001]
    Notes: Featuring the theramin. An overlooked album that gets quite poppy in places but still packs a punch.
11. "Race for the Prize" - The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin [Warner Records: 1999]
    Notes: Featuring the theramin. First and highest charting single from the album.
12. "Velouria" - Pixies - Bossanova [4AD: 1990]
    Notes: Featuring the theramin.
13. "Incense" - Erykah Badu, Kirsten Agresta - New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh [Motown: 2010]
    Notes: Featuring the theramin. Badu is an icon who needs no introduction, but if you're not familiar with Agresta, she is a Grammy-nominated harpist and composer based in NYC.
14. "Stretch Your Eyes" - Agnes Obel - Stretch Your Eyes [Play It Again Sam: 2016]
    Notes: Featuring the trautonium. Obel is a Danish, Berlin-based singer-songwriter. The Guardian's 2016 article on Obel says, "Obel became obsessed with musicians who created dramatic landscapes in their records, including Lee Hazlewood and Scott Walker".
15. "It's Happening Again" - Agnes Obel - Citizen of Glass [Play It Again Sam: 2016]
    Notes: Featuring the trautonium.
16. "Return Of The Death Ray" - The Bomboras - Organ Grinder [Dionysus Records / Bacchus Archi: 1997]
    Notes: Featuring Hammond organ. The Bomboras are a surf/garage rock fusion from the 1990s, and Jake Cavaliere also of the Lords of Altamont was on organ duty for that one.
17. "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" - The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds [Capitol Records: 1966]
    Notes: Featuring Hammond organ.
18. "Funeral Of Queen Mary March from "A Clockwork Orange"" - Gonzalo Schafer Canobra, Wendy Carlos - Funeral Of Queen Mary March from "A Clockwork Orange" [Gonzalo Schafer Canobra Music: 2024]
    Notes: Wendy Carlos was an electronic music trailblazer known for her use of the Moog modular synthesizer; she was also a trans pioneer. She created music for The Shining, Tron, A Clockwork Orange, and much more.

They're Nicer in the North: A Tribute to Manchester's Rich Pop Musical History

A survey of the musical hotbed that is Manchester, England.  We'll take a trip into the history of Tony Wilson/Factory Records/The Hacienda and all the incredible and influential music that grew out of… MoreA survey of the musical hotbed that is Manchester, England.  We'll take a trip into the history of Tony Wilson/Factory Records/The Hacienda and all the incredible and influential music that grew out of that scene. Starting with early influencers like The Fall and Joy Division, to the heydays of the Happy Mondays and New Order, to The Smiths, Charlatans, Stone Roses, and Pulp; from the britpoppy-shoegazey guitars of Doves, Stones Roses, and Inspiral Carpets to the block rockin' beats of the Chemical Brothers, whether you’re team Oasis or team Blur, we’re sure you’ll be Mad for Madchester in WTJU! Less

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1. "Dreams Never End" - New Order - Movement [Factory: 1981]
2. "Never Known" - Durutti Column - LC [Factory: 1981]
   Notes: bed
3. "Bus Stop" - The Hollies - Bus Stop [Imperial: 1966]
4. "Ever Fallen In Love" - The Buzzcocks - Love Bites [United Artists: 1978]
5. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division - Non-Album Single [Factory: 1980]
6. "The Force and the Wisdom" - Crispy Ambulance - The Plateau Phase [Factory: 1982]
7. "Panic" - The Smiths - The World Won't Listen [Rough Trade: 1987]
8. "Hit the North" - The Fall - The Frenz Experiment [Beggars Banquet: 1988]
9. "Step On" - Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills 'n' Bellyaches [Factory: 1990]
   Notes: cover of John Kronos' "He's Gonna Step on You"
10. "The Only One I Know" - The Charlatans - Some Friendly [Beggars Banquet: 1990]
11. "This is How it Feels" - Inspiral Carpets - Life [Mute Records: 1990]
12. "I Wanna Be Adored" - The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses [Silvertone: 1990]
13. "Supersonic" - Oasis - Definitely Maybe [Creation: 1994]
14. "Chemical World" - Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish [Parlophone: 1993]
15. "Laid" - James - [Fontana: 1993]
16. "Voodoo Ray" - A Guy Called Gerald - Single [Rham!/Warlock: 1988]
    Notes: bed
17. "Lucinda" - A Certain Ratio - Sextet [Factory: 1982]
18. "Bizarre Love Triangle" - New Order - Brotherhood [Factory: 1986]
19. "Pacific 707" - 808 State - 90 [ZZT Records: 1989]
    Notes: dedicated to Andy 909! Hi from the Happy Sundays
20. "Song to the Siren" - The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust [Freestyle Dust: 1995]
21. "In Dust We Trust" - The Chemical Brothers -
22. "Common People" - Pulp - Different Class [Island: 1995]
23. "Bittersweet Symphony" - The Verve - Urban Hymns [Hut Recordings: 1997]

MRC Showcase LIVE at WTJU

A live showcase of talent from Charlottesville's Music Resource Center. Stop by 2244 Ivy Rd, tune in, or video stream, to enjoy sets by MRC members Meraki, Noah Liebermann, and… MoreA live showcase of talent from Charlottesville's Music Resource Center. Stop by 2244 Ivy Rd, tune in, or video stream, to enjoy sets by MRC members Meraki, Noah Liebermann, and Zina Zaleska, followed by selections recorded at the MRC, hosted by MRC program director and WTJU alum DJ, Jordan Perry. Affordable to all, the Music Resource Center is a safe, diverse, and creative community in Charlottesville where teens learn, grow, and make music together. Less

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1. "WTJU Rock Presents Live from the WTJU Stage" - Students from Charlottesville's Music Resource Center (MRC) - WTJU Rock Marathon on April 13, 2025
2. "Cool Schmool" - Ava and Savannah Soler - Live at the WTJU Stage
3. "For Gene" - Meraki - Live at the WTJU Stage
4. "Really Through" - Meraki - Live at the WTJU Stage
5. "Back of Your Head" - Meraki - Live at the WTJU Stage
6. "Up on the Down Step" - Noah Liebermann - Live at the WTJU Stage
7. "Daydreaming" - Noah Liebermann - Live at the WTJU Stage
8. "Improv!" - Noah Liebermann - Live at the WTJU Stage
9. "Downfall" - Zina Zaleska - Live at the WTJU Stage
10. "I felt it all" - Zina Zaleska - Live at the WTJU Stage
11. "Another amazing live song!" - Zina Zaleska - Live at the WTJU Stage
12. "Get Back to Green" - En Regalia - Charlie [En Regalia: 2024]
13. "Everything I Think" - Zina Zaleska - Everything I Think [Zina Zaleska: 2024]
14. "Brutal" - Samaria Tess - Single [Samaria Tess: 2024]
15. "Fun" - Destructors - Single [The Destructors: 2024]
16. "One Hour" - Susie Davis - Single [Susie Davis: 2023]
17. "Kill Switch" - Rowan Duran - Single [Rowan Duran: 2024]
18. "Untitled Beat" - Tristan Haig - Single [Tristan Haig: 2024]
19. "Standing Time" - Oliver Moxham - Single [Oliver Moxham: 2024]
20. "Hustle Go Get It" {Https://Musicresourcecenter.Bandcamp.Com/Album/Thats-What-You-Want} - Kayewon Brown - That's What You Want [Kayewon Brown: 2024]
21. "Ghost" {Https://Musicresourcecenter.Bandcamp.Com/Album/Thats-What-You-Want} - Adelai Lawrence - That's What You Want [Adelai Lawrence: 2024]
22. "The Slime" {Https://Musicresourcecenter.Bandcamp.Com/Album/Thats-What-You-Want} - Megafauna - That's What You Want [Megafauna: 2024]

Rock Operas

Discover lesser-known rock operas or “concept albums” in addition to rock opera masterpieces like Tommy, Quadrophenia, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Selections from rock operas and concept albums by Green Day,… MoreDiscover lesser-known rock operas or “concept albums” in addition to rock opera masterpieces like Tommy, Quadrophenia, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Selections from rock operas and concept albums by Green Day, David Bowie, and others will be curated and played. You’ll also hear songs by current artists that are heavily influenced by opera. Less

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1. "Overture" {Pete Townsend} - The Who - Tommy [Decca: 1969]
2. "Amazing Journey" {Pete Townsend} - The Who - Tommy [Decca: 1969]
3. "Go To The Mirror" {Pete Townsend} - The Who - Tommy [Decca: 1969]
4. "S.F. Sorrow is Born" - The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow [Rare Earth Records: 1968]
5. "She Says Good Morning -Live at Abbey Road" - The Pretty Things - The Pretty Things - Resurrection (S.F. Sorrow Live at Abbey Road) [Victor: 1999]
6. "Me and My Arrow" - Harry Nilsson - The Point! [RCA Victor: 1970]
7. "Quadrophenia" {Pete Townsend} - The Who - Quadrophenia [Track: 1973]
8. "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" - Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway [Charisma: 1974]
9. "The Central Scrutinizer" - Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage Acts I,II & III [Zappa Records: 1979]
   Notes: Remastered in 1987
10. "Will You" - Hazel O'Connor and The Subterraneans - Breaking Glass Now [Ad Hoc: 1980]
    Notes: Thanks to DJ Annie DeBlanco for this one!
11. "Monsters in Disguise" - Hazel O'Connor and The Subterraneans - Breaking Glass Now [Ad Hoc: 1980]
12. "Novacaine/She's a Rebel" - Green Day - American Idiot [Reprise: 2004]
13. "Whatshername" - Green Day - American Idiot [Reprise: 2004]
14. "Toy Soldiers" - Marianas Trench - Ever After [604 Records: 2011]
15. "The Sun and Moon" - Cursive - I Am Gemini [Saddle Creek: 2012]
16. "True Trans Soul Rebel" - Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues [Total Treble: 2014]
17. "CCF (I'm Gonna Stay With You)" - Car Seat Headrest - Single [Matador: 2025]
    Notes: Rock opera album "The Scholars" to be released May 2, 2025.
18. "Heaven on Their Minds" {Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice} - Murray Head, The Trinidad Singers - Jesus Christ Superstar [MCA: 1971]
    Notes: Remastered 2021
19. "Superstar" {Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice} - Murray Head, The Trinidad Singers - Jesus Christ Superstar [MCA: 1971]
    Notes: Remastered 2021

All Kinds of Everything

Lift up your hearts and sing me a song that was a hit before your mother was born, said the Beatles. Let’s do it, said Annie De Blanco and Devon… MoreLift up your hearts and sing me a song that was a hit before your mother was born, said the Beatles. Let’s do it, said Annie De Blanco and Devon Sproule as they play songs to singalong to from before and after their mothers were born. A long, long time ago. Less

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1. "Mellow Yellow" - Donovan - Donovan The Hits [Sony ]
2. "Daydream Believer" - The Monkees - Greatest Hits [Rhino ]
3. "Those Were The Days My Friends" - Mary Hopkins - Those Were The Days [Excelsior ]
4. "Puppy Love" - Harry Nilsson - Harry [RCA ]
5. "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" - Paul Simon -
6. "Under the Boardwalk" - The Drifters -
7. "Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding -
8. "Norwegian Wood" - The Beatles - Rubber Soul [EMI ]
9. "Sweet Caroline" - Neil Diamond -
10. "SUPER-CALI-FRAGIL-ISTIC-EXPI-ALI-DOCIOUS" - Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke - Mary Poppins [Vista ]
11. "Summer Holiday" - Cliff Richard -
12. "Getting to Know You" - Gertrude Lawrence and chorus - The King and I [Prism ]
13. "I Only Want To Be With You" - Dusty Springfield - The Very Best of Dusty Springfield [Mercury ]
14. "You Don't Own Me" - Lesley Gore - The Best of Lesley Gore [The Island Def Jam Music Group ]
15. "Brown Eyed Girl" - Van Morrison -
16. "You Really Got Me" - The Kinks - The Kinks
17. "Money Money Money" - Abba - Abba Gold [Polar Music ]
18. "Edelweiss" - Captain and Maria - Sound of Music
19. "All Kinds of Everything" - Dana -
20. "Up on the Roof" - The Drifters -
21. "Glad All Over" - Dave Clark Five -
22. "That'll Be The Day" - Buddy Holly - Best of Buddy Holly
23. "Al I Have To Do Is Dream" - Th Everly Brothers -
24. "Tears of A Clown" - Smokey Robinson -
25. "Wild World" - Yusuf/Cat Stevens -
26. "Short People" - Randy Newman -
27. "Get Together" - The Youngbloods -
28. "All You Need Is Love" - The Beatles -

Alias Smith and Jones - Big Maybelle and Esther Phillips

Mabel "Big Maybelle" Smith and "Little Esther" Phillips -- née Jones -- carried the torches of earlier, Blues-based stylists into a new era and jointly influenced rock and soul in… MoreMabel "Big Maybelle" Smith and "Little Esther" Phillips -- née Jones -- carried the torches of earlier, Blues-based stylists into a new era and jointly influenced rock and soul in a way that cannot be rescinded. But their short lives and personal struggles have dimmed their spotlights, however. Less

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1. "Gabbin' Blues" - Big Maybelle - Stars of the Apollo [Okeh: 1952]
2. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" - Big Maybelle - 45 Rpm Single [Okeh: 1955]
3. "So Good to My Baby" - Big Maybelle - Complete Okeh Sessions [Okeh: 1953]
4. "Rain Down Rain" - Big Maybelle - Complete Okeh Sessions [Okeh: 1952]
5. "Too Tight Mama" - Mabel Smith - Fine, Fine Baby: King's Queens [King: 1947]
6. "Please Stay Away From My Sam" - Big Maybelle - Complete Okeh Sessions [Okeh: 1953]
7. "Jinny Mule" - Big Maybelle - Complete Okeh Sessions [Okeh: 1953]
8. "Send For Me" - Big Maybelle - Complete Okeh Sessions [Okeh: 1953]
9. "I've Got a Feelin'" - Big Maybelle - Complete Okeh Sessions [Okeh: 1954]
10. "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" - Big Maybelle - Complete Okeh Sessions [Okeh: 1955]
11. "Candy" - Big Maybelle - Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle [Savoy: 1956]
12. "Don't Leave Poor Me" - Big Maybelle - Complete Okeh Sessions [Okeh: 1955]
13. "Ocean of Tears" - Big Maybelle - Complete Okeh Sessions [Okeh: 1955]
14. "No Better For You" - Big Maybelle - 45 Rpm Single [Port: 1964]
15. "Let Me Go" - Big Maybelle - 45 Rpm Single [Port: 1964]
16. "96 Tears" - Big Maybelle - 45 Rpm Single [Rojac: 1966]
17. "What a Difference a Day Makes" - Esther Phillips - 45 Rpm Single [Kudu: 1975]
18. "I Can Stand a Little Rain" - Esther Phillips - What a Difference a Day Makes [Kudu: 1975]
19. "Hurtin' House" - Esther Phillips - What a Difference a Day Makes [Kudu: 1975]
20. "Magic's In the Air" - Esther Phillips - Capricorn Princess [Kudu: 1976]
21. "All the Way Down" - Esther Phillips - Capricorn Princess [Kudu: 1976]
22. "Can't Trust Your Neighbor With Your Baby" - Esther Phillips - What a Difference a Day Makes [Kudu: 1975]
23. "Caravan" - Esther Phillips - For All We Know [Kudu: 1976]
24. "A Beautiful Friendship" - Esther Phillips - Capricorn Princess [Kudu: 1976]
25. "Turn Around, Look At Me" - Esther Phillips - 45 Rpm Single [Kudu: 1975]

Third Rail Presents: Falsies

Enjoy an archived Third Rail performance by The Falsies. The Falsies are a legendary Charlottesville theatrical punk band. “It’s hard to decide what deserves your attention at a Falsies concert.… MoreEnjoy an archived Third Rail performance by The Falsies. The Falsies are a legendary Charlottesville theatrical punk band. “It’s hard to decide what deserves your attention at a Falsies concert. Is it the music? The musicians themselves, constantly swapping guitars for saxophones, for drums, for keyboards? Or is it band founder Lance Brenner in his yellow chicken suit, gesticulating wildly... Is it the song lyrics? The answer is all of the above.” -Erin O'Hare, Cville Weekly Less

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Rock Overnight Mix

WTJU will Rock you to sleep.

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Third Rail Presents: Findells

Enjoy an archived Third Rail performance by The Findells. "The Fins have been playing to packed houses in Virginia for years, in fact, they've had so much fun for so… MoreEnjoy an archived Third Rail performance by The Findells. "The Fins have been playing to packed houses in Virginia for years, in fact, they've had so much fun for so long that the band has celebrated over 40 years of making music together. The energy is infectious, the lyrics intelligent and thoughtful, and the music is passionately delivered. These guys (and gals) know rock 'n' roll and they offer it honestly, defying rock star pretensions and absolute categorization." Less

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