Blassie, King Of Men

The legendary Fred Blassie manhandles Dick Van Dyke, while Mary Tyler Moore and Mel Cooley look on, trembling fear. From "The Twizzle," a 1962 episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Matt Fiveash Live On Ichiban!

Fiveash & Debbie D

I'm happy to announce that starting tomorrow at 1 PM EST, Ichiban All-Star, Matt Fiveash will be coming to you live on the Rock 'n' Soul webstream.  Tune in every Thursday from 1-3 PM or catch him in the archives while you're at work and getting paid.

And don't forget about Ted Barron, live on Wednesday 8-10 PM, me on Friday 3-5 PM and Dr. Filth and Greg Cartwright for the Saturday night dance party, live from the Admiral in scenic Asheville, NC, rock time - until.

Tassel Twirler Tuesday!

Say_There!

Roger Miller Meets Dino

King Of The Road Motor Inn

Don't Rock the Jukebox

From Billboard, Nov. 20, 1965

The Ballad Of Roger Miller

Homer & Jethro - The Ballad Of Roger Miller (2:33)

You know you've really made it when Homer & Jethro point their satirical daggers at you.

Weeki Wachee

Marlin and the Mermaids - At Weeki Wachee 

More!

Roger on Tour

My late friend Kurt Neiburg, former proprietor of Sound Trax Records in Clemson, SC, once told me about seeing Roger Miller live at an outdoor show on Bowman Field there when he he was a teen-ager*. As he described it, Roger was pretty drunk, and played his whole set while sitting precariously balanced on a stool. Thanks to Billboard's Music on Campus special issue (3/19/66; apparently not included in Google Books' Billboard archives) I can now confirm that Kurt attended this show on Monday, March 28, 1966. He would have been 13 at the time (Kurt, not Roger). It seems odd that they would have held an outdoor event like this on a Monday, but that's what he told me, and I'm afraid that follow-up questions aren't an option. I did check to see if I could find any corroborative evidence, but neither the local nor the college paper there are archived online, and I don't feel like traveling 80 miles and back again to check the microfilm for you folks. Sorry.

*Kurt also saw the Electric Prunes at the Anderson (SC) Civic Center, but I have no corroborative evidence to share at this time.

Live From The Admiral

DJ. Filth and Greg Cartwright

Tonight from 10 PM - until:  DJs Greg Cartwright & Dr. Filth spin live on WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban.

All the way from Asheville, NC!!

The Asheville Two, live every Saturday night.  Set your Radioshift app.

Suspense

Johnny Brown and the Joy Boys - Suspense

Roger Miller on the Grand Ole Opry, Part One

Roger Miller - "Engine, Engine No.9" and "King of the Road"

     Today's selection comes from the record library of WCON in Cornelia, GA, where it was presumably played once, filed away, and forgotten until a few years ago, when I bought it in a stack of 50 or so Opry episodes at the J&J Flea Market in Athens.
     While neither the record nor the track listing sheet are dated, in his introduction, Bill Monroe says that Roger will have a TV show in the Fall, which dates this to somewhere between January and September 1966. I've never found a lot of information about this syndicated version of the Opry, so I welcome any further data from you folks out there in Radioland.
    Next week, we'll be presenting his segment from a return engagement three weeks later. Stay tuned!