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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Kogar's Jungle Juice
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Kogar's Jungle Juice
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Favourite Songs
Posted by Debbie D at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Boss Sounds, Mark Ehmcke
Sunday, August 21, 2022
The Nitecap Lounge #12
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Labels: Boss Sounds, The Nitecap Lounge
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The Mal Thursday Show: Origin Stories
Playlist:
Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Mary Mary
The Monkees: Mary Mary
Paul Revere & The Raiders: I'm Not Your Steping Stone
Richard Berry: Louie Louie
The Sonics: Louie Louie
Jordan Christopher & The Wild Ones: Wild Thing
The Radindrops: Hanky Panky
The Little Darlings: A Little Bit O' Soul
The Exciters: Do Wah Diddy
Sammy Ambrose: This Diamond Ring
Bessie Banks: Go Now
Fred Neil: The Other Side of This Life
The Mal Thursday Quintet: The Other Side of This Life
Sleepy John Estes: Milk Cow Blues
Les Grys Grys: Milk Cow Blues
Them: Gloria
Bobby Troup: Route 66
The Rolling Stones: Route 66/Good Time Women
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Mal Thursday
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
This Week In '66 - Fin
Posted by Debbie D at 3:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Lynn Peril, This Week In '66
Monday, August 15, 2022
Songs of 1964
Posted by Debbie D at 7:00 PM 1 comments
Labels: Boss Sounds, Mark Ehmcke
Friday, August 12, 2022
Recommended Station #1, Boss Radio 66, August 2022
Thanks to Peter Skiera for recommending Boss Radio 66 as the #1 station for August in his Recommended Stations newsletter! Here's an excerpt from our interview.
Two and a half years ago I recommended a fantastic oldies Internet station called Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban by New Jersey station WFMU. That stream was expertly programmed by Debbie Daughtry. After 18 years at WFMU she was let go by the station manager during the summer of 2020, so she took all her records and went home. She then did what any music and radio geek would have done- she started her own station! Boss Radio 66 is a new and improved version of Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban with a minty fresh taste. She also forced WFMU to drop the “Ichiban” name. You go girl.
Songs I’ve Never Heard
As with Daughtry’s previous station, most of the artists on Boss Radio 66 I’ve never heard of before. Examples? The Monks, The Vibrations, The Rhythm Rockers, The Exciters, Wanda Jackson, The Iguanas, and The Apostles. Even the names I was familiar with like Chuck Berry, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Zombies, The Ronettes, The Kinks, and The Guess Who, featured songs that weren’t monster hits but were nonetheless most enjoyable to listen to. There’s nothing particularly special about your average oldies station, but my Recommended Stations are never average. In the case of Boss Radio 66, it gives life to forgotten rock and soul gems from the 50’s and 60’s. If you think that drastically limits BR66’s playlist, your ears will be pleasantly surprised. Boss Radio 66’s music library exceeds 8,800 songs. The music libraries of most of my Recommended Stations don’t even come close to that figure. Of course, quality is more important than quantity, but I have no complaints in that department either.
Vintage Fluff
In between song sets, the retro vibe is further reinforced with nifty vintage sound bites and radio adverts like the “Pepsi generation” and “Diet Rite” spots, an extended segment from the US Army’s In Sound radio program, B movie trailers, a Dragnet-inspired public service announcement, and old radio station jingles performed by The Johnny Mann Singers. Some stations go overboard with this kind of fluff and it can border on annoying, but Boss Radio 66 strikes just the right balance between music and nostalgic clips.
Unlike most of the people I’ve interviewed for my Recommended Stations, Daughtry, like myself, actually has professional radio experience, having worked for NPR, WQXR, WNYC, Air America Radio, and her time with WFMU. That experience lends Boss Radio 66 a consistent, professional sound. It also has a clean sound since it streams in the AAC audio codec. I re-established contact with Daughtry to get the story behind her new station.
Peter: Why the name Boss Radio 66?
Debbie: It could mean 66 on the AM Dial or the year 1966, when so much great music was being released.
Peter: Assuming most of your listeners are from the US, what are the other leading countries?
Debbie: UK and France.
Peter: Tom Hanks created an hour-long Rockabilly/Surf/Hot Rod radio show exclusively for Boss Radio 66?
Debbie: Tom Hanks has been a DJ for the past year, with 9 shows to date. The name of his show is Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon. All of our archived shows are uploaded to Mixcloud.
Peter: How did the Hanks show come about?
Debbie: Tom was a big fan of the Ichiban stream and he sent me a type-written letter @ 10 years ago. We became pen pals and when I told him I'd been fired from WFMU, he offered to do a guest DJ set for me. That was last July and he's done 8 more shows since then! He's a great DJ.
Peter: Do you have a favorite strange album or song?
Debbie: So many! I especially love weird advertising records.
Peter: How does Boss Radio 66 stay on the air?
Debbie: We are listener supported. Fans can donate via Ko-Fi or Patreon
Peter: Anything else to add, Debbie?
Debbie: We are always looking for new DJ's who spin obscure 60's music! Get in touch bossradio66@gmail.com
Boss Radio 66 is a fun, upbeat Internet station you won’t soon grow weary of listening to. It sounds so sweet you could practically spread it on a biscuit. It’s a great summer station, too, though I started tuning in long before the summer rolled around. Even though it’s technically an oldies station it maintains a fresh sound since every song isn’t burned into your cerebral cortex. It also helps that it’s programmed by someone who knows exactly what she’s doing and has major respect for the music. Hey- If it’s good enough for Tom Hanks…
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Horror House on Highway 5
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Labels: Boss Sounds, The Spookshow Serenade
Thursday, August 11, 2022
The Mal Thursday Show: Coverama 2!
Playlist:
The Soup Greens: Like a Rolling Stone
Evil: Whatcha Gonna Do About It
The Who: The Last Time
The Young Rascals: Slow Down
We The People: She Does Everything for Me
The Second Coming: I Feel Free
The Embrooks: Say Those Magic Words
The Rationals: I Need You
The Eyes: Get Off My Cloud
The Ventures: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Nobody's Children: Junco Partner
Detroit: Rock n' Roll
Joshua Dyke: Cheating
The Mal Thursday Quintet: O Lucky Man!
The Double Feature: Baby Get Your Head Screwed on
The Ventures: Louie Louie
Motorhead: Louie Louie/God Save the Queen
Sex Pistols: Substitute/I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
The Clash: Wrong 'Em Boyo/I Fought the Law
The Ventures: Music to Watch Girls By
David Jones & The Lower Third: I Pity the Fool
David Bowie: Where Have All the Good Times Gone
Miriam: Don't Talk to Strangers
Rick Broussard's Two Hoots and a Holler: Sukiyaki
Them: Baby Please Don't Go
The Blues Magoos: Gloria
X: Soul Kitchen
Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost: Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
Terry Reid: Superlungs (My Supergirl)
Cheap Trick: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra: Heart of Stone
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window
The Byrds: This Wheel's on Fire
The Fabs: That's the Bag I'm In
Roy Orbison: Candy Man
The Animals: The Other Side of This Life
Eric Burdon: Hold on, I'm Coming
The Gamma Goochies: Love Man
The Rolling Stones: That's How Strong My Love Is
Clarence Reid: Polk Salad Annie
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Mal Thursday
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
This Week In '66
Posted by Debbie D at 3:00 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Patreon
Now you can support Boss Radio 66 by becoming a monthly member for $6 a month. Cheap! Thanks to all our monthly supporters! Autumn E, Pat K, Melissa Jean G, Connie F, Deviln T, Lynn P, Mandy M, Andreas T and Scooter!
Posted by Debbie D at 10:16 AM 0 comments
Scratchy Singles
Posted by Debbie D at 7:58 AM 0 comments
Labels: Boss Sounds, Mark Ehmcke