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The May 11 edition of Greasy Tracks was an in-depth feature on the Austin trio Greyhounds. The program marked the start of the 30th year of Greasy Tracks. Here’s the archive, while a playlist is here. There were interviews with guitarist Andrew Trube and keyboardist Anthony Farrell who founded the band 25 years ago. Drummer Ed Miles …
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Greasy Tracks marked 26 years on the air at WRTC on May 8 and to celebrate the anniversary there was a three-hour feature on Steve Marriott with special attention paid to the music of The Small Faces and Humble Pie. Click here to check out an archive of the program, while a playlist is here. As the front …
Dec. 28, 2015 (Program No. 914)Powderfinger — Neil YoungAll Your Lonely Hours — Pousette-Dart BandIf I Say It, It’s So — Nils LofgrenBoston Rag — Steely DanJigsaw Puzzle — Rolling StonesAt The Crossroads — Mott The HoopleNever Goin’ Back To Georgia — Blues MagoosGo Back Home — Stephen StillsValleys of Neptune — Jimi HendrixMailbox — …
Dec. 30, 2017 (Program No. 1,044)Soul Walkin’ — Reggie SmithDorado — Blue MitchellAt The Soul-In — Count Yates & Rhythm CrusadersIf You Can Hully Gully — Ike & Tina TurnerFunky Pretty — Beach BoysRunnin’ Back To Saskatoon — The Guess WhoAlbert’s Shuffle — Al Kooper-Michael BloomfieldFunky Ax — Spaghetti HeadJanuary’s Search — ColosseumSummer Is Fading …
May 11, 2024, Program No. 1,391It’s So Good To Be Alive — GreyhoundsBet It All — GreyhoundsAnthony Farrell/Andrew Trube Interview Greezy Rider — Greyhounds & T-Bird & the BreaksSet Us Free GreyhoundsAnthony Farrell/Andrew Trube InterviewSt. Louis — GreyhoundsWhy Wait — GreyhoundsDevil’s Eyes — GreyhoundsSpace Song — GreyhoundsAnthony Farrell/Andrew Trube InterviewGoin’ Back HomeTune In — GreyhoundsAnthony …
Call it a collision of rock and jazz as the Dec. 4 edition of Greasy Tracks featured the San Francisco collective Mushroom as well as an array of Krautrock-meets-Canterbury Scene-type music, genres usually linked to Mushroom, a band that cannot be labeled.
The May 18 edition of Greasy Tracks will feature the just-released Sam’s Place (Hot Tomato Productions) by Little Feat, part of a special three-hour spotlight on the band. The program airs 2:30-5:30 p.m. ET. Click here to listen live. There will be interviews with Little Feat members Sam Clayton, Bill Payne and Scott Sharrard, along with sax …
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The April 27 edition of Greasy Tracks featured a special tribute to Dickey Betts. Here’s the archive, while a playlist is here. The iconic guitarist, one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers, passed away April 18, 2024, at the age of 80. There were interviews with numerous people who played with Betts — including a …
The April 13 edition of Greasy Tracks featured an interview with and a feature on Dave Mason. Here’s the archive, while a playlist is here. Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam comes to the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport on May 24 with the Beach Boys. The program went deep and wide when it comes to Mason’s career, from …
The April 6 edition of Greasy Tracks featured the recently released live gem, Bear’s Sonic Journals: Sing Out! (Owsley Stanley Foundation). Here’s the archive, while a playlist is here. The three-CD collection captures Country Joe McDonald, Kate Wolf, Rosalie Sorrels, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart and John Kahn in an acoustic setting on April …
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