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Show 230 Saturday, September 4, 2010 Answer Songs [+]
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This week on the final summer encore edition of Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman has all the answers as he continues to share some answer songs. The answer song has been around for a long time. They were popular in blues music as early as the 1930’s and popped up in country music during the 1950’s. The trend continues in hip-hop music today.
Folk music too… Woody Guthrie’s “This land Is Your Land” was an answer to Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America”.
The musicians answering back this week include Leslie Gore, Dodie Stevens, The Blossoms, Sam the Sham and others.
You’ve got the questions, we’ve got the answers this week on the Tap.
Show 215 Saturday, May 15, 2010 The Fifth Element [+]
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According to the ancient Greeks there were four basic elements… earth, water, air and fire. Randy Bachman adds his own fifth element, rock and roll, this week on Vinyl Tap. All the songs Randy plays are inspired in some way by the elements.
The four elements also figure prominently in witchcraft but don’t worry… there is nothing scary about this trip to the vinyl vault. Just lots of great tunes from James Taylor, The Association, Ohio Players, Neil Young and of course, Earth Wind and Fire.
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire this week on the Tap.
Show 214 Saturday, May 8, 2010 Bright lights and big cities. [+]
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Its bright lights and big cities this week on Randy Bachman’s Vinyl Tap… and some small towns too.
The musical journey begins in the vinyl vault and then travels the globe as Randy plays tunes with city names in their titles. Early cities may have arisen from the need for protection or perhaps as trade centres. Now, over half of the world’s population lives in one.
Whether he’s spending “One Night In Bangkok” or “Runnin Back To Saskatoon”, Randy plays tunes by Murray Head, The Guess Who, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Joni Mitchell and many more.
“First We Take Manhattan”, then we tune in to the Tap.
Show 214 Saturday, April 10, 2010 The Answer songs [+]
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Ever wondered who put the bomp in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Well wonder no more because this week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman has the answer. The answer songs that is.
Answer songs come in several different forms. Some are parodies of hits. Some simply make reference to another song and some are flat out answers or responses to the original, even going so far as to use the same musicians and performance.
And why not? The music business is so competitive that sometimes songwriters can’t resist the temptation to cash in on the success of a hit tune by reworking it and hoping it scores again. Sometimes the answer songs are as good as the original. Sometimes they just leave us with more questions.
Where can you hear the best answer songs? That would be this week on the Tap.
Show 213 Saturday, April 3, 2010 Vinyl Tap Highway [+]
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Slip behind the wheel again this week as Randy Bachman puts the hammer down and continues his motorized trip down the Vinyl Tap vinyl highway.
Last week all the music was inspired by cars and this week the mode of transportation changes to trucks and motorcycles. From thundering 18 wheelers to screaming 2 wheelers it's a full-throttle mix of motorized music from the likes of Steppenwolf, C.W. McCall, The Grateful Dead, Meatloaf, The Shangri - Las, The Road Hammers, the Ramones and of course... BTO.
The playlist even includes some all-Canadian trucker songs.
Breaker One-Nine, this here's the Rubber Duck...Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy this week on the Tap
Show 212 Saturday, March 27, 2010 Let's talk Cars [+]
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In Canada there are 563 per one thousand people... In the US the number jumps to 765... Nope, we're not talking pets here... this is all about cars.
And so is Vinyl Tap this week. Randy Bachman grabs the keys and fires up the engine for a cruise down the vinyl highway... fuelled all the way by car songs. The four wheel staple of the modern world has been the subject of many songs over the years. Almost as soon as there was rock and roll songwriters hit the road with odes to everything from little deuce coupes to hot rod Lincolns.
From Jaguars to jalopies. And then of course there are the inevitable car wrecks on Deadman''s Curve. Randy spins discs from Arkie Shipley, The Beach Boys, Janis Joplin, Dave Edmunds, Celine Dion, ZZ Top and a whole lot more auto enthusiasts. Buckle up for a spin around the block on the Tap.
Show 213 Saturday, March 20, 2010 Games People Play [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman says let the games begin… or continue actually as he takes another look at the games people play.
We’ve always found some way to pass time playing a game whether it was the early checkers played by the Egyptians in 3000 BC or the much more modern video games of today. Sometimes they are games of skill… sometimes games of chance and sometimes, they are mind games.
Songwriters have played around with the subject a lot and this week our gaming set-list includes tunes by Joe South, Lene Lovich, Ertha Kitt, Queen, Foreigner and many others.
It’s your turn to play and you are a guaranteed winner on the Tap.
Show 212 Saturday, March 13, 2010 The Games People Play [+]
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Hurry… hurry... hurry… step right up and try your luck this week on Vinyl Tap. Randy Bachman rolls the dice and comes up with a loaded playlist of songs about the games people play.
From games of chance to the game of love Randy features a full deck of tunes inspired by games and gaming. The melody dealers include Kenny Rogers, Patsy Cline, Ray Charles, Sheryl Crow, Kiss, Juice Newton and many more.
Hit, stand or fold…it’s all in the game this week on the Tap.
Show 211 Saturday, March 6, 2010 Double A-sides [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman doubles your pleasure… it’s a whole show featuring twin spins of records that are known as double A-sides. This is a rare and wonderful occurrence and it happens when each side of a single was given enough air-play to get them both on the hit music charts. It was a wonderful treat for the record buyers because they got two great tracks for the price of one when they bought the single. It was also pretty wonderful for the songwriter who was getting double the royalties. Some of the lucky ones include The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Rod Stewart, The Guess Who, Elvis and the Stones.
Double down with double A-sides this week on the Tap.
Show 210 Saturday, February 13, 2010 Valentine’s Day [+]
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It’s Valentine’s Day and Cupid may be an angel but he is no where to be seen in this edition of Vinyl Tap. Instead, Randy Bachman has a whole playlist asking one simple question… devil or angel?
No mushy romance anywhere to be found as Randy spins some tunes dedicated to answering it. It’s a question that has intrigued songwriters for a very long time and the vinyl vault is full of
songs addressed to one or the other. Tunes from the likes of Bobby Vee, Sarah McLachlan, Van Halen, Blossom Dearie, Jeff Healey, the Penguins and many others.
So whether you are a devil in a blue dress or have angel eyes be sure to tune in to the Tap.
Show 209 Saturday, February 6, 2010 Cars, Trucks and motorcycles [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman hits the road again… or more specifically, hits the rails, the sky and the open seas.
Past shows have featured music about cars, trucks and motorcycles. This week the transportation theme is completed as Randy digs into the Vinyl Vault to find music dedicated to trains, planes and boats.
Along the way the musical tour guides include Cat Stevens, John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot, The Andrews Sisters and of course The Monkees.
Take the last train to Clarksville in time to tune in to the Tap.
Show 208 Saturday, January 30, 2010 Girl's names [+]
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It’s another encore edition of Vinyl tap this week as Randy Bachman continues to go through the book of girl’s names. The list was just too long to fit all the songs in one show and this week we’ll hear from Kenny Rogers, The Beatles, Nat King Cole, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ricky Nelson and many more.
So hello Mary Lou… be sure to tune in for more girl’s names this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 208 Saturday, January 16, 2010 Keyboards [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy Bachman wraps up his look at the sound of keyboards in rock and roll. We’ve heard a real range from the earliest and most basic piano sounds right up to the most modern synthesizers and samples. This week’s line-up of keyboard luminaries includes Gary Wright, Wendy Carlos, Jan Hammer, Michel Jarre and others.
Plus, the really big announcement of our Guitarology contest winner.
Just a short departure to deal with some exciting guitar-related news then right back to rocking the eighty-eights.
Tune in for some key tunes this week on the Tap.
Show 207 Saturday, December 26, 2009 Holiday left-overs [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman is passing around a big platter of holiday left-overs. He has not been in the vinyl vault… this time the show ideas come from the mail bag. There are only so many songs that will fit into a theme show and lots get left out. The Tap listeners are so helpful that they write in and remind Randy of the tunes he missed as well as a whole bunch more he could have played. In the spirit of the season Randy has decided to make amends so this week’s line-up includes left-overs and left-outs.
Tunes from Tom Cochrane, AC/DC, The Beatles, The Moody Blues, Etta James, The Cowsills and as many more as he can fit into two hours.
Turn on the Tap and don’t be left out of the left-overs show.
Show 206 Saturday, December 19, 2009 HO-HO-Ho for the Holidays [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman is ho-ho-home for the holidays. Because gift boxes are blocking the door to the vault he goes under the tree and finds a big red sack filled with holiday favourites. The potpourri playlist includes jingles from Paul McCartney, The Pogues, The Eagles, Diana Krall, Stevie Wonder, The Medieval Babes and many others.
And to add to the festive mood, Randy will reminisce about some of the Christmases he has spent at home and away as one of the hardest working musicians in Canada.
Deck the halls and tune in to The Tap.
Show 205 Saturday, December 12, 2009 Family feuds [+]
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It’s an encore edition of Vinyl Tap this week and we are family... all part of the Vinyl Tap family as Randy Bachman dedicates a whole show to music by groups that include family members. Playing in a family band might seem like a great idea... everyone shares everything and everyone knows each other really well. The problem is just that... everyone shares everything and knows each other well. There have been some famous feuds among family members in bands...from the legendary fisticuffs of the Davies brothers in the Kinks to the on-stage dust-ups of the Gallagher brothers in Oasis. Other groups seem to get along and make things work for years at a time. Randy himself was part of a famous family band... BTO featured three of the Bachman boys. With music from Sister Sledge, The Allman Brothers, the Andrews Sisters, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Pointer Sisters and more we are all part of one big happy family this week on The Tap.
Show 204 Saturday, November 28, 2009 Keyboards and Synthesisers [+]
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Keyboard lovers of the world unite… and gather around a radio because this week on Vinyl Tap, Randy Bachman puts his passion for guitar aside for a little while and plays a handful of tunes showcasing keyboards. He had hoped to squeeze in 88 songs but that wasn’t possible. Randy did collect a couple of heaping handfuls of key songs featuring pianos, organs, electronic keyboards and synthesisers.
The players include Billy Joel, Carole King, Jelly Roll Morton, Joni Mitchell, John Lennon and many more.
Music in the key of black and white this week on The Tap.
** Note: some suggested tunes would be “Piano Man” – Billy Joel. “Music Box Dancer” – Frank Mills. “Steppin’ Out” – Joe Jackson
Show 203 Saturday, November 21, 2009 The Passage of Time [+]
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Sometimes it seems like time just drags on and other times it seems there isn’t nearly enough. Randy Bachman had some time on his hands so this week on Vinyl Tap he devotes two hours to a look at time. We have been marking time for a long, long time… there is evidence that the moon was used to calculate the passage of time as much as thirty thousand years ago. Musicians have been keeping track of time too. From “Feels Like The First Time” to “Closing Time” the list of temporally-inspired tunes is long. Randy plays as many songs as he has time for by Bill Haley, Cyndi Lauper, Trooper, Paul Young, Cher, Neil Young and many others.
Pull up a chair and while away a couple of hours with The Tap.
** Note: some suggested tunes would be “Time After Time” – Cyndi Lauper. “Rock Around The Clock”” – Bill Haley. “Give Me Just A Little More Time” – Chairmen of the Board
Show 202 Saturday, November 14, 2009 Working hard for the money [+]
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Here’s what’s on Randy’s Vinyl Tap for 14 & 15 Nov 09…
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman has some work to do. Fortunately, its work he really likes… he is heading into his vinyl vault to dig up some songs about jobs. In these difficult times it is hard to imagine that people with jobs would give them up but there are some folks who might just want to say “take this job and shove it”.
Working hard for the money this week are Sam Cooke, Rose Royce, Jackson Browne, The Beatles, The Guess Who, Elton John, Bread and of course Johnny Paycheck.
Whether it’s a rocket man, a guitar man, a taxman or a Wichita lineman there is a job for you this week on the Tap.
** Note: some suggested tunes would be “She Works Hard for The Money” – Donna Summer. “Blue Collar” - Bachman Turner Overdrive. “Car Wash” – Rose Royce
Show 201 Saturday, November 7, 2009 Ladies and the blues [+]
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Here’s what’s on an encore edition of Randy’s Vinyl Tap for 07 & 08 Nov 09. This show first aired 30 May 09…
This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy Bachman has a special treat... a listen to music from some of the ladies who sing the blues.
Randy highlights some memorable performances going right back to the beginning of recording and featuring singers including Memphis Minnie, Barrelhouse Annie and Mary Johnson.
There are some well known names on the playlist too... Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Peggy Lee and the historical link continues to the present with blues from Diana Krall, Rita Chiarelli and Rachelle Van Zanten.
The ladies sing the blues this week on The Tap.
Show 200 Saturday, October 31, 2009 Halloween tunes [+]
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Here’s what’s on tap this week… 31 Oct/01 Nov 09:
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman heads into the vinyl vault… better make that crypt… and comes out with a cobweb-covered casket of Halloween tunes.
Good thing he’s not afraid of the dark.
The stars and pumpkins lineup so that the show falls on All Hallows Eve and to celebrate, Randy has the perfect soundtrack to enjoy while dishing out tricks or treats.
Tunes from Boris Picket, Pilot, Steve Miller, Kim Carnes, The Eagles and a host of other ghouls and goblins round out the haunted playlist.
Things go bump in the night this week on the Tap.
Show 199 Saturday, October 17, 2009 Ear Worms [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman goes into the vault and comes out with something possibly better left under lock and key… earworms.
You may not know the term but you certainly know what they are… those tunes or snippets of tunes that get stuck in your head and you just can’t seem to get them out. According to an entry in the Urban Dictionary an ear worm refers to any song that is so catchy, and at the same time extremely annoying, that it feels like a worm has crawled into your ear and eaten the intelligent parts of your brain so that you hum the song all day long, no matter how much you hate it.
But don’t worry… there are some antidotes and Randy will play those as well.
Forget the song in your heart… it’s in your ear this week on The Tap.
Show 198 Saturday, October 10, 2009 Food [+]
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Here’s what’s on tap for 10 & 11 Oct 09…
We have an encore edition of Randy’s Vinyl Tap this week. This show first aired on 13 June 09…
Something special on the Vinyl Tap menu this week as Randy Bachman invites everyone to sit down and eat.
Food and eating are such huge parts of our culture that it should come as no surprise that there are platefuls of songs about food. Everything from jambalaya to cherry pie with heaping helpings of mashed potatoes and gravy along with a big bowl of fish heads... yep, fish heads.
It's a buffet of fabulous food offerings from Jeff Healey, Little Feat, Sarah McLachlan, Jimmy Buffet (get it... buffet??) and many others.
Pull up a chair, set yourself down and dig in to Vinyl Tap.
Show 197 Saturday, September 19, 2009 On the Road [+]
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Each week Randy Bachman invites listeners to join him for a trip down the vinyl highway. This week on Vinyl Tap, the trip includes highways, streets, roads and lanes. Considering how much time most musicians spend on the road it should come as no surprise that there are lots of songs written about the highways and byways.
This musical road map includes stops on Broadway, a country road and the fast lane… with some dancing and street fighting thrown in for good measure.
The musical road warriors include Eddy Grant, James Taylor, Martha Reeves, Robert Johnson and many more.
Be sure to Tune in to the Tap on the street where you live.
Show 196 Saturday, September 12, 2009 The Good Bad and occasionally ugly [+]
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Summer's over, school is back in session and the rock keeps rolling on Vinyl Tap. This week Randy Bachman returns with the first show of an all new season and he's got a playlist that includes tunes that are good, bad and occasionally ugly.
The line up includes Creedence Clearwater, Bob Marley, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Daniel Powter, Betty Everett and many others. Plus Randy will bring us up to date on what he's been up to over the summer.
Some good, some bad and a little bit of ugly this week on the Tap.
Show 195 Saturday, August 1, 2009 Funeral Songs [+]
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Another Encore edition of The Tap this week. First aired 01 Nov 08...
This week... more "Taps" on the Tap. Well, not really... nobody requested "Taps" to be played at their funeral but Randy Bachman does continue to play musical suggestions sent in by Vinyl Tap listeners.
All music that people think would be a fitting soundtrack to accompany the journey into the great beyond. This week we'll hear tunes by Blood, Sweat and Tears, Sarah McLachlan, The Eagles, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Alanis Morissette and many more.
What's your ultimate road trip song for the ultimate road trip? Tune and find out if it made the list this week on the Tap.
Show 194 Saturday, July 18, 2009 Motown [+]
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The Vinyl Highway has led us to Motor City... Detroit Michigan for the second part of Randy Bachman's look at the legendary Motown label. This week we'll hear music from Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Tempattions, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas and believe it or not, there is even a little bit of Canadian content. You don't have to wait to hear it through the grapevine... just tune in to Vinyl Tap this week.
Show 193 Saturday, July 11, 2009 Motown [+]
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Encore edition of The Tap this week. First aired 29 Nov 08... first of two shows dedicated to Motown
It's a city, it's a record label, it's a sound... and this week Randy Bachman's run down the vinyl highway takes him to Motown. Vinyl Tap will have the first of two shows devoted to some of the amazing music created by the tableted folks who also made a stop in "Hitsville, USA"
at one time or another.
In 1959, Berry Gordy started Tamla Records with an eight hundred dollar loan and the desire to make it big in the record business. A couple of years later a merger took place and Motown Records was created. Berry Gordy's effort paid off and between 1961 and 1971 Motown had 110 Top Ten hits with artists including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Jackson 5. In 1972 the company relocated to Los Angeles and continued the string of hits.
Tune in to the Tap this week for a little taste of that good old Motown sound.
Show 192 Saturday, June 27, 2009 Summer is here [+]
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The days are getting shorter already, summer is here and this week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman looks back about forty years to those famous summers of love... the commotion began in 1967 when the world seemed to become engulfed in an explosion of creative expression and political action. Most of the public attention was focused on the San Francisco area in particular but there were movements and happenings elsewhere too. And the effect lasted beyond the single summer. As the flower children and hippies moved on with their lives there was a lingering feeling that things had changed forever. This week Randy plays music that will be forever associated with the big events such as The Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock and he also sins some tunes from Canada and the United Kingdom. There be music from The Youngbloods, Joni Mitchell, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Leonard Cohen, The Doors and many others.
It's a be-i you won't want to miss so "turn on, tune in and drop out" with The Tap
Show 191 Saturday, June 13, 2009 A buffet of fabulous food offerings [+]
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Something special on the Vinyl Tap menu this week as Randy Bachman invites everyone to sit down and eat. Food and eating are such huge parts of our culture that it should come as no surprise that there are platefuls of songs about food. Everything from jambalaya to cherry pie with heaping helpings of mashed potatoes and gravy along with a big bowl of fish heads... yep, fish heads.
It's a buffet of fabulous food offerings from Jeff Healey, Little Feat, Sarah McLachlan, Jimmy Buffet (get it... buffet??) and many others.
Pull up a chair, set yourself down and dig in to Vinyl Tap.
Show 190 Saturday, June 6, 2009 These tunes break all the rules... [+]
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Here's what's on an encore edition of the Tap this week, 06 June 09... originally aired 07 Feb 09
Ever since music hit the airwaves there have been pretty strict broadcast formats. Vinyl Tap is a bit of an exception and this week Randy Bachman explores the idea of non-conformity even further... songs that should never have been played on the radio much less become hits. He goes to the vault to find some epic pop and rock anthems. These tunes break all the rules... they are long. They don't follow standard song formats... there isn't a verse followed by a chorus but they grab us and we sing along and play air guitar and pump our fists to each and every one of them.
The odd ball line-up includes The Beatles, Elton John, The Moody Blues, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and of course Queen.
We will rock you with pop by the pound this week on the Tap.
Show 189 Saturday, May 30, 2009 The ladies sing the blues [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman has a special treat... a listen to music from some of the ladies who sing the blues. Randy highlights some memorable performances going right back to the beginning of recording and featuring singers including Memphis Minnie, Barrelhouse Annie and Mary Johnson. There are some well known name on the playlist too... Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Peggy Lee and the historical link continues to the present with blues from Diana Krall, Rita Chiarelli and Rachelle Van Zanten.
The ladies sing the blues this week on The Tap.
Show 188 Saturday, May 23, 2009 Galactic Connections [+]
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Just about 400 years ago an Italian scientist named Galileo was on the verge of changing the world... or at least how the world was perceived. Prior to that time the popular opinion was that the earth was the center of the universe and everything revolved around it. In 1609 rocking scientific rebel Galileo perfected a telescope that allowed him to view previously invisible stars. Based on his observation he concluded the Earth in fact revolved around the Sun and in 1610 he publicly expressed the idea. That earned him the ire of the Church and the Holy Inquisition at the time but years later his ideas were adopted and he is credited as the father of modern science.
Vinyl goes round on the turntable... you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out and this week Randy Bachman turns his attention skyward with a whole bunch of music with galactic connections. The playlist includes tunes by Queen, The Tornados, Elton John, Les Paul, Belinda Carlisle, Wings, Tal Bachman and many others.
Just like planet Earth "the music goes round and round" this week on the Tap.
Show 187 Saturday, May 9, 2009 The evolution of Tunes [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman continues his look at the evolution of tunes as they morph from demo to hit. Sometimes the seemingly magic answer is as simple as a key change or a quick tempo adjustment. Other times the writer may keep a single line and go back to the musical drawing board. And sometimes the solution is as sneaky simple as stealing an idea from another song. We'll hear music from The Who, Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, The Band and the Beatles as we continue our ride down the vinyl highway from demo to hit this week on the tap.
Show 186 Thursday, April 9, 2009 Name That Tune [+]
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What do Vinyl Tap listeners and astronaut turned Senator John Glenn have in common? Well, after this week’s show you can all say you have played “Name That Tune”.
“Name That Tune” was a TV game show that ran in the early 1950’s. The original show ran on two networks in prime-time from 1953 to 1959. It has morphed and been syndicated around the world in the years since.
And contestants certainly weren’t in it for the money… the highest prize paid for a win was forty dollars.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman decides to have a little fun as he presents his own version of “Name That Tune”. Randy will play the opening bars of a hit song and listeners can guess which tune it is. As the show goes on the clues get shorter… can you name that tune in one note? Find out his week on Name That Vinyl Tap Tune.
Show 185 Saturday, March 28, 2009 Family Members [+]
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Here's what's on Vinyl Tap this week, 28 Mar 09...
We are family this week... all part of the Vinyl Tap family as Randy Bachman dedicates a whole show to music by groups that include family members. Playing in a family band might seem like a great idea... everyone shares everything and everyone knows each other really well. The problem is just that... everyone shares everything and knows each other well. There have been some famous feuds among family members in bands...from the legendary fisticuffs of the Davies brothers in the Kinks to the on-stage dust-ups of the Gallagher brothers in Oasis. Other groups seem to get along and make things work for years at a time.
Randy himself was part of a famous family band... BTO featured three of the Bachman boys.
With music from Sister Sledge, The Allman Brothers, the Andrews Sisters, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Pointer Sisters and more we are all part of one big happy family this week on The Tap.
Show 184 Saturday, March 21, 2009 The Bass Guitar [+]
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The response has been so good that Randy Bachman wants to spend one more week digging around in the bottom end of rock and roll... this week he'll have part three of his look at the bass guitar on Vinyl Tap. Sometimes people listen to the lyrics or the melody of a tune. Sometimes it's a great solo that catches your ear. And sometimes it's just that driving rhythm or groove that a good bass player provides that gets you on the dance floor or pumping your fist in the air. As Suzi Quatro once said: "Guitar is for the head, drums are for the chest, but bass gets you in the groin". And its a full line-up of bass this week with music from Elvis, The Kinks, Bob Manley, the Who, Paul Young, BTO and many more.
The bass is boss this week on The Tap.
Show 183 Saturday, March 14, 2009 St. Patrick's Day [+]
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It's an encore edition as we look ahead to St Patrick's Day...
Toora loora loora ... it's an Irish Lullaby this week on Randy O'Bachman's Vinyl Tap. It's a long way from the corner of Portage and Main in Winnipeg to the green hills of Blarney but even Randy recognizes that everyone's a wee bit Irish at this time of year. So, in honor of St. Patrick Randy will turn his vinyl vault into a pot of gold and play some toe tapping tunes by the likes of the Chieftains, Great Big Sea, Figgy Duff, The Pogues and of course Van Morrison. Even if your eyes aren't Irish you'll be smiling when you tune in to this week's St Patrick's Day edition of Vinyl Tap.
Show 182 Saturday, March 7, 2009 The Bass Guitar [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman continues his tour of the lower register of rock and roll. The bass guitar is usually heard anchoring the rhythm section of a band but sometimes it gets right up front and center. Bands such as The Who, The Police, The Beatles are just some of the great groups who feature the bass prominently. This week we crank up the low end for tunes from U2, Rick James, Queen, War, Bob Marley and more. It's the instrument that created the sub-woofer industry this week on the tap.
Show 181 Saturday, February 28, 2009 How Low Can You Go? [+]
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How low can you go? Nope, we're not talking limbo here. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman looks at the thumping, throbbing heart of rock and roll... the bass. The bottom end was first supplied by traditional acoustic or stand-up basses but with names like double bass, bull fiddle and dog house you can tell the instrument was big and bulky. In the 1930's a Seattle instrument maker developed the first solid body, guitar style electric bass. Suddenly size didn't matter and you could get a big low end from an instrument that could be easily carried and maintained.
However, it didn't catch on until the 1950 when Leo Fender came up with his design and the bass boom began. It wasn't long before the electric bass joined the drums as the foundation of most popular music groups.
The heart of rock and roll is still beating this week on Vinyl tap.
Show 180 Saturday, February 7, 2009 Exceptions to the rule [+]
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Ever since music hit the airwaves there have been pretty strict broadcast formats. Vinyl Tap is a bit of an exception and this week Randy Bachman explores the idea of non-conformity even further... songs that should never have been played on the radio much less become hits. He goes to the vault to find some epic pop and rock anthems. These tunes break all the rules... they are long. They don't follow standard song formats... there isn't a verse followed by a chorus but they grab us and we sing along and play air guitar and pump our fists to each and every one of them.
The odd ball line-up includes The Beatles, Elton John, The Moody Blues, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and of course Queen.
We will rock you with pop by the pound this week on the Tap.
Show 179 Saturday, January 31, 2009 Transistions [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman shows his sensitive side. Don't worry, it's not going to be two hours of sappy love songs. But it will be a show dedicated to a transition of sorts... that of girl to woman. Whether its Neil Diamond singing "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" or Britney Spears doing "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" the subject is one that has caught songwriter's fancy for some time.
Randy breaks it down and keeps it simple. Songs about girls start the show and over the course of the evening evolve to songs about women. There's some cross over in there too and the line-up includes The Beatles, Little Richard, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, The Eagles, Santana and many more but sorry... no Britney.
From Girl to Woman this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 178 Saturday, January 24, 2009 Bo Diddley Beat [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman is dancing to the Bo Diddley Beat. It is one of the most recognizable beats in rock and roll and has been used in tunes by Buddy Holly, The Who, Rolling Stones, Elton John, The Pretenders, KT Tunstal... to name just a few. in fact, it was so influential that Bo Diddley the beat, preceded Bo Diddley the musician. In late 1954 a musician named Elias McDaniel recorded a song called "Bo Diddley". It became a #1 R&B hit and legend has it that Elias then became Bo.
Whatever his origin, Bo Diddley became one of the most influential founders of rock and roll. His career spanned decades, his music was covered by many other musicians and he was performing right up to the end of his life.
With a string of awards and recognition it is only right the Bo Diddley gets the spotlight this week on The Tap.
Show 177 Saturday, January 17, 2009 Blues influence on British Rock [+]
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This week Randy Bachman continues his look at the influence of American blues on the British rock movement. The effect was first felt in the late 1950's when Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King were hugely popular in Britain. Muddy Waters is credited with being the first electric blues player to perform in front of a British audience... he was followed by the likes of Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix and others. And the effect was profound... thanks to that electrified 12 bar form. This week on the Tap Randy features music from Rod Stewart, Jeremy Spencer, Jo-Ann Kelly, Fleetwod Mac, Georgie Fame and many more.
The blues in 12 bars with a British accent this week on the Tap.
Show 176 Saturday, January 10, 2009 Blues influence [+]
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In the early 1960*s, as a wave of music from Britain crossed the Atlantic and swept onto the shores of North America, there was a smaller but perhaps more influential wave going back the other way and it was a blue wave.
While we were getting worked into a frenzy by bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, the musicians living in Britain were going crazy for the sound of traditional American blues music... all 12 bars of it.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman explores the blues influence in Britain and traces the effect it had on some of the rock and roll legends. Guitarists such as Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton were creating a whole new blues rock sound in their various groups... The Yardbirds, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, The Bluesbreakers and Blind Faith among them.
It*s a strange brew this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 175 Saturday, December 27, 2008 New Year's Eve Dance Party [+]
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It might be a little early but really... is it ever too early for a dance party? This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman invites listeners to push back the furniture, roll up the rugs and crank the volume as he rolls out the tunes for a pre New Year's Eve dance party. The playlist includes Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey, Jackie Brenston, The Drifters, The Who, The Boxtops, Cab Calloway and many, many more.
As David Bowie says "Let's Dance" this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 174 Saturday, December 20, 2008 Seasonal Classics [+]
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The festive season is upon us once again and this week the vinyl highway leads to a winter wonderland. Randy Bachman will open his big old Santa sack of vinyl and play some of his favorite Christmas music from folks including Stevie Wonder, Frankie Valli, The Supremes, The Spinners, Rosemary Clooney and The Jackson Five. There are some yuletide gifts from some of the more modern pop stars as well.... Bare Naked Ladies, Sarah McLachlan, Avril Lavigne and Randy unwraps a very special treat... his own covers of some well known and much loved seasonal classics.
Christmas time is here and this week Vinyl Tap is dancing around the Christmas tree.
Show 173 Saturday, December 13, 2008 Virtues of Vice [+]
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Here's what's on tap for this week, 13 Dec. The show first aired on 08 March 08:
Abraham Lincoln once said "It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues". A little vice can be like a little spice... just enough to add flavour and keep things interesting without going too far. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman explores some of the vices that have been inspirational to song-writers over the years. From "Scotch and Soda" to "Whiskey and Wimmen" to "Smokin' in the Boys Room".
Cocaine, coffee, nicotine and love have all been the source of a lyric or two... sometimes it's too much... sometimes not enough. The Pogues, Rolling Stones, The Platters, J J Cale, John Lee Hooker, Big Sugar and many more try to lure Randy from the straight and narrow as they sing the virtues of vice on Vinyl Tap.
Show 172 Saturday, November 22, 2008 Tin Sandwich [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy pulls over to the side of the vinyl highway for a little snack... a tasty tin sandwich. He sinks his teeth into a whole show about the humble harmonica, also known as a tin sandwich. An early version may have been the sheng... a Chinese instrument that was used about 5000 years ago. The more modern harmonica has appeared in orchestras, blues bands and folk groups. It is also an instrument associated with hobos and people sitting in jail cells but does it have a place in rock and roll? According to The Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Eurythmics and Neil Young it does. Tune in to the Tap this week to hear just how versatile the organ that fits into your pocket can be.
Show 171 Saturday, October 25, 2008 Funeral songs [+]
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Perhaps you've heard the expression "please don't talk about me when I'm gone"? Nice thought, but it is inevitable that we will go and that people will talk about us. But how about when we really go... like to the great beyond? Wouldn't it be great to have some influence over what people said about you? Well, what better way than to provide the soundtrack to our journey to the hereafter? On Vinyl Tap a while back Randy Bachman asked for listener suggestions for the music they would like played at their funerals. And the response was tremendous... so much that there will be two shows. Lots of the music was what you might imagine... reflective, contemplative, peaceful... but lots of it out and out rocks. We'll hear music by Trooper, Kansas, Alison Krause, the Drop Kick Murphys, Eric Clapton, Queen and the Zombies... yes The Zombies, to name just a few.
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone, but please do listen to my last request this week on Vinyl Tap.
And that's it.
Cheers,
Show 170 Saturday, October 18, 2008 Nonsense Lyrics [+]
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OK... so you've got the band together, you've got a great rhythm, the melody is sweet, all you need is a lyric... just a few simple words...that just won't come. The answer is simple... da doo ron ron de doo doo doo de da da da or whatever pops into your head. Even the best songwriters have been known to rely on nonsense lyrics either to save a great tune or to actually be the basis of one. Bomp, sh boom and shimmy shimmy are staples of the doo wop songwriter. But others have used the catchy syllables as well... Roy Orbison, Neil Sedaka, Barry Mann, Carole King, The Beatles, Bob Marley and even our very own Randy Bachman. This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy rolls out an assortment of tunes featuring nonsense lyrics including Come Go With Me, Tutti Frutti, Blue Moon, He's So Fine and many others. Ramma damma doodle... it's a heaping helping of non-lexical vocables this week on The Tap
Show 169 Saturday, October 11, 2008 Vehicles Pt 2 [+]
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Slip behind the wheel again this week as Randy Bachman puts the hammer down and continues his motorized trip down the Vinyl Tap vinyl highway.
Last week all the music was inspired by cars and this week the mode of transportation changes to trucks and motorcycles. From thundering 18 wheelers to screaming 2 wheelers it's a full-throttle mix of motorized music from the likes of Steppenwolf, C.W. McCall, The Grateful Dead, Meatloaf, The Shangri - Las, The Road Hammers, the Ramones and of course... BTO.
The playlist even includes some all-Canadian trucker songs.
Breaker One-Nine, this here's the Rubber Duck...Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap.
Show 168 Saturday, October 4, 2008 Vehicles Pt 1 [+]
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In Canada there are 563 per one thousand people... In the US the number jumps to 765...
Nope, we're not talking pets here... this is all about cars. And so is Vinyl Tap this week. Randy Bachman grabs the keys and fires up the engine for a cruise down the vinyl highway... fueled all the way this week by car songs. The four wheel staple of the modern world has been the subject of many songs over the years. Almost as soon as there was rock and roll songwriters hit the road with odes to everything from little deuce coupes to hot rod Lincolns. From Jaguars to jalopies. And then of course there are the inevitable car wrecks on Deadman''s Curve.
Randy spins discs from Arkie Shipley, The Beach Boys, Janis Joplin, Dave Edmunds, Celine Dion, ZZ Top and a whole lot more auto enthusiasts.
Buckle up for a spin around the block on Vinyl tap This week.
Show 167 Saturday, September 27, 2008 Music from the Movies [+]
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A song wouldn't be the same with out a lyric... a movie wouldn't be the same without a soundtrack... they just go together. This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy Bachman will play some of the big songs from the movies.
We'll hear music by Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Simon and Garfunkel, Kenny Loggins, Irene Cara and many more.
Grab a bag of popcorn, settle on the couch and fire up the big screen radio for an evening of music from the movies on Vinyl Tap.
Show 166 Saturday, September 20, 2008 Mondegreens [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman will turn his attention away from guitars and onto another key part of a song... the lyrics. Only in this case it will be miss-heard lyrics. And even better... miss-heard lyrics as submitted by Tap listeners.
In print or spoken word they are called malapropisms or spoonerisms.
Sometimes the words and letters get all mixed up by accident, sometimes it's intentional.
The accepted musical term is a mondegreen. The term was coined by writer Sylvia Wright who recalled a poem called "The Bonny Earl O'Murray"... she remembered the final two lines of the first stanza as "they hae slain the Earl Amurray and Lady Mondegreen". In fact the poet wrote "... and laid him on the green".
And so begins an entire episode of Vinyl Tap. It's pretty amazing to
hear what some people thought those pop singers were saying in tunes by The Band, Eurythmics, Kiss, Maria Muldaur and Creedence Clearwater Revival among many.
"Excuse me while I kiss this guy" and tune in to the Tap this week.
Show 165 Saturday, September 6, 2008 Girl names pt1 [+]
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Summer's over, the days are getting shorter and it's time to get back to work. That means it's time for Randy Bachman to start looking through his stacks of vinyl for another season of Vinyl Tap.
He's got some help this week though...this first show is inspired by listener suggestions and will include songs that have girl's names in the title. Randy begins with "A" and will move right through the alphabet. The name game includes tunes by The Association, The Four Tops, Chuck Berry, Elvis Costello and many more.
It's a little black book of girl's names this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 171 Monday, August 11, 2008 Neil Young [+]
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November 12 is a very important date for Vinyl Tap listeners... it is
the birthday of Randy Bachman's friend and fellow Winnipegger Neil
Young. This week on the show Randy devotes two hours to a tribute to
one of music's legendary survivors. Neil Young has produced an
incredible body of work himself and he has been a major influence on
countless other musicians. And to celebrate his birthday Randy has put
together a playlist including some of Neil's earliest recordings, a few
of his biggest hits and some covers of Neil Young tunes done by some of
the artists he has influenced. Music by 54/40, Nils Lofgren, Blue
Rodeo, The Guess Who, Colin Linden and many more.
Happy Birthday neil this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 155 Saturday, June 28, 2008 Winnipeg's Early Rock Scene [+]
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According to rock historian John Einarson the birth of rock and roll in Winnipeg happed on a specific date: January, 1965, when a band called Chad Allen and The Expressions released a single "Shakin' All Over."
But even before that momentous event there were bands playing in garages and community halls all around the city.
It can be argued that in the 1960's Winnipeg was the second largest market for top 40 music in Canada... second only to Toronto. This is reflected in the number of bands that played there as well as the number of recordings that were made. A lot of the recording activity came about because a couple of key radio stations wanted local stuff to play on AM radio. Stacks and stacks of vinyl...
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman goes back to the Peg and shares songs and stories about that amazing time. He'll play music by The Squires, The Quid, Pink Plumm, Spice, The Shondells, The Eternals, The Fifth, Luvin' Kind, and of course The Guess Who.
It's a pre-Canada Day tribute to a hotbed of Canadian talent this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 153 Saturday, June 14, 2008 Guitarology 101 [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman presents "Guitarology 101". In response to many questions and requests from listeners he is going to review once again the signature sounds and subtle differences between the mainstays of rock and roll guitars including the Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster, the Gibsons, the Gretsches and the Rickenbackers. To help put it in perspective we'll hear the same blues lick played on each of the guitar models and Randy will also demo the various effects he talks about including wah wah, distortion, echo and tremolo. The tunes include some great ones by Duane Eddy, Cream, The Allman Brothers, The Beatles, the Who, April Wine and many more.
Guitarology 101 this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 152 Saturday, June 7, 2008 Radio no-show [+]
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This may seem like an odd idea for a radio show... but since when has that stopped Randy Bachman? This week on Vinyl Tap Randy plays a whole pile of songs that you don't hear on the radio. Is that an oxymoron??? A radio show about songs you don't hear on the radio? What ever it is you can guarantee there will be some great tunes as Randy goes though his stacks of wax to find some of his favourite tunes that for one reason or another were overlooked by commercial radio programmers. The playlist includes music by Dido, The Meters, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Elmore James, Beth Orton, Daniel Lanois and many others. Tune in to the radio this weekend to hear what you don't hear on the radio... on Randy's Vinyl tap.
Show 151 Saturday, May 31, 2008 Copy Cats [+]
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They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And for songwriters, when someone else covers your tune... well it is definitely flattering, often surprising and sometimes just plain weird. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman presents some of his favorite covers of Guess Who and Randy Bachman songs. From Let it Ride by Farmers Daughter to These Eyes covered by Jacksoul. Plus some unlikely covers of other artists songs including Al Green's version of Light my Fire.
Copy cats this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 150 Saturday, May 24, 2008 A Few Simple Words part 2 [+]
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Well, Randy Bachman has done it again... he has opened a veritable Pandora's Box on Vinyl Tap. There were so many tunes with nonsensical lyrics that he couldn't help himself and he's playing a bunch more this week. What began as a useful way for jazz vocalists to duplicate instrumental solos went on to become a staple of the doo wop singers and is featured in more than a few novelty songs.
The playlist this week includes Dickie Doo and the Don'ts, Otis Redding, The Police, Roger Miller, The Tokens, The Moonglows and many others. Its a world where "La La Means I Love You" and "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" is all Randy wants to say to you this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 149 Saturday, May 17, 2008 A Few Simple Words [+]
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OK... so you've got the band together, you've got a great rhythm, the melody is sweet, all you need is a lyric... just a few simple words...that just won't come. The answer is simple... da doo ron ron de doo doo doo de da da da or whatever pops into your head. Even the best songwriters have been known to rely on nonsense lyrics either to save a great tune or to actually be the basis of one. Bomp, sh boom and shimmy shimmy are staples of the doo wop songwriter.
But others have used the catchy syllables as well... Roy Orbison, Neil Sedaka, Barry Mann, Carole King, The Beatles, Bob Marley and even our very own Randy Bachman.
This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy rolls out an assortment of tunes featuring nonsense lyrics including Come Go With Me, Tutti Frutti, Blue Moon, He's So Fine and many others.
Ramma damma doodle... it's a heaping helping of non-lexical vocables this week on The Tap.
Show 148 Saturday, May 10, 2008 UK Pop [+]
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Gerry and the Pacemakers asked the question "How do you do what you do to me...?" and it is a question that North Americans could have asked any of the British musical acts that swept across the Atlantic in the sixties and seventies.
How did they have such an appeal? The sound of British pop made us all stand up and take notice of what was going on and what was going on included some amazing guitar players, strange new technology, outlandish costumes, wild hair and bad teeth. Judging by your response to the last show Randy did featuring the Brits you still can't get enough.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman takes another look at some of the more influential British bands including Cliff Richard and The Shadows, The Kinks, The Trogs, The Animals and many more.
UK Pop revisited this week on the Tap.
Show 147 Saturday, May 3, 2008 Nearly Number One - Part three [+]
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Final instalment of the series this week.
Being number two is not a bad thing. In the medieval court the second person to taste the monarch's meal probably did it with a lot more confidence than the first. The second person to test pilot an new jet probably felt better about it than the first.
And who would want to be first to test the new bungee jump?
In the music business a lot of people had to be happy with being number two and many of them were. Bands such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, James Brown and many others never made it to spot but they had many hits and did quite well for themselves.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman wraps up his look at the songs the were stuck at number two. In addition to Creedence we'll hear from Marvin Gaye, The Ides Of March, The Eagles, Aretha, Linda Ronstadt and many more... stuck at number two.
Show 146 Saturday, April 26, 2008 Nearly Number One - Part Two [+]
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If you are in the car rental business and you are number two, you can try harder. If you are in the music business and you are number two, it can be about as good as it gets. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy continues his look at some of the songs that were stuck at number 2 on the charts and the sometimes shockingly suspect tunes that kept them out of top spot.
The playlist of second best includes The Kingsmen, The Beatles, Donovan, The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival and some other acts that were surprisingly never able to be able to boast "We're Number One!!"
Stuck at number two continues this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap.
Show 145 Saturday, April 19, 2008 Nearly Number One! [+]
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Imagine climbing nearly to the top of Mt. Everest… but not quite getting there.
In the world of pop music the coveted # 1 spot on the radio chart is the pinnacle. Number 1 hits form an elite club. But what about the # 2 spot?
This week Randy Bachman takes a look at the songs that were trapped at #2 on the pop charts – and the songs that kept them from reaching the summit. Were they worthy contenders or pale pretenders?
The first of three episodes about the songs that almost made it to the top of the pops, as Randy looks out for #2, this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 187 Friday, April 18, 2008 The Role of the Guitar [+]
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Randy Bachman continues his in-depth look at the role of the guitar in pop
music on Vinyl Tap this week.
Guitars began to be heard in classical music, Spanish and Flamenco music and
as a rhythm instrument in combos and dance bands. The versatile and portable
guitar really came into it's own element when it became the staple backup
instrument for the blues.
Tonight Randy plays some of the greats.... from Blind Lemon Jefferson to BB
King to Stevie Ray Vaughn. Don't miss the history of the guitar with a bit
of history from Randy Bachman this week on Vinyl tap.
Show 144 Saturday, April 12, 2008 Rickenbackers [+]
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In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you* and I*ll have my trusty jingly jangly Rickenbacker 12-string with me. It is one of the most recognizable sounds of the mid sixties and the emergence of folk rock. The sound of the electric 12 string guitar mixed with more standard rock and roll instruments and complex harmonies added a whole new dimension to pop music. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman completes his look at the featured guitars of rock and roll with a nod to Gretsch and Rickenbacker.
Tune in and turn on to music by the Beatles, The Byrds, Tom Petty, Crosby, Stills and Nash and many others.
It*s the final word on the guitar player*s tool box this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 143 Saturday, April 5, 2008 Gibson Grooves [+]
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Randy Bachman's love affair with guitars continues this week on Vinyl
Tap. This time the attention moves away from Fender and onto one of
the most popular names in guitar technology... Gibson.
Orville Gibson first began making an arch-top mandolin in Kalamazoo Michigan in 1898. The company went on to create many famous acoustic instruments including mandolins and guitars. Gibson developed an electric Spanish guitar in 1936, the model ES-150, that is considered the first commercially successful electric guitar.
As the age of rock and roll dawned the company added a solid body model and created possibly one of the most famous of all guitars... the Gibson Les Paul. Ironically the guitar was made with little or no input from it's namesake but he did sign an endorsement contract.
Among the rock and roll players who embraced the Les Paul are Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Slash, Duane Allman, and Ace Frehley...and of course Randy Bachman who shares tales of Gibsons past this week on The Tap.
Show 142 Saturday, March 29, 2008 Guitars [+]
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Our love affair with the rock and roll guitar continues on Vinyl Tap this week as Randy Bachman tunes up one of the most famous models... the legendary Fender Stratocaster. This guitar has been rockin' the pop music world for over fifty years.
Dick Dale owned one of the first, made for him especially by Leo Fender. Dire Straights' Mark Knopfler makes it cry and sing. Eric Clapton called his first one "Brownie", George Harrison painted the nickname "Rocky" on his. Jimi Hendrix's famous white Strat used at Woodstock sold for a record $270,000 in 1990.
There are over a dozen "signature series" Strats honoring guitarists from Jeff beck to Stevie Ray Vaughn. Also in this show randy recognizes one of the best Canadian Strat players... the late Jeff Healey.
Randy shares Strat stories and the secret of the "between tone" this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 141 Saturday, March 22, 2008 Tele Tunes! [+]
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You can't have a rock band without at least one... and we're not talking about tattoos, big hair or groupies... we mean guitars.
They come in all shapes and sizes and the sounds they make have been at the core of rock and roll since the good old guit-box was first plugged in and electrified.
As you might imagine this is a subject that is particularly close to Randy Bachman. Not only is he a phenomenal guitarist, but he has a rather large collection of them. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy has the first of four shows dedicated to the top names in the guitar world. The series begins with a look at the Fender Telecaster... a guitar made popular by the likes of Gene Vincent, Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, Dave Edmunds, Albert Collins and many more.
Tune in for a little Tele twang this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 140 Saturday, March 15, 2008 St Patrick's Day... [+]
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It's an encore edition of Vinyl Tap as we look ahead to St Patrick's Day...
Toora loora loora ... it's an Irish Lullaby this week on Randy O'Bachman's Vinyl Tap.
It's a long way from the corner of Portage and Main in Winnipeg to the green hills of Blarney but even Randy recognizes that everyone's a wee bit Irish at this time of year.
So, in honor of St. Patrick Randy will turn his vinyl vault into a pot of gold and play some toe tapping tunes by the likes of the Chieftains, Great Big Sea, Figgy Duff, The Pogues and of course Van Morrison.
Even if your eyes aren't Irish you'll be smiling when you tune in to this week's St Patrick's Day edition of Vinyl Tap.
Show 139 Saturday, March 8, 2008 Virtues of vice [+]
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Abraham Lincoln once said "It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues". A little vice can be like a little spice... just enough to add flavour and keep things interesting without going too far. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman explores some of the vices that have been inspirational to song-writers over the
years. From "Scotch and Soda" to "Whiskey and Wimmen" to "Smokin' in
the Boys Room". Cocaine, coffee, nicotine and love have all been the source of a lyric or two... sometimes it's too much... sometimes not enough. The Pogues, Rolling Stones, The Platters, J J Cale, John Lee Hooker, Big Sugar and many more try to lure Randy from the straight and narrow as they sing the virtues of vice on Vinyl Tap.
Show 138 Saturday, March 1, 2008 Big Beats from The Big Easy [+]
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New Orleans has been called the most unique city in America. It is a melting pot of culture and commerce and perhaps most important of all...music.
The city has been called the birthplace of jazz but over the years some of the most influential trends in rock and roll have also emerged from the Big Easy.
Following the devastation caused by two hurricanes in 2005 it looked as though the fabled city would be crippled forever with as many as half of the population gone, but reconstruction is slowly helping to restore order and some of the glory has returned.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman celebrates the New Orleans spirit with music from Dr. John, Queen Ida, Alan Toussaint, The Meters, Buckwheat Zydeco and many more.
Big beats from the Big Easy this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 137 Saturday, February 23, 2008 Red Hot Rio [+]
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An encore show of an audience favourite:
It may not feel like it with a lot of the country under a blanket of snow and some pretty cold weather but the days are getting longer and spring will return again... and to help get folks in the warm weather mood Randy Bachman has some sultry Latin sounds on Vinyl Tap this week.
Red Hot Rio is the name of this edition and the platters are loaded with music from Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Flora Purim, Sergio Mendes, Luis Bonfa and many more of the finest musicians around who simply can't resist the rhythm of the claves.
Whether you want to Samba, Rhumba or Cha Cha Cha you'll enjoy the bossa nova sounds that have seduced people around the world for decades this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 136 Saturday, February 16, 2008 Brunswick Records [+]
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Sometimes the biggest successes in the music business are the result of some of the biggest breaks. The story of Brunswick Records proves that.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman takes a look at the history and some of the artists who appeared on one of the most successful labels of the 60's and 70's.
Nat Tarnopol, the founder of Brunswick, quit his job at Union Tire in Detroit and decided to make a go of it in the music business. He needed help and found it in the person of mentor Al Green, an artist manager.
One of the people Al managed was an up and comer named Jackie Wilson. Practically on the eve of Jackie signing his first major deal as a solo artist Al had a heart attack and suddenly junior partner Nat had sole management of his first top 10 hit-maker. Soon Nat was running his own record label, Brunswick, and the roster included Jackie, the Chi-Lites, Gene Chandler, Isaac Hayes, Lavern Baker and many others.
Randy discovers a legacy of great music but no happy ending... from boom to bust for Brunswick this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 135 Saturday, February 9, 2008 Valentines Revisited [+]
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Just a few days until the big chocolate and cheesy card binge that we've come to know as Valentine's Day... but not to worry... Randy Bachman helps cut through some of the sickly sweet with some great tunes on Vinyl Tap.
Music by Grace Jones, The Walker Brothers, Junior Walker, 10cc and Ace all help to get the message across that yes, it's Ok to love the one you're with and to tell them so. Tons of great tunes and not a Hallmark card in sight this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 134 Saturday, February 2, 2008 Cliff Richard and The Shadows Pt 2 [+]
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Randy Bachman’s exploration of Brit Pop continues on Vinyl Tap this week. Randy turns the spotlight once again on the man originally called Harry Webb but who we all know now as Sir Cliff Richard. In a BBC interview Sir Cliff described himself as "the most radical rock star there has ever been". That might be a bit of a stretch but Randy readily admits that the music of Cliff Richard and more particularly his back up band The Shadows was a huge influence on his own music. And he's not alone... many, many British performers can trace their roots right back to the same place.
Other artists we'll hear include The Searchers, The Who, Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw, Spencer Davis and Johnny Kidd and the Pirates.
Buckle up for another trip down the wrong side of the vinyl highway on Vinyl Tap this week.
Show 133 Saturday, January 26, 2008 Cliff Richard and The Shadows Pt 1 [+]
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An encore edition of Vinyl Tap
Sir Cliff Richard may have been the one who got the knighthood but a lot of the credit for his early musical success must go to his back-up band, The Shadows. The band is considered by many to be the most influential British group before the Beatles. The group's lead guitar player, Hank Marvin, has been a huge influence on many over the years including Frank Zappa, Neil Young, Carlos Santana and of course Randy Bachman.
This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy brings us some tunes from Cliff and The Shadows. Songs from the early years that show how Sir Cliff and his band were influenced by others right through to the hits that established them as stars in the British pop music world... Randy sheds a little light on Cliff Richard and The Shadows on Vinyl Tap. And we're setting the scene for another show on Cliff and the world of UK pop next week.
Show 132 Saturday, January 19, 2008 Music from the Movies [+]
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A song wouldn't be the same with out a lyric... a movie wouldn't be the same without a soundtrack... they just go together. This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy Bachman will play some of the big songs from the movies. We'll hear music by Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Simon and Garfunkel, Kenny Loggins, Irene Cara and many more.
Grab a bag of popcorn, settle on the couch and fire up the big screen radio for an evening of music from the movies on Vinyl Tap.
Show 131 Saturday, January 12, 2008 Crossroads Pt 2 [+]
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Which came first... the chicken or the egg? Or as far as Randy Bachman is concerned it's which came first... the rock or the roll?
To help answer that question Randy pays a final visit to the musical crossroads on Vinyl Tap this week. He'll journey once more to the place where blues, jazz, doo wop, gospel, hillbilly and bluegrass all came together to morph into what we now know as rock and roll.
Some of the featured artists this week include Little Junior's Blue Flames, Arthur "Big Boy" Cruddup, Hank Ballard and The Midnighters, Betsy Gay, Big Mama Thornton and of course, Elvis Presley.
Down to the crossroads one last time on Vinyl tap.
Show 130 Saturday, January 5, 2008 Crossroads [+]
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Happy New Year!
Randy Bachman begins 2008 with some unfinished business from last year... as you may recall he has been looking at the phenomena known as Rock and Roll and when it began, along with who or what can really lay claim to being the first rock and roll artist or song. This week finds Randy at the crossroads again. He'll play more music with roots in Gospel, Blues, Jazz and Doo Wop and show once again how those forms all merged to create what we know and love today. Vinyl Tap is at the crossroads once again this week.
Show 129 Saturday, December 29, 2007 New Years Eve preview [+]
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Each week Randy Bachman suggests you do up your seatbelt for a ride down the Vinyl highway... well, on this New Year's Eve preview it is time to unbuckle and roll up the rug for a Saturday night dance party. Randy gets a jump on the New Year and plays some of his favorite party music of all time. Great listening and dance tunes from the likes of Kool & The Gang, Lipps Inc, Gloria Gaynor, Robert Palmer, Herman's Hermits... the Archies, The Monkees, The Turtles... the list goes on and on and so does the dance party on this week's edition of Vinyl Tap with Randy Bachman. The year is coming to a close but the tunes don't stop!
Show 128 Saturday, December 22, 2007 A Very Merry Vinyl Tap! [+]
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It's the most wonderful time of the year and Randy Bachman will be rockin' around the Christmas tree this week on Vinyl Tap. You won't hark the herald angels sing and you might not see three ships come sailing in but we guarantee it will not be a silent night! Randy goes deep into the drifts of vinyl to bring you some seasonal favorites and some tunes you might not have heard before. Holly Cole, Kim Stockwood, Bruce Cockburn, John McDermott, Adam Sandler and of course the Jingle Cats are just some of the artists joining Randy in the one horse sleigh on Vinyl Tap this week.
Join Randy for this repeat airing of last year’s wonderfully festive show.
Best of the season to all!
Show 127 Saturday, December 15, 2007 Recipe For Rock PT 2 [+]
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On Vinyl Tap this week Randy Bachman explores the musical routes that came together to form rock and roll. The journey down the vinyl highway continues and Randy Bachman finds himself at the crossroads once again. He'll get out his map and trace the way Gospel, Hillbilly and Blues, Jazz and Doo Wop styles were melded to form the music style that was pioneered by the likes of Elvis Presley, Little Richard, The Beatles and others.
Show 126 Saturday, December 8, 2007 Recipe for Rock PT I [+]
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The first installment of a two part show...
Sometimes an idea comes along and it's hard to know who thought of it first. Look at the telephone for instance... A French inventor named Charles Boursel published an idea for electronic transmission of the human voice in 1854... 20 years before Alexander Graham Bell made his famous call. Boursel didn't do a lot with the idea and now Bell is known as the man who invented the telephone. But around the same time many others were working on the same research. Within a year of Bell getting his patent there were patents applied for by the inventors of at least 30 different systems... the first just 2 hours after Bell.
The same thing happens in music... ideas flow from place to place and from culture to culture until a champion brings them forward and gets the credit.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman stands at the crossroads... the junctions of rock and roll and looks at some of the ideas that were developing in Blues and Hillbilly music, Gospel, Jazz and Doo Wop and how they came together to form Rock and Roll. Randy also introduces us to some of the champions of the ideas that caught our ears. Music by Bill Monroe, Louis Armstrong, Little Richard, Elvis, The Beatles and many others.
"Come here Watson... I want you" to listen to the junctions of Rock and Roll on Vinyl Tap this week.
Show 125 Saturday, December 1, 2007 Reggae Revisted [+]
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An encore edition of Vinyl Tap this week as we repeat an audience favourite... some tropical rhythms to warm up a wintery weekend.
Get ready for a little toastin' and a lotta riddim' as Randy lays down the rocksteady beat this week on Vinyl Tap. From it's earliest roots in the rhythmic dance music of the Carribean to the modern sounds of hip hop and rap, Reggae music has influenced countless music makers and music lovers. Some of the biggest music festivals in the world including Toronto's Caribanna Festival sway to the reggae groove. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman peels back some of the layers to show the earliest forms of the music and how it has evolved over the years. We'll hear music by some of the most notable reggae artists including Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley and Desmond Dekker as well as some inspired twists on the style by Stan Freberg and The Police.
Show 124 Saturday, November 24, 2007 Dance Party [+]
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Get your dancing shoes on... we are going to cut a rug or two this week on Vinyl Tap. Randy Bachman digs deep into the vinyl vault to play some of the tunes that have inspired terpsichorean talent from the twenties to today. From the Charleston to the Chicken Dance, from the Mashed Potato to the Macarena... from Ballroom to the Bump...there is a rhythm for everybody so there is no excuse. Grab a partner and hit the floor.
It's the land of a thousand dances this week on Vinyl tap.
Show 123 Saturday, November 17, 2007 Classically Inclined [+]
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Musicians have been borrowing themes and ideas from each other since music making began. Chances are that when Ugh sat down and beat out a rhythm on his hollow log there was another guy with another log who heard a lick he liked and started to use it in his act.
We are not talking about plagiarism here, this is inspiration. This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy turns to an unlikely source for pop music... the classics.
It's amazing how many pop songs can trace their roots to classical music and we'll hear lots of them this week. Some are almost direct lifts and some are pretty obscure but Randy has done the heavy listening and will point out the connections for us.
Music from the Stray Cats, The Ventures, John Denver, Eric Carmen and oh yes...Brahms, Bach, Tchaikovsky and Greig.
Classically inclined this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 122 Saturday, November 10, 2007 Imagine [+]
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Imagine all the people, sharing all the world"... John Lennon wrote and sang that lyric and it is part one of the many songs that people think of when they reflect on songs for peace and change. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman does just that as he plays some music dedicated to Remembrance Day. The response to some of these tunes was so terrific last year that Randy will repeat them... including a version of "Imagine" sung in Hebrew and Arabic. List also includes tunes by Creedence Clearwater, Bob Marley, Los Lobos, Buffy Saint Marie and many more.
Songs of war, peace and remembrance this week on Vinyl Tap...
Show 121 Saturday, November 3, 2007 Blue Wave, Part Two [+]
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This week Randy Bachman continues his look at the influence of American blues on the British rock movement. The effect was first felt in the late 1950's when Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King were hugely popular in Britain. Muddy Waters is credited with being the first electric blues player to perform in front of a British audience... he was followed by the likes of Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix and others.
And the effect was profound... thanks to that electrified 12 bar form.
This week on the Tap Randy features music from Rod Stewart, Jeremy Spencer, Jo-Ann Kelly, Fleetwod Mac, Georgie Fame and many more.
The blues in 12 bars with a British accent this week on the Tap.
Show 120 Saturday, October 27, 2007 Blue Wave [+]
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In the early 1960`s as a wave of music from Britain crossed the Atlantic and swept onto the shores of North America there was a smaller but perhaps more influential wave going back the other way and it was a blue wave.
While we were getting worked into a frenzy by bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, the musicians living in Britain were going crazy for the sound of traditional American blues music... all 12 bars of it.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman explores the blues influence in Britain and traces the effect it had on some of the rock and roll legends.
Guitarists such as Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton were creating a whole new blues rock sound in their various groups... The Yardbirds, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, The Bluesbreakers and Blind Faith among them.
It`s a strange brew this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 119 Saturday, October 20, 2007 Novelty Songs revisited [+]
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They are the songs we love to hate... you know the ones... the quaint or quirky little novelty tunes that get us giggling at first... then get into our heads and then get under our skin... This week Randy Bachman plays some of the most popular novelty tunes ever recorded as well as some that are just plain weird.
We'll hear tunes by Sheb Wooley, Napoleon XIV, Boyd Bennett, Larry Verne, Barnes and Barnes, Steve Martin and many, many more... that's one of the nice things about novelty tunes... they tend to be short! But the best thing of all is that Randy loves these little gems and shares lots of them plus some great stories this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 118 Saturday, October 13, 2007 Happy Birthday Chuck [+]
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Chuck Berry was the first singer/songwriter to hit the pop music charts. The year was 1955 and over fifty years later Chuck is still going strong. The man who is a music legend turns 81 on October 18th. Tunes such as Roll Over Beethoven, Johnny B Good, Maybelline, Sweet Little 16 and School Days are part of the rock and roll legacy created by Chuck Berry and influenced virtually anyone who has followed in his duck-walking footsteps.
John Lennon once said "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry".
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman pays tribute to the man who was so important in his musical life as he salutes Chuck Berry.
Happy Birthday Chuck Berry on Vinyl Tap this week.
Show 117 Saturday, October 6, 2007 Stuck at #2, Part three [+]
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Being number two is not a bad thing. In the medieval court the second person to taste the monarch's meal probably did it with a lot more confidence than the first. The second person to test pilot a new jet probably felt better about it than the first.
And who would want to be first to test the new bungee jump?
In the music business a lot of people had to be happy with being number two and many of them were. Bands such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, James Brown and many others never made it to the #1 spot but they had many hits and did quite well for themselves. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman wraps up his look at the songs that were stuck at number two. In addition to Creedence we'll hear from Marvin Gaye, the Ides Of March, The Eagles, Aretha, Linda Ronstadt and many more... stuck at number two.
Show 116 Saturday, September 29, 2007 Stuck at #2, Part Two [+]
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If you are in the car rental business and you are number two, you can try harder. If you are in the music business and you are number two, it can be about as good as it gets. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy continues his look at some of the songs that were stuck at number 2 on the charts and the sometimes shockingly suspect tunes that kept them out of top spot.
The playlist of second best includes The Kingsmen, The Beatles, Donovan, The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival and some other acts that were surprisingly never able to be able to boast "We're Number One!!"
Stuck at number two continues this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap.
Show 115 Friday, September 21, 2007 Stuck At #2 [+]
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Imagine climbing nearly to the top of Mt. Everest… but not quite. In the world of pop music the coveted # 1 spot on the radio chart is the pinnacle. Number 1 hits form an elite club. But what about the # 2 spot? This week Randy Bachman takes a look at the songs that were trapped at #2 on the pop charts – and the songs that kept them from reaching the summit. Were they worthy contenders or pale pretenders?
The first of three episodes about the songs that almost made it to the top of the pops, as Randy looks out for #2, this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 114 Saturday, September 15, 2007 Out of the Shadows [+]
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Sir Cliff Richard may have been the one who got the knighthood but a lot of the credit for his early musical success must go to his back-up band, The Shadows. The band is considered by many to be the most influential British group before the Beatles. The group's lead guitar player, Hank Marvin, has been a huge influence on many over the years including Frank Zappa, Neil Young, Carlos Santana and of course Randy Bachman.
This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy brings us some tunes from Cliff and The Shadows. Songs from the early years that show how Sir Cliff and his band were influenced by others right through to the hits that established them as stars in the British pop music world... Randy sheds a little light on Cliff Richard and The Shadows on Vinyl Tap.
Show 113 Saturday, September 8, 2007 Weather and Road Report [+]
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There is no doubt about it... no matter where you live in the country, the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler... summer is winding down. And that means Randy Bachman is back home and rummaging through his big boxes of vinyl. He spent a lot of time on the road this summer and was aware of at least one constant no matter where he went... the weather.
So this week Vinyl Tap features a whole bunch of tunes about rainy nights in Georgia, blue skies, stormy weather, hot summer nights, hurricanes and summer breezes. Tunes by The Cascades, Martha and the Vandellas, Lovin’ Spoonful, Gordon Lightfoot and of course, the Weather Girls.
Plus Randy will share some stories about how he spent his summer vacation.
Weather and road stories this week on Vinyl Tap
Show 112 Saturday, September 1, 2007 Instrumentals [+]
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Tune in for another audience favourite edition of Vinyl Tap:
Play it again! We'll end our summer season as we began... with more instrumentals.
One of the most frequently asked questions of any songwriter is "what comes first... the music or the words?" This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman really simplifies the answer... all the songs are instrumental... no words required. Response to past programs that featured music without words has been so good that Randy has rifled through the vinyl yet again to find tunes by The Shadows, Link Wray, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Mark Knopfler and many, many more. Snappy, catchy melodies that you could sing along with... if there were any words to sing, this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 111 Saturday, August 25, 2007 Beach Boys [+]
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In response to listener requests, tune in for this encore edition of Vinyl Tap:
When you hear vintage Beach Boys you immediately think of sun, sand and surf. A little more listening and you are struck by the complex arrangements, smooth vocals and catchy rhythms and melodies. It sounds simple and sublime. But that was not always the case... even the Beach Boys and the band's creative genius Brian Wilson had to begin somewhere and that's what Randy Bachman digs out of the vinyl vault this week... vintage Beach Boys and even pre-Beach Boys.... back when they were The Pendletons. Here the evolution of a band and a sound that helped shape pop music this week on Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap.
Show 110 Saturday, August 18, 2007 Vee Jay Records [+]
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Tune in for another audience favourite encore presentation of Vinyl Tap this week:
It sounds like one of those fairy tale beginnings ... "Once upon a time in Chicago there was a little record label that could ... and did." And just like a truly good fairy tale, the story of Vee Jay Records has good guys and bad guys, heroic deeds and tragic downfalls. These days, the name Vee Jay Records is not exactly a household word. But through the fifties and early sixties it was home to some of the top recording stars and charting records at a faster rate than most of the major labels. They were the first North American label to have The Beatles and in 1964, the little label that could sold 2.6 million Beatles singles. Two years later they were bankrupt. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman tells the story of Vee Jay Records through some of the artists who appeared on the label...The Beatles, the Four Seasons, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Betty Everett, Dee Clark and many more. So join Randy Bachman for Vee Jay on VeeTee this week.
Show 109 Saturday, August 11, 2007 Musical Map [+]
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Tune in for another audience favourite encore presentation of Vinyl Tap this week:
In many parts of the world people enjoy both kinds of music... country AND western. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy tips back his wide-brimmed Stetson and reaches into his box of vinyl for a whole passel of tunes... but there's not a broken heart or trusty horse or tumbleweed among them. Nope pardner... Randy's playing tunes about the country or with country in the title but none of them could pass as a country song. We'll get back to the land with tunes by Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, Three Dog Night, Bruce Cockburn, the Stones and more. All country, no western this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 108 Saturday, August 4, 2007 Doo Wap [+]
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Hi folks: another in our series of audience favourites for your repeated listening pleasure!
Who put the bop in bop shoo bop shoo bop? Who put the ram in ram a lama ding dong? And really - why DO fools fall in love? All these questions and more will be answered this week on Vinyl Tap as Randy digs into the vaults and pulls out a big pile of doo wop records. From the early fifties right up to now the sounds made famous by some of the many doo wop artists who have appeared on record - from The Mello Moods and The Flamingoes to Huey Lewis and the News to Billy Joel - why even Frank Zappa was known to string a few nonsense syllables together to create a doo wop tune.
I guess that’s no surprise with a name like Zappa! Hey zappa doo dap a wop bam boo! the delights of doo wop this week on Randy Bachman’s Vinyl Tap.
Show 107 Saturday, July 28, 2007 Inside the Beatles [+]
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An encore edition of Vinyl Tap
The Beatles have been called the most influential band of all time. That may well be true but even the Beatles had to start somewhere and this week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman plays some of the earliest Beatle tunes as well as some of the music that influenced them. The playlist includes music recorded before the Beatles led the British invasion plus some unheard, unfamiliar tracks by one of the world's most well-known musical acts. As one young record buyer said recently, "the Beatles was the band Paul McCartney was in before he was famous"...
Have a listen to "Inside The Beatles" this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 106 Saturday, July 21, 2007 Inside the Beatles [+]
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An encore presentation:
The Beatles have been called the most influential band of all time. That may well be true but even the Beatles had to start somewhere and this week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman plays some of the earliest Beatle tunes as well as some of the music that influenced them. The playlist includes music recorded before the Beatles led the British invasion plus some unheard, unfamiliar tracks by one of the world's most well-known musical acts. As one young record buyer said recently, "the Beatles was the band Paul McCartney was in before he was famous"...
Have a listen to "Inside The Beatles" this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 105 Saturday, July 14, 2007 All Rock No Talk [+]
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An encore edition of Vinyl Tap
People are very happy to write in and e-mail Randy to let him know what they like and don't like about Vinyl Tap! For the most part folks are very positive but there was one show that really seemed to strike a chord... Instrumentals. Songs without words definitely appealed to the Vinyl Tap audience. This week Randy re-visits the section of the vault that's off limits to lyricists and comes up with a whole armful of instrumental tunes. The line-up includes Billy Vaughan, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey, Duane Eddy, Neil Young, Bill Haley and the Comets, Jorgen Ingmann and of course Rhinoceros... who can forget "Apricot Brandy"??
All rock and not much talk this week on Vinyl Tap -- with a little bit jazz thrown in for good measure.
Show 104 Saturday, July 7, 2007 Monterey [+]
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An encore edition of Vinyl Tap
Vinyl Tap goes back to June, 1967. A time when the world had begun to open its eyes to new styles, new sounds, and a new way of thinking. It was the International Pop Music Festival in Monterey, California. Randy interviews a very special guest who was not only at the Festival, but who also was a listening ear for Jimi Hendrix who had the pre-show jitters for fear that the crowd wouldn't like him. Although the recordings themselves are not as "polished" as we are used to, the whole experience is retold, relived, and celebrated by someone who was there in the thick of it. The Mamas and The Papas, Ravi Shankar, Otis Redding, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience , and The Grateful Dead- just to name a few. Don't miss this time warp back to a year when everything was changing and the music was no exception.
Show 103 Saturday, June 30, 2007 Happy Birthday Canada! [+]
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A long hot weekend in July is probably not the best time to light 140 candles on a cake but what the heck... how often does a country turn 140 anyway?!?
Happy Birthday Canada!
To help provide a soundtrack to the celebration Randy Bachman has put together tunes from some of the best Canada has to offer. On Vinyl Tap this week we'll hear tunes by Trooper, Bryan Adams, Rough Trade, Martha and the Muffins... try putting 140 candles on a muffin!!... Loverboy, Corey Hart, Bare Naked Ladies, Colin James and possibly a little Bachman Turner Overdrive taking care of birthdays.
More great tunes from the great white north this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 102 Saturday, June 23, 2007 Canadian Content [+]
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It's a Can Con Conflagration this week as Randy Bachman opens the Vinyl Vault and reaches for the box marked with the big red maple leaf.
In advance of the celebration of Canada's one hundred and fortieth birthday Randy will play nothing but Canadian tunes.
We'll hear music from Crowbar, Jann Arden, kd lang, Dan Hill, Steppenwolf, Gordon Lightfoot, Sarah McLachlan and many, many more.
Great tunes from the great white north this week and next on Vinyl Tap.
Show 101 Saturday, June 16, 2007 Collaborations [+]
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An encore presentation:
After the challenge and thrill of back to back guitar lessons it's time to relax a bit with an encore Vinyl Tap. All through his long career Randy Bachman has delighted in working with other musical collaborators. Whether he's writing tunes with the Beach Boys, playing guitar with Bon Jovi or producing a rising star Randy gets a real buzz from hearing how different creative approaches can shape a project. This week on Vinyl Tap he shares some musical collaborations ... some that work really well and some that may leave you scratching your head.
Music by Tom Jones and Tanya Tucker, Ricky Skaggs and The Chieftains, Jerry Lee Lewis and Ringo Starr plus some of Randy's own musical melting pots.
Come on, come on, let's work together and tune in to Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap.
Show 100 Saturday, June 9, 2007 Guitar Lesson Part II [+]
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They said it couldn't be done so Randy Bachman set out to prove them wrong.
Last week on Vinyl Tap we heard part one of Randy's guitar lesson of the air. This week, part two as Randy teaches all the finger picking enthusiasts out there the second half of Cannonball Rag.
And in the second half of the show there is a very special treat for Vinyl Tap listeners.
Not long ago Randy was in Toronto to perform his first show ever at the fabled Massey Hall. In preparation for that show he gave two warm-up concerts at the Gibson Guitar Artist Showroom. CBC Radio was there to record and we'll hear some terrific music from Randy and his band along with special guests Duke Robillard and Jeff Healey and Denise McCann as well.
Vinyl Tap... out of the vault and live next week.
Show 99 Saturday, June 2, 2007 Guitar Lesson Pt. 1 [+]
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It's an encore edition of one of the most unusual Vinyl Taps ever...
Listeners to Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap know that Randy loves to play his guitar. And they also know that he is a darn fine guitar player. It has been a passion of his for most of his life and over the years there have been many players that have taught, teased and influenced him.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy will do something unusual ... he'll give a guitar lesson over the air.
Get your guitar tuned up and your pencils and paper ready. Along the way he’ll share some fine finger-style guitar picking from the likes of Chet Atkins, Lenny Breau, Mississippi John Hurt, Tuck Andress, Jerry Reed and others. It's Guitar 101 this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap. And, next week Randy brings you the long awaited Guitar Lesson Part Two... you can finally learn the ending to Cannonball Rag.
Show 98 Saturday, May 26, 2007 Reggae Retrospective [+]
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Get ready for a little toastin' and a lotta riddim' as Randy lays down the rocksteady beat this week on Vinyl Tap. From it's earliest roots in the rhythmic dance music of the Carribean to the modern sounds of hip hop and rap, Reggae music has influenced countless music makers and music lovers. Some of the biggest music festivals in the world including Toronto's Caribanna Festival sway to the reggae groove.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman peels back some of the layers to show the earliest forms of the music and how it has evolved over the years. We'll hear music by some of the most notable reggae artists including Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley and Desmond Dekker as well as some inspired twists on the style by Stan Freberg and The Police.
Show 97 Saturday, May 19, 2007 Eighties [+]
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Ah, the Eighties....
In some ways, the musical breakthroughs in 1980s redefined the way many bands and artists made new music and it still continues to influence music today. It was a decade that saw the rise of complex and sophisticated electronic instruments that are still in use.
Many of the musicians during the 1980s have maintained staying power and are still popular today.
And of course music television was possibly the single most influential entity in music industry during the 1980s.
Fortunately for us video never did kill the radio star and Randy Bachman is back to prove it as he plays some of his favorites from the eighties this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 96 Saturday, May 12, 2007 Songwriter Salut [+]
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An encore edition of Vinyl Tap.
It's all about the song...according to Randy Bachman you can't have a show without a band and you can't have a band without a song. It all comes down to the words and the tune. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy plays music by some of the songwriter's who he admires and has come to know over the years. Words and music by folks including Barry Mann, James Taylor, Stevie Nicks, Nathalie Merchant, Paul McCartney and many others. Tap into the source and find out what makes the tunes tick this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 95 Saturday, May 5, 2007 Red Hot Rio [+]
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Spring has sprung in most of the country and summer is just around the corner... really it is... and to help get folks in the warm weather mood Randy Bachman has some sultry Latin sounds on Vinyl Tap this week.
Red Hot Rio is the name of this edition and the platters are loaded with music from
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Flora Purim, Sergio Mendes, Luis Bonfa and many more of the finest musicians around who simply can't resist the rhythm of the claves.
Whether you want to Samba, Rhumba or Cha Cha Cha you'll enjoy the bossa nova sounds that have seduced people around the world for decades this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 94 Saturday, April 28, 2007 Girl Groups [+]
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An Encore presentation this week:
Way back in the dim dark days before vinyl if you were a singer in an all-female group chances are you were a novelty act on a vaudeville stage. Through the 1940s you might have teamed up with your sisters or your cousins and entertained the troops or perhaps sang a song or two in a movie. Then came the sixties and the explosion of great “girl groups” that began with The Shirelles and went on to include hundreds of different acts and lasting right up until the Eighties with groups such as the Go Gos, Bananarama and The Bangles. The Ronettes, The Chiffons, The Honeys, The Crystals, The Dixie Cups, The Supremes... just a few of the girl groups you'll hear this week on Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap.
Show 93 Sunday, April 22, 2007 Earth Day [+]
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Sunday, April 22nd is Earth Day. The event was first marked in 1970 following a devastating oil spill the year before off the coast of California.
Now, more than thirty five years later the issues around climate change and the environment are being discussed in all walks of life.
From a meeting chamber of the UN Security Council to the busker on a street corner the message is we need to go green.
Randy Bachman has put together a bunch of songs for this week's Vinyl Tap that will help remind us of how important and precious our connection to the Earth is and how we have to make sure that we take the best care we can of the only home we all share.
Share the land, share some tunes this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 92 Saturday, April 14, 2007 Duets and Double-Takes [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy doubles your fun with two really different detours on the vinyl highway.
In the first hour you'll hear the influence of one of the legends of blues guitar, Mr B B King. In a career that spans over forty years the King of The Blues has recorded dozens of albums and won 14 Grammy Awards. BB turned 80 last year and shows little sign of slowing down. Randy dips into a collection of duets he recorded with some of rock's greatest... The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman and others.
In hour two Randy features pairings again... not duets this time but covers of Guess Who and BTO tunes done by an eclectic collection of artists including Junior Walker, Lenny Kravitz, Krokus and the Fabulous Kildonans...there's even little Celtic rock thrown in just to be safe.
Duets and double-takes this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap...
Show 91 Saturday, April 7, 2007 Are You Experienced [+]
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In the mid-1960s a young guitar player from Seattle took the world of rock and roll by storm. The wave began in England where he made legends such as Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck stand up and take notice. The Hendrix wave rolled into North America after Jimi made his legendary appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and continued to roll when he headlined Woodstock in 1969.
By 1970 he was dead.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman looks at the career of one of rock and roll's lights that burned fiercely and brightly, however briefly.
Randy plays tracks from his early days as blues guitar player James Marshal Hendrix and then from the man who would become one of the most influential rock musicians of all time.
Are you experienced? Tune in to Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap and you will be.
Show 90 Saturday, March 31, 2007 Unplugged [+]
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Tune in for an encore presentation of Vinyl Tap this weekend.
No electric guitars. No electronic keyboards. No fancy special effects. No screaming amplifiers...
Just the heart and soul of the music being performed acoustically. That's what Randy Bachman has in store this week on Vinyl Tap.
We have looked at music unplugged before but the list of artists and tunes continues to grow. We'll hear acoustic performances by Alanis Morrisette, Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow, k.d. lang, Bryan Adams and many more.
Vinyl Tap unplugged this week on CBC Radio One.
Show 89 Saturday, March 24, 2007 Before the Beach Boys [+]
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When you hear vintage Beach Boys you immediately think of sun, sand and surf. A little more listening and you are struck by the complex arrangements, smooth vocals and catchy rhythms and melodies.
It sounds simple and sublime.
But that was not always the case... even the Beach Boys and the band's creative genius Brian Wilson had to begin somewhere and that's what Randy Bachman digs out of the vinyl vault this week... vintage Beach Boys and even pre-Beach Boys.... back when they were The Pendletons.
Here the evolution of a band and a sound that helped shape pop music this week on Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap.
Show 88 Saturday, March 17, 2007 O'Vinyl Tap [+]
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Toora loora loora.... it's an Irish Lullaby this week on Randy O'Bachman's Vinyl Tap. It's a long way from the corner of Portage and Main in Winnipeg to the green hills of Blarney but even Randy recognizes that everyone's a wee bit Irish on this day. And it's extra special that Vinyl Tap this week lands smack dab on the 17th of March. So, in honor of St. Patrick Randy will turn his vinyl vault into a pot of gold and play some toe tapping tunes by the likes of the Chieftains, Great Big Sea, Figgy Duff, The Pogues and of course Van Morrison.
Even if your eyes aren't Irish you'll be smiling when you tune in to this week's St Patrick's Day edition of Vinyl Tap.
Show 87 Saturday, March 10, 2007 The Rise of Sun [+]
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An Encore presentation on Vinyl Tap this week:
Memphis, Tennessee... the place many consider the birthplace of Rock and Roll. And if the birthplace had a cradle many would say it was the famous Sun Records Studio. The studio was home to legendary performers including Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and many, many more. The man responsible for unleashing this new rock and roll phenomenon on the world, whether he knew it or not, was Sam Phillips. Through good planning and sometimes lucky accident he helped develop a generation of performers who would change the music world. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman digs really deep into the vinyl vault to share some stories and play some of the tunes associated with the glory days of Sun Records. Tune in this week for Vinyl Tap and don't step on Randy's blue suede shoes...
Show 86 Saturday, March 3, 2007 Inside the Beatles Part 2 [+]
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When you are talking about the band that changed the musical world its impossible to imagine it being done in only two hours... so this week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman brings you more of the out-takes and secrets behind the Beatles.
Randy shares some of the earliest versions of Beatle hits as well as some of the more unusual covers of their songs.
Plus there will be a couple more samples from the wonderful "Love" project put together by George and Gilles Martin as well as he surviving Beatles and their families.
Inside the Beatles part two... this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap.
Show 85 Saturday, February 24, 2007 Inside the Beatles [+]
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The Beatles have been called the most influential band of all time. That may well be true but even the Beatles had to start somewhere and this week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman plays some of the earliest Beatle tunes as well as some of the music that influenced them. The playlist includes music recorded before the Beatles led the British invasion plus some unheard, unfamiliar tracks by one of the world's most well-known musical acts. As one young record buyer said recently, "the Beatles was the band Paul McCartney was in before he was famous"...
Have a listen to "Inside The Beatles" this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 84 Saturday, February 17, 2007 Air Time [+]
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This may seem like an odd idea for a radio show... but since when has that stopped Randy Bachman? This week on Vinyl Tap Randy plays a whole pile of songs that you don't hear on the radio.
Is that an oxymoron?? A radio show about songs you don't hear on the radio?
What ever it is you can guarantee there will be some great tunes as Randy goes though his stacks of wax to find some of his favorite tunes that for one reason or another were overlooked by commercial radio programmers.
The playlist includes music by Dido, The Meters, Lambert Hendricks and Ross, Elmore James, Beth Orton, Daniel Lanois and many others.
Tune in to the radio this weekend to hear what you don't hear on the radio... on Randy's Vinyl tap.
Show 83 Saturday, February 10, 2007 Love Love Love [+]
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Breaking up may be hard to do but finding a song about it is as easy as turning on the radio...
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman gets the jump on Valentines Day with an early look at some of the great songs about love... young love, new love, tainted love and love gone wrong. The combination of lovely melody and romantic lyrics can result in a beautiful song but in real life, love is often not so pretty.
That's when we get the great breakup songs.
Love is all around, so are the songs about it and this week Randy shares a bouquet of tunes that includes music by Jackie Wilson, Elvis Presley, Diana Krall and Ray Charles, Neil Sedaka, Ace, The Dixie Cups and Ben E. King.
An early Valentine from Randy Bachman on Vinyl tap this week.
Show 82 Saturday, February 3, 2007 Play it again! More Instrumentals [+]
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One of the most frequently asked questions of any songwriter is "what comes first... the music or the words?"
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman really simplifies the answer... all the songs are instrumental... no words required.
Response to past programs that featured music without words has been so good that Randy has rifled through the vinyl yet again to find tunes by The Shadows, Link Wray, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Mark Knopfler and many, many more.
Snappy, catchy melodies that you could sing along with... if there were any words to sing this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 81 Saturday, January 27, 2007 Copy Cats [+]
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They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And for songwriters, when someone else covers your tune, well it is definately flattering, often surprising and sometimes plain wierd. Randy presents some of his favourite covers of Guess Who and Randy Bachman songs. From Let it Ride by Farmers Daughter to These Eyes covered by Jacksoul. Plus some unlikely covers of other artists songs including Al Green's version of Light my Fire. Copy cats this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 80 Saturday, January 20, 2007 Collaborations [+]
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All through his long career Randy Bachman has delighted in working with other musical collaborators. Whether he's writing tunes with the Beach Boys, playing guitar with Bon Jovi or producing a rising star Randy gets a real buzz from hearing how different creative approaches can shape a project.
This week on Vinyl Tap he shares some musical collaborations ... some that work really well and some that may leave you scratching your head.
Music by Tom Jones and Tanya Tucker, Ricky Skaggs and The Chieftains, Jerry Lee Lewis and Ringo Starr plus some of Randy's own musical melting pots.
Come on, come on, let's work together and tune in to Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap.
Show 79 Saturday, January 13, 2007 All about the song [+]
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According to Randy Bachman you can't have a show without a band and you can't have a band without a song. It all comes down to the words and the tune.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy plays music by some of the songwriter's who he admires and has come to know over the years. Words and music by folks including Barry Mann, James Taylor, Stevie Nicks, Nathalie Merchant, Paul McCartney and many others.
Tap into the source and find out what makes the tunes tick this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 78 Saturday, January 6, 2007 Keep On Dancing! [+]
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Howdy, and Happy New Year to you all!
Here's what's on Vinyl Tap this week...
Well, if you're going to cut a rug you better make sure it is well and truly cut... so this week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman rolls out more of his favorites tune that are guaranteed to get people up out of their chairs and onto the dance floor.
The New Year dance party continues with music from The Beach Boys, Dion and The Belmonts, The Hollies, Petula Clark, Dick and Dee Dee and many more.
It's a left-over hangover to keep the rocking party rolling for one more week.
Show 77 Saturday, December 30, 2006 Dance party [+]
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Each week Randy Bachman suggests you do up your seatbelt for a ride down the Vinyl highway... well, on this New Year's Eve preview it is time to unbuckle and roll up the rug for a Saturday night dance party.
Randy gets a jump on the New Year and plays some of his favorite party music of all time.
Great listening and dance tunes from the likes of Kool & The Gang, Lipps Inc, Gloria Gaynor, Robert Palmer, Herman's Hermits... the Archies, The Monkees, The Turtles.... the list goes on and on and so does the dance party on this week's edition of Vinyl Tap with Randy Bachman.
The year is coming to a close but the tunes don't stop!
Show 76 Saturday, December 23, 2006 Festive Favourites [+]
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It's the most wonderful time of the year and Randy Bachman will be rockin' around the Christmas tree this week on Vinyl Tap. You won't hark the herald angels sing and you might not see three ships come sailing in but we guarantee it will not be a silent night!
Randy goes deep into the drifts of vinyl to bring you some seasonal favorites and some tunes you might not have heard before.
Holly Cole, Kim Stockwood, Bruce Cockburn, John McDermott, Adam Sandler and of course the Jingle Cats are just some of the artists joining Randy in the one horse sleigh on Vinyl Tap this week.
Best of the festive season to all!
Show 75 Saturday, December 16, 2006 Odds and Ends [+]
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As the old year draws to a close and the nights are still getting longer it's a good opportunity to take stock and get caught up on some of the things not quite completed. Take care of the odds and ends...
And that's exactly what Randy Bachman does this week on Vinyl Tap.
Randy will play some tunes that listeners have been asking about plus fill in some missing doo wop masterpieces.
He'll bring an assortment of guitars and share a bit of the history of them and tell you where you can hear them in popular music.
And yes, just because someone asked to hear it, there will be a segment on whistling in pop music. It might be a good idea to make sure the milk is in the fridge and the dog is outside for this one.
Whistle while you listen this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 74 Saturday, December 9, 2006 Guitar Lesson [+]
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Listeners to Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap will know that Randy loves to play his guitar. And they will also know that he is a darn fine guitar player. It has been a passion of his for most of his life and over the years there have been many players that have taught, teased and influenced him.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy will do something unusual ... he'll give a guitar lesson over the air. Get your guitar tuned up and your pencils and paper ready.
Along the way he’ll share some fine finger-style guitar picking from the likes of Chet Atkins, Lenny Breau, Mississippi John Hurt, Tuck Andress, Jerry Reed and others.
It's Guitar 101 this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap.
Show 73 Saturday, December 2, 2006 Girl Groups [+]
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Way back in the dim dark days before vinyl if you were a singer in an all-female group chances are you were a novelty act on a vaudeville stage.
Through the 1940s you might have teamed up with your sisters or your cousins and entertained the troops or perhaps sang a song or two in a movie.
Then came the sixties and the explosion of great “girl groups” that began with The Shirelles and went on to include hundreds of different acts and lasting right up until the Eighties with groups such as the Go Gos, Bananarama and The Bangles.
The Ronettes, The Chiffons, The Honeys, The Crystals, The Dixie Cups, The Supremes... just a few of the girl groups you'll hear this week on Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap.
Show 72 Saturday, November 25, 2006 Instrumentals [+]
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People are very happy to write in and e-mail Randy to let him know what they like and don’t like about Vinyl Tap … for the most part people are very positive but there was one show that really seemed to strike a chord … Instrumentals.
Songs without words really seemed to appeal to the Vinyl Tap audience.
This week Randy re-visits the section of the vault that’s off limits to lyricists and comes up with a whole armful of instrumental tunes.
The line-up includes Billy Vaughan, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey, Duane Eddy, Neil Young, Bill Haley and the Comets, Jorgen Ingmann and of course Rhinoceros … who can forget “Apricot Brandy”??
All rock and not much talk this week on Vinyl Tap… with a little bit jazz thrown in for good measure.
Show 71 Saturday, November 18, 2006 Music Map [+]
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In many parts of the world people enjoy both kinds of music... country AND western,
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy tips back his wide-brimmed Stetson and reaches into his box of vinyl for a whole passel of tunes... but there's not a broken heart or trusty horse or tumbleweed among them.
Nope pardner... Randy's playing tunes about the country or with country in the title but none of them could pass as a country song.
We'll get back to the land with tunes by Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, Three Dog Night,
Bruce Cockburn, the Stones and more.
All country, no western this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 70 Saturday, November 11, 2006 Lest we forget [+]
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On November 11 Canada remembers it's warriors of the past and those currently serving around the world. This weekend Randy Bachman will play some songs of war, peace and protest on Vinyl Tap.
The playlist includes music from Barry McGuire, Buffy St. Marie, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, The Shirelles and of course Bob Dylan.
Songs of war, peace and protest as Vinyl Tap marks November 11, 2006
Show 69 Saturday, November 4, 2006 Stone ya [+]
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Time for a little payback on Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap... it's hard to believe but there have been some listeners who think Randy might spend a little too much time talking about the greatest pop band of all time.
In the interests of fair-play he is going to focus attention on another well deserving group this week... the Rolling Stones. And of course the attention is well deserved... the Stones are a super-group who have being playing and recording for over forty years... and in two centuries!
We'll hear the Stones as a group and as individuals and mixed and matched with an amazing array of other musicians. Bill Wyman with The London Symphony...Keith Richards with Tom Waits... Mick Jagger and Tina Turner...
Plus we'll hear alternate takes and rare recordings of some of their biggest hits.
No Stone unheard this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap.
Show 68 Saturday, October 28, 2006 Vee Jay on VT [+]
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It sounds like one of those fairy tale beginnings ... "Once upon a time in Chicago there was a little record label that could ... and did."
And just like a truly good fairy tale, the story of Vee Jay Records has good guys and bad guys, heroic deeds and tragic downfalls.
These days, the name Vee Jay Records is not exactly a household word. But through the fifties and early sixties it was home to some of the top recording stars and charting records at a faster rate than most of the major labels. They were the first North American label to have The Beatles and in 1964, the little label that could sold 2.6 million Beatles singles.
Two years later they were bankrupt.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman tells the story of Vee Jay Records through some of the artists who appeared on the label...The Beatles, the Four Seasons, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Betty Everett, Dee Clark and many more.
So join Randy Bachman for Vee Jay on VT this week.
Show 67 Saturday, October 21, 2006 Not so silly love songs [+]
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Love songs have been around for hundreds of years. They are found anywhere music is performed... in movies, on TV and of course recordings. Romantic love, unrequited love, young love, old love... love in all its forms has been an inspiration to songwriters and music makers in virtually every culture.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman opens up his romantic side and shares a wide range of love songs.... music by Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, The Youngbloods and more. There is even a BTO lovesong!
The tune is called "Sledgehammer" and it ain't no sappy ballad.
Join Randy as he busts down some walls around love songs this weekend on Vinyl Tap.
Show 66 Saturday, October 14, 2006 The King and I [+]
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Hail to the King! In rock and roll that can mean only one person... Elvis Presley.
Elvis is the man Randy Bachman credits for inspiring his long and lively career in pop music. It was seeing The King many moons ago on a little black and white TV in Winnipeg that convinced young Randy it was time to give up the violin and pick up the six string.
And Randy isn't the only one Elvis has had a profound effect on... around the world there are thousands of people who make their living as Elvis impersonators... guitarist Link Wray named one of his sons Link Elvis Wray... Roy Orbison was a label mate of his... as was Johnny Cash.
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy shares some tracks from a recent tribute to The King released by Mojo Records and he also digs deep into the Vinyl vault for the same songs given the royal treatment by the man himself.
Hail to the King on Vinyl Tap this week
Show 65 Saturday, October 7, 2006 One hit wonders [+]
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What is a one hit wonder? Well sometimes they are cool or catchy and sometimes just plain crazy. There is no recipe for this dubious success. And very few artists set out to become one hit wonders.
But it happens... more times than we might realize and this week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman opens the vault to share some of his favorites.
And to be fair there are some artists who have long and successful careers yet they are known as one hit wonders. And the flipside is also true...nobody would accuse Eric Clapton of being an OHW yet his band Derek and The Dominos had only one hit with "Layla".
Hear music from Lou Bega, The Knack, M, Los del Rios, The Rembrandts, Cutting Crew and many more wonderful one hit wonders this week on Vinyl tap.
Show 65 Saturday, September 30, 2006 Unplugged [+]
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No electric guitars. No electronic keyboards. No fancy special effects. Just the heart and soul of the music being performed acoustically. That's what Randy Bachman has in store this week on Vinyl Tap.
We have looked at music unplugged before but the list of artists and tunes continues to grow. We'll hear acoustic performances by Alanis Morrisette, Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow, kd lang, Bryan Adams and many more. Vinyl Tap unplugged this week on CBC Radio One.
Show 64 Saturday, September 23, 2006 Who put the bop in the bop shoo bop? [+]
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Who put the bop in bop shoo bop shoo bop? Who put the ram in ram a lama ding dong?
And really… why DO fools fall in love?
All these questions and more will be answered this week on Vinyl Tap as Randy digs into the vaults and pulls out a big pile of doo wop records.
From the early fifties right up to now the sounds made famous by some many doo wop artists have appeared on record… from The Mello Moods and The Flamingoes to Huey Lewis and the News to Billy Joel… why even Frank Zappa was known to string a few nonsense syllables together to create a doo wop tune.
I guess that’s no surprise with a name like Zappa…
Hey zappa doo dap a wop bam boo… the delights of doo wop this week on Randy Bachman’s Vinyl Tap.
Show 63 Saturday, September 16, 2006 Revolver Reloaded [+]
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"It was twenty years ago today...Sgt Pepper taught the band to play..." But we are not worrying about Sgt Pepper right now. On Vinyl Tap this week Randy Bachman turns his attention to the recording that came just before it... It was forty years ago that The Beatles recorded their landmark "Revolver" album. The seventh recording project by the Fab Four was lyrically and musically innovative and is considered by many to be a pop masterpiece. There are new sounds and recording techniques as well as the first backward guitar solo on a rock song. And some fantastic tunes. In May of this year Mojo Records released a compilation of covers of those Beatles classics by a group of artists ranging from Belarus to The Handsome Family With The Rivet Gang… a very quirky group of musicians indeed. So it's "Revolver Reloaded" this week on Vinyl Tap as Randy compares the originals with the covers.
Show 62 Saturday, September 9, 2006 Postcards [+]
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In parts of the country it seems like summer might never end... in other parts it's definitely easing to Fall... and everywhere the kids are back in school and the perennial question "What did you do on your summer vacation?" is being asked. Randy Bachman answers that question himself this week on Vinyl Tap. He'll chat about some of the things he got up to this summer and play some of the best summertime music ever recorded plus there's a special treat for guitar and gadget fans. Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap... with the first new show of the Fall season.
Show 61 Saturday, September 2, 2006 Captain Fantastic [+]
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Show 60 Saturday, August 26, 2006 New Orleans 2 [+]
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Show 59 Saturday, August 19, 2006 New Orleans 1 [+]
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Show 58 Saturday, August 12, 2006 Beatles Soundalikes [+]
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Show 57 Saturday, August 5, 2006 Number Ones [+]
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Show 56 Saturday, July 29, 2006 Monterey [+]
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Show 55 Saturday, July 22, 2006 Canadian Women 2 [+]
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Show 54 Saturday, July 15, 2006 Women Can [+]
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Show 53 Saturday, July 8, 2006 Accidental Discoveries [+]
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Show 52 Saturday, July 1, 2006 The beginning of rock and roll [+]
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Show 51 Saturday, June 24, 2006 Forgotten heroes [+]
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This week Randy opens the book on some of the unsung pioneers in the music world. The Music Maker Relief Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping some of the forgotten heroes of Southern musical traditions. Today, many such musicians are living in extreme poverty in spite of the contributions they have made over many years. Thanks to legends such as Taj Mahal and BB King their work is being recognized and Randy shares some of the music on Vinyl Tap. Tune in to share the gifts of music and inspiration they have delivered to the world.
Show 50 Saturday, June 17, 2006 Show Me The Money [+]
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Show 49 Saturday, June 10, 2006 People Get Ready [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy's joins a host of musicians who are influenced by and offer tributes to a groundbreaking guitar player... Curtis Mayfield. The first hour features music by Curtis performed by a terrific line-up including Lenny Kravitz, Steve Winwood, Huey Lewis, Gladys Knight and Eric Clapton. In the second hour Randy traces the influence that Curtis Mayfield had on another famous Fender Stratocaster player... Jimi Hendrix. Once again Randy rummages in the vinyl vault to share some rarely heard recordings including a session Jimi did at the BBC studio in London.
Show 48 Saturday, June 3, 2006 Duets and Double Takes [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy doubles your fun with two really different detours on the vinyl highway. In the first hour you'll hear the influence of one of the legends of blues guitar, Mr B B King. In a career that spans over forty years the King of The Blues has recorded dozens of albums and won 14 Grammy Awards. BB turned 80 last year and shows little sign of slowing down. Randy dips into a collection of duets he recorded with some of rock's greatest... The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman and others. In hour two Randy features pairings again... not duets this time but covers of Guess Who and BTO tunes done by an eclectic collection of artists including Junior Walker, Lenny Kravitz, Krokus and the Fabulous Kildonans...there's even little Celtic rock thrown in to be safe. Duets and double-takes this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap...
Show 47 Saturday, May 27, 2006 Eh Men! 2 [+]
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Show 46 Saturday, May 20, 2006 Eh Men! [+]
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Show 45 Saturday, May 13, 2006 Guitar Man 3 [+]
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When a man has been playing guitar as long as Randy Bachman has and has a collection of over 300 guitars you might expect he has something to say about the instrument. You might also expect it will take more than one show to say it all. You would be right and this week on Vinyl Tap Randy wraps up his look at the history of the guitar. There have been many, many guitar innovators over the year from groundbreaking players such as Segovia, Lenny Breau and Chet Atkins to imaginative inventors including Leo Fender, Les Paul and Paul Bigsby. Randy has known many of them and he'll share more stories and lots more music this week as the history of the guitar concludes on Vinyl Tap.
Show 44 Saturday, May 6, 2006 Guitar Man 2 [+]
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Randy Bachman continues his in-depth look at the role of the guitar in pop music on Vinyl Tap this week. Guitars began to be heard in classical music, Spanish and Flamenco music and as a rhythm instrument in combos and dance bands. The versatile and portable guitar really came into it's own element when it became the staple backup instrument for the blues. Tonight Randy plays some of the greats.... from Blind Lemon Jefferson to BB King to Stevie Ray Vaughn. Don't miss the history of the guitar with a bit of history from Randy Bachman this week on Vinyl tap.
Show 43 Saturday, April 29, 2006 Guitar Man [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap, a subject near and dear to Randy Bachman's heart: the guitar.
Ever since it was first twanged up in the 1940s the electric guitar has been a staple in the world of jazz and rock and roll. It's been the instrument of choice for singers and songwriters for much longer than that. Guitar-like instruments have existed since ancient times. The first written reference to a guitar is from the 14th century. And Randy has so many guitars in his personal collection he probably even has one of those! Well, maybe not, but he sure has a lot of guitars and even more stories about guitars and guitar players that he'll share this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 42 Saturday, April 22, 2006 Novelty songs [+]
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Show 41 Saturday, April 15, 2006 iTap2 [+]
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Last week we heard about one of Randy Bachman's favorite gadgets... his indispensable iPod. As you might imagine, Randy listens to a lot of music and his iPod is stuffed with thousands of tunes. So this week he is going in again... the Vinyl Highway goes a bit digital as Randy shares some more of his favorites from the tunes he carries around with him.
Show 40 Saturday, April 8, 2006 iTap [+]
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For those who have listened to Vinyl Tap even a couple of times you will know that there are some things that Randy Bachman is passionate about... in no particular order they include music, his family, strange names and of course "gadgets and gizmos". Randy loves the gadgets and there are two things that he will not be without these days... his guitar, as you might expect, and his iPod. He travels with it everywhere.... on planes , on ferries... on foot... it's the music of his life. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy shares the secret of what's on his iPod... what he's listening to theses days. Be prepared for some surprises.
Show 39 Saturday, April 1, 2006 Covers Up! [+]
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Show 38 Saturday, March 25, 2006 The Rise of Sun [+]
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Memphis, Tennessee... the place many consider the birthplace of Rock and Roll. And if the birthplace had a cradle many would say it was the famous Sun Records Studio. The studio was home to legendary performers including Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and many, many more. The man responsible for unleashing this new rock and roll phenomenon on the world, whether he knew it or not, was Sam Phillips. Through good planning and sometimes lucky accident he helped develop a generation of performers who would change the music world. This week on Vinyl Tap Randy Bachman digs really deep into the vinyl vault to share some stories and play some of tunes associated with the glory days of Sun Records. Tune in this week for Vinyl Tap and don't step on Randy's blue suede shoes...
Show 37 Saturday, March 18, 2006 Unplugged [+]
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Show 36 Saturday, March 11, 2006 Captain Fantastic [+]
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There are few characters in rock and roll as flamboyant as Reginald Dwight. In fact, just his stage name alone gives you an idea of how out there he is... we're talking about Sir Elton Hercules John. He and his writing partner, Bernie Taupin, have created some of the most engaging and enduring sings in the popular music repertoire and this week Randy Bachman follows the yellow brick road into the vinyl vault and looks at some of the music put together by Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. It was not always an easy partnership but somehow the creativity and genius of these two men flourished. We'll hear performances by Eric Clapton, Kate Bush, The Beach Boys, Sting and Sir Elton himself as Randy shares the words and music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 35 Saturday, March 4, 2006 The Secret History of Rock and Roll [+]
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Show 34 Saturday, February 25, 2006 You can't beat the beatles... [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy digs into his stacks of wax to find more examples of bands that were influenced by the greatness of the Beatles. There is no doubt that The Beatles should be considered the most influential pop group of all time. They changed not only the course of pop culture in Britain and North America but around the world. Consider this… in 2001 the band was the top-selling act of the year according to Billboard… and they disbanded in 1970! Close to 30 number one singles on charts around the world, a record unsurpassed by any other group. And there have been few song-writing teams more influential or innovative than Lennon and McCartney… What better way to guarantee success for your musical project than to try and sound like The Beatles?
Klaatu, The Fourmost, the Chessmen, The knickerbockers, Badfinger and of course the Rutles... just a few of the many Beatle-esque bands that Randy turns his attention to this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 33 Saturday, February 18, 2006 More than words: [+]
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There is a much-used question in songwriter interviews... "Which comes first, the music or the words?" Sometimes the answer is a surprising "no words" and another instrumental is born. This week on "Vinyl Tap" Randy Bachman drops the needle on some tunes that don't need lyrics to get the message out. In fact, the only words you'll hear will be from Randy himself. Instrumental tunes rarely get noticed on the pop charts but over the years there have been some remarkable success... who can forget "Classical Gas" or "Music Box Dancer" or "Wipeout" or the real crowd pleaser: "Tequila"? OK, so that tune has a one-word lyric but hey, it's mostly an instrumental! So "Walk, Don't Run" to join Randy this week for a ride down the vinyl highway featuring all instrumental tunes.
Show 32 Saturday, February 4, 2006 Eh Men! 2 [+]
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One of the things Randy Bachman is discovering about Vinyl Tap is that when he decides to do a whole show on a subject he barely has time to... scratch the surface. Last week's show was dedicated to the Canadian men of pop music and the theme continues this week... more of the best music made by Canadian males and the line-up includes Chilliwack, Colin James, Rush, Jeff Healey, Prism and many many more... two hours of toque rock on Randy's Vinyl Tap, Saturday night beginning at 7PM.
Show 31 Saturday, January 28, 2006 Eh Men! [+]
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There seems to be lot of buzz about the Canadian women who are rocking the music scene... Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, Dianna Krall, Alanis Morrisette and many others... and while the acclaim is richly deserved, it's not totally fair. In fact, back in the summer Randy Bachman took a look at some of the music these women make and since then, the guys have felt left out. This week Randy makes ammends by focussing on some of the equally talented Canadian men. The first of two weeks of Canuck rock from the guys perspective, Saturday night on Randy's Vinyl Tap.
Show 30 Saturday, January 21, 2006 Covers up! [+]
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Show 29 Saturday, January 14, 2006 Unplugged Saturday [+]
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From humble beginnings with guitars around campfires to the popular MTV series it seems just about everyone has tried it unplugged. Eric Clapton made a splash with his unplugged album... So did Neil Young. There is even an unplugged collection of Surf music... perhaps one of the most electronic and twangy types of rock and roll around. This week Randy Bachman unlocks the vinyl vault to ease into the new year with the kinder, gentler sounds of some of the music world's biggest acts, but unplugged. Sting, R.E.M., Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams and many more.
Show 28 Saturday, January 7, 2006 New Years Hangover: More Yesteryear Hits: Canada vs The World [+]
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Don't you just hate it when you are at a great party and suddenly the moment comes... the awful realization that it's over and it's time to go? Well, no problem this week as Randy's Vinyl Tap continues to roll out the hits. Last week Randy Bachman played a whole bunch of hits from years past and everybody had so much fun that he is continuing the same thing this week. A big hit from an international artist paired up with an equally big, and sometimes bigger hit from a Canadian. It's the new Year Hangover show this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap.
Show 27 Saturday, December 31, 2005 Hits of Yesteryears: Canada vs The World [+]
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Well, if your Christmas tree is still up you will be rockin' around it... if it's not, roll up the rug and clear a dance floor because this week Randy Bachman rings in the New Year with some of the biggest and best hits of past years. Randy adds a special twist... for every international act he plays he will match that tune with a Canadian artist and you can be sure the Canucks will more than hold their own. Randy's Vinyl Tap rocks out for New Years Eve.
Show 26 Saturday, December 24, 2005 An All-Canadian Christmas With A Few Special Guests [+]
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It's going to be an all-Canadian Christmas Eve on Vinyl Tap. Randy gets all sentimental and plays tunes by Diana Krall, Frank Mills, Bruce Cockburn, Chantal and Avril, Sarah McLachlan, the Rankins and many more. There is an amazing amount of fine Christmas music made by Canadians but how could you expect otherwise... after all, the North Pole is in Canada! Warm tunes for a cold season on Vinyl Tap.
Show 25 Saturday, December 17, 2005 The Cute, The Wierd & the Ugly. Novelty songs you love... kinda. [+]
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They are the songs we love to hate... you know the ones... the quaint or quirky little novelty songs that get us giggling at first... then get into our heads and then get under our skin... This week Randy Bachman plays some of the most popular novelty tunes ever recorded as well as some that are just plain weird. We'll hear tunes by Sheb Wooley, Napoleon XIV, Boyd Bennett, Larry Verne, Barnes and Barnes, Steve Martin and many, many more... that's one of the nice things about novelty tunes... they tend to be short! But the best thing of all is that Randy loves these little gems and shares lots of them plus some great stories this week on Vinyl Tap.
Show 24 Saturday, December 10, 2005 Show me the money!!! [+]
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For those of you who are counting this coming Saturday is December 10th... and that means just fourteen more shopping days until Christmas... And since you need a bit of moolah, or scratch or lucre or the old plastic to shop, this week on Vinyl Tap Randy spins some tracks about money. Songs about what to do if you have money as well as what to do if you don't.... the things money can buy and the things it can't.... the lovely lolly or the mean green. For the love of money this week on Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap.
Show 23 Saturday, December 3, 2005 From Rebel Rouser to Beethoven [+]
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There is a much-used question in songwriter interviews... "Which comes first, the music or the words?" Sometimes the answer is a surprising "no words" and another instrumental is born. This week on "Vinyl Tap" Randy Bachman drops the needle on some tunes that don't need lyrics to get the message out. In fact, the only words you'll hear will be from Randy himself. Instrumental tunes rarely get noticed on the pop charts but over the years there have been some remarkable successes… who can forget "Classical Gas" or "Music Box Dancer" or "Wipeout" or the real crowd pleaser: "Tequila"?? OK, so that tune has a one-word lyric but hey, it's mostly an instrumental! So "Walk, Don't Run" to join Randy this week for a ride down the vinyl highway featuring all instrumental tunes.
Show 22 Saturday, November 26, 2005 The Secret History of Rock and Roll [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap Randy gets out the keys to the vinyl vault and unlocks some of the secrets of rock and roll. A great many tunes that are considered rock and roll standards had a life long before they were heard on the hit parade or in juke boxes or CD players around the world. Blind Willie McTell could never have imagined when he recorded "Statesboro Blues" in 1928 that the Allman Brothers would rock stadiums with his song 50 years later. Or that a song recorded in a New Orleans hotel room by Little Brother Montgomery in 1936 would become a signature tune for Buddy Guy, "The First Time I Met The Blues". Just a couple of the secrets of rock and roll that Randy will share this Saturday night on Randy's Vinyl Tap.
Show 21 Saturday, November 19, 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen... The Beatles! [+]
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There is no doubt that The Beatles should be considered the most influential pop group of all time. They changed not only the course of pop culture in Britain and North America but around the world. Consider this… in 2001 the band was the top-selling act of the year according to Billboard… and they disbanded in 1970! Close to 30 number one singles on charts around the world, a record unsurpassed by any other group. And there have been few song-writing teams more influential or innovative than Lennon and McCartney… What better way to guarantee success for your musical project than to try and sound like The Beatles? This week on Vinyl Tap Randy takes a look at some of the groups who have done just that either by accident or by design. Beatle influenced beats this week on Randy's Vinyl Tap.
Show 20 Saturday, November 12, 2005 Happy Birthday Neil [+]
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Randy Bachman taps into his Winnipeg roots this week on Vinyl Tap to present a tribute to his old pal... birthday boy Neil Young. Neil turns 60 this Saturday and in addition to blowing out some candles, Randy blows some dust off some very early Neil recordings - including the very first time he recorded a vocal track. Randy also plays some old material from a young Neil and some terrific young material from an old Neil... confused yet? There's no need to be if you tune in to Randy's Vinyl Tap this week to help celebrate Neil Young's 60 the birthday.
Show 19 Saturday, November 5, 2005 Imagine [+]
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Imagine...If John Lennon had not been gunned down on December 12, 1980 he would be sixty-five next week. The pop icon would be a year older than the character in the song who sang, "Will you still need me, Will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?" It seemed a lifetime away when the song was new and so much has changed, but John Lennon is still remembered and revered by music fans around the world. This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy shares stories and some of his own memories of John Lennon, with a look back at his career and music.
Show 18 Saturday, October 29, 2005 Stairway to Heaven [+]
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originally aired August 13, 2005
Show 17 Saturday, October 22, 2005 Missing You [+]
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reprise originally aired July 23 2005
Show 16 Saturday, October 15, 2005 Info pending [+]
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Show 15 Saturday, October 8, 2005 Info pending [+]
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Show 14 Saturday, October 1, 2005 Driving Tunes 2 [+]
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More songs that make getting there so much fun. Part two of Randy's favourite driving tunes. Radar Love by Golden Earring, Carefree Highway by Gordon Lightfoot, On the Road Again by Willy Nelson - makes you want to get out the map and plan you next road trip.
Show 12 Saturday, September 24, 2005 New Orleans 2 [+]
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Part two of Randy's tribute to Music from New Orleans
Show 13 Saturday, September 24, 2005 Collaborations [+]
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This week's show celebrates unique and wonderful collaborations. Ranging from predictable pairings like Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, to the other end of the musical spectrum with Run DMC and Aerosmith. From KD Lang and Roy Orbison on "Crying," to "Do They Know it's Christmas" on the album Band Aid."
Show 11 Saturday, September 10, 2005 New Orleans 1 [+]
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In the aftermath of the terrible devastation that has just hit New Orleans as a result of Hurricane Katrina, Randy sends his wishes and thoughts to the people there and pays tribute to the musical legends and folks who have made New Orleans their home. Part one of two
Show 10 Saturday, September 3, 2005 Driving Songs 1 [+]
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Some of Randy's favourite driving songs. From the Australian history of the song "I've Been Everywhere" to AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" this show is as diverse as the people that drive and listen to music. From Steppenwolf to Tom Cochrane… something for anyone who has ever hit the road in the summer and felt the wind blowing through their hair.
Show 9 Saturday, August 27, 2005 CND Women Part 2 [+]
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More great music from Canadian Women on this week's show. Randy features music from Loreena McKinnitt, Chantal Krevaziuk, Deborah Cox, Lucille Starr and more.
Show 8 Saturday, August 20, 2005 Covers Up! [+]
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Much has been said about cover songs... are they tributes from one artist to another? Are they a quick chance to cash in on someone else's success or a desperate ploy to cover the fact that an artist has no real songwriting talent? Some covers are fabulous and go on to greater glory that the original... The Byrds cover of Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan... Hound Dog done by Elvis but originally by Big Mama Thornton. Sometimes the experiment is a dismal failure... imagine The Who's Behind Blue Eyes done by Limp Bizkit or Dolly Parton doing Stairway To Heaven... those two would be best saved for a novelty show. But have no fear... Randy Bachman shares some of the better cover songs this Saturday on Vinyl Tap at 7 PM on CBC Radio One.
Show 7 Saturday, August 13, 2005 Stairway to Heaven [+]
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This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy gets the Led out...Led Zeppelin that is. One of the most requested tunes in the world is based on a five hundred year old Irish folk song...who knew? Well clearly Randy does and he shares stories from his own meetings with Led Zeppelin as well as some of the many people they have influenced over the years.
Show 6 Saturday, August 6, 2005 Number Ones [+]
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Number Ones explores some of the Billboard number one hits over the past few decades. An exploration into the songs, and the people behind the songs. From Diana Ross to Abba, from The Bee Gees to the Beach Boys. This show highlights some of the well known and lesser known hits which most of us will probably remember upon first listen. Intriguing stories to side notes like the song "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks that went number one was actually recorded by The Beach Boys and never released. This and much more as you sit back and listen to Randy tell it like he always does- with passion and excitement.
Show 4 Saturday, July 30, 2005 Missing You [+]
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In music, as in the heavens, sometimes the more brightly a star burns, the faster it burns out. And the music industry has lost too many bright stars too soon over the years. Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Keith Moon... just a few of the many who are no longer with us. This week on Vinyl Tap, Randy pays tribute to some of the rock and rock legends who were silenced before their time. It's no lament: Randy celebrates the lives of people who had a profound impact on the music industry and the stars who came after them.
Show 5 Saturday, July 30, 2005 Monterey [+]
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This show goes back to June 16, 17, and 18 of the year 1967. A time when the world had begun to open its eyes to new styles, new sounds, and a new way of thinking. It was the International Pop Music Festival in Monterey, California. Randy interviews a very special guest who was not only at the Festival, but who also was a listening ear for Jimi Hendrix who had the pre-show jitters for fear that the crowd wouldn't like him. Although the recordings themselves are not as "polished" as we are used to, the whole experience is retold, relived, and celebrated by someone who was there in the thick of it. The Mamas and The Papas, Ravi Shankar, Otis Redding, tThe Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience , and The Grateful Dead- just to name a few. Don't miss this time warp back to a year when everything was changing and the music was no exception
Show 3 Saturday, July 16, 2005 Women Can [+]
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This week, Randy showcases Canadian Women and their impact on the worldwide music scene. From the early beginnings of Anne Murray to our first experience with the angst of Alanis Morisette. Beautiful songstresses from all styles; Joni Mitchell, Diana Krall, Nelly Furtado, and Celine Dion. Part 1 of a 2 part series on how all of these incredible women put Canada on the map of the musical world. Our popular culture wouldn't be the same without their contribution, says Randy
"Like no other women from any other country, Canadian women in music have totally rocked and dominated the world. They're all different from each other, all make great music and all are great people and artists." He starts the show with one of his most famous guitar-driven songs, American Women…. then gives the Canadian gals their air due.
Show 2 Saturday, July 9, 2005 Accidental discoveries [+]
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From the "slap echo" created at Sun Studios in Memphis, the funky psychedelic wah-wah sound made famous by Jimi Hendrix, to the "talkbox" which meant putting a tube into your mouth that was hooked up to your speaker -- Randy explores how many of the sounds we hear in popular music got their beginnings and who was the first to make them famous and bring them into the light. Often these unique sounds were what made songs into hits -- and oddly enough, they were also often stumbled upon accidentally. Randy, the consummate studio buff, looks at these quirky stories and how others, like him sought to recreate these mistakes
Show 1 Saturday, July 2, 2005 The beginning of rock and roll [+]
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Randy Bachman kicks off his summer-long Saturday night radio show with this first installment of Vinyl Tap. He dusts off some of his old 45's and recalls the stories each early rock and roll tune wound into his life. From first hearing these songs as a teenager, to meeting the performers behind them many years later. This week he recounts working with Little Richard in the studio, how Elvis adopted the Takin Care of Business Logo and how he met up with his life-long British idols The Shadows in London England last year.
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