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Johnny Pate, Shaft In AfricaCockney Rebel, Mirror FreakMerryweather & Carey, No WorriesFunk Factory, Rien Ne Va PlusBobby Hutcherson, N.S.U.All The People, Cramp Your StyleRockpile, Wrong Again (Let’s Face It)The Saints, No TimeThe Lovin’ Spoonful, Coconut GroveThe Association, RememberThe British North American Act, Baby Jane Days And NightsHim & The Others, She’s Got Eyes That Tell
Bill Deal & The Rhondells, Tuck’s ThemeSmall Faces, Eddie’s DreamingNilsson, Mr. Richland’s Favorite SongLonnie Mack, RingsThe Dillards, RainmakerGene Clark, So You Say You Lost Your BabyCountry Funk, Really My FriendWhite Cloud, QualifiedWings, Getting CloserPrix, ZeroShoes, Tomorrow NightThe Remains, You Got A Hard Time ComingTyrannosaurus Rex, Catblack (The Wizard’s Hat)Yoko Ono, Move On FastThe Kinks, The
Booker T & The MG’s, The Beat Goes OnJames Gang, FredMoving Sidewalks, Pluto Sept. 31stGillan, Secret Of The DanceJeff Liberman, WomanCan, Red Hot IndiansNirvana, Tiny GoddessAlzo, Don’t Ask Me WhyDusty Springfield, Easy EvilAlexander “Skip” Spence, Broken HeartAl Anderson, I Haven’t Got The Strength To Carry OnCompton & Batteau, Homesick Kid Hoover, I’ll Say My WordsRoger
http://cygnusradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/This-Years-Model-1956.mp3From here, and for the rest of the 50s, there are plenty of all-time classics each week. This year, we had “I Walk the Line,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Twenty Flight Rock,” “Roll Over Beethoven,” and “Let The Good Times Roll” to name a few, and that’s ignoring the debut of Buddy Holly, a version of “Fever”
http://cygnusradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/This-Years-Model-1955.mp3 So much much for 1955. Obviously, I’m biased, but I’ve been really delighted at the series so far, and how much great music I’ve been able to squeeze in. This is one of those weeks where I’ll listen to this as a playlist throughout the year. When Dave Brubeck and the Everly Brothers are
http://cygnusradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/This-Years-Model-1954-20150211.mp3 Harry Belafonte unlocks the spiritual lurking in the folk tune “John Henry” and Thelonious Monk unlocks something great in “Just A Gigolo.” A couple more timeless doo-wop records and 1954 takes shape as a fascinating, eclectic year. With Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock,” we’re fast running out of reasons to call this the
http://cygnusradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/This-Years-Model-1952-20150121.mp3 1952 is a coiling snake, stretching out to infinity. It’s not just a year. It’s endless. ***** See, what happened was that I tried a different method for pulling tracks, and ended up with several hours too much music. Unlike my normal method, I was then in a position of trying to cut perfectly
http://cygnusradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/This-Years-Model-1951-20150114.mp3 1951 is the beginning of having way too much music I want to play, so for the archive this week I’ve extended the set by an additional 16 songs. So much great stuff that just didn’t fit due to time, so check it out at the link above! Full track listing including the bonus stuff is
http://cygnusradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/This-Years-Model-1950-20150107.mp3 Technical woes kept me from making my official Cygnus debut last night, but I expect we’ll get those resolved in time for 1951 next week! The good news is that you can still listen to the set via the link above! I started with a half dozen songs from 1949, partially to set the stage,
