Author Archives: Fran Fried

Franorama 2.0 8/29/24

By Fran FriedSeptember 2, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Beats International, Billy Stewart, Black 47, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Cat Stevens, Cygnus Radio, Edwyn Collins, Elvis Costello, Fran Fried, Frank Sinatra, Franorama 2.0, General Johnson, Jalen Ngonda, JD McPherson, Jittery Jack With Amy Griffin on Guitar, Joey Ramone, John Brierley, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Lesley Gore, Malo, Marshall Crenshaw, Nick Lowe, Patti Page, Patti Smith, Percy Faith, Poco, Sam Cooke, Seals & Crofts, Soul II Soul, Sour Ops, Stevie Wonder, The Fleshtones, The Gleeful Conspiracy, The Godchildren of Soul, The Guess Who, The Linda Lindas, The Mysteios, the rascals, The Style Council, The Supremes, The Va Va Voodoos, www.cygnusradio.com

Riding off into the sunset of this traditional summer season … and a little hiatus.

Franorama 2.0 8/22/24

By Fran FriedAugust 24, 2024Cygnus RadioBeyoncé, Cygnua Radio, Elvis Costello, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Greg Kihn, Husker Du, Jackie Wilson, Joe Jackson, John Fusco & the X-Road Riders, Ramones, Steve Cropper, The Fleshtones, The KIinks, WCBS 880, www.cygnusradio.com

Marking losses this show: Greg Kihn (right) and the stalwart news station, WCBS 880.

Franorama 2.0 8/15/24

By Fran FriedAugust 18, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0ABBA, Alejandro Escovedo, APB, Beat Rodeo, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Booker T., Brian May, Cygnus Radio, Evie Sands, Fleet Foxes, Floyd Dakil Combo, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, General Johnson & the Chairmen of the Board, Holly and the Byrd, Jonathan Richman, Kid Congo Powers, Len Barry, Lesley Gore, Lou Christie, Otis Redding, Palmyra Delran, Pancho Sanchez, R.E.M., Roger C. Reale, Sheila E., Sour Ops, Steve Cropper, The Beach Boys, The Fleshtones, The Jaynetts, The Linda Lindas, The Muffs, www.cygnusradio.com

A recent reissue is as good an excuse as any to showcase the great Scottish punk-funksters APB.

Franorama 2.0 8/8/24

By Fran FriedAugust 9, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Andy Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Ben Aiken, Big Star, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Brian May, Cygnus Radio, Don't Call Me Frank, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Graham Parker, Hoodoo Gurus, House of Four, Husker Du, Jalen Ngonda, JD McPherson, Kamala Harris, Karen Bassett, Kevin Robertson, Lys Guillorn, Marvin Gaye, Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs, Nils Lofgren, Papernut Cambridge, PopinCourt, Prince, Robert Rotifer, Roger C. Reale, Sour Ops, Steve Cropper, T. Rex, The False Positives, The Fleshtones, The Gestures, The Glimmer Stars, The Isley Brothers, The Kaisers, The Linda Lindas, The Pretty Things, The Raybeats, The Replacements, The Shang Hi Los, The Squires, The Supremes, The Vipers, The Zambonis, Tim Walz, Velvet Crush, Warren Zevon, www.cygnusradio.com, XTC

Bob Mould approves. And it does seem to be a New Day Rising, now that the Harris-Walz ticket is in place.

Franorama 2.0 8/1/24

By Fran FriedAugust 2, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Apollo Smile, Beaver Brown, Big Stick, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Blue Oyster Cult, Cygnus Radio, Duke Fakir, Elvis Costello, Farmertan, Fountains Of Wayne, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Husker Du, Irene Peña, JD McPherson, Joe Simon, Kevin Robertson, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Reale Wolfe, Richard Duguay, Sarah Dunn, The Armoires, The Fleshtones, The Four Tops, The Linda Lindas, www.cygnusradio.com, X

A fond remembrance of the last of the Four Tops, Duke Fakir, and lots of new toys in my first show in four weeks.

Franorama 2.0 12/21/23

By Fran FriedDecember 20, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0"A Charlie Brown Christmas", A Christmas Story, Andy Williams, August Darnell, Big Star, Bing Crosby, Bob Rivers, Bob Seger & the Last Heard, Bobby Helms, Brenda Lee, Buck Owens, Carla Thomas, Chris DeBurgh, Chris Stamey, Christmas, Chuck Berry, Cygnus Radio, Dar Williams, Darlene Love, David Bowie, Debbie & the Darnels, Diplomat Records, doc watson, Donnie Iris, El Vez, Elton John, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Eric Cartman, Evan Johns & His H-Bombs, Festivus, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Fred Waring, George Jones, Honey & the Bees, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns, Jackie Wilson, Jason Alexander, JD McPherson, Jeff Beck, Jerry Stiller, Jethro Tull, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mathis, Joni Mitchell, Kay Starr, Lara Herscovitch, Laura Vane & the Vipertones, Linus, Little Isidore & the Inquisitors, Lou Christie, Marc Bolan, Marvin & Johnny, Mitch Miller, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, Nanci Griffith, Nat "King" Cole, Nathaniel Mayer, Nick Lowe, NRBQ, Otis Redding, Patti Page, Perry Como, Robert Earl Keen, Ron Holden, Roy Orbison, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Shonen Knife, slade, Solomon Burke, South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Stevie Wonder, The 4 Seasons, The Beach Boys, The Big Fat Combo, The Cameos, The Carpenters, The Cheepskates, The Chieftains, The Five Keys, The Fleshtones, The Kinks, The Mavericks, The New Christy Minstrels, The Poets, The Point, The Qualities, The Reducers, The Ronettes, The Royal Guardsmen, The Sonics, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, University of Pittsburgh Men's Glee Club, Winter Solstice, Wizzard, www.cygnusradio.com, XTC

The fourth and final Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganza for this year. Christmas, the Solstice and Festivus – what else could anyone want? Anyway, Franta Claus saved some of the best for last. Merry Whatever You Celebrate.

Franorama 2.0 12/14/23

By Fran FriedDecember 14, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0AC/DC, Aretha Franklin, Augie Rios, B. Bumble & the Stingers, Barenaked Ladies, Barry & the ighlights, Beebe Gallini, Big Bad Johns, Big Dee Irwin, Big John Greer, Bill McClintock, Bing Crosby, Bob Dylan, Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio, Bob Sled & the Toboggans, Bobby Rydell, Booker T. & the MGs, Brenda Lee, Bruce Springsteen, Buck Owens, Burl Ives, Cathy Harrington, Cathy Sharpe, Cheap Trick, Christmas music, Chubby Checker, Cindy Lawson, Cordell Jackson, Cygnus Radio, Darlene Love, Detroit Junior, Elvis Presley, Fab Four, Fran Fried, Frank Sinatra, Franorama 2.0, Gayla Peevey, Gene Autry, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Greg Lake, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, Helene Smith, holly golightly, Hoodoo Gurus, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Jackie Wilson, Jan & Dean, JD McPherson, John Prine, Josh Kantor, June Christy, Keenan Wynn, Keith Richards, Little Eva, Little Jimmy Thomas, Little Joey Farr, Lou Monte, Marvin Gaye, Mel Blanc, Michael Bublé, Mickey Rooney, Minnie Riperton, Nancy WIlson, Nick Lowe, NRBQ, Pentatonix, Porky Pig, Rankin/Bass, Rocky Lawrence, Roger Miller, Ron Winters, Rotary Connection, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Sarah Taylor & Bill Mumy, Saturday's Children, Sheb Wooley, Spike Jones, Stan Freberg, Stevie Wonder, The Andrews Sisters, The E Street Band, The Fleshtones, The Mavericks, The Melodeers, The Shirelles, The Sportsmen, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Thurl Ravenscroft, Wesley Willis, William Bell, Willie Nelson, Wilson Phillips, www.cygnusradio.com, Wynotte Sisters

The third of the four Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganzas. A little lot of something for everyone!

Franorama 2.0 12/7/23

By Fran FriedDecember 7, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Abbie Barrett, Adam Sandler, Alex Chilton, Alison Faith Levy, Anne Marie Menta, Bill McClintock, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Bobby Fuller, Brenda Lee, Carla Thomas, Charles Brown, Charlie Stewart, Chet Atkins, Christmas music, Cindy Lawson, Cordell Jackson, Craig Bell, Cygnus Radio, Devo, Diplomat Records, Dolph Chaney, Donny Hathaway, Durand Jones, Dwight Yoakam, Eartha Kitt, El Vez, Elvis Presley, Eric Hisaw, Ernest Tubb, Fran Fried, Frankie Lymon, Franorama 2.0, Frosty the Snowman, Hanukkah music, It's a Cow Christmas, Jay Allen and the Archcriminals, Jimmy Durante, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Jon Aley, Kimberley Rew & Lee Cave-Berry, Kirsty MacColl, Laura Cantrell & Michael Shelley, Lera Lynn, Lisa Mychols & the Wondermints, Maple Mars, Meghan Trainor, Millie Small, Mojo Nixon, Nick Lowe, Night Owls, NRBQ, Oscar McLollie, Pluto IX, Ray Charles, Rick Hromadka, Rodney Crowell, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Shakin' Stevens, Shane MacGowan, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Sonny Cole, Southern Culture on the Skids, Stevie Wonder, Stop Calling Me Frank, The 4 Seasons, The Alternate Routes, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Butties, The Cadillacs, The Charms, The Chesterfield Kings, The Chicks, The Connection, The Delvetts, The Echelons, The Fleshtones, The Harmony Grits, The Hickoids, The Lazy Cowgirls, The LeeVees, The Mavericks, The Mill Valley Taters, The Minus 5, The Monkees, The Pogues, The Roches, the shades, The Sundowners, The Twistin' Kings, The Yuletime Lifters, Tom Waits, Van Halen, Woody Phillips, www.cygnusradio.com

Just wishing you … more fine holiday tunes. Even Hanukkah music for the first night.

Franorama 2.0 11/30/23

By Fran FriedNovember 30, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Andy Williams, Bill MOnroe, Billy F. Gibbons, Billy May, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, Bobby Helms, Bobby Lloyd Hicks & The Skeletons, Brenda Lee, Burl Ives, Christmas music, Chuck Prophet, Classic Ruins, Cygnus Radio, Dave Grohl, David Seville & the Chipmunks, Dean Martin, Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Fab Four, Fountains Of Wayne, Fran Fried, Frank Sinatra, Franorama 2.0, Gone Native, Graham Parker, Irene Peña, JD McPherson, Jen D'Angora, Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents, Jim Nabors, Joe Poovey, Johnny Horton, Johnny Rabb, Jose Feliciano, Lemmy Kilmister, Leroy Anderson, Librarians With Hickeys, Los Straitjackets, Louis Prima, M. Ward, mae west, Mame, Mark Anthony, Marty Robbins, Mitch Miller, Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquors, Nadroj & the Wolrats, New Mystery Girl, Nona Hendryx, Pearl Bailey, Phil Spector, Rickie Parsons, Santo & Johnny, Snuffy & Uniques, Sonny Columbus, Stupidity feat. Keith Streng, The Alex Butter Field, The Amolifier Heads, The Armoies, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Butties, The Del Fuegos, The Drifters, The Episodes, The Fleshtones, The Forty Nineteens, The Four Imperials, The Jackson 5, The Jaynetts, The Kaisers, The Linda Lindas, The Marcels, The Mavericks, The Minus 5, The Moonglows, The Outlaws, The Ramones, The Ronettes, The Sherwoods, The Singing Dogs, The Smithereens, The Sonics, The Trashmen, The Twistin' Kings, The Untamed Youth, The Ventures, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, The Wailers, Three Aces and a Joker, Ty Whitney, Wednesday Week, www.cygnusradio.com

Franorama 2.0 kicks off her four weeks of holiday music – traditionally nontraditional. Okay, maybe some traditional … and some new toys, too!

Franorama 2.0 11/16/23

By Fran FriedNovember 18, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.011/22/63, 1963, ABC, Assassination, Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, Bill Kushner, Bobby Jenzen, Buddy Pastuk, CBS, Cindy Lawson, Cygnus Radio, Dolph Chaney, Duncan Reid & the Big Heads, Dusty Springfield, Eric Andersen, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Full Time Men, Girl With a Hawk, Graham Parker, Hasil Adkins, Hayden Privett, Homer Henderson, Honorable Bob Peters, James Ditson, Jay Watson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jim Klink, John F. Kennedy, Johnny Dee, Johnny Ruiz & the Escapers, Johnny Tucker, Jonny Benavidez, Josie Cotton, Junior scaife, Killer Kin, Kim Weston, Looking Glass, Lowell Yoder, Norton Records, Ralph Ryan, Robin Trower, Sam Cooke, Sarah Borges, Sharon Jones, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Sour Ops, sparkle*jets u.k., Thanksgiving, The A-Bones, The Bracelets, The Fleshtones, The Justice Brothers, The Linda Lindas, The Notations, The Southern Gospel Band, Tom Guerra, Tragic Songs From the Grassy Knoll, Walter Cronkite, WFAA, William DeVaughn, www.cygnusradio.com

“Mr. President, you can’t say Dallas doesn’t love you.”

“No, you certainly can’t.”

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