Author Archives: Fran Fried

Franorama 2.0 12/19/24

By Fran FriedDecember 19, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0"Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol", Adam Sandler, Alan Jackson, Alison Faith Levy, August Darnell, Big Dee Irwin, Big Star, Bill McClintock, Bing Crosby, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, Bob Rivers, Bob Seger & the Last Heard, Booker T. & The MG's, Brenda Lee, Burl Ives, Carla Thomas, Charlie Brown, Cher, Chet Atkins, Christmas, Cygnus Radio, Dar Williams, Darlene Love, David Bowie, Dean Martin, Debbie & the Darnels, Devo, Diplomat Records, doc watson, Dolph Chaney, El Vez, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Eric Cartman, Eva Cassidy, Fab Four, Festivus, Fran Fried, Frank Sinatra, Franorama 2.0, Hanukkah, Holiday music, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Jackie Wilson, Jay Allen & the Archcriminals, JD McPherson, Jeff Beck, Jerry Stiller, Jethro Tull, Johnny Cash, Jose Feliciano, Kay Starr, Kenny Vance & the Planotones, Kirsty MacColl, Laura Vale & the Vipertones, Les Brown, Linus, Little Eva, Little Isidore & the Inquisitors, Lou Christie, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Marc Bolan, Marvin & Johnny, Mike Mills, Milton DeLugg, Nathaniel Mayer, Nick Lowe, NRBQ, Otis Redding, Patti Page, Perry Como, Ral Donner, Ray Anthony, Robert Earl Keen, Rodney Crowell, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Shonen Knife, Stevie Wonder, The Belmonts, The Carpenters, The Fleshtones, The Harmony Grits, The LeeVees, The Linda Lindas, The Mavericks, The Minus 5, The New Christy Minstrels, The Poets, The Pogues, The Point, The Qualities, The Reducers, The Royal Guardsmen, The Sonics, The Tryfles, The Untamed Youth, The Wailers, Thurl Ravenscroft, Tiny Tim, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Van Halen, Wilson Phillips, Winter Solstice, Wizzard, www.cygnusradio.com, XTC

I chose to celebrate the holidays this year. Otherwise, the bastards win.

Franorama 2.0 12/12/24

By Fran FriedDecember 12, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0AC/DC, Akim & the Teddy Vann Production Company, Angela Lansbury, Aretha Franklin, Asleep At The Wheel, Augie Rios, Bill Anderson, Bill McClintock, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, Bobby Helms, Booker T. & the MGs, Brenda Lee, Brian WIlson, Bruce Springsteen, Buck Owens, Burl Ives, Cheap Trick, Chris DeBurgh, Chuck Berry, Cordell Jackson, Cygnus Radio, Darlene Love, David Seville & the Chipmunks, Dean Martin, Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn, Dion, Donny Hathaway, Eric Hisaw, Fountains Of Wayne, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, George Jones, Greg Lake, Holiday music, Irene Peña, JD McPherson, Joe Poovey, John Prine, Jon Aley, Joni Mitchell, Josh Kantor, Lara Herscovitch, Librarians With Hickeys, Los Straitjackets, Mame, Mark Anthony, Marty Robbins, Marvin Gaye, merle haggard, Mitch Miller, Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquors, Nanci Griffith, New Mystery Girl, Nick Lowe, NRBQ, Porky Pig, Porter Music Box Co., Rodney Crowell, Roy Orbison, RuPaul, Sheb Wooley, The 4 Seasons, The Beach Boys, The Cheepskates, The Chieftains, The Donnas, The E Street Band, The Falcons, The Five Keys, The Flaming Lips, The Fleshtones, The Gypsy Hombres, The Hollyridge Strings, The Mavericks, The Moonglows, The Ronettes, The Skeletons, The Smithereens, The Trashmen, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, The Wailers, Ty Whitney, Wally Gonzalez, Woody Phillips, www.cygnusradio.com

I never thought it was such a bad little tree.

Franorama 2.0 12/5/24

By Fran FriedDecember 5, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Alex Chilton, Anne Marie Menta, Barenaked Ladies, Barry & the Highlights, Big Bad Johns, Big Bud, Big John Greer, Bill MOnroe, Billy Gibbons, Billy Lee Riley, Billy May, Billy Ward & His Dominoes, Bobby Fuller, Bobby Helms, Brenda Lee, Buck Owens, Cathy Sharpe, Chris Stamey, Chuck Prophet, Cordell Jackson, Craig Bell & Pluto IX, Cygnus Radio, Dave Grohl, Detroit Junior, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Fountains Of Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Lymon, Franorama 2.0, Hasil Adkins, JD McPherson, Jim Babjak, Keith Streng, Kimberley Rew & Lee Cave-Berry, Laura Cantrell & Michael Shelley, Lemmy Kilmister, Lera Lynn, Lou Monte, M. Ward, Marty Robbins, Michael Buble, Millie Small, Mitch Miller, Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquors, Nick Lowe, NRBQ, Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers, Rick Hromadka, Rodney Crowell, Ron Holden, Santo & Johnny, Southern Culture on the Skids, SpongeBob SquarePants, Stupidity, The 4 Seasons, The Beach Boys, The Butties, The Cadillacs, The Cameos, The Chicks, The Chieftains, The Cowsills, The Davis Sisters, The dB's, The Drifters, The Echelons, The Fab Four, The Fleshtones, The Forty Nineteens, The Four Imperials, The Hickoids, The Jackson 5, The Jaynetts, The Marcels, The Mavericks, The Melodeers, The Minus 5, The Moonglows, The Penguins, The Quotations, The Roches, The Rockin' Stockins, The Rocky Fellers, The Ronettes, The Sherwoods, The Skyliners, The Smithereens, The Sonics, The Sportsmen, The Twistin Kings, The Uniques, The Untamed Youth, The Ventures, The Woggles, The Youngsters, Three Aces and a Joker, Tommy Lee & the Orbits, Tricia Scotti, Ty Whitney, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Walter Brennan, Wesley Willis, Willie Nelson, Winifred Atwell, Wizzard, www.cygnusradio.com, Wynotte Sisters

Let the games begin! The first of the three Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganzas is ready for your listening pleasure!

Franorama 2.0 11/21/24

By Fran FriedNovember 22, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0albert king, Alice Clark, Andy Paley, APB, Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande, Becky Warren, Bloodshot Bill, Brenda Holloway, Brian WIlson, Brook Benton, Buck Owens, Captain Sensible, Cygnus Radio, Dolly Parton, Dolph Chaney, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Evil Wiener, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Hasil Adkins, Jackie & the Cedrics, Jean Caffeine, Jennifer Hudson, John Waters, Joy Division, Kasey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson, lou rawls, Meghan Trainor, Mindme, Nat "King" Cole, R. Dean Taylor, Redd Kross, Roky Erickson, Rufus Thomas, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Sour Ops, Stephanie Seymour, Talking Heads, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Emotions, The Fleshtones, The Godfathers, The Hi-Risers, The Knickerbockers, The Linda Lindas, The Paley Brothers, The Pist, The Polyphonic Spree, The Remains, The Ronettes, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, The Vipers, The Woggles, Velvet Crush, Vibeke Saugestad, Willie Nelson, www.cygnusradio.com

Christmas music – the one type of music where nearly all genres have a seat at the table.

Franorama 2.0 11/14/24

By Fran FriedNovember 14, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.020/20, Billy Gibbons, Black 47, Booker T. & the MGs, Brian May, Cygnus Radio, Diablogato, Eric Hisaw, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Gene Champagne, Jalen Ngonda, Jean Caffeine, Junior Varsity, Librarians With Hickeys, Richard Duguay and the Long Decline, Roger C. Reale, Steve Cropper, The Altons, The Dogmatics, The Fleshtones, The Gold Needles, The Lemon Drop Gang, The Linda Lindas, The Wynotts, Thee Sacred Souls, Van Halen, Vibeke Saugestad, www.cygnusradio.com, Yorktown Fifes and Drums

If you’ve never heard Norwegian/American singer Vibeke Saugestad before, listen to Part 2. You will dig her! (Jonathon Henninger photo)

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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