Franorama 2.0 3/4/21

By Fran FriedMarch 5, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Bob Marley & The Wailers, bunny wailer, Chris Barber, Creamed Corn, Cygnus Radio, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, James Burke, Jon Batiste, Lonnie Donegan, marcia griffiths, Rich Dart, The Dictators, The Five Stairsteps, Them Sinners, www.cygnusradio.com

A farewell to Bunny Wailer. Also, some new sounds (including The Dictators!) and a couple of surprises.

Franorama 2.0 2/25/21

By Fran FriedFebruary 26, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Alice Cooper, Billy Stewart, Chris Church, Cygnus Radio, Dennis Diken, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Gene Taylor, George Harrison, Icicle, Keith Streng, Palmyra Delran & the Doppel Gang, Stupidity, The Beatles, The Blasters, The Fleshtones, The Plimsouls, The Sails, The Smithereens, Urban Ladder Society, www.cygnusradio.com

A Blasters tribute to the memory of one of the finest boogie-woogie piano-pounders there was, Gene Taylor.

Franorama 2.0 2/18/21

By Fran FriedFebruary 20, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Bob Collum & the Welfare Mothers, Cygnus Radio, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Ken Fox, Mars, Palmyra Delran & the Doppel Gang, Perseverance, snow, Steely Dan, The Fleshtones, www.cygnusradio.com

PART 1: American Beat ’84 – The Fleshtones; One Less Step – Ken Fox & Knock Yourself Out; Be Myself Again – Strengsbrew; Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog) – Roky Erickson & Bleib Alien; Come On – Chuck Berry; Right Place, Wrong Time – Dr. John; (Let’s Make This) Precious – Dexy’s Midnight Runners;

Franorama 2.0 2/11/21

By Fran FriedFebruary 12, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Cissy Houston, Cygnus Radio, Dolph Chaney, Ed Sullivan, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Gladys Knight & the Pips, International Pop Overthrow, Jim Weatherly, Mary Wilson, Material Issue, The Beatles, The Supremes, www.cygnusradio.com, Zoo Front

The fabulosity of Mary Wilson. Also, the story of “Midnight Train to Georgia.”

Franorama 2.0 2/4/21

By Fran FriedFebruary 4, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Alice Cooper, Bob Griffin, Carole King, Chandler Travis Philharmonic, Cygnus Radio, Danny Ray, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, George Porter Jr., Graham Nash, Hilton Valentine, James Brown, Lux Interior, Muck and the Mires, Petrified Max, Roger C. Reale, Russell Batiste, Skiffledog, Steve Cropper, Tapestry, The Animals, The Cramps, The Hollies, The Manchurians, Tony Bennett, www.cygnusradio.com

A fond farewell to our friend Hilton Valentine and a whole lot more.

Franorama 2.0 10/19/17 (aka My Jeopardy! Odyssey)

By Fran FriedOctober 30, 2017Franorama 2.0

PART 1: American Beat ’84 – The Fleshtones; American Girl – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers; Take It to the People – The Woggles; King Midas – Stupidity; Crying’s Just a Thing That You Do – JD McPherson; Lucky Penny – JD McPherson; No Place to Go – Mr. Airplane; If You Have Ghosts –

Franorama 2.0

By Fran FriedDecember 5, 2014Franorama 2.0

Franorama 2.0 Thurs: 1 to 4 pm et Fran Fried is a changeling, to put it simply. (You don’t know the half of it, girlfriend!) You never know what she’s gonna do — even she doesn’t know what she’s gonna do next. But her M.O. in life has been “Throw everything against the wall and

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