PART 1: American Beat ’84 – The Fleshtones; Do What You Wanna Do – Jonny Benavidez; Night Magic – Sour Ops; Ludlow 6:18 – sparkle*jets U.K.; Just Try to Be Kind – Duncan Reid and the Big Heads; Twistin’ the Night Away – Sam Cooke; Waddle Waddle – The Bracelets; Jimmy Loves Maryann – Josie Cotton; You Can Do It – Kim Weston; How It Really Was – Dolph Chaney; Don’t Let It Break You Down – Graham Parker; Don’t Need No Job – The A-Bones; Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass; Same Old – Sarah Borges; Resolution/Revolution – The Linda Lindas; Baby Don’t Do It – Full Time Men; Stay Awhile – Dusty Springfield; Caledonia – Robin Trower; People Don’t Get What They Deserve – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings; Retreat! – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
PART 2: Mutilated World – Tom Guerra; Sorry – Johnny Ruiz & the Escapers; Prettiest Girl – Johnny Ruiz & the Escapers; When My Heart Beats – Junior Scaife; Moment to Moment – Junior Scaife; Feel Mee – Girl With a Hawk; I Don’t Want You Anymore – Cindy Lawson; Don’t Come Crying to Me – Cindy Lawson; Bad Situation – Barrence Whitfield and the Savages; Hey Miss Glynis – Barrence Whitfield and the Savages; Right Hand Man – Barrence Whitfield and the Savages; I’ll Be Gone – Barrence Whitfield and the Savages; Killing Time – Barrence Whitfield and the Savages; On the Chain – Killer Kin
PART 3: (WFAA-TV First Assassination Bulletin-Jay Watson); A Tragedy in Dallas – James Dotson; The Tragedy of John F. Kennedy – The Justice Brothers; The Death of John F. Kennedy – The Southern Gospel Band; (ABC First Assassination Bulletin); Memories of Kennedy – Hasil Adkins; The Death of John F. Kennedy – Jim Klink; John F. Kennedy – Buddy Pastuck; J.F.K. and That Terrible Day – Bill Kushner; A Sunny Day in Dallas, Pt. 1 – Honorable Bob Peters; (CBS-Walter Cronkite reports the assassination); The Death of John F. Kennedy – Hayden Privett; A Tribute to John F. Kennedy –Johnny Dee; The Death of John F. Kennedy – Ralph Ryan; Don’t Blame the State of Texas – Lowell Yoder; Memories of Kennedy – Hasil Adkins; Mr. Kennedy – Johnny Tucker; (CBS-Walter Cronkite announces JFK’s death); Two Brothers – Bobby Jenzen; Lee Harvey Was a Friend of Mine – Homer Henderson; Lincoln Limousine – Jerry Lee Lewis
PART 4: Beat Avenue – Eric Andersen; Be Thankful for What You Got – William DeVaughn; A New Day – The Notations
… is the hostess of Franorama 2.0, most Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. Eastern Time on Cygnus Radio. So what’s a genre? I just throw everything against a wall and see what sticks. Rock’n’roll, garage, punk, soul (especially Northern), rockabilly, real country, cheesy goofball stuff – no matter what generation, if it has a heart and soul, it has a home here.