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Franorama 2.0 5/29/25

By Fran FriedMay 31, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.010cc, 1975, ACE, America, Average White Band, B.T. Express, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Barry Manilow, Bee Gees, Benny Bell, Chicago, Cygnus Radio, David Bowie, Eagles, Earth Wind & Fire, Elton John, Fran Fried, Frankie Valli, Franorama 2.0, Freddy Fender, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, grand funk, Gwen McCrae, Harolod Melvin & the Blue Notes, Herbie Mann, James Brown, Jessi Colter, Jimmy Razor, John Denver, John Lennon, Johnny Wakelin & the Kinshasa Band, KISS, Labelle, Led Zeppelin, Leo Sayer, Linda Ronstadt, Major Harris, Michael Martin Murphey, Mike Post, Minnie Riperton, Neil Sedaka, Olivia Newton-John, Orleans, Phoebe Snow, Pilot, Queen, Ray Stevens, Seals & Crofts, Steely Dan, The Beach Boys, The Blackbyrds, The Captain & Tennille, The Carpenters, The Doobie Brothers, The Dwight Twilley Band, The Fleshtones, The Ozark Mountain Daredevile, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Van McCoy, War, Wings, www.cygnusradio.com

Not overly nostalgic, mind you, but the springtime when I graduated from middle school, 50 years ago already, seems like the last good and truly eclectic time for top-40 radio.

Franorama 2.0 5/22/25

By Fran FriedMay 22, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Altered Images, Andy Lewis, Billy Joe Royal, Black 47, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Cygnus Radio, Dead Kennedys, Eurythmics, Fran Fried, Frankie Laine, Franorama 2.0, George Wendt, Hilton Valentine, Jackie Wilson, Jalen Ngonda, James Brown, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Lewis Doyle & Twyman, Lisa Stansfield, R.E.M., The Animals, The Chelsea Curve, The Coolies, The Fleshtones, The Fortunes, The Kinks, The Muffs, The Pist, The Plimsouls, www.cygnusradio.com

I’m livid pissed and so is Bruce.

Franorama 2.0 5/15/25

By Fran FriedMay 17, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Cygnus Radio, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Larry Lee, Moby Grape, Muck and the Mires, R.E.M., Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, The Fleshtones, The Godfathers, The Isley Brothers, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Pist, The Who, Vicky Tafoya, www.cygnusradio.com

So hard to believe Stevie turned 75 Tuesday (5/13).

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.