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Franorama 2.0 4/4/24

By Fran FriedApril 5, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.05 Neat Guys, 5CTV, Amy Cabot, Beyoncé, Bill Briggs, Chris Cross, Christine Ohlman, Chuck Berry, Cygnus Radio, Debbie Davies, Dion, Eric Hisaw, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Gary Numan, Gene Vincent, Jalen Ngonda, Jefferson Starship, Joe Flaherty, John Clifton, John Sinclair, Kelly Reilly, Martin Luther King Jr., Marvin Gaye, MC5, Nina Simone, Phranc, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Stan Ridgway, The Doobie Brothers, The Fleshtones, the modern lovers, The Remains, U2, Ultravox, www.cygnusradio.com

How could I not pay homage to Martin on a show that ran April 4th? And how did it get to be 40 years Monday since we lost Marvin (who would’ve been 85 Tuesday)?

Franorama 2.0 2/29/24

By Fran FriedMarch 1, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Aretha Franklin, Aztec Camera, Beyoncé, Big Bad Johns, Big Boys, Billy Bragg, Billy Joel, Bing Crosby, Bobby Fuller, Boz Scaggs, Bram Rigg Set, Bruce Springsteen, Count Basie, Cygnus Radio, Dave Clark 5, De La Soul, Destiny's Child, Duke Ellington, Elvis Costello, Eric Ambel, Eric Hisaw, Fats Domino, February 29, Flamin' Groovies, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Gene Vincent, Grateful Dead, Harry Nilsson, Jalen Ngonda, Jinx, Joe Jackson, Joe Turner, John Doe, Leap Year, Les Brown, Louis Prima, Mario Lanza, Miles Davis, Muck and the Mires, Neil Armstrong, Rogers & Butler, Roy Loney, Rufus Thomas, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Sinéad O'Connor, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Sugarhill Gang, The A-Bones, The Backyard Committee, The Cure, The Fleshtones, The Pointer Sisters, The Problem With Kids Today, The Rolling Stones, The Style Council, Thee Midniters, Van Halen, Warner Hodges, www.cygnusradio.com, XTC

On a February 29 show full of songs about leaps and jumps, what else could I play at One O’Clock but Count Basie’s “One O’Clock Jump”?