Tag Archives: Jonathan Richman

Franorama 2.0 3/28/24

By Fran FriedMarch 31, 2024Cygnus RadioAaron Judge, Alabama, Betty Bonney, Bill Lee, Bill WHite, Billy Bragg & WIlco, Bob Dylan, Bob Murphy, Boston Red Sox, Brinsley Schwarz, Brownie McGhee, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springstone, Bucky Dent, Buddy Johnson, Casaey Stengel, Cathish Hunter, Cygnus Radio, Damn Yankees Musical, Danny Kaye, Dock Ellis, Fran Fried, Frank Sinatra, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Gary Gentry, Gil Hodges, Harold Reynolds, Jack Brickhouse, Jackie Robinson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jerry Koosman, Joe Buck, Joe DiMaggio, John Fogerty, John Sterling, Jonathan Richman, Josh Kantor, Kevin Costner, Kirk Gibson, Lee Elia, lee fields, Les Brown, Mickey Mantle, Mike Krukow & Duane Kuiper, Mike Yastrzemski, Nat "King" Cole, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nick Lowe, Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds, Nolan Ryan, Phil Rizzuto, Rockpile, Roger Maris, Sal Maglie, Sam & Dave, Steve Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Tartan Horde, Ted Williams, Teresa Brewer, Terry cashman, The Baseball Project, The Fleshtones, The Hollywood Stars, The Intruders, The Treniers, The Vacuum Cleaners, The Zambonis, Tim Robbins, Tom Guerra, Tom Seaver, Tommy Keene, Vin Scully, Warren Zevon, Will9e Mays, www.cygnusradio.com

Thursday’s twinbill. The opening game: a mix of new toys and the diamond jubilee of Nick Lowe. The afternoon cap: my annual celebration of the opening of baseball season.

Franorama 2.0 3/21/24

By Fran FriedMarch 22, 2024Cygnus RadioCarole King, Cygnus Radio, De La Soul, Donna Summer, Edward Rogers, Eric Hisaw, Farmertan, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Jalen Ngonda, James Mastro, Jebb, John Sebastian, Jonathan Richman, Jonny Benavidez, Lisa Mychols, McKinley Mitchell, Orleans, Patrice Rushen, Peach and Lee, Richard Barone, Scott Walker, Sour Ops, Spring, Spring '68, Terry Draper, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Cowsills, The False Positives, The Fleshtones, The Fuzz, The Jay Vons, The Lemon Drops, The Long Ryders, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Paley Brothers, The Pist, The Problem With Kids Today, The Raspberries, The Shang Hi Los, The Style Council, The Zombies, Tom Richareds, Tracie Young, Willie Nelson, www.cygnusradio.com

If it’s “The Rain, The Park & Other Things,” it must be Spring. Lots of celebrating the Vernal Equinox this week.

Franorama 2.0 3/14/24

By Fran FriedMarch 15, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Amy Cabot, Barrence Whitfield, Bedsit Poets, Black 47, Brent Seavers, Carlene Carter, Christine Ohlman, Cygnus Radio, Danielle Nicole, Daphne Parker-Powell, Debbie Davies, Debra Byrd, Dion, Eric Hisaw, Farmertan, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Grand Funk Railroad, Iain Morrison, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Jonathan Richman, Lady Flash, Liam Clancy, Maggie Rose, Mozzy Dee, Randi Fishenfeld, Rory Block, Sarah Dunn, Shemekia Copeland, Sinead O'Connor, Sue Foley, Susan Tedeschi, The 4 Seasons, The Amplifier Heads, The Chieftains, The Clancy Brothers With Tommy Makem, The Fleshtones, The Ides Of March, The Mosquitos, The Pist, The Pogues, The Problem With Kids Today, The Remains, The Saw Doctors, The Shang Hi Los, Them, Thin Lizzy, Tommy Makem, Transylvanian Death Express, U2, Valerie Tyson, Van Morrison, www.cygnusradio.com

Dion gets by with a little help from his female friends, including our Christine Ohlman. And his voice, at 84, is as clear and strong as ever.

Franorama 2.0 11/9/23

By Fran FriedNovember 11, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Anne Marie Menta, Cygnus Radio, Dolph Chaney, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Impala, Jalen Ngonda, Jean Caffeine, JoBoxers, Jonathan Richman, Marshall Crenshaw, Micky Dolenz, The Fleshtones, The Hollies, The Jam, The Jay Vons, The Junior League, The Kaisers, The Marvelettes, The Untouchables, Wild Child, www.cygnusradio.com

Can’t believe this young man turned 70 on Veterans Day. Celebrating the ever-youthful Marshall Crenshaw’s seven decades on earth and four decades of recording. Also, a quarter-century of tunes by Hamden’s Anne Marie Menta.