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Franorama 2.0 12/19/24

By Fran FriedDecember 19, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0"Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol", Adam Sandler, Alan Jackson, Alison Faith Levy, August Darnell, Big Dee Irwin, Big Star, Bill McClintock, Bing Crosby, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, Bob Rivers, Bob Seger & the Last Heard, Booker T. & The MG's, Brenda Lee, Burl Ives, Carla Thomas, Charlie Brown, Cher, Chet Atkins, Christmas, Cygnus Radio, Dar Williams, Darlene Love, David Bowie, Dean Martin, Debbie & the Darnels, Devo, Diplomat Records, doc watson, Dolph Chaney, El Vez, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Eric Cartman, Eva Cassidy, Fab Four, Festivus, Fran Fried, Frank Sinatra, Franorama 2.0, Hanukkah, Holiday music, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Jackie Wilson, Jay Allen & the Archcriminals, JD McPherson, Jeff Beck, Jerry Stiller, Jethro Tull, Johnny Cash, Jose Feliciano, Kay Starr, Kenny Vance & the Planotones, Kirsty MacColl, Laura Vale & the Vipertones, Les Brown, Linus, Little Eva, Little Isidore & the Inquisitors, Lou Christie, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Marc Bolan, Marvin & Johnny, Mike Mills, Milton DeLugg, Nathaniel Mayer, Nick Lowe, NRBQ, Otis Redding, Patti Page, Perry Como, Ral Donner, Ray Anthony, Robert Earl Keen, Rodney Crowell, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Shonen Knife, Stevie Wonder, The Belmonts, The Carpenters, The Fleshtones, The Harmony Grits, The LeeVees, The Linda Lindas, The Mavericks, The Minus 5, The New Christy Minstrels, The Poets, The Pogues, The Point, The Qualities, The Reducers, The Royal Guardsmen, The Sonics, The Tryfles, The Untamed Youth, The Wailers, Thurl Ravenscroft, Tiny Tim, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Van Halen, Wilson Phillips, Winter Solstice, Wizzard, www.cygnusradio.com, XTC

I chose to celebrate the holidays this year. Otherwise, the bastards win.

Franorama 2.0 12/5/24

By Fran FriedDecember 5, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Alex Chilton, Anne Marie Menta, Barenaked Ladies, Barry & the Highlights, Big Bad Johns, Big Bud, Big John Greer, Bill MOnroe, Billy Gibbons, Billy Lee Riley, Billy May, Billy Ward & His Dominoes, Bobby Fuller, Bobby Helms, Brenda Lee, Buck Owens, Cathy Sharpe, Chris Stamey, Chuck Prophet, Cordell Jackson, Craig Bell & Pluto IX, Cygnus Radio, Dave Grohl, Detroit Junior, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Fountains Of Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Lymon, Franorama 2.0, Hasil Adkins, JD McPherson, Jim Babjak, Keith Streng, Kimberley Rew & Lee Cave-Berry, Laura Cantrell & Michael Shelley, Lemmy Kilmister, Lera Lynn, Lou Monte, M. Ward, Marty Robbins, Michael Buble, Millie Small, Mitch Miller, Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquors, Nick Lowe, NRBQ, Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers, Rick Hromadka, Rodney Crowell, Ron Holden, Santo & Johnny, Southern Culture on the Skids, SpongeBob SquarePants, Stupidity, The 4 Seasons, The Beach Boys, The Butties, The Cadillacs, The Cameos, The Chicks, The Chieftains, The Cowsills, The Davis Sisters, The dB's, The Drifters, The Echelons, The Fab Four, The Fleshtones, The Forty Nineteens, The Four Imperials, The Hickoids, The Jackson 5, The Jaynetts, The Marcels, The Mavericks, The Melodeers, The Minus 5, The Moonglows, The Penguins, The Quotations, The Roches, The Rockin' Stockins, The Rocky Fellers, The Ronettes, The Sherwoods, The Skyliners, The Smithereens, The Sonics, The Sportsmen, The Twistin Kings, The Uniques, The Untamed Youth, The Ventures, The Woggles, The Youngsters, Three Aces and a Joker, Tommy Lee & the Orbits, Tricia Scotti, Ty Whitney, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Walter Brennan, Wesley Willis, Willie Nelson, Winifred Atwell, Wizzard, www.cygnusradio.com, Wynotte Sisters

Let the games begin! The first of the three Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganzas is ready for your listening pleasure!

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.

Franorama 2.0 11/30/23

By Fran FriedNovember 30, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Andy Williams, Bill MOnroe, Billy F. Gibbons, Billy May, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, Bobby Helms, Bobby Lloyd Hicks & The Skeletons, Brenda Lee, Burl Ives, Christmas music, Chuck Prophet, Classic Ruins, Cygnus Radio, Dave Grohl, David Seville & the Chipmunks, Dean Martin, Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Fab Four, Fountains Of Wayne, Fran Fried, Frank Sinatra, Franorama 2.0, Gone Native, Graham Parker, Irene Peña, JD McPherson, Jen D'Angora, Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents, Jim Nabors, Joe Poovey, Johnny Horton, Johnny Rabb, Jose Feliciano, Lemmy Kilmister, Leroy Anderson, Librarians With Hickeys, Los Straitjackets, Louis Prima, M. Ward, mae west, Mame, Mark Anthony, Marty Robbins, Mitch Miller, Mojo Nixon & the Toadliquors, Nadroj & the Wolrats, New Mystery Girl, Nona Hendryx, Pearl Bailey, Phil Spector, Rickie Parsons, Santo & Johnny, Snuffy & Uniques, Sonny Columbus, Stupidity feat. Keith Streng, The Alex Butter Field, The Amolifier Heads, The Armoies, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Butties, The Del Fuegos, The Drifters, The Episodes, The Fleshtones, The Forty Nineteens, The Four Imperials, The Jackson 5, The Jaynetts, The Kaisers, The Linda Lindas, The Marcels, The Mavericks, The Minus 5, The Moonglows, The Outlaws, The Ramones, The Ronettes, The Sherwoods, The Singing Dogs, The Smithereens, The Sonics, The Trashmen, The Twistin' Kings, The Untamed Youth, The Ventures, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, The Wailers, Three Aces and a Joker, Ty Whitney, Wednesday Week, www.cygnusradio.com

Franorama 2.0 kicks off her four weeks of holiday music – traditionally nontraditional. Okay, maybe some traditional … and some new toys, too!