Catching A Wave

By: James Riley
  • Summary

  • A great place to discover and relive vintage and modern rockabilly, blues, surf, roots, r&b, oldies, etc. Hear favorites and obscure tracks as well as exclusive interviews
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Episodes
  • Catching A Wave 09-16-24
    Sep 16 2024

    Hear both Billy F Gibbons and Los Straitjackets (with Mark Lindsay) take on a Roy Head classic in our Head 2 Head segment on this hour of Catching A Wave! Beth Riley has an instrumental deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by The Hondells celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (Annette Funicello...written by Gary Usher & Roger Christian). Plus, there's NEW tunes from Herb Alpert, Aloha Screwdriver, Jack White, The Riptide Rats, Ichi-Bons, Humanga Danga, Bloodshot Bill, X, Marmalade Wake, The Del Roswells, That Green, The Me Gustas and Dirty Quarantine!

    Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Aloha Screwdriver- "Turducken Of The Sea" The Del Roswells- "Baltan" Herb Alpert- "Dancing Down 50th Street" That Green- "Heart Shaped Box" Jack White- "That's How I'm Feeling" Good Time segment: The Hondells 60th anniversary of Go Little Honda (1964 Mercury Records) The Hondells- "Hon-Da Beach Party" X- "Sweet Till The Bitter End" The Me Gustas- "Last Of The V8s" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Carl's Big Chance" Marmalade Wake- "Big Kahuna" Bloodshot Bill- "Slippy" Humanga Danga- "Western Sunset (The Outlaws)" Dirty Quarantine- "Sunglasses Gang" Head 2 Head: Billy F Gibbons- "Treat Her Right" Los Straitjackets (with Mark Lindsay)- "Treat Her Right" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Annette Funicello- "Custom City" The Sentinals- "Latinia" Ichi-Bons- "Outsider" The Riptide Rats- "Reef Rumblin'" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"
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    57 mins
  • Catching A Wave 09-09-24
    Sep 9 2024

    We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine again this hour for the week of July 1, 1966 to hear some songs on the chart for radio station WLS Chicago (including the song at the top). There's a tune from an album by Link Wray that's celebrating it's 50th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a solo track by Carl Wilson in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, killer new tunes from The Fathoms, Secret Agent, The Boss Martians, The Scimitars, The Jagaloons, The Beach Berserkers, The Masonics, The Greasy Gills, The Yeggs, Dead Kampers, The Alley Oops and The Babalooneys!

    Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Fathoms- "Hard To Fathom" Secret Agent- "Mata Hari" (instrumental) The Beach Berserkers- "Rumble" The Masonics- "I Got It All" The Bablooneys- "South Short" Good Time Segment: Link Wray 50th Anniversary of The Link Wray Rumble (1974) Link Wray- "It Was A Bad Scene" The Boss Martians- "The Sender" The Greasy Gills- "Corn Cob Racer" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: Carl Wilson- "She's Mine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Yeggs- "Duck and Cover" The Scimitars- "Hafla" Dead Kampers- "Griselda" Catching A Wave Time Machine week of July 1, 1966 for WLS Chicago #20 Jan & Dean- "Popsicle" #2 The Troggs- "Wild Thing" #1 Tommy James & The Shondells- "Hanky Panky" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Surfettes- "Sammy The Sidewalk Surfer" The Jagaloons- "The Rising Surf" The Alley Oops- "Hang Ten" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
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    57 mins
  • Catching A Wave 09-02-24
    Sep 2 2024

    It's back to school time and Catching A Wave is your "hall pass" for fun this hour (the title of the awesome new tune from The Volcanics later)! Your homework is to listen to all the awesome songs and segments in store. There's a Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row featuring my birthday buddy Ricky Fataar (let's hear it for September 5th birthdays!!). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune from an album by The Spotnicks that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (features a young Frank Zappa)! Plus, great tunes from Kris Bone, The Saskatones, El Nino Delta, The Police, Cameronoise, dayaway, Draculina, JD McPherson, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Slowey & The Boats, Jenny Don't & The Spurs and Party Nerves!

    Kris Bone- "Brazil" Draculina- "Sinhella (2024 Remaster)" JD McPherson- "Shining Like Gold" Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "Sidewinder" Slowey & The Boats- "Almost To Tulsa" Good Time Segment: The Spotnicks 60th Anniversary of Meet The Spotnicks (1964) The Spotnicks- "Western Guitar" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Granada Bop" Party Nerves- "Coffee and Muffins With Anton" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Had To Phone Ya" dayaway- "beam me up" The Volcanics- "Hall Pass" Cameronoise- "Video Video" The Police- "Goodbye Tomorrow" Two-nami: The Rutles- "Lonely-Phobia" (lead vocals by Ricky Fataar as "Stig O'Hara") Ricky Fataar- "Drivin' & Jivin'" (from Spotswood Soundtrack) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Hollywood Persuaders- "Grunion Run" The Super Stocks- "Ventura" The Saskatones- "Mariner 10" El Nino Delta- "We Love Troubles" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"
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    57 mins

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