Rock 'n' Roll 101: Intro to Dad's Music Collection

By request [sort of].

I believe it would have been requested, if the requestor knew I even had it in the first place. It's The Emperor of the Universe, the late, great Ernie K-Doe, along with the late, great Snooks Eaglin. From a WWOZ in-studio fund raiser on May 17, 1999.


I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby

Captain Beefheart died. One of the stupidest things I ever did [I should start a blog of all the stupid things I've ever done. Note to self.] was to blow off tickets to see him in December 1981. I figured I'd have plenty of chances, but of course he never toured again so that was it. Here are a handful of his more "accessible" tracks, as they say, from Safe as Milk and Spotlight Kid.