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This year’s NYE episode is shorter & sweeter than the last many. It’s jubilant & reverent…and maybe a little irreverent, too. Some jazz, some swing, some standards & some soul music…and gospel, too!

Happy New Year, everyone!

• Bobby Darin
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Johnny Hartman
• Dave Brubeck with Jimmy Rushing
• Nat “King” Cole
• Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing
• Walter Jackson
• Aretha Franklin
• Peter Gabriel
• Duke Ellington
• Glenn Miller
• Benny Goodman
• Frank Sinatra
• Helen Merrill
• Chet Baker
• Clifford Brown
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Louis Armstrong
• Bobby Womack
• Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
• Stevie Wonder
• Sly & The Family Stone
• The Spinners
• Walter Jackson
• Bruce Cockburn
• Frank Sinatra

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This year’s Christmas episode is chock full of gems, as ever…some jazz, some big band, some standards…and some Texas twang, too.

Enjoy!!!

• Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops
• Frank Wallace
• Perry Como
• Andy Williams
• Bing Crosby
• Frank Sinatra
• Nat “King” Cole
• The Hedge Schools
• Walking On Cars
• Lisa Hannigan
• Kate Bush
• Bono
• U2
• Chris Rea
• George Winston
• Bessie Smith
• Otis Redding
• Sharon Jones
• Bill Monroe
• Burl Ives
• Gene Autry
• Willie Nelson
• Kelly Willis
• Lyle Lovett
• Kathy Mattea
• John Gorka
• Frank Wallace
• Vince Guaraldi
• Andy Williams
• Doris Day
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Lena Horne
• Julie Andrews
• David Bowie & Bing Crosby
• Frank Wallace
• Elvis Presley
• Judy Garland
• Bing Crosby
• Robert Shaw Chorale
• The Philadelphia Orchestra
• Cathy Davey
• John Pizzarelli
• Guy Lombardo

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Given the way this year has panned out for most everyone, I wanted to bring a good few hours of mostly just beautiful music for you. We’re clocking in at almost 5 hours on this one, too!

ENJOY!

• John Barry
• Aaron Zigman
• Duke Ellington
• Quincy Jones
• Cal Tjader
• Anita O’Day
• The Pied Pipers
• The Ink Spots
• Bing Crosby
• Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
• The Andrews Sisters
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Billy Eckstine
• Nat “King” Cole
• Lester Young
• Frank Sinatra
• Mel Tormé
• Bobby Darin
• Lester Young & The Oscar Peterson Trio
• Benny Goodman
• The Dorsey Brothers
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Nat “King” Cole
• Billy Eckstine
• Johnny Hartman
• Bud Powell
• Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges
• Ray Charles
• Nina Simone
• Ramsey Lewis
• Wes Montgomery
• John Patton
• Ben Webster
• Sheena Easton
• George Gershwin
• The Gil Evans Orchestra
• Clifford Brown
• Sarah Vaughan & Clifford Brown
• Miles Davis
• Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
• John Coltrane
• Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama
• The Blind Boys of Alabama
• Grant Green
• Mel Tormé
• Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine
• Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
• Vince Guaraldi
• Loreena McKennitt

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The time I’ve spent in Texas is coming to an end…so, I felt the need to share this with you…as a friend.

• Jim Croce
• John Denver
• Meat Loaf
• Bruce Springsteen
• Stevie Wonder
• Sly & The Family Stone
• The Five Stairsteps
• Johnny Nash
• Frank Sinatra
• Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
• Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
• Garth Brooks with Don McLean
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
• Lyle Lovett
• Bruce Robison
• Kelly Willis
• Bob Mould
• A Perfect Circle
• Tool
• Johnny Hartman
• Nat “King” Cole
• Carole King
• Ellis Paul
• Mark Eitzel
• Greg Dulli
• The Afghan Whigs
• Kate Bush
• U2
• Fairport Convention
• Jose Gonzalez

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This week’s episode is a tribute to my father…hell, this entire 8 years of shows has been a tribute to him. ENJOY!

• Laura Nyro
• Mandy Patinkin
• The Five Stairsteps
• Carole King
• John Gorka
• Hothouse Flowers
• Mark Eitzel
• Jerry Orbach
• Selections from the Original Broadway Cast of Les Misérables
• Nat King Cole
• Chet Baker
• John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
• Mandy Patinkin
• Frank Sinatra

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This week’s episode is dedicated to the Top 5 jazz records I own…and then some.

• John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
• Miles Davis
• John Coltrane
• Duke Ellington
• Count Basie
• Louis Armstrong
• Benny Goodman
• Duke Ellington

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With the 22nd anniversary of Frank Sinatra having passed this past week, I thought it ideal to salute the man…and his music!

Enjoy!

• New York, New York
• Come Fly With Me
• Angel Eyes
• Makin’ Whoopee!
• Oh! Look At Me Now
• Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night of the Week)
• Tell Me At Midnight
• Special inclusion of Jonathan Schwartz introducing “Ring-A-Ding-Ding”
• New York, New York (From ‘On The Town’)
• The Lonesome Road
• In The Wee Small Hours
• Someone To Watch Over Me
• Something
• It Was A Very Good Year
• I’ll Be Seeing You
• I Get A Kick Out Of You
• I’ve Got You Under My Skin
• I’ve Got The World On A String
• Goody, Goody
• On The Sunny Side Of The Street
• April In Paris
• You Make Me Feel So Young
• All The Way
• Dream Away
• My Way
• One For My Baby

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Please enjoy this tribute to my mother…for Mother’s Day.

• Bon Iver
• Curtis Stigers
• Dion & The Belmonts
• Bill Haley & The Comets
• Chuck Berry
• Bobby Darin
• Dion
• Ben E. King
• The Platters
• The Fleetwoods
• The Tokens
• Danny & the Juniors
• Buddy Holly
• The Commitments
• Jersey Boys
• Mary Wells
• Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• The Temptations
• The Spaniels
• James Taylor
• Joni Mitchell
• Carole King
• Ellis Paul
• Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops
• Willie Nelson & Mel Tillis
• Lyle Lovett
• B.B. King (and Bobby “Blue” Bland)
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Al Green & Lyle Lovett
• Chris Whitley
• The Jeff Healey Band
• Dwight Yoakam
• Alison Krauss
• Kelly Willis
• Willie Nelson
• Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama
• Kate Bush
• 7 Seconds
• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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This week’s episode…the first in a while…is a cross between New York & Texas…which is kind of where I am at the moment. ENJOY!

• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
• Lyle Lovett
• Duke Ellington
• Benny Goodman
• Johnny Hartman
• Louis Armstrong
• Les Paul
• Nat “King” Cole
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Ellis Paul
• Soulhat

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This year’s St. Patrick’s Day episode is shorter than it’s been in years…but, I hope, no less impactful. My affection & passion for Irish music – traditional, modern, singer/songwriters & more – is nearly boundless. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!

• Clannad
• Theme From ‘Riverdance.’
• Afro-Celt Sound System
• Bing Crosby
• Mary Black
• Meghan McDonough
• The Chieftains
• The Bothy Band
• Planxty
• The Dubliners
• Luke Kelly
• Iarla O Lionard
• Gearoidin Breathnach
• Hothouse Flowers
• Van Morrison
• Glen Hansard
• Colm Mac Con Iomaire
• Sibeal
• The Gloaming
• Davy Spillane
• Alana Henderson
• Joe Chester
• Joe Chester
• Ed Sheeran
• Stephen James Smith