“…coming to you live on Thursday, February 16, 2012, from my award-winning communications basement.”
Program note: This is a restoration of the music. The recorder crashed and tha actual program is not archived.

• Opening: Rootin’ Tootin’ Hires Theme – Blossom Dearie
• Hinky Dinky Jingle
• Schlitz Jingle
• One Fine Morning – Lighthouse
• Two Divided By Love – The Grass Roots
• Cure For Pain – Morphine
• Dew Drop Inn – Esquerito
• Hotel Chambermaid – Graham Parker & the Rumour
• Andmoreagain – Love
• Come Saturday Morning – Sandpipers
• Apache War Dance – Earl Hooker
• Imagination – The Cherry People
• WCFL 40/40: You Are The One – The Sugar Bears
• A Horse With No Name – America
• Crazy Mama – J.J. Cole
• BAWK!
• Mmmovin’ – Andre Williams
• The Ark – Chad & Jeremy
• Jacksons, Monk and Rowe – Elvis Costello & the Brodsky Quartet
• You’ve Got The Gun – Sherbet
• Closing: Sweet Thursday – Johnny Mathis

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“…coming to you on Saturday, February 11, 2012 for three hours and thirty-five minutes…”

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“…coming to you live on Thursday, February 9, from my slightly over-ripe award winning communications basement…”

• Opening Theme (Hire’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Theme) – Blossom Dearie
• Hinky Dinky Jingle
• Schlitz Jingle
• Thursday Thing – Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
• Tell Mama – Etta James
• Eli’s Coming – Three Dog Night
• Light Up Or Leave Me Alone – Traffic
• Jump – Aztec Camera
• Mojo Hannah – Little Esther Phillips
• All My Loving – The Beatles
• Girls Talk – Elvis Costello
• Rocky – Austin Roberts
• WCFL 40/40: Glory Bound – The Grass Roots
• Could It Be Forever – David Cassidy
• BAWK!
• Midnight Rider – Paul Davidson
• The Bug – Dire Straits
• Chicken Pot Pie – Ken Jones, his Piano & Orchestra
• Good Golly Miss Molly – Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Wonder Could I Live There Anymore – Charley Pride
• The Air That I Breathe – The Hollies
• Closing Theme (Sweet Thursday – Johnny Mathis)

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“…coming to you live on Thursday, February 2, from my award winning communications basement…Happy Groundhog Day!”

• Opening Theme (Hire’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Theme) – Blossom Dearie
• Hinky Dinky Jingle
• Soul Train MFSB Opening
• Schlitz
• Highway Star – Deep Purple
• Happy Groundhog Day – Tom T. Hall
• Romeo – Mr Big
• Any Way You Want It – Harvey
• L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
• Soul Train Pt. 1 & 2 – King Curtis
• Run Run Billy Porter – The Shadows Of Night
• Midnight Swinger – Mel Torme
• Time Loves A Hero – Little Feat
• BAWK!
• Thunder Chicken – Mighty Imperials
• Rattlesnake Shake – Fleetwood Mac
• Soul Train ’75 – Soul Train Gang
• Early In The Morning – Rinky Dinks ft. Bobby Darin
• Peacemaker – Albert Hammond
• Shake It – The Groundhogs
• Pleasant Valley Sunday – The Monkees
• Cut You A-Loose – Ricky Allen
• Soul Train Closing – Don Cornelius
• Closing Theme (Sweet Thursday – Johnny Mathis)

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“…coming to you live on Thursday, January 26, 2012, from my moist award winning communications basement…”

• Opening Theme (Hire’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Theme) – Blossom Dearie
• Hinky Dinky Jingle
• Schlitz
• I Can See For Miles – The Who
• Snatch It Back & Hold It – Junior Wells
• Okey Dokey – Red Sovine
• Golden Ghost Of Love – The Holy Mackerel
• Something’s Got A Hold On Me – Etta James
• Which Came First – Ry Cooder
• Hallelujah – Sweathog
• Loveland – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band
• Bad As Me – Tom Waits
• Schlitz
• WCFL 40/40: Floy Joy – Supremes
• BAWK!
• Movie Promo: Destroy All Monsters
• A Change Is Gonna Come – Mike Finnigan
• (If I Had My Life To Live Over) I’d Live My Life Over A Grocery Store – Ames Brothers
• Poke Salad Annie – Tony Joe White
• Let’s Get Lost – Chet Baker
• Here Come The Girls – Ernie K. Doe
• Heat Treatment – Graham Parker & the Rumour
• Rainbow Connection – Willie Nelson & Paul Williams
• Closing Theme (Sweet Thursday – Johnny Mathis)

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“…coming to you live on Thursday, January 19th, from my award winning communications basement…”

• Opening Theme (Hire’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Theme) – Blossom Dearie
• Hinky Dinky Jingle
• One Two Three – Len Barry
• Do It Good – Bill Withers
• Schlitz
• Ol’ Riley – Lonnie Donnegan
• Rock ‘n Roll – Detroit feat. Mitch Ryder
• My Next Door Neighbor – Jerry “Boogie” McCain
• I Take What I Want – The Artwoods
• Puddentane – Lula Reed
• Beware Of The Man (With The Candy In His Hand) – The Dramatics
• Movie Promo – Wattstax
• Watts Breakaway – Johnny Otis
• Willie And The Hand Jive – The Johnny Otis Show
• WCFL 40/40: (Love Me) Love The Life I Lead – The Fantastics
• BAWK!
• I Move Around – Nancy Sinatra
• Troglodyte (Cave Man) – The Jimmy Castor Bunch
• I’d Rather Fight Than Switch – The Tomboys
• Get Your Enjoys – Eunice Davis
• The Lady Came From Baltimore – Scott Walker
• Losers Cocktail – Dick Curless
• It’s A Long Walk To D.C. – The Staple Singers
• The Happy Song – Otis Redding
• Closing Theme (Sweet Thursday – Johnny Mathis)

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“…coming to you on Saturday, January 14th from…the basement.”

Listen!

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“…coming to you live, with my very own brass monkey…”

• Opening Theme (Hire’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Theme) – Blossom Dearie
• Schlitz
• Hinky Dinky Jingle
• Ain’t Nothing But A House Party – Showstoppers
• Good News Week – Hedgehoppers Anonymous
• Make The Madness Stop – Free Design
• The Happening – Supremes
• Ode To Billy Joe – Louie Prima with Sam Butera & the Witnesses
• Rockin’ Little Roadster – Jan & Dean
• If I Only Had A Brain – Stephen Bishop
• Losing Myself In You – Stephen Bishop
• Heart – Nick Lowe
• WCFL 40/40: Goin’ Down On The Road To L.A. – Terry Black with Laurel Ward
• BAWK!
• Movie Promo: Uptown Saturday Night
• Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo – Shalimar
• Ramblin Fever – Merle Haggard
• Love Loves To Love Love – Lulu
• Abraham, Martin and John – Moms Mabley
• Nobody’s Sweetheart Now – Mills Brothers
• Moonbeam Song (Demo) – Harry Nilsson
• You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone – Otis Spann
• Closing Theme (Sweet Thursday – Johnny Mathis)

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“…coming to you live,staring warily at the first page of my Mayan calendar …”

• Opening Theme (Hire’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Theme) – Blossom Dearie
• Schlitz Jingle
• Slippery When Wet – Commodores
• Seventh Son – Mose Allison
• Watermelon Man – King Curtis
• Accidents – Thunderclap Newman
• Don’t Want To Die In An Air Disaster – Albert Hammond
• Mary Ann – Merrymen
• Love Minus Zero No Limit – Bob Dylan
• Love Serenade (Take It Off) – Barry White
• It’s Late – Dorsey Burnette
• WCFL 40/40: Love Her Madly (aborted) – The Doors
• No Me Moleste Mosquito – The Doors
• BAWK!
• If I Were A Carpenter – Bobby Darin
• Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft – Carpenters
• What Condition My Condition Is In – Betty LaVette
• Don’t Come Rollin’ – Dillard & Clark
• Early In The Morning (demo) – Harry Nilsson
• Watch Me – Labe Siffre
• It’s So Nice To Be With You – Gallery
• Closing Theme (Sweet Thursday – Johnny Mathis)

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“…coming to you live,this is your friend, Styles DeLuxe, filling in for Mr. Uncle Michael for the very first time …”

• Opening Theme (Hire’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Theme) – Blossom Dearie
• Hinky Dinky Jingle
• Money – Richard Wyle & his Band
• Rama Lama Ding Dong – The Edsels
• Look-Ka Py Py – The Meters
• You Make Me Feel Brand New – The Stylistics
• Hunting Tigers Out In ‘INDIAH’ – Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
• The Man From The South – Joe Venutti’s Blue Four
• A Bad Night – Cat Stevens
• The Look Of Love – Dusty Springfield
• WCFL 40/40: Precious and Few – Climax
• Movie Promo: Sugar Hill
• BAWK!
• Pop A Top – Jim Ed Brown
• Gettin’ To The Point – Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez
• Miss Jamaica – Jimmy Cliff
• What You See Is What You Get – The Dramatics
• Darktown Strutter’s Ball – Ted Mulry Gang
• Blood Brothers – Gasolin’
• The Man Who Sold The World – Lulu
• Hey! Baby – Bruce Channel
• Closing Theme (Sweet Thursday – Johnny Mathis)

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