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We’ll remember some of the musicians who died in 2020, including John Prine, Edward Van Halen, Peter Green, and Bill Withers.

Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

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(Photo: John Prine – Ron Baker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross listens back to interviews with people we recently lost--New York Times reporter Neal Sheehan who obtained the Pentagon Papers; William Link, who co-created Columbo and Murder She Wrote, and Michael Apted who made a series of documentaries following the same group of people every 7 years. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Journalist Neil Sheehan, pictured at the time as a reporter for UPI, died recently at the age of 84 - Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross listens back to interviews with people we recently lost--New York Times reporter Neal Sheehan who obtained the Pentagon Papers; William Link, who co-created Columbo and Murder She Wrote, and Michael Apted who made a series of documentaries following the same group of people every 7 years. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Journalist Neil Sheehan, pictured at the time as a reporter for UPI, died recently at the age of 84 - Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)

Listen for selections by Beth Bombara, The Bird and The Bee and more artists featured on our Best of 2019 list. We'll remember Canadian musician and author Neil Peart of the band Rush. Peart, who joined the band in 1974, became the group's primary lyricist and later authored several books, including the travel diary Ghost Rider. He died Tuesday, January 7, at the age of 67 following a three-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer. 

Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Rush's Neil Peart performs at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2013 - Kevin Winter/Getty Images/via NPR)

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies remembers singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver's, he died this week at the age of 81. Shaver became famous in the 1970s as the songwriter for the so-called "country music outlaws," including Waylon Jennings. Join us. 

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo by Giovanni Gallucci - CC BY-SA 2.0)

On the next Fresh Air, we remember Pete Hamill, who was described in the New York Times as the “quintessential New York journalist.” He died at the age of 85.  Hamill was a reporter and columnist and became the top editor at the New York Post and the Daily News. We’ll hear highlights of several Fresh Air interviews with him. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Pete Hamill - Rob Loud, Getty Images/via NPR)

On the next Fresh Air, we remember Peter Fonda, and listen back to Terry’s 1998 interview with him.  Fonda was best known for his role as a free-spirited motorcycle rider in the counterculture classic Easy Rider. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Peter Fonda - Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com [CC BY-SA 3.0]

On the next Fresh Air, we listen back to Terry’s interview with singer-songwriter Margo Price, who brought her guitar and played some of her songs. She has a new album.  And we remember playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer.  Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Writer and activist Larry Kramer, here in 1989, was an unapologetically loud and irrepressible voice in the fight against AIDS - Sara Krulwich/Getty Images/via NPR)

We remember south African songwriter Joseph Shabalala who led the choir Lady Smith Black Mambazzo. He died Tuesday.  Also, Nick Hornby. His 1995 book High Fidelity about an obsessive record store owner was made into a film, and now has been adapted and updated for a new Hulu series starring Zoe Kravitz. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo:Joseph Shabalala – Courtesy of the artist)

On the next Fresh Air – We are ending the decade with a holiday week series of interviews featuring staff picks from the decade.  On our next edition, we have Terry’s  interview with Carrie Fisher, who a lot of people are thinking of with the release of the final episode of the Skywalker saga—and Terry’s  interview with 3 time Oscar winner Meryl Streep. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Carrie Fisher – Riccardo Ghilardi/via NPR) 

This week on Folk Alley join Elena See for a special remembrance of Texas outlaw country legend Billy Joe Shaver who passed away on October 28; new music from Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche, Mipso, Ray LaMontagne, Steep Canyon Rangers, and William Prince; classics from Tom Paxon and Joni Mitchell; favorites from The Wailin' Jennys and Taylor Ashton; and more.

In Hour Two, more new music from Sturgill Simpson's bluegrass album, Ben Harper, Joachim Cooder, Moira Smiley & Seamus Egan featuring Sam Amidon, Ray LaMontagne, and a 2'fer set from Raye Zaragoza's new album, 'Woman In  Color'; plus favorites from Birds of Chicago, Dori Freeman, Jorma Kaukonen, and more. 

Folk Alley can be heard Saturdays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Billy Joe Shaver - Giovanni Gallucci, CC BY-SA 2.0)

50 years ago, in Augusta, Georgia, A Black teenager died in police custody. Protests spread, followed by violence and destruction. Decades later the story of the Augusta Race Riots still has plenty of resonance in 2020. That story and more on All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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This week on Folk Alley, we spend some time remembering the late, great Guy Clark with music by Chatham County Line, Steve Earle, and the man himself; Lori McKenna has a new song out for this year's graduating class; more new music from Laura Marlng, Jake Blount, The Mammals, and Special Consensus; plus favorites from Birds of Chicago and Slaid Cleaves.

In hour two, Elena See shares new music from Waxahatchee, David Bromberg Band, Gretchen Peters, Kim Richey, Jake Shimabukuro, and Pharis & Jason Romero; a "cowboy set" from Hurray for the Riff Raff and Dom Flemons; a couple of classics from Joram Kaukonen and Odetta; plus favorites Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, Jolie Holland and Samantha Parton, and more. 

Folk Alley can be heard Saturdays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Guy Clark at 2009 Newport Folk - Wiqan Ang/via NPR)

This week on Folk Alley join Elena See as we remember the life and the music of Justin Townes Earle who passed away suddenly on August 23rd; plus new music from Molly Tuttle, Lynn Miles, Tracy Grammer, The Mavericks, and Steep Canyon Rangers; and we share some exciting news about the Steve Martin Banjo Prize as it enters its second decade of awarding grants to outstanding banjo players. All this and much more.

In hour two, more new music from Jayme Stone, Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, Dirk Powell, Emma Swift, Kris Delmhorst, and Hayes Carll; favorites from Darrin Bradbury, John McCutcheon, and much more. 

Folk Alley can be heard Saturdays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Justin Townes Earle - Bruce Baker/Creative Commons)

The Reverend John Wilkins was a pastor who played the blues in AND out of church. In October, he died of COVID-19. A remembrance of Wilkins on the next All Things Considered, from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo courtesy: World Cafe)

As the nation comes to grips with two mass shootings over the weekend, we remember the victims and hear the latest on the investigations in El Paso and Dayton on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

On the next fresh air, we remember Toni Morrison, and listen back to highlights from three of Terry’s interviews—from 1987, after the publication of her Pulitzer prize-winning novel Beloved, 1992, a year before she won the Nobel Prize in literature, and 2015.  They talked about her life and her writing.   Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Toni Morrison - Timothy Greenfield Sanders/via NPR)

Tony Allen is among the greatest drummers of the past century. His sudden death at 79 in April, 2020, was a shock felt around the world. In addition to his seminal work with the king of Afrobeat Fela Kuti, Allen had a prolific solo career and performed and recorded with artists from Angelique Kidjo, Ray Lema, Ernest Ranglin and Oumou Sangare to Damon Albarn, Brian Eno and Jeff Mills. In this program we salute a towering career in global music, with insights from Michael Veal, co-author of Allen’s autobiography.  

Afropop Worldwide can be heard Sunday nights at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: via Afropop Worldwide)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross remembers writer Barry Lopez who died Christmas Day, and listen back to two interviews with him--from 1989 and 2013. He wrote eloquently about the relationship between the natural world and human culture. His books include Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men.  Join us.   

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Barry Lopez - David Liittschwager/Courtesy of the author)

On the next Fresh Air, reporting the story of Edward Snowden and American surveillance programs. Journalist Bart Gellman broke stories from Snowden’s leaked documents, then found his I-Pad going haywire, as hackers tried to steal his secrets. Gellman’s new book describes his turbulent relationship with Snowden, and reveals new information about US surveillance. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Dark Mirror, Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State, by Barton Gellman – Book cover/via NPR)

Republican Bill Weld is mounting a primary challenge against President Trump. Even though the odds aren't on his side, the former Massachusetts governor says he can win the New Hampshire primary. But is he ready to take on the sitting president in a debate? He talks with Noel King on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

Morning Edition from NPR News airs weekday mornings from 6:00 am - 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld - Charles Krupa/AP/via NPR)

Democrats and Republicans will hold virtual conventions because of the pandemic. Will that influence conventions even after the pandemic is over? Also, is Covid-19 contributing to a rise in gun violence? On the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

Morning Edition from NPR News airs weekday mornings from 6:00 am - 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App for your favorite mobile device!

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In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, Congressional Republicans have shifted to talking about their role in preventing police brutality. Republicans, race, and policing, on All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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On the next Fresh Air, rescuing orphaned kittens. We talk with Hannah Shaw, aka the Kitten Lady, about her work saving orphaned neo-natal and older kittens, fostering them, and teaching people how to care for them.  She has a large social media following, 100 YouTube videos, and a new book. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Hannah Shaw – Courtesy kittenlady.org)

To many, the word “Resistance” might mean marching, protesting, or shouting – But for the Resistance Revival Chorus, it means singing. The 60-plus member group, made up of women and non-binary people from all backgrounds, has been performing uplifting and empowering music for the past four years. And now, they’ve released their debut album, featuring protest classics as well as original songs – It’s called This Joy. The group’s musical director, Abena Koomson-Davis, along with chorus member Alba Ponce De Leon, share how the chorus originated and how they use their voices to make change. That’s coming up, on the next World Cafe with host Raina Douris.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Courtesy of the artist/via Facebook)

Oakland, California, has had the reputation of being one of the most dangerous cities in the country. Then the Restorative Justice movement started boldly showing how quickly that reputation can be turned around by arresting the cycle of youth violence and incarceration early, in schools and juvenile justice policies. With: Restorative Justice leaders Fania Davis and Cameron Simmons. 

Anger is universal and complex: it can be quiet, festering, justified, vengeful, and destructive. This hour, TED speakers explore the many sides of anger, why we need it, and who are allowed to feel it.

Hear TED Radio Hour Sunday mornings at 9:00 am on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: iStock/via NPR)

This week on Beale Street Caravan we feature activist, theologian, filmmaker, and musician, Rev. Sekou and the Freedom Fighters, supported by the Tennessee Mass Choir, in an electrifying performance marking the release of his new, live album titled, “When We Fight We Win - Live In Memphis” recorded right here in Memphis at the Levitt Shell.

Beale Street Caravan can be heard Wednesday nights at 11 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App from iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Via Beale Street Caravan)

Conspiracy theories seem to be more widespread than ever in the U-S. On the next Morning Edition from NPR News, we’ll learn the results of a new poll that reveals the influence of misinformation across the country.

Morning Edition from NPR News airs weekday mornings from 6:00 am - 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App for your favorite mobile device!

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This week, you’ll hear Reverend John Wilkins in a performance at the Country Blues Festival, recorded live at the Levitt Shell in midtown Memphis, TN. Plus, BSC contributor Robert Gordon returns to continue his series on the History of Hi Records.

Beale Street Caravan can be heard Wednesday nights at 11 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App from iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Courtesy of the artist)

TODAY’S PROGRAM BEGINS AT 6 PM, AFTER A WRAP-UP OF THE DAY’S IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY PROCEEDINGS.

 “It's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" is the new film starring Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers. Our review -- and the latest on the impeachment hearings on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

This week, performances by Alison Krauss, Randy Newman, Robert Cray, Infamous Stringdusters, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Keb Mo, and More!

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce can be heard every Monday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our free KRCB Mobile App for your iOS or Android device from the App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo: Alison Krause - Courtesy of the artist)

Released in 1973, Genesis’ Selling England By The Pound provided social commentary on the changing face of life in Great Britain and featured several tracks which would become staples of the band’s live show for decades to come. Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett has just released a live album on which he revisits the LP in its entirety and performs one song started during those sessions but which he did not finish fully writing until decades later. We’ll hear from Hackett’s new effort as well as selections from the original Genesis LP. 

Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

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(Photo: Selling England By The Pound, by Genesis – Cover art)

It's back to the Golden Age of doo-wop and classic songs of the era from Black and White groups. A conversation with Dion DiMucci, the Bronx born and raised singer who made his name first with his neighborhood group the Belmonts. We talk about his Italian American roots and his love of the blues, plus his life in music. Then, we explore the roads to doo-wop from gospel quartets, R&B, and jazz including songs by Sam Cooke, The Mills Brothers, and Jimmy Reed

American Routes airs Saturdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Dion Dimucci – Courtesy of the artist)

Maintaining a consumption-driven economy while keeping emissions down seems more and more like a pipe dream -- is it time to re-think capitalism altogether? “The only thing it requires is a massive cultural and political movement changing the rules that constrain capitalism,” says Rebecca Henderson, author of Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, “but as soon as we can do that we’re done.” Short of a whole new capitalism, can the stock market be used as a tool for climate action? We may not all be managing billions in assets, but can we use our nest eggs to help finance a green economy?

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club can be heard Sunday mornings at 8:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on-air, online, or on the go with our FREE KRCB Mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

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Since her days with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens has explored many rich collaborations – From writing a ballet to performing in a Celtic ensemble. Much of her profound work has been rooted in her love of African-American folk traditions, including her latest, called There Is No Other. She’s joined by jazz musician Francesco Turrisi, who is an expert on the influence of Arabic music on what is considered European art. Together, their new record illuminates music history. We’ll hear their fascinating conversation with host Talia Schlanger, plus a live performance. On this encore edition of the World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Rhiannon Giddens – Tanya Rosen Jones/via World Cafe)

From 2015: Rhiannon Giddens, The SteelDrivers, Jesse Milnes & Emily Miller, Alice Gerrard and Sam Gleaves on Mountain Stage.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce can be heard every Monday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our free KRCB Mobile App for your iOS or Android device from the App Store & Google Play!

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Join me this week as we continue the festivities carried over from 2020! Corks will be popped, hooters will be hooted and we shall break out in joyous song! We have a fun and diverse collection of music to get the new year started right. Chuck Berry, Charles Mingus, Jefferson Starship, The Carpenters, Bob Marley, The Cars, Three Dog Night, Bad Bunny, Shoes, Blue Oyster Cult, Greno, Chicago, and more!

 

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You’ll take an expansive listen to one of the key genres of early rock n roll and its influence over every generation of rockers since its inception in the early 1950s. We’ll hear The Dells, The Orioles, The Cadillacs, The Jacks, The Jesters, The Collegians, Dion & the Belmonts, The Chantels, The Five Discs, the Spaniels, The Kodaks, The Del-Vikings and many more of the original doo wop groups. We’ll also hear from artists who took doo wop to new and varied places: The Everly Brothers, Frank Zappa, The Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren, and a few others. I hope you tune in this Thursday for what is sure to be a fun and uplifting episode.

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: The Dells - Cadet Records / Public domain)

That’s right, the free music gallery, inspired by the freeform and album-oriented-rock of FM’s early years!

“One of the changes I have been making to the show this year is doing fewer thematic and historical programs and instead playing around with a more freeform presentation. Galeria Musica Gratis is an attempt to present a program, in serial form, where the main focus is on how the songs flow from one to another, without regard to genre or era.”

Expect to hear Aretha Franklin, Flaco Jimenez, Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, Santana, Post Animal, Los York’s, Mental as Anything, Buzzcocks, Albert King, Let’s Go Bowling, Mink Deville, plus a 3-song spotlight on Shonen Knife, and more.

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Aretha Franklin - Atlantic Records, via Wikimedia Commons)

That’s right, 20 years of music has passed. Can someone check my math? Really? An entire generation has matured since 2000, a pre-9/11 world when we thought all the computers would crash at the stroke of midnight. Some of my favorites you’ll hear this Thursday: Polvo, Echobelly, Snow Patrol, Kendrick Lamar, The Mountain Goats, Wolf Parade, Battles, Hippo Campus, The Shins, Lady Gaga, Barrie, Scritti Politti, Arctic Monkeys, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Calexico, Steve Gunn, Built To Spill, Vampire Weekend, Corridor.

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Polvo - Michael Cory / CC BY 2.0)

I am pleased to tell you that the incomparable Phil Hulme will be joining me on the air this week! We have lots of fun, laughter and surprises in store for you. Phil and I will volley between song picks, allowing our muse and free association to take us to unexpected places. We plan to follow a thread of connection between songs and hopefully that connection will extend through the airwaves and into your heart.

You’ll hear music from The Byrds, Otis Redding, Neil Young, The Cars, Gin Blossoms, Talking Heads, Smashing Pumpkins, George Harrison, Tom Petty, REM, Todd Rundgren, and much more!

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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Please consider supporting KRCB Radio with your financial contribution during our Spring Fundraiser, April 3 – 10, 2021. You can make your donation at norcalpublicmedia.org/donate, or just click on the donate button at the top of the page. Thank you for your continued support!

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This week, two hours of just what the doctor ordered: soothing, calming soft rock hits and album cuts. Ambrosia, Bread, Boz Scaggs, Dr. Hook, Firefall, Toto, Christopher Cross, Al Stewart, Steely Dan, Roberta Flack, Hall & Oates and much more.

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Ambrosia, Biggest Part of Me cover art – Fair Use)

This week, a mixed bag of fun and frivolity, this week we'll hear songs that start the album in a powerful way. Expect to hear Aerosmith, Van Halen, New York Dolls, Motorhead, The Police, Echo & the Bunnymen, Alice Cooper, Fugazi, Braid, Camper Van Beethoven, Little Feat, and other various and assorted sundries.

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: New York Dolls, 1973 - AVRO [CC BY-SA 3.0])

This week, from early hits and experiments to their landmark works, Ric takes you on a psychedelic carousel with the godfathers of head-trip music. Hey You, Matilda Mother, Remember a Day, Fearless, St. Tropez, See Emily Play, One of My Turns, Run Like Hell, Bike, Astronomy Domine, Let There Be More Light, Breathe, and much more!

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Pink Floyd’s 1967 album Piper at the Gate of Dawn)

That's the name of this week's episode of Ric on the Radio.

And who is The Dude's favorite band? Creedence Clearwater Revival, of course!

We'll listen to songs from every CCR album and talk about their history. As an added bonus, you'll be treated to my own playacting of key scenes from the movie, "The Big Lebowski."

"Why?" you ask. No particular reason. It just seemed like a good idea. Take 'er easy, dude...

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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