Rockin' Dave's Roots Roundup

Our 134th episode, which aired on July 27, 2025, and featured part two of our 80th anniversary look back at the roots music of the atomic age. Swan’s Silvertone Singers – Jesus Is God's Atomic Bomb Bobby Marchan & The Clowns – Rockin' Behind the Iron Curtain Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys – Advice to Joe Civil Defense Spot: Family Fallout Shelter Booklet with Fred McMurray H-Bomb Ferguson – Rock H-Bomb Rock Jerry Engler & The Four Ekkos – Sputnik (Satellite Girl) Civil Defense Spot: Nuclear Attack with Tony Bennett Buchanan Brothers with The Georgia Catamounts – There's a Power Greater Than Atomic Jay Chevalier – Khrushchev and the Devil Civil Defense Spot: Don’t Use the Phone with Art Linkletter Arthur Crudup – I'm Gonna Dig Myself a Hole Al Rex – Hydrogen Bomb Bradley Kincaid – Brush the Dust from That Old Bible Homer Harris with Muddy Waters – Atomic Bomb Blues Civil Defense Spot: Protect Your Home with Boris Karloff Hank Williams/Luke the Drifter – No No Joe Christopher B. Cerf – (My) Fallout Filly (With the Atomic Kiss) Civil Defense Spot: Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow Linda Hayes with the Red Callender Sextette – A Unknown – H-Bomb Civil Defense Spot: Warning Signals with Pat Boone Dick “Two-Ton” Baker – Bert the Turtle (The Duck and Cover Song) Pilgrim Travellers – Jesus Is the First Line of Defense Al Barkle with the Tri-Tones – Sputnik II Jim Eanes – They Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain

Our 133rd episode, which aired on July 20, 2025, and featured part one of our 80th anniversary look back at the roots music of the atomic age. The Pilgrim Travelers – Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb Hawkshaw Hawkins – When They Found the Atomic Power Carl Mann – Satellite No. 2 Civil Defense Spot: How Much Time Do We Have (Keep Working) Camille Howard – Fireball Boogie Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith & His Cracker-Jacks – Mr. Stalin You're Eating Too High on the Hog Civil Defense Spot: Pattern of Survival Red McCoy with the Sons of the Soil – Rock and Roll Atom Sheldon Allman – Crawl Out Through the Fallout Mike Fernandez with the Del Royals Orchestra – A Bomb Bop Tommy Duncan with the Ranger Trio – Relax & Take It Easy Civil Defense Spot: $212 Fallout Shelter The Kavaliers – Get That Communist, Joe Roosevelt Sykes – Sputnik Baby Civil Defense Spot: CONELRAD Test Announcement Walker Edmiston – I Dreamt I Saw Khrushchev (In a Pink Cadillac) Carson Robison & His Pleasant Valley Boys – I’m No Communist Civil Defense Spot: CONELRAD, Sounds Pretty Complicated Sammy Salvo – A Mushroom Cloud Amos Milburn – Atomic Baby Civil Defense Spot: Take the Step (Four Wheels to Survival) Ray Anderson – Stalin Kicked the Bucket Mike & Bernie Winters – A Fallout Shelter The Buchanan Brothers and the Georgia Catamounts – (When You See) Those Flying Saucers

Our 132nd episode, which aired on June 15, 2025. Downhill Fast – All Alone Lowell Fulson – Don’t Leave Me Baby Carolyn Martin – Who’s Sorry Now Harry Wilson & the Bluenotes – Are You Ready Ray Black & The Flying Carpets – Rockin' In Bagdad Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra – Sneakin' Out Elvis Presley – Mystery Train Goyo Cats – Mezcal Buster Martin – Herbie's Steel Guitar Polka Big “T” Tyler – King Kong Billy Lee Riley – Trouble Bound Be Bop A Lula – Crazy Legs Glad Rags – I Got It Made (In the Shade) Smoky Wood & His Wood Chips – Riding To Glory Helen Humes – Be Baba Leba Alan Power & the Aftershocks – This Train Blue Ridge Playboys – Gimme My Dime Back Elvis Cantu – Hot Chicken Miss Penny Lane – Burnt Toast Johnny Douglass – Ramble

Our 131st episode, which aired on June 1, 2025. Urban Zotel & The Thundertones – Heatwave The Time Jumpers – Roly Poly Louis Jordan – Let The Good Times Roll Dreamers – Shotgun Noisy Cats – Toppin' To The Top Bobcats – Cow Cow Boogie Royal Deuces – That’s Why The Lincolns – Boogiefried Roy Milton & His Solid Senders – Junior Jives Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys – The Band’s A’Rockin' The Vi-Kings – She´s Cool Delmore Brothers – Pan-American Boogie Monte Easter – Going Back To Kansas City Davis Sisters – Rock-A-Bye Boogie Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Silver Dew on the Bluegrass Tonight Rocket81 – Tater Pie The Shakers – New Tune In Town Tasso Zachary And His Orchestra – Louisville KY Jimmy Murphy – Baboon Boogie Philip Doyle – Lonesome Train

Our 130th episode, which aired on April 27, 2025. J.S. & the Lockerbillies – Rev It Up Amos Milburn – Let’s Rock A While The Quebe Sisters – Air Mail Special Jungle Tigers – Rockabilly Boogie Midnight Boppers – Shake And Walk Oscar McLollie & His Honeyjumpers – All That Oil in Texas Thunderbolts – Rambling On The TR5's – Drumming Man Al Dexter – It’s Up to You Chuck Higgins – Motor Head Baby Dean Beard – Rakin' and Scrapin' (Sun version) Howlin Ramblers – Dressed in Black Moon Mullican – Good Deal Lucille Cecilya & the Candy Kings – I'll Take You to the Party Willie Johnson – Got the Boogie Woogie Blues Tex Williams – I Got Texas In My Soul Marty Wilde – Little Girl Wild Bob Burgos – Shot In The Dark Rockhouse – Rocking Redwing Mike Bell & The Belltones - I Wanna Go

Our 129th episode, which aired on April 20, 2025.

Our 128th episode, which aired on January 5, 2025. Ichi-Bons – Outsider Amos Milburn – Chicken Shack Boogie Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies – Taking Off Mike Cushman – Me and My Guitar Mike Bell & The Belltones – Make with the Shake Helen Numes – He May Be Your Man Hal Peters & His Trio – Dixie Fried Kinda Fonda Wanda – Aces The Quebe Sisters – Shame On You Harold Burrage – Way Down Boogie The TR5's – Rock & Roll Good Times Hi Tone Combo – I Can't Stop It Chris Casello – Panhandle Rag The B-Stars – Back Up Buddy Bip and Bop – Ding Dong Ding Scotty Moore – Mean Woman Blues Collins Kids – Hop, Skip And A Jump Billy Hughes & His Pals of the Pecos – I’m Telling You Soapbox Saints – Looking for Love Joe Dee and the Jettones – I'll Be Gone

Our 127th episode, which aired on December 22, 2024, and featured rockin' Christmas rockabilly, jump blues and western swing. Dave Del Monte – Ghost Of Christmas Past Barnshakers – Santas Got A Brand New Pedal Steel Brian Setzer Orchestra – Gettin' in the Mood (For Christmas) Midnight Boppers – Underneath The Mistletoe Darrel Higham – Father Christmas is a Teddy Boy Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis – Christmas Guitar Boogie Bob Floor Jr. – Rockabilly Christmas On The Radio Bel-Aires – The Three Blind Mice Make It To Santa's Village Django Reinhardt – Christmas Swing Asleep At The Wheel – Santa Loves To Boogie Aileen Quinn and The Leapin' Lizzards – At Christmas Time Frank Robinson – Rockabilly Christmas Buzz Campbell & Hot rod Lincon – Rock n Roll for Christmas Homer and Jethro – Frosty the De-Frosted Snowman Spike Jones with The Bell Sisters – Barnyard Christmas Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas – Mele Kalikimaka The Rockabilly Christmas Gentlemen – I Saw Mom Kissing Santa Lucky 757 – Sleigh Ride

Our 126th episode, which aired on December 15, 2024. BR5-49 – Seven Nights to Rock Louis Jordan – Groovin’ in Paris Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Cowboy Stomp Johnny Burnette & The Rock and Roll Trio – Honey Hush Jackie Dunham – All Around the World Lou Millet – Shorty the Barber Curley Jim – Sloppy Sloppy Sue Carlos & The Bandidos – Fever Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant – Boogie Man Nat King Cole – The Frim Fram Sauce Willie & The Stringpoppers – Oh Baby Babe High Noon – Don’t Have a Heart Left to Break Louise Massey& The Westerners – Squeeze Box Polka Deke Dickerson – Hot Rodder’s Lament LaVerne Ray – Rock and Roll Bill Pollard – Nite Spot Rock Bill Mounce – I Found A New Baby Dale Vaughn – How Can You Be Mean To Me? Tommy Moreland – Bang Bang Ezra Lee & The Havoc Band – So Long

Our 125th episode, which aired on October 13, 2024. George & Earl – Better Stop, Look and Listen Al Dexter – Guitar Polka Amos Milburn – Let Me Go Home Whiskey Portuguese Pedro – Crazy 'Bout My Beer Star Chiefs – Blast Off Charlie & Margie Linville – Texahoma Boogie Wild Bob Burgos – Let the Good Times Roll Again Hillbilly Hellcats – That’s Not Rockabilly Roomful of Blues – Texas Flood Carolyn Martin – Keep Knockin' But You Can't' Come In Gene Simmons – Chains of Love Imelda May – Big Bad Handsome Man Ritchie Deran – Little Willie H-Bomb Ferguson – Mary Little Mary The Maddox Brothers & Rose – New Mule Skinner Blues Shakin' Pyramids – Wake Up Little Suzie Al Holden – Little Cabin On The Hill Flattop Tom & His Jump Cats – Hot Biscuits And Gravy The Lucky Devils – My Sweet Love Ain't Around Malcolm Yelvington – Goodbye Marie

Our 124th episode, which aired on April 21, 2024. Hi-Speed Rockets – Lonesome Joe from Kokomo Larry Green – Long Black Train Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Take Me Back to Tulsa Manos Wild – Little Girl Del Kent – Holiday on Saturn Charlie Walker – Down Hearted Blues Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys – Surfin’ Crow Charlie Mann – Take These Chains From My Heart Jimmy Bryant – Boogie Barn Dance Jimmy Vick & The Victors – Take A Trip Jokers – Little Mama King Drapes – Rockabilly Tattoo The Hi-Flyers – Joe Turner Blues Dale Sisters – Billy Boy, Billy Boy Louis Jordan – Saturday Night Fish Fry Rick Johnson – I Want Your Money, Honey Nut Jumpers – So Good So Good W. Lee O’Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys – There’ll Be Some Changes Made Don Daffron – Walkin' And Cryin’ Bob Luman – Why Why Bye Bye

Our 123rd episode, which aired on April 14, 2024. Crazy Joe & His Mad River Combo – Springfield Special Carolyn Martin – Right or Wrong Jive Aces – I Want You To Be My Baby Hank C. Burnette – Guitar Nellie The Dominos – Why Don’t You Luke Wills’ Rhythm Busters – Shut Up and Drink Your Beer Leroi Brothers – Rhythm & Booze Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis – Reckless, Wild & Crazy Joe Liggins – Louisana Woman Asleep at the Wheel with Lyle Lovett – Blues for Dixie Danny Diamond – The Bad Man Hot Mission Hillbillies – No Use Knockin’ At My Door Marti Brom & The Barnshakers – Black Cadillac Ramp Davis – Bayou Bounce Spade Cooley – Oklahoma Stomp Jolie and The Jackalopes – Winter Wind The Barnstompers – Weep & Cry Bill Doggett – Quaker City Hi-Speed Rockets – Don't Come Back Knockin' Portuguese Pedro – Goodbye My Little Darling

Our 122nd episode, which aired on December 9, 2023. JP McDermott & Western Bop – Long Beach Stomp Charles Brown – Joyce's Boogie Wade Ray And His Cow Town Five – The Dipsie Doodle Western Aces – Old ‘32 Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys – The Cow Jumped Over The Moon Milt Trenier – Squeeze Me Little Remy & The Flying Rockers – Shadoogie Adriano BaTolba Trio – Just Because Swift Jewel Cowboys – Fan It Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – Gotta Go Same Old Shoes – Gonna Go Bop Union Avenue – Trouble Up the Road Shelly Lee Alley & His Alley Cats – Women Women Women Wallace Waters – Keep Me In Your Charms Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Strange Things Happening Every Day Jared Pettys & The Headliners – Cupid’s Arrow Hank Penny – Steel Guitar Stomp Al Ferrier And His Boppin' Billies – No No Baby The Bop Kings – Blue Moon Bop Blazin’ Seven – Baby Please Don't Go

Our 121st episode, which aired on October 8, 2023. Be Bop A Lula – Well I Knocked Bim Bam The Hi-Flyers – Hi Flyer Stomp King Porter & His Orchestra – That Early Morning Boogie The Fireballs – Long Pony Tail Ricky Nelson – Good Rockin’ Tonight Dickie McBride & His Village Boys – Out Where West Winds Blow Robert Gordon & Danny Gatton – Cruisin’ Amanda-Lyn – Baby Blue Eyes Mighty Blue Kings – Baby Drive Me Wild Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant – Flippin’ The Lid The Sportsmen – Sand Storm Jose Insaciable – Diez Pasos Al Frente Sarah Mai – Hello Little Boy Marco J & The Jaywalkers – Boom Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Stay A Little Longer Poison Gardner – Mobile Boogie Jared Pettys & The Headliners – Lost in Baja The Chiff Chaffs – Fuego Fuego Dasta & The Smoking Snakes – Get Wild or Get Gone

Our 120th episode, which aired on September 10, 2023. High Noon – Bluebonnett Boogie Big Al Sears – Ride the 'D' Train Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys – My Sinful Days Are Over Hicksmen – Wooper Snooper The TR5’s – Everybody’s Screaming Hattie Green – Pawn Shop Blues Adriano BaTolba Trio – Fame Sun Volcanoes – Sweet Woman Leon McAuliffe – Take It Away Leon Lloyd Glenn & His Joymakers – Boogieology JP McDermott & Western Bop – Sixteen Chicks Hi-Strung Ramblers – Walkin' Talkin' Baby Roy Orbison – One More Time Millard Sams – Red Wing The Brian Setzer Orchestra – My Baby Only Cares For Me Little Dave and the Sunset Trio – Whole Lotta Trouble Tex Williams & His Western Caravan – Artistry In Western Swing Les Paul – Little Rock Getaway Rockin' Johnny Aitken – Rockabilly Guy Till I Die Thunderbolts – Rambling On

Our 119th episode, which aired on August 20, 2023. Danny Gatton – Rockabilly Giddyup Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies – Hesitation Blues Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – That Chick's Too Young To Fry The Blasters – Stop the Clock Los Straitjackets – Viva Las Vegas Swift Jewel Cowboys – Memphis Blues Lojo and the Mojos - Sleeping Angel The Cyclones – Bullwhip Rock Roy Brown – Hurry Hurry Baby Link Davis – Texas Swing The Shakers – New Tune In Town Union Avenue – Uranium Rock Hot Mission Hillbillies – Jack Just Got in Town Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra – Straighten Up And Fly Right Spade Cooley – A Pair of Broken Hearts Jet Tones – Henry Big Joe Turner – The Sun Is Shining Randy Rich – I'm Gonna Get You Leroy Castille – Lafayette Lars Vegas & The Love Gloves – Packin’ My Bags

Our 118th episode, which aired on August 13, 2023. Jared Pettys & The Headliners – You’re My Baby Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers – Bald Head Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Sugarfoot Rag Al Willis & The New Swingsters – The Apologist Susie Blue & the Lonesome Fellas – Love and Kisses Oscar McLollie & His Honeyjumpers – All That Oil In Texas Johnny Powers – Me And My Rhythm Guitar The Hicksmen – Louisiana Gambler Bob Skyles & His Skyrockets – Slap It Shake It LaVern Baker – You’d Better Find Yourself Another Fool Stan Robinson – Rhinoceros Rockin’ Gina & The Sentinels – Mexico Porky Freeman & His Trio – Electric Guitar Blues Rusti Steele – To Say The Least Flattop Tom & His Jump Cats – Atomic Man Gene LaMarr – You Don’t Love Me Moon Mullican – Piano Breakdown Roy P-Cat and the V8 Daddies – Turn the Lights Down Low Dry Tortugas – Unbothered Ed Philips and the Memphis Patrol - Easy Come Easy Go

Our 117th episode, which aired on August 6, 2023. Ray Collins Hot Club – Bugs In My Teeth Southwest Biscuit Company – Please Leave the Whiskey Chuck Higgins & His Mellotones – Motorhead Baby Louie & The Wolf Gang – Betty Hoyt Johnson – Enie Meanie Minie Mo Hawkshaw Hawkins – The Way I Love You Ronnie Martin – Baby You’re Mine Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas – Blue Train Interview with Solitaire Miles of Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas – I Hear You Talkin’ Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas – Lucky Lips Faye Adams – Johnny Lee Andy Lee & Tennessee Rain - What Am I Searchin' for Now Lucky Steve & The Blackforest Ramblers – Tulsa Telephone Book Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys – Have You Ever Had The Feelin' Gayle Griffith – Rockin And A Knockin Turner Moore – I’ll Be Leavin’ You

Our 116th episode, which aired on July 30, 2023. Dale Rocka & The Volcanoes – Raw Bad Whiskey Helen Humes – Central Avenue Boogie Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Fat Boy Rag Little Sheba and the Shamans – Holy Mack'rel Howlin’ Ramblers – No Teardrops Tonight Amos Milburn – My Baby's Boogying The Panthers – HD Boogie Larry Bright – Blood Hound Merle Travis – So Round So Firm So Fully Packed Louis Jordan – Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens Whitey Pullen – Walk My Baby Back Home Dave Del Monte with Crash Gordon – Two Stepping & Tacos Collins Kids – Shortnin' Bread Rock Porky Freeman Trio – Boogie Woogie Boy Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra – Fine Brown Frame Dale Vaughn – High Steppin’ Jack Guthrie – Oakie Boogie Glad Rags – Ten Cats Down Johnny “Scat” Brown – Indeed I Do Crown City Bombers – Last Chance

Our 115th episode, which aired on July 16, 2023. The Shakers – Shake the Rocks Lucky Stars – Hot Potato Angela Tini – Fool Me Once Dave Edmunds – Get Out of Denver Time Burners – Jukebox Baby Ted Daffan – Headin’ Down the Wrong Highway The Royal Hounds – Door #3 Arsen Roulette – Gone Crazy Wynonie Harris – Come Back Baby Moon Mullican – Ragged But Right Union Avenue – Money Honey Kim Lenz & The Jaguars – Know-It-All H-Bomb Ferguson – Rock H-Bomb Rock The Country Lads – I Asked Her Milton Estes & His Musical Millers – Whoa Sailor Robert Gordon – Love My Baby Walter Horton – Walter’s Jump The Gruffs – Ying and Yang Anth Purdy – 65 Boogie Portuguese Pedro – Goodbye My Little Darling