James Brown at the HOB, Sweet Forgiveness, Townes Van Zandt Live in Texas, and Joni Mitchell at Club 47, Thursday, November 14, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables. There’s nothing like a little soul and funk to get your day started in style, and who better to deliver on that than The Hardest Working Man in Show Business?

James Brown

Here’s your line-up for today:

11:00 a.m. James Brown Live at the House of Blues

2:00 p.m. Townes Van Zandt: Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas

One of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time joins as part of the new folk infusion.

5:00 p.m. Album of the Week: Bonnie Raitt’s Sweet Forgiveness

9:00 p.m. Joni Mitchell: Live at Club 47, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1968)

Joni Mitchell performs live at the legendary Club 47 in Cambridge, which would later become Passim’s Coffee House. The Club 47 had some other famous women come through her hallowed halls, like Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt, who also used to frequent Elsies for the famous roast beef sandwiches back in the day.

Pull up a stool and set a spell.

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New Music Infusion of Folk, Traditional

Don’t be surprised if you start to hear music from Townes Van Zandt, Dave Van Ronk, Tim Buckley, and Jakob Dylan in the next few weeks. It’s part of a new folk music infusion at #BecomeUngovernable Radio.

Folk Music Collage

They’ll be joining Woodie Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan in the rotation now. We’ll be adding to this growing list in the future and will keep you updated as we grow!

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Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan & George Harrison’s Adventure, and Bob Marley & The Wailers Live, Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We have a sweet line-up today, heavy on the blues.

Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Live at The Warehouse, New Orleans, Part 1

2:00 p.m. Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Live at The Warehouse, New Orleans, Part 2

Did you know that the original Fleetwood Mac’s singer was a guy named Peter Green, not a girl named Stevie Nicks? And did you know that Black Magic Woman was originally a Fleetwood Mac song, not a Santana original? You do now!

5:00 p.m. Bob Dylan & George Harrison Almost Went To See Elvis (1997)

Bob and George were supposed to do a recording session with Elvis. According to Bob, Elvis never showed up. But according to George Harrison, it was not Elvis who stood them up. It was the other way around.

9:00 p.m. Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at The Santa Barbara County Bowl

The Legend. Live.

Pull up a bar stool and tune in! www.tinyurl.com/becomeungovernableradio

Sweet Forgiveness, A New Dylan/Petty Concert, and Booker T. and Neil Young are the Birthday Boys, Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! Today we celebrate two birthdays, that of Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the MG’s, and the timeless Neil Young.

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Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Booker T. & The MG’s

Today we pay tribute to the instrumental R & B/funk band that helped to shape the Southern soul and Memphis soul sound. Happy Birthday, Booker T. Jones!

2:00 p.m. Album of the Week: Sweet Forgiveness by Bonnie Raitt

Sweet Forgiveness was the sixth studio album from Bonnie Raitt, and it was released in 1977. She covers songs from Jackson Browne, Del Shannon, Don Covay, Karla Bonoff, and Eric Kaz.

5:00 p.m. Bob Dylan and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Live in Sacramento, California 6.12.86

I was cleaning out some files and found this myteriously zipped file with absolutely no title. I’m certainly glad I did!

9:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Neil Young

Happy Birthday, Neil. He’s 74 years young today.

Take your shoes off. Set a spell. Listen to some great music.

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Carl Perkins & Friends, The Grateful Dead, Neil Young & Promise of the Real, and Being Under the Influence, Monday, November 11, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We begin another work week here in Empire, but the music remains a refuge here at #BecomeUngovernable Radio.

Neil Young & Promise of the Real

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. Carl Perkins & Friends: Go Kat Go!

The legendary guitar man Carl Perkins has brought along some friends, like Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Willie Nelson, George Harrison and more, to help him sing some of his songs. Check out the set list in the Playlist section of the blog.

2:00 p.m. Under the Influence: Various Artists

If you need to take the edge off, this is the playlist. Some solutions are legal. Some are not. Opinions expressed in this song may or may not reflect the recommendations of management.

5:00 p.m. The Grateful Dead: Live From the Mars Hotel (1974)

9:00 p.m. Neil Young with Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Neil Young hit the road without a band and had to find one. He did in Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. Yes, they are in our standard rotation and, yes, he is Willie’s boy.

Sit down, kick off your shoes, and relax.

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It’s An “All Girls” Kind of Day, Our New Album of the Week, and Ronstadt in the Spotlight, Sunday, November 10, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! It’s an “All Girls” kind of day here today, and we’ll debut our next Album of the Week.

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Here’s your line-up for Sunday:

11:00 a.m. The Ungovernables Report

With Sarah Freels and Adam Rice.

2:00 p.m. The All-Girl Revue Too

Linda Ronstadt, Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Laura Nyro and more!

5:00 p.m. Album of the Week: Bonnie Raitt’s Sweet Forgiveness

9:00 p.m. Linda Ronstadt & Friends: Duets

Linda sings with Ann Savoy, John David Souther, Emmylou Harris, Randy Newman, among others.

Just pull up a tab and tune in to www. tinyurl.com/becomeungovernableradio

CCR in the Spotlight, Lucinda Williams at the Fillmore, Happy 43rd to Petty’s Debut Album, and Big Pink’s Last Play, Saturday, November 9, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We’ve got some great musical guests programmed in to the rotation today, so let’s get down to it.

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Here’s your line-up:

11:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Creedence Clearwater Revival

How a bunch of guys hailing from Berkeley, California, could sound like they just walked out of Cajun country has always been a mystery to me, but CCR did it with authority. This is one of the greatest rock n’ roll bands ever. And by the way, happy birthday to Tom Fogerty!

2:00 p.m. Lucinda Williams Live at The Fillmore

5:00 p.m. The Band: Music From Big Pink

This will be the final airing of this week’s album pick. Next Monday, there’ll be a new album on the front page of the blog and playing on the station.

9:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: The Debut Album

Happy 43rd birthday release date for the self-titled Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers debut album, released on November 9, 1976. To hear Petty tell the story, it just sat there and did nothing initially. Then somebody came in and said, “They’re playing you up in Boston.” The rest, I am happy to say as a native Bostonian, is history.

11:00 p.m. The Ungovernables Report

With Sarah Freels and Adam Rice.

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Badass Guitarists, The Ungovernables Report, Echoes From the Canyon, and Happy Birthday Bonnie Raitt!

Good Morning, Ungovernables! Today is Bonnie Raitt’s 70th Birthday, and we celebrate the road warrior who is still out there making music after all these years.

Bonnie Raitt B-Day

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. Badass Guitarists, Volume 1: Various Artists

Bonnie is included here as well, along with Mike Campbell of The Heartbreakers, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton. See our Playlist section for the full set list.

2:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Bonnie Raitt!

Our set list has been expanded and revised! Nearly three hours of great music. Check the Playlist page for complete details!

6:00 p.m. The Ungovernables Report: For the Weekend Beginning 11.8.2019

With Sarah Freels and Adam Rice!

9:00 p.m. Echoes From the Canyon: Various Artists

Celebrating the artists that gave us the California sound: The Mamas & The Papas, The Byrds, Joni Mitchell, and many others!

Just pull up a tab and sit a spell!

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The Beatles, J.J. Cale & Leon Russell, The Beach Boys in the Spotlight, and the Great House Playlist, Thursday, November 7, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We have another great line-up today on #BecomeUngovernable Radio!

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Here’s today’s planned programming:

11:00 a.m. The Beatles Complete Apple Rooftop Concert

It was on a whim, as they say. And it drove the British Bobbies out of their minds trying to figure out where the music was coming from.

2:00 p.m. J.J. Cale & Leon Russell at The Paradise Studios in LA (1979)

5:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Beach Boys

9:00 p.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist

We’ve added a lot of music to the standard rotation over the past couple of weeks. including Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Buddy Holly, Ry Cooder, Traffic, Lavern Baker and Delbert McClinton.

So sit back, relax and tune in to www.tinyurl.com/becomeungovernableradio

More Big Pink, Johnny Winter is Supreme, and We Celebrate Guy Clark’s Life, Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! Today would have been Guy Clark’s 77th birthday, and we’re doing the bookend thing to celebrate his extraordinary talent. If you don’t know Guy Clark, you should make it a point to get to know him.

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Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. Guy Clark, Steve Earle, and Townes Van Zandt: Live at the Bluebird Cafe

2:00 p.m. The Band: Music From Big Pink

This is the stuff that legends are made of. In this case, that is certainly true as The Band is one of the finest musical ensembles ever.

5:00 p.m. Johnny Winter: Live at Hondarribia (2011)

The real deal bluesman here.

9:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Guy Clark

This is another one of those guys whose passing leaves a hole, like Tom Petty and John Lennon, that just cannot be filled. I found this brilliant story teller quite by mistake in the middle of a snowstorm, trying to find somewhere to get inside from the nasty weather. Maybe later tonight as I’m listening to this, I’ll tell my story.

In between, it’s just kick-ass music at www.tinyurl.com/becomeungovernableradio