Posted March 5, 201015 yr Friends, colleagues, soul aficionados, music geeks, vinyl freaks, "Downtown Soulville" listeners: It's that time of year again, that annual fortnight when I come to you, faux-fur Alpine hat in hand, to beg you for money for the great radio station that I am privileged to have been able to call my base of operations since 1994: WFMU. WFMU is a listener-supported gem of a station with lots of life-alteringly fantastic programming (have you followed my advice to check out Kevin Nutt's "Sinner's Crossroads," Thursday nights at 7, or Rex's "Fool's Paradise," Saturday afternoons at 1?). Every March, we ask our listeners to give something back. Think of it as a simple symbiotic relationship: We offer you amazing programming all year long; you fork over a little bread to keep that happening. The money we raise covers our operating costs. Our goal this year is $1.2 million. And we make it worth your while by giving away all kinds of cool prizes and premiums. This year I'm offering a CD I've assembled called CATS GOT THESE CATS' TONGUES: 26 WORDLESS OBSCURITIES FROM MR. FINE WINE'S VAULTS.* Get it? It's all instrumentals, those tracks that I'm always talking over--to the annoyance of a lot of you, judging by your e-mails. Well, here they are without the chatter, yours for a tax-deductible pledge of $75 during my show. At the risk of sounding immodest, I'd say this CD is essential listening for all residents of the greater Soulville area. Do you listen to podcasts of my show? Those are available thanks to the generosity of WFMU's listeners. Has a song you've heard me play on the radio made you bounce around in your car seat or take your toddler for a twirl around the kitchen? Your pledge pays for our transmitter upkeep and makes that possible. Are you a record collector in a foreign land who's heard me play something obscure via our live stream or our archives and subsequently decided that you simply must add that 45 to your collection? Please consider making a donation--and I'll do my best to ensure that you add a zillion more items to your wants list in the coming year! Please bear in mind that as of this June, I will have been providing you with soul for SIXTEEN YEARS! Care to offer the station, say, a hundred bucks a year as thanks? Don't worry: We're happy if you can spare just $15, too. Thank you for all past and future pledges. Your soul-slinging vinyl fetishist whose life runs at 45 revolutions per minute, Mr. Fine Wine SEE MUCH MORE INFO AT WWW.WFMU.ORG/MARATHON PLEDGE ONLINE ANYTIME AT WWW.WFMU.ORG or call 800-989-9368 My Marathon shows: Friday, March 5, with cohost Michael Shelley Friday, March 12, with cohost Laura Cantrell 7 to 8 p.m. U.S. Eastern time (I'll also be cohosting Kevin Nutt's gospel show Thursday, March 11, from 7 to 8 p.m.) ----- *Track listing: 1 Cozy Cole - Cozy and Bossa (Bethlehem) 2 Tim Whitsett and the Imperials - Monkey Man (Ace) 3 Sir Stan and the Counts - Soulin' (Magnum) 4 Les De Merle - Bulldozer (Tournament) 5 The Night Hawks - Rockin' Hawk (Alon) 6 Jimmy and the Groove Boys - Headin' South (Spino) 7 Mario and the MDs - Duck Soup (Venture) 8 Twistin' Kings - Congo Pt. 1 (Motown) 9 The Jaybees - Jaybee (Soul Bros) 10 Chip and Dave - Seventh Round (Sure Star) 11 The Sounds of Jack Downes - Monkey Mash (D'lux-Char Burger) 12 Toussaint McCall - The Monkey People (GRC) 13 The Moroccos - Muzik Megaton (Greenstar) 14 Noble Watts - Teen-Scene (Clamike) 15 Guitar Murphy - Sufferin' Soul Pt. 1 (Emerson) 16 Nip and Tuck - Breakout (Brownfield) 17 Cold Water Army - One Time Around (Iron Beat) 18 Frankie Luv - Frankie's L.A. Stomp Pt. 1 (Chancellor) 19 Natural Resources Band - The Joker (Way Out West Ltd.) 20 Johnny Guitar Watson - South Like West (Okeh) 21 Booker T. Averheart - I Wanta Be President (Soultex) 22 Soul Chargers - In Between (American) 23 The Chocolate Glass - Joseph Holly (Judnell) 24 The Tears - 1808 East Broad (Chord) 25 Stone Love - Stone Spanada (Lofton) 26 The Knights - Tipping Strings (Tragar)
Friends, colleagues, soul aficionados, music geeks, vinyl freaks, "Downtown
Soulville" listeners:
It's that time of year again, that annual fortnight when I come to
you, faux-fur Alpine hat in hand, to beg you for money for the great radio
station that I am privileged to have been able to call my base of operations
since 1994: WFMU.
WFMU is a listener-supported gem of a station with lots of life-alteringly
fantastic programming (have you followed my advice to check out
Kevin Nutt's "Sinner's Crossroads," Thursday nights at 7, or Rex's
"Fool's Paradise," Saturday afternoons at 1?). Every March, we ask our
listeners to give something back. Think of it as a simple symbiotic
relationship: We offer you amazing programming all year
long; you fork over a little bread to keep that happening. The money
we raise covers our operating costs. Our goal this year is $1.2 million.
And we make it worth your while by giving away all kinds of cool prizes
and premiums. This year I'm offering a CD I've assembled called
CATS GOT THESE CATS' TONGUES: 26 WORDLESS OBSCURITIES
FROM MR. FINE WINE'S VAULTS.* Get it? It's all instrumentals, those
tracks that I'm always talking over--to the annoyance of a lot of you,
judging by your e-mails. Well, here they are without the chatter, yours
for a tax-deductible pledge of $75 during my show. At the risk of sounding
immodest, I'd say this CD is essential listening for all residents of the
greater Soulville area.
Do you listen to podcasts of my show? Those are available thanks to the
generosity of WFMU's listeners. Has a song you've heard me play on the radio
made you bounce around in your car seat or take your toddler for a twirl around
the kitchen? Your pledge pays for our transmitter upkeep and makes that
possible. Are you a record collector in a foreign land who's heard me play
something obscure via our live stream or our archives and subsequently
decided that you simply must add that 45 to your collection? Please consider
making a donation--and I'll do my best to ensure that you add a zillion more
items to your wants list in the coming year!
Please bear in mind that as of this June, I will have been providing you with
soul for SIXTEEN YEARS! Care to offer the station, say, a hundred bucks a
year as thanks? Don't worry: We're happy if you can spare just $15, too.
Thank you for all past and future pledges.
Your soul-slinging vinyl fetishist whose life runs at 45 revolutions per minute,
Mr. Fine Wine
SEE MUCH MORE INFO AT WWW.WFMU.ORG/MARATHON
PLEDGE ONLINE ANYTIME AT WWW.WFMU.ORG
or call 800-989-9368
My Marathon shows:
Friday, March 5, with cohost Michael Shelley
Friday, March 12, with cohost Laura Cantrell
7 to 8 p.m. U.S. Eastern time
(I'll also be cohosting Kevin Nutt's gospel show Thursday, March 11, from 7 to 8 p.m.)
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*Track listing:
1 Cozy Cole - Cozy and Bossa (Bethlehem)
2 Tim Whitsett and the Imperials - Monkey Man (Ace)
3 Sir Stan and the Counts - Soulin' (Magnum)
4 Les De Merle - Bulldozer (Tournament)
5 The Night Hawks - Rockin' Hawk (Alon)
6 Jimmy and the Groove Boys - Headin' South (Spino)
7 Mario and the MDs - Duck Soup (Venture)
8 Twistin' Kings - Congo Pt. 1 (Motown)
9 The Jaybees - Jaybee (Soul Bros)
10 Chip and Dave - Seventh Round (Sure Star)
11 The Sounds of Jack Downes - Monkey Mash (D'lux-Char Burger)
12 Toussaint McCall - The Monkey People (GRC)
13 The Moroccos - Muzik Megaton (Greenstar)
14 Noble Watts - Teen-Scene (Clamike)
15 Guitar Murphy - Sufferin' Soul Pt. 1 (Emerson)
16 Nip and Tuck - Breakout (Brownfield)
17 Cold Water Army - One Time Around (Iron Beat)
18 Frankie Luv - Frankie's L.A. Stomp Pt. 1 (Chancellor)
19 Natural Resources Band - The Joker (Way Out West Ltd.)
20 Johnny Guitar Watson - South Like West (Okeh)
21 Booker T. Averheart - I Wanta Be President (Soultex)
22 Soul Chargers - In Between (American)
23 The Chocolate Glass - Joseph Holly (Judnell)
24 The Tears - 1808 East Broad (Chord)
25 Stone Love - Stone Spanada (Lofton)
26 The Knights - Tipping Strings (Tragar)