Opening the "Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia," Part 4 -- Winding up our four-part miniseries in conversation with Rick Pender, author of "The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia," and featuring selections from such classic musicals as "Follies," "Gypsy," "Into the Woods" and "Company."

The Sundilla Radio Hour for the week of 07/22/2024 featuring new music from Maia deVitry and Kim Richey.

MICHELLE WRIGHT is a country music star originally from Canada. She burst onto U.S. radio In the early 90s and went on to score 25 Top Ten radio hits with songs heard on country music stations worldwide including the hit TAKE IT LIKE A MAN. She comes to WoodSongs performing songs that have helped her win over 40 major awards, including 16 CCMA Awards and her induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. 

ELVIE SHANE is a Kentuckian who broke into the music scene with his Platinum certified Number One single, My Boy. A heartfelt tribute to a step-parents unconditional love. Elvie Shane’s sophomore album, “Damascus,” draws on powerful imagery and reflects Shane’s own journey of grappling with success, mental health issues, and the search for meaning in the midst of acclaim. Shane tackles themes of community, mental health, and the pursuit of the American dream.

WoodSongs Kid: Louise Schilling is a ten-year-old songwriter from Lexington, Kentucky.

The Polish city of Cracow rose to prominence in the 14th and 15th centuries under the leadership of the Jagiellonian dynasty and became the political and cultural capital of Poland. We'll hear music from two manuscripts from this period, performed by La Morra, including works by Mikolaj Radomski.

On this week's episode of Beale Street Caravan, we feature Memphis singer and American Idol alum Alexis Grace, live from Germantown Community Theater. Alexis is currently working on her first full-length album with Memphis music veteran, John Paul Keith, capturing her dynamic blend of pop, soul, country, and rock influences. In our interview, she shares insights into her familys’ musical legacy, her love for the Memphis music scene, and her plans for the future.
Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will also be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame.

We’ll hear music from Notes From a Quiet Life, the latest from Washed Out, as well as music from Linda Thompson’s Proxy Music.

This week, a retrospective of the very first season of Ozark Highlands Radio featuring a variety of outstanding performances recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park.  Host Dave Smith and OHR producer Jeff Glover provide context and commentary for this captivating collection.

Each year at the Ozark Folk Center State Park, we record many hours of live music.  We cherish all of it, but some of these performances stand out as being uniquely interesting or moving.  On this episode, OHR producer Jeff Glover guides us through some of the most memorable moments of season one.  Featured on this show are: thumb picking guitar Jedi and country music legacy Thom Bresh; OHR guest host, writer, and renowned folk musician Aubrey Atwater; singer-songwriter Wil Maring with award winning guitarist Robert Bowlin; OHR host and our very own Dave Smith; Ozark originals The Lazy Goat String Band; Missouri folk sensations and Ozark originals Cindy Woolf & Mark Bilyeu; Outlaw Country star Malcolm Holcomb with multi-instrumentalist Jared Tyler; Ozark originals The Clark Family; world champion mountain dulcimer master Jeff Hames; writer, auto harpist and singer Bryan Bowers; and Ozark original husband and wife duo Lukas & Eden Pool.

In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, OHR host Dave Smith offers a 1975 archival recording of Ozark original musician, educator, country music legacy, and the original keeper of “the vault,” Mark Jones, performing the traditional tune “Arkansas Traveler” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives.

In his segment “Back in the Hills,” writer, professor, and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins presents a profile of renowned Ozark original folk singer Almeda Riddle, the voice of the Ozarks.

Originally from Mexico City Rodrigo y Gabriela, the acoustic guitar duo of Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero, met as teenagers while playing in a thrash metal band called Tierra Acida. By 2000 the formally became a duo act and moved to Dublin Ireland, where with the support of musician Damian Rice, the talented pair participated in the renowned Oxegen music festival in Ireland, where they attracted significant attention. From the beginning, their reputation as killer musicians - Rodrigo with the faster-than-lightning lead guitar and Gabriela with her unique, rhythmic, strumming-and-drumming style - started to spread across the country.

The high-energy international duo's music harnesses the flash, power, and speed of death metal filtered through the passion, soul, technique, and discipline of nuevo flamenco. Their showy, emotional sound is marked by Quintero's syncopated, hooky, percussive rhythms and rapid-fire strummed vamps framing Sanchez's incendiary, melodic, single-and dual-string leads. Following a successful live album in 2004, their debut self-titled studio album, produced by John Leckie of Radiohead and Stone Roses fame, was released by Rubyworks in February 2006 and charted at Number One on the Irish national charts, keeping the Arctic Monkeys off the top spot. Having established themselves in their adopted home, the duo started to spread their magic across the rest of the world. They headlined the Jazz World stage at Glastonbury in 2007, which was broadcast live on BBC TV. The Rodrigo y Gabriela album went on to sell over 100,000 records in the UK. This episode features recordings from the acclaimed duo's 2019 performance at Big Top Chautauqua.

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Clyde McPhatter, 1955-59

Clyde McPhatter had one of the sweetest and most powerful tenor voices in all of Rhythm & Blues and early Rock n' Roll. His issue throughout his 22 year recording career, was getting the recognition he thought he deserved. After singing memorable leads on many hit records for Billy Ward & The Dominoes, Clyde left because Billy Ward wouldn't put his name on the records or pay him a fair share of the profits. Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records was ready to sign McPhatter and give him his own group, The Drifters. That worked out well as now Clyde had top billing and a couple #1 records with the Drifters under his belt. In mid-1955, The Drifters' manager, George Treadwell, convinced Clyde to go out on his own. His solo career began very successfully as he scored 11 charting records, including 3 #1s in the next 4 years with Atlantic Records. However, the 1960s proved a tough time for Clyde as he felt many of his fans had abandoned him. This week, Matt The Cat focuses on Clyde McPhatter's Atlantic solo sides from 1955-1959. Clyde was a singer who's style changed as musical styles progressed during the 1950s, but he never lost his Gospel roots. Dig on Clyde's greatest solo sides on this week's "Juke In The Back." 

And this is it. To quote Commander Cody, this is the “bendin’ end.” The last episode of Geezer Rock. To close out the series, I’ve got a new single from Yes, other goodies from Rundgren’s Utopia and Kansas, and a few different incarnations of Journey’s Neil Schon, who has a new live album out, looking at the early days of Journey, with help from original Journey organist Greg Rolie. Thanks for listening over the years. Peace and love.

This week on the Mixtape, more Power Pop hits!  Tune in for jangly guitars, infectious melodies, and big beats!