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KDRT will be on-hand for a LIVE broadcast of a very special concert at the Odd Fellows Hall, Thursday, Oct. 20th at 415 Second Street, 7-10pm. Barry "The Fish" Melton will be joined by his world-class, 60s-era, Bay-Area band as part of a fundraising effort to support an upcoming Habitat for Humanity house-building project in Brazil. Barry will be joined by his friends Peter Albin (Big Brother) on bass, Austin DeLone (Norton's Knockouts, Elvis Costello) on keyboards, Roy Blumenfeld (Blues Project, Seatrain) on drums, and Mike Hinton (Merl Saunders Rainforest Band) on guitar. As lead guitarist with Country Joe and The Fish, Barry Melton has played at rock's most iconic venues, including the Monterey Pop Festival (1967) and Woodstock-3 Days of Peace & Music (1969). Tickets for admission to the benefit concert will be available at the door, at Watermelon Music in Davis, and online from KDRT. Admission is $10; With a $15 donation, Barry Melton's latest CD, "Jamasutra" will be included with your admission.

Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton * 2011
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers * 1926
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra * 1933
Fats Waller & His Rhythm * 1935
Nat King Cole * 1947
Gerry Mulligan * 1957
Erroll Garner * 1955
James Moody * 1962
Ella Fitzgerald * 1961
Oscar Peterson Trio * 1962
João Gilberto & Stan Getz * 1963
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass * 1965
Hubert Laws * 1969
Freddie Hubbard * 1983
Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton * 2011

Hi there … and welcome to Mountain Mama’s Earth Music … and today the beautiful journey of steady love.

http://kdrt.org/node/7726

1) Stick With Me Baby, Robert Plant and Allison Krauss 2:51
2) Somebody Loved, The Weepies 2:41
3) Old Pine, Ben Howard 4:18

Continuum: a Love Poem
By Maxine Kumin

going for grapes with
ladder and pail in
the first slashing rain
of September rain
steeping the dust
in a joyous squelch the sky
standing up like steam
from a kettle of grapes
at the boil wild fox grapes
wickedly high tangled in must
of cobweb and bug spit
going for grapes year
after year we two with
ladder and pail stained
with the rain of grapes
our private language

4) 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, Reckless Kelly 5:30
5) Fidelity, JP, Chrissie and the Fairground Boys 4:20
6) Do Right Woman, Do Right Man, The Commitments 3:17

Love Poem
by Paul Zimmer

In southern France live two old horses,
High in the foothills, not even French,
But English, retired steeplechasers
Brought across to accept an old age
Of ambling together in the Pyrenees.
At times they whinny and kick
At one another with impatience,

Thank you to the many businesses and individuals who made Sept. 17's "On the Backlot" celebration at Davis Media Access successful. We had a wonderful time unveiling our newly revamped community TV studio, celebrating KDRT's seventh birthday and highlighting local musicians. We also dedicated our recently built ramp to the memory of longtime volunteer George Moore. Nat Lefkoff, Tha Dirt Feelin', Belle Francisco, Hardwater and special surprise guest Dave Nachmanoff all graced the stage. We thank them for their generous donation of time and talent. Thank you also to the Fire Performers of Davis for their impromptu performance. Thanks to our generous business sponsors: Foley Jones & Associates; Strelitzia Flower Company; Chamberlain Farms; Linda Liu at Noodle City; and Soroptimist International of Davis. We'd like to give a nod to Carlos Barajas at Hibbert Lumber for his problem-solving skills and willingness to help. Thanks also to Watermelon Music, Redwood Barn Nursery, Kimo at A Grand Affair, Cleaning Pros, the Department of Motor Vehicles in Davis, and Hsui Young for generously helping us out.

Jimmie Lunceford *
Sidney Bechet *
Fats Waller, His Rhythm and His Orchestra *
Bobby Hackett & Lee Wiley/Joe Bushkin *
Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond *
Buddy Rich & Gene Krupa *
Miles Davis *
Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Boots Randolph *
Gabor Szabo *
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington *
Louis Armstrong *
Al Jarreau *

KDRT congratulates award-winning singer/songwriter Rita Hosking on her recent release of her fourth full-length album titled "Burn". Hosking will be a special guest on “Live Tracks” this Thursday evening, between 9 and 10 p.m. The show will feature music from her new and previous albums, and local live performances recorded by the show’s host, Jim Buchanan. Rita will be asked about her experiences transitioning from Emerson Junior High School history teacher to full-time touring musician and winner of the Best Country Album for the 2010 Independent Music Awards. Hosking will also be appearing with her band, Cousin Jack at The Palms Playhouse, this Saturday, September 24th at 8 p.m. in a concert for friends and fans in celebration of the CD release. “Live Tracks” airs on KDRT 95.7 FM each Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m. and is rebroadcast Sunday, at 9 to 11p.m. and Mondays, 1 to 3 p.m.

I'm subbing for Doug Deep tonight on Electric Compost Heap. This week's heap has yielded up some earworms and yep, you get to listen to the tunes that have been stuck in my head this week. Happens a lot, that.

I'll be playing Kaiser Chiefs, The Clash, Arcade Fire, David Bowie, Indigo Girls, XTC, The Knitters, Girlyman, The English Beat, X, Casey Neill, k.d. lang, Rita Hosking, and Michael Franti & Spearhead.

I'm not the Eclectic Dinosaur's daughter for naught. ;)

8-9 p.m. Enjoy!

Satchmo, Blues, Bossa Nova, Brubeck, and more:

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five *
Billie Holiday *
Coleman Hawkins *
Glenn Miller *
Big Maybelle *
John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones, Tadd Damermon & John Simmons *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond *
Paul Desmond *
João Gilberto & Stan Getz *
Herbie Mann *
Don Ellis *
Queen Latifah *
Art Pepper *

Today's show was gobbled up by the computer, so it's split in two files and isn't really the whole show. But there is a hint of what I was shooting for. Bummer, but hey it's a no bad news day. Hope to see everyone on Saturday night!

http://kdrt.org/node/7634

http://kdrt.org/node/7635

1) One Voice, The Wailin Jennys 3:24
2) Take It From Me, The Weepies 3:53
3) Listen To The Radio, Nanci Griffith 3:50

This is about music, about people, your neighbors, heard here on KDRT, 95.7 community radio. No East Coast bad news machines here, just music and local perspectives and more music, and people who volunteer their time to share their voices. This is about celebrating something so radically different and simple, this is good news radio, this is the voice of freedom and we here at Davis Media Access protect that freedom and we have a darned good time doing it.

4) No Bad News, Patti Griffin 4:03
5) Subterranean Homesick Blues, Various Artists 3:47
6) Rock Away Blind, Lindsey Buckingham 3:56

Letter to Pablo
by Nancy Bodily

Who then to teach you the delicacy of flowers
or listen with a conch to nations of oceans
when death, the thief, stole your mother

1926 to 1992:
Fats Waller *
Fats Waller & His Rhythm *
Clyde McCoy *
Earl Hines *
Artie Shaw *
Tommy Dorsey *
Louis Armstrong *
Sarah Vaughan (2) *
Mose Allison *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith *
Antonio Carlos Jobim *
Frank Sinatra *
Stan Getz *
Gabor Szabo *
Stanley Turrentine *