Rocky 104.9 "Homegrown Rocker" 5/24/09

[jptheprofessor]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the May 24 edition of Rocky 104.9's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM.

This week was our annual three-hour trip down local music memory lane, the Memorial Day Special, which began at 7 p.m. For the first two hours, we recalled tunes from past local and regional bands that used to grace area stages. In the third hour, we paid homage to some of the local musicians we have lost over the years, celebrating their memories with the music they helped create. Among those honored was the latest area musician we lost, Ralph Stayer. Ralph played guitar and bass with a number of bands from the ‘80s to recently, including Zephyr, XL, Back Street Boys, Torn Black and Kickin’ Back. Ralph lost his life in a motorcycle accident on May 10; he was 52.

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

HYBRID ICE – “Never Comin’ Back” (1988)
HARPO – “Gas House Alley Rock” (1987)
THE EDGE – “Mystic Isle” (1985)
CUT THE MUSTARD – “Zorbo” (1983)
NEOGUMBO – “Star” (1997)
BONEDIGGER – “Truck” (1997)
TREMOR – “Love Is So Tragic” (1975)
BLACK DIAMOND – “Back Street Lover” (1978)
TOMMI-GUNN – “Survival of the Fittest” (1986)
BASHFUL – “Into the Battle” (1985)
AXIS Y – “When the Mirror Lies” (1996)

HOUR TWO:

ASK A STRANGER – “Eve of Destruction” (1991)
LEGACY – “There Comes a Time” (1993)
BEAUS OF BEETHOVEN – “Goin’ Away” (1966)
KINDRED SPIRIT – “Blue Avenue” (1969)
I.O.U. – “Listen with Your Ears” (1984)
THE HOUSEPETS – “Prowler” (1986)
THE FRONT – “Battleground for the Brave” (1983)
NITRO – “Night Owl” (1982)
MAN ALIVE – “Take Away” (1994)
NIXON PIT CREW – “Pure Thought” (1993)
FATAL MAIM – “For Every Evil” (1990)

HOUR THREE (musician memorialized in parentheses):

RAPID FIRE – “War Pigs” (live at Cisco’s, 1986, Jeff Wallack)
BLACK ANGEL – “Black Angel” (1984, Barry Russell)
XL – “We Like to Dance” (1985, Ralph Stayer)
HENWAE – “Hillbilly Hoedowner” (1989, Harry Kirshner)
FAT VINNY & THE WISEGUYS – “Picked the Wrong Day” (2001, Eric Vincent “Fat Vinny” Kelly)
FAT VINNY & THE WISEGUYS – “Shuffle Up & Deal” (2005, Eric Vincent “Fat Vinny” Kelly)
QUEEN BEE & THE BLUE HORNET BAND – “See See Baby” (1997, “Queen Bee” Tonya Browne)
ORIGINAL SOUL PROJECT – “Let’s Make It Better” (1999, Jason Zarecky)
U.S. HOUSE BAND – “Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys” (live at Crowbar, 1997, Jim Rossi)

This Sunday night, with no guests scheduled, we will again use the opportunity to get caught up on more of the new recordings that arrived at “Homegrown Rocker” headquarters in recent weeks. We will debut a number of new tunes, update Local Music News, feature music from a past band for a Local Music Flashback, and review South Saturn Delta’s latest CD, Drink From the Well, in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” Maximum local and regional music come to play on the “Homegrown Rocker,” this Sunday night!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

JUNE 7 - MYSTERYTRAIN
JUNE 14 – THIS CALLING
JUNE 21 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 28 – SPIRIT LOST
JULY 26 – NICK FINOCHIO
AUG. 2 – SKELL
AUG. 9 – THE GRIMM

For regular updates on what is happening on the area music scene, pay a visit to Rockpage (www.rockpage.net). Rockpage features band links, a message board, "Homegrown Rocker" updates, the online 'zine publication "The Final Cut," and other local music scene information.

Bands and artists interested in having music aired on "The Homegrown Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WRKY Radio, One Forever Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM - 5 PM. You can also email me with inquiries about the show at [e-mail].

Jim Price