Episode 135 / Get In, Shut Up and Hold On!

Once again we pay homage to the automobile, with additional Car Tunes galore — high-performance songs inspired by and devoted to driving and motoring. Naturally, plenty of Cadillac melodies are included, as well as a profusion of 50s and 60s hot rod music (Thou Shalt Drag!). Furthermore, and just in time for Christmas, we present Da Yoopers’ “Rusty Chevrolet”, sung to the tune of “Jingle Bells”! Ho Ho Ho!

There are so many “car tunes” out there that this topic may well turn out to be a recurring theme, so let’s take this one for a spin!

John Mayer – Route 66
Bottle Rockets – Gas Girl
Commonwealth – 8 Miles a Gallon
Steve Miller – Heart Like A Wheel
Alice Cooper – Under My Wheels
Little Junior Parker – Driving Wheel
Da Yoopers – Rusty Chevrolet
ZZ Top –  Chevrolet
Robben Ford – Chevrolet
The Young Rascals – Mustang Sally
John Lee Hooker – Mustang Sally Bought a GTO
Bill Parsons – Hot Rod Wolkswagen
The Raging Teens – Hot Rod Shotgun Boogie
Tommy Lam – Speed Limit
The Continentals – Thunderbird
The Daytonas – Gonna Buy A Cadillac
Dan Sultan – Cadillac and a Mustang
Nick Curran – Women and Cadillacs
Jerry Lee Lewis – Pink Cadillac
Bo Diddley – Cadillac
Buddy Johnson Orchestra – A Pretty Girl, A Cadillac & Some Money
Jack Mcvea – Let’s Ride Ride Ride
The Edgar Winter Group – Free Ride
Paul Butterfield – Too Many Drivers
Rosco Gordon – T Model Boogie
Ronnie Dawson – V Eight Ford Boogie
Beach Boys – Car Crazy Cutie
The Trashmen – A-Bone
The Shutdowns – Four On The Floor
Jan & Arnie – Gas Money
The Four Speeds – R.P.M.
The Surfites – Thou Shalt Drag
The Super Stocks – Hot Rod City
The Delicates – Black and White Thunderbird
The Chordettes – No Wheels
The Go Getters – She’s a Motormouth
Sniff ‘n’ the Tears – Driver’s Seat
Quiet Riot – Slick Black Cadillac
Norma Jean – I Wouldn’t Buy A Used Car From Him
Rose Royce – Car Wash
Toby Keith – Shut Up and Hold On
The Astronauts – The Hearse (BONUS TRACK)

Episode 134 / I Ain’t Got Nothin But the Blues

The Power of The Blues — this week we return to our blues format, already in progress as we speak! However, the emphasis on Episode 134 of The Captain Maniac Show is purely and simply The Blues in its powerful, rockier incarnation. Rather than present the music as it was originally intended, performed by blues icons like Muddy Waters, BB King, Howling’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker, we instead present a louder, muscular version as played by the likes of Rory Gallagher, Robin Trower, Gary Moore, ZZ Top and of course Jimi Hendrix. A blues attack!

Robben Ford – Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues
Taj Mahal – Checkin’ Up On My Baby
Fabulous Thunderbirds – I Believe I’m In Love With You
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Eric Johnson – World of Trouble
Rory Gallagher – Walking Wounded
John Mayall – Gimme One More Day
Johnny Winter – On the Limb
Elvin Bishop –   Oklahoma Country Girl
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Gary Hoey – Bug Alley
Robin Trower – 20th Century Blues
Allman Brothers Band – Trouble No More
Tony Spinner – CC Rider
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Powder Blues Band – Doin’ It Right
Downchild Blues Band – Flip Flop and Fly
Whiskey Howl – Caledonia
Wailin’ Walker – Pretty Girls
Wailin’ Walker – Balls On Fire
Colin James – Keep On Loving Me Baby
David Gogo – Louisiana Blues
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Jimi Hendrix – Easy Blues
Paul Butterfield Blues Band – Walkin’ Blues
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Ford Blues Band – Screaming
Joe Bonamassa – Bridge to Better Days
Gary Moore – Can’t Find My Baby
ZZ Top –   Have a little Mercy
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Duke Robillard, Ronnie Earl – Lookin’ For Trouble
Rod Piazza – Little Bitty Pretty One / Rockin’ Robin
Sonny Landreth – Blues Attack
Roy Rogers – Duckwalk
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Gone Home
Stan Freberg Outro

Episode 133 / Groove Thang

The Captain Maniac Show proudly presents Episode 133, unedited and live & outta sight! This time the program is called “Groove Thang”, offering a full two hours’ worth of jazz-infused songs: some jazz-fusion, some cool/smooth jazz, some Wes-Montgomery-inspired tuneage, and yes even some traditional jazz along the lines of Count Basie, Jimmy Smith and Oscar Peterson! Definitely one for those mood swings!

Larry Carlton – Groove Thing
Cameron Mizell – All Right
Stanton Moore III – Poison Pushy
David Bromberg – Sanford and Son Theme
Stanley Clarke – Rock ’n Roll Jelly
Dan Siegel – Between the Lines
Chris Standring – Big Feet … Big Shoes
Jeff Lorber – Pacific Coast Highway
Al Di Meola – Race With Devil On Spanish Highway
Al Di Meola – The Embrace
Jamie Cullum – Too Close For Comfort
Tony Monaco – Ode to Brother Jack
Greg Hatza – In My Pocket
Organissimo – Jimmy Smith Goes to Washington
Jimmy Smith – T-Bone Steak
Joey DeFrancesco – Twisted Blues
Lee Ritenour – 4 On 6
Wes Montgomery –  The Thumb
John Beasley – So Tired
Larry Carlton, John Ritenour – Remembering J.P.
Joe Pass –  Meditation
Jimmy McGriff – Grits, Gravy and Groove
Count Basie – April in Paris
Oscar Peterson – You Make Me Feel So Young
Lincoln Center Orchestra – Take The A Train
Jimmy McGriff – Yardbird Suite
Stan Freberg Outro