Jim's show for Tuesday February 3, 2015

fill-in for BAM by DJ Cornflower of Fugue Atop the Mobius Strip

We celebrate the release of Bob Dylan's new album, Shadows In The Night....

Fill-in by psychedelic jesus and village astrologer

Captain Rockit plays two hours of soul classics from the 60's, 70's and beyond with a spotlight on the late Ruffin brothers Jimmy and David.

Today's program featured several tracks from Bob Dylan's "Shadows in The Night," to be released this Tuesday. We spent time talking about the album, sharing our initial concerns when we heard about this project (which sent shivers of fearing something along the lines of "Christmas in the Heart.") However, this album works for us on several levels. Dylan's weathered voice is well-suited to these American standards and he has avoided the temptation to surround the singer's voice with heavy (Gordon Jenkins' like) orchestration. Instead, it is basically his touring band accompanying him and the sounds of some beautiful pedal and lap steel guitar serve to link many of these songs. Aside from a few tracks, he's avoided the usual chestnuts artists seize upon when they venture into the "great American songbook" territory and has included some more obscure works.

Tunes for a "Super Sunday" afternoon..

Fill in for Polka country U S A 5:00-9:00 PM 1700-2100 Hrs.

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