| Artist | Title | Album (* = New Release) | Label |
|---|
| Ramsey Lewis Trio | The In Crowd | | |
| Harry Nilsson | Early In The Morning | Nilsson Schmilsson | |
| Mae West | My New Year's Resolutions | | |
| Otis Redding & Carla Thomas | New Year's Resolution | | |
| The Qualities | Happy New Year To You | | |
| Sun Ra | Nuclear War | | |
| Duck And Cover (Atomic Bomb PSA) | | |
| Camper Van Beethoven | They Can Make It Rain Bombs | Camper Van Chadbourne | |
| William Onyeabor | Atomic Bomb | | |
| North Mississippi Allstars | P4P2017 | Prayer For Peace* | |
| Tommy Allsup | Four In The Morning | | |
| Greg Trooper | This Shitty Deal | Incident On Willow Street | |
| William Onyeabor | Fantastic Man | | |
| Junie Morrison | Booty 4-2 | When The City | |
| Mott The Hoople -Pete Overend Watts (bass) | Ready For Love/ After Lights | All The Young Dudes | |
| Man (Deke Leonard) | My Name Is Jesus Smith | 2oz Of Plastic With A Hole In The Middle | |
| Climax (Sonny Geraci) | Precious And Few | | |
| The Outsiders (Sonny Geraci) | Time Won't Let Me | | |
| James Cotton | Feelin' Good | | Verve |
| Lonnie Brooks | Mr. Hot Shot | | Midas |
| Lonnie Brooks | Voodoo Daddy | | |
| David Peel And The Lower East Side | I've Got Some Grass | | |
| David Peel And The Lower East Side | Hemp Hemp Hooray | Give Hemp A Chance | |
| David Peel And The Lower East Side | Marijuana - Oh Yeah | Give Hemp A Chance | |
| Joe Satriani | Headrush | What Happens Next* | |
| Lee Michaels ("Frosty" Smith) | When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Barrel | |
| Sweathog ("Frosty" Smith) | Hallelujah | | |
| Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit | Dead Presidents | Mirrors Of Embarassment | |
| Jimmy Lafave | Never Is A Moment | Texoma | |
| Rosalie Sorrels | Winter Song | Folk Songs Of Idaho And Utah | |
| Sonny Burgess | Red Headed Woman | | Sun |
| Sonny Burgess | Feelin' Good | | |
| Little Junior Parker | That's Alright | | Duke |
| Little Junior Parker | I'm Holding On | | Duke |
| Lighthouse (Skip Prokop) | One Fine Morning | | Evolution/GRT |
| Charles Bradley | Crazy For Your Love | Changes | Daptone |
| Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | Little Thing Gone Wild | Wrong Creatures* | |
| Moby | Like A Motherless Child | Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt* | |
| Little Junior Parker | Dangerous Woman | | Duke |
| Gideon Wagner | The Snow Storm By Ralph Waldo Emerson | Winter - A Season In Verse | |
| Terry Gonda | Snow Storm Blues | Love, Lose, Repeat | |
| Camper Van Beethoven | Where The Hell Is Bill? | Telephone Free Landslide Victory | |
| Blind Lemon Jefferson | Happy New Year Blues | | |
| Ramsey Lewis Trio | The In Crowd | | |
Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Tom Petty, David Cassidy, Walter Becker, and Glen Campbell all cashed their chips in 2017 and we've seen and heard many tributes celebrating their lives. On today's show we'll be remembering a few lesser known artists who departed last year. Some of the lives we'll be celebrating this morning include James Cotton, David Peel, Frosty Smith, Col Bruce Hampton, Skip Prokop, and a pair of Sonnys (Geraci and Burgess). I think I'll throw in some choice New Year tunes and we'll hear some stuff off new releases by Joe Satriani, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Franz Ferdinand. Thanks for tuning in
