Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).
For more information on any of the rock, pop and Jazz music featured on this program, I frequently utilize AllMusic, an excellent free database holding a huge plethora of information about music and the artists that make it.
| Composer | Performer | Title | Genre | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beastie Boys | Rhyme The Rhyme Well | Rap | Capitol, 2004 | ||
| Triple Trouble | |||||
| Ch-Check It Out | |||||
| John Coltrane | Locomotion | Jazz, Post-bop, Avant Guarde | Blue Note, 1957 | Locomotion was from Coltrane's first session as a leader, and included Lee Morgan (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Paul Chambers (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums). Chambers and Jones would go on to play with 'Trane in the first iteration of Miles Davis' great quintets. The Blessing was a Ornette Coleman composition, and features Don Cherry (actually a co-leader on this session) on pocket trumpet, Charlie Haden on bass and Ed Blackwell on drums. This recording the first instance of 'Trane soloing on soprano, and predates the noted My Favorite Things recording by several months. Cherry, Hayden and Blackwell are noted for the work they did with Ornette Coleman, which suggests the direction that Coltrane was about to take towards freer jazz compositional techniques in his later work. The song was recorded in 1960, but not released until 1967. | |
| The Blessing | Atlantic, 1960-1967 | ||||
| Chicago | Poem for the People | Rock-Pop, '70s | Chicago Records, 1970 | ||
| Saturday in the Park | Chicago Records, 1972 | ||||
| Beginnings | Chicago Records, 1969 | ||||
| The Sons of the Pioneers | Tumbling Tumbleweesds | Country & Western, Classic, '30s/'40s | Decca, 1934 | ||
| Ride Ranger Ride | Decca, 1936 | ||||
| Cool Water | Decca, 1941 | ||||
| Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | New San Antonio Rose | Western Swing, '40s | OKeh/Rhino, 1940 | ||
| Fat Boy Rag | Tiffany, 1946 | ||||
| Roly Poly | Columbia, 1945 | ||||
| The Doors | The Chrystal Ship | Rock, Classic/Psychedelic | Elektra, 1967 | Hello, I Love You was first recorded prior to Robbie Krieger joining the group, then rearranged and rerecorded for its 1968 release. Alabama Song is actually a Bertold Brecht/Kurt Weill composition. | |
| Hello I Love You | Elektra, 1968 | ||||
| Alabama Song | Elektra, 1967 | ||||
| Light My Fire | Elektra, 1967 | ||||
| Led Zeppelin | The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair | Rock, classic | Atlantic, 2003 | Recorded live in the BBC Studios | |
| Traveling Riverside Blues | |||||
| I Can't Quit You Babe | |||||
| Pantera | I'll Cast A Shadow | Heavy Metal | Megaforce, 2000 | ||
| Stormtroopers of Death | Pi Alpha Nu | Metal, Hardcore | Megaforce, 1985 | ||
| Helmet | Ironhead | Metal, Hardcore | Interscope, 1992 | ||
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