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.
| Performer | Composer | Title | Genre | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refused | The Deadly Rhythm | Punk/Metal, Hardcore, '90s | Burning Heart, 1998 | Hardcore from Sweden with some jazz inflences, especially noticable on the 1st song. Lead singer Dennis Lyyxsen now fronts International Noise Conspiracy | |
| New Noise | |||||
| The Refused Party Program | |||||
| Buddy Holly | Peggy Sue | Rock, Early, Rockabilly | Coral/Decca, 1957 | ||
| It's So Easy | Brunswick/Decca, 1958 | ||||
| Roy Orbison | The Everly Bros. | Claudette | Cadence, 1958 | Claudette inspired by Orbison's wife, Claudette, and was one of his early songwriting successes. | |
| Don Everly | 'Till I Kissed You | Cadence, 1959 | |||
| Beach Boys | I Get Around | Rock, Classic, Surf Rock | Capitol, 1964 | ||
| Don't Worry Baby | Capitol, 1964 | ||||
| Shut Down | Capitol, 1963 | ||||
| Tony Bennett | How Do You Keep The Music Playing? | Pop, Traditional | Columbia, 1986 | -w- The Ralph Sharon Trio and the UK Orchestra Ltd. | |
| Blue Velvet | Columbia, 1951 | -w- Percy Faith and Orchestra; Mitch Miller produced. | |||
| Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) | Columbia, 1965 | -w- The Ralph Sharon Trio, & The Will Bronson Chorus, also featured Al Chohn on tenor sax | |||
| Firefly | Columbia, 1958 | -w- Count Basie and Orchestra; prod. by Mitch Miller | |||
| Frederic Chopin | Sviatoslav Richter, solo piano/TD> | Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 | Classical, Romantic Era, work for solo piano | RCA Victor, 2001 | Recorded live in Carnegie Hall, 1960, but never released until 2001 |
| The Platters | The Great Pretender | R&B/Rock, Do-Wop | c. 1955, Mercury | ||
| The Flamingos | I Only Have Eyes For You | End/Warner Bros., 1958 | |||
| The Penguins | Earth Angel | Duotone/Warner Bros, 1954 | Considered one of the first "do-wop" hits | ||
| The Cure | Charlotte Sometimes | Rock, Post-punk, '80s | Fiction/Elektra, 1981 | This set goes out to all grey cats everywhere, especially those named Charlotte | |
| In Your House | Fiction/Elektra, 1980 | ||||
| All Cats Are Grey | Fiction/Elektra, 1981 | ||||
| Led Zeppelin | What Is And What Should Never Be | Rock, Classic | BBC/Atlantic, 1969 | All three songs recorded live in the BBC Studios, June 29, 1969, for radio broadcast | |
| Communication Breakdown | |||||
| Traveling Riverside Blues | |||||
| The Beatles | You Won't See Me | Rock, Classic, '60s | Capitol, 1965 | ||
| I Want To Tell You | Capitol, 1966 | ||||
| Day Tripper | Capitol, 1966 | ||||
| The Bad Brains | Right Brigade | Punk, Hardcore | Caroline, 1987 | One of the early punk/hardcore bands, and a huge influence on many of the modern rock bands (i.e. Living Colour, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Helmet, Deftones, etc.) that followed them. This also qualifies as one of the best live recordings of any band that I've ever heard - a true classic. | |
| House of Suffering | |||||
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