We had a chance to chat with Jeb Bonsinga, from The Riptones, this evening and give away some tickets to their show on Aug. 14 at Mac’s in Lansing.  And to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Mr. Presley’s passing, we had a great time playing about 40 minutes worth of his music.  It was so much fun, we then did a set of covers of Elvis songs and songs about Elvis.  Go cats go!

Playlist for August 12, 1997

Format is:
Artist - Song
Album/Label
 

Link Wray - Rawhide (Torch and Twang theme)
Walkin’ With Link/Epic-Legacy

Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver - When You Call
Never Walk Away/Sugar Hill

The Blazers - When You Call
Just For You/Rounder

Pete Anderson - Charlene
Dogs In Heaven/Little Dog

Kelly Willis - Truckstop Girl
Rig Rock Deluxe/Upstart

Neil Mooney - Blazing Trailer of Love
Ranchstyle/Straw Dog

Gene Summers - Fancy Dan
The Ultimate School of Rock and Roll/Crystal Clear Sounds

Dale Watson - Hair of the Dog
I Hate These Songs/HighTone

Ruthie and the Wranglers - Tomorrow We Will Ride
Wrangler City/Lasso

Friends of Dean Martinez - The Warmth of the Sun
Retrograde/SubPop

Molly and the Makers - Summertime
Lucky Flame/Muskie Queen

Dar Williams - Party Generation
The End of the Summer/Razor and Tie

The Riptones - County Fair
Extra Sauce/Bloodshot

Interview with Jeb Bonasinga of the The Riptones

The Riptones - How Mean You Really Are
Extra Sauce/Bloodshot

The Riptones - Extra Sauce
Extra Sauce/Bloodshot

The Riptones - Gas, Food, Lodging
World Renowned/Ruby

The Riptones - Hucklebuck
Straight Outta Boone County/Bloodshot

The Riptones - The Meanest Man In the World
Extra Sauce/Bloodshot

The Deans - Big Sombrero
EP/Kingpin

The Deans - Midnight Train
Shindig At Newton’s/Kingpin

Three Blue Teardrops - Comin’ Home
Poised In Hate/Teen Rebel

The Flametrick Subs - Cattlewash
Amaze Your Friends With X-ray Glasses/Teen Rebel

The Old 97s - Time Bomb (request)
Too Far To Care/Elektra

Elvis Presely - Blue Moon of Kentucky
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presely - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Mystery Train (request)
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Paralyzed
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - I Got Stung (request)
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Milkcow Blues Boogie
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Hard Headed Woman
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - I Got A Woman
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Your Cheatin’ Heart
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Rip It Up
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Maybellene
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Ready Teddy
50’s Masters/RCA

Elvis Presley - Shake, Rattle and Roll
50’s Masters/RCA

Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper - 619-239-KING (request)
Root Hog or Die/Enigma

Steve Earle and Lee Rocker - Hot Enough For Ya
All the King’s Men/Sweetfish

Dwight Yoakam - Little Sister
Dwight Live/Reprise

Keith Richards and the Band - Deuce and a Quarter
All the King’s Men/Sweetfish

El Vez - Safe (Baby Let’s Play) Safe
Graciasland/Sympathy for the Record Industry

Shawn Colvin - Viva Las Vegas (request)
‘Til the Night Is Gone (A Tribute to Doc Pomus)/Forward

Greg Brown - Jesus and Elvis
The Poet Game/Red House

Joe Ely - I’m A Thousand Miles From Nowhere (request)
Letter to Laredo/MCA

Willie Nelson - No Place For Me (request)
Classic and Unreleased Collection/Rhino

Willie Nelson - Matador
Spirit/Island

Willie Nelson - She Is Gone
Spirit/Island

Steve Earle and the Dukes - Billy Austin
Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator/MCA

Robert Earl Keen - I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
Picnic/Arista Austin

Willie Porter - Angry Words (request)
Dog Eared Dream/Private

Tanya Savory - Heart You Ain’t Got (request)
Better Shade of Green/So Real

Alison Krauss and Union Station - So Long, So Wrong
So Long, So Wrong/Rounder

The Del McCoury Band - The Cold Hard Facts
The Cold Hard Facts/Rounder

Tim O’Brien - Think About Last Night
When No One’s Around/Sugar Hill

Jimmy Martin - Got It Made In the Shade (If A Tree Don’t Fall)
Got It Made In the Shade (If A Tree Don’t Fall)/Sunny Mountain

Claire Lynch - Hey Lonesome
Silver and Gold/Rounder

Arlo Guthrie - I Want to Be Around (request)
Washington County/Koch

Blue Mountain - Bloody 98
Homegrown/Roadrunner

The Cowslingers - If Dreams Were Beer
Off The Wagon/Drink ‘N’ Drive

Six String Drag - Driven Man
High Hat/E-Squared

Grievous Angels - Don’t Die While I’m Alive
New City of Sin/Bloodshot

Scooter and the Streethearts - On the Wrong Side
Stories to Tell/Look At Me

Ray Wylie Hubbard - The Sun Also Rises
Dangerous Spirits/Philo

Son Volt - Loose String
Trace/Warner Bros.