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Favoriting September 5, 2015: Guest: Mable John

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Artist Track
Mable John  Running Out   Favoriting
Mable John  Catch That Man   Favoriting
Al Terry  Passin The Blues Around   Favoriting
Mable John  Don't Hit Me No More   Favoriting
Anita O'Day  Just One of Those Things   Favoriting
Apples in Stereo  The Rainbow   Favoriting
Knack, The  Who'll Be the Next in Line?   Favoriting
Marty Stuart  Jailhouse   Favoriting
Mable John  Love Tornado   Favoriting
Frank Lee Sprague  Her Diamond Ring   Favoriting
Brentwoods, The  Babe, You Know   Favoriting
Billie Cee  Ecology Thing   Favoriting
Mable John  The Man's Too Busy   Favoriting
Mable John  Able Mable   Favoriting
Mable John  Stay Out Of The Kitchen (take 1)   Favoriting
Mable John  Looking For A Man   Favoriting
Mable John  INTERVIEW   Favoriting
Mable John  Your Good Thing (Is About To End)   Favoriting
Barreracudas, The  Promises   Favoriting
Checkerlads, the  Shake Yourself Down   Favoriting
Jim & Wesley and the Virginia Cut Ups  Take a Letter Maria   Favoriting
Mable John  Wait You Dog   Favoriting
Django Reinhardt & The ATC Band  Moten Swing   Favoriting
Buzzcocks, The  I Don't Mind   Favoriting
Distant Cousins  Let It Ring   Favoriting
Cory Branan  You Make Me   Favoriting
Barbara Lynn  Club a Go Go   Favoriting
Explorers Club, The  We've Only Just Begun   Favoriting
Dwight Twilley Band  Shakin' In The Brown Grass   Favoriting
Romantics, The  She's Got Everything   Favoriting
Keys, The  I Don't Wanna Cry   Favoriting
Rubinoos, The  I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend   Favoriting
Bucky  I Am Dark   Favoriting
A Minute With  Scott Schinder   Favoriting
Elvis Presley  Strung Out   Favoriting

CLICK HERE to find out what Mike Love pays the other Beach Boys and "What’s the Value of the “The Beach Boys” Brand"

CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!

CLICK HERE for The Cactus Blossoms on The 30 Minute Music Hour

CLICK HERE for "Cassette Revolution: Why 1980s Tape Tech Is Still Making Noise in Our Digital World"

CLICK HERE for a new Q&A with Brian Wilson

CLICK HERE to read about "The Endless Fall of Suge Knight" (yikes!)

CLICK HERE for Barack Obama on WTF

CLICK HERE for info on the new, all instrumental, Michael Shelley album

CLICK HERE to see SEVEN videos of The Cactus Blossoms' amazing live performance at WFMU

CLICK HERE for a video of David Myhr's cover of Oh Susie, featured on "Even More Super Hits of the Seventies"

CLICK HERE for a documentary and discussion of The Columbia House Record Club

CLICK HERE to test yourself and find out "How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?"

CLICK HERE for an article about Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with files of the isolated tracks to listen to

CLICK HERE to see actual AFM contracts for some legendary recording sessions

CLICK HERE to read Carol Kaye review of the book "The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret" or CLICK HERE to read Carol's review of The Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, BH50010

CLICK HERE to see part one of a short behind the scenes film about Brian Wilson's new album "No Pier Pressure"

CLICK HERE for Brian Wilson's new song "The Right Time" (feat. Al Jardine) live on SoundStage. and

CLICK HERE for "Wild Honey" feat. Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar

CLICK HERE for a great 2012 Rolling Stone piece about the 2012 Beach Boys reunion

CLICK HERE for a great piece on Better Records, whcih sells old lp pressings that sell for astronomical prices, e.g: The Police’s Synchronicity: $350

CLICK HERE for "It Sure Seems Like Neil Young’s Pono Player Is Bullshit"

CLICK HERE for "Why Cds May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl"

CLICK HERE to create never ending always changing loops of a music files you upload

CLICK HERE for Gay Robot

CLICK HERE for PopSpots: exact locations of album cover photos and other visuals of pop history - tracked down with an obsessive level of research

CLICK HERE for 1971 tapes of Bob Dylan getting rightfully testy with A.J. Weberman (who used to go through and sell Dylan's garbage)

CLICK HERE for "Mind-Blowing Six Song Country Mashup" - which, if it is real, is pretty mind blowing

CLICK HEREfor the answer to the question "Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?"

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets or CLICK HERE to listen

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe & Lost Straightjjackets live!

CLICK HERE for the genius school teacher who wore the same outfit for yearbook pictures for 40 years

CLICK HERE Foo Fighters with Rick Nielsen doing "Stiff Competition" on David Letterman

CLICK HERE for the preview of the new WFMU documentary "Sex And Broacasting"

CLICK HERE for a piece about mastering that says that sometimes mastering recordings makes them worse

CLICK HERE for The K-Tel Story

CLICK HERE for Ock TV

CLICK HERE to see "Triumph Watches The World Cup, Part 1"

CLICK HERE for something odd: on the website of session guitarist Jay Graydon (he plays the guitar solo on Steely Dan's "Peg") he lists playing guitar on Cheap Trick's studio version of "I Want You To Want Me" among his 1977 credits.

CLICK HERE for some audio Illusions - "Can You Trust Your Ears"?

CLICK HERE for optical illusions

CLICK HERE for a short film of two craftsmen at work

CLICK HERE to play Name That Drum Fill

CLICK HERE to read "Phish Has Been a Band for Thirty Years Now and They Have Sucked the Whole Time" and then CLICK HERE to read "This Is What Happens When You Make Fun Of Phish On The Internet"

CLICK HERE for the story of Be Bop Deluxe's Bill Nelson and how he says his record label ripped him off

CLICK HERE to read about a recent Jerry Lewis show

CLICK HERE for the new release of 5 Style 1996 live on WFMU

CLICK HERE for Paul Lukas' excellent piece about cultural criticism

CLICK HERE for proof that Michael Nesmith is a nut

CLICK HERE to see some wise asses I'm a fan of

CLICK HERE to hear Bernard Prurdie talk about all kinds of things - including saying "Ringo's not on anything"

CLICK HERE for a film excerpt "Session Men - Memphis"

CLICK HERE for a laugh

CLICK HERE for Roz Chast's piece “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?”

CLICK HERE for a brief history of the baritone guitar"

CLICK HERE for "The Making of 96 Tears"

CLICK HERE for a Rolling Stone piece about The Jerky Boys

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Dues" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Tapedeck in His Tractor" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE to play the web Theremin

CLICK HERE to see drummer Joff from the band Bucky so some drawings of old people

CLICK HERE if you want see a lady call for President Obama's execution. My mind keeps returning to his video and what it means about how screwed up our county is.

CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"

CLICK HERE for my July 2007 interview with Mighty Hannibal

CLICK HERE for the website of the guy who shot Bigfoot

CLICK HERE to see why the cowardly anonymous culture of the internet drives me even more crazy then art does

CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes

CLICK HERE for a weird Tonight Show episode where Jerry Lewis fills in for Johnny, with guest Bob Hope

CLICK HERE for the Jim Keltner Discography

CLICK HERE for the The Knack - this clip (with hard panned guitars) will help you understand the division of guitar parts in this song - which is not quite what I thought it was

CLICK HERE then click "Random Video"

CLICK HERE Rolling Stone's 500 Worst Reviews of All Time, according to Schmidtt

CLICK HERE for the 1966 Esquire Magazine piece "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold"

CLICK HERE for a dumbly titled, but interesting piece on Tom Wilson

CLICK HERE to find out about folks buying old lps in the USA to sell in Europe

CLICK HERE for a grammar test

CLICK HERE for Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee

CLICK HERE to see Jerry Lewis and Al Goldstein show of gadgets in 1976 on "A.M. New York"

CLICK HERE for Nick Lowe's odd appearance on the Adam Carolla show.

CLICK HERE for a $400+ out of print book about Pub Rock that Nick Lowe recommends - OR - buy it HERE for for £20 (about $30), including postage, on Will Birch's website

CLICK HERE for a reminder that you have to be 恋のホワン・ホワン (or HERE, or HERE , or HERE , or HERE, or HERE!)

CLICK HERE for info on an odd e-book "Nick Lowe: A Long Career That Never Gets Stale." It is 4 pages long and "sells" for $1.99. The same author has one about Dean Martin that was reviewed like this: "This pamphlet was complete gargbage. A sixth grader could have written a better essay. All of this author's works should be removed from Amazon."

CLICK HERE for a new interactive video from Bob Dylan

CLICK HERE, but only if you have golden ears

CLICK HERE for some amazing RARE STAX MUSIC from tapes Robert Gordon pulled out of the debris when the STAX building was being torn down!

CLICK HERE for STAX at The White House

CLICK HERE to read the list of the best selling vinyl records of the last 20 years

CLICK HERE for photos of Nashville session cello player Byron Bach's ledger from Paul Lukas' excellent Permanent Record web site

CLICK HERE if you're a BEATLE fan!

CLICK HERE for The Turtles "Happy Together" (vocals only)

CLICK HERE to read the story behind Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” bass line

CLICK HERE I think this hurts ants, but it looks cool - I want one

CLICK HERE for Ernie Bushmiller illustrated autobiography, on an amazing website

CLICK HERE for The Mills Brothers

CLICK HERE for some videos from the BUCKY album 'Women, Ladies and Girls (Sing the Bucky Songbook).' (I especially like THIS ONE! {due to the great acting})

CLICK HERE for James Jamerson & Gladys Knight going nuts on I Heard It Through The Grapevine

CLICK HERE for Wilton Felder's so good isolated bass on "I Want You Back"

CLICK HERE for a 1958 film "The Capitol Tower"

CLICK HERE to find out Popular Science is shutting off their comments

CLICK HERE for " The Weirdest Photos Of Mike Love You Can Find "

CLICK HERE for some Steve Allen bashing

CLICK HERE for Liverpool Scene's "Batpoem Live!

CLICK HERE for a "Step Inside Legendary New Jersey Radio Station WFMU!

CLICK HERE to watch The Beach Boys pretend to record "Good Vibrations"

CLICK HERE for Nick Martellaro version of Los Shakers' Always You

CLICK HERE for info on Fake Amps!

CLICK HERE to hear Gene Simmons say that Ace Frehley is a drugged racist with low self esteem who did nothing

CLICK HERE for a PDF of who plays what on Everly Brothers recordings.

CLICK HERE for How we made "You Really Got Me"!

CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

I love THESE Beach Boy videos!

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for info on an amazing new drug: Unpretentiousil!

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version.


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Listener comments!

  11:04am
Cooh John:

Mike check, mic check. Hey you're on!
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CTEmpress:

Good morning and it IS a good morning with MABLE JOHN, the Pinnacle of ESSC soul classics! Thank you Michael!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:08am
Ken From Hyde Park:

I hope you didn't run into the king cobra snake that escaped and is slithering around the Orlando area.
Avatar 11:09am
purpleknif:

Spending the last days of summer with the speakers outside, looking at all the work to do on 12 acres!!
Avatar 11:10am
CTEmpress:

Don't Hit Me No More was my introduction to MJ: and what a way to find her! Love this one
Avatar 11:15am
BEAVO:

Sounds like Anita O'Day
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:16am
Mister Dobalina:

I thought he was going to sing, '...with Michael Shelley gettin it on..' hahaha. Would have sounded better that way.
Avatar 11:16am
CTEmpress:

I love this AIS song: perfect day for sunshine pop!
Avatar 11:17am
Gordon FM:

Saturdays are made for The Michael Shelley Show!
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BEAVO:

Kinks cover of course.
Avatar 11:24am
BEAVO:

Saw Marty last week with wife Connie Smith and Kenny Vaughn. Rockin'
Avatar 11:24am
ChooChoo - ATL:

Who exactly claimed The Knack, God bless 'em!, would be "Greater than The Beatles?"
Avatar 11:25am
BEAVO:

Are you going to ask her about that woman beating song?
  11:30am
tOUGH gUY:

Disney World... mint minus.
  11:32am
tOUGH gUY:

Do they have the Jungle Cruise there? If so, there you go. Right there is some great entertainment.
  11:36am
Elias:

On the 91.1 signal that whole last song was super duper low volume (ecology thing), basically "dead air".
Avatar 11:36am
ChooChoo - ATL:

Hair, beautiful hair!
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CTEmpress:

Hey Michael: I got vinyl. Will be right over!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:55am
Parq:

Wow, these are terrific stories she's telling.
Avatar 11:55am
CTEmpress:

This story of LWJ and Levi Stubbs is amazing!
Avatar 12:11pm
CTEmpress:

WOW her AOL account will explode!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:14pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

That was drmable@aol.com if I heard that right.
Avatar 12:14pm
CTEmpress:

And what a gift she worked with Booker T., David Porter, Isaac: she never could have cut these emotional powerhouses at Motown.
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:15pm
Matt F:

Great interview Michael! the flipside of Your Good Thing ("It's Catching") is a killer too. And: wait till the show is over to watch it but: www.youtube.com... ; Mable is the second Raelette from the right. Can't wait to hear her at the Stomp.
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:16pm
ChrisB.:

Another great interview with a musical treasure. Nice, Michael!
Avatar 12:17pm
CTEmpress:

Y'all better hug her for me at PS!
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ChooChoo - ATL:

How do you follow up? with more Stax!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...shake yerself down - & turn yer volume up!...
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CTEmpress:

HOKEY SMOKE! I power popped myself into next week!
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CTEmpress:

WAIT! YOU!DAWG!
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CTEmpress:

BUZZCOCKS!!! Truly today is a great one!
Avatar 12:36pm
Juke Joint Jonny:

I don't from Cory Branan, but I'm loving this one
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:36pm
Artie Haywire:

Dr. Mable is one impressive lady. Thanks for the great interview, Michael!
Avatar 12:43pm
ChooChoo - ATL:

"You've Only Just Begun." Documented fact: the first time Homer Simpson saw Marge!
  12:44pm
dennis diken:

great interview! wonderful show Mikey!
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:50pm
Gaylord Fields:

Love love love this Keys song — so much so I was planning to play it during tomorrow's show. I still will.
Avatar 12:51pm
CTEmpress:

The Keys: A #1 FOREVER! Just superb...this whole show...magic
  12:51pm
joff!:

Some accused Joe Jackson of being an Elvis (C) impersonator...but that song was an amazing facsimile of Mr Jackson himself!!!!!!!!
Avatar 12:51pm
CTEmpress:

Gaylord you better you better you bet! Cannot get enough of this!
  12:52pm
joff!:

Great GREAT show as always Mr Mike! Mabel John - what a lovely woman!
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:52pm
Gaylord Fields:

@Joff: As a JJ production, that comes as little surprise.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...is it me or is Power Pop resurgent??...course, you could listen to FMU & your own choice of podcasts & pretend Disco was back...
Avatar 12:54pm
CTEmpress:

Power pop never went anywhere in THIS house!
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:55pm
Gaylord Fields:

@CTEmpress: Count on it!
  12:56pm
Wilde:

Love this Bucky song
  1:00pm
joff!:

STRUNG OUT!!!!
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