BOOTH ANNOUNCER GARY OWENS:
...and the cow was returned to its rightful owner.
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and proud of it. Now stand by for
fast, up-to-the-minute, completely fake
and proud of it. Now stand by for
HEPCAT BLACK
AND HIS
PINK CADILLAC
AND HIS
PINK CADILLAC
on the station that's #1 for music and fun - S-P-M-M!
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"Rave On" - Buddy Holly
(June/July 1958, highest chart pos. #37 Hot 100,
#54 Cash Box/#79 Music Vendor)
That was rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly opening the show with "Rave On,"
a song first recorded by one of his Lubbock neighbors, songwriter & musician
Sonny West. Bruce Springsteen loves "Rave On," calling it "one of the
greatest rock and roll songs of all time," and it's way up there on
Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
HOWDY!
Hepcat Black's my name.
Hep music's my game.
I'm a cool cool kitty, but let's get one thing straight
between us, Gus. I ain't from New York City!
I just pulled up in my Pink Cadillac to
spin some cool tunes for ya. Old school
rock 'n' roll, R&R revival, rockabilly,
psychobilly, country, outlaw -
it's all good, understood?
between us, Gus. I ain't from New York City!
I just pulled up in my Pink Cadillac to
spin some cool tunes for ya. Old school
rock 'n' roll, R&R revival, rockabilly,
psychobilly, country, outlaw -
it's all good, understood?
You're tuned to Helpcat Black & His Pink
Cadillac here on S-P-M-M, my first full
Cadillac here on S-P-M-M, my first full
show as a member of The Shady Bunch.
The next platter I'm takin' for a spin on
my turntable is a song by Canadian
country singer Hal Willis who lived
in Nashville. In 1956 Hal and his gal,
wife Ginger, toured with a rising star
by the name of Elvis Presley. As it
turned out, Hal was no slouch in the
rock 'n' roll department either, and
Hepcat's got proof. This cat thinks
Hal has great taste in automobiles.
The next platter I'm takin' for a spin on
my turntable is a song by Canadian
country singer Hal Willis who lived
in Nashville. In 1956 Hal and his gal,
wife Ginger, toured with a rising star
by the name of Elvis Presley. As it
turned out, Hal was no slouch in the
rock 'n' roll department either, and
Hepcat's got proof. This cat thinks
Hal has great taste in automobiles.
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Listen now as Hal Willis sings about-- "My Pink Cadillac!"
"My Pink Cadillac" - Hal Willis
(November 1956)
Hal Willis right there, taking us for
a joy ride, not in his pink cadillac,
mind you, but in My Pink Cadillac!
Hey, if you're just tuning in, I'm cool
kitty Hepcat Black playing the best of
rockabilly and rock 'n' roll here on
S-P-M-M, the number one station
for a rock 'n' roll nation. Now
here's a rockabilly band from
Dallas - Gene Summers
And His Rebels.
a joy ride, not in his pink cadillac,
mind you, but in My Pink Cadillac!
Hey, if you're just tuning in, I'm cool
kitty Hepcat Black playing the best of
rockabilly and rock 'n' roll here on
S-P-M-M, the number one station
for a rock 'n' roll nation. Now
here's a rockabilly band from
Dallas - Gene Summers
And His Rebels.
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Gene has a thing for his gal and her-- "Straight Skirt!"
"Straight Skirt" - Gene Summers And His Rebels
(February 1958)
You heard right, friends and neighbors. Gene Summers can't get his mind
off his baby and her straight, tight skirts. Isn't it exciting enough that
she works as a mathematician at NASA? (BA-DUM-BUMP)
off his baby and her straight, tight skirts. Isn't it exciting enough that
she works as a mathematician at NASA? (BA-DUM-BUMP)
Hepcat Black on the radiator... uh, I mean... on the radio
here on S-P-M-M... the station with personality.
here on S-P-M-M... the station with personality.
Now here's Kieron McDonald, a feller
from the land down under, Australia.
Hepcat says he sounds just like
a natural born long tall Texan.
from the land down under, Australia.
Hepcat says he sounds just like
a natural born long tall Texan.
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Kieron was influenced by rockers
of the 50s, and right now, he and
his billy band are gonna play a
ditty named after this kitty--
"Hepcat Saturday Night!"
"Hepcat Saturday Nite - Kieron McDonald
(from 2009 album It's A Gas! Vol. 2)
(from 2009 album It's A Gas! Vol. 2)
Killer rockabilly from the outback - Kieron McDonald there with a song
for cruisin' or boozin' downunder-- "Hepcat Saturday Nite." Kieron and
his combo, which includes some of the best musicians in Melbourne,
are keepin' traditional Rockabilly, Rock’n’Roll and Hillbilly Bop
alive and kickin' with great tunes like that one.
Next we have Wanda Jackson, the
purty little lady with powerful pipes.
In the mid 50s, Wanda became a
purty little lady with powerful pipes.
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In the mid 50s, Wanda became a
pioneer of rock 'n' roll and earned the
title Queen of Rockabilly. Let's take
the plunge into Wanda's whirlpool
and listen to her flex her vocal
vortex doin'-- "Funnel of Love!"
title Queen of Rockabilly. Let's take
the plunge into Wanda's whirlpool
and listen to her flex her vocal
vortex doin'-- "Funnel of Love!"
"Funnel Of Love" - Wanda Jackson
(June/July 1961, B side of "Right Or Wrong")
Circlin' the drain there with "Funnel Of Love," a song written
and originally waxed by the lady you just heard - rockabilly queen
Wanda Jackson. Shucks, I'd like to meet Wanda in the tunnel of love.
FYI, "Funnel Of Love" is the killer B side of Wanda's 1961 single
"Right Or Wrong," the latter covered by Ronnie Dove in 1964.
and originally waxed by the lady you just heard - rockabilly queen
Wanda Jackson. Shucks, I'd like to meet Wanda in the tunnel of love.
FYI, "Funnel Of Love" is the killer B side of Wanda's 1961 single
"Right Or Wrong," the latter covered by Ronnie Dove in 1964.
Our next rock 'n' roll & rockabilly pioneer,
Mr. Gene Vincent, is the cat's meow.
In the spring of '58 Gene and his group
The Blue Caps released "Baby Blue."
If you're following the simulcast of my
show on YouTube, you're in for a treat.
Here are Gene and the guys performing
the song in a flick that was screened at
drive-ins that summer-- Hot Rod Gang!
Mr. Gene Vincent, is the cat's meow.
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In the spring of '58 Gene and his group
The Blue Caps released "Baby Blue."
If you're following the simulcast of my
show on YouTube, you're in for a treat.
Here are Gene and the guys performing
the song in a flick that was screened at
drive-ins that summer-- Hot Rod Gang!
"Baby Blue" - Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps
(Apr. 1958, uncharted, scene from Aug. 1958 film Hot Rod Gang)
One of the greats of early rock 'n' roll there - Gene Vincent - along with
his group The Blue Caps, doing "Baby Blue" in the 1958 drag racing
movie Hot Rod Gang, originally released on a double-bill with the
juvie delinquency flick High School Hellcats starring Yvonne Lime.
Good golly, miss Molly, I'm all outta time!
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Speaking of hellcats, you've heard of Cat Stevens, Bobcat Goldthwait,
Tiger Woods and "Deaf Leopard." (See what I did there?) Well, to play
us off, here is another cool kitty, John Cougar, with a little ditty about
Jack and Diane. Stay tuned. Coming up next on the flip side of news,
it's my buddy Jerry Blavat and Geator Gold. Now don't have a hissy...
because, before you know it, I'll be back, and that's a fact, Jack,
or my name ain't Hepcat Black. So long, everybody!
"Jack & Diane" - John Cougar
(Sept./Oct. 1982, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
