HOMEGROWN ROCKER 5/29/22 (MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the May 29 edition of "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!

This week, we presented the 2022 edition of the annual Memorial Day Special! We did our annual trek down "Local Music Memory Lane" and remembered past bands and artists from the area music scene, including a few area bands dating back to the 70s, and some curios and tunes never before played on the air! We also remembered some of the fallen area musicians who are no longer with us . (For those who missed the program, a four-part podcast of this show is available for listening or download from Q94's website, www.q94classicrock.com. Click on "The Professor's Classroom," and then scroll down to "Homegrown Rocker Podcast" and look for the four show segments marked with the date, 052922.)

Here is this week's playlist (with the year of the song and/or musician being remembered in parentheses):

HOUR ONE:

SIDESHOW BOB - "Falling In All Over Yourself" (1999)
BADWRENCH - "Not My Fantasy" (1994)
NITRO - "Faking It" (1987)
BLAZ-ON - "Little Jane" (1991)
LICKETY SPLIT - "Bookin' Back" (1978, in memory of Joe Nemanich)
PAYDAY - "Cowboys to Girls" (1989, in memory of John Homerski)
BONEDIGGER - "Diesel" (1997, in memory of Chris Holsopple)
KORRUPTION - "Mother" (1997, in memory of Steve McCulley)
THE HOUSE PETS - "Prowler" (1986, in memory of Asa Dickinson and sound engineer Rick Claar)
THE FRONT - "Can Do" (1983)
XENO - "Fade Away" (1986, in memory of Tim Yingling)
SHOCKZONE - "Critical Eyes (1987)

HOUR TWO:

DIAMOND REO - "Rock N'Roll City" (live, 1978) (in memory of Warren King and Rob Johns)
NORMAN NARDINI & THE TIGERS - "Love Dog" (live, 1981( in memory of Nason Gieg)
HALF TEMPTED - "Busted" (1990)
XL - "Feeling the Heat" (1987, in memory of Steve Shiffler)
CUT THE MUSTARD - "Do You Believe in Rock N'Roll" (!983, in memory of Bob "Zorbo" Slovikosky)
STERLING COOKE FORCE - "She's Gonna Get You" (1984)
BASHFUL - "White Line Fever" (1985, in memory of Ed Miller)
THIN ICE - "Born to Rock" (1985, in memory of Eric Deamer)
SNAKED - "Where the Money Is" (1989)
SLAMMER - "Metal Anguish" (1986)
FAT VINNY & THE WISE GUYS - "A Lot of Blues Around" (1999, in memory of Eric Vincent "Fat Vinny" Kelly)
QUEEN BEE & THE BLUE HORNET BAND - "Too Tall to Mambo" (live, 1997) (in memory of "Queen Bee" Tonya Browne and Mark Ross)

We return to having guests on our next program, as members of Pittsburgh-based rock group Sahayra will join us via phone! We'll learn this group's story and discuss their career, live show and music, and feature tracks from their forthcoming EP! We'll also update "Local Music News," dig a "Local Music Flashback" from the archive, step "Across State Lines" to hear music from an out-of-state band or artist, and review Halestorm's Back From the Dead album in "The Professor's CD Corner!" Hear the "Homegrown Rocker" this Sunday night (June 5) on Q94 Classic Rock - 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com - brought to you by Dr. Michelle Barnes Optometry in Hollidaysburg!

Upcoming guests and specials:

JUNE 12 - MOONSHINE JASMINE
JUNE 19 - FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL
JULY 3 - ABOVE THE TREACHERY
JULY 10 - CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN'
JULY 17 - BLUES TAKEOVER SPECIAL
JULY 24 - COVER SONG SPECIAL
JULY 31 - DAVE MAYERSKY (UPSTAGE FESTIVAL)
AUGUST 14 - LIVE IN THE STUDIO SPECIAL
SEPT. 4 - MUSICIAN DOUBLE-VISION SPECIAL

(All dates are subject to changes as circumstances warrant.)

Bands and artists wanting to submit news items for "Local Music News" may email their news to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. Indicate "MUSIC NEWS" in the subject heading!

Bands and artists interested in having music aired on the show are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: The Homegrown Rocker, 2513 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 (ATTN: Jim Price). You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com.

Jim Price