HOMEGROWN ROCKER 8/7/11 (COVER SONG SPECIAL)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the August 7 edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WRKY-FM (www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (www.rocky99.com).

This week, we presented the latest installment of our recurring “Cover Song Special.” We heard local and regional bands and artists cover and interpret a diverse range of tunes from other artists, spanning Johnny Cash and Robert Johnson to Roxette and Lady GaGa, to Nick Gilder, Hot Chocolate, Michael Jackson and more! Always one of the program’s more popular specials, this year’s “Cover Song Special” again delivered some new and interesting highlights and surprises.

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

CANDLELIGHT RED – “The Look” (Roxette)
CLINT CAROTHERS & FRIENDS – “Emma” (Hot Chocolate)
BLACK COFFEE – “I’d Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy” (performed live 6/5/11 at Altar Bar, Pittsburgh) (Derek Trucks Band)
THE BUSTED DRUNKS – “Old No. 7” (The Devil Makes Three)
MONSTER TRACK SUPERGROUP – “Hot Child in the City” (Nick Gilder)
WHITE WITCH – “Paranoid” (live) (Black Sabbath)
SHADES OF JUNE – “Folsom Prison Blues” (Johnny Cash)
STERLING KOCH – “One Way Out” (Elmore James)
MAMA CORN – “Fearless” (performed live on the air 10/10/10) (Pink Floyd)
MICHAEL REICH – “Heart of Gold” (Neil Young)
JIMMY ADLER – “Kind Hearted Woman” (Robert Johnson)

HOUR TWO:

DONNIE IRIS – “Soul Man” (Sam & Dave)
HALESTORM – “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” (Beatles)
ICARUS WITCH – “S.A.T.O.” (Ozzy Osbourne)
VISION TO NONE – “Cum on Feel the Noize” (Slade/Quiet Riot)
JOHN CHARNEY with WHITE MOJO – “I Put A Spell on You” (Jay Hawkins)
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Whipping Post” (live) (Allman Brothers)
GENE THE WEREWOLF – “Thriller” (Michael Jackson)
KEN GRAY – “Poker Face” (performed live on the air 8/22/10) (Lady GaGa)
JILL WEST AND BLUES ATTACK – “Still Got the Blues” (Gary Moore)
THE BADLEES – “Like a Rolling Stone” (Bob Dylan)

On our next program, we welcome area hard rockers Rapid Fire. We’ll meet the band members and learn their story, plus hear recently recorded songs by them. We’ll also update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and review Rigel’s Xenophobia CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner.” Rapid Fire visits the “Homegrown Rocker,” this Sunday night at 8 PM!

Forthcoming guests and specials include:

AUG. 21 – AREA AMERICANA SPECIAL
AUG. 28 – HIGHER FIVES
SEPT. 4 – GUITAR HEROES OF AREA MUSIC SPECIAL
SEPT. 11 – CANDLELIGHT RED
SEPT. 18 – RON GALLUCCI
SEPT. 25 – (NO SHOW DUE TO STEELERS SUNDAY NIGHT GAME)
OCT. 2 – MISS MELANIE AND THE VALLEY RATS
OCT. 9 – MYSTERYTRAIN
OCT. 16 – LIES, INC.
OCT. 30 – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
NOV. 6 – (NO SHOW DUE TO STEELERS SUNDAY NIGHT GAME)
NOV. 13 – CHUCK MASON & BLUE REALITY
NOV. 20 – JUSTIN HALE
NOV. 27 – (NO SHOW DUE TO STEELERS SUNDAY NIGHT GAME)

For regular updates on what is happening on the area music scene, pay a visit to Rockpage (www.rockpage.net). Rockpage features band links, a message board, "Homegrown Rocker" updates, the online 'zine publication "The Final Cut," and other local music scene information.

Bands and artists interested in having music aired on "The Homegrown Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WRKY Radio, One Forever Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM - 5 PM. You can also email me with inquiries about the show at profjp@rocky1049.com.

Jim Price