Hello Darlin'

Although 'Linda On My Mind' is my personal favorite song by Conway Twitty, he is probably best known for his hit, 'Hello Darlin'.

The tune is the ringtone I use for my wife.

Easy Lovin'

Conway Twitty began his music career in Rock 'n' Roll, but always wanted to do some country. In 1965, as the popularity of the old rockers of the 50's and early 60's began to wane in the light of the new invasion of the British sound...Twitty made the move to country. A move that would prove to be major for him. He would become more successful in the country music genre than he had ever been in Rock.

In the early 70's, he teamed with Loretta Lynn to make several duets. The pair are considered to be the best country music duo ever.

It's Only Make Believe

Conway Twitty's career was influenced by the music of Elvis Presley. So much that he journeyed to Memphis and worked with Sam Phillips owner of Sun Records, Presley's record company. He wanted that Elvis sound. Twitty was a major contributor to the success of of Rock 'n' Roll the early years.

In 1958, 'It's Only Make Believe' hit the top of the charts and generated $8 million. Many believed that it was Elvis himself, recording under another name.

A Spell in the Afternoon

Here is another band I thoroughly enjoy, though I have yet to nail down what exact genre The Young Knives fit into, as each song they put out has a completely different mood and theme. They provide the pick of the day, a loud, pounding, and quirky tune titled I Can Hardly See Them:

Gaia's Delights

To accent the lunch hour, here is a rocking new wave style number from the group, Maximo Park. The song is titled Our Velocity:

Clowning Around

We'll continue to stay mellow this morning before moving on to something with more get up and go in the afternoon. Here are the Arctic Monkeys with the song Fluorescent Adolescent:

Folk-Style Dreaming

The next video, featuring the group, The Decemberists, is a still life, and the song is sort of a ballad, but its melancholy tone is perfect for a Monday morning, and captures our dread of the whims of winter as it readies its onslaught against us.

This is titled The Legionnaire's Lament:

Starting Off Slow

We're back to the domain of the indie and the alternative this week,  so we'll initiate the morning with the generic, then dip into the melancholy, before veering back towards the standard. To get started, let's have a listen to the post-punk pop sound of The Futureheads performing Radio Heart:

The schedule for today will be 7, 9, and 11 am, 12 noon, and 1 pm.

Cheerful Goodbye

I'm going to close out this week's punk hour with another anthem style song, this time from The Vanilla Muffins, who, like the preceding group, The Business, embraces the Oy! style of punk. Yet the sounds from this number leaves one feeling bouncy and light rather than angry, bitter, or mad, which should allow us to end the night on a high note. This is Sugar Oi come on!

Send Your Blessings

You can't get much more traditional than The Sex Pistols. So as we near tonight's close, let's all send out our good wishes and ask that God Save the Queen:

Catching a New Wave

The Irish punk band, The Undertones, varied in their sound somewhat and often came across as new wave rather than the anarchic genre, but that said, they still had a good sound. This tune is called There Goes Norman:

Sunday Still Life

The Business is a purveyor of British working-class punk (Oy!) and rarely pulles its punches. This still-life of the song  Get Out of My House gives a sense of the band's musical outlook:

Sunday Punk Hour

We're headed back to classic punk again after our short break into psychobilly last weekend. To kick things off, let's have a listen to 1970s group, The Buzzcocks , perform What Do I Get?

The synchronization between picture and sound in this video is rather poor.

Classical Interlude

I'm running a little late today, so I'm going to quickly add these two guitar solos by Marcin Dylla as he performs two compelling pieces composed by Alberto Ginastera:

Three for the Road

To wrap up today's showtune oldies on a silly but haunting note, here is another sort of bluesy number titled Heebie Jeebies, performed by the sibling act, The Boswell Sisters: