Rick Galusha

Pacific Street Blues & Americana

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Founded in 1991 - now in our fourth decadeNebraska Music Hall of Fame, inducted,Iowa Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, inducted,Blues Foundation, Keeping the Blues Alive, recipientOmaha Blues Society Award., recipientNOW broadcast in England on Lionheart RadioMusical Ecclectrity - exploring the blues through the familiarity of Archival Classic Rock

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Rick Galusha

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Episode 468: Emptyin' Out the Blues Closet - Phonathon Soundtrack (part 2) April 12, 2026 12.04.2026 59:08

17. Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal / Mr. One Up 18. Eric Nelson / Save Yourself 19. Jeff Beck Group / Drinking Again 20. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Crazy Cryin' 21. Gregg Allman/ Rendevouz with the Blues 22. Billy Gibbons / Stackin' Bones 23. Stevie Ray Vaughan / The Things That I Used to Do 24. Mike Zito & Sonny Landreth / Fortunate Son 25. Blood Brothers (Mike Zito, Albert Castiglia) Ba...

Episode 466: Libba Cotten's Freight Train w/Rory, G Dead, Lead Belly, Dylan, Ramblin' Jack, Woody, Seeger, Ry Cooder and more 05.04.2026 1:11:01

19. Rory Gallagher / Out on the Western Plain 20. The Who / Squeeze Box 21. Led Zeppelin / Gallows Pole 22. Elton John / Honky Cat 23. The New Lost City Ramblers feat Cousin Emmy Carver / Bowling Green 24. Bob Dylan / Railroad Bill 25. Ry Cooder / Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All 26. Carolina Chocolate Drops (Dom Flemons) / Cornbread & Butter Beans 27. The Almanac Singers / Which Side Are...

Episode 463: Skiffle Music, The Banjo, and Libba Cotten with Grateful Dead, Keith Richards, Van Morrison, The Beatles 05.04.2026 1:30:40

Pacific St Blues Skiffle, The Banjo, & Libba Cotten Part 1 of 2 1. fIREHOSE / In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton 2. Grateful Dead / Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie 3. Elizabeth Cotten & Brenda Evans / Shake Sugaree 4. The Undisputed Truth / Smiling Faces 5. Van Morrison / Freight Train (Sue Foley, Rory Block, Gary Clark Jr., Tommy Castro) 6. The Beatles / Maggie Mae 7. The Vipers / Don't You Rock Me...

Episode 465: New Releases with Teresa James, Southern Avenue, Tony Holiday, Tommy Castro, Black Crowes, Sue Foley, and more 03-29-2026 29.03.2026 1:08:35

Pacific St Blues & Americana March 29, 2026 Part 2 of Two 21. Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps / Gimme Some Skin 22. Southern Avenue / I Found a Friend in You 23. Jackie Wilson / Reet Petite 24. Van Morrison / Jackie Wilson Says (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) 25. Son Seals / Queen of the Slipstream 26. Taj Mahal & the Phantom Band / Time 27. Tony Holiday / Twist My Fate (Kevin Bur...

Episode 464: New Releases with Lil' Ed. Joanne Shaw Taylor, Bonamassa-BB King, Lucinda w/Mavis, Mike Farris and more 03292026 23.03.2026 1:30:02

Pacific St Blues & Americana March 29, 2026 Part 1 of 2 - Musical Ecclectricity Since 1991 1. Mike Finnigan / Leave That Liar Alone (Salgado) 2. Selwyn Birchwood / Should'a Never Gotten Out of Bed 3. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Hell or High Water 4. Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials / Bad All By Myself 5. Fabulous Thunderbirds / Full Time Lover 6. Jimmie Vaughan & Lou Ann Barton / In the Middle...

Episode 462: Mooooore New Release w/ Tinsley Ellis, Eric Gales, Lil' Ed, Sebastian Lane, Selwyn Birchwood, Mike Finnigan, The Black Crowes 03152026b, 15.03.2026 1:09:43

Pacific St Blues & Americana March 15, 2026 Part 2 of 2 21. Fabulous Thunderbirds / You're Humbuggin' Me 22. Johnny Winter / Be Careful with a Fool 23. Wings / Call Me Back Again 24. Paul Rodgers / Let Me Roll It 25. Mike Finnigan / Leave that Liar Alone 26. Selwyn Birchwood / Should'a Never Gotten Out of Bed 27. The Movies (Matt Whipkey) / Ruffin 28. Bruce Springsteen / American Land ...

Episode 461: New Releases including Tedeschi Trucks, Shaw-Taylor, BB King 100th, Third Mind, Bywater Call 03152026 15.03.2026 1:22:12

Pacific St Blues & Americana March 15, 2026 Part 1 of 2) 1. Tedeschi Trucks Band / I Got You 2. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Hell of High Water 3. Eric Nelson / Save Yourself 4. Keb Mo / One of These Nights 5. Koko Taylor / Let the Good Times Roll 6. BB King / Caledonia 7. Joe Bonamassa - BB King 100th / Love Comes to Town 8. U2 / Fortunate Son 9. Thin Lizzy / Still in Love with You 10. The Th...

Episode 460: Eric Gales, Sebastian Lane, Maggie Bell, Joe Ely, Black Crowes, Matt Cox, Tinsley Ellis (March 1, 2026 - 2 of 2) 09.03.2026 1:11:47

22. Sebastian Lane / Floating Away 23. Shemekia Copeland, KW Shepherd Robert Randolph / Hit 'Em Back 24. Eric Gales / Baby, Baby 25. Lucky Peterson / Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone 26. Fanny / Badge 27. Maggie Bell / After Midnight 28. Renee Elise Goldsberry Starring 30. Sass Jordan / Cry Baby 31. Black Crowes / Profane Prophecy 32. Lucinda Williams / Righteously 33. Joe Ely / Driven to Dr...

Episode 459: Lil Ed, Mose Allison & the High Number, Elvis, Lead Belly, Bywater Call, and Bonnie March 1, 2026 (1 of 2) 09.03.2026 1:28:39

Pacific St Blues & Americana March 1, 2026 1. Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials / The Flirt in the Car Wash Skirt 2. Jimmy Reed / I Ain't Got You 3. The High Numbers (The Who) / I'm The Face 4. Mose Allison / Young Man Blues 5. Lonnie Donegan / Rock Island Line 6. Lead Belly / Black Betty 7. Larkin Poe / You're the Devil in Disguise 8. Elvis Presley / Raised on Rock and Roll 9. Bruce Sprin...

Episode 458: St Paddys & Sebastian Lane, Eric Nelson, Warren Haynes, Marcus King, Tedeschi Trucks with Chris Robinson 03082026b 08.03.2026 1:09:34

20. Van Morrison / Into the Mystic 21. Thin Lizzy / Dancing in the Moonlight 22. Gary Moore / I Can't Quit You Baby 23. Sinead O'Connor / Sacrifice 24. Johnny Cash / One 25. Rory Gallagher / Out on the Western Plain 26. U2 / American Obituary 27. Eric Nelson / Save Yourself 28. Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters / Me Oh My 29. Lucinda Williams / The World's Gone Wrong 30. John Mellencamp / T...

Episode 457: New Releases and more with BB King 100th, R Baker-Brooks, Teresa James, Lil Ed, Tinsley Ellis 03082026 08.03.2026 1:24:45

Pacific St Blues & Americana March 8, 2025 1. Ronnie Baker Brooks / Accept My Love 2. Joe Bonamassa 'BB King 100 Birthday' w/ McDonald, Tedeschi / To Know You is To Love You 3. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Hell of High Water 4. Tinsley Ellis / Too Broke 5. Fabulous Thunderbirds / Wait on Time 6. Jimmie Vaughan & Lou Ann Barton / Power of Love 7. Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps / When My B...

Episode 456: Feb 22, 2026 Devon Allman, Mike Zito & Albert Castiligia, Norah Jones, Tommy Castro, Derek Trucks, U2 22.02.2026 1:08:37

Pacific St Blues & Americana Part 2 of 2 19. Blood Brothers / No Good Woman (Mike Zito & Albert Castiligia) 20. Devon Allman & Larry McCray / Blues is a Feeling 21. Tommy Castro / Draw the Line 22. Deanna Bogart / In the Rain 23. Boz Scaggs / The Meaning of the Blues 24. The Little Willies (Norah Jones) / I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive 25. Kris Lager Band / I'm Here for Yo...

Episode 456: Tinsely Ellis, Wonderland, Muddy, Eric Gales, Bonamassa, and more... Feb 22, 2026 (1 of 2) 22.02.2026 1:24:39

Pacific St Blues & Americana February 28, 2026 1. Bobby Harden - Feels So Good 2. Jon Batiste / Lean on My Love 3. Roomful of Blues / Tell Me Who 4. Honeydrippers / Rockin' at Midnight 5. Tinsley Ellis / Too Broke (To Worry) 6. Carolyn Wonderland / Bad to the Bone 7. Blind Willie Johnson / God Moves on Water 8. Lesley Riddle / Titanic 9. Blue Moon Marquee / Rollin' & Tumblin' 10. Mudd...

Episode 455: Strollin' thru New Orleans, and new track from Black Keys, Sebastian Lane, Sam Fender, Willa Lucille 15.02.2026 1:11:23

20. Sebastian Lane / Floatin' Away 21. The Black Keys / No Lovin' 22. The Third Mind / Reno, Nevada 23. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / Jefferson Jericho Blues 24. Professor Longhair / Hey Now Baby 25. Dirty Dozen Brass Band / My Feel Can't Fail Me Now 26. Trombone Shorty / Miss Beautiful 27. Walter Wolfman Washington / Funk is in the House 28. Wild Magnolia's / Old Time Indian 29. Nevi...

Episode 454: New Blues with Tinsley Ellis, Bonamassa & BB, Bywater Call, J-Shaw Taylor, & more 15.02.2026 1:25:55

Pacific St Blues & Americana February 15, 2026 1. Memphis Royal Brothers / Gimme Back the Keys to My Cadillac 2. Omar Coleman & Igor Prado / Cut You Loose 3. Tinsley Ellis / Too Broke 4. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Hell or High Water 5. The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Can't Tear It Up Enuff1 6. Tommy Castro / Freight Train 7. The Grateful Dean / Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie 8. Dave Alvin / Seeds 9. Bywat...

Episode 453: Spotlight on Bruce Springsteen Guest Host Mike Olson (part 2 of 2) 02 08 2026 08.02.2026 1:08:37

Pacific St Blues & Americana February 8, 2026 Bruce Springsteen Spotlight Show playlist The Everly Brothers' Influence: 21. Everly Brothers / Wake Up Little Susie 22. Bruce Springsteen / Little Girl Like You [Lost Albums, 1983 LA Garage] Character Arch across 54 Years of Music: 23. Bruce Springsteen / Born to Run 24. Bruce Springsteen / Last Man Standing Punk Rock influences Nebraska album:...

Episode 452: Bruce Springsteen Spotlight Show guest host Mike Olson 02 08 2026 08.02.2026 1:26:36

Pacific St Blues & Americana February 8, 2026 Bruce Springsteen Spotlight Show playlist Part 1 of 2 Intro & Biggest Influence: Bob Dylan: 1. Eric Church / Springsteen 2. Rick Springfield / Bruce 3. The Traveling Wilburys (Bob Dylan) / Tweeter and the Monkey Man 4. Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne /Highway 61 Revisited Influences: Roy Orbison & Elvis Presley: 5. Roy...

Episode 450: In Like a Lion... February 1, 2026 (part 2 of 2) 01.02.2026 1:12:49

Pacific St Blues (Part 2 of 2) 23. Slash Shemekia Copeland Bonamassa / When Love Comes to Town 24. B. B. King / Bad Case of Love 25. Blackberry Smoke / Running with the Pack (feat Paul Rodgers) 26. Dirty Honey / Rock Steady 27. Christone Kingfish Ingram / 28. The Black Crowes / Profane Prophecy 29. Sean Chambers / Brown Sugar 30. Sebastian Lane / Floatin' Away 31. Al Green / Everybody Hurt...

Episode 449: Living is Easy - Blues, Americana, and Rock 02 01 2026 (part one of two) 01.02.2026 1:25:45

Pacific Street Blues & Americana February 1, 2026 1. Tinsley Ellis / Too Broke 2. Carolina Chocolate Drops / You Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine 3. Bukka White / Jelly Roll Man 4. Chris Thomas King / Baptized in Dirty Water 5. Lucinda Williams / How Much Did you Get for Your Soul 6. Tedeschi Trucks Band / I Got You 7. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Hell or High Water 8. Joe Bonamassa / Hanging on a Los...

Episode 451: America Today - Patriotsim & Popular Music 30.01.2026 41:00

Understanding "Streets of Minneapolis" With Springsteen's latest single reaching #1 in 19 countries, we're witnessing a significant cultural moment. I'm proposing an exploration of the controversial, "Streets of Minneapolis"—examining it within a powerful American musical tradition that stretches back over eight decades. A Tradition of Musical Commentary This story begins in 1944, when Woody Guthr...

Episode 448: Kid in a Blues Rock Candy Store 01 25 2026 (part 2 of 2) 26.01.2026 1:14:38

19. Derek and the Dominos / Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad 20. Stevie Ray Vaughan / Willie the Wimp 21. Sebastian Lane / Floating Away 22. Gary Clark, Jr. ? This is Who We Are 23. Joe Bonamassa & George Benson / There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 24. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Scraps Vignette 25. Gary Moore / Walking By Myself 26. Rory Gallagher / Calling Card 27. Free / Wishing Well 28. Th...

Episode 447: "all thriller, no filler" - blues and so much more 01 25 2026 26.01.2026 1:26:13

Pacific St Blues & Americana January 25, 2026 1. Jeff Beck / Stratus (Billy Cobham, Spectrum) 2. Tommy Bolin / 3. The Third Mind / Groovin' is Easy 4. Mike Zito & Sonny Landreth / Fortunate Son 5. Janiva Magnus / Lodi 6. John Fogerty / Almost Saturday Night 7. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / Don't Bring Me Down (The Animals) 8. Eric Gales / You Shouldn't Have Left Me 9. Carl Weat...

Episode 446: Happy New Year 2026 (part 2 of 2) 01 11 2026 11.01.2026 1:08:37

Pacific St Blues & Americana January 11, 2025 Enjoy our Spotlight Shows 21. Brian Setzer / Rock Boys Rock 22. Wanda Jackson / Fujiyama 23. Dave Alvin / Man Walks Among Us 24. Bruce Springsteen / Souls of the Departed 25. Magic Sam / All of Your Love 26. Luther Allison / Why I Love the Blues 27. Sebastian Lane / Floating Away 28. Joe Bonamassa / Shake This Ground 29. Eric Nelson / Not At...

Episode 445: First Show of the New Year - New Releases and More.... 01 11 2026 part 1 of 2 11.01.2026 1:27:01

Pacific St Blues & Americana January 11, 2025 Enjoy our SPOTLIGHT Shows 1. Roomful of Blues / Tell Me Who 2. Al Basile / While We're Dancing 3. Dean Martin & Helen O'Connell / How Do You Like Your Eggs (In the Morning) 4. BB King / There Ain't Nobody Here (But Us Chickens) 5. Charles Brown / Hard Times 6. Boz Scaggs / We'll Be Together Again 7. Johnny Adams / Down That Lonely Road 8. N...

Episode 444: Happy New Year 2026 28.12.2025 1:06:43

Support the Station: https://897theriver.com/product/donate/ Due to cuts in funding for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, we are asking, for the first time in 30+ years, for listener support. Happy New Year! And thanks for listening all these decades. Pacific St Blues & Americana Part 2 of 2 21. Albert Collins / Iceman (12 minutes) 22. Robert Cray Band / Right Next Door 23. Blood Bro...