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 443: New Year's Blues and New Releases 12 27 2-25 (1 of 2) 28.12.2025 1:25:16

Pacific St Blues & Americana December 27, 2025 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! 1. Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Best of All 2. Bobby Harden / Feels So Good 3. Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa / Ain't Now Way 4. Magic Sa...

Episode 442: Christmas Party soundtrack - six hours of uninterrupted music 23.12.2025 5:37:56

We're having a six hour Christmas party. The music ranges from bluesy Christmas like BB King, Keb Mo, Karen Souza, and Charles Brown titles to torch songs, to the Beatles, Tom Petty and The Screaming Cheetah Wheelies, Springsteen, and noteable ballads such as Diamonds & Rust, Who Knows Where the Time Goes, and Sheryly Crow. It's a swingin' Christmas Party soundtrack that starts out mellow and...

Episode 441: Bluesyer Christmas and Americana (part 2 of 2) 21.12.2025 1:09:51

Pacific Street Blues & Americana December 21, 2025 23. The Allman Brothers (Live) / You Don't Love Me 24. Roomful of Blues / Santa, Do You Ever Get the Blues 25. Norah Jones / Christmas Don't Be Late 26. Jamie Cullum / So Many Santas 27. Tony Christie / Merry Christmas Everybody 28. Jimmy Witherspoon / Oh How I Hate to see Christmas Come Around 29. Eric Clapton / Merry Christmas, Baby 29....

Episode 440: Christmas Blues & Americana 12 21 2025 (part 1 of 2) 21.12.2025 1:26:06

Pacific Street Blues & Americana December 21, 2025 1. Matt Cox & Kids / Up on the Housetop 2. Keb Mo / Better Everyday 3. The Band / Christmas Must Be Tonight 4. Amos Milburn / Let's Make Christmas Merry Baby 5. Floyd Dixon / Empty Stocking Blues 6. B.B. King / Chains and Things 7. Louis Jordan / Santa Claus, Santa Claus 8. Stevie Ray Vaughan / Willie the Wimp 9. Charles Brown / Merry...

Episode 439: Pink Anderson Floyd Council - The Blues Name of Pink Floyd 15.12.2025 18:08

1. Ummagumma Pink Floyd advert 2. Pink Floyd / Seamus (The Dog) 3. Blind Boy Fuller / I Want Some of Your Pie (1962, Piedmont Blues) [ragtime] 4. Pink Anderson / (Little Pink Anderson, Vermillion, South Dakota) 1974 5. Floyd Council / "The Devil's Daddy-in-Law, 1976 6. BB King w/ David Gilmore (Pink Floyd)& Paul Carrack (Ace) / Crying Won't Help You Babe

Episode 437: Blues Christmas and more... 12 14 2025 (part 2 of 2) 14.12.2025 1:07:23

PLAYLIST: December 14, 2025 Pacific St Blues & Americana Donation Link: https://897theriver.com/product/donate/ Blues fans, the station needs your help: they need money. If you would, please help 'em out. Make it a happy holiday and Thank-you! Rick 19. Eric Clapton / Merry Christmas Baby 20. Chuck Leavell / Even Santa Gets the Blues 21. Matt Cox / Santa Claus is Coming to Town 22. Joni Mi...

Episode 436: Christmas Blues and Pink Floyd'omatic 12 14 2025 (part 1 of 2) 14.12.2025 1:27:02

PLAYLIST: December 14, 2025 Pacific St Blues & Americana Donation Link: https://897theriver.com/product/donate/ Hey ya'll, the station needs your help: they need money. If you would, please help 'em out. Make it a happy holiday and Thank-you! Rick 1. Norah Jones / Christmas Calling 2. Randy Greer & Ignasi Terraza Trio / Wrap Yourself in a Christmas Package 3. B. B. King / Christmas Celebra...

Episode 438: Henry Thomas' Influences on Classic Rock 13.12.2025 1:19:26

1. Deacon Blues / Last Night I Dreamed of Henry Thomas 2. Eric Bibb / This One Doesn’t 3. Mississippi John Hurt / Coffee Blues (Lovin’ Spoonful) 4. Geoff, Jenni, and Clare Muldaur / Chicken 5. Maria Muldaur / I Go For That 6.Grateful Dead (David Grisman) / Friend of the Devil 7. The Loving Spoonful / Henry Thomas (Twill & Banjo) 8. Henry Thomas / Bull Doze Blues 9. Canned Heat / Going Up t...

Episode 433: Enjoying the blues, celebrating the life of John Lennon, and tasty HomeGrown treats (2 of 2) 07.12.2025 1:07:28

December 7, 2025 "A day that will live on in infamy" 22. The Beatles / Help 23. REM / Dream #9 24. Karen Souza / Strawberry Field 25. Jeff Beck / A Day in the Life 26. Lucinda Williams / Have Yourself a Rockin' Little Christmas 27. Merle Haggard / If We Make It through December 28. Ray Charles / Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 29. Keb Mo / Christmas is Annoying 30. Charles Taylor / A Christmas Mes...

Episode 432: How the Blues named Pink Floyd and songs of Americana and Blues 12072025 (1 of 2) 07.12.2025 1:23:43

Pacific St Blues & Americana December 7. 2025 1. Rhiannon Giddens / Freedom Highway 2. Billy Branch & Sugar Ray Norcia / Highway 66 3. The Band / One Too Many Mornings 4. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Irish Christmas in New York 5. Albert King / Christmas Only Comes Once a Year 6. Emmaline / Every Time December Rolls Around 7. Holly Cole / Comin' Home Baby 8. Ummagumma Pink Floyd advert 9. Pi...

Episode 435: Hosted by Glenn Bauer - 35 and Counting! (2 of 2) 07.12.2025 1:04:33

Part 2 of 2 December 7, 2025 Hosted by Glenn Bauer, BSO, VP 20 –Rockpile / If Sugar Was As Sweet As You 21 – Nick Lowe / 7 Nights To Rock 22 – Dave Edmunds / You’ll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those 23 – Mississippi Heat / Third Wheel 24 – Samantha Fish / Can You Feel The Heat? 25 – Maria Muldaur / Dreaming Of You 26 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush / Who Was That 27 – Buddy Guy / Been There...

Episode 434: A Day that will live on in Infamy! 12072025 with Glenn Bauer (1 of 2) 07.12.2025 1:15:39

This is Glenn Bauer and I’m filling in for Rick for Sunday’s show. During the show we remember notable musicians who passed away this year. I recorded the show on Wednesday. After the show I heard the news of legendary guitarist, songwriter, and record producer Steve Cropper’s passing. His name or music is not included in the show but his impact on the music world cannot be understated. Congratul...

Episode 431: Thanksgiving and Sebastian Lane (2 of 2) 30.11.2025 1:04:42

23. Guy Davis / Thanksgiving Day 24. Ray Charles w/ James Taylor / Sweet Potato Pie 25. Mary Chapin Carpenter / Thanksgiving Song 26. Ray Davies / Thanksgiving Day 27. Robert Finley / I Wanna Thank-You 28. Cedric Burnside / Thank-you 29. Bonnie Raitt / Thank-You 30. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats / Thank-You 31. ZZ Top / I Thank-You 32. Sebastian Lane / Floating Away 33. Christon...

Episode 430: Henry Thomas - Explore the Nexus of Folk, Ragtime, and Piedmont Blues 11302025 (1 of 2) 30.11.2025 1:46:14

Pacific St Blues & Americana November 30, 2025 Thanksgiving, Henry Thomas Explore the Nexus of Folk, Ragtime, and Piedmont Blues 1. Boz Scaggs / The Meaning of the Blues 2. Jon Baptiste / Do It All Again 3. Deacon Blues / Last Night I Dreamed of Henry Thomas 4. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Irish Christmas 5. Eric Bibb / This One Doesn't 6. Mississippi John Hurt / Coffee Blues (Lovin' Spoonful) 7....

Episode 429: Musical Ecclectricity 11 23 2025 (2 of 2) 23.11.2025 1:03:53

21. Susan Tedeschi / Angel from Montgomery 22. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Layla 23. Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Tom Petty / They Call Me the Breeze 24. JJ Cale / Cocaine 25. Johnny Cash / Cocaine Blues 26. George Thorogood / Bo Diddley 27. Bruce Springsteen / She's the One 28. Richie Havens / Street of Philadelphia 29. Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (feat Miami Steve) / Broke Down Piece of M...

Episode 428: Blues and Americana 11 23 2025 (1 of 2) 23.11.2025 1:29:31

PLAYLIST - Pacific St Blues & Americana November 23, 2025 1. Little Walter / Boom, Boom Out Go the Lights 2. John Lee Hooker / Boom, Boom 3. Pat Travers / Midnight Rider 4. Robben Ford / One Way Out 5. Elmore James / Hawaiian Boogie 6. Johnny Winter / Shake Your Money Maker 7. Etta James / Dust My Broom 8. Stevie Ray Vaughan / The Sky is Crying 9. Larry Davis / Flooding Down in Texas 10. B...

Episode 427: Robert Johnson part 2 of 2 16.11.2025 1:10:06

21. Magic Same / Sweet Home Chicago 22. Scrapper Blackwell / Kokomo Blues 23. Son House / My Black Mama 24. Bonnie Raitt / Walkin' Blues 25. Jerry Jeff Walker / Mr Bojangles 26. Eric Clapton / Me and The Devil Blues 27. Muddy Waters / I Can't Be Satisfied 28. Jerry Lee Lewis & Rory Gallagher / I Can't Get No Satisfaction 29. Memphis Minnie / Caught Me Wrong Again 30. Jeff Healey / Stop Br...

Episode 426: Spotlight on Robert Johnson - The Music, the Legacy, the Mythology 16.11.2025 1:31:36

Pacific St Blues Spotlight on the Music, Legacy, & Mythology of Robert Johnson November 16, 2025 1. Tim McGraw / How Bad Do You Want It? 2. Elton John / The Wasteland 3. Charlie Patton / Down the Dirt Road Blues 4. Lonnie Johnson / Life Saver Blues 5. Foghat / Terraplane Blues 6. Eric Gales (Led Zeppelin) / Trampled Underfoot 7. LeRoy Carr / Mean Mistreating Mama (Peter Green's Fleetwood...

Episode 425: Spotlight on Music, Legacy, and Mythology of Robert Johnson (part 1 of 2) 16.11.2025 1:31:30

Episode 424: From Hifi to Wifi - Pacific St Blues & Americana _(part 2 of 2) 09.11.2025 1:09:37

20. Mike Zito & Sonny Landreth / Fortunate Son 21. Grand Funk Railroad / We Gotta Get Out of this Place 22. Joan Baez / Diamonds & Dust 23. Sandy Denny / Who Knows Where the Time Goes 24. ZZ Top / LaGrange 25. John Lee Hooker / Boogie Chillen 26. Magic Sam / I Feel So Good (I wanna Boogie) 27. Led Zeppelin / Whole Lotta Love live (abbreviated) 28. Roy Buchanan / A Nickel and a Nail 2...

Episode 423: Musical Ecclectricity since 1991 - Pacific St Blues & Americana 11092025 _(Part 1 of 2) 09.11.2025 1:25:52

Pacific Street Blues & Americana November 9, 2025 Play - What's the Common Thread 1. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Sweet Lil' Lies 2. Danielle Nicole / Cry No More (feat Mike Finnigan) 3. Blind Willie Johnson / God Moves on Water 4. Lesley Riddle / Titanic 5. Robert Finley / Tell Everybody 6. Seth Walker Up on the Mountain 7. Carolyn Wonderland / Truth Is 8. Devon Allman & Larry McCray / Bl...

Episode 421: Nov 2, 2025 Debut Sebastian Lane single then Connecting Tedeschi Truck to Joe Cocker to That 70s Show 02.11.2025 1:03:35

19. Jimmy Rogers / Rock This House 20. Jimmy D Lane / What Makes People 21. Sebastian Lane / Floating Away 22. Trombone Shorty & Gary Clark Jr. / I'm Standing Here 23. Carolyn Wonderland / Bad to the Bone 24. Hank Williams / Move It On Over 25. Muddy Waters / Hoochie Coochie Man 26. Howlin' Wolf / Smokestack Lightin' 27. Willie Dixon / It's All Over Now 28. Galatic & Irma Thomas / P...

Episode 422: Buddy Guy, Larkin Poe, Bonamassa, Devon Allman, Eric Gales, Samantha Fish and more - 11022025 02.11.2025 1:28:29

Pacific St Blues & Americana November 2, 2025 This week we debut the new single from Sebastian Lane And play, What's the Common Thread 1. Jimmie Vaughan / The Rains Came 2. Buddy Guy / It Feels Like Rain 3. Gary Moore / Walking By Myself 4. Muddy Waters Tribute Band / Mojo Working 5. Screaming Cheetah Wheelies / I Found Love 6. Larkin Poe / Who Do You Love (Bo Diddley beat, George Thorogo...

Episode 420: Nebraska Outtakes, Electric, Odds & Ends 29.10.2025 1:13:33

Outtakes 1. Born in the USA 2. Losin' Kind 3. Downbound Train 4. Child Bride 5. Pink Cadillac 6. The Big Paycheck 7. Working on the Highway 8. On the Prowl 9. Gun in Every Home Nebraska Sessions - Electric 1. Born in the USA 2. Atlantic City 3. Mansion on the Hill 4. Johnny 99 5. Downbound Train 6. Open All Night 7. Born in the U.S.A. 8. Reason to Believe Odds & Sods Lucinda Williams / New Yo...

Episode 419: New Releases Oct 2025 - no speaking, just tracks 29.10.2025 3:52:24

This podcast contains no speaking. It's me doing my homework. There are so many new releases, I've loaded dozens of tracks for ease of listening. Bad Company Tribute (Various Artists) Nathaniel Ratliff & the Nightsweats Christone Kingfish Ingram Robert Finley Robert Plant Marcus King Band Sheryl Crow Blood Brothers II (Mike Zito & Albert Castiligia) Buckingham Nicks Margo Price Johnny...