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Close to two glorious hours with The Grateful Dead (and their various wonderful iterations) playing The Beatles! (Uploaded by Steve Ludwig of The Beatles Hour & Classic Pop Culture shows, at PlanetLudwig.com . Please enjoy! ) Day Tripper - Grateful Dead 6/25/85 Come Together - The Dead 7/7/03 Eleanor Rigby Jam - Jerry Garcia Band 2/12/80 Tomorrow Never Knows - Grateful Dead 11/29/94 Blackbird...

SOUPY SALES 's 1969 album made with MOTOWN , A BAG OF SOUP , played it pretty straightforward, foregoing his usual slapstick, silly humor. He was backed by Motown musicians & singers. Six bonus tracks are heard after the twelve-cut A Bag of Soup album. Please enjoy! 1. Muck-Arty Park 2. This Guy's In Love With You 3. For Once In My Life 4. Tell Me What He's Got 5. Life Never Brings A Bottle To...

SOUPY SALES (born Milton Supman 1/8/1926 - 11/22/2009) entertains with 24 Teen Hits! (circa 1965) 1. Do the Mouse 2. The Name Game 3. Sad Sack 4. Speedy Gonzalez 5. Hey Pearl 6. The Nitty Gritty 7. Mouse Trap 8. Your Brains'll Fall Out 9. King Kong 10. Mighty Clem 11. Pachalafaka 12. Mr. Cab Driver 13. Opening 14. There's Nothing To Do Today 15. Soupy of the Secret Service 16. Pie-Face 17. Leona 1...

Thirteen comedy tracks from the late American monologist, " Eddie Lawrence - The Old Philosopher ." Eddie's real name is Lawrence Eisler. Eisler took the stage name of "Eddie Lawrence" in the late-1950's when presenting his "Old Philosopher" persona. Eisler passed in 2014, at the age of 95. [Uploaded by Steve Ludwig of the Classic Pop Culture website, PlanetLudwig.com.] Please enjoy! The OId Philo...

It's FIVE episodes from the horror/supernatural American radio show, LIGHTS OUT . LIGHTS OUT ran, at various times, from 1934 to 1947, and it predated the future radio horror programs, SUSPENSE and INNER SANCTUM . Here is the first part of more LIGHTS OUT episodes to come to the Classic Pop Culture website , PlanetLudwig.com . 1) THE DARK (0:00 - 7:22) -  Fun fact: The Simpsons' " Treehouse of Hor...

Three segments of music by the sometimes brilliant, sometimes tragic, always interesting, SLY STONE (and THE FAMILY STONE ). Our first segment is an album from 2011: SLY STONE: I'M BACK! FAMILY & FRIENDS ( Cleopatra Records ). It's an interesting mix of brand new versions of Sly's classics - some featuring rock giants collaborating with Sly : Dance to the Music (featuring RAY MANZAREK of THE D...

The greater-than-great record producer, George Martin (Beatles, America...), led quite an orchestra with The George Martin Orchestra. Here are 22 tracks - a wonderful & creative variety of tunes. (60 mins.) Winchester Cathedral A Whiter Shade of Pale Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band To Sir With Love Alfie Theme One Hole in My Shoe I Am the Walrus Itchycoo Park Elephants & Castles King...

Robert Altman's 1980 film, POPEYE, featuring the music of Grammy winner Harry Nilsson, starred Robin Williams & Shelley Duvall. Harry Nilsson's demos are wonderful; he wrote and sings them all. My personal fave among this superb collection of demos is Nilsson's duet demo with Shelley Duvall. Included are previously unreleased tracks from the film score, by Thomas Pierson. PLUS the original Pop...

Here's a 2-hour, 15-minute LIVE compilation of FLO & EDDIE ~ aka THE TURTLES ~ shows from the legendary, but unfortunately, now-defunct New York City nightclub, The Bottom Line, from the years 1979-1994. The compilation is comprised from two main sources: "The Turtles Featuring Flo & Eddie Captured Live" and "New York 'Times' Live at The Bottom Line featuring Flo & Eddie." The "New Yor...

SYD BARRETT RARITIES - PINK FLOYD YEARS 1966-1968 Here are 38 rare PINK FLOYD tracks, concentrating on Syd Barrett , with a few Nick Mason & Roger Waters interviews mixed in from '66 to '68, for good measure. Please enjoy! Interstellar Overdrive (San Francisco 10/31/66) Interstellar Overdrive with Interview (12/66) Let's Roll Another One (1/22/67) Matilda's Mother - Live at UFO Club (1/27/67)...

THE LOST LENNON TAPES was a series of John Lennon demos, plus never-before released songs, John Lennon in the studio, et al. The Best of THE LOST LENNON TAPES COLLECTION #2 of 5 (2 hours) Bless You Many Rivers to Cross My Life I Watch Your Face Serve Yourself The Worst Is Over (early Starting Over) Watching the Wheels Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) I'm the Greatest (Written for Ringo) Bring on the Lu...

THE LOST LENNON TAPES was a series of John Lennon demos, plus never-before released songs, John Lennon in the studio, et al. The Best of THE LOST LENNON TAPES COLLECTION #5 of 5 (79 mins.) Happy Birthday John (for John's 30th birthday) -Ringo, Stephen Stills, Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann I Found Out - longer version with extended outro What'd I Say &... - Ringo, Klaus, Phil Spector, Allen Gin...

THE LOST LENNON TAPES was a series of John Lennon demos, plus never-before released songs, John Lennon in the studio, et al. The Best of THE LOST LENNON TAPES COLLECTION #4 of 5 (2 hours) Nobody Told Me Woman I Am the Walrus (snippet) Strawberry Fields Forever (acoustic) What a Shame, Mary Jane Had a Pain at the Party (acoustic) Julia Rock & Roll People Rock Island Line (SO SORRY ABOUT THE SKI...

THE LOST LENNON TAPES was a series of John Lennon demos, plus never-before released songs, John Lennon in the studio, et al. The Best of THE LOST LENNON TAPES COLLECTION #3 of 5 (2 hours) Roll Over Beethoven (rehearsal for One-To-One Concert w/ Elephant's Memory) One-To-One Radio Spots "New York City" rehearsal with Elephant's Memory Band God Save Oz Maurice DuPont (Agent Provocateur) That'll Be t...

THE LOST LENNON TAPES was a series of John Lennon demos, plus never-before released songs, John Lennon in the studio, et al. The Best of THE LOST LENNON TAPES COLLECTION #1 of 5 (2 hours) Power to the People Oh! Yoko What You Got Real Love Woman Cookin' (in the Kitchen of Love) - Written for Ringo to sing Free As a Bird Intuituition Call My Name One of the Boys Cold Turkey Tight A$ Dear Yoko I Don...

On this episode (#83) of The Beatles Hour with Steve Ludwig, we are joined by the brilliant author/rock journalist, LAURIE KAYE.  She interviewed John Lennon & Yoko Ono on the afternoon that John was brutally taken from us later that evening. It's a surreal story of a somewhat surreal (& exciting) life in the music & radio scenes. We'll also hear of Laurie's interviews with Paul McCart...

To complement the Dick Dale interview on PlanetLudwig.com (Steve Ludwig's Classic Pop Culture, Show # 187), host Steve Ludwig created this 22-song setlist ranging from each era of the King of the Surf Guitar's career. Enjoy! Miserlou (1962) Scalped (1994) Smoke on the Water (2001) Ring of Fire (1994) Peter Gunn Space Mountain (from Disney's "Space Mountain" 2001) Let's Go Trippin' (1962) Surfing D...

A true flower child of the sixties (and today!), MELANIE joins us for music & talk with host Steve Ludwig. Ms. Safka shares so many stories about her appearances at Woodstock & the Isle of Wight concerts, opens up about deeply personal episodes in her life, as well as sharing brand new music with us. The interview was truly a moving experience... CALLIE COSPLAY tells us about life as a cos...

We've taken the legendary Honeymooners TV Show episode, "$99,000 Answer," and let Ralph (Jackie Gleason) & Ed (Art Carney) introduce the songs from the episode, but we'll listen to the full-length versions of each song. 

Arguably, this is LOU REED 's weirdest album release. METAL MACHINE MUSIC was released in 1975, but was taken off the market three weeks later. Some critics said it cost Reed his reputation in the music business. There are no songs or structured composition on the album; instead it consists of modulated feedback & noise music guitar effects. UGLY MUSIC Magazine write: "Get beyond those first f...

ROGER McGUINN of the legendary BYRDS performs a live solo concert of many of his Byrds' hits, from 2014. Enjoy! (45 mins.) So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star Chestnut Mare Eight Miles High Mr. Spaceman Bells of Rhymney You Showed Me Feel a Whole Lot Better Ballad of Easy Rider My Back Pages Mr. Tambourine Man Turn! Turn! Turn!

The Rolling Stones released their ninth studio album,  STICKY FINGERS, in 1971. The recording sessions for the album took place between February 1969 & October 1970. Here are 21 demo & alternate-take tracks from those sessions. The first ten tracks are the Sticky Fingers songs (demos & alternate takes) & the tracks 11 to 21 are Bonus Tracks, not included on the Sticky Fingers album...

Here is a shortened ("Walls & Abridged") 16-minute version of John Lennon & Yoko Ono's avant-garde, experimental album from 1968, Unfinished Music No. 1 - TWO VIRGINS .  I've taken 16 minutes' worth of the 30-minute album to give the uninitiated listeners an idea of what can be expected if one chooses to listen to the full album. I've also included the bonus track, written by Yoko, that wa...

SIMON & GARFUNKEL Demos, Alternate Takes of their 1960's output, PLUS a RARE live concert at the Hollywood Bowl from 1968 highlight this edition of Steve Ludwig's Classic Pop Culture # 189. Host Steve Ludwig, of the classic pop culture website, PlanetLudwig.com, presents demos & alternate takes from their albums WEDNESDAY MORNING 3 AM, SOUNDS OF SILENCE, PARSLEY SAGE ROSEMARY & THYME,...

It's ALL BEATLES, but we'll hear things differently! Sixty minutes of Beatles remixes and mash-ups. Everything we'll hear is The Beatles - songs we know and love - but REMIXED & MASHED-UP by some of the most brilliant online remixers' communities! I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Bizarre Mix That Bulldog Better Leave My Kitten Alone Tax My Drive She's Leaving Home Yesterday I Me Mine Closeup All...