Reelin' In The Years (RITY)

This week on RITY... For the mini theme, I'm playing songs that were featured in the Superman film series that starred Christopher Reeve... Also, a song that Gregg Allman wrote on an ironing board cover using the charcoal from a match... The end result of a nixed Led Zeppelin reunion AND David Coverdale needing a break from Whitesnake... Deep cuts from Boston, Whiskeytown, Blues Traveler, America,...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is 7-Eleven: A Trip To The Convenience Store... Plus, what was Big Pink and how was it affiliated with Bob Dylan and The Band?... Music by a group whose lead singer made a cameo appearance in Terminator 2... Who was Doctor Robert Freymann?... Deep cuts from Gamma, The Cure, The Rolling Stones, Dire Straits, and much more!... For more info on the show, visit reel...

Happy 4th! To celebrate, this week on RITY, it's nothing but some of the best LIVE performances of all-time. Plus, a few requests from listeners on Facebook. For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Heat Advisory: Songs that mention a specific high outdoor temperature... Also, a Bob Dylan tune that was partially inspired by the emergence of Brood X cicadas in 1970... What were The Beatles trying to get into their lives?... Deep tracks from Ekoostik Hookah, Rival Sons, Chickenfoot, Humble Pie, Funkadelic, Traffic, U2, Jerry Garcia, and more! For more in...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Curtain Call: Songs that mention curtains in the lyrics... Also, the story of how the best friend of Tom Waits inspired a hit song by Rickie Lee Jones... Did someone actually save Elton John's life?... A hit song by a duo that found success after being members of The Champs and Glen Campbell's band... Deep cuts from Genesis, The Little River Band, BTO, Paul...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Day At The Waterpark... Plus, the odd story of how a column in the Chicago Tribune was transformed into an international hit... The band - Giuffria - and their unpleasant experience touring with Deep Purple guitarist - Ritchie Blackmore... How a junk store find inspired a circus-themed Beatles song... Deep cuts from Michael Stanley, Utopia, Mudcrutch, The P...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Game Of Monopoly... Plus, John Fogerty gives us a new take on one of his CCR tunes... Jim Peterik talks about the inspiration behind the song, "Vehicle"... The story of how The Beatles "officially" disbanded at what some refer to as the "Happiest Place On Earth"... Deep cuts from R.L. Burnside, John Entwistle, Fenton Robinson, The Knack, and much more! For...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is The Investigation... Plus, a song by the son of a Los Angeles furrier who made furs for the stars... The tragic death of guitarist, Randy Rhoads... The Pros & Cons Of Hitch Hiking with Roger Waters... Deep cuts from The KBC Band, Chicago, Elton John, Mofro, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is The Byline: Songs about writers/writing... Also, that one time Phil Collins forgot to wear a special dinner jacket when dining at The Pump Room restaurant in Chicago... A band name inspired by George Harrison's response when notified of faulty recording equipment: 'WE'LL BURY the errors in the mixing process'... A Skynyrd song inspired by the beauty of the Ok...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Brick By Brick... Also, Steve Miller & Sir Paul McCartney discuss their collaboration on the song, "Young Boy"... The Longest song in the history of rock music, but I'll be playing the single... A song inspired by two episodes of the Twilight Zone... Plus deeps cuts from Tesla, Counting Crows, Piper, Izzy Stradlin, The Dukes Of Stratosphear and much more!...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is The Life Cycle Of A Cicada... A hit Beatles song inspired by a photo inside the January 1965 issue of National Geographic Magazine... A Little Feat song that was partially written at CVG airport... A song Ace Frehley wrote after being electrocuted... Deep cuts from Joe Walsh, Storyville, The Henry Paul Band, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Blackberry Smoke, and much...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Mayday! Songs with titles that are a cry for help... A brand new song from Sammy Hagar that pays tribute to his former bandmate, Eddie Van Halen... Who would have thought that driving down Lake Shore Drive while high on cocaine would inspire a hit song!... Who was Chicken Man and why was he blown up by a nail bomb?... Deep cuts from Artful Dodger, Orion The H...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Down On The Farm... Plus, the opening track from what's considered to be one of the first rock operas of all-time, S.F. Sorrow... What do businessmen, Margaret Thatcher, and Mary Whitehouse have in common?... Elvis Costello talks about collaborating with Paul McCartney and how the two of them wrote a song for Costello's grandma... Deep cuts from Larkin Poe, S...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Celestial Navigation... Plus, from "Seven League Boots" to "Southern Cross": The story behind the final Top 20 hit for Crosby, Stills & Nash... Music from a band that shares their name with the Irish-American gangster, Jack "Legs" Diamond... Deep cuts from Blodwyn Pig, Robert Fripp, Zebra, Rodriguez, Sharon Jones, Paul Westerberg, Gordon Lightfoot, and mo...

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Time To Call Pest Control!... Plus, a Beatles song inspired by the poem, The Shooting Of Dan McGrew... That one time when REO Speedwagon pulled a prank that went wrong... Neil Young filled-in for Eddie Vedder?!?!... Deep cuts from Brand X, Clear Light, Fastway, John Hammond, Duke Jupiter, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY, the mini theme is Allergens: Songs with a common allergen in the title... Also, the story of how one of the most covered songs in the history of popular music started with the working title of "Scrambled Eggs"... A tune that The Police wrote/recorded as a diss at Rod Stewart... A song inspired by the Three Mile Island Accident... Plus deep cuts from FM, New York Dolls, Procol Ha...

This week on RITY, the mini theme is Batter Up! Songs that relate to baseball... Plus, the incredible story of how Missing Persons frontwoman - Dale Bozzio - escaped an attacker by falling out of her hotel room window... Who was Clancy and how did he lose his ability to sing?... Music from a local band who chose a name that would get their albums placed next to The Beatles on alphabetically-arrang...

This week on RITY, the mini theme is "The Public Eye": Songs that mention the public eye in the lyrics... Also, a band whose name is a combination of BO Diddley and James DEAN... Music from a group that unknowingly hired a drug-addicted fugitive who wound up giving the band their name... Have you ever seen a Squonk's tears? Plus deep tracks from Styx, Journey, Moon Martin, Wilco, Prism, Mike Dough...

On this week's episode of Reelin' In The Years, this mini theme is Heavy Metal: Songs with a type of metal in the title... Plus, what was an Apple Scruff?... Why did the Jeff Beck Group cancel their plan to play at Woodstock?.... Why was R. Dean Taylor Wanted in the state of Indiana?... Deep tracks from The Beach Boys, The Allman Joys, The Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren, Audioslave, Dave Mason, Heart,...

This week on RITY... Our mini theme is The "I'ds" Of March... Plus, a hit song that was the end result of a Neil Young Impersonation... Who was Jimmie Nicol and how he inspired a popular Beatles song?... You've heard of Green Eggs and Ham, but would consider putting Vaseline on Toast?... Music from Joe South, Tommy Bolin, John Prine, Billy Strings, Phish, The Outsiders, and much more! For more inf...

On this week's edition of RITY, our mini theme is Down By The Railroad Tracks... Also, music from three Cincinnati area bands... How Paul Simon found love on Saturday Night LIVE... Mr. Sardonicus and his connection to rock 'n' roll... Music from a group named after a random 93 year old woman... Deep cuts from Hall & Oates, Belly, Jesse Ed Davis, Genesis, Richard & Linda Thompson, and much...

This week on RITY, our mini theme is Soccer... Plus, the link between Tom Petty and U.S. Navy Admiral - David Farragut... An alt. rock anthem inspired by a parallel universe where J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. is President of the U.S... A song about journalists that was written by a former journalist who left that job to become one of the greatest guitarists of all-time... Deep tracks from School Of F...

On this week's episode of RITY, our mini theme is What Makes The World Go 'Round?... Plus, a song written from the perspective of a couple "doing the deed" seconds before a nuclear disaster... A song that's the end result of a rock band trying to remain relevant as the disco era was taking over... A George Harrison song inspired by the home of comedian, Lord Buckley... Deep cuts from Hall & Oa...

This week on RITY, our mini theme is "Too Late." Plus, a song written by a guy who shares his name with a Monopoly property... Who is Sananda Maitreya and what happened to Terence Trent D'Arby?... What number is the answer to "the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything" and how it relates to an 80's jazz-funk band... Deep cuts from LeRoux, Sheriff, Elton John, The Rolling Stones,...

This week on RITY, the mini theme is Planets! Also, a solo hit from a guy who had three other hits with three different bands... A David Bowie tune that's a parody of Frank Sinatra's "My Way." Does anyone know if there's life on Mars?... The connection between Stephen Foster's "Oh! Susanna" and a major hit from 1969 by a Dutch rock band... Plus deep cuts from Zephyr, Eagles, Mink DeVille, John May...