Ahmet's House: January 2015

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Beauty, peace, joy...and hardship

Beauty...and peace...joy, in the midst of hardship. These things I think of tonight as we study this fantastic catalog of music...it's Ahmet's House, 7PM ET only on www.wbkm.org Let us fill up our souls...together!

Ahmet!

Song Selections:

Grovin'---The Rascals
Guinnevere---Crosby, Stills and Nash
You Keep Me Hanging On---Vanilla Fudge
Naima---John Coltrane
I Miss You---Chris Conner
Drown in My Own Tears---Ray Charles
What Will I Tell My Heart---Hank Crawford
Vibrafinger---Gary Burton
God Rest His Soul---The 31st of February
Tales of Brave Ulysses---Cream
Expecting to Fly---Buffalo Springfield
Pictures at an Exhibition---Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Have You ever Loved a Woman---Derek and the Dominos
Tea for One---Led Zeppelin
Sweetness---Yes
Moonchild/The Dream/The Illusion---King Crimson
I Ain't Got Nobody---Mae Barnes
Wistful---Arif Mardin

As always, the podcast is available here Ahmet's House by about 10PM ET tonight. Thank you Baruch!

You can also listen in iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

Also glad to say we have been picked up by Stitcher and TuneIn...so you may listen there as well!

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Ahmet's House for January 18, 2015

Having just returned from New York to celebrate a showing of Joe Mardin's film about his dad, the one and only Arif Mardin, ("The Greatest Ears in Town") we are excited to let go...deep into the Atlantic catalog. Sunday at 7PM ET, broadcasting on www.wbkm.org

Two Unique Souls...Joe Mardin and Arif Mardin!

Song List:

A Beautiful Morning---The Rascals
A Song For You---Willie Nelson
World of Pain---Cream
Just a Song Before I Go---Crosby, Stills and Nash
Cold Rain---Crosby, Stills and Nash
(Both songs dedicated to the memory of Tim Drummond)
Do What You Like---Blind Faith
Things Get Better---Delaney and Bonnie and Friends
Cousin Mary---John Coltrane
Goodbye to Rio---Arif Mardin and Raul Midon
Hold On, I'm Coming---Sam and Dave
Rainy Weather Blues---Big Joe Turner
Against All Odds---Phil Collins
The Catbird Seat---Mitchell-Ruff Trio
Soul Serenade---King Curtis (Live)
Autumn in New York---Mel Torme
The Spirit Feel---Milt Jackson
No Way Out---Nicki Parrot
Fly...Night Bird---Roy Buchanan
Hallelujah, I Love Her So---Ray Charles
Misty Mountain Hop---Led Zeppelin

Tonight's show is dedicated to two amazing people: Tim Drummond and our dear friend Aylin Ryan. Thank you both.

As always, the podcast is available here http://media.blubrry.com/ahmetshouse/paradigms.bz/wbkm/AhmetsHouse01182015.mp3 by about 10PM ET tonight. Thank you Baruch!

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Happy Birthday Jerry Wexler...and thank you!

This week in Ahmet's House, we celebrate the balance to this great team in music...the one and only Jerry Wexler. Incomparable taste and musical judgement, and a fearless appetite to build the greatest independent record label in the world...Atlantic. Some of the best that Jerry gave us, celebrated this night at www.wbkm.org

A heart and soul made to create great music...Jerry Wexler

Song List:

Miss You---The Rolling Stones

Everybody Needs Somebody---Solomon Burke

You Make Me Feel (Like a Natural Woman)---Aretha Franklin

Just Enough to Keep Me---Cher

Let the Good Times Roll---Ray Charles

You Keep Me Hangin' On---Wilson Pickett

Momma Told Me---Wilson Pickett

Stand By Me----Ben E. King

Ridin' Thumb---Sam Moore

Honey Love---The Drifters

A Love Supreme, Pt. 4---John Coltrane

Just a Little Lovin---Dusty Springfield

Dazed and Confused---Led Zeppelin (live)

Whiping Post---The Allman Brothers Band

Shake Rattle and Roll---Big Joe Turner

Spirit in the Dark---Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles (live)

Hey Little Girl---Professor Longhair

Follow Me Home---Dire Straits

Gotta Serve Somebody---Bob Dylan

Phases and Stages---Willie Nelson

Shotgun Willie---Willie Nelson

Sad Songs and Waltzes---Willie Nelson

I Still Can't Believe That You're Gone---Willie Nelson

As always, the podcast is available here http://media.blubrry.com/ahmetshouse/paradigms.bz/wbkm/AhmetsHouse01112015.mp3 by about 10PM ET tonight. Thank you Baruch!

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

Saturday, January 3, 2015

It's a New Day and a New Year...Ahmet's House, 2015!

TONIGHT! We begin anew...in Season 7 of Ahmet's House! Let's kick things off big...legendary Rolling Stone journalist and author Robert Greenfield will join us to talk about "The Last Sultan", his much admired biography of Ahmet Ertegun. The music...always the music...will of course prevail. Two hours to spend together. All starting this Sunday at 7PM ET. Let's spend the night together!

Song List:

The Beat Goes On---Sonny and Cher

Joy Ride---Ray Charles

All Down the Line--Rolling Stones

Robert Greenfield Interview Part 1

Mess Around---Ray Charles

Barbados---Phineas Newborn Jr.

Shotgun Willie---Willie Nelson and Kid Rock

Cousin Mary---John Coltrane

Black Bird---Crosby, Stills and Nash

Robert Greenfield Interview Part 2

I Can't Quit You Baby---Led Zeppelin

Four Until Late---Cream

Heart of the Sunrise---Yes

Shake For Me

Living on the Open Road---Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (feat. Duane Allman)

Mess Around---Ray Charles, featuring Ahmet on lead vocals

As always, the podcast is available here http://media.blubrry.com/ahmetshouse/paradigms.bz/wbkm/AhmetsHouse01042015.mp3 by about 10PM tonight. Thank you Baruch!

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci