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!

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

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!

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 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!

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