Uncle Bob's Broken Radio

The Return of Uncle Bob’s Broken Radio. (Finally)

Uncle Bob — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:11:15 +0000

Saturday night, my co-host One ‘L’ Wil Scott and I sat down out in my garage to shoot some bull, play guitars, sing some songs , drink wine, and eat some Cheez-its.

UBBR S2E2 : Motor Honey, Dallas Stevens & Cindy Young

Uncle Bob — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:57:37 +0000

In this episode, I feature the rockin’ bluse, soul music of metro Detroit’s own, Motor Honey. Our friend and folk singer, Dallas Stevens joined us and sang a few tunes, and Cindy plays a new tune that’s born from the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Ron’s Not Home

Uncle Bob — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:22:14 +0000

Welcome to another episode of Uncle Bob’s Broken Radio, you know we sure hope you enjoy listening to us because we sure do enjoy making these shows.
Make sure you give us some feed back in the comments section down below, tell us what you loved and tell us what you might like to hear in the future. From all of us here at Uncle Bob’s Broken Radio, thank you for hanging out and having a good time with us.

Top 100 songs on CKLW 1972

Uncle Bob — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:32:41 +0000

I’m thinking of doing a tribute show to AM 800 CKLW ( The Big 8 ) from 1972. I chose 1972 because i was 10 years old in 1972, right about the time I started forming my musical taste. CKLW was a big part of it.

1 Superstition Stevie Wonder
2 Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone Temptations
3 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple
4 Lean on Me Bill Withers
5 Heart of Gold Neil Young
6 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed
7 You Are the Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder
8 If You Don’t Know Me by Now Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
9 I’ll Take You There Staple Singers
10 Tumbling Dice Rolling Stones
11 Love Train O’Jays
12 You’re So Vain Carly Simon
13 Oh Girl Chi-Lites
14 Take It Easy Eagles
15 I’ll Be Around Spinners
16 Reeling in the Years Steely Dan
17 Rocket Man Elton John
18 School’s Out Alice Cooper
19 All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople
20 The Harder They Come Jimmy Cliff
21 Back Stabbers O’Jays
22 I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash
23 Burning Love Elvis Presley
24 I’m Still in Love With You Al Green
25 Listen to the Music Doobie Brothers
26 Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert O’Sullivan
27 Crocodile Rock Elton John
28 Stuck in the Middle With You Stealers Wheel
29 I Saw the Light Todd Rundgren
30 Rock and Roll, Part 2 Gary Glitter
31 Me and Mrs. Jones Billy Paul
32 Go All the Way Raspberries
33 Do It Again Steely Dan
34 Could It Be I’m Falling in Love Spinners
35 Garden Party Rick Nelson
36 Freddie’s Dead Curtis Mayfield
37 You Wear It Well Rod Stewart
38 Ziggy Stardust David Bowie
39 Saturday in the Park Chicago
40 Superfly Curtis Mayfield
41 Brandy Looking Glass
42 Time in a Bottle Jim Croce
43 Starman David Bowie
44 Suavecito Malo
45 Doctor My Eyes Jackson Browne
46 Love and Happiness Al Green
47 Summer Breeze Seals and Crofts
48 The Cisco Kid War
49 I’m Stone in Love With You Stylistics
50 I Am Woman Helen Reddy
51 Suffragette City David Bowie
52 Virginia Plain Roxy Music
53 Everybody Plays the Fool Main Ingredient
54 Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group
55 Neither One of Us Gladys Knight and the Pips
56 Hello It’s Me Todd Rundgren
57 Look What You Done for Me Al Green
58 Why Can’t We Live Together Timmy Thomas
59 Sail Away Randy Newman
60 Ain’t No Woman Four Tops
61 Too Late to Turn Back Now Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
62 Break Up to Make Up Stylistics
63 Your Mama Don’t Dance Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina
64 Free Ride Edgar Winter Group
65 Day Dreaming Aretha Franklin
66 The Jean Genie David Bowie
67 Get on the Good Foot James Brown
68 Dancing in the Moonlight King Harvest
69 The Guitar Man Bread
70 Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles
71 You Don’t Mess Around With Jim Jim Croce
72 Easy Livin’ Uriah Heep
73 You’re Still a Young Man Tower of Power
74 Mother and Child Reunion Paul Simon
75 Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers
76 In the Rain Dramatics
77 Ventura Highway America
78 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Paul Simon
79 Witchy Woman Eagles
80 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Wanna Be Right Luther Ingram
81 I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band) Moody Blues
82 Everything I Own Bread
83 Honky Cat Elton John
84 Top of the World Carpenters
85 I’d Love You to Want Me Lobo
86 You Ought to Be With Me Al Green
87 Amie Pure Prairie League
88 Taxi Harry Chapin
89 Rocky Mountain High John Denver
90 Telegram Sam T. Rex
91 Happy Rolling Stones
92 Operator Jim Croce
93 Hold Your Head Up Argent
94 Black and White Three Dog Night
95 Walking in the Rain With the One I Love Love Unlimited
96 Soul Makossa Manu Dibango
97 Use Me Bill Withers
98 Conquistador (live) Procol Harum
99 The World Is a Ghetto War
100 Rock and Roll Lullaby B.J. Thomas

Singer/Songwriters

Uncle Bob — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:38:26 +0000

With Wil and Cindy still unavailable, I sat out in my garage and played some of the musical artists that I like.

Hot Walker by Tom Russell

Uncle Bob — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:27:31 +0000

Hot Walker is an oral history that takes you from the 1940′s to currant day America, through music, musicians, poetry, and the beat writers of the 1950′s such as Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski.
Join Tom Russell as he takes you on a journey through a lost America when freedom was legal, and music was more than just background noise for a prefabricated life style.
Hear the the actual voices of Charles Bukowski, Jack Kerouac, Lenny Bruce, Dave Van Ronk, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, and many more.
Tom Russell is a graduate from the University of California, with a master’s degree in Sociology of Law (criminology). In 1969, he spent a year teaching in Ibadan, Nigeria during the Biafran War. He has also lived in Spain, Norway, and played music at a circus in Puerto Rico. Later in the 1970′s he began his career as a musician.
This is a man who has truly lived and has come to understand the world as few have. This is his masterpiece (my opinion) that laments an incredible time in America that has long since passed. This is Hot Walker.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

-R.L. (Uncle Bob)

This Aint Nowhere

Uncle Bob — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:59:34 +0000

So last night I sat down by myself, out in my cold garage, to record Uncle Bob’s Broken Radio, in which I feature and comment on my 2009 release of This Aint Nowhere. The title is a reference to song Here In Nowhere, the result of a trip to Alaska a long time ago.
Living my whole life here, this for sure, Aint Nowhere. You’ll get it when you listen the story.
If you like the music, I will send you a CD for a small donation of $6.00 to the Phonetic Bells Network, paid through paypal.

Enjoy,

-R.L.

You Say it’s Your Birthday…

Uncle Bob — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:00:16 +0000

When I called singer/songwriter/story teller/and man of a 1,000 spontaneous words,Jay Farns and asked him to be on the show,he told me it was his birthday;the party was on.
I added no per-recorded music to this show.jay provided enough music and stories to fill that. Wil played some of his songs also and we (Ron on mandolin,Jay on bass, and me on lead guitar) helped Wil out a bit, but at one point, something didn’t spell just right….
This show is some what of a mile stone for as I become more familiar with the controls and Sony ACID PRO 6. This was a fun show. I hope you have as much fun listening to it as I did recording and editing it.

R.L. (Uncle Bob)

An Awesome Show with Johnny Awesome

Uncle Bob — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:37:55 +0000

Saturday night we sat down and recorded the 5th show of Uncle Bob’s Broken Radio for our longest recorded show yet. (2 hrs)We started around 9 o’clock and ended at 3:00 am featuring the man of many words, the quick witted,charismatic and talented, Mr. Johnny Awesome. We laughed, we played music and we talked about HR 347, a bill that the president signed that essentially encroaches upon our Constitutional 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech and to assemble peacefully in protest.

Featuring the music of:
Robert Louis (intro)
Johnny Awesome
Cooley Pope
and the Political comedy of Lee Camp

UBBR: Colin and Anthony

Uncle Bob — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:28:28 +0000

In this episode we sit down with my guest and friend, Colin McConnell, president of Biz Match Connect to talk about his fund raising event; an upcoming charity basketball game for CoDA (Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy)

Local musician Anthony Zac, sits in with my co-host, Cindy Young to help play her song, Colorado.

I play the music of:

The Marvins – Pastoral Reel

Robert Louis – Hey Marlena

2 o’clock High -Flake

And a Moment of Clarity with the political comedy of an aspiring young comic from N.Y.C. Lee Camp ( leecamp.net )

We also had some technical problems, yet we plodded through anyhow. Stick with us folks, it’ll get better

Peace
-Robert Louis (Uncle Bob)