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It is my pleasure to host a visit to the KDRT studio by the legendary Doug James of The Hucklebucks, one of Sacramento's very best blues bands from a LONG time back. The Hucklebucks have played all over the greater Tri-County region and to points beyond.

Winners of the Sacramento News & Review SAMMIES award for Best Blues Band, these guys have a new record out called "Juke Box Blues". They will be playing a record release party at Sacramento's infamous Torch Club on Friday, September 24th, but listeners of KDRT and The Grapevine can hear a special preview of "Juke Box Blues" on August 12th....LIVE from 7 to 8 p.m.

Doug will not only hand pick some tunes from "Juke Box Blues", but will also spin some tunes from some of his favorite blues musicians that absolutely "stop time".

Join us on K-DIRT for some cool sounds and an exclusive listen to the new record from The Hucklebucks. Doug will also be ringing up a copy of "Juke Box Blues" to a listener on the air. And of course, once this broadcast is archived, you can listen to it all around the world at:

http://www.kdrt.org/station/archives/128

Thanks for keeping it tuned to KDRT!

Rod

On Sunday, August 8th, the Golden Road will be airing it's annual broadcast to salute the memory of Jerry Garcia and all the wonderful music he created during his time on this rock. The "Days Between" represent his birthday - August 1st, and the day of his passing - August 9th. Dead Heads and fans of his sound have kept a new, but nice tradition going by celebrating Jerry in their own way during this period each year.

During this broadcast of the Golden Road, you will be treated to a bunch of cherry picked sounds that will encompass just about every style that Jerry immersed himself in...folk, bluegrass, jazz, classic R & B, country, reggae, the blues and of course, the unique good ol' Grateful Dead style.

The show will air live on August 8th from 7 to 9 pm, will then be replayed on August 13th from 10 pm to 12 midnight and August 14th from 3 to 5 pm. And you can always catch the archived broadcast any time at http://www.kdrt.org/station/archives/153

There were days
and there were days
and there were days I know
when all we ever wanted
was to learn and love and grow

Once we grew into our shoes
we told them where to go
walked halfway around the world

Hey K-Dirt listeners...be sure to tune in for The Golden Road's annual "4th of July Special" broadcast.

In this edition of The Golden Road we are gonna lay down a rocking soundtrack to honor our nation's birthday. Have a full armload of classic Americana sounds courtesy of the good ol' Grateful Dead to send out over the airwaves including a bunch of great material from the most recent Grateful Dead Production release, "Crimson, White and Indigo". Recorded live in Philly in July of 1989, a beautiful multi-track from JFK Stadium in the city where the Declaration of Independence was signed.

We also will help you to "Get Hip To History" with a ravingly cool rap by Lord Buckley about a little tea party that went down in Boston a few years back that helped spark the fuse to the revolution...you won't want to miss this!

On Sunday, May 2nd, The Golden Road will take the cover off of the shiny, gleaming spaceship and take 'er for a spin around the cosmos...it's been awhile!

Our featured sounds will be from a 1996 release entitled, "Gray Folded". This release was produced by a fellow named John Oswald who was given an open door to the Grateful Dead's legendary archival recordings vault. Once inside the hallowed halls of the vault, Oswald culled portions of over 50 live versions of the Dead's all-time improvisational & experimental tune, "Dark Star", and blended them into a sonic journey that is unlike anything you have ever heard before.

As Jerry Garcia once said in an interview, "I have a long continuum of "Dark Stars" which range in character to real different extremes. Dark Star has meant, while i'm playing it, almost as many things as I could imagine."

During this broadcast, recordings from the Merry Pranksters "social mixer" events will also be part of the sonic tapestry on hand.

Tune in live from 7 - 9 pm or catch the replays on Friday, May 7th (10 pm - 12 midnite) or Saturday, May 8th (3 - 5 pm)...or, of course, any ol' time at the K-Dirt website.

Ladies and Gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, the one...the only..."Walkin' Talkin' Rockin'" Lee Renault...host of KDRT's beloved "Eclectic Dinosaur" program...will be joining me in the KDRT studio this Thursday, April 15 from 7 to 8 pm. There's always a whiff of danger when we get together and start yappin' about classic American music...yea boy!

But we promise to be judicious with our yappin', and we will for sure make it happen with a big ol' bunch of sounds that will keep you spinnin' round!

Replays of the show will be comin' offa the KDRT antenna on April 19 from 3 to 4 pm, and, of course, you can catch it any time after the program airs at www.kdrt.org.

So, here is the trivia question for this special broadcast:

What is known as the "Little Bitty Record With The Great Big Hole"?

Give us a call with your answer when we are on the air and we'll play your request. 792-1648.

Thanks for listening to K-DIRT!

Rod

Tune on in to 95.7 FM and the Golden Road on April 4th for an earful of Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead. Will be playing some of Bob's best stuff, the Dead doing some Dylan, Jerry doing some Dylan and some choice live cuts of Dylan playing with the Grateful Dead.

Replays of this broadcast will on Friday, April 9th from 10:00 pm - 12 midnight and Saturday, April 10th from 3 - 5 pm.

"But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybody's gonna want a dose...."

Tune into KDRT and The Grapevine this Thursday (March 25th) for The Grapevine's annual tip of the cap to Cesar Chavez. We'll celebrate his memory and honor all the righteous work he, and other farm workers contributed to California's soul by playing some of the best of the best of Latino & Hispanic music.

Hear it LIVE on March 25th at 7 p.m., or catch the replay on March 29th at 3 pm. And, of course, you can hear it ANYTIME at:

www.kdrt.org

Archives mas fina!

Be sure to tune into The Grapevine to hear a very special broadcast featuring the incredible sounds of the one, the only...Steely Dan. Here's one of my favorite quotes from record reviewers on their music:

"The cerebral energy, the precise rhythms, the melodies which rise like the sun on your day off, all combine to give the music of Steely Dan an unmistakable reality, which hangs like an aura around your stereo speakers."

And here's another:

"Almost every character in each of these songs is engaged in furtive behavior...by balancing verbal puzzles and moments of unequivocal clarity, Steely Dan has learned how to keep the vampires from the door."

But the real deal, folks, is that Steely Dan has always had one of the coolest sounds by combining excellent horn arrangements, killer keyboard work, incredibly strong melodies, unique lyrics and a vast sea of mental images set to some beautiful, and often very weird music!

The live broadcast will be Thursday, March 18th from 7 to 8 pm, and replayed direct off of the KDRT antenna on March 22nd from 3 to 4 pm. And of course, you can catch this special show all over the world at: www.kdrt.org.

The Golden Road plays Part II of a musical tribute to Big Jon Hunt, 1959-2010. K-Dirt date, 2/7/10.

NOT FADE AWAY!

1/10/10

Like Pigpen used to sing, "I asked my doctor, just what I had..." And what was the eternal answer? "All you need...all you really need is GOOD LOVE!" Well, that and some good healing vibes to the good Dr. Strangely Strange.

Ol' Doc Strange took a spill and will be on the mend for a spell. When he's ready, we'll get him back on the air here at The Dirt. In the meantime, this edition of The Golden Road is dedicated to him with all the bells, whistles and transportational sounds that you might expect from us crazy's down here at the station. We begin on Earth, and then sail off for another land in the distant galaxy.

Be well, Doc...see you on the flip side!