WFMU: Denny's Den with Dennis Diken: Playlist from November 11, 2020

Listener comments!
	2:02pm Dennis Diken: welcome to Denny's Den! wow, # 13!
	2:02pm Sissophonic Cheryl: Hi Dennis! xoxo to you and Donna!
	2:03pm Joe B: hey Dennis!
	2:03pm LesleyK: Hi Dennis, looking forward to the show!
	2:03pm Gaylord Fields: Hello dere, Dennis! Seems like 13 is the lucky number!
	2:04pm Wild Honey: Hello Dennis & friends
	2:04pm Reechie: Hello Dennis and everyone!
	2:04pm myron feld: greetings, Dennis & gang!
	2:05pm Joe B: Reggie Dunbar every week!
	2:07pm Gaylord Fields: This is my favorite of the many moods of Murry Wilson!
	2:07pm Dennis Diken: yeah! the gang is arriving! Sissophonic! luv to T-O-T! JoeB! Lesley! Gaylord! Wild Honey! Reechie! myron! let's have fun!
	2:08pm Dennis Diken: yeah re Murry - always wondered if that was his "hmmph" on the downbeat?
	2:09pm Joe B: RIP Len
	2:10pm Mike Conroy: Hi Dennis!
	2:13pm Dennis Diken: welcome Mike! yes, losing Len Barry was a big one
	2:17pm Candy-O'67: Tuning in, Dennis! Not going to be able to chat much, but sounding good!!
	2:17pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Hit after hit!
	2:19pm Dennis Diken: glad you're here Candy-O - you too ol' Todd!
	2:30pm myron feld: Debra Swisher's version of "You're So Good To Me", heard often on the Rock N Soul Stream, is pretty great, too.
	2:32pm Joe B: For years I would hear 1-2-3 on oldies radio and think, wow, motown should have sued. turns out they did! I just found out this week.
	2:32pm Dennis Diken: must check that myron. yes Joe B - was it for a Supremes b-side ripoff?
	2:33pm Joe B: yes, ask any girl - H-D-H song b side of baby love
	2:35pm Dennis Diken: sure Joe, I totally know that tune, there is a similarity.
	2:36pm Reechie: For an album of leftovers, The Turtles' "Wooden Head" is a first class LP.
	2:37pm Tom Kowalski: I think Turtle Soup is their best album.
	2:38pm ChrisB.: Hey Dennis! Quite a crowd here today!
	2:39pm Dennis Diken: hey Tom! yeah, Reechie, Wooden Head is really cool. hey Chris B!
	2:42pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: This show is so good it's got my mind messed up...
	2:43pm Dennis Diken: hey Todd-O, that's what I'm talking about!
	2:44pm Gaylord Fields: I can't believe that it was almost exactly four years ago that Sharon Jones passed away. Still breaks my heart.
	2:44pm Mike Conroy: Sharon Jones was a badass! Guard at Rikers!
	2:44pm Dennis Diken: Gaylord, indeed, indeed...
	2:45pm DA the DJ: Hi Dennis!
	2:46pm Dennis Diken: DA! TAST!
	2:47pm DA the DJ: Indeed
	2:49pm Gaylord Fields: I saw Sharon play at the Beacon in 2014, and after a typical powerhouse performance where she left nothing backstage, Dap-Kings guitarist Binky Griptite announced to the audience, "You just had your ass kicked by a 60-year-old cancer patient!" Indeed.
	2:51pm Dennis Diken: that's it Gaylord, man...
	2:56pm Woo: Love that Cu-Bop LP cover
	2:59pm Dennis Diken: yeah indeed Woo!
	3:05pm Gaylord Fields: I was in attendance at James Carr's Tramps performance — one of those soul artists I thought I'd never see (like the rumored-to-have-been-dead Howard Tate, whom I saw at Village Underground).
	3:05pm Mike Conroy: Saw Spencer Davis on a bill with the Yardbirds and the Zombies in Baltimore in 2009.
	3:07pm Dennis Diken: @ Gaylord, yeah, I saw him at some other, smaller joint. never thought I' get to see him either. @Mike - who sang with SDG in '09?
	3:10pm blip: Hey Dennis. Great way to spend a rainy afternoon. Always learn so much listening
	3:10pm Candy-O'67: @Gaylord, you are so lucky you got to see Sharon! I loved her! So sorry she passed way too young. I've got a couple of her records, too.
	3:12pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Never heard this great ABBA song! Reminds me a bit of Status Quo's pop efforts during their A&M era.
	3:12pm Dennis Diken: blip! so glad you're on board. yeah, I missed out on seeing Sharon live too, alas...
	3:13pm Mike Conroy: Dennis- good question, I don't recall who did vocals for SDG in2009.
	3:14pm Gaylord Fields: @Candy-O! So sorry you never got a chance. I was privileged to see her early in her Desco (pre-Daptone) years in a tiny club, and she brought it just as hard as she did in the big venues.
	3:16pm Joe B: @gaylord - i saw her once in the desco era - at baby jupiter, if anyone remembers that place
	3:18pm Dennis Diken: yeah Todd,, nice and breezy. need to check out that Status Quo stash, thanks
	3:18pm Gaylord Fields: Joe, that might be where I saw her too!
	3:23pm Candy-O'67: @Gaylord, that's so cool! I really wanted to see Charles Bradley, too, and had tickets to go see him at a fest here in Austin and he got sick with cancer and had to cancel. Then he didn't recover. I was so bummed I never got to see him either
	3:27pm otto: Michael S. informed me of the election results as well!
	3:28pm Joe B: that pitney tune new to me also
	3:28pm Michael Shelley: Cheers D.D.
	3:29pm Dennis Diken: Joe B - there's much Pitney to be discovered, he recorded alot of stuff. hey otto! wassap Mikey?
	3:36pm Hackensack Slim: Sounding good Dennis. The only time I was lucky enough to see Sharon Jones, she did vocals with Booker T and the MG's at Metro-Tech in Brooklyn. Some Stax numbers to close out the show. Glad I skipped work that day!
	3:39pm Dennis Diken: hey Hackensack Slim!
	3:40pm ChrisB.: Denny Goodman strikes again!
	3:42pm Dudski: Charlie Pride was a minor league baseball player. Made Class C with a Yankees team.
	3:43pm Michael Shelley: Classic!
	3:43pm Dennis Diken: hey Dudski! thanks ChrisB & MS!
	3:44pm Gaylord Fields: Thanks for getting that scoop, Dennis! You're not just a Goodman, you are the best man!
	3:45pm Dennis Diken: ha! thanks so much Gaylord!!
	3:47pm Wild Honey: I Got You Ape! Yes!
	3:48pm Gaylord Fields: On the APECO label!!
	3:48pm Dennis Diken: you got it Wild Honey - the AJ version to boot!
	3:48pm Wild Honey: It's the AJ version! Woo hoo
	3:49pm Gaylord Fields: "Syn-co-pate it!"
	3:50pm Wild Honey: Publishing - ASPCA
	3:50pm Dave the Spazz: "Sync-o-ape it!"
	3:52pm Dennis Diken: hey Spazz - had to spin it, the bag o' cash arrived in time!
	3:52pm Gaylord Fields: That primo primate pair really swing!
	3:55pm Joe B: great show DD!
	3:55pm Woo: #13 was excellent. Thank you Dennis.
	3:55pm Gaylord Fields: Monkey see, monkey duet!
	3:55pm Wild Honey: So much fun Dennis!
	3:56pm Dennis Diken: THANKS Woo! Wild Honey! Joe B! everyone!
	3:57pm Joe B: Al Sardine was busy?
	3:57pm big fan: Great show, thanks!
	3:57pm Tom Kowalski: Great show Dennis!
	3:58pm Candy-O'67: Thx, Dennis! Great show! :)
	3:58pm Dennis Diken: thanks big fan, Tom, Candy-O!
	3:58pm WR: Thanks for the show. Busy working but enjoyed listening.
	3:59pm Dennis Diken: you got it WR! obliged!

Denny's Den with Dennis Diken: Playlist from November 11, 2020

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Approx. start time
Music behind DJ:	"Starting soon"					Starting soon	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Stan Kenton	This Is My Theme "This Is My Theme" by "Stan Kenton"	A Presentation of Progressive Jazz	Capitol	1947	LP		0:00:23 (Pop-up)
The Kit Kats	You're So Good to Me		Jamie	1968	7"		0:03:39 (Pop-up)
The Beach Boys	Break Away "Break Away" by "The Beach Boys"	Friends & 20/20	Capitol	1969	CD		0:05:53 (Pop-up)
Len Barry	Don't Throw Your Love Away	The Lost Album	That Philly Sound	1965	CD		0:08:43 (Pop-up)
The Sneetches	... And I'm Thinking [Single Version]	Form Of Play: A Retrospective	Omnivore	1992	CD		0:10:46 (Pop-up)
Chris St. Hilaire	Up All Night "Up All Night" by "Chris St. Hilaire"	Knowledge Of Self		2019	MP3		0:14:59 (Pop-up)
The Montanas	A Step In The Right Direction	Colour My World: The Songs Of Tony Hatch	ACE	1968	CD		0:18:06 (Pop-up)
The Turtles	I Get out of Breath (Remastered)	Wooden Head (Deluxe Version)	FloEdCo		CD		0:21:15 (Pop-up)
Machito & His Afro-Cubans	Gone City	Mucho Macho Machito And His Afro-Cuban Salseros	Pablo	1949	CD		0:24:25 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Denny D	Welcome to show # 13! Denny speaks!	Drums! Drums! A Go Go	Dunhill	1965	CD		0:27:17 (Pop-up)
James Carr	You've Got My Mind Messed Up	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios	Goldwax	1966	CD		0:37:03 (Pop-up)
Maurice Williams	How To Pick A Winner	Allen Toussaint - Artist - Producer - Songwriter	Sunset Blvd	1967	CD		0:39:22 (Pop-up)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Better Things	I Learned The Hard Way	Daptone	2010	CD		0:41:49 (Pop-up)
The Marvelettes	Destination: Anywhere	Sophisticated Soul	Tamla	1968	CD		0:45:14 (Pop-up)
Etta James	I Got You Babe "I Got You Babe" by "Etta James"		Cadet	1968	7"		0:47:48 (Pop-up)
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers with Sabu and a Bongo	Woody 'N' You	Cu-Bop	Jubilee	1957	CD		0:50:12 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Denny D	hello agaain! "hello agaain!" by "Denny D"	With Their New Face On	United Artists	1967	LP		0:56:21 (Pop-up)
Spncer Davis Group	Don't You Let It Bring You Down	Gluggo	Vertigo	1973	LP		1:02:47 (Pop-up)
Silver Citations	Liberated Woman "Liberated Woman" by "Silver Citations"				7"		1:06:38 (Pop-up)
ABBA	Santa Rosa "Santa Rosa" by "ABBA"	Thank You For The Music	Polydor	1972	CD		1:10:38 (Pop-up)
The Spencer Davis Group	Sanity Inspector	With Their New Face On	United Artists	1967	LP		1:13:33 (Pop-up)
Gene Pitney	A Street Called Hope "A Street Called Hope" by "Gene Pitney"	Looking Through, the Ultimate Collection	Musicor	1971	CD		1:16:31 (Pop-up)
John Barry	Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	Thunderball: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	United Artists	1965	CD		1:19:09 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Denny D	more yappin' "more yappin'" by "Denny D"	Thunderball: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	United Artists	1965	CD		1:22:19 (Pop-up)
Charley Pride	I'm Just Me "I'm Just Me" by "Charley Pride"	I'm Just Me	RCA Victor	1971	MP3		1:29:10 (Pop-up)
Carl Smith	Deep Water "Deep Water" by "Carl Smith"	Deep Water	Columbia	1967	MP3		1:31:27 (Pop-up)
Jerry Lee Lewis	I Don't Want To Be Lonely Tonight	Killer: The Mercury Years Vol. Three (1973-1977)	Mercury	1975	CD		1:33:38 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Denny D	gabbin' "gabbin'" by "Denny D"	Last Date	RCA Victor	1960	CD		1:36:45 (Pop-up)
guess who?	they'll let anybody in here....		Trump	2020			1:38:17 (Pop-up)
The Rolling Stones	The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man	Out Of Our Heads	London	1965	CD		1:43:46 (Pop-up)
Simi'n'Hair	I Got You Ape AJ "I Got You Ape AJ" by "Simi'n'Hair"		APECO	2020	7"		1:46:46 (Pop-up)
Shelly Manne	I Could Have Danced All Night	My Fair Lady	Contemporary Records	1956	CD		1:49:54 (Pop-up)
Bobby Fuller Four	Another Sad And Lonely Night	Magic Touch: The Complete Mustang Singles Collection	Now Sounds		CD		1:54:22 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Denny D	Denny signs off for #13!!	Big Beat On The Organ	Mercury	1958	LP		1:55:11 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	2:02pm Dennis Diken: welcome to Denny's Den! wow, # 13!
	2:02pm Sissophonic Cheryl: Hi Dennis! xoxo to you and Donna!
	2:03pm Joe B: hey Dennis!
	2:03pm LesleyK: Hi Dennis, looking forward to the show!
	2:03pm Gaylord Fields: Hello dere, Dennis! Seems like 13 is the lucky number!
	2:04pm Wild Honey: Hello Dennis & friends
	2:04pm Reechie: Hello Dennis and everyone!
	2:04pm myron feld: greetings, Dennis & gang!
	2:05pm Joe B: Reggie Dunbar every week!
	2:07pm Gaylord Fields: This is my favorite of the many moods of Murry Wilson!
	2:07pm Dennis Diken: yeah! the gang is arriving! Sissophonic! luv to T-O-T! JoeB! Lesley! Gaylord! Wild Honey! Reechie! myron! let's have fun!
	2:08pm Dennis Diken: yeah re Murry - always wondered if that was his "hmmph" on the downbeat?
	2:09pm Joe B: RIP Len
	2:10pm Mike Conroy: Hi Dennis!
	2:13pm Dennis Diken: welcome Mike! yes, losing Len Barry was a big one
	2:17pm Candy-O'67: Tuning in, Dennis! Not going to be able to chat much, but sounding good!!
	2:17pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Hit after hit!
	2:19pm Dennis Diken: glad you're here Candy-O - you too ol' Todd!
	2:30pm myron feld: Debra Swisher's version of "You're So Good To Me", heard often on the Rock N Soul Stream, is pretty great, too.
	2:32pm Joe B: For years I would hear 1-2-3 on oldies radio and think, wow, motown should have sued. turns out they did! I just found out this week.
	2:32pm Dennis Diken: must check that myron. yes Joe B - was it for a Supremes b-side ripoff?
	2:33pm Joe B: yes, ask any girl - H-D-H song b side of baby love
	2:35pm Dennis Diken: sure Joe, I totally know that tune, there is a similarity.
	2:36pm Reechie: For an album of leftovers, The Turtles' "Wooden Head" is a first class LP.
	2:37pm Tom Kowalski: I think Turtle Soup is their best album.
	2:38pm ChrisB.: Hey Dennis! Quite a crowd here today!
	2:39pm Dennis Diken: hey Tom! yeah, Reechie, Wooden Head is really cool. hey Chris B!
	2:42pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: This show is so good it's got my mind messed up...
	2:43pm Dennis Diken: hey Todd-O, that's what I'm talking about!
	2:44pm Gaylord Fields: I can't believe that it was almost exactly four years ago that Sharon Jones passed away. Still breaks my heart.
	2:44pm Mike Conroy: Sharon Jones was a badass! Guard at Rikers!
	2:44pm Dennis Diken: Gaylord, indeed, indeed...
	2:45pm DA the DJ: Hi Dennis!
	2:46pm Dennis Diken: DA! TAST!
	2:47pm DA the DJ: Indeed
	2:49pm Gaylord Fields: I saw Sharon play at the Beacon in 2014, and after a typical powerhouse performance where she left nothing backstage, Dap-Kings guitarist Binky Griptite announced to the audience, "You just had your ass kicked by a 60-year-old cancer patient!" Indeed.
	2:51pm Dennis Diken: that's it Gaylord, man...
	2:56pm Woo: Love that Cu-Bop LP cover
	2:59pm Dennis Diken: yeah indeed Woo!
	3:05pm Gaylord Fields: I was in attendance at James Carr's Tramps performance — one of those soul artists I thought I'd never see (like the rumored-to-have-been-dead Howard Tate, whom I saw at Village Underground).
	3:05pm Mike Conroy: Saw Spencer Davis on a bill with the Yardbirds and the Zombies in Baltimore in 2009.
	3:07pm Dennis Diken: @ Gaylord, yeah, I saw him at some other, smaller joint. never thought I' get to see him either. @Mike - who sang with SDG in '09?
	3:10pm blip: Hey Dennis. Great way to spend a rainy afternoon. Always learn so much listening
	3:10pm Candy-O'67: @Gaylord, you are so lucky you got to see Sharon! I loved her! So sorry she passed way too young. I've got a couple of her records, too.
	3:12pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: Never heard this great ABBA song! Reminds me a bit of Status Quo's pop efforts during their A&M era.
	3:12pm Dennis Diken: blip! so glad you're on board. yeah, I missed out on seeing Sharon live too, alas...
	3:13pm Mike Conroy: Dennis- good question, I don't recall who did vocals for SDG in2009.
	3:14pm Gaylord Fields: @Candy-O! So sorry you never got a chance. I was privileged to see her early in her Desco (pre-Daptone) years in a tiny club, and she brought it just as hard as she did in the big venues.
	3:16pm Joe B: @gaylord - i saw her once in the desco era - at baby jupiter, if anyone remembers that place
	3:18pm Dennis Diken: yeah Todd,, nice and breezy. need to check out that Status Quo stash, thanks
	3:18pm Gaylord Fields: Joe, that might be where I saw her too!
	3:23pm Candy-O'67: @Gaylord, that's so cool! I really wanted to see Charles Bradley, too, and had tickets to go see him at a fest here in Austin and he got sick with cancer and had to cancel. Then he didn't recover. I was so bummed I never got to see him either
	3:27pm otto: Michael S. informed me of the election results as well!
	3:28pm Joe B: that pitney tune new to me also
	3:28pm Michael Shelley: Cheers D.D.
	3:29pm Dennis Diken: Joe B - there's much Pitney to be discovered, he recorded alot of stuff. hey otto! wassap Mikey?
	3:36pm Hackensack Slim: Sounding good Dennis. The only time I was lucky enough to see Sharon Jones, she did vocals with Booker T and the MG's at Metro-Tech in Brooklyn. Some Stax numbers to close out the show. Glad I skipped work that day!
	3:39pm Dennis Diken: hey Hackensack Slim!
	3:40pm ChrisB.: Denny Goodman strikes again!
	3:42pm Dudski: Charlie Pride was a minor league baseball player. Made Class C with a Yankees team.
	3:43pm Michael Shelley: Classic!
	3:43pm Dennis Diken: hey Dudski! thanks ChrisB & MS!
	3:44pm Gaylord Fields: Thanks for getting that scoop, Dennis! You're not just a Goodman, you are the best man!
	3:45pm Dennis Diken: ha! thanks so much Gaylord!!
	3:47pm Wild Honey: I Got You Ape! Yes!
	3:48pm Gaylord Fields: On the APECO label!!
	3:48pm Dennis Diken: you got it Wild Honey - the AJ version to boot!
	3:48pm Wild Honey: It's the AJ version! Woo hoo
	3:49pm Gaylord Fields: "Syn-co-pate it!"
	3:50pm Wild Honey: Publishing - ASPCA
	3:50pm Dave the Spazz: "Sync-o-ape it!"
	3:52pm Dennis Diken: hey Spazz - had to spin it, the bag o' cash arrived in time!
	3:52pm Gaylord Fields: That primo primate pair really swing!
	3:55pm Joe B: great show DD!
	3:55pm Woo: #13 was excellent. Thank you Dennis.
	3:55pm Gaylord Fields: Monkey see, monkey duet!
	3:55pm Wild Honey: So much fun Dennis!
	3:56pm Dennis Diken: THANKS Woo! Wild Honey! Joe B! everyone!
	3:57pm Joe B: Al Sardine was busy?
	3:57pm big fan: Great show, thanks!
	3:57pm Tom Kowalski: Great show Dennis!
	3:58pm Candy-O'67: Thx, Dennis! Great show! :)
	3:58pm Dennis Diken: thanks big fan, Tom, Candy-O!
	3:58pm WR: Thanks for the show. Busy working but enjoyed listening.
	3:59pm Dennis Diken: you got it WR! obliged!

Denny's Den with Dennis Diken: Playlist from November 11, 2020

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