Tonight's Playlist - Starting things out with a five song tribute to Levon Helm - may he rest in peace -

By 'Rebel' Rod Ames

Tonight at 8PM as “The Real Deal” quietly changes over to “The Surreal Deal” you will hear the following:

As always – Steely Dan brings us in with The East St. Louis Toodle-Oo

Then five to pay tribute to the incredible Levon Helm –

           Jemima Surrender – The Band
           The Shape I’m In – The Band
           Get Out Your Big Roll Daddy
           Anna Lee – From Dirt Farmer
           When I go Away – From Electric Dirt


The Sir Douglas Quintet – She’s About a Mover – from their classic 1969 Mendocino album

The Youngbloods – Darkness Darkness – from their 1970 Elephant Mountain album

Little Feat – Rocket In My Pocket – from their 1976 Time Loves a Hero album

Delaney & Bonnie and Friends – That’s What My Man is For – From 1970's Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (On Tour with Eric Clapton)

Joy of Cooking – Closer to the Ground – from their 1971 Closer to the Ground album

Bonnie Raitt – Million Miles – From her brand amazing new album Slipstream

Claude Butch Morgan – Look What You Done – from his wonderful 2010 release Talk About

The Biscuit Kings – Bottom of the Well – all the way from Long Island and their completely enjoyable record Hambones and Trombones

Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show – performing Shel Silverstein’s I Call That True Love

Dr. John – Big Shot – from his new album produced by The Black Keys Dan Auerbach, Locked Out

Doyle Bramhall – I Know from one of my favorite albums, Bird Nest On the Ground

The Bottle Rockets – Stoned Faces Don’t Lie – from their tribute album to Doug Sahm called Songs of Sahm

The Cash Box Kings – Tribute to the Black Lone Ranger – from Blind Pig Records – Holler and Stomp

Chuck Prophet – Sonny Liston’s Blues – from his incredible 2009 release of Let Freedom Ring

And finally, as I almost close with If Madrid’s Angie from their fantastic release called Funeral Porn



So there you have it – Another great playlist, if I do say so myself. If you don’t believe me tune tonight on KOOK 93.5 in Junction or KERV 1230 AM in Kerrville and on the WWW. It all gets started at 8 PM and goes until just about 10 PM.

I’ll see you then when La Hacienda Treatment Center presents ‘Rebel Rod’s From Under the Basement.

See ya Under the Basement!