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Our 137th episode, which aired on December 21, 2025, and featured our latest Christmas show. Brian Setzer Orchestra – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Asleep at the Wheel – Here Comes Santa Claus Angela Strehli – Boogie Woogie Santa Claus Midnight Boppers – Underneath the Mistletoe Mark Anthony – Mama's Twistin' With Santa Three Aces & A Joker - Sleigh Bell Rock Dave Del Monte – Drag Racing Santa Roy Milton & His Solid Senders – Christmas Time Blues Riders in the Sky – Christmas at the Triple X Little Joey Farr – Rock 'N Roll Santa JD McPherson – Twinkle Little Christmas Lights Boppin' Rhythm Boozers – Santa's Rockin' Tonight Marguerite Trina – The Rocking Tree Little Charlie & the Nightcats – It’s Christmas Time Again Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – When It's Christmas On The Range Louis Jordan – Santa Claus Santa Claus Squirrel Nut Zippers – Sleigh Ride Poorboys – White Christmas Urban Surf Kings – Auld Lang Syne

Our 136th episode, which aired on December 14, 2025. The Royal Hounds – The Salty Boogie Moon Mullican – Pipeliner Blues The Five Keys – Hucklebuck with Jimmy The TR5's – Showdown at the Ace Café Peaches & The AlphaSonics – Uh Uh Baby (No, No Baby) Zeke Clements & His Western Swing Gang – It’s My Life Louie & The Wolf Gang – Let's Get Wild Marcel Riesco – Wild Kisses Dirty Red – Mother Fuyer Urban Zotel – Double Duty Hank Penny & Jaye P. Morgan – Fan It Muskrats – Real Boss Piney Brown – I’m Travelin’ The Batchelors – Is There A Chance Reece Shipley & His Rainbow Valley Boys – Hillbilly Jive With A Boogie Beat Jaguar and the Savanas – Ride Against the Wind Hot Lips Page Trio – Thirsty Mama Blues Deltas – Around & Around Rockabilly Tendencies – Everybody Needs Rock'n'Roll The Royal Hounds – The Walk

Our 135th episode, which aired on October 11, 2025. Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham – Joy Roller Louis Jordan – Messy Bessy Jim Kweskin – Four or Five Times Frankilin Brothers – So Real Johnny Cash – Mean Eyed Cat Saunders King – Swingin’ Hawkshaw Hawkins – Rattlesnake Daddy Hot Mission Hillbillies – Dixie Fried Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Mississippi Delta Blues Calvin Boze & His All Stars – Safronia B Hardrock Gunter – Perfect Woman Mainstream Stompers – Rockabilly Radio Tune Merle Travis – Merle’s Boogie Woogie Karen Wheeler – Going To Hold My Baby King Joe & the Atlantics – Chicken Shack Boogie Jack Rabbit Slim – Long Time Dead Merle Haggard – Corrine Corrina Dave Del Monte with Crash Gordon – Rockin' And Wreckin' Howlin’ Ramblers – Red Lips Carl Perkins – Gone, Gone, Gone

Our 134th episode, which aired on July 27, 2025, and featured part two of our 80th anniversary look back at the roots music of the atomic age. Swan’s Silvertone Singers – Jesus Is God's Atomic Bomb Bobby Marchan & The Clowns – Rockin' Behind the Iron Curtain Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys – Advice to Joe Civil Defense Spot: Family Fallout Shelter Booklet with Fred McMurray H-Bomb Ferguson – Rock H-Bomb Rock Jerry Engler & The Four Ekkos – Sputnik (Satellite Girl) Civil Defense Spot: Nuclear Attack with Tony Bennett Buchanan Brothers with The Georgia Catamounts – There's a Power Greater Than Atomic Jay Chevalier – Khrushchev and the Devil Civil Defense Spot: Don’t Use the Phone with Art Linkletter Arthur Crudup – I'm Gonna Dig Myself a Hole Al Rex – Hydrogen Bomb Bradley Kincaid – Brush the Dust from That Old Bible Homer Harris with Muddy Waters – Atomic Bomb Blues Civil Defense Spot: Protect Your Home with Boris Karloff Hank Williams/Luke the Drifter – No No Joe Christopher B. Cerf – (My) Fallout Filly (With the Atomic Kiss) Civil Defense Spot: Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow Linda Hayes with the Red Callender Sextette – A Unknown – H-Bomb Civil Defense Spot: Warning Signals with Pat Boone Dick “Two-Ton” Baker – Bert the Turtle (The Duck and Cover Song) Pilgrim Travellers – Jesus Is the First Line of Defense Al Barkle with the Tri-Tones – Sputnik II Jim Eanes – They Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain

Our 133rd episode, which aired on July 20, 2025, and featured part one of our 80th anniversary look back at the roots music of the atomic age. The Pilgrim Travelers – Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb Hawkshaw Hawkins – When They Found the Atomic Power Carl Mann – Satellite No. 2 Civil Defense Spot: How Much Time Do We Have (Keep Working) Camille Howard – Fireball Boogie Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith & His Cracker-Jacks – Mr. Stalin You're Eating Too High on the Hog Civil Defense Spot: Pattern of Survival Red McCoy with the Sons of the Soil – Rock and Roll Atom Sheldon Allman – Crawl Out Through the Fallout Mike Fernandez with the Del Royals Orchestra – A Bomb Bop Tommy Duncan with the Ranger Trio – Relax & Take It Easy Civil Defense Spot: $212 Fallout Shelter The Kavaliers – Get That Communist, Joe Roosevelt Sykes – Sputnik Baby Civil Defense Spot: CONELRAD Test Announcement Walker Edmiston – I Dreamt I Saw Khrushchev (In a Pink Cadillac) Carson Robison & His Pleasant Valley Boys – I’m No Communist Civil Defense Spot: CONELRAD, Sounds Pretty Complicated Sammy Salvo – A Mushroom Cloud Amos Milburn – Atomic Baby Civil Defense Spot: Take the Step (Four Wheels to Survival) Ray Anderson – Stalin Kicked the Bucket Mike & Bernie Winters – A Fallout Shelter The Buchanan Brothers and the Georgia Catamounts – (When You See) Those Flying Saucers

Our 132nd episode, which aired on June 15, 2025. Downhill Fast – All Alone Lowell Fulson – Don’t Leave Me Baby Carolyn Martin – Who’s Sorry Now Harry Wilson & the Bluenotes – Are You Ready Ray Black & The Flying Carpets – Rockin' In Bagdad Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra – Sneakin' Out Elvis Presley – Mystery Train Goyo Cats – Mezcal Buster Martin – Herbie's Steel Guitar Polka Big “T” Tyler – King Kong Billy Lee Riley – Trouble Bound Be Bop A Lula – Crazy Legs Glad Rags – I Got It Made (In the Shade) Smoky Wood & His Wood Chips – Riding To Glory Helen Humes – Be Baba Leba Alan Power & the Aftershocks – This Train Blue Ridge Playboys – Gimme My Dime Back Elvis Cantu – Hot Chicken Miss Penny Lane – Burnt Toast Johnny Douglass – Ramble

Our 131st episode, which aired on June 1, 2025. Urban Zotel & The Thundertones – Heatwave The Time Jumpers – Roly Poly Louis Jordan – Let The Good Times Roll Dreamers – Shotgun Noisy Cats – Toppin' To The Top Bobcats – Cow Cow Boogie Royal Deuces – That’s Why The Lincolns – Boogiefried Roy Milton & His Solid Senders – Junior Jives Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys – The Band’s A’Rockin' The Vi-Kings – She´s Cool Delmore Brothers – Pan-American Boogie Monte Easter – Going Back To Kansas City Davis Sisters – Rock-A-Bye Boogie Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Silver Dew on the Bluegrass Tonight Rocket81 – Tater Pie The Shakers – New Tune In Town Tasso Zachary And His Orchestra – Louisville KY Jimmy Murphy – Baboon Boogie Philip Doyle – Lonesome Train

Our 130th episode, which aired on April 27, 2025. J.S. & the Lockerbillies – Rev It Up Amos Milburn – Let’s Rock A While The Quebe Sisters – Air Mail Special Jungle Tigers – Rockabilly Boogie Midnight Boppers – Shake And Walk Oscar McLollie & His Honeyjumpers – All That Oil in Texas Thunderbolts – Rambling On The TR5's – Drumming Man Al Dexter – It’s Up to You Chuck Higgins – Motor Head Baby Dean Beard – Rakin' and Scrapin' (Sun version) Howlin Ramblers – Dressed in Black Moon Mullican – Good Deal Lucille Cecilya & the Candy Kings – I'll Take You to the Party Willie Johnson – Got the Boogie Woogie Blues Tex Williams – I Got Texas In My Soul Marty Wilde – Little Girl Wild Bob Burgos – Shot In The Dark Rockhouse – Rocking Redwing Mike Bell & The Belltones - I Wanna Go

Our 129th episode, which aired on April 20, 2025.

Our 128th episode, which aired on January 5, 2025. Ichi-Bons – Outsider Amos Milburn – Chicken Shack Boogie Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies – Taking Off Mike Cushman – Me and My Guitar Mike Bell & The Belltones – Make with the Shake Helen Numes – He May Be Your Man Hal Peters & His Trio – Dixie Fried Kinda Fonda Wanda – Aces The Quebe Sisters – Shame On You Harold Burrage – Way Down Boogie The TR5's – Rock & Roll Good Times Hi Tone Combo – I Can't Stop It Chris Casello – Panhandle Rag The B-Stars – Back Up Buddy Bip and Bop – Ding Dong Ding Scotty Moore – Mean Woman Blues Collins Kids – Hop, Skip And A Jump Billy Hughes & His Pals of the Pecos – I’m Telling You Soapbox Saints – Looking for Love Joe Dee and the Jettones – I'll Be Gone

Our 127th episode, which aired on December 22, 2024, and featured rockin' Christmas rockabilly, jump blues and western swing. Dave Del Monte – Ghost Of Christmas Past Barnshakers – Santas Got A Brand New Pedal Steel Brian Setzer Orchestra – Gettin' in the Mood (For Christmas) Midnight Boppers – Underneath The Mistletoe Darrel Higham – Father Christmas is a Teddy Boy Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis – Christmas Guitar Boogie Bob Floor Jr. – Rockabilly Christmas On The Radio Bel-Aires – The Three Blind Mice Make It To Santa's Village Django Reinhardt – Christmas Swing Asleep At The Wheel – Santa Loves To Boogie Aileen Quinn and The Leapin' Lizzards – At Christmas Time Frank Robinson – Rockabilly Christmas Buzz Campbell & Hot rod Lincon – Rock n Roll for Christmas Homer and Jethro – Frosty the De-Frosted Snowman Spike Jones with The Bell Sisters – Barnyard Christmas Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas – Mele Kalikimaka The Rockabilly Christmas Gentlemen – I Saw Mom Kissing Santa Lucky 757 – Sleigh Ride

Our 126th episode, which aired on December 15, 2024. BR5-49 – Seven Nights to Rock Louis Jordan – Groovin’ in Paris Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Cowboy Stomp Johnny Burnette & The Rock and Roll Trio – Honey Hush Jackie Dunham – All Around the World Lou Millet – Shorty the Barber Curley Jim – Sloppy Sloppy Sue Carlos & The Bandidos – Fever Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant – Boogie Man Nat King Cole – The Frim Fram Sauce Willie & The Stringpoppers – Oh Baby Babe High Noon – Don’t Have a Heart Left to Break Louise Massey& The Westerners – Squeeze Box Polka Deke Dickerson – Hot Rodder’s Lament LaVerne Ray – Rock and Roll Bill Pollard – Nite Spot Rock Bill Mounce – I Found A New Baby Dale Vaughn – How Can You Be Mean To Me? Tommy Moreland – Bang Bang Ezra Lee & The Havoc Band – So Long

Our 125th episode, which aired on October 13, 2024. George & Earl – Better Stop, Look and Listen Al Dexter – Guitar Polka Amos Milburn – Let Me Go Home Whiskey Portuguese Pedro – Crazy 'Bout My Beer Star Chiefs – Blast Off Charlie & Margie Linville – Texahoma Boogie Wild Bob Burgos – Let the Good Times Roll Again Hillbilly Hellcats – That’s Not Rockabilly Roomful of Blues – Texas Flood Carolyn Martin – Keep Knockin' But You Can't' Come In Gene Simmons – Chains of Love Imelda May – Big Bad Handsome Man Ritchie Deran – Little Willie H-Bomb Ferguson – Mary Little Mary The Maddox Brothers & Rose – New Mule Skinner Blues Shakin' Pyramids – Wake Up Little Suzie Al Holden – Little Cabin On The Hill Flattop Tom & His Jump Cats – Hot Biscuits And Gravy The Lucky Devils – My Sweet Love Ain't Around Malcolm Yelvington – Goodbye Marie

Our 124th episode, which aired on April 21, 2024. Hi-Speed Rockets – Lonesome Joe from Kokomo Larry Green – Long Black Train Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Take Me Back to Tulsa Manos Wild – Little Girl Del Kent – Holiday on Saturn Charlie Walker – Down Hearted Blues Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys – Surfin’ Crow Charlie Mann – Take These Chains From My Heart Jimmy Bryant – Boogie Barn Dance Jimmy Vick & The Victors – Take A Trip Jokers – Little Mama King Drapes – Rockabilly Tattoo The Hi-Flyers – Joe Turner Blues Dale Sisters – Billy Boy, Billy Boy Louis Jordan – Saturday Night Fish Fry Rick Johnson – I Want Your Money, Honey Nut Jumpers – So Good So Good W. Lee O’Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys – There’ll Be Some Changes Made Don Daffron – Walkin' And Cryin’ Bob Luman – Why Why Bye Bye

Our 123rd episode, which aired on April 14, 2024. Crazy Joe & His Mad River Combo – Springfield Special Carolyn Martin – Right or Wrong Jive Aces – I Want You To Be My Baby Hank C. Burnette – Guitar Nellie The Dominos – Why Don’t You Luke Wills’ Rhythm Busters – Shut Up and Drink Your Beer Leroi Brothers – Rhythm & Booze Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis – Reckless, Wild & Crazy Joe Liggins – Louisana Woman Asleep at the Wheel with Lyle Lovett – Blues for Dixie Danny Diamond – The Bad Man Hot Mission Hillbillies – No Use Knockin’ At My Door Marti Brom & The Barnshakers – Black Cadillac Ramp Davis – Bayou Bounce Spade Cooley – Oklahoma Stomp Jolie and The Jackalopes – Winter Wind The Barnstompers – Weep & Cry Bill Doggett – Quaker City Hi-Speed Rockets – Don't Come Back Knockin' Portuguese Pedro – Goodbye My Little Darling