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2020/12/08
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2026/10/04
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Founded in 1991 - now in our fourth decadeNebraska Music Hall of Fame, inducted,Iowa Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, inducted,Blues Foundation, Keeping the Blues Alive, recipientOmaha Blues Society Award., recipientNOW broadcast in England on Lionheart RadioMusical Ecclectrity - exploring the blues through the familiarity of Archival Classic Rock
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Spotlight on Van Morrison - part 2 of 2 October 4, 2026
2026/10/04
Van & The Blues 27. Johnny Winter / Feedback Out on Highway 10128. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Someone Like You Blues Duets 29. Ray Charles w/ Van Morrison / Crazy Love30. B.B. King w/ Van Morrison / If You Love Me The "Celtic Soul" of Astral Weeks31. Marianne Faithfull / Madame George 32. Belfast Cowboys / Domino33. Bruce Springsteen / Rosalita 34. The Wallflowers / Into the MysticName Droppin' Van 35. President Michael Higgins (Ireland) / Rave on John Donne36. Widespread Panic / And It Stoned Me37. Van Morrison / In the Days Before Rock n' Roll38. Barrence Whitfiled & Tom Russell / Cleaning WindowsNotable Covers39. Van Morrison & The Band / Caravan40. John Mellencamp & Me'Shell Ndegeocello / Wild Nights41. Nathan East & Michael McDonald / Moondance42. Rod Stewart / Have I Told You Lately More Tasty Covers (online only) 43. Elvis Costello / Full Force Gale44. Wayne Toups & the Zydecajuns / Tupelo Honey 45. Brian Kennedy / Queen of the Slipstream46. Hot House Flowers / Bright Side of the Road47. Syl Johnson / Jackie Wilson Said 48. Jackie Wilson / Reet Petite49. Betty LaVette / Real Real Gone
Van Morrison Spotlight Show - part 1 of 2 October 4, 2026
2026/10/04
Intro & Homage1. Ed Sheerhan / Galway Girl2. The Pretty Things / Belfast Cowboy3. Dan Penn / Bright Side of the Road4. Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band / Brown Eyed GirlEarly Influences on The Monarchs5. Bobby Blue Bland / Turn on Your Love Light6. T Bone Walker / Stormy Monday Blues 7. Georgie & the Monarchs / O Twingy Baby8. Muddy Waters / Hoochie Coochie Man Them 9. David Bowie / Here Comes the Night10. The Troggs / I Can Only Give You Everything11. Them / Baby Please Don't Go12. Bo Diddley / Bring it to Jermone13. Eddie & the Hot Rods / Gloria-Satisfaction Charted Hits @ Release of Them's First Hits14. The Animals . House of the Rising Sun15. The Rolling Stones / It's All Over Now16. Dusty Springfield / I Only Want to Be with You 17. The Kinks / You Really Got MeEarly Influences on Van Morrison18. Ray Charles / This Little Girl of Mine19. Lead Belly / T.B. Woman Blues20. Van Morrison / T.B. Sheets21. Linda Gail Lewis & Van Morrison / You Win Again The Skiffle Years22. Sue Foley / Freight Train 23. Lonnie Donegan / Rock Island Line 24. Van Morrison / Worried Man Blues 25. The Quarrymen (John Lennon) / Om Spite of All the Danger26. Traveling WIlburys / Nobody's Child (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynn)
New Releases and Some Classic Tracks
2026/09/27
20. Sass Jordan / Cry Baby 21. Jeni Grouws / Let Your Eyes Lay Low22. Brooke Combe / Love Was Made of Stone23. Isiah Stone / No One Cares 24. Devon Allman & Jimmy Hall / Wang Dang Doodle25. The Rolling Stones / Beautiful Delilah 26. Buddy Guy / Hammer and a Nail 27. Curtis Salgado / My Girlfriend 28. Kris Lager Band / I'm Here for You 29. Marcus King with Jesse Welles / Someone Else 30. Free / My Brother Jake 31. The Allman Brothers / Trouble No More (Sleepy John Estes, Muddy Waters)32. Steve Earle w/ Los Lobos / Volver A Celaya 33. Pokey LaFarge / My Baby Loves Me 34. Mike Farris / Havana Santa 35. Van Morrison / I Shall Sing
Old Favorites 09272026 Part 1 of 2
2026/09/27
PLAYLIST: Pacific St Blues & AmericanaSeptember 27, 2026 1. Sheryl Crow & Jesse Wells / Freedom Bus2. Lucinda Williams / Freedom Speaks3. Eric Bibb / Freedom Train 4. Neil Young / Freedom Train 5. Big Head Todd / Bittersweet6. Los Lonely Boys / Heaven7. Jonny Lang / Lie to Me 8. Indigenous / Things We Do 9. Hector Anchondo / Black Magic Woman 10. Santana / Europa11. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac Blues Band / Rattlesnake Shake 12. Black Crowes (feat Jimmy Page) / Oh Well 13. Led Zeppelin / Travelling Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson cover) 14. Larry Davis / Texas Flood 15. Vaughan Brothers / Tick Tock 16. Charly Patton / Dirt Road Blues 17. Woody Guthrie / Going Down the Road Feeling Bad 18. Johnny Winter / Further on up the Road19. Hayes Carll / King of the Road
New tunes from Old Favorites Blood Brothers, Chris O'Leary, Brooke Combe, Marcus King, Claudettes, Carolyn Wonderland
2026/09/20
Note: I meant Jack Nicolson but said Jack Nickolsen. My bad: it happens. Apologizes to The Shark.22. Brooke Combe / Love was Made of Stone23. War & Treaty / You Can't Hurt Me Anymore 24. Aretha Franklin / The Night Time is the Right Time 25. Aiyana-Lee (Anderson)/ Housebroken26. The Staple Singers / We the People 27. Chris O'Leary / Lady Luck 28. Eddie Kirkland / Down on My Knees29. Blood Brothers (Albert Castiligia & Mike Zito) / No Good Woman30. Galatic & Irma Thomas / Where I Belong31. Shaun Murphy / Welcome to Bluesville32. Gregg Allman / Dark End of the Street 33. Marcus King / Good and Gone 34. Mike Farris / Havana Santa35. The Claudettes / Dozing in the Crypt36. Carolyn Wonderland / Sooner or Later37. Matt Whipkey / Self-Imaginary Lover
New Releases Galore with Keb Mo, Rhiannon Giddens, Tony Holiday, Danielle Nicole, Beth Hart, Southern Avenue and more
2026/09/20
Pacific St Blues & AmericanaSeptember 20, 2026Facebook 1. Keb Mo / Living in the Moment 2. Rhiannon Giddens / Carolina Rain3. Jeni Grouws / Runnin' Ragged 4. Danielle Nicole / Tug of War (Fireflies) 5. Beth Hart / I Wanna Be Big Bad Johnny Cash 6. Rodney Crowell / I Walk the Line Revisited7. Dale Watson / I Walk the Line 8. Billy Burnette / Ring of Fire9. Johnny Cash / We'll Meet Again 10. Orianthia / Attention 11. Southern Avenue / Rum Boogie 12. B. B. King / Everyday I Have the Blues 13. McDonald, Tedeschi, Bonamassa / To Know You is to Love You 14. Kris Lager Band / Time to Spend 15. Aynsley Lister / Insatiable 16. Joe Bonamassa & Beth Hart / Black Coffee17. Humble Pie / Hot n' Nasty18. Neville Brothers / Fly Like an Eagle19. Walter Wolfman Washington / Funk is in the House 20. Tony Holiday / Woman Named Trouble 21. Eddie 9V / Love Moves Slowly
Greenie, new(er) releases, musical ecclectricity and stories - we have stories!
2026/09/13
22. Jeni Grouws / When I Get Back to You 23. Van Morrison / These Dreams of You 24. Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps / When My Baby Comes Home 25. Rhiannon Giddens / Caroline Rain 26. Sebastian Lane / Floating Away 27. Eric Gales / Guitar Man 28. Big Head Todd & the Monsters / Bittersweet29. Los Lonely Boys / 16 Monkeys 30. Gary Moore / The Supernatural 31. Peter Green / 32-20 Blues 32. Maggie Rogers / Don't Forget Me33. Robben Ford w/ Mavis Staples / Peace, Love, & Understanding34. Jad Tariq / High Inflation Blues 35. Sheryl Crow & Jesse Welles / Freedom Bus 36. Tom Waits / Jersey Girl 37. The Rolling Stones / In the Stars
New Blues Releases, Sept. 11th, and more 09 13 2026 (1 of 2)
2026/09/13
Pacific St Blues & AmericanaSeptember 13, 2026Facebook1. Keb Mo / Stitched Up Heart2. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats / I Need Never Get Old 3. March Wind / Until I Lost You 4. Brooke Combe / Love Was Made of Stone5. Chris O'Leary / Lady Luck 6. Tommy Castro / Blues Prisoner 7. Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials / Cold Side of the Bed 8. Eric Clapton / Key to the Highway9. Freddy King / Lonesome Whistle Blues 10. Mike Bloomfield, Stephen Stills, Al Kooper / It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It takes a Train to Cry11. Tad Robinson / Keep Your Heart Open for Love 12. Jeff Beck Group / Drinkin' Again 13. Cowboy Junkies / Thunder Road 14. Robert Mitchum / Ballad of Thunder Road15. Bruce Springsteen / Cautious Man 16. Betty Lavette / Streets of Philadelphia 17. Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris / If this is Goodbye18. Leonard Cohen / On That Day 19. Nancy Wilson / The Rising20. Neil Young / Let's Roll 21. Eddie Vedder / My City in Ruin
Reggae & Rhyme in Western Music - The Sounds of the Carribbean (part 2 of 2)
2026/09/08
Pacific St Blues & Reggae16. Paul Simon / Mother & Child Reunion17. Keb Mo w/ Blind Boy Paxton & Baaba Maal / Three Little Birds - Peter Burnetta (Omaha connection)18. Fats Domino / Be My Guest (1959) 19. Madness / Our House20. Junior Murvin / Police & Thieves (The Clash)21. The Clash / (White Man in) Hammersmith Palais 22. UB 40 / Red Red Wine (Neil Diamond)23. Specials / Shanty Town 007 24. The Police / Roxanne25. Sting & Shaggy / Don't Make Me Wait (Wait in Vain - Marley reference) 26. The Blind Boys of Alabama / Many Rivers to Cross27. Nighthawks / Johnny Too Bad 1. Tresillo: Bo Diddley / Bo Diddley or Johnny Otis / Willie & the Hand Jive 2. Habanera: (Peggy Lee) Ray Charles & Natalie Cole / Fever 3. Mambo: Neville Brothers / Mardi Gras Mambo4. Rumba: Professor Longhair / Rum & Coke5. Second Line: Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Tomorrow6. Calypso: Nat Cole / Calypso Blues
Reggae & Rhyme in Western Music - The Sounds of the Carribbean (part one of two)
2026/09/07
Pacific St Blues & Americana - The Reggae EditionLabor Day, 20261. Alice Cooper / Hello, Hooray2. Judy Collins / Hello Hooray 3. Louis Jordan / Run Joe 4. Nat Cole / Calypso Blues 5. Chuck Berry / Havana Moon6. The Tarriers (Harry Belafonte) / Day-O a/k/a Banana Boat Song7. The Weavers / Wimoweh (Robert John, The Lion Sleeps Tonight) - "wimoweh" chant based on a mishearing of the Zulu "uyimbube." 8. Jimmy Cliff / I Can See Clearly Now9. Curtis Salgado / The Harder They Come 10. Desmond Dekker / Israelites11. Toots & the Mayatals / What's My Number 12. Van Morrison / I Shall Sing 13. 10 cc / Dreadlock Holiday14. Eric Clapton / I Shot the Sheriff (Bob Marley) 15. Rolling Stones / Cherry Baby (Eric Donaldson) 16. Sheryl Crow (covering Led Zeppelin) / Dyer Make It
More Music for Labor Day: Blues, Neo-Soul, and Americana 09062026b
2026/09/06
26. Ray Charles / Hard Times 27. Piper & the Hardtimes / Working Farm Blues28. Christone Kingfish Ingram / Hard Times29. Jesse Welles / National Health28. Bob Dylan / (Ain't Gonna Work on) Maggie's Farm29. Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women / These Times We're Living In 30. Bruce Springsteen / Working on a Highway 31. Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes / Working Too Hard 32. Van Morrison / Perfect Fit33. Tedeschi Trucks Band / She Came in Through the Bathroom Window34. Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra / You Lie Like a Rug35. Jad Tariq / Inflation High Blues 36. Joanne Shaw Taylor / I Gotta Stop Letting You Let Me Down37. Danielle Nicole / Radical Love38. Brooke Combe / Love Made of Stone39. The Soul Cruisers / No Age in Love
Music for Labor Day: Blues, Soul, and Americana 09062026a
2026/09/06
Pacific St Blues & Americana September 6, 20261. Steve Earle & Los Lobos / Volver A Celaya2. Keb Mo / More Yesterdays 3. Jenni Grouws / Old Dive Bar 4. Sheryl Crow & Jesse Welles / Freedom Bus 5. Lou Rawls / Dead End Street6. Sam Cooke / Chain Gang7. Earl Hooker / Cotton Pickin' Blues 8. Tennessee Ernie Ford / Mr Cotton Picker9. Creedence Clearwater Revival / Cotton Fields10. Merle Haggard / Workin' Man Blues11. Johnny Paycheck / Take this Job and Shove It12. Dolly Parton / Working 9 to 5 13. The Belles & Dolly Parton / Son of Jolene 14. Jim Croce / Working in the Car Wash Blues 15. Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials / Flirt in the Car Wash Skirt16. Billy Bragg / I Dreamed I saw Phil Ochs Last Night17. Phil Ochs / One More Link (On the Chain)18. John Lee Hooker / This Land is Nobody's Land 19. John Mellencamp / This Land is Your Land 20. Woody Guthrie / Talking Hard Work21. Johnny Winter / I Got My Mojo Working 22. Marcus King / Hard Working Man 23. Joe Bonamassa / The Ballad of John Henry
Ray Charles Spotlight 2 of 2
2026/08/30
1962 Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music23. Eddy Arnold / You Don't Know Me 24. Don Gibson / I Can't Stop Loving You25. Hank Williams / Your Cheating Heart 26. Ray Charles / Your Cheating Heart Gospel to Pop27. Doris McMurry / This Little Light of Mine28. Ray Charles / This Little Girl of Mine Originals of Songs Made Famous by Charles29. Van Morrison / Lonely Avenue30. Percy Mayfield / Hit the Road Jack 31. Roosevelt Sykes / Night Time is the Right Time32. Hoagy Carmichael / Georgia on My Mind The Raelettes33. The Cookies (Margie Hendrix) / Chains 34. The Rolling Stones (Merry Clayton) / Gimme Shelter35. The Rotary Connection (Minnie Ripperton) / Tales of Brave Ulysses 36. Mable John / Your Good Thing is About to End (Little Willie John, Fever) Noteable Covers of Ray Charles Music37. Eva Cassidy / Hallelujah, I Love Him So38. Tedeschi Trucks Band feat Leon Russell & Chris Robinson (Black Crowes) / Sticks and Stones39. Humble Pie / I Don't Need No Doctor49. Keb Mo / America the Beautiful
Spotlight on Ray Charles - part one
2026/08/30
PLAYLIST: Pacific St Blues & AmericanaSpotlight on Ray Charles Tributes1. Lil' Stevie Wonder / Drown in My Own Tears2. Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis, feat Norah Jones / What I'd Say3. Joan Osborne / Spider Web (I Dreamed of Ray Charles Last Night)4. Van Morrison / These Dreams of YouEarly Influences5. Nat Cole Trio / Route 666. Charles Brown / Drifting Blues7. Lowell Fulsom / Reconsider Baby (produced by Ray Charles) 8. Ray Charles (w/ Lowell Fulsom Band) / Hey Now9. Louis Jordan / Choo Choo Ch Boogie The Piano gods to Young Ray Charles10. Meade Lux Lewis / Doll House Boogie11. Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings / Pine Top Blues 12. Pete Johnson (Mess Around) / Cherry Red13. Art Tatum / Tiger Rag Seventeen Year Old Charles Moves to Seattle14. George Benson / Rocking Chair Blues15. Maxin Trio (Ray Charles) / Rockin' Chair Blues 16. Quincy Jones w/ Ray Charles / In the Heat of the Night (OST)17. Ernestine Anderson / Never Make Your Move too Soon Robert "Bumps Blackwell" Record Producer and Orchestra 18. Sam Cooke / You Send Me19. Little Richard / Tutti Frutti20. Larry Williams / Dizzy Miss Lizzy21. Guitar Slim / Things I Used to Do 22. Bob Dylan / Trouble
Blisterin' Blues Rock for What Ails Ya! 08 23 2026 2 of 2
2026/08/24
21. Willie Nelson / She Loves My Automobile 22. John Lee Hooker w/ Eric Clapton / Boogie Chillen 23. ZZ Top / La Grange 24. Lucinda Williams / Get Right with God 25. Sass Jordan / Make You a Believer 26. Black Crowes / Twice As Hard 27. Free / The Hunter (Albert King) 28. The Pretty Reckless / All Right Now 29. Kris Lager Band / You Don't Know You Have 30. Matt Whipkey / Imaginary Love 31. Rhiannon Giddens / Caroline Rain 32. Son Volt / Serenade Song 33. Velvet Label / Arena Y Promesa34. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Future Soul 35. Steve Miller Band / Living in the USA36. Marc Broussard & Joe Bonamassa / I'm Going Home
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gratefulseedsaver 2024/06/02
‘The Music Slinger’ - Rick Galusha
Rick Galusha created Pacific Street Blues 30+ years ago. He’s still bringing us a treasure trove of music through his many years of knowledge working ...
Gurusy 2023/10/29
Excellent.
A broad variety of recordings, organized in a interesting fashion with a down home dj keeping it following. A blues mix that I Find quite enjoyable,...
Theodoresmall 2023/10/27
Pacific Street Blues
Love this show. I learn so much about music history. Always play it while I’m at the gym and doing chores!
Love Me Some PSB 2023/10/13
Like variety? Like to learn? Want more music and less talk?
Like to discover? Like surprises? Like a well-curated playlist? You have to give PSB a listen. Rick’s show has become a soundtrack to my life…working...
wyfarrell 2023/01/15
America’s Best Blues Show!
Rick’s blues show is the best in the country. Been a fan for years, hope it continues formany years to come!
Balehouse 2022/03/17
Pacific street blues
Best sound on Sunday morning anywhere.
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