Subshow #1 - June 6th

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Something I realized that I should do more often is be a substitute DJ when people need it. I subbed for a Radio Rama Lama Fa fa fa or Booze Broads Boards and Rods yesterday night for a 50/60s soul, garage, and surf music set (none of which I know anything about), and had SO MUCH FUN.

I initially started with some suggestions from the original hosts of some compilations of psychedelic/surf music that would be easy to pull from, and I also grabbed some Marvin Gaye for myself because that's the only soul music I KNEW was 50/60s. After getting a feel for the compilations I decided to head to the soul vinyl and look at the dates on the back...but that took too long, so I ended up Googling 50/60s soul. Guess what I found: Aretha Franklin, Freddie Scott, Marvin Gaye, etc. I also had in the back of my mind that I wanted to play my favorite album in the library: Ike and Tina Turner Revue. Which miraculously was the right era.

Playlist [Artist: Track - Album]:

1.  Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: Mickey's Monkey - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
2. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: Going to a Go-Go - (same as above)
3. Marvin Gaye: Main Theme from Trouble Man - Trouble Man Soundtrack
4. Michael and the Messengers: Romeo and Juliet - Nuggets 1
5. Marvin Gaye: Poor Abbey Walsh - Trouble Man
6. The Illusions: Jezabel - Cowabunga Big Waves
7. Chocolate Watch Band: Let's Talk About Girls - Nuggets 1
8. Marvin Gaye: It's a Desperate Situation - Love Starved Heart
9. The Blazers: Beaver Patrol - Cowabunga Big Waves
10. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: More Love - (same as above)
11. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: We've Come Too Far To End It Now - (same as above)
12. Marvin Gaye: This Love Starved Heart is Killing Me - Love Starved Heart
13. The Lollipop Shoppe: You Must Be A Witch - Nuggets 3
14. Ike and Tina Turner with the Kings of Rhythm Orchestra: All I Could Do Was Cry/Please, Please, Please - Ike and Tina Turner Revue
15. Desi Arnaz: Babalu - Babalu
16. The Troubadors: My Isle of Golden Dreams - The Troubadors in Hawaii
17. Deep City Band: Masterpiece - Eccentric Soul #17
18. Mermen: Honeybomb (Live) - Cowabunga New Waves
19. Dyke & The Blazers: So Sharp - We Got More Soul
20. The Persuasions: Persuasions Theme - I Just Want to Sing With My Friends
21. The Persuasions: I Just Want To Sing With My Friends - (same as above)
22. Insect Surfers: Polaris - Cowabunga New Waves
23. The Troubadors: Beyond the Reef - The Troubadors in Hawaii
24. Aretha Franklin: ? - Queen of Soul
25. Freddie Scott: You Got What I Need - The Best of Freddie Scott
26. Aretha Franklin: ? - Queen of Soul
27. The Surf Raiders: Wave Walk'n - Cowabunga New Waves
28. Freddie Scott: Am I Grooving You? - The Best of Freddie Scott
29. The Troubadors: The One Rose/Pagan Love Song - The Troubadors in Hawaii
30. Ike and Tina Turner: Am I A Fool In Love - Ike and Tina Turner Revue
31. We The People: You Burn Me Up and Down - Nuggets 4
32. The Ventures: Batman Theme - The Ventures
33. James Brown: Make It Funky - Soul Brother no. 1
34. The Ventures: Secret Agent Man - The Ventures
35. James Brown: Super Bad - Soul Brother no. 1

Things I loved:

1. I loved the Aretha Franklin/Troubadors layering, and I got a text from a friend saying that he really liked it too. I wasn't so sure about it at first, but it sort of settled in I think.
2. I love being able to play that Ike and Tina Turner CD. It gets me every time. I also was talking over the CD a bit, which was just plain fun. 
3. I Got What You Need by Freddie Scott. 'Nuff said.

Things not so great:

1. The last song wasn't actually Dyke & The Blazers! It was actually James Brown, and I'm sort of sad I didn't get to play the song I wanted. 
2. I regret playing so many things from the same albums. I had too much Marvin Gaye, too much Smokey Robinson, and too much James Brown at the end. That definitely comes from not knowing a lot about the genres though, so hopefully I'll know better for next time.
3. When I went on the air I said too much of the same thing. I need to sort of vary it up. And as my roommate mentioned to me a few times, I need to stop saying "um" and "uh" so much.

Thanks to everyone who's listening to my shows. I've probably been a bit annoying talking and posting on Facebook about it so much, but I've gotten so much encouragement, and it really motivates me to play more music!