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So, I got a message from a listener today with a brilliant idea! This listener suggested that we take some time on Sara Smiles to go through the sound track of Jesus Christ Superstar. I've chosen to do this on Western Good Friday, which is tomorrow at the time of this writing. Now, anyone who may find this offensive is free not to listen, and I truly do hope that those who commemorate Christ's Passion on this day will be doing so in all peace and quietness of heart.

The "Juke In The Back" focuses on the " soul that came before rock n' roll," the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.
The Clovers were the most successful rhythm & blues vocal group from 1951 to 1955, racking up 16 top 10 R&B singles during that time-frame. Three of those singles went to #1. Though they didn't have a huge career defining hit, like The Dominoes did with "Sixty Minute Man," The Clovers claim to fame was consistency.

I've been emailing our newest Fun Guy Melissa about her first show of the song remembers which she began with two Men At Work songs, which prompted me to play an encore show about them which I made in 2020. They are an Australian rock band. So we visit a land down under, ask who it could be now, and meet Dr Heckyll and Mr Jive.

After you've enjoyed Come By The Hills with Sara Hillis, tomorrow afternoon from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM, don't touch that dial, device, PC, Mac or smart speaker and join me for The Early Years where and when you'll hear the best music from Rock and Roll's first quarter century with nods to other decades and genres.
The "boys of Summer" are back with the opening of the 2023 Major League Baseball season yesterday. I'll celebrate the return of baseball in hour 1 and the beginning of hour 2 with songs about baseball. It's my favourite professional sport.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 5pm Saturday in NZ, 3pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Top Hat from 1935, A Family Affair from 1937, and Helltown from 1937.
Top Hat is a 1935 American musical screwball comedy film in which Fred Astaire plays an American tap dancer named Jerry Travers, who comes to London to star in a show produced by Horace Hardwick ( Edward Everett Horton).

The "Juke In The Back" focuses on the " soul that came before rock n' roll," the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.
Matt The Cat takes a look at another Black-owned, independent, LA-based record label that contributed greatly to the birth of Rock n' Roll and the popularity of R&B Vocal Groups during the 1950s.

Thank you to everyone who was able to tune in to The Song Remembers When last Sunday! I appreciate hearing from you; creating this show is super fun for me, but it is truly all about the listeners. I want to help put smiles on faces and bring back memories. I love the interactions I receive. Please keep them coming my way! Incidentally, if you missed the show the first time, it will be replayed this Thursday from 5-7 am Eastern. I believe this is slightly better timing for many of you in other parts of the world! The theme for this week's show is music from movies.

This week on Deep Dive we enjoy the broad but sadly short-lived talents of Bobby Darin. We hear a splish splash, meet the queen of the hop, and meet up with Mac the knife.

Tune in on Monday at 4 PM Eastern, 7 AM Tuesday in Eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Wednesday, which is 9 PM in Eastern Australia. Just have a chat to that SmartSpeaker of yours and tell it to play Mushroom FM and you will be there in the wink of an eye.

Deep Dive, where we focus on one artist for one hour, heard exclusively on Mushroom FM, the home of the fun guys.

My name is Melissa Riccobono, and I am thrilled to be the newest "fun guy" on Mushroom FM! I will be hosting a show called The Song Remembers When on Sunday's from 4-6 pm eastern. The Song Remembers When will feature a new theme each week. I will, of course, play music which fits into the theme, but I will also share the memories each song elicits for me, and, I hope, the memories the music brings to you, the listener. Music has the power to bring back memories, thoughts of special people, different experiences, etc. in ways nothing else can.

And after you've enjoyed Come By The Hills with Sara Hillis, tomorrow afternoon from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM, where anything folkish goes this week, don't touch that dial, device, PC, Mac or smart speaker and join me for The Early Years where and when you'll hear the best music from Rock and Roll's first quarter-century with nods to other decades and genres.
If you're in the UK or Europe, it's time for you to spring forward Sunday morning at 1 A.M.