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On Thursday at 2 AM Eastern and repeated again at 2 Pm Eastern, join me for a tribute to Tina Turner, who has died aged 83. Her influence is immense. She paved the way for women in rock and roll. She overcame adversity and abuse to blossom as a solo artist. Most of all, she contributed to the soundtrack of our lives.

Learn about her humble beginnings and the upheaval in her early life, how she met Ike, how she got the name Tina Turner, the perception that she had become a nostalgia act after the couple divorced, and her incredible ascendancy as a solo artist in the 1980s.

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 "Juke In The Back" is proud to salute Sister Rosetta Tharpe, one of the most important and influential musical figures of the 20th Century.

This week on Deep Dive we enjoy the work and career of Australian soul, blues and jazz singer Kate Ceberano. We pash, watch bedroom eyes and learn that I don't know how to love him.

Tune in at 4 PM Eastern Monday, which is 6 AM Tuesday in Eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Wednesday Eastern, which is 8 PM the same day in Eastern Australia. Just request your SmartSpeaker to please play Mushroom FM and it will comply momentarily, or perhaps after a preliminary advertisement. They like to sneak those in occasionally.

This week, on The Song Remembers When, we pay tribute to all five senses. This was a theme suggested by my mother-in-law, and I'd love to hear other theme suggestions from you, the listener! Some of the sense words are hidden in the songs I picked; see if you can find all of them! Next week, in honor of our 21st wedding anniversary, I will be playing songs you might hear at a wedding. I'll play the songs Mark and I chose for our wedding, along with other wedding favorites. If you have songs you'd like to request, please get in touch with me!

Hello! Sara Hillis here to give you the straight (well, more like winding and meandering) goods on what's coming up on this week's edition of Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show! Once again I've got an eclectic collection of music for you, with songs about hard times, time in general, rovers, journeys, roads, and even a few songs about lads in honour of Aladdin the guide dog's tenth birthday which is coming up on Sunday, May 21. I promise it'll be a fun time, and you never know what you're going to hear next. There's even a bit of "Me Music" again this week!

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 the first half of the Rock and Roll era with nods to other decades and genres.
Who are the Ivets? Rednow and Yawtuc.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 4pm Saturday in NZ, 2pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Sophie’s Choice from 1982, and An American Tail from 1986.
Sophie's Choice is a 1982 drama film directed and written by Alan J. Pakula, adapted from William Styron's 1979 novel Sophie's Choice.

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.

This week on Deep Dive we enjoy the powerful singing and backup of US singer and band Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. We meet Lady Will Power, a Young Girl, and a woman who may be considering infidelity.

Tune in on Monday at 4 PM Eastern, which is 6 AM Tuesday in Eastern Australia. Or on Wednesday at 6 AM Eastern, 8 PM in Eastern Australia. Just ask that Smart Speaker of yours to play the marvelous Mushroom FM and you will be there momentarily.

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

I had a wonderful time creating the playlists and recording The Song Remembers When this week, as I celebrate my mom, Judy, and my wonderful mother-in-law, Karen. We will hear songs from the sixties my mom introduced me to, Beatle and Paul McCartney songs to honor my mother-in-law's love for Sir Paul, and even a small tribute to the second person to make me a mom, our daughter, Oriana, who was born 13 years ago on May 15. You'll also hear some great comedy clips and songs, along with a small tribute to mothers who are no longer with us, or anyone searching for answers in their lives.