Rock and Roll Riot – 45 revolutions from June, 2009

June has been a busy month for me, with 2 DJ nights and several live shows on the agenda. I had been out to see the sensational Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings at the Toronto Jazz Festival the night before my monthly DJ night at The Cameron House, Rock and Roll Riot, so I was heavily inspired to spin some soul, R&B, funk, and blues selections to keep the groove going. Being my first DJ set of the summer, I also made sure to deliver some sizzling surf and hot rod instrumentals, rounding out the evening. A fun night as usual at The Cameron, despite the rather thin crowd, and a good way to end off the month. I managed to keep track of a good portion of my playlist this month, so here's a pretty thorough sampling...

45 Songs from The Cameron House – June 27th, 2009

Sleepy LaBeef “Bright Lights, Big City”
BB King “I Get So Weary”
Muddy Waters “I Just Want To Make Love To You (Electric Mud version)”
Phil Upchurch “Crosstown Traffic”
Buddy Guy “My Time After A While”
Little Milton “Blind Man”
Etta James “Next Door To The Blues”
Huey Piano Smith “Little Liza Jane”
Eddie Bo “The Thang, Pt. 2”
Booker T. & The MGs “Soul Clap ‘69”
The Wild Magnolias “Soul, Soul, Soul”
The Bar-Kays “Son Of Shaft”
The Temptations “Law Of The Land”
The Staple Singers “Respect Yourself”
Mavis Staples “Eyes On The Prize”
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings “Be Easy”
James Hunter “She’s Got A Way”
Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves “(Doin’ The ) Boom Boom”
James Brown “Funky Drummer”
The Sugarman 3 “Chicken Half”
Magic Slim And The Teardrops “What’s Wrong”
Bo Diddley “Road Runner”
Bob & The Bearcats “Reconsider Baby”
Rufus Thomas Jr. “Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle)”
King Curtis “Soul Serenade”
Tom Waits “Low Down”
Deja Voodoo “48 Bucks”
Chuck E. Weiss “Two-Tone Car (an auto-body experience)”
Chuck Berry “Maybellene”
Jerry Cole “Twin Scramblers”
Link Wray & The Raymen “Right Turn”
Blue Mercury Coupe “Daytona 69 (Sean's Surf)”
Los Straitjackets “Squad Car”
Tijuana Bibles “Operation: Hot Pants”
Peter Wave & The Silver Arrows “Silver Arrows Stomp”
The Blue Demons “Moondawg”
Dick Dale And His Del-Tones “Hot Rod Racer”
Los Mel-Tones “Poseidon”
Harlow Wilcox & The Oakies “Wipe Out”
Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán “Monte Adentro”
The Ventures “Caravan”
Owen Bradley “Cannonball”
Mickey Baker “Third Man Theme”
John Doe And The Sadies “The Cold Hard Facts Of Life”
The Cramps “Lonesome Town”

Rock and Roll Riot – May, 2009 birthday edition

Last Saturday was a special night at The Cameron House. My monthly DJ night fell on May 30th, which was my wife Julie’s 40th birthday, so we had some friends along to celebrate the occasion. So, while this is another posting of my Rock and Roll Riot DJ setlist, it also marks a more significant evening. You only turn 40 once, and it’s wonderful to be in the company of friends. Thanks to everyone who came out to spend some time with the birthday girl, and I hope the musical accompaniment was enjoyable! I took a few blurry photos at the end of the night from my vantage point behind the DJ booth (see below), which somehow capture that late night atmosphere. Join me at The Cameron on Saturday, June 27th for the next round of Rock and Roll Riot.

33 songs from The Cameron House – May 30th, 2009

The Ventures “Last Night”
The Ventures “Apache”
The Virtues “Guitar Boogie Shuffle”
Eddie Angel “Rumble Mambo”
Atomic 7 “The Whirly Girly Revue”
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet “Tired of Waking Up Tired”
Los Straitjackets (with Big Sandy) “Chica Alborotada”
The Sadies “Loved On Look”
John Doe and The Sadies “I Still Miss Someone”
Dex Romweber Duo “Picture of You”
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends “Thanks A Lot”
Wes Dakus & The Rebels “Gotta Travel On”
Elvis Presley “Blue Moon of Kentucky”
Sleepy LaBeef “Little Bit More”
Johnny Burnette “Wampus Cat”
The Cramps “Tear It Up (live from Urgh! A Music War soundtrack)”
Tijuana Bibles “Rock & Roll Fighting”
Teenage Head with Marky Ramone “You’re Tearin’ Me Apart (2008 version)”
The Clash “I Fought The Law”
The Ramones “California Sun”
Chris Spedding “New York City”
Ramonetures “Your Phone’s Off the Hook”
Buzzcocks “Ever Fallen In Love?”
Chuck E. Weiss “Devil With Blue Suede Shoes”
Big Rude Jake “Blue Pariah”
Tom Waits “Heartattack and Vine”
The Ventures “The House of the Rising Sun”
Reverend Organdrum “James Bond Theme”
Carolyn Mark and the Room-mates “Chumpville”
The Bebop Cowboys “Caravan”
Jon Rauhouse “The World Is Waiting For A Sunrise”
Speedy West “Speedin’ West”
Royal City “Bad Luck”

Last call at The Cameron House...