"Reggae Explorations" playlist 2/18/10

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursday 7-9PM & Friday 10-12AM (rebroadcast)

2/18/10

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Jamming / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Legend / Island

2- Son of Man / Clinton Senior / SINGLE (7") / Stonehouse

3- Live it Right / Jah Servant feat. Drae / Jah Servant and Friends / Servant

4- Spirit and Power / Solomon Jabby & Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com (talkover)

5- Monkey Man / Toots & The Maytals / Time Tough: The Anthology / Island Jamaica

6- Unity / Desmond Dekker / Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker / Rhino

7- Go Ye / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture / Onward & Upward / Lion of Zion

8- Real / Sherwin Gardner / Love is Life (EP) / Gospelreggae.com

9- Thank You / Chevelle Franklyn & Lady G / Strictly the Best 16 (VA) / VP

10- He's My Joy / Gregory Le' Don / The Safeway / Jamixal

11- Be Thankful / Lytie / Repent / Zenith
12- Slave / Lucky Dube / Captured Live / Shanachie
13- Dry Your Tears / Michelle Jackson / SINGLE (mp3) / Tres Belle
14- Surrender All / Marcia Elliott / ELM Project (VA) / Jet Star
15- Creation / Burning Spear / Rasta Business / Heartbeat
16- Instru 3 / The Slickers / SINGLE (mp3) / Makasound
17- Puzzle of Life / Everard Rowe / Uncaged / Everard Rowe
18- The More We Are Together / Sugar Minott / Rare Gems / Easy Star
19- Love and Peace / Yabby U / King Tubby's Prophecy of Dub / Blood and Fire
20- Do it in Love / Zema with the Gladiators Band / Jubilee / Melchizedek
21- Problems / Horace Andy / Heavyweight Sound: A Blood and Fire Sampler (VA) / Blood and Fire
22- Throw Some Water In / Lee "Scratch" Perry / Roast Fish and Corn Bread / VP
23- Judgement / Mention / Return to Bass / Servant
24- Dubment / Mention / Return to Dub / Servant
25- Jesus, You're My King / Kujo Oti / Africa Anointed (VA) / Lion of Zion
26- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free / Ben Okafor / Acoustic Close-Up / Plankton
For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mroots@optonline.net

"Down In The Country" playlist 2/13/10

"Down In The Country"

with Gary "Hoss" Lawton

Saturdays 9AM-Noon

Tuesdays 9AM-Noon

2/13/10

1- NATIONAL ANTHEM

2- THE LOVE BUG – GEORGE JONES AND VINCE GILL

3- IT'S IN HIS KISS – CHER

4- IF I LOVED YOU –PERRY COMO

5- A WOMANS LOVE – ALAN JACKSON

6- GIVE A LITTLE LOVE – THE JUDDS

7- STEP BY STEP – EDDIE RABBITT

8- YOU BELONG TO ME – JIMMY STURR AND HIS ORCHESTRA WITH THE DUPREES

9- KICKER COWBOY LADY – THE ROADRUNNERS

10- FLY ME TO THE MOON – FRANK SINATRA WITH COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

11- CUPID SHOT US WITH ONE ARROW – SUZY BOGUS AND RAY BENSON

12- ROCK THIS TOWN – STRAY CATS

13- UNFORGETTABLE – NAT KING COLE AND NATATLIE

14- SINCE I FELL FOR YOU – NATALIE COLE AND REBA MCENTIRE

15- L.O.V.E. – NAT KING COLE

16- YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A WOMAN – ARETHA FRANKLIN

17- GETTING YOU HOME (LITTLE BLACK DRESS) – CHRIS YOUNG

18- LOVE YOUR LOVE THE MOST – ERIC CHURCH

19- GOOD-HEARTED WOMAN – WILLIE AND WAYLON

20- WAITIN' ON A WOMAN – BRAD PAISLEY

21- MAKING WHOOPIE – NAT KING COLE

22- RIVER OF LOVE – GEORGE STRAIT

23- LOVE ON ARRIVAL – DAN SEALS

24- ALWAYS A WOMAN TO ME – BILLY JOEL

25- KEEP ON LOVING YOU – STEEL MAGNOLIA

26- YOU LOOK WONDERFUL TONIGHT – ERIC CLAPTON

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 2/11/10

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursday 7-9PM & Friday 10-12AM (rebroadcast)

2/11/10

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Love in Any Language / Wayne Stoddart / Love Convictions / Undiluted Muzik

2- Cookie Jar / Mykal Rose / Grafton 4x4 (VA) / Mesa

3- Wareika / Twilight Circus Dub Sound System / The Essential Collection / M (talkover)

4- Be Still / Nothing to Dread / Reggae Praise / Star Song

5- Lead Me / George Nooks / Peace, Love, Unity & Justice 2 (VA) / Katsjam

6- Wize Vibes / Gitta Dan / Reggaematic Worship / Gitta Dan

7- Confusion / Niney the Observer / Heartbeat Reggae How! (VA) / Heartbeat

8- I Don't Know / Solomon Jabby feat. Erik Sundin / SINGLE (mp3) / Altar Sound

9- I Don't Know Dub / Solomon Jabby feat. Erik Sundin / SINGLE (mp3) / Altar Sound

10- Jah Guide and Protect Me / Tenor Saw / Fever / Blue Mountain - RAS

11- Jah Guide Dub / Tenor Saw / Fever / Blue Mountain - RAS
12- Inside Burning / Christafari / Soulfire / Gotee
13- Rescue Me / Ziggy Soul / Genesis / Glory - VP
14- Tomorrow People / Ziggy Marley / Conscious Party / Virgin
15- Many Rivers to Cross / Travis Findlay / SINGLE (mp3) / Go & Tell
16- Mama is a Lady / Al G / Be Strong / AWG
17- Follow No Bad Man / Jah Servant feat. Sons of Zion / Jah Servant and Friends / Servant
18- Blackbird Singing / Desmond Dekker / Yesterday Part 3 (VA) / Trojan
19- Zion Ready / Asherman Meets Dub Street Rockers / Zion Ready / JumpUp!

20- Major Walk / Ernest Ranglin & Brentford Rockers / Studio One presents Tribute to Peckings (VA) / Studio One
21- Aslan / The Israelites / Roots / JumpUp!
22- Da Plan / Alan Charles feat. Tendai / Da Plan / Focus Arts
23- Somebody Wrong version / Zema / Authentic Sounds Vol. 1 (VA) / Kingdom Beat
24- The People Got to Know / Sugar Minott / Ghetto-ology + Dub / Easy Star
25- The People Got to Dub / Sugar Minott / Ghetto-ology + Dub / Easy Star

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mroots@optonline.net

"Down In The Country" playlist 2/6/10

"Down In The Country"

with Gary "Hoss" Lawton

Saturdays 9:00AM-Noon

Tuesdays 9:00AM-Noon (rebroadcast)

1. NATIONAL ANTHEM

2. SUMMER'S COMING – CLINT BLACK

3. TAKE IT EASY – TRAVIS TRITT(OFF THE COMMON THREAD CD TRIBUTE TO THE EAGLES

4. MOO LA MOO – STEVE AZAR

5. SOUTHERN NIGHTS – CHET ATKINS AND ALLEN TOUSSAINT (OFF THE RYTHYM COUNTRY AND BLUES CD)

6. UP – SHANIA TWAIN

7. SKINNY DIPPIN – WHITNEY DUNCAN

8. MOONLIGHT DRIVE-IN – TURNER AND NICHOLS

9. COUNTRY DOWN TO MY SOUL – LEE ROY PARNELL

10. HONKY TONK SIDE OF TOWN – RANDY TRAVIS

11. RIVER OF LOVE – GEORGE STRAIT

12. THUG STORY – TAYLOR SWIFT AND TPAIN

13. ROMPIN STOMPIN BLUES – THE JUDDS

14. DOWN THE ROAD – KENNY CHESNEY WITH MAC MACNALLY

15. ROCKIN THE BEER GUT – TRAILER CHOIR

16. SMALL TOWN SOUTHERN MAN – ALAN JACKSON

17. MAMA DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS – WILLIE NELSON AND WAYLON JENNINGS

18. EAST DOWN AND BOUND – JERRY REED

19. I THINK THE WORLD NEEDS A DRINK – TERRI CLARK

20. SARA SMILES – JIMMY WAYNE/ HALL&OATS

21. LET IT BE – COLLIN RAYE

22. AHAB THE ARAB – RAY STEVENS

23. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOUR SELF – GEORGIA SATELLITES

24. KEEP ON LOVING YOU – STEEL MAGNOLIAS

25. GIMME THAT GIRL – JOE NICHOLS

26. COUNTRY FOLKS LIVING LOUD – LOST TRAILERS

27. AMERICAN HONEY – LADY ANTEBELLUM

28. GEORGIA PEACHES – LYNRYD SKYNYRD

29. ALA – FREAKIN – BAMA – TRACE ADKINS

30. I CAN TELL BY THE WAY YOU DANCE (YOUR GONNA LOVE ME TONIGHT ) – VERN GOSDIN

31. BACKWOODS – JUSTIN MOORE

32. WHY'D YOU COME IN HERE LOOKING LIKE THAT – DOLLY PARTON

33. A LITTLE MORE COUNTRY THAN THAT – EASTON CORBIN

34. HAPPY TRAILS – ROY ROGERS AND DALE EVANS

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 2/4/10

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursday 7-9PM & Friday 10-12AM (rebroadcast)

2/4/10

***HOUR ONE: TRIBUTE TO VIVIAN "YABBY YOU" JACKSON***

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Chant Down Babylon / Yabby You / One Love, One Heart / Shanachie

2- Zambia / Yabby You / Dub It To The Top / Blood and Fire

3- Blowing in the Wind / Yabby You / ...Meets Mad Professor & Black Steel in Ariwa Studios / Ariwa - RAS

4- Praise Jahovia / Yabby You / Fleeing From The City / Shanachie

5- Walls of Jerusalem / Vivian Jackson and The Prophets / Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-1977 / Blood and Fire

6- Jerusalem Dub / King Tubby's / Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-1977 / Blood and Fire

7- Love Thy Neighbour / Vivian Jackson and The Defenders / Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-1977 / Blood and Fire

8- Love Thy Neighbour version / King Tubby's / Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-1977 / Blood and Fire

9- Pick the Beam / Yabby You and The Prophets / Jah Will Be Done / Prophet

10- Deliver Me From My Enemies / Yabby You / One Love, One Heart / Shanachie

11- Pound Take a Blow / Yabby You / Deliver Me From My Enemies / Blood and Fire
12- Economical Crisis / Yabby You / Deliver Me From My Enemies / Yabby You
13- Prayer to Jah / Yabby You / Yabby the You Man / Peacemaker
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14- Plant a Seed / Tribe of Judah / Bloom Where You're Planted / TOJ Enterprise
15- One Drop / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Survival / Tuff Gong
16- Heaven Above / Avion Blackman / Onyinye / Lion of Zion
17- Blacker Black / Black Organ / Pressure Sounds Amazon Compilation (VA) / Pressure Sounds
18- Weighed Down / Bola feat. Ragga Bishop / What Do I Do? / Inner Hub
19- Bread for the Broken / Dominic Balli feat. Speech / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli

20- She's Like the Roses / Xterminator All-Stars / Dub Down Babylon / Xterminator
21- Thief in the Night / Christafari / Word Sound & Power / Lion of Zion
22- Dub inna de Night / Christafari / Dub Sound & Power / Lion of Zion
23- Roots with Quality / Third World / Heartbeat Reggae Now!(VA) / Heartbeat
24- Love is the Key / Mention / SINGLE (mp3) / Servant

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mroots@optonline.net

"Down In The Country" playlist 1/30/10

"Down In The Country"

with Gary "Hoss" Lawton

Saturday 9AM-Noon

Tuesday 9AM-Noon

1/30/10

1. NATIONAL ANTHEM

2. ALL SUMMER LONG – KID ROCK

3. SOUTHERN BOY – CHARLIE DANIELS AND TRAVIS TRITT

4. WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN – KENNEY CHESNEY WTH UNKLE CRACKER

5. FIRECRACKER – JOSH TURNER

6. WHISTLIN DIXIE – RANDY HOUSER

7. BOOGIE WOOGIE CHOO CHOO TRAIN – THE RTACTORS

8. BORN TO BOOGIE – HANK WILLIAMS JR.

9. CHATTAHOOCHIE – ALAN JACKSON

10. GIVE A LITTLE LOVE – THE JUDDS

11. I CAN'T TAKE YOU ANYWERE – SCOTTY EMERICK

12. AMERICAN HONEY – LADY ANTEBELLUM

13. THREE WOODEN CROSSES – RANDY TRAVIS

14. COMMON MAN – JOHN CONLEE

15. SINGLE WHITE FEMALE – CHERYL WRIGHT

16. GIDDY ON UP – LAURA BELL BUNDY

17. LOUISANA WOMAN, MISSISSIPPI MAN – LORETTA LYNN AND CONWAY TWITTY

18. THE STREAK – RAY STEVENS

19. MISSISSIPPI SQUIRREL REVIVAL – RAY STEVENS

20. SOUTHERN VOICE – TIM MCGRAW

21. SARA SMILE – JIMMY WAYNE WITH HALL AND OATS

22. OUTSIDE MY WINDOW – SARA BUXTON

23. IT'S JUST THAT WAY – ALAN JACKSON

24. THREE CHORD COUNTRY AND AMERICAN ROCK AND ROLL – KIETH ANDERSON

25. ALA-FREAKIN-BAMA – TRACE ADKINS

26. OUGHT TO BE MORE SONGS LIKE THAT – MONTGOMERY GENTRY

27. I'M JUST A GUY – BRAD PAISLY

28. THE PERFECT COUNTRY WESTERN SONG – DAVID ALLEN COE

29. SMALL TOWN USA – JUSTIN MOORE

30. BONFIRE – CRAIG MORGAN

31. SUMMER NIGHTS – RASCALL FLATTS

32. SOUNDS LIKE LIFE TO ME – DARYL WORLEY

33. EIGHT SECOND RIDE – JAKE OWEN

34. BEER ON THE TABLE – JOSH THOMPSON

35. HILLBILLY BONE – BLAKE SHELTON WITH TRACE ADKINS

36. SIMPLE LIFE – LYNRYD SKYNRD

37. WORKIN FOR A LIVIN – GARTH BROOKS AND HUEY LEWIS

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 1/28/10

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursday 7-9PM & Friday 10-12AM (rebroadcast)

1/28/10

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Wake Up / Ben Okafor / Nkiru / Refuge

2- Arise / Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli

3- Together Dub / The Heptones / Dub Specialist: 17 Dub Shots from Studio One (VA) / Heartbeat

4- Lift Up Your Head (Bobby Konders Mix) / Everton Blender / Lift Up Your Head (Maxi Single) / Heartbeat

5- Lift Up Your Head (Original Yard Mix) / Everton Blender / Lift Up Your Head (Maxi Single) / Heartbeat

6- Lift Up Your Heads / Ben Okafor / Acoustic Close-Up / Plankton

7- Rise Up / Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli

8- Trenchtown Rock / Bob Marley and The Wailers / The Collection / Revue - One Way

9- (Jesus is) Trenchtown Rock / Ziggy Soul / Genesis / Glory - VP

10- Ringo / The Skatalites / Ball of Fire / Island Jamaica Jazz

11- Keep / Joshua Alo / SINGLE (mp3) / World Souljah
12- Genesis / Majek Fashek / Prisoner of Conscience / Mango
13- Only a Fool / Luciano / A New Day / VP
14- War / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture / Onward & Upward / Lion of Zion
15- Rise, Haiti, Rise / T&T Gospel Artistes (VA) / SINGLE (mp3) / Tehillah
16- Music is for Everyone / Inner Circle / The Best of Inner Circle / Cema
17- General Amin / Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section / Dubwise & Otherwise 2 (VA) / Blood and Fire
18- Time of Trouble / Zema with The Gladiators Band / Jubilee / Melchizedek
19- Walk Foot Man / Albert Griffiths and The Gladiators / Heartbeat Reggae Now! (VA) / Heartbeat

20- Wine of Violence / Lytie / Repent / Zenith
21- Reggae Music / Leroy Sibbles / It's Not Over / VP
22- Gentle Dove / Audrey Gordon / Still Waiting / AGM
23- Gentle Dove Dub / Audrey Gordon / Still Waiting / AGM

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mroots@optonline.net