PURE with Howard Thompson

“Earl Palmer (broadcast 8/7/15)

B. Bumble & The Stingers: Nut Rocker 1:58
Ray Charles: I Can't Stop Loving You 4:11
Neal Hefti & his Orchestra, Chorus: Batman Theme 2:17
Ritchie Valens: La Bamba 2:01
Dave Bartholomew: Who Drank my Beer (While I was in the Rear) 2:48
Lloyd Price: Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:29
Smiley Lewis: I Hear You Knocking 2:43
Roy Brown: Saturday Night 2:19
Amos Milburn: Chicken Shack Boogie 2:29
Roy Montrell: (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone 2:22
Shirley & Lee: Let The Good Times Roll 2:21
Etta James: Tough Lover (Take 1) 2:25
Don & Dewey: I'm Leaving It All Up to You 2:07 
Fats Domino: I'm Walkin' 2:04
Little Richard: The Girl Can't Help It 2:30
Thurston Harris & The Sharps: Little Bitty Pretty One 2:19
Ricky Nelson: Boppin The Blues 1:54
Larry Williams: Slow Down 2:43
Bobby Darin: Beyond The Sea 2:47
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra: Willie And The Hand Jive 2:54 
Ernie Fields Orchestra: In The Mood 2:36
Chan Romero: The Hippy Hippy Shake 1:39
Eddie Cochran: Somethin' Else 2:04
April Stevens: Teach Me Tiger 2:19 
Dorsey Burnette: Hey Little One 2:13
Timi Yuro: Hurt 2:26
Glen Campbell: Turn Around, Look at Me 2:51
Earl Palmer: One Mint Julep 2:34
Earl Palmer: Percolator 2:08
Frank Sinatra: Pick Yourself Up
Herb Alpert: The Lonely Bull
Ketty Lester: Love Letters 2:33
Andy Williams: Can't Get Used to Losing You 
Waylon Jennings: Rave On
The Righteous Brothers: You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
The Ronettes: You Baby
Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come
Julie London: You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Tim Hardin: Misty Roses
Lou Rawls: I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
The Howard Roberts Quartet: Michelle
Ike & Tina Turner: River Deep, Mountain High (composite takes)
Lalo Schifrin & His Orchestra: Mission: Impossible
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: Constipation Blues 
Randy Newman: Lonely At The Top 
Bonnie Raitt: Wah She Go Do
Tim Buckley: Look at The Fool
 Elvis Costello: Poisoned Rose
Crescent City Gold: Hang Tough 
Dr. John: Hen Layin' Rooster (w/B.B. King)
Eddie Cochran 58: Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie
Earl Palmer: Honky Tonk Pt 2
Earl Palmer & his 10 Piece Rockin' Band 59: Drum Village (Pt 1)
Earl Williams: Let's Make Love Tonight

“Lists” (broadcast 7/19/13)

'PURE' Theme - Danny Gatton: Funky Mama
The Moonglows: The 10 Commandments Of Love
Ween: Pollo Asado
Candi Staton: That's How Strong My Love Is
Bryan Ferry: These Foolish Things
Nick Drake: One Of These Things First
Betty Davis: F.U.N.K
Joe Barry: Every Breath You Take
Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham: Ginger Snaps (& Sugar Winks)
Lee Ann Womack: Let 'Em In
Denim: The Osmonds
Reunión: Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
Cole Porter w/Piano: You're The Top (From "Anything Goes")
The Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street Blues
Adam & The Ants: Friends
Transvision Vamp: Born To Be Sold
Paul Carrack: I Need You
Big Hard Excellent Fish: Imperfect List
Michael Nyman: Bird List Song
S.F.Gay Men’s Chorus: In Taberna Quando Sumus
The Byrds: America's Great National Pastime 
Chas & Dave: That's What I Like
The Beatles: Come Together (take 1)
Lou Reed: What's Good
The Psychedelic Furs: We Love You (DJ)
Amy Rigby: 20 Questions
Johnnie Allan: Promised Land
Dave Frishberg: Van Lingle Mungo
Shirley Ellis: Name Game
Arthur Conley: Sweet Soul Music
Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares For Me
Ian Dury & the Blockheads: Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt. 3
Southern Culture On The Skids: Whole Lotta Things
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun: Rockabilly Funeral
Them: (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 
Mike Stinson: Box I Take To Work 
Max Wall: England's Glory
The Nails: 88 Lines About 44 Women 
Jill Sobule: Heroes 
AC/DC: It's a Long Way to the Top if You Wanna Rock & Roll 
The Who: Substitute (live, BBC) 
Guy Clark: Jack Of All Trades
Tom Lehrer: The Elements

"Animals" (broadcast 3/28/13)

1. The Pink Fairies: The Snake
2. Roky Erickson & The Aliens: A Cold Night For Alligators
3. Ray Wylie Hubbard: Snake Farm
4. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears: Black Snake
5. Tony Joe White: Stud Spider
6. Savoy Brown: Mister Hare (by request, for Scotty)
7. Bobby Charles: See You Later, Alligator
8. Dillinger: Mickey Mouse Crab Louse
9. Pluto Shervington: Ram Goat Liver
10. The Upsetters: Crab Wars
11. Rober Wyatt: Pigs…(In There)
12. Squeeze Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
13. Addie Brik: Fruit Fly
14. The Cramps: Human Fly
15. Nick Lowe: Shake That Rat
16. King Coleman: Alley Rat
17. The Winkies: Red Dog
18. Led Zeppelin: Hot Dog
19. The Stooges: I Wanna Be Your Dog
20. The Mothers Of Invention: Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
21. Fastway: Sick As A Dog
22. Chas ‘n’ Dave: Big Fat Rat
23. Alan Price: Simon Smith & His Amazing Dancing Bear
24. Eek-A-Mouse: Anarexol
25. Roddy Jackson: There’s A Moose On The Loose
26. X-Tal: White Rat (1979-1989)
27. The MC5: Skunk (Sonically Speaking)
28. Billy Bragg: Dolphins
29.Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks: It’s A Free Country
30. Morphine: Sharks Patrol These Waters
31. Fishbone: Beergut (by request, for Mike)
32. The Flashcubes: Brontosaurus
33. TKTTSM: Porcupine
34. T. Rex: Ride A White Swan
35. Eno: Needle In The Camel’s Eye
36. Peter C. Johnson: Horse That Throws You
37. Captain Beefheart: “A Squid eating…”
38. Graham Parker: High Horse
39. Little Beaver: Party Down pt 1
40. Mud: Tiger Feet
41. Sweet: Fox On The Run
42. Adam & The Ants: Ants Invasion (by request, for Milton)
43. Mott The Hoople: Foxy Foxy
44. Slim Harpo: I’m A King Bee
45. The Byrds: Chestnut Mare
46. Porcupine Tree: Bonnie The Cat
47. The Strypes: Monkey
48. Brian Auger & The Trinity: Black Cat
49: The Sugarcubes: Cat (Icelandic version)
50. The Cure: The Lovecats
51. Simon Crum: Bop Cat Bop
52. Dr. Horse: Jack, That Cat Was Clean
53. April Stevens: Teach Me Tiger
54. Gene Vincent: Wild Cat
55. Tommy Collins: Black Cat
56. Andre Williams: Sweet Little Pussy Cat
57. Robyn Hitchcock: Shadow Cat
58. The Head Cat: Crossroads
59. Sonny Boy Williamson: Fattening Frogs For Snakes
60. The Band: Holy Cow
61. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Mickey’s Monkey
62. The Marvelettes: Too Many Fish In The Sea
63. Charlie & Inez Fox: Mockingbird
64. The Rolling Stones: Monkey Man

“April Fools” (broadcast 4/1/16)

James Burton: Fools Rush In 
Sandy Denny: I Wish I Was A Fool For You 
Robert Palmer: Which of Us Is the Fool 
Geraint Watkins: Fools Like Me 
George Jones: Big Fool Of The Year 
Patty Loveless: You're Through Fooling Me 
Loudon Wainwright III: April Fool's Day Morn 
Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Foolish You 
Rufus Wainwright: April Fools 
Tony Joe White: Did Somebody Make A Fool Out Of You 
Lee Ann Womack: The Fool
Donnie Fritts: Foolish Heart 
Vince Gill & Paul Franklin: Foolin' Around
The Chosen Few: Everybody Plays The Fool 
Dillinger: The Fool And His Money 
Bob Dylan: I'm A Fool To Want You 
Sam Cooke: Get Yourself Another Fool
The Rolling Stones: Fool To Cry
World Party: Ship of Fools 
Lowell George: Fool On The Avenue (demo)
Capt. Beefheart & his Magic Band: Who Do You Think You're Fooling? 
The Mothers of Invention: How Could I Be Such A Fool? 
The Clovers: Here Goes A Fool 
Charlie Rich: Who Will the Next Fool Be? 
David Ruffin: Statue Of A Fool
Kort: April's Fool 
Joe Barry: I'm a Fool to Care
Bryan Ferry: These Foolish Things 
Chris Rea: Fool (If You Think It's Over) 
The MRCYFKS: Foolish 
Aretha Franklin: Chain Of Fools 
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith & his Crackerjacks: Foolish Question (Silly Answers) 
Buddy Holly & the Crickets: Fool's Paradise (Undubbed Master) 
The Bobby Fuller Four: Love's Made A Fool Of You 
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) 
Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane: April Fool 
Vicky Talbot: We Don't Get Fooled Again
Patti Smith: April Fool 
ZZ Top: A Fool For Your Stockings
Nick Lowe: Only A Fool Breaks His Own Heart 
Jack Earls & The Jimbos: A Fool For Lovin' You
Frankie Miller: A Fool In Love 
Prince Fatty: Go Find Yourself a Fool (feat. Winston Francis)
Hank Snow: (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I 
James Hunter: 'Til Your Fool Comes Home 

(PSA Break)

Bobby Charles: Don't Make A Fool Of Yourself 
Jeff Beck: I'm A Fool To Care (feat. Imelda May)
Otis Rush & The Willie Dixon Band: Three Times A Fool

“America” (broadcast 7/4/14)

Steve Miller Band: Livin' in the USA
Charlie Haden: Is This America (Katrina 2005) (w/Pat Metheny) 
Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings: American By Birth
Mark Knopfler: Do America 
Don McLean: American Pie
Earl Scruggs: American-Made. World-Played
Scott McClatchy: American Land 
Mickey Newbury: An American Trilogy
Odetta & Dr. John (w/John Campbell): America The Beautiful 
Cisco Houston: The Great American Bum
Penguin Café Orchestra: Discover America
Merle Haggard: America First 
Hamell On Trial: American Truckstops
Mary Chapin Carpenter: Goodnight America 
David Essex: America
Rubén Blades y Seis Del Solar: Buscando America
Jim Morrison/The Doors: An American Prayer 
Jay-Z & Kanye West: Made in America (ft. Frank Ocean) 
Dr. John & The Lower 911: Only In Amerika
Carrie Underwood: All-American Girl 
Tanya Tucker: Bidding America Goodbye
Miley Cyrus: Wake Up America
I.R.T: Made In The USA (American XTC Radio Edit)
David Byrne: American Troglodyte
Kim Wilde: Kids in America 
 The Nice: America (2nd Amendment)
New Math: American Survival
Juliette & the Licks: American Boy 
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: American Dream Plan B (Radio Edit)
X-Tal: Happy Americans
The Fleshtones: American Beat 
The Baseball Project: ¡Hola America! 
Ian Hunter: Soul of America 
The HeadCat: American Beat 
The MC5: The American Ruse
Alice Cooper: Lost in America 
Billy Bragg: Help Save the Youth of America
Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes: Back In the USA
Suicide: Rocket USA
The Mothers Of Invention: America Drinks & Goes Home 

"Birds - A Whole Mess Of Them" (broadcast 6/17/16)

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Mr. Slaters' Parrot
Tango Kings: Loro (feat. Yodok) 
Lascelles Perkins w/Clue J & his Blues Blasters: Lonely Robin 
The Stanley Brothers: The White Dove
The Cramps: Surfin' Bird 
Audience: Jackdaw 
Steve Martin: The 
Nasty Pop: Crow 
Tony Joe White: Rain Crow
Inez & Charlie Foxx: Mockingbird 
Reiko Ohara: Peacock Baby 
Ohio Players: Jive Turkey
Shakin' Stevens: Is A Bluebird Blue
Jet Black Berries: Bluebirds Over The Mountain
Rosalyn Sweat & The Paragons: Blackbird 
Eagles: Best Of My Love
The New Piccadillys: The Owl And The Pussycat
Julee Cruise: The Nightingale 
Ian Hunter: PURE ID 
Ian Hunter: A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 
Danny Rivers: Hawk 
Ashley Hutchings, Richard Thompson, Dave Mattacks, John Kirkpatrick, Barry Dransfield: Cuckoo's Nest
The Louvin Brothers: Red Hen Hop 
Wylie & The Wild West: Meadowlark 
Wylie Gustafson: Yahoo-oo 
B.B. King: Hummingbird 
Genya Ravan: Jerry's Pigeons
Marianne Faithfull: Sparrows Will Sing 
Laura Cantrell: Someday Sparrow 
Huw Gower: PURE ID
Huw Gower: Free As A Bird 
22 Pistepirkko: Birdy 
James Booker: The Duck 
Detroit: Long Neck Goose 
Popcorn Wylie: Goose Wobbling Time
Charlie Parker: Bird's Nest 
Rich Stim's Hotline: “a whole mess of birds” 
Jona Lewie: The Swan 
Mel Blanc: Woody Woodpecker
Rare Bird: Sympathy 
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Ice Cream For Crow 
Michael Nyman: Birdlist 
Illusion Fields/R. Moose Jackson: The Mardi Gras Raven 
The Orioles: Crying In The Chapel 
The Ospreys: It's Good To Me (You Don't Know And I Don't Know) 
Ducks Deluxe: Dig It Deep
T. Rex: Ride A White Swan
Rod Stewart: Pretty Flamingo

PSAs

HeadCat: The Eagle Flies On Friday 
The Beatles: And Your Bird Can Sing (outtake) 
The Birds: No Good Without You Baby 
Sheb Wooley: Hoot Owl Boogie 
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Free Bird (Muscle Shoals version)

 “Mickey Newbury – songwriter, singer” (broadcast 5/6/16)

Mickey Newbury: American Trilogy
Mickey Newbury: How Many Times Must The Piper be Paid For His Song
Mickey Newbury: Interlude 
David Allan Coe: The 33rd of August 
Bobby "Blue" Bland: You've Always Got the Blues 
Don Gibson: If You Ever Get to Houston (Look Me Down) 
Mickey Newbury: The Future's Not What It Used To Be
Mickey Newbury: Mobile Blue
Mickey Newbury: Frisco Depot 
The Walker Brothers: Lovers 
Chuck Prophet: You're Not My Same Sweet Baby 
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Mister Can't You See 
Mickey Newbury: Interlude
Mickey Newbury: Remember the Good
Mickey Newbury: Swiss Cottage
Bill Frisell: Interlude 
Etta James: Are My Thoughts With You 
Roy Head: Baby's Not Home 
Kacey Jones: Lie To Me Darlin'
Mickey Newbury: How I Love Them Old Songs 
Roy Orbison: Here Comes the Rain, Baby 
Tammy Wynette: I Don't Think About Him No More 
Mickey Newbury: Heaven Help the Child
Mickey Newbury: Good Morning Dear
Mickey Newbury: Sunshine
Tony Joe White: A Man Can Only Stand Just So Much Pain 
Solomon Burke: Time Is a Thief
Sammi Smith: Here's to Forever
Mickey Newbury: Sweet Memories
Mickey Newbury: Why You Been Gone So Long
Waylon Jennings: If You See Her
Mandy Barnett: Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings 
Soul Survivors: Got Down On Saturday
Tom Jones: Just Dropped In 
Bonnie "Prince" Billy: I Came to Hear the Music 
Mickey Newbury: Cortelia Clark
Mickey Newbury: Song For Susan
Mickey Newbury: San Francisco Mabel Joy
Claudine Longet: Remember the Good
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price: Sweet Memories 
Jerry Lee Lewis: Why You Been Gone So Long
Mickey Newbury: Dizzy Lizzy 

“Dance!” (broadcast 3/20/15)

Grace Jones: La Vie En Rose                                                          
Andrea True Connection: More, More, More                       
George McCrae: Rock Your Baby 
Odyssey: Native New Yorker                                                  
Bee Gees: Stayin' Alive                                                               
KC & The Sunshine Band: Get Down Tonight                      
Chic: Good Times                                                                           
Sister Sledge: He's the Greatest Dancer                                     
Barry White: Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe                    
Jackie Moore: Sweet Charlie Babe                                                 
The  Emotions: Best Of My Love                                                  
Cheryl Lynn: Got To Be Real 
MFSB: T.S.O.P. (feat. The Three Degrees)                                     
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah: Cherchez La Femme               
Heatwave: Boogie Nights                                                             
Keith Barrow: Turn Me Up                                                             
Kool & The Gang: Celebremos 
The Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again?                         
Michael Jackson: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough                       
Marvin Gaye: Got To Give It Up, pt. 1          
The O'Jays: Back Stabbers                                                    
Alicia Bridges: I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)                     
Cristina: La Poupee Qui Fait Non                                                
Anita Ward: Ring My Bell                                                             
Donna Summer: I Feel Love 
Norma Jean Wright: Saturday                                                         
Evelyn "Champagne" King: Shame                      
Sylvester: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) 
Sheila: Spacer                                       
ABBA: Dancing Queen

“Suicide” (broadcast 3/6/15)

Suicide: Fast Money Music 
Martin Rev: Post Card 
Alan Vega: Jukebox Babe 
Paul Haig: Ghost Rider 
Suicide: Be Bop Kid 
Bruce Springsteen: Dream Baby Dream 
Martin Rev: Salve 
Alan Vega: ID 
Alan Vega: Wipeout Beat 
LCD Soundsystem: Bye Bye Bayou 
Suicide: Swearin' To The Flag 
The Flaming Lips: Ice Drummer 
Martin Rev: Mari Go Round 
Alan Vega: Video Babe 
Miriam: Miriam Linna ID 
Suicide: Sweetheart 
Katia & Marielle Labèque, David Chalmin, Raphaël Seguinier, Alexander Maillard: Ghost Rider 
Alan Vega, BenVaughn & Alex Chilton: Sister 
Martin Rev: Black 
Vue: Girl 
Suicide: Harlem 
Martin Rev: ID 
Martin Rev: Baby Oh Baby 
Peaches: Jonny 
Alan Vega: Nike Soldier 
Lola Duotronic: Cheree 
Martin Rev: Spiritus 
Suicide: Rocket USA (live, Music Machine) [censored)
Suicide: Radiation
Angel Corpus Christi: Dream Baby Dream
Suicide: Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne 
Suicide: Ghost Rider 
Suicide: Rocket USA 
Suicide: Cheree 
Suicide: Johnny 
Suicide: Girl 
Suicide: Frankie Teardrop 
Suicide: Che 
Suicide: Keep Your Dreams (mix 2) 

“Hello/Goodbye” (broadcast 4/12/13)

Danny Gatton: Funky Mama
Cheap Trick: Hello There
Lonesome Strangers: Goodbye Lonesome, Hello Baby Doll
Todd Rundgren: Hello It's Me   
Jim Capaldi: Goodbye My Love
Ian McLagan & the Bump Band: Hello Old Friend
The Herd: Goodbye Groovy 
The Flashcubes: Hello Susie
Elmore James: Goodbye Baby
Lightnin Hopkins: Hello, Central
Barbara Lynn: Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye 
12. Long Gone Miles: Hello Josephine  
13. The Greenhornes: Saying Goodbye 
14. Ricky Nelson: Hello Mary Lou
15. Ronnie Spector & The E Street Band: Say Goodbye To Hollywood
16. Howlin' Wilf: Hello Stranger
17. Julie London: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 
18. Sonny & Cher: Hello
19. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye) 
20. Doug Sahm: Goodbye SF, Hello Amsterdam
21.Roky Erickson/Okkervil River: G’bye Sweet Dreams 
22. Dennis Linde: Hello, I Am Your Heart 
23. Dixie Chicks: Goodbye Earl 
Horace Heller: Hello World
Slade: Gudbye T’Jane 
Johnny Winter: Hello My Lover 
Joe Barry: Why Did You Say Goodbye
The White Stripes: Hello Operator 
Tanya Tucker: Bidding America Goodbye 
Chuck Berry: Hello Little Girl, Goodbye 
Loudon Wainwright III: Goodbye Booze 
9. The Cure: Hello I Love You
10. The Sundays: Goodbye 
11. The Dynamites: Hello Mother
12. Van Morrison: Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) 
13. Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Hello Mabel 
14. Peter C Johnson: Goodbye Dear Friend 
15. John Prine: Hello In There 
16. Mickey Newbury: She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye 
17. Jimmy Donley: Hello Remember Me
18. Waylon Jennings: Brand New Goodbye Song 
19. Tippa Irie: Hello Darling 
21. Drugstore: Say Hello 
23. The Beatles: Hello Goodbye