Playlist for February 22, 2019

The Rocket Morton Show, WRFI-FM Ithaca

RIP Peter Tork (Monkees) and Ken Nordine; happy birthday Nina Simone & early hbd Ric Flair.


  • S. M. Dorsey High School Jazz Workshop - Frankenstein

  • Big Brother & The Holding Company - Down On Me

  • The Rutles - Number One

  • Nat Couty - Woodpecker Rock


Peter Tork mini tribute from my fave Monkees album, the soundtrack from "Head" (1968):

  • Dandruff?

  • Can You Dig It

  • Circle Sky (Live Version)

  • Porpoise Song (Theme from "Head")


  • Sun Ra & His Astro Infinity Arkestra - Saturn Moon

  • Ken Nordine - What Time Is It

  • Anglo Saxton - You Better Leave Me Alone

  • Scott Wood - Chicken Rock

  • The Country Rockers - Rockin' Daddy

  • Nina Simone - Ain't Got No/I Got Life

  • The Monks - Monk Time (hbd Alan P.)

  • MC5 - Looking At You

  • The Rubber Band - Better Days

  • Van Morrison - Ring Worm (by request)

  • The Novas - The Crusher

  • Johnny Powers - I'm Walking

  • Bobby & Terry Caraway - Ballin' Keen

  • Bobby And The Bengals - Double Rock

  • Lee Moses - Bad Girl (Pt. 1)

  • The New Diablos - Land of Love

  • The Stooges - Dirt

  • Mark DuBoise - Don't Start Smoking Pot

  • Hasil Adkins - Blue Suede Shoes

  • 3D Band - Sweet Sweet Baby

  • Davie Allan & The Arrows - Apache '65

  • Sammy Fitzhugh & His Moroccan's - Sadie Mae

  • Joe E. Ross - Ooh Ooh

  • Haight Ashbury Blues Band - Banana Sauce & Brain Soup

  • The Gories - Feral

  • B. Brock And The Vibratos - Hang Five

  • Privilege - People

  • Faxed Head - Show Pride In Coalinga

  • New York Dolls - Chatterbox

  • The Aardvarks - Unicorn Man

  • Tewolde Redda - Kab Nab (Eritrea)