The funkiest, heaviest and most soulful versions of songs from the Beatles catalog (part 1)
"We Can Work It Out" Stevie Wonder, "I'll Cry Instead" Johnny Rivers, "There's A Place" Flamin' Groovies, "I've Got A Feeling" Billy Preston, "Every Little Thing" Yes, "And I Love Her" Esther Phillips, "Let It Be" Bill Withers, "Run For Your Life" Thee Headcoatees, "One After 909" Willie Nelson, "Eleanor Rigby" Aretha Franklin, "Taxman" Junior Parker, "Something" James Brown, "Don't Let Me Down" Dillard and Clark, "Rocky Raccoon" Richie Havens, "You Can't Do That" Harry Nillson, "Oh Darling" George Benson, "Anytime At All" Blue Ash, "Drive My Car" Black Heat, "I Dig A Pony" St. Vincent, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" Al Green, "Help!" David Porter, "We Can Work It Out" Deep Purple, "Lovely Rita" Fats Domino, "Come Together" The Meters, "Day Tripper" Otis Redding, "Hey Jude" Wilson Pickett, "Here Comes The Sun" Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band, "I'll Cry Instead" Joe Cocker, "Help!" Charles River Boys, "Glass Onion" Arif Mardin

A tiny town in the middle of nowhere way down in the deep south revoluionized R&B, Rocknroll, Reggae, Soul and Funk music. Today we play just a small selection of the hits (and shouldabeen hits) that were recorded in Muscle Shoals Alabama.

"Sweet Soul Music" Arthur Conley, "Respect Yourself" Staples Singers, "Watching the Trains" Tony Joe White, "Take A Letter Maria" RB Greaves, "Think" Aretha Franklin, "Married Men" Phoebe Snow, "Sister's Coming Home" Willie Nelson, "I Know A Little" Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Long Hot Summer" Joe Simon, "I Hope They Got THeir Eyes Full" Arthur Alexander, "Hard Luck Guy" Eddie Hinton, "The Same Rope" Etta James, "Home Swee Oklahoma" Leon Russel, "Groupie" Delaney and Bonnie, "You Left the Water Running" Otis Redding, "Hey Jude" Wilson Pickett, "Outfit" Drive By Truckers, "Patches" Clarence Carter, "I'm Your Puppet" James and Bobby Purify, "Kodachrome" Paul Simon, "Ub Glub" Duncan Pain, "Greenwood Mississippi" Little Richard, "Fancy" Bobbie Gentry, "Harder They Come" Jimmy Cliff", "Sway" Rolling Stones, "Coming Back To My Baby" James Carr, "Rosalie" Bob Seger, "Motorcycle Mama" Sailcat,"She Got The Gold Mine" Jerry Reed, "Everlasting Light" Black Keys

Soul Goes Country Set
"Good Girls Gonna Go Bad" The Cookies
"Before The NExt Teardrop Falls" The Limelights
"Hello Walls" Esther Phillips
"Detroit City" Arhthur Axelander
"Tennessee Walts" Sam Cooke
"Ring Of Fire" Ray Charles
"My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You" Bobby Sheen
"Stand By Your Man" Candy Staton
:Funny How Time Slips Away": Junior Parker
"I'll Release You' Ted Taylor
"Put Your Sweet Lips A Little Closer to the Phone" Soloman Burke
"Sixteen Tons" Johnie Taylor
Behind Closed Doors "Little Milon"

Fifties set by KO
Put Your Cat CLothes On" Carl Perkins
"Wetern Movies" The Olumpics
:No Particular Place To Go" Chuck Berry
"I'm Walking" Fats Domino
"The Girl Can't Help It \"Little Richard
Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard
That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly
Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Buddy Holly
Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper
Big Mac Attack - Ronnie Dawsom

San Francisco native Maurice Tani has long been one of the Bay Area's most skilled music creators, though his name has unjustly been ignored by the mainstream media of his own hometown. Among many things, Maurice was an original member of Roy Loney and the Phantom Movers, he wrote and released dance tracks with famed EDM pioneer Patick Cowley, he collaborated with the composer and guitarist Henry Kaiser, and he played countless sold out shows as a key member of two of the biggest "revue" bands to come out of San Francisco. Most importantly he is know these days as the leader of the band, 77 el Deora, where he has steadily grown a small cadre of appropriately zealous fans through his sophisticated yet hooky songwriting, consistent and critically adored studio recordings and tireless schedule of live appearences.

Today on Axel Chitlin we talked to Maurice Tani and listened to the songs and sounds from the long and wonderous road that has lead him to 77 el Deora. Maurice Tani is an artist in the strictest definition of the word and we are quite pleased to share with you this career retrospective.

77 el Deora will be appearing for two sets at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley on May 2.

Songs that George Harrison wrote, performed, produced, played on or all of the above!!
I Me Mine-The Beatles, My Sweet Lord (Concert for Bangladesh-George Harrison, Young Blood (BBC Sessions)-The Beatles, If I Needed Someone-The Hollies, I Live For You-George Harrison, I Need You-The Beatles, Let It Down-George Harrison, I Wrote A Simple Song-Billy Preston, I'm Happy Just To Dance With You-The Beatles, All THings Must Pass (Version2)-George Harrison, Taxman-The Beatles, Beware of Darkness (Concert for Bangladesh)-George Harrison w/Leon Russel, Crippled Inside-John Lennon, Blow Away-Goerge Harrison, Pirate Song-Mony Python, Savoy Truffle-The Beatles, Day After Day-Badfinger, For You Blue-The Beatles, All THose Years Ago-George Harrison, Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp-George Harrison, Badge-Cream, The Day The World Gets Round-George Harrison, Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby-The Beatles, Here COmes the Sun (SNL)-Paul Simon w/George Harrison, Old Brown Shoe-The Beatles, Crackerbox Palace-George Harrison, Devil In Her Heart-The Beatles, Something (demo/studio)-The Beatles, Got My Mind Set on You-George Harrison, It Don't COme Easy (demo)-George Harrison, Not Guilty-The Beatles, While My Guitar Gently Weeps (demo)-George Harrison, What is Life-George Harrison

Mr. Allen Toussaint: Funky Songwriter and Hit Smashing Machine! One of the Father's of Funk and a master of musical production, perfomance and composition! All the songs on today's program were written by Allen Toussaint, and he played on some of them too!
Songs included in the set:
Fortune Teller- Robert Plant&Allison Krause, Whoever is Thrilling You - Ernie K-Doe, Frankie Miller - Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues), Everything I Do Gonna be Fuhnky - Lee Dorsey, Mother in Law - Gary Paxton (featuring Clarence White), Whipped Cream - Herb Alpert, Cissy Strut - The Meters, On Your Way Down - Little Feat, Get Out My Life Woman - Soloman Burke, Working in a Coal Mine - DEVO, I Feel Good- The Artwoods, Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John, Yes We Can - The Pointer Sisters, Southern Nights - Glen Campbell, Liverpool Fool - Browning Bryant, Riverboat - Van Dyke Parks, I Like It Like That - Chris Kenner, Fortune Teller- The Rolling Stones, It's Rainging - Irma Thomas, Last Train - Allen Toussaint, Holy Cow - The Band, I'm Rolling With The Punches - Millie Jackson, A Certain Girl - The Yardbirds, Blinded By Love- Browning Bryant, Hercules - Aaron Neville, Freedom of the Stallion - Three Dog Night, What Do You Want the Boy To Do? - Bonnie Raitt, Ride Your Pony - Betty Harris

This week I reimagine the year 1967's most famous album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as an all inclusive mega concept album that included all of the great pop, soul and rock bands that put out music that year. Sit back, relax and float down streaming!

In honor of Mardi Gras and all things Les Se Bon Temps let's take a stroll down to Gert Town to meet the Zulu King and blow a crazy horn!Of course I'm talking about New Orleans, the Birthplace of Rock N Roll! Sit back! Stand up!! Shake a tail feather!!! It is time for Axel Chitlin's AM Radio "New Orleans Edition Parts 1 and 2".

Set list:
Mardi Gras Mambo-The Hawkettes
Fat Man - Fats Domino
Junco Partner - James Waynes
My Dingaling - Dave Barthalomew
See You Later, Gator - Bobby Charles
Rockin' Pneumonia - Huey Piano Smith
Bad Boy - Larry Williams
Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Larry Williams
Go to The Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair
Route 90 - Clarence Garlow
Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
Cha Dooky Do - Art Neville
I Hear You Knocking - Smiley Lewis
California Sun - Joe Jones
Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
Bad Neighborhood - Mac Rebennac/Roland Stone
Popeye - Huey Piano Smith
Do The Popeye - Eddie Bo
Down In New Orleans - Big Boy Myles
You'll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
St James Infermary - Snooks Eaglin
Land of 1,000 Dances - Chris Kenner
You Keep Me Draggin' On - Ronnie Barber
Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
Who Shot The LaLa - Oliver Morgan
Cry On - Irma Thomas
Over You - Aaron Neville
Ain't Got No Home = Clarence Frogman Henry
Time is On My Side - Irma Thomas
A Certain Girl - Ernie K Doe
Iko Iko - Dixie Cups
Ride The Pony - Betty Harris
Working In A Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Sweet Touch Of Love - Allan Touissant
Cissy Strut - The Meers