Reelin' In The Years (RITY)

This week on RITY, the Featured Five Theme is A Lack Of Productivity: Songs with titles that represent a waste of time... Plus, who were Ola Na Tungee & Miss Daisy Hawkins?... One of the first singles by a major act to be offered as a free mp3 download... What band was originally named after the Pogo comic strip character... The Beach Boys give us their response to "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes... What is a dishwalla?... Newer music from Pearl Jam... What's the Print Shop?... Deep cuts by Brandi Carlile, Steve Walsh, McKendree Spring, Ryan Adams, The Grateful Dead, Wilco, Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo', Sam Cooke and much more! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The Featured Five Theme is Vacancy: The Hotels & Motels Theme... Plus, What is an Oast House and what does it have to do with Fleetwood Mac? The Beatles, Chuck Berry, and a lawsuit. The song that brought them TOGETHER... Memory Motel: It only has a 2.4 rating on Yelp, but it was special enough to inspire a Rolling Stones song... Gary Brooker - of Procol Harum - gives us his take on a George Harrison tune... Deep cuts from Tyler Childers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, REO Speedwagon, Barry Goudreau, Gary Moore, Joe Walsh, and much more! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is Where The Wild Things Are: Songs with the word "wild" in the title... Also, Music from a band named after a chain of grocery stores in the south... SWLABR by Cream - What is that? How's it pronounced? What does it mean?... Who was Jimmie Nicol and what song by The Beatles did he inspire?... Most of us know of Jon Voight, but what about his brother - James?... Deep cuts from The Beach Boys, Joe Walsh, Muddy Waters, John Martyn, R.E.M., Tab Benoit, Taj Mahal, and much more! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on Reelin'... The mini theme is Loose Change: Songs titles that mention a type of coin... Plus, a song that Pete Townshend wrote in a mosquito-ridden swamp somewhere in Florida... What is stream of consciousness writing & how it inspired a Van Morrison song... Big Head Todd & The Monsters gives us a fresh take on a hit from 1972... That time when Boz Scaggs attempted to steal a song from a Blues Legend... Deep cuts from Peter Wolf, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills, The Doobies, Mumford & Sons, Alvin Lee & Mylon Lefevre, and much more! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on Reelin'... The mini theme is "Hey" Is For Horses... Also, Delbert McClinton & John Lennon - What's the connection?... A song by The Band that gets it's title from Minnie Pearl's middle name... What Neil Young album shares it's title with the slogan for Rust-Oleum?... Deep cuts from Drive-By Truckers, Bill Quateman, JJ Grey, John Hiatt, The Leaves, Mudcrutch, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Dancing With The Dial: Songs that feature a radio tuning sound effect... Also, a brand new Zydeco tribute tune from The Rolling Stones... What exactly do you do down at the crossroads of Mississippi?... The sad story behind "The Way" by 90's rock group, Fastball... Members of Pink Floyd talk about a bizarre incident that occurred during a session at Abbey Road Studios... Deep cuts from Joe Bonamassa, Aerosmith, The Clash, Dire Straits, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is "Return": Songs that feature that word in the lyrics... Plus, "Voodoo Chile" & "Voodoo Child" - What's the difference?... The true story behind "Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys... A song by a guy who turned down offers to front Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple... Deep cuts from Toto, Wilco, Strawbs, Frampton, Jackson Browne, Taj Mahal, and much more! For info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Shark Week!... Also, Robby Krieger - of The Doors - shares the true meaning behind the song, "Peace Frog"... The time that Cheap Trick was given a Gold Record that they didn't really earn... How a woman's dirty jokes inspired a hit for Hall & Oates... Plus, deep cuts from Illinois Speed Press, The Budos Band, Steve Earle, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is The "Dog" Days Of "Summer": Songs that mention those words in the lyrics... Plus, "The Fool On The Hill" by The Beatles wasn't inspired by an actual person!... A big hit by a guy who also wrote The Office theme... Drama Alert! Heart, Mushroom Records, and the story behind the group's second album - Magazine... Plus deep cuts from Dan Baird, The Bears, Los Lobos, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is "Never Let You Go": Songs that mention that phrase in the lyrics... Also, a song that John Lennon wrote that represented his failed marriage to his first wife, Cynthia... Paul Davis and a song that he hated so much that it led him to leave the music business (it was his own song)... Eddie Van Halen, KISS, and "Christine Sixteen" - How they're connected... Deep tracks from Breathless, Vince Neil, Tarney/Spencer Band, Squeeze, Heartsfield, Bob Seger, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... For the mini theme, I'm playing songs that were featured in the Superman film series that starred Christopher Reeve... Also, a song that Gregg Allman wrote on an ironing board cover using the charcoal from a match... The end result of a nixed Led Zeppelin reunion AND David Coverdale needing a break from Whitesnake... Deep cuts from Boston, Whiskeytown, Blues Traveler, America, Spooky Tooth, REO Speedwagon, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is 7-Eleven: A Trip To The Convenience Store... Plus, what was Big Pink and how was it affiliated with Bob Dylan and The Band?... Music by a group whose lead singer made a cameo appearance in Terminator 2... Who was Doctor Robert Freymann?... Deep cuts from Gamma, The Cure, The Rolling Stones, Dire Straits, and much more!... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

Happy 4th! To celebrate, this week on RITY, it's nothing but some of the best LIVE performances of all-time. Plus, a few requests from listeners on Facebook. For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Heat Advisory: Songs that mention a specific high outdoor temperature... Also, a Bob Dylan tune that was partially inspired by the emergence of Brood X cicadas in 1970... What were The Beatles trying to get into their lives?... Deep tracks from Ekoostik Hookah, Rival Sons, Chickenfoot, Humble Pie, Funkadelic, Traffic, U2, Jerry Garcia, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Curtain Call: Songs that mention curtains in the lyrics... Also, the story of how the best friend of Tom Waits inspired a hit song by Rickie Lee Jones... Did someone actually save Elton John's life?... A hit song by a duo that found success after being members of The Champs and Glen Campbell's band... Deep cuts from Genesis, The Little River Band, BTO, Paul Rodgers, Night Ranger, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Day At The Waterpark... Plus, the odd story of how a column in the Chicago Tribune was transformed into an international hit... The band - Giuffria - and their unpleasant experience touring with Deep Purple guitarist - Ritchie Blackmore... How a junk store find inspired a circus-themed Beatles song... Deep cuts from Michael Stanley, Utopia, Mudcrutch, The Police, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Game Of Monopoly... Plus, John Fogerty gives us a new take on one of his CCR tunes... Jim Peterik talks about the inspiration behind the song, "Vehicle"... The story of how The Beatles "officially" disbanded at what some refer to as the "Happiest Place On Earth"... Deep cuts from R.L. Burnside, John Entwistle, Fenton Robinson, The Knack, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is The Investigation... Plus, a song by the son of a Los Angeles furrier who made furs for the stars... The tragic death of guitarist, Randy Rhoads... The Pros & Cons Of Hitch Hiking with Roger Waters... Deep cuts from The KBC Band, Chicago, Elton John, Mofro, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is The Byline: Songs about writers/writing... Also, that one time Phil Collins forgot to wear a special dinner jacket when dining at The Pump Room restaurant in Chicago... A band name inspired by George Harrison's response when notified of faulty recording equipment: 'WE'LL BURY the errors in the mixing process'... A Skynyrd song inspired by the beauty of the Okefenokee Swamp... Paul McCartney's response to being challenged by his Aunt Lil to write a song that wasn't about love... Deep cuts from Glenn Frey, Steppenwolf, Brinsley Schwarz, Poco, Todd Rundgren & Edgar Winter, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Brick By Brick... Also, Steve Miller & Sir Paul McCartney discuss their collaboration on the song, "Young Boy"... The Longest song in the history of rock music, but I'll be playing the single... A song inspired by two episodes of the Twilight Zone... Plus deeps cuts from Tesla, Counting Crows, Piper, Izzy Stradlin, The Dukes Of Stratosphear and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com