Reelin' In The Years (RITY)

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is In Bloom: The Spring Theme... Plus, music from a former mailman who used to write songs in his head during routes... A young and relatively unknown Angelina Jolie appeared on what band's album cover?... How a child running wild in a grocery store inspired the title of an Allman Bros. hit... A song written at the historic Lorraine Motel during a stormy night in Memphis... New music from The Altered Five Blues Band and St. Paul and The Broken Bones... Deep cuts from Elton John, Nina Simone, Billy Strings, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is songs that correspond with the five levels of Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs... A song that Van Morrison nailed in one take!... Idol turned Rival? Todd Rundgren's beef with John Lennon in the 70s... The song that was the end result of being stuck in Tulsa during a snowstorm... Who was Ann Cole and why didn't she follow the directions given by her music publisher?... New music from Tedeschi Trucks & The Red Clay Strays... Deep cuts from Jude Cole, Canned Heat, The Buckinghams, Eric Johnson, John Hiatt, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is At The Diner: Song titles that mention something you could probably order from the menu... Also, a cut from the newly released soundtrack to the McCartney documentary, Man On The Run... Music from an artist who had a habit of starting bar fights, unfortunately it cost him his life... A song that marked the final time CCR played together, but it's not even a CCR song... What song was recorded and released five different times in 1974?... New music from St. Paul & The Broken Bones - do you enjoy Coke with your sushi?... We'll go deep with cuts from Dead & Company, R.L. Burnside, Ruthie Foster, Free, James McCartney, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is songs used as background music during the Local On The 8s Segment on The Weather Channel... Music from a band that's named after the psychological concept of Primal Therapy... What band is comprised of members from Wilco, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, and others?... What is an Albert Flasher and what does it have to do with radio broadcasting?... A rarity by R.E.M. that was nearly used in the film, Batman Returns... New music from Robert Plant, Robin Trower, and Vance Joy... Deep cuts from Hot Tuna, Alejandro Escovedo, JD McPherson, The Record Company, The Doobie Brothers, Neutral Milk Hotel, Fleetwood Mac, Tears For Fears, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is The "Silver Spoon"... Plus, a song David Bowie wrote about actress, model, and Warhol superstar - Cyrinda Foxe... A hit by Badfinger that was first recorded at a slower tempo and was nearly not released... A song inspired by an awkward relationship between a father and his son... John Fogerty shares the story behind the 1969 CCR hit, "Fortunate Son"... That time when Roger McGuinn reunited with a few of his former Byrds bandmates... New music from The Black Crowes, and folk-pop singer/songwriter Noah Kahan... Deep cuts from Jimi Hendrix, Mavis Staples, The Rolling Stones, The Barenaked Ladies, Spin Doctors, Koko Taylor, Patti Smith, Bruce Cockburn, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is 1 Is The Loneliest Number: Bands or Artists who only released one album... That one time when Rick James & Neil Young played in the same band in the 1960s... Arthur Lee of the band - Love - explains the meaning behind "7 And 7 Is"... A track from the first album to win a Grammy for Best Americana Album in 2010... A song that was the end result of Darius Rucker being rude to a homeless man... Deep tracks from The Badlees, XTC, James Gang, Tift Merritt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Taj Mahal, Shemekia Copeland, Clarence Carter, and more!... For more information on the program, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Stage Fright... Music from a short-lived California band formed by Neil Young & Bob Mosley... A band that formed in 1970, but didn't release their debut album until '08... Music from a former professional boxer, who was a Middleweight Champion... Why Anne Murray's 1986 album, Something To Talk About, is missing a title track... New music from Mike Farris, Don West, and James McMurtry... Deep cuts from Bruce Hornsby, Warren Zevon, Faces, Don Henley & Elton John... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Units Of Measurement... The story behind the cover of Abandoned Luncheonette by Hall & Oates... How the discovery of lost Bob Dylan lyrics led to the formation of a supergroup... A song inspired by the tragic story of a delivery truck involved in a fatal crash... A song that's been played a million times on Pandora, but it's only earned the songwriter $17... Deep cuts from Sam Fender, Jakob Dylan and Eric Clapton, Faces, The Jayhawks, Steve Winwood, Wilco, Squeeze, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Author: Unknown - Songs with an unknown origin... A song that features the longest sustained note of all songs to have ever charted in the U.S.... An R.E.M. song inspired by a torrential downpour that occurred in their hometown in 1983... The lead single from Badfinger's so-called comeback album, Airwaves, released '79... Paul McCartney shares the story behind the 1965 Beatles song, "Michelle."... New music from Goose, Don West, Thin Lizzy, and Little Feat!... Deep cuts from The Band, Dan Auerbach, The Clash, J.J. Cale, Bo Diddley, Elvis Costello, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is 7 Days A Week: Songs that mention each day of the week in the lyrics... Plus, a song by The Cure that drove frontman - Robert Smith - into a state of paranoia... New music from Carl Perkins - The same guy who sang "Blue Suede Shoes" and died in '98... Tom Petty's version of a song that was No. 1 Country hit for Roseanne Cash in Sept. 1985... A song by Eric Clapton and Van Morrison that expresses their thoughts on COVID-19... What blues song by T-Bone Walker inspired B.B. King to play electric guitar... Deep cuts from John Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Emmit Rhodes, The Black Crowes, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and much more! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The story behind those odd soundbites in Pink Floyd's song "The Great Gig In The Sky"... The time when Sonny Boy Williamson played in the UK with an 18-year-old Eric Clapton... The fascinating, but also sad story about the career of the late Charles Bradley... The Rolling Stones will give us their tribute to Italian actor, Mario Schifano... New music from The Black Keys and Larkin Poe. Plus we'll go deep with Santana, The Modern Lovers, Janis Joplin, Lake Street Dive, and more! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is "Goals": Songs that mention some sort of Goal in the lyrics... A Beatles song that's essentially a reworking of Del Shannon's "Runaway"... A song written for Aretha Franklin, but first recorded by Dusty Springfield... The lead single from Chuck Berry's twentieth and final studio album... Robert Plant talks about playing in Iceland in 1970 and how it inspired "Immigrant Song"... New music from John Butler, Spoon, and Los Straitjackets. Plus deep tracks from Jethro Tull,My Morning Jacket, CCR, Albert King, Procol Harum, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is "You Say You Want A Revolution": Songs titles that include "revolution" in the title... A song by Squeeze that's loosely based on "White Punks On Dope" by The Tubes... What's the connection between the late actress - Carrie Fisher - and Elvis?... An Ike & Tina Turner song that was written by Tina's sister, Alline Bullock... An Eric Clapton song that features members of The Crickets & Stephen Stills... Gil Scott-Heron shares the actual meaning behind "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"... Deep tracks from Van Morrison, Coco Montoya, Otis Redding, Squeeze, Gary Wright, Gregg Allman, and more! For more info, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... For The Featured Five Theme, I'm playing songs that mention Christmas, but are not Christmas songs... A Stones song that's based in the American South, but inspired by the Caipira people of Brazil... Burton Cummings of The Guess Who shares the backstory behind "These Eyes"... A song by The Goo Goo Dolls that Johnny Rzeznik wrote about MTV VJ Kennedy... A rare tribute to Peanut Butter done by The J. Geils Band in the mid 70s... Levon Helm's response to an Elton John song that's named after him... A Top 40 hit inspired by a series of teen suicides in Pennsylvania during the early 80s... Deep cuts from John Prine, King Curtis, Willie Murphy & Jon Koerner, Hard Working Americans, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY... The Featured Five Theme is Does Your Conscience Bother You? Songs that mention a troubled conscience... Plus, a song written for a film that had to be retitled after an accidental death during filming... Which Tom Petty song was inspired by The Psychic Capital Of The World?... What Lou Reed tune was inspired by the viciousness of Andy Warhol?... A song title inspired by random phrases in the Sports section of a paper... Brand new solo music from Rob Thomas - lead singer of Matchbox Twenty... Deep cuts from B.B. King, Al Green, The Police, Vaughan Brothers, The Cars, Doors, Record Company, Gear Daddies, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on RITY, the Featured Five Theme is "I'm Hypnotized": Songs that mention that phrase in the lyrics... Plus, music from a band that gained popularity thanks to a Miller commercial... One of the most expensive singles recorded - equivalent to $250K in '25... Donald Fagen of Steely Dan played with the band Poco in the late 70s?... New music from Marcus King, Kashus Culpepper, & Warren Haynes... Deep cuts from Little Feat, Paul Pena, Chuck Prophet, The Beatles, Lee Michaels, Steve Winwood, and more! For more infomation on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is What's The Deal: The Shopping Theme... Also, music from a new rock supergroup that's fronted by Darius Rucker... Ronnie Spector's attempt at a comeback (thanks to George Harrison)... What song by The Police is an example of a mondegreen? Who is Sue Lawley?... A duo that chose a music career instead of working for their hometown tire manufacturer... New music from Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and John Fogerty... Deep cuts Tom Petty, U2, Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, Young Rascals, The Peter Frampton Band, and much more... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years, the Featured Five Theme is songs that have fallen victim to an urban legend... Also, a Top 40 Hit from '68 by Status Quo that was written while sitting on the toilet!... How the band MC5 retaliated when a local dept. store refused to stock their record... Music from an artist whose career was tragically cut short due to a battle with cancer... A song by The Who about FM radio stations wanting similar sounding hit songs... Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé - what does that mean?... New music from The Autumn Defense, The Who, and Sam Fender featuring Elton John... Deep cuts from Roger Hodgson, Leslie West, Jeff Lynne, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin', the Featured Five Theme is Kleptomania: Songs about stealing... Also, which Zeppelin song was inspired by a cottage that didn't have electricity nor running water?... When Paul McCartney recorded with John Bonham, but it took 38 years to be released... The mysterious death of singer Bobby Fuller - just an accident or mafia involvement?... Get Your Kicks On Route 66, because Getting Your Kicks On Route 40 doesn't sound as good... You've probably daydreamed about many things, but what about a wagon wheel?... Deep cuts from Luther Allison, The Great Society, Hindu Love Gods, Chris Stapleton, Gomez, Chicago, Chuck Prophet, Blackberry Smoke, and much more! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years, the Featured Five Theme is "Off In La La Land": Songs that include the phrase "la la" in the lyrics... Plus, a Vietnam War Protest song that was the end result of being awoken by a loud truck... What Beatles song inspired the melody for Chicago's "Saturday In The Park?"... Thank God the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd didn't listen to producer, Al Kooper!... The other version of "After Midnight" that Eric Clapton recorded for a beer commercial... A song Iggy Pop wrote about driving around the U.S. and Europe with David Bowie... One of the most unique tributes to Ozzy Osbourne that you'll ever hear!... Deep cuts from Michael Stanley, The Groundhogs, Alice Cooper, Dylan, Lukas Nelson, Black Pumas, Steve Earle, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com