The 2017-2018 Tiki Bar broadcasts were all “pop ups” as the show no longer had a regular timeslot. The last broadcast of The Tiki Bar was show #80 on October 21, 2018.
October 21, 2018 Program (Pull Over Pledge Drive Edition) Show #80
Tropical Merengue – Leo Addeo
Psychoanalytwist – Steven Garrick and his Party Twisters
Jungle Cha Cha – Pepito Pavon and his Orchestra
Sun is Shining – Bob Marley and the Wailers
C’mon Everybody – Eddie Cochran
Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later – Squirrel Nut Zippers
Midnight Surfer – Jerry Miller
Mystery Train – Susan SurfTone
My Golden One – La Luz
Run the Night – Lera Lynn
Your Heart Belongs to Me – Jarrod Dickenson
High Shelf Booze – Eilen Jewell
Hurricane – Prom Queen
The Thrill is Gone (From Yesterday’s Kiss) – Aretha Franklin
Come and Be a Winner – Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Spirit in the Dark – Aretha Franklin
Blowin Away – Laura Nyro
Prelude to a Kiss – Ella Fitzgerald
Vote ‘Em Out – Willie Nelson
People Want Peace – Paul McCartney
Hey Jude – The Beatles
I’m the Fun – Monster Fighters
I’m So Free – Beck
Hollywood – The Aquadolls
Mosquito Knees – Stan Getz
The April 22, 2018 broadcast was my first from the WGXC studios on the ground floor of First Presbyterian Church at 369 Warren St in Hudson.
April 22, 2018 Program (Pop Up Edition) Show #79
Get Me to the Church on Time – Pete Balboa and the Nassau Palms
West of Zanzibar – Squirrel Nut Zippers
Wild Wild Web – Brazilian Girls
Tijuana Taxi – Guadalajara Brass
Science – Bella’s Bartok
The Hammer Keeps A Knockin’ – Faye Adams
Flamingo Cha Cha Cha – Esy Morales and his Latin Rhythm Orchestra
Cha Cha Latino – Jose Madeira and his Orchestra
The Good Leaf – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Renegades – The Mighty Sparrow
Everybody’s Coming to My House – David Byrne
Nellie Blye – The Art Mooney Big Band
Mambo Gozon – Tito Puente and his Orchestra
Can’t Stop Lovin’ You – Monster Fighters
The Black Widow – Link Wray
Big City After Dark – Link Wray
Cicada – La Luz
Heartbreak Hotel – Susan SurfTone
I’ll Love You Till the End of the World – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Transmission Hope – Brand New Luddites
010010 – The Tsunamibots
Oceania – The Islanders
Rolleiflex – Blaire Alise and the Bombshells
2 Cool 2 Care – Anna Burch
Heaven’s Wall – Bruce Springsteen feat. Tom Morello
I Can’t See Myself Leaving You – Aretha Franklin
Searching for a New Day – Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Tell Mama – Etta James
Balla Balla – Brazilian Girls
February 4, 2018 Program (Pop Up Edition) Show #78
The Hula Blues – The Hula Hawaiians
Blues Sands – Arthur Lyman
Aloha – Santo & Johnny
Tue Meu Delirio – Astrud Gilberto w/Walter Wanderley Trio
Batidinha – Antonio Carlos Jobim
My Funny Valentine – Lera Lynn
Like My Heart – The Millard Thomas Group
Faint of Heart – Jarrod Dickenson
Vengeance Will Be Mine – Prom Queen
The Blue Danube – Edmundo Ros and his Orchestra
Perfidia – Xavier Cugat
El Nino – Chaquito and his Orchestra
Chupacabra Rock – Phantom Operators
The Driver – Phantom Operators
Start Again – Susan SurfTone
Dixie Doodle – Link Wray
El Rancho Rock – The Champs
Lady B. Goode – Chuck Berry
Not Fade Away – The Rolling Stones
Try to Quit You Baby – Buddy Guy
Cloud Nine – The Temptations
Matter of Time – Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Tea-Soaked Letter – Anna Burch
Run the Night – Lera Lynn
Rio Grande – Eilen Jewell
Memories of Madrid – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Panama – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Chicken Talk – Yma Sumac
Spanish Harlem Express – Machito and his Orchestra
Pachanga Brasilera – Rafael Seijo and his Charanga Orchestra
Linda Guajira – Mongo Santamaria
Turn on Your Love Light – Bill Black
The highlight of the December 17, 2017 broadcast was an on air interview with Kimmy Drake and Bobby Emmett about their holiday single Dear Santa.
December 17, 2017 Program (Pop Up Edition) Show #77
Under the Boardwalk – The Drifters
New York’s a Lonely Town – The Tradewinds
The Warmth of the Sun – The Beach Boys
Lovely Hula Hands – Alfred Apaka with Danny Stewart’s Hawaiians
Theme from The Endless Summer – The Sandals
The Enchanted Sea – Martin Denny
Look to the Sky – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Corcovado – Tony Bennett
Call Me – Astrud Gilberto
Theme from A Man and a Woman – Francis Lai
Twelve Thirty – Mamas and Papas
Set Me Free – The Kinks
Sidewalk Surfin’ – Jan & Dean
Moon Love – Chet Baker
Walk On By – Dionne Warwick
Christmas Time is Here (Instrumental) – Vince Guaraldi Trio
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’ – Ray Charles
My Little Red Book – Love
I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone – Paul Revere & the Raiders
Monterey – Eric Burdon and the Animals
Interview with Kimmy Drake and Bobby Emmett
Dear Santa – Kimmy & Bobby
Rebel Rouser – Link Wray
Pretty Girls – Joe Jackson
Lucky Number – Lene Lovich
Up All Night – Beck
It Ain’t What You Do – Fun Boy Three
The Baby, She’s On the Street – Jona Lewie
I Need You (Live on KEXP Seattle) – Prom Queen
Down Hearted Blues – Eilen Jewell
Ridgewood – The Echo Friendly
September 24, 2017 Program (Pop Up Edition) Show #76
It’s Your Voodoo Working – Eilen Jewell
Heartbreak Hotel – Link Wray
Rumble – Susan SurfTone
Happy Birthday – Altered Images
Blonde – Prom Queen
Leisure Bees – Tacocat
Outta Reach – She
What’s Up, Buttercup – The Champs
The Best Things in Life are Free – Les Paul and Mary Ford
Be-Bop A-Lula – Bill Black
Renegade – Thom Starr and the Galaxies
Torquay – The Surfaris
How Do You Sleep at Night – Beach Day
Ililand – The Islanders
Blue Sands – Arthur Lyman
Taki Rari – Yma Sumac
Paradise Cha Cha – Pepito Pavon and his Orchestra
Ni Chi Chi – Machito and his Orchestra
Boppin With the Mambo – The Sultans
Guantanamera – Celia Cruz
Sa Sa Ay – Mighty Sparrow
Damela Cha Cha – Byron Lee and his Dragonaires
Everybody Loves a Lover – Pete Balboa and the Nassau Palms
Limbo Rock – King Prince and the Islanders
Crazy Mixed Up World – Eilen Jewell
All I Could Do Was Cry – Etta James
I Take What I Want – Aretha Franklin
Trouble Man – Marvin Gaye
Miami Beach Cha Cha – Tito Puente and his Orchestra
Penthouse Mambo – Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra
Cheerful Little Earful – Arthur Murray Orchestra
Bali H’ai – Duane Eddy
August 6, 2017 Program (Pop Up Edition) Show #75
All You Need is Love – The Love Singers
Light My Fire – The Doors
The Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion) – The Grateful Dead
3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds – Jefferson Airplane
Redhouse – Jimi Hendrix
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Reprise – The Beatles
Groovin’ – Aretha Franklin
I Don’t Love You Anymore – The Young Rascals
Pleasant Valley Sunday – The Monkees
Exactly Like You – Duane Eddy
Faded Love – Patsy Cline
Big Boys – Chuck Berry
Bottom of My Glass – Susan SurfTone
Love on the Wrong Side of Town – Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Over the Moon – The Spy Tones
Sun Surf and Sand – The Accelerators
Rumba Twang – The Aqua Velvets
Robot Heart – Cutty Flam
Isle of Love – Martin Denny
Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart – Connie Francis
Clear Night Sky – La Luz
Blackout – The Evanstones
Out of Limits – The Ventures
This is Anarchy – Tacocat
Sirenes de la Fete – Brazilian Girls
All the Things You Are – Ella Fitzgerald
I Can’t Tell – Meiko
Is This the End – Zee Avi
My Oklahoma Home – Bruce Springsteen
May 21, 2017 program (Pop Up Edition) Show #74
Call Me – Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra
Pachanga Brasilera – Rafael Seijo and his Charanga Orchestra
Tijuana Taxi – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
The Cricket Song – Lord Kitchener
Bucabu – Machito and his Orchestra
Glow Worm – Pepito Pavon and his Orchestra
Get Me to the Church on Time – Pete Balboa & the Nassau Palms
Sombrero – Guadalajara Brass
Here I Come – Dennis Brown
Fins – Jimmy Buffett
Cielito Lindo – Brave Combo
The Fiddler and the Devil – Bella’s Bartok
Hava Nagila – Dick Dale
The Gypsy Cried – Lou Christie
Banana Split for My Baby – Louis Prima
You’re Nobody Til Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin
Too Close for Comfort – Sammy Davis, Jr.
Spanish Flea – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
These Boots Were Made for Walking – Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra
Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool – Connie Francis
Sugga – Cutty Flam
Talk – Tacocat
Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
All the Girls Love Alice – Elton John
Supernatural Superserious – R.E.M.
Young Man – Nina Diaz
Worried – The Echo Friendly
Come Back to Me – Beach Day
T.V. Dream – La Luz
Disney Girls (1957) – The Beach Boys
O Grande Amor – Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto
April 2, 2017 program (Pop Up Edition) Show #73
School Days – Chuck Berry
Carol – The Rolling Stones
Surfin’ USA – The Beach Boys
I’m a Midnight Mover – Wilson Pickett
Funky Street – Arthur Conley
I’ve Got Dreams to Remember – Otis Redding
Don’t Give it Away – The Isley Brothers
Stagger Lee – Lloyd Price
Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You – Wilson Pickett
Soul Man – Sam & Dave
When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge
Spanish Harlem – Ben E. King
I Feel Like GoingOn – From The Five Heartbeats, Eddie, Baby Doll & the L.A. Mass Choir, Vocals: Billy Valentine & Jackie Smiley
No Particular Place to Go – Chuck Berry
Shadowland – Susan SurfTone
Just Won’t Burn – Susan Tedeschi
Candy – Dr. John
Til There Was You – Ray Charles
Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington
Like a Tattoo – Sade
Saving All My Love For You – Tom Waits
Shoot the Moon – Norah Jones
In the Darkest Place – Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach
I Do – Meiko
Blue Highways – Graham Parker
Will You Love Me Tomorrow – Carole King
Choux Pastry Heart – Corrine Bailey Rae
A Night in Tunisia – Apollon Quartet
March 12, 2017 program (Pop Up Edition) Show #72
Love is Here and Now You’re Gone – The Supremes
Penny Lane – The Beatles
Happy Together – The Turtles
Don’t Fight it – Wilson Pickett
I Can’t See Myself Leaving You – Aretha Franklin
Outta Space – Billy Preston
Never, Never Gonna Give it Up – Barry White
Try a Little Tenderness – Andrew Strong (from The Commitments)
I’m a King Bee – The Rolling Stones
Everybody Knows About My Good Thing – The Rolling Stones
Do You Wanna Dance – Ramones
Do You Wanna Dance – Bobby Freeman
It Doesn’t Matter Any More – Buddy Holly
Growin’ Up – Bruce Springsteen
And I Love Her – Johnny Farina
A Man and A Woman (Un Homme et Une Femme) – Francis Lai, sung by Nicole Croisille & Pierre Barouh
But Not For Me – Ella Fitzgerald
Dindi – Astrud Gilberto
Corcovado – Stan Getz and Laurindo Almeida
The Wave – Gar Francis
Gotta Tell You Why – The Slickee Boys
Dancing With Myself – Generation X
Dance This Mess Around – B-52s
Blue Moon of Kentucky – Susan SurfTone
La Dicha Mia – Celia Cruz with Johnny Pacheco
Guancona – Tito Puente Orchestra
The Cowboy Mambo (Hey Look At Me Now) – David Byrne
Lemon Tree – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
February 19, 2017 program (Pop Up Edition, Radical Radio Pledge Drive) Show #71
With Chris Funkhouser
Don’t Worry About the Government – Talking Heads
Harlem Nocture – The Lounge Lizards
Kimberly – Patti Smith
Stranded in the Jungle – New York Dolls
The Queen Chant – Martin Denny
Hi-Flyer – The Evanstones
Sea Shells – Santo & Johnny
Goomba Boomba – Yma Sumac
Playtime in Brazil – Edmundo Ros & his Orchestra
Penthouse Mambo – Willie Rodriguez and the International Stars
Mary Ann – Eloise Lewis and her Goombay Trio
Route ’66 – The Rolling Stones
Come Dancing – The Kinks
My Blakean Year – Patti Smith
Tarana – Ravi Shankar
Within You, Without You – The Beatles
Melancholy Man – The Moody Blues
When We Danced at Mardi Gras – Al Hirt
Carnival in ’68 – The Mighty Sparrow
Spirit of Carnival – King Short Shirt
That Da Da Strain – Pete Fountain
February 5, 2017 program (Pop Up Edition) Show #70
Hungry – Paul Revere and the Raiders
Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White – the Standells
Walkin’ with Link – Link Wray
Don’t Cry – The Catholic Girls
Bits and Pieces – Dave Clark Five
Nastronaut – The Evanstones
Out of Sight, Out of Mind – The Astronauts
Kill a Clown (No, Not Really) – Mike Daly and the Planets
Jackson Cage – Bruce Springsteen
Death or Glory – The Clash
Hoo Doo Blues – The Rolling Stones
Up Down and All Around – Susan SurfTone
Do Me Right – Lowell Fulson
The Strange Ones – Bella’s Bartok
Do You Wanna? – Cutty Flam
Gnarly Waves – Beach Day
Theme from Mannix – Lalo Schifrin
Big Bad Blood – La Luz
Jungle Romance – The Surfmen
Kiss Me One More Time – The Catholic Girls
Sleep Walk – Johnny Farina
This Magic Moment – The Drifters
You Make Me Feel Special – Pamela Davis
Remember (Walking In the Sand) – The Shangri-Las
Faded Love – Patsy Cline
Something to Shout About – Johnny Marr & The Healers
Blue Millionaire – Marianne Faithfull
I Zimbra – Talking Heads
Suspense – Argueso and his Orchestra
Watermelon Heart – The Arthur Murray Orchestra
Desafinado – Antonio Carlos Jobim
The January 8, 2017 broadcast was the first pop up edition of The Tiki Bar after a five months hiatus from regular programming.
January 8, 2017 program (Pop Up Edition) Show #69
Bo Mambo – Yma Sumac
Mas in Caracas – The Mighty Sparrow
Wild, Wild Life – Talking Heads
Like Nothing That You’ve Seen – Mark Lindsay
Science – Bella’s Bartok
Hate to See You Go – The Rolling Stones
Love Me – The Echo Friendly
Crashing Waves – Les Fradkin
The Shadow of Your Smile – Astrud Gilberto
Creepin’ – Stevie Wonder
Long – Brazilian Girls
Fall in Love – Nina Diaz
I Just Want to Make Love to You – Etta James
Bitter Heart – Zee Avi
Boogie Board Walk – Tsunami of Sound
Guns of Brixton – Jimmy Cliff
Peaceable Kingdom – Patti Smith
Until Today – Perry Como, Ted Weems & Orchestra
How Long Do I Have to Wait for You – Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Ain’t No Way – Aretha Franklin
Mambo Jungle – Aqua Velvets
A Mess of Blues – Susan SurfTone
Men Explain Things to Me – Tacocat
Dreams – Beck
Non Mi Aspettare – Sabina
Perfect Fit – Meiko
A Rock ‘N Roll Fantasy – The Kinks





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