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Ron Evans 🇨🇦 🆚
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Emotional Support Canadian🇨🇦. My Radio Show 25 O’Clock airs Saturdays @ 11 pm EST & repeats Mondays also @ 11 pm on canoefm.com. Second show Zero To Fifty - a celebration of music from 1900-1950 - airs every 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturday of each month @ 7 am EST!
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Thelma Todd and Buster Keaton in Speak Easily (1932).
(Nov. 29/25) Hi! If you’re going to be up early this Saturday morning, my radio programme Zero To Fifty will be fiddling about with The Internets from 7-8 a.m. EST at canoefm.com! Zero To Fifty celebrates the music of the Golden Age of the 78, playing songs from 1900 to 1950. Tune in & enjoy!
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Random Early Big Band Records.

It’s Fox Trot Time!

Featuring the ever-wonderful Bea Wain on vocals, here’s Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with the original recording of the Hoagy Carmichael - Frank Loesser classic tune Heart And Soul (10” 78 rpm shellac, 1938).

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1938 HITS ARCHIVE: Heart And Soul - Larry Clinton (Bea Wain, vocal)
YouTube video by The78Prof
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November 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Random 45s In My Record Collection.

Cliff Richards and The Shadows - Summer Holiday (#1 Canada & UK, 7” 45 rpm, 1963).

In Russia, bus drives Cliff!😁

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Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Summer Holiday
YouTube video by Geert Mook
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November 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
#B-SidesandBonusTracks
#MusicChallenge

Day 29

The B-Side to their Canadian 1980 single That’s Entertainment, here’s The Jam with a killer live version of Down In The Tube Station At Midnight.

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The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (Live!)
YouTube video by Fran Corao Oficial
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November 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge

Day 29

A chipper little tune that’s bound to make yer toes high-five each other & featuring vocals by the ever-lovely Helen Ward, here’s Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Singing A Happy Song (10” 78 rpm shellac, 1935).

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Benny Goodman - Singing A Happy Song
YouTube video by A Trip Down Memory Lane
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November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Share a movie you're thankful for!
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Bill Haley and His Comets - Thirteen Women (7” 45 rpm, 1954). Fun Fact: The recording of Thirteen Women ate up so much of the day’s studio session, the band only had ten minutes & two takes to record the B-Side, which was a little nothing tune called Rock Around The Clock!

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Thirteen Women - Bill Haley and his Comets
YouTube video by Patricia13386
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November 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Just a nifty track!

With a Tommy James and The Shondells kinda feel, here’s Houston TX popsters The Clique - Little Miss Lucy (The Clique, 1969). A pretty decent album on the whole, released on the mighty White Whale Records label!

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Little Miss Lucy
YouTube video by The Clique - Topic
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November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Noontime Song.

With a honkin’ good tune, here’s the Lester Young Quartet - Afternoon Of A Basie-Ite (10” 78 rpm, 1944).

#BlueSkyJazz #blueskyjazz

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Lester Young - Afternoon On A Basie-Ite
YouTube video by Heinz Becker
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November 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Morning Song.

Rising way back in 1946, here’s Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’ (10” 78 rpm). 😢🌞

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November 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.

The Who
Squeeze
R.E.M.
The Everly Brothers
Hüsker Dü
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.

Paul McCartney
The Kinks
Elvis Costello
Violent Femmes
Paul Weller
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.

The Clash
David Bowie
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Patti Smith
The Ramones
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#B-SidesandBonusTracks
#MusicChallenge

Day 28

A truly under-appreciated non-album track that was the B-Side to the UK single version of Paint It Black, here’s The Rolling Stones - Long Long While (7” 45 rpm, 1966).

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The Rolling Stones - Long Long While
YouTube video by Marvin Albert
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November 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge

Day 28

With a lovely little song, here’s Eddy Howard and His Orchestra - A Tune For Humming (10” 78 rpm, 1947).

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A Tune For Humming (1947) - Eddy Howard
YouTube video by Croonr1
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November 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Just a great track!

Candy Dulfer & Dave A. Stewart - Lily Was Here (#11 US, Saxuality, 1990).

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Candy Dulfer & David A. Stewart - Lily Was Here
YouTube video by 1957People
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November 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
File under:
A) I didn't know they recorded this, or
B) Why did they record this, or
C) Are the stars that we can reach really just starfish on the beach?

The Beach Boys - Seasons In The Sun. Personally I dig the original 1961 Jacques Brel version entitled "Le Moribond"!

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November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Reposted by Ron Evans 🇨🇦 🆚
Let you into a little secret

Every day I place a hand on an oak tree for a few seconds

Of course I do not know if I am transmitting, receiving, or both
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
To my U.S. pals on here who have today off work or school for Thanksgiving, I’m sensing you *might have a teeny cough and should take Friday off as well. For the sake of everyone else’s health, of course, you caring soul. 😁
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The best Good Trouble is haunting the terrible people in this world while you are still very much alive.
November 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge

Day 27

Pop Goes The Country!!

B.J. Thomas - (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song. 😢

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B.J. Thomas - Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (1975) (HD)
YouTube video by NVNCBL
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November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
#B-SidesandBonusTracks
#MusicChallenge

Day 27

The none-too-shabby B-Side to his 1961 #1 Hit single Running Scared, here’s the legendary Roy Orbison with his killer version of the classic Boudleaux Bryant track Love Hurts.

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Love Hurts - Roy Orbison
YouTube video by Gavin Mee
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November 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Just a great underrated track!

XTC - Crocodile (Nonsuch, 1992).

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November 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Reposted by Ron Evans 🇨🇦 🆚
Helen Gahagan by Ernest Bachrach, 1935. #botd
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Random Early Blues Records.

Recorded in 1927 by Blind Lemon Jefferson, here’s a track that Beatlemaniacs just might recognize - Matchbox Blues.

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Blind Lemon Jefferson - Match Box Blues
YouTube video by Ian Lambert
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November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Random Early Popular Records.

Going back a whopping 98 years, here’s the ever-lovely Annette Hanshaw - Under The Moon (10” 78 rpm, 1927).

Super fun vintage clip of folks dancing & just being happy…because we can all use a little extra happy in our lives these days!

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Great Old 1930's Song
YouTube video by Terry C
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November 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Just a great underrated track!

My favourite song from Pet Sounds, here’s The Beach Boys - I’m Waiting For The Day (1966).

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I'm Waiting For The Day
YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic
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November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM