Midweek Mixdown: Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #138

Kogar's last Jungle Juice show for March features a short tribute to Travis Wammack, King of the Scratchy Guitar!

Writes Kogar the Swingin' Ape...

My last show for the month of March! A 2 plus hour excursion into the depths of the 50’s and 60’s underground! Features a set of Women R&B for International Women’s Day and a tour of one of my favorite compilations from the “good ole” days of the late 80’s! Not to mention a short tribute to the King of the Scratchy Guitar, Travis Wammack! This show features artists like; Travis Wammack, Spike Jones, Vito and the Salutations, The Danderliers, The Delteens, Big Mama Thornton, Cora Woods, Robin Hood Brians, Hayden Thompson, Johnny Burnette, Eddie Kirk, Lonesome Sundown, The Swanks, Mackey Beers, Jim Boss and other MADNESS! 

Listen right here: https://www.bossradio66.com/2026/03/kogars-jungle-juice-show-138.html

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #138 tracklisting:

01 Ken Williams - Trash Can RENAY

02 Travis Wammack - Night Train ATLANTIC

03 Travis Wammack - It's Karate Time ATLANTIC

04 Teddy and the Clockwatchers – Kinky WARNER BROTHERS

05 The Pat Holben Trio - Monkey Jerk FORTUNE

06 Spike Jones - Pimples and Braces   LIBERTY  60 Years Of "Music America Hates Best" LP

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01 The Ivy Tones - Oo Wee Baby RED TOP

02 Vito and the Salutations - Eenie Meenie HERALD

03 Marvin and Johnny - Sugar MODERN

04 The Danderliers - Shu Wop STATES

05 The Counts - Wailin Little Mama DOT

06 The Delteens with The Orbits - Listen to the Rain FORTUNE

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01 Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton w/ The Johnny Otis Band - I Smell a Rat PEACOCK

02 Dolly Cooper - Big Rock Inn DOT

03 Cora Woods - Rocks In Your Head FEDERAL

04 Eunice Davis - Get Your Enjoys DELUXE

05 Rose Marie McCoy - Dippin in my Business CAT

06 LaVern Baker - Tiny Tim ATLANTIC

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01 Hayden Thompson - Love My Baby PHILLIPS INTERNATIONAL

02 Curley Griffin - Got Rockin On My Mind ATOMIC

03 The Johnny Burnette Trio - Honey Hush CORAL

04 Edwin Bruce - Rock Boppin' Baby SUN

05 Robin Hood Brians - Dis A Itty Bit FRATERNITY

06 Eddy Seacrest - Shakin' With The Flavor KRC

07 Lee Bonds - Wild Cattin Woman TENNESSEE

08 Harmonica Frank - Howlin' Tomcat CHESS

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01 Eddie Kirk - The Grunt   FORTUNE

02 Freddie Youngblood - Sould Strings SOULD SOUND

03 Floyd Dixon - The Late Freight Twist Part 2 SKEET

04 Eddie Boyd and His Chessmen - I've Been Deceived CHESS

05 Lonesome Sundown - Lonesome Whistler EXCELLO 

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01 The Swanks - Ghost Train  GMG/ARA

02 The Tabbys - Hong Kong Baby

03 Mackey Beers & The Rockitts - That Jim

04 The In Crowd - Speed Queen

05 The Statesmen - Roo Buh Doo Buh Doo

06 Dale Wright - That's Show Biz

07 Jim Boss & The Sundowners - Your Love Is Stronger Than Dirt

08 Sonny Russel - Fifty Megatons

Outro: LaVerne Baker - Romance in the Dark

Remembering pianist/keyboardist Jessica Williams on her birthday

Raising a glass to composer/pianist Jessica Williams with a few stellar 80s recordings which should be better known.  

The Innards Brothers St. Paddy's Day Special @ Squirly's Bar, Tuesday

Col. Tom Parker & pal Tony Allen reunite as the Innards Brothers for St. Pat's at Squirly's (807 Queen St. W) at 5 pm & 7 pm. 

Dave Alvin's psych-rock collective Third Mind release Spellbinder!

The Third Mind's new four-track Spellbinder! LP is drawn from recordings made during the Right Now! sessions with remixes by Tchad Blake. 

Here's the scoop...

Psych-rock collective The Third Mind have just released Spellbinder!, a companion album to last year's critically praised Right Now! It returns the band to the free-flowing improvisational spirit at the heart of the concept that first brought the members together: spontaneous musical conversation. 

A companion piece to the album, Right Now!, this collection contains additional recordings from those sessions, as well as Tchad Blake remixes and reworkings of songs from Right Now! All recordings, except for “Reap What You Sow,” have never been released. The psychedelic supergroup featuring Dave Alvin, Victor Krummenacher, David Immerglück, Michael Jerome, and Jesse Sykes continues to defy expectations and genre.

Steam the Spellbinder! album and pick up your copy at thethirdmind.lnk.to/Spellbinder. The Third Mind are currently on tour – check their site https://www.thethirdmind.net/ for a show near you... if you happen to live in northern California or Reno, Nevada. 

The Third Mind - Spellbinder!

1. Spellbinder (Tchad Blake Mix) 8:39

2. Reap What You Sow 6:43

3. Before We Said Goodbye (with strings) 5:44

4. Darkness, Darkness/The Creator Has a Master Plan (Tchad Blake Remix) 14:50

Watch a Third Mind performance of "Darkness, Darkness/The Creator Has A Master Plan" shot at Garcia's in Chicago last year. 

Happy 75th Birthday Ray Benson!

Cheers to Asleep At The Wheel's Ray Benson on his 75th! Here are a few of Ray's memories and performances from over the years. 

The 26th Annual Banjo Special @ The Tranzac Club, March 22

Don't miss this chance to see four of Toronto's finest banjo pickers together on stage at the Tranzac on Sunday, March 22!

The 26th Annual Banjo Special

The banjo event of the season! Old-Time, Bluegrass, Folk banjo are showcased by four of Canada's top banjo pickers!

A fun night and a Toronto tradition! In its twenty-sixth year, The Banjo Special brings together four of Canada’s top players to celebrate this wonderful instrument at the Tranzac Club (292 Brunswick Ave) on Sunday, March 22 at 7:30 pm. Come and join Chris Coole, Arnie Naiman, Brian Taheny, Chris Quinn, and a myriad of guests as they present an evening of songs and tunes - with banjos at the heart of it all. There will be breakdowns and marches, picks and bare fingers, songs new and old, tubaphones and flatheads, Vegas and Gibsons. And it will all be handled with flair, fun, and big style. This is a unique chance to hear the diverse voice of both the five-string and tenor banjo, and how the instrument has woven its way into Bluegrass, Old-Time, Americana, and Traditional Irish music. Tickets are $33.59 advance and selling fast. Get 'em right here.

Meet the banjo pickers...

Across Canada and the United States, Chris Coole has become as much of a household name on the claw-hammer banjo as one can become. As a teacher, composer, and performer, he has plied his trade professionally for more than 30 years. Apart from his own albums, Chris can be heard as a sideman and/or producer on over 150 recordings by artists such as Sylvia Tyson, Jim Cuddy, Natalie MacMaster, Cara Luft, John Reishman, April Verch, Justin Rutledge, The Slocan Ramblers, and David Francey. Chris Currently plays with The Lonesome Ace Stringband. www.chriscoole.com

Arnie Naiman is a unique banjo player for his claw-hammer and fingerpicking styles. He was influenced by folk music of the 60’s and 70’s as well as by the music of pre-war artists such as Uncle Dave Macon, Charlie Poole, and The Carter Family to name only a few: Arnie is a very fine interpreter of these old songs and tunes. Arnie’s own banjo compositions are various; some joyous and celebratory, others haunting and dark. Arnie currently performs with Hannah Shira Naiman, Ragged But Right, and also in the Virginia-based old-time String Band, Albemarle Ramblers. Arnie has recently released his solo CD, My Lucky Stars. http://arnienaiman.com/home

String guru Brian Taheny hails from the Irish music mecca of Sligo, Ireland.Brian plays Fiddle, Tenor Banjo, Guitar, Irish Bouzouki, Cittern, Mandolin, Mandola, Mandocello, Dobro and Bass guitar, and is also known for his innovative arrangements of traditional tunes. Brian has built a solid reputation for himself as an extremely accomplished Celtic musician with strong and uniquely distinctive style. He has performed with many of the greats in traditional music all over Europe, Canada, America, and Asia. He has performed on well over 100 albums, has received two Juno nominations and is currently part of the well respected trio "North Atlantic Drift" based out of Toronto. http://www.merriweather.ca/brian-taheny.html

Chris Quinn began his Scruggs-style bluegrass odyssey in 1979. Having performed on over 100 CDs as a sideman or featured artist, Quinn is a central figure on the bluegrass scene in Canada and abroad. Chris has become renowned for his solid timing, his sense of taste and tone, and his creative backup playing. A sought-after teacher, Chris has taught hundreds of people at camps and workshops, from Quebec to Tennessee, from BC to Asia. As younger players have come along to join the professional scene, Chris has been a mentor to many of them. Today, some of Chris’ former students have gone on to professional careers in music too. https://chris-quinn.ca

Watch the 22nd Annual Banjo Special below. 

The Ettes return with "Dangerous Girl"

The Ettes' Coco Hames and Poni Silver just shared a new song "Dangerous Girl" – check it out.