Reelin' In The Years (RITY)

Reelin' In The Years (RITY)

por Ryan Janson

Historia de la música

Temporada 6

The Suburbs: Episode 103 - Oct. 9, 2026

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is The Suburbs... Plus, Robert Plant, a fifteen-foot tree, and a song title born out of a winter firewood problem... Six four-hour sessions and a day job - the making of Elvis Costello’s debut album, My Aim Is True... A Hall & Oates song about existential boredom and how an idealized escape can still leave a person empty... The afternoon political conversation that inspired John Lennon’s next protest anthem... New music from Richard Thompson, The War On Drugs, Rolling Stones, and Paul Weller... Deep tracks from The Long Ryders, Bonnie Raitt, Marcus King, The Beatles, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Bobby Parker, John Hiatt, JD McPherson, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

A Needle In A Haystack: Episode 102 - Oct. 2, 2026

On this episode of Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is A Needle In A Haystack: Songs that were hidden on albums... Plus, the Beatles song that changed animals after Paul McCartney started barking... Music Stevie Wonder left off Songs in the Key of Life - finally seeing the light of day 50 years later... The strange recurring dream of shattering bottles that inspired a Peter Gabriel classic... The long drives between two Australian cities that inspired a Little River Band favorite... Freak Out! turns 60 - the unrest in L.A. that inspired one of Frank Zappa’s fiercest songs... New music from Leon Bridges, Eric Bibb, and Israel Nash... Deep tracks from Arc Angels, The Dream Syndicate, Gov't Mule, Allen Toussaint, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

Commercially Brewed: Episode 101 - Sept. 25, 2026

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is Commercially Brewed: Songs and beer commercials... The ’90s hit whose title can be traced all the way back to a second-grade book report... What happened when someone sent one of John Prine’s fictional problems to the Dear Abby... The ’60s dance song whose original title was probably a little too risqué for radio... New music from St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band... Deep tracks from Gordon Lightfoot, CCR, Buddy Guy, and more! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

100!: Episode 100 - Sept. 18, 2026

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is 100: Songs that mention that number in the lyrics... Plus, Johnny Cash, a cocaine-fueled murder and a 99-year prison sentence - recorded LIVE at Folsom... A spontaneous rehearsal-room jam captured on tape then rebuilt with an Atari computer... The Bad Company tune revisited nearly 50 years later with Paul Rodgers & Blackberry Smoke... A number-one disco hit reimagined as though it had been recorded at Muscle Shoals... How a snowbound Dexter binge supplied Marcus King with a song title... New music from Eli Reed, U2, Sonny Landreth, and Eddie 9V... Deep cuts from Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Whiskeytown, Josh Ritter, Ted Leo, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

It's All Greek To Me: Episode 99 - Sept. 11, 2026

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is It's All Greek To Me: Songs with references to Greece... The future Monkee whose song was rejected for not sounding enough like The Monkees... The soul album recorded in a basement for a grand total of $452.11 - that includes the beer!... The one-off benefit performance that unexpectedly turned into an 11-year comeback... Why Geddy Lee never understood the appeal of one of Rush’s enduring classics... A throwaway line from an old episode of Rhoda that inspired a band's biggest hit... New music from Sheryl Crow/Jesse Welles, The Rylee Bapst Band, Alabama Shakes... Deep cuts from The Stones, Otis Brown, Santana, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

Friday Night Lights: Episode 98 - Sept. 4, 2026

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Friday Night Lights: Songs that make some sort of reference to high school football in the lyrics... Also, the basement recording that became an indie-rock phenomenon - thanks to a movie scene... David Bowie’s eye patch looked like a fashion statement - but the truth was far less glamorous... The 19-year-old thief, a diamond ring and a deadly 1921 robbery that inspired a Grateful Dead classic... The suburban road that inspired a songwriter’s attack on similar houses, perfect lawns and status symbols... The hit single written in just fifteen minutes - while its songwriter nursed a hangover on a plane... New music from Keb' Mo' and Train. Deeper cuts from The Kinks, Black Crowes, The Smiths, Gov't Mule, XTC, George Harrison, Sister Hazel, Dire Straits, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

"Bay" Watch: Episode 97 - Aug. 28, 2026

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is "Bay" Watch... Plus, the deliberately “uncommercial” song written in a room at a Holiday Inn that became a hit... The accidental guitar tuning that left Pete Townshend and David Gilmour searching for answers... The soul classic secretly powered by Motown's The Funk Brothers and a big stack of cash... The upbeat hit followed by a mysterious death - and questions that remain unanswered... The song that connected a band’s British-blues past with its polished California future... New music from Brandon Flowers, Eddie 9V, and the sibling duo Sam & Louise Sullivan... Deep tracks from Van Morrison, Morphine, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

Paying The Bills: Episode 96 - Aug. 21, 2026

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Paying The Bills... Also, the reggae legend who refused a Chuck Berry classic - until Louisiana became Jamaica... The New Orleans classic featuring a future superstar - still in her teens - singing backup with her mother... The late-night hotel room lyric that went from “walking around the room” to something more memorable... The song title overheard during a high-speed ride with a drug dealer nicknamed “The Count"... New music from Billy Strings and The Womack Sisters... Deep cuts from The Allman Brothers, Men At Work, Wilco, Michelle Shocked, and much more! For more info on the program, visit reelinwithryan.com

Back To School: Episode 95 - Aug. 14, 2026

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is "Back To School"... Also, The song inspired by an open window, a missing cat and one very worried songwriter... How a trip to Elvis’s home helped a songwriter turn a broken relationship into a journey toward healing... How a childhood memory of gathering wild plants in rural Louisiana inspired a swamp-rock classic... The ordinary airplane ride that became a confrontation with anxiety, mortality and the imagination... New music from American Aquarium, Rolling Stones, and Kevin Morby... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

The Roots Of Rock: Episode 94 - Aug. 7, 2026

This week on Reelin' In The Years... For the Featured Five Theme, we explore the roots of rock 'n' roll... Plus, The ancient empire, missing verse and faulty mixing console behind a Neil Young epic... The Linda Ronstadt hit that began when six encores left her band with nothing else prepared... The road anthem that began as an idea for a Ford commercial... The Guns N’ Roses co-founder who traded stadium chaos for a return to basics... New music from Wyatt Flores and Buffalo Traffic Jam... Deep cuts from The Black Crowes, The Call, The Blasters, Rolling Stones, Beth Hart, Flamin' Groovies, and more! For more info on the program, visit reelinwithryan.com

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