PURE with Howard Thompson

"Fruity" (broadcast 6/7/19)

Mongo Santamaria: Watermelon Man 
Tom Waits: Grapefruit Moon 
Joe Brown: I Like Bananas 
George Braith: Cantaloupe Woman 
Emmy Rossum: I'll be With You in Apple Blossom Time 
Clarence Palmer & the Jive Bombers: Cherry 
The Rivingtons: Cherry
Elvis Costello: Sweet Pear
Roger Miller: Little Green Apples 
Black Grape: Reverend Black Grape 
Eric Donaldson: Cherry Oh Baby 
Fats Domino: Blueberry Hill
Marianne Nowottny: Strawberry Fields Forever 
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Guava Jelly 
Ian Carmichael: Lemon Twist 
Bobbie Gentry: Marigolds And Tangerines 
Anita O'Day: Peel Me A Grape 
Roland Alphonso: Blackberry Brandy 
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: I'm Gonna Bring A                                                      Watermelon To My Girl Tonight
Brian Eno: Emerald And Lime
Frank Zappa: Original Duke Of Prunes 
Little Feat: Strawberry Flats 
Groundhogs: Cherry Red
Robyn Hitchcock: Strawberries Dress 
Sparks: Pineapple 
Rhinoceros: Apricot Brandy
Shuggie Otis: Strawberry Letter 23 
10,000 Maniacs: Cherry Tree 
Tennessee Ernie Ford: Blackberry Boogie 
Andre Williams w/the Eldorados: Lemon Squeezin' Daddy 
Delbert McClinton: Cherry Street
Rory Gallagher: Barley & Grape Rag 
Tori Amos: Raspberry Swirl
Madness: Mr. Apples 
Dirk Hamilton: Askin' For Apples 
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin: Cherry Red Blues 
Victor Delorenzo: Peach
Betty Wright: Grapes On A Vine (feat. Lil Wayne) 
Nicky Hopkins: Banana Anna 
Charlie Parker: Mango Mangue 
Prince: Peach 
Garbage: Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!) (Roger Sanchez mix)
The Move: Blackberry Way 
Dr. John & Randy Newman: I Ate Up The Apple Tree
Endless Boogie: Smoking Figs In The Yard (faded early)
PSAs
46. Little Richard: Tutti Frutti

What is PURE with Howard Thompson?

Airing twice a month on WPKN 89.5FM Bridgeport!

howard loves all kinds of music and has collected records ever since his uncle gave him Rock Around The Clock as a 6th birthday present

howard worked in the music biz so he could get more free records and meet wondrous people

howard made records with Adam & the Ants, Alan Vega, Angel Corpus Christi, Aswad, Barb Jungr, Billy Bragg, Danny Gatton, Eddie & the Hot Rods, the Georgia Satellites, Hamell On Trial, Herb Alpert, Ian Hunter, John Campbell, Judy Tenuta, ManBreak, Motörhead, Peter C Johnson, the Prissteens, the Psychedelic Furs, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3, Roky Erickson & the Aliens, Rubén Blades, Sally Oldfield, Sara Hickman, Scatterbrain, the Screaming Blue Messiahs, the Slits, the Star Spangles, the Sugarcubes, Susan Fassbender, Tulipomania, Victor DeLorenzo, Yellowman and 10,000 Maniacs to name a few. He was the first to release records by MX-80 Sound, the Real Kids and Suicide in Europe and th’ Faith Healers, the Gipsy Kings, Happy Mondays, Paul Young, the Sisters Of Mercy, and Wham! in the USA

howard joined WPKN in May 2010 and is grateful to Steve di Costanzo and Peter Bochan for letting him in. Terry Hopper too, for giving up an hour of The Quest to see if it could work

howard thinks Bob Dylan should be President, and ‘Poison’ Ivy Rorschach should be Vice-President