“In Memoriam, 2025 (June - December) (broadcast 1/2/26)
The McCoys (Rick Derringer 77, 5/26): Hang On Sloopy
Sly & The Family Stone (Sly Stone 82, 6/9): Everyday People
The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson 82, 6/11): God Only Knows
Pavlov’s Dog (David Hamilton 74, 6/20 & Sara Surkamp 72, 11/25): Of Once & Future Kings
Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs, 81, 6/23): Rock And Roll Queen
Lalo Schifrin 93, 6/26: Bullitt, Main Title
The Strawbs (Dave Cousins 80, 7/13): Part of the Union
Owen Gray 86, 7/20: My Darling Patricia
Family (John "Poli" Palmer 82, 7/21): Larf and Sing
Ozzy Osbourne 76, 7/22 & Motörhead: Hellraiser
Golden Earring (George Kooymans 77, 7/22): Radar Love
Tommy McLain 85, 7/24: Sweet Dreams
Texas Tornados (Flaco Jimenez 86, 7/31 & Speedy Sparks 79, 10/7) Bailando
Terry Reid 75, 8/4: The Hand Don't Fit The Glove
Eddie Palmieri 88, 8/6: Vámonos Pa'l Monte
Derek And The Dominos (Bobby Whitlock 77, 8/10): Thorn Tree In The Garden
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (Roy Estrada 82, 8/14): Anything
The Turtles (Mark Volman 78, 9/5): Elenore
Supertramp (Rick Davies 81, 9/6): Bloody Well Right
The Pretty Things (Viv Prince 84, 9/8): Road Runner
The Monkees (Bobby Hart 86, 9/10): Last Train To Clarksville
Buddy Holly & The Crickets (Sonny Curtis 88, 9/19): Rock Around With Ollie Vee
Danny Thompson 86, 9/23: Hatmosphere
The Yardbirds (Chris Dreja 78, 9/25): Hot House Of Omagararshid
The Psychedelic Furs (Thommy Price 68, 10/10): Heaven
Ace Frehley 74, 10/16: New York Groove
Billy Paul (Anthony Jackson 73, 10/19): Me and Mrs. Jones
The Champs (Dave Burgess 90, 10/19): Tequila
Grateful Dead (Donna Jean Godchaux 78, 11/2): Scarlet Begonias
Squeeze (Gilson Lavis 74, 11/5): Cool For Cats
Todd Snider 59, 11/14: Alright Guy
Ian Hunter (Hilly Michaels 77, 11/15): Somethin’s Going' On
The Stone Roses (Gary "Mani" Mounfield 63, 11/20): I Wanna Be Adored
Jimmy Cliff 81, 11/24: The Harder They Come
Brinsley Schwarz (Andrew Lauder 78, 11/26 & Bob Andrews 75, 6/5): (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
Booker T & the MGs (Steve Cropper 84, 12/3): Summertime
The Mavericks (Raul Malo 60, 12/8): Lies
Joe Ely 78, 12/15: Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
What is PURE with Howard Thompson?
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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