"Earl Palmer"

“Earl Palmer (broadcast 8/7/15)

B. Bumble & The Stingers: Nut Rocker 1:58
Ray Charles: I Can't Stop Loving You 4:11
Neal Hefti & his Orchestra, Chorus: Batman Theme 2:17
Ritchie Valens: La Bamba 2:01
Dave Bartholomew: Who Drank my Beer (While I was in the Rear) 2:48
Lloyd Price: Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:29
Smiley Lewis: I Hear You Knocking 2:43
Roy Brown: Saturday Night 2:19
Amos Milburn: Chicken Shack Boogie 2:29
Roy Montrell: (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone 2:22
Shirley & Lee: Let The Good Times Roll 2:21
Etta James: Tough Lover (Take 1) 2:25
Don & Dewey: I'm Leaving It All Up to You 2:07 
Fats Domino: I'm Walkin' 2:04
Little Richard: The Girl Can't Help It 2:30
Thurston Harris & The Sharps: Little Bitty Pretty One 2:19
Ricky Nelson: Boppin The Blues 1:54
Larry Williams: Slow Down 2:43
Bobby Darin: Beyond The Sea 2:47
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra: Willie And The Hand Jive 2:54 
Ernie Fields Orchestra: In The Mood 2:36
Chan Romero: The Hippy Hippy Shake 1:39
Eddie Cochran: Somethin' Else 2:04
April Stevens: Teach Me Tiger 2:19 
Dorsey Burnette: Hey Little One 2:13
Timi Yuro: Hurt 2:26
Glen Campbell: Turn Around, Look at Me 2:51
Earl Palmer: One Mint Julep 2:34
Earl Palmer: Percolator 2:08
Frank Sinatra: Pick Yourself Up
Herb Alpert: The Lonely Bull
Ketty Lester: Love Letters 2:33
Andy Williams: Can't Get Used to Losing You 
Waylon Jennings: Rave On
The Righteous Brothers: You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
The Ronettes: You Baby
Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come
Julie London: You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Tim Hardin: Misty Roses
Lou Rawls: I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
The Howard Roberts Quartet: Michelle
Ike & Tina Turner: River Deep, Mountain High (composite takes)
Lalo Schifrin & His Orchestra: Mission: Impossible
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: Constipation Blues 
Randy Newman: Lonely At The Top 
Bonnie Raitt: Wah She Go Do
Tim Buckley: Look at The Fool
 Elvis Costello: Poisoned Rose
Crescent City Gold: Hang Tough 
Dr. John: Hen Layin' Rooster (w/B.B. King)
Eddie Cochran 58: Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie
Earl Palmer: Honky Tonk Pt 2
Earl Palmer & his 10 Piece Rockin' Band 59: Drum Village (Pt 1)
Earl Williams: Let's Make Love Tonight

What is PURE with Howard Thompson?

What is PURE with Howard Thompson?

Apart from the occasional overnighter, fill-in or fundraiser, howard now creates shows for our Podcasts page. You’ll find over 140 archived PUREs there, and new shows will be added - check the PURE and “Strictly” pages - at least once a month.

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.

Disc Jockeys like Brian Matthew (BBC Light Program), Emperor Rosko (Radio Caroline), John Peel (Radio London/BBC Radio 1), Hugh Nolan (Radio Geronimo), Charlie Gillett (BBC Radio London) and Andy Dunkley (the Marquee/Lyceum) made howard’s life worth living and he now just wants to return the favor.

howard worked in the music biz so he could get free records and meet astonishing 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, Sir Tim Smit, 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 and Wham! in the USA

howard joined WPKN in May 2010 and thanks 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