We have a handful of Christmas tunes this week from Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and The Doltones!  Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending June 25th, 1966 and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week!  We'll spin a trio of tunes with a "young" theme from Chris Isaak, Al Dual and Link Wray and we've got rockers from The Bomboras, La Luz, The B. Christopher Band, The Manakooras, Aaron & The Lord, The Guantanamos and The Routes!

American musician Chris Hillman is the "Focus Beam" artist this week. Hear about his amazing career with bands like The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, The Desert Rose Band and more as well as his fantastic solo career. We've got tunes from his groups: The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band and a couple solo cuts too. Plus, hear from some of those that influenced him including Buck Owens, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, New Lost City Ramblers, Spade Cooley & His Orchestra, The Kentucky Colonels and The Kingston Trio. We've got Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers covering The Byrds and Jammin' James Riley has a rocker from Joe D. Johnson in Rockabilly Rewind!

Beyond Description. . .  

Martin Scorsese is making a musical biopic about the Grateful Dead, with Jonah Hill set to star as the iconic rock band's frontman Jerry Garcia. 

The new Jerry Garcia archival release features a Bob Marley cover. 
The latest Grateful Dead archival release features a Bob Dylan cover. 
The Grateful Dead's soundman recorded Johnny Cash. . . covering Bob Dylan. Those tracks are now part of "Bear's Sonic Journals." 

The Set List. . . 

Stir It Up 9:20 
1976-11/07 KEYSTONE BERKELEY, Berkeley, California 
GarciaLive Vol. 17 

Desolation Row 12:17 
1990-07/19 DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville, Indiana 
Dave's Picks Vol. 40 

Ripple (2001 Remaster) 4:11 
1970- American Beauty 
The Music Never Stopped (Music From The Motion Picture) 

China Cat Sunflower > 8:57 
I Know You Rider 6:09 
1973-10/30 KIEL AUDITORIUM, St. Louis, Missouri 

Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73

We've got a trio of songs with artists named Paul...Paul Johnson, Paul Carrack and Paul Revere & The Raiders.  Beth Riley has a deep track of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  We've got a Two-Nami in the forecast with 2 in a row from Southern Culture On The Skids and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!  We've got rockers from from Surfer Joe, The Fantastic Baggys, Sail On, Beware Of Blast, Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited, Bob Spalding, Jan & Dean, The Ventures, The Me-Gustas, Los Surfer Compadres plus some Christmas tunes hitting the playlist from The Hi-Risers, The Tremolo Beer Gut and The Neptunas!!

English singer-songwriter and musician, Paul Carrack, is our "focus beam" artist this week. We hear from some of his influences including The Shadows, The Searchers, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Ray Charles, Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye. We'll hear about his amazing musical journey with bands (Ace, Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics) and his stellar solo career along with a few of his solo tunes! Beth's Lightning Round returns and Paul is the guest for that as well. Plus, Jammin' James Riley has a rockin' track from Jimmy Dell in Rockabilly Rewind!

Dave's Picks Volume 40 has made some noise on the Billboard Chart! 

1) Grateful Dead scores its 50th top 40-charting album on the Billboard 200. The band continues to have the most top 40 albums among groups since the chart began regularly publishing on a weekly basis in March of 1956. The only acts with more top 40 albums than Grateful Dead are Frank Sinatra (58), Elvis Presley (57), Barbra Streisand (54) and Bob Dylan (51). 

2) Also marks Grateful Dead’s highest charting album since 1987 on the Billboard 200! 

3) Finally, it's the largest sales week for Grateful Dead in over 25 years 

We get into the release and the new release from the GarciaLive series! 

The Set List. . . 

Cassidy 7:00 
1990-07/18 DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville, Indiana 
Dave's Picks Vol. 40 

Deal 9:02 
1991-11/15 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, New York 
GarciaLive Vol. 16 

Me And Bobby McGee 6:24 
1972-10/17 FOX THEATRE, St. Louis, Missouri 
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 

I'll Take a Melody 15:03 
1976-11/07 KEYSTONE BERKELEY, Berkeley, California 
GarciaLive Vol. 17 

LOOKS LIKE RAIN 
Albany, NY, Knickerbocker Arena 
March 29, 1993 
30 Days of Dead 2021

It's more fun than should be allowed for a full hour!  On this Catching A Wave, we hear from the "King Of Twang" Duane Eddy in our Green Room segment.  Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  We've got a "mystery" trio of songs from Man Or Astro-Man?, Cheap Trick and The Challengers and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week.  Plus, we've got killer tracks from The Ramblin' Bandits, Martin Cilia, Goons!, Masters Of The University, Del Sotos, Burt Rocket, repeat repeat, The Big Swell Drifters, The Breakers, The Surf Raiders, The Grip Weeds and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th! 

American Outlaw Country singer-songwriter Cody Jinks is our "focus beam" artist this week. We hear from artists that have influenced not only his country sound but also his thrash metal side as well including Merle Haggard, Pantera, The Highwaymen, Keith Whitley, AC/DC, Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Def Leppard, Randy Travis, Lefty Frizzell, Sturgill Simpson and Megadeath! You'll hear all about his musical endeavors as well as a couple of tracks from his catalog. Jammin' James Riley also has a rockin' classic from Wanda Jackson in Rockabilly Rewind!

Beyond Description. . . 
We jump into Listen to the River! The Grateful Dead take a look back at their St. Louis legacy with a new box set: LISTEN TO THE RIVER - St Louis 71, 72, 73 

The 20-CD Limited Edition Set is out now and features seven previously unreleased concerts recorded live in St. Louis between 1971 and 1973. 

The Set List. . . 

Beat It On Down The Line 3:54 
1971-12/09 FOX THEATRE, St. Louis, Missouri 
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 

Deal 5:50 
1971-12/10 FOX THEATRE, St. Louis, Missouri 
Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71 

Don't Ease Me In 4:43 
1972-10/17 FOX THEATRE, St. Louis, Missouri 
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 

Jack Straw 5:16 
1972-10/18 FOX THEATRE, St. Louis, Missouri 
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 

Dire Wolf 4:42 
1972-10/19 FOX THEATRE, St. Louis, Missouri 
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 

Promised Land > 3:17 
Bertha > 6:03 
Greatest Story Ever Told 5:46 
1973-10/29 KIEL AUDITORIUM, St. Louis, Missouri 
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 

Here Comes Sunshine 12:30 
1973-10/30 KIEL AUDITORIUM, St. Louis, Missouri 
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73