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Reelin" In The Years (RITY)

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) is your weekly dose of music education! Enjoy a blend of Rock, Blues, and Americana. Plus stories about the songs and artists. Give it a listen! I promise you"ll learn something! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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All Episodes

116:25

April 4, 2025

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2025/04/04

This week on RITY, the mini theme is Allergens: Songs with a common allergen in the title... Also, the story of how one of the most covered songs in the history of popular music started with the working title of "Scrambled Eggs"... A tune that The Police wrote/recorded as a diss at Rod Stewart... A song inspired by the Three Mile Island Accident... Plus deep cuts from FM, New York Dolls, Procol Harum, Lucinda Williams, Marshall Tucker, Foo Fighters, The Badlees, and much more! For more information

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124:01

March 28, 2025

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2025/03/28

This week on RITY, the mini theme is Batter Up! Songs that relate to baseball... Plus, the incredible story of how Missing Persons frontwoman - Dale Bozzio - escaped an attacker by falling out of her hotel room window... Who was Clancy and how did he lose his ability to sing?... Music from a local band who chose a name that would get their albums placed next to The Beatles on alphabetically-arranged record store racks... Deep cuts from The Eagles, Link Wray, Eric Martin, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac,

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122:42

March 21, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/03/21

This week on RITY, the mini theme is "The Public Eye": Songs that mention the public eye in the lyrics... Also, a band whose name is a combination of BO Diddley and James DEAN... Music from a group that unknowingly hired a drug-addicted fugitive who wound up giving the band their name... Have you ever seen a Squonk's tears? Plus deep tracks from Styx, Journey, Moon Martin, Wilco, Prism, Mike Doughty, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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124:33

March 14, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/03/14

On this week's episode of Reelin' In The Years, this mini theme is Heavy Metal: Songs with a type of metal in the title... Plus, what was an Apple Scruff?... Why did the Jeff Beck Group cancel their plan to play at Woodstock?.... Why was R. Dean Taylor Wanted in the state of Indiana?... Deep tracks from The Beach Boys, The Allman Joys, The Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren, Audioslave, Dave Mason, Heart, Robert Randolph, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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122:42

March 7, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/03/07

This week on RITY... Our mini theme is The "I'ds" Of March... Plus, a hit song that was the end result of a Neil Young Impersonation... Who was Jimmie Nicol and how he inspired a popular Beatles song?... You've heard of Green Eggs and Ham, but would consider putting Vaseline on Toast?... Music from Joe South, Tommy Bolin, John Prine, Billy Strings, Phish, The Outsiders, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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117:09

Feb. 28, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/02/28

On this week's edition of RITY, our mini theme is Down By The Railroad Tracks... Also, music from three Cincinnati area bands... How Paul Simon found love on Saturday Night LIVE... Mr. Sardonicus and his connection to rock 'n' roll... Music from a group named after a random 93 year old woman... Deep cuts from Hall & Oates, Belly, Jesse Ed Davis, Genesis, Richard & Linda Thompson, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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123:17

Feb. 21, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/02/21

This week on RITY, our mini theme is Soccer... Plus, the link between Tom Petty and U.S. Navy Admiral - David Farragut... An alt. rock anthem inspired by a parallel universe where J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. is President of the U.S... A song about journalists that was written by a former journalist who left that job to become one of the greatest guitarists of all-time... Deep tracks from School Of Fish, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, Shoes, Cheap Trick, Derek & The Dominos and much more! For

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123:27

Feb. 14, 2025

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2025/02/14

On this week's episode of RITY, our mini theme is What Makes The World Go 'Round?... Plus, a song written from the perspective of a couple "doing the deed" seconds before a nuclear disaster... A song that's the end result of a rock band trying to remain relevant as the disco era was taking over... A George Harrison song inspired by the home of comedian, Lord Buckley... Deep cuts from Hall & Oates, Steve Hackett, MC5, Tom Jones, Bob Mould, and much more! For more info on the show, visit

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119:21

Feb. 7, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/02/07

This week on RITY, our mini theme is "Too Late." Plus, a song written by a guy who shares his name with a Monopoly property... Who is Sananda Maitreya and what happened to Terence Trent D'Arby?... What number is the answer to "the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything" and how it relates to an 80's jazz-funk band... Deep cuts from LeRoux, Sheriff, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Gary Moore, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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122:07

Jan. 31, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/01/31

This week on RITY, the mini theme is Planets! Also, a solo hit from a guy who had three other hits with three different bands... A David Bowie tune that's a parody of Frank Sinatra's "My Way." Does anyone know if there's life on Mars?... The connection between Stephen Foster's "Oh! Susanna" and a major hit from 1969 by a Dutch rock band... Plus deep cuts from Zephyr, Eagles, Mink DeVille, John Mayer, Cactus, Stories, Joan Armatrading, and much more! For more info on the show, visit

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117:33

Jan. 24, 2025

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2025/01/24

This week on the show, the mini theme is Under The Weather - Song titles that relate to illness... Plus, music from a band whose lead singer died of a heart attack while performing on stage... A song inspired by Influenza A, which hit the United States in 1957... How is Ginger Baker not considered a veteran when he spent time in the Air Force and Army? Deep tracks from Bloodrock, Dixie Dregs, STP, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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120:59

Jan. 17, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/01/17

This week on RITY, I'll be spotlighting blind musicians for the mini theme... Plus, a song by the son of Doris Day. Plus, his connection to Charles Manson... The original version of Zeppelin's "Lemon Song"... A rare song credited to Suzy And The Red Stripes, but sung by Linda McCartney... Plus deep cuts from Cream, Fanny, Del Shannon, Jo Jo Gunne, Ohio Players, Foghat, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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117:34

Jan. 10, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/01/10

This week on RITY... The mini theme is The Weatherman... Plus, a song that Van Morrison was inspired to write after having a nightmare about an assassination attempt on Ray Charles... Music from a group named after the 400 Unit of the Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama... A brand new segment called "Out Of Left Field" where I play a random song that I normally wouldn't play... Plus deep cuts from Lonnie Mack, B. W. Stevenson, Pages, The Rockets, and the combo of Huey Lewis &

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115:54

Jan. 3, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/01/03

This week on RITY... Our mini theme is What Time Is It?... Also, music from an English band who got their big break after David Gilmour overheard them playing a wedding... Someone actually wrote a song about the food at Howard Johnson's!?!?... A rarity from the band, Lynard Skynard. Yes, I spelled that correctly... Plus deep tracks from Neutral Milk Hotel, Unicorn, Dog's Eye View, The Cure, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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128:05

Dec. 27, 2024

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2024/12/27

This week on RITY, to correspond with the upcoming ball drop, our mini theme is The "Ball." I'll be playing songs with the word "ball" in the title... Also, "Kindred Spirits": A collaboration between Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck... The story of how an unfinished Bob Dylan bootleg was transformed into a massive hit... "Soulful Strut" is one of the greatest instrumentals of all-time, but was it really recorded by Young-Holt Unlimited? The answer will surprise you!... Plus deep tracks from Nils Lofgren,

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124:10

Dec. 20, 2024

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2024/12/20

This week on RITY: A weekly theme has returned! However, it'll only apply to a few songs in the playlist. Also, music from a group that gets their name from a Monty Python sketch... A David Bowie tune inspired by a dream where Iggy Pop's girlfriend gets eaten by a TV... What do you get when you stuff a mattress full of weed?... Plus deep cuts from The Law, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Dawes, The Rubinoos, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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126:46

Dec. 13, 2024

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2024/12/13

This week on RITY: Who was the Butter Queen and what did she use the butter for? The answer will shock you!... Music from a child prodigy who played guitar for the Allman Brothers at the age of 10!... I'm calling my shot that you will hear a song from a band named after The Great Bambino!... Plus deep cuts from Crow, The Band Of Heathens, REO Speedwagon, and Sea Level... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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121:58

Dec. 6, 2024

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2024/12/06

This week on RITY: A Christmas song written by a guy who lives in the former childhood home of Jeffrey Dahmer in Akron... The inspiration for Rick Nelson's "Garden Party"... A duet by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss... Music from a short-lived band that John Lennon formed while he was still a member of The Beatles... Plus deep cuts from Batdorf & Rodney, Trooper, Iain Matthews, Eric Clapton, XTC, and Peter Green... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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123:54

Nov. 29, 2024

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2024/11/28

This week on RITY:We all remember Chuck Woolery as a game show host, but what if I told you he was also part of a duo that scored a Top 40 hit!A song inspired by a normal human body temperatureA song by a heavy metal band name after a parakeet. I hope you're a fan of bread!The second single from a band that gets their name from a street in Athens, OhioPlus deep cuts from Dennis Wilson, Hindu Love Gods, Missouri, Steve Gibbons, American Flyer, and much more!For more info on the show, visit

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119:43

Nov. 22, 2024

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2024/11/22

This week on RITY:A Steely Dan song you'll never listen to the same way again once you hear it's meaning!A song Mark Knopfler was inspired to write after reading Ray Kroc's autobiographyWe're going to have an early Thanksgiving dinner with Alice Brock and her husband. Plus some guy named Arlo and his friend. I hope you have 18 minutes to spare.For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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