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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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116:29

Nov. 21, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/11/21

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years, the Featured Five Theme is songs that have fallen victim to an urban legend... Also, a Top 40 Hit from '68 by Status Quo that was written while sitting on the toilet!... How the band MC5 retaliated when a local dept. store refused to stock their record... Music from an artist whose career was tragically cut short due to a battle with cancer... A song by The Who about FM radio stations wanting similar sounding hit songs... Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé - what

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114:22

Nov. 14, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/11/14

On this episode of Reelin', the Featured Five Theme is Kleptomania: Songs about stealing... Also, which Zeppelin song was inspired by a cottage that didn't have electricity nor running water?... When Paul McCartney recorded with John Bonham, but it took 38 years to be released... The mysterious death of singer Bobby Fuller - just an accident or mafia involvement?... Get Your Kicks On Route 66, because Getting Your Kicks On Route 40 doesn't sound as good... You've probably daydreamed about many

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114:39

Nov. 7, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/11/07

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years, the Featured Five Theme is "Off In La La Land": Songs that include the phrase "la la" in the lyrics... Plus, a Vietnam War Protest song that was the end result of being awoken by a loud truck... What Beatles song inspired the melody for Chicago's "Saturday In The Park?"... Thank God the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd didn't listen to producer, Al Kooper!... The other version of "After Midnight" that Eric Clapton recorded for a beer commercial... A song Iggy Pop

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115:56

Oct. 31, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/10/31

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is The Graveyard Shift... Also, a CCR song inspired by John Fogerty's visit to a Fortune Teller in California... Music from a band named after the site of the first & second Battles Of Bull Run... Dickey Betts, The wife of Boz Scaggs, and a grave - What's the connection?... Which Blues Traveler album is a reference to Peter Pan & Neverland?... That time when Chrissie Hynde and Ray Davies attempted to get married... Plus, deep cuts from Joe

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113:58

Oct. 24, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/10/24

This week on RITY, the Featured Five Theme is Monsters... Plus, Phil Everly, a horror film, Warren Zevon, and how a joke became a Top 40 hit!... The composer Franz Liszt and the story behind Lisztomania... The true meaning behind "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"... What was Stevie Nicks doing in Sly Stone's bed? You could say "Dreams" were made... A song by The Doors that was inspired by the great soul food at Olivia's Place in Venice Beach... Deep cuts from Thee Shams, Huey Lewis, Santana, Bowie, The

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120:01

Oct. 17, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/10/17

This week on RITY, the Featured Five Theme is A Rock And A Hard Place: The Between Theme... Plus, the song D'yer Mak'er: it's meaning and how it's pronounced?... The tragic story of how a fallen Vietnam soldier inspired a big Motown hit... Burton Cummings and the origin of the Guess Who song, American Woman... A song by The Beatles that was inspired by hippies and Brian Epstein's wealth... Speaking of The Beatles, an American who was described as the "one-man Beatles"... Gil Scott-Heron will answer

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117:51

Oct. 10, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/10/10

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is "Under The Moonlight": Songs with that phrase in the lyrics... Plus, a song Lindsey Buckingham partially recorded while kneeling on his bathroom floor... Music from a band named after a bowling alley & bar in uptown Minneapolis... A song recorded when Huey Lewis visited the recording studio for the last time... The end result of John Lennon reading The Tibetan Book Of The Dead while high on LSD... Deep cuts from Leo Kottke, Southside Johnny

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115:35

Oct. 3, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/10/03

This week on RITY, the Featured Five Theme is A Lack Of Productivity: Songs with titles that represent a waste of time... Plus, who were Ola Na Tungee & Miss Daisy Hawkins?... One of the first singles by a major act to be offered as a free mp3 download... What band was originally named after the Pogo comic strip character... The Beach Boys give us their response to "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes... What is a dishwalla?... Newer music from Pearl Jam... What's the Print Shop?... Deep cuts by Brandi

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120:03

Sept. 26, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/09/26

This week on RITY... The Featured Five Theme is Vacancy: The Hotels & Motels Theme... Plus, What is an Oast House and what does it have to do with Fleetwood Mac? The Beatles, Chuck Berry, and a lawsuit. The song that brought them TOGETHER... Memory Motel: It only has a 2.4 rating on Yelp, but it was special enough to inspire a Rolling Stones song... Gary Brooker - of Procol Harum - gives us his take on a George Harrison tune... Deep cuts from Tyler Childers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, REO Speedwagon,

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122:38

Sept. 19, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/09/19

This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is Where The Wild Things Are: Songs with the word "wild" in the title... Also, Music from a band named after a chain of grocery stores in the south... SWLABR by Cream - What is that? How's it pronounced? What does it mean?... Who was Jimmie Nicol and what song by The Beatles did he inspire?... Most of us know of Jon Voight, but what about his brother - James?... Deep cuts from The Beach Boys, Joe Walsh, Muddy Waters, John Martyn, R.E.M., Tab Benoit,

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119:30

Sept. 12, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/09/12

This week on Reelin'... The mini theme is Loose Change: Songs titles that mention a type of coin... Plus, a song that Pete Townshend wrote in a mosquito-ridden swamp somewhere in Florida... What is stream of consciousness writing & how it inspired a Van Morrison song... Big Head Todd & The Monsters gives us a fresh take on a hit from 1972... That time when Boz Scaggs attempted to steal a song from a Blues Legend... Deep cuts from Peter Wolf, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills, The Doobies,

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117:46

Sept. 5, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/09/05

This week on Reelin'... The mini theme is "Hey" Is For Horses... Also, Delbert McClinton & John Lennon - What's the connection?... A song by The Band that gets it's title from Minnie Pearl's middle name... What Neil Young album shares it's title with the slogan for Rust-Oleum?... Deep cuts from Drive-By Truckers, Bill Quateman, JJ Grey, John Hiatt, The Leaves, Mudcrutch, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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120:33

Aug. 22, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/08/22

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Dancing With The Dial: Songs that feature a radio tuning sound effect... Also, a brand new Zydeco tribute tune from The Rolling Stones... What exactly do you do down at the crossroads of Mississippi?... The sad story behind "The Way" by 90's rock group, Fastball... Members of Pink Floyd talk about a bizarre incident that occurred during a session at Abbey Road Studios... Deep cuts from Joe Bonamassa, Aerosmith, The Clash, Dire Straits, and much more! For more

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118:20

Aug. 15, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/08/15

This week on RITY... The mini theme is "Return": Songs that feature that word in the lyrics... Plus, "Voodoo Chile" & "Voodoo Child" - What's the difference?... The true story behind "Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys... A song by a guy who turned down offers to front Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple... Deep cuts from Toto, Wilco, Strawbs, Frampton, Jackson Browne, Taj Mahal, and much more! For info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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116:18

Aug. 8, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/08/08

This week on RITY... The mini theme is Shark Week!... Also, Robby Krieger - of The Doors - shares the true meaning behind the song, "Peace Frog"... The time that Cheap Trick was given a Gold Record that they didn't really earn... How a woman's dirty jokes inspired a hit for Hall & Oates... Plus, deep cuts from Illinois Speed Press, The Budos Band, Steve Earle, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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119:23

Aug. 1, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/08/01

This week on RITY... The mini theme is The "Dog" Days Of "Summer": Songs that mention those words in the lyrics... Plus, "The Fool On The Hill" by The Beatles wasn't inspired by an actual person!... A big hit by a guy who also wrote The Office theme... Drama Alert! Heart, Mushroom Records, and the story behind the group's second album - Magazine... Plus deep cuts from Dan Baird, The Bears, Los Lobos, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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115:50

July 25, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/07/25

This week on RITY... The mini theme is "Never Let You Go": Songs that mention that phrase in the lyrics... Also, a song that John Lennon wrote that represented his failed marriage to his first wife, Cynthia... Paul Davis and a song that he hated so much that it led him to leave the music business (it was his own song)... Eddie Van Halen, KISS, and "Christine Sixteen" - How they're connected... Deep tracks from Breathless, Vince Neil, Tarney/Spencer Band, Squeeze, Heartsfield, Bob Seger, and more

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113:59

July 18, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/07/18

This week on RITY... For the mini theme, I'm playing songs that were featured in the Superman film series that starred Christopher Reeve... Also, a song that Gregg Allman wrote on an ironing board cover using the charcoal from a match... The end result of a nixed Led Zeppelin reunion AND David Coverdale needing a break from Whitesnake... Deep cuts from Boston, Whiskeytown, Blues Traveler, America, Spooky Tooth, REO Speedwagon, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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120:26

July 11, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/07/11

This week on RITY... The mini theme is 7-Eleven: A Trip To The Convenience Store... Plus, what was Big Pink and how was it affiliated with Bob Dylan and The Band?... Music by a group whose lead singer made a cameo appearance in Terminator 2... Who was Doctor Robert Freymann?... Deep cuts from Gamma, The Cure, The Rolling Stones, Dire Straits, and much more!... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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137:59

Life, Liberty, and LIVE Music

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/07/04

Happy 4th! To celebrate, this week on RITY, it's nothing but some of the best LIVE performances of all-time. Plus, a few requests from listeners on Facebook. For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com

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