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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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117:58

Flu Season: Episode 64 - Jan. 9, 2026

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2026/01/09

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The story behind those odd soundbites in Pink Floyd's song "The Great Gig In The Sky"... The time when Sonny Boy Williamson played in the UK with an 18-year-old Eric Clapton... The fascinating, but also sad story about the career of the late Charles Bradley... The Rolling Stones will give us their tribute to Italian actor, Mario Schifano... New music from The Black Keys and Larkin Poe. Plus we'll go deep with Santana, The Modern Lovers, Janis Joplin, Lake Street

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117:58

Goals: Episode 63 - Jan. 2, 2026

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2026/01/02

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is "Goals": Songs that mention some sort of Goal in the lyrics... A Beatles song that's essentially a reworking of Del Shannon's "Runaway"... A song written for Aretha Franklin, but first recorded by Dusty Springfield... The lead single from Chuck Berry's twentieth and final studio album... Robert Plant talks about playing in Iceland in 1970 and how it inspired "Immigrant Song"... New music from John Butler, Spoon, and Los

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118:01

Dec. 26, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/12/26

On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is "You Say You Want A Revolution": Songs titles that include "revolution" in the title... A song by Squeeze that's loosely based on "White Punks On Dope" by The Tubes... What's the connection between the late actress - Carrie Fisher - and Elvis?... An Ike & Tina Turner song that was written by Tina's sister, Alline Bullock... An Eric Clapton song that features members of The Crickets & Stephen Stills... Gil Scott-Heron

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115:29

Dec. 19, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/12/19

This week on RITY... For The Featured Five Theme, I'm playing songs that mention Christmas, but are not Christmas songs... A Stones song that's based in the American South, but inspired by the Caipira people of Brazil... Burton Cummings of The Guess Who shares the backstory behind "These Eyes"... A song by The Goo Goo Dolls that Johnny Rzeznik wrote about MTV VJ Kennedy... A rare tribute to Peanut Butter done by The J. Geils Band in the mid 70s... Levon Helm's response to an Elton John song that's

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116:20

Dec. 12, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/12/12

This week on RITY... The Featured Five Theme is Does Your Conscience Bother You? Songs that mention a troubled conscience... Plus, a song written for a film that had to be retitled after an accidental death during filming... Which Tom Petty song was inspired by The Psychic Capital Of The World?... What Lou Reed tune was inspired by the viciousness of Andy Warhol?... A song title inspired by random phrases in the Sports section of a paper... Brand new solo music from Rob Thomas - lead singer of

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114:51

Dec. 5, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/12/05

This week on RITY, the Featured Five Theme is "I'm Hypnotized": Songs that mention that phrase in the lyrics... Plus, music from a band that gained popularity thanks to a Miller commercial... One of the most expensive singles recorded - equivalent to $250K in '25... Donald Fagen of Steely Dan played with the band Poco in the late 70s?... New music from Marcus King, Kashus Culpepper, & Warren Haynes... Deep cuts from Little Feat, Paul Pena, Chuck Prophet, The Beatles, Lee Michaels, Steve Winwood,

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112:45

Nov. 28, 2025

Reelin" In The Years (RITY) ·

2025/11/28

This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is What's The Deal: The Shopping Theme... Also, music from a new rock supergroup that's fronted by Darius Rucker... Ronnie Spector's attempt at a comeback (thanks to George Harrison)... What song by The Police is an example of a mondegreen? Who is Sue Lawley?... A duo that chose a music career instead of working for their hometown tire manufacturer... New music from Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and John Fogerty... Deep cuts Tom Petty, U2,

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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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