Broadcasters have been urged (by their federal governing agency) to be sure and air suitable patriotic programming to honor our country’s 250th. When it comes to the Jive-O-Sphere, the first artists that came to mind were Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, but then there’s about 1000 more, and then there’s Jesse Wells. So, we’re going to have them all on the Fourth of July, all day long… A special pot of gumbo from all of us musical chefs to you. Fourth of July. All day. And night.

This next selection from the Jiveradio vault marks the first return for Elvis and his band The Attractions to the US after his explosive premier tour the year before, supporting his album release of “My Aim is True”. It captures Elvis at his fiery best. It joins the growing list of live concert recordings available nowhere else but Jiveradio, on the ‘Concerts’ tab above. Enjoy some Elvis like you seldom hear him on our Elvis page HERE.

I just stumbled onto this piece from about five years ago from our “Press” menu (above). To think that we are still on the air almost 5 years later in this, our schizoclectic version of radio, is due to nobody else but you, our listeners. Our only support. BRAVO!

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And if you’d like a couple of classic Bruce nuggets, here’s a pair that the Reno News & Review just re-posted from ’98, about Jethro’s attempt to build a Hillbillies hotel in Reno: HERE

After 36 some years of baking up his weekly risky biscuits, radio DJ extraordinaire Don Darue spits in the skillet and hangs it up on the wall alongside his spurs and worn out chaps. One of the best, most natural radio personalities to ever hit the airwaves, we wish Don and his beautiful wife Tracy and their kids Lucy and Dash loads of happy sunrises and sunsets as they ride into the future.

It’s my guess that while the Hayseed Hoot moves into the history books, we haven’t heard Don’s dulcet tones on the airwaves for the last time. Who knows. You can follow Don on Facebook and at least for a while on his website at hootradio.net where you can also pick up some mighty spiffy ‘Range Wear’ and other merch.

Best wishes to you Dondo! ~’jeffo’

Among the admirers of Gatemouth Brown’s extraordinary talent were Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Carlos Santana, and Frank Zappa. Zappa repeatedly praised Brown’s ability to “do more with a guitar than a monkey with a peanut,” a quote from Lonnie Brooks that Zappa endorsed. If you have four minutes to check out this video, note how ‘Gate’ effortlessly glides through notes while the other boys, great talents themselves, are really workin’ at it.

Despite his immense talent, Gate was largely shunned by commercial radio. Jiveradio is obviously making up for that loss. Gate’s catalog ranges through the Blues, Cajun, Zydeco, Swing, Jazz and Big Band, and we play it all.

We were fortunate enough to present Gate and his band ‘Gates Express’ three times in the Reno Nevada area. First up on our new Gatemouth Brown page, two sets from Gate’s gig at our somewhat notorious roadhouse in Verdi Nevada, Rancho Nevada for a live radio broadcast episode of “The Rancho Radio Hour”. See our Gate page HERE.

NOTE:Listen to all our live concerts through our “Concerts” menu at top of page.