Various Artists - Best of Bob Dylans Theme Time Radio Hour

2007 two CD set. On Wednesday May 3rd, 2006, three weeks before his 65th birthday, Bob Dylan's voice floated over the airwaves and into people's homes via the medium of radio. Nothing unusual there of course, Bob's been on the radio for more than 45 years. But what was different this time was that Dylan was the host of the show; the DJ; the one playing the records by artists other than himself. Over the year that followed Bob was back every week with a further choice of songs, hand picked from his own collection and covering virtually every genre ever invented. The shows were themed; the tracks each week were about the same topic; from Flowers to Cars, the Devil to Friends and Neighbors, Weddings to Divorce. This two CD set takes one track from each of the 52 shows that Dylan presented, and in doing so gives a fascinating glimpse into the tastes and passions of a man who himself has become a musical style all of his own.

1) Keep on the Sunny Side - the Carter Family
2) (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
3) Ain't Got No Money to Pay for This Drink - George Zimmerman and the Thrills
4) The Ball Game - Sister Wynona Carr
5) Java Jive - the Ink Spots
6) Send Me to the 'lectric Chair - Bessie Smith
7) Papa's on the Housetop - Leroy Carr ; Scrapper Blackwell
8) Married Woman - Big Joe Turner
9) Alimony Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson ; His Orchestra
10) Ice Cream Man - John Brim
11) Tulip or Turnip - Duke Ellington ; His Orchestra
12) No Money Down - Chuck Berry
13) Brother Can You Spare a Dime? - Bing Crosby
14) Race with the Devil - Gene Vincent
15) Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry
16) Hound Dog - Freddie Bell and the Bellboys
17) Last Night - Little Walter
18) Disc Jockey Blues - Luke Jones and His Orchestra
19) John the Revelator - Blind Willie Johnson
20) Louisiana - Percy Mayfield 2:05
21) Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Sonny Boy Williamson I
22) Telephone Is Ringing - Pee Wee Crayton
23) Jesus Gave Me Water - the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
24) All the Time - Sleepy Labeef
25) Midnight Hour - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
26) Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter ; His Troopers
27) I Put a Spell on You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
28) When You Dance - the Turbans
29) When It's Sleepy Time Down South - Louis Armstrong
30) Matzoh Balls - Slim Gaillard ; His Flat Foot Floogie Boys
31) Let Me Play with Your Poodle - Tampa Red ; Big Maceo
32) Tennessee - Carl Perkins
33) Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
34) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
35) Christmas Is A-Comin' - Lead Belly
36) Zindy Lou - the Chimes
37) Don't Touch My Head - JB Lenoir
38) Don't Mess with My Ducktail - Joe Clay
39) (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone - Roy Montrell
40) Alright Okay You Win! - Buddy ; Ella Johnson
41) I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams SR
42) Lose Your Blues and Laugh at Life - Jimmie Revard ; His Oklahoma Playboys
43) Good Morning Heartache - Billie Holiday
44) Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
45) Deep Purple - the Ravens
46) Blue Yodel # 1 (T for Texas) - Bob Downen
47) Mystery Train - Little Junior Parker
48) This Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
49) Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon ; the Teenagers
50) Take the 'a' Train - Duke Ellington
51) Taxes Taxes - Hank Penny
52) Richest Guy in the Graveyard - Dinah Washington