Percy Faith’s hit “The Song from Moulin Rouge” aka “Where Is Your Heart” was #1 on the Billboard charts for ten weeks in 1953-1954. We’ll hear sweet versions of that song, along with great French covers of the garage rock classic “Hey Joe”, Dylan’s “The Mighty Quinn”, and the Shirelle’s “Baby, It’s You”
Catch World Wide Waves with me Sunday at 8am!
Join me for the blues show Sunday at 11am!
Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan (Donovan Phillips Leitch) celebrated his 80th birthday on May 10, 2026. Born in Glasgow in 1946, the folk-rock pioneer and “Sunshine Superman” artist was celebrated for his iconic 1960s hits and his lasting influence on the psychedelic music era.
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the unlikely victory of the Mexican army over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Especially in the U.S., it is a day for celebrating Mexican-American culture. Tonight’s Kingston Coffee House …
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There’s a few sure things that mercifully allow me to be maintain sanity through these crazy times: Participating in the latest “No Kings” rally followed by a visit to one of my favorite music venues. And what are my favorite music venues, you may ask? I’ll discuss all these on tonight’s show, but first, here is my criteria …
The folk icon Pete Seeger was blacklisted from American network television and radio for over a decade during the McCarthy-era 1950s and 60s. Targeted by House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1955, Seeger refused to name associates which led to a contempt of Congress conviction. We celebrate Pete Seeger’s music and activism on tonight’s show.
Mike Stevenson 4/14
“Everything reminds me of my dog
Beautiful things
Sunsets remind me of my dog
Gina go to your window
Einstein reminds me of me dog
I want to pat his fluffy head
This whole world reminds me of my dog”
Equal parts gallows humor and romantic innocence, Harold and Maude dissolves the line between darkness and light along with the ones that separate people by class, gender, and age, and it features indelible performances and a remarkable soundtrack by Cat Stevens.
