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55 Years ago, a young Paul McCartney was plaintively asking if we'd still need if, and feed him, when he was 64. It's hard to believe, but this Saturday, Sir Paul McCartney, recognised as one of the greatest lyricists and composers ever, blows out 80 candles. Mushroom FM has special programming to celebrate, starting at 5 AM Eastern, 10 AM in the UK. Check our schedule to find out when that is in your time zone.

This week on Deep Dive we enjoy the splendid talent of the Eurythmics. We find that sisters are doin' it for themselves, experience a thorn in my side, and sing about here comes the rain again.

Tune in on Monday at 4 PM, Eastern, and 6 AM Tuesday in eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Eastern Wednesday, which is 8 PM in eastern Australia. Just tell your Smart Speaker of choice to go to Mushroom FM and it will take you there straight away.

Deep dive, where we focus on one artist for one hour, on mushroom FM, home of the fun guys.

The Juke In The Back” focuses on the “soul that came before rock n’ roll,” the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.

Yes, it's that time again on Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show, when we devote the whole three hours to the life and music of Stan Rogers, an amazing musician from Canada whose music is known around the world. We'll explore various themes in the music and even share some dramatic collaborations between Rogers and CBC Radio. We do this in June every year, because it was in June that Stan tragically died in a plane accident on his way home from a United States folk festival at the age of thirty-three.

After you've enjoyed Come By The Hills with Sara Hillis, tomorrow afternoon from 02:00 to 05:00, don't touch that dial, device, PC, Mac or smart speaker and join me for The Early Years, where and when you'll hear the best music from Rock and Roll's Golden Age (its first quarter century) with an occasional nod to other decades and genres.

From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 4pm Saturday in NZ, 2pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies The Godfather from 1972 and 'Neath the Arizona Skies from 1934.
The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same name.
The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton.

The Juke In The Back” focuses on the “soul that came before rock n’ roll,” the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.

This week on Deep Dive we enjoy the quirky talents of Jimmy Buffett. We visit Margaritaville, find out what happens come Monday, and eat some grapefruit juicy fruit.

Tune on Monday at 4 PM Eastern, which is 6 AM Tuesday in Eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Eastern Wednesday, which is 8 PM in Eastern Australia. Just tell your SmartSpeaker to play Mushroom FM and it will take you there straight away.

The Juke In The Back” focuses on the “soul that came before rock n’ roll,” the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.
The Juke In The Back is jumpin’ this week with records from the Vita Label and its direct predecessor, Mambo Records.
In 1955, record producer Mike Gradney got together with Larry Mead, who owned a record pressing plant in Pasadena, CA to form Mambo Records. They picked that name, because the Mambo was all the rage in ’55.

Hello hello! Sara Hillis here to assure you that we've got a live Come by the Hills this week! The 'lads and lasses--and dogs' playlist from two weeks ago has been waiting patiently to be played, so we'll be doing that this week, and then next week, we'll be doing our annual Stan Rogers tribute. It's good to know that things are back on track again.

Catch Come by the Hills live on Saturday at 2:00 PM eastern, or check out the replay on Tuesday at 5:00 AM Eastern. However and whenever you listen, I hope you'll enjoy it!