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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singer B.J. Thomas
Topics include: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, marriage, touring, candles, Hank Williams, James Brown, religion, spirituality
Segment aired Nov. 28, 2020 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
Note: B. J. Thomas passed away May 29, 2021 at age 78.
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The 63rd Wretched Pun of Destiny segment aired March 21, 2020 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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To celebrate the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry, organizers are planning a major renovation of the auditorium. They call in design experts to plan all the changes, and they book celebrities from many different fields to make the event global.
“One thing,” says the head of the Opry to a small group of workmen and celebrities. “Since his death, the Grand Ole Opry has been haunted by the ghost of Hank Williams. He’s benevolent, but anything we do here, we have to clear with him first.”
“What do you mean?” says Ellen Degeneres, one of the invited celebrities.
“Just go in and talk to him,” says the organizer. “Tell him you’ll be emceeing the show and making cute jokes about country music.”
“How about me?” says basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain.
“Same thing. Tell Hank Williams you’re there to do some trick shots like your early years with the Globetrotters.”
Then an HVAC technician steps up and says, “I’m no celebrity, but I’ve got a chart showing how we can circulate warm air through the building on chilly nights. Do you think he’d want to see that?”
“Absolutely,” says the organizer. “In fact, when we go in, we’ll hit him with the heating chart first, then Ellen makes some jokes, Wilt Chamberlain does his thing, and then you’ll be on the end so you can talk about the chart after Hank Williams takes a look at it.”
“We’ll be sitting in that order?” says the HVAC guy.
“Yup,” says the organizer. “Your Heating Chart, Wilt, Ellen, You.”
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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singer Brooke Moriber
Topics include: Les Miz, Mandy Patinkin, Cyndi Lauper, Threepenny Opera, Wallace Shawn, country music, Nashville, Judaism
Segment airs Dec. 9, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz. Please Note: Segments extracted from “Dave’s Gone By” may have music and other elements removed for timing and media re-posting considerations. For the full interview with all elements, please visit the audio of the complete original broadcast.
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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor and singer Gary Morris
Topics include: Shlomo Carlebach, country music, Soul Doctor.
Segment originally aired Jan. 14, 2012 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Too Slim (Fred LaBour), Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) and Joey the Cowpolka King (Joey Miskulin) of Riders in the Sky
Topics include: Western music, Toy Story, television.
Segment originally aired Aug. 20, 2011 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 359th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Aug. 20, 2011. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz Guests: Riders in the Sky, comedian Aaron Berg and broadcaster Joe Salzone.
Featuring: Dave chats with comedian Aaron Berg and with Too Slim, Ranger Doug and Joey the Cowpolka King of the western swing band, Riders in the Sky. Plus: A chat with broadcaster Joe Salzone, Inside Broadway, Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (downturn) and a brief Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later segment on schooldays.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:13:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – While We Were Out 00:42:30 GUESTS: Riders in the Sky (Ranger Doug, Too Slim & Joey the Cowpolka King) 01:31:30 GUEST: Aaron Berg 02:08:30 Sponsors 02:11:30 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the economic downturn 02:19:30 INSIDE BROADWAY – news 02:24:00 Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (schooldays) 02:31:30 GUEST: Joe Salzone 02:57:00 DAVE GOES OUT
Aug. 20, 2011 Playlist: “Time is on My Side” (01:10:30; Rolling Stones); “When Summer’s Ended” (00:13:00) & “You’ll Never Get to Heaven” (00:20:30; Bill Morrissey); “Wake Up Alone” (00:17:00) & “You Know I’m No Good” (00:27:00; Amy Winehouse); “Pata Pata” (00:24:00; Miriam Makeba); “The Land Beyond the Sun” (00:39:00), “Saddle Up” (00:54:30), “Song of the Trail” (01:09:30), “There’s a Blue Sky Way Out Yonder” (01:25:30), “He Walks with the Wild and Lonely” (03:02:00; Riders in the Sky); “Carry That Weight” (01:30:00; The Beatles); “The Untitled (aka The Hardy Boys at the Y)” (02:02:30; Loudon Wainwright III); “Subterranean Homesick Blues, Take 1” (02:24:00) & “Life is Hard” (02:27:00) (Bob Dylan).
Riders in the SkyAaron BergJoe SalzoneRabbi Sol Solomon
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Here is the 183rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM, Aug. 6, 2006. Info: davesgoneby.com.
host: Dave Lefkowitz guest: Rabbi Sol Solomon
Featuring: Dave Goes Off about the heat and the minimum wage. Plus: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s thoughts on Mel Gibson, and a farewell to Freddy Fender.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:11:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN – The Heat 00:20:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Minimum Wage 00:30:00 SKIT – Melzapoppin’ – w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon 00:50:00 DAVE REMEMBERS – Freddy Fender 00:58:00 DAVE GOES OUT
August 6, 2006 Playlist: “99.9F” (Suzanne Vega), “The Alcohol Talking” (Matthew Sweet).
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Here is the 164th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, March 19, 2006. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Dave welcomes the Randy Bandits band. Plus the Girls’ PSA skit w/ Hermann Glogauer
host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: The Randy Bandits folk-pop group, Hermann Glogauer.
00:00:00 DAVE GOES IN 00:07:00 GUESTS: The Randy Bandits 00:50:00 SKIT: Girls’ PSA w/ Hermann Glogauer 00:51:00 DAVE GOES OUT
March 19, 2006 Playlist: “New Zealand,” “People Change” (Randy Bandits on CD); “Afterglow,” “Travelin’ Companion,” “Story of Your Life” (Randy Bandits in-studio).
Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singer Brooke Moriber 
