Dave’s Gone By #534 (11/28/2015): HOO-RAE

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Here is the 534th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio Nov. 28, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Charlotte Rae (“The Facts of Life”). Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later, Saturday Segues (Randy Newman, Allan Sherman), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, a call from Frendy, and more!

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress Charlotte Rae, friends Fred Cleaver and Wendy Highby, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (“The Facts of Life,” Small-Business Saturday, The Miracle of Long Johns, “Angels Hamilton III, Esq.”)
00:50:00 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby
01:17:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:40:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Randy Newman
02:02:00 Sponsors
02:07:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:26:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Charlotte Rae
03:27:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later
03:47:00 Friends
03:53:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Allan Sherman
04:10:00 Weather
04:12:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 28, 2015 Playlist: “The World isn’t Fair” (01:43:30), “Dr. Sayer” (01:46:30; “Awakenings” 1991 film soundtrack), “The One You Love” (01:48:00) & “Ragtime” (01:55:00; Randy Newman). “Memo to My Son” (01:51:30; Guster). “Ease on Down the Road” (02:24:30; The Wiz 1975 Broadway cast w/ Stephanie Mills & Hinton Battle). “Chin Up, Ladies” (02:27:30) & “The Shape of Things” (03:18:00; Charlotte Rae). “Ballad of Dependency” (02:55:00) & “How to Survive” (02:59:00; The Threepenny Opera off-Broadway cast w/ Charlotte Rae). “The Times They are a-Changin’ (03:31:00; The Beach Boys). “Saved” (03:33:30), “Travel On” (03:37:00) & “Santa Fe” (03:40:00; Bob Dylan). “The Kiss of Meyer” (03:57:00), “Smog Gets in Your Eyes” (03:59:30), “Headaches” (04:01:00) & “Oh Boy” (04:03:30; Allan Sherman). “December Rains” (04:16:00; John Cale).
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Charlotte Rae
Randy Newman
Allan Sherman
Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby

Dave’s Gone By Interview (11/21/2015): LITTLE ANTHONY (GOURDINE) & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews musician Little Anthony (Gourdine)

Topics include: The Imperials, autobiography, music, Frankie Lymon.

Segment scheduled to air Nov. 21, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #531 (11/7/2015): BEGIN THE McGINN

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Here is the 531st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Nov. 7, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Megan McGinnis (Daddy Long Legs). Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Times, Saturday Segues (Joni Mitchell, Neil Young), Dylan – Sooner & Later

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: actress Megan McGinnis

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (frosty, mount slushy, anise, chili, Jerusha)
00:34:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES w/ Joyce
01:17:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Joni Mitchell
01:46:00 Sponsors
01:51:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews (Big Apple Circus (02:14:30) & Dames at Sea (02:13:00)).
02:29:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Megan McGinnis
03:12:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (varied)
03:32:00 Friends
03:39:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Neil Young
04:05:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 7, 2015 Playlist: “Frosti” (00:03:00; Bjork). “Night in the City” (01:22:00), “Lesson in Survival” (01:24:00), “Sometimes I’m Happy” (01:31:00) & “Shine” (01:13:00; Joni Mitchell). “A Case of You” (01:27:30; Prince). “That Mister Man of Mine” (02:23:00; Dames at Sea 1969 off-Broadway cast w/ Tamara Long). “Excerpts from Daddy Long Legs” (02:27:00; w/ Paul Alexander Nolan & Megan McGinnis). “The Secret of Happiness” (03:05:30; Megan McGinnis). “Visions of Johanna” ({alternate version}; 03:14:30) & “Foot of Pride” (03:21:30; Bob Dylan). “Under the Red Sky” (03:18:00; Frenchy Burrito). “I’ve Been Waiting for You” (03:43:30), “Angry World” (03:46:00), “Down, Down, Down” (03:50:00) & “Inca Queen” (03:52:00; Neil Young). “The Soldiering” (04:13:00; The Decemberists).

Megan McGinnis
Joni Mitchell
Neil Young
Big Apple Circus

Dave’s Gone By #521 (8/8/2015): WHAT I LEARNED

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Here is the 521st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Aug. 8, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor-producer Gary Waldman and Dave chats with UNC Radio programming director Matthew Davis. Plus: Inside Broadway, The Wretched Pun of Destiny (Zoo), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Another Side Loaded), Saturday Segues (Buck Owens; In the News).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: entertainer Gary Waldman, UNC Radio Programming Director Matthew Davis, Dave’s wife, Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (dull week, car battery, Trump, sea captain)
00:33:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:08:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (long johns)
01:15:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Buck Owens
01:41:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:04:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Gary Waldman
02:49:30 Friends
02:57:30 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY (zoo)
03:00:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later – Another Side Loaded
03:16:00 Weather w/ Matthew Davis
03:20:00 GUEST: Matthew Davis
03;43:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:04:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Aug. 8, 2015 Playlist: “Where Does the Good Times Go” (01:21:30), “Only You (Can Break My Heart)” (01:24:00), “Together Again” (01:26:30), “Buckaroo” (01:28:30) & “It Will Never Be Over for Me” (01:30:30; Buck Owens). “Alexander Hamilton’s Rap Song” (01:59:30; Lin-Manuel Miranda). Musical Excerpts (02:44:00; Gary Waldman). “Motorpsycho Nightmare” (03:03:00), “Driftin’ Too Far from Shore” (03:07:30) & “I Don’t Believe You” ({live Last Waltz version}; 03:11:00; Bob Dylan). “Life in Prison” (03:44:00; The Byrds). “Debate Exposes Doubt” (03:46:30; Death Cab for Cutie). “Broken Aeroplanes” (03:51:00; Richard Butler). “Daily News” (03:56:00; Tom Paxton).

Gary Waldman
Matt Davis
Dylan’s Knocked Out Loaded
David Lefkowitz in “The Miracle of Long Johns” at Studio Theater in Theater Row NYC, October 23, 2015. Photo by Farnaz Taherimotlagh.

Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/8/2015): GARY WALDMAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor-director Gary Waldman

Topics include: What I Learned in Fallsburg, Paul Simon, Catskills

Segment aired Aug. 8, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #510 (5/23/2015): THE FIRST STRAW

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Here is the 510th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 23, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with musician Syd Straw. Plus: Inside Broadway, The Wretched Pun of Destiny (Wang Chow), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Harry Shearer), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Dylan – Sooner & Later (Letterman), Saturday Segue (John Fogerty).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: singer-songwriter Syd Straw, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (coupon, The Madding Crowd, Straw, WKRP, kazoo)
00:31:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:10:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – John Fogerty
01:28:00 Sponsors
01:33:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #125 – Harry Shearer
01:38:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:59:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #37 – Wang Chow
02:02:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Syd Straw
03:29:00 Promo – The Miracle of Long Johns
03:38:30 DAVE GOES OFF – David Letterman
03:47:00 MY SICK MIND – David Letterman
03:49:30 Friends
03:59:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later
04:26:00 Thanks
04:29:30 Weather
04:32:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 23, 2015 playlist: “Rain” (00:07:00; Terence Trent D’Arby). “Whole Lotta Love” (01:02:00; Temple City Kazoo Orchestra). “The Fragile Child” (01:15:00; The Golliwogs). “Down on the Corner” ({live}; 01:17:30) & “Who’ll Stop the Rain” (01:23:30; Creedence Clearwater Revival). “Long as I Can See the Light” (01:20:00; Ted Hawkins). “One Jump Ahead” (01:57:00; Aladdin 2014 Bway cast w/ Adam Jacobs). “The Toughest Woman in the World” (02:02:00) & “Angels” (02:14:30; The Golden Palominos w/ Syd Straw). “Kind of True” (02:23:00), “CBGB’s” (02:35:30), “Pink Velour” (02:52:30), “Marry Me” (03:11:30), “My Ship Comes In” (03:23:30) & “Golden Dreams” (04:34:30; Syd Straw). “7 1/2 Cents” (02:48:00; “The Pajama Game” {soundtrack} w/ Jack Straw). “Jokerman” ({live}, 04:04:00), “Like a Rolling Stone” ({live Isle of Wight version}, “Don’t Start Me Talking” (04:15:00) & “The Night We Called it a Day” (04:17:30; Bob Dylan).

Syd Straw
John Fogerty
Harry Shearer & co.
David Letterman
Bob Dylan & David Letterman–the night they called it a day
kazoo

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/9/2015): RAY STEVENS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews music legend Ray Stevens

Topics include: novelty songs, comedy, Nashville, music.

Segment aired May 9, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/28/2015): LISA LOEB & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews musician Lisa Loeb

Topics include: camp, Judaism, music, Ethan Hawke, Camp Kappawanna.

Segment aired March 28, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/7/2015): CHRISTINE LAVIN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews singer-songwriter Christine Lavin

Topics include: radio, music, WFUV,

Segment aired March 7, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 500th Anniversary Special radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #498 (2/21/2015): SIGHT LINES

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Here is the 498th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 21, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with theatrical designer Lloyd Burlingame. Plus: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Oscars, Saturday Segue (Lesley Gore), The Wretched Pun of Destiny (autopsy), Greeley Crime Beat, Dylan – Sooner & Later (fathers)

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: theatrical designer Lloyd Burlingame, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (UNC Radio, promoting #500)
00:20:30 Sponsors
00:29:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (truth in journalism)
41:00:00 GREELEY CRIME BEAT
01:18:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (Lesley Gore)
01:41:30 More Sponsors
01:45:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #117 (Oscars 2015)
01:51:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:19:00 GUEST: Lloyd Burlingame
03:20:30 The Archives
03:26:30 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #26 (autopsy)
03:28:30 Weather
03:32:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (fathers)
03:54:00 Friends
04:04:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 21, 2015 Playlist: “Just Let Me Cry” (01:26:30), “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows” (01:28:30), “My Body” (01:30:00), “It’s My Party” (01:33:30), “The Old Crowd” (01:36:00) & “Off and Running” (04:13:00; Lesley Gore). “Where Do I Begin? (Love Story)” (02:16:00; Andy Williams). “If You Can’t See My Mirrors” (03:16:30; The New Pornographers). “Precious Memories” (03:38:00), “Please, Mrs. Henry” (03:44:30) & “Bye and Bye” (03:47:00; Bob Dylan). “Silver Dagger” (03:41:00; Joan Baez & Bob Dylan). “R.I.P. Jon Stewart” (03:57:30; Sean Altman).

Lloyd Burlingame
Lesley Gore
The Academy Awards