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 (7/27/2013): MARK COHEN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews “Overweight Sensation” author Mark Cohen

Topics include: Allan Sherman, comedy, novelty songs

Segment aired July 27, 2013, 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 on Rabbi Sol Solomon: www.shalomdammit.com

Mark Cohen

Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/26/2011): RUSTY WARREN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews musical comedienne Rusty Warren

Topics include: comedy, music, party records.

Segment originally aired March 26, 2011 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

Dave’s Gone By #347 (3/19/2011): THE DR. IS IN

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Here is the 347th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 19, 2011. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: radio personality Dr. Demento.

Dave chats with radio legend Dr. Demento. Also: the Saturday Segue (novelties), Bob Dylan: Sooner & Later (funny ones), Inside Broadway (Spamalot in Greeley), Dave Says Bye to Joe Morello, and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Purim.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:17:00 SATURDAY SEGUE: Novelties
00:30:00 GUEST: Dr. Demento
01:47:00 SATURDAY SEGUE, pt. 2 – More Novelties
01:57:30 DAVE – Sponsors
02:06:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: Funny Ones
02:37:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (Spamalot)
02:54:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection: Purim jokes
03:00:30 DAVE SAYS BYE: Joe Morello
03:04:30 DAVE – Weather & Friends
03:11:00 DAVE GOES OUT

March 19, 2011 Playlist: “Fish Heads” (00:17:00; Barnes & Barnes); “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” (00:19:30; Tom Lehrer); “One Hippopotami” (00:21:30; Allan Sherman); “I’m My Own Grampaw” (00:25:00; Homer & Jethro); “Cocktails for Two” (00:27:30; Spike Jones). “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha” (01:47:00; Napoleon XIV); “One More Minute” (01:49:30; Weird Al Yankovic); “My Name is Larry” (01:53:30; Wild Man Fischer); “Mixed Up Confusion” (02:07:00), “Baby, I’m in the for You” (02:09:30), “The Ugliest Girl in the World” (02:12:30), “I Shall Be Free No. 10” (02:16:00), “Man Gave Names to All the Animals” (02:20:30), “Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat” (02:25:00), “All I Really Want to Do” (live, 02:29:00) & “Must Be Santa” (02:32:00; Bob Dylan). “You Can’t Succeed on Broadway” (02:38:00; Spamalot original 2005 Broadway cast), “Take Five” (Dave Brubeck Quartet; 02:59:00), “Knockers Up” (excerpt, 03:09:00; Rusty Warren); “Shaving Cream” (03:17:00; Paul Wynn/Benny Bell).

(Pictured: Dr. Demento)

Spam!

Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/13/2008): JOHN VALBY (aka Dr. Dirty)

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Dave Lefkowitz chats with novelty-music entertainer John “Dr. Dirty” Valby

Topics include: comedy, novelty songs.

Segment originally aired July 13, 2008 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #282 (7/13/2008): DR. DIRTY

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John Valby

Here is the 282nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired July 13, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guest: musician John Valby

Featuring: Dave chats with novelty musician John Valby (aka “Dr. Dirty”) & Inside Broadway.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:16:00  GUEST: John Valby
00:49:00  INSIDE BROADWAY – News, Jackie Mason, East 14th
01:05:00  DAVE GOES OUT

July 13, 2008 Playlist: “The Long & Winding Turd,” “Candy Bar Poem,” “Lily” & “Ya Ya Ya” (John Valby).

John Valby
Jackie Mason
Jeff Goodman
your host

Dave’s Gone By #198 (12/3/2006): HOO-RAY

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Here is the 198th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM, Dec. 3, 2006. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guest: songwriter Ray Jessel

Featuring: Dave chats with songwriter and former TV writer Ray Jessel.

00:00:01  Pre-Show: “Taco Belle”
00:10:00  DAVE GOES IN
00:17:00  GUEST – Ray Jessel
01:10:00  DAVE GOES OUT w/ Jeff Goodman

December 3, 2006 Playlist: “I Think About Sex,” “Life Sucks and Then You Die” & “Closing Number” (Ray Jessel), “Please Don’t Let It Be Love” (Maude Maggart).

Note: Ray Jessel passed away in July 2015. 

Ray Jessel
Dave `n Jeff Goodman

Dave’s Gone By #154 (12/22/2005): XMESS

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Here is the 154th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM Dec. 22, 2005. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: musical archivist Ron Clancy and Rabbi Sol Solomon (spiritual leader of Temple Sons of Bitches, Great Neck, NY)

Featuring: Dave celebrates Christmas and Chanukah with novelty songs and holiday music expert, Ron Clancy

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:15:00  Guest: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Ron Clancy
00:51:00  DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 22, 2005 Playlist: “My Doggy’s Christmas Gift” (00:10:00), “We Killed Santa Claus” (00:14:00), “The Twelve Complaints of Christmas” (00:35:00), “Santasia” (00:41:00),  “Anal Dreidel” (00:49:00) & “The Twelve Perversions of Christmas” (00:51:00; Dave), “(I’m Having a) Gay Christmas” (00:46:00; Peter Fitzgerald), “Blue Christmas” (Tammy Wynette).

Ron Clancy
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #146 (10/20/2005): ALTER NATIVES

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Here is the 146th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, Oct. 20, 2005. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Rabbi Sol Solomon, spiritual leader of Temple Sons of Bitches, Great Neck, NY
guests: actor-singer Mike Burstyn & singer-songwriter Jeff Janning

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with Broadway actor Mike Burstyn and with Jewish-novelty singer-songwriter Jeff Janning.

Note: Farewell to our Friend of the Daverhood, Jeff Janning, who passed away Feb. 5, 2020.

00:00:01  THE REBBE GOES IN
00:07:00  GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Mike Burstyn
00:26:00  GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jeff Janning
00:52:00  THE REBBE GOES OUT

Oct. 20, 2005 Playlist: “Hashem Blues” (excerpt), “Don’t Ogle My Kugel” & “Moshiach Will Be Commin’“ (Jeff Janning).

Mike Burstyn
Mike Burstyn
Jeff Janning
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #119 (3/17/2005): RERAILROADED

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Here is the 119th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, March 17, 2005. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guests: Josh Rubin & Jeremy Lubin (“The Ubin Twinz”), makers of the documentary, “Derailroaded,” about Larry “Wild Man” Fischer.

Featuring: Dave chats with Josh Rubin & Jeremy Lubin, creators of the Wild Man Fischer documentary, Derailroaded.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:07:00  DAVE’S GOT GUESTS – Filmmakers Jeremy Lubin & Josh Rubin (“The Ubin Twinz”)
00:51:00  DAVE GOES OUT

March 17, 2005 Playlist: “My Name is Larry,” “The Mope,” “Go to Rhino Records,” “Back in Time,” “All I Think About is You,” “Derailroaded,” “Young At Heart” (Wild Man Fischer).

Larry “Wild Man” Fischer flanked by Josh Rubin (l.) and Jeremy Lubin, the Ubin Twinz.