Dave’s Gone By Interview (11/28/2015): CHARLOTTE RAE & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Charlotte Rae

Topics include: The Facts of Life, Prettybelle, The Threepenny Opera, autism, Li’l Abner, Pickwick, pancreatic cancer, gay husband.

Sad Note: Our friend of the Daverhood, Charlotte Rae, passed at age 92 on Aug. 5, 2018.

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

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

Dave’s Gone By #533 (11/21/2015): IMPERIAL HEADROOM

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Here is the 533rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Nov. 21, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews musician Anthony Gourdine (Little Anthony and the Imperials). Plus: Inside Broadway, My Sick Mind (Charlie Sheen), Saturday Segues (revenge, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (more Cutting Edge)

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Little Anthony (Gourdine)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (snowlessness)
00:19:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES w/ Joyce
00:42:00 Sponsors
00:49:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Revenge
01:09:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & review (01:21:00; Sistas)
01:31:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Little Anthony (Gourdine)
02:30:00 Friends
02:37:00 MY SICK MIND – Charlie Sheen
02:41:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (more cutting edge)
03:06:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:27:00 Thanks & Weather
03:34:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 21, 2015 Playlist: “Sweet Revenge” (00:52:30; John Prine). “Revenge” (00:55:00; Jules Shear & Freedy Johnston). “Revenge” (01:00:00; Chuck Bartell). “Revenge” (01:01:00; Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse). “Sun and Moon” (Miss Saigon 2014 London cast). “You Only Live Twice” (01:31:00), “World of Darkness” (01:44:30), “Hurt So Bad” (01:53:30), “Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop” (02:03:00), “Tears on My Pillow” (02:12:00), “Gonna Fix You Good (Every Time You’re Bad)” (02:20:00) & “Going Out of My Head” (02:25:30; Little Anthony and the Imperials). “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues, Take 3” (02:48:00), “Outlaw Blues, Take 2” (02:53:30) & “Pledging My Time, Take 1” (02:57:30; Bob Dylan). “Hostage” (03:08:00; Sia). “The Spy, Version 2” (03:10:30; The Doors). “Thanksgiving Stuffing” (03:14:30; Art Paul Schlosser). “Rolling in the Deep” (03:16:00; Adele). “Now Be Thankful” (03:36:00; Fairport Convention).

Anthony Gourdine
Charlie Sheen
Sistas

Dave’s Gone By Interview (11/14/2015): BARBARA J. SIMON & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews voice teacher Barbara J. Simon

Topics include: singing, cabaret, New York University

Segment aired Nov. 14, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

Dave’s Gone By #532 (11/14/2015): SIMON SAYS

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Here is the 532nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Nov. 14, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singing teacher Barbara J. Simon. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (Gordon Lightfoot, Allen Toussaint), Dave Goes Off (Paris terrorism), and the new song, “Oh, Dat Ben!”.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: singing teacher Barbara J. Simon, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (touchscreens, trumbone, mic trouble, the brain, malice)
00:36:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:00:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (bad patients)
01:07:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Gordon Lightfoot
01:25:00 Sponsors
01:28:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews (Billy Elliot on PBS (01:44:30), An American in Paris) (01:51:30))
02:01:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Barbara J. Simon
02:42:30 Sponsors
02:47:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (The Cutting Edge)
03:13:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Allen Toussaint
03:36:30 Friends
03:48:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Ben Carson (including “Oh, Dat Ben!”)
03:57:30 DAVE GOES OFF – Paris
04:22:00 Weather
04:27:3 0 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 14, 2015 Playlist: “I’m not Sayin'” (01:10:30), “If You Got It” (01:17:00) & “Carefree Highway” (01:19:30; Gordon Lightfoot) “Early Morning Rain” (01:13:00; Eva Cassidy). “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” (01:59:00; An American in Paris 2014 Broadway cast). “Just Singing a Song” (02:38:00; Neil Young). “I Want You (take 4)” (02:50:00), “Desolation Row (demo version)” (02:53:00), “Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat (take 8)” (02:55:00) & “One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later, take 19)” (02:58:30; Bob Dylan). “You Will not Lose” (03:19:30), “What is Success” (03:23:00) & “Southern Nights” (03:26:30; Allen Toussaint). “The Sharpest Thorn” (03:30:00; Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint). “Oh, Dat Ben!” (03:53:30; Dave Lefkowitz). “L’Anamour” (03:55:00; Serge Gainsbourg). “If We Only had Love” (04:31:30; Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris 2006 off-Broadway cast).

Barbara J. Simon
Ben Carson
Dylan’s Cutting Edge
Allen Toussaint (Photo by Jeffrey Ufberg/WireImage)
Gordon Lightfoot
Billy Elliot on PBS
An American in Paris

Dave’s Gone By Interview (11/7/2015): MEGAN McGINNIS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Megan McGinnis

Topics include: Daddy Long Legs, Side Show, Adam Halpin, Columbia University.

Segment scheduled to air Nov. 7, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

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 #530 (10/31/2015): HALLOW IN THERE

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Here is the 530th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Oct. 31, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Dave Goes Off on NYC and Longmont, CO., Saturday Segues (Tom Paxton, scary songs), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Halloween).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (spooky noise, Longmont, St. Louis ribs, The Miracle of Long Johns in NY, pay it forward, library blackout)
00:38:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:01:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (blood)
01:07:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tom Paxton
01:27:00 Sponsors
01:31:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews (01:44:00): The Humans, Sylvia, Spring Awakening)
02:05:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Halloween)
02:20:30 A Low Blow from “Hi! Drama”
02:29:00 Friends
02:38:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Scary songs
03:00:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 1, 2015 Playlist: “Let the Wild Wind Blow” (01:12:00), “Prayin’ for Snow” (01:14:00), “All Night Long” (01:19:00), “Time to Spare” (01:21:30), “I Can’t Help but Wonder Where I’m Bound” (03:03:30; Tom Paxton). “Left Behind” (02:01:30; Spring Awakening 2006 Broadway cast w/ Jonathan Groff). “Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (Take 1)” (02:06:00), “She Belongs to Me” (02:10:00), “Bob Dylan’s New Orleans Rag” (02:13:30) & “Handy Dandy” (02:17:30; Bob Dylan). “Hear de Lams a-Cryin'” (02:39:30; Paul Robeson). “Codex” (02:42:00; Pere Ubu). “Dead the Long Year” (02:47:00; Broadcast). “Pretty Polly” (02:51:30; Judy Collins).

Longmont Best Western Plaza hotel
another view
Tom Paxton
The Humans
Sylvia
Spring Awakening

Dave’s Gone By Interview (10/17/2015): TAMARA TUNIE & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress-singer Tamara Tunie

Topics include: cabaret, Pittsburgh, August Wilson, Henry Mancini, Law & Order: SVU

Segment scheduled to air Oct. 17, 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 #529 (10/17/2015): iTUNIES

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Here is the 529th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Oct. 17, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Tamara Tunie. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (Arthur Miller, Miracles), Dylan – Sooner & Later (new morning).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: actress Tamara Tunie, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (The Miracle of Long Johns, inventions, eye surgery. Muppets, Law & Order)
00:34:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:17:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Arthur Miller
01:44:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:45:30) & reviews (Robin Hood (01:59:30), (Ruthless! (02:04:00), (Something Rotten! (02:10:30))
02:21:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tamara Tunie
02:55:00 Sponsors
03:03:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (new morning)
03:23:30 Weather
03:31:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – miracles
03:53:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Oct. 17, 2015 Playlist: “After the Fall” (01:25:00; Ray Davies), “Breaking Glass” (01:29:00; {live}; David Bowie). “Death of a Salesman” (01:31:30; Low). “Marilyn” (01:34:30; Dan Bern). “The Price I Pay” (01:37:00; Billy Bragg). “God, I Hate Shakespeare” (02:19:00; Something Rotten! (2015 Bway cast w/ Brian d’Arcy James & John Cariana). “Lush Life” (02:49:00; Tamara Tunie). “If not for You” ({alternate version} 03:07:00), “Went to See the Gypsy” ({demo version} 03:10:30), “The Man in Me” (03:13:00) & “Father of Night” (03:16:00; Bob Dylan). “Miracle Man” (03:33:00; Elvis Costello). “Long Overdue for a Miracle” (03:36:30; Whistle Down the Wind 1999 London cast). “Miracle of Miracles” (03:38:00; Fiddler on the Roof 1964 Bway cast w/ Austin Pendleton). “In a Miracle” (03:40:00; Chrissie Hynde). “Somebody’s Miracle” (03:44:00; Liz Phair). “Waiting for the Miracle” (04:02:00; Leonard Cohen).

Tamara Tunie
David Lefkowitz in “The Miracle of Long Johns” at Studio Theater in Theater Row NYC, October 23, 2015. Photo by Farnaz Taherimotlagh.
Arthur Miller
Dylan’s New Morning
Robin Hood
Ruthless
Something Rotten