"He said to me: 'You can't sing like Nancy Nice Lady anymore. You have to sing for the truckers... You've been married and now you're divorced, and people know that. So, let's lose this virgin image. Let's get rid of it.' "

-- Nancy Sinatra, recounting advice from Lee Hazelwood prior to the start of their creative collaborations

For the most part this week's show paid tribute to two artists we lost during the week, both to cancer: Dave Dean, founding member of Minneapolis' Stillroven, and songwriter, producer and performer Lee Hazelwood.

For 15 years now Radio Rumpus Room has been broadcast Fridays at 9-10:30 p.m. on KFAI Fresh Air Radio, FM 90.3 Minneapolis and 106.7 St. Paul. The show streams live on the Internet; the two most recent shows are archived in RealAudio on the KFAI website, www.kfai.org.

Playlist for Friday, August 10, 2007

SAVVY SHOW STARTER (always locally recorded!)
The Stillroven -- Cast Thy Burden Upon The Stone (Cast Thy Burden Upon...; Sundazed)

Dave Dean, keyboardist and founding member of Minneapolis' Stillroven, died this week of cancer. He was only 60 years old. Dean and drummer Phil Berdahl were the only members of the band that were present for all four of its iterations from 1966 to 1970. From sharkskin suits to psychedelic tunics and beyond -- that was the course of the Stillroven. Dean's mug is the one you see on the cover and back tray card of the Stillroven collection "Cast Thy Burden Upon..." compiled and released by Sundazed Records in 1996. (And no, as keyboardist, I don't know why he is hoisting a guitar over his head in the picture. Maybe it was easier than lifting his usual instrument!) A collection of the band's later, somewhat "heavier" works recorded for A&M but never released, "Too Many Spaces," was released in 2003. Thanks to Dave Dean for the music he left behind for us, the listeners of Radio Rumpus Room, and all his fans. (BTW, he received sole songwriting credit for this great song.)

DAVE DEAN of the STILLROVEN, R.I.P.
The Stillroven -- She's My Woman (Cast Thy Burden Upon...; Sundazed)
The Stillroven -- Girl In Blonde (Too Many Spaces; Sundazed)
The Stillroven -- Sunny Day (Cast Thy Burden Upon...; Sundazed)

What can you say about Lee Hazelwood, who died this week at the age of 78? He was a monstrous talent -- baritone-voiced singer, observant songwriter, producer, you name it. From stick-in-your-brain-forever pop hits to the songs that have become mainstays of surf music, he did it all. A maverick with a rare gift of observation, Lee Hazelwood was a rare one indeed.

LEE HAZELWOOD, R.I.P.
Lee Hazelwood -- The Fool (Friday's Child LP; Reprise)
Lee Hazelwood -- Run Boy Run (Trouble Is A Lonesome Town; Smells Like Records)
Lee Hazelwood -- These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (These Boots Are Made For Walkin': The Complete MGM Recordings; Ace)

Duane Eddy -- Rebel Rouser (Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology; Rhino)
Duane Eddy -- (Dance With The) Guitar Man (Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology; Rhino)
Nancy Sinatra -- I Gotta Get Out Of This Town (Movin' With Nancy reish; Sundazed)

Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood -- Some Velvet Morning (Nancy & Lee LP; Reprise)
Dino, Desi & Billy -- The Rebel Kind (The Rebel Kind; Sundazed)
Satan's Pilgrims -- Movin' (At Home With... Empty)

The Belairs -- Movin' & Groovin' (Volcanic Action; Sundazed)
The Astronautss -- Baja (Surfin' With The Astronauts reish; Bear Family)
The Untamed Youth -- The Hearse (More Gone Gassers; Norton)

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The Greenhornes -- Shadow Of Grief (self-titled; Telstar)
The Vince Mahoney Sect -- No Good Without You (v/a Ugly Things; Raven)
The Real Kids -- What She Don't Know (No Place Fast; Norton)

The Barbarians -- What The New Breed Says (Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl; Sundazed)
The A-Bones -- Wah-Hey (Daddy Wants A Cold Beer; Norton)
The Spiders -- Furi Furi '66 (Let's Go Spiders!; Big Beat)

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