Records & Rockstars
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Records & Rockstars is the music and storytelling content, created and hosted by Jeff Woods from Canada. It includes the weekly radio show episodes, and features Jeff's past artist interviews, many of which include live performances from Wild Woods Blue Studio.
Episodes
- 279: Songs That Start with the Title Part 3
This episode of Records & Rockstars concludes a series on songs that begin with their title, focusing on artists R-Z from the 90s. It contrasts The Rolling Stones with The Beatles and includes tracks by Joey Ramone and Neil Young.
- 278: Songs that Start with the Title Part 2
In the second of three parts, Records & Rockstars explores songs where the title is revealed in the initial vocals. This episode, hosted by Jeff Woods, covers artists from G to Q, featuring music and stories from musicians like Genesis, Ja…
- 277: Arlene & The People Ever Onward Believer Special
Jeff Woods talks with Arlene Paculan and Kevin Dvorak about the Arlene and the People Onward Believer Deluxe Edition. The episode previews five songs, including a cover of NAVEED that Raine Maida called "beautiful." The full band includes…
- 276: Songs That Start with The Title Part 1
In this episode of Records & Rockstars, the hosts investigate songs that reveal their title within the first vocal phrase. This installment covers artists from A to F, including The Beatles, David Bowie, JJ Cale, and The Clash.
- 275: Songs from Woods' Record Collection Part 2
Episode 275 of Records & Rockstars features more selections from Jeff Woods' record collection, highlighting artists such as Chris Cornell, Johnny Cash, Black Dub, Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers Band, the Beatles, and Joe Jackson.
- 274: Songs From Jeff Woods' Record Collection Part 1
"I am a DJ, I am what I play", said David Bowie. And so this is that, untethered by era, with songs from the sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties, and 2000s, in this recurring theme that gets started with everyone from Big Star to Beatle…
- 273: Rock's Best Mashups
The you got your peanut butter in my chocolate scenario has similarly worked wonders, on occasion, with songs. And so this time, the best of rock’s mashups, with a couple of rock's best remixes too. Everyone from Beatles to Black Sabbath,…
- 272: Rockstar Pseudonyms
This time it's rockstars other names. Not real names, but aliases. Starting with the one that begat The Ramones, and you won't believe your ears with some of these songs and the moonlighting that was going on in the 6…
- 271: The Spirit of '76 Part 1
Jeff takes you back to the break of 1976, and shines a light on the albums out in Jan/Feb/March, when Bowie was under the influence of Philly soul and German theatre, Genesis were on member lighter, The Doobies welcomed a new brother, and…
- 270: Max Webster High Class
Rock fans especially in Canada, and wherever the Max magic found its way into the ears and hearts of adults and universal juveniles alike, are in for a treat this time, as musician and author Bob Wegner joins Jeff Woods, and they are here…
- 269: Swamp Rock
Come on a tour of American born music mostly, with an injection of the like-sounding swampy grooves of a rogue Canuck from Hamiton Ontario, in a hearty gumbo of music history that's been simmering inside of musicologist Jeff Woods' brain s…
- 268: Namaste in Bed
Jeff's back from a break and armed with stories about songs about big ones, brass ones, empty ones, burning ones, in an episode that flashes back to the roaring twenties, the summer of ‘69, the seventies, eighties, nineties and 2000s, with…
- 267: Legends Gone in 2025 Part 2
Jeff pays tribute to musical artists we lost in 2025, with the conclusion of this 2 parter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
- 266: Legends Gone in 2025 Part 1
Jeff pays tribute to the legends we lost in 2025, with the first of 2 parts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
- 265: Introducing Jolie Anastasia Interview and Performance
Jolie is here to share her story and her songs, on record and live at Wild Woods Blue, in conversation with Jeff Woods. "Jolie Anastasia is a folk and Americana/Canadiana singer-songwriter whose music feels like a conversation around a fir…
- 264: SongsThat Stutter
Rather self evident from the title, in this episode featuring stutter rock classics from British Invasion bands like Beatles, Kinks, and the Who, to Bowie, plus Zeppelin, 3 American bands, and a Canadian Prairie band who stuttered their wa…
- 263: Classic Albums of 1975 Part 2
Another in the recurring theme takes you back to the spring of '75, when out came albums including the one that found a pre-Steve Perry Journey fronted by a former Santana singer, plus a fourth from ZZ Top, a fifth from The Doobies, a sixt…
- 262: Jeff Buckley's Classic 1994 Album GRACE Revisited
A favourite album of other artists, and Jeff's too, we go back to 1994 with the landmark Columbia label release that put the name Jeff Buckley into the world and his music into the hearts and minds of fans who this time get to hear the ref…
- 261: Let's Get Physical Graffiti with Led Zeppelin
Special Zeppelin episode featuring a set up from Jimmy Page and then Robert Plant, in conversation with Jeff, about the magic of the mighty Zep, and what it was that first attracted them to the blues in the sixties, and then in the spotlig…
- 260: Are You Ready for the Country - Part 2
Here comes the second of two parts featuring some of rock's most celebrated artists who had a penchant for the rich traditions of the corner stone of rock and roll music that leans to the country, including Eric Clapton and J.J. Cale, U2,…
- 259: Are You Ready for the Country - Part 1
I was born ready and invite you to delve into the first of two parts featuring some of rock's most celebrated artists who had a penchant for the rich traditions of the corner stone of rock and roll music that leans to the country, includin…
- 258: Legendary Bang Sessions of Van Morrison
I smile every time I hear these early essential songs from one of the finest soul singers of our time. This is a MUST for fans of the brilliantly soulful voice of Van Morrison, investigating and celebrating the first Van music post-THEM (h…
- 257: Classic Albums of 1975 Part 1
We're headed back to the early months of '75, and key albums out in Jan/Feb/March, including he who was tangled up in blue, plus the Beatle who'd been caught standing in a Hamburg Germany doorway pondering his band reaching the toppermost…
- 256: Rock's Swan Songs Part 3
The conclusion of Jeff's celebration of Swan Songs, this time featuring three final cuts in the career of Pink Floyd (with and without former frontmen Roger Waters and Syd Barrett), Roxy Music, Queen, Nirvana, Chris Cornell (with a Johnny…
- 255: Rock's Swan Song's Part 2
The 2nd of three parts this time – a celebration of the artistry in studio mostly, and the most iconic of final public performances, we’re calling Swan Songs, with stories and music to go with from a Jacksonville kid, two of rock’s most in…
- 254: Rock's Swan Songs Part 1
Whether it’s a death of an artist, or the end of a band, there has to be one last recording and one final public performance, in every artist’s career. And so this time, a good look at some of Rock’s Swan Songs, from the summer of love thr…
- 253: Beginners Guide to Steve Earle and 10 Years of Terraplane
Because there's so much more to Steve Earle than Copperhead Road, Jeff brings you select cuts from his stellar career of songwriting and performing, including from his acclaimed 2015 album Terraplane, plus a perfect in-concert Steve Earle…
- 252: A Tribute to Garth Hudson and THE BAND
It finally happened. The last Last Waltz, as it were. The last Canadian among four Canadian musical legends who with their American drummer, became known the world over, with Bob Dylan. And even before that, with another American who'd mak…
- 251: Under the Covers Revisited
Jeff takes you back through the years with select songs you'll know best in the hands of artists who typically didn't do them first and didn't write them, in an episode that takes you under the covers, with earlier versions of songs made f…
- 250: Gone in 2024 Part 2
To close 2024, one more tribute and the conclusion to Jeff's look at music legends we lost this year, and one very influential radio broadcaster too. Comes with thanks to you for listening to Records & Rockstars. Spread the word about this…
- 249: Gone in 2024 Part 1
It's a bittersweet time, paying tribute to rockstars we've lost in the last 12 months and this is the first of two parts celebrating their artistry and contributions to music. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California…
- 248: Classic Albums of 1974 Part 4
Here's the final of the recurring four-parter looking back in celebration of the Classic Albums of 1974 with swan song records from King Crimson and Genesis, Mick Taylor's final with The Stones, the album that saved Supertramp, The Who, Tu…
- 247: Strange Sounds Part 3 - Phasors on Stun
While last time the effect in the spotlight was the talk box, this time it's an equally cool effect and rather strange sound from the studio that makes the music and/or the vocal, sound like jets overhead! Call it phase-shifting or stereo…
- 246: Strange Sounds Part 2 - Talk Box Rock
The 2nd of a 3-parter, this time an episode featuring the finest examples of the magical effect in which mouth and guitar meet to produce an unmistakable sound on some big ones from the 70s, 80s, and nineties. See Privacy Policy at https:/…
- 245: Strange Sounds from Studio and Stage Part 1
The first of a 3-parter that begins with a wizard, a true star, and HIS first big song, plus a game called sounds of the studio, in an episode that also features bagpipes, slide whistle, home-made kazoo, and a dog fronting a band that play…
- 244: Night and Day Part 2 - Good Day Sunshine
This time to follow our choice night songs, an episode featuring select songs about the day in your life, and the day trips, the beautiful days, and perfect days, starring everyone from Beatles to Beatle influencer Buddy Holly, and Beatle…
- 243: Night and Day Part 1 - Night Songs
After 800 weekly radio show episodes it seems like high time we do a 2 parter on day and night songs. Here comes part 1 and it features Bob Seger recounting how in Toronto, he laid down a song he believed in despite his management wanting…
- 242: The Name of the Song is the Name of the Band
Can you think of any bands that share their names with songs? Here comes nineteen now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
- 241: The Billys of Rock
Not only the Billys of ROCK, because we've adopted the adage, "untethered by genre or era", happily colouring outside the lines this time again, with Williams turned Billys and with Billies too, from rock and jazz and blues and more, and a…
- 240: Led Zeppelin Mando-Music
There's something about the sound of the instrument, smallish in size, that adds something special to select rock songs. It's Italian. It has strings. It's part of the lute family of stringed instruments with long necks and and rounded bod…
- 239: Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus!
Songs that start not with the verse but with the chorus, with lots of Beatle angles, plus Bowie, Blur, and a funky interlude or two. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy…
- 238: Bands of Brothers and Bands of Sisters Part 2
Jeff packs another ton of bands from the 1950s to now, into the 2nd of two parts celebrating bands with brothers and bands with sisters. This time, brother and sister bands from the letters I through V. Q: recognize the brothers in the pho…
- 237: Bands of Brothers and Bands of Sisters Part 1
Jeff packs a ton of bands from the 1950s to now, into the first of two parts celebrating bands with brothers and bands with sisters. This time, brother and sister bands from the letters A through H. Q: recognize the brothers in the photo?…
- 236: Classic Albums of 1974 Part 3 Summer Releases
Taking you back to another time, another place, if you're up for the downstroke, with a rock 'n' roll doctor, and a trip to 461 Ocean Blvd, where we're sneakin' Sally through the Alley, but Sally can't dance, but we can ride the tiger. Hin…
- 235: Performances: Steve Marriner
Another special session in the recurring “Performances” series featuring past guests, and a condensed versions of the original sessions, with song set-ups and stories, and live acoustic performances from Wild Woods Blue. This time not only…
- 234: Performances: Joan Smith and Tom Juhas
Another special session in the recurring “Performances” series featuring past guests, and a condensed version of the original episode, with song set-ups and stories, and live acoustic performances from Wild Woods Blue. This time, from Toro…
- 233: Performances: Nickola Magnolia
Another special session in the recurring “Performances” series featuring past guests, and a condensed version of the original episode, with song set-ups and stories, and live acoustic performances from Wild Woods Blue. This time, From Port…
- 232: Madison Galloway by Madison Galloway
The return (after 4 years) of the wise beyond her years 2023 "Southern Rock Artist of the Year" at the Josie Music Awards in Nashville. Thing is, she is southern, but Southern Ontario, and in this one on one convo with Jeff, we learn a bit…
- 231: Run The Plank Interview and Performance
A heaping helping of country punk/alt folk complete with stand-up bass, banjo, acoustic guitar, and drums, Run the Plank (formerly Murky Waters) makes a stop at Wild Woods Blue Studio on the eastern leg of their Thrasberta Tour, as these w…
- 230: Classic Albums of 1974 Part 2
We're back into into the recurring four-parter featuring long-players out April, May and June of '74, and this "Second Helping" gives you a diverse playlist that'll take you to the Bridge of Sighs, with Diamond Dogs, in an Endless Summer o…