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by Ryan Janson
Reelin' In The Years (RITY) is your weekly dose of music education! Enjoy a blend of Rock, Blues, and Americana. Plus stories about the songs and artists. Give it a listen! I promise you'll learn something!
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- 3 days ago1h 58m
100!: Episode 100 - Sept. 18, 2026
This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is 100: Songs that mention that number in the lyrics... Plus, Johnny Cash, a cocaine-fueled murder and a 99-year prison sentence - recorded LIVE at Folsom... A spontaneous rehearsal-room jam captured on tape then rebuilt with an Atari computer... The Bad Company tune revisited nearly 50 years later with Paul Rodgers & Blackberry Smoke... A number-one disco hit reimagined as though it had been recorded at Muscle Shoals... How a snowbound Dexter binge supplied Marcus King with a song title... New music from Eli Reed, U2, Sonny Landreth, and Eddie 9V... Deep cuts from Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Whiskeytown, Josh Ritter, Ted Leo, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
- 1 weeks ago1h 58m
It's All Greek To Me: Episode 99 - Sept. 11, 2026
This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is It's All Greek To Me: Songs with references to Greece... The future Monkee whose song was rejected for not sounding enough like The Monkees... The soul album recorded in a basement for a grand total of $452.11 - that includes the beer!... The one-off benefit performance that unexpectedly turned into an 11-year comeback... Why Geddy Lee never understood the appeal of one of Rush’s enduring classics... A throwaway line from an old episode of Rhoda that inspired a band's biggest hit... New music from Sheryl Crow/Jesse Welles, The Rylee Bapst Band, Alabama Shakes... Deep cuts from The Stones, Otis Brown, Santana, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
- 2 weeks ago1h 58m
Friday Night Lights: Episode 98 - Sept. 4, 2026
On this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Friday Night Lights: Songs that make some sort of reference to high school football in the lyrics... Also, the basement recording that became an indie-rock phenomenon - thanks to a movie scene... David Bowie’s eye patch looked like a fashion statement - but the truth was far less glamorous... The 19-year-old thief, a diamond ring and a deadly 1921 robbery that inspired a Grateful Dead classic... The suburban road that inspired a songwriter’s attack on similar houses, perfect lawns and status symbols... The hit single written in just fifteen minutes - while its songwriter nursed a hangover on a plane... New music from Keb' Mo' and Train. Deeper cuts from The Kinks, Black Crowes, The Smiths, Gov't Mule, XTC, George Harrison, Sister Hazel, Dire Straits, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
- 3 weeks ago1h 58m
"Bay" Watch: Episode 97 - Aug. 28, 2026
This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is "Bay" Watch... Plus, the deliberately “uncommercial” song written in a room at a Holiday Inn that became a hit... The accidental guitar tuning that left Pete Townshend and David Gilmour searching for answers... The soul classic secretly powered by Motown's The Funk Brothers and a big stack of cash... The upbeat hit followed by a mysterious death - and questions that remain unanswered... The song that connected a band’s British-blues past with its polished California future... New music from Brandon Flowers, Eddie 9V, and the sibling duo Sam & Louise Sullivan... Deep tracks from Van Morrison, Morphine, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
- Aug 20, 20261h 58m
Paying The Bills: Episode 96 - Aug. 21, 2026
This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Paying The Bills... Also, the reggae legend who refused a Chuck Berry classic - until Louisiana became Jamaica... The New Orleans classic featuring a future superstar - still in her teens - singing backup with her mother... The late-night hotel room lyric that went from “walking around the room” to something more memorable... The song title overheard during a high-speed ride with a drug dealer nicknamed “The Count"... New music from Billy Strings and The Womack Sisters... Deep cuts from The Allman Brothers, Men At Work, Wilco, Michelle Shocked, and much more! For more info on the program, visit reelinwithryan.com
- Aug 13, 20261h 58m
Back To School: Episode 95 - Aug. 14, 2026
This week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is "Back To School"... Also, The song inspired by an open window, a missing cat and one very worried songwriter... How a trip to Elvis’s home helped a songwriter turn a broken relationship into a journey toward healing... How a childhood memory of gathering wild plants in rural Louisiana inspired a swamp-rock classic... The ordinary airplane ride that became a confrontation with anxiety, mortality and the imagination... New music from American Aquarium, Rolling Stones, and Kevin Morby... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
- Aug 7, 20261h 57m
The Roots Of Rock: Episode 94 - Aug. 7, 2026
This week on Reelin' In The Years... For the Featured Five Theme, we explore the roots of rock 'n' roll... Plus, The ancient empire, missing verse and faulty mixing console behind a Neil Young epic... The Linda Ronstadt hit that began when six encores left her band with nothing else prepared... The road anthem that began as an idea for a Ford commercial... The Guns N’ Roses co-founder who traded stadium chaos for a return to basics... New music from Wyatt Flores and Buffalo Traffic Jam... Deep cuts from The Black Crowes, The Call, The Blasters, Rolling Stones, Beth Hart, Flamin' Groovies, and more! For more info on the program, visit reelinwithryan.com
- Jul 31, 20261h 58m
Lucky No. 7: Episode 93 - July 31, 2026
This week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is Lucky No. 7... Also, the phone call that arrived just before a songwriter’s phone service was disconnected... A hit song from 1991 that was inspired by two events that reshaped the world in 1989... The story behind a famous “bass line” that wasn’t actually played on a bass guitar... The studio accident that unexpectedly made room for the biggest song of Jonathan Edwards’ career... Deep tracks from Pete Townshend, Elton John, Iron & Wine, MT Jones, Mac Demarco, Jesse Welles, Lemonheads, and more! For more info on the program, visit reelinwithryan.com
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