WJCU - Madcat Blue

01/19/2025

Tonight is my comeback night (After 4 years on hiatus, MIA) from 11-Midnight. Madcat On Saturday Night. My shows will cover Americana, Blues, and Jazz in various measures. From rooted to contemporary. There will be themed programming, plus, interviews from time to time with local, regional, to international recording artists. A variety show. But not quite Ed Sullivan. :-)

10/29/2021

11/17/2020

Tonight! Tuesday 11/17 on my show Madcat Blue ... WJCU 88.7 FM / www.WJCU.org from 8-10 PM Cleveland, Ohio.....featuring Bob Frank's Blues You Should Know... covering the Piedmont Region, North Carolina Blues and the influence of J.B. Long ... The Long Legacy Part 2 of 2.

I'll be MIA. But will have back-to-back music along with Bob's special feature. Tune in.

Non-commercial college radio with diverse music shows, Triple-A workdays, local and ethnic programs, and live DJs. Listen online via streaming and download!

10/20/2020

TONIGHT... on Madcat Blue... Blues+Americana with a special feature with Bob Frank's - Blues You Should Know about the Liggins Brothers, Joe, and Jimmy.
88.7 FM / WJCU.org worldwide stream / 8-10 PM Cleveland
The first hour, classic blues. Second hour... a cross-cut of folk, country, and rockabilly.
Appearance, in consecutive order:
P*e Wee Crayton
Grant Green
Bob Frank
's Blues You Should Know with the Liggins Brothers
Junior Parker
Junior Watson
Junior Wells
Nick Moss Band
The Baboons
Joyce Green
John Fogerty And Carl Perkins
Roy Orbison
Phantom Surfers
Santo & Johnny
Barn Door Slammers
Jr Brown
Ruby Ann
Joan Osborne
Kara Grainger
Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo
Neil Young
Grateful Dead
The Band

09/22/2020

My Madcat Blue show...Tuesday... Bluesday on WJCU ... 88.7 FM / 8-10 PM / Cleveland, Ohio... www.WJCU.org stream / A two-hour hour album of Blues+Americana.
In order of appearance:
Danny Gatton & Joey DeFrancesco
Charlie Hunter
The Marcus King Band
Kirk Fletcher
Van Morrison
Robben Ford
A Band Called Sam
James Hunter
John Mayall
The John Carlini Quartet
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Rencher Carter
Zeb Turner
Bonnie Raitt
Hank Mizell
Tim Easton
Johnny Iguana
Johnny Iguana · Roosevelt Sykes
Buddy & Julie Miller
Kelly Richey
Natalie Stamper
& Frankie Starr
(New Tune)
Ryan Perry
TJ Read
The Lachy Doley Group
Rory Gallagher
Johnny Winter

09/15/2020

Tonight ... Tuesday 9/15, on my rad' show ... a two-hour album of Blues+Americana.
Featuring the finale ... a phenomenal 7 part series about King Records of Cincinnati, Ohio by Bob Frank
Tune in - Madcat Blue on WJCU 88.7 FM / WJCU.org Global Stream / 8-10 PM from Cleveland, Ohio.
Order of appearance:
T***s Hibbert and The Maytals
Hal 'Cornbread' Singer
Bob Frank - Blues You Should Know... Part 7 - "Odds & Ends"
Earl Bostic
The 5 Royales
Roland Kirk
Bill Doggett
Homer & Jethro
Little Willie John (2x)
J.E. Mainer
Swan Silvertone Singers
Roy Brown
Earl Bostic
Sonny Terry & J***y Winter
Chris Thomas King
Cindy Cashdollar
& Rory Block
Chris Smither
Cletus Black
Pops Staples
The Steve Earl & Dukes
Pine Top Perkins
Chris Whitely
A Band Called Sam
Polly O'Keary and The Rhythm Method
Peg Leg Sam
Kirk Fletcher

09/08/2020

Tuesday 9/8/20 from 8-10 PM on Madcat Blue / WJCU 88.7 FM in Cleveland & www.WJCU.org stream will be playing classic soul music with a special feature by Bob Frank
and his Blues You Should Know Spotlight - King Records Series Episode #6 covering James Brown.

08/31/2020

From the Queen City, Cincinnati, Ohio. King Records and their Kings. Big ones such as Albert King, Freddie King and others. Also, little ones too ... if you're drinking those Little Kings, also from Cincy'. Cheers to a great show line-up.

On MADCAT BLUE this Tuesday, 9/1/20 on Bob Frank's Blues You Should Know Spotlight Part 5, featuring the Kings and more from King Records. WJCU 88.7 FM / www.WJCU.org stream / 8-10 PM from Cleveland, Ohio.

The first part of the show will be a mix of new blues releases then...
Freddie King with Eric Clapton
Bob Frank's Blues You Should Know Spotlight Part 5
- featuring the Kings and more.
Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan

Artists in consecutive order:
Scott Ellison
Orphan Jon And The Abandoned (Jon English)
Sunnysiders
Swingadelic
Lucas Spinosa
Blue Lunch (from Cleveland)
The James Hunter Six
Rusty Ends & Hillbilly Hoodoo
Freddie King & Eric Clapton
Bob Frank's Blues You Should Know Spotlight featuring
- The Kings of King Records
Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughn

08/04/2020

Tuesday 8/4/20... Madcat's 2 Hour Music Album, featuring Bob Frank's Blues You Should Know Spotlight in a multi-part series that is covering Ohio's iconic record label, King Records. "The King Of Them All."

From 1943-1971 King Records forever changed American music. Owner Syd Nathan gave the world bluegrass, R&B, rock and roll, doo-wop, country, soul, and funk. With stars from James Brown to the Stanley Brothers and including Grandpa Jones (Who spent his teenage years in Akron, Ohio.). Cincinnati's King Records revolutionized the music industry with an innovative, integrated business model.

Pretty much it's my new show model too, featuring Bues+Americana.

Madcat Blue / 88.7 FM + www,WJCU.org + or via APP / 8-10 PM (Eastern) / Cleveland Ohio... from the campus of John Carroll University. "The university of musical diversity."

Playlist in consecutive order:

Big Maybelle
Barbara Lynn
Ray Snead
Hank Mizell
Zeb Turner
Bob Frank's Blues You Should Know Spotlight -
featuring King Records
Five Royales
Richard Berry
Marcels
Ray Charles
Little Willie John
Jerry Reed
Jack Southern
The Vons
Duane Eddy
Rockabilly Aces Wild
Delbert Barker
Eddie Noack
Jeannie C Riley
The Rooftop Singers
Johnny Wright
Ray Legere
Roger Miller
Kenny Rogers
Michael Parks
RB Stone
The Rides

07/21/2020

Tonight 7/21
Madcat Blue / WJCU 88.7 FM / www.WJCU.org / 8-10 PM / Cleveland, Ohio
A Two Hour Album and journey into America's tapestry of Americana Music - -
Blues / Folk / Country / R&B / Rockabilly / Doo-Wop / Rock 'n Roll / Folk Rock / Soul

***New Series***
Blues You Should Know Spotlight with Bob Frank -
featuring the ultimate crossover song, 'John Henry.' Among the most recorded and performed folk song in American History.

Tonight's setlist in sequential order:
The James Hunter Six
Jason Isbell
Aces & Eights
Mavis Staples
Bettye LaVette
David Bromberg Band
Blues You Should Know Spotlight with Bob Frank
Hotfoot Quintet
Asleep At The Wheel (feat. Willie Nelson & The Quebe Sisters)
Cindy Cashdollar
Chris Smither
Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans
Cletus Black
Eric Clapton
Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
Tom Stormy Trio with Rythm Sophie
Imelda May
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
Stray Cats
The Word
Commander Cody
Charlie Daniels
The Collins Kids
Kenny Wayne Shepherd

06/16/2020

Tonight .... my two-hour music album from 8-10 PM / Tuesday 6/16 and eclectic blend of Blues+Americana on WJCU 88.7 FM / www.wjcu.org

In sequential order -

Martha Davis
Peggy Lee
T-Bone Walker
Marcels
Billy Love
Sonnyboy Williamson
Sam Cooke
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Bill Brandon
Don Nix
Laurie Jane And The 45s
The McCoys
The Nighthawks
Robert Bilbo Walker
Shawn Pittman
Junior Wells
Sue Foley
Santo & Johnny
Duane Eddy
Gene Vincent
Jerry Reed
Shemekia Copeland
Lovin' Spoonful
Mark O'Connor
Johnny Horton
"Little" Jimmy Dickens
Al Dexter
Sonny Terry w/ Jonny Winter
Mungo Jerry
Ruth Wyand & The Tribe Of One
Terry Robb
Joe South
Tony Joe White
Gregg Allman
The Kentucky Head Hunters with Jonnie Johnson
Sarah Brown
Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers

Non-commercial college radio with diverse music shows, Triple-A workdays, local and ethnic programs, and live DJs. Listen online via streaming and download!

06/09/2020

Tonight, Tuesday 6/9 from 8-10 PM from Cleveland / WJCU 88.7 FM / www.WJCU.org worldwide stream Blues + a dose of Americana. Turn on and turn loose to some Madcat.

In sequential order of appearance:

Elmore James
Bobby "Blue" Bland
George Harmonica Smith
George Smith
Bo Diddley
Albert King
Blues Wire
Bonnie Raitt
Jimmie Vaughan
Tommy Tucker
Grateful Dead
Thomas Ford
Johnny Winter
Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers
Johnny Rivers
Johnny Cash
Suzy Bogguss
Tracy Marie
Bob Dylan
Phil Ochs
John Mooney
Furry Lewis
Todd Hallawell
Joan Osborne
John Prine
Jack Schilb
Eric Hughes Band
Ben Miller Band
Tinsley Ellis
Eric Clapton
The Allman Brothers

Non-commercial college radio with diverse music shows, Triple-A workdays, local and ethnic programs, and live DJs. Listen online via streaming and download!