Ocean Beach Radio

10/11/2025

Great to hear him do this live!

When people hear “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” they often think of Bob Dylan’s wry heartbreak or Peter, Paul and Mary’s polished harmonies. But there’s another voice — older, dustier, born on the open road. In 1968, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott recorded his version, not as imitation, but as conversation. You can hear the campfire crackle between verses, the shrug of a man who’s said goodbye too many times to cry anymore. Dylan may have written the words, but Jack lived them — the restless drifter, the gentle outlaw, the soul behind the myth. Listen closely, and you’ll hear not just a song, but the sound of the highway itself humming beneath his boots.

Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
🎶𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠 https://musiclegend70s.com/ramblin-jack-elliott-dont-think-twice-its-all-right

10/11/2025

Before Dylan carried a guitar on his back, there was Ramblin’ Jack Elliott — the cowboy poet who turned American highways into verses. In the early days, he’d roll into small-town cafés and sing “Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms” with a grin that said he’d slept under the stars the night before. His voice, rough as gravel yet warm as whiskey, made the old bluegrass tune sound like a memory of freedom itself. He wasn’t chasing fame; he was chasing the wind. Listen closely — and you can still hear the open road humming through every line.

Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
🎶𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠 https://musiclegend70s.com/ramblin-jack-elliott-roll-in-my-sweet-babys-arms

07/11/2025

Happy Birthday wishes to extraordinary singer, songwriter and producer, Johnny Rivers today- November 7th.

Johnny played a big part in getting Jimmy's career going, bringing "Up Up and Away" to the 5th Dimension, who with their hit version, gave Jimmy his first song on the charts. He was the first one to record "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and brought it to the attention of Glen Campbell, who also had a big hit with that one, starting a life long collaboration with Glen and Jimmy.

Johnny's own string of hit singles between 1964 and 1968 can't be denied.... "Memphis" (by Chuck Berry), "Mountain of Love" (by Harold Dorman), "The Seventh Son" (Willie Mabon), "Secret Agent Man" (a #3 song), "Poor Side of Town" (a US # 1), "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" (a 1967 cover of the Four Tops single from 1964) and "Summer Rain". He didn't stop there- "Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu", "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancing") and more followed.

And certainly his residency at the legendary Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles got that club off the ground. Johnny was so popular that record producer Lou Adler decided to issue Johnny Rivers Live at the Whisky a Go Go - which rose up the album charts even while the British Invasion was taking over the charts.

In 2009, Johnny was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Happiest of Birthdays to Johnny and wishes for a spectacular year ahead.

Johnny Rivers Fan Club * "Induct "The Voice" Johnny Rivers into the RRHOF! Official Fan Club Site"

07/11/2025

Elephants revisit old graves, touching bones with trunks in silent tribute.

Some even mourn strangers, recognizing death itself. Proof that memory and grief reach further than our own species.

07/11/2025

We have had storms all day here. I noticed the OBR stream was down. After the usual fixes didn’t work I called Walter Powers at Broadcast Matrix. He found a jumbled setting on our encoder and got it up and going again. Thanks Walter!

01/11/2025

Happy birthday to Grace Slick, born on this day in 1939. The voice of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship, she powered classics like “Somebody to Love,” “White Rabbit,” and “We Built This City.” A true rock icon.

29/10/2025