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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! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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- Sep 18, 2026
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100!: Episode 100 - Sept. 18, 2026 (opens the original)
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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 bing
It's All Greek To Me: Episode 99 - Sept. 11, 2026 (opens the original)
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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
Friday Night Lights: Episode 98 - Sept. 4, 2026 (opens the original)
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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
"Bay" Watch: Episode 97 - Aug. 28, 2026 (opens the original)
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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
Paying The Bills: Episode 96 - Aug. 21, 2026 (opens the original)
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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
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