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Instrumental Hits

Stax Records

When you think of instrumental rock ‘n roll, classics like Green Onion and Honky Tonk probably come to mind…but Bill Shapiro serves up some other gems worth a listen.

  • Bill Doggett- “Honky Tonk, Pts 1 & 2”
  • Link Wray- “Rumble”
  • The Fireballs- “Bulldog”
  • Duane Eddy- “Rebel Rouser”
  • Duane Eddy- “Apache”
  • Lonnie Mack- “Memphis”
  • Booker T & the MGs- “Green Onions”
  • Santo & Johnny- “Sleepwalk”
  • The Ventures- “Walk Don’t Run”
  • Pyramids- “Penetration”
  • Bill Justis- “Raunchy”
  • Ramsey Lewis- “The In Crowd”
  • Martin Denny- “Quiet Village”
  • Ray Charles- “One Mint Julip”
Ron Jones returned to KCUR in September, 2013 as Director of Community Engagement. He is now the program director. You can reach him at ron@kcur.org.
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