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Thursday, September 29, 2005


Friday Night

The Night Prowl returns LIVE tonight for what has got to be an incredible show. I've had 3 nights to rest and I'm restless to get back on the air and take you down those back alleys of early rock n' roll & rhythm and blues. We'll have the world famous Friday Night Cat Fight at 10pm EST and 7pm PST.

Don't miss Daddy Dave's Hollywood Diner on after The Night Prowl at 11pm in the East and 8pm in the West.

Have a fantabulous weekend and GO SOX as they battle the Yanks at Fenway!
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Saturday, September 24, 2005

IT: The History Of Pop Music
Every Hit, Every Song From 1930-1999

IT hits the 50s on 5 @ 6am EST on Tuesday, September 27th and continues through Thursday, September 29th at 6pm EST.

Since the 50s will be immerced with "IT", The Night Prowl Show will not be on the air Tuesday Night or Wednesday Night.

Click here for more information on "IT" from XM Satellite Radio.

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Friday, September 23, 2005

Become A Night Prowler!

CALLING ALL NIGHT PROWLERS!!

Email or send in your photos with some bio info and I'll post your pictures and bios to let the world know that you are a true NIGHT PROWLER.

Here's what I need:

Your Name
Your City or Town
Some Brief Bio Info such as occupation

A photo in .jpg or .gif format. If you don't have a computer, you can mail me a photo and I'll scan it in for you.

If you have your own website, I'll post that as well.

Give me permission to post this info.

Email your Night Prowl info to: MattTheCat

OR
Snail mail your info to:
Matt The Cat
c/o XM Satellite Radio
1500 Eckington Place NE
Washington, DC 20002

Click here to view the Night Prowlers Page.

Send in your stuff and let's get this thing off the ground.
Soulfully,
Matt The Cat

Friday Night

Tonight, the world famous Friday Night Cat Fight returns to true form as two mega R&B icons go head to head over the same song. ONLY YOU, the Night Prowler will decide their fate by voting for the one you dig the most. Don't miss it.

It's going to be another wild n' crazy Night Prowl Show.

Daddy Dave's Hollywood Diner follows The Night Prowl tonight on XM Channel 5.

Join me LIVE on air Saturday, September 24th from noon to four EST.

Have a great n' groovy weekend.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Thursday Night Show


The Sue Records Story
Tonight the Night Prowl Show takes a look at a little label with a BIG sounds that often gets overlooked by rock history; SUE RECORDS out of New York City. There was more to this label than Ike and Tina Turner's first recordings together, Charlie & Inez Foxx and Bobby Hendricks. Get the full story of Sue Records Thursday Night on the The Night Prowl with Matt The Cat.

West Coast Wednesday

Don't miss The Night Prowl tonight as we take a closer look on the influence and sound of the varied groups from the West Coast. Richard Berry, Arthur Lee Maye, The Penguins, Ritchie Valenz, Bobby Day and the Jaguars will all be represented on tonight's show.

PLUS, today is Dickie Lee's 64th birthday, so we'll focus on some of his biggest record in honor of his special day.

Rock n' roll, rhythm & soul, tonight on The Night Prowl Show.

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Saturday, September 17, 2005

HARLEM: Week Of 9/19/05


Brotha Ray would have been 75 on September 23rd.
RAY CHARLES
1930-2004

In honor of what would have been his 75th birthday, HARLEM remembers the greatest and most versatile R&B singer/songwriter/composer of all time, RAY CHARLES. He was the blind troubadour of R&B and the surveyor of soul because he was out there doin' it before anyone. We will remember Ray's humble R&B beginnings in the early 1950s, all week long on. Ray Charles was the mayor of Harlem and we'll never forget him. He is the centerpiece of the whole HARLEM concept and it's my pleasure to dedicate the entire hour to his soulful sounds.



The Ray Charles HARLEM show airs:


Monday at 1pm EST
Tuesday Night At 9pm PST/Midnight EST
Friday at 6pm EST
Sunday at 11am EST

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Friday, September 16, 2005

Friday Night is BB King Night!


BB King is 80 Today!

BB King was born today in Indianola, MS back in 1925. During the '50s he would become one of the most influential blues guitarists and singers of the post-war era. The Night Prowl Show is proud to honor BB on this special day.

Also, it's FRIDAY NIGHT, Cats n' Kittens, so don't miss the Friday Night Cat Fight at 10pm EST/7pm PST.

Have a great weekend!

GO SOX!

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Thursday, September 15, 2005

Doo Wop Thursday

Doo Wop Thursday!The most popular Thursday Night feature returns as the Night Prowl Show is proud to bring back DOO WOP THURSDAY! During the four hours of the show tonight, we'll be playing an extra helping of vocal group sounds from The Orioles, The Flamingos, The Penguins, The Cadillacs and many more. Call 1-866-267-0346 and make a request for your favorite doo wop song.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Bluesday Tuesday Goes BROWN!



Tonight on the Bluesday Tuesday edition of The Night Prowl Show, we go all out and BROWN. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown died over the weekend and we'll be paying tribute to him as well as Charles Brown, who would've been 83 years old today.

Don't miss HARLEM tonight at 9pm on the west coast and Midnight on the east coast.

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Sunday, September 11, 2005

Monday Night: Johnny Cash

The Legendary
Johnny Cash


It was 2 years ago today that the great Johnny Cash left this earth for a great railroad station in the sky. The Night Prowl honors the Man In Black with some of his greatest Sun and Columbia recordings all night long.

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Saturday, September 10, 2005

HARLEM: Week of 9/12/05


For the FIRST TIME in 49 Years!

ALAN FREED: Live 1956

HARLEM presents LIVE vintage performances by the top rhythm and blues acts of 1956 as performed on Alan Freed's Rock N' Roll Dance Party Radio show.

Alan Freed was the most important and influential DJ of the 1950s by exposing a mass white audience to the as-yet undiscovered sounds of rhythm and blues. In 1956, Freed hosted a summer replacement series over CBS Radio called The Rock and Roll Dance Party. Each week, he'd feature the top R&B groups, backed by Count Basie's orchestra and Sam "The Man" Taylor. Joe Williams even sang with the band on some of the shows. For the first time in 49 years, these performances will air on national radio as HARLEM dedicates a solid hour to these wonderful, forgotten live gems. Live recordings are very rare from the 1950s, so this week's HARLEM is quite a milestone.


HARLEM airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday @ 1pm over NYC
Tuesday @ midnight over Boston (where a 1957 rock n' roll show put on by Freed caused a riot
Friday @ 6pm over Philly
Sunday @ 11am over Atlanta

*Please note that Harlem no longer runs on Thursdays at 1pm EST.

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Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Country CrossOver Thursday


For the first time ever...

Country Cross-Over Thursday

The Night Prowl Show remembers what would have been Patsy Cline's 73rd birthday with a show featuring country cross-over songs. You'll hear from Patsy, Bobby Bare, Don Gibson, Jim Reaves, George Hamilton IV, Web Pierce and many more.

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Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Wednesday Night: BUDDY HOLLY BIRTHDAY SHOW!


BUDDY HOLLY BIRTHDAY SHOW

Celebrate what would have been Buddy Holly's 69th birthday with Matt The Cat on The Night Prowl Show; Wednesday, September 7th. Throughout the show, we'll have music, interviews and memories of one of rock's early innovators.

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Friday, September 02, 2005

HARLEM: Week of 9/5/05

Every HIT version of the song...

"Open The Door, Richard"


In the late 1940's, the phrase, "Open The Door, Richard" was on everyone's lips. The song of the same name began as a comic routine, but blew up to the point where it sent four different versions to #2 on the R&B charts. This week HARLEM uncovers as many versions, sequels and answer records as it can to represent this historical record. You'll hear versions of "Open The Door, Richard" by Jack McVea, Dusty Fletcher, Louis Jordan, Count Basie, The Charioteers, The Pied Pipers, The Three Flames and even the Hit Paraders. Matt The Cat will also give you the story behind who wrote it and who got sued over it. This is one HARLEM not to miss. So put down that beer and OPEN THE DOOR, RICHARD!

Harlem Airs on XM-5:
Monday @ 1pm EST
Tuesday @ 9pm over LA and Midnight over NYC
Thursday @ 1pm EST
Friday @ 6pm over Baltimore
Saturday @ 11am over Newark

Friday Night

Hey Cats n' Kittens! Well, September is here and that means that the yowling has ceased, but the prowlin' continues. Tonight on the show, we say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to both Jimmy Clanton (67) and Cathy Jean of The Roommates (60). Also, don't miss THE FRIDAY NIGHT CAT FIGHT at 10pm EST - 7pm PST.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!