This Week...On The Prowl

This week on The Night Prowl Show

Tuesday - Bluesday Tuesday: Matt features an extra dose of blues and R&B to get ya all warmed up and ready for HARLEM which airs at midnight EST and 9pm PST.

Wednesday - West Coast Wednesday: The great groups and artists from the West Coast get the spotlight as we honor The Penguins, Ritchie Valans, The Medallions, The Meadowlarks and Dick Dale, just to name a few.

Thursday - Doo Wop Thursday: YES! Doo Wop Thursday returns this week to deliver more of what you love; Doo Wop music. Catch all the hits and rarities from the Dominoes, Penguins, Drifters, Swallows, Flamingos, Cadillacs and many many more.

Friday - A wild and crazy Friday Night featuring the world famous, Friday Night Cat Fight. 2 songs battle it out at 10pm EST - 7pm PST and you Night Prowlers get to decide the winner. Daddy Dave's Hollywood Diner follows the show at 11pm EST.

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Also, many pages on my Soul Bucket radio show have been updated. The history of the show as well as some sound clips from the greatest Soul Bucket shows are now online.

Discuss the new Johnny Cash biopic "Walk The Line" and many other topics over at the Plattah Chattah Forum.
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As always, any comments or suggestions for future shows can be emailed to me here.

Next week, don't miss a brand new Harlem on the great vocal group, The Swallows. It begins on Dec 5th.

Thanksgiving In Nebraska

What I did over my Thanksgiving...

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, I left the Satellites of Rock and Roll to journey to a part of the country I had never been before; Nebraska. Want proof? Here's a picture of me riding my first tracker in Schuyler. Thanks to Seth of the hot rod gang, The Contenders for showing me how to drive it and for letting me feed his sheep. Having come from the East Coast, I've never seen such flat land as they have in Nebraska. The wind never stops blowing. I feel like a got a real understanding of the restlessness that exists out there. No wonder some of the greatest music ever made came from the mid-west. Omaha was a nice town, but it was Lincoln that I really dug. They have some great vinyl stores still going strong in this little college town. There was definitely energy and creativity in the air. Now Nebraska isn't just a great, stark Bruce Springsteen record anymore to me. My eyes have been opened. Oh, and the beer is nice and cheap out there too.

Link Wray; Dead at 76

Link Wray

Dead at 76

Died November 5, 2005

Buried November 18, 2005

I just found out about it today, November 21, 2005

Tribute on tonight's show to a man who invented the power chord and helped create that wild, rock n' roll image.

HARLEM: Week of 11/21/05

THIS WEEK...It's over the R&B river and through the soulful woods...

HARLEM
HITS
THE
ROAD

This week, Matt The Cat gets away for THANKSGIVING as HARLEM takes to America's highways, skyways and oceans. We're featuring an hour of 1950s R&B songs about cars (Rocket 88), trains (The Train Kept A-Rolling), Boats (The Ship Of Love) and of course flying in a satellite (My Satellite by Jesse Belvin). It's all about gettin' to where you're going (Destination Love) and beyond. I just hope we don't get stuck (Flat Tire). So enjoy your Thanksgiving Weekend on the road with HARLEM on the 50s on 5.

HARLEM airs on the 50s:
Monday 11/21 @ 1pm in the East
Tuesday 11/22 @ 9pm over LA & Midnight over The Bronx
Friday 11/25 @ 6pm over Cape Cod
Sunday 11/27 @ 11am over Pensacola, FL

Remember, the stuffing goes INSIDE the turkey!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my cats n' kittens.

Friday Night

It's

Hank Ballard

Friday Night

Matt The Cat honors the late, great Hank Ballard on tonight's Friday Night Prowl Show. Today would have been his birthday, but no one's exactly sure when he was born? Along with his hits and misses with The Midnighters, Ballard will participate in tonight's world famous Friday Night Cat Fight. Don't miss the Cat Fight at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.

Daddy Dave's Hollywood Diner follows the Night Prowl Show at 11pm ET tonight.

Take the Night Prowl poll and let me know what feature you dig the most on the show. Click Here to go to the Plattah Chattah Forum.

Have a GREAT WEEKEND!

-M-t-C

Thursday

Flip It Over Thursday

Tonight Matt The Cat's going to be working EXTRA hard, because he has to use his incredible DJ speed to play side A and then flip the record over so you Night Prowlers can hear side B. Yes, let's all rejoice and welcome the return of Flip It Over Thursday or B Side Thursday as they like to call it in Cuba. Request your favorite A and B side tonight by calling the Request-O-Matic Hotline at 1-866-267-0346.

Also, XM 5 is now on Direct TV channel 202. If you know someone with Direct TV, please let them know that the action's on XM Radio from 7-11pm ET on The Night Prowl Show.

West Coast Wednesday

West Coast Wednesday

Matt The Cat pays extra attention to the great vocal groups and solo acts to come out of the West Coast. You'll hear great gems from Richard Berry, The Penguins, Jesse Belvin, Etta James, The Medallions, Don Julian & The Meadowlarks, Ritchie Valens and many more. Sure, you'll still be stuck in traffic on the 101, but at least it'll sound good on West Coast Wednesday, tonight on the Night Prowl Show.

HARLEM: Week of 11/14/05

This week....A RUMBLE IN HARLEM:

Battle Of The BIRD Groups

Feathers are going to fly this week as the rhythm and blues BIRD groups invade for a rumble in the streets of HARLEM on the 50s on 5. You'll hear the Cardinals go beak to beak with The Swallows, The Crows, The Blue Jays and even the Meadowlarks. Don't miss the MAIN EVENT: The RAVENS vs. The ORIOLES!! Matt The Cat will have the story behind the story on the Ravens with R&B historian Billy Vera and Diz Russell of the Orioles tells Matt about the legendary Sonny Til. So board up your windows and cover your heads for the BATTLE OF THE BIRD GROUPS, this week on HARLEM.

Harlem airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday 11/14 @ 1pm EST
Tuesday 11/15 @ 9pm over LA & Midnight over NYC
Friday 11/18 @ 6pm EST
Sunday 11/20 @ 11am over Harlem

Bluesday Tuesday

The Bluesday Tuesday

Night Prowl Show

Honors

Clyde McPhatter

And

Little Willie John.

Both late, great R&B superstars were born on this day and Matt The Cat will put them in their rightful place in musical history tonight on the Night Prowl show.

Friday Night: LaVern Baker

Friday Night

Is

LaVern Baker

Night

Tonight along with the greatest rock n' roll, rhythm & blues, rockabilly, doo wop, country cross-over and novelty songs, we honor one of the greatest voices of the 20th Century, LaVern Baker. She was born on this day in 1929. She began her career under the name Little Miss Sharecropper, before Ahmet Ertegun brought her to national attention when he signed her to Atlantic Records. You'll hear what Mr. Ertegun has to say about her as he looks back 50 years as well as her story from Matt The Ca.t

Don't miss The Friday Night Cat Fight tonight at 10pm ET / 7pm PT as 2 cats battle it out over the same song. Pat Boone will NOT be present at this week's cat fight.

Daddy Dave's Hollywood Diner follows the Night Prowl at 11pm ET.

Have a great weekend. I know I will as this is a special weekend for me.

Keep it soulful, cats n' kittens.

Rockabilly Thursday

"Woo hoo, woo hoo hoooooo"
Rockabilly Thursday
Hep cats and crazy kittens, get ready to rock, rock, rock as the Night Prowl Show brings back Rockabilly Thursday. You'll get an extra dose of Carl Perkins, Sonny Burges, Charlie Feathers, The Rock n' Roll Trio, Jerry Lee Lewis and a lot more. Rev up your hot rods and turn up the XM Radio, 7-11 ET / 4-8 PT.

Rockabilly Request-O-Matic 1-866-267-0346

MTC

Election Results

Prowlers say NO to BOONE!
Outter Space - Night Prowlers were not afraid to speak up when their furry leader asked them what they thought of the Long Island Bob initiative to nominate Pat Boone to be apart of the Friday Night Cat Fight. The Cats n' Kitten spoke up all right, with a rousing "NO". Pat Boone certainly has his supporters and the "NO" vote was not unanimous by any means, but Mr. Boone will NOT be featured in this week's cat fight. When asked exactly why, Matt The Cat said, "I fear a riot would ensue from America's largest cities to its smallest towns. That's a chance I just can't take. " When asked if Pat Boone will ever be allowed back in the Friday Night Cat Fight, Mr. Cat replied, "Who knows. It's too soon to tell. But if I were Pat Boone, I'd stay far away from the Night Prowl Show". Boone is reportedly seeking amnesty and shelter with Ken Smith. More details when they develop.

POLL Questions

What's The Greatest Record Label Of ALL TIME?

Find out what your fellow Night Prowlers think on the Plattah Chattah page of mattthecat.com. Vote for the label that you think has had the biggest impact on the history of recorded music. Your vote counts! Will it be Atlantic, Chess, Motown, Gee or another label? The answers are all HERE!

HARLEM: Week of 11/7/05

The

KING RECORDS

Story

Part 2

Matt The Cat finishes his review of The King Records R&B Story with part 2 of 2 on this week's Harlem. We'll dig deep in the vaults and shine the spotlight on the great vocal groups, band leaders and blues shouters that came out of the King label before the rock n' roll "explosion" of the mid-1950s. You'll hear Little Willie John, Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris, Roy Brown, The "5" Royales, The Swallows and many more. Only King Records spin on my turntable this week.

Harlem Airs on XM-5:
Monday, 11/7 @ 1pm EST
Tuesday, 11/8 @ 9pm PST & midnight EST
Friday, 11/11 @ 6pm EST
Sunday, 11/13 @ 11am EST

Friday, Weekend & Ike

Time for Another
WILD WEEKEND!
It's Friday Night and time for another FRIDAY NIGHT CAT FIGHT. You, Night Prowlers, will get to decide between 2 records and crown tonight's Cat Fight King. Don't miss it. The Friday Night Cat Fights happens at 10pm ET - 7pm PT.

Tomorrow is Ike Turner's 74th birthday. We'll be doing a little something special for one of the unsung kings of R&B.

Stop by the Plattah Chattah Forum and take this weeks poll on which artist should have more exposure on the Night Prowl Show.

King Records Story Vol: 2 coming Monday on Harlem.

Join Barry from San Diego, Tom "Yum Yum" from Brooklyn and Carol from NC and become an OFFICIAL Night Prowler. Click here for more info.

Wednesday

Earl "Speedo" Carroll of The Cadillacs is 68 today!

We're dedicating the show to the birthday boy, even though it's WEST COAST WEDNESDAY and Earl is an East Coast guy. So tonight's show will have a nice balance of East Coast and West Coast Doo Wop. The Cadillacs will represent Harlem, NY, while LA brings out its finest; The Penguins, The Jaguars, Dick Dale, Ritchie Valans and many, many more.

So it's a East Coast WEST COAST WEDNESDAY, tonight on at 4pm PST - 7pm EST on the Night Prowl Show with Matt The Cat.