This solo show features a salute to the generic “Johnny” who animated the musical imagination of a century. So many songs about him! And I only played a fraction of the songs with the name “Johnny” in the title. Also featured this week, another installment of the Minute Mixtape series!
- Unknown Artist – Bollywood Funk – Johnny Mera Naam
- Roland Kirk – Left and Right – Black Mystery Has Been Revealed
- Peggy Lee – A Natural Woman & Is That All There Is – Johnny (Linda)
- Marlene Dietrich – The Essential Marlene Dietrich – Johnny, wenn du geburstag hast
- Diane Dufresne – Diane Dufresne Chante Kurt Weill Avec L’Orchestre Métropolitain Du Grand Montréal – Surabaya Johnny
- Gale Haness – Girls In The Garage Vol. 2 (VA) – Johnny Ande
- John Leyton – Joe Meek, Portrait of a Genius: The RGM Legacy (VA) – Johnny Remember Me
- The Dowlands – Joe Meek, Portrait of a Genius: The RGM Legacy (VA) – Lucky Johnny
- The Mystery Trend – Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 (VA) – Johnny Was A Good Boy
- La Bolduc – Madame Bolduc: L’anthologie – Johnny Monfarleau
- Dave Van Ronk – The Folkways Years 1959-61 – Leave Her Johnny
- Pascal Comelade – Ragazzin’ The Blues – Return of Johnny Guitar
- Momus and Anne Laplantine – Summerisle – Johnny Jump Up
- Frank Zappa – Return Of The Son Of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar – Why Johnny Can’t Read
- Violent Femmes – Add It Up (1981-1993) – Johnny
- Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – Global A Go-Go – Johnny Appleseed
- Jean Leloup – Le dôme – Johnny go
- Joe Bataan – Latin Funk Brother – Johnny’s No Good
- The Slickers – The Harder They Come (VA) – Johnny Too Bad
- Dr. Alimantado – Best Dressed Chicken In Town – Johnny Was A Baker
- Peter Tosh – Mama Africa – Johnny B. Goode
- Mutabaruka – The Ultimate Collection – Johnny Drughead
- Stiff Little Fingers – Inflammable Material – Johnny Was
- *Minute Mixtape*
- Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol.2: Judges – All The Days I’ve Missed You (ILAIJ I)
- Pascal Comelade (pictured) – Música Pop a Catalunya, Vol. 2 – Les Nines de Cerdanya
- Dave Soldier – Chamber Music – Clever Hans – Ballet In Six Variations – Minuet
- Glenn Gould – A State of Wonder : The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981 – Variation 29
- Charles Bukowski – Uncensored – Luck
- Qaunaq Mikkigaq, Qabaroak Qatsiya – Songs Of The Inuit People, Canada (VA) – Throat Singing (II): Amama
- Bernie Martin – Dead in The Water – Dead in The Water Waltz
- The Burning Hell – When Animals Attack – Peaches and Beans
- Kurt Vonnegut & Dave Soldier – Ice-9 Ballads – Annihilation Life
- Freida Abtan – Subtle Movements – The Works And Days Of Hands
- GTOs – Permanent Damage – TV Lives
- Daphne Oram – The Oram Tapes Volume One – Pulse Persephone Pitch Experiment (1963)
- Gaby Kerpel – Carnabailito – Seguis sin Volver
- Drainolith – MTL Tapes (VA) – Put the G in Rolling
- Shortpants Romance – The Yel-La Tapes EP – Heatwave
- Sharon, Lois & Bram – One Elephant Went Out To Play – Paw Paw Patch
- Kids Eat Crayons – Dogs at Play Among the Ruins – Winston Goes to Sleep
- The Red Krayola – God Bless The Red Krayola & All Who Sail On It – Say hello to Jamie Jones
- Alaclair Ensemble – 4,99 – Atterissage de la galette
- Loco Locass – Amour Oral – W Roi
- Nash The Slash – Children Of The Night – Metropolis
- Music Of Papua New Guinea – Music Of Papua New Guinea – Maliiwa
- Linton Kwesi Johnson – A Capella Live – Reggae Sounds
- Saxsyndrum – Flying Fortress – Do it Now (introduction)
- TALKOVER MUSIC : Stefan Christoff & Nick Schofield – Rêves sonores à Montréal – Rise
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