Midtown Swing

training exercise (for dolly & tim)

Wed, Aug 26, 2026

Hello and welcome to Midtown Swing with Straw!

This one is for Dolly, and Tim. The opening 35 minutes is a showcase of archival Dolly Parton interviews, live performances, clips, and beyond ranging from 1970 – 2020. Since I won’t EVER talk over the queen, this sequence is presented more or less as-is.

Then, we have two new trainees, Eric & Frost. Both show off different sides of independent radio and their approaches to FM!

Finally, we close with a short tribute to Tim Curry, using work from Fern Gully and Freakazoid, before closing the curtain with some funk and more Dolly.

This is a fun, wild ride!

Show archive

Playlist

    Time: August 26 - 7:03:02 pm

  • Dolly Parton, “Proud Mary (ft. Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. live, 1976)”

    from Dolly Parton

    Dolly Parton - 1976

    • Time: August 26 - 7:06:26 pm
  • Dolly

    Dolly Parton, “Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)”

    from Dolly

    Legacy Recordings - 2009

    • Time: August 26 - 7:12:56 pm
  • Here You Come Again

    Dolly Parton, “Two Doors Down”

    from Here You Come Again

    RCA/Legacy - 1977

    • Time: August 26 - 7:15:43 pm
  • Bargain Store

    Dolly Parton, “The Bargain Store”

    from Bargain Store

    RCA Victor - 1975

    • Time: August 26 - 7:20:29 pm
  • 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs

    Dolly Parton, “9 to 5”

    from 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs

    RCA Records Label - 1980

    • Time: August 26 - 7:23:48 pm

  • Dolly Parton with Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstaht, “Apple Jack”

    from Dolly TV series, 1976

    Dolly TV series, 1976 - 1976

    • Time: August 26 - 7:31:07 pm

  • Dolly Parton with Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstaht, “Bury Me Beneath the Willow Tree”

    from Dolly TV series, 1976

    Dolly TV series, 1976 - 1976

    • Time: August 26 - 7:31:08 pm
  • Coat of Many Colors

    Dolly Parton, “Coat of Many Colors (first live performance, 1970)”

    from Coat of Many Colors

    Buddha Records - 1971

    • Time: August 26 - 7:31:41 pm
  • Love Is Like a Butterfly

    Dolly Parton, “Love Is Like a Butterfly”

    from Love Is Like a Butterfly

    RCA Records Label Nashville - 1974

    • Time: August 26 - 7:36:44 pm

  • Matt White, “My Blue Tears”

    from Dolly - The Trumpet

    Matt White - 2026

    • Time: August 26 - 7:44:11 pm
  • Pat Metheny Group

    Pat Metheny Group, “Phase Dance”

    from Pat Metheny Group

    ECM Records - 1978

    • Time: August 26 - 7:52:34 pm
  • Blue Note Modal

    Herbie Hancock, “Maiden Voyage”

    from Blue Note Modal

    Universal Music LLC - 2014

    • Time: August 26 - 8:01:13 pm

  • Ramsey Lewis, “Sun Goddess”

    from Sun Goddess

    Columbia - 1974

    • Time: August 26 - 8:11:49 pm
  • From Here on In

    South, “Paint the Silence”

    from From Here on In

    Mo Wax - 2001

    • Time: August 26 - 8:16:59 pm
  • Plastic Beach

    Gorillaz, “On Melancholy Hill”

    from Plastic Beach

    Parlophone UK - 2010

    • Time: August 26 - 8:20:58 pm
  • Dancehall Places

    Mint Royale, “Show Me (feat. Posdnuos)”

    from Dancehall Places

    Faith & Hope Records - 2002

    • Time: August 26 - 8:24:53 pm

  • Saint Etienne, “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”

    from Foxbase Alpha

    Heavenly Recordings - 2017

    • Time: August 26 - 8:29:37 pm

  • The Lightning Seeds, “pure”

    from Cloudcuckooland

    Sony Music CG - 1988

    • Time: August 26 - 8:34:03 pm
  • The Man Who

    Travis, “Why Does It Always Rain on Me ?”

    from The Man Who

    Independiente - 1998

    • Time: August 26 - 8:38:31 pm
  • Bring Me Home

    Mother Earth, “Soul of Sadness”

    from Bring Me Home

    Rhino/Warner Records - 1970

    • Time: August 26 - 8:42:39 pm
  • FernGully...The Last Rainforest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Tim Curry, “Toxic Love”

    from FernGully...The Last Rainforest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Geffen - 1992

    • Time: August 26 - 8:49:12 pm
  • The Point!

    Harry Nilsson, “Me and My Arrow”

    from The Point!

    RCA Victor/Legacy - 1970

    • Time: August 26 - 8:52:40 pm
  • Think (About It)

    Lyn Collins, “Think (About It)”

    from Think (About It)

    Universal Records - 1972

    • Time: August 26 - 8:56:14 pm
  • Backwoods Barbie

    Dolly Parton, “Better Get to Livin'”

    from Backwoods Barbie

    Dolly Records - 2008