Category: music

  • KCCK da Blues with Bobby D

    KCCK da Blues with Bobby D

    Hey, last night Bobby D, Bob DeForest was covering the Friday night blues show and I heard a song that was new to me, “You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover” by Albert Castiglia and featuring Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. First of all, I found out a lot of people don’t understand the title and…

  • The Skinny on That Whole Cow Week Thing on Radio KOKZ 105.7!

    The Skinny on That Whole Cow Week Thing on Radio KOKZ 105.7!

    Just a heads up about the Cow Week post from a couple days ago. Sena got more details about it.  It turns out June is National Dairy Month. So, KOKZ has this event going for Cow Week and more, which I think is still on for next week. It turns out KOKZ has a New…

  • Cow Week on KOKZ 105.7 Radio Iowa?

    Cow Week on KOKZ 105.7 Radio Iowa?

    Sena told me that one of the DJs at Iowa radio station KOKZ 105.7 is going on a field trip somewhere to milk cows and who knows, maybe he’ll tip one or two. Hey, that’s up to 25% now, bud. There is a very long Wikipedia article on cow tipping, by the way if you’re…

  • May is Mental Health Month: Which Song is My Anthem?

    May is Mental Health Month: Which Song is My Anthem?

    OK, so this post does a couple of things. One is the May is Mental Health Month, and the topic for May 30th is naming which song is your anthem. The questions posed are how does it make you feel now and is it worth putting back on your playlist. This topic is out of…

  • KCCK Radio Friday Blues with Bobby D

    KCCK Radio Friday Blues with Bobby D

    Last night Bob DeForest (Bobby D) was doing the driving spinning the blues on Friday night. One song brought back memories, but it wasn’t the song itself because I never heard until last night. It was on the list of records last night, but missing this morning. Hey, I was there. It was “Jesus Dropped…

  • So Long Big Mo from Jim the Shrink

    So Long Big Mo from Jim the Shrink

    It was John Heim aka Big Mo’s last show last night. Dennis Green was there to shake his hand. Big Mo got a box of memorabilia. And he got a ton of posts and calls. He talked to Dennis about starting a new show at KCCK and he sounded more than half-serious. Retirement is hard.…

  • Big Mo Blues Show Penultimate KCCK Party

    Big Mo Blues Show Penultimate KCCK Party

    John Heim, aka Big Mo of Iowa KCCK radio blues show delivered his penultimate program last night. I heard the “penultimate” title from Ron Adkins who announced it on his Afternoon Jazz show which comes just before the Big Mo blues show. It’s one of those adult words that Big Mo would probably never use—only…

  • John Heim aka Big Mo Retiring from the Big Mo Blues Show

    John Heim aka Big Mo Retiring from the Big Mo Blues Show

    We were listening to the KCCK radio Big Mo Blues Show last night when John Heim aka Big Mo announced he’s retiring as of May 15, 2026. Iowa musician Ed English (Uncle Ed of the Beaker Brothers band) was also in the studio and remarked that he’ll be taking over the show sometime after that.…

  • “Life is Beautiful”

    “Life is Beautiful”

    We heard the song “Life is Beautiful” by Keb’ Mo’ last night on the Big Mo Blues Show. It was released 20 years ago. Big Mo said it helped him get through a difficult time. We think the song is beautiful and so do hundreds of other people on the YouTube video posted 16 years…

  • Notable Song “Magnolia Road” on Big Mo Blues Show Last Night

    Notable Song “Magnolia Road” on Big Mo Blues Show Last Night

    The Big Mo Blues Show was recorded last night. I’ve got a shout-out for a song I’ve heard a couple of times now in the last few weeks. It’s “Magnolia Road” by the Allman Betts Band. I have a couple of interesting observations about it. I don’t know anything really about the Allman brothers, except…