One of the interesting phenomena of the 21st century's media explosion is the number of rock stars like Bob Dylan, Steven Van Zandt, and Ronnie Wood who are doing regular radio shows and playing the sides and singles that influenced or intrigued them in one way or another. Aside from the rock star curiosity interest, these shows feature an amazing variety of rare tracks that one wouldn't normally run across, and listening to these radio series is a bit like listening to a great free-form independent radio station three decades in the past. This two-disc, 50-track set collects from sides Wood spun on air through the first 50 episodes of his Ronnie Wood Show, and the artists include Slim Harpo, Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Reed, Fats Waller, Louis Prima, John Lee Hooker, and a host of others, making for a fascinating tour of Wood's record collection, and more importantly, a great introduction to a lot of amazing music. ~ Steve Leggett
