KDHX 88.1 FM
- Warrior-Laura Marling (Marling channels Suzanne Vega in this haunting tune; it's one of the more captivating songs of 2015, so far.)
- Why Can't We Be Friends-War (Listen to this tune, and tell me that it doesn't make you take life at least a smidgen less seriously. If I didn't already know otherwise, I would never have guessed that this band also recorded "Slippin' Into Darkness.")
- Time-Jackie Moore ("Precious, Precious" was Moore's one top 40 hit. "Time" should have charted, as well, as it's a good R&B tune appealing to a listener's social conscience.)
- Body And Soul-Mulgrew Miller (A sublime piano arrangement of this standard.)
- Satellite-Guster (Thanks, KCLC, for reminding me of this 2006 track that's ideal for driving.)
- St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)-John Parr (Parr emotes on one of 1985's best hits in a style reminiscent of Meat Loaf.)
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot-Pat Benatar (One of the stronger, more accessible '80s album rock tracks. "Little Too Late," another '80s hit, deserved more radio airplay; if you like the feel of "...Best Shot," you'll probably like "Little Too Late.")
- Franz von Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture (Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Charles Dutoit, conductor) (An up-and-at-'em way to start the day. KMOX could have used this piece as its morning march decades ago.)
