Dick Picks!

About this episode

This episode features a selection of songs by various artists named Dick, highlighting notable organ solos.

A buncha songs by a buncha Dicks with some notable organ solos this week: The Dick Watson Five (there were two bands with this name, only one with the titular Dick W.), Dick Roby (goin' solo from The Castaways, having his Lynn Easton moment), The Spats (featuring the doubly-phallic Dick Johnson), Dicky Treadway & The Salados, and some dirtbags from Michigan who called their band Dick Rabbit ... Workin'!!

People in this episode

Hosts: Weldon Hunter, Erik Komarnicki

Topics covered

• Garage Rock
• Music History
• Organ Solos
• Band Names
• Song Analysis

Keywords

• Garage Rock
• Dick Watson
• Dick Roby
• organ solos
• The Spats
• Dicky Treadway
• Dick Rabbit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Castaways, The Spats, Dick Rabbit

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