Run Ruby, Roll Romeo

Day 92  2/23/11 - 89 songs
First song 9:17AM:  "Rocky Mountain Way" by Joe Walsh from Joe Walsh's Greatest Hits (Little Did He Know...)
Last song 5:42PM:  "Runaround Sue" by Dion from King Of The New York Streets box set

Highlights:

• Four versions of "Roll Over Beethoven"
• Chuck Berry from Anthology
• Two by The Beatles
• With The Beatles (studio version)
• Anthology 1 (live)
• Electric Light Orchestra from Essential ELO
• Five versions of "Rollin' & Tumblin'"
• Muddy Waters from Anthology
• Cream from Fresh Cream
• Eric Clapton from Unplugged
• Johnny Winter from The Progressive Blues Experiment
• Bob Dylan from Modern Times (different lyrics, but it's essentially the same song)
• Three versions of "Romeo & Juliet" by Dire Straits
• Making Movies (studio version)
• Alchemy - LIVE
• On The Night (live)
• Three versions of "Ruby Baby"
• Dion from King Of The New York Streets box set
• The Drifters from Atlantic Rhythm and Blues box set
• The Beatles from In The Beginning (Featuring Tony Sheridan)
• Four versions of "Rude Mood" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Texas Flood (studio version)
• Live at Montreaux
• Two from SRV Box set
• Live - Solo acoustic
• Live - Duet with Jimmy Vaughan (medley with "Pipeline")
• Two versions of "Run So Far"
• Eric Clapton (with George Harrison) from Journeyman
• George Harrison from Brainwashed

Notes:
Not a whole lot of notes for Wednesday aside from the fact that I really enjoyed hearing both versions of "Run So Far" together.  George Harrison wrote it, and it's been one of my favorites from Clapton's Journeyman and when I got Brainwashed I was delighted to hear that Harrison had included his version on that record.
Here are my favorites from the last full day of the R's:

• "Rocky Raccoon" by The Beatles
• "Roll Me Away" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood
• "Romance In Durango" by Bob Dylan
• "Ronnie" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
• "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Rosanna" by Toto
• "Round Here" by Counting Crows
• "Roxanne" by The Police
• "Roy Rogers" by Elton John
• "Rubber Ball" by Bobby Vee
• "Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones
• "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
• "Rumble" by Link Wray & His Ray Men
• "Run For Your Life" by The Beatles
• "Run Through The Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

River, Rock, Road, & Ring

Day 91  2/22/11 - 103 songs
First song 9:18AM:  "Ring Of Fire" by Johnny Cash from Essential 1955 - 1983
Last song 5:46PM:  "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver from Best Of...

Highlights:

• Three versions of "Ring Them Bells"
• Bob Dylan from Greatest Hits Volume 3
• Heart from Essential Heart
• Sufjan Stevens from I'm Not There
• Three versions of "The River" by Bruce Springsteen
• The River (studio version)
• Live In New York City
• Live 1975 - 1985
• Two versions of "Rock And Roll"
• Led Zeppelin from IV (ZOSO)
• Heart from Essential Heart
• Four versions of "Rock And Roll Music"
• Chuck Berry from Anthology
• Two by The Beatles
• Beatles For Sale (studio version)
• Anthology 2 (live)
• The Beach Boys from Made in the USA
• Three versions of "Rock Island Line"
• Leadbelly from Folkways: The Original Vision
• Johnny Cash from Essential 1955 - 1983
• Little Richard with Fishbone from Folkways: A Vision Shared
• Three versions of "Rock Me Baby"
• B.B. King from King Of The Blues box set
• Muddy Waters from Anthology
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience from Live At Monterey

Notes:
I hit song 8,000 yesterday with "Rock And Roll Girls" by John Fogerty from Centerfield.  I may get the R's finished up on Wednesday depending on how long my afternoon meeting runs, but they will definitely be finished by Thursday.  From there, it's anyones guess as to how long the S's will take.
Here are my favorites from Tuesday:

• "Riot In Cell Block #9" by The Robins
• "Rip Her To Shreds" by Blondie
• "Rip It Up" by Little Richard
• "The Rising" by Bruce Springsteen
• "River Deep - Mountain High" by Ike & Tina Turner
• "River Is Waiting" by John Fogerty
• "The River Of Dreams" by Billy Joel
• "River Of Tears" by Eric Clapton
• "Riverwide" by Sheryl Crow
• "Riviera Paradise" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "The Road Goes On Forever" by The Highwaymen
• "Roadhouse Blues" by The Doors
• "Roam" by The B-52s
• "Rock And Roll Never Forgets" by Bob Seger
• "Rock This Town" by The Stray Cats
• "Rockaway The Days" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
• "Rocket Man" by Elton John
• "Rockin' Down The Highway" by The Doobie Brothers
• "Rockin' In The Free World" by Neil Young

It was a pretty spectacular day in the R's.

Riding Right, Respect Red

Day 90  2/18/11 - 106 songs
First song 8:58AM:  "Red Headed Woman" by Bruce Springsteen from In Concert - MTV UnPlugged
Last song 5:38PM:  "Rilleh" by Marvin Gaye & Uma Page from The Marvin Gaye Collection box set

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Red, Red Wine"
• Neil Diamond
• UB40
• Three versions of "Reelin' & Rockin'"
• Two by Chuck Berry from Anthology
• Studio version
• Live version
• Dave Clark Five from The History Of...
• Three versions of "Refugee"
• Two by Tom Petty
• Damn The Torpedoes (studio version)
• Pack Up The Plantation - Live!
• Melissa Etheridge
• Three versions of "Respect"
• Otis Redding from Atlantic Rhythm and Blues box set
• Aretha Franklin from Atlantic Rhythm and Blues box set
• The Rationals from Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 box set
• Three "Revolution" songs by The Beatles back-to-back-to-back
• "Revolution" from Past Masters Volume 2 (side B from Hey Jude single)
• "Revolution 1" from The Beatles (White Album) (slower more acoustic version)
• "Revolution 9" from The Beatles (White Album) (Number nine, number nine...)
• Two versions of "Right Place, Wrong Time"
• Dr. John from Mos' Scocious:  The Dr. John Anthology
• B.B. King & Bonnie Raitt from King Of The Blues box set (Titled "Right Time, Wrong Place")

Notes:
I didn't know I had three versions of "Respect."  The version by The Rationals was more a cover of Otis Redding's version.  I should hit 8,000 songs on Tuesday, and likely get out of the R's by Thursday.  The S's should take quite a while.  Here are my favorites from Friday:

• "Red House" by Jimi Hendrix
• "Red Rubber Ball" by The Cyrkle
• "Redemption Song" by Bob Marley
• "Reelin' In The Years" by Steely Day
• "Reflections" by The Supremes
• "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
• "Remedy" by The Black Crows
• "Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)" by The Shangri-Las
• "Remember Then" by The Earls
• "Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War" by Paul Simon
• "Restless Farewell" by Bob Dylan
• "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac
• "Rhythm Of My Heart" by Rod Stewart
• "Rhythm Of The Rain" by The Cascades
• "Ride A White Swan" by Marc Bolan & T. Rex
• "Riders On The Storm" by The Doors
• "Right In Time" by Lucinda Williams
• "Righteously" by Lucinda Williams
• "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan

Real Rain, Rambling Rebels

Day 89  2/17/11 - 92 songs
First song 9:09AM:  "Rain" by The Allman Brothers from Dreams box set
Last song 5:47PM:  "Red Cotton" by Elvis Costello from Secret, Profane and Sugarcane

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Rain"
• The Beatles from Past Masters Volume 2
• The Allman Brothers from Dreams box set
• Two versions of "Ready Teddy"
• Buddy Holly
• Little Richard
• Three versions of "Reason to Believe"
• Tim Hardin
• Two by Rod Stewart
• Studio version from Every Picture Tells A Story
• Acoustic version from Unplugged

Notes:
Not a lot of cover/alternate versions of songs on Thursday, but I did discover that one version of "Rambling On My Mind" by Robert Johnson is missing, as I only have Take 2, so I'll have to locate that and put it into the library after the project is finished.
Here are my favorites from Thursday:

• "The Rain Song" by Led Zeppelin
• "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" by B.J. Thomas
• "Raining In My Heart" by Buddy Holly
• "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" by Bob Dylan
• "Rainy Night In Georgia" by Brook Benton
• "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin
• "Ramblin' Man" by The Allman Brothers
• "Ramrod" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Raspberry Beret" by Prince
• "Rattled" by The Traveling Wilburys
• "Rave On" by Buddy Holly
• "Reach Out I'll Be There" by The Four Tops
• "Real Love" by The Beatles
• "Reason to Believe" by Bruce Springsteen (different song from the one above)
• "Rebel-Rouser" by Duane Eddy
• "Rebel Rebel" by David Bowie
• "Rebels" by Tom Petty
• "Reconsider Baby" by Eric Clapton

Q Statistics

Total number of songs: 17
Actual time: 1 hour, 6 minutes

First song: 2/16/11 3:01PM "Quality Shoe" by Mark Knopfler from The Ragpicker's Dream
Last song: 2/16/11 4:07PM "Quittin' Time" by Mary Chapin Carpenter from The Essential...

Longest song:  "Queen Jane Approximately" by Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead from Dylan & The Dead (6:39)

Top artists & top first words are limited to one each:

Top Artists
Bob Dylan	3
Top First Word
Queen	9

P Statistics

Total number of songs: 374
Actual time: 23 hours, 25 minutes

First song: 2/9/11 5:25PM "P Control" by Prince from The Gold Experience
Last song: 2/16/11 2:57PM "Puttin' On The Dog" by Tom Waits from Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

Longest song:  "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" by Pink Floyd from Animals (11:28)

Top Artists
Bruce Springsteen	13
The Beatles	11
Bob Dylan	9
Jimmy Buffett	9
Prince	8
Tom Waits	7
Creedence Clearwater Revival	6
Dire Straits	6
Eric Clapton	6
The Who	6
Stevie Ray Vaughan	5
Top First Words
Paradise	6
People	6
Perfect	9
Pink	8
Play	9
Please	25
Poor	11
Pretty	12
Pride	7
Put	6

Private Purple Rag Queen

Day 88  2/16/11 - 112 songs
First song 9:17AM:  "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" by Curtis Lee from The Doo Wop Box II
Last song 5:47PM:  "Railroad Worksong" by The Notting Hillbillies from Missing ... Presumed Having A Good Time

Highlights:

• Five versions of "Pride And Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Texas Flood (studio version)
• Live Alive
• Live At Montreux - 1982
• Live At Montreux - 1985
• SRV Box Set (acoustic from MTV Unplugged)
• Three versions of "Private Investigations" by Dire Straits
• Love Over Gold (studio version)
• On The Night (live)
• Alchemy (Live)
• Two versions of "Promised Land"
• Chuck Berry from Anthology
• Elvis Presley from 2nd To None
• Four versions of "Purple Haze"
• Three by Jimi Hendrix
• Are You Experienced? (Studio version)
• BBC Sessions (live in-studio)
• Live at Monterey
• Dion from King of the New York Streets box set
• Two unique and great songs titled "Rag Doll"
• Aerosmith
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Notes:
Not only did I finish the P songs yesterday, I also managed to get through all the Q songs in just over an hour.  Aside from X, Q will likely be shortest letter depending on what Z has to offer.  Statistics for both letters to follow soon.  I also noticed that I don't have "Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner, which I thought I had.
Here are my favorites from Wednesday:

• "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" by U2
• "Pride and Joy" by Marvin Gaye
• "Private Conversation" by Lyle Lovett
• "Private Dancer" by Tina Turner
• "The Promised Land" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Promises" by Eric Clapton
• "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Prove It All Night" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Psycho Killer" by The Talking Heads
• "Puff, The Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul, & Mary
• "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello
• "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon
• "Quarter To Three" by Gary U.S. Bonds
• "Queen Jane Approximately" by Bob Dylan
• "Queen of Hearts" by Juice Newton
• "Quitters Never Win" by Dr. John
• "Racing in the Street" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Radio Free Europe" by R.E.M.
• "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen
• "Radio Nowhere" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Rag Mama Rag" by The Band