Episode 48
This week Aaron and Brent look at the music of a seven piece band that got their start at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and a trio that holds the distinction of selling out Shea Stadium faster than The Beatles.
Part jam band, part funk, part jazz and part soul, Aaron highlights three songs from the band Ripe.
Hailing from his hometown of Flint, Michigan, Brent spotlights music from Mark, Don and Mel: Grand Funk Railroad.
This Week’s Playlist
- Footstompin’ Music – Grand Funk Railroad – E Pluribus Funk (1971)
- Follow Through – Ripe – Joy in the Wild Unknown (2018)
- Shinin’ On – Grand Funk Railroad – Shinin’ On (1974)
- Pedro – Ripe – Joy in the Wild Unknown (2018)
- Heartbreaker – Grand Funk Railroad – On Time (1969)
- Young Tom Rose – Ripe – Joy in the Wild Unknown (2018)
Show Notes
- (02:26) When I Come Around | Green Day | funk cover ft. George Krikes – YouTube
- (17:55) Wax on Felt’s Battle of the Bands 2012 – The Berkeley Beacon
- (18:41) Ripe – Goon Squad (Live From Studio 1) – YouTube
- (26:31) Robbie Wulfsohn (Ripe) | Bands To Fans – YouTube
- (30:04) Grand Funk Railroad and Homer Simpson – YouTube
- (36:49) Interview: Robbie Wulfsohn Talks The Joy of Ripe – Artist Waves
- (38:15) How Ripe’s Green Headband Gang Came To Be – Artist Waves
- (39:40) Here’s Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the EWI – YouTube
- (41:47) Berklee College of Music – Alumni Grammy Winners – Berklee College of Music
- (42:49) Ripe – “Flipside” (Acoustic) Filmed live at Red Rocks – YouTube
- (45:56) Ripe – Lola (The Kinks Cover) – YouTube
- (45:56) “Weird Al” Yankovic – Yoda (HD) – YouTube
- (59:48) Telefunkin Immersive Studio Experience with Ripe – Telefunkin
- (01:01:01) Ripe – “Young Tom Rose” (TELEFUNKEN Immersive Studio Experience) – YouTube
- (01:03:39) Calling all Crows Organization
- (01:03:59) Ripe Safe Spaces at Concerts – Facebook
- (01:06:19) Ripe — Live at House of Blues (Full Set) – YouTube
- (01:06:19) Ripe on Audiotree Live (Full Session) – YouTube
- (0:00) “I’m Your Captain” from Shea Stadium – YouTube
- (0:00) 2004 Songfacts Interview With Don Brewer – Songfacts
- (0:00) Interview With Mark Farner – Classic Bands
- (0:00) Don Brewer Interview – Classic Rock Revisited
- (0:00) Michigan Rock And Roll Legends – Grand Funk Railroad
- (0:00) Grand Funk Railroad: The Forgotten Story Of A True American Band – Louder Sound
Band Websites
Listen to the Playlist


Videos Mentioned
Bands Mentioned
- Grand Funk Railroad
- Ripe
- Terry Knight and the Pack
- Humble Pie
- Peter Frampton
- The Beatles
- The Dip
- Lake Street Dive
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- KISS
- Kansas