The Roots of Rock and Roll

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Airs at: Fri, 01/16/2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Airs at: Fri, 12/04/2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Hosted by: 
dalefarr, Dave Johnson, Mike Fisher, Kim Paris
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Every Friday from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.

Early Rock & Roll, Doo-Wop, Rhythm & Blues and Rock of the 70s.

Dale Farr plays rare and vintage recordings from the birth of Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Doo-Wop, and Rockabilly, thru the 50s and early 60s.

Mike Fisher plays vintage rock and roll, blues & soul from many eras and genres each month.  Mike also helps out on The Songcircle and has programmed and hosted roots rock shows for 30+ years on WMNF Tampa and KBOO community radio stations.  

On fifth Fridays, Kim Paris will feature musical nuggets from the mid-'60s to the mid-'80s, including some rare live tracks from archive.org. Kim has been on-air in Portland for 4 years and hosted radio shows in the late '70s and early '80s in the San Francisco Bay Area.​ 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roots-of-Rock-Roll-Radio-Show/1402166800043631
Topic tags: 
Music
Genre(s): 
Rock and Roll, Soul, Blues
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
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Airs at: Fri, 01/09/2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Airs at: Fri, 01/02/2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Airs at: Fri, 12/26/2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  Tune in & turn it up for The Roots of Rock & Roll with DJ Mike Fisher at 3pm Friday on KBOO Community Radio! Listen at 90.7FM in Portland or online at https://kboo.fm/listen-now To close out the year, Mike's got a special show dedicated to new albums & re-issues rele... Read more

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Airs at: Fri, 12/19/2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Airs at: Fri, 12/12/2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Airs at: Fri, 12/05/2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Airs at: Fri, 11/28/2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Airs at: Fri, 11/14/2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Airs at: Fri, 11/07/2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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The Roots of Rock and Roll Halloween Episode

Airs at: Fri, 10/31/2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Tune in to KBOO this Friday at 3 pm (Pacific time) for a special Halloween Edition of the Roots of Rock and Roll, with your new co-host, Kim Paris!   Kim will have lots of spooky tunes for your listening pleasure, including some favorites from Donovan, Creedence Clearwat... Read more