This week on The Shake Out, rare Detroit soul from Tommy Neal, Edwin Starr, Rose Battiste, Andre Williams, the Capitols and more. Plus Michigan rock’n’roll from the Shondells, the Misty Wizards, Jason Merrick and the Finders, and more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above. 

The Shake Out playlist for June 9, 2026

• “Shake” – Shadows of Knight
• “Goin’ to a Happening” – Tommy Neal
• “Way Over There” – Edwin Starr
• “I Can’t Leave You” – Rose Battiste
• “Tee Ta” – Tommy Neal
• “Cool Pearl” – The Capitols
• “Pearl Time” – Andre Williams
• “Hard Hustling” – Andre Williams
• “The Gorilla Walk” – Plookie McCline
• “The Dog” – Junior and the Classics
• “Can Your Monkey Do the Dog” – Rufus Thomas
• “Sack O Woe” – The Mar-Keys
• “Hanky Panky” – The Shondells
• “You Shouldn’t Say You Love Me” – Larry Coverdale and the Horsemen
• “Pygmy Pt 1” – The Delegates
• “It’s Love” – The Misty Wizards
• “No Love at All” – Jason Merrick and the Finders
• “The Sneak” – Georgie Young and the Rockin’ Bocs
• “Friday’s Child” – Billie Dearborn
• “Feel Right Saturday Night” – The Velvetiers
• “Sunny” – Les McCann Ltd.
• “Sunny Sunday” – Bunny Sigler
• “Who Loves the Sun” – The Velvet Underground
• “Ain’t That Peculiar” – George Benson Quartet
• “Summertime” – George Benson Quartet
• “When That Evening Sun Goes Down” – Van Morrison
• “Soul Limbo” – Booker T and the MGs

Listen to The Shake Out with host Dave Lawson on Tuesdays from 8-9 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand. Catch re-airs Friday at midnight.

This week’s episode is another all-vinyl hour of soul and rock’n’roll from Dave Lawon’s record collection.

Hear Detroit supergroup the Falcons, a feature on Chuck Berry, the popular Windsor group that featured a future member of The Band, Detroiters Brendan Benson and the Waxwings, and much more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above. 

The Shake Out playlist for June 3, 2026 

• “Shake” – Shadows of Knight
• “‘Cause You’re Mine” – The Vibrations
• “40 Days 40 Nights” – Don Covay
• “Manhunt” – Harold Smart
• “Let’s Kiss and Make Up” – The Falcons
• “What Is This” – Bobby Womack
• “Good All Over” – Embers
• “Black Saxes” – Danny Zella and the Zell Rocks
• “Rosie Lee” – Paul London and the Capers
• “Southern Love” – Ronnie Hawkins
• “Tokyo Stomp” – Chuck Payne
• “Hop Skip Jump” – Roy Milton
• “Everybody Rock” – Jimmy McCracklin
• “Boogie Mambo #1” – Marvin “Lefty” Wright
• “You Can’t Catch Me” – Chuck Berry
• “Come Back Maybelline” – John Greer
• “Chuck’s Beat” – Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry
• “Too Much Monkey Business” – The Beatles
• “Around and Around” – The Rolling Stones
• “2120 South Michigan Avenue” – The Rolling Stones
• “Do I” – The Halos
• “I Ain’t No Miracle Worker” – The Brogues
• “Applesauce” – The Checkers
• “Go” – Apples in Stereo
• “Blessed” – Brendan Benson
• “Untied” – The Waxwings
• “Caravan” – Little Joey Vespe

This week on The Shake Out, Dave brings a stack of feel-good 45s full of 60s soul and garage rock gems. Hear a 1964 stomper from a young David Bowie, a showcase on songwriter Rudy Clark, deep cuts from Detroit, and a newer tune from the band Cut Worms, who just came through town last week. 

Tune in live Tuesday at 8 p.m. or catch the rebroadcast Friday at midnight.

The Shake Out playlist for May 19, 2026 

• “Look at Me Now” – Ethics
• “Soul Emotion” – Jay Rhythm
• “Would You Believe” – Jackie Lee
• “Boy Watchers” – John Rhys and the Lively Set
• “Don’t Be Sore at Me” – The Parliaments
• “Stop the Baby” – Jamo Thomas
• “Hittin’ on Nothing” – Irma Thomas
• “Rise Up (instrumental)” – The Freedom Affair
• “Come See Me” – The Pretty Things
• “Liza Jane” – Davie Jones and the King Bees
• “Me and Mr. Hohner” – Bobby Darin
• “Seatbelts Please” – The Exports
• “Baby I Dig Love” – Rudy Lewis
• “What Can A Man Do” – Ben E King
• “I’ve Got My Mind Set on You” – James Ray
• “Yeh Yeh” – Mango Santamaria
• “If You Had a Heart” – The Insiders
• “Hey It’s Love” – The Commands
• “Tres Lobos” – Mark III Trio
• “Don’t Send Nobody Else” – Ace Spectrum
• “Sugar Sugar” – Shirley
• “Captivated” – Louis Curry
• “Nocturnal Flower” – The Theo-Coff Invasion
• “Don’t Fade Out” – Cut Worms
• “Lucky Day” – The Theo-Coff Invasion

Check back later to listen to the recording for up to two weeks after the show airs.

This week on The Shake Out, hear music from the Meters in honor of their recent reunion show, a lost album from Detroit folk legend Ted Lucas (produced by Don Was), and much more

This week on The Shake Out, hear music from the Meters in honor of their recent reunion show, a lost album from Detroit folk legend Ted Lucas (produced by Don Was), and much more—all on vinyl records with host Dave Lawson.

Listen to The Shake Out Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on 101.9 WDET and wdet.org.

This Saturday is Record Store Day, an industry holiday created in 2008 to support independent record stores when the record industry was in shambles. Every year, music fans and collectors flock to their local shop to see what’s going on, enjoy live music and DJ’s, discounts, and exclusive new releases. 

After more than 15 years, we wanted to know how Record Store Day has changed since its inception, and the state of record-collecting today.

To find out The Metro’s David Leins caught up with Dave Lawson, prolific record-collector and host of The Shake Out on WDET, Tuesday nights from 8 to 9 p.m. 

He says there is something to enjoy at most every independent record store in Southeast Michigan. In addition to your local shop, these stores are independently owned and have something special on offer.

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