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January 7, 2016

Dave Wagner – The Morning Show and Dr. Dave’s Drive Time Elixir

Dave Wagner

The Morning Show 6-10a Monday – Friday
Dr. Dave’s Drive Time Elixir 3-7p Monday – Friday

WRCJ’s Program Director, Dr. Dave Wagner, is a lifelong Detroiter and well-known as an organist, pianist and music educator.  He brings his vast musical knowledge and wry sense of humor to our morning airwaves with traffic and weather updates and his famous 7:15a “Sousalarm.”  He returns weekday afternoons to ease your drive home with a mix of lighter classics and orchestrated popular tunes.  

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  1. Brian says

    April 16, 2021 at 7:26 am

    “Overture” from “Ruslan and Lyudmila” (opera) by Mikhail Glinka played around 8:15 is the theme to the CBS show “Mom”. Love it! Thanks for playing that.

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      April 16, 2021 at 6:06 pm

      Indeed it is Brian! Anna Faris would be proud.

      Reply
  2. Stuart Delaney says

    April 14, 2021 at 9:05 am

    Hi Dave,
    As a long time listener I have thoroughly enjoyed your insights, wit and musical knowledge.
    As I listened to your comments about the original Water Music performance, your unique point of view made my mind wander – I could hear you mentioning the King invented a new piece of technology: the “Auto Repeat”, so he could press a button and listen to the music for hours and hours.
    Thanks for your wonderful inspiration.
    Stu

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    • WorkerB says

      April 14, 2021 at 3:38 pm

      Well thank you Stu, we are always available to take your mind to far off places and to explore new thoughts!

      Reply
  3. Michelle S. Lynch says

    April 13, 2021 at 11:56 pm

    I can’t express to all of the radio hosts at WRCJ enough how much being able to have access to WRCJ’s amazing music programming has been such an important part of my positive coping through the challenges of this past year’s pandemic.  Having this be a consistent part of my day and life, when so many other things in the world have been turned upside down, has been very centering and soothing.  Thank you for keeping the great music playing when so many other parts of life this past year have been stressful and so unpredictable! I am proud to support the station and I will certainly continue to do so!

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      April 14, 2021 at 3:43 pm

      Hi Michelle, it certainly has been an odd 12 months that none of us were expecting. We are happy to hear you are making it through and that we could help. Sometimes its nice to just close your eyes and listen to the pleasant, familiar music. Thank you for helping make that possible.

      Reply
  4. Rodger Wolff says

    March 22, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    Alternative Lyrics to Morning Show tune, courtesy of Dr Dave and Peter Whorf, to be sung in four part harmony by Dave, Peter, Maxine, and Linda, that is if I had my druthers.

    Black is the color of my CJ’s mug
    Their classical is wondrous fair
    Their pure jazz tunes
    And the storied hands
    I love the air on which they band
    I love the grounds their studios stand
    Blue is the color of our station’s hood
    Of our public’s good
    Are you in the mood?

    Oh I love my app
    And where’er I go
    Yes, I love the bands on which they cast
    And still I hope
    The time is near
    When performer’s strokes
    An audience can hear
    So black is the color of my CJ’s mug
    High is the level of my music app
    Blue is the color of my CJ bag.

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      March 22, 2021 at 9:55 pm

      That’s very nice Rodger! We’re not sure any of those hosts can actually sing though…

      Reply
  5. Larry Lewis says

    March 18, 2021 at 2:35 pm

    Dr Dave, What is the name of the Charles Ives March that was played by the Columbia Honors Band about 3:20pm on Thursday afternoon 18 March? -73, n7tws

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      March 18, 2021 at 3:57 pm

      Hi Larry, that was Charles Ives “Omega Lambda Chi” (March) performed by The Incredible Columbia All Star Band under Gunther Schuller.

      Reply
  6. Shirley Porter says

    March 9, 2021 at 12:07 pm

    Hi Dave, I need the proper name of a piece of music that I have heard played on WRCJ and your show many times. It is a song that my husband and I have sung in our choral group many years ago and I want sung at his funeral mass. The piece has two names. One proper or original name and one that has Appalachia in it. If you call me I can sing part of it for you. Part of it has “coming home, coming home, I am coming home.”
    I have left left phone messages but no return call. Thank you for helping me on this. My husband and I have always loved this song and I think it is so appropriate for a funeral mass. Thank you so much.

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      March 9, 2021 at 12:36 pm

      Hi Shirley, there’s an Appalachian folk song called “Lord I’m Coming Home” which you can listen to in the video towards the bottom of this page: https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/lord-im-coming-home/

      There was also an English folk song called “Coming Home” by Jay Althouse which you can see here: https://www.singers.com/songsearch/?song=coming+home&x=87&y=14

      Was it one of those?

      Reply
  7. Barbara Proud says

    March 8, 2021 at 7:43 pm

    On Monday (3/8) I heard a female pianist play Rachm.’s “Prelude in C Sharp Minor. She was fabulous. However, your playlist did NOT show her name. I would like to have that information, please.
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      March 8, 2021 at 10:48 pm

      Hi Barbara, yes that was Moura Lympany on the piano. Thanks for listening.

      Reply
  8. Daniel W Johnson says

    February 15, 2021 at 6:22 pm

    Hi Dave,
    I heard you refer to Lincoln and Allen Park as real cities today! I always thought they were staff announcers for that old scalawag “Mister Music”. Please straighten me out!

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      February 15, 2021 at 10:47 pm

      Hi Daniel, turns out they are cities too! They really should rename those places to cut down on the confusion.

      Reply
  9. Ellen Wright says

    February 13, 2021 at 8:34 am

    Hi Dave – Still listening and enjoying. I love ragtime and when I heard the Jelly Roll Blues it got me dancing. I have to have that cd – where can I buy it?? I went to the site but couldn’t find it – don’t know the name. Help!

    Ellen Wright

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      February 15, 2021 at 9:31 am

      Hi Ellen, that was from the cd “Raggin’ at Greenfield Village” by River Raisin Ragtime Revue. We didn’t see that cd available on their website https://www.ragtimeband.org/r4-store/ but maybe you could find it elsewhere on the internet?

      Reply
    • Daniel W Johnson says

      February 15, 2021 at 6:19 pm

      Hi Ellen,
      My wife is one of the violinists in the “Revue” and she just texted the director about getting you a copy. I’ll add more when he responds.

      Reply
      • WorkerB says

        February 15, 2021 at 10:44 pm

        Thanks for helping out Daniel!

        Reply
  10. Cathy Franklin says

    January 12, 2021 at 9:54 am

    Hi! I listen while I work so excuse me if you discussed this yesterday!!

    You played a Bernard Hermann soundtrack yesterday to a John Houseman movie – it had a huge viola d’amour solo. I looked up the movie and found that the artist on the movie soundtrack was a violist named Virginia Majewsky. Apparently the day she went to play this recording, she discovered that her instrument was broken and she had to borrow one from someone else. Bernard Hermann was so impressed with her, he tried to get her own film credit. When he was told that was not possible, he insisted that she share his.

    Amazing career she had! I am shocked that I had never heard of her before. Many of her male counterparts are quite famous (Primrose, Heifetz, Piatagorsky).

    Thanks for getting me started on this discovery!

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      January 12, 2021 at 10:10 am

      That’s very interesting Cathy, if that’s not already in our program notes, we should add it. Thanks for listening!

      Reply
  11. Robert Bruner says

    December 18, 2020 at 2:14 pm

    I wish Duke Ellington had recorded Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. I think he’d have done an interesting version.

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      December 18, 2020 at 9:34 pm

      Hi, we haven’t heard a version of that by Duke but yes that would be very interesting!

      Reply
  12. Dragos Dragoi says

    December 4, 2020 at 2:12 pm

    Hi Dave and Peter, great show again today. About 8:40am some interesting (rap?) song was played, with Vivaldi fragments, by somebody named Peter S… (could not get his name although it was mentioned twice), could not find it in the playlist either. I would appreciate some help tracing it, that song made my day. Thank you

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      December 5, 2020 at 1:28 am

      Hello listener, that was by P.D.Q. Bach aka Peter Schickele: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDgaLjgczrc

      Reply
  13. Linda says

    December 3, 2020 at 7:34 am

    Dave-
    What is playing now 7:25 am 12/3. A violin piece. After sous alarm. I think Swedish folk songs?
    Just love it!
    My whole family loves WRCJ. Thanks for your sense of humor, that is not at the expense of others, Just witty and upbeat. And great music choices.
    Just so you know, it was our Ann Arbor high schooler that was in the Choir that hooked us on WRCJ over 8 years ago and we have been donating since.
    Have a great day.

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      December 3, 2020 at 1:48 pm

      Hi Linda, thank you for the support and our thanks to your high schooler for suggesting us! Here’s that piece you mention:
      Svendsen, Johan: Two Swedish Folktunes (for string orchestra), Op. 27
      Järvi, Neeme
      Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
      BIS:347

      Reply
  14. David Sanger says

    December 2, 2020 at 8:07 am

    Hi Dr. Dave, love the show. Can you tell me what the name of the Veracini piece was that played 12/1/20 between 4:00-5:00pm?

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      December 2, 2020 at 8:33 pm

      Yes, that was Francesco Maria Veracini’s “Ouverture” (Suite) No. 5 in B flat performed by the Musica Antiqua Cologne under Reinhard Goebel.

      Reply
  15. Donald N. Sweeny III says

    August 27, 2019 at 7:16 pm

    what is the cello interlude that is played at the conclusion of your afternoonshow?

    Reply
    • WorkerB says

      August 27, 2019 at 8:00 pm

      Hello Donald, Dr. Dave’s closing music is J.S. Bach’s Solo Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major (BWV 1009) – Bourrees performed by Charles Curtis on the tableau from the album “An Imaginary Dance”. You can take a look at that cd here: http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Imaginary-Dance-Charles-Curtis/dp/B004TB6G3Q

      Reply

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