Patrick Green Beans or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Radio

For What Was I Created? by William Holbrook Beard, c. 1886.

This episode marks a whole year of Winter Light / Summer Heat's presence on the radio. In honor of this 52nd episode, about 950 different bands featured and 1,854 unique songs played, I present a countdown of the top fifteen most played musical acts followed by music from some of my favorite psych and folk bands that got me into these genres.

32 different acts in this show.

Countries represented: USA, England, Canada, Burma, Scotland, Germany, New Zealand.

Act Leader Board:

1. Neil Young- 38
2. Phil Ochs- 27
3. Leonard Cohen- 24
4. The Beach Boys- 24
5. Ed's Redeeming Qualities- 20
6. Frank Zappa/The Mothers- 20
7. Bob Dylan(& The Band)- 18
8. Bruce Springsteen- 17
9. Pink Floyd/Syd Barrett- 16
10. Simon & Garfunkel- 15
11. Loudon Wainwright III- 14
12. Nick Drake- 14
13. The Doors- 13
14. The Velvet Underground(& Nico)- 13
15. Richard(& Linda) Thompson- 13

Song Year Leader Board:

1. 1968
2. 1967
3. 1969
4. 1966
5. 1970
6. 1971
7. 1972
8. 1973
9. 1975
10. 1965

Band Origin Leader Board:

1. USA
2. England
3. Canada
4. France
5. Netherlands
6. Germany
7. Brazil
8. Scotland
9. Italy
10. Sweden

Words Used In Title Leader Board:

1. Love- 54
2. Song- 51
3. Green- 42
4. Man- 26
5. Like / Night-tie- 19