The Shake Out: Detroit’s The Falcons, Brendan Benson, Waxwings + more

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