Richard Elliot

Add saxophone artist Richard Elliot to the list of artists Daniel plays coming out of  commercial breaks. I don’t know much about his music but here’s his website if you want to check him out.

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Air America Radio still going strong on 3-year anniversary

Daniel mentioned Air America Radio on his almanac segment since it debuted 3 years ago last Saturday. He said he didn’t know if it was still on the air or not since it doesn’t air in the Tampa area. Air America Radio is still going strong. It does air in Florida on WINZ-AM 940 AM [...]

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Rob Mullins contacts the Daniel Ruth Show Blog

Last week I posted the comment that Daniel often plays a Rob Mullins clip when he comes out of commercials (bumper music). Daniel made the comment that he’s a very good piano player but his music is hard to find. Well chalk it up to the speed of the internet but I was quite surprised [...]

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Rob Mullins

Daniel usually plays Rob Mullins at least once a week when he comes out of commercials. He said it’s very hard to find his stuff but Amazon.com has quite a bit of his music for sale. If you would like to hear some of his music clips or buy any of his music, please use [...]

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Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad is often played on Daniel’s show. The song he uses in the bumper music is from the album Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me and the song you hear is called Surrey with the fringe on top. You can hear a short clip of it here. If you decide to purchase [...]

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Al Jarreau

Sometimes Daniel plays Al Jarreau when he comes out of commercials. I don’t know much about his music but it sounds fun and it’s just perfect on a weekend morning with a cup of coffee and a newspaper. You can hear some music clips, browse his CDs, and support this blog by using this Amazon.com [...]

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Joe Sample

If you’ve listened to the Daniel Ruth Show with any regularity, you’ve no doubt heard the music of Joe Sample when the show comes out of commercials. As with all the music Daniel plays on his show, it’s just perfect on a weekend morning with a cup of coffee, a newspaper, and the Daniel Ruth [...]

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Daniel’s Grammy Observations

Daniel had several Grammy observations on today’s show.

Mary J. Blidge, you don’t need to thank 50 people on an acceptance speech. Next, if you want to mark up your arms with tattoos, go for it. Just wear something to cover them up, such as long sleeves. It’s not particularly attractive.
What is up with Justin Timberlake? [...]

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Bumper music help

If you recognize some other songs/artists Daniel uses when he comes out of commercials (bumper music), please post a comment and help me add more tunes to this post category.
Thanks!!!

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Dave Grusin

Another artist used when Daniel comes out of commercial breaks is Dave Grusin. I don’t know the name of the song buy you can hear it here and you can preview and buy more of his music here.

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