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For Sal: a Snap Crackle POP tribute to Sal Maida

This week's Snap Crackle POP! show was dedicated to the memory of Sal Maida (1948 - 2025), the legendary bassist and New York City icon who left us too soon - and who had played with Roxy Music, Sparks, Milk 'n Cookies, Cracker, Lisa Burns and many other memorable rock 'n' roll combos and projects.

The John Sally Ride, a band led by singer/songwriter John Dunbar, is releasing the latest (and last) album: FOR SAL. Sal was the bassist for the band's previous releases; for this one, John wrote a suite of songs based on Sal's epic autobiography "Four Strings, Phony Proof, 300 45s & Bottom's Up", and invited an impressive assortment of guest musicians (including Phil Manzanera, Steve Wynn, Dennis Diken, former Sparks bassist Martin Gordon and Justin Strauss from Milk 'n Cookies) who knew and had played with Sal to help him record the album.

This episode features songs from over Sal's career mixed in with interview soundbites and songs from the new album, which is being released on December 4, 2026 on Think Like a Key Records. Please give a listen especially to the "The Kindest Blue Eyes", an deeply touching song about Sal by his wife and collaborator Lisa Burns.

Virginia Plain – Roxy Music

Mott And Broome – The John Sally Ride

Sally, Go 'Round The Roses – The Jaynetts

Get Lost Kid – The John Sally Ride

Society’s Child – Janis Ian

Pyjamarama (live) – Roxy Music

Stranded After Touring Stranded – The John Sally Ride

Chance Meeting (live) – Roxy Music

Little, Lost and Innocent – Milk 'n Cookies

How to Make a Cult Classic – The John Sally Ride

Tinkertoy Tomorrow – Milk 'n Cookies

Big Boy – Sparks

A Little R and R – The John Sally Ride

Fill-Er-Up – Sparks

Nightline – Velveteen (feat. Lisa Burns)

Science Fiction Daze – Cherie Currie

Hello LA – The John Sally Ride

School Days – The Runaways

Some Girls – Sarah Brightman

Gossips Truths n Lies – Edward Rogers

The Kindest Blue Eyes – Lisa Burns

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