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Nick Avel rings in 2025 with this special New Year's Eve playlist! Nick’s been producing St. Louis radio and helping to promote area bands for over a decade. If he sounds familiar, it’s because you can currently hear him on two frequencies on your FM dial. Nick has also been DJ’ing for 20+ years and is a self-taught guitarist. 

Make sure to follow Nick on Instagram at @nickavel and check out his show Get Around Sound (@getaroundsoundkdhx) on 88.1 KDHX on Mondays from 7-9am!

And while you're at it, make sure to follow For the Sake of the Song on Instagram @sakeofsongpodcast!

Playlist Track Listing:

1. “Just Kissed My Babe” by The Meters
2. “After Midnight” by Merl Saunders & Friends
3. “Happiness Is Just Around the Bend” by The Main Ingredient
4. “Champagne Jam” by the Atlanta Rhythm Section
5. “Time Has Come Today” by The Chambers Brothers
6. “Everything’s Changing” by Kak
7. “Tomorrow” by Bang
8. “Shape Of Things To Come” by Max Frost & The Troopers
9. “Let’s Have a Party” by The Vultures
10.  “Good Times” by The Easybeats
11. “Love and Happiness” by First Choice
12. “It’s A New Day” by Skull Snaps
13. “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” by Bobby Womack
14. “Let Go (Canta De Ossanha)” by Astrud Gilberto
15. “I Wash My Hands of the Whole Damn Deal” by The New Birth
16. BONUS TRACK: "Auld Lang Syne - Live at the Fillmore East, NY -12/31/69" by Jimi Hendrix

For The Sake of the Song Podcast Intro/Outro music: "Gun" by The Maness Brothers @TheManessBrothers