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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast May 12, 2024

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Happy Mother’s Day! This week we celebrate mom with a countdown of
the Top 15 R&B songs in the country on Mother’s Day 1949!

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Junior Jives Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1950
Fools Are Getting Scarcer Duke Robillard Band They Called It Rhythm & Blues 2022
Kidney Stew Blues Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Mercury Records 1947
Flying Home Johnny Otis Spirit of the Black Territory Bands 1992
Lonesome & Blue Annie Laurie Okeh Records 1952
Strange Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1953
Cubana Bop Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra RCA Victor 1948
Someday Sweetheart Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1946
He May Be Your Man Helen Humes Philo Records 1945
She’s Dynamite B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1951
The Spider And The Fly Lucky Millinder Decca Records 1947
Gold Tooth The Groovy Four Take a Walk With… 2024
Come Rain Or Come Shine Ray Charles The Genius 1959

Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphys Ovaltine
Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson
Boogie Woogie In Blue 1944

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate Louis Jordan Decca Records 1947
Hurry Hurry Savannah Churchill Capitol Records 1943
It’s Obdacious Buddy Johnson Mercury Records 1955

COUNTDOWN: THE TOP 15 R&B SONGS ON MOTHER’S DAY 1949
AS REPORTED TO BILLBOARD MAGAZINE.

15-Boogie Chillen John Lee Hooker Modern Records 1948
14-Back Street Eddie Chamblee Miracle Records 1949
13-I Feel That Old Age Coming On Wynonie Harris King Records 1948
12-Tell Me So The Orioles Jubilee Records 1949
11-Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley Records 1949
10-Hobo Blues John Lee Hooker Modern Records 1949
9-Little Girl Don’t Cry Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1949
8-Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Stick McGhee Atlantic Records 1949
7-Ain’t Nobody’s Business Jimmy Witherspoon Supreme Records 1949
6-Wrapped Up In A Dream Do-Re-Me Trio Reet Records 1949
5-Hold Me Baby Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1949
4-Hucklebuck Daddy Jimmy Preston Gotham Records 1949
3-Rockin’ At Midnight Roy Brown Deluxe Records 1949
2-Trouble Blues Charles Brown Aladdin Records 1949
1-The Hucklebuck Paul Williams Savoy Records 1948

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WRFG Playlist and Podcast for May 5, 2024

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We have two featured artists again today:

R&B and blues singer Big Maybelle was born Mabel Louise Smith in Jackson,
Tennessee, on May 1, 1924. Her 1956 hit single “Candy” received the
Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
BIG MAYBELLE RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Blues Foundation

Big Jay McNeely was born Cecil James McNeely in Los Angeles, California,
on April 29, 1927. He was an R&B saxophone player known as the
“King of the Honk” because of his flamboyant style.
BIG JAY MCNEELY RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Obituary in Los Angeles Times

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST & PODCAST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Barrelhouse Stomp
The Johnny Otis Orchestra w/ Big Jay McNeely
Excelsior Records 1947

Caledonia Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Decca Records 1945
Fiesta In Old Mexico Camille Howard Camille Records 1949
I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday Duke Robillard Six Strings Of Steel 2023

My Country Man
Candye Kane
Guitar’d & Feathered 2007

Ocean Of Tears
Roomful of Blues
That’s Right 2003

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
Big Maybelle
Okeh Records 1955

Hot Special
Bloodest Saxophone /Big Jay McNeely
Blow All Night Long 2017

Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby Catherine Russell Alone Together 2019
A&M Blues Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1948
Blues For The Red Boy Todd Rhodes Sensation Records 1947
Saturday Night Daddy Little Esther Federal Records 1952
Flying Home Ella Fitzgerald Lullabies Of Birdland 1945
Bluebeard Blues Count Basie Orchestra Blues By Basie 1950
Shake Hands Al Sears & The Sparrows Coral Records 1950

In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)
Ray Charles
Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul 1963

Teardrops from My Eyes Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1950

Insect Ball
Big Jay McNeely & His Orchestra
Imperial Recods 1951

Gabbin’ Blues
Big Maybelle
Okeh Records 1952

That’s Pretty Good Love
Charles Brown
All My Life 1990

I’m Gettin’ Long Alright
Mildred Anderson
Person to Person 1960

Jack You’re Dead
Quique Gomez & Little Charlie Baty
Cookin’ At Greaseland (2010) 2024

You Upset Me Baby
The Knickerbocker All-Stars
Open Mic At The Knick 2014

There Is Something On Your Mind
Big Jay McNeely & Little Sonny Warner
Savoy Records 1958

Fever Little Willie John King Records 1956
Good Golly, Miss Molly Little Richard Little Richard 1958

Strange Things Happening Every Day
Valerie June
I Am Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023

Deacon’s Hop
Big Jay McNeely
Savoy Records 1948

Ain’t No Use
Dakota Staton
The Late, Late Show 1957

Baby Please Don’t Go
Big Maybelle
Newport Jazz Festival 1958, Vol III: Blues in the Night No. 1

Candy
Big Maybelle
Savoy Records 1958

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast April 28, 2024

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As is our tradition, the final Route 66 for April 2024 features the music
of Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald.

Born in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 1899, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
was a jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra
from 1923 through the rest of his life.
DUKE ELLINGTON RESOURCES
DukeEllington.com (Official Site)
Discography @ Discogs.com
Biography @ Wikipedia

Born in Newport News, Virginia, on April 27, 1917, Ella Jane Fitzgerald was a
jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the “First Lady of Song”, “Queen of Jazz”,
and “Lady Ella”. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction,
phrasing, timing, intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability,
particularly in her scat singing.
ELLA FITZGERALD RESOURCES
Biography @ Wikipedia
Discography @ discogs.com

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2024

3-D Big Jay McNeely Federal Records 1953
Walking The Chalk Line Tiny Bradshaw King Records 1951
Bring It Home to Me Kid Ramos West Coast House Party 2000
Don’t Leave Me Little Tommy Brown Groove Records 1955

The Boss Is Back (Ornithology)
Babs Gonzales & Eddie Jefferson
Crazy Records 1953

I Beeped When I Shoulda Bopped Cab Calloway RCA Victor Bluebird Series 1949
Hot House Dizzy Gillespie’s All-Star Quintette Guild Records 1945

I’m Beginning To See The Light
Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie
Ella & Basie! 1963

In a Mellow Tone
The Diva Jazz Orchestra
“30” (Live at Dizzy’s Club) 2024

Aged & Mellow Little Esther Phillips Federal Records 1952

Oh, What A Beautiful Morning
Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra
Ray Sings Basie Swings 1973

Home At Last Doug Sahm The Last Real Texas Blues Band 1994
Keeper Of My Heart Faye Adams Imperial Records 1957
Blues For My Baby Billy Wright Savoy Records 1949

Caravan
Bloodest Saxophone
Rhythm and Blues 2014

Take The “A” Train
Ella Fitzgerald w/ Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
…SIngs The Duke Ellington Songbook 1957

The C-Jam Blues
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
RCA Victor 1942

Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Sing Duke Ellington 1960

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Piano Red
…In Concert 1956

Good Morning Judge Wynonie Harris King Records 1950
Feelin’ Happy Joe Turner Freedom Records 1950

I’ll Never Be Free
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan w/ The Tympany Five
Decca Records 1950

Jeep’s Blues
Duke Ellington
At Newport, 1956

Diminuendo & Crescendo In Blue
Duke Ellington
At Newport, 1956

Perdido
Ella Fitzgerald
Twelve Nights In Hollywood (Live at the Crescendo) 1961

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast April 21, 2024

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Bessie Smith is today’s featured artist. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on April
15, 1894, Smit is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and remains
a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists. Known as the “Empress of the Blues,” she was the first to record or make popular numerous songs
that remained popular through the jump blues era and beyond.

BESSIE SMITH RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
National Women’s Hall of Fame
Bessie Smith Cultural Center in Chattanooga
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Wooden Soldiers Swing Eddie Chamblee Coral Records 1952
Whiskey Women & Loaded Dice Stick McGhee King Records 1953
Oh Babe Louis Prima & Keely Smith Robin Hood Records 1950
Let Me Go Home Whiskey Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1952
The Fat Man Fats Domino Imperial Records 1949
How High The Moon Slim Gaillard …Rides Again 1959
Hot House Dizzy Gillespie Guild Records 1945

Aggravatin’ Papa
Bessie Smith
Columbia Records 1923

Long Old Road
Queen Latifah
Bessie – Music from the HBO Film 2015

Shake Rattle And Roll Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023
Long John Blues Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1949
Caravan Duke Ellington & His Orchestra The Popular… 1967
Too Many Men Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1953
Big Jay’s Hop Big Jay McNeely Vee Jay Records 1955

Nobody Loves Me (Every Day I Have The Blues)
Memphis Slim
Miracle Records 1948

It Ain’t Necessarily So
Cab Calloway
Porgy and Bess (Original Soundtrack) 1959

Jumpin’ in the Morning
Deacon John’s Jump Blues
Music From the Film 2002

Do Your Duty
Bessie Smith
Okah Records 1934

Empty Bed Blues
Mitch Woods w/ Maria Muldaur
Friends Along The Way 2017

Good Ol’ Wagon
Jennifer Porter
Yes, I Do 2024

You’re Driving Me Crazy Lester Young Aladdin Records 1946
I’m Yours Billie Holiday Commodore Records 1947
It Should’ve Been Me Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1954
Old Mother Hubbard Ella Fitzgerald Decca Records 1949

Fare Thee Well, Deacon Jones, Fare Thee Well
Bull Moose Jackson
King Records 1948

Cadillac Baby Roy Brown De Luxe Records 1950

Double Crossing Blues
The Johnny Otis Quintette w/ The Robins & Little Esther
Savoy Records 1950

Rock Candy
Count Basie Orchestra w/ George Benson
Basie Swings the Blues 2023

Into: I’m Not Bessie; Give Me a Pigfoot
Linda Hopkins
Me and Bessie 1976

It Makes My Love Come Down
Bessie Smith
Columbia Records 1929

Send Me To The ‘Lectric Chair
Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys
Columbia Records 1927

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast April 14, 2024

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Billie Holiday is today’s featured artist. Born Eleannora Fagen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 7, 1915, “Lady Day” made a significant contribution to jazz
music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her
vocal delivery and improvisational skills.

BILLIE HOLIDAY RESOURCES
Biorgraphy @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Discography @ Jazz Discography Project
Lady Sings The Blues (Book) @ wikipedia.org
The Best Books About Billie Holiday @ Rolling Stone
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Hunting of Billie Holiday @ Politico Magazine

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Jacquet In The Box Illinois Jacquet Savoy 1946

All of Me
Count Basie w/ Billie Holiday
At Carnegie Hall 1954

Crazy She Calls Me
Nat King Cole
Tell Me All About Yourself 1960

East of The Sun (and West of The Moon)
Catherine Russell
Send For Me 2022

Don’t Burn The Candle At Both Ends
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1948

She’s Dynamite B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1951
Flying Home Mambo Arnett Cobb Atlantic Records 1955

Easy Living Little
Jimmy Scott
I Go Back Home 2016

Fine & Mellow
Ruth Brown
Fine & Mellow 1991

Them There Eyes
Roy Milton & his Solid Senders
Roy Milton Records 1947

Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)
T-Bone Walker
Black & White Records 1947

Nice Work If You Can Get It Sarah Vaughan …In Hi-Fi 1955
Dreaming Blues Roy Brown DeLuxe Records 1950
Adam Bit The Apple Joe Turner Aladdin Records 1950
Paquino Walk Red Prysock Moondog Boogie 1956
Blueberry Hill Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023
The Huckle-Buck Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1949

*Images of Billie Holiday created using an AI graphics program.*

These Foolish Things
Southside Johnny
Detour Ahead the Music of Billie Holiday 2018

When Your Lover Has Gone / (Hush Now) Don’t Explain
Duke Ellington w/ Billie Holiday
Jazz At The Plaza, Vol. II 1958

A Ghost Of A Chance
Lynn Hope
The Maharaja Of The Saxophone 1960

God Bless The Child
Lou Rawls & Les McCann Ltd
Stormy Monday 1962

I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead/You Rascal You
Louis Prima
The Wildest! 1956

Rain Down Rain Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
Drank Up All The Wine Last Night Stick McGhee Atlantic Records 1949
Hold Me Baby Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1949

Money’s Getting Cheaper
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown
Exclusive Records 1948

Body And Soul
Etta James
Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday 1994

Yesterdays
Ray Charles
A Portrait Of Ray 1968

Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
Billie Holiday
Decca Records 1944

Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday
Lady Sings The Blues

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WRFG Playlist and Podcast April 7, 2024

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Today, April 7, is the final day of our Spring Fund Drive and the perfect time to give
o support Atlanta’s independent community radio station and Route 66.

Thank you for your support!

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Bullfrog Hop Big Bob Kornegay Dot Records 1956
Let The Good Times Roll Ray Charles The Genius 1959
All She Wants to Do Is Rock Wynonie Harris King Records 1949

I’m Beginning to See the Light
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book 1958

Buzz Me Dave Specter Six String Soul: 30 Years On Delmark 2021
Chicken Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1948
The Whip Gil Bernal Spark Records 1954

Stormy Monday
Count Basie Orchestra & Bettye LaVette
Basie Swings the Blues 2023

3 O’clock Blues B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1951
Hey Little Girl Billy Wright Savoy Records 1951
Mad Love Muddy Waters Chess Records 1953

I Just Want to Make Love to You
Bloodest Saxophone w/ Queens All Together
Texas Queens 5 2019

That’s A Pretty Good Love Roomful of Blues Hook, Line & Sinker 2011
Midnight Blues T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948
The Frim Fram Sauce King Cole Trio Capitol Records ‎ 1945

You’re Driving Me Crazy
Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco
You’re Driving Me Crazy 2018

River’s Invitation Sweetie & The Toothaches Fired Up! 2024
Get Me Some Money Annie Laurie Okeh Records 1951
Lucille Little Richard Little Richard 1958
Juice Head Man of Mine Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1951
Get Yourself Another Fool Charles Brown Trio Alladin Records 1948

Everybody Eats When They Come to My House
Cab Calloway
Columbia Records 1948

Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody Louis Prima The Wildest! 1956
R.M. Blues Roy Milton Juke Box Records 1946
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) Billie Holiday Decca Records 1944

That’ll Just About Knock Me Out
Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
Decca Records 1943

Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again
Big Rhythm Combo
Too Small To Dance 1997

Street Lights Little Esther Federal Records 1953
Cherry Smash Big Jay McNeely Savoy Records 1949

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast March 31, 2024

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*Lady Valentine is the voice of Route 66*

This is week two our WRFG’s Spring Fund Drive, please make a contribution
today to support independent community radio and Route 66.

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Easter Parade Freddie Mitchell Derby Records 1950
Them There Eyes Varetta Dillard Savoy Records 1952
Don’t Leave Me This Way Fats Domino Imperial Records 1953
C-Jam Blues Lynn Hope & His Orchestra Aladdin Records 1953
Rain Down Rain Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
Lover Come Back To Me Al Hibbler Sunrise Records 1948
Sad & Blue Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1947
Flying Home No 2 Lionel Hampton w/ Arnett Cobb Decca Records 1943
Bits & Pieces Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Live From Austin, TX 1997
Autumn Leaves Sweetie & The Toothaches Fired Up! 2024
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Blue Satin Illinois Jacquet King Jacquet 1949

Mistrusting Blues
Johnny Otis Orchestra featuring Little Esther & Mel Walker
Savoy Records 1950

Baby, You’re Rich Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1955
At The Swing Cats Ball Catherine Russell Send For Me 2022

Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?
Buddy Johnson
Decca Records 1949

Route 66 King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1946
Grass Is Getting Greener Cecil Gant Gilt Edge Records 1945
Travelin Light Billie Holiday Lady Sings The Blues 1956
Rockin’ At The Philharmonic Chuck Berry One Dozen Berrys 1958

Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby?
Dinah Washington
The Swingin’ Miss “D” 1957

Let the Good Times Roll
Tony Bennett w/ B.B. King
Playing With My Friends – Bennett Sings The Blues 2001

Good Rockin’ Daddy
Marcia Ball, Lou Ann Barton & Angela Strehli
Dreams Come True 1990

I Want to Hug You John Lee Hooker Mr. Lucky 1991
What’d I Say Parts I & II Ray Charles What’d I Say 1959

Push-Ka-Pee She Pie (The Saga Of Saga Boy)
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1949

Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Lamont Cranston Band
The Lamont Cranston Band 1976

Over The Rainbow Little Jimmy Scott Over the Rainbow 2001
God Bless The Child Aretha Franklin Sweet Bitter Love 1982

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast March 24, 2024

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended together,
often in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the Jump Blues Era
of the 1940s which blended into the early part of the Rock & Roll Era of the 1950s
and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years.

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Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

Not your “typical” Route 66 today. It’s the first Sunday of the 2024 WRFG Spring
Fund Drive, so, instead of broadcasting from our “private” studio in DeKalb County,
we’re coming to you live from the WRFG Studio in Little 5 Points.

WRFG PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Midnight At The Barrel House Johnny Otis Orchestra Excelsior Records 1947
The Honeydripper Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1945
Got A Penny, Benny Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1943

Smack Dab In The Middle
The Amos Garrett Doug Sahm Gene Taylor Band
Live in Japan 1991

Good Rockin’ Tonight Roy Brown Deluxe Records 1947
Do You Wanna Jump Children Cab Calloway Vocalion Records 1938
The “Beak” Speaks Bill Haley & His Comets Decca Records 1958

I´m Gonna Go Fishin´
The Diva Jazz Orchestra
“30” (Live at Dizzy’s Club) 2024

Someone To Love Charles Brown & Bonnie Raitt Someone to Love 1992
Sanctified Gene “Mighty Flea” Conners Sanctified 1980
T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947

Who Threw The Whiskey In the Well
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/ Wynonie Harris
Decca Records 1945

I Know Who Threw The Whiskey (In The Well)
Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
Queen Records 1946

Misery Little Esther Savoy Records 1950
Blueberry Hill Fats Domino Imperial Records 1956

Gimme a Pigfoot and Bottle of Beer
Andra Day
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Music from the Motion Picture) 2021

Open The Door Richard
Louis Jordan & His Tympany
Five Decca Records 1947

Shake Rattle And Roll Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch & Grab It
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
Capitol Americana Records 1947

Hop, Skip & Jump Roy Milton Specialty Records 1947
Big Jay’s Hop Big Jay McNeely Vee Jay Records 1955
Lost Mind Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1950
I Won’t Cry Anymore Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1951
Bring It Home to Me Kid Ramos West Coast House Party 2000

Just For A Thrill
Count Basie Orchestra & Carmen Bradford
Basie Swings the Blues 2023

As Long as I’m Moving Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1955
Greenbacks Ray Charles Ray Charles 1957
Blues, Early Blues Big Maybelle Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle 1958
House Party Tonight Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1955

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast March 17, 2024

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe is today’s featured artist. Born Rosetta Nubin in Cotton Plant, Arkansas on March 20, 1915, Tharpe gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with
her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar. She was the first great recording star of gospel music, and was among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm and blues and rock and roll audiences, later
being referred to as “the original soul sister” and “the Godmother of rock and roll”.

SISTER ROSETTA THARPE RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.org
American Women’s History Museum
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Profile @ The Guardian

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Strollin’ With Bones Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Alright Again 1981
Inspiration Blues T-Bone Walker Comet Records 1948
Train Blues Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Speciality Records 1948

This Train
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca Records 1939

Easyville Gil Bernal Spark Records 1954
It Must Be You Annie Laurie Deluxe Records 1957
Howlin’ Wolf Boogie Howlin’ Wolf Chess Records 1951

Changable Woman Blues
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown
Exclusive Records 1947

Standing On The Corner Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1950
I Want A Roof Over My Head Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023
In a Mellow Tone The Diva Jazz Orchestra “30” (Live at Dizzy’s Club) 2024

Drank Up All The Wine Last Night, Pt 1.
Stick McGhee & His Spo-Dee-O-Dee Buddies
Atlantic Records 1949

Why Don’t You Do Right Bonnie Davis Savoy Records 1943
Life Is Like A Card Game Big Joe Turner Freedom Records 1949
Playful Baby Wynonie “Blues” Harris Apollo Records 1946
C Jam Blues Tiny Grimes Swingtet Blue Note Records 1946

One Monkey (Don’t Stop No Show)
Francine Reed
I Want You To Love Me 1995

99 & 1/2 Won’t Do
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Gospel Train 1956

He’s All I Need
Catherine Russell
Strictly Romancin’ 2007

Strange Things Happening Every Day
Valerie June
I Am Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023

Rocket 88
Rocket 88 w/ Hal “Cornbread” Singer & Charlie Watts
Rocket 88 1981

Baby, What You Want Me To Do? Etta James The Late Show 1987
Junco Partner Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1952

Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
John’s Jump Blues
Music From the Film 2002

After You’ve Gone LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith 1958
Airplane Blues Helen Humes w/ Dexter Gordon Savoy Records 1950
Harlem Nocturne Oliver Sain & His Orchestra Bobbin Records 1962
Talkin’ About You Ray Charles Yes Indeed! 1958

Rock Daniel
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/ Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca Records 1941

That’s All
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Sims-Wheeler Vintage Jazz Band
Antibes Jazz Festival 1960

Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight w/ the Sam Price Trio
Decca Records 1948

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast March 10, 2024

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Today’s featured artist is Nat King Cole. Born Nathaniel Adams Coles on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama, Cole’s career as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts.

NAT KING COLE RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
Obituary in Los Angeles Times

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Blues In B Flat
Oscar Moore Trio
Oscar Moore Trio 1954

The Frim Fram Sauce
King Cole Trio
Capitol Records ‎ 1945

Straighten Up and Fly Right
Lyle Lovett
12 of June 2022

Orange Colored Sky
Natalie Cole
Unforgettable: With Love 2008

All For The Love Of Lil Louis Jordan Decca Records 1948
Walkin’ With Sid Arnett Cobb Apollo Records 1947

The Midnight Hour
Count Basie Orchestra & Robert Cray
Basie Swings the Blues 2023

I’m In Town Frantic Fay Thomas Exclusive Records 1949
Now Or Never Big Rhythm Combo Too Small To Dance 1997
Big Long Slidin’ Thing Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1954

You Don’t Learn That In School
King Cole Trio
Capitol Records 1946

Indiana
Lester Young, Nat King Cole, & Red Calender
Philo Records 1945

Lush Life
Robin McKelle
Impressions of Ella 2023

Stormy Monday Blues Bobby “Blue” Bland Duke Records 1962
Jumpin’ Salty Sean Costello Cuttin’ In 2000
Perdido Sarah Vaughan Columbia Records 1950

Body And Soul
Nat King Cole, Illinois Jacquet, Les Paul, J.J. Johnson
JATP Live at Philharmonic Hall, Los Angeles, 1944

Riffette Freddie Slack w/ T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1943
Hey Little Girl Billy Wright Savoy Records 1951
Shake It Up & Go B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1952
Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet Ella Mae Morse Capitol Records 1944
Sneaky Pete Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1948
The C-Jam Blues Duke Ellington RCA Victor 1942
Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town Wynonie Harris King Records 1950
Dragnet For Jesus Sister Wynona Carr Savoy Records (Unreleased) 1954
Strange Things Happening Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1950

Route 66
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Next Generation Swing 1998

Errand Girl for Rhythm
Catherine Russell
Alone Together 2019

Nature Boy
Nat King Cole
Capitol Records 1948

Destination Moon
Nat King Cole w/ Orchestra Conducted By Neil Hefti
Capitol Records 1951

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