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Here’s your WRFG Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, March 24:
Hosts: John & Frankie Lee
Birthday: Sister Rosetta Tharpe was born Rosetta Nubin (or Rosether Atkins) in Cotton Plant, Arkansas on March 20, 1915.
Title Artist Album or First Release & Year
M Squad Theme Count Basie “The Music from M Squad” (Soundtrack) 1959
Oh Babe! Wynonie Harris w/ Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra King Records 4418 1950
Grey Hound Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1952
Willie & The Hand Jive The Johnny Otis Show w/ Jimmy Nolen Capitol Records 1958
Good Rockin’ Tonight James Brown & the Famous Flames King Records 1967
Good Rockin’ Daddy The Knickerbocker All-Stars w/ Thornetta Davis Love Makes A Woman 2018
The Boys Are Back In Town Laura Tate Let’s Just Be Real 2017
Open The Door Richard Louis Jordan Decca Records 1947
T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 57-70042 1947
Cookin’ In Style Johnny Adams One Foot in the Blues 1996
I Just Want to Make Love to You Bloodest Saxophone w/ Queens All Together Texas Queens 5 2019
As Long as I’m Moving Ruth Brown & The Rhythmakers & Orchestra Atlantic Records 1059 1955
Corrine Corrina Big Joe Turner Atlantic Records #1988 1956
Drown in My Own Tears Aretha Franklin I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You 1967
8:00 a.m. Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Shout, Sister, Shout! Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra Decca Records 18386 1943
Don’t Take Everybody To Be Your Friend Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Record 1947 1947
How Far From God Van Morrison Roll With The Punches 2017
Didn’t It Rain Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight with Sam Price Decca Records 48054 1948
Rockin’ At The Philharmonic Chuck Berry One Dozen Berrys 1958
Mystery Train Little Junior’s Blue Flames (Junior Parker) Sun Records 192 1953
Baby, What You Want Me To Do? Etta James w/ Shuggy Otis The Late Show 1987
Born In Louisiana Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Live From Austin, TX 2019
Route 66 Eddie Tigner Route 66 2001
Candy Big Maybelle Savoy Records 1956
Texas Flood Roomful of Blues Roomful of Blues 1977
All Around The World Little Willie John King Records 1955 1955
Hole In The Wall Albennie Jones with Sam Price & His Rockin’ Rhythm Decca Records 48100B 1949
Zoot Suit Riot The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies Zoot Suit Riot 1997
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