Thanks to everyone who came out for our first ever Jumpin’ with Route 66 party at Blind Willie’s Blues Club. It was a smashing success and raised a good deal of cash for our favorite radio station.
We also want to thank Marian D. for sitting in Sunday morning so we could be daisy fresh (yeah, right) for the big show.
You can hear Route 66 on Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. Eastern on Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3 FM. Your independent community radio station is heard worldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.
Here’s your WRFG Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, April 7, 2019
Host: Marian
Birthday: Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan in Philadelphia on April 7, 1915.
Note: You may notice an abundance of Louis Jordan tunes on the list, we did that because a tribute to Louis was part of our show at Blind Willie’s.
Song Artist Album or First Release Date
Night Crawlin’ Big John Greer Groove Records 1955
Jumpin’ On Sugar Hill Helen Humes w/ Buck Clayton Mercury Records 1948
Rock Mr. Blues Wynonie Harris King Records 1949
Double Dealing Daddy Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1952
Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2) Louis Jordan Decca Records 1950
Early In The Mornin’ Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1958
Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Sings Louis Jordan 1973
Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima Strictly Prima 1959
Going Back to New Orleans Deacon John’s Jump Blues Featuring Dr. John Deacon John’s Jump Blues: Music From the Film (Cd) 2002
Big Fine Girl Jimmy Witherspoon Moderm Records 1949
Rockin’ All Day Jimmy McCracklin Modern Records 1950
It’s Your Voodoo Working Bloodest Saxophone feat. Jai Malano Texas Queens 5 2019
If You’re So Smart, How Come You Ain’t Rich Louis Jordan Decca Records 1950
8:00 A.M. Birthday Tribute to Billie Holiday
What a little moonlight can do Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (Lp) 1954
Blue Turning Grey Over You Billie Holiday w/ Tiny Grimes Aladdin Records 1951
Don’t Explain Southside Johnny Detour Ahead the Music of Billie Holiday 2018
Fine & Mellow Billie Holiday with Ben Webster & Lester Young The Sound of Jazz (CBS – TV special soundtrack) 1957
Them There Eyes Varetta Dillard Savoy Records 1952
Veal & Ham Pie Haney’s Big House Herding Cats 2019
Ain’t That Just Like A Woman B.B. King Let The Good Times Roll: The Music Of Louis Jordan 1999
Let The Good Times Roll Louis Jordan Decca Records 1946
Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby Catherine Russell Alone Together 2019
Blues Is A Woman T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 1952
Kidney Stew Blues Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Mercury Records 1947
My Rough & Ready Man Annie Laurie Regal Records 1949
How About Rocking With Me? Piney Brown Apollo Records 1950
Okie Dokie Stomp Dave Gross You Don’t Love Me 2004
I’m Talkin’ About You Henry Gray Lucky Man 1990
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