With Frankie Lee off in Savannah, John took a solo cruise down the rhythm’n’blues highway this week. We’re happy to report there were no injuries and the bluesmobile was returned to the garage undamaged.
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Here’s your Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, June 2, 2019
Host: John
Birthday: Johnny Ace was born John Marshall Alexander Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee on June 9, 1929.
Song Artist Original Album or First Release & Date
Red Top Gene Ammons Savoy Records 1953
Bop Till You Drop Mike Goudreau & the Boppin Blues Band Sweet Blues 2016
Amos’ Blues Amos Milburn Alladin Records 1946
Why Don’t You Haul Off & Love Me Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1949
Every Day I Have the Blues Count Basie & Joe Williams Count Basie Swings & Joe Williams Sings 1956
Losing Battle Bloodest Saxophone feat. Crystal Thomas Texas Queens 5 2019
Moon Dog Boogie (aka Rock’n’Roll Boogie) Freddie Mitchell Derby Records 1952
Three-Handed Woman Louis Jordan I Believe In Music 1973
School Street Shuffle Kirk Fletcher I’m Here & I’m Gone 2005
Dim, Dim The Lights Bill Haley & His Comets Rockin’ Rollin'(EP) 1954
Hurts Me to My Heart Faye Adams Checker Records 1954
I Can’t Wait To Get Off Work (And See My Baby On Montgomery Avenue) Tom Waits Small Change 1976
Billy’s Boogie Blues Billy Wright Savoy Records 1949
Blue Monday George Benson Walking to New Orleans: Remembering Chuck Berry and Fats Domino 2019
Highballin’ Daddy Greg Piccolo Heavy Juice 1990
My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It Fatman Robinson Quintet Decca Records 1950
Hop, Skip & Jump Anita Tucker Capitol Records 1956
8:00 A.M. Tribute to Johnny Ace
Yes Baby Big Mama Thornton & Johnny Ace Peacock Records 1955
The Clock Johnny Ace Duke Records 1953
Never Let Me Go Aretha Franklin Aretha Arrives 1967
Pledging My Love Johnny Ace & The Johnny Otis Orchestra Duke Records 1955
Johnny Has Gone Varetta Dillard Savoy Records 1955
Slow Caboose Sax Mallard Checker Records
Natural Ball Downchild Blues Band with Spencer Davis Blood Run Hot 2008
Eyes Wide Open Haney’s Big House Herding Cats 2019
Roll ‘Em Mitzi Mars Checker Records 1953
(What Did I Do To Be So) Black & Blue Lou Rawls Black & Blue 1963
Back Off The Cash Box Kings Hail To The Kings! 2019
Space Guitar Young John Watson (Johnny “Guitar” Watson) Federal Records 1954
Strange Things All The Rage Coatesville Harris Orchestra w/ John Coltrane Nestor Records 1953
Driftin’ Blues Bobby “Blue” Bland Touch Of The Blues 1968
Go On Fool Ruth Brown Ms. B’s Blues 2009
Lucy Lindy Boogie Joe Lutcher Capitol Records 1947
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Tag (Youre It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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