It’s October already?
We started the 10th month of 2019 with vists to the Bigs and the Littles… you know, BIG Joe Turner and BIG Mama Thornton along with LITTLE Richard and LITTLE Esther Phillips, etc. But we paused at 8:00 a.m. to remember the wonderful Beverly “Guitar” Watkins who passed on October 1, 2019.
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Here’s your WRFG Route 66 Playlist for October 6, 2019
Hosts: John and Frankie Lee
Theme: Bigs and Littles
Memorial: Beverly “Guitar” Watkins – April 6, 1939 to October 1, 2019
Song Artist Original Album or Single & Date
Meet the Bigs
Bullfrog Hop Big Bob Kornegay Dot Records 1956
Pack, Fair & Square Big Walter & His Thunderbirds Peacock Records 1966
Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1952
Yes Baby Big Mama Thornton & Johnny Ace Peacock Records 1955
That’s All Right Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup RCA Victor 1946
Night Crawlin’ Big John Greer Groove Records 1955
I’ll Never Let You Go Big John Greer Vic Records 1952
You’re Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) Big Joe Turner The Boss Of The Blues 1958
Cherry Red Big Joe Turner The Boss Of The Blues 1958
Rock Daddy Rock Big Bertha Henderson Chance Records 1952
There Is Something On Your Mind Big Jay McNeely & Little Sonny Warner Savoy Records 1958
Without a Love Big Jay McNeely People Will Be People 2009
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1955
Candy Big Maybelle Savoy Records 1956
Get To Gittin’ Big Walter Price The Crazy Cajun Recordings: Git to Gittin’ 1967
San Antonio Big Walter Price Goldband Records 1958
Good Rockin’ Daddy Big Joe & The Dynaflows Good Rockin’ Daddy 1989
Overdrive Big Joe & The Dynaflows Rockhouse Party 2019
Photograph from booklet “Piano Red, Dr. Feelgood,” by Norbert Hess
8:00 A.M. Tribute to Beverly “Guitar” Watkins
Mr Moonlight Dr Feelgood & The Interns Okeh Records 1962
Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo Dr Feelgood & The Interns Okeh Records 1962
Red Mama Blues Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins Back In Business 1999
(Live Jam) Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins w/ Albert White King Buscuit Blues Festival 2016
Meet the Littles
Keep A Knockin’ Little Richard Little Richard (Lp) 1958
Long Tall Sally Little Richard Specialty Records 1956
Little Esther Phillips Am I That Easy To Forget Lenox Records 1963
T’ain’t Whatcha Say, It’s Whatcha Do Little Esther Phillips w/ Mickey Baker Savoy Records 1956
Mystery Train Little Junior’s Blue Flames Sun Records 1953
Drivin’ Wheel Little Junior Parker Duke Records 1961
Eyes Like A Cat Little Charlie & The Nightcats All The Way Crazy 1986
My Money’s Green Little Charlie & The Nightcats Disturbing The Peace 1988
Satisfied Little Milton Checker Records 1962
Tin Pan Alley Little Milton Stax Records 1973
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(Tag) You’re It Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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