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Here’s your WRFG Route 66 playlist for Sunday, July 14, 2019
This week’s show is dedicated to the memory of Dave Bartholomew (December, 24, 1918 – June 23, 2019
Hosts: John & Frankie Lee
Birthdays: Little Charlie Baty was born Charles Baty in Birmingham, Alabama on July 10, 1953
Peppermint Harris was born Harrison Demotra Nelson, Jr. in Texarkana, Texas on July 17, 1925
Song Artist Original Album or First Release Date
Big Boy Bill Jennings Quintet King Records 1955
Oop Bop Sh’ Bam Dizzy Gilespie Sextet Musicraft Records 1946
Are You Hep To The Jive Cab Calloway & His Orchestra Okeh Records 1940
What A Difference A Day Made Aretha Franklin Aretha Sings The Blues 1985
Jump, Jive, An’ Wail Louis Prima The Wildest! 1956
Who Said Shorty Wasn t Coming Back Lucky Millander Top Cat Records 1955
It Hurts To Be In Love Annie Laurie Deluxe Records 1957
No Money Down Chuck Berry After School Session 1957
I Hear You Knocking Smiley Lewis Specialty Records 1955
Marihuana Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends Premier Records 1945
Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash The Clovers Atlantic Records 1954
I Got Loaded Peppermint Harris Aladdin Records 1951
Raining In My Heart Peppermint Harris Sittin’ In With Records 1950
Teardrops from My Eyes Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 45-929 1950
Um A Zero Little Charlie & Organ Grinder Swing Skronky Tonk 2016
8:00 AM – Tribute to Dave Bartholomew
All songs written or co-written by DB except “Texas Hop” by Pee Wee Crayton.
Country Boy Dave Bartholomew De Luxe Records 1947
Domino-Bartholomew Medley Dave Bartholomew New Orleans Big Beat 1999
Go on Fool Big Joe & The Dynaflows Rockhouse Party 2019
Going To The River Chuck Willis Okeh Records 4-6952 1953
Honey Chile Fats Domino Imperial Records 1951
That’s how you got killed before Elvis Costello My Flame Burns Blue 2006
When The Sun Goes Down T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 45-5264 1954
Blue Monday Mitch Woods A Tip of the Hat to Fats 2019
Bad News Blues Dave Bartholomew New Orleans Big Beat 1999
So Glad Jimmie Vaughan Baby, Please Come Home 2019
Lillie Mae Roomful of Blues Dance All Night 1994
I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day Fats Domino Imperial Records 1959
Texas Hop Cesta Ayres (a.k.a. Dave Bartholomew) Imperial Records 1954
Do Unto Others Pee Wee Crayton Imperial Records 1956
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Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2006
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