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Here’s the Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, February 23, 2020
Host: John
Birthday: Fats Domino was born Antoine Domino Jr. in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 26, 1928. (Died 2017)
Song Artist Original Album or Single & Release Date
Rhumboogie Jive Frank “Floorshow” Culley & His Band Atlantic Records 1949
Them There Eyes Varetta Dillard Savoy Records 1952
Here It Comes Terry Hanck I Still Get Excited 2019
Dream Girl Blues T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947
Smack Dab In The Middle Charles Calhoun MGM Records 1955
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon Little Richard Little Richard (Lp) 1958
The Right String, But The Wrong Yo-Yo Beverly “Guitar” Watkins Back In Business 1999
Dog Ate My Reed Doug James Blow Mr. Low 2001
Please Call Me, Baby Southside Johnny & LaBamba’s Big Band Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits 2008
Lulubell Blues Frank “Fat Man” Humphries Jubilee Records 1952
Rocket 88 Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats Chess Records 1951
Teenage Rock James Booker Ace Records 1958
Hit That Jive Jack Four Charms Flatland Boogie 2000
Go Girl! The Knickerbocker All-Stars Love Makes A Woman 2018
Everybody’s Talkin’ Bout Miss Thing! Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Everybody’s Talkin’ Bout Miss Thing! 2009
8:00 a.m. Tribute to Fats Domino
The Fat Man Fats Domino Imperial Records 1949
Walking to New Orleans George Benson Walking to New Orleans: Remembering Chuck Berry and Fats Domino 2019
My Blue Heaven Fats Domino Imperial Records 1956
Every Night About This Time Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters Father’s Day 2015
Domino-Bartholomew Medley Dave Bartholomew New Orleans Big Beat 1999
Don’t Leave Me This Way Dr. John Goin’ Home: a Tribute to Fats Domino 2007
I Hear You Knocking Smiley Lewis Specialty Records 1955 (Featuring Huey “Piano” Smith playing in the Fats Domino style)
I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day Fats Domino Imperial Records 1959 2:00
Ooh-Pop-A-Dah Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Dizzy Gillespie Voodoo 1989
Don’t You Make Me High (Don’t You Fee My Leg) Blue Lu Barker w/ Danny Barker’s Fly Cats Decca Records 1938
Every Day I Have the Blues Count Basie & Joe Williams Count Basie Swings & Joe Williams Sings 1956
Old Time Jazz Candye Kane Burlesque Swing 1992
Have Mercy Baby Ella Mae Morse Barrelhouse, Boggie & Bloodshot 1955
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