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WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR DECEMBER 27, 2020
Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date
Go Red Go
Arnett Cobb
Apollo Records 1947
Grey Hound
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1952
T.J. Boogie
T. J. Fowler & His Orchestra
National Records 1949
3 Cool Cats
Ry Cooder
Chávez Ravine 2005
Hot Special
Bloodest Saxophone /Big Jay McNeely
Blow Blow All Night Long 2017
Rock Mr. Blues
Mark Hummel w/ The Sue Foley Band & Charles Brown
Up & Jumpin’ 1989
Lonesome & Blue
Annie Laurie & The Howard Biggs’ Orchestra
Okeh Records 1952
FEATURE: LOUIS JORDAN: THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – WEEK 10
The Chicks I Pick Are Slender, Tender And Tall
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1942
“Chicks” was the flip side of “What’s the Use In Getting Sober (If You’re Going To Get Drunk Again),” Jordan’s first number one hit.
“Chicks” got some significant jukebox plays of it’s own, coming in at number 10
on the Billboard R&B chart for the week ending January 30, 1943.
Jumpin’ at Bardies
Chris Corcoran Band
Coolerator 2020
I’ll Drown In My Tears
Lula Reed w/ Sonny Thompson
King Records 1951
In the Dark
Shemekia Copeland
Uncivil War 2020
Downfall Blues (Whiskey)
Tom Archia & His All-Stars
Aristocrat Records 1947
Bobby Sox Baby
Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers
DOWNBEAT RECORDS PRESENTS… Plays T-Bone Walker 2020
Tenor In The Sky
King Curtis
Gem Records 1953
You Don’t Learn That In School
King Cole Trio
Capitol Records 1946
On Revival Day
LaVern Baker
Sings Bessie Smith 1958
BIRTHDAY DOUBLE FEATURE – PART ONE: ESTHER PHILLIPS
Born Esther Mae Jones in Galveston, Texas on December 23, 1935
In 1949, at the age of 14 Esther Jones won a talent contest at the
Barrelhouse Club in Los Angeles, California.
The Barrelhouse was owned by Johnny Otis, who was so impressed that
he recorded her for Modern Records and added her to his touring review.
She would tour with Otis off-and-on throughout her career.
Cry Me A River Blues
The Johnny Otis Show w/ Esther Phillips
Live At Monterey! 1970
Flesh, Blood, & Bones
Little Esther
Federal Records 1952
I’m A Bad Girl
Candye Kane
Super Hero 2009
Esther Phillips wrote “I’m A Bad Girl” and recorded it for Federal Records in 1951.
Aged & Mellow
Little Esther Phillips
Federal Records 1952
Phillips originally performed under the name “Little Esther.
She later added “Phillips,” supposedly from a sign at a Phillips 66 gas station.
Mainliner
Little Esther
Federal Records 1952
ESTER PHILLIPS RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
overview @ allmusic.com
Marv Goldberg’s R&B Notebook
BIRTHDAY DOUBLE FEATURE – PART TWO: JOHNNY OTIS
Born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes in Vellejo, California on December 28, 1921.
Johnny Otis was a singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, talent scout, disc jockey, record producer, television show host, artist, author, journalist, minister, and impresario. The son of Greek immigrants, Otis grew up in a black neighborhood in Berkley, California where his father owned a grocery store.
He later wrote, “As a kid I decided that if our society dictated that one
had to be black or white, I would be black.“
Willie & the Hand Jive
The Johnny Otis Show
Live At Monterey! 1970
“Hand Jive” is arguably Otis’s best known song. It was his only Top 10 hit,
reaching number nine on the Billboard Pop Chart in 1958.
Ma He’s Making Eyes At Me
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra with Marie Adams & the Three Tons of Joy
Capitol Records 1957
Written by Sidney Clare and Con Conrad and first published in 1921, “Ma” was
a major hit for Otis in Great Britain, peaking at number two on the British Pop Charts.
Guitar Player
(Johnny Otis)
Kid Ramos
West Coast House Party 2000
Ice Water In Your Veins
(Johnny Otis)
Ruth Brown
Ms. B’s Blues 2009
New Orleans Shuffle
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra w/ Big Jay McNeely & Pete Lewis
Savoy Records 1949
Dance With Me, Henry
(Etta James & Johnny Otis)
Etta James
Modern Records 1955
That’s What The Good Book Says
Bobby Nunn & The Robins w/ Johnny Otis
National Records 1951
Benny’s Bounce
(Johnny Otis)
Benny & The Fly By Niters
Jet Propelled Daddy 2002
I Ain’t No Fool Either
Big Mama Thornton w/ The Johnny Otis Orchestra
Peacock Records 1953
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
(Johnny Otis)
Big Joe Turner, Roomful Of Blues & Dr John
Blues Train 1983
Happy New Year, Baby
Johnny Otis, Lem Tally & Cath
Excelsior Records 1947
JOHNNY OTIS RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
overview @ allmusic.com
biography @ historyofrock.com
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Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005
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