WRFG Route 66 celebrates a bygone time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the music of the Jump Blues
and Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and how those styles
have evolved over the years.
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WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021
Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date
Hamp’s Boogie Woogie Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra Decca Records 1944
Rockin’ At Midnight Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men Deluxe Records 1949
Good Rockin’ Daddy Marcia Ball, Lou Ann Barton & Angela Strehli
Dreams Come True 1990
Hubcap Pete Sax Gordon Have Horn Will Travel 1998
Rockin’ the Blues Pee Wee Crayton Modern Records 1950
(Cherry) Red Blues
Cootie Williams & His Orchestra w/ Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Hit Records 1944
God Bless The Child Billie Holiday Lady Sings The Blues 1956
LOUIS JORDAN: THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – WEEK 39
Reet, Petite & Gone Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1947
The theme song for the 1947 movie musical starring Louis Jordan and
June Richmond, “Reet, Petite & Gone” was Jordan’s 36th entry on the
Billboard R&B Chart, staying in the top 10 for six weeks
and peaking at number four in the spring of 1947.
The Honeydripper (Part 1) Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Exclusive Records 1945
House Rocker (House Rockin) Paul Williams & His Hucklebuckers
Savoy Records 1948
You Make Me Feel So Good Beverly “Guitar” Watson Back In Business 1999
My Money’s Green Little Charlie & The Nightcats Disturbing The Peace 1988
That’s A Pretty Good Love Adrianna Marie & Her Groovecutters
Double Crossing Blues 2013
How Deep Is The Well Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1953
Carryout Or Delivery Ben Levin Carryout Or Delivery 2020
8:00 AM: BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO LOUIS JORDAN – Part Two of Three
Born Louis Thomas Jordan in Brinkley, Arkansas on July 8, 1908
If You’re So Smart, How Come You Ain’t Rich?
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five Decca Records 1950
I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town Louis Jordan I Believe In Music 1973
How Bout That Big Al Dupree Swings The Blues 1995
Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’ Ray Charles The Genius 1959
Jack You’re Dead Rob Stone Trio In Tokyo 2021
Run Joe Bloodest Saxophone feat. Lauren Cervantes Texas Queens 5 2019
Ain’t Nobody’s Business Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan Decca Records 1950
LOUS JORDAN RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
Encyclopedia Britannica
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Every Day I Have The Blues B.B. King Orchestra Live At Midem 1983 2020
Rock Me Baby (Live At Casino Montreux, 11th July 1975) Etta James
Etta James: The Montreux Years 2021
Shout The Boogie Memphis Minnie Columbia Records 1947
Weepin’ & Cryin’ Tommy Brown & The Griffin Brothers Regent Records 1951
Route 66 Chuck Berry New Jukebox Hits 1961
I’ll Be True Faye Adams & Joe Morris Orchestra Herald Records 1953
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