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 on how those styles
have evolved over the years.
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WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date
Jumpin´jack Bloodest Saxophone Rhythm and Blues 2014
Voodoo Woman Blues Jimmy Witherspoon w/ Jay McShann
Mercury Records 1946
Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t (My Baby) Cootie Williams w/ Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Hit Records 1944
Swingin’ The Blues Four Charms Flatland Boogie 2000
Rocks In My Bed Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book 1957
Things Ain’t What They Used To Be Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
American Music Texas Style 1999
You’re Driving Me Crazy Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco
You’re Driving Me Crazy 2018
Evil Gal Blues Aretha Franklin Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington 1964
Georgia on My Mind Steve Tyrell Shades of Ray: The Songs of Ray Charles 2021
I’ve Got a Little Boy Ann Cole Baton Records 1957
Bags Groove Milt Jackson Wizard of the Vibes 1952
Moody’s Mood For Love (aka I’m In The Mood For Love) King Pleasure
Specialty Records 1952
Red Top Floyd McDaniel w/ Dave Specter West Side Baby 1997
When I Grow Too Old To Dream Roy Milton Miltone Records 1946
Later For The Gator Willis Jackson & His Orchestra Apollo Records 1950
WHAT’S HOT IN NEW ORLEANS – VALENTINE’S DAY 1948
Top 10 Songs From The Cash Box Regional Chart
10 – Down Home Blues Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers
Exclusive Records 1948
9 – Bell Boy Boogie Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra Sensation Records 1947
8 – I Can’t Give You Anything but Love Baby Rose Murphy Majestic Records 1948
7 – Money’s Getting Cheaper Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown
Exclusive Records 1948
6 – Rockin’ Boogie Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats Specialty Records 1947
5 – My Love Is Limited Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1948
4 – I Can’t Stop It Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy Specialty Records 1947
3 – Let It Roll Lucky Millinder w/ Allastine Allen Decca Records 1947
2 – Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)
T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1947
1 – I Love You Yes I do Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1947
REFERENCE
Cash Box Magazine – February 14, 1948
Swingin’ In The Groove Chris Powell & The Five Blue Flames
Columbia Records 1949
One Sweet Letter Adrianna Marie & her Roomful Of All-Stars
Kingdom Of Swing 2017
The Brightest Smile In Town Ray Charles Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul 1963
Love Don’t Love Nobody Rosie Flores Simple Case of the Blues 2019
Bar Room Blues Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men Deluxe Records 1951
Honky Tonk Part 1 Bill Doggett King Records 1956
Saturday Night Fish Fry Lou Rawls & Joe Williams & Lionel Hampton
Portrait Of The Blues 1993
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Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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