WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.
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WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2022
Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date
Winter Wonderland The Calvin Owens Show Houston Is The Place To Be 2007
Gettin in the Mood (for Christmas) Brian Setzer Dig That Crazy Christmas 2005
At the Christmas Ball Bessie Smith Columbia Records 1925
I Hate To See Christmas Come Around
Harpdog Brown
Holiday Songs from His Website – Xmas 2022
Far Away Blues (Christmas Blues)
Johnny Otis w/ Little Esther & Mel Walker
Savoy Records 1950
Good Morning Blues Jimmy Rushing Listen To The Blues With… 1956
Let It Snow Colin James Little Big Band Christmas 2007
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus Mabel Scott Exclusive Records 1948
Merry Christmas, Baby Charles Brown Exclusive Records 1948
Jingle Bells Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Take Your Pick 2002
White Christmas Etta James 12 Songs of Christmas 1998
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town Ray Charles The Spirit Of Christmas 1985
Christmas Rain Ben Levin Still Here 2021
8:00 A.M. FEATURE: CAB CALLOWAY
Born Cabell Calloway III in Rochester, New York on December 25, 1907,
Cab Calloway was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, conductor and
dancer. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a
regular performer and became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche
of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned
over 65 years. – wikipedia
Have You Ever Met That Funny Reefer Man
Cab Calloway
Brunswick Records 1932
Minnie The Moocher
Cab Calloway
The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording 1980
The Ballad Of Smokey Joe Phil Alvin Un “Sung Stories” 1986
CAB CALLOWAY RESOURCES
Biorgraphy @ wikiepedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Little Drummer Boy
The Count Basie Orchestra
A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas! 2015
Please Come Home For Christmas Charles Brown King Records 1960
Christmas Comes But Once A Year Amos Milburn King Records 1960
The Christmas Song Etta Jones Christmas With… 1990
Christmas Time Ray Charles The Spirit Of Christmas 1985
Silent Night, Holy Night Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1949
May Every Day Be Christmas Louis Jordan Decca Records 1951
Smile Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1954
What A Wonderful World
Harpdog Brown
Holiday Songs from his Website 2021
Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Frankie “Sugar Chile” Robinson
Capitol Records 1948
Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry Chess Records 1958
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Tag (Your It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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