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, JANUARY 29, 2023
Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date
Real Gone Sam Taylor Tease! The Beat of Burlesque 1956
The Thrill Is Gone
The Manhattan Transfer w/ Ruth Brown & B.B. King
The Thrill Is Gone 1994
Gone With the Blues Jay McShann w/ Jimmy Witherspoon Mercury Records 1947
Stop That Dancing Up There
Harry “The Hipster” Gibson
Boogie Woogie In Blue 1944
Take Your Time Ben Levin Take Your Time 2022
I Told You We Were Through Freddie Mitchell Derby Records 1950
Flip, Flop And Fly Joe Turner w/ Count Basie Flip, Flop & Fly 1989
Strange Things Happening Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1950
Double Dealing Daddy Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1952
The Jumpin’ Blues Magic Dick & Jay Geils Little Car Blues 1996
Way Back Home Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1953
Bewildered Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1948
I’ll Never Give Up Wynonie Harris King Records 1951
Information Blues Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1950
Chicken Out Sammy Price, Mickey Baker, & King Curtis Rib Joint 1956
Open The Door, Richard Dusty Fletcher Savoy Records 1947
8:00 AM: RUTH BROWN – 95TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Ruth Brown (Born Ruth Weston in Portsmouth, Virginia on January 12, 1928)
was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the
“Queen of R&B”. She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in
a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as “So Long”, “Teardrops
from My Eyes” and “(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean”.For these contributions, Atlantic became known as “the house that Ruth built”(alluding to the popular
nickname for the old Yankee Stadium). Brown was a 1993 inductee into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. – wikipedia.org
So Long
Ruth Brown & The Eddie Condon’s NBC Televison Orchestra
Atlantic Records 1949
“So Long” was Brown’s first national R&B hit,
reaching number four in late 1949.
Don’t Deceive Me Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1960
The last of 24 national R&B hits for Brown, “Don’t Deceive Me”
peaked at number 10 in early 1960.
Be Anything (But Be Mine)
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, & Ruth Brown
The Big Band Sound… 1968
Tell Me Who Charles Brown w/Ruth Brown All My Life 1990
If I Can’t Sell It, I’ll Keep Sittin’ On It
Ruth Brown
Black And Blue (1989 Original Broadway Cast) 1991
Brown’s performances in the Broadway musical “Black and Blue” earned
her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1989.
Rock Me to Sleep
Benny Carter w/ Ruth Brown
The Benny Carter Songbook, Volume 2 1997
I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
Ruth Brown w/ Bonnie Raitt
R+B = Ruth Brown 1997
RUTH BROWN RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Ruth Brown – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Ruth Brown – The Blues Foundation
Ruth Brown – Rhythm & Blues Foundation
Moose On The Loose Bull Moose Jackson MGM Records 1948
Hey Ba Ba Re Bop Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1945
Be Baba Leba Helen Humes Philo Records 1945
How Long Must I Wait For You?
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1948
Sugar Baby Swing
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins
Don’t Mess With Miss Watkins 2007
It Had To Be You Ray Charles The Genius 1959
Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Lamont Cranston Band
The Lamont Cranston Band 1976
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & the Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
Here’s This Week’s Podcast – Not Sure What It’s Showing Up Like This
https://www.mixcloud.com/RT66WRFG/wrfg-route-66-29-january-2023-ruth-brown/
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