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, JUNE 4, 2023
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Rockin’ The Boogie Hadda Brooks Modern Records 1945
A preview of our 8:00 A.M. feature: The Story of Modern Records
Pink Champagne
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Specialty Records 1950
Jump With You Baby B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1955
Don’t Make Me Late, Baby Felix Gross Downbeat Records 1948
Every Man To His Own Profession Louis Jordan Decca Records 1949
Caldonia Frankie “Sugar Chile” Robinson Capitol Records 1949
Can I Come In For A Second
Nat King Cole & Nellie Lutcher
Capitol Records 1950
Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet
Ella Mae Morse
Capitol Records 1944
Back Yard Affair Sonny Thompson Miracle Records 1949
Perfect Woman The Four Blazes United Records 1947
Wee Baby Blues
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson w/ T-Bone Walker & Jay McShann
Kidney Stew Is Fine 1969
Yesterdays Ray Charles A Portrait Of Ray 1968
In Walked Wilbo
The Ron Kraemer Trio with The Nashville Cats
Sarasota Swing 2023
Raincheck Duke Ellington RCA Victor 1942
When Lights Are Low Catherine Russell Harlem on My Mind 2016
8:00 AM: THE STORY OF MODERN RECORDS
Modern Records was founded 1945 by the Bihari brothers.
In 1941 Jules Bihari moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Los Angeles and got
a job servicing and operating jukeboxes in the Watts district, and found
it hard to find and stock the blues records his customers wanted to hear.
He and his younger brothers, Saul and Joe, founded a new label,
Modern Records, in 1945. They built Modern into a major blues and R&B label,
their first success coming with “Swingin’ the Boogie”, by Hadda Brooks. – wikipedia
So Long Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers Modern Records 1946
Rock Bottom Gene Phillips & The Rhythm Aces Modern Records 1947
Shuffle Boogie Will Rowland & his Orchestra Modern Records 1947
Don’t Take Your Love From Me Hadda Brooks Modern Records 1947
Robbie Doby Boogie Brownie McGhee Modern Records 1948
Boogie Chillen John Lee Hooker Modern Records 1948
Blues After Hours Pee Wee Crayton Modern Records 1948
Rockola Joe Lutcher & His Band Modern Records 1949
Big Fine Girl Jimmy Witherspoon Modern Records 1949
I Gotta Guy Little Esther w/ Johnny Otis Modern Records 1949
Rockin’ All Day Jimmy McCracklin Modern Records 1950
Good Ole Blues Johnny Otis Modern Records 1950
Million Dollar Secret Helen Humes Modern Records 1950
The Thrill Is Gone Roy Hawkins Modern Records 1951
I’m In The Mood John Lee Hooker Modern Records 1951
Have A Ball Joe Houston Modern Records 1951
K.C. Lovin’ Little Willie Littlefield Modern Records 1952
Johnny Johnny Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers Modern Records 1952
MODERN RECORDS RESOURCES
Modern Records @ wikipedia.org
Bihari Brothers @ wikipedia.org
Modern Records discography @ discogs.com
The Modern Records Story @ Both Sides Now
Modern Records @ vocalgroupharmony.com
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