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.
Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on Atlanta’s
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The graphic at the top of the page was made from a photograph
of Champion Jack Dupree run through an artifical intellegence program.
WRFG PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2023
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Beef Stew Hal Singer Sextet Savoy Records 1949
I Know Your Wig Is Gone T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1947
I Want A Tall Skinny Papa Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1942
I’ve Got A Feelin’ Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
Jumpin’ At The Woodside
Johnny Otis Blues Band
Get On Up! (Live Chicago ’93) 2023
Sometimes I’m Happy Lena Horne MGM Records 1949
Thinkin’ Blues Billy Wright Savoy Records 1950
Queen Bee Blues Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson King Records 1950
He’s Funny That Way Billie Holiday Clef Records 1952
I Cover the Waterfront John Lee Hooker & Van Morrison Mr. Lucky 1991
One Sweet Letter
Adrianna Marie & Her Roomful Of All-Stars
Kingdom Of Swing 2017
Black Night Bobby “Blue” Bland Duke Records 1965
Blue Light Boogie Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five Decca Records 1950
Big Jay Meets The Deacon (Deacon’s Hop)
Bloodest Saxophone w/ Big Jay McNeely
Blow Blow All Night Long 2017
Sugar Daddy Blues LaVern Baker Live In Hollywood 1991
8:00 A.M. – CHAMPION JACK DUPREE
William Thomas “Jack” Dupree was born in the Irish Channel neighborhood of
New Orleans probably on July 4, 1919. Orphaned at the age of 8, Dupree learned
to play piano during his stay at the Colored Waifs Home in New Orleans.
Dupree gained his nickmade “Champion” from his early career as a boxer during
which he won the Golden Gloves. He moved to Chicago in 1930 launched his six
decade career as boggie-woogie pianist and singer. Our tribute includes several
of Dupree’s best known songs along with the original versions of two songs from
his repetory and one memorable cover.
Shake Baby Shake Jack Dupree Red Robin Records 1953
Real Good Feelin’ Jack Dupree (as Big Tom Collins) King Records 1952
Walking The Blues Willie Dixon Checker Records 1955
Dupree scored his only national R&B his with “Walking The Blues” in early 1955,
later that year, Dixon had a hit with the same tune. Like Champion Jack’s version,
it was Dixon’s only solo entry into the R&B Top Ten.
Mean Ol’ Frisco Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup Bluebird Records 1942
Going Down Slow Jack Dupree Trio Continental Records 1945
Think You Need A Shot (The Needle) Walter Davis Bluebird Records 1936
Junker’s Blues King Curtis with Jack Dupree Blues At Montreux 1971
CHAMPION JACK DUPREE RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Overview @ last.fm
Kansas City Blues Society
Walkin’ With Mr. C. Jimmy Cavallo The Houserocker! 2002
See See Rider Ernestine Anderson My Kinda Swing 1960
Hey, Pretty Baby Count Basie w/ Jimmy Rushing RCA Victor 1948
R.M. Blues Roy Milton Juke Box Records 1946
Jumpin’ Tonight Big Joe Turner Imperial Records 1950
Cubana Be Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra RCA Victor 1948
Hello Little Boy Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1949
Mr. Hound Dog’s In Town Roy Brown King Records 1953
I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday
Duke Robillard
Six Strings Of Steel 2023
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Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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