WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended together,
often in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the Jump Blues Era
of the 1940s which blended into the early part of the Rock & Roll Era of the 1950s
and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years.
Listen to Route 66 Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on
Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is
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WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Nervous Boogie Paul Gayten Creole Gal 1957
Flatfoot Sam TV Slim & His Heartbreakers Argo Records 1957
Nervous Man Nervous Big Jay McNeely Federal Records 1953
CC Rider
Mitch Woods w/ Van Morrison & Taj Mahal
Friends Along The Way 2017
Queen Bee Blues Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson King Records 1950
Please Send Me Someone To Love
Percy Mayfield
Specialty Records 1950
Birmingham Boogie Hot Lips Page Savoy Records 1949
Birmingham Bounce Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1950
Stars Fell On Alabama Billie Holiday Songs for Distingue Lovers 1958
I Left A Good Deal In Mobile Joe Liggins Exclusive Records 1945
Before We Call It A Day Jennifer Porter Yes, I Do 2024
I Want A Little Girl T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948
Rose Mary Fats Domino Imperial Records 1953
In a Mellow Tone
The Diva Jazz Orchestra
“30” (Live at Dizzy’s Club) 2024
I’m Just A Lucky So And So Tony Bennett …Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool 1999
If any Route 66 artist deserves a two week celebration, it’s Ruth Brown.
Click here to learn more about the Queen of R&B.
Shine On (Big Bright Moon, Shine On)
Ruth Brown
Atlantic Records 1951
I’ll Get Along Somehow – Parts 1 & 2
Ruth Brown w/ The Buddy Johnson Orchestra
Atlantic Records 1949
Teardrops From My Eyes
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1951
Ain’t Nobody’s Business
Ruth Brown & B.B. King
The Blues Summit Concert 1993
I Wanna Hug Ya Kiss Ya Squeeze Ya
Big Rhythm Combo
Too Small To Dance 1997
It Had To Be You Ray Charles The Genius 1959
Groovin’ Coleman Hawkins Soul 1958
Blues For My Baby Billy Wright Savoy Records 1949
Last Laugh Blues Little Esther & Little Willie Federal Records 1952
Long Distance Operator Roomful Of Blues Hot Little Mama 1981
5-10-15 Hours
Ruth Brown
Atlantic Record 1952
Body And Soul & If I Can’t Sell It, I’ll Keep Sittin’ On It
Original Cast featuring Ruth Brown
Black And Blue (Original Broadway Cast) 1989
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Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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