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.
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With our return to broadcasting Route 66 live on WRFG-FM Atlanta, we’re changing
the format of our podcast. From this point forward we’ll focus on our weekly feature,
plus a few bonus sets for your enjoyment. This week we count down the songs on
the very first R&B chart, the Harlem Hit Parade, as published by Billboard Magazine
on October 24, 1942.
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2025
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Poppa Stoppa Pee Wee Crayton Modern Records 1951
Buzz Me Ella Mae Morse Capitol Records 1945
S.K. Blues (Part 1) Pete Johnson National Records 1945
That’s Your Last Boogie Joe Swift w/ Johnny Otis Exclusive Records 1948
Swanee River Boogie Albert Ammons Mercury Records 1947
We’re Gonna Rock, We’re Gonna Roll Wild Bill Moore Savoy Records 1947
Phoenix Hambone Big Jay McNeely Az Bootin’ 2009
Black Coffee Sarah Vaughan Columbia Records 1949
Easy Living Little Jimmy Scott I Go Back Home 2012
Long Skirt Baby Blues T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948
Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got Julia Lee Columbia Records 1946
I Want A Roof Over My Head Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023
West Side Baby Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1948
Fifteen Years (And I’m Still Serving Time) Pearl Bailey Columbia Records 1946
Pink Champagne Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Specialty Records 1950
Taxi Blues Little Richard RCA Victor 1950
Let The Good Times Roll Ray Charles The Genius 1959
Exactly Like You Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1949
Lullaby In Rhythm Charlie Ventura RCA Victor 1949
COUNTDOWN – THE TOP 10 R&B SONGS ON THE FIRST HARLEM HIT PARADE
AS PUBLISHED IN BILLBOARD MAGAZINE ON OCTOBER 24, 1942
10-Just As Though You Were Here
The Ink Spots
Decca Records 1942
9-Every Night About This Time
The Ink Spots
Decca Records 1942
8-Let’s Be Friends
Lil Green
Bluebird Records 1942
7-Dont Get Around Much Anymore
The Ink Spots
Decca Records 1942
6-When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)
Lucky Millinder
Decca Records 1942
5-I’m Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town
Louis Jordan
Decca Records 1942
4-Stormy Monday Blues
Earl Hines w/ Billy Eckstine
Bluebird Records 1942
3-Mister Five By Five
Freddie Slack & His Orchestra w/ Ella Mae Morse
Capitol Records 1942
2-Trav’lin’ Light
Paul Whitman & His Orchestra w/ Billie Holiday
Capitol Records 1942
1-Take It And Git
Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy
Decca Records 1942
The Honeydripper Roosevelt Sykes Bluebird Records 1945
Shuffle Woogie Joe Lutcher’s Jump Band Capitol Americana Records 1948
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Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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