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 & R&B Era of the 1950s
and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years. We also bring you
jazz from the era along with the occasional page from the Great American Songbook.
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Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is
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This week, we bring you more than a dozen jumpin’ tunes from the 1940s
and early 1950s that we’ve never played before on Route 66. Most are
from either the national or regional R&B charts, but you’ll run into a few
rarities along the way.
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2025
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Gabriel Meets The Duke Erskine Hawkins Bluebird Records 1940
What’s The Use Of Getting Sober Louis Jordan Decca Records 1942
It Had To Be You Jimmie Lunceford Decca Records 1942
He Knows How To Knock Me Out Bonnie Davis Savoy Records 1943
Cow Cow Boogie The Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Records 1943
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me Duke Ellington Victor Records 1943
Get Your Juices At The Deuces Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson Musicraft Records 1944
Hey Lawdy Mama Miss Rhapsody Savoy Records 1944
Low Down Dirty Shame T-Bone Walker Rhumbaboogie Records 1944
Things Have Changed Big Maceo Bluebird Records 1945
Walk ‘Em Buddy Johnson Decca Records 1946
Hurry On Down Nellie Lutcher Capitol Americana Records 1947
The Code Song Ivory Joe Hunter King Records 1948
It’s Wild Illinois Jacquet Aladdin Records 1948
In the Evening… Jimmy Witherspoon Supreme Records 1949
That Lucky Old Sun Louis Armstrong Decca Records 1949
Page Boy Shuffle Joe Thomas King Records 1949
Calypso Blues Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1950
Safronia B Calvin Boze Aladdin Records 1950
Street Walkin’ Daddy Margie Day Dot Records 1950
I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water… Grant Jones Decca Records 1951
You’re The Sweetest Thing Roy Hawkins Modern Records 1951
The Masquerade Is Over Bette McLaurin Derby Records 1951
How High The Moon Les Paul & Mary Ford Capitol Records 1951
Back Door Friend Jimmy Rogers Chess Records 1952
I Can’t Lose With The Stuff I Use Lester Williams Specialty Records 1952
My Search Is Over Marie Adams Peacock Records 1952
Every Day I Have the Blues Joe Williams Checker Records 1952
Looped Tommy Ridgley Imperial Records 1952
Cherokee Earl Bostic King Records 1953
Train,Train,Train Danny Overbea Checker Records 1953
I Wanna Know Dolly Cooper Savoy Records 1953
I’m Glad Mitzi Mars Checker Records 1953
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
HERE’S THE PODCAST PLAYLIST
Gabriel Meets The Duke – Erskine Hawkins
What’s The Use Of Getting Sober – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
He Knows How To Knock Me Out – Bonnie Davis
It Had To Be You – Jimmie Lunceford
Cow Cow Boogie – The Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me – Duke Ellington
Get Your Juices At The Deuces – Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson
Hey Lawdy Mama – Miss Rhapsody
Low Down Dirty Shame – T-Bone Walker
Things Have Changed – Big Maceo
Cottage For Sale – Billy Eckstine
Walk ‘Em – Buddy Johnson
Hurry On Down – Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm
The Code Song – Ivory Joe Hunter
It’s Wild – Illinois Jacquet
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) – Jimmy Witherspoon
That Lucky Old Sun – Louis Armstrong
Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine – Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson
Tag (You’re It) – Little Charlie & The Nightcats
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