WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B were on the same
page and, 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 Rock & Roll & R&B Era
of the 1950s, and follow 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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This week, we countdown the Top R&B Songs in the U.S.
for the final week of June 1947.
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Airmail Boogie Freddie Mitchell Derby Records 1950
The Fat Man Fats Domino Imperial Records 1949
Rock & Roll Blues Erline “Rock & Roll” Harris DeLuxe Records 1949
Oop-Pop-A-Da Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra RCA Victor 1948
Westcoasting Dave Robbins Big Band Happy Faces 2025
TOP SEVEN R&B SONGS FOR THE FINAL WEEK OF JUNE 1947
As reported to Billboard Magazine
7-I Know What You’re Puttin’ Down
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1947
6-That’s My Desire
Ella Fitzgerald w/ the Andy Love Quartet
Decca Records 1947
(Tie with Frankie Lane’s version)
5-New Orleans Blues
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown
Exclusive Records 1947
4-Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1946
3-Old Maid Boogie
Eddie Vinson & Orchestra
Mercury Records 1947
2-Jack, You’re Dead
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1946
1-I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You)
Savannah Churchill & the Sentimentalists
Manor Records 1947
That’s All Lisa Mann’s Northwestern All-Stars The Great Women In Blues 2025
Sneaky Pete King Curtis & Jack Dupree Blues At Montreux 1971
Messin’ Around Memphis Slim Miracle Records 1948
The Hucklebuck Canned Heat w/ Junior Watson Reheated 1989
Let The Good Times Roll Ray Charles The Genius 1959
Walking The Blues Willie Dixon Checker Records 1955
So Good To My Baby Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
The Tout Sam Butera Groove Records 1954
Hard Luck Blues Roy Brown DeLuxe Records 1950
Information Blues Roy Milton Specialty Records 1950
The Thrill Is Gone
Manhattan Transfer w/ Ruth Brown & B.B. King
The Thrill Is Gone 1994
I Don’t Hurt Anymore Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1954
Nature Boy Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1948
Route 66 Chuck Berry New Jukebox Hits 1961
Smack Dab In The Middle Count Basie w/ Joe Williams Clef Records 1956
Lotus Blossom (Sweet Marijuana) Planet D Nonet Kings Of Kansas City… 2019
Atlanta Boogie Tommy Brown Regent Records 1951
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
PLAYLIST FOR THE PODCAST
Airmail Boogie – Freddy Mitchell
The Fat Man – Fats Domino
Rock & Roll Blues – Erline “Rock & Roll” Harris
I Know What You’re Puttin’ Down – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
That’s My Desire – Ella Fitzgerald w/ the Andy Love Quartet
New Orleans Blues – Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown
Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Old Maid Boogie – Eddie Vinson & Orchestra
Jack, You’re Dead – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) – Savannah Churchill & the Sentimentalists
So Good to My Baby – Lisa Mann’s Northwestern All-Stars
That’s All – Lisa Mann’s Northwestern All-Stars
Sneaky Pete – King Curtis with Jack Dupree
Walking The Blues – Willie Dixon
Tag (You’re It) – Little Charlie & the Nightcats
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