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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It’s different from our live show.
You’ll find the one for this week at the bottom of this post.
Today’s featured artist is blues shouter and songwriter Roy Brown on either
the 100th or 105th anniversary of his birth in Kinder, Louisiana.
Brown scored 14 national R&B hits between 1947 and 1951,
then made a brief comeback in 1957 with his recording of
Fats Dominoes and Dave Bartholomew’s “Let the Four Winds Blow.”
ROY BROWN RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Profile @ Spontaneous Lunacy
THE WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Mr Freddie’s Boogie Freddie Mitchell Brunswick Records 1953
Good Rockin’ Tonight
Roy Brown With Bob Ogden & His Orchestra
Deluxe Records 1947
They Call Me Big Mama Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1953
She Winked Her Eye Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Peacock Records 1951
Hurts Me to My Heart Faye Adams Herald Records 1954
Shake A Hand Igor Prado Band Recorded in MONO at Studio 8 2007
Hey Mrs. Jones Jimmy Forrest United Records 1952
Shout the Boogie Candice Ivory New Southern Vintage 2025
The Honeydripper Cab Calloway Columbia Records 1946
Laughing In Rhythm Slim Gaillard Mish Mash 1953
Hard Luck Blues
Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
DeLuxe Records 1950
Along About Midnight (aka Long About Midnight)
(Roy Brown)
The Knickerbocker All-Stars Open Mic At The Knick 2014
New Orleans Shuffle Roomful Of Blues Hot Little Mama 1981
Going Back Home To New Orleans Joe Liggins Specialty Records 1950
Tamburitza Boogie Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1950
For Heaven’s Sake Kandace Springs Lady in Satin 2025
Have You Lost Your Mind? Ben Levin Carryout Or Delivery 2020
Bar Room Blues
Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
Deluxe Records 1951
Lollipop Mama
(Roy Brown)
Wynonie Harris
King Records 1948
Love Don’t Love Nobody
(Roy Brown)
James Brown
King Records 1961
Air Mail Special Ella Fitzgerald Decca Records 1952
You Don’t Learn That In School King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1946
Uptown Boogie Illinois Jacquet Philo Records 1945
Goin’ Home Fats Domino Imperial Records 1952
That’s How You Got Killed Before
Dirty Dozen Brass Band w/ Elvis Costello
The New Orleans Album 1990
Everybody Eats When They Come to My House
Ernestine Anderson
Love Makes The Changes 2003
Shake Dance Willis “Gator Tail” Jackson Atlantic Records 1953
No More Doggin’ Colin James …and The Little Big Band 1997
Jimmy Mule Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1953
Still In The Dark Big Joe Turner Freedom Records 1950
Shake Baby Shake Archibald Imperial Records 1950
Inspiration Blues T-Bone Walker Comet Records 1948
Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
Jazzified
Talking Head
(Talking Heads – Remain in Light – If it was made in 1950!!)
2025
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
HERE’S THE PLAYLIST FOR TODAY’S PODCAT
Mr. Freddie’s Boogie – Freddie Mitchell & His Orchestra
Good Rockin’ Tonight – Roy Brown With Bob Ogden & His Orchestra
They Call Me Big Mama – Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton
She Winked Her Eye – Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Hard Luck Blues Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
Along About Midnight (aka Long About Midnight) – The Knickerbocker All-Stars
New Orleans Shuffle – Roomful Of Blues
Going Back Home To New Orleans – Joe Liggins & HIs Homedrippers
Tamburitza Boogie – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
For Heaven’s Sake – Kandace Springs
Bar Room Blues – Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
Lollipop Mama – Wynonie Harris
Love Don’t Love Nobody – James Brown
Air Mail Special – Ella Fitzgerald
You Don’t Learn That In School – King Cole Trio
Uptown Boogie – Illinois Jacquet
Let the Four Winds Blow Roy Brown
Tag (You’re It) – Little Charlie & The Nightcats
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