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.
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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It’s different from our live show.
You’ll find the one for this week at the bottom of this post.
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To kick off our fund drive, we’re celebrating the great Ray Charles
on the 95th anniversary of his birth.
Since this is a fund drive show, we won’t go into a lot
of detail about his life and music on the air,
but we give Ray Charles the respect he deserves on our podcast,
which you’ll find at the bottom of this post.
RAY CHARLES RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
THE RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2025
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Heavy Juice Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra King Records 1953
Blues Before Sunrise
The Maxim Trio
Swing Records 1949
Ain’t That Love
(Ray Charles)
Diane Schuur
Talkin’ ‘Bout You 1988
Busted
WDR Big Band feat. Maceo Parker
A Tribute To Ray Charles (DVD) 2008
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I Ella Fitzgerald Decca Records 1950
Talk to Your Daughter Robben Ford Talk to Your Daughter 1988
COUNTDOWN: TOP 4 NATIONAL R&B SONGS
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 29, 1945
As reported to Billboard Magazine
4-Caldonia Boogie
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1945
3-That’s The Stuff You Gotta Watch
Buddy & Ella Johnson
Decca Records 1944
2-Who Threw The Whiskey In the Well
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/ Wynonie Harris & Bill Doggett
Decca Records 1945
1-The Honeydripper (Part 1)
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Exclusive Records 1945
Jumpin’ the Blues Johnny Otis Spirit of the Black Territory Bands 1992
Them There Eyes Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Roy Milton Records 1947
Don’t Leave Me This Way Fats Domino Imperial Records 1953
I Ain’t No Fool Either Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1953
Evil Gal Blues Dinah Washington Keynote Records 1943
I’m Waiting For My Man Jazzified The Velvet Undergrounds 2025
Kiss Me Baby
Ray Charles
Swing Time Records 1952
What’d I Say
(Ray Charles)
Etta James
Etta James Rocks The House 1963
I’ll Drown In My Tears
Lula Reed w/ Sonny Thompson
King Records 1951
Them That Got
Ray Charles
ABC-Paramount 1961
Send For Me Catherine Russell Send For Me 2022
Route 66 Brian Setzer Next Generation Swing 1998
I Know Who Threw The Whiskey (In The Well)
Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
Queen Records 1946
We’re Gonna Rock, We’re Gonna Roll Wild Bill Moore Savoy Records 666 1947
House Party Tonight Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1955
Alright, Ok, You Win Count Basie & Joe Williams Count Basie Swings… 1956
Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer Billie Holiday Decca Records 1950
I’ve Got A Woman
Ray Charles
A Newport 1958
The Train Kept A-Rollin’ Tiny Bradshaw Coral Records 1951
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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