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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You’ll find the one for this week at the bottom of this post.
For the final day of WRFG’s Fall Fund Drive we count down the top 15 R&B songs in the nation for the week ending October 11, 1948, as reported to Billboard Magazine.
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2025
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Creeping (Late Freight) Sonny Thompson Miracle Records 1948
(TIE – 12TH PLACE) You Don’t Love Me
Camille Howard with the Roy Milton Unit
Specialty Records 1948
(TIE – 12TH PLACE) My Happiness
Ella Fitzgerald with the Song Spinners
Decca Records 1948
(TIE – 12TH PLACE) Elevator Boogie
Mabel Scott w/ Charles Brown
Exclusive Records 1948
(TIE – 12TH PLACE) Am I Asking Too Much?
Dinah Washington
Mercury Records 1948
(11) Special Delivery
Cecil Gant
Four Star Records 1948
(TIE – 7TH PLACE) Freedom Train Blues
Lil’ Son Jackson
Gold Star Records 1948
(TIE – 7TH PLACE)
It’s Too Soon To Know
Ella Fitzgerald
Decca Records 1948
(TIE – 7TH PLACE) My Heart Belongs To You
Arbee Stidham
RCA Victor 1948
(TIE – 7TH PLACE) The Darktown Strutters’ Ball
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Exclusive Records 1948
(TIE – 4TH PLACE) Pretty Mama Blues
Ivory Joe Hunter
4 Star Records
(TIE – 4TH PLACE) More Than You Know
Charles Brown
Modern Records 1948
(TIE – 4TH PLACE) It’s Too Soon to Know
The Orioles
Jubilee Records 1948
(3) What Have I Done
Hadda Brooks
Modern Records 1948
(2) My Fault
Brownie McGhee
Savoy Records 1948
(1) Corn Bread
Hal Singer Sextet
Savoy Records 1948
Cole Slaw (Sorgum Switch) Louis Jordan Decca Records 1949
Shout the Boogie Candice Ivory New Southern Vintage 2025
Hop, Skip & Jump Roy Milton Specialty Records 1947
When the Lights Go Out Kim Wilson Tigerman 1993
Midnight Blues T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948
C’est si bon Louis Armstrong Decca Records 1950
Backstage at Stuff’s Count Basie Piano Rhythms 1947
Mister Five By Five Ella Mae Morse Capitol Records 1942
Please Hurry Home B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1953
Messin’ Around Memphis Slim Miracle Records 1948
Jumpin’ The Blues Eddie Vinson & Jay McShann Jumpin’ The Blues 1969
Stormy Blues Billie Holiday Savoy Records 1954
Route 66 Chuck Berry New Jukebox Hits 1961
Chicken Shack Boogie Detroit Junior Take Out the Time 1997
Gabbin’ Blues Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
Stagger Lee Johnnie Johnson I’m Just Johnny 2025
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
PLAYLIST FOR THE PODCAST
Creeping (Late Freight) – Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee
You Don’t Love Me – Camille Howard with the Roy Milton Unit
My Happiness – Ella Fitzgerald with the Song Spinners
Elevator Boogie – Mabel Scott w/ Charles Brown
Am I Asking Too Much? – Dinah Washington
Special Delivery – Cecil Gant
Freedom Train Blues – Lil’ Son Jackson
It’s Too Soon To Know – Ella Fitzgerald
My Heart Belongs To You – Arbee Stidham
The Darktown Strutters’ Ball – Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Pretty Mama Blues – Ivory Joe Hunter
More Than You Know – Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown
What Have I Done – Hadda Brooks
It’s Too Soon To Know – The Orioles
My Fault – Brownie McGhee
Corn Bread – Hal Singer Sextet
Hop, Skip & Jump – Roy Milton
Tag (You’re It) – Little Charlie & The Nightcats
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