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
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Our podcast takes a deeper dive into our weekly feature than we can on the air.
You’ll find the one for this week at the bottom of this post.
Our featured artist this week is Little Jimmy Scott.
Born James Victor Scott in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 17, 1925,
Little Jimmy rose to prominence at the vocalist for three of Lionel Hampton’s biggest hits, for which he didn’t receive credit. After leaving Hampton, Scott had a successful solo career through the 1950s and early 1960s, then suffered a series of setbacks that led him to quit the music business, leave New York, and move back to Cleveland.
After several years working at a variety of jobs incuding elevator operator and hospital orderly, Scott returned to New York and to music in 1989. You can hear more about Scott’s amazing compback in the podcast for today’s show.
LITTLE JIMMY SCOTT RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.org
Interview @ JazzTimes.com
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Honky Tonk Part 1 Bill Doggett King Records 1956
Please Be Kind
Little Jimmy Scott
Savoy Records 1956
Jumpin’ The Blues Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown American Music… 1999
Blueberry Hill Fats Domino Imperial Records 1957
Jet Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra Decca Records 1951
Every Day I Have the Blues Johnnie Johnson I’m Just Johnny 2025
Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
Lionel Hampton w/ Little Jimmy Scott
Decca Records 1950
Sycamore Trees
Little Jimmy Scott
Twin Peaks: Firewalk With Me 1991
Hip Shakin’ Mama
Chubby “Hip Shakin'” Newsome & Her Hip Shakers
DeLuxe Records 1949
Roadblock Johnny Adams One Foot in the Blues 1996
Train Time Blues Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1947
Night Train Charlie Watts Jazz 625 Live For One Night Only 2017
Oops! Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Decca Records 1951
Just Like Two Drops of Water Wynonie Harris King Records 1951
Tell Me Who Roomful Of Blues Steppin’ Out 2025
Caldonia Frankie “Sugar Chile” Robinson Capitol Records 1949
Everyday I Have The Blues B B King R.P.M. Records 1954
Jumpin’ In The Mornin’ Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1953
Spacemen Planet D Nonet Blues to Be There: A Salute to Duke Ellington 2023
Twisted Annie Ross Specialty Records 1952
Gone Again
Lionel Hampton w/ Little Jimmy Scott
Decca Records 1948
All the Way
Little Jimmy Scott
All the Way 1992
(Special Report on No Kings Day 2)
Over The Rainbow
Little Jimmy Scott
Over the Rainbow 2001
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2025
HERE’S THE PLAYLIST FOR THE PODCAST
Night Train – Charlie Watts w/ Scott Hamilton, Dave Green, & John Pearce
Please Be Kind – Little Jimmy Scott
Jumpin’ The Blues – Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Every Day I Have the Blues – Johnnie Johnson
Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool – Lionel Hampton w/ Little Jimmy Scott
Sad Feeling – Lionel Hampton & HIs Orchestra w/ Little Jimmy Scott
Hip Shakin’ Mama – Chubby “Hip Shakin'” Newsome & Her Hip Shakers
Spacemen – Planet D Nonet
Gone Again – Lionel Hampton w/ Little Jimmy Scott
Sycamore Trees – Little Jimmy Scott
Power And Glory The Situation – Lou Reed
All the Way – Little Jimmy Scott
Over The Rainbow – Little Jimmy Scott
Tag (You’re It) – Little Charlie & The Nightcats
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