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 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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Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is
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In honor of this special holiday,
we countdown the top R&B songs in the U.S.
on Mother’s Day 1948 and 1950.
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Mad Lad Sir Charles & HIs All Stars Apollo Records 1947
TOP R&B SONGS IN THE U.S. – MOTHER’S DAY 1948
10) Temptation
Earl Bostic
Gotham Records 1948
TIE 8) Come And Get It, Honey
Nellie Lutcher
Capital Records 1948
TIE 8) Good Rockin’ Tonight
Wynonie Harris
King Records 1948
7) Nature Boy
Nat King Cole
Capitol Records 1948
(6TH PLACE BLANK)
(5 – I Want a Bowlegged Woman – Bull Moose Jackson – not played)
4)All My Love Belongs To You
Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
King Records 1948
3) Fine Brown Frame
Nellie Lutcher
Capitol Records 1948
2) Tomorrow Night
Lonnie Johnson
King Records 1947
1) King Size Papa
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
Capitol Records 1948
Bags Groove Milt Jackson Quartet Wizard of the Vibes 1952
I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water Lou Rawls & Les McCann Ltd Stormy Monday 1962
Every Breath You Take Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orch. Basie Rocks 2025
Saturday Night Fish Fry Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1950
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) Ella Fitzgerald …Ellington Song Book 1958
TOP R&B SONGS IN THE U.S. – MOTHER’S DAY 1950
10) Pink Champagne
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Specialty Records 1950
9) Cry, Cry Baby
Mel Walker & The Blue Notes w/ Johnny Otis
Regent Records 1950
8) Rag Mop
Lionel Hampton
Decca Records 1950
7) Sitting by the Window
Billy Eckstine
MGM Records 1950
6) I Almost Lost My Mind
Ivory Joe Hunter
MGM Records 1950
5) 3 x 7 = 21
Jewel King
Juke Jam Records 1950
4) Double Crossing Blues
The Johnny Otis Quintette w/ The Robins & Little Esther
Savoy Records 1950
3) Information Blues
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
Specialty Records 1950
2) Mistrusting Blues
Johnny Otis Orchestra w/ Little Esther & Mel Walker
Savoy Records 1950
1) I Need You So
Ivory Joe Hunter
Atlantic Records 1950
Jumpin’ In The Mornin’ Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1953
The Danger Zone Rick Vito Slidemaster 2026
Lover Come Back To Me Dinah Washington Dinah Jams 1954
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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