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.
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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TRIBUTE TO DINAH WASHINGTON
Born Ruth Lee Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on August 29, 1924
Dinah Washington began her recording career in 1944 as a member of the
Lionel Hampton Orchestra and went on to score 45 entries on the Billboard
R&B Chart between 1948 and 1961.
DINAH WASHINGTON RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
ALABAMA JAZZ HALL OF FAME
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE PARKER
Born Charles Parker, Junior, in Kansas City, Kansas, on August 29, 1920, Parker
was one of the creators of bebop in the 1940s. The radical new style made
jazz less about dancing and more about listening.
CHARLIE PARKER RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2026
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Swingmatism
Jay McShann w/ Charlie Parker
Decca Records 1941
Salty Papa Blues
Dinah Washington
Keynote Recordings 1944
What a Diff’rence a Day Made
Aretha Franklin
Unforgettable. A Tribute to Dinah Washington 1964
Cadillac Baby Roy Brown De Luxe Records 1950
Standing On The Corner Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1950
Sweet Little Angel B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1956
Hoppin’ John Paul Williams Savoy Records 1949
True Blues Roy Milton Specialty Records 1947
Blackjack Ray Charles Yes Indeed! 1958
TV Is The Thing This Year
Dinah Washington
Mercury Records 1953
Baby, Get Lost
Queen Latifah
The Dana Owens Album 2004
Ornithology
Charlie Parker Septet
Dial Records 1946
Whiskey Women & Loaded Dice Stick McGhee King Records 1953
Way Back Home Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1953
Love Is a Gamble Duke Robillard A Tribute To T-Bone Walker 2004
See See Rider Yates McKendree Need to Know 2025
Billie’s Bounce
Charlie Parker’s Re-Boppers
Savoy Records 1945
Evil Gal Blues
Lionel Hampton w/ Dinah Washington
Keynote Recordings 1944
This Bitter Earth
Ledisi
For Dinah 2025
Saturday Night Fish Fry Louis Jordan Decca Records 1950
Open The Door, Richard Count Basie RCA Victor 1947
I Love The Way (My Baby Sings The Blues)
Big Joe Turner, Roomful Of Blues, Dr John
Blues Train 1983
Ain’t Misbehavin’ Billie Holiday Stay With Me 1955
Barbados
The Charlie Parker All Stars
Savoy Records 1948
Easy Living Little Jimmy Scott I Go Back Home 2012
West Side Baby
T-Bone Walker
Comet Records 1948
I Don’t Hurt Anymore
Lisa Mann’s Northwestern All-Stars
The Great Women In Blues 2025
All Of Me
Dinah Washington
Newport Jazz Festival 1958
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Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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