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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Today’s featured artist is Jimmy Liggins. Born James L. Elliott in Earlboro, Oklahoma
on October 14, 1918, Liggins was an R&B guitarist and bandleader, and the brother
of the more commercially successful jump blues pianist, Joe Liggins.
Jimmy Liggins’s wild stage presence and delivery influenced several 1950s
performers including Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Bill Haley.
One of his early releases, “Cadillac Boogie” was a direct forerunner of “Rocket 88”,
itself often called the first rock and roll record.
JIMMY LIGGINS RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Profile @ Spontaneous Lunacy
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2026
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Side Car Maxwell Davis All-Stars Aladdin Records 1953
Cadillac Boogie
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy
Specialty Records 1948
Breaking My Heart
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Exclusive Records 1946
Saturday Night Fish Fry Buddy Guy Heavy Love 1998
Daddy, Daddy Savannah Churchill Manor Records 1945
I Want a Mean Woman Jad Tariq Precious Company 2026
We Can’t Agree Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Decca Records 1947
Blue Monday Mitch Woods A Night In New Orleans… 2026
Goin’ Home Fats Domino Imperial Records 1952
Moanin’ Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers Moanin’ 1958
I’m Cracking Up Over You B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1955
Have A Good Time Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1951
Fathead David Newman Ray Charles Presents David Newman – Fathead 1958
I Can’t Stop It
Ben Levin
Still Here 2021
Drunk
Jimmy Liggins & His 3-D Music
Specialty Records 1953
No More Alcohol
Kid Ramos
Kid Ramos 1999
Just For A Thrill Ray Charles The Genius Of Ray Charles 1959
Perdido Ella Fitzgerald …Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book 1958
Killer Joe Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Milk and Water Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1954
The Natural Facts Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1947
Free And Easy Mind
Jimmy “T-99” Nelson
Chess Records 1955
It’s Your Voodoo Working Bloodest Saxophone Texas Queens 5 2019
Teardrop Blues
Jimmie Vaughan
Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites 2011
Don’t Put Me Down
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy
Specialty Records 1949
Nite Life Boogie
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy
Specialty Records 1947
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Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
