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, we take a cruise through the catalog of Down Beat Records.
Founded in Los Angeles in 1947 by producer Jack Lauderdale,
Down Beat was an early home for many jazz, R&B, and blues greats.
In 1949, Lauderdale changed the name of the label to Swing Beat and
then to Swing Time in March of 1950. The label went bankrupt in late 1953
but continued to release singles until February of 1954.
DOWN BEAT & SWING TIME RECORDS RESOURCES
overview @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
Down Beat Records @ spontaneouslunacy.net
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2026
Song
Artist
Original album or label & date
Dodo’s Bounce
Lucky Thompson’s Quartet
Down Beat Records 1947
Gospel Train
Mary Knight
Down Beat Records 1947
Don’t Make Me Late
Felix Gross & His Sextet
Down Beat Records 1948
V-Eight Baby Tommy Brown Savoy Records 1951
Early in the Morning Catherine Russell Alone Together 2019
Changeable Woman Blues Johnny Moore / Charles Brown Exclusive Records 1947
Whiskey, Ain’t But a Dollar Jad Tariq Precious Company 2026
Ooh-Pop-A-Dah Dirty Dozen Brass Band w/ Dizzy Gillespie Voodoo 1989
But I Was Cool Oscar Brown Jr. Sin & Soul …And Then Some 1961
Baby, Won’t You Marry Me
Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson
Down Beat Records 1948
You Turned Your Back on Me
Jay McShann & His Orchestra
Down Beat Records 1948
Trouble Blues
Lowell Fulson & His Trio
Down Beat Records 1948
Don’t Take Your Love From Me Hadda Brooks Modern Records 1947
Rent Free Billy Price Random Madness 2026
That Ain’t The Way To Do It B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1951
Down The Road Apiece Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1946
Rocket 88 Boogie, Pt 1
Pete Johnson
Down Beat Records 1948
Confession Blues
The Maxin Trio
Down Beat Records 1949
I Love You, I Love You (I Will Never Let You Go)
The Maxim Trio
Down Beat Records 1949
T-Bone Shuffle Doug Sahm The Last Real Texas Blues Band 1994
Too Many Men Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1953
Nasty Boogie Woogie Mitch Woods A Night In New Orleans… 2026
Every Day I Have the Blues
Lowell Fulson
Swing Time Records 1949
Blue Shadows
Lowell Fulson
Swing Time Records 1949
Big Heart
Jimmy Witherspoon
Swing Time Records 1949
Chica Boo
Lloyd Glenn
Swing Time Records 1951
Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
Ray Charles Trio
Swing Time Records 1951
Minnie The Moocher Cab Calloway Brunswick Records 1931
The Honeydripper Jimmie Lunceford Decca Records 1945
You Ain’t Goin’ To Heaven No How Joe Liggins Exclusive Records 1946
Leary Blues
Percy Mayfield & His Orchestra
Swing Time Records 1951
Citizen’ Bop
Dexter Gordon & His Orchestra
Swing Time Records 1952
Kiss-A-Me Baby
Ray Charles
Swing Time Records 1952
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
