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This morning, we pay tribute to John Mayall, who died at his home in California on July 22, 2024, at the age of 90. Born in Mccesfield, Cheshire, England on November 2, 1933, Mayall’s career spanned seven decades. In the 1960s, he formed John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among its members some of the most famous blues and blues rock musicians. A singer, guitarist, harmonica player, and keyboardist, Mayall has often been referred to as the “godfather of the British blues” and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the musical influence category in 2024. JOHN MAYALL RESOURCES Biography @ Wikipedia.org Discography @ discogs.com Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Obituary @ The Guardian
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2024 Song Artist Original Album or Label & Date
Roy Rides Roy Milton & his Solid Senders Specialty Records 1948
You Never Know John Mayall Talk About That 2017
Every Time I Think Of You Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1952 The Hustle Is On T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 1950 Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson King Records 1949 Blind Love B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1953 Summertime Little Esther Phillips Federal Records 1952 Keep Your Hands On Your Heart Billy Wright Savoy Records 1950 K & H Boogie Big Jay McNeely Exclusive Records 1949 Bumpity Bump Mitch Woods Gumbo Blues 2010 What A Little Moonlight Can Do Nancy Wilson Something Wonderful 1960 Down Home Blues Count Basie Orchestra Basie Swings the Blues 2023 I’ve Got a Woman Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1954 Old Devil Moon Robin McKelle Impressions of Ella 2023 Quiet Whiskey Omar & The Howlers Swingland 1999 Feelin’ Happy Joe Turner & His Orchestra Freedom Records 1950 Jumpin’ From Six To Six Colin James Little Big Band II 1998 Mad Lad Chuck Berry Rockin’ at the Hops 1960 Minnie the Moocher Cab Calloway The Blues Brothers (soundtrack) 1980
Ridin’ on the L&N John Mayall Three for the Road 2018
Hey Ba Ba Re Bop Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1945 Million Dollar Smile Catherine Russell Send For Me 2022 ‘T-99’ Blues Jimmy “T-99” Nelson RPM Records 1951 Lover, Come Back To Me Billie Holiday Clef Records 1952 One Sweet Letter Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Specialty Records 1951 Five Guys Named Moe Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1942 Alright, Okay, You Win Ella Johnson Mercury Records 1955 Good Rockin’ Tonight Wynonie Harris King Records 1948 Air Mail Special Ella Fitzgerald Decca Records 1952 Jumpin’ The Blues Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown American Music Texas Style 1999 This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’ Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1958 Pot Luck Boogie Amos Milburn & His Chickenshackers Aladdin Records 1949 Black Night Charles Brown Aladdin Records 1951
Drifting Blues John Mayall Find A Way To Care 2015
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Helen Humes was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 23, 1913. A jazz and blues singer, Humes toured and recorded with Count Basie in the 1930s and 1940s, and evolved into a “saucy” interpreter of classic American songs.
Little Charlie Baty was born Charles Baty in Sacramento, CA, on July 10, 1953. Baty is best remembered as the guitarist and co-leader of Little Charlie and the Nightcats, a jumping electric blues and swing revival combo that was active from 1976 to 2008.
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was born Jalacy J. Hawkins in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 18, 1929. Hawkins was famed chiefly for his powerful, shouting vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as “I Put a Spell on You.”
Eyes Like A Cat Little Charlie & The Nightcats All The Way Crazy 1986
Teardrops From My Eyes Ruth Brown Show Time at The Apollo (TV Show) 1954 Look What You’ve Done Count Basie Orchestra Swings the Blues 2023 Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet Ella Mae Morse Capitol Records 1944 One of them good ones Buddy Johnson Decca Records 1945 The Honeydripper (Part 1) Joe Liggins Exclusive Records 1945
Million Dollar Secret Helen Humes with the Roy Milton Band Modern Records 1950
Rockin’ Blues Charles Brown Pioneers of Rhythm & Blues Volume 2 2008 Gold Tooth The Groovy Four Take a Walk With… 2024 That’s How You Got Killed Before Dave Bartholemew Imperial Records 1949 Jumpin’ The Blues Jimmy Witherspoon Goin’ To Kansas City Blues 1957 Fat Meat Is Good Meat Savannah Churchill Beacon Records 1942 Mambo Boogie Johnny Otis w/ Mel Walker Savoy Records 1951 Kingdom of Swing Adrianna Marie Kingdom Of Swing 2017 Take Me Where You Go Lynwood Slim Lost In America 1997 That’s the Stuff You Gotta Watch Cecil Gant Gilt Edge Records 1947 Every Night About This Time Fats Domino Imperial Records 1950 Nervous Man Nervous Big Jay McNeely Federal Records 1953
I Ain’t In The Mood Helen Humes Modern Records 1951
Everybody Is Somebody’s Fool Little Jimmy Scott I Go Back Home 2016 I’m Still In Love With You T-Bone Walker Comet Records 1948
The Big Break Little Charlie & The Nightcats The Big Break! 1989
Call The Police (Nat) King Cole Trio Decca Records 1941 My Heart Is A Prisoner Percy Mayfield Imperial Records 1959 Richest Guy in the Graveyard Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1949 Don’t Burn The Candle At Both Ends Louis Jordan Decca Records 1948 Nice Work If You Can Get It Ella Fitzgerald Twelve Nights In Hollywood 1961 Let’s Have A Party Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1953
Nobody Loves Me (Every Day I Have The Blues) Memphis Slim Miracle Records 1948
Sneaking Around With You Helen Humes Sneakin’ Around 1974
Jumpin’ In The Mornin’ Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1953 I Wonder Catherine Russell Alone Together 2019 San Diego Bounce Harold Land All Stars Regent Records 1950
I Put A Spell On You Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Okeh Records 1956
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Louis Jordan is our featured artist this week. Born Louis Thomas Jordan in Brinkley, Arkansas, on July 8, 1908. Jordan was a saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as “the King of the Jukebox”, he earned his highest profile towards the end of the swing era. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an “early influence” in 1987.
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2024 Song Artist Original Album or Label & Date
The Whip Gil Bernal Spark Records 1954
Deacon Jones Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1944
Deacon’s Hop Bloodest Saxophone Rhythm and Blues 2014 The Deacon Don’t Like It Wynonnie Harris King Records 1953 Tell Me What’s the Reason Kid Ramos Two Hands One Heart 1995 Love Is Just A Gamble T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 1954 Wheel of Fortune Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1951 Juice Head Baby Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Capitol Records 1946 Backstage at Stuff’s Count Basie Piano Rhythms 1947 River’s Invitation Eddie Tigner Slippin’ In 2009 My Baby’s Booging Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1946
Jack You’re Dead Rob Stone w/ Elena Kato & Hiroshi Eguchi Trio In Tokyo 2021
Frankie & Johnny Boogie Tiny “Mac” Grimes Gotham Records 1949 Before We Call It A Day Jennifer Porter Yes, I Do 2024 My Rough & Ready Man Annie Laurie Regal Records 1949 Still In The Dark Big Joe Turner Freedom Records 1950
That’ll Just About Knock Me Out Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1943
I Want A Roof Over My Head Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying Etta James Blue Gardenia 2001
Ain’t That Fine The Maxim Trio Down Beat Records 1950 Send For Me Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1953 Dry Bones The Delta Rhythm Boys RCA Victor 1940 Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer Billie Holiday Decca Records 1950 Milton’s Boogie Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Juke Box Records 1946 Git With It! Duke Robillard Six Strings Of Steel 2023 All That Meat & No Potatoes Louis Armstrong Satch Plays Fats 1955 Don’t Cry Baby Tony Bennett …Sings The Blues 2001 Those Things Money Can’t Buy The King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1947 Voo-It Helen Humes & Her All Stars Philo Records 1945
Don’t Worry ’bout That Mule Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1945
Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby Catherine Russell Alone Together 2019
Saturday Night Fish Fry Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1950
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Today, July 7, 2024 is the thirday Sunday of the WRFG Summer Fund Drive. And because fund drive shows can be a little crazy, I’m posting an encore presentation of the final part of a three-part tribute to Louis Jordan exclusively for our podcast listeners!
Well, it’s MOST of the that show. When I unloaded the original show back in 2023, I offended the MixCloud gods by including too many tracks featuring Louis Jordan. They have rules about such things, and I did a no-no. So, instead, I’m sharing a slightly edited version of that show that I hope will win the approval of our MixCloud lords and masters.
Fingers crossed on this one!
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Today, June 30, 2024 is the second Sunday of the WRFG Summer Fund Drive. And because fund drive shows can be a little crazy, I’m posting an encore presentation of part two of a three-part tribute to Louis Jordan exclusively for our podcast listeners! If you’re reading this, I’m assume you’re a Route 66 fan and that you support independent community radio. If that’s the case, please consider giving to help WRFG and our show stay alive and well. Click here for a complete list of giving options. I thank you in advance for your support. You’ll find the post for the original show if you click HERE.
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Today, June 23, 2024 is the first Sunday of the WRFG Summer Fund Drive. And because fund drive shows can be a little crazy, I’m posting an encore presentation of part one of a three-part tribute to Louis Jordan exclusively for our podcast listeners!
If you’re reading this, I’m assume you’re a Route 66 fan and that you support independent community radio. If that’s the case, please consider giving to help WRFG and our show stay alive and well. Click here for a complete list of giving options. I thank you in advance for your support.
You’ll find the post for the original show is you click HERE.
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To honor dear old dad, we count down the Top 10 R&B songs in Atlanta on Father’s Day 1954, as reported to Billboard Magazine.
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2024
Song Artist Original Album or Label & Date
Air Mail Special Earl Bostic …Rocks – Hits of the Swing Age 1958
Saturday Night Fish Fry Lou Rawls & Joe Williams & Lionel Hampton Portrait Of The Blues 1993
Alligator Meat Joe Swif Exclusive Records 1948 Biscuits Gene “Mighty Flea” Conners Sanctified 1980 All Night Long (Night Train) Rusty Bryant Dot Records 1954 Fat Daddy Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1953 Rock, Rock, Rock Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1953 I’m Gonna Play the Honky Tonks Marie Adams Peacock Records 1952 Evening Roberto Testini T-Bone Jumps Again 2024
10-Hello Little Boy Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1949
9-Please Forgive Me Johnny Ace Duke Records 1954
8-Gee The Crows Rama Records 1954
7-Money Honey Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters Atlanta Records 1953
6-Little Mama The Clovers Atlantic Records 1954
5-I Understand Just How You Feel The Four Tunes Jubilee Records 1954
4-Shake, Rattle & Roll Big Joe Turner Atlantic Records 1954
3-Work with Me, Annie Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Federal Records 1954
2-Just Make Love to Me (aka “I Just Want to Make Love to You”) Muddy Waters Chess Records 1954
1-Honey Love The Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter Atlantic Records 1954
Jack, You’re Dead Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1946 Big Boy Junior Watson Long Overdue 1994 Rock Me Lucky Millinder & Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1938 They Don’t Want Me To Rock No More Ella Johnson Walkin’ 1957 The Wrong Yo-Yo Piano Red RCA Victor 1951 All She Wants to Do Is Rock Wynonie Harris King Records 1949
Rain Is Such A Lonesome Sound Jimmy Witherspoonwith Jay McShann Goin’ To Kansas City Blues 1957
Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong …Again 1958 Groovy Movie Blues Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers Exclusive Records 1948
Cry Me A River Blues The Johnny Otis Show w/ Esther Phillips Live At Monterey! 1970
Blues Waltz Ray Charles A Newport 1958 I Believe To My Soul Van Morrison It’s Too Late To Stop Now 1974 Walking The Chalk Line Tiny Bradshaw King Records 1951 Rocket 88 Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats Chess Records 1951
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Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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Today, we mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day by counting down the Top 10 R&B Songs for June 6, 1944 as reported to Billboard Magazine.
WRFG PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2024 Song Artist Original Album or Label & Date
Paradise Squat Count Basie Mercury Records 1952 Rock & Roll Blues Erline “Rock & Roll” Harris DeLuxe Records 1949 Oh How I Miss You Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Specialty Records 1952 I Found Me A Sugar Daddy The Nic Nacs w/ Mickey Champion R.P.M. Records 1950 Creeping (Late Freight) Sonny Thompson Quintet Miracle Records 1948 How High the Moon Robin McKelle Impressions of Ella 2023 Sad Feeling Lionel Hampton w/ Little Jimmy Scott Decca Records 1950 Annie Laurie Tiny Grimes Quintet Atlantic Records 1948 My Babe Little Walter & His Night Cats Checker Records 1955 Save The Bones For Henry Jones Lou Rawls & Ray Charles Just Between Us 1988 I’m Sticking With You Baby Catherine Russell Bring It Back 2014 Come Love John Hammond Ready For Love 2003 Topsy, Part 2 Cozy Cole & Alan Hartwell Big Band Love Records 1958 Got My Mo-Jo Working Ann Cole Baton Records 1956 Sugar Sweet Muddy Waters Chess Records 1955 Hard Luck Blues Roy Brown DeLuxe Records 1950 Hop, Skip & Jump Roy Milton Specialty Records 1947 Love Don’t Love Nobody Kid Ramos West Coast House Party 2000 Million Dollar Secret Helen Humes Let The Good Times Roll 1973
Never No More Johnny Adams Walking on a Tightrope – The Songs of Percy Mayfield 1989
THE R&B TOP 10 FOR D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944
10-Lester Leaps Again Lester Young & His Kansas City Five Keynote Recordings 1944
9-I Learned a Lesson, I’ll Never Forget The Five Red Caps Beacon Records 1943
8-I’ll Get By (As Long As I Have You) The Ink Spots Decca Records 1944
7-Someone Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra RCA Bluebird Series 1942
6-When My Man Comes Home Buddy Johnson/& His Orchestra featuring Ella Johnson Decca Records 1944
5-My Little Brown Book Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra RCA Bluebird Series 1942
4-I Can’t See For Lookin’ King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1944
3-(Cherry) Red Blues Cootie Williams & His Orchestra w/ Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Hit Records 1944
2-G.I. Jive Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1944
1-Straighten Up & Fly Right King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1943
Just a Country Boy Jimmy Witherspoon Modern Records 1950 Bright Lights, Big City Duke Robillard World Full Of Blues 2007 Hidin’ In The Sticks Paula Watson Supreme Records 1948
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For our feature this week, we cruise through the first 10 years of the Savoy Records catalog. Savoy was founded in 1942 by Herman Lubinsky, the owner of the Radio Record Shop in Newark, New Jersey. The label specialized in jazz, R&B, and gospel music and became one of the most important independent record labels of the 1940s and 1950s. Much of the research material for our feature can be found at vocalgroupharmony.com
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2024 Song Artist Original Album or Label & Date
Groovin with Grimes Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers Juke Joint Sessions Vol.1 2016
Rhythm & Bugs Savoy Dictators Savoy Records 1942 This loonytoon by a band with an unfortunate name was Savoy’s first release. Lubinsky had recorded the song and three others by the Dictators in the late 1930s.
Don’t Stop Now Bonnie Davis w/ the Bunny Banks Trio Savoy Records 1943 Savoy’s third release, “Don’t Stop Now” was on Billboard’s fledging “Harlem Hit Parade” for twelves weeks, peaking at number one.
How Long, How Long Blues Coleman Hawkins w/ Joe Turner Savoy Records 1940 Many of Savoy’s early releases were of songs recorded much earlier, but not released for one reason or another. For example, this tune by Coleman Hawkins was recorded in 1940, but was not released until 1943.
I Can’t Stop It Ben Levin Still Here 2021
Don’t Put Me Down Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy Specialty Records 1949
Lovin’ Machine Wynonie Harris King Records 1951
Why Don’t You Eat Where You Slept Last Night ZuZu Bollin Torch Records 1952
Kidney Stew Blues Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Mercury Records 1947
Pete Brown’s Boogie Pete Brown Quintette Savoy Records 1944 Pete Brown was a sax player, pianist, and bandleader from Baltimore, Maryland. He lead Savoy’s house band on many dates in the 1940s.
Fortune Tellin’ Man Helen Humes w/ Leonard Feather’s Hip-Tet Savoy Records 1944 After Humes left the Count Basie organization, she recorded several tunes for Savoy without great success. Her fortunes turned when she recorded “Be-Baba-Leba” after signing with Philo Records in 1945.
Tiny’s Tempo Tiny Grimes Quintette Savoy Records 1944 Charlie Parker played alto with Grimes’s group before forming his own combo. This side was one of the Bird’s first appearances on Savoy, the label with which Bird is most closely associated.
San Diego Bounce Harold Land All Stars Regent Records 1950
Boogie In The Dark Count Basie Orchestra & Bobby Rush Basie Swings the Blues 2023
I’ll Do Anything But Work Ray Charles Swing Time Records 1950 I’ll Drown In My Tears Lula Reed King Records 1951 Smooth Sailing Ella Fitzgerald Decca Records 1952
What’s The Matter With Me Albinia Jones (Albennie Jones) Savoy Records 1945 Recorded in NYC on April 14, 1945 during a session credited to Albinia Jones with Don Byas’ Swing Seven – Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Gene Sedric, clarinet; Sammy Price, alto sax; Don Byas, tenor sax; Leonard Ware, guitar; Oscar Smith, bass; Doc West, drums; Albinia Jones, vocal.
Sweet Man Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells) with Ruben Cole’s Orchestra Savoy Records 1945
Billie’s Bounce Charlie Parker’s Re-Boppers Savoy Records 1945 Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2022,”Billie’s Bounce” was recorded at WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC on November 26, 1945. The players are Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums. Many people assume that the “Billie” in the title was Billie Holiday, but Parker actually dedicated the tune to either Dizzy Gillespie’s manager, Billy Shaw, or Shaw’s secretary, who was called “Billie.” The truth may never be known.
On the Sunny Side of the Street (Nat) King Cole Savoy Records 1946 Released to cash in on Cole’s popularity, the song was recorded in Los Angeles, California on April 18, 1940. It features the King Cole Quartet: Nat King Cole, piano, vocal; Oscar Moore, guitar; Johnny Miller, bass; Lee Young, drums.
Upstairs Piccadilly Pipers Savoy Records 1946 Recorded in 1942, but not released until 1946, “Upstairs” is an example of the so-called risqué records released on Savoy. The Pipers were Clem Moorman, piano; Ernie Ransom, guitar; Henry Padgett, bass; Bonnie Davis, vocal.
Jumpin’ Jacquet Illinois Jacquet Band Savoy Records 1946 Recorded in NYC on January 7, 1946 with Emmett Berry, trumpet; Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Bill Doggett, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; John Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
We’re Gonna Rock, We’re Gonna Roll Wild Bill Moore Savoy Records 1947 Moore’s only entry on the Billboard chart, “We’re Gonna Rock…” was the 14th most popular R&B song for the week of July 14, 1948. It was Savoy Records #666.
Corn Bread Hal Singer Sextet Savoy Records 1948 The first of two songs by Singer that made the Top 10. “Corn Bread” baked on the national R&B chart for 22 weeks and spent eight weeks at number one.
Barbados Charlie Parker All Stars Savoy Records 1948 Parker’s only record to make it onto the national R&B charts, “Barbados” was the 15th most played song for the week ending December 18, 1948. The All Stars: Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; and Max Roach, drums.
You Satisfy Billy Wright Savoy Records 1949 Wright’s second of four Top 10 hits for Savoy. The Atlanta native scored a total of four national hits – and several regional hits – while signed to Savoy. His recording career faded when he moved to Peacock Records in the mid 1950s.
Mistrusting Blues Johnny Otis Orchestra Savoy Records 1950 The second in a string of 14 hits by Johnny Otis on Savoy or its subsidiary Regents label, “Mistrusting Blues” was the number one R&B record in the country for four weeks in 1950.
School Days Dizzy Gillespie Sextet Regent Records (Savoy Records) 1951 Recorded in Detroit, Michigan on March 1, 1951. The Sextet: Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; & “Kansas” Fields, drums.
Weepin’ & Cryin’ Tommy Brown & The Griffin Brothers Regent Records 1951 Tommy Brown was an Atlanta original. “Weepin’ & Cryin’,” his signature song, was the number 1 R&B song in the country for three weeks in December of 1951.
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T-Bone Walker is today’s featured artist. Aaron Thibeaux Walker was born just west of the Louisiana state line in Lindon, Texas on May 28, 1910. Walker came from a musical family and got his start as a professional musician in Dallas where, as a teenager, he played with Blind Lemon Jefferson. Walker was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds.
In 2018 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 67 on its list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2024 Song Artist Original Album or Label & Date
Strollin’ With Bone, Pt. 1 Kid Ramos West Coast House Party 2000
Oop Bop Sh’ Bam Dizzy Gillespie Musicraft Records 1946 Alexander’s Ragtime Band Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book Straighten up and Fly Right Oscar Brown Jr. Sin & Soul …And Then Some 1961 Fine & Mellow Ruth Brown Fine & Mellow 1991
Don’t Burn The Candle At Both Ends Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1948
Jumpin’ at the Woodside Johnny Otis& His Orchestra Spirit of the Black Territory Bands 1992 Confession Blues The Maxin Trio Down Beat Records 1949 Take Our Time Sweetie & The Toothaches Fired Up! 2024 Flo & Joe Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1948
I’m Waiting For Your Call T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948
West Side Baby Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1948
Everything Happens to Me Samara Joy Samara Joy 2021 Everything I Do Is Wrong Roy Milton Specialty Records 1948 Seven Long Days Janiva Magness My Bad Luck Soul 1999 They Raided The Joint Helen Humes Mercury Records 1947
Inspiration Blues T-Bone Walker Comet Records 1948
Pony Tail Duke Robillard A Tribute To T-Bone Walker 2004
Evening Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers …Plays T-Bone Walker 2020
Sam’s Blues Sam Taylor Tease! The Beat of Burlesque 1956
Money’s Getting Cheaper Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown Exclusive Records 1948
I Cried for You Billie Holiday Billie Holiday 1954
Lonesome Lover Blues Count Basie Orchestra & Billy Eckstine Basie/Eckstine Inc 1959
Bobbie’s Boogie Doug James Blow Mr. Low 2001 Be Careful Buddy Johnson Decca Records 1951 Night Train Rod Stewart Swing Fever 2024
Rock Daniel Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/ Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1941
Going To The River Fats Domino Imperial Records 1952
Riffette Freddie Slack & His Orchestra w/ T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1943
Kansas City Jimmy Witherspoon w/ T-Bone Walker & Clifford Scott Evenin’ Blues 1964
T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947
Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1947
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