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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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We have two featured artists this week: James Brown and Taj Mahal. Born in Barnwell, South Carolina on May 3, 1933, James Brown is known as the Godfather of Soul and the central progenitor of funk, but his roots were in gospel and jump blues. JAMES BROWN RESOURCES jamesbrown.com biography @ wikipedia.org discography @ discogs.com ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. in Harlen, NY on May 7, 1942, Taj Mahal is a blues musician who has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his more than 50-year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms. plus, he can swing! TAJ MAHAL RESOURCES Official Website Biography @ wikipedia.org Discography @ discogs.com
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024
Song Artist Original album or label & date
Sinner’s Hop Paul Williams’ Hucklebuckers Savoy Records 1951
Good Rockin’ Tonight James Brown & the Famous Flames King Records 1967
Caldonia Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1945
So Long Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1949
Honey Chile Fats Domino Imperial Records 1951 Old Devil Moon Robin McKelle Impressions of Ella 2023 Baby You’re Always On My Mind Buddy & Ella Johnson Decca Records 1952
Blue Light Boogie Taj Mahal Dancing the Blues 1993
Don’t Cry Baby Count Basie Orchestra & Billy Eckstine Basie/Eckstine Inc 1959 Sundays With You Camille Howard Specialty Records 1948 Salt Port West Virginia Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Sings Louis Jordan 1973 Manteca Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra RCA Victor 1948 Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinkin’ Wine Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1949 Sugar Sweet Muddy Waters Chess Records 1955 Cherry Smash Big Jay McNeely Savoy Records 1949 Moody’s Mood For Love King Pleasure Specialty Records 1952 Say It Isn’t So Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1959
Love Don’t Love Nobody James Brown& His Fabulous Flames King Records 1961
Have Mercy Baby The Dominoes Federal Records 1952
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
A Bird In The Hand Roy Milton & his Solid Senders Specialty Records 1954 Ooo Baba Leba Helen Humes Let The Good Times Roll 1973 Yes Indeed! Roomful Of Blues Dressed Up To Get Messed Up 1984 Stacked Deck Billy Wright Savoy Records 1951 Take a Walk The Groovy Four Take a Walk With… 2024 Call It Stormy Monday Nancy Wilson Something Wonderful 1960 Black Velvet Illinois Jacquet Victor Records 1949 Smack Dab In The Middle Ella Mae Morse Capitol Records 1955 Greenbacks Ray Charles Ray Charles 1957
Kansas City (extended version) James Brown Messing With The Blues 1991
Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens James Brown Showtime 1964
Lady Be Good Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
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Happy Mother’s Day! This week we celebrate mom with a countdown of the Top 15 R&B songs in the country on Mother’s Day 1949!
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024
Song Artist Original Album or Label & Date
Junior Jives Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1950 Fools Are Getting Scarcer Duke Robillard Band They Called It Rhythm & Blues 2022 Kidney Stew Blues Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Mercury Records 1947 Flying Home Johnny Otis Spirit of the Black Territory Bands 1992 Lonesome & Blue Annie Laurie Okeh Records 1952 Strange Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1953 Cubana Bop Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra RCA Victor 1948 Someday Sweetheart Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1946 He May Be Your Man Helen Humes Philo Records 1945 She’s Dynamite B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1951 The Spider And The Fly Lucky Millinder Decca Records 1947 Gold Tooth The Groovy Four Take a Walk With… 2024 Come Rain Or Come Shine Ray Charles The Genius 1959
Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphys Ovaltine Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson Boogie Woogie In Blue 1944
Boogie Woogie Blue Plate Louis Jordan Decca Records 1947 Hurry Hurry Savannah Churchill Capitol Records 1943 It’s Obdacious Buddy Johnson Mercury Records 1955
COUNTDOWN: THE TOP 15 R&B SONGS ON MOTHER’S DAY 1949 AS REPORTED TO BILLBOARD MAGAZINE.
15-Boogie Chillen John Lee Hooker Modern Records 1948 14-Back Street Eddie Chamblee Miracle Records 1949 13-I Feel That Old Age Coming On Wynonie Harris King Records 1948 12-Tell Me So The Orioles Jubilee Records 1949 11-Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley Records 1949 10-Hobo Blues John Lee Hooker Modern Records 1949 9-Little Girl Don’t Cry Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1949 8-Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Stick McGhee Atlantic Records 1949 7-Ain’t Nobody’s Business Jimmy Witherspoon Supreme Records 1949 6-Wrapped Up In A Dream Do-Re-Me Trio Reet Records 1949 5-Hold Me Baby Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1949 4-Hucklebuck Daddy Jimmy Preston Gotham Records 1949 3-Rockin’ At Midnight Roy Brown Deluxe Records 1949 2-Trouble Blues Charles Brown Aladdin Records 1949 1-The Hucklebuck Paul Williams Savoy Records 1948
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R&B and blues singer Big Maybelle was born Mabel Louise Smith in Jackson, Tennessee, on May 1, 1924. Her 1956 hit single “Candy” received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999. BIG MAYBELLE RESOURCES Biography @ wikipedia.org Discography @ discogs.com Blues Foundation
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST & PODCAST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024 Song Artist Original Album or Label & Date
Barrelhouse Stomp The Johnny Otis Orchestra w/ Big Jay McNeely Excelsior Records 1947
Caledonia Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Decca Records 1945 Fiesta In Old Mexico Camille Howard Camille Records 1949 I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday Duke Robillard Six Strings Of Steel 2023
My Country Man Candye Kane Guitar’d & Feathered 2007
Ocean Of Tears Roomful of Blues That’s Right 2003
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1955
Hot Special Bloodest Saxophone /Big Jay McNeely Blow All Night Long 2017
Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby Catherine Russell Alone Together 2019 A&M Blues Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1948 Blues For The Red Boy Todd Rhodes Sensation Records 1947 Saturday Night Daddy Little Esther Federal Records 1952 Flying Home Ella Fitzgerald Lullabies Of Birdland 1945 Bluebeard Blues Count Basie Orchestra Blues By Basie 1950 Shake Hands Al Sears & The Sparrows Coral Records 1950
In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) Ray Charles Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul 1963
Teardrops from My Eyes Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1950
Insect Ball Big Jay McNeely & His Orchestra Imperial Recods 1951
Gabbin’ Blues Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
That’s Pretty Good Love Charles Brown All My Life 1990
I’m Gettin’ Long Alright Mildred Anderson Person to Person 1960
Jack You’re Dead Quique Gomez & Little Charlie Baty Cookin’ At Greaseland (2010) 2024
You Upset Me Baby The Knickerbocker All-Stars Open Mic At The Knick 2014
There Is Something On Your Mind Big Jay McNeely & Little Sonny Warner Savoy Records 1958
Fever Little Willie John King Records 1956 Good Golly, Miss Molly Little Richard Little Richard 1958
Strange Things Happening Every Day Valerie June I Am Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023
Deacon’s Hop Big Jay McNeely Savoy Records 1948
Ain’t No Use Dakota Staton The Late, Late Show 1957
Baby Please Don’t Go Big Maybelle Newport Jazz Festival 1958, Vol III: Blues in the Night No. 1
Candy Big Maybelle Savoy Records 1958
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Born in Newport News, Virginia, on April 27, 1917, Ella Jane Fitzgerald was a jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the “First Lady of Song”, “Queen of Jazz”, and “Lady Ella”. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. ELLA FITZGERALD RESOURCES Biography @ Wikipedia Discography @ discogs.com
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2024
3-D Big Jay McNeely Federal Records 1953 Walking The Chalk Line Tiny Bradshaw King Records 1951 Bring It Home to Me Kid Ramos West Coast House Party 2000 Don’t Leave Me Little Tommy Brown Groove Records 1955
The Boss Is Back (Ornithology) Babs Gonzales & Eddie Jefferson Crazy Records 1953
I Beeped When I Shoulda Bopped Cab Calloway RCA Victor Bluebird Series 1949 Hot House Dizzy Gillespie’s All-Star Quintette Guild Records 1945
I’m Beginning To See The Light Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Ella & Basie! 1963
In a Mellow Tone The Diva Jazz Orchestra “30” (Live at Dizzy’s Club) 2024
Aged & Mellow Little Esther Phillips Federal Records 1952
Oh, What A Beautiful Morning Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra Ray Sings Basie Swings 1973
Home At Last Doug Sahm The Last Real Texas Blues Band 1994 Keeper Of My Heart Faye Adams Imperial Records 1957 Blues For My Baby Billy Wright Savoy Records 1949
Caravan Bloodest Saxophone Rhythm and Blues 2014
Take The “A” Train Ella Fitzgerald w/ Duke Ellington & His Orchestra …SIngs The Duke Ellington Songbook 1957
The C-Jam Blues Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra RCA Victor 1942
Things Ain’t What They Used To Be Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Sing Duke Ellington 1960
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Piano Red …In Concert 1956
Good Morning Judge Wynonie Harris King Records 1950 Feelin’ Happy Joe Turner Freedom Records 1950
I’ll Never Be Free Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan w/ The Tympany Five Decca Records 1950
Jeep’s Blues Duke Ellington At Newport, 1956
Diminuendo & Crescendo In Blue Duke Ellington At Newport, 1956
Perdido Ella Fitzgerald Twelve Nights In Hollywood (Live at the Crescendo) 1961
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Bessie Smith is today’s featured artist. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on April 15, 1894, Smit is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and remains a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists. Known as the “Empress of the Blues,” she was the first to record or make popular numerous songs that remained popular through the jump blues era and beyond.
Wooden Soldiers Swing Eddie Chamblee Coral Records 1952 Whiskey Women & Loaded Dice Stick McGhee King Records 1953 Oh Babe Louis Prima & Keely Smith Robin Hood Records 1950 Let Me Go Home Whiskey Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1952 The Fat Man Fats Domino Imperial Records 1949 How High The Moon Slim Gaillard …Rides Again 1959 Hot House Dizzy Gillespie Guild Records 1945
Aggravatin’ Papa Bessie Smith Columbia Records 1923
Long Old Road Queen Latifah Bessie – Music from the HBO Film 2015
Shake Rattle And Roll Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023 Long John Blues Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1949 Caravan Duke Ellington & His Orchestra The Popular… 1967 Too Many Men Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1953 Big Jay’s Hop Big Jay McNeely Vee Jay Records 1955
Nobody Loves Me (Every Day I Have The Blues) Memphis Slim Miracle Records 1948
It Ain’t Necessarily So Cab Calloway Porgy and Bess (Original Soundtrack) 1959
Jumpin’ in the Morning Deacon John’s Jump Blues Music From the Film 2002
Do Your Duty Bessie Smith Okah Records 1934
Empty Bed Blues Mitch Woods w/ Maria Muldaur Friends Along The Way 2017
Good Ol’ Wagon Jennifer Porter Yes, I Do 2024
You’re Driving Me Crazy Lester Young Aladdin Records 1946 I’m Yours Billie Holiday Commodore Records 1947 It Should’ve Been Me Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1954 Old Mother Hubbard Ella Fitzgerald Decca Records 1949
Fare Thee Well, Deacon Jones, Fare Thee Well Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1948
Cadillac Baby Roy Brown De Luxe Records 1950
Double Crossing Blues The Johnny Otis Quintette w/ The Robins & Little Esther Savoy Records 1950
Rock Candy Count Basie Orchestra w/ George Benson Basie Swings the Blues 2023
Into: I’m Not Bessie; Give Me a Pigfoot Linda Hopkins Me and Bessie 1976
It Makes My Love Come Down Bessie Smith Columbia Records 1929
Send Me To The ‘Lectric Chair Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys Columbia Records 1927
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Billie Holiday is today’s featured artist. Born Eleannora Fagen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 7, 1915, “Lady Day” made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills.
All of Me Count Basie w/ Billie Holiday At Carnegie Hall 1954
Crazy She Calls Me Nat King Cole Tell Me All About Yourself 1960
East of The Sun (and West of The Moon) Catherine Russell Send For Me 2022
Don’t Burn The Candle At Both Ends Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1948
She’s Dynamite B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1951 Flying Home Mambo Arnett Cobb Atlantic Records 1955
Easy Living Little Jimmy Scott I Go Back Home 2016
Fine & Mellow Ruth Brown Fine & Mellow 1991
Them There Eyes Roy Milton & his Solid Senders Roy Milton Records 1947
Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1947
Nice Work If You Can Get It Sarah Vaughan …In Hi-Fi 1955 Dreaming Blues Roy Brown DeLuxe Records 1950 Adam Bit The Apple Joe Turner Aladdin Records 1950 Paquino Walk Red Prysock Moondog Boogie 1956 Blueberry Hill Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023 The Huckle-Buck Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1949
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These Foolish Things Southside Johnny Detour Ahead the Music of Billie Holiday 2018
When Your Lover Has Gone / (Hush Now) Don’t Explain Duke Ellington w/ Billie Holiday Jazz At The Plaza, Vol. II 1958
A Ghost Of A Chance Lynn Hope The Maharaja Of The Saxophone 1960
God Bless The Child Lou Rawls & Les McCann Ltd Stormy Monday 1962
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead/You Rascal You Louis Prima The Wildest! 1956
Rain Down Rain Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952 Drank Up All The Wine Last Night Stick McGhee Atlantic Records 1949 Hold Me Baby Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1949
Money’s Getting Cheaper Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown Exclusive Records 1948
Body And Soul Etta James Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday 1994
Yesterdays Ray Charles A Portrait Of Ray 1968
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) Billie Holiday Decca Records 1944
Strange Fruit Billie Holiday Lady Sings The Blues
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WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024
Song Artist Original Album or Label & Date
Bullfrog Hop Big Bob Kornegay Dot Records 1956 Let The Good Times Roll Ray Charles The Genius 1959 All She Wants to Do Is Rock Wynonie Harris King Records 1949
I’m Beginning to See the Light Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book 1958
Buzz Me Dave Specter Six String Soul: 30 Years On Delmark 2021 Chicken Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1948 The Whip Gil Bernal Spark Records 1954
Stormy Monday Count Basie Orchestra & Bettye LaVette Basie Swings the Blues 2023
3 O’clock Blues B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1951 Hey Little Girl Billy Wright Savoy Records 1951 Mad Love Muddy Waters Chess Records 1953
I Just Want to Make Love to You Bloodest Saxophone w/ Queens All Together Texas Queens 5 2019
That’s A Pretty Good Love Roomful of Blues Hook, Line & Sinker 2011 Midnight Blues T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948 The Frim Fram Sauce King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1945
You’re Driving Me Crazy Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco You’re Driving Me Crazy 2018
River’s Invitation Sweetie & The Toothaches Fired Up! 2024 Get Me Some Money Annie Laurie Okeh Records 1951 Lucille Little Richard Little Richard 1958 Juice Head Man of Mine Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1951 Get Yourself Another Fool Charles Brown Trio Alladin Records 1948
Everybody Eats When They Come to My House Cab Calloway Columbia Records 1948
Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody Louis Prima The Wildest! 1956 R.M. Blues Roy Milton Juke Box Records 1946 Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) Billie Holiday Decca Records 1944
That’ll Just About Knock Me Out Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Decca Records 1943
Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again Big Rhythm Combo Too Small To Dance 1997
Street Lights Little Esther Federal Records 1953 Cherry Smash Big Jay McNeely Savoy Records 1949
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