WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast – March 14, 2021

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WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021
Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Duck Soup
Orville “Fats” Noel
Hearld Records 1953

Chicken Shack Boogie
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1948

House Rocker (House Rockin)
Paul Williams
Savoy Records 1948

Let Me Love You
Cat Lee King & His Cocks
Cock Tales 2018

The House Of Blue Lights
Ella Mae Morse
Capital Record 1946

Chonnie-On-Chon
James Brown & His Famous Flames
Federal Records 1957

Josh & Slim
Nico Duportal and His Rhythm Dudes
Guitar Player 2015

Carryout Or Delivery
Ben Levin
Carryout Or Delivery 2020

FEATURE – LOUIS JORDAN THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – WEEK 21
How Long Must I Wait For You?
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
Decca Records 1948
It wasn’t a smash by any stretch, but “How Long Must I Wait For You?” did come in at number nine for one week in 1948, making it Jordan’s 35th solo entry on the Billboard R&B charts. Written and first recorded by Lucky Millinder in 1945, Jordan’s version
was the B side of “Barn Yard Boogie,” one of his biggest hits for that year.

Take Out Your False Teeth Daddy
Margie Day w/ Noble “Thin Man” Watts
Decca Records 1953

Osculate Me, Daddy
Etta Jones w/ J.C. Heard & His Orchestra
Victor Records 1945

Honky Tonk
Clifford Scott
Mr. Honky Tonk Is Back In Town 1992

Good Rockin’ Tonight
Roy Brown
Deluxe Records 1947

One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
Jewel Brown featuring Bloodest Saxophone
Roller Coaster Boogie 2015

Wine, Wine, Wine
Floyd Dixon
Aladdin Records 1952

Diddley Daddy
Bo Diddley
Checker Records 1955

Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody
Louis Prima
The Wildest! 1956

8:00 A.M. FEATURE – A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO RONNIE EARL
Born Ronald Horvath in Queens New York on March 10, 1953

Oh Baby
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones featuring Little Ronnie
Baron Records 1980
“Oh Baby” was the first release for both Sugar Ray & the Bluetones and Ronnie Earl.

Long Distance Operator
Roomful Of Blues
Hot Little Mama 1981
Ronnie Earl Replaced Duke Robillard in Roomful of Blues in 1979.

New Orleans Shuffle
Roomful Of Blues
Hot Little Mama 1981

Past Sixty Blues
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson & Roomful of Blues
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson & Roomful of Blues 1982
During Earl’s tenure, Roomful of Blues recorded albums with
Big Joe Turner, Earl King, and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson.

That’s My Life
Roomful of Blues
Live At Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel 1986
Earl formed his own band in the mid-1980s and left
Roomful of Blues to pursue a solo career in 1987.

Moanin’
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
Blues Guitar Virtuoso – Live in Europe 1995

Good News
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
Good News 2014

RONNIE EARL RESOURCES
Official Website
Ronnie Earl on Facebook
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
overview @ allmusic.com

Let The Good Times Roll
Ray Charles
The Genius Of Ray Charles 1959

I Don’t Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You)
Buddy & Ella Johnson
Mercury Records 1956

Annie’s Blues
Annie Laurie w/ Paul Gayten’s Band
De Luxe Records 1949

I Want You to Be My Baby
Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones
What’s It Gonna Take 2012

Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby
Buster Brown
Fire Records 1959

Whoo Whee Sweet Daddy
Veronica Lewis
You Ain’t Unlucky 2021

Willie the Cool Cat
Big Jay McNeely
Exclusive Records 1949

Milton’s Boogie
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
Juke Box Records 1946

(sign off)

Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast for March 7, 2021

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HERE’S THE WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Sam’s Clan
Sam Butera
Groove Records 1954

Cadillac Boogie
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy
Specialty Records 1948

Nitwit
L. C. McKinley
Bea & Baby Records 1959

Smack Dab In The Middle
The Amos Garrett Doug Sahm Gene Taylor Band
Live in Japan 1991

You Did A Number On Me
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Go, Just Do It! 2020

Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
King Records 1949

Jelly, Jelly
Anthony Geraci & Dennis Brennan
Daydreams In Blues 2020

Party Girl
James Harman
Extra Napkins 1985

FEATURE – LOUIS JORDAN: THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – WEEK 20

Heed My Warning
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
Decca Records 1949
“Heed My Warning” never made it to the Billboard R&B Chart, but it was the
tenth most popular song on the Cash Box Regional R&B Chart for New Orleans
for two weeks in April of 1950.

Is You Is My Baby (Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby)
Veronica Lewis
You Ain’t Unlucky 2021

Give It Everything You’ve Got
Patrick Vining w/ Kirk Fletcher
Ready Right Now 1999

Adam Bit The Apple
Joe Turner
Aladdin Records 1950

TV Is The Thing This Year
Dinah Washington
Mercury Records 1953

Shake A Hand
Little Richard
The Fabulous Little Richard 1959

Bags Groove
Milt Jackson
Wizard of the Vibes 1952

Diamonds On My Windshield
Tom Waits
The Heart of Saturday Night 1974

Aladdin Records Story

FEATURE – ALADDIN RECORDS SURVEY 1946 & 1947

Here’s a quick survey of the early years of Aladdin Records, a small independent west coast label that turned out some of the biggest jump blues and R&B hits of the late 1940s and early 50s. Aladdin Records was the brainchild of two brother Eddie and Leo Mesner, who owned the Philharmonic Music Shop in Los Angeles. When they started their company in 1945, they originally called in Philo Records after their shop, but had to change the name for legal reasons in early 1946.

It seems the Mesner brothers could do no wrong that first year, hitting it out of the park with release after release, but their batting average really went down in 1946 and 1947, partly because they lost, Helen Humes, Johnny Moore and Charles Brown.

New Lester Leaps In
Lester Young & His Band
Aladdin Records 1946

Disgusted
Jo-Jo Adams
Aladdin Records 1946

Down The Road Apiece
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1946

Katie May Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Aladdin Records 1946

Jivin’ With Jack The Bellboy
Illinois Jacquet
Aladdin Records 1947

How Could You
Lonnie Johnson
Aladdin Records 1947

Gatemouth Boogie
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Aladdin Records 1947

Hard Ridin’ Mama
Wynonie Harris
Aladdin Records 1947

ALADDIN RECORDS RESOURCES
history @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
Spontaneous Lunacy – Aladdin Records
Aladdin Records Story – Both Sides Now

Still Got the Blues
Laura Tate
Live from El Paso 2020

When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
B.B. King
RPM Records 1955

Honey Chile
Fats Domino
Imperial Records 1951

Honey Rock
Barney Kessel
Tease! The Beat of Burlesque 1956

The Honey Dripper
Charles Brown
Honey Dripper 1996

Ridin’ The Riff
Big Bob Dougherty
Brunswick Records 1953

I Didn’t Like It The First Time (The Spinach Song)
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
Capitol Records 1949

Hadacol Bounce
Ben Levin
Carryout Or Delivery 2020

In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)
Ray Charles
Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul 1963

(sign off)

Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast for Feb 28, 2021

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Here’s The WRFG Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, February 28, 2021

This week, Route 66 pays a special tribute to Gene Taylor, a master boogie-woogie piano player and a founding member of The Blasters. Taylor froze to death in his home in North Austin, Texas on February 20, 2021. The home had been without power for five days. According to Taylor’s roommate, “we both stayed in our own beds trying to stay warm. I came out of it OK, and he obviously didn’t.”

Editorial Comment: Taylor’s death was one of more than 70 fatalities linked to a collapse of the Texas power grid after the state was hit by a winter storm. The grid collapse was a man-made disaster caused by the state’s short-sighted energy
policies and refusal to prepare for extreme weather events linked to climate change.

You’ll find songs by Taylor throughout the show.

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Honky-Tonk Train Blues
Gene Taylor
Gene Taylor 2003

Nite Life Boogie
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy
Specialty Records 1947

Early in the Mornin’
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Live From Austin, TX 2019

Desenroscandose
La Ruta Blues Band Primer
Tramo 2017

Don’t Leave Me Baby
T-Bone Walker
Black & White Records 1947

Rock House
Big Maybelle
Savoy Records ‎ 1957

Wooden Soldiers Swing
Eddie Chamblee
Coral Records 1952

FEATURE – LOUIS JORDAN: THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – WEEK 19
G.I. Jive
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
Decca Records 1944
Jordan’s seventh song to appear the Billboard R&B charts, G.I. Jive was in the top five for 26 weeks including six weeks as number one following its debut in April of 1944.

Chicken Shack Boogie
James Harman & Gene Taylor Band
Live In Germany 2012

The Hucklebuck
Sean Costello
Live in Bremen 2007

This Joint’s Too Hip For Me
Betty Hall Jones
Capitol Records 1949

Tiny Strut
Bloodest Saxophone
Swing to Bop 2010

Oop-Pop-A-Da
Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
RCA Victor 1948

Stormy Monday
Johnny Rawls
Live in Europe 2020

A TRIBUTE TO FATS DOMINO ON THE 93RD ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BIRTH

Born Antonie Dominique Domino, Jr. in New Orleans on February 26, 1928, Fats Domino was a pianist, singer, and songwriter who was a pioneer of rock’n’roll. He sold more than 65 million records and had 11 Top 10 hits between 1955 and 1960

All By Myself
Fats Domino
Imperial Records 1955

My Blue Heaven
Fats Domino
Imperial Records 1956

Going To The River
Chuck Willis
Okeh Records 1953

Ain’t The A Shame
Jerry Granelli w/ Robben Ford & Bill Frisell
Dance Hall 2017

Every Night About This Time
Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Joss Stone & Buddy Guy
Goin’ Home: a Tribute to Fats Domino 2007

I Hear You Knockin’
George Benson
Weekend In London 2020

I’m Walking
Fats Domino
Imperial Records 1957

Walking To New Orleans
Gene Taylor
Roadhouse Memories 2013

FATS DOMINO RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
overview @ allmusic.com
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Little Boy
Igor Prado Band
Instrumentals, Vol.1 2010

Person to Person
Lynwood Slim
Hard to Kill 2014

Pay Attention Blues
Jeffrey P. Ross w/ Nick Curran
My Pleasure 2002

Call Before You Go Home
Memphis Slim & His House Rockers
United Records 1953

In the Dark
Shemekia Copeland
Uncivil War 2020

Shake Rattle And Roll
Gene’s Boogie
The Amos Garrett Doug Sahm Gene Taylor Band
Live in Japan 1991

(sign off)

Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast for Feb. 21, 2021

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The WRFG Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, February 21, 2021

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Red, Hot & Blue
Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues 1977

She Just Won’t Sell No More
Wynonie Harris
King Records 1949

House Party
Junior Watson w/ Baron Shul
If I had a Genie 2002

Mary Is Fine
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown w/ Jack McVee (sax)
Peacock Records 1949

Swinging G String
Ruzz Guitar’s Blues Revue
The Instrumental Sounds Of… 2020

That’s Your Last Boogie
Joe Swift with Johnny Otis & His Orchestra
Exclusive Records 1948

This Little Love of Mine
The Love Light Orchestra w/ John Németh
The Love Light Orchestra Live 2017

Who’s Got The Key
Sam Butera
Groove Records 1954

The Further Adventures of Nick Danger Third Eye (excerpt)
The Firesign Theater
How Can You Be Two Places At Once When You’re Not Anywhere At All 1969

FEATURE – LOUIS JORDAN: THE SOLO WEEKS FROM A TO Y – WEEK 18

Five Guys Named Moe
Louis Jordan & the Timpany Five
Decca Records 1942
“Moe” was Jordan’s fourth entry on the Billboard R&B charts, the song was on the charts for 10 weeks, peaking at number three in September of 1943.

Jumpin’ The Blues
Eddie Vinson & Jay McShann
Jumpin’ The Blues 1969

I Put A Spell On You
Kandace Springs
The Women Who Raised Me 2020

Don’t Deny Me
John Mayall
Talk About That 2017

Hole In The Wall
Albennie Jones with Sam Price & His Rockin’ Rhythm
Decca Records 1949

The “Beak” Speaks
Bill Haley & His Comets
Decca Records 1958

Every Day I Have The Blues
James Brown
Soul On Top 1968

FEATURE – A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF “MR. HONKY TONK,” BILL DOGGETT
William Ballard “Bill” Doggett was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on
February 16, 1926. During the 1930s and early 1940s, Doggett worked for Lucky Millinder, Frank Fairfax, and arranger Jimmy Mundy. In 1942, he was hired as the Ink Spots’ pianist and arranger.Doggett worked for many of the biggest names in jazz and jump before embarking on a successful solo career in the 1950s.

Honky Tonk, Part 1
Bill Doggett
King Records 1956
Written by Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, and Shep Shepherd, “Honky Tonk”
was number two on the Billboard R&B Chart for three weeks in 1956. The record
featured Billy Butler on guitar and Clifford Scott on sax.

Big Fat Mama
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra
Decca Records 1941

Trouble In Mind
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra with Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca Records 1941
Doggett’s earliest recordings were with Lucky Millinder. “Big Fat Mama” and “Trouble in Mind” are both sides of the first record listing his name.

Bottom’s Up
Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars w/ Bill Doggett (William Doggett)
Apollo Records 1945

Unlucky Woman
Helen Humes w/ The Bill Doggett Octet
Philo Records 1945

Minor Romp
Emmett Berry’s Hot Six w/ Bill Doggett
Savoy Records 1946

I’ll Never Be Free
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan w/ The Tympany Five
Decca Records 1950
Doggett played organ and/or piano on many of Jordan’s records
during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Early Bird
Bill Doggett
King Records 1953
“Early Bird” was Doggett’s first record as a solo artist.

BILL DOGGETT RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
overview @ allmusic.com

But I Was Cool
Oscar Brown Jr.
Sin & Soul …And Then Some 1961

I Need a Man
Laura Tate
Live from El Paso 2020

Jumpin’ Tonight (aka Midnight Rockin’)
Big Joe Turner
Imperial Records 1950

I’m Going To Tell My Mama
Amos Milburn & His Chicken Shackers
Aladdin Records 1950

I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Ray Charles w/ Count Basie Orchestra
Genius + Soul = Jazz 1961

Do You Mean It
Duke Robillard & Friends w/ Chris Cote
Blues Bash 2020

Mellow Dry
Big Jay McNeely
Life Story 2012

Candy
Big Maybelle & the Kelly Owens Orchestra
Savoy Records 1956

(sign off)

Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast for Feb. 14, 2021

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HERE’S THE WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Wynonie’s Blues
Wynonie “Blues” Harris w/ Illinois Jacquet & His All-Stars
Apollo Records 1945

Shake It Up & Go
B.B. King
R.P.M. Records 1952

Adam’s Rib
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums
Some Like It Hot! 1998

Hushpuppy
The Hollywood Blue Flames
Deep In America 2010

Rock-A-Bye Baby
Big Mama Thornton
Peacock Records 1952

Hold Me Baby
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1949

Someday Sweetheart
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Exclusive Records 1946

Hard To Say I Love You
Anthony Geraci & Dennis Brennan
Daydreams In Blues 2020

FEATURE – LOUIS JORDAN: THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – WEEK 17
Jordan’s 47th solo entry on the Billboard R&B Chart. Written by Jordan and songwriter William Tennyson, the song was the “B” side of “Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch). While Cole Slaw was one of the most played R&B jukebox songs for 48 weeks, “Every Man” was only on the charts for two weeks, peaking at number 10 in June of 1949.

Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Lamont Cranston Band
The Lamont Cranston Band 1976

He May Be Your Man
Helen Humes & The Bill Doggett Octet
Philo Records 1945

Lady Be Good
Joe Carrol & Dizzy Gillespie
Dee Gee Records 1951

Shake A Hand
Faye Adams & Joe Morris Orchestra
Herald Records 1953

Long Skirt Baby Blues
T-Bone Walker
Black & White Records 1948

Bobby Sox Baby
Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers
DOWNBEAT RECORDS PRESENTS… Plays T-Bone Walker 2020

Boppish
Junior Watson w/ Sax Gordon
Jumpin’ Wit Junior 2012

That Old Black Magic
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
Capitol Records 1958

8:00 AM FEATURE: A FEW SWEET SONGS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

Them There Eyes
Varetta Dillard
Savoy Records 1952

Body And Soul
Nat King Cole, Illinois Jacquet, Les Paul, J.J. Johnson
Jazz At The Philharmonic – The First Concert 1944

Sweet Lorraine
Marvin Gaye
A Tribute To The Great Nat King Cole 1965

All of Me
Count Basie w/ Billie Holiday
At Carnegie Hall 1954

It Had To Be You
Ray Charles
The Genius Of Ray Charles 1959

Ain’t That Lovin’ You
Frank Bey w/ The Anthony Paule Band
You Don’t Know Nothing 2012

THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF VALENTINE’S DAY

Poor Boy Blues
King Curtis with Jack Dupree
Blues At Montreux 1971

I Want To Go To Heaven & Rest
Sister Wynona Carr
Specialty Records 1949

Walkin’ Around
Paul Williams & His Band featuring Wild Bill Moore (sax)
Savoy Records 1948

Jump Or Stay
Paolo Mizzau and the Doctor Love Band
Jump Or Stay 2006

I Can’t Wait
Roomful Of Blues
In A Roomful Of Blues 2020

I’m Ready
Zoe Schwarz
Blue Commotion 2012

Little Red Rooster
Margie Day w/ The Griffin Brothers Orchestra
Dot Records 1951

(SIGN OFF)

Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast for Feb. 7, 2021

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Here’s the WRFG Route 66 Playlist for February 7, 2021

Pachuko Hop
Chuck Higgins & His Mellotones w/ John Watson (Johnny Guitar Watson)
Combo Records 1952

Atlanta Boogie
Tommy Brown
Regent Records 1949

You Got To Have What It Takes
Betty Hall Jones
Capitol Records 1949

Paradise Squat
Count Basie
Mercury Records 1952

One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
Big Maybelle
Okeh Records 1955

Lucille
Little Richard
Little Richard 1958

38th Street Blues
B.B. King
Spotlight On Lucille 1991

You’re Driving Me Crazy
Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco
You’re Driving Me Crazy 2018

FEATURE – LOUIS JORDAN: THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – Week 16
Early In The Morning
Louis Jordan & His Timpany Five
Decca Records 1947
Jordan’s 32nd entry onto the Billboard R&B Chart, “Early in the Morning” was on the charts for 11 weeks, peaking at number three in November of 1947. In 1447 Billboard only reported the five most played R&B songs on jukeboxes across the United States. Credited to Jordan, Tympany Five bassist Dallas Bartley, and Leo Hickman, Early in the Morning was one of the first R&B songs to feature Afro-Cuban rhythms and percussion.

Nite Life Boogie
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy
Specialty Records 1947

Seven Long Days (Charles Brown)
Janiva Magness
My Bad Luck Soul 1999

Don’t Fool With My Heart
Charles Brown & His Band
Aladdin Records 1951

Wee Baby Blues
Lynwood Slim
Last Call 2006

Wine, Wine, Wine
Floyd Dixon
Aladdin Records 1952

Flip Flop And Fly
Downchild Blues Band
Downchild 50th Anniversary CD – Live @ The Toronto Jazz Festival 2020

Image result for "king curtis" concert poster

8:00 AM FEATURE – A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO KING CURTIS
Born Curtis Montgomery to a single mother in Fort Worth, Texas on February 7, 1934, his name was changed to Curtis Ousley after he and sister were adopted. During high school, he studied music and played with his classmate, Ornette Coleman. After a stint with Lionel Hampton’s orchestra, Curtis became a session musician in New York. From the late 1940s to his tragic murder in 1971, Curtis played with dozens of the biggest names in music including Buddy Holly and Aretha Franklin.

Tenor In The Sky
King Curtis
Gem Records 1953
After one unsuccessful single with Melvin Daniels on Monarch Records,
this song launched Curtis’s solo recording career in 1953.

Honey, Hush
Big Joe Turner w/ King Curtis & Mickey Baker
Atlantic Records 1953

Rib Joint
Sammy Price, Mickey Baker, & King Curtis
Rib Joint 1956

This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’
Ruth Brown w/ Mickey Baker & King Curtis
Atlantic Records 1958

Castle Rock
King Curtis & His Orchestra
ATCO Records 1959

Shake It
Sunnyland Slim w/King Curtis
Slim’s Shout 1960

Ain’t Nobody’s Business
King Curtis
Sings the Blues 1961

Juice & More Juice
Lionel Hampton w/ King Curtis
The Many Sides of Hamp 1961
Curtis toured with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra during the 1940s,
but is not listed on any of their recording sessions from that era.

KING CURTIS RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
overview @ allmusic.com
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop, Pt. 1
Wynonie Harris w/ The Hamptone All-Stars
Hamp-Tone Records 1946

Hit That Jive, Jack
King Cole Trio
Decca Records 1941

That’s How You Got Killed Before
Dave Bartholomew
Imperial Records 1949

Hittin’ On Me
Buddy & Ella Johnson
Mercury Records 1953

If You Love Me Baby
Cristiano Ferreira
The Teacher’s Rules 2017

What Can I Do Duke
Robillard & Friends w/ Chris Cote
Blues Bash 2020

New Coat of Paint
Ana Popovic
Trilogy 2016

Route 66
Eddie Tigner
Route 66 2001

(sign off)

Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast for Jan. 31, 2021

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Here’s the WRFG Route 66 Playlist for January 31, 2021

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Shuffle Bass Boogie
Charles Mingus Sextetette
Excelsior Records 1946

Hop, Skip & Jump
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
Specialty Records 1948

Mr. Five By Five
Freddie Slack & His Orchestra with Ella Mae Morse
Capitol Records 1942

I’ll Take The Fifth
Doug James & Sax Gordon
Swing Jump Jive 2006

Rudy’s Rock
Bill Haley & His Comets w/ Rudy Pompilli
Decca Records 1956

I’m Waiting For Your Call
T-Bone Walker
Black & White Records 1948

Telephone Is Ringing
Pee Wee Crayton
Vee Jay Records 1956

Don’t Do It
Steve Lucky
Smack Dab In The Middle 1992

Don’t Leave Me This Way
Fats Domino
Imperial Records 1953

FEATURE: LOUIS JORDAN – THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – WEEK 15
Don’t Worry ’bout That Mule
Louis Jordan
Decca Records 1945
Written by Charlie Stewart, Duke Groaner, Wild Bill Davis, and Fleecie Moore,
“Don’t Worry About That Mule” was on the Billboard R&B chart for 11 weeks
and peaked at number one in January of 1946.
Like many of Jordan’s compositions from the mid-1940s, Jordan gave a writing credit to his then wife, Fleecie Moore as part of an unsuccessful tax-dodge.

Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The Blues Brothers 1980

The Ballad Of Smokey Joe
Phil Alvin w/ Sun Ra & His Arkestra
Un “Sung Stories” 1986

Party Party
William Clarke
Tip of the Top 2000

Feelin’ Happy
Joe Turner & His Orchestra w/ Mickey Baker
Freedom Records 1950

Black Night
Bobby “Blue” Bland
Duke Records 1965

You’re In For A Big Surprise
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne w/ Diane Schuur
Go, Just Do It! 2020

Resolution Blues
Chris Corcoran Band
Coolerator 2020

8:00 A.M. Feature: A Birthday Tribute to Ruth Brown
(b) Ruth Alston Brown in Portsmouth, Virginia on January 12, 1928.
Brown began singing in the church was the choir director, but soon moved to performing songs by Billie Holiday and others at the local U.S.O. Club.
When she was 18, she married trumpeter Jimmy Brown and hit the road. After spending a month with Lucky Millander’s orchestra, she got a gig at a club in Washington, D.C. that led to an offer to audition for Atlantic Records.

Teardrops From My Eyes
Ruth Brown w/ The Paul Williams Orchestra
Show Time at The Apollo (TV Show) 1954
“Teardrops” was Brown’s second hit record and her first number one, holding the top slot on the Billboard R&B Chart for 11 weeks in the fall of 1950.

So Long
Ruth Brown & The Eddie Condon’s NBC Television Orchestra
Atlantic Records 1949
Her first hit record, “So Long” peaked at number four on the Billboard R&B Chart.

I Don’t Know
Janiva Magness
Blues Ain’t Pretty 2001
The song was a number five hit for Brown in 1958.

Book Of Lies
Bettye LaVette
Blackbirds 2020
Brown recorded “Lies” in 1958 for her Miss Rhythm” Lp.

I Want To Do More
Rosie Flores
Simple Case of the Blues 2019
“Do More” was Brown’s 17th appearance on the R&B chart, peaking at
number three in December of 1955.

5-10-15 Hours
Blue Harlem w/ Imelda May
Talk to Me 2005
“Hours” was Brown’s second number one hit.

Be Anything (But Be Mine)
Ruth Brown
Atlantic Records 1952
The ballad was the flip side of “5-10-15 Hours.”

Black Coffee
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, & Ruth Brown
The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Featuring Miss Ruth Brown 1968

RUTH BROWN RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
overview @ allmusic.com
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Women In Rock Project

I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Ray Charles w/ Count Basie Orchestra
Genius + Soul = Jazz 1961

I Want You To Be My Baby
Annie Ross w/ Tony Crombie and his Orchestra
Decca Records 1955

Gate Walks To Board
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Alright Again 1981

Cement Mixer (Put-ti Put-ti)
Slim Gaillard Trio
Cadet Records 1946
Bulee “Slim” Gaillard may or may not have been born in Cuba on January 9, 1911. “Cement Mixer” was one of two major hits scored by the guitarist, songwriter, singer, pianist, saxophonist, and master of “jive talk;” the other was “Flat Foot Floogie (With a Floi Floi).” His biography is extremely colorful and well worth the read. One jazz writer asked “if Slim Gaillard had no existed, could anyone really have invented him?”
SLIM GAILLARD RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
overview @ allmusic.com

Oh Babe!
Wynonie Harris w/ Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra
King Records 1950

What I Put You Through
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones with Little Charlie Baty
Too Far From The Bar 2020

Take It Like A Man
Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues 1977

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Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast for Jan. 24, 2021

Listen to Route 66 Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 AM EDT on Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3FM.
Your independent community radio station is streaming worldwide
over our free mobile app, TuneIn, and WRFG.ORG.

Please follow WRFG Route 66 on Facebook.
Check out our podcast page @ MixCloud.Com.

Contact: johnaskins54@gmail.com

HERE’S THE WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Honeydripper Pt2
King Curtis And His Orchestra
ATCO Records 1959

Jump With You Baby
Adrianna Marie & her Roomful Of All-Stars
Kingdom Of Swing 2017

That’s The Stuff You Gotta Watch
Buddy & Ella Johnson
Decca Records 1944

Work Song
Oscar Brown Jr.
Sin & Soul …And Then Some 1961

I’m Waiting On Your Call
Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers
DOWNBEAT RECORDS PRESENTS… Plays T-Bone Walker 2020

Big Jay Meets The Deacon (Deacon’s Hop)
Bloodest Saxophone w/ Big Jay McNeely
Blow Blow All Night Long 2017

T-Bone Shuffle
T-Bone Walker
Capitol Records 1947

Living The Life I Love
Memphis Slim & His House Rockers w/ Matt “Guitar” Murphy
United Records 1952

1946 Louis Jordan - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' (#3 R&B hit) - YouTube

FEATURE: LOUIS JORDAN – THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – WEEK 14
Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1946
The song, written for Jordan by Joe Green was his 18th appearance on the
Billboard R&B Chart. “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'” was in the
top 5 for 8 weeks, peaking at number 3 in June of 1946

Smack Dab In The Middle
Ella Mae Morse
Capitol Records 1955

Soft
Tiny Bradshaw
King Records 1952

Riding High
Roy Brown & His Mighty, Mighty Men
De Luxe Records 1949

Rain Down Rain
Big Maybelle
Okeh Records 1952

Slow Walk
Sil Austin
Tease! The Beat of Burlesque 1956

I Believe To My Soul
Van Morrison
It’s Too Late To Stop Now 1974

Train Time Blues
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1948

Alcohol Blues
Mitch Kashmar
West Coast Toast 2016

Etta-James-VERY-RARE-Original-Vintage-Concert-Poster-1964

8:00 AM TRIBUTE TO ETTA JAMES
(b) Jamesetta Hawkins
Los Angeles, California on January 25, 1938

Good Rockin’ Daddy
Etta James & The Dreamers
Modern Records 1955
James’s second Top 10 R&B hit. It was on the Billboard charts for three weeks,
peaking at Number 6 in November of 1955.

Work with Me, Annie
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Federal Records 1954

The Wallflower (Roll With Me Henry)
Etta James & The Peachers w/ Richard Berry
Modern Records 1955
James’s first single and first number one hit. Although James is listed as a co-writer,
the song was actually written by Johnny Otis in 1954 as a reply to The Midnighters’ risque number one hit “Work with Me, Annie.” Originally released as “Roll With Me Henry,”
the name was changed to “The Wallflower” after complaints that the title was inappropriate for a song sung by a 14-year-old girl.

Something’s Got A Hold On Me
Candye Kane
Whole Lotta Love 2006
The song was a major hit for James. It was on the Billboard R&B charts
for 15 weeks, peaking at Number 4 in March of 1962.

W-O-M-A-N
Etta James w/ Maxwell Davis & His Orchestra
Modern Records 1955
The flipside of “Good Rockin’ Daddy,” “W-O-M-A-N” was written as a reply to Bo Diddley’s “I’m A Man, which, in turn, was a reply to “Hoochie Coochie Man” by Muddy Waters.

Medley: At Last / Trust Me / Sunday Kind Of Love
Etta James & Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Blues In The Night, Vol. 1: The Early Show 1986
From a live performance by James and Vinson At Marla’s Memory Lane Supper Club,
Los Angeles, California. The band included Red Holloway on sax, Jack McDuff on keyboards, Shuggie Otis on guitar, Richard Reid on bass, and Paul Humphrey on drums.

ETTA JAMES RESOURCES
biorgraphy @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
overview @ allmusic.com
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

All Night Long
Kenny Burrell Trio
A Night at the Vanguard 1959

What’d I Say Parts I & II
Ray Charles
What’d I Say 1959

Bad Bad Whiskey
Jimmie Vaughan
The Pleasure’s All Mine: The Complete Blues, Ballads and Favorites Sessions 2020

Please Hurry Home
B.B. King
R.P.M. Records 1953

I’m A Bad Bad Girl
Little Esther Phillips
Federal Records 1951

The Seventh Son
Willie Mabon
Chess Records 1955

Rocking At the Philharmonic
Ari Borger & Igor Prado
Lowdown Boogie 2013

Back In The U.S.A.
Chuck Berry
Chess Records 1959

(sign off)

Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast for Jan 17, 2021

Listen to Route 66 Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 AM EDT on Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3FM.
Your independent community radio station is streaming worldwide
over our free mobile app, TuneIn, and WRFG.ORG.

Please follow WRFG Route 66 on Facebook.
Check out our podcast page @ MixCloud.Com.

Contact: johnaskins54@gmail.com

HERE’S THE WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021

Song
Artist
Original Single or Album & Date

Dance Of The Lady Bug
Willis Jackson & His Orchestra
Apollo Records 1950

I Never Missed My Baby
Erline “Rock & Roll” Harris
Regal Records 1949

Rockin’ With Fes
Roy “Bald Head” Byrd
Federal Records 1952

Swanee River Hop
Fats Domino
Imperial Records 1956

The Chill Is On
Big Joe Turner
Atlantic Records 1951

Tutti Frutti Booty
Anthony Geraci & Dennis Brennan
Daydreams In Blues 2020

Lexington Express
Alex Schultz
Think About It 2004

Blues At Sundown
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1946

What Is This Thing Called Love?
Billie Holiday
Decca Records 1945

FEATURE: LOUIS JORDAN – THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – WEEK 13

Don’t Burn The Candle At Both Ends
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1948
“Candle” was Jordan’s 40th appearance on the Billboard R&B Chart.
Written by Benny Carter, Irving Gordon, and Louis Jordan, the song was on the charts
for four weeks, peaking at number seven in September of 1948.

Route 66
King Cole Trio
Capitol Records 1946

Blues In B Flat
The Oscar Moore Quartet w/ Carl Perkins
The Oscar Moore Quartet 1986

Little Steady
Teddy Edwards
Heart & Soul 1962

The Comeback
Harpdog Brown
For Love & Money 2019

When I’m In My Tea
Jo Jo Adams w/ Maxwell Davis & His Band
Aladdin Records 1946

Come On In, Drink Some Gin
Iona Wade & the Jay Mc Shann Orchestra
Peacock Records 1950

Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinkin’ Wine
Lionel Hampton w/ Sonny Parker
Decca Records 1949

Art Rupe Talks About Specialty Records And The R&B Scene In L.A. in 1949 - Pop Chronicles

8:00 AM – A SURVEY OF SPECIALTY RECORDS
This morning, we’re taking a stroll through the catalog of Specialty Records,
one of the pioneering West Coast labels for jump blues, R&B, and gospel
from the mid-1940s to the early 1960s.

Boogie #1
The Sepia Tones
Juke Box Records 1944
Before there was Specialty there was Juke Box Records, a small independent label started by Ben Siegel and Art Rupe when decided to leave Atlas Records in 1944. Siegel and Rupe managed to release just one single in 1944, Boogie #1 by the Sepia Tones.

Kansas City Boogie
The Blues Man
Juke Box Records 1945

Voo-It! Voo-It!
The Blues Woman (Marian Abernathy)
Juke Box Records 1946
“Kansas City Boogie” and “Voo-It! Voo-It!” were the first big sellers for Juke Box Records.

Milton’s Boogie
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
Juke Box Records 1946

R.M. Blues
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
Juke Box Records 1946
Siegel and Rupe really struck gold when they signed Roy Milton. They released records by Milton simultaneously in 1946 and both shot straight up the Billboard and Cash Box R&B Charts. But as more and more of Juke Box’s releases were hitting the charts, there was trouble brewing in the front office. Rupe and Siegel added a new partner, Al Middleman in August of 1945 and my mid-1946, the partnership fell apart leaving Rupe with the label, which he renamed Specialty Records. You can learn more about Specialty Records and Art Rupe by following the links in the resource section below.

Fat Meat
Jim Wynn
Specialty Records 1947

Tear Drop Blues
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy
Specialty Records 1948

You Don’t Love Me
Camille Howard with the Roy Milton Unit
Specialty Records 1948

Oh Babe
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
Specialty Records 1950

Pink Champagne
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Specialty Records 1950

Strange Things Happening
Percy Mayfield
Specialty Records 1950

I Can’t Lose With The Stuff I Use
Lester Williams & His Band
Specialty Records 1952

The Ball Game Sister
Sister Wynona Carr
Specialty Records 1952

Oooh-Oooh-Oooh
Lloyd Price
Specialty Records 1952

She’s Been Gone
H-Bomb Ferguson
Specialty Records 1953

The Things That I Used to Do
Guitar Slim w/ Ray Charles
Specialty Records 1954

I’m Your Best Bet Baby
Earl King & His Band
Specialty Records 1954

Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
Specialty Records 1955

SPECIALTY RECORDS RESOURCES
Main Article @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Art Rupe bio @ wikipedia.org
Specialty Records Early Discography – Friktech!
Specialty Records Discography – Global Dog Productions
The Specialty Records Story @ bnspubs.com
Art Rupe’s Specialty Records @ history-of-rock.com

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Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005


WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast for Jan. 10, 2021

Listen to Route 66 Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 AM EDT on Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3FM.
Your independent community radio station is streaming worldwide
over our free mobile app, TuneIn, and WRFG.ORG.

Please follow WRFG Route 66 on Facebook.
Check out our podcast page @ MixCloud.Com.

Contact: johnaskins54@gmail.com

HERE’S THE WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR JANUARY 10, 2021

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

On My Own
Willis Jackson & His Orchestra
Apollo Records 1950

Take It Like A Man
The Knickerbocker All-Stars
Go Back Home to the Blues 2015

Hey Ba Ba Re Bop
Lionel Hampton
Decca Records 1945

House Party Tonight
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1955

Back at the Chicken Shack
Chris Corcoran Band
Coolerator 2020

Hallelujah, I Love Him So
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962) 2020

Good Rockin’ Tonight
Gene “Mighty Flea” Conners
Sanctified 1981

FEATURE: LOUIS JORDAN: THE SOLO HITS FROM A TO Y – WEEK TWELVE
Cole Slaw (Sorgum Switch)
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
Decca Records 1949
Jordan’s 46th entry on the Billboard R&B Chart.
“Cole Slaw” charted for 10 weeks, peaking in 7th place in May of 1949.

Flip Flop And Fly
Downchild Blues Band
Downchild 50th Anniversary CD – Live @ The Toronto Jazz Festival 2020

Honky Tonk (vocal version)
Bill Doggett w/ Tommy Brown
King Records 1956

Low Society Blues
Lowell Fulson
Checker Records 1950

Romance In The Dark
Bettye LaVette
Blackbirds 2020

Ain’t That Love
Ray Charles
Ray Charles 1957

For Whom The Horn Honks
Sax Gordon
Have Horn Will Travel 1998

8:00 AM: BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO KID RAMOS
(b) David Ramos in Fullerton, CA on January 12, 1959
Kid Ramos’s guitar playing crosses a lot of genres, but this tribute
focuses on his jump blues songs in the Route 66 library.

Bring It Home to Me
Kid Ramos w/ Janiva Magness
West Coast House Party 2000 (Buddy Johnson)

I Wanna Hug Ya Kiss Ya Squeeze Ya
Big Rhythm Combo
Too Small To Dance 1997 (Bull Moose Jackson)
After stints with the James Harman Band and Roomful of Blues,
Ramos formed the Big Rhythm Combo with Lynwood Slim.

Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again
Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
King Records 1950
The Big Rhythm Combo covered this Bull Moose Jackson classic
on the one album they released under that name.

So Good to My Baby
Kid Ramos & Janiva Magness
Two Hands One Heart 1995 (T-Bone Walker)

Tell Me What’s The Reason
T-Bone Walker
Imperial Records 1953
Ramos covered “Tell Me What’s The Reason” on Two Hands One Heart.

I Can’t Stop It
Kid Ramos w/ Lynwood Slim
Two Hands One Heart 1995 (Jimmy Liggins)

KID RAMOS RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
overview @ allmusic.com
Kid’s Facebook page

I Ain’t Drunk
Jimmy Liggins
Aladdin Records 1954

Shake a Hand
Jimmie Vaughan w/ Lou Ann Barton
The Pleasure’s All Mine: The Complete Blues, Ballads and Favorites Sessions 2020

Just A Country Boy
Jimmy Witherspoon
Modern Records 1950

Hidin’ In The Sticks
Paula Watson
Supreme Records 1948

Bright Lights, Big City
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Back Door Blues 1961

Bumpin’ Down The Highway
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Go, Just Do It! 2020

Blinded By Love
Johnny Adams
Johnny Adams Sings Doc Pomus: The Real Me 1990
Latin John Adams was born in New Orleans on January 5, 1932.

Blues Down Home
Dinah Washington
Mercury Records 1957

Everything I Do Is Wrong
B.B. King
RPM Records 1954

(sign off)

Tag (You’re It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005