WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast September 24, 2023

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.

Listen to Route 66 every Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on
Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is
streamingworldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

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In memory of Jim “Frosty” Frost, long-time host of Route 66

Roy Brown is today’s featured artist. Born in Kinder, Louisiana on September 10, 1920
or 1925, Roy James Brown was a blues singer who had a significant influence on
the early development of rock and roll and the direction of R&B.

Brown was one of the first popular R&B singers to perform songs with a gospel-steeped delivery, which was then considered taboo by many churches. In addition,
his melismatic, pleading vocal style influenced notable artists such as B.B. King,
Bobby Bland, Elvis Presley, Jackie Wilson, James Brown and Little Richard.

ROY BROWN RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Profile @ Spontaneous Lunacy

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Bongo Blues The Dee Williams Sextet Savoy Records 1949
How Long Has The Train Been Gone Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1950
I’ll Be True Faye Adams Herald Records 1953

Beautician Blues Roy Brown De Luxe Records 1951
The B-side of “Wrong Woman Blues,” Brown’s “Beautician Blues”
has been covered by several artists including B.B. King.

Strange Things Happening Every Day Tracy Nelson Life Don’t Miss Nobody 2023
When I Grow Too Old To Dream Roy Milton Miltone Records 1946
Corn Bread Hal Singer Sextet Savoy Records 1948
Jump With You Baby Adrianna Marie Kingdom Of Swing 2017
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie Louis Jordan Decca Records 1946
Mystery Train Little Junior’s Blue Flames Sun Records 1953

Cadillac Baby Roy Brown De Luxe Records 1950
Brown’s eleventh song to cruise up the national R&B Chart, “Cadillac Baby”
has been covered by several artists including Colin James and the
Knickerbocker All-Stars.

A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac and Some Money)
Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones
What’s It Gonna Take 2012

Rockin’ The Boogie Hadda Brooks Modern Records 1945
Cold, Cold Heart Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1951
Li’L Dog Buddy Johnson Decca Records 1947
I Need Your Love So Bad Colin James Miles To Go 2018
Shame, Shame, Shame Duke Robillard Six Strings Of Steel 2023

Image of “Rockin’ At Midnight” produced using an artificial intellegence program

Good Rockin’ Tonight Johnny Otis Show w/ Roy Brown Live At Monterey! 1970
Brown’s original song and hit recording “Good Rockin’ Tonight” has been covered
by many artists including Wynonie Harris, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen,
Paul McCartney, Joe Ely, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, James Brown,
the Doors, and the rock group Montrose.

Boogie At Midnight Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men DeLuxe Records 1949
Brown’s eighth national R&B hit and his third Top 10 record with the word
“Midnight” in the title.

Traintime Blues Bill Stuve Say Man! 2000
Bill Stuve’s version is the only known cover of this obscure tune penned by
Roy Brown and recorded with His Mighty Mighty Men in July of 1951.

Sundown B.B. King B.B. King 1963
Originally titled “‘Long About Sundown,” Roy Brown’s first recording
was his twelveth charting single, peaking in eighth place in the fall of 1950.

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
American Music Texas Style 1999

Drop me off in Harlem
Ella Fitzgerald
…Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book 1958

Gee! Charles Brown Aladdin Records 1952
Early in the Morning Ray Charles The Genius Sings the Blues 1961
Sugar Baby Swing Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins Don’t Mess With… 2007
Route 66 (Nat) King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1946
I Can’t Stop It Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy Specialty Records 1947
Kidney Stew Blues Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Mercury Records 1947
House Rocker (House Rockin) Paul Williams Savoy Records 1948

She Just Won’t Sell No More Wynonie Harris King Records 1949
One of several “blue” songs that Roy Brown wrote and
Wynonie Harris recorded.

Let the Four Winds Blow Roy Brown San Francisco Blues Festival, Vol.1 1981
A live version of Roy Brown’s final hit. His version of Dave Bartholomew’s
“Let the Four Winds Blow” was on the nattional R&B chart for seven weeks,
peaking at number three.

Candy Big Maybelle & the Kelly Owens Orchestra Savoy Records 1956
The final song Frosty played on his last week hosting Route 66.
God’s speed, my friend.

(sign off)

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast September 17, 2023

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.

Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on Atlanta’s
WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is streaming
worldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

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Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

Memphis Slim is today’s featured artist. Born Jon Len Chatman in Memphis,
Tennesse on September 3, 1915. A blues pianist, singer, and composer,
Memphis Slim led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of
jump blues, including sxaophones, bass, drums, and piano. He made over
500 recordings during a career that spanned more than five decades.

Memphis Slim moved to Paris in 1962.

Two years before his death in 1988, Slim was named a Commander in the
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of France.
In addition, the U.S. Senate honored Slim with the title of Ambassador-at-Large
of Good Will.

MEMPHIS SLIM RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
BLUES HALL OF FAME
MEMPHIS MUSIC HALL OF FAME

WRFG PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Song
Artist
Origianl Album or Label & Date

Early Bird Bill Doggett King Records 1945
Rockin’ At Midnight Roy Brown Deluxe Records 1949
I Ain’t Gonna Let You In Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten Regal Records 1949

Blue & Lonesome Memphis Slim At The Gate Of Horn 1959
Memphis Slim’s 1848 recording of “Blue & Lonesome” rose to number two
on the national R&B Chart. It was his third “hit” record.

Special Delivery Cecil Gant Four Star Records 1948
I Wonder Catherine Russell Alone Together 2019
A Bird In The Hand Tomcat Blake I’ve Been Wondering 1996
That’s How I Feel About You Ella Johnson Mercury Records 1953
Next Time You See Me Paul Carrack Don’t Wait Too Long 2023
Why Don’t You Haul Off & Love Me Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1949
It Can Never Be That Way Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Peacock Records 1949
Moten Swing Jay McShann Still Jumpin’ The Blues 1999
Tell the Truth Ray Charles In Person 1959
Talkin’ The Blues B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1955
Night Train Louis Prima The Wildest! 1956
I Done Got Over It Candye Kane Guitar’d & Feathered 2007


Mother Earth Memphis Slim Premium Records 1951
“Mother Earth” is a blues song recorded by Memphis Slim in 1951. A slow
twelve-bar blues, it is one of Slim’s best-known songs and reached number
seven on the national R&B chart in 1951.

Beer Drinkin’ Woman Memphis Slim Bluebird Records 1940
Recorded at his first studio session after signing with Bluebird in 1940.
The song became part of his repertoire for decades.

I Feel So Good Big Bill Broonzy w/ Memphis Slim Bluebird Records 1941
In 1940 and 1941, Memphis Slim was the house pianist for
Bluebird Records. He recorded iwth several artists including Big Bill Broonzy,
the singer and guitarist he partnered with after moving to Chicago in 1939.


Don’t Throw Your Love On Me So Strong
T-Bone Walker
American Blues Festival Tour 1962
Memphis Slim toured Europe with the American Blues Festival for
several years. On this recording from a German TV show, he’s backing
T-Bone Walker on a song written by Albert King. Willie Dixon is on bass
with Jump Jackson on drums.

Goomp Blues Johnny Otis w/ Ben Webster Mercury Records 1951
Everytime I Think Of You Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1952
Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door Louis Jordan Decca Records 1945
I Want To Hug You Kiss You Squeeze You Buddy & Claudia Chess Records 1955
Let’s Have A Party Roomful Of Blues Let’s Have A Party 1979
Little Boy Igor Prado Band Instrumentals, Vol.1 2010
Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket Roy Milton Specialty Records 1948
Lose Your Rings, Keep Your Fingers Mike Bourne Band Crusin’ Kansas City 2023

The Comeback
Count Basie & Joe Williams
Count Basie Swings & Joe Williams Sings 1956
“The Come Back” is a 1953 song by Memphis Slim. It was one of his signature
R&B chart hits. This recording was the “flip” side of Basie and Williams
hit version of “Everyday I Have the Blues.”

Nobody Loves Me (Every Day I Have The Blues)
Memphis Slim
Miracle Records 1949
“Every Day I Have the Blues” is a blues song that has been performed in a
variety of styles. An early version of the song is attributed to Pinetop Sparks
and his brother Milton. After a reworking of the song by Memphis Slim in 1949,
it became a blues standard with renditions recorded by numerous artists

(sign off)

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast Sunday, September 10, 2023

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.

Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on Atlanta’s
WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is streaming
worldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

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Dinah Washington is today’s featured artist. Born Ruth Lee Jones in Tuscalosa,
Alabama on August 29, 1924 and raised in Chicago, she became on of the most
popular black female recording artists of the 1950s and gave herself the title of
“Queen of the Blues.”

DINAH WASHINGTON RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
ALABAMA JAZZ HALL OF FAME
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Airmail Boogie Freddie Mitchell Derby Records 1950
Saturday Night Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Liggins Specialty Records 1950
Blue Turning Grey Roy Milton & his Solid Senders Specialty Records 1953

Ain’t Misbehavin’ Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1946
After winning a talent contest at the age of 15, Washington began
performing in clubs. By the early 1940s she was performing on the same bill
as Fats Waller. Washington performed many Fats Waller songs in addtion to
her hit version of “Ain’t Misbehavin'” and recorded an album length tribute to
her mentor in the late 1950s.

Laziest Gal In Town Helen Humes Modern Records 1951

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

Cherry Smash Big Jay McNeely Savoy Records 1949
Taxi Blues Little Richard RCA Victor 1950

Strange Things Happening Every Day
Valerie June
I Am Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023

Two Little Fishes & Five Loaves Of Bread
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca Records 1944

When I Grow Too Old to Dream Arnett Cobb Apollo Records 1947
Unchain My Heart Nancy Wilson Today, Tomorrow, Forever 1964
Cry Baby Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1951
Failing By Degrees Jimmy Witherspoon Modern Records 1950
Mad Lad Sir Charles & HIs All Stars Apollo Records 1947

Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You
Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers
DOWNBEAT RECORDS PRESENTS… Plays T-Bone Walker 2020

Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Taj Mahal Savoy 2023


Walkin’ & Talkin’ Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1946
Washington signed with Mercury Records in 1946 and remained
with the label until the early 1960s.

Blow Top Blues Lionel Hampton w/ Dinah Washington Decca Records 1945

Bandleader and composer Lionel Hampton hired Washington to be his
female band voalist after she had sung with the band for it’s opening at
Chicago’s Regal Theater.
She made her reording debut in December of 1945 with “Eval Gal Blues”,
written by Leonard Feather and backed by Hampton and musicians from his band.
Both that record and its follow-up, “Salty Papa Blues”, made the Billboard
“Harlem Hit Parade”

I Know What You’re Puttin’ Down Louis Jordan Decca Records 1947
I’m Going To Tell My Mama Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1950
Let’s Love In The Moonlight Bloodest Saxophone Good Morning 2023
My Playful Baby’s Gone Wynonie Harris King Records 1952
Bangin’ The Boogie Camille Howard Speciality Records 1951
I Can’t Wait Roomful Of Blues In A Roomful Of Blues 2020
Rebecca Big Joe Turner Decca Records 1944
Shine On Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1951
Leave My Women Alone Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1957
Life’s Too Short The Cats & The Fiddle Manor Records 1946
Lonesome Woman Blues T-Bone Walker Comet Records 1948

Drinking Again
Aretha Franklin
Unforgettable. A Tribute to Dinah Washington 1964
“Drinking Again” was the title track of Washington’s 13th
studio album. It was released in 1962.

Baby Get Lost B.B. King Blues Is King
Washington’s recording of “Baby Get Lost” was
a number one hit in 1949.

Long John Blues Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1949
I Only Know Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1950
Between 1948 and 1955, Dinah Washinton had
27 R&B top-10 hits, making her one of the
most popular and successful singers of the period.

(sign off)

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

Route 66 Playlist and Podcast September 3, 2023

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.

Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on Atlanta’s
WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is streaming
worldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

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Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org


WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST & PODCAST FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Year

Easy Does It Lester Young & His Sextet Aladdin Records 1947
Summer Time Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Work Song Oscar Brown Jr. Sin & Soul …And Then Some 1961
Nice Work If You Can Get It Billie Holiday Columbia Records 1937
You Had Better Change Your Ways Buddy Johnson Decca Records 1948
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1955
I Love You So Pee Wee Crayton Modern Records 1949
Chica Boo Lloyd Glenn Swing Time Records 1951
She Winked Her Eye Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Peacock Records 1951
Dinah Bloodest Saxophone feat. Crystal Thomas Good Morning 2023
I’m Beginning to See the Light Duke Ellington RCA Victor 1945

Stormy Weather
Tony Bennett & Natalie Cole
Playin’ with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues 2001

Blind Love B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1953
I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday Duke Robillard Six Strings Of Steel 2023
I’ve Got A Right To Cry Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1946
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Eddie Heywood Decca Records 1944


CELEBRATING WORKERS WITH A COUNTDOWN OF THE TOP 15 R&B SONGS
IN THE U.S. FOR LABOR DAY 1948
As reported to Billboard for the week ending September 11, 1948

15-We Can’t Agree Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Decca Records 1947
14-Don’t Fall In Love WIth Me Ivory Joe Hunter King Records 1948
13-It’s Too Soon To Know The Orioles Jubilee Records 1948
12-Am I Asking Too Much? Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1948

11-Don’t Burn The Candle At Both Ends
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1948

10-Corn Bread Hal Singer Sextet Savoy Records 1948
9-Pretty Mama Blues Ivory Joe Hunter 4 Star Records 1948
8-Send For Me If You Need Me The Ravens National Records 1948
7-Creeping (Late Freight) Sonny Thompson Miracle Records 1948
6-Messin’ Around With The Blues Memphis Slim Miracle Records 1948
5-Long Gone, Part 1 Sonny Thompson Miracle Records 1948
4-Good Rockin’ Tonight Wynonie Harris King Records 1948
3-I Can’t Go On Without You Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1948
2-Run Joe Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1947
1-My Heart Belongs to You Arbee Stidham RCA Victor 1948

Mess Around Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters Rise Up 2020

(sign off)

Cleanhead Jackson & the Nightcats (live recording)

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast August 27, 2023

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.

Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on Atlanta’s
WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is streaming
worldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

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Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org


Wynonie Harris is today’s featured artist.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 24, 1915, Wynonie Harris was a blues shouter
best remembered as a singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics.
He had fifteen Top 10 hits between 1946 and 1952. Harris is attributed by many
music scholars to be one of the founding fathers of rock and roll.

WYNONIE HARRIS RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
ARTICLES
Central High School Hall of Fame
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains
Harlem World
Rubber City Review
Spontaneous Lunacy

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Sportree’s Jump Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra Sensation Records 1948
Barnyard Boogie Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1948
Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens James Brown Showtime 1964

Who Threw The Whiskey In the Well
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/ Wynonie Harris
Decca Records 1945
On May 26, 1944, Wynonnie Harris made his recording debut as a member
of Lucky Millinder’s Orchestera. Harris sang on two of the five cuts recorded
that day, “Hurry, Hurry” and “Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well”,
for Decca Records.

“Who Threw the Whiskey In the Well,” was Harris’s second national hit,
but because the wartime embargo on shellac, the record was not released until
a few months after Harris left the Millinder Orchestra in late 1945.

Route 66 The Brian Setzer Orchestra Next Generation Swing 1998
Crazy He Calls Me Billie Holiday Decca Records 1949
Sure Thing Count Basie & His Orchestra Mercury Records 1952
Lady Be Good Joe Carrol & Dizzy Gillespie Dee Gee Records 1951
Nostalgia (The Day I Knew) Samara Joy Linger Awhile 2022
Back Biting Woman Billy Wright Savoy Records 1949
Hide Away Blues Fats Domino Imperial Records 1949
Don’t Say You’re Sorry Again Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1950
Shanghai Billy Williams Quartet MGM Records 1951
I Lost My Love In Salt Lake City “Frantic” Fay Thomas Exclusive Records 1949

I Thought About You
Southside Johnny
Detour Ahead the Music of Billie Holiday 2018

Love Is Just A Gamble T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 1954

Grandma Plays the Numbers Wynonie Harris King Records 1949
Harris’s seventh song to chart on the National R&B Chart,
peaking in lucky seventh place in early 1949.

Wynonie’s Blues Wynonie “Blues” Harris Apollo Records 1945
Harris’s first charting single as a solo artist. He was backed up on the session
by Illinios Jacquet and His All-Stars with Bill Doggett on piano.

Hurry Hurry Savannah Churchill Capitol Records 1943
Savannah Churchill recorded the original version of “Hurry Hurry” with the Benny
Carter Orchestra. It was one of two songs Harris sang with the Lucky Millinder
Orchestra during his first recording session in 1944. It was the first of his two jukebox
hits with Millindar, peaking at number 24 on the national Pop Chart in 1944.

Good Rockin’ Tonight Roy Brown Deluxe Records 1947
Written by Roy Brown and later covered by Elvis Presley, Harris’s version of
“Good Rockin’ Tonight” made it to number one on the National R&B Chart
in 1948 and remained on the chart for over a year.

Freight Train Boogie Johnny Otis Orchestra Regent Records 1950
Cryin’ Won’t Help You Paul Carrack Don’t Wait Too Long 2023

Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
Wynonie Harris w/ The Hamptone All-Stars
Hamp-Tone Records 1946
Several months after Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra scored a massive hit
with “Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop,” Hampton produced a new version with Harris
on vocals backed up by members of Hampton’s band.
Hampton did not play on the session.

Bartender’s Blues Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Speciality Records 1950
Way Back Home Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1953
I Cried Last Night Charles Brown One More For The Road 1986

Jack, You’re Dead!
B.B. King
Let The Good Times Roll: The Music Of Louis Jordan 1999

I Want You To Be My Baby Dana Gillespie As Blue As I Can Be: Live 2020
Wait A Minute, Baby Eddie Vinson & Jay McShann Jumpin’ The Blues 1969

Playful Baby Duke Robillard Stomp The Blues Tonight 2009
Written by Wynonie Harris, Henry Glover, and Lou Mann, “Plasyful Baby”
was the B-side of “Wynonnie’s Blues,” Harris’s first solo hit in 1945.

Quiet Whiskey Jimmy Sutton & The Four Charms Triskaidekaphobia 2005
Harris’s 1953 recording of “Quiet Whiskey” failed to chart, but more than a
dozen artists have recorded versions of his song over the years.

Good Morning Judge Wynonie Harris King Records 1950
Harris’s tenth R&B hit, “…Judge” peaked at number six in early 1950.

(sign off)

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast August 20, 2023

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.

Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on Atlanta’s
WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is streaming
worldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

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Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org


Count Basie is today’s featured artist. Born William James Basie in Red Bank,
New Jersey on August 21, 1904, Basie was a jazz pianist, organist, bandleader,
and composer. He formed the Count Basie Orchestra in Kansas City in 1935, then
took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group
for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two “split” tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to
broaden their sound, and others. – wikipedia

Court Basie’s biorgraphy @ wikipedia.org
Count Basie discography @ discogs.com
Count Basie Orchestra discography @ discogs.com
Count Basie Center for the Arts

AI Image by John Askins – Basie Becomes the Piano / The Piano Becomes Basie

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

The C-Jam Blues Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra RCA Victor 1942
Mr Five By Five Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie Parrot Records 1953

Goin’ to Chicago Blues
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross with Count Basie
Sing Along With Basie 1958

Open The Door, Richard Count Basie RCA Victor 1947
Shame, Shame, Shame Duke Robillard Six Strings Of Steel 2023
They Raided The Joint Helen Humes Let The Good Times Roll 1973
Bottom’s Up Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars Apollo Records 1945
After Midnight Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1946
That’s What I Like Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends Capitol Records 1948
Walkin Home Oscar Moore In Guitar 1962
St. Louis Blues Ella Fitzgerald with Count Basie A Perfect Match 1979
Don’t Cry Baby Count Basie & Billy Eckstine Basie/Eckstine Inc 1959

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

Killer Joe Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
The Kid From Red Bank Count Basie Atomic Basie 1958

Them There Eyes & Lover Man
Billie Holiday with Count Basie
At Carnegie Hall 1954

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

As Long as I’m Moving Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1955
Jelly Jelly The Knickerbocker All-Stars Open Mic At The Knick 2014
Lullaby of Broadway Tony Bennett with Count Basie In Person! 1959

The Gentleman Is A Dope
Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan
Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan 1961

One O’Clock Jump Count Basie At Newport 1957

Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphys Ovaltine
Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson
Boogie Woogie In Blue 1944

Let The Good Times Roll
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1946

Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby?
Dinah Washington
The Swingin’ Miss “D” 1957

Alright, Ok, You Win
Count Basie & Joe Williams
Count Basie Swings & Joe Williams Sings 1956

(sign off)

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast August 13, 2023

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.

Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on Atlanta’s
WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is streaming
worldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

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Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

WRFG PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Mad Lad Chuck Berry Rockin’ at the Hops 1960
Walking The Chalk Line Tiny Bradshaw King Records 1951

Mammer Jammer
Bloodest Saxophone feat. Crystal Thomas
Good Morning 2023

That’s Better For Me T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948
Fine Brown Frame Buddy Johnson Decca Records 1947
Triple Threat Roland Kirk Triple Threat 1956
Walking On a Tightrope Diane Schuur Running On Faith 2020
‘Deed I Do Ella Fitzgerald Ella And Basie 1963
Danger Zone Deb Callahan Backbone 2023
After Hours Session Frank “Floorshow” Culley Atlantic Records 1950
Homesick Blues Charles Brown Aladdin Records 1949
Rock-A-Bye Basie Johnny Otis Spirit of the Black Territory Bands 1992
I Love The Guy Sarah Vaughan Columbia Records 1950
How Long Must I Wait For You? Louis Jordan Decca Records 1948
Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone) B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1953


8:00 A.M. PERCY MAYFIELD “The Poet of the Blues”

Born in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana on August 12, 1920, Percy Mayfield was
an R&B and jump blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He was also a songwriter,
known for the songs “Please Send Me Someone to Love” and “Hit the Road Jack”, the latter being a song first recorded by Ray Charles. – wikipedia

Two Years Of Torture
Monroe Tucker & His Orchestra w/ Percy Mayfield
Hollywood Records 1947
Mayfield made his first recording with the Monroe Tucker Orchestra. “Two Years of Torture” never made the national R&B Top 10, but it was a steady seller and led to Mayfield being signed by Specialty Records. With the exception of “Hit the Road, Jack” and “Two Years of Torture,” the original versions of all the songs in this tribute were national R&B hits for Mayfield on Specialty Records in the early 1950s.

Strange Things Happening Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1950
Please Send Me Someone To Love Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1961
I Dare You, Baby Little Charlie & the Nightcats Night Vision 1993
Hit The Road, Jack Ray Charles ABC-Paramount Records 1961
River’s Invitation Shemekia Copeland Never Going Back 2009
Lost Mind Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1950

PERCY MAYFIELD RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Archive @ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Frosty Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Alright Again 1981
Since I Fell For You Annie Laurie DeLuxe Records 1947
Baby, Shame On You Wynonie Harris King Records 1949
Rock Daddy Rock Big Bertha Henderson Chance Records 1952
Real Pretty Mama Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1949
Nervous Man Nervous Big Jay McNeely Federal Records 1953
Playboy Blues Roy Milton & his Solid Senders Specialty Records 1950
The Honeydripper Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1945

Never No More
Johnny Adams
Walking on a Tightrope – The Songs of Percy Mayfield 1989

My Blue Heaven Fats Domino Imperial Records 1956

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast August 6, 2023

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.

Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on Atlanta’s
WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is streaming
worldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

Follow us on Facebook @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org


WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

New Okie Dokie Stomp
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
The Blues Ain’t Nothin’ 1972

Lies, Lies, Lies Annisteen Allen Federal Records 1951

Every Day I Have the Blues
Count Basie & Joe Williams
Count Basie Swings & Joe Williams Sings 1956

I’ve Got A Feelin’ Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
Love Me Or Leave Me Billie Holiday Lady Sings The Blues 1956
Flying Home No 2 Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1943
Good Rockin’ Man Roy Brown De Luxe Records 1951
Lady Be Good Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Just Like Two Drops of Water Wynonie Harris King Records 1951

Strange Things Happening Every Day
Tracy Nelson
Life Don’t Miss Nobody 2023

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

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

This Little Girl Of Mine Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1955

Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying
Jimmy “T99” Nelson
Rockin’ And Shoutin’ The Blues 1999

All Night Long Aretha Franklin Aretha 1961


8:00 A.M. – JIMMY WITHERSPOON
James’s “Jimmy” Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas on August 8, 1920.
His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, and his mother was an
avid piano player. Witherspoon first attracted attention singing in Calcutta, India,
with Teddy Weatherford’s band, which made regular radio broadcasts over the
US Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II.

Hard Working Man Blues
Jay McShann & His Jazz-Men w/ Jimmy Witherspoon
Philo Records 1945
Jimmy Witherspoon made his first records with Jay McShann’s band in 1945

No Rollin Blues Jimmy Witherspoon Moden Records 1949
Witherspoon’s third national hit, “No Rollin’ Blues” was on the Billboard R&B Chart
for 10 weeks, peaking at number four.

Some Of My Best Friends Are the Blues Shirley Horn Travelin’ Light 1965
Witherspoon was the first artist to record Al Byron and Woody Harris’s
“Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues.” The song was the title track on
an album Witherspoon recorded in Sweden in 1964
that was released by Prestige Records.

Rain Is Such a Lonesome Sound
Freddie Cole
Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues 1960
Composed by Witherspoon and first released on his
“Goin’ to Kansas City Blues” album in 1957.

Roll ‘Em Pete Jimmy Witherspoon At the Renaissance 1960
After a dry patch in the late 1950s, Witherspoon returned to prominence
with the release of his “At the Renaissance” live album in 1960.
Jerry Mulligan and Ben Webster were the saxophonists on this set.

Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do
Wilber De Paris & Jimmy Witherspoon
New Orleans Blues 1957
‘Spoon’s 1949 recording of “Tain’t Nobody’s Business” with Jay McShann
was his first hit. He recorded his “signature” tune many times including
this 1957 version with swing and Dixieland trombonist Wilber De Paris.

JIMMY WITHERSPOON RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Encycopedia of Arkansas

Buzz Me Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1946
Dinah Bloodest Saxophone feat. Crystal Thomas Good Morning 2023
I’ll Never Be Free Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1950
I Won’t Cry Any More Charles Brown Just A Lucky So And So 1994
Oop-Pop-A-Da Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra RCA Victor 1948
Oh Babe Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1950
That Old Black Magic Louis Prima & Keely Smith Capitol Records 1958
Hey Naughty Papa Sarah Vaughan Mercury Records 1955
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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast July 30, 2023

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.

Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on Atlanta’s
WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is streaming
worldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

Follow us on Facebook @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org


WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLISTS FOR SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Riffette Freddie Slack w/ T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1943
Sneaky Pete Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1948
Battle of the Blues, Pt 1 Big Joe Turner & Wynonie Harris Aladdin Records 1949
X-Temperaneous Boogie Camille Howard Specialty Records 1948
Careful Love Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy Specialty Records 1949

Jazz at the Philharmonic Blues
Jazz At the Philharmonic featuring Illinois Jacquet
Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic Vol. 4 1946

Our Love Is Here To Stay Patti Austin For Ella 2002
Longer Hours, Shorter Pay Ben Levin w/ Lil’ Ed Take Your Time 2022

Evening
Tony Bennett w/ Ray Charles
Playin’ with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues 2001

I Don’t Know Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1959
All For The Love Of Lil Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1948
Walkin’ Around Paul Williams & His Band Savoy Records 1948
Send For Me Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1953
Risin’ Sun Charles Brown & His Band Aladdin Records 1953
One Mint Julep Joey deFrancesco Singin’ & Swingin’ 2002

8:00 A.M. ROY MILTON, CAMILLE HOWARD, & THE SOLID SENDERS
Roy Bunny Milton was born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma on July 31, 1917.
He grew up on tribal land before moving to Tulsa. In the late 1920s,
Milton joined Ernie Field’s territorial band first as a singer then as the
drummer. Milton moved to Los Angeles and formed the Solid Senders
featuring Camille Howard on piano and vocals.

Milton’s Boogie Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Mil-Tone Records 1945
The Solid Senders’s first recording. It was first released on Milton’s own
Mil-Tone Records label in 1945 and was reissued the
next year by Juke Box Records.

Hop, Skip & Jump Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1948
Milton’s biggest hit was number 3 song on Billboard’s Annual R&B Chart for 1948.

Information Blues Duke Robillard Duke’s Blues 1996
Number 2 song on Billboard’s Annual R&B Chart for 1950.
Flying Saucer The Solid Senders Specialty Records 1952
A Bird In The Hand Tomcat Blake I’ve Been Wondering 1996
R.M. Blues Billy Price Alive and Strange 2017

Pack Your Sack Jack
Camille Howard & the Solid Senders
Specialty Records 1947

Best Wishes Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1951
Number 2 song on Billboard Annual R&B Chart for 1951.

ROY MILTON RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
The Miltone Records Story

Low Society Blues Lowell Fulson w/ Stanley Turrentine Checker Records 1949

I Can’t Wait To Get Off Work (And See My Baby On Montgomery Avenue)
Tom Waits
Small Change 1976

Long, Strong, & Consecutive Catherine Russell Inside This Heart of Mine 2010

Saturday Night Fish Fry
Lou Rawls & Joe Williams & Lionel Hampton
Portrait Of The Blues 1993

How High The Moon Ella Fitzgerald In Berlin 1960

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast July 23, 2023

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended
together, often in the same song. The focus is on the the Jump Blues and
Early Rock’n’Roll Eras (1940s to mid-1950s) and on how those styles
and artists have evolved over the years.

Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on Atlanta’s
WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is streaming
worldwide over our free mobile app and WRFG.ORG.

Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

Follow us on Facebook @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org


Today’s show is dedicated to Tony Bennett (1926-2023)

Tony Bennett was a lifelong champion for civil rights.
Here are three articles you may find of interest.
Lady Gaga Honors Tony Bennett’s Civil Rights History
Tony Bennett’s Life Wasn’t Just About Singing…
Remembering Selma – Belefonte & Bennett

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

California Hop Big Jay McNeely & His Blue Jays Savoy Records 1949

Let the Good Times Roll
Tony Bennett with B.B. King
Playin’ with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues 2001

I’m Waiting Just For You Annisteen Allen & John Carrol King Records 1951

Nobody Loves Me (Every Day I Have The Blues)
Memphis Slim
Miracle Records 1948

Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1950
Aged & Mellow Little Esther Phillips Federal Records 1952
The Blues Came Falling Down Al Hibbler Atlanta Records 1950
Cover Up Jay McShann Aladdin Records 1949

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

Walk ‘Em Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra Decca Records 1946
What Is This Thing Called Love? Billie Holiday Decca Records 1945

I Wished on the Moon
Tony Bennett
On Holiday: A Tribute to Billie Holiday 1996

Basie Goes Wess Count Basie Dance Session 1953
Caldonia Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Beans & Cornbread Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1949
Forty Cups Of Coffee Danny Overbea Checker Records 1953
T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947

8:00 A.M. 50TH ANNIVERSARY INTERVIEWS
Three interviews with members of the WRFG family recorded at our
50th anniversary concert and reunion at the Rialton Center for the Arts
on July 15, 2023

Big Heart Jimmy Witherspoon Swing Time Records 1949
Another Day, Another Dollar Cecil Gant Trio Bullet Records 1948
Blues Backstage Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Sing A Song Of Basie 1957
I Want to Be Loved Sean Costello Cuttin’ In 2000
I Don’t Know Ruth Brown R+B = Ruth Brown 1997
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town Ray Charles Genius + Soul = Jazz 1961

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

Them There Eyes Roy Milton & his Solid Senders Roy Milton Records 1947
Someone To Watch Over Me Samara Joy Linger Awhile 2022
Wavy Gravy Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue 1963
Looped James Harman & Gene Taylor Band Live In Germany 2012
I Live My Life Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Peacock Records 1951
Louisiana Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1952

Body and Soul
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
Duets II: The Great Performances 2011

TONY BENNETT RESOURCES
TonyBennett.com
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com

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