WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast June 25, 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 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 FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Jet Propulsion Illinois Jacquet RCA Victor 1948
It’s Later Than You Think Roomful Of Blues Let’s Have A Party 1979
Say Forward, I’ll March Jay McShann Still Jumpin’ The Blues 1999
Let’s Have A Party Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1953

In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down Charles Brown
Aladdin Records 1949

Rain Down Rain Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
Long Skirt Baby Blues T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948
So Glad Jimmie Vaughan Baby, Please Come Home 2019
Coming Back Home The Formerly Brothers The Return Of… 2004
You Stole My Wife You Horse Thief Dizzy Gillespie Capitol Records 1949
All About That Bruce Katz Band Connections 2023
Stacked Deck Billy Wright Savoy Records 1951
Weepin’ & Cryin’ Tommy Brown Regent Records 1951
Our Delight Dave Clark & Floyd McDaniel …Blues Swingers 2003
New Blow-Top Blues Dinah Washington Decca Records 1947


8:00 AM – THE NATION’S R&B TOP 10 FOR JUNE 20, 1953
“As reported to The Cash Box”

10) Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1952
9) Third Degree Eddie Boyd Chess Records 1953
8) Is It A Dream Vocaleers Robin Records 1953
7) Mend Your Ways Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1953
6) Red Top King Pleasure Prestige Records 1953
5) Going To The River Fats Domino Imperial Records 1952
4) I Wanna’ Know Dolly Cooper Savoy Records 1953
3) I’m Mad Willie Mabon Chess Records 1953
2) Please Love Me B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1953
1) Help Me Somebody The 5 Royales Apollo Records 1953

TOP TEN RESOURCE
Cash Box Magazine for June 20, 1953

Rib Joint Sammy Price, Mickey Baker, & King Curtis Rib Joint 1956
I Don’t Want Nobody Buddy & Ella Johnson Mercury Records 1956
Candy Candye Kane Swango 1998
Get Me Some Money Annie Laurie Okeh Records 1951
Summer Time Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Greenbacks Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1957

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast June 18, 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 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, JUNE 18, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Topsy, Part 2 Cozy Cole Love Records 1958
Juneteenth Jamboree Louis Jordan Decca Records 1940
Let The Good Time Roll Linda Hopkins Wild Women Blues 2003
No Rollin’ Blues Jimmy Witherspoon At The Monterey Jazz Festival 1960

I’ve Got A Right To Cry
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Exclusive Records 1946

I Wonder Catherine Russell Alone Together 2019
Grass Is Getting Greener Cecil Gant Gilt Edge Records 1945
Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1950

Hold It
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson w/ the Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Back Door Blues 1961

Summertime Little Esther Phillips Federal Records 1952
Li’L Dog Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra Decca Records 1947
Killer Joe Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Please Be Kind Charles Brown Aladdin Records 1949

Jumpin’ At The Woodside
Johnny Otis Blues Band
Get On Up! (Live Chicago ’93) 2023


8:00 A.M.: HELEN HUMES AT 110
Born in Louisville, Kentucky on June 23, 1913, Helen Humes “was a teenage
blues singer, a vocalist with Count Basie’s band, a saucy R&B diva, and
a mature interpreter of the classic popular song.” – wikipedia

They Raided The Joint Helen Humes Mercury Records 1947

Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
Count Basie & His Orchestra w/ Helen Humes Columbia Records 1940

Hey Ba Ba Re Bop Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1945

Be Baba Leba Helen Humes w/ Bill Doggett Octet Philo Records 1945
Written and recorded as a reply to Hampton’s “Hey Ba Ba Re Bop,”
“Be Baba Leba” was Humes’s first solo entry into national R&B Top 10.

Blues Ain’t Nothin’ But A Woman
Helen Humes
American Folk & Blues Festival (German TV) 1962
Sonny Terry (Harmonica), Brownie McGhee (Guitar), Willie Dixon (Bass),
Memphis Slim (Piano), Jump Jackson (Drums), and T-Bone Walker (Guitar).

HELEN HUMES RESOURCES
Biorgraphy @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com

Senor Blues Ray Charles My Kind Of Jazz 1970

Gonna Send You Back to Where I Got You From
Van Morrison
The Prophet Speaks 2018

Chicken Shack Eddie Tigner Route 66 2001
Flying Saucer The Solid Senders (Roy Milton) Specialty Records 1952
Nostalgia (The Day I Knew) Samara Joy Linger Awhile 2022
Twisted Annie Ross Specialty Records 1952
Honey Chile Fats Domino Imperial Records 1951

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

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast June 11, 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 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, JUNE 11, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Ferocious Boogie Camille Howard Specialty Records 1950
Rock Me To Sleep Helen Humes Capitol Records 1950
They Raided The Joint Duke Robillard A Swingin Session 2008
Baby, Get Lost Queen Latifah The Dana Owens Album 2004
Bluebeard Blues Count Basie Blues By Basie 1950

One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
Taj Mahal
Savoy 2023

Now That You’re Gone Annie Laurie Regal Records 1950
Hey Little Boy Albennie Jones Decca Records 1948
The Hustle Is On T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 1950

Groovin with Grimes
Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers
Juke Joint Sessions Vol.1 2016

Time’s Gettin’ Tougher Than Tough
Jimmy Witherspoon
…at the Renaissance 1960

Moosey Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1949
S.K. Blues Joe Turner w/ Pete Johnson National Records 1945

Rockin’ In Rhythm
Ella Fitzgerald
Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book 1958


8:00 A.M. – THE STORY OF RPM RECORDS
RPM Records was founded by the Bihari Brothers in 1950 as a subsidiary of
Modern Records, one of the major independent west coast blues and R&B labels
of the 1940s and 1950s. Ike Turner, who was a talent scout for the Biharis,
arranged for many blues musicians such as Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, and
Roscoe Gordon to record for RPM in the early to mid-1950s. – wikipedia.org

Saddled The Cow (And Milked The Horse)
Rosco Gordon
RPM Records 1951
RPM’s first entry on the national R&B Top 10

“T-99” Blues Jimmy “T-99” Nelson RPM Records 1951
RPM’s first R&B Number One

Moanin’ at Midnight Howlin’ Wolf RPM Records 1951

3 O’clock Blues B.B. King RPM Records 1951
B.B. King’s first national hit, featuring Ike Turner on piano

Shake It Up and Go B.B. King RPM Records 1952
Stompin’ The Jimmy Jackson All Stars RPM Records 1952

Those Lonely / Lonely Nights
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
RPM Records 1955

RPM RECORDS RESOURCES
RPM Records main article @ wikipedia.org
Bihari Brothers @ wikipedia.org
RPM Records discography @ discogs.com
The RPM Records Story @ Both Sides Now

One O’Clock Jump Lester Young Aladdin Records 1947
I Only Have Eyes For You Billie Holiday …Sings 1952
What Would I Do Without You Ray Charles Yes Indeed! 1958
You Ain’t Got It No More Julia Lee Capitol Records 1949
Looped James Harman & Gene Taylor Live In Germany 2012
Mean Old Wine Billy Wright Savoy Records 1951
All She Wants to Do Is Rock Wynonie Harris King Records 1949
Let Me Go Home Whiskey Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1952
Orange Colored Sky Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1950

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast June 4, 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 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, JUNE 4, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Rockin’ The Boogie Hadda Brooks Modern Records 1945
A preview of our 8:00 A.M. feature: The Story of Modern Records

Pink Champagne
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Specialty Records 1950

Jump With You Baby B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1955
Don’t Make Me Late, Baby Felix Gross Downbeat Records 1948
Every Man To His Own Profession Louis Jordan Decca Records 1949
Caldonia Frankie “Sugar Chile” Robinson Capitol Records 1949

Can I Come In For A Second
Nat King Cole & Nellie Lutcher
Capitol Records 1950

Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet
Ella Mae Morse
Capitol Records 1944

Back Yard Affair Sonny Thompson Miracle Records 1949
Perfect Woman The Four Blazes United Records 1947

Wee Baby Blues
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson w/ T-Bone Walker & Jay McShann
Kidney Stew Is Fine 1969

Yesterdays Ray Charles A Portrait Of Ray 1968

In Walked Wilbo
The Ron Kraemer Trio with The Nashville Cats
Sarasota Swing 2023

Raincheck Duke Ellington RCA Victor 1942
When Lights Are Low Catherine Russell Harlem on My Mind 2016

Bihari Family Dinner After The Founding Of Modern Records – vocalgroupharmony.com

8:00 AM: THE STORY OF MODERN RECORDS
Modern Records was founded 1945 by the Bihari brothers.
In 1941 Jules Bihari moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Los Angeles and got
a job servicing and operating jukeboxes in the Watts district, and found
it hard to find and stock the blues records his customers wanted to hear.
He and his younger brothers, Saul and Joe, founded a new label,
Modern Records, in 1945. They built Modern into a major blues and R&B label,
their first success coming with “Swingin’ the Boogie”, by Hadda Brooks. – wikipedia

So Long Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers Modern Records 1946
Rock Bottom Gene Phillips & The Rhythm Aces Modern Records 1947
Shuffle Boogie Will Rowland & his Orchestra Modern Records 1947
Don’t Take Your Love From Me Hadda Brooks Modern Records 1947
Robbie Doby Boogie Brownie McGhee Modern Records 1948
Boogie Chillen John Lee Hooker Modern Records 1948
Blues After Hours Pee Wee Crayton Modern Records 1948
Rockola Joe Lutcher & His Band Modern Records 1949
Big Fine Girl Jimmy Witherspoon Modern Records 1949
I Gotta Guy Little Esther w/ Johnny Otis Modern Records 1949
Rockin’ All Day Jimmy McCracklin Modern Records 1950
Good Ole Blues Johnny Otis Modern Records 1950
Million Dollar Secret Helen Humes Modern Records 1950
The Thrill Is Gone Roy Hawkins Modern Records 1951
I’m In The Mood John Lee Hooker Modern Records 1951
Have A Ball Joe Houston Modern Records 1951
K.C. Lovin’ Little Willie Littlefield Modern Records 1952
Johnny Johnny Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers Modern Records 1952

MODERN RECORDS RESOURCES
Modern Records @ wikipedia.org
Bihari Brothers @ wikipedia.org
Modern Records discography @ discogs.com
The Modern Records Story @ Both Sides Now
Modern Records @ vocalgroupharmony.com

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast May 28, 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 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, MAY 28, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Two Bones & A Pick Bonepickers Strollin’ 2014
Oop Bop Sh’ Bam Dizzy Gilespie Musicraft Records 1946
Alexander’s Ragtime Band Nellie Lutcher Capitol Records 1948
Straighten Up and Fly Right Lyle Lovett 12 of June 2022
Jumpin’ the Blues Johnny Otis Spirit of the Black Territory Bands 1992
Fine & Mellow Ruth Brown Fine & Mellow 1991
Don’t Burn The Candle At Both Ends Louis Jordan Decca Records 1948

See See Rider
Helen Humes & Her All Stars w/ Lester Young & Miles Davis
Philo Records 1945

Sippin’ At Bells
Miles Davis All Stars w/ Charlie Parker
Savoy Records 1948
Born in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
Miles Davis first gained notice as a leading practitioner of bebop
in the mid-to late 1940s

Smack Dab In The Middle Ray Charles ABC Records 1964

Rock Daniel
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/ Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca Records 1941

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
River’s Invitation Eddie Tigner Slippin’ In 2009


8:00 AM: T-BONE WALKER
Born on May 28, 1910 in Lindon, Texas, Aaron Thibeaux “T-Bone” Walker was
a blues guitarist, singer, and composer, songwriter who 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.” – Wikipedia

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

West Side Baby Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1948
T-Bone and Dinah Washington both rode this song by Dallas Bartley and
Johnny Cameron to the top of the national R&B Chart in 1948.

Get These Blues Off Me B.B. King One Kind Favor 2008
B.B. King said T-Bone was the major influence on his guitar style.
Walker wrote “Get These Blues Off Me” and first recorded it in 1952.

T-Bone Shuffle
The Amos Garrett Doug Sahm Gene Taylor Band
Live in Japan 1991

Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You Taj Mahal Savoy 2023

Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)
T-Bone Walker
Black & White Records 1947

T-BONE WALKER RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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 (Lp) 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
Going To The River Fats Domino Imperial Records 1952

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast May 21, 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 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, MAY 21, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

He’s a Real Gone Guy Red Prysock & His Orchestra The Beat 1957
After Dark Blues Billy Wright Savoy Records 1950
Everytime I Think Of You Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1952
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Standing On The Corner Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1950
Soft Wind Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Timeless 2011
Every Day I Have The Blues B.B. King RPM Records 1955
Long Distance Operator Roomful Of Blues Hot Little Mama 1981
Open The Door, Richard Count Basie & His Orchestra RCA Victor 1947
Hey Now Ray Charles Swing Time Records 1952
Mama Bring Your Clothes Back Home Lowell Fulson Swing Time Records 1950
Send Me To The ‘Lectric Chair Dinah Washington …Sings Bessie Smith 1958
The Honeydripper Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1945
Give Me The Dark Big Harp George Cut My Spirit Loose 2023
Sunday Mornin’ Coleman Hawkins Soul 1958

8:00 AM: NATIONAL TOP 10 R&B COUNTDOWN – MAY 1948
As complied by Billboard magazine

10) 35-30 (Thirty-Five Thirty) Paul Williams Sextette Savoy Records 1947
9) I Love You, Yes I Do Bull Moose Jackson King Records
8) Messin’ Around With The Blues Memphis Slim Miracle Records 1948
7) King Size Papa Julia Lee Capitol Records 1948
6) All My Love Belongs To You Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1948
5) Long Gone, Part 1 Sonny Thompson Miracle Records 1948
4) Fine Brown Frame Nellie Lutcher Capitol Records 1948
3) Nature Boy Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1948
2) Good Rockin’ Tonight Wynonie Harris King Records 1948
1) Tomorrow Night Lonnie Johnson King Records 1947

TOP 10 R&B RESOURCES
Billboard magazine for May 22, 1948

Shipyard Social Function Lucky Millinder Decca Records 1945
Street Lights Little Esther Federal Records 1953
Cryin’ Won’t Help You Paul Carrack Don’t Wait Too Long 2023
Five Guys Named Moe Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Decca Records 1942
Rag Mop Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1950
Oh Babe Louis Prima & Keely Smith Robin Hood Records 1950
Let’s Have A Party Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1953

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast May 14, 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 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.

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, MAY 14, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

The Teaser The Griffin Brothers Orchestra Dot Records 1952
Mama Don’t Allow It Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends Capitol Records 1951
Roll ‘Em Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippres Exclusive Records 1948
Lady Be Good Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Double Dealing Percy Mayfield Chess Records 1955

My Mother’s Eyes
Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm
Capitol Americana Records 1947

Wee Baby Blues Lynwood Slim Last Call 2006
My Mother Told Me Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1950


No Use Knockin’ The Uptown Rhythm Kings Oooh-Wow! 1990
Eric Shoutin’ Sheridan
January 22, 1951 – April 29, 2023

Boogie At Midnight Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men DeLuxe Records 1949
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1952
Candy’s Mood Candy Johnson & His Peppermint Sticks Alben Records 1948
Roll ‘Em Pete Jimmy Witherspoon …at the Renaissance 1960
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) Samara Joy Linger Awhile 2022

Everybody Clap Hands
Amos Milburn & His Chicken Shackers
Aladdin Records 1951

Handclapin’ Big Joe & The Dynaflows Good Rockin’ Daddy 1989

8:00 AM – BIG JOE TURNER: THE BOSS OF THE BLUES
Joselph Vernon “Big Joe” Turner, Junior was born in Kansas City, Missouri
on May 18, 1911. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, “Rock and roll would
have never happened without him.” Turner’s greatest fame was due to his
rock-and-roll recordings in the 1950s, particularly but his career as a
performer endured from the 1920s into the 1980s. – wikipedia

Shake, Rattle & Roll
Big Joe Turner & the Paul Williams Orchestra
Show Time at The Apollo (TV show) 1954
Big Joe Turner made the original recording of “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” about
four months before Bill Haley and the Comets made a slightly-sanitized version
into a world-wide hit. Both versions are considered classics and Big Joe’s version
is number 127 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the Top 500 Songs of All Time.

Low Down Dog Joe Turner & Pete Johnson From Spirituals to Swing 1938
Turner and Johnson’s performance at the first John Hammond’s
From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnage Hall in New York City rocketed
them into the national spotlight.

My Gal’s A Jockey
Big Joe Turner with Wild Bill Moore’s Lucky Seven Band
National Records 1946
Turner’s recording of “My Gal’s A Jockey” was his second song to make
the National R&B Chart, peaking at number eight for one week in 1946.

Rocket 88 Boogie, Pt 1 Pete Johnson Swing Time Records 1947
Johnson’s playing on “Rocket 88 Boogie” was the basis for Ike Turner’s piano
part on “Rocket 88” by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats in 1951.

Switchin’ in the Kitchen Roomful Of Blues Under One Roof 1997

Jump Children (aka “Feelin’ Happy”)
Bill Haley & His Comets
Live In Paris October 14-15, 1958
Bill Haley idolized Big Joe Turner. The two men toured together
as the headliners of one of the first intergrated R&R / R&B
shows in the late 1950s.

Flip, Flop And Fly
Big Joe Turner w/ Count Basie
Big Joe Turner – Flip, Flop & Fly 1989

BIG JOE TURNER RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME

Blues for Mother Alice Igor Prado Band Instrumentals, Vol.1 2010

Oooh Wow! The Uptown Rhythm Kings Oooh-Wow! 1990
Eric Shoutin’ Sheridan
January 22, 1951 – April 29, 2023

Push-Ka-Pee She Pie (The Saga Of Saga Boy)
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1949

Let The Good Times Roll Ray Charles The Genius 1959
All About That Bruce Katz Band Connections 2023
Queen Bee Blues Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson King Records 1950
Hy’a Sue Duke Ellington Columbia Records 1948
Candy Big Maybelle Savoy Records 1956

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast May 7, 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 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.

Call us during the show: 470-210-1674

Follow us on Facebook @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

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WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Sinner’s Hop Paul Williams’ Hucklebuckers Savoy Records 1951

Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)
T-Bone Walker
Black & White Records 1947

I’ll Always Be In Love With You
Paul Carrack & The SWR Big Band
Don’t Wait Too Long 2023

Sundays With You Camille Howard Specialty Records 1948
Honey Chile Fats Domino Imperial Records 1951
T-Town Twist Roy Milton Specialty Records 1951

Baby You’re Always On My Mind
Buddy & Ella Johnson & The Bee Jays
Decca Records 1952

Drifting Blues
Count Basie Orchestra & Billy Eckstine
Basie/Eckstine Inc 1959

Nostalgia (The Day I Knew) Samara Joy Linger Awhile 2022
Manteca Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra RCA Victor 1948

Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinkin’ Wine
Lionel Hampton
Decca Records 1949

Salt Port West Virginia
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Sings Louis Jordan 1973

Cherry Smash Big Jay McNeely Savoy Records 1949
Bad Tale Boogie Jay McShann & His Jazz Men Philo Records 1945
Aged & Mellow Little Esther Phillips Federal Records 1952
Don’t You Want A Man Like Me B.B. King RPM Records 1951
Sugar Sweet Muddy Waters Chess Records 1955

Good Rockin’ Daddy
Marcia Ball, Lou Ann Barton & Angela Strehli
Dreams Come True 1990

8:00 AM – JAMES BROWN’S JUMPIN’ ROOTS
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.

Good Rockin’ Tonight James Brown Out Of Sight 1964

Caldonia Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1945
Brown said hearing “Caldonia” inspired him to be a professional musician.

Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens James Brown Showtime 1964

So Long Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1949
In 1944, Brown sang “So Long” in at talent show in Augusta, Georgia.
He won. It was his first public appearance. He was either
10 or 11 at the time.

Love Don’t Love Nobody Roy Brown DeLuxe Records 1950
Night Train Jimmy Forrest United Records 1951

Have Mercy Baby
James Brown & His Famous Flames
Shout And Shimmy 1962
Originally by Billy Ward and The Dominoes, Brown’s version of
“Have Mercy Baby” was a minor hit in 1962.

JAMES BROWN RESOURCES
jamesbrown.com
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME

Bustin’ Out Big Harp George Cut My Spirit Loose 2023
Fever Ray Charles & Natalie Cole Genius Loves Company 2004

God Bless the Child
Andra Day
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Music from the Motion Picture) 2021

Baby Baby All The Time Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1954
Just Got Lucky Bill Stuve Big Noise 1990
Let Your Tears Fall Baby Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1952

All Night Long & Baby, Please Don’t Go
Big Maybelle w/ Newport Blues Band
Jazz On A Summer’s Day (Soundtrack) 1958

Someone To Love Charles Brown & Bonnie Raitt Someone to Love 1992

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast April 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.

Listen 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.

Call us during the show: 470-210-1674

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, APRIL 30, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Caravan Dirty Dozen Brass Band My Feet Can’t Fail Me Now 1984
Ice Man! Billy Mitchell Blue Records 1949

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

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

Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby
Catherine Russell
Alone Together 2019

Ain’t Nobody’s Business PT 1 & 2
Jimmy Witherspoon w/ the Jay McShann Orchestra
Supreme Records 1949

Perdido Sarah Vaughan Columbia Records 1950

It Don’t Mean A Thing
WDR Big Band w/ Freda Payne
The World of Duke Ellington Vol.1 1994

I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues Lou Rawls Portrait Of The Blues 1993
Big Boy Part 1 Jim Giuffre & His Orchestra Modern Records 1952
Million Dollar Secret Helen Humes Modern Records 1950

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

Route 66 The Brian Setzer Orchestra Next Generation Swing 1998

Oh, What A Beautiful Morning
Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra
Ray Sings Basie Swings 1973

8:00 AM: DUKE & ELLA
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born in Washington, DC. on April 29, 1899. Ellington was an American jazz pianist and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra
from 1923 through the rest of his life. He is considered one of the greatest
American composers of the 20th century.

Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25, 1917.
Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the
“First Lady of Song”, “Queen of Jazz”, and “Lady Ella”.

Rockin’ In Rhythm
Duke Ellington & His Harlem Footwarmers
Brunswick Records 1931

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Ella Fitzgerald
…Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book 1958

Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
Tiny Grimes Quintet
Gotham Records 1949

(In My) Solitude Billie Holiday …Sings 1952
Rocks In My Bed Joe Turner Decca Records 1941

It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dream
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra w/ Al Hibler
Musicraft Records 1947

Oops! Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Decca Records 1951

Ella
Chick Webb w/ Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
Decca Records 1938

Diminuendo & Crescendo In Blue
Duke Ellington
At Newport, 1956

Take The A Train
Ella Fitzgerald
Twelve Nights In Hollywood 1961

Mack the Knife
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
Live At The Cote d’Azur, 1966

ELLA FITZGERALD RESOURCES
Biography @ Wikipedia
Discography @ discogs.com

DUKE ELLINGTON RESOURCES
DukeEllington.com (Official Site)
Discography @ Discogs.com
Biography @ Wikipedia

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

WRFG Route 66 – 66 Notes #1

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 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.

Call us during the show: 470-210-1674

Follow us on Facebook @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org


66 Notes #1
April 28, 2023

I’ve completed a big overhaul of the Route 66 music library with the goal of bringing you the most authentic jump blues era listening experience possible without slipping into DJ Gene’s space.

The first thing I did was weed out all the songs that had piled up in the digital library that never got played or just weren’t worth playing to begin with. Then I spent several evenings going through online issues of Cash Box magazine from the mid-1940s to mid-1950s in search of hidden treasures.

Let me explain, Cash Box was a trade magazine for the coin driven entertainment industry. I’m talking about pinball machines, various games of chance, and jukeboxes. And they published weekly playlists for the Top 10 jukebox songs in cities across the U.S. and Canada.

Why? Because before record industry discovered the growing teen market in the 1950s and Top 40 radio smushed everything together, the jukebox ruled the roost. And, since the most popular songs “on the box” varied widely from city-to-city, juke box owners wanted to keep up on new songs that were raking in the most coins.

The first Cash Box R&B chart was called “Hot in Harlem” and was just one of dozens of “Hot In…” charts in in the June 24, 1946 issue. But, as the magazine became more sophisticated, they separated the charts out into genres including pop, “folk, country, and western,” and R&B.

By 1947, Cash Box’s R&B charts expanded to include the jazz and blues clubs in Los Angeles, southside Chicago, Dallas, and New Orleans. In the 1950s, more cities were added including Atlanta and Saint Louis.

I went through the weekly charts for those cities during the lockdown and found tons of great music that never reached the national Billboard R&B chart.

So, what did I miss? A lot.

Turns out the charts on the now-defunct site I used weren’t entirely accurate and the hobbyists who compiled the charts ignored most of the reporting cities! Plus, I just plain overlooked some good tunes because I wasn’t familiar with the artists.

When I looked at the actual PDFs of Cash Box, I found charts from more than a dozen towns I’d never seen before including Savannah, Macon, Memphis, Newark, and Charlotte.

I even found one chart for Edmond, Oklahoma. That one really surprised me because present-day Edmond is one of the least woke towns on the planet.

So, how many “new” songs did I add to the library?

I’ll tell you next time.

Thanks for listening!

John A