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WRFG RT66 Playlist for Sunday, June 7, 2020

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Here’s Your WRFG Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, June 7, 2020

Host
John

Birthday
Fats Waller
(B) Thomas Wright Waller
New York, New York
May 21, 1904

Song
Artist
Original Album or First Single & Date

Tuxedo Boogie
Albert Ammons
Mercury Records 1948

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

Daybreak
Pee Wee Crayton
Aladdin Records 1951

I Idolize You
Marcia Ball, Lou Ann Barton & Angela Strehli
Dreams Come True 1990

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

She Gotta Have It
The Jimmys
Gotta Have It 2019

The Things That I Used to Do
Guitar Slim
Specialty Records 1954

Groovin’ With Grimes
Tiny Grimes
Savoy Records 1944

Reelin’ & Rockin’
Chuck Berry
One Dozen Berrys 1958

Hootie Blues
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
American Music Texas Style 1999

She’s Too Much
Roomful Of Blues
In A Roomful Of Blues 2020

Baby Get Lost
Donna Greene & The Roadhouse Daddies
A Girl’s Gotta Have A Little Pleasure 2008

A La Carte
Roland Kirk
Triple Threat 1956

I’ve Got a Little Boy
Ann Cole
Baton Records 1957

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

The Stuff You Gotta Watch
Magic Dick & Jay Geils
Bluestime 1994

8:00 A.M. Tribute to Fats Waller

“Fat” Waller was born Thomas Wright Waller in New York, New York on May 21, 1904.
At age 6, he started taking piano lessons from his mother, Adeline Locket Waller, then graduated to playing organ in the church where his father, the Reverend Edward Martin, was the pastor. At 15, he dropped out of DeWitt Clinton High School and became the organist at the Lincoln Theater in Harlem. The theater paid him $32.00 a week. That’s more than $470.00 a week today.

Fats Waller wrote or co-wrote about 400 songs and recorded scores of songs by other artists. He also wrote for Broadway and performed in movies, but for today’s exercise the focus is on his work that helped lay the groundwork for jump blues, early rock’n’roll, and modern jazz piano.

Squeeze Me
Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller 1957
Waller started composing while still in his teens
and published his first song, “Squeeze Me” in 1924.

Muscle Shoals Blues
Fats Waller
Okeh Records 1922
Waller’ first record, backed by “Birmingham Blues”

Your Feet’s Too Big
The Original Blues Brothers Band
The Last Shade Of Blue Before Black 2017

You’re Not the Only Oyster in the Stew
Catherine Russell
Alone Together 2019

The Reefer Song
Fats Waller
Jolly Roger Records 1943
Waller changed the name of Stuff Smith’s “If You’re A Viper” for this rendition released shortly before his death in 1943.

According to “Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana” by Larry Sloman, Waller’s version was a little jab at Harry J. Anslinger, the first head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.

All That Meat And No Potatoes
Louis Armstrong
Satch Plays Fats 1955

Ain’t Misbehavin’ (I’m Savin’ My Love For You)
Billie Holiday w/ Tony Scott and his Orchestra
Stay With Me 1955

(Do You Intend To Put An End To) A Sweet Beginning
Fats Waller
Victor Records 1935
You may recall this song from the closing credits of “Betty Page Reveals All,” the 2013 biopic about the life of the 1950s pinup model and cult icon.

All Blues
Diane Schuur
Running On Faith 2020
Composed by Miles Davis, born Miles Dewey Davis IIII in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926.

Early in The Morning B.B. King
The Blues 1960

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

Kidney Stew
Hollywood Fats Band w/ Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Live recording released on Larger Than Life in 2006

Aggrivatin’ Papa
Lil Green & Her Orchestra
RCA Victor 1947

Ain’t Nothing You Can Do
Bobby “Blue” Bland
Ain’t Nothing You Can Do 1964

(sign off)

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

Fats Waller Resources
Biography @ Wikipedia.Com
Discography @ Discogs.Com
Biography & Discography @ AllMusic.Com
Biography @ Britanica.Com

WRFG RT66 Playlist and Podcast for May 31, 2020

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Here’s Your WRFG Route 66 Playlist for May 31, 2020

Host
John

Birthday
T-Bone Waker
b. Aaron Thibeaux Walker
Linden, Texas
May 28, 1910

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Let The Rock Roll
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Go, Just Do It! 2020

Baby I’m Gone
Roy Milton
Rock’N’ Roll Versus Rhythm & Blues 1956

Oh Yeah
Chuck Higgins
Rock’N’ Roll Versus Rhythm & Blues 1956

My Baby
Nappy Brown & the Teacho Wiltshire Orchestra
Savoy Records 1955

We’re Gonna Rock This Joint
Four Charms
Flatland Boogie 2000

The Honeydripper
Big Al Blake & The Hollywood Fats Band
Mr Blake’s Blues 1997

Harlem Nocturne
The Viscounts
Madison Records 1959

There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
Dr. John & the WDR Big Band
Big Band Voodoo 2019

The Danger Zone
Diane Schuur
Running On Faith 2020

The Seventh Son
Willie Mason
Chess Records 1955

The Smoke From Your Cigarette
The Mellows featuring Lillian Leach
Jay-Dee Records 1955

Destination Moon
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet & His Tenor Sax 1953

Wild Man On The Loose
John Hammond w/ Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Trouble No More 1994

Sticks & Stones
Ray Charles
ABC Paramount Records 1960

Yes I Know
Annisteen Allen
King Records 1953

Boogie Woogie’s Mother-In-Law
Buddy Johnson
Decca Records 1941

Hamp’s Boogie Woogie
Maceo Parker
Mo’ Roots 1991

8:00 a.m. Tribute to T-Bone Walker

Low Down Dirty Shame
T-Bone Walker & The Marl Young Orchestra
Rhumbaboogie Records 1944
This was one of the very first records Walker released under his own name. Low Down Dirty Shame was recorded live at Chicago’s Rhumboogie Club in 1944

Wichita Falls Blues
Oak Cliff T-Bone
Columbia Records 1929
Walker was born Aaron Thibeaux Walker in Linden, Texas on May 28, 1910. His parents were both musicians and his step-father Marco Washington taught him to play several instruments inclding piano and guitar. Often performing with Blind Lemmon Jefferson under the name Oak Cliff T-Bone, Walker started his career in Dallas in the 1920s. Wichita Falls Blues was his first record.

T-Bone Blues
Les Hite & His Orchestra
Bluebird Records 1940
Walker spent most of the 1930s singing with various regional orchestras. In 1940 he was the featured vocalist with Les Hite and His Orchestra. Here he is singing his own T-Bone Blues. Walker never played guitar with Hite. The steel guitar is played by Frank Palsey.

T-Bone Shuffle
T-Bone Walker
Capitol Records 1947

Tell Me What’s The Reason
The Knickerbocker All-Stars
Texas Rhody Blues 2016

I’m Still in Love with You
Jimmie Vaughan
Baby, Please Come Home 2019

I’ve Been Treated Wrong
Jimmy Witherspoon w/ T-Bone Walker & Clifford Scott
Evenin’ Blues 1964

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

Call Me When You Need Me
Shakey Jake Harris & T-Bone Walker
American Folk and Blues Festival 1964

Blues Ain’t Nothin’ But A Woman
Helen Humes w/ T-Bone Walker
American Folk & Blues Festival 1964
Walker was the master of ceremonies and a featured performer on the American Folk and Blues Festival tours of Europe in the 1960s. These recording are from a German TV program recorded during the tour in 1964.

Crazy, Crazy Baby
Doug Sahm
The Last Real Texas Blues Band 1994

Poontang
T-Bone Walker
Good Feelin´ 1970
Good Feelin’ was Walker’s comeback album. He recording the album in Paris in November of 1968. It was released by Polydor Records in 1970 and won the Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording in 1971.

Stormy Monday
Johnny Rawls
Live in Europe 2020
Stormy Monday is Walker’s most enduring song. This new rendition by Johnny Rawls is a nice bridge between the jump blues era and contemporary southern Soul.

T-Bone Walker Resources
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Bio & Discography @ allmusic.com

RT66 Playlist and Podcast for May 24, 2020

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Host:
John

Birthday
Billy Wright
Born William Wright
Atlanta, Georgia
May 21, 1918, or 1932 – October 28, 1991

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Pee Wee’s Boogie
Pee Wee Crayton
Modern Records 1960

Knock Me A Kiss
Eddie Tigner
Slippin’ In 2009

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

Caldonia
Louis Jordan
Decca Records 1945

Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone)
B.B. King
RPM Records 1953

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

Are You Satisfied?
Ann Cole w/ Mickey Baker
Baton Records 1955

I’m Sticking With You Baby
Catherine Russell
Bring It Back 2014

Come Love
John Hammond
Ready For Love 2003

Rockin’ At Midnight
Roy Brown
Deluxe Records 1950

My Rough & Ready Man
Annie Laurie
Regal Records 1949

Rockin’ on Sunday Night
The Treniers
Okeh Records 1952

Amos’ Blues
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1946

Calling All Fools
Frank Bey
All My Dues Are Paid 2020

Baby What You Want Me To Do
Jimmy Reed
Vee Jay Records 1959

Save The Bones For Henry Jones (‘Cause Henry Don’t Eat Meat)
Johnny Mercer & Nat King Cole
Capitol Records 1947

Things I Used To Do
Ike & Tina Turner
Her Man His Woman 1969

Drown in My Own Tears
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters w/ Greg Piccolo
Beyond the Blue Door 2019

8:00 AM Tribute to Billy Wright “The Prince of the Blues”

Blues For My Baby
Billy Wright w/ the Howard Collander Orchestra
Savoy Records 1949

Billy Wright first sang gospel in the church, then made a name for himself as a dancer and female impersonator. He developed as a singer while performing at the 81 Theater, a black vaudeville house at 81 Decatur Street SE. The theater was torn down in the 1960s and replaced by an office building near the present day library at Georgia State. Wright’s recording career began in 1949 when, as the vocalist for the Howard Collander Orchestra, he hit number three on the Billboard R&B chart “Blues for My Baby.”

You Satisfy
Billy Wright
Savoy Records 1949
“You Satisfy” was Wright’s second hit record and his first as a solo artist.

The Hucklebuck
Paul Williams & The Hucklebucks
Savoy Records 1949
Paul Williams caught one of Wright’s performances at the 81 Theater
and recommended him to Savoy Records.

Turn Your Lights Down Low (AKA Baby, Please Don’t Go)
Billy Wright
Savoy Records 1952

Every Hour
Little Richard
RCA Victor 1951
Taxi Blues

Little Richard
RCA Victor 1951
Billy Wright was a major influence on Little Richard and, with the help of DJ and talent scout Zenas Sears, got him his first recording date at the old WGST studio at Georgia state in 1951. Little Richard recorded “Every Hour” and “Taxi Blues” at that session. “Every Hour” went on to be a bit jukebox hit in Atlanta, but nowhere else.

Stacked Deck
Etta James
Let’s Roll 2002
Billy Wright wrote “Stacked Deck.” It was the third of his four hit records peaking at number nine on the R&B chart in 1951.

Hey Little Girl
Billy Wright
Savoy Records 1951
“Hey Little Girl” was Billy Wright’s final hit. After 1951, the hits stopped coming and Wright stopped recording entirely in 1959. For the rest of his career, he was a local performer and MC here in Atlanta He died in 1991 just before his Halloween Show at the Royal Peacock. Billy Wright’s time in the national spotlight wasn’t long,
but he burned brightly.

Blues For The Red Boy
Todd Rhodes
Sensation / King Records 1948

5-10-15 Hours
Ruth Brown
Atlantic Records 1952

Praise House
Bruce Katz
Solo Ride 2019

Phenomenal Woman
Ruthie Foster
Live at the Paramount 2020

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

(sign off)

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

Billy Wright Resources
Biography @ wikipedia.com
Discography @ discogs.com
Bio & Discography @ allmusic.com
The interview Michael Humphries, the original host of Route 66, did with Wright in 1991 is included in the podcast for today’s show.

Playlist and Podcast for May 17, 2020

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Host:
John

Birthday:
Big Joe Turner
Joseph Vernon Turner Jr.
Kansas City, Missouri
May 18, 1911

Song
Artist
1st Album or Single & Date

Disk Jockey’s Nightmare
Earl Bostic & His Orchestra
King Records 1949

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

Work Song
Omar & The Howlers
Swingland 1999

Feel So Bad
Terry Hanck
I Still Get Excited 2019

Blue Light Boogie
Taj Mahal
Dancing the Blues 1993

Let The Good Times Roll
Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra
Ray Sings Basie Swings 1973

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

There Is Always One More Time
Diane Schuur
Running On Faith 2020

Hoy Hoy
Goree Carter & His Hepcats
Freedom Records 1949

Drinkin Wine Spo-de-o-dee
Stick McGhee
Harlem Records 1947

Shuffle Bug
The Griffin Brothers w/ Noble “Thin Man” Watts
Dot Records 1951

New Coat of Paint
Ana Popovic
Trilogy 2016

Drinkin’ by Myself
Wynonie Harris w/ Sun Ra (Herman “Sonny” Blount)
Bullet Records 1946

Velvet
Sun Ra
Jazz In Silhouette 1958

8:00 AM Tribute to Big Joe Turner

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.

Rocket 88 Boogie, Pt 1
Pete Johnson
Swing Time Records 1947
Pete 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.

Roll ‘Em Pete
Lou Rawls
Black & Blue 1963
“Roll ‘Em Pete” was Turner and Johnson’s first hit in 1938

My Gal’s A Jockey
Big Joe Turner With Wild Bill Moore’s Lucky Seven Band
Savoy Records 1946

Wee Baby Blues
Lynwood Slim
Last Call 2006
This song, written by Turner and Johnson, was a hit for Art Tatum in 1941.

Cherry Red
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Cleanhead’s Back In Town 1957
One of Turner’s signature tunes, he first recorded “Cherry Red” in 1939.

Corrine Corrina
Big Joe Turner
Atlantic Records 1956

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

Flip, Flop, & Fly
Count Basie & Big Joe Turner
The Bosses 1974
The song, an obvious rewrite of “Shake Rattle and Roll,” shot straight
to number two on the national R&B charts in 1955.

Boss of the Blues
Dave Alvin
…And The Guilty Women 2009
Here’s the story:
When Dave Alvin and his brother Phil were teenagers they idolized Big Joe and other veteran bluesmen and would drive them from place to place whenever they were in LA. They went on to form The Blasters.

Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Candye Kane
Burlesque Swing 1992
Written by Doc Pomus, BWCG was the flip side of
“Corrine Corrina,” one of Turner’s biggest hits.

Gimme A Pigfoot
Laverne Baker
…Sings Bessie Smith 1958

Careless Love Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
…Sings Bessie Smith 1958

(sign off)

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

Big Joe Turner Resources
Biography @ Wikipedia.Org
Discography @ Discogs.Com
Bio & Discography @ AllMusic.Com

Playlist and Podcast for May 10, 2020

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Here’s your WRFG Route 66 Playlist for May 10, 2020

Host: John
In Memorial: Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman
December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Just Chips
Gene Ammons
United Records 1953

7:05 AM New Release Sunday

Too Much Boogie
Roomful Of Blues
In A Roomful Of Blues 2020

Everybody Looks Good at the Starting Line
Diane Schuur
Running On Faith 2020

Down at the Barrelhouse
Bruce Katz
Solo Ride 2019

Calling All Fools
Frank Bey
All My Dues Are Paid 2020

Over the Hill
Thorbjørn Risager & the Black Tornado
Come On In 2020

I’m Just a Lucky So and So
Dr. John & the WDR Big Band
Big Band Voodoo 2019

Grim Reaper
The Jimmys
Gotta Have It 2019

Never No More
Frank Bey
All My Dues Are Paid 2020

Walking On a Tightrope
Diane Schuur
Running On Faith 2020

She’s Too Much
Roomful Of Blues
In A Roomful Of Blues 2020

Going Back to New Orleans
Dr. John & the WDR Big Band
Big Band Voodoo Blues

It Hurts Me Too
Bruce Katz
Solo Ride 2019

8:00 a.m. Tribute to Little Richard

Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
Here’s Little Richard 1957
Tutti Fruitti is the song that broke Little Richard into the big time. It was an instant hit and reached number two on the Billboard R&B Chart.

Strange Things Happen Everyday
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca Records 1944

Ain’t That Good News
Duces of Rhythm & Tempo Toppers, lead Little Richard
Peacock Records 1953
Like many southern musicians of his generation, Little Richard’s music came from the church. He was discovered by Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1947 when she heard him singing her songs before a concert in Macon. Sister Rosetta invited him on stage to open the show, then paid him at the end of the evening. Little Richard later said that experience inspired him to become a professional musician.

Rocket 88
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
Chess Records 1951
Little Richard said he took up the piano after hearing Ike Turner playing it on Rock 88.

Hey Little Girl
Billy Wright
Savoy Records 1951
Billy Wright was one of the few openly gay musicians of his generation. Wright mentored Little Richard, who reportedly performed at “underground” drag shows in the early 1950s. Richard said Wright’s showmanship was the inspiration for his flamboyant stage persona.

Good Golly, Miss Molly
Little Richard
Little Richard (Lp) 1958

Keep a Knockin’
Chuck Willis
Okeh Records 1954 (unreleased)

Little Richard’s friendship with legendary disc jockey Allan Freed led to singing roles in several early rock’n’roll movies including “The Girl Can’t Help It” in 1956.

Rip It Up
Chuck Berry
New Juke Box Hits 1961

Directly From My Heart To You
Mothers of Invention
Weasels Ripped My Flesh 1970
Huh?????
Little Richard wrote Directly From My Heart To You. Don “Sugarcane” Harris, the singer and electric violin player on the Mother’s version, played on the original session with the Johnny Otis Band in 1956.

Money Is
Quincy Jones w/ Little Richard
Dollar$ Soundtrack 1972

Long Tall Sally
Little Richard
Specialty Records 1956

Good News
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
Good News 2014

The Boys Are Back In Town
Laura Tate
Let’s Just Be Real 2017

It’s Better To Be By Yourself
Nat King Cole Trio
Capitol Records 1946

The House Near The Railroad Tracks
Tommy Brown
Regent Records 1949

The Storm
Little Esther Phillips
Federal Records 1952

(sign off)

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

Little Richard Resources
Biography @ Wikipedia.Com
Biography & Discography @ AllMusic.Com
Discography @ Discogs.Com
A Brief History of Little Richard Grappling With His Sexuality & Religion @ Billboard.Com

Playlist and Podcast for May 3, 2020

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Here’s your WRFG Route 66 Playlist for May 3, 2020

Host
John

Birthdays

Big Maybelle
Born: Mabel Louise Smith
Jackson, Tennessee
May 1, 1924

Mabel Scott
Born: Mabel Bernice Scott
Richmond, Virginia
April 30, 1915

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Right Now Right Now
Alan Freed & His Rock N Roll Orchestra
Alan Freed’s Rock’n’Roll Dance Party 1957

I Don’t Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You)
Candye Kane
Swango 1998

Mercenary Papa
Cootie Williams & His Orchestra
Mercury Records 1949

Blues Before Dawn
Pee Wee Crayton
Imperial Records (1954 or 1955) 1996

The House Of Blue Lights
Ella Mae Morse
Capital Record 1946

Son Of Mr. Big Horn
Doug James
Blow Mr. Low 2001

Green Dolphin Street
Dinah Washington
Dinah Discovered 1961

Going Back To New Orleans
Joe Liggins
Crawdad Records 1954

The Wild Stage Of Life
Lula Reed
King Records 1953

Workin’ Man
Louis Jordan
Tangerine Records 1963

Flip, Flop & Fly
Big Joe Turner
Atlantic Records 1955

Crescent Crawl
Bruce Katz
Solo Ride 2019

Twisted
Annie Ross
Specialty Records 1952

Smooth Tyrone
Terry Hanck
I Still Get Excited 2019

Reaching Into In
Ken Nordine
Word Jazz Vol. II 1960

Straighten Up & Fly Right
Eddie Tigner
Route 66 2001

Yes I Know
Annisteen Allen
King Records 1953

See See Rider
Jimmy Rushing
Listen To The Blues With Jimmy Rushing 1956

8:00 Birthday Tribute to the Two Mabels

Big Maybelle

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
Big Maybelle
Okeh Records 1955

Gabbin’ Blues
Big Maybelle
Okeh Records 6931 1952

One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
Stick McGhee & His Buddies
Atlantic Records 1950

Candy
Big Maybelle
Savoy Records 1956
That’s A Pretty Good Love
Roomful of Blues
Hook, Line & Sinker 2011

Mabel Scott

Just Give Me A Man
Mabel Scott
Hub Records 1946

Elevator Boogie
Mabel Scott w/ Charles Brown
Exclusive Records 1948

Don’t Cry Baby
Ray Charles
Sweet & Sour Tears 1964

Driftin’ Blues
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers w/ Charles Brown
Philo Records 1945

Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train
Mabel Scott
Coral Records 1951

Jump For Jerry
Jimmy Thackery
Guitar 2003

Rocket 88
The James Cotton Band
Red Hot ‘n’ Blues 1982

No Teasin’ Around
Billy “The Kid” Emerson w/ Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm
Sun Records 1954

She Gotta Have It
The Jimmys
Gotta Have It 2019

My Baby
Chuck Willis
Atlantic Records 1959

W-O-M-A-N
Etta James
Modern Records 1955

Good Rockin’ Tonight
Roy Brown
Deluxe Records 1947

(sign off)

Tag (Your It)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005

Big Maybelle Resources

Biography @ Wikipedia.Com
Biography & Discography @ AllMusic.Com
Discography @ Discogs.Com

Mabel Scott Resources

Biography @ Wikipedia.Com
Biography & Discography @ AllMusic.Com
Discography @ Discogs.Com
Extensive Biography @ Marv Goldberg’s R&B Notebooks

Playlist and Podcast for Sunday, April 26, 2020

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Here’s your WRFG Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, April 26, 2020

Host: John
Birthday: Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
Washington, D.C.
April 29, 1899

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

3-D
Big Jay McNeely
Federal Records 1953

Walking The Chalk Line
Tiny Bradshaw
King Records 1951

Bring It Home to Me
Kid Ramos
West Coast House Party 2000

Baby What You Want Me to Do
Ironing Board Sam
10th Anniversary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1977

Turn My Back on You
Little Charlie & the Nightcats
Straight Up 1995

Wonderful Woman
Chuck Berry
Chuck 2017

This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’
Ruth Brown
Miss Rhythm 1958

The Boss Is Back (Ornithology)
Babs Gonzales & Eddie Jefferson
Crazy Records 1951

Tiny’s Tempo
Charlie Parker w/ The Tiny Grimes Quintet
Savoy Records 1944

I’m Still in Love with You
Jimmie Vaughan
Baby, Please Come Home 2019

Keeper Of My Heart
Faye Adams
Imperial Records 1957

When The Sun Goes Down
T-Bone Walker
Imperial Records 1954

Home At Last
Little Willie John
King Records 1955

Aged & Mellow
Little Esther Phillips
Federal Records 1952

Blues For My Baby
Billy Wright w/ the Howard Collander Orchestra
Savoy Records 1949

Good Old Days
Roy Gaines & His Orchestra
Tuxedo Blues 2009

The Sad Night Owl
Adrianna Marie & Her Groovecutters
Double Crossing Blues 2013

8:00 a.m. Birthday Tribute to Duke Ellington

Take The “A” Train
Ella Fitzgerald w/ Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook 1957

Black And Tan Fantasy
Duke Ellington
At Newport, 1956

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

Caravan
Roomful Of Blues
Hot Little Mama 1981

Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Sing Duke Ellington 1960

Such Sweet Thunder (Cleo)
Duke Ellington
Such Sweet Thunder 1957

(In My) Solitude
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Sings 1952

Diminuendo & Crescendo In Blue
Duke Ellington
At Newport, 1956

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Duke Ellington Resources

DukeEllington.com (Official Site)

Biography & Albums @ AllMusic.com
Biography @ Encyclopedia Britannica
Discography @ Discogs.com
Biography @ Wikipedia
Discography @ Wikipedia

Playlist and Podcast for Sunday, April 19, 2020

Listen to Route 66 Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 AM EDT on Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3FM.
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Here’s Your WRFG Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, April 19, 2020

Host: John
Birthday: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Born Clarence Brown, Junior
Vinton, Louisiana on April 18, 1924.

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

M Squad Theme
Count Basie
“The Music from M Squad” (Soundtrack) 1959

Roomin’ House Boogie
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1949

Let The Good Times Roll
Louis Jordan
Decca Records 1946

Candy
Big Maybelle
Savoy Records 1956

She’s Too Much
Roomful Of Blues
In A Roomful Of Blues 2020

Blues For The Red Boy
Todd Rhodes
Sensation / King Records 1948

Something’s Got A Hold On Me
Etta James
…Rocks The House 1963

Frankie & Johnny Boogie 1
Tiny Grimes & His Rocking Highlanders
Gotham Records 1949

Taxi Blues
Little Richard
RCA Victor 1951

It Hurts To Be In Love
Annie Laurie
Deluxe Records 1957

Big Mamou
The Red Wagons Blues Band w/ Junior Watson
Jumpin’ With Friends! 2012

The Ghosts Of Saturday Night (After Hours At Napoleone’s Pizza House)
Tom Waits
The Heart of Saturday Night 1974

Ecaroh
Art Blakey
The Jazz Messengers 1956

Great, Great Pleasure
Big Joe & The Dynaflows
Layin’ In The Alley 1994

Talkin’ Bout You
Ray Charles
At Newport 1958

It Don’t Hurt Anymore
Dinah Washington
Mercury Records 1961

8:00 A.M. Tribute to Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown

Gatemouth Boogie
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Aladdin Records Jazz Series 1947

Mary Is Fine
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Peacock Records 1949

My Time Is Expensive
Guitar Slim w/ Lloyd Lambert & His Orchestra
Atlantic Records (unreleased) 1958

Rockin’ Pneumonia
Professor Longhair w/ Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Rock’N’Roll Gumbo 1977

Someday My Luck Will Change
Mark Collie & His Reckless Companions w/ Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
live At Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary 2012

Okie Dokie Stomp
Cornell Dupree
Teasin’ 1974

Heat Wave
Lloyd Glenn & Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Heat Wave 1977

Worried Life Blues
Canned Heat w/ Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Live at Montreux 1973

Hen Layin’ Rooster
Dr John w/ B.B. King & Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
N’Awlinz Dis, Dat, or D’Udda 2004

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Los Super Seven w/ Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Heard It On The X 2005

Leftover Blues
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Live From Austin, TX 2019

Playlist and Podcast for Sunday, April 12, 2020

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Here’s your WRFG 66 Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, April 12, 2020

Host: John
Birthday: Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 15, 1894

Song
Artist
Original Album or First Single & Date

Blues Before Dawn
Pee Wee Crayton
Imperial Records 1954 or 1955

Too Much Boogie
Roomful Of Blues
In A Roomful Of Blues 2020

All Around The World
Little Willie John
King Records 1955

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

Jump & Shout
Erline “Rock & Roll” Harris
De Luxe Records 1949

Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
Mighty Blue Kings
Live From Chicago 1998

The Blues
Big Maybelle
Newport Jazz Festival 1958

Born In Louisiana
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Live From Austin, TX 1997

Pink Cadillac
Paul Bascomb
United Records 1952

Hey, Pretty Baby
Count Basie & His Orchestra
RCA Victor 1948

T-Bone Shuffle
T-Bone Walker
Capitol Records 1947

Grim Reaper
The Jimmys
Gotta Have It 2019

Hoy Hoy
Goree Carter & His Hepcats
Freedom Records 1949

There Is Something On Your Mind
Big Jay McNeely & Little Sonny Warner
Savoy Records 1958

(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Ruth Brown
Atlantic Records 1952

Sneaking Around With You
Helen Humes
Sneakin’ Around 1974

Money’s Getting Cheaper
Jimmy Witherspoon
Supreme Records 1947

Three For The Festival
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
We Free Kings 1961

8:00 A.M. Tribute to Bessie Smith “The Empress of the Blues”

Downhearted Blues
Bessie Smith
Columbia Records 1923

Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
Deacon John’s Jump Blues Featuring Davell Crawford
Deacon John’s Jump Blues: Music From the Film 2002

Empty Bed Blues
Mitch Woods w/ Maria Muldaur
Friends Along The Way

Careless Love
Lonnie Johnson w/ Elmer Snowden
Blues, Ballads & Jumpin’ Jazz 1960

Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
Bessie Smith
Columbia Records 1931

St. Louis Blues
Big Joe Turner
The Boss Of The Blues 1958

Black Water Blues
Dinah Washington
Newport Jazz Festival 1958

I Ain’t Got Nobody
Fats Waller
Bluebird Records 1928

Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
An Album To Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall 2010

Send me to the Lectric Chair
David Bromberg
Wanted Dead or Alive 1974

I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
Laverne Baker
Sings Bessie Smith 1958

‘Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do
Lou Rawls & Les McCann Ltd
Stormy Monday 1962

Gimme a Pigfoot
Bessie Smith
Okeh Records 1933

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Playlist and Podcast for Sunday, April 5, 2020

Listen to Route 66 Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 AM EDT on Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3FM.
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Here’s your WRFG Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, April 5, 2020

Host: John
Birthday: Billie Holiday
Born: Eleanora Fagan
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 7, 1915

Song
Artist & Featured Performers
Original U.S. Album or Single & Date

Okie Dokie Stomp
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Peacock Records 1954

Oh Babe
Roy Milton
Specialty Records 1950

Evil Gal Blues
Lionel Hampton w/ Dinah Washington
Keynote Records 1943

The Way That Young Lover’s Do
Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco
You’re Driving Me Crazy 2018

Strollin’ With Nolen
Jimmy Nolen
Federal Records 1956

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

Jumpin’ in the Morning Deacon
John’s Jump Blues Featuring Henry Butler
Deacon John’s Jump Blues: Music From the Film 2002

I’ll Be True
Faye Adams & Joe Morris Orchestra
Heard Records 1953

Nadine (Is It You)
George Benson
Walking to New Orleans: Remembering Chuck Berry and Fats Domino 2019

Hard Times
Aretha Franklin
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (bonus track) 1962

The Honeydripper (Part 1)
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Black & White Records 1945

Money’s Getting Cheaper
Jimmy Witherspoon
Supreme Records 1947

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

My Country Man
Big Maybelle
Okeh Records 1953

I Love My Baby
Little Richard With The Johnny Otis Orchestra
Peacock Records 1957

Rockin’ the Blues
Pee Wee Crayton
Modern Records 1950

Come Rain Or Come Shine
Ray Charles
The Genius Of Ray Charles 1959

8:00 a.m. Tribute to Billie Holiday

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

When Your Lover Has Gone & (Hush Now) Don’t Explain
Duke Ellington w/ Billie Holiday
Jazz At The Plaza, Vol. II 1958

Lover Man
Southside Johnny
Detour Ahead the Music of Billie Holiday 2018

Them There Eyes
Varetta Dillard
Savoy Records 1952

Fine & Mellow
Etta Jones
Etta Jones Sings Lady Day (feat. Houston Person) 2001

What A Little Moonlight Can Do
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday 1954

Miss Brown To You
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Miss Smith To You! 2009

The Man I Love
Etta James
Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday 1994

You Don’t Know What Love Is
Mal Waldron
Left Alone 1959

You’ve Changed
Billie Holiday
Lady In Satin 1958

My Man
Bobby Troupe (Intro) & Billie Holiday
Stars of Jazz (TV Show) 1956

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Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Nine Lives 2005