WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast March 26, 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 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

One of Them Good Ones Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra Decca Records 1945
Rock & Roll Blues Erline “Rock & Roll” Harris DeLuxe Records 1949

Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Stick McGhee and His Buddies
Atlantic Records 1949

Rockin’ At The Philharmonic Chuck Berry One Dozen Berrys 1958
Ool-Ya-Koo Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra RCA Victor 1948
Greyhound Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1952
Marihuana Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends Premier Records 1945
I’ll Always Be In Love With You Paul Carrack Don’t Wait Too Long 2023
Shake A Hand Faye Adams Herald Records 1953
Red Hot The Five Scamps Okeh Records 1949
You Got To Have What It Takes Betty Hall Jones Capitol Records 1949
Strollin’ With Bones Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Alright Again 1981

Chains of Love
Pinetop Perkins w/ Ruth Brown
Ladies Man 2004

(Cherry) Red Blues
Cootie Williams & His Orchestra w/ Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Hit Records 1944

I Can’t Stop It Ben Levin Still Here 2021

8:00 AM: WHAT’S HOT IN SAVANNAH? MARCH 1949
A countdown of the Top 10 R&B songs on jukeboxes in Savannah, Georgia
during March 1949 as reported by Cash Box Magazine.

10-Good Rockin’ Tonight Roy Brown Deluxe Records 1947

9-Where Can I Find My Baby
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown
Exclusive Records 1949

8-I Feel That Old Age Coming On Wynonie Harris King Records 1948
7-My heart belongs to you Arbee Stidham RCA Victor 1948
6-T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947
5-Hot Biscuits Jay McShann Down Beat Records 1948
4-Corn Bread Hal Singer Sextet Savoy Records 1948
3-Frisco Bay Memphis Slim Miracle Records 1949
2-Trees Al Hibbler Miracle Records 1949
1-D’Natural Blues Lucky Millinder RCA Victor 1949

COUNTDOWN RESOURCES
Cash Box Magazine for April 9, 1949

East of The Sun (and West of The Moon)
Catherine Russell
Send For Me 2022

Flying Home No 2 Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1943

Ain’t Nobody’s Business
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
Decca Records 1950

Deed I Do Ray Charles The Genius 1959
Straighten Up and Fly Right Lyle Lovett 12 of June 2022
Candy Big Maybelle Savoy Records 1956

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast March 19, 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 our NEW Facebook page @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Boogie Woogie Barbecue
Ari Borger & Igor Prado w/ Junior Watson
Lowdown Boogie 2013

Them There Eyes Varetta Dillard Savoy Records 1952
Easy Street Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s Jump For Joy 2001

Black And Blue
Bunny Briggs / Ruth Brown / Linda Hopkins / Jimmy Slyde / Carrie Smith
Black And Blue (1989 Original Broadway Cast) 1991

Frisco Bay Memphis Slim & The House Rockers Miracle Records 1949
Hot Biscuits Jay McShann Down Beat Records 1949
Lush Head Woman Jimmy Witherspoon Downbeat Records 1949
Jack You’re Dead Rob Stone In Tokyo 2021
Skid Row Boogie Pete Johnson Down Beat Records 1948
Stagger Lee Delbert McClinton Outdated Emotion 2022
Riding High Roy Brown De Luxe Records 1949
Danger Zone Deb Callahan Backbone 2023
I’m A Shy Guy King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1945
Sneaky Pete King Curtis & Jack Dupree Blues At Montreux 1971
You Don’t Love Me T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 1950
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1955


8:00 A.M. WHAT’S HOT ON LA’S CENTRAL AVENUE – MARCH 1952
A countdown of the Top 10 R&B songs played on jukeboxes in the jazz and blues
clubs along Central Avenue in Los Angeles for the week ending March 22, 1952,
as reported in Cash Box Magazine.

10-The Hunt Is On Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1952
9-Kiss-A-Me Baby Ray Charles Swing Time Records 1952
8-Blow Blow Blow Big Jay McNeely Imperial Recods 1952
7-Dust My Broom Elmore James Trumpet Records 1953
6-Mellow Blues (Part 1) Sonny Thompson King Records 1952
5-Hard Times Charles Brown Aladdin Records 1952
4-My Playful Baby’s Gone Wynonie Harris King Records 1952
3-No More Doggin’ Rosco Gordon RPM Records 1952
2-Night Train Jimmy Forrest United Records 1951
1-Wheel of Fortune Sunny Gale & Eddie Wilcox Derby Records 1952

CENTRAL AVENUE RESOURCES
Cash Box Magazine for March 22, 1952
Kareem Abdul Jabbar: Remembering Central Avenue
Los Angeles Times: Photo Feature on Central Avenue

That Old Black Magic The Tiny Grimes Quintet Atlantic Records 1948
I Cover The Waterfront Billie Holiday Carnegie Hall Concert 1956
I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You Tom Waits Closing Time 1973
Deacon Jones Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1944
The Deacon Moves In Little Esther & The Dominos Federal Records 1951
Deacon’s Hop Bloodest Saxophone Rhythm and Blues 2014

Fare Thee Well, Deacon Jones, Fare Thee Well
Bull Moose Jackson
King Records 1948

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast March 12, 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 our NEW Facebook page @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2023

Song
Artist
First Album or Label & Date

Bullfrog Hop Big Bob Kornegay Dot Records 1956

They Don’t Want Me To Rock No More
Ella Johnson w/ Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra
Walkin’ 1957

Cryin’ Won’t Help You Paul Carrack Don’t Wait Too Long 2023
He’s All I Need Catherine Russell Strictly Romancin’ 2007
Around The Clock Parts 1 & 2 Wynonie Harris Philo Records 1945
Swingin’ The Blues Count Basie Piano Rhythms 1947
Willow Weep For Me Billie Holiday Lady Sings The Blues 1956
Come Rain Or Come Shine Art Blakey / The Jazz Messengers Moanin’ 1958
When Your Lover Has Gone Ray Charles The Genius Of Ray Charles 1959
Telephone (Operator) Blues Floyd Dixon Aladdin Records ‎ 1950
Slippin’ & Slidin’ (Peepin’ & Hidin’) Little Richard Speciality Records 1956
C-Jam Blues Lynn Hope & His Orchestra Aladdin Records 1953
I Like To Riff Nat King Cole Quartet Savoy Records 1946
Evil Gal Blues Etta Jones Black & White Records 1944

Down, Down, Down
Southside Johnny and Labamba’s Big Band
Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits 2008


SISTER ROSETTA THARPE
Born Rosetta Nubin in Cotton Plant, Arkansas on March 20, 1915, Sister Rosetta Tharpe gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar. – wikipedia

CORRECTION: In today’s show I repeatedly said Friday, March 20, 2023,
was the 105th anniversary of Sister Rosetta’s birth. In actuality
Friday would have been her 108th birthday.

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Chris Barber’s Jazz Band feat. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Performance 1957

Rock Me
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra feat. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca Records 1938

This Train Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1939
Willing to cross the line between sacred and secular by performing her music of
“light” in the “darkness” of nightclubs and concert halls with big bands behind her,
Tharpe pushed spiritual music into the mainstream and helped pioneer the rise
of pop-gospel, beginning in 1938 with the recording “Rock Me” and with her
1939 hit “This Train.” – wikipedia

Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air)
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Daytrotter Session 2014

99 1/2 Just Won’t Do The Williams Brothers The Sensational… 1976

Every Time I Feel The Spirit
Chris Barber’s Jazz Band feat. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Performance 1957

Didn’t It Rain
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Blues and Gospel Tour (for Grenada TV) 1964
Tharpe was a pioneer in her guitar technique; she was among the first popular recording artists to use heavy distortion on her electric guitar, opening the way to the rise of electric blues. Her guitar-playing technique had a profound influence on the development of British blues in the 1960s. Her European tour with Muddy Waters in 1964, with a stop in Manchester on May 7, is cited by British guitarists such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Keith Richards. – wikipedia

SISTER ROSETTA THARPE RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.org
American Women’s History Museum
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Profile @ The Guardian

One O’Clock Jump Lester Young Aladdin Records 1947

R.M. Blues & Shuggie’s Boogie
The Johnny Otis Show w/ Roy Milton & Shuggie Otis
Live At Monterey!

The Honeydripper
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Exclusive Records 1945

Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1946

Fine Brown Frame Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, & Ruth Brown
The Big Band Sound… 1968

Hole In The Wall Ben Levin Take Your Time 2022
Blues For The Red Boy Todd Rhodes Sensation Records 1947
Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1952

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast March 5, 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 our NEW Facebook page @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org


WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Blues In B Flat The Oscar Moore Quartet w/ Carl Perkins Oscar Moore 1954
Leave It To Me Annie Laurie (Unreleased)
Mad Lad Sir Charles & HIs All Stars Apollo Records 1947

Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1943

Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Being Right?
The Knickerbocker All-Stars
Go Back Home to the Blues 2015

Lost Love (Baby, Please) Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1951

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

Where Can I Find My Baby
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown
Exclusive Records 1949

It All Depends On You Hadda Brooks Moderm Records 1947

I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
Ella Fitzgerald
…Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book 1958

West Side Baby T-Bone Walker Comet Records 1948
Tanya Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1946
Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone Valaida Snow Derby Records 1949
Peel Me A Grape Lyle Lovett 12 of June 2022
New Basie Blues Count Basie & His Orchestra Mercury Records 1952
Orange Colored Sky Natalie Cole Unforgettable: With Love 2008


8:00 A.M. FEATURE: NAT KING COLE
Born in Montgomery, Alabama on March 17, 1919, Nathaniel Adams Coles,
known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist,
and actor. Cole’s career as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and
spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100
songs that became hits on the pop charts and 48 on the Billboard R&B chart.

The selections in today’s feature were originally recorded by Nat King Cole
in the 1940s, beginning with his first hit record in 1941.

That Ain’t Right King Cole Trio Decca Records 1941
Straighten Up & Fly Right King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1943
Frim Fram Sauce Diana Krall Steppin Out 1993
Route 66 Chuck Berry New Jukebox Hits 1961
Nature Boy Etta Jones Nature Boy 1963
I Can’t Get Started Lester Young & Nat King Cole Aladdin Records 1946
You Don’t Learn That In School King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1946

NAT KING COLE RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME

P.D.Q. Boogie Porky Cohen w/ Roomful Of Blues Rhythm & Bones 1996
It Should’ve Been Me Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1954
Gabbin’ Blues Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1952
Ain’t Nothing You Can Do Paul Carrack Don’t Wait Too Long 2023
T’aint Nobody’s Bizness If I Do Linda Hopkins Me and Bessie 1976
Rocket 88 Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats Chess Records 1951
Hot Ice Freddie Mitchell & His Orchestra Derby Records 1951
TV Is The Thing This Year Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1953

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast February 26, 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 our NEW Facebook page @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Ain’t That A Shame Jerry Granelli w/ Robben Ford & Bill Frisell Dance Hall 2017
Annie’s Blues Annie Laurie DeLuxe Records 1949

Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
Specialty Records 1947

Long Skirt Baby Blues T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948
Double Crossing Blues Esther Phillips & Jimmy Ricks Set Me Free 1964

Fat Meat & Greens
Ari Borger & Igor Prado w/ Junior Watson
Lowdown Boogie 2013

Eyes Like a Cat The Wayne Riker Gathering Alphabetical Blues Bash, Vol. 1 2022
Love Contest Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1954
Blues For Cuba Floyd Dixon Aladdin Records 1952
Sparrow’s Flight Johnny Sparrow & His Bows & Arrows Melford Records 1949
No Justice Yates McKendree Buchanan Lane 2022
God Bless The Child Lou Rawls & Les McCann Ltd Stormy Monday 1962
That’s A Pretty Good Love Big Maybelle Savoy Records 1956

Hot Special
Bloodest Saxophone /Big Jay McNeely
Blow Blow All Night Long 2017


8:00 A.M.: FATS DOMINO
Antoine Dominique Domino Jr., known as Fats Domino, was an American
pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music,
Domino sold more than 65 million records.

The Fat Man Fats Domino Imperial Records 1949
Born in New Orleans to a French Creole family on February 26, 1928, Domino
signed to Imperial Records in 1949. His first single “The Fat Man” is cited by
some historians as the first rock and roll single and the first to sell more than
one million copies.

Every Night About This Time Fats Domino Imperial Records 1950
Rocking Chair Little Richard Get Down With It! – The OKeh Sessions 1967
Going Home Tomorrow Dr. John Goin’ Back To New Orleans 1992
Poor Me Jimmy Cavallo The Houserocker! 2002
Going To The River Chuck Willis Okeh Records 1953
Please Don’t Leave Me Fats Domino Imperial Records 1953
Domino’s original recordings of the songs in this tribute were his first eight national
R&B hits. He scored 62 entries on the Billboard R&B Chart between 1950 and 1964.

FATS DOMINO RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME

Wildcattin’ Little Charlie & The Nightcats Captured Live 1991
Let The Good Times Roll Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1946
I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) Savannah Churchill Manor Records 1947

He May Be Your Dog But He’s Wearing My Collar
Catherine Russell
Alone Together 2019

Walkin’ With Mr. Lee Lee Allen Walkin’ With Mr. Lee 1958
Don’t Put Me Down Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy Specialty Records 1949
Chicken Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1948
The Hucklebuck Paul Williams & The Hucklebucks Savoy Records 1948
All She Wants to Do Is Rock Wynonie Harris King Records 1949

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast for February 19, 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 our NEW Facebook page @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Record Label & Date

Apollo Jump
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/ Bill Doggett
Decca Records 1943

Please Hurry Home B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1953
Ain’t It A Crime Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends Capitol Records 1950
Love Don’t Love Nobody Roy Brown DeLuxe Records 1950
35-30 (Thirty-Five Thirty) Paul Williams Sextette Savoy Records 1947
Long John Blues Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1949
Inflation Blues Roy Gaines & His Orchestra Tuxedo Blues 2009

Somebody’s Got To Go
Cottie Williams & His Orchestra w/ Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Hit Records 1945

3×7=21 Jules King Imperial Records 1950
T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947
Straighten Up and Fly Right Lyle Lovett 12 of June 2022

Rocky Mountain Blues
Billie Holiday w/ the Tiny Grimes Sextet
Aladdin Records 1951

Tanya Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1946

I Want a Tall Skinny Papa
Marcia Ball
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe 2013

Back Breaking Blues Big Joe Turner Aladdin Records 1950

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

8:00 A.M.: BILL “MR. HONKY TONK” DOGGETT
William Ballard Doggett was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on
February 16, 1916. Doggett began his career playing swing music before
transitioning into rhythm and blues. – wikipedia

Honky Tonk Part 1 Bill Doggett King Records 1956
Best known for his instrumental compositions “Honky Tonk”
and “Hippy Dippy”, Doggett was a pioneer of rock and roll.

Rock Daniel
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/ Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca Records 1941
In the 1930s, Doggett was the leader of a successful big band. He sold his
orchestra to Lucky Millander in the late 1930s and stayed on as piano player
until he became the Ink Spots’ pianist and arranger in 1942.

He May Be Your Man Helen Humes & The Bill Doggett Octet Philo Records 1945
Doggett first found solo success as the leader of an octet that
backed Helen Humes on several of her post-World War II hits.

Onion Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Decca Records 1949

Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2)
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1950

Doggett joined Louis Jordan’s Tympany Five in the late 1940s, he wrote
several songs with Jordan including “Onion” and played on several of Jordan’s
most popular records

On My Own Willis Jackson & His Orchestra w/ Bill Doggett Apollo Records 1950
Smooth Sailing Ella Fitzgerald & The Bill Dogett Orchestra Decca Records 1951
Midnight Sun Coleman Hawkins w/ Bill Doggett The Hawk Talks 1955

Number Three (aka Honky Tonk Part 3) Bill Doggett Dance The Honky Tonk 1957
The follow up to “Honky Tonk,” “Number Three” also made onto the national R&B
chart. Doggett continued to play and arrange until shortly before his death in 1996.

BILL DOGGETT RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Bill Doggett – The History of Rock and Roll
Obituary – Los Angeles Times

Deacon’s Hop Big Jay McNeely Savoy Records 1948
Boogie Chillen John Lee Hooker Modern Records 1948

I Just Wanna Make Love To You
Etta James
Blues In The Night, Vol. 1: The Early Show 1986

Train Time Blues Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1947

Georgia On My Mind
Ray Charles
The Genius Hits the Raod 1960
For Jimmy Carter

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast February 12, 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 our NEW Facebook page @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org


WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

The Twister Paul Williams & His Band Savoy Records 1948
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Big Joe Turner, Roomful Of Blues, Dr John Blues Train 1983
Texas Hop Pee Wee Crayton Modern Records 1948
Barnyard Boogie Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1948
Baby Get Lost Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1949
The River’s Invitation Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1953
Little Steady Teddy Edwards Heart & Soul 1962
Breaking My Heart Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1946
Gone Again Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1948
Riverside Jump Tiny Grimes Gotham Records 1950
No Reason Yates McKendree Buchanan Lane 2022
Switchin’ In The Kitchen Dave Clark & Floyd McDaniel Blues Swingers 2003
In The Dark Marie Adams Capitol Records 1957
Frettin’ For Some Pettin’ Jesse Price Modern Records 1948
TV Is the Thing This Year Dianne Reeves Good Night, And Good Luck 2011
Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac Dizzy Gillespie Dee Jee Records 1951
True Blues Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Speciality Records 1947

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Foggy Night, Land’s End, San Francisco, 1953 Fred Lyon, Photo

8:00 AM FEATURE: WHAT’S HOT IN SAN FRANCISCO? VALENTINE’S DAY 1953
Cash Box magazine’s San Francisco Regional R&B Chart
for week ending February 14, 1953

10) Yes! I Know (What You’re Putting Down) Linda Hayes Hollywood Records 1953
9) Soft Tiny Bradshaw King Records 1952
8) Ain’t It a Shame? Lloyd Price Specialty Records 1953
7) Duke’s Blues (Parts 1 & 2) Johnny Hodges Mercury Records 1953

6) Johnny Johnny
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers w/ Mari Jones
Modern Records 1952

5) Nobody Loves Me Fats Domino Imperial Records 1952
4) Whoopin’ & Hollerin’ Earl Forest Duke Records 1953
3) I Don’t Know Willie Mabon Chess Records 1952
2) Dream Girl Jessie & Marvin Specialty Records 1953
1) Cross My Heart Johnny Ace Duke Records 1953

CASH BOX & SF RESOURCES
Cash Box – February 14, 1953
A brief history of Black San Francisco @ kalw.org

Bits & Pieces
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Live From Austin, TX 2019

Walking On A Tightrope
Johnny Adams
Walking on a Tightrope – The Songs of Percy Mayfield 1989

Hey Pretty Baby Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1950
Honky Tonk (Part 1) Bill Doggett King Records 1956
Hit The Road, Jack Ray Charles ABC-Paramount Records 1961

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast February 5, 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 our NEW Facebook page @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

WRFG Route 66 Playlist for Sunday, February 5, 2023
Song
Artist
First Album or Single & Date
Hot In Harlem Tiny Grimes Quartet w/ Red Prysock Atlantic Records 1949
The Fat Man Fats Domino Imperial Records 1949

Double Crossing Blues
The Johnny Otis Quintette w/ The Robins & Little Esther
Savoy Records 1950

What’s The Use Roy Milton Speciality Records 1948
Frisco Bay Memphis Slim & The House Rockers Miracle Records 1949

Them That’s Got
WDR Big Band feat. Maceo Parker
A Tribute To Ray Charles (DVD) 2008

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

Telephone Blues
Eddie Gorman & His Group
De Luxe Records 1949

Million Dollar Smile Catherine Russell Send For Me 2022
Flying Home Pt’s 1 & 2 Illinois Jacquet Philo Records 1945

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

Chicken Shack Boogie
Canned Heat w/ Hollywood Fats
In Concert – King Biscuit Flower Hour 1979

Bad, Bad Whiskey Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1950
I Can’t See For Lookin’ King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1944

8:00 AM: Red Prysock

Wilburt “Red” Prysock was an American R&B tenor saxophonist, one of the
early Coleman Hawkins-influenced saxophonists to move in the direction of R&B,
rather than bebop. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina on February 2, 1926
and died in Chicago in 1993.

Battle of the Mass
Tiny Grimes & His Rocking Highlanders w/ Red Prysock & Benny Golson
Gotham Records 1949
With Tiny Grimes and his Rocking Highlanders, Prysock staged
a saxophone battle with Benny Golson on “Battle of the Mass”.

Soft Tiny Bradshaw w/ Red Prysock King Records 1952

The Blues Came Pouring Down
Tiny Bradshaw w/Red Prysock
King Records 1953
Prysock first gained attention as a member of Tiny Bradshaw’s band,
playing the lead saxophone solo on his own “Soft”, which was a hit
for the Bradshaw band in 1952.

Hand Clappin’ Red Prysock Mercury Records 1955
In 1954, he signed with Mercury Records as a bandleader and had
his biggest hit, the instrumental “Hand Clappin'” in 1955. During the
same year, he joined the band that played at Alan Freed’s stage shows.
He also played on several hit records by his brother,
singer Arthur Prysock, in the 1960s.

Kenny’s Blues Sil Austin & Red Prysock Battle Royal 1958

RED PRYSOCK RESOUCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com

Night Time Is the Right Time Aretha Franklin Aretha Now 1968

Money’s Gettin’ Cheaper
Jimmy Witherspoon w/ T-Bone Walker & Clifford Scott Evenin’ Blues 1964

Little Red Rooster Margie Day Dot Records 1951
Please Love Me B.B. King RPM Records 1953
Cryin’ Won’t Help You Paul Carrack Don’t Wait Too Long 2023
Mop-Mop Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1944
Rag Mop Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Specialty Records 1950
Elevator Boogie Mabel Scott Exclusive Records 1948
Rockin’ Boogie Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats Specialty Records 1947
We’re Gonna Rock, We’re Gonna Roll Wild Bill Moore Savoy Records 1947
Rock & Roll Blues Erline “Rock & Roll” Harris DeLuxe Records 1949

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast January 29, 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.

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WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Real Gone Sam Taylor Tease! The Beat of Burlesque 1956

The Thrill Is Gone
The Manhattan Transfer w/ Ruth Brown & B.B. King
The Thrill Is Gone 1994

Gone With the Blues Jay McShann w/ Jimmy Witherspoon Mercury Records 1947

Stop That Dancing Up There
Harry “The Hipster” Gibson
Boogie Woogie In Blue 1944

Take Your Time Ben Levin Take Your Time 2022
I Told You We Were Through Freddie Mitchell Derby Records 1950
Flip, Flop And Fly Joe Turner w/ Count Basie Flip, Flop & Fly 1989
Strange Things Happening Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1950
Double Dealing Daddy Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1952
The Jumpin’ Blues Magic Dick & Jay Geils Little Car Blues 1996
Way Back Home Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1953
Bewildered Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1948
I’ll Never Give Up Wynonie Harris King Records 1951
Information Blues Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1950
Chicken Out Sammy Price, Mickey Baker, & King Curtis Rib Joint 1956
Open The Door, Richard Dusty Fletcher Savoy Records 1947

8:00 AM: RUTH BROWN – 95TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Ruth Brown (Born Ruth Weston in Portsmouth, Virginia on January 12, 1928)
was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the
“Queen of R&B”. She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in
a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as “So Long”, “Teardrops
from My Eyes” and “(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean”.For these contributions, Atlantic became known as “the house that Ruth built”(alluding to the popular
nickname for the old Yankee Stadium). Brown was a 1993 inductee into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. – wikipedia.org

So Long
Ruth Brown & The Eddie Condon’s NBC Televison Orchestra
Atlantic Records 1949
“So Long” was Brown’s first national R&B hit,
reaching number four in late 1949.

Don’t Deceive Me Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1960
The last of 24 national R&B hits for Brown, “Don’t Deceive Me”
peaked at number 10 in early 1960.

Be Anything (But Be Mine)
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, & Ruth Brown
The Big Band Sound… 1968

Tell Me Who Charles Brown w/Ruth Brown All My Life 1990

If I Can’t Sell It, I’ll Keep Sittin’ On It
Ruth Brown
Black And Blue (1989 Original Broadway Cast) 1991
Brown’s performances in the Broadway musical “Black and Blue” earned
her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1989.

Rock Me to Sleep
Benny Carter w/ Ruth Brown
The Benny Carter Songbook, Volume 2 1997

I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
Ruth Brown w/ Bonnie Raitt
R+B = Ruth Brown 1997

RUTH BROWN RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Ruth Brown – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Ruth Brown – The Blues Foundation
Ruth Brown – Rhythm & Blues Foundation

Moose On The Loose Bull Moose Jackson MGM Records 1948
Hey Ba Ba Re Bop Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1945
Be Baba Leba Helen Humes Philo Records 1945

How Long Must I Wait For You?
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1948

Sugar Baby Swing
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins
Don’t Mess With Miss Watkins 2007

It Had To Be You Ray Charles The Genius 1959

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

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist and Podcast January 22, 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 our NEW Facebook page @ WRFG Route 66 Jumps

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2023

Song
Artist
Original Album or Single & Date

Jackson’s Blues Don Johnson & His Band Specialty Records 1949
Good Daddy Blues Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1949
Lovin’ Machine Wynonie Harris King Records 1951

Fool At The Wheel
Deuces Of Rhythm & Tempo Toppers (Little Richard)
Peacock Records 1953

Dutch Kitchen Bounce Arnett Cobb Apollo Records 1948
Don’t Worry Me No More Nellie Hill Abbey Records 1949
I Want A Little Girl Delbert McClinton Outdated Emotion 2022
Back Breaking Blues Big Joe Turner Aladdin Records 1950
Sleep Earl Bostic King Records 1951

All of Me
Andra Day
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Soundtrack) 2021

You Run Your Mouth & I’ll Run My Business
Louis Jordan
Decca Records 1940

Ain’t That Just Like A Woman
B.B. King
Let The Good Times Roll: The Music Of Louis Jordan 1999

T-Bone Boogie
Adrianna Marie & her Roomful Of All-Stars
Kingdom Of Swing 2017

A Letter Home Memphis Slim King Records 1949
Guitar Shuffle Lowell Fulson Swing Time Records 1952
Dat Dere Oscar Brown Jr. Sin & Soul …And Then Some 1961
Saved LaVern Baker Live In Hollywood ’91 1991

8:00 A.M. FEATURE: WHAT’S HOT IN NEW ORLEANS, JANUARY 1948
Here are the top 10 songs from Cash Box magazine’s regional R&B chart
for New Orleans for the week ending January 24, 1948.

10) Roy Rides Roy Milton & his Solid Senders Specialty Records 1948
9) Rockin’ Boogie Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats Specialty Records 1947
8) Down Home Blues Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1948
7) I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Rose Murphy Majestic Records 1948
6) I Can’t Stop It Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy Specialty Records 1947
5) My Love Is Limited Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1948
4) I Love You, Yes I Do Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1947
3) Bell Boy Boogie Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra Sensation Records 1947
2) Let It Roll Lucky Millinder w/ Allastine Allen Decca Records 1947

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

COUNTDOWN RESOURCES
Cash Box Regional R&B Charts for January 24, 1948
Cash Box Magazine Archive @ worldradiohistory.com

Blue Ross The Three Tenor Saxes Steppin’ Out Of Blue Monday 2006
Black Night Charles Brown Aladdin Records 1951
Trouble in Mind Sister Rosetta Tharpe From Carnegie Hall to Antibes 1960?
Mary Ann Ray Charles Ray Charles 1957
Talkin’ About You Kid Ramos & Bob Corritore Phoenix Blues Sessions 2012
As Long As I Live Catherine Russell Inside This Heart of Mine 2010
Good Rockin’ Tonight Roy Brown Deluxe Records 1947

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