WRFG Route 66

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast May 1, 2025

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended together, often
in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the Jump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended into the early part of the Rock & Roll & R&B Era of the 1950s
and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years. We also bring you
jazz from the era along with the occasional page from the Great American Songbook.

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Today, we celebrate the 115th anniversary of T-Bone Walker’s birth.
Aaron Thibeaux Walker was born just west of the Louisiana state line
in Lindon, Texas on May 28, 1910. Walker came from a musical family
and got his start as a professional musician in Dallas where,
as a teenager, he played with Blind Lemon Jefferson.
Walker 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”

T-BONE WALKER RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Blues Foundation
The Story of Stormy Monday @ wikipedia.org

We also tip our hat to Atlanta blues legend “Weepin”” Tommy Brown.
Born Thomas A. Brown in Lumkin, Georgia, on May 27, 1931,
Brown scores hits in the early 1950s with the Griffin Brothers.
Brown later became a fixture on the Atlanta blues scene until
shortly before his death in 2016.

TOMMY BROWN RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Biography @ The Blues Foundation
Obituary @ American Blues Scene

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Bongo Blues The Dee Williams Sextet Savoy Records 1949

Hoppin’
Tommy Brown w/ the Griffin Brothers
Dot Records 1951

I Know Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1951
I’ll Be Gone Fats Domino Imperial Records 1951

T-Bone Jumps Again
Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers
DOWNBEAT RECORDS PRESENTS… Plays T-Bone Walker 2020

Rock Me To Sleep Helen Humes Capitol Records 1950

Don’t Push, Don’t Pull
Planet D Nonet w/ Dr. Professor Leonard King
Tribute to Joe Williams 2025

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

Rubber Bounce Sonny Boy Williamson I Decca Records 1943

Evenin’
Los Angeles Side Hustle
Los Angeles Side Hustle 2025

Bobby Sox Blues
T‐Bone Walker
Black & White Records 1947

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

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

Insect Ball Big Jay McNeely Imperial Recods 1951
Got My Mo-Jo Working Ann Cole Baton Records 1956

I Just Want To Make Love To You
Lou Rawls & Junior Wells
Portrait Of The Blues 1993

Hey Ba Ba Re Bop Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1945
Gospel Train Marie Knight Decca Records 1949

Riffette
Freddie Slack & His Orchestra w/ T-Bone Walker
Capitol Records 1943

West Side Baby
Dinah Washington
Mercury Records 1948

T-Bone Shuffle
T-Bone Walker
Capitol Records 1947

Moon Dog Boogie Freddie Mitchell Derby Records 1952
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon Little Richard Little Richard 1958
Street Lights Little Esther Federal Records 1953
Black Night Charles Brown Aladdin Records 1951
Reet, Petite & Gone Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1947
Hot House Dizzy Gillespie w/Charlie Parker Guild Records 1945
Let Me Go Home Whiskey Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1952
Bloodshot Eyes Wynonie Harris King Records 1951

Tell Me What’s the Reason
Duke Robillard
A Tribute To T-Bone Walker 2004

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

Weepin’ & Cryin’
Tommy Brown & The Griffin Brothers
Regent Records 1951

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

PODCAST PLAYLIST
Bongo Blues – The Dee Williams Sextet
Hoppin’ – Tommy Brown w/ the Griffin Brothers
I Know – Ruth Brown
I’ll Be Gone – Fats Domino
T-Bone Jumps Again – Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers
Evenin’ – Los Angeles Side Hustle
Bobby Sox Blues – T‐Bone Walker
T-Bone Boogie – Adrianna Marie & her Roomful Of All-Stars
Old Kidney Stew Is Fine – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson w/ T-Bone Walker
Wichita Falls Blues – Oak Cliff T-Bone
Riffette – Freddie Slack & His Orchestra w/ T-Bone Walker
West Side Baby – Dinah Washington
T-Bone Shuffle – T-Bone Walker
Tell Me What’s the Reason – Duke Robillard
Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) – T-Bone Walker
Weepin’ & Cryin’ – Tommy Brown & The Griffin Brothers
Tag (You’re It) – Little Charlie & The Nightcats

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast May 25, 2025

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This week, we count down the Top 10 R&B songs in Atlanta, Georgia, for Memorial Day 1949 and tip our hat to the great Fats Waller to mark the 121st anniversary of his birth.
FATS WALLER RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Bio @ The Kennedy Center
Bio @ Britannica

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Soft Tiny Bradshaw King Records 1952
Jump With You Baby B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1955
I’m Tired of Crying Over You Buddy & Ella Johnson Decca Records 1947

Some of This ‘n’ Some of That
Planet D Nonet w/ Dr. Professor Leonard King
Tribute to Joe WIlliams 2025

You Satisfy Billy Wright Savoy Records 1949
On Revival Day LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith 1958
Deacon Jones Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1944
Let It Roll Lucky Millinder w/ Annisteen Allen Decca Records 1947
True Blues Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1947

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

If You’re A Viper (The Reefer Song)
Fats Waller
Jolly Roger Records 1943

Viper’s Drag
Allen Toussaint
American Tunes 2016

Rockin’ Boogie Joe Lutcher Specialty Records 1947
Fine Brown Frame Nellie Lutcher Capitol Records 1948
Eventide Count Basie Basie 1956
Rag Mop Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Specialty Records 1950
Can’t No Grave Hold My Body Down Los Angeles Side Hustle (self-titled) 2025

COUNTDOWN: Top 10 R&B Songs in Atlanta – Memorial Day 1949
from Cash Box Magazine

10-Saturday Nite
Kansas City Jimmy
Savoy Records 1949

9-Ain’t Nobody’s Business
Jimmy Witherspoon w/ the Jay McShann Orchestra
Supreme Records 1949

8-Wrapped Up In A Dream
Do-Re-Me Trio
Reet Records 1949

7-Ricky’s Blues
The Ravens
National Records 1949

6-Instantaneous Boogie
Camille Howard
Specialty Records 1949

5-Back Street
Eddie Chamblee
Miracle Records 1949

4-Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker
Modern Records 1949

3-Midnight At The Barrel House
Johnny Otis Orchestra w/ Peter “Guitar” Lewis
Excelsior Records 1947

2-Lavender Coffin
Fat Man Robinson Quintet
Mofit Records 1949

1-T.J. Boogie
T.J. Fowler & Orchestra
National Records 1949

Westcoasting Dave Robbins Big Band Happy Faces 2025

Interlude (A Night In Tunisia)
Sarah Vaughan w/ Dizzy Gillespie & His Charlie Parker
Hot Jazz 1946

Makin’ Whoopee Ray Charles Live in Concert 1964
Route 66 Natalie Cole Unforgettable: With Love 1991

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

PODCAST PLAYLIST

Soft – Tiny Bradshaw
Let It Roll – Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/ Annisteen Allen
True Blues – Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (I’m Savin’ My Love For You) – Billie Holiday
If You’re A Viper (The Reefer Song) – Fats Waller
Viper’s Drag – Allen Toussaint
Blue Turning Grey Over You – Louis Armstrong
Saturday Nite – Kansas City Jimmy
Ain’t Nobody’s Business – Jimmy Witherspoon
Wrapped Up In A Dream – Do-Re-Me Trio
Ricky’s Blues – The Ravens
Instantaneous Boogie – Camille Howard
Back Street – Eddie Chamblee
Hobo Blues – John Lee Hooker
Midnight At The Barrel House – Johnny Otis Orchestra
Lavender Coffin – Fat Man Robinson Quintet
T.J. Boogie – T.J. Fowler & Orchestra
Squeeze Me Dinah Washington
Tag (You’re It) – Little Charlie & the Nightcats

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast May 18, 2025

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Big Joe Turner is our featured artist. Born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr. in Kansas City, Missouri on May 18, 1911, Big Joe Turner was the consummate blues shouter.
According to songwriter Doc Pomus, “rock and roll would have never happened
without him.” Although his career ran from the 1920s to the 1980s, Turner is
best known for his rock and roll recordings in the 1950s, particularly
“Shake, Rattle and Roll.”

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

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Hot Rod Illinois Jacquet King Jacquet 1950

Shake, Rattle & Roll
Big Joe Turner w/ Sam “The Man” Taylor (sax)
Atlantic Records 1954

Flip, Flop & Fly
Bill Haley & His Comets
Warner Brothers 1961

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

Million Dollar Secret Helen Humes Modern Records 1950
One Mint Julep The Clovers Atlantic Records 1952
Back Street Eddie Chamblee Miracle Records 1949
Hold Me Baby Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1949

Night Time Is The Right Time
Planet D Nonet w/ Dr. Professor Leonard King
Tribute to Joe WIlliams 2025

Lady Be Good Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
I’m An Errand Girl For Rhythm Carmen McRae You’re Lookin’ at Me… 1984
The Honeydripper Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1945
Oops! Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Decca Records 1951
Big Foot’s Boogie The Hollywood Blue Flames Soul Sanctuary 2005
Hello Little Boy Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1949

The Chill Is On
Big Joe Turner
Atlantic Records 1951

Cherry Red
B.B. King
Confessin’ The Blues 1965

Roll ‘Em Pete
Jimmy Witherspoon w/ Jerry Mulligan & Ben Webster
…at the Renaissance 1960

One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1955
All She Wants to Do Is Rock Wynonie Harris King Records 1949
Flying Home Johnny Otis Spirit of the Black Territory Bands 199
Jumpin’ In The Mornin’ Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1953
I Want to Cry Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1946
Deacon’s Hop Big Jay McNeely Surfin’ EP (France) 1963
Hey Little Boy Albennie Jones Decca Records 1948
Glamour Girl T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 1950

Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Jimmy ‘T99’ Nelson w/ Doug James & Sax Gordon
Rockin’ And Shoutin’ The Blues 1999

My Gal’s A Jockey
Big Joe Turner w/ Wild Bill Moore’s Lucky Seven Band
National Records 1946

I Don’t Want Your Money Honey Frantic Fay Thomas Exclusive Records 1949

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

ROUTE 66 PODCAST PLAYLIST FOR MAY 18, 2025

Hot Rod – Illinois Jacquet
Shake, Rattle & Roll – Big Joe Turner
Flip, Flop & Fly – Bill Haley & His Comets
Switchin’ in the Kitchen – Roomful Of Blues
Night Time Is The Right Time – Planet D Nonet
The Chill Is On – Big Joe Turner
Cherry Red – B.B. King
Roll ‘Em Pete – Jimmy Witherspoon
Wee Baby Blues – Ella Fitzgerald
Boogie Woogie Country Girl – Jimmy ‘T99’ Nelson
My Gal’s A Jockey – Big Joe Turner
Westcoasting – Dave Robbins Big Band
Tag (You’re It) – Little Charlie & The Nightcats

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast May 11, 2025

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Today we feature the music of two artists named Mabel.

Jazz, R&B, and gospel singer Mabel Scott was born in Richmond, Virginia, on April 30, 1915. A mainstay of the west coast jazz scene, Scott’s recordings of “Elevator Boogie” and “Boogie Woogie Santa Claus” were national R&B hits in 1948. In 1999, Scott was honored with the Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.
MABEL SCOTT RESOUCES
biography @ Wikipedia.org
Mabel Scott entry in Marv Goldberg’s R&B Notebooks
discography @ discogs.com

Mabel Louise Smith – know professionally as Big Maybelle – was born in Jackson, Tennessee on May 1, 1924. During the 1940s and early 1950s, Smith toured and recorded with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the first racially-integrated all-female band in the U.S. Smith went solo as “Big Maybelle” in 1952 and scored a number of R&B hits. She is best remembers for “Candy,” which was released in 1956.
BIG MAYBELLE RECOURCES
biography @ Wikipedia.org
Big Maybelle @ The Blues Foundation
discography @ discogs.com

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Mellow Blues Sonny Thompson King Records 1952

Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train
Mabel Scott
Coral Records 1951

Night Train Sweetie & The Toothaches Fired Up! 2024
Feelin’ Happy Joe Turner Freedom Records 1950
Jelly Jelly Billy Eckstine National Records 1946
Pie Eye’s Blues Planet D Nonet Blues to Be There… 2023
Going To Chicago Blues Count Basie Sing Along With Basie 1957
I Got Loaded Peppermint Harris Aladdin Records 1951
Shake Rattle And Roll Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023

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

Just Give Me A Man
Mabel Scott
Hub Records 1946

Blues In B Flat Oscar Moore Trio Oscar Moore Trio 1954
I Stepped In Quicksand Charles Brown One More For The Road 1986
Love Will Break Your Heart For You Little Esther & Mel Walker Savoy Records 1950
Pop Corn Paul Williams & His Hucklebuckers Savoy Records 1948
Train Blues Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Speciality Records 1948
Cookin’ In Style Johnny Adams One Foot in the Blues 1996
T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947

My Country Man
Big Maybelle
Okeh Records 1953

Beware Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1946

Catch ‘Em Young, Treat ‘Em Rough, Tell ‘Em Nothin’
Mabel Scott
Coral Records 1951

Love Is Like Rain Wynonie Harris King Records 1947
Red’s Boogie Piano Red RCA Victor 1950
The Danger Zone Diane Schuur Running On Faith 2020
Now Or Never Big Rhythm Combo Too Small To Dance 1997
Bits & Pieces Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Live From Austin, TX 2019
Three O’Clock Blues Lowell Fulson Down Town Records 1948
Money’s Getting Cheaper Jimmy Witherspoon Supreme Records 1947

Elevator Boogie
Mabel Scott w/ Charles Brown
Exclusive Records 1948

Lover, Come Back To Me! Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1953

Candy
Big Maybelle
Savoy Records 1958

The Curly Shuffle Jump ‘N’ The Saddle Band (self-titled) 1973

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

HERE’S THE PLAYLIST FOR TODAY’S PODCAST

Mellow Blues – Sonny Thompson
Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train – Mabel Scott
Night Train – Sweetie & The Toothaches
Feelin’ Happy – Joe Turner & His Orchestra w/ Mickey Baker
I Got Loaded – Peppermint Harris
Shake Rattle And Roll – Van Morrison
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Big Maybelle
Just Give Me A Man – Mabel Scott
Blues In B Flat – Oscar Moore Trio
I Stepped In Quicksand – Charles Brown
My Country Man – Big Maybelle
Beware – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Catch ‘Em Young, Treat ‘Em Rough, Tell ‘Em Nothin’ – Mabel Scott
Three O’Clock Blues – Lowell Fulson
Money’s Getting Cheaper – Jimmy Witherspoon
Elevator Boogie – Mabel Scott w/ Charles Brown
Candy – Big Maybelle
(Tag) Your It – Little Charlie & The Nightcats

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast May 4, 2025

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Today, we celebrate two true American musical greats, both with late April birthdays.
Born in Newport News, Virginia, on April 27, 1917, Ella Jane Fitzgerald was a
jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the “First Lady of Song”, “Queen of Jazz”,
and “Lady Ella”. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction,
phrasing, timing, intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability,
particularly in her scat singing.

ELLA FITZGERALD RESOURCES
EllaFitzgerald.com (Official Site)
Biography @ Wikipedia
Discography @ discogs.com

Born in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 1899, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
was a jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra
from 1923 through the rest of his life.

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

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Wild Wig Big Jay McNeely & His Blue Jays Savoy Records 1949
TV Is The Thing This Year Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1953
Look What You’ve Done Count Basie Orchestra Swings the Blues 2023
I’ve Got a Woman Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1954
Let’s Rock A While Amos Milburn & His Chicken Shackers Aladdin Records 1951
I Sat & Cried Jimmy “T-99” Nelson Kent Records 1961
Take It And Git Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy Decca Records 1942
My Hat’s on the Side of My Head The Four Blazes United Records 1953
She’s Dynamite B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1951

I’m Beginning To See The Light
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
American Music Texas Style 1999

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

Morning Glory
Big Joe Turner
Aladdin Records 1948

C Jam Blues
Tiny Grimes Swingtet
Blue Note Records 1946

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

Boogie At Midnight Roy Brown DeLuxe Records 1949
Ferocious Boogie Camille Howard Specialty Records 1950
Gabbin’ Blues Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
Cold, Cold Feeling T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 1951
How I Got Over Kid Ramos Strange Things Happening 2025

Main Stem
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
RCA Victor 1944

Take The “A” Train
Ella Fitzgerald
Twelve Nights In Hollywood 1961

I Like the Sunrise
Duke Ellington & Al Hibler
Liberian Suite 1947

Tonk
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
Victor Records 1946

Addi
Planet D Nonet
Echoes of Harlem: A Tribute To Duke Ellington, Vol. 2 2024

Caravan
Tony Bennett
Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool 1999

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

A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra w/Ray Nance
Victor Records 1943

Jeep’s Blues
Johnny Hodges
with Billy Strayhorn & The Orchestra 1961

Mack The Knife
Ella Fitzgerald
Berlin 1960

A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Ella Fitzgerald & The Chick Webb Orchestra
Decca Records 1938

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast April 27, 2025

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Our featured artist is one of the original Texas guitar slingers, Clarence
“Gatemouth” Brown. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown born in Vinton, Louisiana
on April 18, 1924 and raised near Orange, Texas, his dad taught him several
instruments including the fiddle by the time he was five. He was playing guitar
by age 10 and started playing drums in swing bands while still in high school.

His career really took off in 1947. Brown was at a T-Bone Walker concert in
Houston, Texas, when Walker became ill and left the stage. Brown picked up
Walker’s guitar and quickly wrote and played a song that brought the house
down called “The Gatemouth Boogie.”

GATEMOUTH BROWN RESOURCES
biography @ wikipidia.org
discography @ discogs.com

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Goomp Blues Johnny Otis Orchestra w/ Ben Webster Mercury Records

Gatemouth Boogie
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Aladdin Records

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

Gate Walks To Board
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Peacock Records 1953

I Didn’t Like It The First Time (The Spinach Song) Julia Lee Capitol Records 1949
The Calloway Boogie Cab Calloway Columbia Records 1947
Mad Lad Sir Charles Thompson w/Leo Parker Apollo Records 1947

She Walks Right In
Roomful of Blues
Hook, Line & Sinker 2011

It Can Never Be That Way
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Peacock Records 1949

It’s Good To See You Baby Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1954
Hey Lawdy Mama Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells) Savoy Records 1944
Soothe Me Johnny Moore w/ Charles Brown Exclusive Records 1948
I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water Lou Rawls Stormy Monday 1962
Birth of the Blues Ray Charles w/ Count Basie Orchestra Genius + Soul = Jazz 1961
‘T-99’ Blues Jimmy “T-99” Nelson RPM Records 1951
Open The Door Richard Louis Jordan Decca Records 1947

Light Like That
Arnett Cobb w/ Clarence Gatemouth Brown & Milt Buckner
Again 1973

Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Pressure Cooker 1985

Let The Good Times Roll
Helen Humes w/ Jay McShann, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, & Arnett Cobb
Let The Good Times Roll 1973

Nosey Joe Powerhouse w/ Bull Moose Jackson Nightlife 1975
Evil Gal Blues Dinah Washington Keynote Records 1943
Hot Special Bloodest Saxophone /Big Jay McNeely Blow Blow All Night Long 2017
You Ain’t Goin’ To Heaven No How Joe Liggins Exclusive Records 1946
15 Rounds For Jesus Sister Wynona Carr Savoy Records (Unreleased) 1952
Strange Things Happening Kid Ramos Strange Things Happening 2024
Better Cut That Out Sonny Boy Williamson II RCA Victor 1948
Eyesight To The Blind The Larks Apollo Records 1951
Reelin’ & Rockin’ Fats Domino Imperial Records 1952
R.M. Blues Roy Milton & The Solid Senders Specialty Records 1947

Okie Dokie Stomp
Hollywood Fats Band
Hollywood Fats Band 1979

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast April 20, 2025

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Billie Holiday is our featured artist. Born Eleanora Fagan in Philadelphia on
April 7, 1915, Holiday is considered one of the great musical talents of the
20th century. To learn more about Holiday’s turbulent life and brilliant but
troubled career, check out the Billie Holiday resources listed below.

BILLIE HOLIDAY RESOURCES
Biorgraphy @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Discography @ Jazz Discography Project
Lady Sings The Blues (Book) @ wikipedia.org
The Best Books About Billie Holiday @ Rolling Stone
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Hunting of Billie Holiday @ Politico Magazine

You’ll find the playlist for our podcast on the MixCloud page for today’s show.

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

D.B. Blues
Lester Young & His Band
Philo Records 1945

What a Little Moonlight Can Do
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra w/ Billie Holiday
Brunswick Records 1935

Them There Eyes
Varetta Dillard
Savoy Records 1952

In My Solitude
Southside Johnny
Detour Ahead the Music of Billie Holiday 2018

When I Grow Too Old To Dream Roy Milton Miltone Records 1946
Night Train Louis Prima The Wildest! 1956
Weepin’ & Cryin’ Tommy Brown Regent Records 1951
Sugar Sweet Muddy Waters Chess Records 1955
Flying Home Lionel Hampton Decca Record 1942
Old Maid Boogie Eddie Vinson Mercury Records 1947
Old Devil Moon Sarah Vaughan Mercury Records 1954

April In Paris
Billie Holiday
All or Nothing at All 1959

Over The Rainbow Little Jimmy Scott Over the Rainbow 2001
Someday Sweetheart Joe Liiggins Exclusive Records 1946
Take The “A” Train Ella Fitzgerald …Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook 1957
Roomin’ House Boogie Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1949
No Name Boogie Jay McShann Down Beat Records 1948

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

Crazy She Calls Me
Nat King Cole
Tell Me All About Yourself 1960

God Bless the Child
Carmen McRae
Sings Loverman & Other Billie Holiday Classics 1962

Jack, You’re Dead Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Decca Records 1946
Please Hurry Home B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1953
Jumpin´jack Bloodest Saxophone Rhythm and Blues 2014

Baby Get Lost
Billie Holiday
Decca Records 1949

Yesterdays
Ray Charles
A Portrait Of Ray 1968

All of Me
Etta Jones w/ Houston Person
Sings Lady Day 2001

One of them good ones Buddy Johnson Decca Records 1945
Whoopin’ and Hollerin’ Lynwood Slim & Junior Watson Back to Back 2010
They Raided The Joint Helen Humes Let The Good Times Roll 1973
That’s Better For Me T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast April 13, 2025

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended together, often
in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the Jump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended into the early part of the Rock & Roll & R&B Era of the 1950s
and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years. We also bring you
jazz from the era along with the occasional page from the Great American Songbook.

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Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

Today’s featured artist is Amos Milburn. Born in Houston, Texas, on April 1, 1927, Milburn was one of the most popular pianists and vocalists of the jump blues era. He was best know for his up-tempo romps about booze and partying.

AMOS MILBURN RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
The Blues Foundation Inductees Bio
Overview @ spontaneouslunacy.net

We also spotlight four songs with lyrics by “Yip” Harburg. Born in New York City on April 9, 1892. Harburg wrote all the words for all the songs in “The Wizard of Oz” and for numerous melodies that are now part of the Great American Songbook. Know for the social commentary of his lyrics, as well as his leftist leanings, Harburg championed racial, sexual, and gender equality and union politics.

YIP HARBURG RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Official Yip Harburg Site

With our return to broadcasting Route 66 live on WRFG-FM Atlanta/WRFG.ORG,
we’ve updated our podcast: we will now bring you our weekly
feature, plus a bonus set or two for your enjoyment.
You’ll find this week’s podcast is at the bottom of the broadcast playlist.

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY APRIL 13, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Cracked Ice Earl Bostic King Records 1954

Let’s Have A Party
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1953

One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
Delbert McClinton
Outdated Emotion 2022

I Want To Go Home
Diane Schuur
Blues for Schuur 1997

Messin’ Around Memphis Slim & His House Rockers Miracle Records 1948
Voo it Voo It The Blues Woman Juke Box Records 1946
Hey Little Girl John Godfrey Trio Chess Records 1951

It’s Only A Paper Moon
(Nat) King Cole Trio
Capitol Records ‎ 1944

Old Devil Moon
Sarah Vaughan
Mercury Records 1954

April in Paris.
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella & Louis 1956

Over The Rainbow
Little Jimmy Scott
Over the Rainbow 2001

Rock Candy Count Basie Orchestra & George Benson Basie Swings the Blues 2023
Candy Big Maybelle Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle 1958
What’d I Say Parts I & II Ray Charles What’d I Say 1959

Sax Shack Boogie
Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chickenshackers
Aladdin Records 1950

Milk and Water
Rod Piazza & The Midnight Flyers
Emergency Situation 2014

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

Bad, Bad Whiskey
Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chickenshackers
Aladdin Records 1950

Drivin’ And Jivin’ (Flyin’ Saucer Boogie) Tiny Grimes Quartet Gotham Records 1949
New Blow-Top Blues Dinah Washington Decca Records 1947
Just Squeeze Me Duke Ellington & His Orchestra w/ Ray Nance RCA Victor 1946
If You So Smart, How Come You Ain’t Rich? Louis Jordan Decca Records 1951
Still In Love With You Roomful of Blues Roomful of Blues 1977
Body and Soul Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse Duets II… 2011
Rockin’ At The Philharmonic Chuck Berry One Dozen Berrys 1958
Didn’t It Rain Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight Decca Records 1948
Well I Done Got Over It Guitar Slim Specialty Records 1953
Gimme a Pigfoot & a Bottle of Beer Billie Holiday Decca Records 1950

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast April 6, 2025

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended together, often in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the Jump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended into the early part of the Rock & Roll Era of the 1950s and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years.

Subscribe to our weekly podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

This week we count down the 16 best-selling R&B songs in U.S. for the week ending
April 1, 1949. It’s a great list straight from the heart of the jump blues era.

With our return to broadcasting Route 66 live on WRFG-FM Atlanta/WRFG.ORG,
we’re changing the format of our podcast: we will now bring you our weekly
feature, plus a bonus set or two for your enjoyment.

You’ll find this week’s podcast is at the bottom of the broadcast playlist.

WRFG ROUTE 66 BROADCAST PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Hawk’s Boogie Erskine Hawkins RCA Victor 1947
I Don’t Want Nobody… Buddy & Ella Johnson Mercury Records 1956
Rock Mr. Blues Wynonie Harris King Records 1949
Switchin’ in the Kitchen Roomful Of Blues Under One Roof 1997
Teardrops from My Eyes Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1950
Heavy Juice Tiny Bradshaw King Records 1953
Cherry Red Cootie Williams w/ Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Hit Records 1944
Bobby Sox Blues T‐Bone Walker Black & White Records 1947
I’m Waiting On Your Call Johnny Big Stone …Plays T-Bone Walker 2020
…A Sweet Beginning Fats Waller Victor Records 1935
A Porter’s Love Song… Catherine Russell & Sean Mason My Ideal 2024

BEST SELLING R&B SONGS IN THE U.S. FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 1, 1949
AS REPORTED TO THE BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

14(TIE)-Blues on Rhumba
Sonny Thompson
Miracle Records 1949

14(TIE)-Bewildered
Billy Eckstine
MGM Records 1949

14(TIE)-Rainy Weather Blues
Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
De Luxe Records 1948

13-Roamin’ Blues
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1949

12-Hot Biscuits
Jay McShann
Downbeat Records 1949

11-Confession Blues
The Maxin Trio
Down Beat Records 1949

10-Close Your Eyes
Herb Lance
Sittin’ In With Records 1949

9-D’Natural Blues
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra
RCA Victor 1949

8-Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker
Modern Records 1948

7-Chicken Shack Boogie
Amos Milburn
Aladdin Records 1948

6-Deacon’s Hop
Big Jay McNeely
Savoy Records 1948

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

4-Hucklebuck Daddy
Jimmy Preston
Gotham Records 1949

3-Wrapped Up In A Dream
Do-Re-Me Trio
Reet Records 1949

2-Rockin’ At Midnight
Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
Deluxe Records 1949

1-The Hucklebuck
Paul Williams & The Hucklebucks
Savoy Records 1948

Addi Planet D Nonet Echoes of Harlem… 2024
Open The Door, Richard! The Three Flames Columbia Records 1947
Dragnet For Jesus Sister Wynona Carr Savoy Records 1954
If You Can’t Smile And Say Yes Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1945
Resolution Blues Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1948
My Hat’s on the Side of My Head The Four Blazes United Records 1953
Them There Eyes Roy Milton Roy Milton Records 1947

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast March 30, 2025

WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B blended together, often in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the Jump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended into the early part of the Rock & Roll Era of the 1950s and on how those styles and artists have evolved over the years.

Subscribe to our podcast @ MixCloud.Com

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

With our return to broadcasting Route 66 live on WRFG-FM Atlanta, we’re changing
the format of our podcast. From this point forward we’ll focus on our weekly feature,
plus a few bonus sets for your enjoyment. This week we count down the songs on
the very first R&B chart, the Harlem Hit Parade, as published by Billboard Magazine
on October 24, 1942.

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Poppa Stoppa Pee Wee Crayton Modern Records 1951
Buzz Me Ella Mae Morse Capitol Records 1945
S.K. Blues (Part 1) Pete Johnson National Records 1945
That’s Your Last Boogie Joe Swift w/ Johnny Otis Exclusive Records 1948
Swanee River Boogie Albert Ammons Mercury Records 1947
We’re Gonna Rock, We’re Gonna Roll Wild Bill Moore Savoy Records 1947
Phoenix Hambone Big Jay McNeely Az Bootin’ 2009
Black Coffee Sarah Vaughan Columbia Records 1949
Easy Living Little Jimmy Scott I Go Back Home 2012
Long Skirt Baby Blues T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948
Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got Julia Lee Columbia Records 1946
I Want A Roof Over My Head Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023
West Side Baby Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1948
Fifteen Years (And I’m Still Serving Time) Pearl Bailey Columbia Records 1946
Pink Champagne Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Specialty Records 1950
Taxi Blues Little Richard RCA Victor 1950
Let The Good Times Roll Ray Charles The Genius 1959
Exactly Like You Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1949
Lullaby In Rhythm Charlie Ventura RCA Victor 1949

COUNTDOWN – THE TOP 10 R&B SONGS ON THE FIRST HARLEM HIT PARADE
AS PUBLISHED IN BILLBOARD MAGAZINE ON OCTOBER 24, 1942

10-Just As Though You Were Here
The Ink Spots
Decca Records 1942

9-Every Night About This Time
The Ink Spots
Decca Records 1942

8-Let’s Be Friends
Lil Green
Bluebird Records 1942

7-Dont Get Around Much Anymore
The Ink Spots
Decca Records 1942

6-When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)
Lucky Millinder
Decca Records 1942

5-I’m Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town
Louis Jordan
Decca Records 1942

4-Stormy Monday Blues
Earl Hines w/ Billy Eckstine
Bluebird Records 1942

3-Mister Five By Five
Freddie Slack & His Orchestra w/ Ella Mae Morse
Capitol Records 1942

2-Trav’lin’ Light
Paul Whitman & His Orchestra w/ Billie Holiday
Capitol Records 1942

1-Take It And Git
Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy
Decca Records 1942

The Honeydripper Roosevelt Sykes Bluebird Records 1945
Shuffle Woogie Joe Lutcher’s Jump Band Capitol Americana Records 1948

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