WRFG Route 66

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast February 10, 2025

Listen to Route 66 Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on
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Our featured artist is Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson. Born Edward L. Vinson, Junior in Houston, Texas on December 18, 1917, Vinson was a master saxophonist, vocalist,
and composer. Vinson first gained widespread attention as the singer for Cootie
Williams and his orchestra, where he scored his first hit with “(Cherry) Red Blues.”

Vinson soon went out on his own and in 1947 had a double-sided hit with “Old Maid Boogie” and “Kidney Stew Blues.” “Kidney Stew” became his signature song.

As Vinson developed as an artist, he drew more and more away from jump and R&B
and into the world of jazz both as composer and performer, often going toe-to-toe
with some of the biggest names in the business.

EDDIE VINSON RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Texas State Historical Association

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Sparrow’s Flight Johnny Sparrow & His Bows & Arrows Melford Records 1949

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

Street Lights Little Esther Federal Records 1953
Greyhound Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1952
Caldonia Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1945
After Sunset Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Aladdin Records 1947
Honey, Honey, Honey Hadda Brooks Modern Records 1948
Tootie Count Basie Blues By Basie 1950

Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
Lionel Hampton w/ Little Jimmy Scott
Decca Records 1950

Flying Home Ella Fitzgerald Lullabies Of Birdland 1945
Baby, Shame On You Wynonie Harris King Records 1949
I Don’t Need No Doctor Catherine Russell & Sean Mason My Ideal 2024

Person To Person
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
The Original Cleanhead 1970

Sneaky Pete Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1948
Drunk The Formerly Brothers The Return Of… 2004
T-Bone Boogie Adrianna Marie Kingdom Of Swing 2017

Juice Head Baby
Cootie Williams Orchestra w/ Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Capitol Records 1946

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

Back Door Blues
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Back Door Blues 1961

It’s Later Than You Think Roy Milton Specialty Records 1951
Hey Now Ray Charles Swing Time Records 1952
Latino Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra The Blues 1956
Careful Love Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy Specialty Records 1949
He May Be Your Man Helen Humes & The Bill Doggett Octet Philo Records 1945
Bar Room Blues Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men Deluxe Records 1951
Topsy, Part 2 Cozy Cole & Alan Hartwell Big Band Love Records 1958
My Journey To The Sky Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight Decca Records 1949
Description Blues T-Bone Walker Comet Records 1949
Country Girl Planet D Nonet Blowin’ Away The Blues 2010

Cleanhead Blues
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
The Late Show 1987

Kidney Stew Blues
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Mercury Records 1947

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast February 2, 2025

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

Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

Contact: john.askins@wrfg.org

Our featured artist this week is legendary saxophonist King Curtis, Born Curtis Montgomery to a single mother in Fort Worth, Texas on February 7, 1934, his name
was changed to Curtis Ousley after he and sister were adopted. During high school,
he studied music and played with his classmate, Ornette Coleman. After a stint with Lionel Hampton’s orchestra, Curtis became a session musician in New York. From
the 1940s to his tragic murder in 1971, Curtis played with dozens of the biggest
names in music including Ruth Brown and Big Joe Turner.

KING CURTIS RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Pachuko Hop Chuck Higgins Combo Records 1952

Honey Hush
Big Joe Turner w/ King Curtis
Atlanta Records

Baby, You’ve Got What It Takes Deborah Cox Destination Moon 2007
Paradise Squat Count Basie Mercury Records 1952
Atlanta Boogie Tommy Brown Regent Records 1951
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1955

Tenor In The Sky
King Curtis
Gem Records 1953

Early In The Mornin’ B.B. King Let The Good Times Roll… 1999
Nite Life Boogie Jimmy Liggins Specialty Records 1947
Route 66 Eddie Tigner Route 66 2001
Seven Long Days Janiva Magness My Bad Luck Soul 1999
I Love You, I Love You The Maxim Trio Down Beat Records 1949
You’re Driving Me Crazy Van Morrison You’re Driving Me Crazy 2018
Wee Baby Blues Lynwood Slim Last Call 2006
Whatever Lola Wants Sarah Vaughan Mercury Records 1955

Rib Joint
Sammy Price, Mickey Baker, & King Curtis
Rib Joint 1956

Junker’s Blues
King Curtis w/ Jack Dupree
Blues At Montreux 1971

I Don’t Know Amber Rachelle & The Sweet Potatoes Pipin’ Hot! 2024

Castle Rock
King Curtis & His Orchestra
ATCO Records 1959

Hit That Jive, Jack (Nat) King Cole Trio Decca Records 1941
That’s How You Got Killed Before Dirty Dozen Brass Band New Orleans… 1990
Don’t Leave Me This Way Fats Domino Imperial Records 1953
Blue Light Boogie Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1950
I Want You To Be My Baby Annie Ross Decca Records 1955
Oh Babe! Wynonie Harris w/ Lucky Millinder King Records 1950
Cement Mixer (Put-ti Put-ti) Slim Gaillard Trio Cadet Records 1946
Sunset To Dawn Mel Walker w/ Johnny Otis Savoy Records 1951
Them There Eyes Roy Milton Roy Milton Records 1947

I Cried A Tear
LaVern Baker w/ King Curtis
Blues Ballads 1959

This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’
Ruth Brown w/ Mickey Baker & King Curtis
Atlantic Records 1958

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast January 26, 2025

Listen to Route 66 Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern (U.S.) on
Atlanta’s WRFG 89.3FM. Your independent community radio station is
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Become a WRFG Route 66 Supporter

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Ruth Brown is this week’s featured artist. 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. 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.

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

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & 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… 1944
I Told You We Were Through Freddie Mitchell Derby Records 1950
Flip, Flop And Fly Big Joe Turner w/ Count Basie Flip, Flop & Fly 1989
Ain’t Got Nobody To Grind My Coffee Catherine Russell My Ideal 2024
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 Specialty Records 1950
I Wanna Do More Amber Rachelle Pipin’ Hot! 2024
Chicken Out Sammy Price, Mickey Baker, & King Curtis Rib Joint 1956
Tell Me What’s The Reason T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 1953

As Long as I’m Moving
Ruth Brown & The Rhythmakers & Orchestra
Atlantic Records 1955

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

Teardrops From My Eyes
Louis Jordan & the Tympany Five
Decca Records 1951

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

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

But Beautiful Little Jimmy Scott But Beautiful 2002
Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens Lamont Cranston Band (self-titled) 1976
Sugar Baby Swing Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins The Feelings Of … 2004
Bean-A Re-Bop Coleman Hawkins Aladdin Records 1948
It Had To Be You Ray Charles The Genius Of Ray Charles 1959

Don’t Deceive Me
Ruth Brown
Atlantic Records 1960

If I Can’t Sell It, I’ll Keep Sittin’ On It
Ruth Brown
Black And Blue 1989 Original Broadway Cast) 1991

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast January 19, 2025

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For our feature, we count down the Top 10 R&B songs in Detroit,
Michigan, for this week in 1950.

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Jackson’s Blues Don Johnson & His Band Specialty Records 1949
Good Daddy Blues Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1949

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

On The Sentimental Side Catherine Russell & Sean Mason My Ideal 2024
Dutch Kitchen Bounce Arnett Cobb Apollo Records 1948
I Want A Little Girl Delbert McClinton Outdated Emotion 2022
Back Breaking Blues Big Joe Turner Aladdin Records 1950
All of Me Andra Day The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021
Sleep Earl Bostic King Records 1951

Rocks In My Bed
Planet D Nonet
Echoes of Harlem: A Tribute To Duke Ellington, Vol. 2 2024

Dat Dere Oscar Brown Jr. Sin & Soul …And Then Some 1961
T-Bone Boogie T-Bone Walker Rhumboogie Records 1945
Guitar Shuffle Lowell Fulson Swing Time Records 1952
A Letter Home Memphis Slim King Records 1949

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
Saved LaVern Baker Live In Hollywood 1991

WHAT’S HOT IN THE MOTOR CITY?
THE TOP 10 R&B SONGS FOR JANUARY 21, 1950
AS REPORTED TO CASH BOX MAGAZINE

10-Landlord Blues
Ivory Joe Hunter
Atlantic Records 1949

9-All She Wants to Do Is Rock
Wynonie Harris
King Records 1949

8-Country Boy
Dave Bartholemew
De Luxe Records 1947

7-Blues Stay Away From Me
Lonnie Johnson
King Records 1949

6-Why Don’t You Haul Off & Love Me
Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
King Records 1949

5-Sneakin’ Around
Rudy Render
Decca Records 1949

4-For You My Love
Larry Darnell
Regal Records 1949

3-Boogie At Midnight
Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
DeLuxe Records 1949

2-I Quit My Pretty Mama
Ivory Joe Hunter
King Records 1950

1-Sittin’ On It All The Time
Wynonie Harris
King Records 1950

They Raided The Joint Helen Humes Mercury Records 1947
Black Night Charles Brown Just A Lucky So And So 1994
Trouble In Mind Aretha Franklin Yeah! 1965
Busted Ray Charles & Count Basie Ray Sings Basie Swings 1973

That Old Black Magic
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
Capitol Records 1958

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast January 12, 2025

Buddy Johnson is today’s featured artist. Born Woodrow Wilson Johnson in Darlington, South Carolina on January 10, 1915, Johnson, a classically trained pianist, led one of the most successful bands of the jump blues era. After the band with which he was touring was expelled from NAZI Germany, Johonson signed with Decca Records and made his first records in 1929. He struck it big with “Let’s Beat Out Some Love,” Johnson’s first national R&B hit in 1943.

Together with his sister, Ella, Johnson scored 14 national R&B hits between 1943 and 1957 and wrote several songs that have become jazz standards including
“Since I Fell for You” and “Fine Brown Frame.”

BUDDY JOHNSON RESOURCES
Biorgraphy @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Discography of American Historical Recordings

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2025
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Go Red Go Arnett Cobb Apollo Records 1947

Alright, Okay, You Win
Ella Johnson
Mercury Records 1955

Baby Don’t You Cry
Johnny Adams
One Foot in the Blues 1996

It’s Obdacious
Lynwood Slim w/ Junior Watson
Lost In America 1997

Rusty Dusty Blues Count Basie w/ Jimmy Rushing Columbia Records 1943
A Porter’s Love Song (To A Chambermaid) Catherine Russell My Ideal 2024
Where There Is No Love Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1950
I Can’t Stop It Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy Specialty Records 1947
Gone Again Lionel Hampton w/ Little Jimmy Scott Decca Records 1948
My Country Man Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1953
Sugar Sweet Muddy Waters Chess Records 1955
Night Train Sweetie & The Toothaches Fired Up! 2024
There Ain’t Nothing Better Jimmy Witherspoon Modern Records 1950
Papa Tree Top Blues Albennie Jones Decca Records 1947

Big Jay Meets The Deacon (Deacon’s Hop)
Bloodest Saxophone /Big Jay McNeely
Blow Blow All Night Long 2017

What Would I Do Without You Ray Charles Yes Indeed! 1958

I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, & Ruth Brown
The Big Band Sound of… 1968

The Question (What’Cha Gonna Do?) Billy Wright Peacock Records 1955

Buddy’s Boogie
Buddy Johnson
Mercury Records 1957

Hittin’ On Me
Buddy & Ella Johnson
Mercury Records 1953

Save Your Love For Me
Charles Brown
One More For The Road 1986

I’m An Errand Boy For Rhythm King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1945
You’ve Been a Good Ole Wagon Candye Kane Swango 1998
Head Hunter Johnny Otis Orchestra Savoy Records 1949
Work, Baby Work Louis Jordan Decca Records 1951
Nice Work If You Can Get It Billie Holiday Velvet Mood 1956
Tiny’s Tempo Tiny Grimes Quintette – Charlie Parker Savoy Records 1944
Sneakin’ Around B.B.”Bluesboy” King & The King’s Men R.P.M. Records 1954

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

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

Rock On
Sax Gordon
Extreme Sax! 2021

Bring It Home to Me
Kid Ramos w/ Janiva Magness
West Coast House Party 2000

Fine Brown Frame
Buddy Johnson
Decca Records 1947

I’m Waiting For My Man – (Artist Not Listed) Velvet Underground Parody 2024

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast December 28, 2024

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As we get ready to ring out the old and ring in the new, let’s review the new albums
we added to the WRFG Route 66 library this year. Today we feature fresh tracks from
The Groovy Four, Wayne Riker, Amber Rachelle & The Sweet Potatoes,
The Diva Jazz Orchestra, Sweetie & The Toothaches, Duke Robillard, Mitch Woods,
The Planet D Nonet, and Catherine Russell & Sean Mason, plus a selection of
Route 66 favorites and some rarities. Enjoy!

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Gold Tooth
The Groovy Four
Take a Walk With the Groovy Four 2024

One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
Wayne Riker
Alphabetical Blues Bash, Vol. 2 2023

Bad, Bad Whiskey Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1950
He May Be Your Man Helen Humes Philo Records 1945

I Don’t Know
Amber Rachelle & The Sweet Potatoes
Pipin’ Hot! 2024

In a Mellow Tone
The Diva Jazz Orchestra
“30” (Live at Dizzy’s Club) 2024

Sweet Lorraine King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1944
Chicken Out Sammy Price, Mickey Baker, & King Curtis Rib Joint 1956
Going To The River Fats Domino Imperial Records 1952
Atomic Energy Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Peacock Records 1950
Didn’t It Rain Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight Decca Records 1948
Swingin’ The Blues Four Charms Flatland Boogie 2000
Run Joe Dirty Dozen Brass Band Buck Jump 1999
Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens Louis Jordan Decca Records 1946
Strange Things Happening Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1950

River’s Invitation
Sweetie & The Toothaches
Fired Up! 2024

Story From My Heart & Soul B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1952
…My Cherry Red Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson King Records 1949
There Is Something On Your Mind Sax Gordon Extreme Sax! 2021
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I Ella Fitzgerald Decca Records 1950
Baby You’re Always On My Mind Buddy & Ella Johnson Decca Records 1952

Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Duke Robillard
Roll With Me 2024

Bartender’s Blues Roy Milton Speciality Records 1950
School Street Shuffle Kirk Fletcher I’m Here & I’m Gone 2005
I Sat & Cried Jimmy “T-99” Nelson Kent Records 1961
Late In The Evening Blues Ray Charles Swing Time Records 1950
That Old Black Magic Tiny Grimes Quintet Atlantic Records 1948

Mojo Mambo
Mitch Woods
Happy Hour 2024

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

I Don’t Need No Doctor
Catherine Russell & Sean Mason
My Ideal 2024

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast Dec. 22, 2024

Welcome to our annual Christmas and Calloway Show! Lots of music and
some readings for the winter holidays, along with music celebrating our
featured artist, Cab Calloway.

Born in Rochester, New York, on December 1907, Cabell “Cab” Calloway III
was a singer and a band leader who scored numerous hit records in the
1930s and 1940s. Calloway was a regular performer at the Cotton Club
in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era.
His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a
career that spanned over 65 years.

CAB CALLOWAY RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia,org
Discography @ discogs.com
Cab Calloway’s Hepster’s Dictionary

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2024
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Jingle Bells Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Jingle Bell Swing 1962

The Calloway Boogie
Cab Calloway
Columbia Records 1947

Everybody Eats When They Come To My House
Maria Muldaur
Barnyard Dance Jug Band Music For Kids 2010

Old Man of the Mountain
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
How Big Can You Get?: The Music Of Cab Calloway 2009

Merry Christmas, Baby Charles Brown Exclusive Records 1948
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Etta Jones Christmas With… 1990

IN THIS YEAR’S CHRISTMAS PLAY – Rev. Jim Rigsby
In this year’s Christmas play, the role of Herod will once again be played by
every political leader who bashes immigrants, mocks the poor or hounds women
having difficult pregnancies.

In this year’s Christmas play, the shepherds will be played by workers without
unions or sick leave, and by construction workers who labor in dangerous
conditions. The hotel owner will be played by those willing to stop making money
long enough to help someone in need. Joseph will be played by all those who don’t
need to personally benefit in order to help others. The 3 Wise Ones will be played
by those willing to leave old religious and political certainties and follow
wherever truth might lead.

This year, as every year, the Christ Child will be played by children born
into dangerous struggle between powerful religious and political forces.
These tender souls will be born shivering in the dark- invisible to the world.
Every precious infant born in harm’s way will be of infinite value, worth more
than all the treasures of the world.

The role of Mary will be played by all those radical lovers of humankind
who keep the torch of hope for universal justice burning. Like Mary, they will
sing of a day when those who dominate others will be brought down and the
oppressed will be lifted up in a revolution of loving justice.

The role of the angels, as always, will be played by those who can hover
above religious sects, national boundaries and hierarchies of vested wealth
and power to sing a song of peace on earth and good will to ALL.

Silent Night, Holy Night Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1949

I’ve Got The World On A String
Patti Austin
Ella & Louis 2017

Let’s Make Christmas Merry Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1949
Christmas Boogie Frankie “Sugar Chile” Robinson Capitol Records 1950
I Want A Present For Christmas J.B. Summers Gotham Records 1949
Let It Snow The Count Basie Orchestra …Basie Christmas! 2015
Christmas Rain Ben Levin Still Here 2021

The Little Drummer Boy Etta James 12 Songs of Christmas 1998
Far Away Blues (Christmas Blues) Johnny Otis Savoy Records 1950
What A Wonderful World Harpdog Brown Unreleased 2021

Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The Blues Brothers 1980

Viper’s Drag
Allen Toussaint
American Tunes 2016

Between The Devil and Deep Blue Sea
Annie Ross
…Sings A Song With Mulligan 1959

The Christmas Song (Nat) King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1946
Good Morning Blues Ella Fitzgerald …A Swinging Christmas 1960
Cool Yule Catherine Russell Big Band Holidays II 2015

Kickin’ The Gong Around
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
The Boop-A-Doo 2016

Have You Ever Met That Funny Reefer Man
Cab Calloway
Brunswick Records 1932

Winter Wonderland Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (single) 2014
What Child Is This Ray Charles The Spirit Of Christmas 1985

READING: THE WORK OF CHRISTMAS – Howard Thurman
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among sisters and brothers,
To make music in the heart.

May Every Day Be Christmas Louis Jordan Decca Records 1951
White Christmas Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1948

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast Dec. 15, 2024

Pee Wee Crayton is our featured artist today. Born Connie Curtis Crayton in
Rockdale, Texas, on December 18, 1914, Crayton’s career as a blues and
R&B guitarist and singer spanned seven decades.

Heavily influenced by T-Bone Walker, one of Crayton’s first recordings,
the instrumental “Blues After Hours” reached number on the
national R&B chart in 1948.

Crayton scored several R&B hits on the national and regional
R&B charts in the late 1940s through the early 1950s, and continued
playing and recording until shortly before his death in 1985.

PEE WEE CRAYTON RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Blues Foundation – Blues Hall of Fame

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Texas Hop
Dave Bartholemew
Imperial Records 1954

Do Unto Others
Pee Wee Crayton
Imperial Records 1956

Bye Bye Young Men Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1955
Oil Man Blues Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Mercury Records 1948
Honey Rock Barney Kessel Tease! The Beat of Burlesque 1956
Lost Mind Roomful of Blues There Goes the Neighborhood 1998
‘Lectric Chair Blues Amber Rachelle & The Sweet Potatoes Pipin’ Hot! 2024

Blues After Hours
Junior Watson w/ Baron Shul
If I had a Genie 2002

Milk and Water Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1954
Gabbin’ Blues Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
Wynonie’s Blues Wynonie “Blues” Harris Apollo Records 1945
Aggrivatin’ Papa Lil Green RCA Victor 1947
‘Gator’s Groove Willis Jackson Atlantic Records 1952
Shorty’s Got To Go Lucky Millinder Decca Records 1945
C.C. Rider Eddie Tigner Route 66 2001
That Old Black Magic Louis Prima & Keely Smith Capitol Records 1958
I Want A Roof Over My Head Louis Jordan Decca Records 1950

I Love You So
Pee Wee Crayton
Modern Records 1949

Piney Brown (K.C.)
Big Joe Turner, Sonny Stitt, Pee Wee Crayton
Every Day I Have the Blues 1975

Stormy Monday Blues Bobby “Blue” Bland Duke Records 1962
I Want to Cry Savannah Churchill Manor Records 1948
The Midnight Hour Count Basie Orchestra Basie Swings the Blues 2023
Sweet Honey Stevie Hawkins Sweet Honey (single) 2024
Waking Up Baby Roy Milton Specialty Records 1949
The Deacon Moves In Little Esther Federal Records 1951
Dutch Kitchen Bounce Arnett Cobb Apollo Records 1948
Rag Mop Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1950
You Can Depend On Me Catherine Russell My Ideal 2024
Fiddle De Dee Kid Ramos Kid Ramos 1999

Poppa Stoppa
Pee Wee Crayton
Modern Records 1951

My Idea About You
Pee Wee Crayton
Imperial Records 1955

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast Dec. 8, 2024

Our featured artist is Big Mama Thornton. Born Willie Mae Thornton in Ariton, Alabama, on December 11, 1926, Thornton was a singer, harmonica player, and
songwriter. A self-taught musician, Thornton was heavily influenced by
Bessie Smith and Memphis Minnie.

At 14 she sang Louis Jordan’s “G.I. Jive” and Big Maceo’s
“Worried Life Blues” for her successful audition for Sammy Green’s Hot Harlem Revue.

Thornton toured with the revue for more than a decade. In 1950 she launched her solo career, moved to Houston, and signed a five year contract with Peacock Records.

Her first recording for Peacock, “Let Your Tears Fall Baby,”
became a local hit in Houston.

Although Thornton’s career spanned more than 40 years, she is best remembered
for a song she recorded in Los Angeles on August 13, 1952. Shortly after
Johnny Otis introduced Thornton to the fledging songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and
Mike Stoller, she was booked for a session to record a song they had written for her.

The song was “Hound Dog” and it secured Big Mama Thornton’s place
in the history of popular American music.

BIG MAMA THORNTON RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
“Hound Dog” @ wikipedia.org
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Chica Boo Lloyd Glenn Swing Time Records 1951

Let Your Tears Fall Baby
Wille Mae Thornton & Billy Harvey’s Band
Peacock Records 1951

You Had Better Change Your Ways Buddy Johnson Decca Records 1948
Walkin’ Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1947
My Blue Heaven Fats Domino Imperial Records 1956
Moosey Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1949
Bump On A Log Lula Reed King Records 1954
Sweet Honey Stevie Hawkins Sweet Honey (single) 2024
Disc Jockey Boogie Hal Singer Acorn Records 1950
Just One Of Those Things Billie Holiday …Distingue Lovers 1958
I Cover the Waterfront John Lee Hooker Mr. Lucky 1991
Ain’t That Love Catherine Russell & Sean Mason My Ideal 2024
Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket Roy Milton Specialty Records 1948
Prayin’ For Your Return Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1951
Bad Bad Whiskey Jimmy Witherspoon Baby, Baby, Baby 1963
Drunk Jimmy Liggins & His 3-D Music Specialty Records 1953
Stop That Dancing Up There Harry “The Hipster” Gibson …In Blue 1944

Hound Dog
Big Mama Thornton with Kansas City Bill & His Orchestra
Peacock Records 1952

Mr. Hound Dog’s In Town
Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
King Records 1953

Greyhound Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1952
Salty Papa Blues Dinah Washington Keynote Recordings 1943
Addi Planet D Nonet Echoes of Harlem… 2024
Alright, Ok, You Win Count Basie & Joe Williams Count Basie Swings… 1956
Go Girl! The Knickerbocker All-Stars Love Makes A Woman 201
I’m Still in Love with You Jimmie Vaughan Baby, Please Come Home 2019
Now Or Never Big Rhythm Combo Too Small To Dance 1997
I Live My Life Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Peacock Records 1951
As Long as I’m Moving Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1955
The Things That I Used to Do Guitar Slim Specialty Records 1954

G.I. Jive
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1944

Worried Life Blues
Ray Charles
Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul 1963

Every Time I Think Of You
Big Mama Thornton
Peacock Records 1952

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast December 1, 2024

Etta Jones is today’s featured artist. Born in Aiken, South Carolina, and raised in Harlem, Jones was one of the finest blues and jazz singers of the 20th century.

After touring with the Buddy Johnson, Jones made her first recordings in
1944 as the featured vocalist with Barney Bigard & His Orchestra.

Her career spanned more than six decades.

Etta Jones finished her final album, a tribute to Billie Holiday,
just days before her death in 2001.

ETTA JONES RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Obituary @ The Independent

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBR 1, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Loch Lomond Tiny “Mac” Grimes Gotham Records 1947

Osculate Me, Daddy
Etta Jones w/ J.C. Heard & His Orchestra
Victor Records 1945

Rock-A-Bye Basie Johnny Otis Spirit of the Black Territory Bands 1992
I’ve Got The Last Laugh Now Roy Brown De Luxe Records 1951
I Don’t Know Amber Rachelle & The Sweet Potatoes Pipin’ Hot! 2024
Tootie Count Basie Blues By Basie 1950
Don’t You Know Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1954
DD Rider Sax Gordon Have Horn Will Travel 1998
T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947
Big Fine Girl Jimmy Witherspoon Modern Records 1949
Jump With You Baby B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1955
Mend Your Ways Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1953
Tell Me Daddy Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins Back In Business 1999
Rockin’ At The Philharmonic Chuck Berry One Dozen Berrys 1958
Boogie Woogie Country Girl Jimmy ‘T99’ Nelson Rockin’ And Shoutin’… 1999

One O’Clock Jump
Jack Parker & Etta Jones
Decca Records 1954

Salty Papa Blues
Barney Bigard & His Orchestra featuring Etta Jones
Black & White Records 1944

God Bless The Child Lou Rawls & Les McCann Ltd Stormy Monday 1962
The Way That Young Lover’s Do Van Morrison You’re Driving Me Crazy 2018
It’s Later Than You Think Roy Milton Specialty Records 1951
The Natural Facts Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1947
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues Tony Bennett Playing With My Friends 2001
Chloe Sonny Thompson King Records 1953
Lover Man Andra Day The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021
Rocks In My Bed Planet D Nonet Echoes of Harlem… 2024
Still In The Dark Big Joe Turner Freedom Records 1950
Got A Penny, Benny Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1943
Sad Feeling Lionel Hampton w/ Little Jimmy Scott Decca Records 1950

Don’t Go to Strangers
Etta Jones
Don’t Go to Strangers 1960

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