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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast October 20, 2024

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Today’s featured artist is Jimmy Liggins. Born James L. Elliott in Earlboro, Oklahoma
on October 14, 1918, Liggins was an R&B guitarist and bandleader, and the brother
of the more commercially successful R&G/blues pianist, Joe Liggins.

Jimmy Liggins’s wild stage presence and delivery influenced several 1950s
performers including Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Bill Haley.

One of his early releases, “Cadillac Boogie” was a direct forerunner of “Rocket 88”,
itself often called the first rock and roll record.

JIMMY LIGGINS RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Profile @ Spontaneous Lunacy

McShann’s Boogie Blues Jay McShann Trio Philo Records 1945
Boogie Woogie Blue Plate Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1947
Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends Columbia Records 1946
Nosey Joe Powerhouse w/ Bullmoose Jackson Nightlife 1975
Wonder Why Diva Jazz Orchestra w/ Marlena Shaw A Swinging Life 2014
Bye Bye Blackbird Little Jimmy Scott But Beautiful 2002

Cadillac Boogie |
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy
Specialty Records 1948

Strange Things Happening Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1950
‘T-99’ Blues Jimmy “T-99″ Nelson RPM Records 1951
Kidney Stew Blues Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Mercury Records 1947
Oop Bop Sh’ Bam Dizzy Gilespie Musicraft Records 1946
Walkin’ Around Paul Williams & His Band Savoy Records 1948
The Honey Dripper Charles Brown Honey Dripper 1996
A Slick Chick (On The Mellow Side) Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1946
Every Tub Count Basie Decca Records 1938

Don’t Put Me Down
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy
Specialty Records 1949

Tear Drop Blues
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy
Specialty Records 1948

Teardrops from My Eyes Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1950
You’re Driving Me Crazy Van Morrison You’re Driving Me Crazy 2018
Roll ‘Em Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1948
The Richest Guy In The Graveyard Etta Jones Victor Records 1947
Straighten Up and Fly Right Lyle Lovett 12 of June 2022
Call It Stormy Monday T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1947

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

S.K. Blues (Part 1) Joe Turner w/ Pete Johnson National Records 1945
Talking That Talk Kid Ramos West Coast House Party 2000

Careful Love
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy
Specialty Records 1949

The Wrong Yo-Yo Piano Red RCA Victor 1951

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast October 13, 2024

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This is the final Sunday of WRFG’s 2024 Fall Fund Drive. Fund drives shows
are a lot of fun to do, but they don’t always sound that great if you’re listening later
in your car or office, so I recorded a special version of this week’s show just for
our podcast listeners.

Enjoy!

For our fund drive, we’re presenting week three of celebration of Ray Charles. Born
Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia, on September 23, 1930, Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues,
and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records.

RAY CHARLES RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
THE RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2024
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Mellow Blues (Part 1) Sonny Thompson King Records 1952

Greenbacks
Ray Charles
Ray Charles 1957

As I Love You Buddy Johnson & Ella Johnson Decca Records 1949
Hattie Green Mitch Woods Happy Hour 2024
Cherry Smash Big Jay McNeely Savoy Records 1949
Long John Blues Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1949
Jumpin’ Tonight Big Joe Turner Imperial Records 1950
Quiet Whiskey Catherine Russell Inside This Heart of Mine 2010
Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket King Perry Excelsior/United Artists 1947
Milton’s Boogie Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Juke Box Records 1946
Lonely & Blue B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1954
Telephone Is Ringing Pee Wee Crayton Vee Jay Records 1956

I’ll Drown In My Tears
Lula Reed
King Records 1951

Blues in C Sharp Minor The Groovy Four Take a Walk With… 2024

Just For A Thrill
Nancy Wilson
Nancy Naturally 1966

I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie w/Ray Charles
A Perfect Match 1979

What’d I Say Parts I & II
Ray Charles
What’d I Say 1959

Boogie Woogie Country Girl Duke Robillard Roll With Me 2024
Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1952
Hop, Skip & Jump Anita Tucker Capitol Records 1956
I Beeped When I Shoulda Bopped Cab Calloway RCA Victor Bluebird 1949
Salt Peanuts Dizzy Gillespie’s All-Star Quintette Guild Records 1945
Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Stick McGhee Atlantic Records 1949
This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’ Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1958
Birmingham Bounce Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra Decca Records 1950
That Old Black Magic Louis Prima & Keely Smith Capitol Records 1958
Candy Big Maybelle Savoy Records 1958

Save The Bones For Henry Jones
Lou Rawls & Ray Charles
Just Between Us 1988

Yes Indeed
Ray Charles
Yes Indeed! 1958

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast October 6, 2024

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This is the second Sunday of WRFG’s 2024 Fall Fund Drive and because our fund drives shows don’t always make the best podcasts, we’re bringing our podcast listeners a special encore presentation of our show for October 2, 2022.

Click here for the playlist for our 10-2-22 show.

For our fund drive, we’re presenting week two of celebration of Ray Charles. Born
Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia, on September 23, 1930, Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues,
and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records.

RAY CHARLES RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
THE RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024
(Live Broadcast)

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Rockin’ with Red Piano Red RCA Victor 1950
I Feel That Old Age Coming On Wynonie Harris King Records 1948
I’ll Be True Faye Adams Herald Records 1953
On My Own Willis Jackson Apollo Records 1950
Snatch & Grab It Julia Lee Capitol Americana Records 1947
Caldonia Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Sings Louis Jordan 1973

Confession Blues
The Maxin Trio (Ray Charles)
Down Beat Records 1949

Quiet Whiskey Catherine Russell Inside This Heart of Mine 2010
Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket King Perry Excelsior/United Artists 1947
R.M. Blues Roy Milton Juke Box Records 1946
Oops! Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Decca Records 1951
Kindney Stew Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Cleanhead’s Back In Town 1957
Fever Little Willie John King Records 1956
Switchin’ in the Kitchen Roomful Of Blues Under One Roof 1997
One O’Clock Jump Jack Parker & Etta Jones Decca Records 1954
Frankie Lee Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Specialty Records 1951
Buzz Me Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1946

Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
Ray Charles Trio
Swing Time Records 1951

Strollin’ With Bones T-Bone Walker Imperial Records 1950
My Journey To The Sky Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight Decca Records 1949
Evil Gal Blues Count Basie Orchestra Basie Swings the Blues 2023
Hot Tamales Noble “Thin Man” Watts Baton Records 1959
House Party Tonight Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1955
Rib Joint Sammy Price, Mickey Baker, & King Curtis Rib Joint 1956
But I Was Cool Oscar Brown Jr. Sin & Soul …And Then Some 1961
I Almost Lost My Mind Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1950
Come Rain Or Come Shine Sarah Vaughan …In Hi-Fi 1955
Hey Ba Ba Re Bop Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1945
(I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man Muddy Waters Chess Records 1954
Every Time I Think Of You Big Mama Thornton Peacock Records 1952
Two Hearts Are Always Greater Than One Percy Mayfield Specialty Records 1952

Ain’t That Love
Ray Charles
Ray Charles 1957

Hit The Road, Jack
Ray Charles
ABC-Paramount Records 1961

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast September 29, 2024

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Today’s featured artist is Ray Charles. Born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia,
on September 23, 1930, Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s
by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he
recorded for Atlantic Records.

He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history,
and was often referred to by contemporaries as “The Genius”. Among friends
and fellow musicians he preferred being called “Brother Ray”.

RAY CHARLES RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
THE RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
The Whip Gil Bernal Spark Records 1954
A Bird In The Hand Roy Milton Specialty Records 1954
More Blues At Midnight Willis Jackson Apollo Records 1950
Don’t Leave Me This Way Fats Domino Imperial Records 1953
Blue Coat Man Duke Robillard Roll With Me 2024
Down By The Riverside Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1949

Hey Now
Ray Charles
Swing Time Records 1952

The Jumpin’ Blues Magic Dick & Jay Geils Little Car Blues 1996
The Honeydripper Joe Liggins Exclusive Records 1945
Daddy, Daddy Savannah Churchill Manor Records 1945
Drank Up All The Wine Last Night Stick McGhee Atlantic Records 1949
I Ain’t Drunk Jimmy Liggins Aladdin Records 1954
Open The Door, Richard Count Basie RCA Victor 1947
Blues For Hamp The Diva Jazz Orchestra A Swinging Life 2014
Everybody Is Somebody’s Fool Little Jimmy Scott I Go Back Home 2012
The Wrong Yo-Yo Piano Red RCA Victor 1951
Call Before You Go Home Memphis Slim United Records 1953
I’ve Got A Feelin’ Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952
Shake It Up & Go B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1952
Bye, Bye Blackbird Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, & Ruth Brown The Big Band Sound 1968
Um A Zero Little Charlie Skronky Tonk 2016

Kiss-A-Me Baby
Ray Charles
Swing Time Records 1952

House Rocker (House Rockin) Paul Williams Savoy Records 1948

Evenin’
Tony Bennett w/Ray Charles
Playing with My Friends – Bennett Sings The Blues 2001

Route 66 (Nat) King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1946
Fine Brown Frame Nellie Lutcher Capitol Records 1948
Good Rockin’ Tonight Roy Brown Deluxe Records 1947
Cupid’s Boogie Little Esther & Mel Walker Savoy Records 1950
T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947
Let The Good Times Roll Louis Jordan Decca Records 1946
They Raided The Joint Helen Humes Let The Good Times Roll 1973

Mess Around
Ray Charles
Atlantic Records 1956

Hallelujah I Love Her So
Ray Charles
Atlantic Records 1956

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast September 22, 2024

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We have two featured artists today: Guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer
B.B. King was born Riley B. King in Itta Bena, Mississippi, on September 16, 1925.
King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric
guitar players. AllMusic recognized King as “the single most important electric guitarist
of the last half of the 20th century”.

B.B. KING RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
BLUES HALL OF FAME
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
OFFICIAL RHYTHM & BLUES HALL OF FAME
(Bill) Clinton Digital Library

Our second featured artist is singer and pianist Charles Brown. Born Tony Russell
Brown in Texas City, Texas, on September 13, 1922. Brown’s soft-toned,
slow-paced nightclub style influenced West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s.
He scored numerous R&B hits both as a solo artist and a member of
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers.

CHARLES BROWN RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Charles Brown discography @ discogs.com
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers discography @ discogs.com
Charles Brown obituary – Los Angeles Times

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

Beef Stew Hal Singer Sextet Savoy Records 1949

Please Love Me
B.B. King & Orchestra
R.P.M. Records 1953

(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1952
Rose Mary Fats Domino Imperial Records 1953
The Huckle-Buck Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1949
Stop That Dancing Up There Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson Boogie Woogie In Blue 1944
Groovin’ With Grimes Tiny Grimes Savoy Records 1944

Sunny Road
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Charles Brown
Exclusive Records 1946

Broadway Count Basie Standing Ovation 1969
Candy Man Blues Roosevelt Sykes Bullet Records 1949
Rock Candy Big Jay McNeely Federal Records 1953
You Got Money Duke Robillard Roll With Me 2024
Street Lights Little Esther Federal Records 1953

3 O’clock Blues
B.B. King
R.P.M. Records 1951

Orange Colored Sky Nat King Cole Trio Capitol Records 1950
Basin Street Blues Ella Fitzgerald Lullabies Of Birdland 1949
Mary Is Fine Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Peacock Records 1949
Mama Don’t Allow Sweetie & The Toothaches …Casa Loma Ballroom 2023

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

Seven Long Days
Janiva Magness
My Bad Luck Soul 1999

She’s Dynamite
B.B. King
R.P.M. Records 1951

I Want to Cry Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1946
Weepin’ & Cryin’ Tommy Brown Regent Records 1951
Lover Come Back To Me Lester Young Philo Records 1946
Bye Bye (Peter Gun Theme) Sarah Vaughan …Henry Mancini Songbook 1965
Solid Gold Cadillac Mitch Woods Happy Hour 2024

Beware, Brother, Beware
B.B. King
Let The Good Times Roll: The Music Of Louis Jordan 1999

Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’ Louis Jordan Decca Records 1946

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

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

Black Night
Charles Brown
Aladdin Records 1951

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast September 15, 2024

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Blues shouter Roy Brown is today’s featured artist. Born Roy James Brown in Kinder, Louisiana, on September 10, 1920 or 1925, Brown scored 14 national R&B hits
from 1948 through 1951, plus an additional hit with “Let the Four Winds Blow”
in 1957. He wrote hits for Wynonie Harris, including “Good Rockin’ Tonight.”

ROY BROWN RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Profile @ Spontaneous Lunacy

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

X-Temperaneous Boogie Camille Howard Specialty Records 1948

Love Don’t Love Nobody
Roy Brown
DeLuxe Records 1950

Up Jumped The Devil
Jimmy Sutton & The Four Charms
Triskaidekaphobia 2005

Let the Four Winds Blow
Fats Domino
Imperial Records 1961

New Lester Leaps In Lester Young Aladdin Records 1946
Cold, Cold Heart Dinah Washington Mercury Records 1951
Deed I Do Ray Charles The Genius Of Ray Charles 1959
I Ain’t In The Mood Helen Humes Modern Records 1951
It Can Never Be That Way Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Peacock Records 1949
Boogie Woogie Country Girl Duke Robillard Roll With Me 2024
Chicken Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1948
Free And Easy Mind Jimmy “T-99” Nelson Chess Records 1955
Gold Tooth The Groovy Four Take a Walk With… 2024
Ain’t Cha Got Me (Where You Want Me) Buddy Johnson Mercury Records 1954
Breaking My Heart Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers Exclusive Records 1946
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Take The “A” Train Duke Ellington RCA Victor 1941
My Gal’s A Jockey Big Joe Turner National Records 1946
Gabbin’ Blues Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1952

Long About Sundown
Roy Brown
De Luxe Records 1950

Rock Mr. Blues
Mark Hummel w/ The Sue Foley Band & Charles Brown
Up And Jumpin’ 1989

Cadillac Baby
Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents
Cadillac Blues 1998

Blue Light Boogie Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1950
Don’t You Want A Man Like Me B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1951
Jump for Joy Mitch Woods Happy Hour 2024
Do Your Duty Bessie Smith Okah Records 1934
Go Back To The One You Love T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1950
Misery Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra Savoy Records 1950
Real Gone Sam Taylor Tease! The Beat of Burlesque 1956

Good Rockin’ Tonight
Wynonie Harris
King Records 1948

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

Hard Luck Blues
Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
DeLuxe Records 1950

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast September 8, 2024

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Our featured artist is Dinah Washington, “the Queen of the Jukeboxes.”
Born Ruth Lee Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on August 29, 1924, Washington
was one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s, placing
27 songs on the national Billboard R&B chart between 19444 and 1961.

DINAH WASHINGTON RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
ALABAMA JAZZ HALL OF FAME
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Poppa Stoppa Pee Wee Crayton Modern Records 1951

Salty Papa Blues
Dinah Washington w/ Sextet
Keynote Recordings 1943

West Side Baby
T-Bone Walker
Comet Records 1948

Unforgettable
Aretha Franklin
Unforgettable. A Tribute to Dinah Washington 1964

The Ball Game Sister Wynona Carr Specialty Records 1952
Boogie Woogie Barbecue Tiny Grimes Quintet Atlantic Records 1947
True Blues Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Specialty Records 1947
Mother Earth Memphis Slim Premium Records 1951

My Man’s An Undertaker
Catherine Russell
Cat 2006

Please Send Me Someone To Love Little Jimmy Scott But Beautiful 2002
Jump & Shout Erline “Rock & Roll” Harris De Luxe Records 1949
House Rocker Rusty Bryant Dot Records 1954
Let the Four Winds Blow Roy Brown Imperial Records 1957
Saturday Night Fish Fry B.B. King Let The Good Times Roll… 1999
Jumpin’ Salty Sean Costello Cuttin’ In 2000
One O’clock Jump Count Basie Orchestra Late Night Basie 2023
Why Don’t You Do Right Bonnie Davis Savoy Records 1943
It Ain’t Necessarily So Cab Calloway Porgy and Bess 1959

Evil Gal Blues
Linda Hopkins
How Blue Can You Get 2007

Blue Skies
Dinah Washington
After Hours with Miss D. 1954

Blues Is My Middle Name
Ray Charles
Dinah Washington: A Memorial Tribute 1967

Misery
Deborah Cox
Destination Moon 2026

School Days Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1949
Low Society Blues Lowell Fulson Checker Records 1949
My Country Man Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1953
Tremblin’ Wynonie Harris King Records 1951
I’m In The Mood For Love James Mood Prestige Records 1949

Baby Get Lost
Billie Holiday
Decca Records 1949

Destination Moon
Nat King Cole w/ Orchestra Conducted By Neil Hefti
Capitol Records 1951

Resolution Blues
Dinah Washington
Mercury Records 1948

What a Diff’rence a Day Makes
Dinah Washington
Mercury Records 1958

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

WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast September 1, 2024

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Happy Labor Day!

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Thunderbird Maxwell Davis R.P.M. Records 1955
Going To The River Fats Domino Imperial Records 1952
Real Pretty Mama Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1949
Dream Girl Blues T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947
Hit That Jive, Jack (Nat) King Cole Trio Decca Records 1941
Jet Propulsion Illinois Jacquet RCA Victor 1948
Aged & Mellow Little Esther Phillips Federal Records 1952
Party At My House Sandra Hall One Drop Will Do You 1997
Hot Special Bloodest Saxophone /Big Jay McNeely (video) 2017
Birmingham Bounce Lionel Hampton Decca Records 1950
Errand Girl for Rhythm Catherine Russell Alone Together 2019
Ain’t Nothin’ You Can Do Van Morrison It’s Too Late To Stop Now 1974
I Cover The Waterfront Billie Holiday Commodore Records 1944
Johnny Come Lately Duke Ellington RCA Victor 1944
Straighten Up and Fly Right Lyle Lovett 12 of June 2022
Bar Room Blues Roy Brown Deluxe Records 1951
Ooo Baba Leba Helen Humes Let The Good Times Roll 1973
Information Blues Roy Milton Specialty Records 1950
The Natural Facts Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1947

COUNTDOWN! Top 15 R&B Songs in the U.S.A. on Labor Day 1949
as reported to Billboard magazine.

15-Doby’s Boogie
Freddie Mitchell
Derby Records 1949

14-Come Back Baby
Lowell Fulson Trio
Downbeat Records 1949

13-Beans & Cornbread
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1949

12-Little Girl Don’t Cry
Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
King Records 1949

11-It’s Midnight (No Place To Go)
Little Willie Littlefield
Modern Records 1949

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

9-I Love You So
Pee Wee Crayton
Modern Records 1949

8-Baby Get Lost
Dinah Washington
Mercury Records 1949

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

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

5-Confession Blues
The Maxin Trio
Down Beat Records 1949

4-Ain’t Nobody’s Business PT 1 & 2
Jimmy Witherspoon
Supreme Records 1949

3-Blue And Lonesome
Memphis Slim
Miracle Records 1949

2-Tell Me So
The Orioles
Jubilee Records 1949

1-Trouble Blues
Charles Brown Trio
Aladdin Records 1949

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast August 25, 2024

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Count Basie is our featured artist this week. Born William James Basie in Red Bank,
New Jersey, on August 21, 1904, Basie was a jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra and made his first recording
in Chicago the following year. Basie led the group for almost 50 years.

(NOTE: This is the 120th anniversary of Basie’s birth, not 110 as the pin monkey
who does this show said on the air and on the podcast. Management promises he
will get a good talking to and lose his allowance for a week.)

COUNT BASIE RESOURCES
Court Basie’s biorgraphy @ wikipedia.org
Count Basie discography @ discogs.com
Count Basie Orchestra discography @ discogs.com
Count Basie Center for the Arts

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2024

Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Jumpin’ The Blues Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown American Music Texas Style 1999

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

Perdido
Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan
Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan 1961

Mutton Leg
Illinois Jacquet
King Jacquet 1947 (Basie – 1946)

Roomin’ House Boogie Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1949
5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days Louis Prima Capitol Records 1956
Salty Papa Blues Etta Jones Black & White Records 1944
I Want to Hug You John Lee Hooker Mr. Lucky 1991
Bearcat Blues Bull Moose Jackson King Records 1952
The Two Little Squirrels (Nuts to You) Louis Jordan Decca Records 1941
That’s What I Like Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends Capitol Records 1948

Jelly Jelly
Count Basie Orchestra & Billy Eckstine
Basie/Eckstine Inc 1959

Paradise Squat
Count Basie
Mercury Records 1952

Them There Eyes Andra Day The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021
Landlord Blues Ivory Joe Hunter Atlantic Records 1949

Swinging The Blues
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra
Spirit of the Black Territory Bands 1992

I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues Tony Bennett …Bennett Sings The Blues 2001
What A Little Moonlight Can Do Billie Holiday Billie Holiday 1954

One O’Clock Jump
Count Basie
…At Newport 1957

You’ll Never Know Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1953
The Frim Fram Sauce King Cole Trio Capitol Records ‎ 1945
Blues In B Flat Oscar Moore …Trio 1954
Lord Knows I Tried Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra King Records 1952
Didn’t It Rain Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight Decca Records 1948
Midnight Blues T-Bone Walker Black & White Records 1948
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Wynonie “Mr. Blues” Harris Philo Records 1945
Free And Easy Mind Jimmy “T-99” Nelson Chess Records 1955
Let’s Beat Out Some Love Buddy Johnson Decca Records 1942

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

Swingin At Newport
Count Basie
…At Newport 1957

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WRFG Route 66 Playlist & Podcast August 18, 2024

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Percy Mayfield is today’s featured artist. Born in Minden, Louisiana, on August 12, 1920, Mayfield was an R&B singer with a smooth vocal style. He was also an accomplished songwriter who penned such classics as “Please Send Me Someone to Love” and “Hit the Road, Jack,” which was first recorded by Ray Charles.

PERCY MAYFIELD RESOURCES
Biography @ Wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Spontaneous Lunacy

WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2024
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date

Night Train Louis Prima The Wildest! 1956

What A Fool I Was
Percy Mayfield
Specialty Records 1951

Strange Things Happening
Etta James
Modern Records 1956

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

Smack Dab In The Middle Ella Mae Morse Capitol Records 1955
Greyhound Amos Milburn Aladdin Records 1952
Texas Hop Pee Wee Crayton Modern Records 1948
Rockin’ Chair Fats Domino Imperial Records 1951
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Big Maybelle Okeh Records 1955

Baby, You’re Rich
Percy Mayfield
Specialty Records 1955

Give Me Time To Explain
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Alright Again 1981

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

Don’t Get Salty, Sugar Charles Brown Exclusive Records 1948
Flying Home Lionel Hampton w/ Illinois Jacquet Decca Record 1942
Whatever Lola Wants Sarah Vaughan Mercury Records 1955
Moose On The Loose Bull Moose Jackson MGM Records 1948
Jumpin’ On Sugar Hill Helen Humes Mercury Records 1948
3 O’clock Blues B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1951

Lost Mind
Percy Mayfield
Specialty Records 1950

Stranger In My Own Home Town
Taj Mahal
Dancing the Blues 1993

Please Send Me Someone To Love
Ruth Brown
Black Is Brown & Brown Is Beautiful 1969

A Porter’s Love Song To A Chambermaid Julia Lee Capitol Records 1946
St. Louis Boogie Count Basie Piano Rhythms 1947
Saint Louis Blues Billy Eckstine MGM Records 1953
I’ve Got The Last Laugh Now Roy Brown De Luxe Records 1951
Call Operator 210 Johnny Otis w/ Mel Walker Savoy Records 1952
T-Bone Shuffle Duke Robillard A Tribute To T-Bone Walker 2004
Safe, Sane & Single Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca Records 1949
Rockin’ In Rhythm Ella Fitzgerald …Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book 1958

I Dare You Baby
Eddie Tigner
Slippin’ In 2009

My Heart Is A Prisoner
Percy Mayfield
Imperial Records 1959

Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles
Live TV Concert (???) 1981

Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Buster Brown Fire Records 1959

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