Tim Dodge's Homepage



< MUSICAL PICK OF THE MOMENT:

"Jump and Bump" by the Flares, 1960

Title says it all. A fun R. & B. dance tune. There's even a reference to hepcats!

  1. Rock N Rhythm Revue: Podcasts
  2. Doo Wop Nation
  3. Blue Highway (Blues)
  4. Fifties Website
  5. Marv Goldberg's Yesterday's Memories Rhythm & Blues Party
  6. Black Gospel Music Clef
  7. Trinidad Calypso Tent
  8. Classic Urban Harmony

CARIBBEAN TRAVEL AND CULTURE LINKS:

  1. Aruba Travel Guide
  2. Bahamas Homepage
  3. Barbados Tourism Authority
  4. Caribbean Supersite
  5. Trinidad and Tobago Homepage
  6. Bahamas Online

DR. HEPCAT ON YOU TUBE!

If you dig boogie woogie and gospel piano check out these two You Tube performances:

Boogie 1

Where Shall I Be?


Listen to Dr. Hepcat broadcast the "Golden Oldies" show on WEGL - Auburn, FM 91.1 on Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m. (Central Standard Time). He plays the best rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, doo wop, rockabilly, gospel, blues, early country, ska, calypso, and related music of the 1940's and 1950's! Check out WEGL's web site at http://wegl.auburn.edu/
Tune in!

Play List: See Below


Just married! (October 28, 2006)


Last updated May 16, 2013 at 8:22 a. m. Copyright (c) 2013.

Send any e-mail comments to me at dodgeti@auburn.edu


Play List

While I was broadcasting on December 1, 2006, a listener called me up to make a very good suggestion: that I keep an online play list of the Golden Oldies records I play on each show! Just so everyone knows, I started out on radio as a trainee on WSRN - Swarthmore, Pa. in the fall of 1975. In those days, even on a college radio station, you had to take a written test from the F.C.C. (Federal Communications Commission) in order to get your license as a Third Class Radiotelephone Operator. Consequently, my real on-air radio career did not start until Sunday, February 1, 1976 at 5:00 a.m. when I played my very first song. It was "Speedo" by the Cadillacs (1955).

I remained a d.j. on WSRN until May 1979. My next radio experience took place Summer 1984 - July 1987 when I hosted a Blues and also sometimes a Gospel program on WDNA - Miami. After that I hosted both a Golden Oldies and a Calypso Carnival show on WUNH - Durham, N.H. from January 1988 - June 1992.

Finally, in May 1998 I joined WEGL - Auburn, Ala. as host of the Golden Oldies. Just wanted to let you all know that even though my online listing of radio show play lists only reflects the current academic semester, I've actually broadcasted many hundreds, possibly even a thousand or two thousand radio shows off and on since February 1, 1976!

NOTICE: As I have typed in these playlists, I have come to the realization that this web site is becoming a bit too long, so starting with the Summer 2007 Semester, I think I will only provide playlists for the length of the current semester. This means I will delete the playlists of the previous semester at the start of the new semester. Since this is University-supplied server space, I know I will eventually run into server space limits anyway. Thank you for taking note.


PLAY LISTS: Spring 2013

First, the good news: Happy New Year!

Now, the bad news: NO SHOW Friday, January 4!! Apparently, there's some stupid Haley Center roof maintenance work going on right now so the station is off the air but, apparently, still on the Internet. It's Friday afternoon and I can't reach anyone on the phone to confirm but all indications are that for all practical purposes, the station is off the air this Friday. So, blast it all, there will be no Golden Oldies show tonight, Friday, January 4. If all goes well the first show of the new year should take place Friday, January 11, 5 - 7 p.m. However, please take note that it's very likely the Golden Oldies show will have to move - yet again - to a different timeslot due to anticipated sports broadcasts for Spring Semester 2013. I've been informed that the sports broadcast schedule for Spring 2013 will cause an unbelievable 8 and possibly 11 pre-emptions of my show, so I likely will need to find another time and/or day for broadcasting the Golden Oldies. I won't know anything until sometime after January 7 when the station officers should be back but I will be sure to keep you all informed about whatever the new day and time will be. Sorry for this rather discouraging start (I REALLY was looking forward to resuming broadcasting on January 4) but sooner or later, the Golden Oldies hosted by yours truly, Dr. Hepcat, will be back on the air.

NEXT SHOW: most likely, Friday, January 11.

January 11, 2013

NOTE: Show was broadcast ONLY via the Internet due to ongoing roof construction work on Haley Center affecting the station's antenna. Hope at least some of you were able to catch it!

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954 (Introducing my NEW THEME SONG! Great stop-time bluesy rocker alternating with boogie chorus plus blaring saxophone solo! This is the rockin' flip side to the classic original version of the doo-wop ballad, "Cherry Pie!")
  2. "Up above my Head" by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 1947 (Saying goodbye to my theme song of the past five years! OUTSTANDING up-tempo gospel featuring Sister Rosetta's incredibly exciting guitar work as well as enthusiastic vocals!)
  3. "The Devil Hates You" by Rebecca Lee, 1956
  4. "Little Queenie" by Chuck Berry, 1958
  5. "Disappointed" by Claudine Clark
  6. "If You Were the Only Girl in the World" by the Castelles, 1954
  7. "Loose Caboose" by Joe Weaver, 1955
  8. "Hasten, Jason" by the Roulettes, 1959
  9. "Sugar" by the Playmates, 1957
  10. "Seven Day Weekend" by Gary U.S. Bonds, 1962
  11. "Out on a Hill" by Johnnie Taylor and the Soul Stirrers, 1958
  12. "Too Close to Heaven" by the Meditation Singers, 1959
  13. "White Christmas" by the Four Lovers, 1956
  14. "New Year's Eve" by the Cameos, 1957
  15. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" by Sonny Til and the Orioles, 1948
  16. "After New Year's Eve" by the Heartbeats, 1957
  17. "1951 Blues" by Luther Huff, 1951
  18. "He's a Real Fine Man" by Rose Johnson and Fats Gaines, 1953
  19. "Takin' You Back" by Faye Adams
  20. "Baby, Give Me a Chance" by Joe Hudson and his Rockin' Dukes with Lester Robinson, 1957
  21. "Show Me" by the Five Royales, 1962
  22. "Angel Baby" by Rosie and the Originals, 1960
  23. "Easier Said than Done" by Anita Humes and the Essex, 1963
  24. "Earth Angel" by the Penguins, 1954 (THE ORIGINAL soulful version on Dootone Records!)
  25. "Love Will Make your Mind Go Wild" by the Penguins, 1955
  26. "Hey, Senorita" by the Penguins, 1954
  27. "Ookey Ook" by the Penguins, 1955
  28. "Earth Angel" by the Penguins, 1956 (Interesting remake on Mercury. Features different instrumentation including chimes!)
  29. "No, There Ain't No News Today" by the Penguins, 1954 (Their FIRST record! Obscure but good uptempo number featuring somewhat nonsensical lyrics!)
  30. "Memories of El Monte" by the Penguins, 1963
  31. "No Hiding Place" by Dorothy Love Coates and the Gospel Harmonettes, 1953
  32. "Running to the Lord" by Benny Jackson and the Exciting Melody Stars, c. 1970
  33. "Stop Running Around" by Gladys Knight and the Pips
  34. "Pipe Dreams" by Jimmy Beck, 1959
  35. "Hey, Paula" by Paul and Paula, 1962
  36. "My Poor Heart" by Lula Reed
  37. "Hot Lips Baby" by Herbie Duncan
  38. "Matchbox" by Carl Perkins, 1957
  39. "Will You, Willyum?" by Janis Martin, 1956

IMPORTANT NEWS: Due to an overwhelming number of conflicting sports broadcasts, the Golden Oldies is moving to a NEW TIME: Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m.!!

NEXT SHOW: Should be Wednesday, January 16, 6 - 8 p.m. assuming the Haley Center roof work will be done. Otherwise, this will probably have to be another Internet-only show

January 16, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "My Boy, Elvis" by Janis Martin, 1956
  3. "Mystery Train" by Elvis Presley, 1955
  4. "Corinna, Corinna" by Ray Peterson, 1960
  5. "Up the Aisle (Just You and I)" by Linda Carter
  6. "You're Mine, Oh, Mine" by Bobby and Ronald, 1956
  7. "Whop-Ting-A-Ling" by the Big Five, 1961
  8. "You Never Could Be Mine" by Baby Washington, 1958
  9. "Come, my Little Baby" by the Chantels, 1957
  10. "Maybe" by the Chantels, 1957
  11. "Love Me Always" by Arthur Lee Maye and the Crowns, 1955
  12. "God Don't Never Change" by the Radio Four, 1952
  13. "Do, Lord, Remember Me" by Evangelist Sister Rosetta Wynn, 1948-49
  14. "No Restricted Signs" by the Golden Gate Quartet, 1946
  15. "No Jim Crow in Heaven" by the Capitol City Quartette, 1950
  16. "Martin Luther King" by the Mighty Sparrow, 1963
  17. "Africa, Here I Come" by Lord Ivanhoe and his Caribbean Knights
  18. "There'll Be No Distinction There" by Blind Alfred Reed, 1929
  19. "I'll Never Be Free" by Savannah Churchill and the Four Tunes, 1946
  20. "Estelle" by the Belltones, 1953
  21. "Someday, Somewhere" by Helen Foster, 1953
  22. "Speedo" by the Cadillacs, 1955
  23. "Zoom" by the Cadillacs, 1956
  24. "No Chance" by the Cadillacs, 1954
  25. "Zoom-Boom-Zing" by the Cadillacs, 1955
  26. "Gloria" by the Cadillacs, 1954
  27. "Let Me Explain" by the Cadillacs, 1955-56
  28. "Speedo Is Back" by the Cadillacs, 1957
  29. "I Do, Don't You?" by Mahalia Jackson, 1950
  30. "These Are They!" by Queen C. Anderson and the Brewster Singers, 1952
  31. "Ruby, Baby" by the Drifters, 1955
  32. "Dig These Blues" by the Four Clefs, 1941 (Unbelievably HOT instrumental that really has a Rock 'n' Roll feel despite its 1941 date and its use of steel guitar! Very exciting!)
  33. "'Til the Well Runs Dry" by Wynona Carr, 1956
  34. "Cabin Hideaway" by the Limelighters, 1955
  35. "Fine Girl" by the Calvaes, 1956
  36. "Chained to your Love" by Betty Everett
  37. "Mr. Blue" by the Fleetwoods, 1959

January 23, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "Groovy Train" by Wade Cagle and the Escorts, 1958
  3. "That's All I Need" by Dorothy Collins
  4. "The Ways of a Woman in Love" by Johnny Cash
  5. "Love Is my Business" by Cliff Gleaves, c. 1957
  6. "I Need You" by the Utmosts, 1961
  7. "One Love" by the Logics, 1960
  8. "Rocket Ride" by Johnny Greco
  9. "You Broke my Heart" by the Rosettes, 1961
  10. "Lonely Teardrops" by Jackie Wilson, 1958
  11. "The Yodelin' Blues" by Diana Cole and the Ernest Hayes Orchestra, 1957
  12. "Home in the Sky" by the Spirit of Memphis, 1954
  13. "My Mother (Part 1)" by Rosa Shaw, 1952
  14. "Tall Cool One" by the Wailers, 1958-59
  15. "Love Is Strange" by Mickey and Sylvia, 1956
  16. "No Good Lover" by Mickey and Sylvia, 1956
  17. "Walkin' in the Rain" by Mickey and Sylvia, 1956
  18. "I'm Tired" by Big Red McHouston, 1954
  19. "Where Is my Honey?" by Big Red McHouston, 1954
  20. "Come On, Baby" by Katie Webster
  21. "Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby?" by Jimmy Reed, 1956
  22. "Tin Pan Alley" by Jimmy Wilson and his Band, 1953 (Probably NOT the same Jimmy Wilson who recorded "Clemae" (see below). This is a slow very intense Blues!)
  23. "If (I Could Be with You)" by Miss La-Velle, 1958
  24. "Ain't That a Shame?" by Fats Domino, 1955
  25. "High Blood Pressure" by Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns, 1958
  26. "Clemae" by Jimmy Wilson, 1960 (Most likely NOT the Jimmy Wilson who recordeed "Tin Pan Alley" (see above). This one outdoes Little Richard!! The extremely funky instrumentation makes this an all-out foot stomper too!)
  27. "Yeah, Baby" by Stella Johnson, 1957-58
  28. "It's Raining" by Irma Thomas, 1963
  29. "Hurt" by Timi Yuro, 1961
  30. "They Can't Love Jesus More than Me" by Jim and Jesse, 1958
  31. "Working on the Building" by Elvis Presley, 1960
  32. "Why Don't You Love Me?" by Roy Acuff (Nice remake of the Country classic originally recorded by Hank Williams! Also features Roy's harmonica!)
  33. "Catfish Boogie" by Tennessee Ernie Ford, 1953 (Lively Country Boogie! Sounds a lot like his 1950 smash, "The Shot Gun Boogie" and his "Blackberry Boogie" from 1952. A winning formula every time!)
  34. "The Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page, 1950 (The beautiful definitive version that was a hit in Pop, Country, and, yes, R. & B.!)
  35. "Tennessee Waltz" by Pee Wee King, 1948 (The nice Country ORIGINAL sung by the male singer who also wrote it!)
  36. "Tennessee Waltz Blues" by Sticks McGhee, 1950 (Very effective Blues-based instrumental version featuring Sticks's hot bluesy electric guitar as well as a nice saxophone solo!)
  37. "Let the Good Things Start" by Pearl Woods, 1955
  38. "Shakin' Mother for You" by Champion Jack Dupree
  39. "Rock, Little Francis" by the Five Willows, 1953

January 30, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)" by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton, 1960
  3. "Norman" by Sue Thompson, c. 1960
  4. "At the Hop" by Danny andd the Juniors, 1957
  5. "Broken Hearted" by Little Bessie, 1960-61
  6. "Since I Fell for You" by Lenny Welch, 1963
  7. "Rock-a-Bop" by Sparkle Moore with Dan Belloc and his Orchestra, 1956
  8. "No, No, Baby" by Al Ferrier and his Boppin' Billies, 1955
  9. "Doghouse boogie" by Hawkshaw Hawkins, c. 1948
  10. "Jambalaya Boogie" by Eddie Shuler's All Star Reveliers, 1950
  11. "Peace in the Valley" by Red Foley, 1951
  12. "Peace in the Valley" by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 1952
  13. "White Cliffs of Dover" by the Checkers, 1953
  14. "Juke Box Rock and Roll" by the Marigolds, 1956 (Stone rockin' doo-wop plus hot sax solo! Was my theme song on WEGL 1998-2001!)
  15. "Ooh, Little Daddy" by Edna McGriff, 1952
  16. "I Used to Cry Mercy, Mercy" by the Lamplighters, 1954
  17. "The Ring" by Little Sylvia, 1953
  18. "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" by the Spaniels, 1953
  19. "Dig These Blues" by the Four Clefs, 1941
  20. "Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train" by Mabel Scott, 1951
  21. "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie" by Louis Jordan, 1946
  22. "Big John's A-Blowin'" by Big John Greer and his Rhythm Rockers, 1950
  23. "I'll Gladly Do It Again" by Bertice Reading, 1954
  24. "A Million and One Dreams" by the Bel-Larks, 1962 (Beautiful, heartrending doo-wop ballad with female lead. They just don't make such innocent records anymore! Too bad we live in such a cynical, jaded age!)
  25. "Just Walkin' in the Rain" by the Prisonaires, 1953
  26. "Heavenly Father" by Edna McGriff, 1952
  27. "Corrine, Corrina" by Merrill Moore, 1952
  28. "A New Love" by Ruth Brown
  29. "Wild Life" by Rudy Greene, 1956
  30. "Baby, I Love You So" by the Romancers, 1958 (NICE bluesy, mid-tempo R. & B. ballad with a gospel feel to it! Kind of like Hank Ballard and the Midnighters in terms of style! Not to be confused with the excellent, haunting ballad by Joe Weaver and the Don Juans from 1956!)
  31. "There's a Vacant Room in Heaven" by the Sensational Nightingales, 1951
  32. "Life's Lonesome Road" by Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke, 1961
  33. Rockin' Daddy" by Sonny Fisher, 1955
  34. "Lotta Lovin'" by Gene Vincent, 1957
  35. "You Ain't Movin' Me" by Linda Hayes and the Earl Warren Orchestra, 1956 (Surely not the same Earl Warren as the U.S. Supreme Court justice of the same era!)
  36. "Jenny Lou" by Cliffie Nash
  37. "Time Brings about a Change" by Dolly Coopoer, 1957
  38. "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge, 1966
  39. "When a Woman Loves a Man" by Esther Phillips, 1966 (Nice female reply; otherwise a close copy of Percy Sledge's lovely Soul ballad classic!)
  40. "Shake a Tail Feather" by the Five Du-Tones, 1963
  41. "Queen of Fools" by Marie and the Deccors [sic], 1962

February 6, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "The Wah-Watusi" by the Orlons
  3. "Cool Jerk" by the Capitols, 1966
  4. "Monkey U.S.A." by the Church Street Rive, 1963
  5. "The Kind of Man I Am" by Gene Cooper and the Voices, c. 1965
  6. "Heart for Sale" by Robbie Lee
  7. "Shombalor" by Sheriff and the Ravels, 1959
  8. "Banana Split" by Kid King's Combo, 1953
  9. "Baby, I'm Yours" by Vikki Nelson, 1961
  10. "Ipsie, Opsy, Ooh" by Shirley Gunter and the Flairs, 1955
  11. "When I Shall Met Him Face to Face" by the Brewsteraires of Memphis
  12. "Savior, Don't Pass Me By" by Margaret Barnes, 1949
  13. "Romeo" by the Velours, 1957
  14. "Can I Come Over Tonight?" by the Velours, 1957
  15. "Honey Drop" by the Velours, 1956
  16. "Hands Across the Table" by the Velours, 1957
  17. "Drag Race" by Joe Houston, 1954
  18. "Ring Dang Dilly" by Big Maybelle, 1956
  19. "Let's Have a Ball" by the Wheels, 1956
  20. "Tell Me Now" by the Dolls, 1958
  21. "Don't Worry Me No More" by Paula Watson with Fours Hits and a Miss, 1950
  22. "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" by Elvis Presley, 1956
  23. "Every Day" by the Peacheros, 1954
  24. "Dilly Dally Darling" by Anne Kaye and the Jimmy Wright Orchestra, 1956
  25. "Trickle, Trickle" by the Vidoes, 1958
  26. "Broken Hearted Melody" by Sarah Vaughan, 1959
  27. "In the Still of the Night" by the Five Satins, 1956
  28. "Speedo" by the Cadillacs, 1955
  29. "Come, Go with Me" by the Del Vikings, 1956
  30. "On the Highway" by Rosa Shaw, 1952
  31. "Count your Blessings" by the Jackson Gospel Singers, 1952
  32. "Here Comes the Blues" by Wynonie Harris, 1945
  33. "Stormy Monday Blues" by Billy Eckstine with Earl Hines and his Orchestra, 1942
  34. "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water" by the Cats and the Fiddle, 1939
  35. "Why Don't You Do Right?" by Lil Green, 1941 (The minor-key bluesy ORIGINAL version!)
  36. "Why Don't You Do Right?" by the Serenaders, 1952 (Almost shockingly funky R. & B. remake by the male vocal group! HOT!)
  37. "Money, Honey" by the Drifters, 1953
  38. "I'm a Little Mixed Up" by Betty James, 1961
  39. "What's in the Heart" by the Five Royales, 1962

BAD NEWS: Despite moving to this new day and time, I'm unhappy to report that the Golden Oldies will STILL be pre-empted at times by sports broadcasts! Just when I was probably starting to rebuild my lost audience - wham! - I find out that sports broadcasts will affect pre-empt the following shows: February 13 and 20 and March 6, 13, and 27. Sorry, folks!

February 13, 2013: NO SHOW!! Pre-empted by sports broadcast!

February 20, 2013: NO SHOW!! Pre-empted by sports broadcast!

February 27, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "Too Young to Marry You" by the Teenettes
  3. "Stranded in the Jungle" by the Cadets, 1956
  4. "A Million Thanks" by Anita Tucker, 1954
  5. "Helping Hand" by Bobby Fields (Nice soulful ballad by the singer otherwise known as Bobby Marchan, lead singer of Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns!)
  6. "Bewildered" by James Brown and the Famous Flames, 1961
  7. "See Dee Boom Run Dun" by Mickey and Sylvia, 1955
  8. "The Naughty Flea" by Boysie Grant and Reynolds' Calypso Clippers
  9. "Peas and Rice" by George Symonette and his Calypso Sextette, 1957
  10. "A Good Woman" by the Bluenotes, 1960
  11. "Somebody Bigger than You" by Mahalia Jackson, c. 1947
  12. "Old Ship of Zion" by Brother Joe May and the Sallie Martin Singers, 1952 (LIVE intense bluesy gospel!)
  13. "Good Golly, Miss Molly" by Little Richard, 1956
  14. "Wanna Be Loved (All Night Long)" by Bee Bee Queen and Teacho's Orchestra
  15. "Woke Up this Morning" by B.B. King, 1953
  16. "Oh, But She Did" by the Opals, 1954
  17. "Lonely Nights" by the Hearts, 1955
  18. "He Still Loves Me" by the Capris
  19. "Shrimp and Gumbo" by Dave Bartholomew and his Orchestra, 1955
  20. "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" by Fats Domino, 1952
  21. "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" by Roy "Bald Head" Byrd, 1949 (The ORIGINAL version by the artist otherwise known as Professor Longhair! GREAT funky Caribbean influence and Boogie Woogie mix!)
  22. "Mardi Gras Mambo" by the Hawketts, 1955
  23. "Iko Iko" by the Dixie Cups, 1965
  24. "History of Carnival" by Attila the Hun, 1935
  25. "Old Time Calypsoes" by Lord Melody
  26. "The Road" by Lord Kitchener, 1963
  27. "So Young" by the Ronettes, 1964 (Nice soulful ballad given the Phil Spector "Wall of Sound" treatment!)
  28. "So Young" by the Students, 1957-58 (The ORIGINAL soulful doo-wop ballad featuring a young boy lead voice; hence, many of the remakes are by female artists!)
  29. "All of my Appointed Time" by the Flowers of Joy, 1951-52
  30. "When my Savior Calls Me Home" by the Angelic Gospel Singers, 1948-49
  31. "Julocka Jolly" by the Jumping Jacks, 1953
  32. "Cupid" by Sam Cooke, 1961
  33. "Baby, Oh, Baby" by Kathy Young and the Innocents, 1961 (NICE remake of the soulful original recorded first by the Shells in 1957 and then rereleased as a hit record in 1960!)
  34. "Blue Ribbon Baby" by the Three Friends, 1961
  35. "Ditta Wa Doo" by the Vestelles, 1958
  36. "Hearts of Stone" by Otis Williams and the Charms, 1954 (Catchy big hit version of the 1954 Jewels' original!)
  37. "Hearts of Stone" by Mel Tillis, 1961 (Interesting COUNTRY remake!)
  38. "A Sunday Kind of Love" by Etta James, 1960
  39. "What a Difference a Day Makes" by Dinah Washington, 1959

March 6, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "Honky Tonk" by the Hollywood Argyles, c. 1960 (Excellent remake of the Bill Doggett instrumental from 1956! Yes, the same group who recorded the novelty "Alley Oop" in 1960 were also a pretty darn hot instrumental band as well!)
  3. "The Twist" by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, 1959
  4. "I Want to Know" by Lloyd Sims
  5. "Goin' Back Home to Mama" by Vicky Lee and the Bumps Blackwell Orchestra, 1955
  6. "Walking to New Orleans" by Fats Domino, 1960
  7. "Mathilda" by Rick Sumlin and the Little Darlins (Nice remake of the Swamp Pop bluesy ballad original by Cookie and the Cupcakes from 1958!)
  8. "Comfort in my Heart" by Bea Booker, 1958
  9. "See You Later, Alligator" by Bobby Charles, 1955
  10. "Willie" by Rebecca Lee, 1956
  11. "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley, 1956
  12. "I'll Tell It" by the Spirit of Memphis, 1954
  13. "Uncloudy Day" by the Staple Singers, 1956
  14. "B.M.T. Special" by the Shy-Tans
  15. "Six to Eight" by Sticks McGhee, 1955
  16. "I'm Just What You're Looking For" by Christine Kittrell, 1958-59
  17. "Jim Dandy" by LaVern Baker, 1955
  18. "Please Change your Mind" by the Five Du-Tones, 1962
  19. "Born to Lose" by Ray Charles, 1962
  20. "Hey, Little Dreamboat" by Rose and the Maddox Brothers, 1955
  21. "Never No Mo' Blues" by Hank Snow (Nice bluesy remake!)
  22. "Never No Mo' Blues" by Jimmie Rodgers, 1928 (Great bluesy ORIGINAL! Also features Jimmie's distinctive "blue yodel" vocals!)
  23. "The Brakeman's Blues (Yodeling my Blues Away)" by Jimmie Rodgers
  24. "See See Rider Blues" by Bea Booze, 1942
  25. "All of Me" by Savannah Churchill and the Four Tunes, 1949
  26. "Such a Night" by the Drifters, 1954
  27. "People Will Say We're in Love" by the Spaniels, 1959
  28. "Teenage Blues" by Ruth McFadden
  29. "So, Why?" by the Bop-Chords, 1957
  30. "I Understand (Just How You Feel)" by Ricky Page
  31. "If You Don't Need Me" by the Five Royales, 1960-61
  32. "I'll Be Satisfied" by the Dixie Hummingbirds, 1949
  33. "He'll Fix It" by Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke, 1959
  34. "Barefootin'" by Robert Parker, 1966
  35. "Maybelline" by Johnny Rivers, 1964 (Truly funky remake of Chuck Berry's 1955 rocker!)
  36. "Forever" by the Marvelettes, 1963
  37. "Teenager's Letter of Promises" by Juanita Rogers and Lynn Hollings with Mr. V's Five Joys, 1961
  38. "Creole Alley" by Lee Allen, 1954
  39. "My Baby's Gone Away" by Eddie Riff, 1960
  40. "Don't Mess with my Man" by Irma Thomas, 1959

March 13, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "You Hurt my Pride" by Ursula Reed and the Joe Morris Orchestra, 1955
  3. "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price, 1958
  4. "Real Gone Lover" by Smiley Lewis, 1956
  5. "Love Is a Crazy Thing" by Big Bertha, 1953
  6. "Flame in my Heart" by th Checkers, 1953
  7. "I won't Be Back" by the Kidds, 1955
  8. "The Rocker's Shuffle" by Rollee McGill, 1954
  9. "Said He Would" by Mahalia Jackson, 1952
  10. "He's Calling Me" by Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes, 1953
  11. "Little Black Train Is Coming" by the Dominoes, 1954
  12. "Oh, Julie" by the Crescendos, 1957
  13. "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" by the Andrews Sisters, 1956 (Originally recorded in 1938 - their first hit!)
  14. "In the Mood" by the Andrews Sisters
  15. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by the Andrews Sisters, 1941
  16. "Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar" by the Andrews Sisters
  17. "Rum and Coca Cola" by the Andrews Sisters, 1947
  18. "Rum and Coca Cola" by Lord Invader, 1946 (LIVE version by the ORIGINATOR of the song! Calypso from Trinidad and Tobago!)
  19. "My Cousin Family" by Lord Invader
  20. "My Dearest Darling" by Etta James, 1960
  21. "Danny Boy" by Jackie Wilson, 1965
  22. "My Guy Is Boss" by the Crampton Sisters, 1964
  23. "Soul Twist" by King Curtis, 1962
  24. "My Boyfriend's Back" by the Angels, 1963
  25. "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison, 1964
  26. "It's Over" by Roy Orbison
  27. "Tonight You Belong to Me" by Patience and Prudence, 1956
  28. "Showdown" by Tony Casanova
  29. "Black Cadillac" by Joyce Green, 1959
  30. "Shake the Hand" by Mike Cain
  31. "Jesus Is Real to Me" by Clara Ward and the Famous Ward Singers, 1949
  32. "I'll Tell It" by the Spirit of Memphis, 1954
  33. "Young Blood" by Lil Greenwood, 1951
  34. "Birmingham Bounce" by Hardrock Gunter, 1950
  35. "Thirty Days" by Chuck Berry, 1956
  36. "Hillbilly Blues" by Clear Waters, 1958 (The first recording by Eddie ("The Chief") Clearwater. Obviously a pun on his last name and an allusion to the great Muddy Waters! This is a truly funky ROCKER! Kind of a Chuck Berry imitation in style featuring some HOT electric guitar!!)

March 20, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "Should I Cry?" by the Concords, 1964
  3. "I'm Gonna Have Some Fun" by Bunny Paul
  4. "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" by the Collegians, 1957
  5. "You Set my Soul on Fire" by LaVern Baker, 1953
  6. "My True Story" by the Jive Five, 1961
  7. "Mexico" by the Rocketones, 1956
  8. "Move Over" by Jimmy Wright, 1955
  9. "That I Wanna See" by Buddy Phillips and his Orchestra, 1954
  10. "Heaven Above Me" by the Jets, 1956
  11. "When I Wake Up in Glory" by the Gospel Silhouettes, 1950-51
  12. "I'll Tell It" by the Spirit of Memphis, 1954
  13. "The Big Bamboo" by Roy Shurland and the Big Bamboo Orchestra, 1961
  14. "Limbo" by Lord Tickler
  15. "Shame and Scandal" by Peter Tosh and the Wailers, 1965
  16. "You're the Only One" by Millie and Roy, 1962
  17. "There She Goes" by Joe G. Henry, 1962
  18. "Crazy for You" by the Aquatones, 1960
  19. "Shy One" by Shirley Ellis
  20. "Walking the Beat" by Ernie Freeman and his Combo, 1956
  21. "I Got Stung" by Elvis Presley, 1958
  22. "Stupid Cupid" by Julie Yoshimoto and the Aztec Combo (Yes, the Connie Francis song of 1958! Nice remake but not quite as erotic as Connie's version! Julie Yoshimoto may have been the earliest Japanese-American rocker! The Aztec Combo may have been Mexican-American. If so, here's a very early example of multicultural diversity in Rock 'n' Roll!)
  23. "Mad Nervous Woman" by Jewell Gilbert and Mac McCray's Band
  24. "I Will Wait" by the Four Buddies, 1950
  25. "Sweet Slumber" by the Four Buddies, 1951
  26. "My Summer's Gone" by the Four Buddies, 1951
  27. "Sweet Tooth for my Baby" by the Four Buddies, 1951
  28. "Bop Bop Bu" by the Dappers, 1956
  29. "Blue Mood" by Julie Stevens and the Premiers, 1956
  30. "All my Love" by Little Freddy and the Rockets, 1957
  31. "This Little Light of Mine" by the Ward Singers, 1952
  32. "This Little Girl of Mine" by Ray Charles, 1955
  33. "Keep your Feet on the Floor" by the Jewels, 1955
  34. "In the Chapel" by Ann Cole, 1956
  35. "One Moment with You" by the Dominoes, 1954 (Bluesy R. & B. ballad features Jackie Wilson on lead vocals!)
  36. "Too Poor to Love" by the Capris, 1955
  37. "I Want to Kiss You" by Georgia Harris and the Hytones, 1958
  38. "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison, 1959
  39. "When We Get the Word" by Mabel King, 1963
  40. "Talk to an Angel" by the Lovetones, 1956

March 27: NO SHOW!! Pre-empted again by another sports broadcast! Let's hope this is the last such cancelled show for the Semester! Back on Weds., April 3!

March 27: Surprise!! There was a show after all. The softball game was called off at the last minute due to predicted cold weather, so no sports broadcast = the Golden Oldies show could go on after all! Actually, it never really got all that cold and, unfortunately, the game and sports broadcast has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 10 which means no Golden Oldies on April 10. Oh, well.

March 27, 2013
  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "I'll Come Running" by Brenda Burns and the Country Combo
  3. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" by Gene Vincent, 1956
  4. "You Better Believe" by Gene Vincent
  5. "Moments" by Jenell Hawkins, 1961
  6. "Tell my Baby" by the Sparrows, 1953
  7. "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" by Big Joe Turner and his Blues Kings, 1954
  8. "Teenage Holiday" by Vicki Evans
  9. "When You Dance" by the Turbans, 1955
  10. "Wild, Wild Young Men" by Ruth Brown, 1953
  11. "Cherry Pie" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  12. "Sweet as a Flower" by Miriam Grate and the Dovers, 1959
  13. "(Make Old) Satan Leave Me Alone" by the Sensational Whirlwinds, 1962
  14. "One More River to Cross" by the Swanee Quintet, 1961
  15. "Just One Look" by Doris Troy, 1963
  16. "I Need your Lovin'" by Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford, 1962 (The LONG 6-minute version of this Soul raver! Strong Gospel influence!)
  17. "Lovers Never Say Goodbye" by the Flamingos, 1958
  18. "Fire in my Heart" by Bobby Hall and the Kings, 1954
  19. "The Bear Hug" by Mr. Bear and his Bearcats, 1955
  20. "(Let Me Be your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley, 1957
  21. "Bad Boy" by the Donays, 1962
  22. "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" by Curtis Lee, 1961
  23. "Don't Let Go" by the Cookies, 1954
  24. "Passing Time" by the Cookies, 1956
  25. "In Paradise" by the Cookies, 1956
  26. "All Night Mambo" by the Cookies, 1954
  27. "Chains" by the Cookies, 1962
  28. "Don't Say Nothin' Bad about my Baby" by the Cookies, 1963
  29. "The Hammer Rings" by Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke, 1961
  30. "Were You There When They Crucified my Lord?" by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Rosetta Gospel Singers, 1949
  31. "Angels" by Professor Johnson and his Gospel Singers, 1950
  32. "Next Time" by Richard Berry, 1955
  33. "Rockin' and Rollin'" by the Winners, 1956
  34. "Hey, Little Boy" by Dolores Gibson and Group with Richard Lewis and his Band, 1954
  35. "Baby, Oh, Baby" by the Shells, 1957
  36. "My Cherie" by the Shells, 1957
  37. "Raunchy" by Bill Justis, 1956
  38. "If You Can't Rock Me" by Debbie Stevens
  39. "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time" by Lefty Frizzell, 1950

April 3, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "Moanin' the Blues" by Hank Williams, 1951 (Live recording!)
  3. "Hayride Boogie" by Webb Pierce, 1951
  4. "Honeysuckle Vine" by the Cook Sisters
  5. "No Letter Today" by Judy Canova
  6. "Let Me Go, Lover" by the Counts, 1955
  7. "You're Mine" by the Fontane Sisters (Great REMAKE of Shirley Gunter and the Queens' 1954 original uptempo doo-wopper! This is one of those rare times where I think the remake may be better than the original! Particularly lively and melodic, this song just exudes FUN!!)
  8. "Jenny, Jenny" by Little Richard, 1957
  9. "Rock 'n' Roll Stomp" by Steve Gibson
  10. "A Ting A Ling" by the Poka Dotts, 1954
  11. "The Day Is Past and Gone" by Aretha Franklin, 1956 (GREAT live Gospel by the 14-year old prodigy on piano and vocals! Wonderful bluesy slow number concerning death and the afterlife!)
  12. "Now You're Gone" by the Laddins, 1957
  13. "Norfolk Country, U.S.A." by Daddy G and the Church Street Five
  14. "The Green Door" by Jim Lowe, 1956
  15. "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue (Volare)" by Domenico Modugno, 1958
  16. "Diana" by Paul Anka, 1957 (His well-known first hit record! Teenage yearning uptempo!)
  17. "I Confess" by Paul Anka and Group, 1956 (His not-so-well-known debut record! Surprisingly soulful R. & B. style ballad! The kid had talent!)
  18. "Mine and Mine Alone" by the Angelettes, 1957
  19. "Pretty Little Girl" by the Monarchs, 1956
  20. "Teresa" by the Treble Chords, 1957
  21. "I Met Him on a Sunday" by the Shirelles, 1958
  22. "Oh, Boy!" by Buddy Holly, 1958
  23. "The Fairest" by Lee Andrews and the Hearts, 1954 (Wonderful, melodic soulful Doo-Wop ballad! Interesting to note the melody is EXACTLY the same as "My Girl Awaits Me" by the Castelles from '53! Different words but same tune!)
  24. "My Girl Awaits Me" by the Castelles, 1953 (LOVELY plaintive doo-wop ballad! Identical melody but not words used by Lee Andrews in "The Fairest" in '54! Both groups were from Philadelphia.)
  25. "Russian Bandstand" by Spencer and Spencer, 1959
  26. "Don't Hang Up" by the Orlons, 1962
  27. "Ain't That Peculiar?" by Marvin Gaye, 1963
  28. "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, 1965
  29. "(Be Mine) Tonight" by Pearline Caesar, 1963
  30. "Dr. Jesus" by the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, 1951
  31. "I Want to Go to Heaven and Rest" by Sister Wynona Carr, 1949
  32. "Bad Girl" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 1959
  33. "Night Owl" by Tony Allen and the Champs, 1955
  34. "Popcorn Willie" by the Marquis, 1956
  35. "Ific" by Lucy Riviera and Group, 1958
  36. "Ain't It Good?" by Fats Domino
  37. "Gun Slinger" by Bo Diddley, 1960
  38. "You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover" by Bo Diddley, 1962
  39. "There's No Other Like my Baby" by the Crystals, 1961
  40. "It's our Wedding Day" by the Concords, 1964 (Nice male doo-wop number! Sounds more like a ballad c. 1957-59 in sound than a 1964 recording! Doo-wop's last gasp before the deluge of the sixties!)
  41. "Roll with Me, Henry" by Etta James, 1955 (LIVE recording of her 1954 R. & B. hit debut record!)

April 10, 2013: BAD NEWS!! Almost for certain, no show! Sports broadcast originally scheduled for March 27 was cancelled due to cold weather and, apparently, has been rescheduled for April 10, unfortunately. Most likely, NEXT SHOW not until April 17!

April 17, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "Squashy" by Bill Doggett, 1956
  3. "No, No, Baby" by Carmen Davis and Ernie Freeman's Combo, 1956
  4. "Rocking Jenny Jones" by Big John Greer and his Rhythm Rockers, 1950
  5. "Soldier Boy" by the Four Fellows, 1955 (Outstanding LIVE version of this beautiful doo-wop ballad! Especially dramatic on the "bridge" sections! The audience screams with delight!)
  6. "How Sentimental Can I Be?" by Lillian Leach and the Mellows, 1954
  7. "I Don't Want Nobody (to Have my Love but You)" by Ella Johnson and the Buddy Johnson Orchestra, 1956-57
  8. "It Ain't Gonna Be Like That" by Sonny Til and the Orioles
  9. "Buick 59" by the Medallions, 1954
  10. "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, 1951
  11. "Nothing Can Replace You" by Annisteen Allen
  12. "There's Nothing Like a Woman in Love" by the Ravens
  13. "He Got His Eyes on You" by Brother Sidney Harris, 1963
  14. "Til I met the Lord" by the Caravans, 1962
  15. "Twistin' the Night Away" by Sam Cooke, 1963 (LIVE and incredibly exciting version of this dance classic! Sam sings in a raw gospel vocal style while the band roars out saxophone-led R.& B. Exciting fun!)
  16. "The Nitty Gritty" by Shirley Ellis, 1963
  17. "It's All in the Game" by Eddie Holman
  18. "I Wonder" by Brenda Lee (Nice soulful Country version from the early 1960's of Cecil Gant's original soulful ballad from '44!)
  19. "I Wonder" by Cecil Gant, 1944 (Spare, soulful, wistful ballad! Also features Cecil's nice bluesy piano playing!)
  20. "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" by Louis Jordan, 1946
  21. "One Scotch, One bourbon, One Beer" by Amos Milburn, 1953
  22. "Beer Bottle Boogie" by Marilyn Scott, 1950
  23. "Goodbye, Baby" by Elmore James and his Broomdusters, 1955 (Talk about soulful! This is an amazing Gospel-drenched bluesy ballad featuring Elmore's impassioned vocals, his sweet stinging bluesy slide guitar, and his band including horns supplying full background! NICE!)
  24. "Lover" by the Fabulous Flames, 1961
  25. "You're Mine" by Ann Cole, 1957
  26. "Loretta" by the Senators, 1959
  27. "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry, 1958
  28. "Shake til I'm Shook" by Beverly Wright and the Students, 1956
  29. "Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby" by the Tuneweavers, 1957
  30. "You're Daddy's Little Girl" by Roger and the Travellers, 1961
  31. "Bad Girl" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 1959
  32. "He'll Fix It" by Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke, 1959
  33. "I Could do Better than That" by the Pilgrim Travellers, 1956
  34. "Walking in the Dark" by Dottie West
  35. "Corrine, Corrina" by Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers, 1937
  36. "Stealin' Sugar" by Ray Batts, 1954
  37. "Truck Driver's Boogie" by Jess Willard, 1951
  38. "Walking After Midnight" by Patsy Cline, 1957
  39. "I Really Don't Want to Know" by Solomon Burke, 1962

April 24, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin andd Johnny, 1954
  2. "It's Goodbye" by the Chevells [sic], 1963
  3. "She Did Me Wrong" by the Five Royales, 1962
  4. "I'm Young" by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, 1962
  5. "Disappointed Bride" by the Hearts, 1956
  6. "My Heart's Desire" by the Crystals, 1954
  7. "Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style Again" by Bull Moose Jackson, 1950
  8. "No Good Daddy" by Emma Dell Lee, 1951
  9. "Too Young or Too Old" by Felix Monta and the Bellnotes, 1959
  10. "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard, 1955
  11. "While the Blood Runs Warm" by Madame Ernestine
  12. "Every Christian Mother" by the Consolers, 1954
  13. "You Got Me (Where You Want Me)" by Bobby "Blue" Bland, 1958
  14. "I Wanna Be the Only One" by Kip Anderson, 1959
  15. "Georgia Mule" by June Bateman and Noble Watts
  16. "Hot Pastrami" by the Dartells, 1963
  17. "A Thousand Stars" by Rosie and the Originals
  18. "Wedding Bells" by Tiny Tim and the Hits, 1958
  19. "Queen of the Hop" by Bobby Darin, 1958
  20. "Tall Paul" by Annette, 1959
  21. "Buzz-Buzz-Buzz" by the Hollywood Flames, 1957
  22. "Willa Bea (Cheatin')" by the Ambassadors, 1953
  23. "I Am Past Sixteen" by Bette McLaurin and the Four Fellows, 1955
  24. "Smoke Gets in your Eyes" by the Platters, 1958
  25. "Stupid Cupid" by Connie Francis, 1958
  26. "Flea Brain" by Gene Vincent
  27. "Down at Big Mama's House" by Rex Hale and his Rhythm Masters
  28. "Honey, Don't!" by Carl Perkins, 1955
  29. "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee, 1959
  30. "Loving You" by Elvis Presley, 1957
  31. "Boom Mag-Azeno-Vip" by the Cashmeres, 1955
  32. "So Strange" by the Jesters, 1957
  33. "God Is a Battle Axe" by the Sallie Martin Singers, 1950
  34. "Elijah" by the Radio Four, 1952
  35. "I'm Not to Blame" by the Carter Brothers
  36. "Anyway" by Wesley Hardin and the Roxters, 1957-58
  37. "I Just Got Back from There" by Timi Yuro, 1963
  38. "Since I Met You, Baby" by Ivory Joe Hunter, 1956
  39. "On your Radio" by 12-Year Old Richard Lanham, 1956
  40. "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus, 1956

May 1, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "Be Bop Baby" by the Peacheros, 1954
  3. "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" by Big Maybelle, 1954
  4. "La-La" by Fats Domino, 1955
  5. "My Saddest Hour" by the Five Keys, 1953
  6. "Harbor Lights" by Dinah Washington, 1950
  7. "Ain't Got No Home" by Clarence "Frogman" Henry, 1956
  8. "Tore Up over You" by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, 1957
  9. "Every Day and Every Night" by Dolly Cooper, 1955
  10. "Java" by Al Hirt, 1964
  11. "Is your All on the Altar?" by Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes, 1963
  12. "Helping Hand" by the Pilgrim Jubilees, 1962
  13. "The Watusi" by the Vibrations, 1960
  14. "Dance, Little Sister" by the Miller Sisters, 1962
  15. "Let the Little Girl Dance" by Billy Bland, 1958
  16. "A Little Bit of Soap" by the Jarmels, 1961
  17. "What Made You Forget?" by Penny and the Ovetones, 1958
  18. "Darling, I'm Sorry" by the Ambassadors, 1953
  19. "Roll Over, Beethoven" by Chuck Berry, 1956
  20. "Kissin' Bug" by the Harris Sisters and the Van Alexander Orchestra, 1955
  21. "Millie Brown" by the Jets, 1956
  22. "Let's Linger Awhile" by the Capris, 1955-56
  23. "Bad Girl" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 1959
  24. "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 1962
  25. "Shop Around" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 1960
  26. "The Monkey Time" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
  27. "Let Me Have Some" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
  28. "Who's Lovin' You?" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 1961
  29. "Going to a Go Go" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 1966
  30. "Thank You and Goodnight" by the Angels, 1963
  31. "Don't Cry" by Cleo and the Crystaliers, 1957
  32. "On a Mornin'" by the Golden Gate Quartet (LIVE!)
  33. "Lamb's Blood Has Washed Me Clean" by Arizona Dranes, 1926
  34. "Down Home in Kentuck'" by Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon, 1929
  35. "Wet It (Let the Good Work Go On)" by Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon, 1937 (Hilarious and HOT jazz double-entendre number! Frankie originally recorded it in 1929 but the 1937 remake is a bit faster and has some great boogie woogie piano!)
  36. "What Have I Done?" by Lil Green
  37. "Let's Be Sweethearts Again" by Bill Johnson and the Musical Notes, 1947
  38. "Red Juice" by Big John Greer and his Rhythm Rockers, 1950
  39. "Going Back to Mexico" by Lula Reed, 1953

May 8: NO SHOW!! Sorry, but I've got to attend a professional meeting in Wahsington, D.C. that day! NEXT SHOW: should be Wednesday, May 15!

May 15, 2013

  1. "Tick Tock" by Marvin and Johnny, 1954
  2. "Hey, Little Boy" by Dolores Gibson and the Maxwell Davis Band, 1954
  3. "1540 Special" by Joe Weaver and his Blue Note Orchestra
  4. "Lewis Boogie" by Jerry Lee Lewis, 1958
  5. "Found Me a Sugar Daddy" by Mickey Champion and the Nic-Nacs, 1952
  6. "Starlight, Starbright" by Luther Bond and the Emeralds, 1954
  7. "Geraldine" by the El Venos, 1956
  8. "Baby, Be Mine" by the Charts, 1957
  9. "There's Not a Friend" by the Angelic Gospel Singers, 1949-50
  10. "Come unto Me" by the Jackson Gospel Singers, 1952
  11. "Don't Say your Last Goodbye" by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, 1954
  12. "Why Couldn't It Be Me?" by the Turquinettes
  13. "Quarter to Three" by Gary U.S. Bonds, 1961
  14. "I Just Got a Letter" by the Fashions, 1961
  15. "Money (That's What I Want)" by Barrett Strong, 1959
  16. "Zippety-Zippety-Zoom" by the Pearls, 1956
  17. "I'm Sorry I Met You" by Barbara Lynn, 1962
  18. "My Darling" by the Five J's, 1958
  19. "Tra La La" by LaVern Baker, 1956-57
  20. "Wheels" by the String-a-Longs, 1961?
  21. "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad" by Wanda Jackson, 1956
  22. "Busted" by Ray Charles, 1963
  23. "No Money in this Deal" by George Jones, 1954 (The Country great's first record! Sounds a bit like Hank Williams!)
  24. "Why, Baby, Why?" by George Jones, 1955 (The Country great's first hit! Definitely has a Hank Williams sound to it!)
  25. "White Lightining" by George Jones, 1959 (His first Number One hit! Great uptempo novelty record! Originally recorded by the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) in 1958 and written by the Big Bopper!)
  26. "She Thinks I Still Care" by George Jones, 1962
  27. "A Girl I Used to Know" by George Jones, 1962
  28. "Rock It" by Thumper Jones, 1956 (Actually, George Jones in his Rockabilly phase! Darn good hot Rockabilly! Intro. sounds a lot like Elvis Presley's version of "That's All Right, Mama" from 1954, in turn a remake of the uptempo Blues original by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup from 1946!)
  29. "The Race Is On" by George Jones, 1964
  30. "Crazy" by Patsy Cline, 1961
  31. "Got You on my Mind" by the Miller Sisters, 1955 (Nice, bluesy Country remake of Big John Greer's original!)
  32. "Got You on my Mind" by Big John Greer and the Rhythm Rockers, 1951 (Melodious and bluesy lament!)
  33. "Mother" by Vance "Tiny" Powell and the Paramount Gospel Singers, 1955
  34. "Your Mother Is your Friend" by the Pilgrim Travelers, 1952
  35. "Shake my Mother's Hand" by Sister Bessie Griffin, 1948
  36. "Honkin' at Midnight" by Frank "Two Horn" Motley and his Crew, 1954
  37. "Not Anymore" by Jay Hawkins, 1954 (Powerful Blues before he turned into the weird novelty singer, Screamin' Jay Hawkins with his 1956 hit, "I Put a Spell on You"!)
  38. "One More Chance" by Carol Fran, 1960
  39. "Love Is Strange" by Mickey and Sylvia, 1956

Last updated May 16, 2013 at 8:22 a. m. Copyright (c) 2013.