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Playlist for August 05, 2008 from 7:00PM - 10:00PM

Current New Orleans Time: Thu, 12:28am

Playlist Date & Time: 8/5/2008 7:00PM - 10:00PM

Program: 50s R&B with Jivin' Gene and Neil Pellegrin

Host : Neil. All years listed on this playlist denote the original release date of the song.

Playlist Tracks

Chuck Willis
My Life
LP - Chuck Willis : Keep a Drivin'
Charly #1074
1958

Originally released as Atlantic single #1192, posthumously.
Chuck Willis
Kansas City Woman
LP - Chuck Willis : Keep a Drivin'
Charly #1074
1956

Originally released as Atlantic single #1098.
Joe Turner and his Blues Kings
The Chicken and the Hawk
CD - The Very Best of Big Joe Turner
Rhino #R2 72968
1956

Originally released as Atlantic single #1080.
J.B. Lenoir
Mama Talk to Your Daughter
CD - Living the Blues : Blues Legends
Time Life #R859-01
1955

Originally released as by "J.B. Lenore" as Parrot single #809.
Al Reed
Drops of Rain
CD - The Genius of Dave Bartholomew
EMI #0777-7-80184-2 1
1955

Originally released as Post single #2013.
James ''Sugar Boy'' Crawford
Morning Star
CD - The Genius of Dave Bartholomew
EMI #0777-7-80184-2 1
1957

Originally released as Imperial single #5441.
Dave Bartholomew
Good News
CD - The Genius of Dave Bartholomew
EMI #0777-7-80184-2 1

This song, recorded in 1957, was originally unreleased.
Donnie Elbert
Have I Sinned
CD - The Greatest Hits of Donnie Elbert
Collectables #5816
1957

Originally released as Deluxe single #6148.
Junior Gordon
My Love for You
CD - The Ace Story : Volume 3
Ace #2033
1956

Originally released as Ace single #522.
Joe Tex
Cut It Out
CD - The Ace Story : Volume 3
Ace #2033
1958

Originally released as Ace single #544.
The Cadillacs
I Want to Know
CD - The Cadillacs : Please, Mr. Johnson
RBD #801
1958

Originally released as Josie single #842.
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Little Demon
CD - Loud, Fast and Out of Control (box set)
Rhino #R2 75704
1956

Originally released as Okeh single #7072.
Chuck Berry
Maybellene
CD - Legends of Guitar : Vol. 1
Rhino #R2 70719
1955

Originally released as Chess single #1604.
Bo Diddley
Mona
CD - Legends of Guitar : Vol. 1
Rhino #R2 70719
1957

Originally released as Checker single #860.
Smiley Lewis
Lil' Liza Jane
CD - Smiley Lewis : Shame Shame Shame (box set)
Bear Family #15745-1 DI
1958

Originally released as Imperial single #5531.
Floyd Dixon
Please Don't Go
45
Specialty #468
1953
Al Johnson
Good Lookin'
45
Ron #967.
1960

Originally released as Ric single #967.
Jimmy Rogers
Walking By Myself
CD - Living the Blues : Blues Greats
Time Life #R859-03
1956

Originally released as Chess single #1643.
Dale Hawkins
Susie-Q
CD - Legends of Guitar : Vol. 1
Rhino #R2 70719
1957

Originally released as Checker single #863.
Earl King
You're More to Me Than Gold
CD - Earl King : Come On - The Complete Imperial Recordings
Okra-Tone #4970
1961

Originally released as Imperial single #5750 in 1961, and re-released (with a different flip side) as Imperial #5858 in 1962.
Paul Gayten
Old Buttermilk Sky
45
Argo #5267
1957
Lloyd Price
Breaking My Heart (All Over Again)
CD - Lloyd Price : Heavy Dreams
Specialty #7047-2
1957

Originally released as Specialty single #602.
Snooks Eaglin
Travelin' Mood
CD - Snooks Eaglin : The Complete Imperial Recordings
Capitol #7243 8 33918 2 0
1961

Originally released as by "Ford Eaglin" as Imperial single #5765.
The Spaceman
The Clouds
45
Trip #134
1959

Originally released as Alton single #254.
Paul Marvin
Cinderella
45
Ron #322
1959
The Five Keys
Wrapped Up In a Dream
CD - The Five Keys : Rhythm & Blues Hits Past and Present
King #692
1960

"Rhythm & Blues Hits Past and Present" was originally issued as King LP #692.
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends
King Size Papa
CD - Julia Lee : Kansas City Star
Bear Family #15 770 EI
1948

Recorded in late 1947, and originally released in early 1948 as Capitol Americana single #40082.
Fats Domino
Careless Love
CD - Gettin' Funky (box set)
Proper #28
1951

Originally issued as Imperial single #5145.
Lloyd Price
Every Night
45
Double-L #739
1966

This week's mystery record.
Mando & the Chili Peppers
South of the Border
CD - Mando & the Chili Peppers : On the Road With Rock 'N Roll
Ace #683
1956

Originally released as by "The Chili Peppers" as Golden Crest single #105.
Roy Brown
Special Lession No. 1
Gettin' Funky (box set)
Proper #28
1947

Originally released as DeLuxe single #1098.
Ray Charles
What'd I Say (Pts. 1 & 2)
CD - Ray Charles - The Birth of Soul
Atlantic # 7 82310-2
1959

Originally released as Atlantic single #2031.
Little Willie John
You Got to Get Up Early In the Morning
CD - Mister Little Willie John
King #603
1957

Originally released as King single #5023. "Mister Little Willie John" was originally issued as King LP #603 in 1958.
Dave Bartholomew
Jump Children
CD - The Genius of Dave Bartholomew
EMI #0777-7-80184-2 1
1954

Originally released as Imperial single #5308.
The Hawks (featuring Dave Bartholomew)
Can't See for Looking
CD - The Genius of Dave Bartholomew
EMI #0777-7-80184-2 1
1955

Originally released as Imperial #5332.
Wanda Jackson
Fujiyama Mama
CD - Rockin' With Wanda
Capitol #72435-40683-2-4
1957

Originally released as Capitol single #3843.
Berna-Dean
Little Willie
CD - The Genius of Dave Bartholomew
EMI #0777-7-80184-2 1
1961

Originally released as Imperial single #5792.
Jerry Lee Lewis
Who Will the Next Fool Be
LP - Jerry Lee Lewis : The Greatest Live Show On Earth
Smash #27056
1964
Howlin' Wolf
How Many More Years
CD - Howlin' Wolf : His Best
MCA/Chess #9375
1951

Originally released as Chess single #1479.
Smiley Lewis
The Sheik of Araby
CD - Smiley Lewis : Shame Shame Shame (box set)
Bear Family #15745-1 DI

This song, recorded in 1957, was originally unreleased.
Danny Barker
Corinne Died On the Battlefield
CD - Baby Dodds Trio : Jazz A'La Creole
GHB #50
1955

Originally released as King Zulu single #0002.
Bobby Mitchell
I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
CD - The Genius of Dave Bartholomew
EMI #0777-7-80184-2 1
1957

Originally released as Imperial single #5475.
Tony Perkins
Rocket to the Moon
45
RCA Victor #47-7078
1957

Tony Perkins is the actor Anthony Perkins. During the 1950s, he recorded at least 8 singles and 3 LPS.
Don & Dewey
Mammer-Jammer
CD - Legends of Guitar : Vol. 1
Rhino #R2 70719

This song, recorded in 1964, was first issued in 1970 on the LP "Don & Dewey : They're Rockin' 'til Midnight, Rollin' 'til Dawn" (Specialty #2131.)
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Five Guys Named Moe
CD - The R&B Box : 30 Years of Rhythm & Blues (vol. 1)
Rhino #R2 71806
1943

Originally released as Decca single #8653.
The Supremes
Don't Leave Me Here to Cry
CD - The Ace Story : Volume 3
Ace #2033
1957

Originally released as Ace single #543.
Big Maybelle
Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On
CD - Big Maybelle : The Complete Okeh Sessions, 1952-'55
Epic/Okeh/Legacy #EK 53417
1955

Originally released as Okeh single #7060.
Bernard Byers
Please Be True
45
V-Tone #234
1962
Frankie Ford
Sea Cruise
CD - Heroes of Rock & Roll
Razor & Tie #MSD2-35803
1959

Originally released as Ace single #554.
Ray Charles
Roll With My Baby
LP - The Real Ray Charles
Pair #2-1139
1952

Originally released as Atlantic single #976.
The Flyers
My Only Desire
CD - All Night Boogie : The Great Atlantic Vocal Groups
Collectors Choice #R2 7209
1957

Originally released as Atco single #6088. The Flyers were formed by Bill Pinkney upon one of his departures from the Drifters. "My Only Desire" features Bobby Hendricks singing lead.
Tab Smith
Crazy Walk
45
United #205
1957
Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns
She Got Low Down
LP - Huey 'Piano' Smith : Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
Ace #CH-9
1961

Originally released as Ace single #638.
Ben E. King
Young Boy Blues
CD - The Very Best of Ben E. King
Rhino #R2 72970
1961

Originally released as Atco single #6207.
The Hawks
I-Yi
CD - The Genius of Dave Bartholomew
EMI #0777-7-80184-2 1
1954

Originally released as Imperial #5292.
Jerry McCain
She's Tough
CD - The Ace Story : Volume 3
Ace #2033
1960

Originally released as Rex single #1014.
Willie Dixon
29 Ways
CD - Living the Blues : Blues Greats
Time Life #R859-03
1957

Originally released as Checker single #851.
Lillian Leach & the Mellows
You're Gone (a cappella version)
CD - Yesterday's Memories
Relic #7023

The a cappella version of this song, recorded in 1956, was originally unreleased. However, it may have been issued on a Celeste bootleg in the mid 1970's.
Sonny Boy Williamson
Help Me
CD - Living the Blues : Blues Greats
Time Life #R859-03
1963

Originally released as Checker single #1036.
Joe Turner and his Blues Kings
Hide and Seek
CD - The Very Best of Big Joe Turner
Rhino #R2 72968
1955

Originally released as Atlantic single #1069.
The Flamingos
Lovers Never Say Goodbye
LP - The Flamingos Greatest Hits
Meka #1003
1958

Originally released as End single #1035. Originally entitled "Please Wait for Me", the title was changed to "Lovers Never Say Goodbye" shortly after it's initial release.
Carl Perkins
Put Your Cat Clothes On
CD - Legends of Guitar : Vol. 1
Rhino #R2 70719

This song, recorded in 1957, was originally unreleased.
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