Playlist Date & Time: 10/7/2008 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.)
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Smiley Lewis
Gumbo Blues
CD - The Best of Smiley Lewis : I Hear You Knocking
EMI #CDP-598824
1952
Originally released as mperial single #5208. Re-released in 1962 as Imperial single #5820.
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Jesse Allen
Goodbye Blues
CD - Ace Story : Volume 4
Ace #2034
1958
Originally released as Vin single #1002.
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Joe Turner
T.V. Mama
CD - The Very Best of Big Joe Turner
Rhino #R2 72968
1953
Originally released as Atlantic single #1016. "T.V. Mama" features Elmore James on guitar.
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Joe Tex
Yum, Yum, Yum
CD - Ace Story : Volume 4
Ace #2034
1959
Originally released as Ace single #572.
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Lazy Lester
I Hear You Knockin'
CD - 1957-1959 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-04
1959
Originally released as Excello single #2155.
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Joe Turner
Tomorrow Night
CD - The Very Best of Big Joe Turner
Rhino #R2 72968
1959
Originally released as Atlantic single #2044.
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Frankie Lee Sims
Walking With Frankie
CD - Ace Story : Volume 4
Ace #2034
1957
Originally released as Ace single #527.
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Jimmy McCracklin
The Walk
CD - 1957-1959 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-04
1958
Originally released as Checker single #885.
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Snooks Eaglin
I've Been Walkin'
CD - Snooks Eaglin : The Complete Imperial Recordings
Capitol # 7243 8 33918 2 0
1995
This song, recorded in 1961, was originally unreleased.
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Lightnin' Slim
Rooster Blues
CD - 1957-1959 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-04
1959
Originally released as Excello single #2169.
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Joe & Ann
Wherever You May Be
CD - Ace Story : Volume 4
Ace #2034
1959
Originally released as Ace single #577.
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The "5" Royales
Cry Some More
CD - The Five Royales : The Apollo Sessions
Collectables #5647
1954
Originally released as Apollo single #454.
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Tarheel Slim
Number 9 Train
CD - 1957-1959 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-04
1959
Originally released as Fire #1016.
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Mickey & Sylvia
Love Is Strange
CD - 1956
Time Life #2RNR-14
1956
Originally released as Groove single #0175, and Vik single #0252 (1957.)
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Ann Cole (with the Suburbans)
Got My Mo-Jo Working
CD - 1957-1959 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-04
1957
Originally released as Baton single #237.
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Johnny ''Guitar'' Watson
I Got Eyes
CD - The Very Best of Johnny ''Guitar'' Watson
Rhino #R2 75702
1953
Originally released as by "Young John Watson" as Federal single #12143.
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The Cadets
Stranded In the Jungle
CD - 1956
Time Life # 2RNR-14
1956
Originally released as Modern single #994.
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John Lee Hooker
I Love You Honey
CD - 1957-1959 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-04
1958
Originally released as Vee-Jay single #293.
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Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Shout, Sister, Shout
CD - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup : That's All Right Mama
Bluebird #07863 61043-2
1949
Originally released as RCA-Victor single #50-0013.
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Little Richard
Rip It Up
CD - 1956
Time Life # 2RNR-14
1956
Originally released as Specialty single #579.
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Marvin & Johnny (and the Marsmen)
Mamo Mamo
CD - Marvin & Johnny : Flipped Out
Specialty #2176-2
1955
Originally released as Specialty single #554.
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Larry Davis
Texas Flood
CD - 1957-1959 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-04
1958
Originally released as Duke single #192.
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Shirley & Lee
Let the Good Times Roll
CD - 1956
Time Life # 2RNR-14
1956
Originally released as Aladdin single #3325.
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Art Neville
Belle Amie
CD - Art Neville : His Specialty Recordings 1956-1958
Specialty #7023-2
This song, recorded in 1958, was first released on the LP/CD Art Neville - That Old Time Rock 'N' Roll (Specialty #2165) circa late 80's/early 90's.
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Smiley Lewis
One Night
CD - 1955-1956 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-06
1956
Originally released as Imperial single #5380.
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Huey Smith & his Clowns
Scald Dog
CD - Ace Story : Volume 4
Ace #2034
1962
Originally released as Ace single #649.
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Little Willie John
Fever
CD - 1956
Time Life #2RNR-14
1956
Originally released as King single #4935.
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Carol Fran
I Love You So
CD - Fran-Tastic
SONO #1056
2002
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Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
CD - 1956
Time Life #2RNR-14
Originally released as Gee single #1002. Note : According to Marv Goldberg's Teenagers bio, "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" was released the last week of 1955, entering the charts in the early part of '56.
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Jimmy Reed
Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
CD - 1955-1956 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-06
1956
Originally released as Vee-Jay single #168.
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Tabby Thomas
Tomorrow
CD - Rockin' Tabby Thomas : His Greatest Hits, Volume 1
Blue Beat #1801A
1954
Originally released as Feature single #3007.
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Danny White
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
CD - The Frisco Records Story
Ace #679
1962
Originally released as Frisco single #104.
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Roy Orbison
You're My Baby
CD - Roy Orbison : The Sun Years
Rhino #R2 70916
1956
Originally released as Sun single #251.
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Carl Perkins
Blue Suede Shoes
CD - 1956
Time Life #2RNR-14
1956
Originally released as Sun single #234.
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Benny Spellman
I'll Never Leave You
CD - Benny Spellman : Fortune Teller - Golden Classics
Collectables #5165
This song, recorded circa early '60s, was first released in 1987 on the LP Benny Spellman - Fortune Teller (Charly #1168.)
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Jimmy Preston
Rock the Joint
CD - Jump Blues & Boogie
Time Life #R859-21
1949
Originally released as Gotham single #188.
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Little Willie Littlefield
Roomin' House Boogie
CD - Little Willie Littlefield : Old Time Feeling
Stormy Monday #MO81242
2008
Little Willie Littlefield will be performing at the Ogden Museum in New Orleans on Thursday, Oct. 16.
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Mabel Scott
Elevator Boogie
CD - Jump Blues & Boogie
Time Life #R859-21
1948
Originally released as Exclusive single #35x
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Chuck Berry
Maybellene
CD - 1954-1955
Time Life #2RNR-08
1955
Originally released as Chess single #1604.
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Louis Prima (with Sam Butera & the Witnesses)
Banana Split for My Baby
CD - Louis Prima : Collector's Series
Capitol #7 94072 2
1956
Originally released as Capitol single #3566.
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Willie Tee
Foolish Girl
CD - Willie Tee : Teasin' You
Night Train #7132
Originally released as Cinderella single #1202 (circa 1963.)
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The Chords
Sh-Boom
CD - 1954-1955
Time Life #2RNR-08
1954
Originally released as Cat single #104.
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Sonny Boy Williamson
Keep It to Yourself
CD - 1955-1956 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-06
1956
Originally released as Checker single #847.
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Smiley Lewis
Down the Road
CD - The Best of Smiley Lewis : I Hear You Knocking
EMI #CDP-598824
1954
Originally released as Imperial single #5268.
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Little Junior Parker
I Wanna Ramble
CD - 1955-1956 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-06
1955
Originally released as Duke single #137.
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Charlie Adams
Sugar Diet
CD - Ain't I'm a Dog : 25 More Rockabilly Rave-Ups
Columbia/Epic/Legacy #CK 62172
1956
Originally released as Columbia single #4-21524.
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Moonglows
Sincerely
CD -1954-1955
Time Life #2RNR-08
1954
Originally released as Chess single #1581.
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Billy "the Kid" Emerson
When It Rains, It Pours
CD - 1955-1956 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-06
1955
Originally released as Sun single #214.
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The Howlin' Wolf
Evil Is Goin' On
CD - Howlin' Wolf : His Best
MCA/Chess #9375
1954
Originally released as Chess single #1575.
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The Midnighters
Work With Me Annie
CD - 1954-1955
Time Life # 2RNR-08
1954
Originally released as by "The Royals" (Federal single #12169). When the Royals changed their name to the Midnighters in 1954, Federal #12169 was re-issued as by "The Midnighters".
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Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps
Cat Man
CD - The Screaming End : The Best of Gene Vincent & his Blue Caps
Razor & Tie #2123-2
1956
Originally released on the LP Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps (Capitol T-811.)
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Slim Harpo
I Got Love If You Want It
CD - 1957-1959 Blues Classics
Time Life #R859-02
1957
Originally released as Excello single #2113.
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Little Suzy
CD - Chess New Orleans
MCA/Chess #2-9355
1961
Originally released as Argo single #5388.
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry
The Glory of Love
CD - Chess New Orleans
MCA/Chess #2-9355
This song, recorded in 1964, was first released in 1993 on the CD The Best of Clarence "Frogman" Henry (MCA #19226) in the U.K.
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry
I'm In Love
CD - Chess New Orleans
MCA/Chess #2-9355
1958
Originally released as Argo single #5305.
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