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Playlist for February 03, 2009 from 7:00PM - 10:00PM

Current New Orleans Time: Mon, 12:39am
Show Host(s): Neil Pellegrin

Playlist Date & Time: 2/3/2009 7:00PM - 10:00PM

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

All years on this playlist denote the original release date of the song.  Tonight's show is dedicated to the memory of Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) on the 50th anniversary of their tragic deaths.

Playlist Tracks
Danny White
"One Little Lie"
CD - The Frisco Records Story (various)
Ace #679
1963
Originally released as Frisco single #110.
Lazy Lester
"You Better Listen"
CD - I Hear You Knockin! : The Excello Singles
Excello #3003
1966
Originally released as Excello single #2274.
Earl King
"Those Lonely Lonely Nights"
CD - Living the Blues : 1955-1956 (various)
Time Life #R859-06
1955
Originally released as Ace single # 509.
The "5" Royales
"I Do"
CD - The Apollo Sessions
Collectables #5647
1954
Originally released as Apollo single #452.
Little RIchard
"Ready Teddy"
CD - The Essential Little Richard
Specialty #2154
1956
Originally released as Specialty #579.
Irma Thomas
"GIrl Needs Boy"
CD - Time Is On My Side : The Best of Irma Thomas
EMI #97988
1961
Originally released as Minit single #625.
Charles "Mad Dog" Sheffield
"I Got Fever"
CD - Bayou Blues Blasters (various)
Ace #427
1993
Originally unreleased (recorded circa early '60s)
Roy Milton
"Information Blues"
CD - Specialty Records Greatest Hits (various)
Specialty #7074
1949
Originally released as Specialty single #349.
Larry Williams
"Bony Moronie"
CD - Specialty Records Greatest Hits (various)
Specialty #7074
1957
Originally released as Specialty single #615.
Big Maybelle
"Rock House"
CD - Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle
Savoy Jazz #0262
1957
Originally released as Savoy single #1519.
Johnny Watson
"Cold, Cold Heart"
CD - The Very Best of Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Rhino #R2 75702
1963
Originally released as King single #5716.
Thurston Harris
"I'm Asking Forgiveness"
45
Aladdin #3399
1957
Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five
"Whiskey, Do Your Stuff"
CD - One Guy Named Louis : The Complete Aladdin Sessions
Capitol Jazz #7 96804 2
1954
Originally released as Aladdin single #3223.
Arthur Alexander
"Anna"
CD - The Ultimate Arthur Alexander
Razor & Tie #2014
1962
Originally released as Dot single #16387.
The Charms
"Hearts of Stone"
CD - 1954 - 1955 (various)
Time Life #2RNR-08
1954
Originally released as Deluxe single #6062.
Wilbert Harrison
"1960"
CD - Kansas CIty : Golden Classics
Collectables #5294
1960
Originally released as Fury single #1028.
Solomon Burke
"Keep the Magic Working"
LP - I Almost Lost My Mind
Clarion #607
1961
Originally released as Atlantic single #2089.
LaVern Baker
"Saved"
CD - Soul On Fire : The Best of LaVern Baker
Atlantic #7 82311-2
1961
Originally released as Atlantic single #2049.
Snookum Russell Orchestra
"Jukebox Boogie Woogie Chick"
CD - Best of Sapphire Records (various)
Night Train #7026
Originally released as "Juke Box Boggie Boogie Chick" as Sapphire single #301 (circa 1953.)
Joe Clay
"Did You Mean Jelly Bean (What You Said Cabbage Head)"
LP - Ducktail
Bear Family #15224
1986
originally unreleased Vik recording (recorded 1956)
Tiny Bradshaw
"Soft"
45
King #4577
1952
Little Leo
"What's It All About?"
CD - The Best of Meladee Records (various)
Night Train #7077
1954
Originally released as Meladee single #106. (Little Leo is Leo Price, Lloyd's brother.)
Shirley & Lee
"Let the Good Times Roll"
CD - 1956 (various)
Time Life #2RNR-14
1956
Originally released as Aladdin single #3325.
Marvin & Johnny
"Ain't That Right"
45
Modern Oldies #MX2
1956
Originally released as Modern single #974.
Memphis Slim
"I Guess I'm a Fool"
LP - Memphis Slim
Chess #1455
1961
Big Boy Myles and the Sha-Weez
"Who's Been Fooling You"
CD - Creole Kings of New Orleans (various)
Specialty #2168-2
1955
Originally released as Specialty single #564.
Bobby Brown
"Seven Lonely Days"
45
Eight Ball #A-1558
The Drifters
"The Way I Feel"
45
Atlantic #1006
1953
Gerri Hall
"It's Not As Easy As That"
CD - The First Take Is the Deepest (various)
West Side #811
1998
This week's mystery record. originally unreleased Ace recording (recorded circa early 1960's)
Earl Stanley & the Stereos
"Fish Eyes"
45
Pitassy #204
1963
Huey Smith & the Rhythm Aces
"Little Liza Jane"
LP - Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu
Ace #CH9
1956
Originally released as Ace single #521.
Huey Smith & the Clowns
"Just a Lonely Clown"
LP - Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu
Ace #CH9
1957
Originally released as Ace single #538.
Chuck Berry
"You Can't Catch Me"
CD - The Great Twenty-Eight
MCA #92500
1956
Originally released as Chess single #1645.
Buddy Holly
"Soft Place In My Heart"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1965
This song, recorded circa 1954/55 was first released in 1965 on the LP "Holly In the Hills" (Coral #57463) after additional instrumentation was overdubbed.
Buddy Holly
"Blue Days, Black Nights"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1956
Originally released as Decca single #29854.
Buddy Holly
"Love Me"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1956
Originally released as Decca single #29854 (1956), and also as Decca single #30543 (1958.)
Ritchie Valens
"Come On, Let's Go"
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1958
Originally released as Del-Fi single #4106.
Big Bopper
"Bopper's Boogie Woogie"
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
originally unreleased (recorded 1954)
Big Bopper
"Crazy Blues"
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
1957
Originally released as by Jape Richardson & the Japetts (Mercury single #71219.)
Ritchie Valens
"Donna (demo)"
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
Ritchie Valens
"Donna"
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1958
Originally released as Del-Fi single #4110.
The Crickets
"I'm Looking for Someone to Love"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1957
Originally released as Brunswick single #55009.
Buddy Holly
"Words of Love"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1957
Originally released as Coral single #61852.
Big Bopper
"Chantilly Lace"
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
1958
Originally released as D single #1008, and Mercury single #71343.
Ritchie Valens
"Summertime Blues"
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
Originally released on the LP "Ritchie Valens In Concert at Pacoima Jr. High" (Del-Fi #1214) circa 1960/61.
Buddy Holly
"True Love Ways"
CD - From the Original Master Tapes
MCA #120069
1960
Originally released on the LP "The Buddy Holly Story, vol. 2" (Coral #57326), and also as Coral single #62210.
Ritchie Valens
"Big Baby Blues"
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1958
Originally released as by "Arvee Allens" as Del-Fi single #4111.
Buddy Holly
"Ready Teddy"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released on the LP "Buddy Holly" (Coral #57210.)
Big Bopper
"Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor"
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
1958
Originally released as D single #1008, and Mercury single #71343.
The Crickets
"Not Fade Away"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1957
Originally released as Brunswick single #55035.
Ritchie Valens
"La Bamba (demo)"
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
Ritchie Valens
"La Bamba"
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1958
Originally released as Del-Fi single #4110.
Buddy Holly
"Listen to Me"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released as Coral single #61947.
Big Bopper
"Big Bopper's Wedding"
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
1958
Originally released as Mercury single #71375.
The Crickets
"Maybe Baby"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1957
Originally released in 1957 on the LP "The Chirping Crickets" (Brunswick #54028), and as Brunswick single #55053 (1958.)
Buddy Holly
"Rave On"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released on the LP "Buddy Holly" (Coral #57210), and as Coral single #61985.
Ritchie Valens
"Rock Little Darlin'"
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1993
originally unreleased demo
Buddy Holly
"Heartbeat"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released as Coral single #62051.
Big Bopper
"Little Red Riding Hood"
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
1958
Originally released as Mercury single #71375.
Buddy Holly
"Peggy Sue"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1957
Originally released as Coral single #61885.
Buddy Holly
"That's My Desire"
CD - Oh Boy
MCA #20425
Big Bopper
"White Lightning"
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
1959
Originally released on the LP "Chantilly Lace" (Mercury #20402.)
Tommy Dee with Carol Kay & The Teen-Aires
"Three Stars"
45
Crest #1057
1959
The Crickets
"Think It Over"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released as Brunswick single #55072.
Ritchie Valens
"Bony Maronie"
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1959
Originally released on the LP "Ritchie Valens" (Del-Fi #1201.)
The Crickets
"It's So Easy"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released as Brunswick single #55094.
Big Bopper
"It's the Truth, Ruth"
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
1959
Originally released as Mercury single #71451.
Buddy Holly
"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1959
Originally released as Coral single #62074.
Ritchie Valens
"Winter Dance Party ad"
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1959