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.
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Danny White
One Little Lie
CD - The Frisco Records Story (various)
Ace #679
1963
Originally released as Frisco single #110.
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Lazy Lester
You Better Listen
CD - I Hear You Knockin! : The Excello Singles
Excello #3003
1966
Originally released as Excello single #2274.
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Earl King
Those Lonely Lonely Nights
CD - Living the Blues : 1955-1956 (various)
Time Life #R859-06
1955
Originally released as Ace single # 509.
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The "5" Royales
I Do
CD - The Apollo Sessions
Collectables #5647
1954
Originally released as Apollo single #452.
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Little RIchard
Ready Teddy
CD - The Essential Little Richard
Specialty #2154
1956
Originally released as Specialty #579.
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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.
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Charles "Mad Dog" Sheffield
I Got Fever
CD - Bayou Blues Blasters (various)
Ace #427
1993
Originally unreleased (recorded circa early '60s)
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Roy Milton
Information Blues
CD - Specialty Records Greatest Hits (various)
Specialty #7074
1949
Originally released as Specialty single #349.
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Larry Williams
Bony Moronie
CD - Specialty Records Greatest Hits (various)
Specialty #7074
1957
Originally released as Specialty single #615.
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Big Maybelle
Rock House
CD - Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle
Savoy Jazz #0262
1957
Originally released as Savoy single #1519.
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Johnny Watson
Cold, Cold Heart
CD - The Very Best of Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Rhino #R2 75702
1963
Originally released as King single #5716.
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Thurston Harris
I'm Asking Forgiveness
45
Aladdin #3399
1957
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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.
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Arthur Alexander
Anna
CD - The Ultimate Arthur Alexander
Razor & Tie #2014
1962
Originally released as Dot single #16387.
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The Charms
Hearts of Stone
CD - 1954 - 1955 (various)
Time Life #2RNR-08
1954
Originally released as Deluxe single #6062.
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Wilbert Harrison
1960
CD - Kansas CIty : Golden Classics
Collectables #5294
1960
Originally released as Fury single #1028.
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Solomon Burke
Keep the Magic Working
LP - I Almost Lost My Mind
Clarion #607
1961
Originally released as Atlantic single #2089.
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LaVern Baker
Saved
CD - Soul On Fire : The Best of LaVern Baker
Atlantic #7 82311-2
1961
Originally released as Atlantic single #2049.
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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.)
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Joe Clay
Did You Mean Jelly Bean (What You Said Cabbage Head)
LP - Ducktail
Bear Family #15224
1986
originally unreleased Vik recording (recorded 1956)
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Tiny Bradshaw
Soft
45
King #4577
1952
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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.)
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Shirley & Lee
Let the Good Times Roll
CD - 1956 (various)
Time Life #2RNR-14
1956
Originally released as Aladdin single #3325.
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Marvin & Johnny
Ain't That Right
45
Modern Oldies #MX2
1956
Originally released as Modern single #974.
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Memphis Slim
I Guess I'm a Fool
LP - Memphis Slim
Chess #1455
1950
Originally released as Premium single #850 in 1950. The LP "Memphis Slim" (Chess #1455), which consists of 1950/51 masters purchased from the Premium label, was issued in 1961.
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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.
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Bobby Brown
Seven Lonely Days
45
Eight Ball #A-1558
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The Drifters
The Way I Feel
45
Atlantic #1006
1953
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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)
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Earl Stanley & the Stereos
Fish Eyes
45
Pitassy #204
1963
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Huey Smith & the Rhythm Aces
Little Liza Jane
LP - Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu
Ace #CH9
1956
Originally released as Ace single #521.
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Huey Smith & the Clowns
Just a Lonely Clown
LP - Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu
Ace #CH9
1957
Originally released as Ace single #538.
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Chuck Berry
You Can't Catch Me
CD - The Great Twenty-Eight
MCA #92500
1956
Originally released as Chess single #1645.
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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.
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Buddy Holly
Blue Days, Black Nights
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1956
Originally released as Decca single #29854.
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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.)
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Ritchie Valens
Come On, Let's Go
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1958
Originally released as Del-Fi single #4106.
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Big Bopper
Bopper's Boogie Woogie
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
originally unreleased (recorded 1954)
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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.)
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Ritchie Valens
Donna (demo)
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
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Ritchie Valens
Donna
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1958
Originally released as Del-Fi single #4110.
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The Crickets
I'm Looking for Someone to Love
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1957
Originally released as Brunswick single #55009.
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Buddy Holly
Words of Love
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1957
Originally released as Coral single #61852.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Buddy Holly
Ready Teddy
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released on the LP "Buddy Holly" (Coral #57210.)
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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.
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The Crickets
Not Fade Away
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1957
Originally released as Brunswick single #55035.
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Ritchie Valens
La Bamba (demo)
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
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Ritchie Valens
La Bamba
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1958
Originally released as Del-Fi single #4110.
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Buddy Holly
Listen to Me
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released as Coral single #61947.
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Big Bopper
Big Bopper's Wedding
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
1958
Originally released as Mercury single #71375.
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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.)
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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.
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Ritchie Valens
Rock Little Darlin'
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1993
originally unreleased demo
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Buddy Holly
Heartbeat
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released as Coral single #62051.
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Big Bopper
Little Red Riding Hood
CD - The Best of the Big Bopper (1954-1959)
Rhino #70164
1958
Originally released as Mercury single #71375.
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Buddy Holly
Peggy Sue
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1957
Originally released as Coral single #61885.
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Buddy Holly
That's My Desire
CD - Oh Boy
MCA #20425
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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.)
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Tommy Dee with Carol Kay & The Teen-Aires
Three Stars
45
Crest #1057
1959
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The Crickets
Think It Over
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released as Brunswick single #55072.
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Ritchie Valens
Bony Maronie
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1959
Originally released on the LP "Ritchie Valens" (Del-Fi #1201.)
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The Crickets
It's So Easy
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1958
Originally released as Brunswick single #55094.
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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.
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Buddy Holly
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
CD - The Buddy Holly Collection
MCA #10883
1959
Originally released as Coral single #62074.
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Ritchie Valens
Winter Dance Party ad
CD - The Ritchie Valens Story
Del-Fi #71011
1959
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