On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 3:47:30 +0000, Dean wrote:
Before I decided to end ROOTS ROCK RADIO, I had playlists ready to go
for both February 9th and 16th. If I had kept the show going, here's
what would have aired this weekend:
If you had played these on your show here's what I would have written
:-
1. OKIE DOKIE STOMP, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
This little gem came 2nd in my recent "Fave Instrumentals Of 1954"
(losing to #1 Tommy Ridgley "Jam Up"
"R&b guitars didn’t come much better as Clarence weaves some punchy
guitar licks over.a rockin’ horn section. Signed to Don Robey’s Peacock label in Houston Tx. The record was popular enough to get a reissue in
1959"
3. HE’S A REAL GONE GONE GUY, LaVern Baker
Decent reworking of the #2 BBr&b 1947 hit by Nellie Lutcher taken from
LaVern's
1963 "See See Rider" LP on Atlantic
8. FLAMINGO, Earl Bostic
This was my mother's favorite record for a while when I was small. She
heard it on radio then later bought a 78RPM copy for pennies off some
market stall so I heard it incessantly. Liked it a lot then nothing has
changed since
13. YOU BETTER MOVE ON, Arthur Alexander
Easily my favorite record by him and a GREAT double sider too (with "A
Shot Of Rhythm & Blues")
19. SURF CITY, Jan & Dean
One of their very best IMO and their best performing chart record here
in UK
21. DON’T MESS WITH MY MAN, Irma Thomas
#1 in the 1959 edition of "20 Fave Femmes" I put up on here earlier
today
"Penned by Dorothy LaBostrie (who toned down Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” to "an acceptable level" for release) this was the introduction
on
record of one of the best femme r&b artists of the age---Miss Irma
Thomas from New Orleans.Signed to Joe Ruffino’s Ron label the great “Don’t Mess With My Man” was her very first release in November 1959. Charted at #22 BBr&b. Released in UK (but not till 1965!!) on Sue label
25. MAYBE, The Chantels
Famously voted "Worst Record Of 1958*" by the "New Musical Express"
weekly music magazine here in UK at the end of 1958 (*according to UK
release date)
29. I NEED A MAN, Barbara Pittman
One of my favorite Femme records of 1956 which I rate an 8 so it will definitely make the "Fave Femmes" list for 1956 when I get round to
compiling it
31. WILD WEEKEND, The Rockin’ Rebels
Made #8 in my "Fave Instrumentals of 1960" post since the original
record (as by simply "The Rebels" was issued then)
"Yeah we know this was by “The Rockin’ Rebels” on Swan and was a big
1963
hit but this was the first release of the number---as by “The Rebels” on the Marlee label in 1960. Same exact recording.Did not chart on Marlee
release but the Swan reissue went #8 BBpop #28 BBr&b. Released in UK (in
1963) on Stateside did not chart despite good airplay"
35. MR. BLUE, The Fleetwoods
Still can't help having a soft spot for some of their records including
this one and "Come Softly To Me". Always found that etheral "whisperey"
backing by the two girls quite sexy
38. HEY! HIGH SCHOOL BABY, Benny Joy
We used to get asked all the time for his records at Moondog's
especially "Spin The Bottle" on Dixie,hugely popular on the London r&r
circuit
41. PLEASE MR. POSTMAN, The Marvelettes
Tho I loved "Shop Around" I'm pretty sure "Postman" was the very first
Motown record I ever actually bought but on UK Fontana here of course)
46. ONE SUMMER NIGHT, The Danleers
Earliest release has them as "THE DANDLEERS" (sic) on the AMP 3 label
(before Mercury)
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