Saturday, March 14, 2009

Walk a Lonely Playlist: Filling in on Backwoods

Backwoods, February 28, 2009, Angelynn Grant (filling for John Funke)

All songs marked either "45" or "LP" are from originals; rest are from compilations of one sort or another. I haven't uploaded this show and it's no longer on the wmbr.org archive. If you want to hear it, let me know.

set 1
Wynona Carr / Ding Dong Daddy
Helen Humes / Central Avenue Boogie
Cootie Williams / Typhoon / Mercury

bed 1
Dick Hyman / The Dick Hyman Trio Swings / We're in the Money & Pleasure / M-G-M / mid-1950s / LP

set 2
The 5 Royales / What's That
The Dreams / My Little Honeybun / Savoy
Desi Arnaz & his Orch / La Cumparsita
"Scat Man" Crothers / Gone with "Scat Man" Crothers [Rock 'N Roll with "Scat Man" Crothers] / The Gal Looks Good / Craftsmen [Tops] / 1957 / LP
Shari Lewis / Hi Kids! / All God's Chillun Got Rhythm / Golden Record / 1958 / LP
Jerry Colonna / Entertains at You Party… / I Like! You Like? / Bravo / LP

bed 2
Jack Marshall / Soundsville! / The Third Man Theme / Capitol / LP

set 3
Shorty Bates & his Texas Saddle Pals / You're There / Mel-O-Tone
Shelly Lee Alley & his Alley Cats / Women, Women, Women
Riley Puckett / Red Wing
Ella Mae Morse / AFRS Swingtime #36 / Jam Session on The Red River Valley
Spade Cooley & the Western / Cowbell Polka

bed 3
Akoni Lani & his Islanders / Hawaiian Favorites / My Little Grass Shack / Tops / LP

set 4
Bobby Helms / Standing at the End of My World / Decca / 45
Chet Atkins / Teensville
Bobbie Gentry /Ode to Billie Joe / Mississippi Delta / LP
Elvis Presley / Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues

bed 4
Les Paul & Mary Ford / Lovers' Luau / My Little Grass Shack / LP

set 5
Young Jessie / Do You Love Me
Linda Hopkins / Rock & Roll Blues / Atco
Eskew Reeder / Green Door / Minit / 3.2.62
Speedin' / The Medallions / Dootone / 1955
Johnny Preston / Cradle of Love / Mercury / 45
Curtis Johnson / Lover Boy / Event / 45
Lou Stein / Got a Match / Mercury / 45
George Weston / Well Don't You Know / Jackpot / 45
Chubby Checker / Good, Good, Lovin' / Parkway / 45
Ricky Nelson / Waitin' in School / Imperial / 45
Dion / Everything You Always Wanted to Hear by Dion & the Belmonts / Sandy / Laurie / LP
Jo Ann Campbell / soundtrack to Hey, Let's Twist / Let Me Do My Twist / Roulette / LP

bed 5 -- public service announcement
Franz Waxman / Crime in the Streets / The Celebration / LP

set 5 (continued)
The Banana Splits / We're The Banana Splits / You're the Lovin' End / Decca / LP
Paul Revere & the Raiders / Just Like Us! / Out of Sight / Columbia / LP
The Cranktones / Cotton Pickin' Rocker / Rhubarb Records
Warren Lee / Star Revue / Deesu
Flip Wilson / Flip / comedy snippet / Little David / LP
The Sandpebbles / Forget It / Calla / 45

bed 6
Elmer Bernstein / soundtrack to Staccato / Walk a Lonely Street / Capitol / LP

set 6
The Friendly Brothers / I Need Jesus on My Journey
Jackie Wilson & Count Basie / Manufacturers of Soul / Uptight (Everything's Alright) / Brunswick / LP

bed 7
Pat Williams / Shades of Today / For Me! (Arrastao) / Verve / LP

last song
John Cullum / score from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever / Come Back to Me / RCA Victor / LP