Retro Freeform Radio
Edd Fong
Rich Blackmarr is filling in for Edd Fong today with a program of 1960s Rhythm & Blues and Soul music. In the hope that it might help maintain sanity for listeners during the election season, the theme for the first hour plus will be "I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying."
Genre
Eclectic
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Wednesday 10/19/2016 @ 2:30PM - 4:30PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Miracles | I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying | Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Anthology | Motown 3 LP set | orig. Tamla label recording from late 1963 |
| Huey Smith | Pop-Eye | VA - Land of 1000 Dances Volume 2 | Ace(UK) | Ace(USA) release from 1962 by New Orleans pianist/bandleader |
| Major Lance | The Monkey Time | VA - Okeh Soul | CBS/Epic 2 LP set | Okeh rec. from 1963 |
| The Larks | The Jerk | VA - Land of 1000 Dances Volume 2 | Ace(UK) | Money label rel. from |
| The Music City All Stars | Do The Philly | Freddie Hughes - Send My Baby Back... | Kent Soul | Music City rel. from 1964 |
| The Five Du-Tones | Shake A Tailfeather | VA - Land of 1000 Dances Volume 2 | Ace(UK) | One-Derful rec. from Chicago 1963 |
| The Manhattans | Teach Me The Philly Dog | The Manhattans - Dedicated To You: Golden Carnival Classics, Part 1 | Collectables | Carnival label rec. from 1966 |
| The Whispers | The Dip | VA - Land of 1000 Dances: Special Soul And Funk Edition | Ace(UK) | Dore label rec. |
| The Entertainers IV | Temptation Walk | VA - Soul Over The City: 21 KSOL Super Soul Souvenirs | KSOL LP | Dore |
| Chris Kenner | Land of 1000 Dances | The Chris Kenner Collection - Land Of 1000 Dances | Fuel 2000 | Instant label rec. from New Orleans |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Bobby Freeman | Let's Surf Again | VA - KYA's Memories Of The Cow Palace | Autumn LP | Recorded live at SF's Cow Palace on 9-23-1963 |
| Sly & Rosie Stone | Scat Swim | Precious Stone - In The Studio With Sly Stone 1963-1965 | Ace(UK) | Autumn rel. from 1964 |
| Alvin Cash & the Crawlers | Twine Time | VA - Land of 1000 Dances Volume 2 | Ace(UK) | Mar-V-Lus rel. 1965 |
| The Capitols | Cool Jerk | VA - Smash Sounds LP | Atco Group LP | Karen/Atlantic rel. from 1966 |
| Robert Parker | Barefootin' | VA - Land of 1000 Dances Volume 2 | Ace(UK) | Nola label rel. from 1966 |
| Billy Butler & the Chanters | Boston Monkey | VA - Land of 1000 Dances: Special Soul And Funk Edition | Ace(UK) | Okeh label rec. by brother of Jerry Butler |
| Tom and Jerrio | Bo-Ga-Loo | Tom And Jerry-o: Boo-Ga-Loo | Boo-Ga-Loo Records | ABC Paramount rel. from 1965 |
| Lou Courtney | Skate Now | VA - Land of 1000 Dances Volume 2 | Ace(UK) | Riverside rec. 1966 |
| Clydie King | Shing-A-Ling | VA - One Minit At A Time | Stateside LP | Minit label rel. 1967 |
| Jerry-O | Karate Boo-Ga-Loo | VA - Kent's Cellar Of Soul | Kent Soul | Shout label rel. 1966 |
| Jackie Paine | Go Go Train | VA - Soulin' Vol. 3 | Moonshine LP | circa 1968 rec. by singer Paine, recently linked with Steve Edmiston blues band |
| Airbreak | ||||
| The Lovejoys | It's Mighty Nice | VA - Leiber & Stoller Present The Daisy/Tiger Records Story | Sundazed | Tiger label rel. 1964 by gopel infused group |
| The Staple Singers | Wade In The Water | The Staple Singers - Freedom Highway | Columbia Legacy | Epic rec. |
| Leola & the Lovejoys | Wait Around The Corner | VA - Leiber & Stoller Present The Daisy/Tiger Records Story | Sundazed | Tiger rel. |
| Garnet Mimms | Baby Don't You Weep | The Best of Garnet Mimms - Cry Baby | EMI/United Artists | 1963 United Artists rel. |
| Lenny O'Henry | Across The Street | VA - Beach Beat Vol. 2 | Atlantic LP | 1964 Atlantic rel. |
| Bessie Banks | Go Now | VA - Leiber & Stoller Present The Daisy/Tiger Records Story | Sundazed | 1964 original Tiger label rec. of song made famous by the Moody Blues cover |
| The Artistics | Get My Hands On Some Lovin' | VA - Okeh Soul | CBS/Epic 2 LP set | Okeh rec. from 1964; a cover of Marvin Gaye song |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Alvin Robinson | Something You Got | VA - Leiber & Stoller Present The Daisy/Tiger Records Story | Sundazed | 1964 cover of Chris Kenner original by Robinson from New Orleans |
| Major Lance | Sometimes I Wonder | Major Lance - Major Lance's Greatest Hits | Okeh Hall Of Fame/Epic LP | 1965 Okeh rel. |
| Irma Thomas | Time Is On My Side | The Best of Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side | EMI/Minit/Imperial | 1964 Imperial rel. |
| The Valentinos | It's All Over Now | VA - Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story | Abkco 2 cd box set | 1964 SAR rec. |
| The Music City Soul Brothers | Let Our Love Go On | Freddie Hughes - Send My Baby Back... | Kent Soul | Music City rel. from 1964 |
| The Manhattans | Follow Your Heart | The Manhattans - Dedicated To You: Golden Carnival Classics, Part 1 | Collectables | Carnival label rel. from 1965 |
| The Olympics | Good Lovin' | VA - The Best Of Loma Records: The Rise and Fall of a 1960's Soul Label | Warner Archives 2 cd set | Loma 1964 rel. of original made famous by Young Rascals |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces | Hey, Mr. DJ | Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces - Searching For My Baby | Checker LP | Checker release 1966 |