Another free form musical delight is ready and waiting for your ears this coming Friday morning. We dig into some mid-century nuggets from the country genre with Red Foley and Ernest Tubb as well as Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel and Joe Ely. That, of course, hardly covers the two hours. There’s also some hot rhythms from NRBQ, Daddy Cleanhead, Slim Harpo, Fats Domino and the sweet and brassy sounds from Billie Holiday, Johnny Mercer, and Babs Gonzales. Our new year won’t make promises but our hopes are all we’ve got, remembering that hate will never win if you don’t let it. There’s been wars fought for much less.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
The Jarmels
A Little Bit of Soap
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
3
Freddy Cannon
Abigail Beecher
His Latest And Greatest
4
NRBQ
A Little Bit Of Bad
Message For The Mess Age
5
NRBQ
Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie
Kick Me Hard
6
Bo Diddley
Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
7
Slim Harpo
Shake Your Hips
The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
8
Wanda Jackson
Dona'a Wan'a
Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
9
Fats Domino
I Can't Go On Rosalie
The Fabulous Mr D
10
The 5 Royales
I Got to Know
The Complete Singles 1952-1962
11
Irma Thomas
Look Up (AKA Whenever)
Soul Queen of New Orleans
12
The Marigolds
Rollin' Stone
The Best Of Excello Records
13
Dave Bartholemew
The Monkey (Speaks His Mind)
Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1]
14
Daddy Cleanhead
Something's Goin' On In My Room
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
15
Babs Gonzales
Professor Bop
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
16
Louis Jordan
If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?
Jivin' With Jordan
17
The Mills Brothers
Across The Alley From The Alamo
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
18
Asleep At The Wheel
Across The Alley From The Alamo
Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
19
Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
Hobo Boogie
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
20
Bill Kirchen
Down to Seeds and Stems Again
Seeds and Stems
21
Iris DeMent
Big City
Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
22
Merle Haggard
Silver Wings
The Complete '60s Capitol Singles
23
Joe Ely
Dallas
The Best Of Joe Ely 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
24
Joe Ely
Dam Of My Heart
Time For Travelin' – The Best Of Joe Ely
25
Jorma Kaukonen
Red River Blues
Blue Country Heart
26
Arlo Guthrie
The City Of New Orleans
Hobo's Lullaby
27
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
Havana Moon
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
28
Chuck Berry
Havana Moon
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
29
Bonnie Raitt/Was (Not Was)
Baby Mine
Stay Awake: Interpretations of Vintage Disney Films
30
Marlene Dietrich
No Love, No Nothin'
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
31
Johnny Mercer
Jamoboree Jones
Songsmith From Savannah
32
Billie Holiday
Trav'lin' Light
Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)
33
Frank Sinatra
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]