Star Time #25: '60s Summer Party!
Citizen Kane. Ulysses. The Sopranos. Evil Dead 2. Naked Lunch. Harry & the Hendersons. Dickie Nix's Pop-Up Series for Kids: Let's Go Watergate! All astounding works of art, passed down through generations by lucid hoboes and thermally reactive mail clerks. And to this roll call of classics, we now add the most spectacular Star Time to date: The '60s Summer Party! Featuring songs that were R&B chart hits during the summers of the 1960's, this journey into the social abyss will haunt you until your supervisor tosses you into solitary. Beware the Runaway Horse. Enjoy.
(Star Time is taking a break next week. New episodes resume the week of July 17.)
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Sam Cooke | Having a Party | 1962 | RCA Victor |
| Hank Ballard & the Midnighters | Finger Poppin' Time | 1960 | King |
| Gary U.S. Bonds | Quarter to Three | 1961 | Legrand |
| Jessie Hill | Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Part 1) | 1960 | Minit |
| Dinah Washington & Brook Benton | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love) | 1960 | Mercury |
| Ray Bryant & His Combo | The Madison Time | 1960 | Columbia |
| The Orlons | The Wah-Watusi | 1962 | Cameo |
| Claudine Clark | Party Lights | 1962 | Chancellor |
| Jackie Wilson | I'm Comin' On Back to You | 1961 | Brunswick |
| Set 2 | |||
| Bobby Freeman | C'mon and Swim | 1964 | Autumn |
| Martha Reeves & the Vandellas | Heat Wave | 1963 | Gordy |
| Major Lance | Rhythm | 1964 | Okeh |
| The Olympics | The Bounce | 1963 | Tri-Disc |
| Wilson Pickett | Land of 1000 Dances | 1966 | Atlantic |
| Doris Troy | Just One Look | 1963 | Atlantic |
| Patty & the Emblems | Mixed-Up, Shook-Up Girl | 1964 | Herald |
| Bobby Marchan | I've Got a Thing Going On | 1964 | Dial |
| Stevie Wonder | Fingertips, Part 2 | 1963 | Tamla |
| Set 3 | |||
| Lee Dorsey | Ride Your Pony | 1965 | Amy |
| Edwin Starr | Agent Double-O-Soul | 1965 | Ric-Tic |
| Sam & Dave | Hold On! I'm Comin' | 1966 | Stax |
| Bobby Bland | Good Time Charlie (Part 1) | 1966 | Duke |
| Carla Thomas | B-A-B-Y | 1966 | Atlantic |
| Jr. Walker & the All Stars | Do the Boomerang | 1965 | Soul |
| Alvin Cash & the Registers | The Philly Freeze | 1966 | Mar-v-lus |
| Joe Tex | S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song) | 1966 | Dial |
| Roscoe Robinson | That's Enough | 1966 | Gerri |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| The Esquires | Get On Up | 1967 | Bunky |
| Brenton Wood | The Oogum Boogum Song | 1967 | Double Shot |
| Aretha Franklin | Respect | 1967 | Atlantic |
| James & Bobby Purify | I Take What I Want | 1967 | Bell |
| Cliff Nobles | The Horse | 1968 | Phil L.A. of Soul |
| Gladys Knight & the Pips | The Nitty Gritty | 1969 | Soul |
| The Tams | Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy | 1968 | ABC |
| The Isley Brothers | I Turned You On | 1969 | T-Neck |
| Sly & the Family Stone | Hot Fun in the Summertime | 1969 | Epic |
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