Today's show starts in the 1950s with Andre Williams getting greasy, Scatman Crothers rockin' it with Roma and all 6½ minutes of Ray Charles' "What'd I Say." We then move on to a piano tuner and an insane guitar solo courtesy of Travis Wammack. Then we do the original Harlem Shuffle and the Duck before settling down in left field. Then we present a final set with, in a sheer programming coincidence, four separate songs about "getting" something, or as the case may be,
not getting something.
Artist | Song | Year | Label |
Set 1 | | | |
Dean Barlow | Hi Ya Honey | 1956 | Davis |
Doc Bagby | Dumplin's | 1957 | Okeh |
Don & Dewey | Koko Joe | 1958 | Specialty |
Andre Williams | The Greasy Chicken | 1957 | Fortune |
The Coasters | Poison Ivy | 1959 | ATCO |
Scatman Crothers | Rock, Roma, Rock It | 1958 | Challenge |
Ray Charles | What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2 | 1959 | Atlantic |
Set 2 | | | |
Ruth Brown | Takin' Care of Business | 1960 | Atlantic |
Curley Hamner & Cooper Bros. | Piano Tuner | 1960 | Fling |
The Elites | The Blues | 1961 | Chief |
The Rollers | The Continental Walk | 1961 | Liberty |
Ann Kirk | It Kinda Picks Me Up | 1962 | Dot |
The Dukays | I Feel Good All Over | 1962 | Vee-Jay |
Yvonne Fair | Say Yeah Yeah | 1963 | Dade |
Travis Wammack | Fire Fly | 1964 | Ara |
Linda Hopkins | The Magic Song | 1964 | Brunswick |
Charlie Lucas Combo | Walkin' | 1964 | Enjoy |
Set 3 | | | |
Bob & Earl | Harlem Shuffle | 1965 | Sue |
Jackie Lee | The Duck | 1965 | Mirwood |
Perk Badger | Do Your Stuff | 1966 | Suncut |
The Packers | Hole in the Wall | 1966 | Pure Soul Music |
Joe Tex | Watch the One (That Brings the Bad News) | 1967 | Dial |
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas | Knock on Wood | 1967 | Stax |
Ohio Players | Trespassin' | 1968 | TRIP |
Percy Sledge | Out of Left Field | 1967 | Atlantic |
Set 4/Outro | | | |
Prince Harold | Ain't It Amazing | 1968 | Spring |
Stevie Wonder | You Met Your Match | 1968 | Tamla |
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | Till You Get Enough | 1969 | Warner Bros. |
Barbara Randolph | Can I Get a Witness | 1968 | Soul |
Sharon Tandy | Gotta Get Enough Time | 1969 | Atlantic |
The Mirettes | Sister Watch Yourself | 1969 | UNI |
Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Dig! | 1969 | Philips |
The Temptations | Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down | 1969 | Gordy |
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