Star Time #95: Time's a Wasting
Happy new year. Star Time is back. Ready for another year or so of glorious R&B serenades from a long-ago time when we were young, hopeful, more pliable and not furloughed. We start 2019 off with a barrage of mostly '60s R&B: fast-moving, foot-tapping, not too contemplative or navel-gazing. Dip into it just a little, like we're all having to do with our savings accounts at the moment.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Richard Berry & the Pharaohs | Have Love Will Travel | 1960 | Flip |
| Barbara Dane | I'm On My Way | 1960 | Trey |
| Bertell Dache | You Gotta Have Chicks | 1961 | United Artists |
| Mary Johnson | These Tears | 1961 | Foxy |
| The Velvets feat. Virgil Johnson | The Love Express | 1962 | Monument |
| Clarence & Calvin | I Like It | 1963 | Duke |
| Ray Agee | I Am the Gambler | 1963 | Celeste |
| Johnny Darrow | Don't Start Me Talking | 1963 | Sue |
| Set 2 | |||
| The Sisters | Happy New Year Baby | 1964 | Del-Fi |
| Bessie Banks | (You Should Have Been a) Doctor | 1964 | Spokane |
| Robert Ward & the Ohio Untouchables | Nobody Does Something for Nothing | 1964 | Thelma Record Co. |
| Chris Kenner | They Took My Money | 1965 | Uptown |
| Denise Germaine | He's a Strange One | 1965 | ABC-Paramount |
| The Tams | Concrete Jungle | 1965 | ABC |
| The Charmettes | (Preacher Man) Stop the Wedding | 1965 | World Artists |
| Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | Going to a Go-Go | 1965 | Tamla |
| The Daisies | Cold Wave | 1966 | Capitol |
| The De Vonns | Freddie | 1966 | Parkway |
| Set 3 | |||
| Shan Miles | Soul People | 1967 | Shout |
| Bobby Hebb | Everything Is Coming Up Roses | 1966 | Philips |
| Inez & Charlie Foxx | I Stand Accused | 1967 | Dynamo |
| Lil' Bob & the Lollipops | I Got Loaded | 1966 | La Louisianne |
| The Artistics | It's Gonna Be Alright | 1967 | Brunswick |
| Spyder Turner | I Can't Make It Anymore | 1967 | MGM |
| Diana Ross & the Supremes | Forever Came Today | 1968 | Motown |
| Bobbi Lynn | Earthquake | 1968 | Elf |
| The Fuller Brothers | Time's a Wasting | 1968 | Soul Clock |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| The Violinaires | Live the Right Way | 1968 | Checker |
| Maxine Brown | Darling, Be Home Soon | 1969 | Commonwealth United |
| Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | Love Land | 1969 | Warner Bros. |
| Bob & Earl | My Little Girl | 1969 | Crestview |
| Marlena Shaw | Where Can I Go? | 1969 | Cadet |
| J.J. Jackson's Dilemma | Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is | 1970 | Perception |
| Martha Reeves & the Vandellas | Love, Guess Who | 1970 | Gordy |
| The Lost Generation | Wait a Minute | 1970 | Brunswick |
| The Temptations | Hum Along and Dance | 1970 | Gordy |
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