Star Time #116: Just Let It Happen
This is the last business-as-usual 2-hour Star Time until Labor Day. Next week's show will feature a Dr. John tribute, and after that it'll be 10 straight weeks of Star Time Summer Specials in which we attempt themed content to manipulate the ratings. But this week's '60s R&B bonanza is no less special than any of those. Like a doctorate program in any subject except American political science, it spans an entire decade. Pencils down!
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Lloyd Price | Lady Luck | 1960 | ABC-Paramount |
| Ruben Fort | So Good | 1960 | Anna |
| Don & Dewey | Jump Awhile | 1960 | Fidelity |
| The Distants | Come On | 1960 | Northern |
| Lorri Rudolph | Don't Let Them Tell Me (Tell Me Yourself) | 1961 | Tri-Phi |
| The Starlets | Money Hungry | 1961 | Pam |
| Sammy Turner | Little Sir Echo | 1961 | Bigtop |
| Curtis Knight | Voodoo Woman | 1961 | Gulf |
| Arthur Alexander | Soldier of Love | 1962 | Dot |
| Set 2 | |||
| Gene & Eunice | Got a Right to Know | 1962 | Lilly |
| Barbara Lynn | Second Fiddle Girl | 1962 | Jamie |
| Jessie James | I Wanna Full Time Love | 1962 | Shirley |
| The Shirelles | Don't Let It Happen to Us | 1963 | Scepter |
| Inez Foxx | He's the One You Love | 1963 | Symbol |
| Bill Doggett | The Worm | 1963 | Columbia |
| The Moments | The Big Round Wheel | 1963 | Era |
| Paul Sindab | Yeah, I Never Knew | 1964 | Powertree |
| Ted Taylor | Somebody's Always Trying | 1964 | Okeh |
| The Soul Sisters | Good Time Tonight | 1964 | Sue |
| Set 3 | |||
| Betty Everett | Too Hot to Hold | 1965 | Vee Jay |
| Sam & Dave | I Take What I Want | 1965 | Stax |
| The In Crowd | Cat Dance | 1965 | Brent |
| Johnny Maestro | Phone Booth on the Highway | 1965 | Apt |
| Tommy & the Derby's | Goin' Back to Houston | 1966 | Kool |
| Mike & the Censations | Don't Mess With Me | 1966 | Highland |
| The Van Dykes | You Need Confidence | 1966 | Mala |
| Chi Chi | Just Let It Happen | 1966 | Karp |
| Grassella Oliphant | Soul Woman | 1967 | Atlantic |
| Set 4 | |||
| Barbara Randolph | I Got a Feeling | 1967 | Soul |
| The Millionaires | A Rather Hip Shing | 1967 | Philips |
| Big Don's Rebellion | Smokin' | 1967 | Ethon |
| Flash & the Board of Directors | Busy Signal | 1968 | Mala |
| Jimmy James & the Vagabonds | Red Red Wine | 1968 | ATCO |
| Patti Labelle & the Bluebelles | He's My Man | 1968 | Atlantic |
| J.R. Bailey | Love Won't Wear Off (As the Years Wear On) | 1968 | Calla |
| Lee Charles | Girl You Turned Your Back on My Love | 1969 | Bamboo |
| The Originals | Baby, I'm for Real | 1969 | Soul |
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