Star Time #149: Jock-a-Mo
The Mardi Gras Special has become an annual Star Time staple, despite the purveyor's never having been to Mardi Gras, or indeed even New Orleans. He sadly has no immediate plans to visit, but there's nothing a GoFundMe campaign can't make better. That's what the Big Chief said. At any rate, here's the third annual Star Time presentation of R&B classics, all originating from the United State of NOLA.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford & his Cane Cutters | Jock-a-Mo | 1953 | Checker |
| Archibald | Stack-A'Lee Part I | 1950 | Imperial |
| Smiley Lewis | Gumbo Blues | 1952 | Imperial |
| Lonnie Johnson | I'm Guilty | 1952 | King |
| Roy Montrell | Oooh - Wow | 1956 | Specialty |
| Fats Domino | Ain't That a Shame | 1955 | Imperial |
| Charles "Hungry" Williams | So Glad She's Mine | 1956 | Checker |
| The Spiders | I'm Slippin' In | 1954 | Imperial |
| The Pelicans | Ain't Gonna Do It | 1954 | Imperial |
| Set 2 | |||
| Mercy Baby | Pleadin' | 1958 | Ric |
| Frankie Ford | Alimony | 1959 | Ace |
| Sam Butera | She's a Kookamunger | 1959 | Dot |
| Paul Gayten | The Hunch | 1959 | Anna |
| Robert Parker | Across the Track | 1960 | Ron |
| Roy Brown | Good Looking and Foxy Too | 1959 | King |
| Eddie Bo | I Got to Know | 1961 | Ric |
| Herb Hardesty & the Rhythm Rollers | Beatin' and Blowin' | 1961 | Mutual |
| Bobby Marchan | What You Don't Know Don't Hurt You | 1961 | Fire |
| Ernie K-Doe | Mother-in-Law | 1961 | Minit |
| Set 3 | |||
| Lee Dorsey | Ya Ya | 1961 | Fury |
| Barbara George | Whip O' Will | 1962 | AFO |
| Jessie Hill | The Pot's on a Strike | 1962 | Minit |
| Donnie Elbert | Baby Cakes | 1962 | Parkway |
| Art Neville | Skeet Scat | 1963 | Instant |
| Willie Tee | Always Accused | 1962 | A.F.O. |
| Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns | Scald-Dog | 1962 | Ace |
| Leonard Lee | Wouldn't Be Here | 1963 | Imperial |
| Irma Thomas | Ruler of My Heart | 1963 | Minit |
| Johnny Adams | Showdown | 1962 | Ric |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| Alvin Robinson | Down Home Girl | 1964 | Red Bird |
| Tommy Ridgley | I Want Some Money | 1965 | Johen |
| Aaron Neville | Space Man | 1967 | Par Lo |
| Betty Harris | I'm Evil Tonight | 1967 | Samsu |
| Tony Owens | I Got Soul | 1967 | Soul Sound |
| Oliver Morgan | Roll Call | 1966 | Seven B |
| G. Davis & R. Tyler | Hold On, Help is On the Way | 1966 | Par Lo |
| Zilla Mayes | I Love You Still | 1968 | Tou-Sea |
| The Meters | Look-Ka Py Py | 1969 | Josie |
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