Star Time #111: Life Is a Constant Journey Home
Catapult yourself through some great '60s R&B without embarrassing elastic burns. This week we've two instrumentals -- two -- that reference food with single-word choruses, like "Tequila." We also have bongos, matrimony, tail feathers, wharf-related activity, footwear, public service, coffee, document signings, and a beautiful "title" song at the end I'm not sure we deserve.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Preston Epps | Mr. Bongos | 1962 | Donna |
| Roosevelt Grier | The Mail Must Go Through | 1962 | Liberty |
| Judy Clay | Do You Think That's Right | 1962 | Ember |
| The Ramrocks | Lasagna | 1962 | Press |
| The Five Du-Tones | Shake a Tail Feather | 1963 | Quality |
| Margie Mills & the Executives | Knock on Any Door | 1963 | Vee Jay |
| Maurice Williams | Return | 1963 | Sea-Horn |
| Darlene Love | (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry | 1963 | Philles |
| Barbara & Brenda | Shame | 1963 | Avanti |
| Set 2 | |||
| Chuck Jackson | Beg Me | 1964 | Wand |
| The Stylettes | On Fire | 1964 | Cameo |
| Mike Patterson & the Fugitives | Jerky | 1964 | Imperial |
| Perk Lee | The Docks | 1964 | USA |
| Stevie Wonder | High Heel Sneakers | 1965 | Tamla |
| The Volcanos | (It's Against) The Laws of Love | 1965 | Arctic |
| Micki Lynn | Some of This and Some of That | 1965 | Capitol |
| Shirley Matthews | Stop the Clock | 1965 | Red Leaf (Canada) |
| The African Beavers | Jungle Fever | 1965 | RCA Victor |
| The Jelly Beans | You Don't Mean Me No Good | 1965 | Eskee |
| Set 3 | |||
| Little Hank | Mister Bang Bang Man | 1966 | Sound Stage 7 |
| The Corvairs | Swinging Little Government | 1966 | Columbia |
| Dewey Black | Takin' Love Where I Find It | 1966 | Reeflair |
| The Staple Singers | I've Been Scorned | 1966 | Epic |
| Sugar & Sweet | My Lover | 1967 | Morton |
| Roy Lee Johnson | Guitar Man | 1967 | Philips |
| Brooks & Jerry | I Got What It Takes (Part 1) | 1967 | Direction |
| Vicki Anderson | Baby, Don't You Know | 1967 | King |
| The Ordells | Sippin' a Cup of Coffee | 1967 | Dionn |
| Set 4 | |||
| Rosemary Taylor | Mercy Mercy | 1968 | ABC |
| Jimmy Delphs | Don't Sign the Paper Baby (I Want You Back) | 1968 | Karen |
| Jeanie Greene | I've Been a Long Time Loving You | 1968 | ATCO |
| Scotty Williams | I Ain't Nobody Without You | 1968 | Mona-Lee |
| The Gambrells | Love Is in the Air | 1968 | Cub |
| Carolyn Franklin | Reality | 1969 | RCA Victor |
| Willie Hutch | Do What You Wanna Do | 1969 | RCA |
| Bunny & Cindy | Sure Didn't Take Long (For the News to Get Around) | 1969 | Neptune |
| Jerry Moore | Life Is a Constant Journey Home | 1967 | ESP Disk |
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