Star Time #158: I Stopped the Duke of Earl
For the next few weeks I'll be running episodes with R&B songs from very tight time frames—for example, this week it's 1958 through 1963—in chronological order. This strategy suits my somewhat relaxed manufacturing mindset of the moment. The songs are splendid. Also, as implied, I play a song about stopping the Duke of Earl, even though I've never played the original "Duke of Earl" on Star Time. I imagine he's pretty ticked off about that, thereby validating the decision to stop him.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Jimmy Jones | Handy Man | 1959 | MGM |
| Young Jessie | Shuffle in the Gravel | 1958 | London |
| The Highway QC's | Working on the Building | 1959 | Vee Jay |
| Southwinds | They Cell Me Crazy | 1958 | Fury |
| Cathy Saunders | Don't Cha Know | 1960 | Edit Record Co. |
| Austin Taylor | Push Push | 1960 | Laurie |
| Joe Tex | The Rib | 1961 | Dial |
| Roy Estrada & the Rocketeers | Jungle Dreams (Pt. 2) | 1960 | King |
| Delores Hill | What He Used to Tell Me | 1961 | Companion |
| Set 2 | |||
| Prince La La | She Put the Hurt on Me | 1961 | A.F.O. |
| Phil Upchurch | You Can't Sit Down | 1961 | Boyd |
| Mable John | Who Wouldn't Love a Man Like That | 1960 | Tamla |
| King Curtis | King Neptune's Guitar | 1960 | ABC-Paramount |
| Major Lance | I've Got a Girl | 1960 | Mercury |
| The Rosettes | You Broke My Heart | 1961 | Herald |
| Macy Skipper | Goofin' Off | 1961 | Stax |
| J.C. Davis | The Splib (Part 1) | 1961 | Argo |
| Little Miss Cornshucks | It Do Me So Good | 1961 | Chess |
| Set 3 | |||
| The Sensations | Music, Music, Music | 1961 | Argo |
| Ray Charles | Hide Nor Hair | 1962 | ABC-Paramount |
| Helen Troy | How Could You | 1962 | Kapp |
| Marvin Gaye | Can I Get a Witness | 1963 | Tamla |
| Jerry Jackson | It's Rough Out There | 1962 | Parkway |
| Freda Payne | (Desafinado) Slightly Out of Tune | 1962 | ABC-Paramount |
| Wilbert Harrison | Near to You | 1963 | Sea-Horn |
| Chuck Jackson | I Keep Forgettin' | 1962 | Wand |
| Snooks Eaglin | Mailman Passed | 1962 | That's All Right |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| The Dutones | It Just Ain't Right | 1963 | Columbia |
| Brook Benton | I Got What I Wanted | 1963 | Mercury |
| Al Casey Combo | Jivin' Around | 1962 | Stacy |
| Brenda Holloway | I'll Give My Life | 1962 | Donna |
| The Upfronts | I Stopped the Duke of Earl | 1962 | Lummtone |
| Baby Washington | Who's Going to Take Care of Me | 1963 | Sue |
| Eugene Church | The Right Girl, The Right Time | 1962 | King |
| Ketty Lester | I'm a Fool to Want You | 1962 | ERA |
| Johnnie Morisette | Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong | 1963 | SAR |
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