Star Time #188: Lay It On Me Right Now
Star Time episodes that air toward the end of the year tend to be free-for-alls in which I rifle through mounds of heretofore unplayed tracks and throw them on the wall to see which ones stick, just so I can get to my seasonal nog-drinking, gift-wrapping and prank-call-making in one piece. This show's not much of an exception, covering R&B from 1958 to 1974. Stay near your phone.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Little Willie Jackson & Christine Chatman | Who Put Out the Light | 1958 | Personality | 
| Roy Wright | I'm Going Crazy | 1962 | Sharon | 
| Carl Holmes & the Commanders | I Want My Ya Ya | 1964 | Parkway | 
| The Mar-Keys | Whot's Happenin' | 1962 | Stax | 
| Jimmy Dell | Sweet Potatoes | 1963 | Philips | 
| Joe Barry | Little Jewel of the Vieux Carre | 1962 | Princess | 
| The Gillettes | The Same Identical Thing | 1964 | J&S | 
| Ty Hunter | Bad Loser | 1964 | Chess | 
| Leon Haywood | Soul Cargo | 1966 | Fat Fish | 
| Set 2 | |||
| Sandy Waddy | Everything is Everything | 1967 | Wand | 
| Billy Sha-Rae | Do It | 1969 | Hourglass | 
| Clarence Ashe & Glenda Dove | You Jived Me Long Enough | 1967 | J&S | 
| Mel Wynn & the Rhythm Aces | Stop Sign | 1969 | Wand | 
| Zodiacs | Rough Nut | 1968 | Zodiac | 
| The Fawns | Girl In Trouble | unknown | TEC | 
| The Four Vandals | The Wrong Side of Town | 1999 | Boardwalk | 
| Na Allen | Lay It On Me Right Now | 1970 | Ronn | 
| Connie McGill & Visions | I Want To Be Free | 1969 | Sugar | 
| Set 3 | |||
| The Village Soul Choir | Life Is Like a Puzzle II | 1970 | Abbott | 
| The Marlboro Men | (Ride On) Iron Horse | 1970 | Nite Beat | 
| Ernie Hines | Electrified Love | 1972 | We Produce | 
| The 4th Coming | The Dead Don't Die Alive (Pt. 1) | 1972 | Alpha | 
| Sarah Webster Fabio | Boss Soul | 1972 | Folkways | 
| Masterfleet | Let Love Stand | 1973 | Sussex | 
| The Propositions | Africana | 1973 | Movement | 
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| Hampton Hawes | Web | 1974 | Prestige | 
| Black Nasty | I Have No Choice | 1973 | Enterprise | 
| The Spirit of Atlanta | Buttermilk Bottom | 1973 | Buddah | 
| Penny Goodwin | Too Soon You're Old | 1974 | Sidney | 
| Lou Bond | Why Must Our Eyes Always Be Turned Backwards | 1974 | We Produce | 
| Stevie Wonder | Please Don't Go | 1974 | Tamla | 

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