Summer Has Come and Gone...Setting an Autumn Mood

 

This new episode of America's most obscure music podcast celebrates the transition from the sweat and sunstroke of summer to the cool, colorful melancholy joy of autumn. We hope this gaggle of tunes helps you ease into autumn without falling down!

Here's the selections:

01 - Cole, Nat "King" - Midnight Flyer

Capitol F4248 July 1959

02 - Clovers, The - The Bootie Green

Atlantic 45-2129 November 1961

03 - Springs, Kenneth - Just Walkin'

Columbia 4-41999 17 April 1961

04 - Smith, Tony & His Aristocrats - Wiggle Waggle Walk

Mercury 71028X45 27 December 1956

05 - Jarmels, The - Come On, Girl

Laurie L-3174 June 1963

06 - Carousels, The - Pretty Little Thing

Gone 5118 February 1962

07 - Star, January - And Then She Took A Ring

Tuff TUFF 376 (Americana Series) 1964

08 - Gene and Eunice - Move It Over, Baby

Aladdin 45-3282 March 1955

09 – Dukays, The - The Girl's a Devil

Nat 4001 April 1961

10 - Cochran, Jackie Lee - Momma, Don't You Think I Know?

Decca 9-30206 February 1957

11 - Hill, Jay Cee - A Love So Fine

Epic 5-9185 10 September 1956

12 - Roosters, The - Fun House

Shar-Dee 45-704 November 1959

THE NAME GAME:

13 - Kuf-Linx, The - Whatcha Gonna Do?

Challenge CH-1013 12 December 1957

14 - Cufflinx, The - Zoom

Dooto 438 June 1958

15 - Rainwater, Marvin - Baby, Don't Go

MGM K12609 January 1958

16 -  Lee, Wilma & Terry, Al - Not Anymore

Hickory 45-1041 January 1956

THE TOKEN HIT:

17 - Wray, Link & His Ray-men - Rumble

Cadence 1347 March 1958

18 - Nash, Gene - The Spider

Josie 45-826 December 1957

19 - Raymond, Ray - She's Alright

Tuff 409 July 1965

20 - Marvelettes, The - Strange I Know

Tamla T-54072 29 October 1962

21 - Chateaus, The - Summer Has Come and Gone

Jam [Kentucky] 114 1967

WHY WASN'T THIS ON A 45?

22 - Luke, Robin - Wide Wide World

demo recorded c. 1965; first released on Bear Family BCD 15547 "Susie Darlin'" (1991)

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