FIVE ALIVE! LET THE NEW SEASON...BEGIN!

(for best effect, ya gotta imagine The King of Cartoons from Pee-Wee's Playhouse saying those words above)

We're back, kids, with a fresh deck of lids guaranteed to soothe your ego and stroke your id! We've combed the farthest reaches of the galaxy (i.e., mail order) to find a hot pile of platters worthy of your enjoyment and appreciation. This one'll hafta hold you over 'til after the holidays; in the meantime, don't forget the daily "Frank's Jukebox" feature on Facebook.

Here's the lowdown on this spin-session:

01 - Johnny Fuller & Band- All Night Long

Checker 899 June 1958

02 - Mickey And Kitty- St. Louis Blues

Atlantic 45-2036 August 1959

03- Sanford Clark- Love Charms

Dot 45-15585 May 1957

WHY WASN'T THIS ON A 45?

04- Tommy Falcone & The Centuries- Lonely Night

recorded c. 1963; issued 2018 on CD "Like Weird"

05- The Starletts- You're Gonna Be Jealous

Scarlett 700 1963

06- The Chantels- Swamp Water

Ludix 101 4 February 1963

07- Dickey Lee- Dreamy Nights

Sun 297 9 April 1958

BLUESIN' UP THE STANDARDS:

08- The Sensation-Ivies- God Bless The Child

Willow 23003 December 1961

09- Charles James- Rockin' Chair

ABC-Paramount 45-10254 October 1961

10- Frankie Brunson- Love in Bloom

RCA Victor 47-7039 September 1957

DOMESTIC DISPUTE:

11- Freddy Koenig & The Jades- Hey Clarice

Lori 9548 1963

12- Dorothy Berry- I Say You're Driving Me Crazy

Little Star 117 June 1962

FINAL DECISION:

13- The Miller Sisters- There's No Right Way To Do Me Wrong

Sun 230 15 January 1956

14- Ernie Chaffin- Laughin' an' Jokin'

Sun 275 15 August 1957

15- The Johnny Burnette Rock 'n' Roll Trio- You're Undecided

Coral 9-61651 May 1956

16- The Paragons- Hey Baby!

Tap T 500 April 1961

17- The Pentagons- Silly Dilly

Specialty 644 August 1958

THE TOKEN HIT:

18- Screamin' Jay Hawkins- I Put A Spell On You

first issued in November 1956 as Okeh 4-7072;

my copy is from August 1963 reissue as Epic 5-2209

WHAT IN THE---?!?

19: Lyn Earlington with Sherman Conrad and his Bourbon Street Seven-

D. D. T And The Boll Weevil

Southern Sound SS 104 August 1961

SAME GROUP, DIFFERENT SOUND:

20- The Revels- Downtown

Kapp K-621 October 1964

21- The Re-Vels- False Alarm

Chess 1708 October 1958

As always, click on this dealie-bob:

to let the good times outta the barn--and we'll see ya on December 29th with our annual best-of shebang, with the top 25 tracks we've lassoed in '23. Be merry, jolly, happy and SAFE, amigos and we'll see ya real soon-like!