OY VEY! SOOTHE YOURSELF WITH A NEW SELECTION OF SONIC PERFECTION! FAB NEW PODCAST EPISODE!

2026 is gettin' crazier with every hour! We're in the clutches of a demented, geriatric, britches-crappin' tinpot tyrant. It will get better, folks: these villians are utter idiots and we'll see their ugly faces behind maximum-security bars someday soon. Until then, keeping one's marbles in the same jar is a great thing, and music is your friend in this and all departments.
    To that end, here's another gatherum of groovy goodies straight from the shiny surfaces of several sizzlin' singles, all over the musical map into your lap! Settle in, get comfy and have a jivin' hour of melodic meditation, featuring the following flurry of fine finds, peppered with chit-chat by your humble host. Here's what you'll hear...

01 Sarah Vaughan/Ooh! What A Day!
Roulette R-4256/May 1960

02 Henrietta And The Hairdooz/Penn Station
Liberty 55572/May 1963

03 Jimmy Williams/One More Time
Cub K9017/Sep 1958

04 Harptones Featuring Willie Winfield/Gimmie Some
Andrea 100/Apr 1956

SHIRLEY, YOU JEST....

05 Shirley Caddell/Part Time Gal
Columbia 4-40939/Jul 1957

06 Shirley Matthews & The Big Town Girls/Wise Guys
Atlantic 45-2224/Mar 1964

07 Shirelles (with Shirley Alston)/Shades of Blue
Scepter SCE 12162/Sep 1966

H IS FOR...

08 David Houston/I Ain't Goin' There No More
RCA Victor 47-6837/Mar 1957

09 Wilbert Harrison/Kansas City Twist
Fury 1059/Dec 1961 (withdrawn issue)

10 Al Hartley & The Heartbeats/Counterfeit Love
Limelight Y-3027/Jul 1964

11 Clovers/Good Lovin'
Atlantic 45-1000/Jul 1953

12 Dale Wright & The Wright Guys (with The Dons)/
Please Don't Do It
Fraternity F-818/Aug 1958

INSTRO-MENTAL INTERLUDE:

13 Strangers/Card Shark
Liberty 55550/Mar 1963

14 Invictas/Breakout
20th Century-Fox 493/May 1964

15 Sam Marowitz/Sounds In The Night
(from Japan-only Roulette stereo EP Sounds In The Night Featuring "Big Sam" And His Alto Sax,
Roulette SJET-128)

16 Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters/Let The Boogie-Woogie Roll
Atlantic 45-2060 (rec. 1954; first released on EP All Star Rock & Roll, 1956)

17 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup/Katie Mae
Fire 1502/May 1962

18 Larry Darnell/Just Tell Me When
De Luxe 6141/Jul 1957

19 Jiv-A-Tones/Fire Engine Baby
Felsted 45-8506/Jan 1958

20 Jimmy Dell/I've Got A Dollar
RCA Victor 47-7355/Sep 1958

21 Beatles/Love Me Do (first released version)
Capitol of Canada 72076/18 Feb 1963;
first record by this group issued in North America

22 Jimmy Jones/The Nights of Mexico
Cub K9110/Jul 1962

23 Hearts/Later For Ya, Baby
J&S 1626/Oct 1958

Click on the soul of 2026 to deliver this much-needed care package of frantic fun! And see ya in 14 daze with another episode! Thanks for stopping by, amigo!