Re: ROOTS ROCK RADIO: Show #49

On Sat, 31 May 2025 5:46:23 +0000, Dean wrote:

There's a new ROOTS ROCK RADIO at the link below. Here's the playlist:
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1. MEMPHIS, Lonnie Mack

Here's how the best thing Lonnie ever did sits in my 1963 fave
instrumentals list
1. MEMPHIS – LONNIE MACK
2. MO’ ONIONS – BOOKER T. & THE MG’S
3.GOOD ROCKIN’ – JR. WALKER ALL STARS
4. DIAMONDS – JET HARRIS & TONY MEEHAN
5. WATERMELON MAN – MONGO SANTAMARIA
6. OUTER LIMITS – THE MARKETTS
7. PENETRATION – THE PYRAMIDS
8. GREEN MONKEY – GARNELL COOPER & THE KINFOLK
9. YAKETY SAX – BOOTS RANDOLPH
10.DO IT-RAT NOW – BILL BLACK’S COMBO

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2. PUT YOUR CAT CLOTHES ON, Carl Perkins

One of the very GREATEST 50's Sun recordings to go unissued. First
issued 1973 on the UK Philips various artists LP "Sun  Rockabillys"

3. BRING IT TO JEROME, Bo Diddley (with Jerome Green)

I'm forever indebted to Bruce who introduced me to the PROPER version of
this with the real start instead of coming in halfway thru the song as
the 45 does

4. COME GO WITH ME, The Del Vikings

I doubt I'm letting any secrets out when I say that this stone classic
HAS to be the easy #1 when I get around to compiling a "Dot Records"
favorites list

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5. SPEEDOO, The Cadillacs

There were three main versions of this back in the day---the original
Cadillacs of course plus covers by The Commodores and Steve Lawrence.
Over here in England we got two of them---no prizes for guessing which
one got missed ☹

12. WOULD I BE CRYING, The Flamingos

Here's how the Flamingos appear with this song in the movie "Rock Rock
Rock".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu_i5t1Onao
I believe the flipside ("Just For A Kick") was also filmed (so they got
TWO numbers as The Moonglows do)--but cut out before movie release

13. ONCE IN A WHILE, The Chimes

Okay white group version of an old standard I always liked.#11 BB hit in
1960

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14. TRYING TO GET TO YOU, Elvis Presley

One of the very best unissued Elvis tapes handed over to RCA when they
bought his contract out from Sun

19. I NEED YOUR LOVIN, Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford

Again thanks go to Bruce who turned me on to the FULL version of this
one

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26. SURFIN’ U.S.A., The Beach Boys

Best ever reworking of a Chuck Berry classic

27. GONNA BACK UP BABY, Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

One of Gene's best ever flipside numbers

29. BLUE MONDAY, Fats Domino

I like the Smiley Lewis original but Fats leaves him in the dust IMO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dx97i0y868

36. YOU CHEATED, The Shields

Here's another one I like better in the cover version (The Shields)
rather than The Slades original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDlid2d0WQo&t=25s

39. THIS LITTLE GIRL OF MINE, Ray Charles

It's good of course by Ray---but I like the Everlys version better

45. TO THE AISLE, The Five Satins

Much better in the Satins hit version but the original on this one just
missed inclusion in the recent "Epic & Okeh Labels" thread. Roy Hamilton
and his original version titled simply "The Aisle "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ea1TeSE-8E

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