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:
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
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
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
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
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
https://www.mixcloud.com/dean-fiora/roots-rock-radio-1950s-rock-roll-show-49/
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