Friday, May 18, 2012

May 18, 2012, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Part One of my annual In Memoriam show, remembering artists and others from the Lost and Found era who've passed away within the last year:

  1. Billy Grammer - Gotta Travel On (CD, 1959)
  2. Benny Spellman - Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) (CD, 1962)
  3. Gene McDaniels - A Tower of Strength (CD, 1961)
  4. Dobie Gray - The In Crowd (CD, 1965)
  5. Ray Bryant - Little Susie, pt. 4 (45, 1960)
  6. Belmonts - Diddle-De-Dum (CD, 1962) (for member Fred Milano)
  7. Brooklyn Bridge - Blessed Is the Rain (CD, 1969) (for member Fred Ferreira)
  8. Clarence & Calvin - Step By Step (CD, 1965) (for Calvin Scott, Sr.)
  9. James & Bobby Purify - Shake a Tail Feather (CD, 1967) (for Robert Dickey)
  10. Jimmy Norman - I Don't Love You No More (CD, 1962)
  11. Lee Shot Williams - I Hurt Myself (CD, 1970)
  12. Syl Johnson - Come On Sock It to Me (CD, 1967) (* actually, Syl Johnson is alive; reports of his death in January were untrue)
  13. Jimmy Castor - Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' (45, 1967)
  14. Coasters with Jerry Leiber - Shake 'em Up and Let 'em Roll (CD, 1968) (for writer Jerry Leiber and Coasters lead singer Carl Gardner)
  15. Baby Washington - Leave Me Alone (CD, 1963) (for co-writer Lockie Edwards, Jr.)
  16. Robert Parker - Barefootin' (CD, 1966) (for Nola Record Label founder Wardell Quezergue)
  17. Enchanters - I Wanna Thank You (CD, 1964) (for writer/producer Jerry Ragovoy)
  18. Four Seasons - Dawn (Go Away) (CD, 1964) (for session drummer Buddy Saltzman)
  19. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft (CD, 1971) (for guitarist Charles "Skip" Pitts)
  20. Howlin' Wolf - Killing Floor (CD, 1964) (for guitarist Hubert Sumlin)
  21. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears (CD, 1965) (for co-writer & guitarist Marv Tarplin)
  22. Douglas Dillard - Home Sweet Home (CD)
  23. Booker T. & the MG's - Slim Jenkins' Place (CD, 1967) (for bassist Don "Duck" Dunn)
  24. Gil Scott-Heron - Your Daddy Loves You (LP, 1980)
  25. Wild Man Fischer - Don't Be a Singer (LP, 1981)
  26. Bonniwell Music Machine - Bottom of the Soul (CD, 1967) (for Sean Bonniwell)
  27. Dory Previn - Doppelganger (LP, 1971)
  28. Beacon Street Union - The Clown Died on Marvin Gardens (CD, 1968) (for member John Lincoln Wright)
  29. NRBQ - Me and the Boys (LP, 1981 - live) (for drummer Tom Ardolino)
  30. Highwaymen - The Gypsy Rover (CD, 1961) (for member Rob Burnett)
  31. Donna Summer - Faster and Faster to Nowhere (LP, 1977)
  32. Tokens - Green Tambourine (LP, 1970) (for co-writer Paul Leka)
  33. Roy Head - Treat Her Right (CD, 1965) (for co-writer Gene Kurtz)
  34. Mountain - Mississippi Queen (CD, 1970) (for co-writer David Rea)
  35. Doobie Brothers - Rockin' Down the Highway (LP, 1972) (for drummer Mike Hossack)
  36. Flying Burrito Brothers - Wheels (LP, 1969) (for member Chris Ethridge)
  37. America - Don't Cross the River (LP, 1973) (for member Dan Peek)
  38. Ben E. King - Spanish Harlem (CD, 1961) (for session marimba player Phil Kraus)

posted by Alex McNeil at 4:31 PM

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