Backbeat RadioA radio show featuring Vintage Popular MusicThey don't play on the radio
Broadcast on radio stations across Canada and the U.S.A. See below for a list.
Mind Your Own Business - 1997
Do The Cha Cha Cherry - 1958 Lowman Pauling, writer & guitar, Royal Abbit, vocal. Cha Cha Cherry is actually the name of a plant.
Running Wild - 1930
Dirty Mistreater - 1957
When You Call My Name - 2023 www.brandonisaak.ca/
Hallelujah! - 1955 Joe Crutcher, lead, Lou Rawls was likely in the group at this time singing backup
Lost Highway - 1949 One of Williams's defining songs although it was written by Leon Payne
Alabama Jubilee - 1951
No More for You - 1955
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) - 1945 Backing group includes Coleman Hawkins, Nat King Cole, Max Roach, Oscar Moore
Rock My Soul - 1943 New York group recorded prolificly for Decca
Sad Hours - 1952
Lay Down My Worries - 2001 harrymanx.com/
Your Cheatin' Heart - 1954 Skeeter Davis re-recorded it in 1960 harmonizing with herself
Akasabali - South African recording
Now That I'm Free - 1958 Unreleased at the time
Guitar Jump - 1957
Maggie's Farm - 1965
Shim Sham Shimmy - 1954
You Hurt Me - 1960 Written by his wife and his brother
Little Lovin' - 1956 Produced by Owen Bradley, Grady Martin on guitar. Roman was almost a star but didn'te really want it bad enough - Decca 9-29930
Come On - 1961 Chess 1799
Taboo -
Good Morning Judge - 1950 Written and first recorded by country singer Louie Innis
Milk And Water - 1954
Let Me Fade - 2024 Blake Bamford - Link to Bandcamp site: bigfancy.bandcamp.com/album/the-legendary-loser-wins-again
I've Got the Big River Blues - 1934 Recorded by Doc Watson (and others) as Deep River Blues
Where Shall I Go - 1960
Rag Mop - 1950 One of many covers of this song
Oh Gee Oo Wee - 1956 Charlie Jones and Ray Williams, NYC duo who were described as "unabashedly gay" in the 1950s
(Hey Pancho) - 1954 Overbea was fluent in Spanish and Italian
I'll Never Go Back - From recordings of radio shows in the 1940s
Root Hog or Die - 1937
My Special Friend Blues - 1949 With Charley Mills, Piano - Detroit singer. Prize 706/Staff 706/Gotham 507
In The Land Beyond The River - 1953
Trouble, Trouble, Trouble - 1955
Safety Pin Rag - 1949
I Gotta Have You - 1955
Three O' Clock - 1951 Recorded at the Memphis YMCA, crude sound but his first hit
Neck Bones And Collard Greens - 1950 Recorded for King Records
Creole Stomp - 1991 From the film I Went to the Dance
Should We Tell Him - 1957 B-side of their second Cadence release
Seven Eleven - 1958 Featuring Buddy Lucas: Saxophone - Gone 5016
Leo The Louse - 1953 Recorded at Sun studio in Memphis - band included Phineas & Calvin Newborn. Link to review: https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/jackie-brenston-leo-the-louse-chess-1496/
I'm Gonna Stomp Mr. Henry Lee - 1929
Got My Mojo Workin' - 1956 First recording of the song, Cole sang it on tour backed by Muddy Waters band - he then recorded it.
Fan It - 1936
Untie Me - 1962 Produced by Joe South
Move Up - 1958 Paul Owens, lead
Clinch Mountain Backstep - 1964 California bluegrass revival group, included Clarence & Roland White, Roger Bush, Billy Ray Lantham
It's Only A Paper Moon - 1933 AKA Ukelele Ike, voice of Jiminy Cricket
Sometimes I'm Happy - 1947
Beulah Land - 2015
Shortnin' Bread - 1960
Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie - 1956
Guitar Boogie - 1948 Basis of every rockabilly record ever made.
Dancin' Holiday - 1963
Unchained Melody - 1963 New York City group
Just Out Of Reach - 1960 Hit for Faron Young in 1953
Search Me Lord - 1949
Sweet William - 1964 Follow-up to My Boy Lollipop
She's A Square - 1960 Lenny Breau, guitar. Long-time CBC TV and radio host and Metis activist
That's A Plenty -
Bad Luck Blues - 1957 With Justin Adams, Guitar, Edward Frank, Piano, Clarence Hall & Herb Hardesty, Tenor Saxes - Imperial 5478
Some Ol Day - 2024 From New Orleans Session CD - Link to their site: bluemoonmarquee.com/
I Want My Baby Back - 1960 Walter Dixon AKA Tex Dixon
Time Tough - 1974
Tamburitza Boogie - 1950 Tamburitza is a family of stringed instruments, similar to a mandolin, that evolved in Serbia and Croatia from Persian origins.
Another Year - 1954 Earnest James, Julius Cheeks, leads
Kilimanjaro - 1956
Functionizin' - 1935
Moving Up The King's Highway - 1954
It's A Sin - 1947 His second #1 country hit, also recorded by Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson and others
Move On Up - 2005 With John Mays, Vocals
New Bon Ton Roulay - 1953 His third recording of his biggest hit Bon Ton Roula
This Little Girl Of Mine - 1955 Based on This Little Light of Mine
Blues In My Heart And Tears In My Eyes - 1953 King 4628 - His real nickname was Stick
Cool Cool Baby - 1953 Baltimore group
We're Gonna Have A Time - 1957 Frances Steadman lead
Long Lonely Nights - 1957 Covered by Clyde McPhatter the same year, revived by Bobby Vinton in 1965
I'm Gonna Love You Too - 1958 Not a big seller at the time, was a bigger regional hit in 1964. Revived by Blondie in 1978
T Bone Jumps Again - 1992
Corrine Corinna - 1956
That's What's On My Mind - 1959
Black And Blue - 1939 Highly respected exponent of Chicago sound jazz, based on Dixieland but he hated the old styles using banjo and tuba.
Come Over Here - 1952 Became the "5" Royales, this song was copied by James Brown and others
Ain't Nothing You Can Do - 1964 Memphis bluesman heavilly influenced by Rev. C.L. Franklin - Duke 390
Mercy's Blues - 1957 AKA Jimmy Mullins - recorded for Ace Records with Frankie Lee Sims on guitar
Stomp That Thing - 1950 Also successful as a producer in the 1960s, wrote Daddy-o, a hit for the Fontaine Sisters
Just as Soon as I Go Home - 1947 Pleasant Joseph, great New Orleans jazz, blues and rock & roll musician who did not like recording
You Gotta Ho-Di-Ho - 1934
Kahala March - 1952
I'm in His Care - 1942
Come In Stranger - 1958
Yellow Jackets Get Together - 1937
A Mouse Been Messin' Around - 1930
Let The Four Winds Blow - 1961 Not released until 1974
We´re Two Of A Kind - 1964
Sweet Black Angel (Black Angel Blues) - 1949 With Sunnyland Slim, Piano , based on a recording by Tampa Red, later recorded by B.B. King - Aristocrat 2301
Swingin' Baby Doll - 1958 With Russell "Leon Russell" Bridges: Piano - East West 123
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