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The unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll, presented at 45 RPM: 50s/60s bop, slop, & schlock.

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East Orange, NJ

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The unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll, presented at 45 RPM: 50s/60s bop, slop, & schlock.

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@WFMU

Language:

English

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WFMU P.O. Box 2011 Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 201-200-9368


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The Gary Owens Memorial Playlist from Jun 21, 2025

6/21/2025
Rodney & The Blazers - "Summertime Rock" [0:00:00] The Sentinals - "The Bee" [0:04:48] The Sliders - "Quit Man" [0:08:31] The Big Four - "Outa Tune" [0:09:12] Bobby Sisco "The Singing Farm Boy" - "Honky Tonkin' Rhythm" [0:14:48] George Fleming - "I'm Gonna Tell On You" [0:16:17] The Echoes - "My Baby" [0:18:40] Jimmy Lee and Wayne Walker - "Love Me" [0:20:55] Mack Banks and His Drifting Troubadours - "Be-Boppin' Daddy" [0:24:24] Onie Wheeler!! - "White Lighting Cherokee" [0:25:14] Little Jimmy Dickens - "Rock Me" [0:27:27] Homer and Jethro - "High-Geared Daddy" [0:31:09] Bud Freeman - "Because of L S D" [0:32:12] Floyd Dixon - "Nose Trouble" [0:45:07] J. Mercy Baby - "The Rock and Stomp" [0:45:51] Willie Dixon - "If YOu're Mine" [0:48:43] Otis Rush - "I Can't Quit You Baby" [0:51:54] Riff Ruffin - "Hoop And Holler" [0:54:26] Jimmy McCracklin - "Trottin" [0:57:27] The Cellos - "The Juicy Crocodile" [1:04:47] Rico and The Ravens - "Don't You Know" [1:07:33] Little Joe and the Thrillers - "Let's Do The Slop" [1:10:09] The Five Dollars featuring Little Eddie - "How to Do the Bacon Fat" [1:12:59] The Astro-Jets - "Boom-A-Lay" [1:15:07] The Symphonies - "Millonair Hobo" [1:25:21] The Flat Tops - "Too Much Slack In The Sack" [1:26:02] Harlan Wolf - "Radioactive Flip Flop" [1:27:53] Lynn Bryson - "Big Mean Drag Machine" [1:30:51] Danny Navarro & The Corvels - "Oop Poo Pah Doo" [1:33:44] Bob Markley - "Tia Juana Ball" [1:37:01] Ray Garnett - "The Fly" [1:42:22] The Rumblers - "I Don't Need You No More" [1:44:09] The Coachmen - "Drambuie" [1:46:53] The Targets - "Girls, Girls, Girls" [1:49:24] Harvey Sputnick and the Satellites - "Egg Roll Rock" [1:53:47] The Thunderbirds - "Summetime" [1:54:36] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153304

Duration:02:08:01

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The Russell Collins Memorial Playlist from Jun 14, 2025

6/14/2025
Blaine Smith and Greg Novik with The Resumes - "The Boss" [0:00:00] Mike Waggoner and the Bops - "Basher #5" [0:05:31] The Nite Caps - "Wildcat" [0:07:57] Terry and The Tags - "Rampage" [0:09:54] Fred Farrah with the Hitch Hikers & The Thunder Rocks - "Settle Down" [0:16:30] Andy Starr - "One More Time" [0:17:17] Ralph Jerome - "Rockhouse" [0:19:50] Tex Neighbors - "Rock and Roll Dot" [0:22:24] Karen Wheeler with Jimmy Gentry and the Gents - "Going To Hold My Baby" [0:24:20] Jo-El Sonnier "The Cajun Valentino" - "Memphis" [0:26:35] Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan - "Nicotine Fits" [0:29:13] Dave Stogner and His Band - "Black Cat Stomp" [0:31:37] Bill Dudley - "I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out of Jail" [0:34:25] Chris Kenner - "Grandma's House" [0:43:36] Silas Hogan - "Just Give Me A Chance" [0:45:27] Frankie Lee Sims - "Rhumba My Boogie" [0:47:48] Bo Diddley - "My White Horse" [0:50:36] Junior Wells - "You Don't Care" [0:52:31] Jessie Pipkin and Band - "Work With It" [0:54:49] Sil Austin - "Fall Out" [0:57:38] The Nutones - "Beans 'N Greens" [1:04:22] The Deboniars - "For The Woman I Love" [1:07:35] Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew - "Clothes Line" [1:09:25] Those Four Eldorados - "Go! Little Susie" [1:12:02] The Midnighters - "Open Up The Back Door" [1:13:43] The Crazy Teens - "Crazy Date" [1:20:01] Myron Lee - "Fat Man" [1:22:43] Ron and Joe and the Crew - "Riot In Cell Block No. 9" [1:25:38] Dickie "Gunkel" Steinborn - "Go Dickie Go" [1:28:41] Kirby St. Romain - "Oh Baby Doll" [1:30:27] Bert Convy - "Nee-No-Nah-Nee" [1:32:53] Bill Harris with Mickey Baker - "Little Momma Pleaser" [1:42:13] Noblemen - "Dirty Robber" [1:44:33] Billy Rat & The Finks - "All American Boy" [1:45:59] The Fabulous Wanderers - "I'm A Road Runner" [1:48:05] The Saints - "Snap Dragon" [1:52:54] Sidney and the Chimps - "Blah" [1:53:26] Steve Reynolds - "Teenage Blues" [1:55:33] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153071

Duration:02:08:26

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The Mari Blanchard Memorial Playlist from Jun 7, 2025

6/7/2025
The Bel-Aires - "Baggies" [0:00:00] The Majestics - "The Majestic Walk" [0:05:15] The Dawnbeats - "Midnight Express" [0:08:17] The Original Starfires - "Fender Bender" [0:08:45] Sandy Lee - "Ballin' Keen" [0:13:52] Tom James - "Track Down Baby" [0:16:35] Jimmy Carroll - "Big Green Car" [0:18:05] George Darro and the Vi-Kings - "The Southern Twist" [0:22:15] Jericho Jones - "Black Magic" [0:22:42] Chuck Bowers - "Pig Pen Boogie" [0:25:23] Marshall Hannah with his Drifting Deputizes - "Pig Tails" [0:27:28] Merrill Moore - "Down The Road A Piece" [0:30:02] Rusty Adams - "If You See Kay (Tell Her I Love Her)" [0:32:45] Joe Kenon - "Third Shift Boogie" [0:43:19] Bonita Stevens - "All Girl Band" [0:48:31] Bill Pollard - "You Don't Have To Be From Nashville" [0:51:06] Arnold Smith - "Go Petty Go" [0:52:20] Judy Lynn - "Hello Mr. D.J." [0:53:37] Clarence Samuels - "Chicken Hearted Woman" [1:01:06] Jimmy McCracklin and his Blues Blasters - "I Wanna Make Love To You" [1:02:22] Sonny Boy Williamson - "Mailman, Mailman" [1:04:25] Jimmy Rogers - "If It Ain't Me (Who You Thinking Of)" [1:06:10] Al Reed - "She's Rolling" [1:08:57] Jody Williams - "Lucky Lou" [1:11:19] Hot-Toddys featuring Big John - "Shakin' And Stompin'" [1:17:31] The Blue Echoes - "Cool Guitar" [1:19:39] Baker Knight - "Bring My Cadillac Back" [1:21:58] Googie Rene - "Big Foot" [1:24:09] The Citations - "Slippin' and Slidin'" [1:26:40] The Dirty Wurds - "Why" [1:28:40] The Singing Dogs - "Hot Dog Rock 'N Roll" [1:30:47] Donnie Gerald - "I'm A Bum" [1:38:06] Rally-Packs - "Bucket Seats" [1:40:51] Bob Lee - "Wanted for Questioning" [1:43:09] The Dial Tones - "Chicago Bird" [1:46:10] The Redwoods - "Unemployment Insurance" [1:48:18] The Texas Matadors - "I Found Her" [1:53:00] The Dukays - "Please Help" [1:55:18] Little Bob and the Lollipops - "Twisting Home" [1:57:55] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152830

Duration:02:09:26

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The Eddie Mayehoff Memorial Playlist from May 31, 2025

5/31/2025
The Roemans - "Miserlou" [0:00:00] The Rhythm-Addicts - "Hot Rod" [0:05:14] The X-Terminators - "X-Termination" [0:07:18] The Twisters (The Original) - "Speed Limit" [0:09:41] Doug Bowles - "Shake Loose" [New reish 45 from Rockinitis!!] [0:15:39] Rock Rogers - "That Ain't It" [0:16:07] Benny Joy - "Steady With Betty" [0:20:00] Hoyt Johnson and The Four Recorders - "Little Boy Blue" [0:20:39] Al Sims - "Green Gator Ater" [0:22:49] Bobby Fry and Troupe - "Highway Robbery" [0:25:14] Maddox Brothers & Rose - "Meanest Man in Town" [0:27:51] Wanda Allred - "Skid Row Girl" [0:31:31] Jimmie Dale - "Tennessee Ghost Train" [0:34:12] Joe Turner and His Blues Kings - "TV Mama" [0:44:45] The Sly Fox - "Tired Of Beggin'" [0:47:21] Harmonica Slim & Orchestra - "Drop Anchor" [0:48:23] Smilin' Joe - "Sleepwalking Woman" [0:52:34] T Valentine - "Betty Sue" [0:54:21] Chuck Higgins - "Roller Coaster" [0:57:10] The Cherokees - "Drip Drip (The Coffee Grinder)" [1:03:27] Ronnie Jones and The Classmates - "Teenage Rock" [1:04:52] The Turbans - "The Wadda-Do" [1:07:39] The Emperors - "Steve Allen" [1:10:16] The Hollywood Argyles - "The Bug-Eyed Man" [1:12:32] The Plaids - "Out To Lunch" [1:18:36] Jesse Mobley - "Little Minnie" [1:19:24] Dean Hawley - "Bossman" [1:22:28] Johnny Wilson - "Twi-Light Zone" [1:24:38] The Villians - "Shortenin' Bread" [1:26:53] The Powder Puffs - "(You Can't Take) My Boyfriend's Woody" [1:30:19] The Payments - "Brand New Automobile" [1:32:34] Judy Jetson - "Eep Opp Ork (Uh, Uh)" [1:35:39] Buddy Sharpe and the Shakers - "Linda Lee" [1:42:33] Donnie and The Outcasts - "Big Fat Alaskan" [1:43:30] The Rondels - "Meet Us At The Peppermint Lounge" [1:45:12] Skipper and the Wrecking Crew - "Don't Put The Monkey Down" [1:48:00] Roy Estrada and the Rocketeers - "Jungle Dreams (Pt. 2)" [1:49:20] The Night Caps - "Thunderbird" [1:51:44] Billy J - "Teacher Teach Me" [1:53:32] The Hondells - "Endless Sleep" [1:58:16] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152615

Duration:02:10:25