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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

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English

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


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The Helene Stanton Memorial Playlist from Aug 23, 2025

8/23/2025
Jackie Lowell With Duane Diamond And The Astronauts - "Warpath" [0:00:00] The Celts - "Confusion" [0:04:54] Jerry Warren and the Tremblers - "Tremble" [0:07:45] The Rhythm Rockers - "Count Down" [0:09:42] Henry Wilson and the Bluenotes - "Are You Ready?" [0:14:42] Lynn Pratt and his Rhythm Cats - "Come Here Mam" [0:16:24] Bobby & Terry Caraway and The Rockats - "Ballin' Keen" [0:17:49] Dick D'Agostin and the Swingers - "Nancy Lynne" [0:19:45] Night Hawks - "You're My Baby" [0:21:49] George Hamilton IV - "Everybody's Body" [0:24:18] Pee Wee King And His Band - "Catty Town" [0:26:41] Ferlin Huskey - "I Wouldn't Treat A Dog Like You're Treatin' Me" [0:28:53] Sidney Ester - "U.F.O. On Farm Road 318" [0:31:29] Jimmie Lee - "You Ain't No Good for Me" [0:40:48] Jackie D Parrish - "I Like To Hear George Jones Sing" [0:42:37] George Jones - "Taggin' Along" [0:44:33] Gary Blodgett - "Country Guitar" [0:48:10] Johnny Price - "Marijuana, The Devil's Flower" [0:50:57] Little Arthur Matthews - "Hot Diggity Dog" [0:58:51] Morris Pejoe - "Let's Get High" [0:59:18] Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chickenshackers - "I Done Done It" [1:01:47] TNT Tribble and his Crew - "Half Pint Of Whiskey" [1:04:09] Jimmy McCracklin and his Blues Blasters - "Beer Tavern Woman" [1:06:59] Lonnie The Cat - "I Ain't Drunk" [1:10:04] Harper-Brinson Band - "Harper's Return" [1:12:52] Krazy Kris and the Swinging Gentlemen - "Floyd's Guitar Blues" [1:15:21] Rich Miller - "Wha-Cha Gonna Do" [1:24:08] The Sparkles - "The Hip" [1:26:44] The Rainbows - "Balla Balla" [1:29:30] The Exciting Sparklers - "Pull Wiggle And Kick" [1:31:05] The Charms - "The Shift" [1:32:26] The Society - "Nicotine Fit" [1:36:05] Donnie Williams - "Boogie Chilluns Playhouse" [1:37:44] Smitty and the Afterthoughts - "A Perfect Day" [1:39:33] Al Katraz and The Break-Outs - "Charlie and the Bank Job" [1:46:04] The Harlequins - "Potato Chip" [1:46:56] The Beau-Marks - "Cause We're In Love" [1:49:00] Glenn and Christy with The Adventures - "Wombat Twist" [1:51:12] The Nomads - "Coolsville" [1:53:42] The Whips - "Yes, Master!" [1:57:02] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/155416

Duration:02:09:42

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The Margaret Hamilton Memorial Playlist from Aug 16, 2025

8/16/2025
Mike & Tony - "Curson Terrace" [0:00:00] Los Freneticos - "Chick-Chick" [0:08:21] Rick and The Fairlanes - "Liberty Bell Rock" [0:08:51] The Riptides - "Machine Gun" [0:09:35] Buddy Miller - "Little Bo Peep" [0:15:37] Pat Davis - "Spinner Hub Caps" [0:17:22] Lewis Lindsey - "The Push" [0:18:23] Hayden Thompson - "Fairlane Rock (alt take)" [Cool reish 45!] [0:20:43] Jimmy Ford - "Don't Hang Around Me Anymore" [0:23:06] Donnie Jacobs - "If You Want Good Lovin'" [0:26:31] Bill Schaeffer - "Dice Fever" [0:28:58] Skeets McDonald - "Keep Her Off Your Mind" [0:30:55] Porter Wagoner - "Cold Dark Waters" [0:33:19] Big Tiny Kennedy and His Orchestra - "Strange Kind Of Feeling" [0:43:30] H-Bomb Ferguson - "Rock H-Bomb Rock" [0:45:12] Clarence "Frog Man" Henry - "I'm A Country Boy" [0:47:29] Clarence Garlow - "Crawfishin'" [0:49:03] Phillip Walker Band (feat. Lindy Lou) - "I Want You For Myself" [0:52:51] The Shamrocks - "Stop That Man" [0:56:10] Johnny Otis and His Orchestra - "Head Hunter" [0:57:12] Linda Carr and the Impossibles - "(I'm In Love With) The Garbage Man" [1:04:50] Jumpin Jay - "Bad Buc" [1:06:58] The Deep River Boys - "The Vanishing American" [1:09:46] Impacts - "Soup" [1:12:06] The Varnells - "Day In Court" [1:14:09] Dall Raney and the Umbrellas - "Can Your Hossie Do The Dog?" [1:19:38] The Frantics - "La-Do-Da-Da" [1:21:26] The Sonics - "Marlene" [1:23:29] Russ and the Stingrays - "Rat Pack" [1:26:25] Rex - "Mellow Down Easy" [1:29:30] The Speckulations - "Hulu Hoop" [1:32:06] Bob Lee - "Wanted for Questioning" [1:34:31] T.J. Timber - "Rags" [1:42:33] Little Freddie & The Gents - "Push-Kick-Shout" [1:50:52] Ted Taylor - "Don't Lie" [1:51:27] Chris Kenner - "Don't Make No Noise" [1:54:00] Hal & Jean - "Try Me" [1:56:15] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/155190

Duration:02:09:06

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The Linda Haynes Memorial Playlist from Aug 9, 2025

8/9/2025
The Spades with The Del Rays - "Full House" - Single [0:00:00] The Outcasts - "Under Tow" - Single [0:04:51] The Catalinas - "Destruction" - Single [0:07:43] The Holidays - "Concussion" - Single [0:10:25] Judy Capps - "You Can Have My Love" - Single [0:14:10] Warren Miller - "Everybody's Got A Baby But Me" - Single [0:15:48] Dale Vaughn and The Starnotes - "How Can You Be Mean To Me" - Single [0:17:37] Ronnie Dee - "Action Packed" - Single [0:19:50] Hasil Adkins and His Happy Guitar - "The Hunch" - Single [0:22:54] Artie Dillon - "In My Teens" - Single [0:25:37] Esco Hankins and Jackie - "Lies And Alibis" - Single [0:28:03] Ramblin Red Bailey - "Eight Weeks In A Bar Room" - Single [0:30:12] A G.I. - "Dear Mama" - Single [0:33:21] Elvis Carden and the Flint River Boys - "Viet Nam Blues" - Single [0:45:44] Gene Parsons with the Boys From The Bar Plenty - "Cactus Kid's Talkin' Blues" - Single [0:47:09] Buddy Long - "Walk My Lonliness Home" - Single [0:47:51] Red Kirk - "Red Lipped Girl" - Single [0:50:46] The Country Rhythm Boys - "These Walls And Bars and Prison Guards" - Single [0:53:31] Mr Wiggles - "T Model Ford" - Single [0:58:58] Little Junior Parker - "Barefoot Rock" - Single [1:01:28] Classie Ballou & The Tempo KIngs Orch - "Loving Huggin Kissing My Baby" - Single [1:04:13] Long Man Binder and His Thin Men - "I'm A Lover" - Single [1:07:16] Lightin' Hopkins - "Hear Me Talkin'" - Single [1:10:03] Chris Powell and His Five Blue Flames - "I Come From Jamaica" - Single [1:12:45] Louis Payne Orchestra - "Oriental Rock & Roll" - Single [1:15:38] Phil and the Catalinas - "Dancing Little Fool "Clementine"" - Single [1:27:02] The Canadian V.I.P.'s - "Lucille" - Single [1:29:48] Mickey and the Clean Cuts - "Soapy" - Single [1:30:35] Wes Dakus and The Rebels - "Dog Food" - Single [1:33:15] Bryan Lindsey - "The Zoo" - Single [1:37:22] The Morticians - "Little Latin Lupe" - Single [1:43:36] The Teemates - "Moving Out" - Single [1:44:40] The Screamers - "I Dig" - Single [1:48:34] Jack E. Lee "The Original 'Louie Louie' Man" and the Squires - "Love That Louie" - Single [1:50:52] Their Singings Bodies - "Diagnosis Neurosis" - Single [1:53:30] Freddie and the Hitch-Hikers - "Sinners" - Single [1:56:19] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154964

Duration:02:09:01

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The Mettle The Mule Memorial Playlist from Aug 2, 2025

8/2/2025
The Shandels - "Stacked Nasty" - Singles [0:00:00] Gene Sikora and The Irrationals - "Tanganyika" - Singles [0:04:19] The Furys - "Furyous" - Singles [0:06:20] The Argons - "Spiked" - Singles [0:08:29] The Mystery Trio - "Willie Joe" - Singles [0:13:59] Van Brothers - "Servant Of Love" - Singles [0:15:44] Darrell Rhodes - "Lou Lou" - Singles [0:17:33] Link Davis - "Trucker From Tennessee" - Singles [0:19:34] Judy Capps w/ Pat Kingery and the Kentuckians - "You Can Have My Love" - Singles [0:21:32] Eddy Dugosh and the Ah-Ha Playboys - "Strange Kinda Feeling" - Singles [0:23:42] Donna Harris - "My Hi-Fi To Cry By" - Singles [0:26:36] Jeannie Wright - "Walkin' The Dog" - Singles [0:29:55] Johnny Paycheck - "The Cave" - Singles [0:32:32] Bobby "Mr Blues" Merrell - "I Ain't Mad At You" - Singles [0:45:24] Chuck Higgins - "Looking For My Baby" - Singles [0:46:17] Lloyd "Fatman" - "Where You Been?" - Singles [0:48:45] Floyd Dixon - "Hey Bartender" - Singles [0:51:35] Willie Egan - "Chittlin's" - Singles [0:55:50] Roscoe Scully - "How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around)" - Singles [0:58:06] J.C. Davis - "The Splib, Part 1" - Singles [1:01:14] The Robins - "The Hatchet Man" - Singles [1:07:00] The Hi-Tones - "Let's Have A Good Time" - Singles [1:08:56] The Bobbettes - "I Shot Mr Lee" - Singles [1:10:41] Otis Williams and His Charms - "Chief Um (Take It Easy)" - Singles [1:12:38] Zip & The Zippers - "Gig" - Singles [1:15:06] Oliver Cool - "The Scream" - Singles [1:22:21] Frankie Lee - "I Love The Go Go Girls" - Singles [1:24:11] The Barbarians - "Moulty" - Singles [1:26:46] The Bleaters - "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Somebody" - Singles [1:29:32] The Juveniles - "Bo Diddley" - Singles [1:31:14] Los Teen Tops - "Confidente De Secundaria" - Singles [1:34:01] Bruce Morrow with the Dave "Baby" Cortez Band - "Slop Around The Clock" - Singles [1:36:08] Buzzy Lee - "Rip! Snort!" - Singles [1:42:38] Phil Humphrey (The Fendermen) - "Don't You Just Know It" - Singles [1:44:54] Cosmo and The Counts - "Let's Do The Tastee Twist Song" - Singles ["Stays fresh longer!"] [1:47:54] Gem Glenn Mooney - "Move Over Rover" - Singles [1:50:10] The Vendells featuring Mr Soul - "Shake Your Tambourine" - Singles [1:52:38] Little Wille John - "Mister Glenn" - Singles [1:55:41] Sebastian and The House Rockers - "Nobody Can Do The Dog Like Me" - Singles [1:59:09] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154737

Duration:02:11:45