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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


Episodes
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The Fool's Paradise X-Mess Party! Featuring The Editors of Grade "A" Magazine from Dec 21, 2024

12/21/2024
The Royals - "Christmas Party" [0:00:00] Big Bud - "Rock Around The Christmas Tree" [0:05:34] George Nixon - "Jingle Bell Twist" [0:08:08] Brendan Hanlon and the Bat Men - "Christmas Party" [0:09:55] Little Joey Farr - "(I Want A Big White) Cadillac For Christnas" [0:12:18] Art Wight - "Pickin' Fights For Christmas" [0:19:23] The Davis Sisters - "The Christmas Boogie" [0:20:31] Homer and Jethro - "The Night After Christmas" [0:21:54] Charlie Stewart - "Santa Claus Ain't A Hippie" [0:25:27] Hub Brando and the Dreamers - "Eskimo Walk" [0:30:52] Bobbie and Boobie - "Cool, Cool Xmas" [0:35:20] Mr Charles Berry - "Run Rudolph Run" [0:36:13] Bey Ireland - "All I Want For Christmas Is A Go-Go Girl" [0:38:37] Ben Hinds - "Christmas Go Go Girl" [0:42:28] Becky Lee Beck - "I Want A Chevy For Christmas" [0:44:45] John Waters - "The Singing Dogs "Jingle Bells"" [0:57:41] The Boys Next Door - "The Wildest Christmas" [1:00:14] Bloodshot Bill - "Naughty or Nice" [1:02:04] The Marquees - "Christmas In The Congo" [1:05:58] The Wildebeests - "Rudolph's Ruin" [1:18:04] Gary Walker - "Santa's Got A Brand New Bag" [1:18:51] James Brown - "Santa Claus Go Straight To the Ghetto" [1:20:56] Kathy and Jimmy Zee - "Santa Claus Rock And Roll" [1:23:59] Penne Main - "The Santa Claus Crawl" [1:26:37] The Surfaris - "Santa's Surf Shop" [1:28:23] Vincent & Pesci - "Can You Fix The Way I Talk For Christmas" [1:43:56] Terminators of Endearment - "Stranger In The Manger" [1:46:16] Patsy Raye & the Beatniks - "Beatnick's Wish" [1:48:35] Larry Barton and the Freebees - "Seymour The Beatnick Elf" [1:51:53] Little Johnny Taylor - "Please Come Home For Christmas" [1:56:11] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147267

Duration:02:07:25

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The Barbara Rush Memorial Playlist from Dec 14, 2024

12/14/2024
The Statesman - "Rampage" [0:00:00] The Col-Lee-Jets - "Jam & Jelly" [0:04:44] The Vectors - "Downhill" [0:06:44] The Runabouts with Johnny (not Jon) Hammer - "Lobo" [0:10:52] Mike Fernandez and the Del Royals Orch - "A-Bomb Bop" [0:13:47] The Key Notes - "Tuff-E-Nuff, Baby" [0:15:21] Tommy "Jim" Beam and the Four Fifths - "My Little Jewel" [0:17:58] Carroll Brothers - "(MY Gal Is) Red Hot" [0:20:12] Lynn Pratt - "Red Headed Woman" [0:22:20] Frankie & Margie - "Martian Boogie" [0:25:49] Eddie Hill - "The Hot Guitar" [0:26:35] Dave Dudley - "Rolaids, Doans Pills & Preperation H" [0:29:38] Dorsey Burnette - "The Devil's Queen" [0:32:36] Joe Liggins - "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" [0:41:12] Lester Williams - "I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use" [0:44:53] Stomp Gordon - "The Grind" [0:45:49] Arbee Stidham - "Barbeque Lounge" [0:49:06] Cousin Leroy - "I'm Lonesome" [0:52:09] Wayne Hefner - "Little Ol' Man In The Well" [0:54:28] Lloyd Lambert And His Band featuring the Sax of Joe Tillman - "Whistlin' Joe" [0:56:57] The Grand Prees - "Jungle Fever" [1:05:02] The Spaniels - "Great Googley Moo" [1:05:44] Jay McNeely with Jesse Belvin and 3 Dot and A Dash - "All That Wine Is Gone" [1:09:05] The Dootones - "Ay Si Si" [1:11:52] The Royal Jokers - "Rocks In My Head" [1:14:20] Teen-Beats - "Live Like A King" [1:22:28] The Blue Angels - "Let's Shout And Shimmy" [1:24:34] The Pyramids - "Carol Ann" [1:25:05] The Belles - "Melvin" [1:27:05] The Long-Hairs - "Go Go Go" [1:29:17] Captain Darby and The Buccaneers - "Who Do They Watch" [1:32:25] Les Rats - "Wooly Bully" [1:37:01] The Banshees - "They Prefer Blondes" [1:45:18] The Seeds - "Daisy Mae" [1:47:36] The Jekyll's and The Hyde's - "You Can't Judge A Book" [1:51:19] The Night-Riders - "Big Game Hunter" [1:54:21] Ted Randal - "What Is A Disc Jockey?" [1:56:57] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147063

Duration:02:09:23

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The Lynn Borden Memorial Playlist from Dec 7, 2024

12/7/2024
The Huntsmen - "Big Bowl Of Soul" [0:00:00] The Sonics - "Apple Jack" [0:05:18] Tommy Steele - "Drunken Guitar" [0:07:16] The Pharoahs - "The Friendly Martian" [0:09:45] The Temptations - "Mad At Love" [0:14:47] Malcom Yelvington - "Rockin' With My Baby" [0:18:03] Daryl Vincent and his Flares - "WIld, WIld Party" [0:19:12] Boppers and Bob - "Love Me, Hug Me" [0:21:42] Telli W. Mills (The Fat Cat) - "Ain't Goin' Home" [0:23:49] Frankie Taro and The Antics - "Butterball" [0:26:06] York Brothers - "Chicken Blues" [0:28:27] Jimmy Minor - "Death Row" [0:30:58] Jean Maness and the C Sharp Band - "From Tupelo To Memphis" [0:33:51] Chuck Martin - "Emma Lee" [0:42:26] Charles Page and The Rockin' Aces - "Baby You Been To School" [0:43:54] Lee Diamond - "Hattie Malatti" [0:46:04] Little Walter - "I Don't Play" [0:48:54] Eddie Burns - "Treat Me Like I Treat You" [0:51:58] Champion Jack Dupree - "Dirty Woman" [0:54:41] The Vibrators - "Mad Man Shuffle" [0:57:20] Bobby Lee Trammell "The First American Beetle" - "New Dance In France" [1:03:30] Los Teen Tops - "Rock De La Carcel" [1:06:01] Andy and the Classics - "Yaba Da Ba Do" [1:08:58] The Night Beats - "Night Beat" [1:10:24] Johnny Winters - "Road Runner" [1:12:35] Van Preston and The Nite Rockers - "Who Done It" [1:15:13] Jerry Lee "Smoochy" Smith - "World Situation" [1:20:12] Horace Heller - "Ed's Place" [1:21:01] Mike Petit and The Stags - "It's A Reamer" [1:28:12] Tony Valentino - "Big BIg Woman" [1:31:01] The Magnificent Seven - "Baby Doll" [1:32:51] Murray Cohen with The Cohencidentals - "Twistin' Boogie" [1:34:47] Randy King - "That's Tarzan" [1:37:40] Dick Lord - "Hold It Fellers" [1:40:09] Bobby Lawrence and the Angelenos - "Hully Gully Fever" [1:47:01] Jeb Stewart - "The Greasy Frog" [1:48:57] Willie C. Echols - "Satellite Stroll" [1:51:04] The Golden Tones - "Doreetha" [1:54:51] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146825

Duration:02:08:05

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The Ed Nelson Memorial Playlist from Nov 30, 2024

11/30/2024
The Alberto Combo - "The Green Monster" [0:00:00] The Centuries - "4th Dimension" [0:05:10] The Aggressors - "Something Else" [0:07:26] Bobby James & The Dristells - "Let's Go" [0:10:03] Kenny Owens - "Frog Man Hop" [0:15:58] Wanda Jackson - "Mean, Mean Man" [0:17:48] Lee McBride - "Confusin'" [0:19:49] Marlon "Madman" Mitchell and The Rockateers - "Ice Cold Baby" [0:21:37] The Frantics Four vocal by Bobby Shane - "T.V. Mama" [0:23:33] Mickey Gilley - "Down The Line" [0:26:30] "Tex" Jenks Carman - "Blackjack David" [0:29:13] Johnny Paycheck - "For Those Who Think Young" [0:31:12] Sally Marcum - "Go Go Girls" [0:36:00] Bobby Marchan and The Clowns - "You Can't Stop Her" [Cool Resish 45 from Wax Nerd!!] [0:44:17] Teddy "Mr. Bear" McRae - "Hi-Fi Baby" [0:45:57] Little "Walkin'" Willie and his Swingin' Blues Men - "Gotta Gotta Get Cha" [0:48:19] Magic Sam - "Out Of Bad Luck" [0:51:09] Doctor Ross The Harmonica Boss with The Disciples - "I'd Rather Be An Old Woman's Baby Than A Young Girl's Slave" [0:54:12] Carroll County Boys featuring Pee Wee Crayton - "Dizzy" [0:57:02] Cecil Young Quartet - "Oooh-Diga-Gow" [1:06:08] The Coolbreezers - "Eda Weda Bug" [1:07:28] The Concepts - "Jungle" [1:09:26] The Chanters - "She Likes To Mambo" [1:11:54] The Marathons - "Talkin' Trash" [1:14:50] The Shades with Gerry Hamel - "Walkin' Wanda" [1:23:50] The Toddy Rockers - "Sally Uno for Cinco" [1:25:10] The Emeralds - "Sally's Snake" [1:27:17] The Apollos - "Good For A Laugh" [1:28:11] The John Wagner Foundation - "Animal Crackers" [1:29:53] Henry Henry - "Hong Kong Mississippi" [1:32:18] Lawrence Flippo and the Futuras - "Let's Do It" [1:35:29] Duck Flowers - "Wicked Chicken" [1:40:09] Jim Backus - "Cave Man" [1:41:26] Nate Edmonds - "Don't Need No Forty-Five (My Twenty-Two Will Do)" [1:49:16] King Coleman - "Let's Shimmy" [1:50:16] Benny Spellman - "Slow Down Baby (Don't Drive Too Fast)" [1:51:24] Big Syl Barnes - "Come On Back" [1:53:52] Dee Clark - "I'm Going Home" [1:57:04] [1:57:31] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146603

Duration:02:08:49