
Fool's Paradise with Rex | WFMU
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The unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll, presented at 45 RPM: 50s/60s bop, slop, & schlock.
Location:
East Orange, NJ
Genres:
Music Podcasts
Networks:
WFMU
Description:
The unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll, presented at 45 RPM: 50s/60s bop, slop, & schlock.
Twitter:
@WFMU
Language:
English
Contact:
WFMU P.O. Box 2011 Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 201-200-9368
Website:
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/FP
Episodes
The Florence Marly Memorial Playlist from Apr 12, 2025
4/12/2025
Frankie Gem - "Crystal Rock" [0:00:00]
The Deltones - "Hit & Run" [0:05:12]
The Torquays - "Rompin'" [0:07:18]
The Ventures - "2,000 Lb. Bee" [0:09:22]
Marty Robbins - "Mean Mama Blues" [0:17:45]
Jimmy Lloyd - "Where the Rio de Rosa Flows" [0:18:09]
Don Ruby - "Rockin' Piano -- Outta Tune Guitar" [0:20:13]
Diana Lee - "You Upset Me" [0:22:46]
Bubba Ford - "Wiggling Blond" [0:24:27]
Michael Moore - "The Chick" [0:26:27]
Ken Galloway - "Bayou Lou" [0:28:33]
The Carlisles - "I'm Rough Stuff" [0:31:18]
Buddy Starcher - "A Taxpayer's Letter" [0:32:18]
Bernie Berns - "Matzoh Ball Mule" [0:34:22]
Guitar Slim - "I Got Sumpin' For You" [0:44:13]
Jesse Allen - "Take It Easy" [0:45:05]
Earl Gilliam - "Wrong Doing Woman" [0:47:44]
"Little George" Smith - "Blues In The Dark" [0:50:16]
Bobby Mitchell and The Toppers - "4 - 11 = 44" [0:53:55]
Earl Hooker - "The Leading Brand" [0:56:07]
The Crows with Melino & His Orchestra - "Mambo Shevitz (Man O Man)" [1:02:01]
The Velvetiers - "Feelin' Alright On A Saturday Night" [1:04:08]
The Thunderbirds - "Baby Let's Play House" [1:07:03]
Peter Pete & The Lovers - "Pistol Packin' Mama" [1:08:56]
The Clovers - "Wonder Where My Baby's Gone" [1:11:22]
Ricky Layne & Velvel - "Rockin' At The Matzo Ball" [1:17:33]
Travis Wammack - "Scratchy" [1:19:32]
Spic & Span - "Slippin' And Slidin'" [1:22:42]
Paul Peek - "Sweet Skinny Jenny" [1:24:42]
The Visions - "Route 66" [1:27:46]
The Dinks - "Kocka-Mow-Mow" [1:30:22]
The Marauders - "I Can Tell" [1:33:03]
Buchanan and Goodman - "The Cha Cha Lesson" [1:35:32]
The Shindigs - "Pussy Cat A-Go-Go" [1:41:19]
The Feathers - "Them Onions" [1:43:37]
Wendell "Duane" Stewart and the Sunglows - "Johnny B Good" [1:47:29]
Hoyt Axton - "Bring Your Lovin'" [1:50:48]
The Reekers - "Grindin'" [1:53:17]
Joe E. Ross (Officer Toody of Car 54, Where are You?) - "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" [1:55:22] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150991
The Virginia Gregg Memorial Playlist from Apr 5, 2025
4/4/2025
The In And Outs - "Little Charlie"
The Expresso's - "Teenage Express"
The Caps - "Octavian"
Bob Taylor and The Counts - "Thunder"
Bob Norris - "Party Time"
Scotty McKay - "Rollin' Dynamite"
Chuck Harrod and The Anteaters - "They Wanna Fight"
Sonny Cole and the Rhythm Roamers - "Robinson Crusoe Bop"
Johnny Carroll and his Hot Rocks - "Wild Wild Women"
Leonard Clark and Land of Sky Boys - "Come To Your Tommy Now"
Jerry Raines - "Barefoot Rock"
Jimmy Martin - "I Can't Quit Cigarettes"
Shorty Long - "Good Night Cincinnati, Good Morning Tennessee"
Frankie Miller - "Bringing Mary Home"
Oscar McLollie and His Honey Jumpers - "Hot Banana"
Little Richard - "She Knows How To Rock Me"
Phillip Walker Band (feat. Lindy Lou) - "I Want You For Myself"
Jesse Thomas - "Cool Cool Lover"
Junior Wells - "You Sure Look Good To Me"
Plas Johnson - "Downstairs"
The Spiders - "The Real Thing"
The Drivers - "Stutterin' Johnny"
The Rays - "Moo-Goo-Gai-Pan"
The Syndicates - "The Duke"
The Upfronts - "Baby, For Your Love"
The Readymen - "Shortenin' Bread"
Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs - "The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin"
The Lyrics - "They Can't Hurt Me"
The Royal Flairs - "Suicide"
The Holidays - "I Wanna Do It"
Tom Kerry featuring The Rembrandts - "The Babylon Twist Party"
The Bikinis - "Bikini"
J. Michael and the Bushmen - "Wine, Wine, Wine"
The Frantic Five - "Janie Made A Monster"
Little Frankie Edwards & The House Wreckers - "Sally Lou"
Geri Hall - "I'm The One" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150771
The Seattle Pilots Memorial Playlist from Mar 29, 2025
3/29/2025
The Invaders - "Invasion" [0:00:00]
Link Wray and the Raymen - "Zip Code" [0:04:53]
J.D. and the Dynamics - "Dragon Fly" [0:07:05]
The Pyramids - "Pyramid Stomp" [0:09:19]
The 5 Chavis Brothers - "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll" [0:12:43]
Chuck Grey with Sandy Stanton and the Panics - "Rock And Roll Is My Soul" [0:15:47]
Scotty McKay - "Bad Times" [0:17:06]
Cecil McNabb, Jr - "Clock Tickin' Rhythm" [0:18:22]
Carl Perkins - "That's Right" [0:19:58]
Doug Charles - "Mrs. Smith" [0:23:00]
Bill Flagg - "Doin' My Time" [0:25:33]
Eddie Noack - "Have Blues - Will Travel" [0:27:56]
George Elliot - "Stranger On The Bridge" [0:30:35]
Mabel Scott - "Baseball Boogie" [0:40:38]
Fat Man Humphries - "Doby At The Bat" [0:43:54]
Brownie McGhee - "Robbie - Doby Boogie" [0:47:12]
Freddie Mitchell - "3 Strikes You're Out" [0:49:20]
Sister Wynona Carr - "The Ball Game" [0:53:42]
Doris Doubleday and His Command Pilots - "Go, Go You Pilots!" [0:57:43]
The Mellow-Harps - "Gumma Gumma" [1:03:26]
The Kuf-Linx - "Service With A Smile" [1:05:33]
The Twilighters - "Little Bitty Bed Bug" [1:08:10]
The Interiors - "Love You Some More" [1:10:00]
The Valiants - "Walkin' Girl" [1:12:13]
The Leaders - "Stormy Weather" ["The last pork chops I ate taste like leather"] [1:15:09]
Jim Harris and the Sidewinders - "Three Chartreuse Buzzards Sitting On A Fence" [1:20:50]
Judith Ho - "Hanky Panky" [1:23:00]
Sam Butera - "Equator" [1:25:42]
The Gadabouts - "Stranded In The Jungle" [1:28:01]
Jim Boss and The Sundowners - "Your Love Is Stronger Than Dirt" [1:31:21]
Los Rockin Devils - "Perro Lanudo" [1:34:37]
Florian Monday and his Mondos - "Mondo" [1:42:44]
Sunny and the Sunglows - "No One Else Will Do" [1:43:32]
Merced Blue Notes - "Do The Pig" [1:45:58]
The Scuzzies - "Our Favorite D.J. (The Hullabalooer)" [1:50:05]
Donnie Carl - "Do The Wiggle Wobble" [1:52:31]
Little Bo Peep - "Sheep - Part 1" [1:55:24] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150537
The Frances Drake Memorial Playlist from Mar 22, 2025
3/22/2025
The Starlets - "Guitar Twist" [0:00:00]
Hi-Fives - "Fujikami The Warrior" [0:05:33]
The Champs - "Caramba" [0:08:44]
The Saturday Knights - "Texas Tommy" [0:09:54]
Eddy Bell - "Rock 'N Roll USA" [0:17:17]
Jim McDonald - "Let's Have A Ball" [0:18:08]
Little Ronnie Sessions (12 years old) - "Keep A-Knockin'" [0:20:32]
Huelyn Duvall - "Three Months To Kill" [0:22:13]
Marvin Rainwater - "Hot And Cold" [0:24:44]
Sanford Clark - "Love Charms" [0:26:57]
Homer & Jethro - "Tennessee Border No. 2" [0:29:07]
Mel Tillis - "It's My Life" [0:31:51]
Porter Wagoner - "Banks Of The Ohio" [0:34:14]
Brownie McGhee - "Anna Mae" [0:43:20]
Bo Diddley - "My White Horse" [0:45:17]
Junior Wells - "You Don't Care" [0:47:31]
Red Johnson - "Mama Does The Boogie" [0:50:32]
Sticks McGhee - "Head Happy With Wine" [0:56:15]
Cile Turner - "Crap Shootin' Sinner" [0:57:05]
Warren (Tenor Sax) Luckey and Combo - "Paradise Roll" [0:59:40]
The Turbans - "No No Cherry" [1:05:19]
The Hollywood Flames - "Crazy" [1:07:18]
The Moonglows - "Chickie Um Bah" [1:11:49]
The Prells - "It's A Wig" [1:12:18]
The Velvetones - "Glory Of Love" [1:16:38]
Byron Peterson Combo - "Shake" [1:22:27]
Bert Weedon - "Twist It Pretty Baby" [1:23:32]
Little Dion - "Lonely Tear Drops" [1:25:30]
The Guise - "Chumpy McGee" [For the Sisters Clerc!] [1:27:59]
The Del-Tinos - "Pa Pa Ooh Mau Mau" [1:30:36]
The Nite-Caps - "See The Monkey Ride The Mule" [1:32:51]
Frank Gary - "Speed Demon" [1:37:39]
King Louie's Court - "King Louie's Glue" [1:39:48]
Jim Bogle and The Beaumen - "Beware Bogle Bear" [1:47:19]
The Lancers - "The Moocher" [1:49:56]
The Moon Stones - "Love Call" [1:53:14]
The Spades - "Everytime (I Think About You)" [1:54:27] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150280