Episode #25: '60s Summer Party!

Citizen Kane. Ulysses. The Sopranos. Evil Dead 2. Naked Lunch. Harry & the Hendersons. Dickie Nix's Pop-Up Series for Kids: Let's Go Watergate! All astounding works of art, passed down through generations by lucid hoboes and thermally reactive mail clerks. And to this roll call of classics, we now add the most spectacular Star Time to date: The '60s Summer Party! Featuring songs that were R&B chart hits during the summers of the 1960's, this journey into the social abyss will haunt you until your supervisor tosses you into solitary. Beware the Runaway Horse. Enjoy.

(Star Time is taking a break next week. New episodes resume the week of July 17.)

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Sam Cooke	Having a Party	1962	RCA Victor
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters	Finger Poppin' Time	1960	King
Gary U.S. Bonds	Quarter to Three	1961	Legrand
Jessie Hill	Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Part 1)	1960	Minit
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton	A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love)	1960	Mercury
Ray Bryant & His Combo	The Madison Time	1960	Columbia
The Orlons	The Wah-Watusi	1962	Cameo
Claudine Clark	Party Lights	1962	Chancellor
Jackie Wilson	I'm Comin' On Back to You	1961	Brunswick
Set 2
Bobby Freeman	C'mon and Swim	1964	Autumn
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas	Heat Wave	1963	Gordy
Major Lance	Rhythm	1964	Okeh
The Olympics	The Bounce	1963	Tri-Disc
Wilson Pickett	Land of 1000 Dances	1966	Atlantic
Doris Troy	Just One Look	1963	Atlantic
Patty & the Emblems	Mixed-Up, Shook-Up Girl	1964	Herald
Bobby Marchan	I've Got a Thing Going On	1964	Dial
Stevie Wonder	Fingertips, Part 2	1963	Tamla
Set 3
Lee Dorsey	Ride Your Pony	1965	Amy
Edwin Starr	Agent Double-O-Soul	1965	Ric-Tic
Sam & Dave	Hold On! I'm Comin'	1966	Stax
Bobby Bland	Good Time Charlie (Part 1)	1966	Duke
Carla Thomas	B-A-B-Y	1966	Atlantic
Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Do the Boomerang	1965	Soul
Alvin Cash & the Registers	The Philly Freeze	1966	Mar-v-lus
Joe Tex	S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)	1966	Dial
Roscoe Robinson	That's Enough	1966	Gerri
Set 4/Outro
The Esquires	Get On Up	1967	Bunky
Brenton Wood	The Oogum Boogum Song	1967	Double Shot
Aretha Franklin	Respect	1967	Atlantic
James & Bobby Purify	I Take What I Want	1967	Bell
Cliff Nobles	The Horse	1968	Phil L.A. of Soul
Gladys Knight & the Pips	The Nitty Gritty	1969	Soul
The Tams	Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy	1968	ABC
The Isley Brothers	I Turned You On	1969	T-Neck
Sly & the Family Stone	Hot Fun in the Summertime	1969	Epic