Episode #51: Mighty Mighty

Who did she coo, anyway? You can't just go around cooing everybody willy-nilly without some shred of personal accountability. This week's potpourri episode of your favorite old-school R&B compositions poses that musical question. It also has a subtle tribute to Bonnie & Clyde, the man aka Blowfly sorting out his options for spirit animals, a warning about a bad trip that sure sounds too late to me, and the Exciters.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Pete & Ernie	The Hunch	1962	King
The Francettes	He's So Sweet	1963	Wolfie
Soul Sisters	Flashback	1966	Sue
Charles Drain	Stop and Think About It Baby	1965	Top Track
Ike & Tina Turner	Oh Baby! (Things Ain't What They Used to Be)	1966	London
Dean & Jean	She's Too Respectable	1966	Festival
South Central Avenue Municipal Blues Band	The Soul of Bonnie and Clyde	1968	Bluesway
The Van Dykes	I've Got to Go On Without You	1966	Mala
Jimmy Randolph	Miracle After Miracle	1964	Felsted
Set 2
The Exciters	Blowing Up My Mind	1969	RCA Victor
Clarence Reid	Skunks, Hogs and Dogs	1969	Tay-Ster
The Majestics	Here Come Da Judge	1968	Arc
The Swordsmen	Disgusted and Discouraged	1969	RCA Victor
Letta Mbulu	Use Mncane (Little One)	1970	Chisa
Paul Humphrey & his Cool Aid Chemists	Cool Aid	1971	Lizard
Fugi	Mary, Don't Take Me on No Bad Trip	1969	Cadet
Set 3
Johnny Johnson & his Bandwagon	(Blame It) On the Pony Express	1970	Bell
Clydie King	Punish Me	1974	UK American
Reuben Howell	You Made Your Bed	1973	Motown
Earth, Wind & Fire	Mighty Mighty	1974	Columbia
Willie Hutch	Have You Ever Asked Yourself Why (All About Money Game)	1974	Motown
Melba Moore	Captain St. Lucifer	1970	Mercury
Dwight Thompson	Are You for Real	1975	Poker (Netherlands)
Sylvia Smith	Superbad	1975	ABC
Set 4/Outro
Ohio Players	Who'd She Coo?	1976	Mercury
Casey Jones & the Fireman	(Get Up Off Your) Rusty Dusty	1977	EPI
The Pointer Sisters	Waiting On You	1977	ABC Blue Thumb
Hodges, James & Smith	What Have You Done For Love?	1978	London
The Watsonian Institute	Coming Around	1978	DJM
Chairmen of the Board	Someone Just Like You	1978	ICA Recording Group
Bell & James	Livin' It Up (Friday Night)	1979	A&M