Episode #74: Heavy Makes You Happy

Not that all my shows aren't 100% spun gold, but this episode's particularly good from top to bottom. The Star Time Summer Special in the second half features songs recorded in the R&B mecca of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at FAME Recording Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, where more than a few brilliant careers came to life (Aretha's, for example). The first hour shouldn't be overlooked. Plus: references to both Sonny and Cher, in two totally separate incidents. How do we do it?

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Emorise Kelley	The Biggest Fool	1962	Peacock
The Marathons	Peanut Butter	1961	Arvee
The Crystals	Uptown	1962	Philles
Solomon Burke	Cry to Me	1962	Atlantic
Dee Dee Sharp	Wild!	1963	Cameo
The Cookies	Will Power	1963	Dimension
Candy & the Kisses	The 81	1964	Cameo
Gino Washington	Gino Is a Coward	1964	SonBert
The Artistics	Get My Hands On Some Lovin'	1964	Okeh
Set 2
The Four Tops	Something About You	1965	Motown
Dusty Springfield	In the Middle of Nowhere	1965	Philips
The Raelets	One Room Paradise	1966	Tangerine
Jimmy Castor	Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Calling You	1966	Smash
The Fascinations	Girls Are Out to Get You	1967	Mayfield
The Webs	It's So Hard to Break a Habit	1968	Pop-Side
Little Carl Carlton	46 Drums - 1 Guitar	1968	Back Beat
Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson	Soulshake	1969	SSS International
The Hesitations	Is This the Way to Treat a Girl (You Bet It Is)	1969	GWP
Set 3: Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Jimmy Hughes	Steal Away	1964	Vee Jay
Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces	When I Get This Feeling	1966	Checker
Aretha Franklin	I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You)	1967	Atlantic
Wilson Pickett	You Can't Stand Alone	1967	Atlantic
Etta James	Tell Mama	1968	Chess
Arthur Conley	Star Review	1969	ATCO
Candi Staton	Never in Public	1969	Capitol
Don Covay	Sweet Pea (Don't Love Nobody but Herself)	1969	Atlantic
Brook Benton	Destination Heartbreak	1969	Cotillion
Set 4/Outro: Muscle Shoals, Alabama
The Fame Gang	Soul Feud	1969	Fame
Boz Scaggs	I'm Easy	1969	Atlantic
Clarence Carter	Patches	1970	Atlantic
Cher	Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You	1969	ATCO
J.P. Robinson	Please Accept My Call	1970	Alston
Ted Taylor	The Road of Love	1970	Ronn
Odetta	Take Me to the Pilot	1970	Polydor
The Staple Singers	Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)	1970	Stax