Episode #101: Puttin' Game Down

Now that we're done self-congratulating our ability to count to 100, it's back to the sweet Star Time grind of hard-working, lip-smacking R&B with no set agenda. This week's show covers songs from 1967 to 1971. The unusual suspects include the Utopias' adorable paranoia, Joe Tex's poultry habit, dance instructors for the Elephant, the Watts Breakaway and the Sissy Football, and a bittersweet but uptempo farewell to Milwaukee's Harvey Scales.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Shirley Ellis	Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling	1967	Columbia
Dyke & the Blazers	So Sharp	1967	Original Sound
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band	(I Gotta) Hold On to My Love	1967	Piccadilly (UK)
Lavell Hardy	Don't Lose Your Groove	1967	Rojac
Delores Hall	Good Lovin' Man	1967	Keymen
Jackie Hairston	Hijack	1967	ATCO
The Utopias	Girls Are Against Me	1967	LaSalle
Milton Bennett	What's One More Lie	1967	Kent
Set 2
Jimmy Norman	Gangster of Love	1968	Josie
Les Tres Femmes	Open Up the Safe	1968	Uptight
The Fantasies	Mesmerizer	1968	Whiz
Johnny & Jake	It's a Mess I Tell Ya'	1968	Blue Rock
Joe Tex	Chicken Crazy	1968	Dial
Vickie Labat	Got to Keep Hanging On	1968	Shagg
Lou Courtney	If the Shoe Fits	1968	Riverside
Regina Sherard	Helpless Baby	1968	King
Lucille Mathis	Am I Asking Too Much	1968	Abet
Set 3
The Philly Four	The Elephant (Pt. 1)	1968	Cobblestone
Luther Ingram	Puttin' Game Down	1969	KoKo
Dorothy, Oma & Zelpha	Gonna Put It On Your Mind	1969	Chisa
Mitch Ryder	Sugar Bee	1969	Dot
Towanda Barnes	(You Better) Find Someone to Love	1969	A&M
Jeanette White	Music	1969	A&M
Alice & the Soul Sensation	The Funky Judge	1969	Pzazz
The Soul Chargers feat. James Fountain	Soul Charge	1969	Stop
Set 4/Outro
Barbara & Gwen	Right On (to the Street Called Love)	1970	New Chicago Sound
The Johnny Otis Show	The Watts Breakaway	1970	Epic
Ebony Web	Mister Man	1970	Hi
Marva Whitney	This Girl's in Love With You	1970	King
The Village Soul Choir	Sissy Football (Pt. 1)	1971	Abbott
Clarence Carter	Getting the Bills (But No Merchandise)	1971	Atlantic
The Nightingales	Don't Do It/I'm With You	1971	Stax
Eddie Floyd	Oh, How It Rained	1971	Stax
Harvey Scales & the Seven Sounds	Love-Itis	1967	Magic Touch