Episode #111: Life Is a Constant Journey Home

Catapult yourself through some great '60s R&B without embarrassing elastic burns. This week we've two instrumentals -- two -- that reference food with single-word choruses, like "Tequila." We also have bongos, matrimony, tail feathers, wharf-related activity, footwear, public service, coffee, document signings, and a beautiful "title" song at the end I'm not sure we deserve.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Preston Epps	Mr. Bongos	1962	Donna
Roosevelt Grier	The Mail Must Go Through	1962	Liberty
Judy Clay	Do You Think That's Right	1962	Ember
The Ramrocks	Lasagna	1962	Press
The Five Du-Tones	Shake a Tail Feather	1963	Quality
Margie Mills & the Executives	Knock on Any Door	1963	Vee Jay
Maurice Williams	Return	1963	Sea-Horn
Darlene Love	(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry	1963	Philles
Barbara & Brenda	Shame	1963	Avanti
Set 2
Chuck Jackson	Beg Me	1964	Wand
The Stylettes	On Fire	1964	Cameo
Mike Patterson & the Fugitives	Jerky	1964	Imperial
Perk Lee	The Docks	1964	USA
Stevie Wonder	High Heel Sneakers	1965	Tamla
The Volcanos	(It's Against) The Laws of Love	1965	Arctic
Micki Lynn	Some of This and Some of That	1965	Capitol
Shirley Matthews	Stop the Clock	1965	Red Leaf (Canada)
The African Beavers	Jungle Fever	1965	RCA Victor
The Jelly Beans	You Don't Mean Me No Good	1965	Eskee
Set 3
Little Hank	Mister Bang Bang Man	1966	Sound Stage 7
The Corvairs	Swinging Little Government	1966	Columbia
Dewey Black	Takin' Love Where I Find It	1966	Reeflair
The Staple Singers	I've Been Scorned	1966	Epic
Sugar & Sweet	My Lover	1967	Morton
Roy Lee Johnson	Guitar Man	1967	Philips
Brooks & Jerry	I Got What It Takes (Part 1)	1967	Direction
Vicki Anderson	Baby, Don't You Know	1967	King
The Ordells	Sippin' a Cup of Coffee	1967	Dionn
Set 4
Rosemary Taylor	Mercy Mercy	1968	ABC
Jimmy Delphs	Don't Sign the Paper Baby (I Want You Back)	1968	Karen
Jeanie Greene	I've Been a Long Time Loving You	1968	ATCO
Scotty Williams	I Ain't Nobody Without You	1968	Mona-Lee
The Gambrells	Love Is in the Air	1968	Cub
Carolyn Franklin	Reality	1969	RCA Victor
Willie Hutch	Do What You Wanna Do	1969	RCA
Bunny & Cindy	Sure Didn't Take Long (For the News to Get Around)	1969	Neptune
Jerry Moore	Life Is a Constant Journey Home	1967	ESP Disk