Episode #115: The Matador


Another cape-swishing lineup of carefully selected R&B classics from 1962 to 1972 this week. We've got thorns, pillowcide, dogs, fish, Sookie sookie, sticky sticky, Twitchee Fee, driveways, fires, doctors, ancestors, smokers, cotton, minds, heads, and Dionne Warwick. Star Time: Striving for graspable narratives since 2016.

ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1
The ChiffonsDoctor of Hearts1962Reprise
The MetallicsGet Lost1962Baronet
Ray & LamarJohnny is a Thorn1962Capa
The DuvalsCotton1963Boss
Johnny MeyersPillow Killer1963Instant
The Essex feat. Anita HumesShe's Got Everything1963Roulette
Mojo & his Rhythum QuartetteKnockin' on My Door1964Folk Art
The Red RydersDo the Dog1964Mercury
Major LanceThe Matador1964Okeh
Set 2
Ernestine EadyThe Change1965Junior
Dorothy Moore with the DolletsBelieve It or Not1965ABC
Clara WoodYou're After My Guy1965Imperial
George FreemanI'm Like a Fish1966Shout
Roy ThompsonSookie Sookie1966Okeh
Bobby HarrisSticky, Sticky1966Shout
Lee Dorsey & Betty HarrisLove Lots of Lovin'1967Sansu
Gail AndersonBe Proud (You're in Love)1967Salvador
Next ExitSoulful-Child1967Ex-It
Set 3
The Soul MachineTwitchie Fee1968Pzazz
Lou RawlsMy Ancestors1968Capitol
Willie & the Mighty MagnificentsTake My Love1968All Platinum
Toni WilliamsTearing Down My Mind1969DeLuxe
100 Proof Aged in SoulDriveway1969Hot Wax
Joyce JonesHelp Me Make Up My Mind1969ATCO
The New PerspectiveStone Outta My Head1970Maxwell
Oscar WeathersYou Wants to Play1970Top and Bottom
Set 4/Outro
Art & HoneyLet's Make Love Now1970Motown
Frankie Beverly's Raw SoulPeople in the Know1971Gregar
A.J. RoweSmoke My Pipe (The Sign Ain't Right)1971Cave
Eddie KendricksSomething's Burning1971Tamla
Jimmie 'Bo' HorneIf You Want My Love1972Alston
Tami LynnOne Night of Sin1972Cotillion
Dionne WarwickHasbrook Heights1972Warner Bros.

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