Episode #123: Way Across Town

Not that I do it for the stats – if I did anything for the stats I probably wouldn't be salivating over Mrs. Freshley's snack cakes at the Dollar Tree – but this week's episode features a whopping 40 songs, which I believe is a new record. That's because this episode returns to the 1950's, when 45's were shorter and squatter, for the first time in a long while. This show's Summer Special in the second half is a tribute to the blues/R&B label Excello Records, of which the Rolling Stones were among the most devout pupils.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Huey Smith & the Clowns	Behind the Wheel	1961	Imperial
Tony Washington	Forever More	1961	Peacock
Tarheel Slim & Little Ann	Can't Stay Away	1961	Fire
Doris Troy	Trust in Me	1963	Atlantic
Buster Brown	I'm Going But I'll Be Back	1962	Fire
Johnnie Taylor	Dance What You Wanna	1963	Derby
Dee Dee Sharp	Mashed Potato Time	1962	Cameo
Kenny Barry	Hypnotized	1961	MEM
The Kac-Ties	Oh What a Night	1963	ATCO
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs	Stay	1960	Herald
Set 2
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown	Something You Got	1965	Wand
Timiko	Is It a Sin	1963	Checker
Lee Maye	Total Disaster	1964	Pic
The Bitter Sweets	Mark My Words	1965	Cameo
Shorty Long	It's a Crying Shame (The Way You Treat a Good Man Like Me)	1964	Soul
Marv Johnson	I'm Not a Plaything	1965	Gordy
The Spidells	Pushed Out of the Picture	1966	Coral
Kim Weston	Go Ahead and Laugh	1965	Tamla
Jimmy Hughes	Neighbor, Neighbor	1966	Fame
Little Milton	We're Gonna Make It	1965	Checker
Set 3
The Boyer Brothers	Step By Step	1952	Excello
Kid King's Combo	Banana Split	1953	Excello
Tommy McGhee	Late Every Evening	1954	Excello
The Marigolds	Rollin' Stone	1955	Excello
The Gladiolas	Little Darlin'	1957	Excello
Carol Fran	One Look at You Daddy	1957	Excello
Arthur Gunter	No Naggin' No Draggin'	1959	Excello
Roscoe Shelton	Pleadin' for Love	1959	Excello
Little Florene	Miss You So	1962	Excello
Earl Gaines	It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day)	1962	Excello
Set 4/Outro
Sally Stanley	I'll Have to Let You Go	1962	Excello
Jimmy Anderson	Goin' Crazy Over TV	1964	Excello
Marion James	That's My Man	1966	Excello
The Exotics	Boogaloo Investigator	1967	Excello
Slim Harpo	Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu	1968	Excello
Charles Friday	Baby! I'm Sticking to You	1966	Excello
The Firebirds	Soul Sonata	1968	Excello
Tiny Watkins	Way Across Town	1968	Excello
The Kelly Brothers	Crystal Blue Persuasion	1969	Excello
Lonesome Sundown	Guardian Angel	1963	Excello