Episode #174: Serenade for a Jive Turkey

On the annual calendar Star Time kicks off the second or third week of January. Then a new show appears every single week until I finally take a week off for Labor Day weekend. I mention this because, in the weeks immediately before that Labor Day break, the shows kind of coagulate and become something of a blur. After that sweet sabbatical I regain my sense of purpose just in time for autumn. But this week, it's the 30th consecutive episode, and I'm starting to get a little loopy. Reap the rewards.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Freddie North	Ok, So What	1960	University
Otis Rush	Homework	1962	Duke
Harmonica Fats	Tore Up	1962	Skylark
The Delacardos	Hold Back the Tears	1961	United Artists
The Sherry Sisters	Stay Away from Bobby	1963	Okeh
Bob & Earl	The Sissy	1964	Chene
Eddie Holland	Happy Go Lucky	1958-1964	Ace
The Valadiers	I Found a Girl	1963	Gordy
Jackie Verdell	Why Not Give Me a Chance	1963	Peacock
Set 2
The Orlons	Shimmy Shimmy	1964	Cameo
Marie Knight	You Lie So Well	1965	Musicor
The Marvelettes	Goddess of Love	1964	Tamla
Stanley Mitchell	Get It Baby	1967	Dynamo
The Sandpebbles	Forget It	1967	Calla
Jackie Lee	Darkest Days	1968	ABC
Timmy Thomas	Have Some Boogaloo	1967	Goldwax
Carol Frederick	I Couldn't Care Less	1966	Stonel
Odessa Harris	Driving Wheels	1965	Uptown
Homer Banks	Lady of Stone	1967	Minit
Set 3
Pervis La Vawn	Crossin' Over	60s	Blackjack
Tony Middleton & Bobby Matos	Already Satisfied	1968	Speed
Barbara McNair	More Today Than Yesterday	1969	Audio Fidelity
Kitty Montgomery	Hey Boy	60s	Sanns
Willie Bobo & the Bo-Gents	Broasted or Fried	1971	Sussex
The Metros	The Dampness from Your Kiss	1969	123
Lil Buck & the Top Cats	Monkey in a Sack	1969	La Louisianne
The Intrigues	In a Moment	1970	Yew
Set 4/Outro
The Sweet Inspirations	Two Can Play the Game	1970	Atlantic
The Politicians feat. McKinley Jackson	Close Your Big Mouth	1972	Hot Wax
The Nite-Liters	Serenade for a Jive Turkey	1973	RCA
Masterfleet	Malfunction	1974	Sussex
Clifford Coulter	Do It Again	1970	Impulse!
Bloodstone	Funky Park	1974	London
The Whispers	I Only Meant to Wet My Feet	1972	Janus