Episode #196: Carnival Day

It's the 5th annual Star Time Mardi Gras special. And since I'm guessing you didn't promenade (I'm watching Bridgerton) down Bourbon Street in New Orleans, exchange slimy high-5's with strangers, accidentally swallow purple and green beads, and finally wake up face-down and half-dazed in a pool of your own liquid this year, I've given you a whole show full of New Orleans R&B and blues. It's the next best thing, after an IV drip.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Dave Bartholomew	Carnival Day	1950	Imperial
Smiley Lewis	Tee-Nah-Nah	1950	Imperial
Roy Brown	Up Jumped the Devil	1954	King
The Spiders	I Didn't Want to Do It	1954	Imperial
Archibald	Great Big Eyes (Those Little Reds)	1952	Imperial
Elton Anderson	Cool Down Baby	1959	Mercury
Art Neville	Zing Zing	1958	Specialty
Allen & Allen	Tiddle Winks	1960	Minit
Irma Thomas	(You Can Have My Husband But) Don't Mess With My Man	1959	Minit
Set 2
Bobby Marchan	Booty Green	1960	Fire
Mathew Jacobs	Loaded Down	1960	Minit
The Showmen	Country Fool	1961	Minit
Tommy Ridgley	Double Eye Whammy	1961	Ric
The Del Royals	Always Naggin'	1961	Minit
Barbara George	If You Think	1962	Sue
The Senors	Searching for Olive Oil	1962	Sue
Eddie Bo	Tee Na Na Na Na Nay	1963	At Last
Shirley & Lee	Dancing World	1963	Imperial
Drifting Charles	Drifting Cloud	1963	Lanor
Set 3
Chris Kenner	They Took My Money	1965	Uptown
Benny Spellman	Sinner Girl	1967	Samsu
The Brothers Two	Boogaloo (Soul) Party	1967	Crimson
Prime Mates	Hot Tamales (Pt. 1)	1967	Samsu
Skip Easterling	Keep the Fire Burning	1967	Alon
Walter Washington	Goody Man	1969	Power
Chuck Carbo	Can I Be Your Squeeze	1969	Fire Ball
The Explosions	Hip Drop (Pt. 1)	1970	Gold Cup
Aaron Neville	Wrong Number (I'm Sorry, Goodbye)	1967	Minit
Set 4/Outro
Tami Lynn	Ain't No Soul Left in These Shoes	1972	Cotillion
The Wild Magnolias	Ho Na Nae	1975	Barclay
The Wild Tchoupitoulas	Big Chief Got a Golden Crown	1976	Island
The Meters	Talkin' Bout New Orleans	1975	Reprise
James Black	(I Need) Altitude	1976	Night Train
Lee Dorsey	Freedom for the Stallion	1971	Polydor
Allen Toussaint	From a Whisper to a Scream	1970	Scepter