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.

ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1   
Dave BartholomewCarnival Day1950Imperial
Smiley LewisTee-Nah-Nah1950Imperial
Roy BrownUp Jumped the Devil1954King
The SpidersI Didn't Want to Do It1954Imperial
ArchibaldGreat Big Eyes (Those Little Reds)1952Imperial
Elton AndersonCool Down Baby1959Mercury
Art NevilleZing Zing1958Specialty
Allen & AllenTiddle Winks1960Minit
Irma Thomas(You Can Have My Husband But) Don't Mess With My Man1959Minit
Set 2   
Bobby MarchanBooty Green1960Fire
Mathew JacobsLoaded Down1960Minit
The ShowmenCountry Fool1961Minit
Tommy RidgleyDouble Eye Whammy1961Ric
The Del RoyalsAlways Naggin'1961Minit
Barbara GeorgeIf You Think1962Sue
The SenorsSearching for Olive Oil1962Sue
Eddie BoTee Na Na Na Na Nay1963At Last
Shirley & LeeDancing World1963Imperial
Drifting CharlesDrifting Cloud1963Lanor
Set 3   
Chris KennerThey Took My Money1965Uptown
Benny SpellmanSinner Girl1967Samsu
The Brothers TwoBoogaloo (Soul) Party1967Crimson
Prime MatesHot Tamales (Pt. 1)1967Samsu
Skip EasterlingKeep the Fire Burning1967Alon
Walter WashingtonGoody Man1969Power
Chuck CarboCan I Be Your Squeeze1969Fire Ball
The ExplosionsHip Drop (Pt. 1)1970Gold Cup
Aaron NevilleWrong Number (I'm Sorry, Goodbye)1967Minit
Set 4/Outro   
Tami LynnAin't No Soul Left in These Shoes1972Cotillion
The Wild MagnoliasHo Na Nae1975Barclay
The Wild TchoupitoulasBig Chief Got a Golden Crown1976Island
The MetersTalkin' Bout New Orleans1975Reprise
James Black(I Need) Altitude1976Night Train
Lee DorseyFreedom for the Stallion1971Polydor
Allen ToussaintFrom a Whisper to a Scream1970Scepter

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