Episode #260: Frenzy

For all the noise the Show Host makes about '80s Atonement (which is coming up again the week of June 27), it's the 1950's that could really use more attention on Star Time. So this show is sort of an unbranded '50s Atonement. It's more work because the songs are shorter and we use a lot of them (39 to be exact). But it's real good. Enjoy it now, as both '50s and '80s Atonement will soon be irrelevant for reasons that will be clear... soon. Mwah-hah-hah. (That's an evil laugh. Screamin' Jay Hawkins does it better.)

ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1   
Bobby MarchanChickee Wah-Wah1957Ace
Stomp GordonOooh Yes!1952Decca
Otis Williams & His CharmsTalking To Myself1957Deluxe
Earl Bostic & his OrchestraSteamwhistle Jump1952King
The MaharajahsWhy Don't You Answer1958Flip
Shirley & LeeWhen I Saw You1957Aladdin
Etta & HarveyIf I Can't Have You1959Chess
Brook BentonThank You Pretty Baby1959Mercury
The ChantelsEvery Night (I Pray)1958End
Set 2   
King PerryVaccinate Me, Baby1953RPM
Fats DominoWhen I See You1957Imperial
Chuck Willis with the Reggie Obrecht OrchestraHang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes1958Atlantic
LaVern BakerHumpty Dumpty Heart1957Atlantic
Doles Dickens QuintetGonna Rock This Morning1955Decca
Preston EppsBongo Rock1959ERA
The Du DroppersSomebody Work On My Baby's Mind1953RCA Victor
Screamin' Jay HawkinsFrenzy1958Fontana
Billy WatkinsYou're Unforgettable (After You've Been Kissed)1959Challenge
The StereophonicsNo More Heartaches1958APT
Set 3   
Little RichardShe Knows How to Rock1958Specialty
Bobby DeanGo Mr. Dillon1958Chess
John LeslieFortune Teller1955ABC-Paramount
Harold BurrageBetty Jean1958Cobra
Nappy BrownOpen Up That Door (And Walk Right In My Heart)1956London
The Four JokersThe Run Around1958Sue
Titus TurnerWe Told You Not to Marry1959Glover
The DebutantesJust Leave It To Me1956Savoy
T.V. SlimFlatfoot Sam1957Clif
The BlossomsBaby Daddy-O1958Capitol
Ray CharlesYes Indeed!1958Atlantic
Set 4/Outro   
The FlamingosKo Ko Mo1955Parrot
Milton TrenierGonna Catch Me a Rat1959Dot
Billy Ward & the DominoesHalf a Love (Is Better Than None)1956Brunswick
The Four BlazesMy Hat's on the Side of My Head1952United
Gloria LynneJust Like That1957Central
The SwallowsGood Time Girls1954After Hours
The Five SatinsTo the Aisle1957Ember
Sam CookeYou Send Me1957Keen
The PlattersThe Great Pretender1955Mercury

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