Playlist for Rick Biskit Roth on WMBR's If 6 Was 9, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 (4-7am)

Time:

4:00

Artist:

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Song:

Early Morning Blues [Originally by Blind Blake, 1929]

Album:

Whoopin' The Blues

Format:

not released in the US

Whoopin' The Blues [not released in the US]

Misc:

(UK Capitol, 1967)

Comment:

Recorded Nov 13, 1947

Time:

Artist:

Chuck Jackson [Burt Bacharach, Hal David]

Song:

I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself [Originally released by Tommy Hunt, Aug 1962 *]

Album:

Encore!/mr. Everything

Format:

his 5th LP

Encore!/mr. Everything [his 5th LP]

Misc:

[LP:] • (Wand, early 1965)

Comment:

* - but recorded first by Chuck Jackson in 1962, not released. IT WAS ALSO recorded by Dusty Springfield, released as an English single in the summer of 1964.

Time:

4:06

Artist:

Lulu

Song:

To Sir With Love [Originally released as the US B-side of 'The Boat That I Row' *]

Album:

Lulu Sings To Sir With Love

Format:

UK title: ' Love Loves To Love Lulu'

Lulu Sings To Sir With Love [UK title: ' Love Loves To Love Lulu']

Misc:

[Original single:] • (Epic, June 2, 1967)

Comment:

* - In England, released as the B-side of 'Let's Pretend', May 1967 / Also on the soundtrack to the film of the same name / Born as 'Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie'

Time:

4:09

Artist:

Song:

Album:

Format:

Misc:

BED • (UK Naim Jazz, 2013)

Comment:

British jazz supergroup

Time:

4:10

Artist:

Mary Weiss [Naomi Neville (ac- tually Allen Toussaint - also the producer, uncredited)]

Song:

A Certain Guy [Originally by Ernie K-Do, Oct 1961 (with a gender change)]

Album:

Apparently this is _still_ non-LP or CD

Format:

Apparently this is _still_ non-LP or CD

Misc:

[Single:] • (Norton, March 2007)

Comment:

Leade singer of the legendary girl-group The Shangi-Las, Mary Weiss, died Jan 19th, at age 74. // Click on Link above/ left, to view the single, with a _color picture sleeve

Time:

4:13

Artist:

Mary Weiss

Song:

Break It One More Time

Album:

Dangerous Game

Format:

her -only- solo LP: recorded with 'The Reigning Sound'

Dangerous Game [her -only- solo LP: recorded with 'The Reigning Sound']

Misc:

[CD:] • (Norton, 2007)

Comment:

Lead singer of the legendary girl-group The Shangi-Las, Mary Weiss, died Jan 19th, at age 74.

Time:

4:16

Artist:

Song:

Album:

Format:

Misc:

BED • (UK Naim Jazz, 2013)

Comment:

British jazz supergroup

Time:

4:17

Artist:

Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

Song:

Bluebirds in a Fight

Album:

Dancing on the Edge

Format:

his debut album - Sophomore Lounge

Dancing on the Edge [his debut album - Sophomore Lounge]

Misc:

NEW • (Oct 27th, 2023)

Comment:

This is the second time this artist has been played (by track-blaster) on WMBR. / Davis has been in the groups: State Champion, Tropical Trash, Equipment Pointed Ankh, Electric Drywall Band. / Click on Link above/ left, to view the CD

Time:

4:25

Artist:

Shockabilly [Arthur Lee]

Song:

Signed D.C.

Album:

Shockabilly Vietnam

Format:

Shockabilly Vietnam

Misc:

(Second Shimmy, 1990)

Comment:

This song was supposedly a reference to early Love drummer Don Conka.

Time:

4:28

Artist:

Big Thief

Song:

Forgotten Eyes

Album:

Two Hands

Format:

their 4th CD

Two Hands [their 4th CD]

Misc:

(4AD, Nov 2019)

Comment:

This album comes five months after the release of their third studio album, "U.F.O.F"., and is described as its "earth twin".

Time:

4:31

Artist:

New Riders of the Purple Sage [Mick Jagger, Keith Richards]

Song:

Dead Flowers [originally on The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers' LP, April 1971]

Album:

Home, Home on the Road

Format:

their 1st live LP, and 5th overall

Home, Home on the Road [their 1st live LP, and 5th overall]

Misc:

(Columbia, April 1974)

Time:

4:35

Artist:

Mephiskapheles

Song:

Satan Stole My Weed

Album:

Mephiskapheles

Format:

released as a 6-song, 12" 45rpm vinyl record

Mephiskapheles [released as a 6-song, 12" 45rpm vinyl record]

Misc:

(Meph Records, JUne 12, 2005)

Comment:

Their first record after reforming

Time:

4:39

Artist:

Song:

Album:

Format:

Misc:

BED • (UK Naim Jazz, 2013)

Comment:

British jazz supergroup

Time:

4:39

Artist:

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Song:

When I Lay My Burden Down

Album:

Mississippi Delta Blues

Format:

recorded at Fred McDowell's house near Como, MI - on Feb 13, 1964

Mississippi Delta Blues [recorded at Fred McDowell's house near Como, MI - on Feb 13, 1964]

Misc:

(Arhoolie, 1964)

Time:

4:41

Artist:

Ry Cooder [John Estes]

Song:

Goin' to Brownsville [Originally by 'Sleepy' John Estes, 1962]

Album:

Ry Cooder

Format:

his debut LP

Ry Cooder [his debut LP]

Misc:

(Reprise, Nov 1970)

Time:

4:44

Artist:

Blind Willie McTell

Song:

Blues Around Midnight [recoorded in 1949]

Album:

Atlanta Twelve String

Format:

Recorded in Atlanta, GA in 1949

Atlanta Twelve String [Recorded in Atlanta, GA in 1949]

Misc:

[LP release:] • (Atlantic, 1972)

Time:

4:47

Artist:

Little Son Jackson

Song:

Milford Blues

Album:

1st time on LP, the 1970 album 'Texas Blues'

Format:

LP - Kent] [Series: Anthology Of The Blues, Vol. 5

1st time on LP, the 1970 album 'Texas Blues' [LP - Kent] [Series: Anthology Of The Blues, Vol. 5]

Misc:

[Original 10" record:] • (Modern, Nov 1951)

Comment:

Click on Link above/ left, to view the original shellac record.

Time:

4:50

Artist:

Reverend Gary Davis [Billed as 'Blind Gary']

Song:

I Saw The Light

Album:

1st time on LP, CD the 1991 CD 'Complete Recorded Works ...' *

Format:

CD - Austrian Document

1st time on LP, CD the 1991 CD 'Complete Recorded Works ...' * [CD - Austrian Document]

Misc:

[Original 10" record:] • (Perfect, May 1936)

Comment:

* - Full title: 'Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1935-1949)'

Time:

4:52

Artist:

Song:

Album:

Format:

Misc:

(UK Naim Jazz, 2013)

Comment:

British jazz supergroup

Time:

4:53

Artist:

Adrianne Lenker

Song:

Sadness as a Gift

Album:

Bright Future

Format:

her 5th solo album

Bright Future [her 5th solo album]

Misc:

NEW • (4AD, March 22, 2024)

Comment:

lead singer and guitarist of Big Thief

Time:

4:58

Artist:

Hybrasil

Song:

Dark Happy [LOCAL]

Album:

The Kicker

Format:

2nd of 2 CDs

The Kicker [2nd of 2 CDs]

Misc:

[CD:] • (Lunch Records, 2002)

Comment:

Click on Link above/ left, to view the CD

Time:

5:03

Artist:

Bully [Featuring Soccer Mommy]

Song:

Hard to Love

Album:

Lucky for You

Format:

their 4th CD

Lucky for You [their 4th CD]

Misc:

NEW • (Sub Pop, June 2nd, 2023)

Comment:

From Nashville, Formed in 2013

Time:

5:05

Artist:

Allah-Las

Song:

Right On Time

Album:

Zuma 85

Format:

their 5th album

Zuma 85 [their 5th album]

Misc:

(Innovative Leisure, Oct 23, 2023)

Time:

5:09

Artist:

The Allman Brothers Band [Gregg Allman]

Song:

Please Call Home

Album:

Idlewild South

Format:

their 2nd album

Idlewild South [their 2nd album]

Misc:

(Atco, Sept 1970)

Time:

5:13

Artist:

Thelonious Monk

Song:

Reflections [Title on 1954 release originally listed as "Portrait Of An Eremite"]

Album:

Piano Solo

Format:

released as a 10" LP

Piano Solo [released as a 10" LP]

Misc:

[LP:] • BED • (French Disques Vogue, 1954)

Comment:

Recorded in Paris on June 7, 1954 - his first solo piano album

Time:

5:14

Artist:

Adrianne Lenker

Song:

Fool

Album:

Bright Future

Format:

her 5thy album

Bright Future [her 5thy album]

Misc:

NEW • (4AD, March 22, 2024)

Comment:

Lead singer and guitarist of Big Thief

Time:

5:17

Artist:

Fred Neil

Song:

The Other Side of This Life [Live / Originally titled 'Other Side TO This Life']

Album:

The ManyOther Side Of This Life

Format:

live and alternate versions

The ManyOther Side Of This Life [live and alternate versions]

Misc:

[LP:] • (Capitol, 1971)

Comment:

Originsally on his 1965 debut solo album (hev recorded an album with Vince Martin the year before), 'Bleecker & MacDougal' (Elektra) / Click on Link above/ left, to view the _extremely rare_ unreleased, alternate US album cover. [Thanks Discogs!! - LsA]

Time:

5:20

Artist:

The Groundhogs [J. Cruishank, C. Carter]

Song:

Shake It [their 1st record]

Album:

V/A Non-LP, till the 1988 LP 'English Freakbeat Volume 1'

Format:

LP - AIP] [unofficial release *

V/A Non-LP, till the 1988 LP 'English Freakbeat Volume 1' [LP - AIP] [unofficial release *]

Misc:

[Original single:] • (Interphon, Jan 1965)

Comment:

"Interphon" was a subsidiary of Vee-Jay Records. / * - BITD we just called these "bootlegs" / Click on Link above/ left, to view the original single.

Time:

5:22

Artist:

The Deadlians

Song:

Beautiful Rosa

Album:

Watch Out! Here come The Deadlians

Format:

their 3rd album (I think ... - LsA)

Watch Out! Here come The Deadlians [their 3rd album (I think ... - LsA)]

Misc:

(Ciqala Records, March 3, 2022)

Comment:

From Dublin, Ireland.

Time:

5:28

Artist:

Thelonious Monk

Song:

'Round Midnight [1st recorded by Cootie Williams in August 1944]

Album:

Thelonious Himself

Format:

is 4th LP for Riverside, and 8th overall

Thelonious Himself [is 4th LP for Riverside, and 8th overall]

Misc:

(Riverside, 1957)

Time:

5:29

Artist:

I See Hawks in L.A.

Song:

My Parka Saved Me [A Doug Gesler favorite!]

Album:

Live and Never Learn

Format:

their 7th studio LP for Warner Brothers, and 9th overall]

Live and Never Learn [their 7th studio LP for Warner Brothers, and 9th overall]]

Misc:

(Western Seeds, June 6th, 2018)

Comment:

... Alternative country group from Los Angeles, CA - founded in 1999 by Rob Waller and brothers Paul and Anthony Lacques

Time:

5:33

Artist:

Thelonious Monk

Song:

Ask Me Now [recorded July 23, 1951]

Album:

Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2

Format:

10" album

Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 [10" album]

Misc:

(Blue Note, 1952)

Comment:

Click on Link above/ left, to view the original album.

Time:

5:34

Artist:

The Remains [Billy Vera]

Song:

Don't Look Back [their 4th/ last single on Epic]

Album:

The Remains

Format:

their first and only album while active

The Remains [their first and only album while active]

Misc:

[Original single:] • (Epic, Aug 1966)

Comment:

Click on Link above/ left, to view the original album, released just before they broke up, after being on part of the Beatles summer 1966 tour

Time:

5:36

Artist:

The Coachmen [Billy Gibbons]

Song:

99th Floor [(previously unreleased 2nd take)]

Album:

Non-LP, till the 2012 album The Complete Collection

Format:

Non-LP, till the 2012 album The Complete Collection

Misc:

(RockBeat, 2012)

Comment:

Unreleased take 2

Time:

5:38

Artist:

Paul Revere & The Raiders [Drake Levin *]

Song:

Ballad of a Useless Man

Album:

Midnight Ride

Format:

their 5th album

Midnight Ride [their 5th album]

Misc:

(Columbia , May 1966)

Comment:

* - Also guitar, backing vocals, liner notes

Time:

5:41

Artist:

Raylene & The Blue Angels [Johnny Kidd]

Song:

Shakin' All Over [their only single / Originally by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, June 1960]

Album:

1st time on LP, CD the 2009 CD 'Destroy That Boy! More Girls With Guitars'

Format:

CD - UK Ace

1st time on LP, CD the 2009 CD 'Destroy That Boy! More Girls With Guitars' [CD - UK Ace]

Misc:

[Original single:] • (Cucca, March 1966)

Comment:

From Oshcock, WI / "Raylene" = Raylene Loos, born in 1938 / Click on Link above/ left, to view the original single.

Time:

5:43

Artist:

Thelonious Monk

Song:

Ruby, My Dear [he 1st recorded this in 1947]

Album:

Solo Monk

Format:

his 5th studio album forColumbia

Solo Monk [his 5th studio album forColumbia]

Misc:

(Columbia, 1965)

Comment:

This was named after Rubie Richardson, Monk's first love and his older sister Marion's best friend.

Time:

5:44

Artist:

Doris Troy

Song:

Just One Look [her 3th single, and biggest hit; 1st 2 as 'Doris Payne' *]

Album:

Just One Look

Format:

her debt album (of 4 total)

Just One Look [her debt album (of 4 total)]

Misc:

[Original single:] • (Atlantic, May 1963)

Comment:

* - one of her aliases; her actual name is 'Doris Elaine Higginsen' / Click on the link, above/ left, to view the original album

Time:

5:46

Artist:

Shirley Ellis [Billed as 'Shirley Ellis With the Hutch Davie Orch. & Chorus']

Song:

The Nitty Gritty [her 2nd single, and 1st hit]

Album:

The Name Game

Format:

LP - 1965 / Billed on album as 'Shirley Ellis (The Nitty Gritty Girl)'

The Name Game [LP - 1965 / Billed on album as 'Shirley Ellis (The Nitty Gritty Girl)']

Misc:

[Original single:] • (Congress, Oct 1963)

Time:

5:49

Artist:

Gary U.S. Bonds [Guida, Matthews, Anderson, Royster]

Song:

I Dig This Station

Album:

Non-LP, till the c. 1982 album 'Greatest Hits'

Format:

Non-LP, till the c. 1982 album 'Greatest Hits'

Misc:

[Original single:] • (Legrand, Oct 1962)

Time:

5:51

Artist:

Robert Wyatt

Song:

Shipbuilding

Album:

1st time on LP, CD the 2009 14(!)-CD set 'Robert Wyatt Box Set'

Format:

CD - Domino

1st time on LP, CD the 2009 14(!)-CD set 'Robert Wyatt Box Set' [CD - Domino]

Misc:

[Original UK single:] • (UK Rough Trade, May 1982)

Comment:

Click on Link above/ left, to view the original single, with a color picture sleeve

Time:

5:54

Artist:

The Beach Boys [Brian Wilson, Roger Christian]

Song:

Don't Worry Baby [the B-side of 'I Get Around', May 1964]

Album:

Shut Down Volume 2

Format:

their 5th album; first of 3 LP's they released in the calendar year of 1964

Shut Down Volume 2 [their 5th album; first of 3 LP's they released in the calendar year of 1964]

Misc:

[Original single:] • (Capitol, March 2, 1964)

Comment:

Early member David Marks _may_ have played the overdubbed lead guitar solo // In 1988, it was ranked #11 on their list of "The Greatest Singles in History". // Click on the link, above/ left, to view the original singles with a picfture sleeve, lidsting this song as the A-side

Time:

5:57

Artist:

Thelonious Monk [Billed as 'Thelonious Monk Trio']

Song:

Bemsha Swing

Album:

Thelonious Monk Trio

Format:

His first "proper" studio album

Thelonious Monk Trio [His first "proper" studio album]

Misc:

BED • (Prestige, 1954)

Time:

6:01

Artist:

Game Theory

Song:

Where You Going Northern [Mitch Easter - Producer]

Album:

The Big Shot Chronicles

Format:

their 3rd full-length album

The Big Shot Chronicles [their 3rd full-length album]

Misc:

(Enigma, 1986)

Comment:

In the 2007 book "Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide", this album was ranked #16 out of the "Top 200 power pop albums of all time."

Time:

6:04

Artist:

Big Brother & The Holding Company [Peter Albin {bass player}]

Song:

Light Is Faster Than Sound [with Janis Joplin]

Album:

Big Brother & The Holding Company

Format:

their debut album

Big Brother & The Holding Company [their debut album]

Misc:

(Mainstream, Oct 1967)

Comment:

Recorded during three days, in December 1966.

Time:

6:07

Artist:

The Deadlians

Song:

Scumbag with an Icepop

Album:

Watch Out! Here Come the Deadlians

Format:

Watch Out! Here Come the Deadlians

Misc:

(Ciqala, March 3, 2002)

Comment:

From Dublin, Ireland

Time:

6:10

Artist:

Robin Lane & The Chartbusters

Song:

When Things Go Wrong

Album:

V/A Non-LP, CD till the 1993 CD 'DIY: Mass. Ave. - The Boston Scene (1975-83)'

Format:

CD - Rhino

V/A Non-LP, CD till the 1993 CD 'DIY: Mass. Ave. - The Boston Scene (1975-83)' [CD - Rhino]

Misc:

[Original local single:] • (Deli Platters, 1980)

Comment:

Click on the Link above, left to view the original single.

Time:

6:13

Artist:

The Breeders [Kim Deal]

Song:

Off You [Live - Originally on the CD: 'Title TK' *]

Album:

NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Format:

NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Misc:

[Performed:] • (2018)

Comment:

* - on their 3rd album, May 2002 {4AD, Elektra}

Time:

6:17

Artist:

Thelonious Monk

Song:

Straight, No Chaser

Album:

Straight, No Chaser

Format:

his 6th studio album for Columbia

Straight, No Chaser [his 6th studio album for Columbia]

Misc:

BED • (Columbia, 1967)

Comment:

This is based on "Kōjō no Tsuki", a Japanese song written in the Meiji period.

Time:

6:28

Artist:

Roky Erickson

Song:

Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog) [produced by Doug Sahm]

Album:

Non-LP, CD till the 1993 CD comp 'The Sounds of the Seventies: Punk and New Wave'

Format:

Non-LP, CD till the 1993 CD comp 'The Sounds of the Seventies: Punk and New Wave'

Misc:

[Original single:] • (Mars, 1975)

Comment:

"Roky" is an amalgamation of his first two actual names, 'Roger' and 'Kinard' / Click on Link above/ left, to view the original single

Time:

6:32

Artist:

Glistening [David Johanson, Johnny Thunders]

Song:

Who Are The Mystery Girls? [Otiginally by The New York Dolls, May 1974 *]

Album:

V/A Born To Lose: A Tribute To Johnny Thunders

Format:

V/A Born To Lose: A Tribute To Johnny Thunders

Misc:

(Skykrebs Records, 2009)

Comment:

* on their secoind alobum 'In Too Much Too Soon'

Time:

6:35

Artist:

The Oblivians

Song:

I'll Be Gone

Album:

Desperation

Format:

their 7th and last album

Desperation [their 7th and last album]

Misc:

(In The Red, May 2013)

Comment:

Click on the Link above, left to view the CD.

Time:

6:37

Artist:

The Bell Rays

Song:

Hey Baby

Album:

Grand Fury

Format:

their 4th LP

Grand Fury [their 4th LP]

Misc:

(Uppercut Records, 2000)

Time:

Artist:

Song:

Album:

Format:

Misc:

(Uppercut Records, 2000)

Comment:

... Recorded live in their rehearsal space.

Time:

6:42

Artist:

Thelonious Monk [Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern] [Billed as 'Thelonious Monk Quintet']

Song:

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes [1st performed in the 1933 musical comedy "Roberta"]

Album:

Thelonious Monk Quintet

Format:

Thelonious Monk Quintet

Misc:

[10" LP:] • BED • (Esquire, Sept 1955)

Time:

6:43

Artist:

Bloodshot Bill

Song:

This Is [Like a crossbetween 'Baby You're So Square' and 'Pa-Pa-Oh-Mow-Mow' - LsA]

Album:

Psyche-O-Billy

Format:

is 18th album {1st was in 2001}

Psyche-O-Billy [is 18th album {1st was in 2001}]

Misc:

NEW • (Goner Records, Nov 24th, 2023)

Comment:

REAL name: Derek Rogers / descibed as "Roy Orbison With a head wound" :)) . From Montreal, Québec, Canada. // Click on the Link above, left, to view the CD. / Click on Link above/ left, to view the album

Time:

6:46

Artist:

The Chats

Song:

Drunk N Disorderly

Album:

High Risk Behavior

Format:

1st of 2 albums (so far)

High Risk Behavior [1st of 2 albums (so far)]

Misc:

(Bargain Bin Records, March 27, 2020)

Comment:

From the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia - formed 2016

Time:

6:47

Artist:

Gang Green

Song:

Another Wasted Night [LOCAL]

Album:

Another Wasted Night

Format:

their debut album

Another Wasted Night [their debut album]

Misc:

(TAANG!!, 1986)

Time:

6:49

Artist:

Edgar Broughton Band

Song:

Out Demons Out [not released on the US, even though it made the UK singles charts]

Album:

V/A Non-LP, CD tiull the 2011 CD 'Dirty Water 2 - More Birth Of Punk Attitude'

Format:

CD - Year Zero, 2011

V/A Non-LP, CD tiull the 2011 CD 'Dirty Water 2 - More Birth Of Punk Attitude' [CD - Year Zero, 2011]

Misc:

[Original single:] • (Nov 1970)

Comment:

Click on Link above/ left, to view the original single

Time:

6:54

Artist:

The Replacements [Paul Westerberg]

Song:

Customer

Album:

Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash

Format:

their debut album

Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash [their debut album]

Misc:

(Twin/Tone, Aug 25, 1981)

Time:

6:56

Artist:

The Byrds [Bob Dylan *]

Song:

My Back Pages [Live/ Local connection]

Album:

Live at "The Boston Tea Party"

Format:

Their last Top-40 hit

Live at "The Boston Tea Party" [Their last Top-40 hit]

Misc:

(also, 1st Gary Usher-produced single)

Comment:

* - Originally on Dylan's album 'Another Side of Bob Dylan', Aug 1964. The Byrds version was on their fourth album 'Younger Than Yesterday, (Feb 1967), and released as a single in March 1967.

Time:

6:58

Artist:

Thelonious Monk

Song:

I Mean You [1st recorded by Coleman Hawkins, Dec 1946 *]

Album:

5 by Monk by 5

Format:

5 by Monk by 5

Misc:

(Riverside, 1959)

Comment:

* - First recording by Monk was on July 2, 1948, for the "Wizard of the Vibes" sessions, with Milt Jackson. Monk recoirded it a number of times. / PERSONNEL: Thad Jones - cornet / Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone / Sam Jones - bass / Art Taylor - drums

Some Favorites, Some New, Some Classics.Additional discographical, biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin. Also, check out the links at your leisure.

Some Favorites, Some New, Some Classics.
Additional discographical, biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin. Also, check out the links at your leisure.