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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

CHESTNUTS, EYE-GLOWIN' TINY TOTS AND AN OPEN FIRE . . . YIKES ! GOTTA BE A CLASSIC FROM ONE OF THE KINGS OF NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC . . Mr. NAT "KING" COLE AND "THE CHRISTMAS SONG".

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REITER RECORD RELICS * BEST OF CHRISTMAS * 1946-1986

From 1954 to 1986 the following were Bill Reiter's favourite Winter-time recordings, as opposed to 'Christmas records' (although most are). The majority of them were taped from vinyl onto taped cassettes and then dubbed and distributed to friends, fellow music lovers and colleagues between 1976 and 1982. Eventually "Havin' A Soulful Xmas" became a set of nine - 90 minute mix tapes.

Because tradition plays such a part in this time of year, you will find it more-than-reflected in the age of some of the recordings.

They're listed here in order of Mr. Reiter's fondness for them;

1. "Please Come Home For Christmas"

- CHARLES BROWN [King] 1960

2. "Merry Christmas Baby"

- JOHNNY MOORE'S THREE BLAZERS

[Charles Brown - vocals] [Exclusive] 1947

"Merry Christmas Baby" - CHARLES BROWN

[King] 1960 [Aladdin] 1956

3. "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)"

- NAT KING COLE [Capitol] 1946

4. "Christmas Time Pt. 1&2" - JIMMY McCRACKLIN

[Art-Tone] 1961

5. "White Christmas" - THE DRIFTERS

[feat. Clyde McPhatter & Bill Pinckney) [Atlantic] 1954

6. "Snow Is Falling" - RAY CHARLES TRIO

[Swing Time] 1953

7. "Winter With McGriff Pt. 1&2" - JIMMY McGRIFF [Sue] 1963

8. "I Hear Jingle Bells" - FREDDY KING

[Federal] 1961

9. "Snow Bound" - THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO [Cadet] 1964

10."The Silent Night Sermon" - ROBERT BANKS

with The Golden Voices Ensemble [Verve] 1967

11."Christmas Tears" - FREDDY KING [Federal] 1961

12."Christmas In The Ghetto" - BIG DADDY RUCKER

[GME] 1965

13."Christmas Time For Everyone Else But Me"

- HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS [King] 1963

14."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - JIMMY SMITH

[Verve] 1964

15."When Was Jesus Born"

- MARION WILLIAMS & THE STARS OF FAITH

[Savoy] 1959

16."Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto"

- JAMES BROWN [King] 1968

17."Winter Wonderland" - THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO

[Cadet] 1966

18."This Christmas" - DONNY HATHAWAY

[Atco] 1970

19."Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday" - WILLIAM BELL

[Stax] 1967

20."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve"

- KING CURTIS [Atco] 1968

21."Winter Moon" - ART PEPPER [Galaxy] 1980

22."Silent Night" - IMPRESSIONS [Cotillion] 1976

23."Boogie Woogie Santa Claus"

- MABEL SCOTT with Les Welch & His Orch. [Exclusive] 1948

24."White Christmas" - JOHN EDWARDS

[Cotillion] 1976

25."It's Christmas Time" - THE MIRACLES

[Tamla] 1963

26."This Christmas" - THE WHISPERS [Solar] 1978

27."Snowfall" - THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO

[Cadet] 1964

28."This Time Of The Year" - BROOK BENTON [Mercury] 1960

29."Santa Claus Is Coming"

- HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS [King] 1963

30."Run Rudolph Run" - CHUCK BERRY

[Chess] 1958

31."This Christmas" - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS

[Columbia] 1982

32."Merry Christmas Mama Pt.1(Vocal) Pt.2(Inst.)"

- BILL COSBY [Capitol] 1977

33."Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby"- AMOS MILBURN AND HIS ALADDIN CHICKEN SHACKERS [Aladdin] 1949

34."Egg Nog" - THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO

[Argo] 1964

35."White Christmas" - THE RAVENS [National] 1949

36."Back Door Santa" - CLARENCE CARTER [Atlantic] 1968

37."Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' " - MACK RICE [Stax] 1977

38."Soul Santa" - BROOK BENTON [Cotillion] 1971

39."I'll Be Home For Christmas" - McCOY TYNER

[Columbia] 1969

40."It Came Upon A Midnight Clear"

- MAHALIA JACKSON [Columbia] 1968

41."Jingle Bells" - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS

[Columbia] 1982

42."Oh What A Night" - THE KEYNOTES

[Nashboro] 1978

43."Gee Whiz, It's Christmas" - CARLA THOMAS [Atlantic] 1963

44."Silent Night" - THE TEMPTATIONS [Gordy] 1968

45."O Come, O Come Emmanuel" - DANNIEBELLE [Light] 1976

46."Sleighride" - LLOYD GLENN [Exclusive] 1948

47."Merry Christmas Baby" - JAMES BROWN

[King] 1966

48."Children Go Where I Send Thee"

- GOSPEL STARLETS [Holiday] 1980

49."Snowed In" - ALBERT COLLINS [Alligator] 1980

50."(It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas"

- THE ORIOLES [Jubilee] 1948

51."Family Reunion This Christmas"

- THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS [Savoy] 1978

52."Presents For Christmas" - SOLOMON BURKE [Atlantic] 1967

53."Silent Nite (Chip! Chip!)" - JIMMY McGRIFF

[Jell] 1965

54."The Christmas Song (Versions 1 & 2)"

- JAMES BROWN [King] 1966

55."Rise Up Shepherd" - THE KEYNOTES

[Nashboro] 1978

56."Little Dear Boy" - LOU RAWLS [Capitol] 1967

57."Merry Christmas Baby" - HANK CRAWFORD [Cotillion] 1976

58."Winter Wonderland" - JOHNNY MATHIS [Columbia] 1972

59."Had It Not Been For Love" - THE KEYNOTES [Nashboro] 1978

60."Christmas Lullaby" - THE MIRACLES

[Tamla] 1963

61."The Christmas Song" - KING CURTIS [Atco] 1968

62."White Christmas" - OTIS REDDING [Atco] 1968

63."Sleigh Ride" - SOULFUL STRINGS [Cadet] 1968

64."Soul Song Of Christmas" - JIMMY McGRIFF

[Jell] 1965

65."Christmas In Heaven"

- BILLY WARD & THE DOMINOES [King] 1953

66."Jingle Bells" - JIMMY SMITH [Verve] 1964

67."Silver Bells" - BOOKER T & THE M.G.'S

[Stax] 1967

68."Someday At Christmas" - STEVIE WONDER [Tamla] 1967

69."Good Time Christmas" - LOU RAWLS

[Capitol] 1967

70."Hip Santa" - JIMMY McGRIFF [Sue] 1963

71."Winter Wonderland" - Chico Hamilton

[Columbia] 1962

72."I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

- IMPRESSIONS [Cotillion] 1962

73."O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)"- MAHALIA JACKSON [Columbia] 1962

74."Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

- THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO [Argo] 1960

75."Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

- LOU RAWLS [Capitol] 1967

76."Sleigh Ride" - SALSOUL ORCHESTRA

[Salsoul] 1976

77."This Christmas" - THE GAP BAND

[Total Experience] 1984

78."I'll Be Your Santa Baby" - RUFUS THOMAS

[Stax] 1973

79."First Day Of Snow" - HEATWAVE [Epic] 1979

80."Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy"

- SOULFUL STRINGS [Cadet] 1968

81."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - DANNIEBELLE [Light] 1976

82."Love Comes With Christmas"

- THE TEMPTATIONS [Motown] 1980

83."Silent Night" - THE WHISPERS [Solar] 1985

84."I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

- JIMMY McGRIFF [Sue] 1963

85."Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' " - ALBERT KING [Stax] 1974

86."My Favourite Things" - THE SUPREMES [Motown] 1965

87."The Christmas Song" - KING CURTIS [Atco] 1968

88."Little Drummer Boy" - THE TEMPTATIONS [Motown] 1980

89."I Saw Three Ships" - NAT KING COLE

[Capitol] 1962

90."What Child Is This" - VINCE GUARALDI

[Fantasy] 1964

91."Christmas Comes But Once A Year"

- ALBERT KING [Stax] 1977

92."Christmas In Heaven" - CHARLES BROWN

[Jewel] 1970 [King] 1961

93."White Christmas" - THE TEMPTATIONS

[Gordy] 1969

94."It's Christmas Time" - THE FIVE KEYS

[Score] 1957 [Aladdin] 1951

95."The Twelve Days Of Christmas"

- THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO [Cadet] 1964

96."Sweet Little Baby Boy Pt. 1&2" - JAMES BROWN [King] 1966

97."Christmas Joy" - THE SOUL STIRRERS

[Checker] 1965

98."I'll Make Everyday Christmas (For My Woman)" - JOE TEX [Dial] 1967

99."Christmas Time" - THE KEYNOTES

[Nashboro] 1978

100."I Wanna Spend Christmas With You"

- LOWELL FULSON [Kent] 1967

101."Believers Shall Enjoy

(Non-Believers Shall Suffer)" - JAMES BROWN

[King] 1968

102."O Holy Night" - ELLA FITZGERALD

[Capitol] 1967

103."Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years Without The One You Love" - O'JAYS

[Neptune] 1969

104."Merry Christmas Baby"

- THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO [Argo] 1961

105."The Little Drummer Boy" - LOU RAWLS

[Capitol] 1967

106."Xmas Party Rap Pt. 1&2" - VESSIE SIMMONS [Simco] 1981

107."Rain On Christmas" - DAVID SANBORN

[WB] 1982

108."Bluebells Of Christmas (Chip Chip)"

- JIMMY McGRIFF [Sue] 1963

109."A Very Special Holiday" - THE WHISPERS [Solar] 1985

110."Go Tell It On The Mountain"

- JAMES CLEVELAND [Savoy] 1978

111."Merry Christmas Baby" - BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND [MCA] 1980

112."Joy To The World" - CHARLES TAYLOR [Vee-Jay] 1963

113."Christmas In The Sun (Carribbean Medlay)" [sic]

- THE SOCA ORCHESTRA & G.I.'S BRASS INTERNATIONAL [Solar Sounds]

114."Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers"

- SOULFUL STRINGS [Cadet] 1968

115."Christmas Rappin' " - KURTIS BLOW

[Mercury] 1979

116."African Noel" - DANNIEBELLE [Light] 1976

117."Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

- DAVE BRUBECK [Columbia] 1969

118."If I Were A Bell"

- MANHATTAN JAZZ ALL STARS [Columbia] 1969

119."Please Come Home For Christmas"

- LITTLE JOHNNY TAYLOR [Stax] 1965

120."White Christmas"

- RANCE ALLEN GROUP [Stax] 1982

121."The Christmas Song" - BOBBY TIMMONS [Prestige] 1964

122."Christmas Won't Be Christmas Without My Baby"

- JONAH ELLIS [Total Experience] 1984

123."Drummer Boy" - MICHIGAN AND SMILEY

[Ras] 1984

124."White Christmas" - LIONEL HAMPTON [Columbia] 1969

125."Sending Out Peace And Love"

- WILLIAMS BROTHERS [Savoy] 1978

126."He Is King" - DANNIEBELLE [Light] 1976

127."Christmas Eve Baby"

- JOHNNY MOORE'S BLAZERS [Hollywood] 1955

128."What Christmas Means To Me"

- STEVIE WONDER [Tamla] 1967

129."The Christmas Song" - CARMEN McCRAE [Columbia] 1969

130."Silent Night, Holy Night" - MAHALIA JACKSON

[Columbia] 1956 [Apollo] 1951

131."Give Love On Christmas Day"

- THE TEMPTATIONS [Gordy] 1968

132."The Christmas Song" - SOULFUL STRINGS [Cadet] 1968

133."Jingle Bells" - BOOKER T & THE M.G.'S

[Stax] 1966

134."Feliz Navidad" - JOSE FELICIANO

[RCA Victor] 1970

135."Christmas In Vietnam" - JOHNNY AND JON [Jewel] 1965

136."Merry Christmas Baby" - CHUCK BERRY [Chess] 1958

137."I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

- THE WHISPERS [Solar] 1985

138."Silent Night" - THE RAVENS [National] 1949

139."Jingle Bells" - LOU DONALDSON [Cotillion] 1976

140."The Christmas Song" - JOHN EDWARDS [Cotillion] 1976

141."We Three Kings Of Orient Are" - JIMMY SMITH [Verve] 1964

142."Christmas Dreams"

- JOHNNY MOORE'S BLAZERS [Hollywood] 1955

143."Lonesome Christmas Pt 1&2"

- LOWELL FULSON [Swing Time] 1950

144."Deck The Halls/Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella"

- THE MIRACLES [Motown] 1970

145."At Christmas Time" - LUTHER (VANDROSS) [Cotillion] 1976

146."Soulful Christmas" - JAMES BROWN [King] 1968

147."Silver Bells" - THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS [Savoy] 1978

148."The Little Drummer Boy"

- SALSOUL ORCHESTRA [Salsoul] 1976

149."X-mas - Larma" - THE ASTRONAUTS

[12 Star] 1980

150."Deck The Halls"

- HERBIE HANCOCK & CHICK COREA [Columbia] 1969

151."Snowfall" - SOULFUL STRINGS [Cadet] 1968

152."Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

- THE WHISPERS [Solar] 1985

153."Deck The Halls" - THE SOULFUL STRINGS [Cadet] 1968

154."The Christmas Song" - JIMMY SMITH

[Verve] 1964

155."Christmas With No One To Love"

- CHARLES BROWN [King] 1961

156."I Wrote To Santa Claus"

- HUEY "PIANO" SMITH & THE CLOWNS [Ace] 1962

157."Christmas Time" - SALSOUL ORCHESTRA [Salsoul] 1976

158."Glory To The New Born King"

- THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS [Savoy] 1978

159."I'll Be Home For Christmas" - WILLIS JACKSON

[Cotillion] 1976

160."Christmas Gift" - MARGIE JOSEPH

[Cotillion] 1976

161."The Christmas Song" - JOHNNY MATHIS [Columbia] 1972

162."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve"

- THE ORIOLES [Jubilee] 1948

163."Christmas Celebration" - B.B. KING [Kent] 1960

164."Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

- BOOKER T & THE M.G.'S [Stax] 1966

165."Sleigh Ride" - THE RONETTES [Philles] 1963

166."Winter Wonderland" - JIMMY McGRIFF

[Sue] 1963

167."Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - DARLENE LOVE [Philles] 1963

168."The Little Drummer Boy" - SOULFUL STRINGS [Cadet] 1968

169."Santa Claus Is Back In Town" - ELVIS PRESLEY

[RCA Victor] 1957

170."The Christmas Song" - OSCAR MOORE TRIO [Surrey] 1965

171."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"

- LOU DONALDSON [Cotillion] 1976

172."Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year Pt. 1&2"

- JAMES BROWN [King] 1967

173."Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

- WILLIS JACKSON [Cotillion] 1976

174."Feeling Like Christmas" - MARGIE JOSEPH [Cotillion] 1976

175."Ave Maria" - STEVIE WONDER [Tamla] 1967

176."Love For Christmas" - THE GEMS [Chess] 1964

177."Frosty The Snowman" - THE JACKSON 5 [Motown] 1970

178."Go Tell It On The Mountain"

- JAMES CLEVELAND [Savoy] 1978

179."Blue Christmas" - ELVIS PRESLEY

[RCA Victor] 1957

180."The Christmas Song" - THE KEYNOTES [Nashboro] 1978

181."Christmas Is" - LOU RAWLS [Capitol] 1975

182."That Special Time Of The Year"

- GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS [Columbia] 1982

183."I Can Tell When Christmas Is Near"

- SMOKEY & THE MIRACLES [Motown] 1970

184."Funky Christmas" - THE WHISPERS

[Solar] 1985

185."White Christmas"

- THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA

[Holiday] 1980

186."Sweet Little Jesus Boy" - MAHALIA JACKSON

[Columbia] 1962

187."A Christmas Message" - CHARLES TAYLOR

[Vee-Jay] 1963

188."Silver Bells" - THE SUPREMES [Motown] 1965

189."Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

- DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA

(vocal - ANITA MOORE) [Holiday] 1980

190."Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer"

- JIMMY McGRIFF [Sue] 1963

191."Happy Holidays" - THE WHISPERS [Solar] 1985

192."Christmas With McGriff Pt. 1&2"

- JIMMY McGRIFF [Sue] 1963

193."It's Christmas Time Pt. 1&2" - JAMES BROWN [King] 1969

194."Silent Night"

- HUEY "PIANO" SMITH & THE CLOWNS [Ace] 1962

195."The Little Drummer Boy" - SOULFUL STRINGS

[Cadet] 1968

196."Little Drummer Boy" - JOSE FELICIANO

[RCA Victor] 1970

197."Pretty Little Baby" - JAMES CLEVELAND [Savoy] 1978

198."It's Christmas Time"

- SMOKEY AND THE MIRACLES [Tamla] 1963

199."Silver Bells" - DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES

[Motown] 1965

200."Frosty The Snowman" - JACKSON 5

[Motown] 1970

201."Away In A Manger" - JAMES CLEVELAND [Savoy] 1978

202."Wish You A Merry Christmas" - JACOB MILLER

[Top Ranking International] 1978

203."O Little Town Of Bethlehem" - NAT KING COLE

[Capitol] 1960

204."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"

- LOU RAWLS [Capitol] 1975

205."Everything For Christmas" - THE TEMPTATIONS

[Motown] 1980

206."We Three Kings Of Orient Are"

- FULL FAITH & CREDIT BIG BAND

[Palo Alto Jazz] 1982

207."Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" - EARL GRANT

[MCA] 1973

208."Joy To The World" - JACKIE WILSON [Brunswick] 1963

209."Give Love On Christmas Day" - JACKSON 5

[Motown] 1970

210."Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas"

- THE STAPLES SINGERS [Stax] 1970

211."Hey Santa Claus" - THE MOONGLOWS [Chance] 1953

212."Happy Holidays To You" - NEW EDITION [Geffen] 1985

213."It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" - JACKIE WILSON [Brunswick] 1963

214."Christmas Lullaby"

- SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES

[Motown] 1968

215."Frosty The Snowman" - THE RONETTES [Philles] 1963

216."Merry Christmas All" - SALSOUL ORCHESTRA

[Salsoul] 1976

217."Please Come Home For Christmas"

- THE UNIQUES [Paula] 1966

218."Little Christmas Tree" - MICHAEL JACKSON

[Motown] 1973

219."May Christmas Bring You Happiness"

- LUTHER (VANDROSS) [Cotillion] 1976

220."All I Need For Xmas Is Your Love" - PRIMETIME

[Total Experience] 1984

221."You Are My Christmas" - BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND

[Malaco] 1984

222."Christmas Medley" - SALSOUL ORCHESTRA

[Salsoul] 1976

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REITER RECORD RELICS - TOP 200 PLUS - 1955 TO 1960

The list of late-1950's New World African Music that follows will possibly be of interest to those people with a vinyl records jones.

I've always found my attempts to list my most-favourite to least most-favourite records, unexplainable.

I've been compiling these lists since I was twelve years old.

So why the five years - 1955 to 1960?

In '55, at the age of 12, my appreciation for music seemed to coalesce and in 1960 I was getting ready for my life to change after high school. Black music was getting ready to change then too - from Blues and Rhythm 'n' Blues to Soul and Funk. That's as close to two reasons for the five year selection as I can think of.

I listened to 99.9% of the records listed in "REITER RECORD RELICS 1955 - 1960 TOP 200 plus" on or near their original date of release. This is the music that was part of my everyday life.

There are a dozen or so revisionist exceptions in the complete list of eight hundred plus tunes.

For instance;

"Johnnie's House Party" by John Heartsman & The Gaylarks (#168) was a single I never listened to. I was a fan of the Jimmy Beasley version that I'd purchased, as a used juke-box forty-five, for 25 cents at Select Music on Vancouver's Commercial Drive. It had hardly been played, laying dormant in whatever British Columbia greasy spoon it had found its way to. Too bad it wasn't in an East End cafe.

The Heartsman version is so much like the Beasley one that I've included it in the chart.

Also, in '59, I was listening to the "A" side of King #5171 and never turned Hank Ballard's "Teardrops On Your Letter" (#189) over to enjoy "The Twist" (#66) until I heard Chubby Checker's near-perfect imitation a year later.

There are no Xmas tunes included here - there is a tabulation "Reiter Record Relics Best Of Xmas -1945 to 1986".

I would like to express my admiration & gratitude to and for;

Bob McGrath's mind-boggling -

"The R&B Indies".

Joel Whitburn's dog-eared and worn -

"Top R&B Singles (Billboard) 1942-1988".

Jerry Osborne's

"Official Price Guide To Records 15th Edition".

Tim Neely's

"Goldmine Third Edition Price Guide To 45rpm Records".

Galen Gart's amazing -

"Final Pressings" Volumes 5 to 9.

Record Collector Magazine's

2002 Rare Record Price Guide.

and a thank you to my mum and later in life to she-who-must-be-obeyed for not throwing out my invaluable and personal "Reiter Record Relics" lists, charts, and surveys compiled between 1955 and 1960.

And so, as they say in show biz, without further ado -

REITER RECORD RELICS - 200 Plus - 1955 TO 1960

1. "Honky Tonk (Parts 1&2)" - BILL DOGGETT

[King] 1956

"Honky Tonk" - TOMMY BROWN

with THE CLIFFORD SCOTT ORCH.

[King] 1956

2. "Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)" - JON THOMAS

and Orchestra

[ABC Paramount] 1960

"Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)" - LITTLE WILLIE JOHN

[King] 1960

3. "What'd I Say Pt. 1&2" - RAY CHARLES [Atlantic] 1959

4. "Please, Please, Please" - JAMES BROWN

with THE FAMOUS FLAMES [Federal] 1956

5. "Shame, Shame, Shame" - SMILEY LEWIS [Imperial] 1956

6. "Slow Walk" - SIL AUSTIN

[Mercury] 1956

"Slow Walk" - BILL DOGGETT

[King] 1956

7. "There's Something On Your Mind Pt. 1&2"

- BOBBY MARCHAN

[Fire] 1960

"There Is Something On Your Mind" - BIG JAY McNEELEY

(vocal - LITTLE SONNY WARNER)

[Swingin'] 1959

8. "Finger Poppin' Time"

- HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS [King] 1960

9. "Ooo Poo Pah Doo Pt. 1&2" - JESSIE HILL [Minit] 1960

10."Here I Stand" - WADE FLEMONS & THE NEWCOMERS

[Vee-Jay] 1958

11."Almost Grown" - CHUCK BERRY [Chess] 1959

12."Sweet Sixteen Pt. 1&2" - B.B. King

[RPM] 1956

"Sweet Sixteen Pt. 1&2" - B.B. King

[Kent] 1960

13."(Do The) Mashed Potatoes Pt. 1&2"

- NAT KENDRICK & THE SWANS [Dade] 1959

14."Money (That's What I Want)" - BARRETT STRONG

[Tamla / Anna] 1960

15."Blueberry Hill" - FATS DOMINO [Imperial] 1956

16."Lucille" - LITTLE RICHARD [Specialty] 1957

17."Hard Times (The Slop)" - NOBLE "THIN MAN" WATTS

& HIS RHYTHM SPARKS [Baton] 1957

18."Right Now, Right Now"

- ALAN FREED AND HIS ROCK 'N ROLL BAND [Coral] 1956

19."Think" - JAMES BROWN and The FAMOUS FLAMES

[King] 1960

20."Pretty Girls Everywhere"

- EUGENE CHURCH AND THE FELLOWS [Class] 1958

21."(Baby) Hully Gully" - THE OLYMPICS [Arvee] 1959

22."Shout Pt. 1&2" - THE ISLEY BROTHERS

[RCA Victor] 1959

23."Ta Ta" - CLYDE McPHATTER [Mercury] 1960

24."Betty and Dupree" - CHUCK WILLIS [Atlantic] 1958

25."Try Me" - JAMES BROWN [Federal] 1958

26."Searchin' " - THE COASTERS [Atco] 1957

27."Back In The U.S.A." - CHUCK BERRY [Chess] 1959

28."It's Just A Matter Of Time" - BROOK BENTON

[Mercury] 1959

29."Little Susie Pt. 2&4" - RAY BRYANT

[Signature] 1960

"Little Susie Pt. 1&2" - RAY BRYANT

[Columbia] 1960

30."Kansas City" - WILBERT HARRISON

[Fury] 1959

"Kansas City" - HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS

[King] 1959

"Kansas City" - LITTLE RICHARD

[Specialty] 1959

31."The Walk" - JIMMY McCRACKLIN [Checker] 1958

32."Confidential" - SONNY KNIGHT [Dot] 1958

33."Just Keep It Up" - DEE CLARK [Abner] 1959

34."Lonely Teardrops" - JACKIE WILSON [Brunswick] 1958

35."Over The Mountain, Cross The Sea" - JOHNNIE & JOE

with REX GARVIN & HIS ORCH. [J&S / Chess] 1957

36."Hey Little Girl" - DEE CLARK

Orch. cond. by RILEY HAMPTON [Abner] 1959

37."Baby (You've Got What It Takes)"

- DINAH WASHINGTON & BROOK BENTON

[Mercury] 1960

38."The Great Pretender" - THE PLATTERS [Mercury] 1960

39."The Madison Time Pt. 1&2" - RAY BRYANT

[Columbia] 1960

40."Western Movies" - THE OLYMPICS [Demon] 1958

41."C.C. Rider" - CHUCK WILLIS

[Atlantic] 1957

C.C. Rider

- WILBERT HARRISON

[Fury] 1960

"See See Rider" - JIMMY SMITH QUARTET

[Blue Note] 1959

42."Fever" - LITTLE WILLIE JOHN [King] 1956

43."Miss Ann" - LITTLE RICHARD [Specialty] 1956

44."Candy" - BIG MAYBELLE [Savoy] 1956

45."You're The One" - THE SPIDERS with CHUCK CARBO

[Imperial] 1960

46."Stranded In The Jungle" - THE JAYHAWKS

[Flash] 1956

"Stranded In The Jungle" - THE CADETS

[Modern] 1956

47."Gonzo" - JAMES BOOKER [Peacock] 1960

48."Whispering Grass" - DEE CLARK

Orch. cond. by RILEY HAMPTON [Abner] 1959

49."Bad Boy" - CLARENCE PALMER & THE JIVE BOMBERS

[Savoy] 1957

50."You Can Make It If You Try" - GENE ALLISON

with THE JOE MORRIS ORCHESTRA [Vee-Jay] 1957

51."Fannie Mae" - BUSTER BROWN [Fire] 1959

52."When You Dance" - THE TURBANS [Herald] 1955

53."For Your Precious Love" - JERRY BUTLER

& THE IMPRESSIONS [Abner / Falcon] 1958

54."Silhouettes" - THE RAYS [Cameo] 1957

55."Book Of Love" - THE MONOTONES [Macot / Argo] 1958

56."Oh Mary Don't You Weep" - SWAN SILVERTONES

[Vee-Jay] 1958

57."A Night With Daddy G Pt. 1&2"

- THE CHURCH STREET FIVE [LeGrand] 1960

58."Baby What You Want Me To Do" - JIMMY REED

[Vee-Jay] 1960

59."The House Of Blue Lights" - CHUCK MILLER

[Mercury] 1955

60."Bony Maronie" - LARRY WILLIAMS [Specialty] 1957

61."Say Man" - BO DIDDLEY [Checker] 1959

62."So Tough" - THE KUF-LINX

[Challenge] 1957

"So Tough" - THE CASUALS - Alex Sample & Orch.

* The Original Casuals - name on later pressings

[Back Beat] 1958

"So Tough" - THE CUFFLINX

[Dooto] 1957

63."Sweet Little Sixteen" - CHUCK BERRY [Chess] 1958

64."I Love The Way You Love" - MARV JOHNSON

[United Artists] 1960

65."(Night Time) Is The Right Time" - RAY CHARLES

[Atlantic] 1959

"The Right Time" - NAPPY BROWN

[Savoy] 1957

66."The Twist" - CHUBBY CHECKER

[Parkway] 1960

"The Twist" - HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS

[King] 1959

67."Little By Little" - JUNIOR WELLS [Profile] 1960

68."Come To Me" - MARV JOHNSON

[Tamla / United Artists] 1959

69."Willie And The Hand Jive" - THE JOHNNY OTIS SHOW

[Capitol] 1958

70."Stagger Lee" - LLOYD PRICE [ABC Paramount] 1959

71."Little Bitty Pretty One"

- THURSTON HARRIS & THE SHARPS

[Aladdin] 1957

"Little Bitty Pretty One" - BOBBY DAY & THE SATELLITES

[Class] 1957

72."Clothes Line" - BOOGALOO and HIS GALLANT CREW

[Crest] 1956

"Shoppin' For Clothes" - THE COASTERS

[Atco] 1958

73."In The Still Of The Nite" - THE FIVE SATINS *

* later called "(I'll Remember) In The Still Of The Night"

[Standord / Ember] 1956

74."Ten Commandments Of Love"

- HARVEY & THE MOONGLOWS [Chess] 1958

75."Yakety Yak" - THE COASTERS [Atco] 1958

76."Got My Mojo Working" - MUDDY WATERS [Chess] 1960

77."All Around The World" - LITTLE WILLIE JOHN

[King] 1955

"All Around The World" - LITTLE RICHARD

[Specialty] 1957

"All Around The World" - TITUS TURNER

[Wing] 1955

78."Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" - RAY CHARLES

[Atlantic] 1960

79."Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)" - JESSE BELVIN

Orchestra conducted by MAXWELL DAVIS [Modern] 1956

80."Blue Monday" - FATS DOMINO [Imperial] 1956

81."Let The Four Winds Blow" - ROY BROWN

[Imperial] 1957

82."Farther Up The Road" - BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND

[Duke] 1957

83."Do What You Did" - THURSTON HARRIS [Aladdin] 1958

84."Rack 'Em Back" - WALTER SPRIGGS [Atco] 1956

85."What Am I Living For" - CHUCK WILLIS [Atlantic] 1958

86."Personality" - LLOYD PRICE [ABC Paramount] 1959

87."Broken-Hearted Melody" - SARAH VAUGHN

with The Ray Ellis Orchestra [Mercury] 1959

88."Don't You Just Know It"

- HUEY (PIANO) SMITH & THE CLOWNS [Ace] 1958

89."I'm In Love Again" - FATS DOMINO [Imperial] 1956

90."Pass The Buck" - PAUL "HUCKLEBUCK" WILLIAMS featuring Noble Watts [Vee-Jay] 1957

91."Doggin' Around" - JACKIE WILSON [Brunswick] 1960

92."Found Love" - JIMMY REED [Vee-Jay] 1960

93."Stay" - MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS

[Herald] 1960

94."Cry Cry Cry" - BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND [Duke] 1960

95."Jim Dandy" - LaVERN BAKER [Atlantic] 1956

96."Monster Party" - BILL DOGGETT [King] 1959

97."He Will Break Your Heart" - JERRY BUTLER

[Vee-Jay] 1960

98."Guess Who" - JESSE BELVIN

[RCA Victor] 1959

"Guess Wbo" - IVORY JOE HUNTER

[King] 1959

99."Linda Lu" - RAY SHARPE [Jamie] 1959

100."Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go"

- HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS [King] 1960

101."What A Diff'rence A Day Makes"

- DINAH WASHINGTON [Mercury] 1959

102."Dust My Blues" - ELMORE JAMES [Kent] 1960

103."(You've Got) The Magic Touch" - THE PLATTERS

[Mercury] 1956

104."Tain't It The Truth" - ERNIE K-DOE [Minit] 1960

105."A Woman, A Lover, A Friend" - JACKIE WILSON

[Brunswick] 1960

106."You Got What It Takes" - MARV JOHNSON

[United Artists] 1959

107."Shop Around" - THE MIRACLES * two different versions

[Tamla] 1960

108."Miami" - EUGENE CHURCH [Class] 1959

109."Over You" - ARRON NEVILLE *(Aaron) [Minit] 1960

110."The Madison Time Pt.1&2" - RAY BRYANT COMBO

Calls by Eddie Morrison [Columbia] 1960

111."Peek-A-Boo" - THE CADILLACS [Josie] 1959

112."Shimmy Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop"

- LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS [End] 1960

113."It's All In The Game" - TOMMY EDWARDS [MGM] 1958

114."Since I Met You Baby" - IVORY JOE HUNTER

Orch. & chorus dir. by Ray Ellis [Atlantic] 1957

115."Flip Flop And Fly" - JOE TURNER [Atlantic] 1955

116."I Want To Know" - SUGAR PIE DeSANTO

with Pee Wee Kingsley Band [Veltone / Check] 1960

117."My Prayer" - THE PLATTERS [Mercury] 1956

118."Wiggle Wiggle" - THE ACCENTS [Brunswick] 1959

119."Young Blood" - THE COASTERS [Atco] 1957

120."Love Potion No. 9" - THE CLOVERS

A Leiber Stollar Production [United Artists] 1959

121."Smooth Operator" - SARAH VAUGHN

with The Belford Hendricks Orchestra [Mercury] 1959

122."Speedo" - THE CADILLACS with Jessie Powell Orch.

[Josie] 1955

123."Over And Over" - THURSTON HARRIS

[Aladdin] 1958

"Over And Over" - BOBBY DAY

[Class] 1958

124."To The Aisle" - THE FIVE SATINS [Ember] 1957

125."She's Got It" - LITTLE RICHARD [Specialty] 1956

126."You Talk Too Much" - JOE JONES [Ric / Roulette] 1960

127."For Your Love" - ED TOWNSEND

with The Gerald Wilson Orch. [Capitol] 1958

128."Happy, Happy, Birthday Baby" - THE TUNE WEAVERS

[Checker] 1957

129."I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter"

- BILLY WILLIAMS [Coral] 1957

130."I Idolize You" - IKE & TINA TURNER [Sue] 1960

131."Bye Bye Baby" - MARY WELLS [Motown] 1960

132."Georgia On My Mind" - RAY CHARLES

[ABC Paramount] 1960

133."Bo Diddley" - BO DIDDLEY [Checker] 1955

134."Good Golly Miss Molly" - LITTLE RICHARD

[Specialty] 1958

135."Jack That Cat Was Clean" - DR. HORSE [Fire] 1960

136."Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)"

- JACKIE WILSON with Chorus & Orchestra directed by

DICK JACOBS [Brunswick] 1957

137."Wee Wee Hours" - CHUCK BERRY [Chess] 1955

138."Oh What A Nite" - THE DELLS [Vee-Jay] 1956

139."Why Do Fools Fall In Love"

- THE TEENAGERS featuring FRANKIE LYMON [Gee] 1956

140."Love Is Strange" - MICKEY & SYLVIA [Groove] 1956

141."The Madison" / "Mo' Madison" * a. & b. sides

- AL BROWN'S TUNETOPPERS feat. COOKIE BROWN

[Amy] 1960

142."Let The Good Times Roll" - SHIRLEY & LEE

[Aladdin] 1957

"Let The Good Times Roll" - SHIRLEY & LEE

[Warwick] 1960

143."Short Fat Fannie" - LARRY WILLIAMS [Specialty] 1957

144."Let It Roll" - EARL KNIGHT & GEORGE KELLY

[ABC Paramount] 1959

145."Talk To Me, Talk To Me" - LITTLE WILLIE JOHN

[King] 1958

146."Havin' A Good Time"

- HUEY "PIANO" SMITH & THE CLOWNS [Ace] 1958

147."Handy Man" - JIMMY JONES [Cub] 1960

148."Sea Of Love" - PHIL PHILLIPS WITH THE TWILIGHTS

[Khoury's / Mercury] 1959

149."You're So Fine" - THE FALCONS

Musical Direction: Sax Kari [Flick / Unart] 1959

150."I Loves You Porgy" - NINA SIMONE [Bethlehem] 1959

151."Send Me Some Lovin' " - LITTLE RICHARD

[Specialty] 1957

152."Maybellene" ("Maybelline") - CHUCK BERRY

[Chess] 1955

153."Let's Do The Hully Gully" - BILL DOGGETT

[Warner Brothers] 1960

154."Three Nights A Week" - FATS DOMINO [Imperial] 1960

155."No More Doggin' " - ROSCO GORDON [Vee-Jay] 1959

156."All I Could Do Was Cry" - ETTA JAMES [Argo] 1960

157."Get A Job" - THE SILHOUETTES [Junior / Ember] 1958

158."That's Why (I Love You So)" - JACKIE WILSON

[Brunswick] 1959

159."Little Boy Blue" - BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND [Duke] 1958

160."Let The Little Girl Dance" - BILLY BLAND

[Old Town] 1960

161."Salt Pork, West Virginia" - DR. HORSE [Fire] 1958

162."The Hoochie Coochie Coo"

- HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS [King] 1960

163."I'm In The Mood For Love" - KING PLEASURE

[Prestige] 1956

164."Hold It" - BILL DOGGETT [King] 1958

165."Just A Little Bit" - ROSCOE GORDON [Vee-Jay] 1959

166."The Madison Shuffle" - BUSTER BROWN [Fire] 1960

167."New Orleans" - U.S. BONDS [Legrand] 1960

168."Johnny's House Party Pt.1&2"

- JIMMY BEASLEY and THE ROCKERS

[Modern] 1957

"Johnnie's House Party Pt. 1&2"

- JOHN HEARTSMAN & THE GAYLARKS

[Music City] 1957

169."Let The Good Times Roll" - RAY CHARLES

[Atlantic] 1960

170."Sea Cruise" - FRANKIE FORD * Huey Smith's band

[Ace] 1959

171."After The Lights Go Down Low" - AL HIBBLER

[Decca] 1955

172."So Fine" - THE FIESTAS * some versions have piano intro - "ZTSP" on label [Old Town] 1959

173."Warm Daddy" - EDDIE BO [Ric] 1960

174."Mojo Workout (Dance)" - LARRY BRIGHT [Tide] 1959

175."Big Boy Pete" - THE OLYMPICS [Arvee] 1960

176."I Only Have Eyes For You" - THE FLAMINGOES

[End] 1959

177."Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu Pt. 1&2"

- HUEY "PIANO" SMITH & THE CLOWNS [Ace] 1957

178."You Don't Have To Go" - JIMMY REED [Vee-Jay] 1955

179."Buffalo Blues" - JON THOMAS

Supervised by SID FELLER [ABC Paramount] 1959

180."16 Candles" - THE CRESTS [Coed] 1959

181."A Fool In Love" - IKE & TINA TURNER [Sue] 1960

182."School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)"

- CHUCK BERRY [Chess] 1958

183."Nobody But You" - DEE CLARK [Vee-Jay] 1959

184."Rock-N Robin" - BOBBY DAY [Class] 1958

185."High Blood Pressure"

- HUEY "PIANO" SMITH & THE CLOWNS [Ace] 1958

186"Chicken Hop" - BILLY BLAND [Old Town] 1955

187."Drown In My Own Tears" - RAY CHARLES

[Atlantic] 1956

188."You've Got The Power"

- JAMES BROWN And The FAMOUS FLAMES [Federal] 1960

189."Teardrops On Your Letter"

- HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS [King] 1959

190."Funny" - JESSIE BELVIN [RCA Victor] 1958

191."Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" - BUSTER BROWN

[Fire] 1960

192."The Bluebird, The Buzzard And The Oriole"

- BOBBY DAY [Class] 1958

193."Hey, Hey, Baby!" - JON THOMAS

Supervised by SID FELLER [ABC Paramount] 1959

194."Birthday Party" - SIL AUSTIN [Mercury] 1957

195."Tell The Truth" - RAY CHARLES [Atlantic] 1960

196."Fools Rush In" - BROOK BENTON [Mercury] 1960

197."I've Got A Woman" - RAY CHARLES [Atlantic] 1955

198."Corrine Corrina" - JOE TURNER [Atlantic] 1956

199."I'll Go Crazy"

- JAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES [Federal] 1960

200."Take Five" - DAVE BRUBECK [Columbia] 1960

to be cont......

ZigZagZ Charts

*** REITER RECORD RELICS *** 1961 - 1966 ***

We now venture further back into the listening playlist of DJZigZag. The six years after high school was left behind and the "real world" lay ahead.
Here are the 45rpm single vinyl records that most captured the listening heart of DJZZ. And while Rhythm & Blues was still popular along with its mentor The Blues, a new form of popular New World African Music was beginning its reign - SOUL MUSIC.

1."Soul Twist"
- KING CURTIS & THE NOBLE KNIGHTS
[Enjoy] 1962
2."Fingertips Pt. 1&2" - LITTLE STEVIE WONDER
[Tamla] 1963
3."(I Got You) I Feel Good" - JAMES BROWN
JAMES BROWN And The Famous Flames
[King] 1965
4."Part Time Love" - LITTLE JOHNNY TAYLOR
[Galaxy] 1963
5."I Pity The Fool" - BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND
[Duke] 1965
6."Night Train"
- JAMES BROWN And The Famous Flames
[King] 1962
7."Knock On Wood" - EDDIE FLOYD [Stax] 1966
8."Stormy Monday Blues" - BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND
[Duke] 1962
9."Teasin' You" - WILLIE TEE [Nola/Atlantic] 1965
10."Driving Wheel" - LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER
[Duke] 1961
"Driving Wheels" - ODESSA HARRIS
[Uptown] 1965
to be cont.

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Reflections on '67 - with 1967 Groovin' Blue chart

In 1967, CKLG-AM, the most successful youth radio station in Vancouver, B.C. Canada, printed their year-end survey of top single 45 rpm (7”) releases - “Top 173 – 1967”.

James Brown didn’t appear anywhere on the list.

And while Blues artists Little Milton, Lowell Fulson, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Johnny “Guitar” Watson or Albert King weren’t expected to get air-play on a popular music station, CKLG-AM’s Top 173 also featured no records by Otis Redding, Ray Charles, The Dells, Etta James, Joe Tex, Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Al Green, King Curtis, Freddie Scott, Percy Sledge or Harvey Scales and The Seven Sounds.

The “Top 173” didn’t mention a Soul, Funk, or Rhythm ‘n’ Blues record until one quarter of the way through where, at #43, The Supremes made an appearance with “The Happening”.

Twenty-seven songs later the wonderful “Gimme Little Sign” by Brenton Wood made an appearance. So far, that’s two Black records out of seventy.
In fact, a total of only twenty-three (23) New World African Music 45’s made the CKLG-AM Top 173 in 1967. Although, if you added the pop-ish “Up, Up and Away” and “Go Where You Wanna Go” by The Fifth Dimension there were twenty-five. If you generously included the admittedly funky “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m A Man” by Spencer Davis Group and the Soul Survivors’ “Expressway To Your Heart” there were twenty-eight.
Artist-wise the chart broke down this way – four records by The Supremes, two each by the Four Tops and Aretha Franklin (but not “I Never Loved A Man (The Way That I Loved You)” and one each by Brenton Wood, Stevie Wonder, Arthur Conley, Miriam Makeba, Wilson Pickett, (The)Parliament(s), The Four Tops, Jackie Wilson, Bill Cosby, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Roger Collins, the Miracles, Sam & Dave (but not “When Something Is Wrong With My Baby”), and The Esquires (#173). Three 1966 released tunes that received most of their airplay in ’67 – “Tell It Like It Is” by Aaron Neville, J.J. Jackson’s “But It’s Alright” and Wilson Pickett’s “Mustang Sally” - were also included in the CKLG-AM 1967 chart.
On the other side of the wall in CKLG’s FM studio, Canada’s first all-genre Black music show - “Groovin’ Blue” - hosted and produced by Bill Reiter, had a 1967 TOP ONE HUNDRED PLUS that echoed the music being listened to on the city's east side and looked like this;

1967 GROOVIN’ BLUE TOP ONE HUNDRED PLUS five

1.”Cold Sweat #1&2” - JAMES BROWN [King]
2.”Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” - CANNONBALL ADDERLEY

[Capitol]
“Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”

- LARRY WILLIAMS/JOHNNY WATSON [Okeh]

“Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - MARLENA SHAW [Cadet]
3.”In The Heat Of The Night” - RAY CHARLES [ABC/TRC]
4.”Feel So Bad” - LITTLE MILTON [Checker]
5.”Pata Pata” - MIRIAM MAKEBA [Reprise]
6.”Respect” - ARETHA FRANKLIN [Atlantic]
“Respect” - JIMMY SMITH [Verve]
7.”(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher”
- JACKIE WILSON [Brunswick]
8.”Back Up Train” - AL GREENE & THE SOUL MATES

[HotLine]
9.”I Heard It Through The Grapevine”

- GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS [Soul]
10.”Born Under A Bad Sign” - ALBERT KING [Stax]
11.”Bring It Up” - JAMES BROWN [King]
12.”Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
- MARVIN GAYE and TAMMI TERRELL [Tamla]
13.”I Was Made To Love Her” - STEVIE WONDER [Tamla]
14.”Some Kind Of Wonderful” - SOUL BROTHER SIX

[Atlantic]
15.”Alligator Boogaloo” - LOU DONALDSON [Blue Note]
16.”Cry To Me” - FREDDIE SCOTT [Shout]
17.”Kansas City” - JAMES BROWN [King]
18.”Ode To Billie Joe” - BOBBI GENTRY [Capitol]
19.”I’m A Fool For You” - JAMES CARR [Goldwax]
20.”Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
- MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL [Tamla]
21.”Gimme Little Sign" - BRENTON WOOD [Double Shot]

22.”I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Loved You)”
- ARETHA FRANKLIN [Atlantic]
23.”Soul Man” - SAM & DAVE [Stax]
24.”Get Down” - HARVEY SCALES & THE 7 SOUNDS

[Magic Touch]
25.”Think” - VICKIE ANDERSON / JAMES BROWN [King]
26.”You’re Taking Up Another Man’s Place”

- MABEL JOHN [Stax]
27.”For Your Precious Love” - OSCAR TONEY Jr. [Bell]
28.”The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven”
- CHRIS BARTLEY [Vando]
29.”The Dark End Of The Street” - JAMES CARR [Goldwax]
30.”Soul Finger” - THE BAR-KAYS [Volt]
31.”When Something Is Wrong With My Baby”

- SAM & DAVE [Stax]
33.”The Oogum Boogum Song” - BRENTON WOOD

[Double Shot]
33.”Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)”

- CANNONBALL ADDERLEY [Capitol]

“Why (Am I Treated So Bad)”

- THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS [Atlantic]
34.”Show Me” - JOE TEX [Dial]
35.”Light My Fire” - JOSE FELICIANO [RCA]
36.”T-Bone Steak” - JIMMY SMITH [Verve]
37.”Funky Broadway” - WILSON PICKETT [Atlantic]
“Funky Broadway” - JIMMY SMITH [Verve]
38.”Slow Freight” - RAY BRYANT [Cadet]
39.”Believe In Me Baby Pt. 1&2” - JESSIE JAMES[20th Cent]
40.”Sockin’ 1-2-3-4” - JOHN ROBERTS [DUKE]
41.”Turn On Your Lovelight” - OSCAR TONEY Jr. [Bell]
42.”I’m In Love” - WILSON PICKETT [Atlantic]
43.”Do Right Woman – Do Right Man”

- ARETHA FRANKLIN .[Atlantic]

44.”Hip Hug-Her” - BOOKER T & THE M.G.’s [Stax]
45.”Crosscut Saw” - ALBERT KING [Stax]
46.”You’re All I Need” - BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND [Duke]
47.”Mellow Yellow” - O’DELL BROWN [Cadet]
48.”Skinny Legs And All” - JOE TEX [Dial]
49.”Mr. Dream Merchant” - JERRY BUTLER [Mercury]
50.”Sophisticated Funk” - JOHN ROBERTS [Duke]
51.”Memphis Soul Stew”

- KING CURTIS & THE KINGPINS [Capitol]
52.”Sweet Soul Music” - ARTHUR CONLEY [ATCO]
53.”I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)”
- JAMES BROWN [King]
54."Different Strokes" - SYL JOHNSON [Twilight]
55.”A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)”
- ARETHA FRANKLIN [Atlantic]
56.”Here We Go Again” - RAY CHARLES [Atlantic]
57.”Come See About Me” - JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS
[Soul]
58.”A Woman’s Hands” - JOE TEX [Dial]
59.”Dead End Street” - LOU RAWLS [Capitol]
60.”All I Need” - THE TEMPTATIONS [Gordy]
61.”Jimmy Mack” - MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS

[Gordy]
62.”That Did It” - BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND [Duke]
63.”Eight Men, Four Women” - O.V. WRIGHT [Back Beat]
64.”Tramp” - LOWELL FULSON [Kent]
“Tramp” - OTIS & CARLA (Redding & Thomas) [Stax]
65.”I Found A Love Pt.1&2” - WILSON PICKETT [Atlantic]
66.”Spreadin’ Honey”

- THE WATTS 103rd STREET RHYTHM BAND [Keymen]
67.”A Hunk Of Funk”

- GENE DOZIER & THE BROTHERHOOD [Minit]

68.”Yesterday” - RAY CHARLES [Atlantic]
69.”Out Of Left Field” - PERCY SLEDGE [Atlantic]
70.”She’s Looking Good” - ROGER COLLINS [Galaxy]
71.”Woman Like That, Yeah” - JOE TEX [Dial]
72.”You’re My Everything” - THE TEMPTATIONS [Gordy]
73.”Boogaloo Down Broadway”

- THE FANTASTIC JOHNNY C [Phil-L.A.]

74.”Tell Mama” - ETTA JAMES [Cadet]
75.”Shake” - OTIS REDDING [Stax]
76.”Somebody’s Sleeping In My Bed”

- JOHNNIE TAYLOR [Stax]

77.”(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It’s You That I Need”
- THE TEMPTATIONS [Gordy]
78.”I Second That Emotion”
- SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES [Tamla]
79.”Come On Sock It To Me” - SYL JOHNSON [Twilight]
80.”A Touch Of The Blues” - BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND [Duke]
81.”Take Me (Just As I Am)” - SOLOMON BURKE [Atlantic]
82.”Speak Her Name” - WALTER JACKSON [Okeh]
83.”Skate Now” - LOU COURTNEY [Riverside]
84.”Piece of My Heart” - ERMA FRANKLIN [SHOUT]
85.”It Takes Two”

- MARVIN GAYE & KIM WESTON [Tamla]

86.”I’m Wondering” - STEVIE WONDER [Tamla]
87.”Travlin’ Man” - STEVIE WONDER [Tamla]
88.”Hypnotized” - LINDA JONES [Loma]
89.”Tip On In Pt.1&2” - SLIM HARPO [Excello]
90.”Nine Pound Steel” - JOE SIMON [SOUND STAGE 7]
91.”It’s Got To Be Mellow” - LEON HAYWOOD [Decca]
92.”Am I Grooving You" - FREDDIE SCOTT [Shout]
93.”What Is Soul” - BEN E. KING [Atco]
94.”Dirty Man” - LAURA LEE [Chess]
95.”(I Wanna) Testify” - THE PARLIAMENTS [Revilot]
96.”I Dig You Baby” - JERRY BUTLER [Mercury]
97.”The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage”
- SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES [Tamla]
98.”Shoot Your Shot”

- JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS [Soul]

99.”I Say A Little Prayer” - DIONNE WARWICK [Scepter]
100.”Ten Commandments” - PRINCE BUSTER [Phillips]
101.”Love Is Here And Now Your Gone”

- THE SUPREMES [Motown]

102.”Knock On Wood”

- OTIS & CARLA (Redding & Thomas) [Stax]
103.”Pucker Up Buttercup”

- JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS [Soul]
104.”Raise Your Hand” - EDDIE FLOYD [Stax]
105.”Windy” - WES MONTGOMERY [A&M]

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