Sunday, December 16, 2007

The Soul Express on WHUS...

Listened in to The Soul Express with Dean Farrell for a bit last night catching his tribute to Ike Turner. If you like vintage, hard-to-find soul/R&B, check it out Saturday evenings from 9-12.

The playlist:
1. NIGHT TRAIN - James Brown & The Famous Flames (1962)
2. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT - Aretha Franklin (1968)
3. HE'S GOT THE POWER - The Exciters (1963)
4. (COME ON BE MY) SWEET DARLIN' - Jimmy "Soul" Clarke (1966)
5. WHO TOOK THE MERRY OUT OF CHRISTMAS? - The Staple Singers (1970)
6. MY THING IS A MOVING THING - The T.S.U. Toronadoes (1969)
7. AIN'T THAT TERRIBLE - Roy Redmond (1967)
8. DON'T LET HIM TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME - The Temptations (1969)
9. WALK AWAY - Ann Peebles (1969)
10. AVE MARIA - Stevie Wonder (1967)

Ike Turner Tribute, Part 1:*
11. ROCKET 88 - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats (1951)
12. I'M TORE UP - Billy Gayles (1956)
13. A FOOL IN LOVE - Ike & Tina Turner (1960)
14. IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE - Ike & Tina Turner (1961)
15. POOR FOOL - Ike & Tina Turner (1961)
*Ike Turner died on December 12, 2007. He was 76.

16. GOT TO HAVE YOU BACK - The Isley Brothers (1967)
17. I'M THE ONE TO DO IT - LaVern Baker (1969)
18. BOOTY BUTT - Ray Charles (1971)
19. I'VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER - Otis Redding (1968)
20. DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? - Gladys Knight & The Pips (1975)
21. CHRISTMAS IS LOVE - James Brown (1970)
22. I CAN UNDERSTAND IT - New Birth (1973)
23. SHAKE SHERRY - The Contours (1962)
24. THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF - The Honey Cone (1972)
25. IT'S NOT UNUSUAL - The Dells (1965)
26. YOU'RE A WONDERFUL ONE - Marvin Gaye (1964)
27. I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG - Frederick Knight (1972)
28. IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1970)

Ike Turner Tribute, Part 2:
29. I'M BLUE - The Ikettes (1962)
30. GHETTO FUNK - Ike Turner (1969)
31. BOLD SOUL SISTER - Ike & Tina Turner (1969)
32. PROUD MARY - Ike & Tina Turner (1971)
33. NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner (1973)

34. HEY SAH-LO-NEY - Mickey Lee Lane (ca. 1964)
35. HE'S BAD, BAD, BAD - Betty Wright (1968)
36. NINE-POUND STEEL - Joe Simon (1967)
37. RAININ' IN MY HEART - Al Green (2003)
38. (CHRISTMAS JUST AIN'T CHRISTMAS) WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE - The Ebonys (N/A)
39. BACK STREET - Edwin Starr (1966)
40. POVERTY - Bobby "Blue" Bland (1966)
41. SOME THINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO - The Supremes (1968)
42. HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN - Jerry Butler (1968)
43. THE KNOCKOUT POWER OF LOVE - Bobby Patterson (1969)
44. LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME - Janet & The Jays (1967)
45. MORE THAN I CAN STAND - Bobby Womack (1970)
46. I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS IT - Little Richard (ca. 1966)
47. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (THE LETTER SONG) - Joe Tex (1966)
48. DEAR LOVER - Mary Wells (1966)
Ballad block:
49. THE MISTLETOE AND ME - Isaac Hayes (1970)
50. LOVE IS A HURTIN' THING - Lou Rawls (1966)
51. LOVE IS SO SIMPLE - The Dells (1968)
52. SIT DOWN AND CRY - Jean Wells (1969)
53. I WANT A GIRL - The Mad Lads (1966)
54. CRY TO ME - Betty Harris (1963)
55. LOVABLE GIRL - James Carr (1967)
56. ALL I NEED IS TIME - Gladys Knight & The Pips (1973)
57. MY CHRISTMAS TREE - The Temptations (1970)
58. SOUL SERENADE - King Curtis (1964)

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