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The unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll, presented at 45 RPM: 50s/60s bop, slop, & schlock.

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East Orange, NJ

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The unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll, presented at 45 RPM: 50s/60s bop, slop, & schlock.

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@WFMU

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English

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WFMU P.O. Box 2011 Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 201-200-9368


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The Mary Beth Hurt Memorial Playlist from Apr 11, 2026

4/11/2026
Andy Dio and the Hi-Waves - "Satellite" [0:00:00] The Losers - "Balboa Party" [0:06:27] The Elite U.F.O. - "Tarantula" [0:06:59] The Catalinas - "Destruction" [0:10:10] Hayden Thompson - "Mama Mama Mama" [0:15:29] Sandy Lee - "Ballin' Keen" [0:17:34] Peanuts Wilson - "Cast Iron Arm" [0:19:05] Ronnie Dee - "Action Packed" [0:21:10] Irvin Russ - "Crazy Alligator" [0:23:29] Randy Atcher - "Indian Rock" [0:26:11] Cleve Jackson and his Hound Dogs - "Hound Dog" [0:28:30] Betty Jo & Johnny Starr - "Eskimo Boogie" [0:31:08] Chuck Wells - "Down And Out" [0:34:12] Stonewall Jackson - "Somebody's Always Leaving" [0:37:31] Roy Brown And His Mighty-Mighty Men - "Train Time Blues" [0:50:13] Roy "Bald Head" Byrd - "Rockin' With Fes" [0:51:20] Bo Diddley - "Run Diddley Daddy ('57 version)" [0:54:23] Frankie Lee Sims - "Yeh Baby!" [0:57:20] Clifton Chenier - "Think It Over" [1:01:45] The Blues Express Orch - "Mush" [1:02:36] The Intentions - "I'm In Love With A Go Go Girl" [1:10:17] The Four Speeds - "Girls Back Home" [1:10:46] The Checkers - "I Wanna Know" [1:12:55] The Viscounts - "Oo-Oo-Wee" [1:15:17] Dougie and the Dudes - ""Fire"" [1:17:39] Fox and the Raiders - "Roll Over Beethoven" [1:24:21] Joe Mondo & His Combo - "Doin' the Thing" [1:28:10] The Dappers - "Chicken Twist" [1:28:43] Fido - "Mayonaisse Man" [1:30:42] Rick Kay and his Shades Of Today - "You Stink" [1:33:58] The Three Haircuts - "Goin' Crazy" [1:34:41] Bob Ridgely - "She Was A Mau Mau" [1:43:57] The Street Cleaners - "That's Cool, That's Trash" [1:46:00] Steve King and the Kings Row - "Listen Buddy" [1:48:17] The Seven Teens - "Bug Out" [1:50:07] The Beach Bums - "Florida Time" [1:53:02] Gary Usher - "Driven Insane" [1:54:40] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163101

Duration:02:08:33

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The Claire Gordon Memorial Playlist from Apr 4, 2026

4/4/2026
The Fabulous Penentrations - "the King's Palace Introduction" [0:00:00] Rockin' R's - "Nameless" [0:06:15] Bob Taylor and The Counts - "Thunder" [0:07:34] Alfredo Mendieta and Guitar - "Chicken Run" [0:09:01] The Echo Valley Boys - "Wash Machine Boogie" [0:14:53] Ken Davis - "Shook Shake (Like A Big Mix Cake)" [0:15:35] Carl Perkins - "Her Loved Rubbed Off" [0:17:54] Billy Smith and the Jive Kings - "Johnny Machine" [0:20:26] Billy Prager and The Caravans - "Do It Bop" [0:22:58] Jackie Dallas and the Tiaras - "Bull Moose" [0:25:05] Kearney Williams - "Travelin' Man" [0:27:22] Tommy Sosebee - "All Night Boogie" [0:29:24] Tom Harvey - "Mommy You Love A Bottle" [0:32:01] Duke Larson - "Heartbreakin' Special" [0:43:26] Mel Tillis - "It's My Life" [0:45:13] Stan Farlow - "How Wheels" [0:50:26] Miss Delois and The Music Men - "Daddy Was A Preacher But Mama Was A Go-Go Girl" [0:54:08] Bobby Crayne - "The Devil's Horns Are Stuck In Me" [0:55:01] Rex Garvin - "Oh Yeah!" [1:00:53] Chuck Berry - "Our Little Rendevous" [1:03:05] Shakey Jake - "Roll Your Money Maker" [1:06:59] Big Moose - "Puppy Howl Blues" [1:08:00] Larry Liggett - "That Man Is Walking" [1:10:37] Danny Overbea - "(Hey Pancho)" [1:14:13] Clarence Green with The High Type Five - "Old Grandpa" [1:16:21] The Mards - "High Heel Sneakers" [1:21:38] The Cardinals - "I Want Tomato Juice" [1:23:37] Four Bits + Tax - "You Can't Sit Down" [1:26:00] The Elite - "One Potato" [1:28:49] Susan Lynne - "Don't Drag No More" [1:31:34] The Lost Boys - "Wolf Pack" [1:34:29] Levinsky Allen - "Couldn't Be Done" [1:44:11] Floyd Smith with the Montclairs - "Granpa's Gully Rock" [1:45:22] L.Roy Baimes - "Hey L. Roy" [1:47:11] Lenis Guess - "Thank Goodness Gotta Good Woman" [1:50:07] Juanita Nixon - "Stop Knockin'" [1:52:49] Lee Dorsey - "So Long" [1:55:44] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162780

Duration:02:08:33

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The Homer The Beagle Memorial Playlist from Mar 28, 2026

3/28/2026
The Sentinals - "The Bee" [0:00:00] Ted Russell (and his) Rhythm Rockers - "Real Cool" [0:04:45] The Cavaliers - "Blowin' Smoke" [0:07:03] Terry and The Tags - "Rampage" [0:09:29] Charles Alexander - "Petty Blue" [0:14:31] Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones - "Cotton Pickin' Rocker" [0:16:32] Rocky Holman With Mort Wise And The Wisemen - "Wild Boy" [0:18:07] Lou Josie and the Spinners - "Why Did You Leave Me" [0:21:03] Jimmy Lee and Wayne Walker - "Love Me" [0:22:33] The Legendary Stardust Cowboy - "Standing in a Trashcan (Thinking of You)" [0:25:03] Skeets McDonald - "I've Got A New Field To Plow" [0:28:13] Dick Cooper - "Dick Cooper's Hot Pants" [0:29:17] Bill Anderson - "Three A.M." [0:31:43] Wynonie Harris - "Man's Best Friend" [0:40:43] "Woo Woo" Moore - "Something's Wrong" [0:42:58] Sticks McGhee - "Get Your Mind Out Of The Gutter" [0:45:09] Elmore James and His Broom Dusters - "Make My Dreams Come True" [0:55:37] Little Shy Guy and the Hot Rods - "My Little Baby" [0:57:16] Jimmy Reed - "Honey, Where You Going?" [0:57:54] Al Prince and His Band - "Rock'in On Bandstand" [1:00:16] The Visions - "Cigarettes" [1:02:11] The Shoelaces - "Ball And Chain" [1:03:42] The Memories - "Little Bitty Girl" [1:06:54] Huey Smith And His Clowns - "Genieve" [1:09:22] The Cadets - "Car Crash" [1:11:42] Glenn Osser and Orchestra - "Meet the Mets" [1:17:23] Ray Watts and the Questions - "Till the Mets Win the Pennant" [1:20:42] San Joe Trio - "Go Mets Go" [1:22:04] The Duke Of Iron - "Mets Calypso" [1:24:38] Mickey O'Bryan Quartet - "New York Mets Calypso" [1:27:24] Chuck Rhubarb and his Sergeants - "Wild Baby" [1:32:55] Bobby Stanton Sextet - "Scree....Aghh" [1:35:23] The Loafers - "Crazy Talk" [1:37:10] The Del-Rays - "Fortune Teller" [1:39:20] The New Surfsiders - "Smile Medley" [1:41:50] Kirby St. Romain - "Oh Baby Doll" [1:48:19] Little Artie and the Pharoahs - "The Fox And The Hound" [1:51:09] Pasquale and the Lunar-Ticks - "Moon Madness" [1:53:40] Carl Shook - "Broadcaster's Prayer" [1:55:37] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162614

Duration:02:08:44