Archive for January, 2006
Hey hep cats and crazy kittens, it’s BLUESDAY TUESDAY and I’m ready to lay down those groovy R&B; and blues sounds to get y’all ready for Harlem, tonight at 9pm PST and midnight EST. Harlem features Jackie Wilson this week.
Today, Ronnie Hawkins turns 71, so we’ll do a little something special for the original “HAWK”.
Mr. Excitementrocks
HARLEM
In the 1950s JACKIE WILSON had it all. His looks, his moves and his incredible voice shook the nation and helped to usher in the dawn of rock n’ roll. Where do you think Elvis got all those pelvic gyrations? He got ’em from JACKIE, man. Hear Jackie Wilson’s earth shaking beginnings as lead vocalist for the Dominoes through to his 1957 breakthrough and beyond. Look up “soul” in your dictionaries and sure enough you’ll find a picture of Jackie Wilson (and Bobby Bennett), because he was there when it all began and so was HARLEM on the 50s on 5.
Catch Harlem 5 times weekly on the 50s on 5:
Monday 1/9 @ 1pm over Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday 1/10 @ 9pm over LA & midnight over Medford, MA
Friday 1/13 @ 6pm over Baltimore, MD
Sunday 1/15 @ 11am over Harlem, NY
Sun Records Rockabilly Thursday!
Today, legendary Sun Records founder Sam Phillips would have been 83. We honor Sam Phillips and all the great rockabillly records that came off Sun with a special edition of Rockabilly Thursday.
Also, the late Wilbert Harrison would have been 77 today.
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This blog is dedicated to the preservation of the world's greatest music: 1940s-70s Rhythm & Blues and Rock n' Roll. When I'm not collecting records, I'm listening to them.
