Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon with Tom Hanks

 

Johnny Bartlett

T: 1, 5, 9 PM

W: 1, 5, 9 AM, 4, 11 PM

TH: 6, 11 AM, 8 PM

F: 3, 9 AM, 5 PM

S: 12, 7 AM, 2, 9 PM

S: 5, 10 AM, 6 PM

Forgotten 45s

 

With David Bruce

Beach Boys - Wild Honey

Chad & Jeremy - From A Window

Cher - Magic In The Air

Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids - Good Times, Rock & Roll

Seekers - A World Of Our Own

Bo Diddley - Say Man

Ola & The Janglers - Let's Dance

Shirley Ellis - Takin' Care Of Business

Gary U.S. Bonds - I Dig This Station

Oscar Mayer spot

Johnny Crawford - Judy Loves Me

Annette - O Dio Mio

Eddie Hodges - I’m Gonna Knock On Your Door

Butch Patrick - I.O.I.O.

Roy Orbison Coke spot

Marvin Gaye - Little Darling (I Need You)

Tommy James - I'm Comin' Home

Jewel Akens - It's The Only Way To Fly

Davie Allan & The Arrows - Blue's Theme

James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

The Spats Yamaha spot

Beatles - Things We Said Today

Santana - Everybody's Everything

Arthur Conley - People Sure Act Funny

Spanky & Our Gang - Makin' Every Minute Count

Ray Charles - Hard Hearted Hannah

Whistling Jack Smith - I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman

Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun

Jerry Lee Lewis - Let's Talk About Us

Wildweeds - And When She Smiles

Ronettes - Born To Be Together

Two Thousand One Movie spot

Mike Reilly - 1927 Kansas City

Charlie Rich - July 12th, 1939

Liz Damon's Orient Express - 1900 Yesterday

Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525

Jay & Techniques HIS Slacks spot

Drafi - Marble Breaks And Iron Bends

Boyd Bennett - Seventeen

Lamp Of Childhood - No More Running Around

Tin Tin - Toast And Marmalade For Tea

Lesley Gore - Just Let Me Cry

Mug Root Beer spot

Hondells - My Buddy Seat

Major Lance – Rhythm

Nick Lowe and Friends

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Shy Boy - Kippington Lodge

2.  Play That Fast Thing (One More Time) - Brinsley Schwarz

3.  Truth Drug - Nick Lowe

4.  A Knife And A Fork - Rockpile

5.  I'm So Cool - Carlene Carter

6.  The Kid With The Replaceable Head - Richard Hell and the Voidoids

7.  Clean Money - Elvis Costello and the Attractions

8.  (I'd Go The) Whole Wide World - Wreckless Eric

9.  Rumours - Kippington Lodge

10. Hypocrite - Brinsley Schwarz

11. Shake That Rat - Nick Lowe

12.  Switchboard Susan - Rockpile

13.  Neat Neat Neat - The Damned

14.  Old Rock 'n' Roller - Mickey Jupp

15.  I Don't Ever Want The Night To End - The Rumour

16.  I Can See Her Face - Kippington Lodge

17.  Merry Go Round - Brinsley Schwarz

18.  36 Inches High - Nick Lowe

19.  Pet You And Hold You - Rockpile

20.  Heart Of The City - Dave Edmunds

21.  Stick To Me - Graham Parker and the Rumour

22.  My Babe - The Fabulous Thunderbirds

23.  Kill - Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias

24.  Possession - Elvis Costello and the Attractions

25.  I Feel Alright - The Damned

26.  As Lovers Do - Dave Edmunds

Aircheck Of The Week

 

It was the night of The Beatles concert at Shea Stadium. They were introduced onstage by Cousin Bruce, the WMCA Good Guys, and Ed Sullivan. Meanwhile, Ed Baer was in the WMCA studio playing the recorded versions of the songs the band played live at Shea.

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #76

 

01 The Irridescents - Bali Hai HAWK

02 Lenny and the Continentals Get off the Road DONMAR

03 Kipper & The Exciters Drum Twist Part Two TORCHLITE RECORDS

04 les brown jr. surfin and swingin GNP CRESCENDO

05 Donnie Boyd and his Guitar -The Golden Boy- krunchy DART RECORDS

06 ward darby and the raves - safari (with chant) PETITE

 

01 The Cadets Wiggie Waggie Woo MODERN

02 The Moroccos Chicken UNITED

03 The Bel-Aires White Port and Lemon Juice FLIP RECORDS

04 the incredables - little bitty bandit KELRICH

05 The Mariners - Zindy Lou – CADENCE

06 The Starlites with Jackie Silver Lining FIRE&FURY The Best Of The Starlites Featuring Jackie Rue LP

 

01 Junior and the Classics The Dog GROOVE

02 Little Cameron Kansas City Dog STYLO

03 Art Neville Zing Zing SPECIALTY

04 The Griffin Brothers featuring Margie Day Ace in the Hole DOT

05 Thurston Harris Be Baba Leba ALADDIN

06 Little Caesar Goodbye Baby RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD

 

01 Ritchie Hart The Great Duane FELSTED

02 Dick Lory Cool It Baby DOT

03 poppy and the savoys PDQ

04 Junior Gravley with the Rock-a-Tones Take my Hand VEL-A-TONE

05 Lucky Joe Almond Rock Me TRUMPET

06 Randy Atcher Indian Rock MGM

07 Buck Griffin Cochise LIN

08 Sparkle Moore With Dan Belloc And His Orchestra Tiger FRATERNITY

 

01 Lazy Lester I'm a Lover Not Fighter EXCELLO

02 Lonesome Sundown I'm A Samplin Man EXCELLO

03 Little Daddy Walton and sons Spend my Money PENNIE RECORDS

04 homesick James Can't Afford to do It COLT

05 Frankie Lee Sims Yeh Baby SPECIALTY

 

01 the alarm clocks - marie NORTON

02 The Sonics Keep a Knockin ETIQUETTE

03 Thee Midniters everybody needs somebody WHITTIER

04 The Knight Kaps Twist Stomp RICKY

05 Los Mortíferos The Mad Drummer aka El Bateria Loco  DISCOPHON

06 Hesitations - Surfin' School NORTON

07 Punk Carson  Yukkum Yukkum ACE from the Cub Koda Crazy Show LP

 Outro Lavern Baker Romance in the Dark

Forgotten 45s

With David Bruce

Zombies - I Want You Back Again

Shadows Of Knight - Bad Little Woman

Five Stairsteps - Ooh Baby Baby

Aretha Franklin - Runnin' Out Of Fools

Tommy Roe - Jack And Jill

Sammy Turner - Lavender Blue

Gallery - I Believe In Music

O'Jays - Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)

Lone Star Beer spot

Terry Stafford - I'll Touch A Star

Neil Sedaka - Star Crossed Lovers

Sly & The Family Stone - Everybody Is A Star

Randy & The Rainbows - Little Star

Stan Getz Maclean's Toothpaste spot

Kris Jensen – Torture

Alive & Kicking - Tighter, Tighter

Sugar Pie DeSanto - Slip In Mules

Scott McKenzie - No, No, No, No, No

Little Richard - She's Got It

Chevy Camaro spot

Neil Diamond - Until It's Time For You To Go

Lovin' Spoonful - She Is Still A Mystery

Barbarians - Are You a Boy Or Are You A Girl

Elvis Presley - Come What May

Miracles - I'll Try Something New

Everly Brothers - You're My Girl

Bell Notes - I've Had It

Byrds - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

El Chicano - Tell Her She's Lovely

Blenders – Daughter

Last Picture Show Movie spot

Gary Lewis & The Playboys - (You Don't Have To) Paint Me A Picture

Joe Brown - Picture Of You

Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men

Who - Pictures Of Lilly

Bobby Bloom Pepsi  spot

Doors - Wishful Sinful

Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out

James Brown - I Got The Feelin'

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Zorba The Greek

Lou Christie - Outside The Gates Of Heaven

James Cotton Ban spot

Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go

Yardbirds - Little Games

Airheck Of The Week

 

British pirate radio with WMCA/New York's Gary Stevens on Swinging Radio England. It's music from August '66 on Boss Radio 66.

Longboards N' Longhorns

With Rick Hamilton

Mercy Baby - Mojo Hand and Love's Voodoo - The Music of Mercy Baby

 

01 Mercy Baby - Silly Dilly Woman ACE 1957

02 Mercy Baby - Mercy's Blues ACE 1957

03 Mercy Baby - Marked Deck ACE 1957

04 Mercy Baby - Rock And Roll Baby ACE 1957

05 Mercy Baby - Pleadin' RIC 1958

06 Mercy Baby - Don't Lie To Me RIC 1958

07 mercy baby - love's voodoo 1958 MERCY BABY RECORDS

08 Mercy Baby - You Ran Away 1958 MERCY BABY RECORDS

09 J. Mercy Baby - So lonesome MERCY BABY 1959

10 j. mercy baby - the rock & stomp MERCY BABY 1959

11 J. Mercy Baby And The Wonders - He She's Mine P&P 1965

12 J. Mercy Baby And The Wonders - The Letter P&P 1965

13 J. Mercy Baby - I Tried It  P&P 1965

14 J. Mercy Baby - I Messed Up  P&P 1965

15 Frankie Lee Sims - Misery Blues ACE 1957

16 Frankie Lee Sims - What Will Lucy Do  ACE 1957

17 Mercy Baby Interview KCHU Dallas

I first heard Mercy Baby back when the amazing compilation called Lavender Jungle came out. His song LOVE’S VOODOO struck a major chord with me. It’s completely unique and amazing. I began immediately researching this guy and wanted to find out as much as I could about him. Much like the music of Joe Hill Louis (who really isn’t like Mercy Baby at all), upon hearing one song on a compilation, I became instantly obsessed. Baby’s singing style is super unique. One syllable words turn into in long drawn out multiple syllable words, almost like Little Jimmy Scott, though nowhere near as drawn out and slow.  It’s hypnotic either way; Bongos, horns, this amazing wailing song structure.

 I discovered pretty quickly that not a lot was known about Mercy Baby. He was a drummer and a singer. He played drums for Frankie Lee Sims and Sims played guitar on some of Baby’s early records. His real name was Julius Mullins, or Jimmy Mullins and he went by Mercy Baby. Born in Mississippi, he moved to Dallas and recorded for ACE records and then later started self-releasing his own music on his own labels. He died at 47 in the 70’s after he was shot in the neck during an altercation.

 As time went on, I found a few more songs here and there, but no LP / CD of his work. If you listen to Jungle Juice you’ve heard me play his music numerous times, and I’ve also said numerous times that someone should put out an LP of his music so all of it can be heard in one place. Well, I just decided to put together myself so that I could hear all his great music as if someone released it as an album.

Here are all his 45’s and a few Frankie Lee Sims tracks that he played on. As an added bonus; a little interview with him on a Dallas radio station.

 Thanks to Neil Devlin for the super cool cover and a few 45 rips from his collection.

 Enjoy Mercy Baby’s Mojo Hand and Love’s Voodoo!

 Kogar tSA

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #75

 

01 incredible kings - The Limp NORTON

02 The Frantics The Whip DOLTON

03 The Thundertones - Hot Ice DOT

04 The Rio Rockers Mexican Rock n Roll CAPITOL

05 The Lucky Legionnaires – Pinball PITTSBURGH SOUNDS

06 the shades - strollin after dark SCOTTIE

 

01 diadems - ala vevo LAVERE

02 Little David and his Harps You'll Pay SAVOY

03 little butchie saunders - rock and roll Indian dance HERALD

04 The Kings What Can I Do SPECIALTY

05 The Five Jets I want a Woman DELUXE

06 The Kidds Drunk Drunk Drunk IMPERIAL

 

01 Billy Lamont I Got a Rock and Roll Gal SAVOY

02 Smiley Lewis Ain't Gonna Do It IMPERIAL

03 Pretty Boy Rockin the Mule -back in kansas - swinging like a young gray mare -BIG RECORDS

04 Gary and Green rhythm aces band Baby Baby Doll CAPRI RECORDS

05 Rose Marie McCoy Down Here CAT flip

06 Melvin Smith Open the Door Richard CAMEO

 

01 The Church of the Holy Lord Jesus Jolo West Virginia Holy Ghost Power -Follows Me- part 1 IDLE CHERUB

02 Joe D. Johnson Rattlesnake Daddy ACAME

03 Cutris Lee Pure Love WARRIOR

04 Mickey Gilley Call Me Shorty DOT

05 David Gates Walkin and Talkin EAST WEST

06 The Jodimars Rattle My Bones CAPITOL

07 Hank Smith and the Maddisons Snake Bite MADDISON RECORDS

08 The Church of the Holy Lord Jesus Jolo West Virginia Holy Ghost Power -Follows Me- part 2 IDLE

CHERUB

 

01 Mad Mel Sebastian Pachuco Hop M&S RECORDS

02 Preston Love with his orch. Groove Juice ULTRA

03 Lonesome Sundown Lonesome Whistler EXCELLO

04 Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chickenshackers Milk and Water ALADDIN

 

01 Bob Vidone and the Rhythm Rockers Weird FLEETWOOD RECORDS INC

02 Tommy Falcone and the Centuries Like Weird DESIGN sticks

03 The Fabulous Imperials - Weird IMPRA FLORIDA

04 the shades - the weird walk SMART

05 George Ross and the Red Tops Weirdsville TIME RECORDS

06 The Tremolos - The Weird One RACO

07 Roscoe and his Little Green Men Weird 20TH CENTURY FOX

08 BOBBY'S BAR - Weirdmen's Jungle  Tsunami Attack!! Japanese Garage Rock 'N' Roll Vol.2

 Outro Laverne Baker – Romance in the Dark

Alex Chilton and Friends

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Choo Choo Train - The Box Tops

2.  Mod Lang - Big Star

3.  Come On Little Mama - Tav Falco's Panther Burns

4.  Secret Agent Man - Carmaig De Forest

5.  Girl After Girl - Alex Chilton

6.  Domino - The Cramps

7.  Everything I Am - The Box Tops

8.  Thank You Friends - Big Star

9.  Snatch It Back - Tav Falco's Panther Burns

10.  What's Behind The Mask - The Cramps

11.  Story Of My Life - Lesa Aldridge

12.  727 - The Box Tops

13.  Can't Seem To Make You Mine - Alex Chilton

14.  Lost My Job - Alex Chilton

15.  Long Distance - Carmaig De Forest

16.  Try Again - Rock City

17.  Torso Tourinado - Scott Adams

18.  Human Fly - The Cramps

19.  When My Baby's Beside Me - Big Star

20.  Snake Drive - Tav Falco's Panther Burns

21.  Bus Trip - Grady Whitebread

Forgotten 45s

 

With David Bruce

Kenny O'Dell - Beautiful People

High Spirits - Turn On Your Love Light

Peter, Paul & Mary - Hurry Sundown

Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball

Nat King Cole - Send For Me

Free - The Highway Song

Shangri-Las - Long Live Our Love

Born Losers Movie spot

Bob Lind - Truly Julie's Blues

Billy Stewart - Everyday I Have The Blues

Johnny Cash - Singing In Vietnam Talking Blues

Roaches - Beatle Mania Blues

Nescafe spot

Nilsson - Don't Leave Me

Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On

Rolling Stones - I'm Free

Eddie Holland – Jamie

Neil Sedaka - Sweet Little You

Ford Trucks spot

Little Milton - Just A Little Bit

Righteous Brothers - Stranded In The Middle Of Noplace

Kingsmen - Don't Say No

Uniques - Sha La Love

Kiki Dee - Love Makes The World Go Round

Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry

Jackie DeShannon - When You Walk In The Room

Outsiders - Respectable

Dolphins - Hey-Da-Da-Dow

Steppenwolf - It's Never Too Late

Roy Orbison - I'm Hurtin'

Jay & Techniques Coke spot

Mongo Santamaria - Cloud Nine

Chubby Checker - Black Cloud

B.J. Thomas - Mighty Clouds Of Joy

Spacemen - The Clouds

Tab spot

Dovells - Stop Monkeying Around

Foundations - Baby Now That I've Found You

Buddy Holly - Think It Over

Keith - Ain’t Gonna Lie

Detroit Emeralds - Wear This Ring (With Love)

Thom McAnn GTO spot

Barbra Streisand - Our Corner Of The Night

Spencer Davis Group - Looking Back