VEE JAY
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THE Chicago blues/R&B/rock label Vee Jay Records produced some of the most important music of the early rock ‘n’ roll era before it collapsed under the weight of its own success. This week’s show spins 20 of the best.
PLAYLIST: Friday, November 22 — Thursday, November 28, 2024
The Spaniels — Baby It’s You (1953)
Priscilla Bowman — A Rockin’ Good Way (1958)
The Dells — Oh What A Nite (1958)
The Five Echoes — I Really Do (1954)
El Dorados — I’ll Be Forever Loving You (1956)
John Lee Hooker — Dimples (1956)
Jimmy Reed — I’m A Love You (1961)
Gene Allison — You Can Make It If You Try (1957)
Billy “The Kid” Emerson — The Pleasure’s All Mine (1957)
Lee Diamond — Hattie Malatti (1958)
Wade Flemons — Here I Stand (1958)
Sherriff & The Ravels — Shombalor (1958)
Rosco Gordon — Just A Little Bit (1959)
Donnie Elbert — Will You Ever Be Mine (1960)
The Pips — Every Beat Of My Heart (1961)
Dee Clark — Your Friends (1961)
Christine Kittrell — I’m A Woman (1962)
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler — Let It Be Me (1964)
Fred Hughes — Oo Wee Baby, I Love You (1965)
The Tommy Dean Orchestra — 221 Rock (1954)
