Playlist for December 25, 2020
The Rocket Morton Show, WRFI-FM Ithaca
Celebrating the birthdays of Jesus and the "father of American beekeeping" Rev. Lorenzo Langstroth (b. 1810) with a swarm of bee/honey/sting/etc. oriented songs. Also a re-run of The Rolling Stones vs. Jimi Hendrix 8 track demolition derby . . . plus celebrating Christmas Day birthdays of trombonist Kid Ory (1886), Cab Calloway (1907), Rod Serling (1924), Noel Redding (1945) and Merry Clayton (1948).
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Archive of the show is in the player below the playlist.
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1st hour:
S.M. Dorsey High School Jazz Workshop - Frankenstein
Marion Williams & The Stars Of Faith - When Was Jesus Born?
Rev. Julius Cheeks - Jesus Is Sweeter Than Honey
Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee
Cat Stevens & Elton John - Honey Man
Ricky Nelson - Honeycomb
Booker T. Jones - The Hive
Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys - Bees In My Bonnet
Freddy Cannon - Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It
Muddy Waters - Honey Bee
Lee Allen - Bee Hive
Angst - Worker Bee
John Lee Hooker - Queen Bee
Elvis Presley - I Got Stung
Johnny Dowd - Sweeter Than Honey
Bobby "Blue" Bland - Honey Bee
Tommy Sands - I Know About The Bees
The Ventures - The 2,000 Pound Bee Part 1
Cambodian Space Project - Snaeha Doc Toek Kmom (Love Like Honey)
The Residents - The Beekeeper's Daughter
The Bees - Voices Green & Purple
The Beach Boys - Wild Honey
Rudy Ray Moore - Queen Bee's House
2nd hour:
8 track demolition derby: Stones vs. Hendrix
Rodd Keith - Elmer 21 Century Hop
The Rolling Stones - Come On (8 track version)
Jimi Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner (8 track version)
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze (8 track version)
Jimi Hendrix - Villanova Station (8 track version)
DJ Flack - Dreidel-Bells
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (feat. Merry Clayton)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Miss Strange (feat. Noel Redding)
Jelly Roll Morton - Doctor Jazz (feat. Kid Ory)
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - Git Along
The Ventures - The Twilight Zone
Dr. John - Twilight Zone
The Kaisers - Merry Chirstmas Loopy Lu
Rev. J.M. Gates - Did You Spend Christmas Day In Jail?
Johnny Paycheck - The Old Year Is Gone
T. Valentine With Daddy Long Legs - Bald Headed Benny
Jackie & The Cedrics - Silent Night Rumble
Johnny Dowd - Hit The Road Jack