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