Playlist for January 8, 2021

The Rocket Morton Show, WRFI-FM Ithaca

Dual birthday bash-o-roonie with (1st hour) Elvis McVoutie and original versions of songs he covered, followed in the 2nd hour with the Bowie Birthday Bash of artist & songs he covered, plus a smattering of his earliest 45's & such.


1st hour: ("Songs We Taught Elvis" birthday hour)

  • S.M. Dorsey High School Jazz Workshop - Frankenstein

  • Arthur Gunter - Baby Let's Play House

  • Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight

  • Junior Parker - Mystery Train

  • Lonnie Johnson - Tomorrow Night

  • Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog

  • The Clovers - Down In The Alley

  • Smiley Lewis - One Night Of Sin

  • Tommy Tucker - High Heel Sneakers

  • Mark James - Suspicious Minds

  • Tippy & The Clovers - Bossa Nova Baby

  • Link Wray & The Wraymen - Heartbreak Hotel

  • Del Shannon - His Latest Flame

  • Little Richard - Ready Teddy

  • Arthur Crudup - That's All Right Mama

  • The Drifters - Money Honey

  • Ray Charles - I Got A Woman

  • The Eagles - Trying To Get To You

  • Charlie Feathers - I Forgot To Remember To Forget

  • David Hill - I'm All Shook Up

  • Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby

  • Link Wray & The Wraymen - Hound Dog


2nd hour: (Bowie birthday bash)

  • Syd Barrett - Dark Globe

  • Harry Partch - Hand Instruments/Partch In Epilogue

  • David Bowie - See Emily Play

  • The Velvet Underground - Run Run Run

  • David Bowie - White Light White Heat

  • Legendary Stardust Cowboy - I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship

  • David Bowie - I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship

  • Iggy Pop - China Girl

  • Iggy & The Stooges - Search And Destroy (Bowie mix)

  • Davie Jones and The King Bees - Liza Jane (1964)

  • Delia Derbyshire & Anthony Newley - I Decoded You (Moogies Bloogies Pt 2)

  • David Bowie with The Lower Third - Can't Help Thinking About Me (1966)

  • David Bowie - Let's Spend The Night Together

  • David Bowie - Knock On Wood (live)

  • The Mannish Boys - I Pity The Fool (1965)

  • David Bowie - Where Have All The Good Times Gone?

  • Davy Jones - You've Got A Habit Of Leaving (1965)

  • David Bowie - Please Mr. Gravedigger (1967)

  • Smack - Hit The Road Jack