Other Mixes By RetroJoe
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Gems from Rockin' Jim's Grinder's Grooveyard
| Artist | Song | |
| Tina Britt |
The Real Thing (1965, R&B #20) 
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| Ronnie Love | Chills and Fever (1961 #72, R&B #15) | |
| Jewels | Opportunity (1964 #64, R&B #18) | |
| Phil Upchurch Combo | You Can't Sit Down (parts 1 & 2) (Instrumental) (1961 #29) | |
| Irma Thomas | Break A Way (1964) | |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Good Bye, So Long (1965, R&B #32) | |
| Merced Blue Notes | Whole Lotta Nothing (Instrumental) (1963) | |
| Wilbert Harrison | Let's Stick Together (orig) (1962) | |
| Little Jerry Williams (Swamp Dog) | I'm The Lover Man (1964) | |
| Don Covay & The Goodtimers | Sookie Sookie (orig) (1966) | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2120 So. Michigan Ave (Instrumental) (long vers) (1964) | |
| Gino Washington | Gino is a Coward (1964) | |
| Billy Storm | Educated Fool (1962) | |
| Beau Dollar & The Coins (Lonnie Mack) | Soul Serenade (Instrumental) (1964) | |
| Soul Brothers Six | Some Kind of Wonderful (orig) (1967 #91) | |
| Lorraine Ellison | Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (1968) (orig) | |
| Warm Excursions | Hang Up (Instrumental) (1969) | |
| The Entertainers IV | Temptation Walk (People Don't Look No More) (1966) | |
| Don & Alleyne Cole | Something's Got a Hold On Me (1964) | |
| Lonnie Mack | Honky Tonk '65 (1965 #78) | |
| Irma Thomas | Wish Someone Would Care (1964 #17, R&B #2) | |
| The Demensions | Over the Rainbow (1960 #16) | |
| Art Neville | All These Things (1961) (orig) | |
Comment:
Jim's last day with the Chronicle newspaper was also my last day. For him, it had been 36 years there and for me 27. Besides working for the same employer for decades, we also share an enthusiasm for music. He's taken his hobby to a higher level than mine, hosting a radio program for over twenty years at KPOO radio in San Francisco. We had exchanged much music over the years and as a parting gift to me he made 3 CDs of some choice tunes. I decided to distill the set into the mix given here which, in my opinion, is the best of the bunch (it lasts just over 65 minutes and represents about 27% of the 86 tunes he shared with me). If anybody would like to check out Rockin' Jim's "Grinder's Grooveyard" show, you can catch it from 8:30pm-11:30pm, Pacific Time on Monday nights on KPOO radio (89.5) in the San Francisco Bay Area or streaming off the internet at this link
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I have yet to listen but the description leads me to believe this may well be the finest mix our pal Joe has brought to AotM. And that's saying a lot because there's been plenty of good ones. My ears are primed.
Diamonds of the finest water here, Joe.
Terrific set, Joe. loved the Warm Excursions instrumental tune, the Tina Britt opTner and I always enjoy hearing Irma Thomas' "Break-A-Way." Tracey Ullman introduced me to that one w/ her flop 1984 cover (it only reached #70 on the chGrts, as I'm sure you know :).