Rockin' Rollin' Doo-Wop 6: Du-Bi-A-Bo

Hey folks, it's been a looooong time! About a month or two back, I heard a couple of excellent tracks - The Jaguars' The City Zoo (Baby, Baby, Baby), and The Electras' Little Girl of Mine. And that's the scoop - the incentive to roll out another mix. 18 tracks in all, a mix of 50s & 60s. Although the series leans more to the rockin' side of doo-wop/early R&B, the last few tracks are ballads. Oh well, it's all good.

Along with my obvious two top favorites aforementioned, other favs include The Concords' Satisfied with Rock 'n Roll, The King Bees' Puppy Love, and The Dukes' Groceries, Sir. Enjoy!

Halloween Boo-Lights

Originally one complete track of thrills, chills, music, and more, but with time issues and what-not, it was not to be. In place, a dozen tracks of music along with an edited spooky ambient track that begins the mix. The latter will give you an idea what was to be in store. As for the music - Ruby Lips McGhee's great cover of "Monster Mash," Los Straitjackets' version of "The Munsters Theme," Frank Gorshin's "The Riddler," Boots Walker's "They're Here," Billy Gholston's "Mixed-Up Zombie Stomp," etc. Great stuff! Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

Creepy Freaky Library Music

Mostly 70s, a few 60s and 80s. The majority are a mix of (film) scores, ambience, etc., so don't expect any rockin', hoppin', havin'-a-good-ol'-time, dance tracks. You could either mix it up with other mixes, or play through for an eerie listen. Anyway, the usual names of the genre including Johnny Hawksworth, Syd Dale, Alan Hawkshaw, Brian Bennett, etc. Enjoy!

Halloween Creepin' 2025

More gems, more rarities. 20 tracks, mostly 60s & 70s with a few 50s (Tommy Steele's "Cannibal Pot," The Blazers' "Witch Doctor," and The Starlighters' "Creepin'"), one from '88 (Franco Piersanti's "Il Nido del Ragno (Seq. 18)" from the film, The Spider Labyrinth) and a couple 90s (4 Flops' "Trick or Treat" and Robert Walsh's "Ghoul's Dance"). Enjoy!

Monsters of Spooksville

Plenty of rarities. 20 tracks, half from the '60s, a few from the '50s, and the rest post-'70s. Mostly novelties, sans the newer stuff. Hamilton Streetcar's "Invisible People" is probably my fav. The classic surf-rock sound of The Squires' "Batmobile" would be another. And The Viewers' "Monsters Rule O.K." from '81, round up my top three. Enjoy!

Rare Oldies: Rockin' Rollin' Real Gone Party 1952-64

Big favs in Terry Stafford's "I'll Touch a Star," Ruth & Al's "Real Gone Party," The Kinglets' "Pretty Please," Billy Ward & The Dominoes' "Pedal Pushin' Papa" and The Bel-Aires' "Let's Party Awhile." 20 tracks in all. Enjoy!

A Booty of Classic Oldies: Have Love Will Travel

From '54 to '62, 20 unsung (several rarities too) classic r&b & doo-wop oldies. Willie Egan's "Wear Your Black Dress," The Mariners' "Zindy Lou," The Cyclones' "My Dear" and Ervin Rucker's "So Good" are a few favs. The Six Teens, Donald Woods & The Vel-Aires, Lena Calhoun & The Emotions, The Maharajahs, The Chestnuts, Dal Perkins, and more. Enjoy!

Good Time Halloweenie! 2025 aka Halloween in July!

I'm not sure if I'll continue on with the Halloween mixes hence, released now. There was little interest last year, including some of my best Halloween mixes, and so here we are with a bigger mix than usual. Of the 26 tracks, most are '50s and '60s. A couple from soundtracks as well (Riz Ortolani's Tranquillità e angoscia from the film, Don't Torture a Duckling, and Franco Piersanti's Il Nido del Ragno from the film, The Spider Labyrinth).

Big favs in The Crew's "The Jaguar Hunt," Screaming Lord Sutch's "All Black & Hairy," The Wolf Man's (aka Wolfman Jack) "Strange," Monster Fever's "Hunger Pains," The Verdicts' "The Mummy's Ball," and The Gig Experiment's 10 minute "A Noite das Bruxas (The Halloween Night)." They're all good. Enjoy!

The Dynamic '60s! Open Your Eyes! [1960-69]

A hodgepodge of genres. Psych, Rock, Pop, Mod, etc. The Rascals, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Third Rail, The Kinks, Chad & Jeremy, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Kasenetz-Katz Super Circus, The Sundowners, and more. 18 deep cuts in all. Enjoy!

Classic Ladies of Popcorn: A Little Sugar [1956-65]

Several fine goodies including Maxine Brown, Babs Tino, Yvonne Carroll, Tini Yuro, Dee Dee Warwick, Paula Watson, Toni Carroll, Varetta Dillard, and more. 20 tracks in all. Enjoy!

Doo-Wop's Greatest Deep Cut Tracks II

Continuing on... Johnny Bronay, Charles Jones, The Miller Brothers, Aubrey Adams, Donnie Myles, The Carousels, Chuck & Dobby, The Jewels, and more. Enjoy!

Doo-Wop's Greatest Deep Cut Tracks I

From '53 to '63. The Vel-Tones, The Derbys, The Rhythm Masters, Marie Knight, Dorisetta Clark, The Spirals, The Jive Chords, and more. 20 tracks in all. Enjoy!

Popcorn Mania 18: Any Way You Wanta!

From 1953 to '66. Willie Wright & His Sparklers, Linda Willoby, Mari Norleen, Robert Knight, Marv Johnson, Maureen Evans, Dean & Jean, Bobby Bunny & The Jackrabbits, Bill Giant, and more. Also one of my all-time Sam Cooke favs, "Movin' and A'Groovin'." 20 tracks in all. Enjoy!

20 Shoobie-Oop-Doop-Bam-A-Lam Oldies!

50s & 60s, mostly rare or unsung gems. A mix of doo-wop, R&B, popcorn, etc. Check out Charlie Feathers' "Jungle Fever." Also Larry Williams' "Hootchy-Koo," The King Bees' "Give Me Your Number" and Caterina Valente's "Taboo" plus a couple of not-so-rare in The Blisters' "Shortnin' Bread" and Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Toki's Theme." Enjoy!

Unsung Tracks of Early Rock 'N' Roll

Some sixties in there so not all early rockin' rollers. The Treniers' "Everything's Wild in Wildwood," The Deep River Boys' "Rock Around the Clock," Tiny Bradshaw's "Built Like a Railroad Track," Little Richard's rehearsal take on "Hound Dog," Big Joe Turner's "Midnight Cannonball," Willie Egan's "I Can't Understand It," etc. All good to great. Enjoy!

The Retro Lounge: Do I Make You Horny?

I must be desperate with the horny subtitles, lol. 18 smooth and sexy lounge tracks, from '66 to '80. Arawak's "Accadde a tutti noi," The Mystic Moods Orchestra's "Down Easy" and Alessandro Alessandroni's "Vele al vento" are big favs, especially the latter. Luciano Simoncini, Piero Piccioni, Alan Parker, Remigio Ducros, Ennio Morricone, Syd Dale, and others. Enjoy!

Popcorn Mania 17: Shakin' the World!

Volume 16, back at the first of the year, was going to be the last in the series. After listening to Chuck Willis' "Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Baby Leaves You" and Peggy King's "Up, Up, Up (Flying High)" (both on this mix), I changed my mind. Once again, all good to great tracks, with a few deep album cuts as well. With the two aforementioned big fav tracks, there's also Bill Haley & His Comets' "Hawk," Roy Gaines' "Black Gal," Frances Faye's "Frenesí" and Eddie Cooley & The Dimples' "Driftwood" as well. They're all good. Of the 17 volumes so far, I'd say it's in the top 5. Enjoy!

Smokin' Oldies Jukebox 3! Doo-Wop Whoppers

And whoppers they are. Big, BIG fav in The Versatiles' "Passing By." 18 tracks including The Tremaines, The Premiers,  Jay Jay & The Selectones, The 5 Embers, The Comic Books, and many more. Enjoy!

Smokin' Oldies Jukebox! The Early Kickapoo '60s

Note: I normally borrow part of a song title (or two) from the mix to make part of the complete title. I select words for either phonetic reasons, or definition/relative, etc, etc, and in this case, I thought "Kickapoo" (from the track "Kickapoo Joy Juice" by The Rivingtons) was either colloquial or gobbledygook (remember, and in my defense, The Rivingtons also released Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow, The Bird's the Word, etc) and it simply rolled off the tongue. It didn't dawn on me until this morning that maybe there's a meaning behind the word, and sure enough, Kickapoo are North American people formerly living in Wisconsin, and now in Kansas, Oklahoma, and north central Mexico. Therefore, the subtitle has nothing to do with the actual Kickapoo, nor any of the tracks are centered on the areas aforementioned. With that out of the way...

20 smokin' oldies for the jukebox, all from '60 to '63. Several unsung gems including Wynonie Harris' "Sweet Lucy Brown," Little Jerry Williams' "You Call It Love," Little Richard's "I'm in Love Again" and Eddie Bo's "Baby I'm Wise." Also some doo-wop including The Flamingos' "Mio Amore" (sounds a bit similar to their awesome "I Only Have Eyes for You") and Shep & The Limelites' "Who Told the Sandman." And a popcorn track or two. They're all good. Enjoy!

Doo-Wop Ballads 4: Lucky Star

Oh yeah, more goodies, 20 of 'em. Lots of rare tracks for the casual listener. The Sonics' "This Broken Heart" is my big fav here. It's a goodie for sure. Many other goodies including The Four Fellows' "You Don't Know Me," The Edsels' "Count the Tears," The Romeos' "Love Me," The Casanovas' "Please Be Mine," Ace Kennedy & The Candies' "Arms Around You," etc. They're all good. Enjoy!