Forgotten 45s

With David Bruce

Zombies - I Want You Back Again

Shadows Of Knight - Bad Little Woman

Five Stairsteps - Ooh Baby Baby

Aretha Franklin - Runnin' Out Of Fools

Tommy Roe - Jack And Jill

Sammy Turner - Lavender Blue

Gallery - I Believe In Music

O'Jays - Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)

Lone Star Beer spot

Terry Stafford - I'll Touch A Star

Neil Sedaka - Star Crossed Lovers

Sly & The Family Stone - Everybody Is A Star

Randy & The Rainbows - Little Star

Stan Getz Maclean's Toothpaste spot

Kris Jensen – Torture

Alive & Kicking - Tighter, Tighter

Sugar Pie DeSanto - Slip In Mules

Scott McKenzie - No, No, No, No, No

Little Richard - She's Got It

Chevy Camaro spot

Neil Diamond - Until It's Time For You To Go

Lovin' Spoonful - She Is Still A Mystery

Barbarians - Are You a Boy Or Are You A Girl

Elvis Presley - Come What May

Miracles - I'll Try Something New

Everly Brothers - You're My Girl

Bell Notes - I've Had It

Byrds - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

El Chicano - Tell Her She's Lovely

Blenders – Daughter

Last Picture Show Movie spot

Gary Lewis & The Playboys - (You Don't Have To) Paint Me A Picture

Joe Brown - Picture Of You

Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men

Who - Pictures Of Lilly

Bobby Bloom Pepsi  spot

Doors - Wishful Sinful

Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out

James Brown - I Got The Feelin'

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Zorba The Greek

Lou Christie - Outside The Gates Of Heaven

James Cotton Ban spot

Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go

Yardbirds - Little Games

Airheck Of The Week

 

British pirate radio with WMCA/New York's Gary Stevens on Swinging Radio England. It's music from August '66 on Boss Radio 66.

Longboards N' Longhorns

With Rick Hamilton

Mercy Baby - Mojo Hand and Love's Voodoo - The Music of Mercy Baby

 

01 Mercy Baby - Silly Dilly Woman ACE 1957

02 Mercy Baby - Mercy's Blues ACE 1957

03 Mercy Baby - Marked Deck ACE 1957

04 Mercy Baby - Rock And Roll Baby ACE 1957

05 Mercy Baby - Pleadin' RIC 1958

06 Mercy Baby - Don't Lie To Me RIC 1958

07 mercy baby - love's voodoo 1958 MERCY BABY RECORDS

08 Mercy Baby - You Ran Away 1958 MERCY BABY RECORDS

09 J. Mercy Baby - So lonesome MERCY BABY 1959

10 j. mercy baby - the rock & stomp MERCY BABY 1959

11 J. Mercy Baby And The Wonders - He She's Mine P&P 1965

12 J. Mercy Baby And The Wonders - The Letter P&P 1965

13 J. Mercy Baby - I Tried It  P&P 1965

14 J. Mercy Baby - I Messed Up  P&P 1965

15 Frankie Lee Sims - Misery Blues ACE 1957

16 Frankie Lee Sims - What Will Lucy Do  ACE 1957

17 Mercy Baby Interview KCHU Dallas

I first heard Mercy Baby back when the amazing compilation called Lavender Jungle came out. His song LOVE’S VOODOO struck a major chord with me. It’s completely unique and amazing. I began immediately researching this guy and wanted to find out as much as I could about him. Much like the music of Joe Hill Louis (who really isn’t like Mercy Baby at all), upon hearing one song on a compilation, I became instantly obsessed. Baby’s singing style is super unique. One syllable words turn into in long drawn out multiple syllable words, almost like Little Jimmy Scott, though nowhere near as drawn out and slow.  It’s hypnotic either way; Bongos, horns, this amazing wailing song structure.

 I discovered pretty quickly that not a lot was known about Mercy Baby. He was a drummer and a singer. He played drums for Frankie Lee Sims and Sims played guitar on some of Baby’s early records. His real name was Julius Mullins, or Jimmy Mullins and he went by Mercy Baby. Born in Mississippi, he moved to Dallas and recorded for ACE records and then later started self-releasing his own music on his own labels. He died at 47 in the 70’s after he was shot in the neck during an altercation.

 As time went on, I found a few more songs here and there, but no LP / CD of his work. If you listen to Jungle Juice you’ve heard me play his music numerous times, and I’ve also said numerous times that someone should put out an LP of his music so all of it can be heard in one place. Well, I just decided to put together myself so that I could hear all his great music as if someone released it as an album.

Here are all his 45’s and a few Frankie Lee Sims tracks that he played on. As an added bonus; a little interview with him on a Dallas radio station.

 Thanks to Neil Devlin for the super cool cover and a few 45 rips from his collection.

 Enjoy Mercy Baby’s Mojo Hand and Love’s Voodoo!

 Kogar tSA

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #75

 

01 incredible kings - The Limp NORTON

02 The Frantics The Whip DOLTON

03 The Thundertones - Hot Ice DOT

04 The Rio Rockers Mexican Rock n Roll CAPITOL

05 The Lucky Legionnaires – Pinball PITTSBURGH SOUNDS

06 the shades - strollin after dark SCOTTIE

 

01 diadems - ala vevo LAVERE

02 Little David and his Harps You'll Pay SAVOY

03 little butchie saunders - rock and roll Indian dance HERALD

04 The Kings What Can I Do SPECIALTY

05 The Five Jets I want a Woman DELUXE

06 The Kidds Drunk Drunk Drunk IMPERIAL

 

01 Billy Lamont I Got a Rock and Roll Gal SAVOY

02 Smiley Lewis Ain't Gonna Do It IMPERIAL

03 Pretty Boy Rockin the Mule -back in kansas - swinging like a young gray mare -BIG RECORDS

04 Gary and Green rhythm aces band Baby Baby Doll CAPRI RECORDS

05 Rose Marie McCoy Down Here CAT flip

06 Melvin Smith Open the Door Richard CAMEO

 

01 The Church of the Holy Lord Jesus Jolo West Virginia Holy Ghost Power -Follows Me- part 1 IDLE CHERUB

02 Joe D. Johnson Rattlesnake Daddy ACAME

03 Cutris Lee Pure Love WARRIOR

04 Mickey Gilley Call Me Shorty DOT

05 David Gates Walkin and Talkin EAST WEST

06 The Jodimars Rattle My Bones CAPITOL

07 Hank Smith and the Maddisons Snake Bite MADDISON RECORDS

08 The Church of the Holy Lord Jesus Jolo West Virginia Holy Ghost Power -Follows Me- part 2 IDLE

CHERUB

 

01 Mad Mel Sebastian Pachuco Hop M&S RECORDS

02 Preston Love with his orch. Groove Juice ULTRA

03 Lonesome Sundown Lonesome Whistler EXCELLO

04 Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chickenshackers Milk and Water ALADDIN

 

01 Bob Vidone and the Rhythm Rockers Weird FLEETWOOD RECORDS INC

02 Tommy Falcone and the Centuries Like Weird DESIGN sticks

03 The Fabulous Imperials - Weird IMPRA FLORIDA

04 the shades - the weird walk SMART

05 George Ross and the Red Tops Weirdsville TIME RECORDS

06 The Tremolos - The Weird One RACO

07 Roscoe and his Little Green Men Weird 20TH CENTURY FOX

08 BOBBY'S BAR - Weirdmen's Jungle  Tsunami Attack!! Japanese Garage Rock 'N' Roll Vol.2

 Outro Laverne Baker – Romance in the Dark

Alex Chilton and Friends

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Choo Choo Train - The Box Tops

2.  Mod Lang - Big Star

3.  Come On Little Mama - Tav Falco's Panther Burns

4.  Secret Agent Man - Carmaig De Forest

5.  Girl After Girl - Alex Chilton

6.  Domino - The Cramps

7.  Everything I Am - The Box Tops

8.  Thank You Friends - Big Star

9.  Snatch It Back - Tav Falco's Panther Burns

10.  What's Behind The Mask - The Cramps

11.  Story Of My Life - Lesa Aldridge

12.  727 - The Box Tops

13.  Can't Seem To Make You Mine - Alex Chilton

14.  Lost My Job - Alex Chilton

15.  Long Distance - Carmaig De Forest

16.  Try Again - Rock City

17.  Torso Tourinado - Scott Adams

18.  Human Fly - The Cramps

19.  When My Baby's Beside Me - Big Star

20.  Snake Drive - Tav Falco's Panther Burns

21.  Bus Trip - Grady Whitebread

Forgotten 45s

 

With David Bruce

Kenny O'Dell - Beautiful People

High Spirits - Turn On Your Love Light

Peter, Paul & Mary - Hurry Sundown

Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball

Nat King Cole - Send For Me

Free - The Highway Song

Shangri-Las - Long Live Our Love

Born Losers Movie spot

Bob Lind - Truly Julie's Blues

Billy Stewart - Everyday I Have The Blues

Johnny Cash - Singing In Vietnam Talking Blues

Roaches - Beatle Mania Blues

Nescafe spot

Nilsson - Don't Leave Me

Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On

Rolling Stones - I'm Free

Eddie Holland – Jamie

Neil Sedaka - Sweet Little You

Ford Trucks spot

Little Milton - Just A Little Bit

Righteous Brothers - Stranded In The Middle Of Noplace

Kingsmen - Don't Say No

Uniques - Sha La Love

Kiki Dee - Love Makes The World Go Round

Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry

Jackie DeShannon - When You Walk In The Room

Outsiders - Respectable

Dolphins - Hey-Da-Da-Dow

Steppenwolf - It's Never Too Late

Roy Orbison - I'm Hurtin'

Jay & Techniques Coke spot

Mongo Santamaria - Cloud Nine

Chubby Checker - Black Cloud

B.J. Thomas - Mighty Clouds Of Joy

Spacemen - The Clouds

Tab spot

Dovells - Stop Monkeying Around

Foundations - Baby Now That I've Found You

Buddy Holly - Think It Over

Keith - Ain’t Gonna Lie

Detroit Emeralds - Wear This Ring (With Love)

Thom McAnn GTO spot

Barbra Streisand - Our Corner Of The Night

Spencer Davis Group - Looking Back

Aircheck Of The Week

 

"When you hear the howl, Wolfman Jack is on the prowl!” At the time, Wolf was heard on Mexican border blaster XERB. Border blasters were radio stations south of the border, who were not legally required to abide by the laws established for broadcasters on American soil. In August 1968, Wolfman Jack played radio by his own rules.

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #74 - Four Year Anniversary Episode!

 

01 the medallions - Blowin' Through Yokohama part 2 MUNRO

02 the el capris - safari (part 2) RING-O

03 Cy Wagner Orchestra with Mary and Marty Mah-Mah Limbo STAR

04 The Savoys - Razorback STUDIO

05 The Big Four Outa Tune MOON

06 Ron Thompson his Rowdy Guitar and The Broughams – Switchblade SOMA

07 The Moon Men - Some Kinda Nut SOUTHERN SOUND

 

01 The Versatones Bila ALL STAR

02 The Twisters - Run Little Sheba GEMINI

03 The Creators - Booga Bear HI-Q

04 The Four Casts - Stormy Weather ATLANTIC

05 The Del Victors Oh Lover HI-Q

06 The Leopards - Mah Mah Chicken Pot Pie LEOPARD

 

01 The Ray o Vacs Party Time KAISER

02 The Premiers with Leroy Run Along Baby RCA VICTOR

03 Esquerita - Hey Miss Lucy CAPITAL PROMO

04 Dee Thomas and the Versatiles - Don't Know Where I'm Going COASTER

05 Jackie Brenston - Trouble up the Road SUE

06 Pork Chops Everythings Cool HERALD

07 little ike - she can rock CHAMPION

 

01 The Musical Linn Twins Rockin out the Blues BLUE FEATHER

02 Gene Maltais - Gang War LILAC

03 Charlie Feathers with Jody and Jerry Can't Hardly Stand It KING

04 hasil adkins - she said JODY

05 Kip Tyler She's My Witch EBB

06 Jett Powers With Vince Parle & The Raunch Hands – Go, Girl, Go DESIGN RECORDS

07 Junior Thompson and the Meteors Raw Deal METEOR

08 Ray Harris - Come on Little Mama SUN

 

01 Little Walter and his Jukes - I Hate To See You Go CHECKER

02 Moose John Talkin Bout Me ULTRA

03 Sammy Lewis I feel so Worried SUN 218 1955

04 Joe and Ursula with Joe Morris and his Orchestra The Good Book IMPERIAL

05 Otis Rush Violent Love COBRA

06 mercy baby - loves voodoo P&P

 

01 Butch Vaden And The Nite Sounds   Harem Girl FORTUNE

02 Glen and Christy with the Adventurers Wombat Twist SONIC

03 ole miss downbeats – Geraldine ARDENT

04 Los Saicos Demolicion DISPERU

05 the frantics - (do the) jack-knife WIG HATS ATLANTA GHOULARDI

06 The Swamp Rats Louie Louie ST. CLAIR

 Outro Laverne Baker Romance in the Dark

 

Hand That Feeds the Dead

 

With Spookshow Serenade

TV Set - The Cramps

Trance-Noché - Flaming Sideburns

Stalking Legs - The Shivas

 Madness - The Beguiled

Zombie Stomp - The Hula Girls

Mutatis Mutandis - The Surfside Four

Lothar Goes Berserk - Robert Johnson and Punchdrunks

Manglers & Stranglers - The Von Drats

Buried and Dead - Radio Birdman

"Many of you, in fact, have been watched by a murderer!" - VO (from "The Zodiac Killer")

Blues for Vampira - The Moon-Rays

Dark Places - The Maharajahs

Black Veil - Ella and the Obsidians

Saltair - The Ouija Chords

Satan Is Her Name - Marcel Bontempi

Voodoo Lily - The Kaisers

I Am the Wolfman - The Staggers

Vampire of Mine - Thee Outlets

Black Glove - Lana Loveland

"Chops you for a fool!" - Anthony Perkins and Edward Albert (dialogue from "The Fool Killer")

25 O’Clock - The Dukes of Stratosphear

Mystery Man - The Dolly Rocker Movement

A Smell of Honey, A Swallow of Brine! - The Mal Thursday Quintet

Lucifer Sam - True West

Six Foot Dirty Looking Beast - The Strollers

Flowers in My Hair, Demons in My Head - The Mystery Lights

I’m Damned - Vampira with Satan’s Cheerleaders

"This man’s identity is unknown." - VO (excerpt from the "Town That Dreaded Sundown" trailer)

Forgotten 45s

 

With David Bruce

Rascals - You Better Run

Freddy Cannon - Odie Cologne

Bee Gees - My World

Jan & Dean - I Found A Girl

Virtues - Guitar Boogie Shuffle

Tokens - I Hear Trumpets Blow

American Breed - Bend Me, Shape Me

Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Cleo's Mood

Jerry Butler - I Dig You Baby

Willard Movie spot

Everly Brothers    - Muskrat

Soupy Sales - The Mouse

Drifters - Rat Race

Nutty Squirrels - Uh Oh Pt. 2

Vanilla Fudge Coke spot

Sandy Posey - I Take It Back

Johnny Rivers - Help Me Rhonda

Ike & Tina Turner - Tina's Dilemma

Turtles - Can I Get To Know You Better

Johnny Tillotson - Heartaches By The Number

Paul Revere Alias Pink Puzz spot

Robert John - If You Don't Want My Love

Bubble Puppy - If I Had A Reason

Freddie & The Dreamers - You Were Made For Me

Len Barry - Somewhere

Ronnie Dove - One More Mountain To Climb

Flares - Foot Stompin'

Bob Seger & The Last Heard - Heavy Music Pt. 1

Hollies - Pay You Back With Interest

Wayne Fontana - Come On Home

Todd Rundgren - We Gotta Get You A Woman

Chiffons - Nobody Knows What's Going On (In My Mind But Me)

Brook Benton Miller Beer spot

Dionne Warwick - I'm Your Puppet

Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String

Cathy Carroll - Poor Little Puppet

Tom Jones - Puppet Man

NBC Roger Miller Show spot

Four Tops - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Teach Your Children

Marketts - Batman Theme

Cream - Badge

Pin-Ups - Lookin' For Boys

A1 Slacks spot

Chuck Berry - Bye Bye Johnny

Monkees - Words

Aircheck Of The Week

 

Maurice “Hot Rod” Hulbert was a Black Radio pioneer, with a career that dates back to 1949. At one point, he was hosting different programs on three radio stations in three different markets (New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore). Here’s Hot Rod on Baltimore’s WWIN in the summer of ’66 on Boss Radio 66.