Here's the playlist for my gig at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern in Cleveland on this past Sunday, September 11th...as always, I DJ'ed their Sunday Brunch...
Arabia--Delcos (Showcase)
Friday Night--Johnny Taylor (Stax)
Mustard Greens--J. Gardner (Blue Rock)
Mojo Workout--Larry Bright (Tide)
Dancin' Man--Ernie K-Doe (Duke)
Seven Rooms of Gloom--Four Tops (Tamla Motown Holland import)
If This Is Love--Precisions (Drew)
How Could It Be--Esquires (Bunky)
Just Look What You've Done--Peoples' Choice (Philips WLP)
Just Can't Live My Life--Linda Jones (Warner Bros.)
Out of This World--Gino Washington (Wand)
You Can't Sit Down--Philip Upchurch Combo (Boyd)
Let Yourself Go--Elvis Presley (RCA)
Come and Get It--Eli 'Paperboy' Reed (Capitol)
Just a Little Misunderstanding--Contours (Gordy)
Do Whatcha Wanna Do--Wesley Bright & the Hi-Lites (Hi-De-Ho!)
Detroit Sound--Megatons (Laurie)
If You Wanna Change the World--Petites (Cub promo)
Change My Darkness Into Light--Flirtations (Josie)
Shotgun--Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (Tamla Motown Holland import)
Shake--Selective Service (Main Line)
Nobody But Me--Human Beinz (Capitol)
Love Coming Down--Imperial Wonders (Musicor WLP)
There's Nothing Else to Say--Incredibles (Audio Arts)
Everything I Do--Jets (Port)
Shadows of a Memory--Major Lance (Dakar)
So Anna Just Love Me--Roy Lee Johnson (Josie)
Comin' to Bring You Some Soul--Sam Baker (Sound Stage 7 WLP)
How Can You Say Goodbye--Sidney Joe Qualls (Dakar)
See and Don't See--Marie 'Queenie' Lyons (Deluxe)
Time--Kenny Hamber (De Jac)
Hide Nor Hair--Earl Grant (Decca)
I Don't Love You No More--Exsaveyons (Smoke)
You're Losing Me--Barbara Lynn (Atlantic)
I Spy--Luther Ingram (Smash)
I Ain't Gonna Stop--Masqueraders (AGP)
So Much Love--Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell)
Here I Go Again--Archie Bell & the Drells (Atlantic WLP)
Heaven Must Have Sent You--Continental Four (Jay-Walking)
Cry to Me--Solomon Burke (Atlantic)
My Ordinary Girl--Tommy Ridgley (Ric)
Mickey's Monkey--Miracles (HMV Australian import) This was by request...the guy wanted Stevie Wonder. I told him I didn't have any Stevie with me, but would he settle for Smokey? He did, so I spun this and even threw in the next one for him...
Hot Cha--Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (Tamla Motown Holland import)
Ain't That a Groove (Part 1)--James Brown (King)
The Horse--Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
A Love You Can Depend On--Brenda & the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)
In a Moment--Intrigues (Yew)
She Won't Come Back--Hesitations (Kapp WLP)
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself--Cissy Houston (Janus WLP)
Call His Name--Christine Kittrell (Federal)
She Made My Blood Run Cold--Ike Turner (Federal)
Don't Play--Joe Tex (Checker)
Crystal Ball--Stokes (Alon)
El Pito--Joe Cuba (Tico)
Cold Sweat--Mongo Santamaria (Columbia WLP)
Gonna Have Fun--Ike & Tina Turner (Modern)
I'll Give You Time--Outsiders (Capitol)
You Are the One I Love--Adam's Apples (Brunswick)
I've Been Hurt--Sensational Epics (Cameo)
Run and Hide--Uniques (Paula)
Boo-Ga-Loo--Tom & Jerrio (ABC Paramount)
I'll Be Gone--Freddie Scott (Shout promo)
You Got to Have Money--Exits (Gemini)
Gotta Get to Know You--Bobby Bland (Duke)
Ain't Got the Love of One Girl--Ambassadors (Arctic WLP)
Don't Forget That I Love You--Intentions (Philips)
Holding Hands--Rose Batiste (Ric-Tic)
I'll Be Loving You--Soul Brothers Six (Atlantic)
It Takes a Lot of Loving--Big Ella (Lo Lo)
Peace Pipe--Pal & the Prophets (Jamie WLP)
Turn On Your Love Light--Benny Gordon (Wand)
If You Want My Love--Jimmie 'Bo' Horne (Alston)
You Live Only Once--Imperial Wonders (Solid Foundation)
Talkin' 'Bout You Babe--Little Charles & the Sidewinders (Decca promo)
Funky '69--Alvin Cash (Toddlin' Town)
The Chase Is On--Johnny Howard (Bashie WLP)
Real Humdinger--J.J. Barnes (Ric-Tic)
Been Ready For a Long Time--Daydreams (Dynamo WLP)
Everybody Dance Now--Soul City (Good Time)
Betwixt and Between--Joe Tex Band (Dial WLP)
Check Your Bucket (Part 1)--Eddie Bo (Bo-Sound)
Keep the Fire Burning--Skip Easterling (Alon)
Gotta Tell Somebody--Little Tony Talent (Vando)
Everything Is Coming Up Roses--Bobby Hebb (Philips)
You Took Our Heart--Total Eclipses (Right On)
Don't Tell Me I'm Crazy--Edwin Starr (Soul)
I've Got News--Magnificent Men (Capitol)
Miss Heartbreaker--Ascots (MBS)
I'll Never Fall In Love Again--Bobby Freeman (Autumn)
A Thousand Miles From Nowhere--Ronnie Milsap (Scepter)
Until I'm Free--Barbara Lynn (Tribe promo)
In the Twilight Zone--Astors (Stax)
Rock My Soul--Gifts (Ballad)
The Girl's Got 'It'--Billy Preston (Capitol)
Don't Say Maybe Baby--Capitols (Karen WLP)
Crazy--Emanuel Lasky (Thelma WLP)
Oh Baby--Creations (Globe)
So Blue--Little Milton (Checker)
Got You On My Mind--Joe Hinton (Back Beat)
Gone But Not Forgotten--Johnny Robinson (Okeh WLP)
Just You Girl--Jimmy Castor (Smash)
She Blew a Good Thing--Poets (Symbol)
I Can't Stop--Wilson Pickett (Double L)
Is This the Way to Treat a Girl--Hesitations (GWP)
There's Still a Tomorrow--Diplomats (Wand)
A Love Like Yours--Steve Mancha (Groove City)
When Love Goes Wrong--Lou Rawls (Capitol)
Hey!--Barbara Mercer (Golden World)
It's All Right--Sir Mack Rice (Mercury WLP)
Got to Have Your Love--Roy Roberts (Stateside New Zealand import)
Boys and Girls Together--Johnny & the Expressions (Josie)
What's It Gonna Be--Dusty Springfield (Philips)
A Little Piece of Leather--Donnie Elbert (Gateway)
Scratchy--Travis Wammack (ARA)
Day by Day--Continental Four (Jay-Walking)
I'm On My Way--Dean Parrish (Laurie)
Forgot to mention...the gig lasted from 10 AM to 3 PM...it was a blast!
Here's the playlist for my gig at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern in Cleveland on this past Sunday, September 11th...as always, I DJ'ed their Sunday Brunch...
Arabia--Delcos (Showcase)
Friday Night--Johnny Taylor (Stax)
Mustard Greens--J. Gardner (Blue Rock)
Mojo Workout--Larry Bright (Tide)
Dancin' Man--Ernie K-Doe (Duke)
Seven Rooms of Gloom--Four Tops (Tamla Motown Holland import)
If This Is Love--Precisions (Drew)
How Could It Be--Esquires (Bunky)
Just Look What You've Done--Peoples' Choice (Philips WLP)
Just Can't Live My Life--Linda Jones (Warner Bros.)
Out of This World--Gino Washington (Wand)
You Can't Sit Down--Philip Upchurch Combo (Boyd)
Let Yourself Go--Elvis Presley (RCA)
Come and Get It--Eli 'Paperboy' Reed (Capitol)
Just a Little Misunderstanding--Contours (Gordy)
Do Whatcha Wanna Do--Wesley Bright & the Hi-Lites (Hi-De-Ho!)
Detroit Sound--Megatons (Laurie)
If You Wanna Change the World--Petites (Cub promo)
Change My Darkness Into Light--Flirtations (Josie)
Shotgun--Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (Tamla Motown Holland import)
Shake--Selective Service (Main Line)
Nobody But Me--Human Beinz (Capitol)
Love Coming Down--Imperial Wonders (Musicor WLP)
There's Nothing Else to Say--Incredibles (Audio Arts)
Everything I Do--Jets (Port)
Shadows of a Memory--Major Lance (Dakar)
So Anna Just Love Me--Roy Lee Johnson (Josie)
Comin' to Bring You Some Soul--Sam Baker (Sound Stage 7 WLP)
How Can You Say Goodbye--Sidney Joe Qualls (Dakar)
See and Don't See--Marie 'Queenie' Lyons (Deluxe)
Time--Kenny Hamber (De Jac)
Hide Nor Hair--Earl Grant (Decca)
I Don't Love You No More--Exsaveyons (Smoke)
You're Losing Me--Barbara Lynn (Atlantic)
I Spy--Luther Ingram (Smash)
I Ain't Gonna Stop--Masqueraders (AGP)
So Much Love--Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell)
Here I Go Again--Archie Bell & the Drells (Atlantic WLP)
Heaven Must Have Sent You--Continental Four (Jay-Walking)
Cry to Me--Solomon Burke (Atlantic)
My Ordinary Girl--Tommy Ridgley (Ric)
Mickey's Monkey--Miracles (HMV Australian import) This was by request...the guy wanted Stevie Wonder. I told him I didn't have any Stevie with me, but would he settle for Smokey? He did, so I spun this and even threw in the next one for him...
Hot Cha--Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (Tamla Motown Holland import)
Ain't That a Groove (Part 1)--James Brown (King)
The Horse--Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
A Love You Can Depend On--Brenda & the Tabulations (Top & Bottom)
In a Moment--Intrigues (Yew)
She Won't Come Back--Hesitations (Kapp WLP)
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself--Cissy Houston (Janus WLP)
Call His Name--Christine Kittrell (Federal)
She Made My Blood Run Cold--Ike Turner (Federal)
Don't Play--Joe Tex (Checker)
Crystal Ball--Stokes (Alon)
El Pito--Joe Cuba (Tico)
Cold Sweat--Mongo Santamaria (Columbia WLP)
Gonna Have Fun--Ike & Tina Turner (Modern)
I'll Give You Time--Outsiders (Capitol)
You Are the One I Love--Adam's Apples (Brunswick)
I've Been Hurt--Sensational Epics (Cameo)
Run and Hide--Uniques (Paula)
Boo-Ga-Loo--Tom & Jerrio (ABC Paramount)
I'll Be Gone--Freddie Scott (Shout promo)
You Got to Have Money--Exits (Gemini)
Gotta Get to Know You--Bobby Bland (Duke)
Ain't Got the Love of One Girl--Ambassadors (Arctic WLP)
Don't Forget That I Love You--Intentions (Philips)
Holding Hands--Rose Batiste (Ric-Tic)
I'll Be Loving You--Soul Brothers Six (Atlantic)
It Takes a Lot of Loving--Big Ella (Lo Lo)
Peace Pipe--Pal & the Prophets (Jamie WLP)
Turn On Your Love Light--Benny Gordon (Wand)
If You Want My Love--Jimmie 'Bo' Horne (Alston)
You Live Only Once--Imperial Wonders (Solid Foundation)
Talkin' 'Bout You Babe--Little Charles & the Sidewinders (Decca promo)
Funky '69--Alvin Cash (Toddlin' Town)
The Chase Is On--Johnny Howard (Bashie WLP)
Real Humdinger--J.J. Barnes (Ric-Tic)
Been Ready For a Long Time--Daydreams (Dynamo WLP)
Everybody Dance Now--Soul City (Good Time)
Betwixt and Between--Joe Tex Band (Dial WLP)
Check Your Bucket (Part 1)--Eddie Bo (Bo-Sound)
Keep the Fire Burning--Skip Easterling (Alon)
Gotta Tell Somebody--Little Tony Talent (Vando)
Everything Is Coming Up Roses--Bobby Hebb (Philips)
You Took Our Heart--Total Eclipses (Right On)
Don't Tell Me I'm Crazy--Edwin Starr (Soul)
I've Got News--Magnificent Men (Capitol)
Miss Heartbreaker--Ascots (MBS)
I'll Never Fall In Love Again--Bobby Freeman (Autumn)
A Thousand Miles From Nowhere--Ronnie Milsap (Scepter)
Until I'm Free--Barbara Lynn (Tribe promo)
In the Twilight Zone--Astors (Stax)
Rock My Soul--Gifts (Ballad)
The Girl's Got 'It'--Billy Preston (Capitol)
Don't Say Maybe Baby--Capitols (Karen WLP)
Crazy--Emanuel Lasky (Thelma WLP)
Oh Baby--Creations (Globe)
So Blue--Little Milton (Checker)
Got You On My Mind--Joe Hinton (Back Beat)
Gone But Not Forgotten--Johnny Robinson (Okeh WLP)
Just You Girl--Jimmy Castor (Smash)
She Blew a Good Thing--Poets (Symbol)
I Can't Stop--Wilson Pickett (Double L)
Is This the Way to Treat a Girl--Hesitations (GWP)
There's Still a Tomorrow--Diplomats (Wand)
A Love Like Yours--Steve Mancha (Groove City)
When Love Goes Wrong--Lou Rawls (Capitol)
Hey!--Barbara Mercer (Golden World)
It's All Right--Sir Mack Rice (Mercury WLP)
Got to Have Your Love--Roy Roberts (Stateside New Zealand import)
Boys and Girls Together--Johnny & the Expressions (Josie)
What's It Gonna Be--Dusty Springfield (Philips)
A Little Piece of Leather--Donnie Elbert (Gateway)
Scratchy--Travis Wammack (ARA)
Day by Day--Continental Four (Jay-Walking)
I'm On My Way--Dean Parrish (Laurie)
Forgot to mention...the gig lasted from 10 AM to 3 PM...it was a blast!
Best,
Mark