Episode 137, “The Jive,”

Episode 137, “The Jive,” explores the many shades of this popular genre that borders rock-and-roll, swing, doo-wop, and rhythm-and-blues. Twenty songs include performances by Linda Hayes, Louis Prima, The Teen-Tones, The Bee Gees, Chuck Berry, Martha Tilton, The Nite Caps, The Ink Spots, Scatman Crothers, Clyde McPhatter, and The Jive  Bombers.

Episode  137 The Jive
Playlist
1 Atomic Baby Linda Hayes
2 Everybody Eats When They Come to My House Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
3 Java Jive The Ink Spots
4 Keep That Coffee Hot Scatman Crothers
5 Tiger Rag The Mills Brothers
6 A Little Jive is Good For You Martha Tilton
7 One Last Kiss The Marcels
8 Glory of Love The Roommates
9 Sh-Boom Kenny Vance and the Planotones
10 A Lover’s Question Clyde McPhatter
11 Gypsie Boogie The Teen Tones
12 Jump Jive and Wail Louis Prima
13 Snap Crackle and Pop The Nite Caps
14 Stardust The Jive Bombers
15 Oh Baby The Jive Five featuring Eugene Pitt
16 I Got a Rock and Roll Gal Billy Lamont
17 Reelin’ and Rockin’ Chuck Berry
18 House of Blue Lights Chuck Miller
19 Jive Talkin’ Bee Gees
20 The Fox Daddy’s Rebels