RIBS TPTD: Songs For My Father - Ray, Sam and Lou…

They say, “Good things come to those who wait”. That’s how I’m hoping you’ll feel about today’s Triple Play Thurs-Day mix, since it’s so late getting posted to the site {smile}.

As I mentioned earlier, I’m going really old school this week with a series that I think I’ll run from time to time over the next several months. This one is called “Songs For My Father” (SFMF) and these are artists and/or songs that I grew up listening to when my dad would sit down long enough to play some records. Usually it was on a Sunday morning or early Sunday afternoon and when dad headed to the record player I just knew that one of our featured artists today would be the first thing he played, with the other two sure to follow.

Today you might call the cuts you’re about to hear “old school” or “classic soul” or “oldies”. Funny, but this stuff sounds just as fresh and new to me now as it did back then when I was watching daddy rifle through a few stacks of 45’s looking for his favorite songs.

Come with me please and take a journey back in time to some of the most pleasant and enjoyable memories of my childhood. Sit back, relax and enjoy Poppa Grundy’s three favorite artists as this week I present to you the first in the series I call “Songs For My Father”:

1. Ray Charles
   
2. Sam Cooke
   
3. Lou Rawls
   

RIBS TPTD: SFMF-Ray, Sam and Lou
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Playlist:

1. Ray Charles - What’d I Say, parts 1 and 2 [6:29]
2. Sam Cooke - Having A Party [5:26]
3. Lou Rawls - Southside Blues-Tobacco Road [7:58]
4. Ray Charles - Don’t Set Me Free [2:36]
5. Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night [2:42]
6. Lou Rawls - A Natural Man [3:38]
7. Ray Charles - Let’s Go Get Stoned [3:02]
8. Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home To Me [2:45]
9. Lou Rawls - One For My Baby One More For The Road [4:27]
10. Ray Charles - Busted [2:10]
11. Sam Cooke - Little Red Rooster [2:53]
12. Lou Rawls - Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing [2:09]
13. Ray Charles - Hardhearted Hannah [3:17]
14. Sam Cooke - You Send Me [2:45]
15. Lou Rawls - Goin’ To Chicago Blues [2:53]
16. Ray Charles - Hey, Good Lookin’ [2:12]
17. Sam Cooke - Tennessee Waltz [3:11]
18. Lou Rawls - After The Lights Go Down Low [2:36]
19. Ray Charles - The Right Time [3:28]
20. Sam Cooke - Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha [2:43]
21. Lou Rawls - Room With A View [3:58]
22. Ray Charles - You Are My Sunshine [3:00]
23. Sam Cooke - Twistin’ The Night Away [2:44]
24. Lou Rawls - Mean Old World [2:24]

Enjoy!

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