Recent inductee to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, rockabilly (pussy)cat Wanda Jackson served up some mean rockin' cuts in the 1950's. Well-deserved recognition for a female artist who stood tall with the likes of Eddie Cochran, Johnny Burnette and, of course, Elvis Presley.
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 9:00 PM - MIDNIGHT
Function at the Junction/ RAMSEY LEWIS (’67)
I Can’t Rest/ FONTELLA BASS (’66)
Sockin’ Soul/ JOHNNY & DOLORES (’68)
Let Me Teach You/ ZENA FOSTER (’65)
Speak On Up/ JOE KING (’70, ’07 collection, Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label)
Do I Make Myself Clear/ SUGAR PIE DESANTO & ETTA JAMES (’65)
Tak dej se k nam a projdem svet/ MARTA KUBISOVA (‘60’s, ’09 collection, Ne! The Soul of Marta Kubisova)
Peacock Baby/ REIKO OHARA (’68, ’09 collection, Nippon Girls)
Funnel of Love/ WANDA JACKSON (’61)
Out in the Streets/ THE SHANGRI-LAS (’65)
Be My Baby/ THE RONETTES (’63)
Let Me Get Close to You/ BEVERLY WARREN (’65, ’09 collection, The Laurie Records Story)
Make a Little Love/ ALEX CHILTON (’87, High Priest)
Dangerous Book/ THE PLIMOULS (’98, Kool Trash)
Doin’ It For the Ladies/ PAUL COLLINS (’10, King of Power Pop)*
LiLi/ THE CUTTERS (’01, Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!)
Tell That Girl to Shut Up/ TINA & THE TOTAL BABES (’00, She’s So Tuff)
Back of My Hand (I’ve Got Your Number)/ THE JAGS (’78)
Yoo-Hoo/ IMPERIAL TEEN (’98, What Is Not to Love)
Don’t Give Up/ THE NOISETTES (’06, What’s the Time Mr. Wolf)
No Action/ ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (’78, This Year’s Model)
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker/ THE RAMONES (’77, Rockets to
Sex With An X/ THE VASELINES (’10, Sex With An X)*
Bhang Bhang, I’m a Burnout/ DUM DUM GIRLS (’10, I Will Be)
This Boy is Exhausted/ THE WRENS (’03, The Meadowlands)
Just One Thing/ SNAKEHIPS (’01, Turn You On)
Harley Davidson/ MICK HARVEY &
I Move Around [Lee Hazelwood]/ THE PURRS (’10, Tearing
Jennifer Tomkins/ STREET PEOPLE (’70)
So You Want to Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star/ THE BYRDS (’67, Younger Than Yesterday)
Lulla/ TINARIWEN (’09, Imidiwan: Companions)
Crosseyed and Painless/ TALKING HEADS (’80, Remain in Light)
Beauty and The Beast/ DAVID BOWIE (’77, Heroes)
Burn Me Up Like a Cigarette/ ROBERT FRIPP (w/ DARYL HALL) (’79, Exposure)
Them That Do Nothing/ FIELD MUSIC (’10, Field Music (Measure))
Yacht Dance/ XTC (’82, English Settlement) [Virgin]
Take a Ride/ REIGNING SOUND (’01, Break Up Break Down)
Suffering Jukebox/ THE SILVER JEWS (’08,
A Fond Farewell/ ELLIOT SMITH (’04, From a Basement on The Hill)
Keep Eye on Other’s Gain/ BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY (’08, Lie Down in the Light)
Gold Day/ SPARKLEHORSE (’01, It’s a Wonderful Life)
Good Advices/ REM (’85, Fables of the Reconstruction)
Start Again/ TEENAGE FANCLUB (’97, Songs From
Willow Weep For Me/ PETE MOLINARI (’10, Train Bound For Glory)*
Across the Wire/ CALEXICO (’03, Feast of Wire)
Livin’ Too Close to The
Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl/ MINK DeVILLE (’77, Cabretta)
Goodnight Ladies/ LOU REED (’72, Transformer)