Monday, May 15, 2023

What's My Theme: Playlists for 5.5 and 5.12.23



Thanks to everyone who donated during WMSE's spring membership drive! As usual, I went with themes during the drive. For the first week, for the first time amazingly, I did all drinking songs. And during the second week, I was indecisive, so I went three ways: first hour was all Hoodoo Gurus, who reaffirmed my belief in rock'n'roll on Saturday night at Shank Hall; I focused on all Milwaukee bands during the second hour in honor of my 20 years in Milwaukee as of 2023; and the third hour was all truck driving (and one airplane) songs because I spent the last week traveling to Virginia and back to Wisconsin.

May 12

Hoodoo Gurus "(Let's All) Turn On" on Big Time Phonograph Recording Co.

Le Hoodoo Gurus "Leilani" on Big Time





Hoodoo Gurus "I Come From Your Future" on Universal Music Australia (Distribution)

Hoodoo Gurus "Turkey Dinner" on Big Time

Hoodoo Gurus "Hung Out To Dry" on Universal Music Australia (Distribution)

Hoodoo Gurus "What's My Scene" on Elektra Records

Hoodoo Gurus "Be My Guru" on Big Time

Hoodoo Gurus "Miss Freelove '69" on Universal Music Australia (Distribution)






Hoodoo Gurus "Television Addict (Live)" on Zoo

Hoodoo Gurus "Crackin' Up" on Universal Music Australia (Distribution)

Hoodoo Gurus "Spaghetti Western" on RCA

Hoodoo Gurus "I Want You Back" on Big Time



The Grovelers "Ahhh Hey!" on The Grovelers

Couch Flambeau "My Girlfriend's Band" on Its Only a Record

Xposed 4heads "Are We Crazy?" on Internal Combustio9n

Wanda Chrome & The Leather Pharaohs "Lyin' to Me" on Splunge

Plexi 3 "Little Vacation and Stop and Listen" on Certified PR


Trolley "She's the Kind of Girl" on Easter Records

Trolley "The Kids All Sing" on Easter

The Wigs "Fire" on The Wigs



The Quilz "Are You Still out Tonight" on The Quilz

Primitive Broadcast Service "City of Clocks" on Primitive Broadcast Service

The Midwest Beat "Back To Mono - Blind Flower Girl" on Eradicator Records

The Midwest Beat "Back to Mono / Blind Flower Girl" on Eradicator Records

Greg Cartwright w/The Goodnight Loving "Mary Lou" on Dusty Medical

Ramma Lamma "Do You Know What I'm Doing/Hearts Beating" on Ramma

The Shivvers "Teenline" on Sing Sing



Del Reeves "Looking at the World Through a Windshield" on United Artists

World Famous Blue Jays "Good Morning Mr. Trucker" on Diesel Only

Jimmy Logsdon "Gear Jammer" on King

Kay Adams "Six Days A 'Waiting" on Tower


Dave Dudley "Jack Knife" on Mercury

Dave Dudley "Rolaids Doans Pills and Preparation H" on Sun

Bobby Sykes "Long Lonesome Road" on Starday

Vern Stovall "Movin' Around" on Longhorn

Red Simpson "Runaway Truck" on Capitol

Dick Curless "Tombstone Every Mile" on Capitol

The Land Rovers "Black Smoke Against a Blue Sky" on Diplomat

Johnny Bond "The Hijacker" on Starday



Charlie Walker "Truck Drivin' Cat With Nine Wives" on Capitol

Merle Haggard "Silver Wings" on Capitol

Dave Dudley "Listen Betty (I'm Singing Your Song)"


May 5



Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" on Self

The A-Bones "Daddy Wants a Cold Beer" on Norton Records Inc.

The Pleasure Seekers "What a Way to Die" on Satan



The Church Keys "Ale Up" on Norton Records

The Skeletons "Waiting for the Gin to Hit Me" on Alias Records, Corp.

The Martinis "Hung Over" on Light In The Attic Records

Charlie Walker "Gonna Drink Milwaukee Dry" on RCA/Legacy


The Sons Of Hercules "Surfin' in the Bars" on Get Hip

The Nightcaps "Wine Wine Wine" on Lost Nite

Paul "Wine" Jones "My Baby Got Drunk" on Fat Possum



Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin "Alligator Wine" on Jungle Records

The Fleshtones "Beer Run" on Blood Red Vinyl & Discs

The Hawks "A Little More Wine, My Dear" on Righteous

Screamin Jay Hawkins "Baptize Me In Wine" on Red Lightin


Palm Ghosts "Bloodlight" on Ice Queen Records

The Quilz "Valerie Loves Me" on Prickly Records


The Shadows "There Stands The Glass"

Carlene Carter "To Drunk (Too Remember)" on Rhino/Warner Records

Diamond Rugs "Gimme a Beer" on Partisan Records

Wheels On Fire "Gallon of Gin" on Fat Possum

The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers "Hangover" on C-Five

Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass Kickin Team "Feel a Drunk" on doublenaughtrecords




Wynonie Harris "Quiet Whiskey" on Rhino

The Pogues "Streams of Whiskey" on Rhino

Robert Mitchum "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" on Monument


Three Aces and a Joker "Booze Party" on Crypt

The Yayhoos "Gettin' Drunk" on Bloodshot Records

Certain Stars "The Devil Made Whiskey" on Cuba Libre Records

Lydia Loveless "Wine Lips" on Bloodshot

Papa Lightfoot "Wine, Women & Whiskey" on Imperial

The Untamed Youth "They Can't Call It Beer" on Norton Records



The Legs "Drunk" on Goner

Los Chicos "Beer Ain't Drinking" on Rum Bar

MFC Chicken "Blackout Drunk" on Dirty Water Records

Whitey Knight "Another Brew Bartender" on Crown



The Meat Purveyors "Liquor Store" on Bloodshot Records

Spanking Charlene "Booze & Pills" on Slacker Music

J. Gale "Suds" on buffalo bop

LeRoi Brothers "DWI" on AVRA

John Lee Hooker "Whiskey & Wimmen" on Vee-Jay


You Tube Movie of the Week: Le Hoodoo Gurus Zoom Through History




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