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Roots and Rhythms
Wednesday June 22nd, 2016 with Renny
The Cadillac Boogie

The automobile has served as inspiration for hundreds of songs for over a century, perhaps none as much as America's premier luxury car, the Cadillac.
Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac ('51, Savoy)
Dizzy Gillespie - The Champ - Nippon Columbia Company
Pink Cadillac ('52, Delmark)
Paul Bascomb - For Jumpers Only - Delmark Records
I Want A Lavender Cadillac ('51, OKeh)
Maurice King & His Wolverines with Bea Baker - The OKeh Rhythm &Blues Story (1949 - 1957) Vol. 1 - epicOKeh Legacy - Sony Music Entertainment
A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac And Some Money) ('54, Mercury)
Buddy Johnson Orchestra - Buddy & Ella Johnson: 1953-1964 - Bear Family Records
Cadillac Boogie ('47, Specialty)
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy - The Specialty Story - Specialty Records
Rocket 88 ('51, Sun)
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - I Like Ike!: The Best of Ike Turner - Rhino Records
Cadillac Baby ('50, King)
Roy Brown - Blues Deluxe - King Masters
Highway Man ('51, Chess)
Howlin' Wolf - The Specialty Story: The Blues Came Down From Memphis - Charly Records
Gas Happy Mama ('52, unissued)
The Royals - The OKeh Rhythm &Blues Story (1949 - 1957) Vol. 2 - epicOKeh Legacy - Sony Music Entertainment
Drive, Daddy, Drive (??, ???)
Little Sylvia - Smell Of The Cramps, More Songs From The Vault Of Lux & Ivy - Righteous Records
Out Of Gas (??, unissued)
Chuck Howard - El Primativo American Rock & Roll And Rockabilly - Ace Records
Uh Oh (Get Out Of The Car) ('54, OKeh)
The Treniers - The OKeh Rhythm &Blues Story (1949 - 1957) Vol. 3 - epicOKeh Legacy - Sony Music Entertainment
Cadillac Jack ('6?, Chess)
Andre "Mr. Rhythm" Williams - single - Chess Records
Brand New Cadillac ('59, Parlophone)
Vince Taylor & The Playboys - single - Chiswick Records
Black Cadillac ('59, Vaden)
Joyce Green - 32 Original Historic Rockabilly Classics Vol. 1 - Lost Gold Records
Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache ('5?, Sun)
Warren Smith - The Best Of Sun Rockabilly - Charly Records
Long White Cadillac ('83, Slash)
The Blasters - The Slash Recordings - Wounded Bird Records
Cadillac Car ('89, Flat Iron)
Hi Fi & The Roadburners - The Flat Iron Years '86-'89 - Victory Records
Voodoo Cadillac ('94, Geffen)
Southern Cullture On The Skids - Dirt Track Date - Geffen Records
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