WFMU: Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from December 8, 2022

Listener comments!
	3:00pm Jeff Ash: Good afternoon from sunny Wisconsin!
	3:01pm Andrew in Toronto: Good afternoon Larry and all other listeners!
	3:01pm Funky16Corners: Hey Jeff!
	3:01pm Funky16Corners: Hey Andrew!
	🥁 3:02pm Brian in UK: Hello Larry. I think technically it is an alley; not one to walk down after sunset!!!
	3:03pm Funky16Corners: Hi Brian!
	3:04pm Funky16Corners: Anyone else notice a change in the comment box at the bottom of the playlist page?
	3:05pm Erica: Hi Larry.
	3:05pm Funky16Corners: Hi Erica!
	3:06pm Erica: I noticed the chat box is a bit smaller.
	3:06pm Funky16Corners: Yeah, weird
	🥁 3:08pm Brian in UK: Far to the right. A republican post? Is Barbra related to Bessie?
	3:08pm Erica: I'm using my phone too.
	3:09pm Funky16Corners: @Brian - I don't think so (about Barbara)
	3:09pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - I'm on a PC and I'm seeing it , too
	3:13pm doctorjazz: Hi Larry and all you out there!
	3:13pm Funky16Corners: Hey Doc!
	3:14pm Erica: Yo doc!
	3:16pm Funky16Corners: Today's show is - with three or four exceptions - all 45s
	3:17pm still b/p: No vaccination can prevent smallbox. Apparently part of the recent revisions and ch-ch-ch...
	3:17pm Funky16Corners: Say what now?
	3:18pm still b/p: Experiments with new comment features, interface, etc.
	3:19pm Funky16Corners: Ah...and Hello.
	3:19pm doctorjazz: Yo Erica!
	3:20pm still b/p: Curtis voice always lands in a positive ear-place.
	3:21pm Funky16Corners: He was/is a positive spiritual force
	3:23pm Sem: Hiya, Larry, Testifiers, and 45-niks.
	🥁 3:24pm Brian in UK: Sem, greetings from a chilly UK.
	3:25pm Andrew in Toronto: Hey Sem!
	3:26pm Funky16Corners: Hey Sem!
	3:27pm Funky16Corners: Theodore Pendergrass!
	3:28pm Sem: Brian, I return your serve w/ +8 and fog/rain. Hi, TO Andrew.
	3:30pm Sem: The pipes on this guy, awesome.
	3:30pm Funky16Corners: One of the best ever
	3:32pm Sem: ...reminding me of the many nameless powerhouse singers one hears on Sinner's Crossroads.
	3:32pm Funky16Corners: The rhythm guitar on this track is amazing
	3:32pm WaffleMix: Amazing
	3:33pm Funky16Corners: Hey WaffleMix!
	3:33pm Funky16Corners: Shout out to the late great Joe Tarsia who just passed away
	3:33pm WaffleMix: Hey can I get a pumpkin this late lol
	3:34pm Funky16Corners: I'm not sure. maybe that was for donating during the October Hellraiser?
	3:34pm Funky16Corners: It's kind of shocking how many people don't know this version, only the Thelma Houston
	3:35pm WaffleMix: Probably I will ask the powers that be
	3:35pm Sem: I see Mr. Tarsia worked w/ some luminaries, including Steely Dan. Top hole clients, the list I'm reading.
	3:36pm Erica: There should be a Christmas emote by now.
	3:36pm Erica: Digging this 12 inch mix BTW.
	3:36pm Funky16Corners: @Sem - after the Philly Sound took off everyone wanted to record there
	3:37pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - This is the definitive version
	3:38pm Funky16Corners: This is the song I was talking about in the intro
	3:46pm still b/p: Wall of claps.
	3:46pm Funky16Corners: One of the great early Norman Whitfield productions
	3:47pm Funky16Corners: Now, this, is the original, and best IMHO version
	3:53pm Funky16Corners: Philadelphia's Volcanos. The lead singer (Gene Faith) left and the rest of them went on to be the Trammps
	🥁 3:54pm dutchtheo: Hey Larry, and street cats! Testify! Light at the dark end of the street
	3:55pm Funky16Corners: Hey Theo!
	4:04pm Funky16Corners: Get ready, the next record is a banger
	4:16pm doctorjazz: Dark End... One of the great tunes!
	4:17pm Funky16Corners: Gonna hear several versions in this set
	4:19pm StringOFperils: Hello, Larry! ...where we always meet
	4:19pm Funky16Corners: Hey String!
	4:20pm Funky16Corners: Oscar's version sounds like it was recorded in church
	4:21pm StringOFperils: Well, I hope the Amen corner is going crazy
	🥁 4:24pm WR: Hi Larry and drummer streamers. Have to listen t this from the archive. Playlist looks great.
	4:24pm Funky16Corners: Hey WR!
	4:25pm still b/p: Was that Tina's vocal? Didn't sound like her.
	4:25pm Funky16Corners: No, one of the Ikettes
	🥁 4:25pm WR: I just recently learned of Evie Sands, via your playing the Hollies doing a song she had recorded first. Glad to see her on the playlist today.
	4:26pm doctorjazz: I don't think I've heard a less than great version of "Dark End...", (except me in the shower...)
	4:26pm Funky16Corners: @WR - I don't think there's a comp of her early stuff, which is a shame.
	4:26pm doctorjazz: KEY CHANGE, PLEASE!
	4:27pm still b/p: Submit it, doc, and we'll decide.
	4:27pm Funky16Corners: @Doc - It's such a great song
	🥁 4:27pm Brian in UK: doc, was about to make the same comment, sans shower.
	🥁 4:28pm Brian in UK: For bunch of white boys, the Burritos do a good job.
	4:28pm still b/p: "Where did all the key changes go?" www.npr.org...
	4:28pm Funky16Corners: There are several country versions
	4:28pm Candy-O'67: Hey Larry and all! Been here the whole time. Enjoying the tunes while running errands
	4:29pm Funky16Corners: Hey Candy-O!
	4:30pm Funky16Corners: Speaking of church...
	4:32pm StringOFperils: New Bethel Baptist
	4:33pm Erica: Can I get an Amen?
	4:34pm Funky16Corners: Amen!
	4:41pm doctorjazz: Love The Burrito Brothers "Dark Side..."
	4:42pm doctorjazz: @BiUK, I try to shower before appearances on the chat boards...😉
	4:43pm Funky16Corners: Those first two FBB albums are great.
	4:51pm Andrew in Toronto: That was another great show! Thanks Larry!
	4:51pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Andrew!
	4:52pm Sem: This playlist would make any rent party a howling success. Thanks for this, Larry.
	4:53pm doctorjazz: Thanks, Larry, loved the show!!!
	4:54pm still b/p: Thank you. Nice show today. Been thinking in the past year or so about re-watching the Monterey festival doc.
	🥁 4:54pm dutchtheo: Thanks, Larry, great 299!
	4:54pm Erica: Very dark, soulful show today Larry. Can't wait for your 300th next week.
	4:56pm Jeff Ash: Good show. Thanks, Larry!
	4:57pm StringOFperils: Thank you!
	4:57pm Funky16Corners: Thanks everyone!
	4:58pm Candy-O'67: Thx, Larry! Fantastic show today!
	4:58pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Candy-O!
	5:00pm coelacanth∅: Thanks Larry!
	🥁 8:09pm WR: Got distracted by work, will relisten. Thank you! Larry!

Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from December 8, 2022

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Approx. start time
Funky16Corners	Testify! Intro "Testify! Intro" by "Funky16Corners"	Best of Funky16Corners Volume One	Funky16Corners	2017	MP3	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Barbara Banks	River of Tears "River of Tears" by "Barbara Banks"	45RPM Single	Veep	1966	45	0:01:27 (Pop-up)
Betty Everett	I Can't Hear You "I Can't Hear You" by "Betty Everett"	45RPM Single	Veejay	1964	45	0:03:49 (Pop-up)
Diamond Joe	Gossip Gossip "Gossip Gossip" by "Diamond Joe"	45RPM Single	Sansu	1967	45	0:06:03 (Pop-up)
Kiki Dee	Why Don't I Run Away From You	45RPM Single	Fontana	1966	45	0:08:46 (Pop-up)
Shirelles	No Sugar Tonight "No Sugar Tonight" by "Shirelles"	45RPM Single	RCA	1971	45	0:11:21 (Pop-up)
Drifters	Steal Away "Steal Away" by "Drifters"	45RPM Single	Atlantic	1969	45	0:13:29 (Pop-up)
Poets	She Blew a Good Thing "She Blew a Good Thing" by "Poets"	45RPM Single	Symbol	1966	45	0:16:08 (Pop-up)
Impressions	Fool For You "Fool For You" by "Impressions"	45RPM Single	Curtom	1968	45	0:18:50 (Pop-up)

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass	Don't Leave Me This Way	12" single	Philadelphia International	1975	12"	0:26:27 (Pop-up)
Lovables	Take Me for a Little While	45RPM Single	Toot	1968	45	0:37:19 (Pop-up)
Sir Mack Rice	Love Sickness "Love Sickness" by "Sir Mack Rice"	45RPM Single	Stax	1967	45	0:39:57 (Pop-up)
Mirettes	Take Me for a Little While	45RPM Single	Revue	1968	45	0:42:18 (Pop-up)
Temptations	Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)	45RPM Single	Gordy	1964	45	0:45:11 (Pop-up)
Evie Sands	Take Me For a Little While	45RPM Single	Blue Cat	1965	45	0:47:20 (Pop-up)
Artistics	In Another Man's Arms "In Another Man's Arms" by "Artistics"	45RPM Single	Okeh	1965	45	0:49:48 (Pop-up)
Volcanos	Take Me Back Again "Take Me Back Again" by "Volcanos"	45RPM Single	Harthon	1967	45	0:52:03 (Pop-up)
Bates Sisters	So Broken Hearted "So Broken Hearted" by "Bates Sisters"	45RPM Single	NOLA	1967	45	0:54:45 (Pop-up)
Barbara Lewis	Don't Forget About Me	45RPM Single	Atlantic	1965	45	0:57:24 (Pop-up)
Irma Thomas	What Are You Trying To Do	45RPM Single	Imperial	1965	45	1:00:05 (Pop-up)
Magica Brown	I Won't Be Back "I Won't Be Back" by "Magica Brown"	45RPM Single	20th Century Fox	1964	45	1:02:00 (Pop-up)
Mary Love	Lay This Burden Down "Lay This Burden Down" by "Mary Love"	45RPM Single	Modern	1967	45	1:04:42 (Pop-up)

James Carr	Dark End of the Street	45RPM Single	Goldwax	1967	45	1:14:12 (Pop-up)
Tams	Untie Me "Untie Me" by "Tams"	45RPM Single	Arlen	1962	45	1:16:38 (Pop-up)
Oscar Toney Jr	Dark End of the Street	For Your Precious Love	Bell	1967	LP	1:19:04 (Pop-up)
Ike and Tina Turner	You're No Good	Ike and Tina Turner Show Live Vol 2	Loma	1966	LP	1:21:39 (Pop-up)
Glories	Dark End of the Street "Dark End of the Street" by "Glories"	45RPM Single	Date	1969	45	1:24:32 (Pop-up)
Hearts of Stone	Yesterday's Love Is Over	45RPM Single	VIP	1970	45	1:27:06 (Pop-up)
Aretha Franklin	Dark End of the Street	This Girl's In Love With You	Atlantic	1970	LP	1:29:50 (Pop-up)
Tami Lynn	Can't Last Much Longer "Can't Last Much Longer" by "Tami Lynn"	Love Is Here And Now You're Gone	Cotillion	1971	LP	1:34:29 (Pop-up)
Al Perkins	I Don't Want To Lose "I Don't Want To Lose" by "Al Perkins"	45RPM Single	HI	1972	45	1:38:13 (Pop-up)
Garnet Mimms	Take Me "Take Me" by "Garnet Mimms"	45RPM Single	Verve	1969	45	1:41:03 (Pop-up)
Bobby Hatfield	What's a Matter Baby	45RPM Single	Verve	1968	45	1:44:15 (Pop-up)
Bobby Womack	Take Me "Take Me" by "Bobby Womack"	45RPM Single	Minit	1968	45	1:47:26 (Pop-up)
Eddie 'Little Buster' Forehand	I'm So Lonely	45RPM Single	Jubilee	1965	45	1:50:03 (Pop-up)

Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers	I Gotta Go Now (Up On the Floor)	45RPM Single	Like	1966	45	1:57:12 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	3:00pm Jeff Ash: Good afternoon from sunny Wisconsin!
	3:01pm Andrew in Toronto: Good afternoon Larry and all other listeners!
	3:01pm Funky16Corners: Hey Jeff!
	3:01pm Funky16Corners: Hey Andrew!
	🥁 3:02pm Brian in UK: Hello Larry. I think technically it is an alley; not one to walk down after sunset!!!
	3:03pm Funky16Corners: Hi Brian!
	3:04pm Funky16Corners: Anyone else notice a change in the comment box at the bottom of the playlist page?
	3:05pm Erica: Hi Larry.
	3:05pm Funky16Corners: Hi Erica!
	3:06pm Erica: I noticed the chat box is a bit smaller.
	3:06pm Funky16Corners: Yeah, weird
	🥁 3:08pm Brian in UK: Far to the right. A republican post? Is Barbra related to Bessie?
	3:08pm Erica: I'm using my phone too.
	3:09pm Funky16Corners: @Brian - I don't think so (about Barbara)
	3:09pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - I'm on a PC and I'm seeing it , too
	3:13pm doctorjazz: Hi Larry and all you out there!
	3:13pm Funky16Corners: Hey Doc!
	3:14pm Erica: Yo doc!
	3:16pm Funky16Corners: Today's show is - with three or four exceptions - all 45s
	3:17pm still b/p: No vaccination can prevent smallbox. Apparently part of the recent revisions and ch-ch-ch...
	3:17pm Funky16Corners: Say what now?
	3:18pm still b/p: Experiments with new comment features, interface, etc.
	3:19pm Funky16Corners: Ah...and Hello.
	3:19pm doctorjazz: Yo Erica!
	3:20pm still b/p: Curtis voice always lands in a positive ear-place.
	3:21pm Funky16Corners: He was/is a positive spiritual force
	3:23pm Sem: Hiya, Larry, Testifiers, and 45-niks.
	🥁 3:24pm Brian in UK: Sem, greetings from a chilly UK.
	3:25pm Andrew in Toronto: Hey Sem!
	3:26pm Funky16Corners: Hey Sem!
	3:27pm Funky16Corners: Theodore Pendergrass!
	3:28pm Sem: Brian, I return your serve w/ +8 and fog/rain. Hi, TO Andrew.
	3:30pm Sem: The pipes on this guy, awesome.
	3:30pm Funky16Corners: One of the best ever
	3:32pm Sem: ...reminding me of the many nameless powerhouse singers one hears on Sinner's Crossroads.
	3:32pm Funky16Corners: The rhythm guitar on this track is amazing
	3:32pm WaffleMix: Amazing
	3:33pm Funky16Corners: Hey WaffleMix!
	3:33pm Funky16Corners: Shout out to the late great Joe Tarsia who just passed away
	3:33pm WaffleMix: Hey can I get a pumpkin this late lol
	3:34pm Funky16Corners: I'm not sure. maybe that was for donating during the October Hellraiser?
	3:34pm Funky16Corners: It's kind of shocking how many people don't know this version, only the Thelma Houston
	3:35pm WaffleMix: Probably I will ask the powers that be
	3:35pm Sem: I see Mr. Tarsia worked w/ some luminaries, including Steely Dan. Top hole clients, the list I'm reading.
	3:36pm Erica: There should be a Christmas emote by now.
	3:36pm Erica: Digging this 12 inch mix BTW.
	3:36pm Funky16Corners: @Sem - after the Philly Sound took off everyone wanted to record there
	3:37pm Funky16Corners: @Erica - This is the definitive version
	3:38pm Funky16Corners: This is the song I was talking about in the intro
	3:46pm still b/p: Wall of claps.
	3:46pm Funky16Corners: One of the great early Norman Whitfield productions
	3:47pm Funky16Corners: Now, this, is the original, and best IMHO version
	3:53pm Funky16Corners: Philadelphia's Volcanos. The lead singer (Gene Faith) left and the rest of them went on to be the Trammps
	🥁 3:54pm dutchtheo: Hey Larry, and street cats! Testify! Light at the dark end of the street
	3:55pm Funky16Corners: Hey Theo!
	4:04pm Funky16Corners: Get ready, the next record is a banger
	4:16pm doctorjazz: Dark End... One of the great tunes!
	4:17pm Funky16Corners: Gonna hear several versions in this set
	4:19pm StringOFperils: Hello, Larry! ...where we always meet
	4:19pm Funky16Corners: Hey String!
	4:20pm Funky16Corners: Oscar's version sounds like it was recorded in church
	4:21pm StringOFperils: Well, I hope the Amen corner is going crazy
	🥁 4:24pm WR: Hi Larry and drummer streamers. Have to listen t this from the archive. Playlist looks great.
	4:24pm Funky16Corners: Hey WR!
	4:25pm still b/p: Was that Tina's vocal? Didn't sound like her.
	4:25pm Funky16Corners: No, one of the Ikettes
	🥁 4:25pm WR: I just recently learned of Evie Sands, via your playing the Hollies doing a song she had recorded first. Glad to see her on the playlist today.
	4:26pm doctorjazz: I don't think I've heard a less than great version of "Dark End...", (except me in the shower...)
	4:26pm Funky16Corners: @WR - I don't think there's a comp of her early stuff, which is a shame.
	4:26pm doctorjazz: KEY CHANGE, PLEASE!
	4:27pm still b/p: Submit it, doc, and we'll decide.
	4:27pm Funky16Corners: @Doc - It's such a great song
	🥁 4:27pm Brian in UK: doc, was about to make the same comment, sans shower.
	🥁 4:28pm Brian in UK: For bunch of white boys, the Burritos do a good job.
	4:28pm still b/p: "Where did all the key changes go?" www.npr.org...
	4:28pm Funky16Corners: There are several country versions
	4:28pm Candy-O'67: Hey Larry and all! Been here the whole time. Enjoying the tunes while running errands
	4:29pm Funky16Corners: Hey Candy-O!
	4:30pm Funky16Corners: Speaking of church...
	4:32pm StringOFperils: New Bethel Baptist
	4:33pm Erica: Can I get an Amen?
	4:34pm Funky16Corners: Amen!
	4:41pm doctorjazz: Love The Burrito Brothers "Dark Side..."
	4:42pm doctorjazz: @BiUK, I try to shower before appearances on the chat boards...😉
	4:43pm Funky16Corners: Those first two FBB albums are great.
	4:51pm Andrew in Toronto: That was another great show! Thanks Larry!
	4:51pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Andrew!
	4:52pm Sem: This playlist would make any rent party a howling success. Thanks for this, Larry.
	4:53pm doctorjazz: Thanks, Larry, loved the show!!!
	4:54pm still b/p: Thank you. Nice show today. Been thinking in the past year or so about re-watching the Monterey festival doc.
	🥁 4:54pm dutchtheo: Thanks, Larry, great 299!
	4:54pm Erica: Very dark, soulful show today Larry. Can't wait for your 300th next week.
	4:56pm Jeff Ash: Good show. Thanks, Larry!
	4:57pm StringOFperils: Thank you!
	4:57pm Funky16Corners: Thanks everyone!
	4:58pm Candy-O'67: Thx, Larry! Fantastic show today!
	4:58pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Candy-O!
	5:00pm coelacanth∅: Thanks Larry!
	🥁 8:09pm WR: Got distracted by work, will relisten. Thank you! Larry!

Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from December 8, 2022

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