Laissez les bons temps rouler! Yes, this is a fundraiser for our dear radio station, but the music is SO GOOD and I had SO MUCH FUN. Christine Ohlman (The Beehive Queen!) and Amy Wachtel (The Night Nurse!) and I had never hung out - heck, I hadn't even met Christine, a legendary and soulful vocalist/performer who fronts NBC's Saturday Night Live, whom I was hoping I could someday meet, until 10 minutes to air. (I was 50 minutes late!!! So sorry ladies.) It was such a pleasure doing this show, and - you know - I really do miss New Orleans. I gotta get back there, tout de suite!!!

Barefootin' – Robert Parker

Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) – The Specials

504 – Soul Rebels Brass Band

Meet De Boys On The Battlefront - The Wild Tchoupitoulas
Iko, Iko – The Dixie Cups

Ja Funmi – King Sunny Ade

79rs Bout to Blow – 79rs Gang

Holy Cow – Lee Dorsey

Let the Four Winds Blow – Toots & The Maytals

Hey Pocky Way – The Neville Brothers

She Put the Hurt on Me – Prince La La

Who Shot the Lala – Oliver Morgan

They All Ask'd for You – The Meters

Party Time – Lee “Scratch” Perry

Tell It Like It Is – Aaron Neville

You Talk Too Much – Joe Jones

Here Comes the Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze

Time Is On My Side – Irma Thomas

House Of The Rising Sun – Gregory Isaacs

Tell The Truth (Uptown Remix) – Jon Batiste feat. Big Chief Romeo

Lady Marmalade – LaBelle

Trick Bag – Earl King

I'm Gone – Jon Cleary

One Scotch – Admiral Bailey & Chaka Demus

Sophisticated Cissy – The Meters

Ooh Poo Pah Do – Jessie Hill

My People – Cha Wa

Right Place Wrong Time – Dr. John

Life (Is What You Make of It) – Frighty

Ride Your Pony – Lee Dorsey

Say Hey [I Love You] – Michael Franti & Spearhead Feat. Cherine Anderson

Bony Moronie – Larry Williams

Walking To New Orleans – Fats Domino

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? - Louis Armstrong

As part WPKN's Black History Month celebration, I focus here on the type of music Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell made - something I'm here calling "Black Orchestral Pop", and what some others would call "Champagne Soul" (although that can be a problematic phrase to the creators themselves). Ironically, this music is such a focus of love and a huge topic for me... it was ridiculous that I dedicated a 2-hour show to it - I only played one Thom Bell song, right at the end. I HAVE TO DO ANOTHER ONE.

There Goes My Baby – The Drifters
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – The Platters
I Only Have Eyes For You – The Flamingos
Don't Make Me Over – Dionne Warwick
Make It Easy On Yourself – Jerry Butler

Baby I'm Yours – Barbara Lewis
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) – Chuck Jackson
I Hear a Symphony – The Supremes
Reach Out (I'll Be There) –The Four Tops
My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) – David Ruffin
Give Me Just a Little More Time – Chairmen of the Board
Stay with Me – Lorraine Ellison

The Last One to Be Loved – Lou Johnson
Goin' Out of My Head – Little Anthony & the Imperials
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Someday We'll Be Together – Diana Ross & the Supremes

California Soul – The 5th Dimension
Where Is the Love – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Groovefunkel Extended Remix)
A Song for You – Donny Hathaway
I'm Going Down – Rose Royce

Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) – The Temptations
Keep On Truckin' (part 1) – Eddie Kendricks

Rainy Night In Georgia – Brook Benton
Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time – The Delfonics

Today’s Snap Crackle POP! was a tribute to the epic production team of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare. Sly passed away on January 26th 2026 at the age of 73.

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Double Barrel – Dave & Ansell Collins

Right Time – The Mighty Diamonds
Two Sevens Clash – Culture
Get Up Stand Up – Peter Tosh

Sponji Reggae – Black Uhuru
Greetings – Half Pint
Don't Stop the Music – Bits & Pieces

Pull Up to the Bumper – Grace Jones
Padlock (Larry Levan Mix) – Gwen Guthrie

Jokerman – Bob Dylan
So Good, So Right – Joe Cocker
Girls Watching – Ian Dury

Breakdown – Grace Jones
Just Another Night – Mick Jagger

Murder She Wrote – Chaka Demus & Pliers
Here Comes the Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze