In hour 1, we hear the Sam Cooke-inspired vocals of Louis Williams and the sultry stylings of transgender soul sensation Jackie Shane, interspersed with merry and mournful Christmas tunes from Louis Armstrong, Jimi Hendrix, and Miles Davis. In hour 2, we continue with the funk, soul, and jazz, and break for a set hosted by late, great WERU dj Charlie Oldham.
The Nightfly #2014.50 Playlist Hour 1 Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" The Ovations feat. Louis Williams "Won't You Call" The New Birth "Afro Strut" O.C. Smith "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp" Nancy Dupree & a Group of Rochester, NY Youngsters "Call Baby Jesus" Mahalia Jackson "Go Tell It on the Mountain" Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars "Christmas Night in Harlem [#]" Sharon Jones "Make It Good to Me" Lionel Hampton "Psychedelic Sally" Jackie Shane "You're the One" Johnny & Jon "Christmas in Vietnam" Jimi Hendrix "Little Drummer Boy" Miles Davis "Blue Christmas" Leo Watson "Jingle Bells" The Sonics "Don't Believe in Christmas" Hour 2 Miriam Makeba "Samba" Willie Bobo "Keep That Same Old Feeling" Nina Simone "Let It Be Me" Tail Gators "Ballad of Stagger & Lily" Mitch Ryder & Detroit "Rock & Roll" Rockpile "Back to School Days" Curtis Mayfield "The Underground" The Whitefield Brothers "Prowlin'" William DeVaughn "Be Thankful For What You Got" Screamin' Jay Hawkins "Frenzy" The Organites "Hot, Funky & Sweaty" Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band "Heart of Gold" The Meters "This Is My Last Affair" Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party"