Sunday, November 13, 2011

The Cyclones (featuring Bill Taylor) - "Nelda Jane"

Tom Kat Kitten's November 11 Playlist

Tom Cat's Kitten - Johnny & Jack
Big Black Bug Boogie - Jimmy Dawson
Six Days on the Road - Dave Dudley
I Love My Baby - Elton and the Rocking Eltradors
Alley - Oop - Hollywood Argiles
Shout Bamalama - Mickey Murrray
Linda Lu - Ray Sharpe
Sweet, Sweet Girl - Warren Smith
Let's Quit Before We Start - Little Jimmy Dickens
Your Squaw Is On The Warpath - Loretta Lynn
Tupelo County Jail - Webb Pierce
I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow
You Tell Her, I Stutter - Jimmy Lee Prow
Party - The Collins Kids
Sugar Bee -Cleveland Crochet
Betty Lou Got A New Pair of Shoes - Bobby Freeman
Arkansas Twist - Bobby Lee Trammell
Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent
Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale
Susie Q - Dale Hawkins
I'm A Hog For You - The Coasters
Middle Of The Night - Nolan Pitts
Treat Her Right - Roy Head
Pretty Plaid Skirt- The Night Riders
Wine, Women, Whiskey - Papa Lightfoot
Bombie - Johnny Sharp and the Yellow Jackets
Lonesome Train - The Johnny Burnette Trio
Nelda Jane - Bill Taylor & Cyclones
Electrode - B.B. Cunningham
Crawfishin' - Clarence Garlow
I Need Your Loving - Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford
Shake Sherry - The Contors
Sound The Bell - Clarence Garlow
Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris
The Dummy - Larry Williams
Please Give Me Something - Bill Allen
The Stranger Dressed in Black - Pat Kelly
Down The Line - Jerry Lee Lewis
Shimmy Like Kate - The Olympics
You Just Wait - Jerry Woodard
Hey Mr. Porter - Ralph Pruitt
Black Slacks - Joe Bennett and The Sparkletones
Shot-Gun Boogie - Hank Thompson
Shake. Baby. Shake. - Jesse Lee Turner
I Can't Control Myself - The Troggs
She's About A Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet
Valleri - The Monkeys
Double Shot - The K-Otics
No Reason To Complain - The Alarm Clocks
Shombalor - Sheriff & The Ravels
Drag Strip - Fender Benders
California Sun - The Riverias
Hyannis Port Twist - Steve Purdy and The Studs
Panama City Blues (1961) - Larry and the Loafers
A-Bone - The Trashmen
The Girl Can't Dance - Bunker Hill
Lubby Lou - Al Chase and The Midnighters
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra
Sugaree - Rusty York
Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John
It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Nov. 11 - DJ Tom Kat Kitten and The Original Shake Charmers

Tom Kat Kitten will be getting the party going starting at 8:30. 100% pure vinyl mayhem guaranteed!  Tuscaloosa's premium purveyors of  Raunch and Roll, The Original Shake Charmers return to Egan's at 11:11!  Don't forget yur dancin' shoes!

Monday, October 3, 2011

Johnny and Jack - Carry On

RIP Johnny Wright of Johnny and Jack. Tom Kat Kitten opens every show with Johnny and Jack's "Tom Cat's Kitten".   Country music pioneer Johnny Wright dies at 97

Tom Kat Kitten's September 16 Playlist

Tom Cat's Kitten - Johnny & Jack
Button Nose - A-Bones
The One on the Left is on the Right - Johnny Cash
Best of Friends - Dixie Doodlers
Cat Squirrel - Doctor Ross
Juke Box Help Me Find My Baby - The Rhythm Rockers
My Babe - Dale Hawkins
White Lightning - George Jones
Crazy Date - The Crazy Teens
Please Give Me Something - Bill Allen
Ramrod - Duane Eddy
If You Don't Know - George Hamilton IV
Smoke Comes Out My Chimney Just the Same - Skeets McDonald
Wine, Women and Whiskey - Papa Lightfoot
Teen Age Bop - Botie Quinn With The Top-Hatters
Tear It Up - Johnny Burnette Trio
Don't Call Me Fly Face - The Reekers
Panama City Blues (1961) - Larry and The Loafers
Take It Easy Greasy - Bobby Charles
Thirteen Women - Bill Haley And His Comets
It's All Your Fault - Bobby Lee Trammell
It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield
Guitar Boogie Shuffle - The Virtues
Shanghai Rooster - The Overlanders
Depresssion - Koko Joe
Sauerkeraut - Frederick Knight
Can't Stay Away - Part 1 - Tarheel Slim and Little Ann
Don't Mess With My Man - Margo White
Sea of Love - Katie Webster
Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf
Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
Long Tall Texan - Jerry Woodard
They Call Me The Rockin' Lady (from New Olreans) - Penny Candy
Ring Dang Doo - Sham The Sham And The Pharaohs
Unitar Rock - Willie Joe and his Unitar

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Vinyl Showdown August 26th at Egan's 6-10 PM

EEEYYYOW! We're doing it again. That's right, join us for another outta sight dance party at Egan's this Friday, August 23rd at Happy Hour (6-10 pm), and that's no joke! Last month's vinyl mayhem was wild & wooly and this set coming up promises more rarified rock & roll air. We just got back from the Birmingham Record Show with tons of tunes and are ready to get you into a soulful strut.

DJ Zeus, the rock & roll god (George Hadji...dakis) and DJ Tom Kat Kitten (Sylvia Parker) will once again be spinning wild wax artifacts by the unsung heroes of rock & roll from the '50s, '60s and beyond. We don't play oldies, we play rock 'n' roll!!

We've been scouring the globe looking for those obscure but magic slabs o' wax that'll give you that itchy twitchy feeling and getcha rockin' & reelin'. You'll be a better person for it!

No mp.3's, GUARANTEED! Just the groove of sweet delicious vinyl.


So put on your dancing shoes, behave like Mad Men and quaff a few at Egan's legendary Happy Hour while we stir your rock 'n' roll heart!

No slag, no arty indie rock, no crappy jam band stuff or corporate rock, just pure unadulterated rock & roll!

It's at Egan's, Tuscaloosa's only rock & roll joint, on The Strip.

Never a cover!

Share with your friends 'coz the party starts NOW!

SEE YOU THERE!!!!


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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Vinyl Showdown May 13 @ Egan's 6-10 PM

Holy cow, what a storm. We all know friends or family who are suffering through this mess. And that's why it's time to start rockin' again. Nothin' will get you through times of misery better than dancing to a killer three minute beat. Join us for another outta sight dance party at Egan's this Friday, May 13th at Happy Hour (6-10 pm) where we'll be pulling out some freaky tunes for a crazy night! Last month's vinyl mayhem was wi...ld & wooly and this set coming up promises more rarified rock & roll air. So forget your troubles, at least for a night, and get charged up with a dose of rock & roll! I guarantee ya, the next day will look a whole lot better.

DJ Zeus, the rock & roll god (George Hadjidakis) and DJ Tom Kat Kitten (Sylvia Parker) will once again be spinning wild wax artifacts by the unsung heroes of rock & roll from the '50s, '60s and beyond. We don't play oldies, we play rock 'n' roll!!

We've been scouring the globe looking for those obscure but magic slabs o' wax that'll give you that itchy twitchy feeling and getcha rockin' & reelin'. You'll be a better person for it!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Little Willie John - Leave My Kitten Alone (King 5219)

Tom Kat Kitten's April 1 Playlist

Thanks to everyone for coming out!  There were one or two "April Fools" thrown in to this mix.

Tom Cat's Kitten - Johnnie & Jack
Please Give Me Something - Bill Allen
Lubby Lou - Al Chase and The Midnighters
The Rockin' Lady (from New Orleans) - Penny Candy
Dog Sled - Louvin Brothers
Shake. Baby. Shake. - Jesse Lee Turner
My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
Long Blond Hair - Johnny Powers with Stan Getz & Tom Cats
Guitar Boogie Shuffle - The Virtues
Let's Quit Before We Start - Little Jimmy Dickens
Birmingham Jones - Drinkin' Again
Big Wheels SIng for Me - Johnny Dollar
Giving It Away - Miss Hilton Hammond
Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John
Village of Love - Nathaniel Mayer and the Fabulous Twilights
Heaven Only Knows - Shangri-las
Hanky Panky - Tommy James and the Shondells
The Way A Star is Born - Johnny Bond
I've Seen It All - Curley Griffin
Gettin High At Phill's Place - Dennis Cofield
Sweet Thing - Cleveland Crochet
Little Judy - Charlie Maybee
I Just Dropped in - The First Edition
Henrietta - Jimmy Dee and the Offbeats
That'll Be The Day - The Crickets
Squat With Me Baby - The Great Gaylord
Chicken Scratch - Frank Duboise
Susie-Q - Dale Hawkins
Play With Your Poodle - Lightnin' Hopkins
Steppin' Stone - The Monkees
Shout Bamalama - Mickey Murray
Shake A Tail Feather - James & Bobby Purify
Ain't I The Lucky One - Marty Robbins
You Tell Her, I Stutter - Jimmy Lee Prow
Cat Squirrel - Doctor Ross and The Orbits
Train Kept A Rollin' - The Johnny Burnette Trio
Nelda Jane - Bill Taylor & Cyclones
Fever - Peggy Lee
Poor Jenny - The Everly Brothers
I Like It Like That - The Nashville Teens
Poor Fool - Ike and Tina Turner
Treat Her Right - Roy Head and the Traits
I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four
Shortnin' Bread - Paul Chaplain and his Emeralds
Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
My Next Door Neighbor - Jerry McCain and His Upstarts
Black Slacks - Joe Bennett and The Sparkletones
Arkansas Twist - Bobby Lee Trammell
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! - Don Carson and The Whirlaways
Wooly Bully - Sham The Sham and the Pharaohs
Baby, Baby - Jack Scott
New Spark - Johnny Powers and The A-Bones
Lotta Lovin' - Gene Vincent
Ole Slew-Foot - Johnny Horton
Rebel Guitar Picker - Hardrock Gunter
Red River Rock - Johnny and The Hurricanes
Rocky Top - Osborne Brothers
Kicks - Paul Revere and The Raiders
Rip It Up - Elvis Presley
Vacation - Connie Francis

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Eddie Kirkland - I Love You

We love YOU Eddie.  R.I.P.

Tom Kat Kitten's March 19th Playlist

Tom Cat's Kitten - Johnny & Jack
Sugar Bee - Cleveland Crochet
Sound the Bell - Clarence Garlow
Train Done Gone - Eddie Kirkland
Depression - Koko Joe
Run Red Run - The Coasters
I Hear Voices - Screamin' Jay Hawkings
Jail Bait - Andre Williams
Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf
It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield
Middle of the Night - Nolad Pitts
Shout Bamalama - The Pinetoppers
Let's Have a Party - Wanda Jackson
Shombalor - Sheriff & the Ravens
Tuscaloosa Lucy - Whitey Pullen
Spiderman - Ramones
White Lightning - George Jones
The Split - Cordell Jackson
Specialist - Gig Dry
The Weed - Steve Purdy
Oooh-eee - Ric Cartey
Woo-hoo - Rock-A-Teens
Yacky Doo - The Fireballs
Electrode - B.B. Cunningham
Poor Boy - The Royaltones
Trip to Bandstand - B.B. Cunningham
F--olding Money - Tommy Blake
Arkansas Twist - Bobby Lee Trammel
Don't Stop Now - Roy Hall
You Played on My Piano - Hardrock Gunter
Cherokee Boogie - Johnny Horton
You're Too Late - Skeets McDonald
The Back Door - Rufus Jagneaux & Opelousas Sostan Band
Alabam - Cowboy Copas
Tupelo County Jail - Webb Pierce
Ain't I the Lucky One - Marty Robbins
Remember - The Shangri-las
Sea of Love - Katie Webster
Don't Mess With My Man - Margo White
Charlie - Miss Hilton Hammond
Tell Him No - Travis & Bob
Sloppy Drunk - Mack Banks
Blues Theme - The Hogs
Motorcycle Maniac - Bobby Warren
Scratchy - Travis Wammack
Wild Weekend - The Rockin' Rebels
Bacon Fat - The Triads
Hootchy-koo - Larry Williams
Movin' On Out Boogie - Lightnin' Hopkins
Chicken Necks - Don & Juan
Oogy Wawa - The Church Keys
Mule Skinner Blues - Rusty Draper
Mary Lou - Ronnie Hawkins
Mr. Custer - Larry Verne
I Can't Control Myself - The Troggs
Stop - Quit It - The Poor Little Rich Kids
Hawaii Five-O - The Venturers

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad - Wanda Jackson on Ranch Party!!

Egan's Hoppin' Boppin' Happy Hour DeeJay Party!! Tom Kat Kitten's Playlist

February 4th 2011 Playlist

Tom Cat's Kitten - Johnnie & Jack
Big Black Bug Boogie - Jimmy Dawson
Hully Gully, Now - Big Bo and the Arrows
Juke Box, Help Me Find My Baby - Rhythm Rockers
Hot Dog!  That Made Him Mad - Wanda Jackson
Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino
Shortnin' Bread - Paul Chaplan and His Emeralds
Tuskegee Boogie - McKinley James
Depression - Koko Joe
Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Robins
Chcken, Baby, Chicken - Tony Harris
Play with Your Poodle -  Lightnin' Hopkins
Rock & Roll Deacon - Screamin' Joe Neal
Don't Mess With My Man - Margo White
Chicken Necks - Don & Juan
Motorcycle Maniac - Bobby Warren
Ain't I The Lucky One - Marty Robbins
Lonesome Train - The Johnny Burnette Trio
Panama City Blues - Larry and the Loafers
Cholly-Oop - Hong Kong White Sox
Stop - Quit It - The Poor Little Rich Kids
How Do You Catch A Girl - Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs
Village of Love - Nathaniel Mayer and The Fabulous Twilights
Heaven Only Knows - Shangri-Las
Wade in The Water - Big Mama Thornton and Her Hounddogs
I Got A Watch Dog - Dossie Terry
Cat Squirrel - Doctor Ross and The Orbits
It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield
Moon's Rock - Moon Mullican
Long Tall Texan - Jerry Woodard
The Stranger Dressed in Black - Pat Kelly
It's All Your Fault - Bobby Lee Trammell
Oooh-Eee - Ric Cartey
Lubby Lou - Al Chase and The Midniters
Susie-Q - Dale Hawkins
You Tell Her, I Stutter - Jimmy Lee Prow
Claudette - The Everly Brothers
As Long As I Live - Jerry Lee Lewis
Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith
Shaking Shelly - George Young and His Guitar and Band
You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
You Bug Me, Baby - Larry Williams
Linda Lu - Ray Sharpe
Blues Theme - The Hogs
Rebel - Rouser - Duane Eddy
I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow
Rumble - Link Wray & His Ray Men
Griddle Greasing Daddy - Johnny Buckett
Let's Quit Before We Start - Little Jimmy Dickens
Charming Betsy - The Farmer Boys
Giving It Away - Hilton Hammond
Smoke Comes Out My Chimney Just the Same - Skeets McDonald
I Need A Little Help - The Carlisles

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

B.B. Cunningham Electrode !!!!

Egan's Hoppin' Boppin' Happy Hour DeeJay Party!! Tom Kat Kitten's Playlist

B.B. Cunningham - Electrode
Johnnie & Jack - Tom Cat's Kitten
Roy Orbison - Domino
The Ravels - Shombalor
Danny Zella and his Zell Rocks - Wicked Ruby
Jerry McCain and His Upstarts - My Next Door Neighbor
The Olympics - Shimmy Like Kate
Johnny Horton - Ole Slew Foot
Frederick Knight - Sauerkraut
George Jones - White Lightning
Ligtnin' Hopkins - Let's Move
Roy Head and the Traits - Treat Her Right
Bobby Fuller Four - Little Annie Lou
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
The Sparkletones - Black Slacks
B.B. Cunningham  - Trip to Bandstand
Fat Daddy Holmes - Chicken Rock
Clarence Garlow - Sound the Bell
Johnny Sharp and the Yellow Jackets - Bombie
Lehman Prejean - Triangle Special
The K-Otics - Double Shot
Ronny Hawkins - Mary Lou
Bobby Freeman - Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes
Mack Banks - You're So Dumb
Tommy Blake - F--olding Money
Johnny Burnette - Rock Billy Boogie
Cleveland Crochet - Sugar Bee
Steve Purdy and the Studs - The Weed
Crazy Teens - Crazy Date
Skeets McDonald - You're Too Late
Moon Mullican - Seven Nights to Rock
Frankie Lee Sims - I Warned You Baby
Arkie Shibley - Hot Woodpecker Rag
Big Maybelle - Send For Me
Hardrock Gunter - Honky Tonk Baby
The Carlisles - Nine Have Tried
The Crickets - Not Fade Away
Hank Williams - Settin' the Woods on Fire
Bobby Charles - No Use Knocking
Gene Allison - Hey, Hey, I Love You
Merrill Moore  -The House of Blue Lights
The Hilltoppers - Ka-Ding-Dong

Special Thanks to Guest DJ Kevin Nutt for playing some smokin' selections from his rockin' gospel and R&B collection!! Check out his radio show Sinner's Crossroads here

Chris Montez - Some Kinda' Fun (stereo)

Egan's Hoppin' Boppin' Happy Hour DeeJay Party!! George's Playlist

Howdy! Here's my playlist from the January 7th Egan's spin party. It was a blast!--George
Solomon Burke - Maggie's Farm
Chris Montez - Some Kinda Fun
Link Wray - Turnpike U.S.A.
Custer Bottoms - Stood Up Blues
Hal Harris - Jitterbop Baby
Michael & The Messengers - Romeo & Juliet
Strangeloves - Nightime
Roy Orbison - Twinkle Toes
Clear Waters - Hill Billy Blues
Roy Brown - Hip Shakin' Baby
The Phaetons - I Love My Baby
Mike Waggoner & Bops - Guitar Man
Chuck Dallis - Moon Twist
Solomon Burke - The Price
Them - Mystic Eyes
Kinks - I Gotta Move
Bobby Smith - Bevy Mae
Ray Bryant Combo - The Madison Time Pt. 1
Soul Sisters - Flashback
Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes
The Contours - First I Look At The Purse
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
Syl Johnson - Take Me To The River
Buddy Holly - Take Your Time
Tidal Waves - Farmer John
Art Buchanan - Queen From Bowling Green
The Ideals - The Gorilla
Big "T" Tyler - King Kong
Rod Willis - Somebody's Been Rocking My Baby
Harlow Wilcox - Groovy Grubworm
The Mor-Locks - What My Baby Wants
The Grasshoppers - Sugar & Spice
The Novas - The Crusher
Johnny Burnette Trio - Tear It Up

Next Vinyl Showdown Friday February 4 at Egan's

DJ Zeus the Rock and Roll God and DJ Tom Kat Kitten will be spinning 6-10 PM.  Make a plan to be there!