Friday Night Cat Fight

JB Wins!

“Night Train ‘”

James Brown : 41 Votes

Buddy Morrow : 26 Votes

Jimmy Forrest : 12 Votes

All three versions of the song were great, but the Prowlers chose JB’s vocal version of the song over the other two very strong instrumentals. And that wraps up my 3 part series on train songs. Thanks so much for listening and voting for your favorites.

Memorial Day Weekend starts off right as we begin our first part on the “summer song” theme. Other than Christmas, no other part of the year is better represented in song than summertime. You’ll hear a great variety of artists and styles this week including Sam Cooke, The Danleers, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and Roy Orbison.

Listen to the show and vote for your all-time favorite version of the Gershwin classic, “Summertime” and don’t miss part 2, coming next week.

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Elvis: Mystery Solved!

“Mystery Train ‘”

Elvis Presley : 58 Votes

Little Junior’s Blue Flames : 18 Votes

Elvis very decisively won The Friday Night Cat Fight with his 1955 interpretation of Junior Parker’s “Mystery Train.” Little Junior’s Blue Flames generated 18 votes for their original version, but it just wasn’t enough to beat the future “King.”

The Train Songs roll on. This week, I wrap up the train theme with the third and final installment. The show features great train songs by James Carr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Leadbelly, John Fogerty and Tom Waits.

You’ll get the chance to vote for your favorite version of the classic “Night Train”. It will be interesting to see who takes home the gold this week. Listen to the show and vote by clicking the link below. Enjoy!

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The Burnette’s Keep A-Rollin’

“The Train Kept A-Rollin'”

Johnny Burnette Trio : 39 Votes

Tiny Bradshaw : 29 Votes

Aerosmith : 6 Votes

The Yardbirds : 4 Votes

Well, the Burnette brothers have done it again! The Prowlers overwhelmingly voted for the Rock n’ Roll Trio’s 1956 fuzz tone version of the classic Tiny Bradshaw tune, “The Train Kept A-Rollin'”.

This week, the Friday Night Cat Fight Show continues the “train” theme for part 2 of a 3 part series. The Delmore Brothers, Johnny Cash, Paul Butterfield, The Box Tops, Louis Jordan and so many more make the case for the train as metaphor for physical and spiritual movement.

AND, voice your choice for either Little Junior Parker’s original or Elvis Presley’s cover of the classic “Mystery Train” on this week’s Cat Fight competition.

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