Happy and dance music with Desmond Decker, the Righteous Brothers, Marvin Gaye, the Staple Singers, and Canned Heat.

Today on LA Sounds I’ll be playing happy and dance music with Desmond Decker, the Righteous Brothers, Marvin Gaye, the Staple Singers, and Canned Heat and at 7 p.m. I'll be reading from my book, Running from the Fire.


  • 3:00pm by on ( )
  • 3:02pm Let's Work Together by Canned Heat on Very Best Of Canned Heat (Capitol Records)
  • 3:02pm The Hunter by Canned Heat on Uncanned! The Best Of Canned Heat (UMG - Parlophone Catalogue)
  • 3:05pm Israelites by Desmond Dekker on Reggae Summer Soundsystem - Ministry of Sound (SME - Ministry of Sound Recordings)
  • 3:07pm by on ( )
  • 3:10pm Mount Zion by Desmond Dekker on Mount Zion (WMG - Trojan Records)
  • 3:12pm King of Ska by Desmond Dekker on The Best of Desmond Dekker (BELIEVE - Revolver Records)
  • 3:15pm Baby Come Back by The Equals on Explosion (Ling Music Group)
  • 3:18pm by on ( )
  • 3:24pm You Never Can Tell (From "Pulp Fiction") by Chuck Berry on Music from Pulp Fiction (Original Recordings - From "Pulp Fiction") (Soundtrack)
  • 3:27pm by on ( )
  • 3:27pm Hash Out by Blue Dot Sessions on Sunday at Slims (Blue Dot Studios)
  • 3:28pm Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger on Ultimate Hits – Rock and Roll Never Forgets (HITMASTER)
  • 3:31pm by on ( )
  • 3:31pm Rainy Night In Georgia by Sam Moore on Ultimate Collection: Conway Twitty (UMG - Hip-O (UC))
  • 3:37pm by on ( )
  • 3:39pm Heat Wave (Bonus Track) by Joan Osborne on Joan Osborne - Breakfast in Bed (WMG - Time-Life Music)
  • 3:42pm Wang Dang Doodle by Savoy Brown on (UMG - Decca Music Group Ltd.)
  • 3:49pm The Loco-Motion by Little Eva on The Future Sound of History (Ultimate Legends)
  • 3:51pm by on ( )
  • 3:52pm Baby Likes To Rock It by The Tractors on The Tractors (Arista Nashville)
  • 3:56pm I'm Gonna Love You by Wilson Pickett on Blues Brother Soul Sister (Volume Two) (MERLIN - AML)
  • 3:58pm by on ( )
  • 3:59pm People Get Ready ( With Rod Stewart) by Jeff Beck on Beckology (Epic/Legacy)
  • 4:03pm Big 7 by Ska United on A Global Ska ( )
  • 4:07pm by on ( )
  • 4:09pm Yield Not To Temptation by Marcia Ball on Sing It! (UMG - Rounder)
  • 4:12pm by on ( )
  • 4:13pm Sweet Home Chicago by The Blues Brothers on The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording (Rhino Atlantic)
  • 4:15pm Keeping the Faith (Album Version) by Billy Joel on An Innocent Man (Columbia)
  • 4:20pm by on ( )
  • 4:20pm Takin' Care Of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive on Road Rock (Metacom Music)
  • 4:25pm Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) by The Staple Singers on The Best Of The Staple Singers (UMG - Stax)
  • 4:28pm I'll Take You There by The Staple Singers on Soul Sisters - Classic Female Black Performers, Vol. 4 (Universal Music)
  • 4:32pm by on ( )
  • 4:33pm Sweat (A La La La La Long) by Inner Circle on Blazzin' Fire (DubShot Records/Sound Bwoy Entertainment)
  • 4:37pm Shake a Tail Feather by The Five Du-Tones on The One-Derful! Collection: One-Derful! Records (BELIEVE - Secret Stash Records)
  • 4:39pm by on ( )
  • 4:41pm Dímelo by Marc Anthony on Sigo Siendo Yo (Sony Music Latin)
  • 4:41pm I Need to Know by Marc Anthony on Marc Anthony (Sony Music Latin)
  • 4:44pm Glory, Glory Hallelujah! (Album Version) by The Staple Singers on The Essential Gospel Sampler (SME - Columbia)
  • 4:47pm by on ( )
  • 4:48pm I Had a Real Good Time by Delbert McClinton on Cost of Living (MERLIN - New West Records)
  • 4:50pm Livin' It Down by Delbert McClinton on Nothing Personal (MERLIN - New West Records)
  • 4:53pm by on ( )
  • 4:54pm Mai Nozipo ("Mother Nozipo") by Kronos Quartet on Released 1985-1995 / Unreleased (Nonesuch)
  • 4:55pm by on ( )
  • 4:58pm Searching by Mosik Rhymes on Venus Fly (BELIEVE - Spinning Wheel Records)
  • 4:58pm by on ( )
  • 4:59pm PiGEON by horan lu on PiGEON ( )
  • 4:59pm by on ( )
  • 4:59pm Pulling (Original Mix) by Spuri on Ring Of Light (MERLIN - Hotstage Records)
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