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DAD ROCK

Wed, Jun 12, 2024

Songs about dads and songs dads like.

Show archive

Playlist

Cab Calloway, “Papa's In Bed With His Britches On”

from Are You Hep to the Jive?

The Dixie Cups, “Thank You Momma, Thank You Papa”

from Chapel of Love

Johnny Rivers, “Secret Agent Man”

from Johnny Rivers: Greatest Hits

Gary U.S. Bonds, “Quarter To Three”

from The Very Best of Gary U.S. Bonds

The Coasters, “Charlie Brown”

from Rhino Hi-Five: The Coasters - EP

Chuck Berry, “Memphis”

from The Definitive Collection: Chuck Berry

B.B. King, “B.B. Boogie”

from The Blues Anthology

John Lee Hooker, “Dimples”

from The Vee-Jay Story: Celebrating 40 Years of Classic Hits

Chuck Mead, “Daddy Worked the Pole”

from Close to Home

Ernie K.Doe, “Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta”

from Good Vibrations 2 Disc One

Darondo, “My Momma and My Poppa”

from Legs - EP

The Temptations, “Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (Single Version)”

from The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown 1970s, Vol. 1

Hugh Masekela, “Grazing in the Grass”

from Still Grazing

Professor Longhair, “Bald Head”

from Crawfish Fiesta (Bonus Track Version) [Remastered]

Merle Haggard & The Strangers, “Mama Tried”

from Down Every Road 1962-1994

Tom T. Hall, “Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet)”

from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tom T. Hall

Booker T. & The M.G.'s, “Hang 'Em High”

from Soul Limbo

The Rays, “Daddy Cool”

from Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 (Original Hit Recordings)

Otis Redding, “Ole Man Trouble”

from Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (Collector's Edition)

Vernell Hill, “Long Haired Daddy”

from Lost Soul Gems

Clarence Reid, “It Was Good Enough for Daddy”

from What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977)

Tower Of Power, “What Is Hip?”

from The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years

Quincy Jones, “Fat Poppadaddy”

from They Call Me Mr. Tibbs! (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

Gladys Knight & The Pips, “Daddy Could Swear, I Declare”

from Neither One Of Us

Sparklehorse, “Daddy's Gone”

from Bird Machine

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, “Full Grown Boy”

from Hypnotic Eye

Cat Stevens, “Father and Son”

from Greatest Hits

The Police, “Man In a Suitcase”

from Zenyatta Mondatta (Remastered)

The Kinks, “The Village Green Preservation Society (2018 Stereo Remaster)”

from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (2018 Stereo Remaster)

Joan Jett, “Bad Reputation”

from Bad Reputation (Remastered)

The Clash, “Clash City Rockers”

from The Singles

The Mothers of Invention, “Who Are the Brain Police?”

from Freak Out!

The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Foxy Lady”

from Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix

Stevie Wonder, “Pearl”

from My Cherie Amour

The Meters, “Wichita Lineman”

from Struttin'