This week on The Shake Out, high energy soul and rock’n’roll 45s, memorial tributes to Rosalind Ashford-Holmes of the Vandellas and Jerry Green of the Contours, the cover of Jolene you didn’t know you needed, plus a spotlight on Montreal psych rockers Elephant Stone and Matthew Smith of Outrageous Cherry, who will both be playing together in Hamtramck this week.

One hour of soul and rock’n’roll on vinyl, every Tuesday at 8 p.m. with host Dave Lawson, The Shake Out on 101.9, WDET.

The Shake Out Playlist for Sept. 23, 2026

• “Twistin’ Beat” – Phil Flowers
• “Hey Sah-Lo-Ney” – Mickey Lee Lane
• “Meditation” – Sam and the Soul Machine
• “Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody” – Sam & Dave
• “Somebody New” – Chuck Jackson
• “How Could It Be” – The Esquires
• “Thompin” – Rufus Jr
• “I’m Holding On” – Betty La Vette
• “Watts Breakaway” – The Johnny Otis Show
• “Boss Sauce” – The Buena Vistas”
• “Maryann” – Rockin Robin Roberts
• “Wild As You Can Be” – Mary Ann Fisher
• “Ooh Little Girl” – Floyd Dixon
• “Swingin’ and Surfin'” – Les Brown Jr
• “Come and Get These Memories” – Martha and the Vandellas (RIP Rosalind Ashford)
• “Just a Little Misunderstanding” – The Contours (RIP Jerry Green)
• “A New Day Dawning” – Bobby Smith
• “The Rabbit Got the Gun” – The JBs
• “Our Love Will Change the World” – Outrageous Cherry
• “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin” – Elephant Stone
• “The Sea of Your Mind” – Elephant Stone
• “Jolene” – Strawberry Switchblade
• “Hero Takes a Fall” – Bangles
• “Up Above the Rock” – Ray Bryant