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WPLJ
Composer: Luther McDaniels / Ray Dobard
Luther McDaniels was a member of The Four Deuces. Ray Dobard was the owner of the record label on which the song was first released. The song occurs on recordings as W-P-L-J or WPLJ. The group name occurs on the original single as 4 Deuces but in other places as Four Deuces. The meaning of WLPJ is explained in the lyrics;
The W is the white, the P is the port
The L is the lemon, the J is the juice
WPLJ was played once by Jerry Garcia, with Merl Saunders, in 1971.

Four Deuces and related

no info Single (W-P-L-J / Here Lies My Love), Four Deuces, 1955
no info Music City Records: California Doo Wop Sound and R&B from the Bay Area (1954-61), Volume 2, Various Artists, 1990?
no info Legends of Doo-Wop, Various Artists, 1995
no info Pittsburgh's Favorite Oldies: At the Hop, Vol. 4, Various Artists, 2000
no info Pure Soul Music, Lord Luther, 2007
no info Frank Zappa's Jukebox, Various Artists, 2008
no info I Am The Lord!, Lord Luther/Four Deuces, 2010
no info Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Third Series, Various Artists, 2010
no info The History of Rhythm & Blues 1952-1957, Various Artists, 2011
no info The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B and Soulful Sounds from Berkeley, CA 1950-1975, Various Artists, 2011

Other recordings

no info Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Mothers Of Invention, 1970
info Big Ball, Various Artists (Mothers Of Invention), 1970
info Safe In Their Homes, Hoodoo Rhythm Devils, 1976
no info Does Humor Belong in Music?, Frank Zappa, 1986
no info Shagger's Delight, Vol. 5, Various Artists (Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters), 1994
no info Chicago Street Corner Blues & Rhythm, The El Dorados, 1995
no info Anthology, Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters, 1998
no info Son of Cheep Thrills, Frank Zappa, 1999

  
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