Rockin' Remnants
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Date: September 5, 2015
Host: John Simon
Feature: Early September 1964
September of '64: six charting singles from this film helped to shape the sound of that Summer, but there was so much more - Chuck Berry was just back after a questionable jail term, Motown Records was starting to flex its muscle, the Beach Boys had a brand new album out and there was a new band called "The Animals" holding down the #1 slot. All of this and more tonight with JS starting at 6 p.m. It's cheap date night and everybody's welcome. C'mon by!
Birthday Calendar
August 30 – John Phillips (Mamas & Papas) – born in 1935
August 31 – Van Morrison – age 68
September 1 – Archie Bell (The Drells) – age 71
– Barry Gibb (Bee Gees) – age 69
September 2 – Billy Preston – born in 1946
September 3 - Al Jardine (Beach Boys) - age 73
September 5 – John Stewart (Kingston Trio) – born in 1939
– Al Stewart – age 70
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia
Chuck Berry wrote three songs on this week's chart (one recorded by him, one by Dion and one by Johnny Rivers). Lennon-McCartney had seven compositions on this week's chart, but only 4 were Beatles records. Can you name one (or more) of the three that weren't?
(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)
Playlist
[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of DATE; yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests; all chart information comes from the Billboard Top 100 (for chart dates before/during July 1958) or Billboard Hot 100 (for chart dates during/after Aug 1958) unless otherwise noted]
6-7pm
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)
A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (#8, down from two weeks at #1 - the opening chord is actually an elaborate combination of sounds. Hear all about it here!)
Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes (#2, down from two weeks at #1 - after years of no luck at Motown, the "no-hit Supremes" were in danger of being cut from the roster. This record changed all of that and became the first of five consecutive #1 records for the group that was about to take the entire world by storm!)
Because - Dave Clark 5 (#4, headed to #3 - an uncharacteristically lovely ballad from the bombastic British quintet, featuring the under-appreciated vocals of Mike Smith.)
We'll Sing In The Sunshine - Gale Garnett (#24, headed to #4 for three weeks - a perfect end-of-Summer gem - and the only Top 40 hit for the New Zealand native. It also won her a Grammy for Folk Record of the Year.)
Theme From James Bond - Billy Strange (at #91 this week, headed for #58)
Follow The Rainbow - Terry Stafford (at #106, headed to a peak of #101 - his final Pop single before his move to the C&W charts.)
Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) - Temptations (at #102 this week, headed to #26 - written and arranged by Smokey Robinson, with lead vocals by tenor Eddie Kendrick.)
* Wishin' & Hopin' - Dusty Springfield (at #23, down from a peak of #6 - one of five Bacharach/David compositions on this week's chart. We'll play three more in the 7:00 hour.)
* Bread and Butter - Newbeats (at #6 this week, headed for two weeks at #2)
* Little Latin Lupe Lu - Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels (3/66; #17 - this week The Kingsmen were inching up the chart with this song, eventually topping out at #46.)
* G.T.O. - Ronny & Daytonas (at #10 this week, headed to #4 - "Ronny" was really Bucky Wilkin, a high school kid from Nashville, whose mom was a hit songwriter (Marijohn Wilkin). She arranged a recording deal for her son and his band and this was their biggest hit.)
* I'll Cry Instead - The Beatles (at #34, down from #25 - one of seven charting songs from "A Hard Day's Night," not including two other Beatles records just debuting: "Matchbox" and "Slow Down.")
* A Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy (at #60 this week, headed to #7 - another perfect end-of-Summer classic.)
45 corner: Little Beatle Boy - The Angels (3/64; #106 - one of dozens of Beatle-related novelty records, this one is actually a pretty cute Girl Group number on the Smash Records label.)
* Last Song - Edward Bear (12/72; #3 - a big wistful hit for the Toronto-based group named for an A.A. Milne character.)
Day By Day - Godspell (5/72; #13 - featuring original cast member Robin Lamont on lead vocal)
Do You Wanna Dance - Mamas & Papas (11/68; #76 - ironically, one of the few songs featuring his voice was NOT a John Phillips composition. This single was released after the group had pretty much called it quits, and was pulled from their first album.)
Armstrong - John Stewart (9/69; #74 - a topical record released shortly after the famed Apollo Moon landing. The version in this video is a re-recording from a couple years later...)
That's the Way God Planned It - Billy Preston (8/69; #62 - the first Billy Preston release on the Apple label featured an all-star cast: George Harrison and Eric Clapton on guitars, Ginger Baker on drums, Keith Richard on bass and Billy himself on organ and vocals!)
* My Maria - B.W. Stevenson (7/73; #9 - Brooks & Dunn would later record this tune - practically note-for-note - and take it to #1 on the C&W chart for three weeks in 1996.)
Golden Records - Judy Thomas (8/64 - released on the Tollie Records label, this one never charted nationally. We send it out tonight to Maryanne and Augie Rosetti, who recently donated their treasured vinyl records collection to the Rockin' Remnants team. Thanks, friends.)
You're Never Gonna Find Another Love - The Sir Men (1969; Thunderbird Records - a regional hit for the Upstate New York band - one of the treasures we found in the Rosettis' box of "golden records.")
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Lou Johnson (at #63 this week, headed #49 - Lou Johnson had the distinction of releasing several Bacharach/David tunes before Dionne Warwick did. This is one of them. What a voice!)
Me Japanese Boy - Bobby Goldsboro (at #85 this week, headed to #74 - an early release for Bobby Goldsboro, who would eventually become a big name on the "easily-listening" circuit.)
You'll Never Get To Heaven - Dionne Warwick (at #52 this week, headed to #34 - the flip-side was "A House Is Not a Home," which was also on our chart this week.)
45 Corner: Theme Without a Name - Dave Clark 5 (the b-side of "Because" was a classic British instrumental. Check it out here!)
All Summer Long - Beach Boys (the title track from their latest album, released in early August of 1964)
Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean (at #38 this week, down from a peak of #3 - one of the first groups to recognize and tap into the versatility of the studio aggregation informally known as "The Wrecking Crew.")
Maybe I Know - Lesley Gore (at #16 this week, headed to #14 - the teenager from Tenafly, NJ could do no wrong with Quincy Jones wearing the producer's hat and selecting the material.)
Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (debuting this week at #73 and eventually headed to #2 - the original version was by Wayne Cochran. Pearl Jam would also take it to #2 in 1999.)
You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry (peaking on this date at #14 - this was written while Chuck Berry was serving time on a trumped-up jail charge and was the follow-up to his final self-penned Top Ten hit "No Particular Place To Go." This song was used to great effect for the "Twist Contest" in the movie Pulp Fiction)
* This Boy - George Martin & His Orch. (peaking this week at #53 - the original subtitle was "Ringo's Theme," and it played during the particularly poignant scene in the film where Ringo meandered along the waterfront. In true life, poor Ringo was filmed while badly hungover.)
From a Window - Billy J. Kramer & Dakotas (at #64 this week, headed to #23 - this and the flipside "I'll Keep You Satisfied" were both penned by Lennon-McCartney.)
I'm On The Outside Looking In - Little Anthony & Imperials (at #36 this week, headed to #15 - one of a string of Teddy Randazzo compositions recorded by the Brooklyn group.)
Time Passages - Al Stewart (9/78; #7)
St. Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison (8/72 - the title track of Van Morrison's '72 release. The hit single would be "Jackie Wilson Said," but this track is a true treasure.)
Run To Me - Bee Gees (7/72; #16 - one of a string of hits written by Barry Gibb, who The Guinness Book of Records has named "the second most-successful songwriter in history," right behind Paul McCartney.)
I'll Always Love You - Brenda Holloway (at #66 this week, down from #60 - this stately chanteuse would be best known as the first artist to record "You've Made Me So Very Happy," which would become Blood, Sweat & Tears' biggest hit.)
Say You - Ronnie Dove (at #57 this week, headed to #40 - the only Top 40 hit for the dramatic crooner who continues to perform to this day.)
Hey There Beautiful - Paul Peterson (7/64 - released on the Colpix Records label, written by Weil and Mann and sung by the star of TV's Donna Reed Show - why was this not a hit??? Meanwhile, check out this interview clip from our very chart date!)
In The Misty Moonlight - Jerry Wallace (at #22 this week, headed to #19 - an unlikely hit in the middle of the British Invasion.)
House Of The Rising Sun - Animals (in the #1 slot this week for the first of three weeks - featuring the voice of Eric Burdon and the swirling Hammond B3 organ of Alan Price, who would eventually part ways in a dispute over the leadership of the band. This is the full-length LP version, recently released in stunning first-time stereo on the Eric Records label.)
It's All Over Now - Rolling Stones (at #29 this week, headed to #26 Pop and #1 in the UK - co-written by Bobby Womack and his sister Shirley. The Stones' next record would be a cover of an American Soul tune ["Time Is On My Side"]. After that, the Jagger-Richards songwriting machine would take over.)
Trivia Answer
In addition to "A Hard Day's Night," "And I Love Her," "If I Fell," "I'll Cry Instead," and "This Boy" - all by the Beatles - they wrote "From a Window" and "I'll Keep You Satisfied" for Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas and "This Boy" by the George Martin Orchestra.
They also had two non-Beatles compositions on the chart: "Slow Down" and "Matchbox!" Beatles everywhere!
Congratulations to George from Locke, for correctly answering the question and winning a pair of passes to Cinemapolis!
Host Next Week (9/12): JR with a spotlight on vinyl!
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