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Date: August 12, 2017
Host: Jan Hunsinger
Feature: Songs of rain and water
Birthday Calendar
August 7: Felice Bryant (Matilda Genevieve Scaduto) - 1925
Herbert (Herb) Reed (The Platters) - 1928
BJ (Billy Joe) Thomas - 75
August 8: Joe Tex (Joseph Arrington, Jr.) - 1933
August 9: Johann Sebastian Bach - 1648
Billy Henderson (The Spinners) - 1939
Barbara Mason - 70
August 10: Eddie Fisher - 1928
Jimmy Dean - 1928
Bobby Hatfield - 1940
Ronnie Spector - 70
August 11: Mike Hugg (Manfred Mann drummer) - 75
Eric Carmen - 68
August 12: Joe Jones - 1926
Buck Owens (Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr.) - 1929
Playlist
[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 7-8-59; 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)
I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations (1968 - #4: David Ruffin's lead vocal is very emotional; lyricist Roger Penzabene committed suicide a week after the song was released)
Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1971 - #8: despite speculation the song was about the war in Vietnam, songwriter John Fogarty said it was about tension in the group)
Just Walking in the Rain - Johnnie Ray (#2 - 1956: Mitch Miller suggested Ray record the song; the Ray Coniff singers backed him up)
Yesterday's Rain - Spanky & Our Gang (#94 - 1968: song written by group member Lefty Baker)
A long set of songs by acts from the Happy Together Tour, seen August 9 at the Erie County Fair:
Tracy - The Cuff Links (1969 - #9: Ron Dante, also known as the voice of the Archies, took lead vocals for this one-hit wonder)
Indian Lake - The Cowsills (1968 - #10: song that evokes summer vacations)
Soul Deep - The Boxtops (1969 - #18: listeners heard the original Mala Records 45)
Everything That Touches You - The Association (1968 - #10: the group's last Top 10 hit)
Out in the Country - Three Dog Night (1970 - #15: song was written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols; Chuck Negron was only member of the group in the Happy Together Tour)
You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain - The Turtles (1969 - #51: headline group of the Happy Together Tour with a song that fit tonight's theme)
45 corner
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1970 - #1: Paul Simon wrote this signature song for the duo that won 5 Grammys and ranked #48 in Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs of All Time; members of the Wrecking Crew, including Larry Knechtel on piano, backed the duo)
*Rhythm of the Rain - The Cascades (1963 - #3: one-hit wonder for the group)
*The Rain, The Park, and Other Things - The Cowsills (1967 - #2: sunshine pop)
Blessed Is the Rain - The Brooklyn Bridge (1969 - #46: Johnny Maestro fronting his second group, the other being the Crests)
I Can Hear the Rain - Reparata and the Del-Rons (1967 - uncharted: great underappreciated girl group out of Brooklyn)
7:00 pm - Birthday Calendar
Raining in My Heart - Buddy Holly (1959 - #88: one of many hits from the songwriting team of Bryant & Bryant; this one fits tonight's theme)
Twilight Time - The Platters (1958 - #1: Herb Reed was a founder of the group and the the last surviving original member when he passed away)
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - BJ Thomas (1969 - #1: song written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David spent 4 weeks at the top of the chart; written for the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and won the Oscar for Best Original Song)
The Eyes of a New York Woman - BJ Thomas (1968 - #28: a BJ Thomas two-fer for his 75th!)
Show Me - Joe Tex (1967 - #35: from Texas)
Lover's Concerto - The Toys (1965 - #20: based on Bach's Minuet in G Major)
Yes I'm Ready - Barbara Mason (1965 - #5: one of the first examples of Philly soul)
Oh My Papa - Eddie Fisher (1953 - #1: spent 8 weeks at the top of the charts - Fisher's signature hit)
PT - 109 - Jimmy Dean (1962 - #8: his hit of then-president John F. Kennedy's heroics during WWII; we heard the original 45 rpm pictured below)
Dream On - Righteous Brothers (1974 - #32: the duo's last charting single)
Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes (1964 - #23: another birthday song that fits this week's theme)
Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann (1966 - #29: Mike Hugg was a founding member of the Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, who became Manfred Mann upon their manager's suggestion)
Never Gonna Fall in Love Again - Eric Carmen (1976 - #11: based on 3rd Movement of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Symphony)
A set of songs to note the passing of Glen Campbell:
Kentucky Means Paradise - Green Mountain Boys featuring Glen Campbell (1962 - uncharted
My World Fell Down - Sagittarius (1967 - #70: producer Gary Usher recruited his friend Campbell to sing uncredited lead vocal on this Pet Sounds-inspired single; released on the famous Nuggets LP)
Luna Street Food trivia question:
What song co-written by Glen Campbell was his first chart single and later a top ten hit for The Vogues?
(Answer: Turn Around Look at Me)
Gentle On My Mind - Glen Campbell (1967 - #39: song written by John Hartford that won 4 Grammys in 1968; Campbell used it ti introduce his TV show each week)
Galveston - Glen Campbell (1969 - #4: written by Jimmy Webb)
Rainy Days and Mondays - The Carpenters (1971 - #2: second song tonight written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols)
Rock Me on the Water - Jackson Browne (1972 - #48: from his album Saturate Before Using)
Don't Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man - Serendipity Singers (1964 - #6: folk group that performed at the White House for President Lyndon Johnson)
I Washed My Hands in Muddy Waters - Johnny Rivers (1966 - #19: his cover of the Stonewall Jackson country hit)
Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley (1970 - #16: written by Eddie Rabbitt and Dick Heard)
Five Feet High and Rising - Johnny Cash (1959 - #76: the B side of I Got Stripes)
Don't Let the Rain Fall Down on Me - The Critters (1967 - #39: final chart hit for the pop group out of New Jersey)
Up to My Neck in Muddy Water - Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt (1968 - #93: group's follow-up to Different Drum)
Tell It to the Rain - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (1966 - #10: one of 47 charting singles for the group)
Baby the Rain Must Fall - Glenn Yarborough (1965 - #12: former lead singer of The Limelighters)
I Can Turn Off the Rain - The Grass Roots (1971 - B side of Sooner or Later)
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Host Next Week (August 19): John Simon with a spotlight on August 19, 1969.
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