November 11, 2017 - JH: Veteran's Day salute

November 11, 2017 - JH: Veteran's Day salute

Rockin' Remnants

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Date:  November 11, 2017
Host:  Jan Hunsinger
Feature: Veteran's Day salute

Birthday Calendar

November 5:

Ike Turner - born 1931
Art Garfunkel - 76
Pablo Gomez (Los Bravos) - 74 

November 6:

Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet) - born 1941
George Young (Easybeats) - born 1947
Glenn Frey (Eagles) - born 1948 

November 7

Johnny Rivers [John Henry Ramistella] - 75
Joni Mitchell [Roberta Joan Anderson] - 74

November 8

Patti Page - born 1927
Bonnie Bramlett (Delaney & Bonnie & Friends) - 73
Don Murray (Turtles drummer) - born 1945 

November 9

Mary Travers (Peter, Paul & Mary) - born 1936
Tom Fogarty (CCR) - born 1941
Lee Graziano (American Breed drummer) - 74

November 10

Dave Loggins - 70
Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) - born 1947

November 11

LaVern Baker - born 1929
Chris Dreja (Yardbirds) - 72
Len Hawkes (Tremeloes) - 71
Paul Cowsill - 65
    Playlist

[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)

NOTE: There are 18.5 million wartime and peacetime veterans in the US; 838,000 live in New York State; 7.3 million are veterans of the Vietnam War era; 39,471 veterans are homeless                                                              (statistics from US Census Bureau)



Ballad of the Green Berets - SSgt. Barry Sadler (1966 - #1: spent 5 weeks at #1; Sadler served in Vietnam until injuring his leg in a booby trap)


The Unknown Soldier - The Doors (1968 - #39: the group's comment on how the Vietnam War was portrayed in American media; first single release from the Waiting for the Sun LP) 

Where Have All the Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio (1962 - #21: song written by folk legend Pete Seeger)


Last Rain to Clarksville - The Monkees (1966 - #1: debut single for the group; songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart; song about a soldier leaving for the war zone, not knowing if he will ever return)

Navy Blue - Diane Renay (1964 - #6: song was co-written and produced by Bob Crewe, who did the same for many of The Four Seasons' hits; Renay was 17 years old when the song was released) 

Sky Pilot - The Animals (1968 - #14: song about an air force chaplain; we heard the long version - 7:27; single was divided into A and B sides)


*Peace Train - Cat Stevens (1971 - #7: from the LP Teaser and the Firecat; Stevens' first Top 10 hit in the US) 

*Yellow River - Christie (1970 - #23: writer Jeff Christie said the song was inspired by the idea of a soldier going home at the end of the Civil War)


*War - Edwin Starr (1970 - #1:  written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown, a less intense version of the song was originally recorded by the Temptations, but it was not released so as not to alienate their more conservative fans; Star offered to record his version in a James Brown-style)

45 Corner

Darling Be Home Soon - The Lovin' Spoonful (1967 - #15: released 2/11/1967 on Kama Sutra records; a heartfelt song about being away from a loved one from the point of view of a musician on the road; song starts a brief tribute to John Sebastian, who appeared in Homer on 11/4)


She's a Lady - John Sebastian (1969 - #84: wistful tune from his first solo LP; Stephen Stills and David Crosby play on the song; along with Graham Nash, they asked Sebastian to join their group but he refused; they then turned to Neil Young)

Stories We Could Tell - Everly Brothers (1972 - unreleased as a single: song written by Sebastian)

Roadhouse Blues - The Doors (1968 - #39: Sebastian supplied uncredited harmonica on the song) 

Birthday Calendar

Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats (1951 - #1 R&B: Ike Turner's band provided backing for the song that many consider to be the first rock and roll record)


Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1970 - #1: arguably the duo's masterpiece, spent 6 weeks at the top of the Hot 100 courtesy of Art Garfunkel's soaring falsetto)


Black Is Black - Los Bravos (1966 - #4: big hit for the group based in Madrid) 

Mendecino - Sir Douglas Quintet (1969 - #27: Doug Sahm, born in San Antonio,  was the leader of the group and is considered a pioneer of the Tex-Mex sound)

Friday on My Mind - The Easybeats (1967 - #16: George Young co-wrote the hit song for the group out of Australia) 


Take It Easy - The Eagles (1972 - #12: Glenn Frey co-wrote The Eagles first chart hit with Jackson Browne) 

Poor Side of Town - Johnny Rivers (1966 - #1: co-written with Lou Adler, the song changed Rivers' style from a go-go sound to pop-soul; Hal Blaine provided drums and Larry Knechtel piano, both of whom played on 'Bridge Over Troubled Waters')


These Are Not My People - Johnny Rivers (1969 - #55: late Rivers chart effort written by Joe South) 

*Woodstock - Joni Mitchell  (1970 - flip side of "Big Yellow Taxi": Mitchell wrote the song based on accounts from then-boyfriend Graham Nash; she was advised by her manager to appear on the Dick Cavett Show rather than attend the music festival)


The Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page (1950 - #1: Page's signature hit which spent 13 weeks at #1)

Never Ending Song of Love - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (1971 - #13: the 'friends' included Leon Russell, Dave Mason, Eric Clapton, and Duane Allman) 


Happy Together - The Turtles (1967 - #1: the group's biggest hit; features Don Murray's drumming) 

Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary (1969 - #1: their big hit, features Mary's vocals;  song written by John Denver)


Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969 - #14: a Rockin' Remnants two-fer, birthday song that fits tonight's theme; song is #99 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time)

Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins (1974 - #5: Loggins wrote "Pieces of April", a big hit for Three Dog Night)

Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer (1971 - #48: Greg Lake wrote the song when he was 12 years old; Keith Emerson's Moog synthesizer solo was recorded in one take; another RR two-fer) 


Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker (1957 - #17: #343 on the RS 500 Greatest Songs list) 

Shapes of Things - The Yardbirds (1966 - #11: when Jimmy Page offered Chris Dreja a position in his new band Dreja turned him down - band would be Led Zeppelin)

Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes (1967 - #13: Hawkes is the lead singer on this Cat Stevens written tune) 

Poor Baby - The Cowsills (1968 - #44: a forgotten hit for the pop family)


*Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire (1965 - #1:  McGuire was backed by the original members of the Grass Roots on this classic song)

*Dawn of Correction - The Spokesmen (1965 - #36: the answer song to "Eve of Destruction" - I was unaware of this song until this listener request)


*Universal Soldier - Donovan (1965 - #53: song was written by Buffy St. Marie)

*Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image (1970 - #4: song is allegedly about the USS Pueblo, which was captured by North Korea in 1968)

Billy Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (1974 - #1: song spent 2 weeks at #1 for the group from Cincinnati, Ohio)


Bring the Boys Home - Freda Payne (1971 - #12: a clear anti-war song that was banned from the Armed Forces Network)



CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)

Host Next Week (November 18):  Kim Vaughn (KV).

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