Wednesday, July 8, 2026

July 4, 2026 - JS & KV - The American Sesquicentennial!

 

 

 

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Date:  7/04/26

Host:  John Simon & Kim Vaughan

Feature:  The Sesquicentennial

 

 


 

Tonight on Rockin' Remnants we look at 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. We don't take this responsibility lightly, but we've got a plan. Join us for three hours reflecting on history, dissent, pride of place, and commitment to a bold new vision - all through the music of our youth. 6-9pm at 93.5FM and streaming at wvbr dot com.

 

NOTE: a number of the songs we’ll hear tonight are mentioned in this amazing list compiled by CBS-TV’s “Sunday Morning.” It’s worth a good look!


https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/sunmo-american-songbook/

  

 

 

Playlist

 

 

·       YouTube links follow certain entries

·       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

·       a glossary of terms is below the playlist

 

 

 

 

 

6-7pm 

  

OPENING THEME:  Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)

 

My Country Tis of Thee – David Crosby & Graham Nash (9/01; dnc – we open tonight with a song that was born in 1832, when an American lyricist updated the words to “God Save The King.” This version by long-time musical partners Crosby & Nash appeared in an episode of The West Wing in 2014, and was based on an arrangement Crosby had used in the mid-Nineties. We usually limit ourselves to music recorded and released in the 50s/60s/70s, but tonight is a special occasion.)

 


 

America the Beautiful – Ray Charles (7/72; dnc – this one appeared on the B-side of Brother Ray’s low-charting “Look What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma,” and has been recognized as one of his greatest contributions to popular music. It was taken from his album A Message to the People, which was a creative collaboration between Ray and producer Quincy Jones, and was named repeatedly as one of “America’s 250 Essential Songs” from the past 250 years in a poll by CBS News.)

  

The Declaration – 5th Dimension (2/70; #64 – after their stunning success with “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” from the Tribal Rock Musical Hair, the group turned to another NY show for inspiration and material. The production in question was called Bread, Beans and Things, and the lyrics to this song were written and ratified 250 years ago this week. On their Portraits LP, it was part of a medley that included “A Change Is Gonna Come” and “People Got to Be Free.” We’ll end up hearing both of those – by the original artists - later in the show.)

 


 

America – Simon & Garfunkel (11/72; #87 – originally found on their 1968 album Bookends, this was finally released as a stand-along single in late 1972. It, too, can be found in that list of America’s 250 Essential Songs from the past 250 years, and tonight we hear it as it sounded on an official radio station promo 45.)

  

This Land Is Your Land – Trini Lopez (6/63; dnc – Woody Guthrie’s song was mentioned repeatedly in the America’s 250 Essential Songs list, and Trini’s version was released as a single from his Live At P.J.’s LP, but it was his version of “If I Had a Hammer” that proved to be the hit from the album.)

 Trini Lopez - This Land Is Your Land – VINYLSINGLES.NL

 

My Land is a Good Land – Eric Anderson (1966; NR – he was right in the thick of the Greenwich Village Folk scene and this song closed out his ‘Bout Changes and Things LP, but the more famous songs from the album were “Violets of Dawn” and “Thirsty Boots.” This one, however, pairs nicely with the previous tune and both were picked by KV for tonight’s show.)

 

 

Theme from ‘A Summer Place’ – Percy Faith & His Orchestra (2/60; #1 for nine weeks – we come up for air for some decidedly American numbers, starting with this giant hit from the winter of 1960. The Lettermen and Joni Sommers would both record vocal versions, but this orchestral gem stands as one of the greatest instrumental hits of the Sixties.)

  

California Girls – Beach Boys (7/65; #3 for two weeks – The Beach Boys were about as “American” as you could get, and this paean to the girls of the USA is one of their most memorable musical creations. Rolling Stone ranks it at #72 in its RS500, and songwriter Brian Wilson considered the majestic intro one of the greatest things he’d ever written.)

 Vintage Beach Boys "California Girls" Original Sheet Music 1965 Brian Wilson

 

 

Only in America – Jay & The Americans (8/63; #25 – Leiber & Stoller had written this for and recorded it with The Drifters, but had done it as an ironic condemnation of racism in America, where there was no chance that a Black kid would ever be elected president. The powers that be at Atlantic Records refused to release it because they feared the possible backlash, so The Drifters’ voices were removed from the master tapes and a white vocal group from Queens was ushered into the studio to record their voices. It was a big hit, and no one knew the backstory until years later.)

  

A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke (1/65; #31 Pop, #9 R&B – this song was released three weeks after his shooting death in an LA motel lobby under mysterious circumstances in what seems to have been a racially motivated conspiracy. Sam had begun life as a Gospel singing superstar who’d taken to secular music and who’d created his own record label and secured the publishing rights to all of his music. He’d apparently been moved to write this song after hearing Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ In the Wind,” and wanted to use his powers to help shape the national discourse. This one also appears multiple times in that America’s 250 Essential Songs list.)

 Just Heard: A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke – Just Read It

 

 

*  A Simple Song of Freedom – Tim Hardin (8/69; #50 – Bobby Darin was one of the biggest stars of the late Fifties/early Sixties, but he was swept aside during the British Invasion and the hits had stopped coming. Folksinger Tim Hardin provided Bobby with his own composition called “If I Were a Carpenter,” and Bobby’s career got a significant jolt. In return, Bobby offered Tim this song – a song that would prove to be his only hit as a performer. Thanks to listener James for suggesting this one.)

 

 

 

*  This is My Country – The Impressions (11/68; #25 Pop, #6 R&B – Curtis Mayfield was the chief writer, guitarist and lead singer for the group, and had begun writing songs of hope and encouragement for his fellow Black Americans. The group recorded this one for Curtis’ own record label, and it resonated with a lot of people of all stripes. Tonight we hear JS’ well-worn 45 that he bought when he was fifteen years old, and it goes out at the request of KV’s mom!)

 The Impressions - This Is My Country / My Woman's Love - Curtom - USA - CR  1934 - 7" Single - 45cat

 

 

7-8pm

 

 Birthday Calendar

 

 

 

 

June 29 – Little Eva – born in 1945

            – Billy Hinsche (Dino, Desi & Billy) – 1951

 

June 30 – Florence Ballard (Supremes) – 1943

            – Billy Brown (The Moments) – age 80

 

 

July 1 – Debbie Harry (Blondie) – age 81

            – June Montiero (The Toys) – age 80

 

 

July 2 – Tom Springfield – born in 1932

            – Roy Bittan (E Street Band) – age 77

 

 

July 3 – Judith Durham (Seekers) – born 1943

            – Fontella Bass – born in 1940

 

 

July 4 – Bill Withers – born in 1938

            – Al Wilson (Canned Heat) – born in 1943

            – Harvey Brooks – age 82

 

 

 

The Rebel Kind – Dino, Desi & Billy (12/65; dnc – these three kids met at Beverly Hills Catholic HS: Dino was entertainer Dean Martin’s son, Desi was son of Cuban percussionist/singer Desi Arnaz, Sr. and Billy was a musical prodigy born in Manila. Dismissed by many as “lightweights,” they actually were pretty serious musicians. This rockin’ number pre-dated their bigger hits, but it showed their swagger and defiance – and it did get some airplay in their hometown of LA.)

 Dino, Desi And Billy – Please Don't Fight It / The Rebel Kind – Vinyl (7",  45 RPM), 1966 [r12819265] | Discogs

 I’m Giving You Your Freedom – The Supremes (3/64; dnc – these are three other kids who’d met in their high school in Detroit. Florence Ballard group - who clearly had the most powerful voice in the group – had originally been the lead singer, but Diana was being eased into that role by Motown higher-ups. After two years of no chart success, the girls were starting to be called the “no-hit Supremes” by their peers, and were getting discouraged. This song was the B-side of “Run, Run, Run,” which did manage to reach #93, and their next single would reach #1, as did the four consecutive singles that followed it. They went from being Motown’s laughingstock to being the biggest group in America - and they were just getting started.)

  

Just a Little Girl – Little Eva (6/63; dnc – here’s another non-charting B-side for you: “Old Smokey Locomotion” was the follow-up to her runaway dance hit, and this hitched a ride on the flip side. It’s a classic Goffin-King production that rivaled Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, and despite its questionable lyrical message, is a great little number.)

 Remembering Eva Narcissus Boyd (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003), known by her stage name Little Eva, was an American singer, well known for her 1962 hit “The Loco-Motion”. “The Loco-Motion” (

  

Sealed With a Kiss – The Toys (7/68; #112 – their hit streak at Dyno-Voice had come to an end, so they signed with Musicor Records and this is the closest they came to ever charting again. It’s an interesting concept: take a recent summertime Oldie, give it a driving, pulsating beat, and let the girls wail away. Listening to it in the studio, we both realized that this may have been a direct precursor to the Disco craze that was soon to follow!)

  

In the Sun – Blondie (12/76; dnc – speaking of B-sides, this number was paired with the NYC band’s first single on the IRS label. “X Offender” failed to chart, but their sound was both modern and primitive, and the lead singer’s striking looks and the band’s instrumentation and arrangements would lead to great chart success well into the Eighties.)

 Celebrating Blondie's debut single, “X Offender,” released in June 1976 as  the band's first official release and the lead track from their self-titled  debut album. Originally titled “Sex Offender,” the name was

 

 

Love on a Two-Way Street – The Moments (4/70; #3 Pop, #1 R&B for five weeks – Billy Brown was a founding member of the New Jersey singing group that would later morph into Ray, Goodman & Brown and have some chart success in the early Eighties. In between, they scored a bunch of hits as The Moments, and this may have been the biggest of them all. The opening piano riff can be heard in Alicia Keys’ and Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind,” which got LOTS of play after the NY Knicks’ stunning NBA championship last month.)

 


 

 

I’ll Never Find Another You – The Seekers (3/66; #4 Pop, #1 UK for two weeks – we temporarily lift our embargo on non-American groups tonight to let this beauty play. Songwriter Tom Springfield had a birthday on Thursday and Seekers’ lead singer Judith Durham had a birthday on Friday. This one has both of their prints all over it, and tonight we play it in stunning and rare stereo.)

  

Racing In the Street – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (6/78; NR – piano man Roy Bittan played on many artists’ recordings: Bob Seger’s late Seventies albums, Meatloaf’s Bat Out of Hell album, Stevie Nicks and Dire Straits and Lucinda Williams records…but he was, first and foremost, devoted to the E Street Band. His piano is one of the things that makes this one such a good song.)

 Q&A: Roy Bittan – Bruce Springsteen's secret weapon | Louder

 

 

Talking About Freedom – Fontella Bass (1973; dnc – this track from her Freedom album was placed on the B-side of the non-charting “It’s Hard to Get Back In,” and is probably the better song – especially for our purposes here tonight.)

  

Lovely Day – Bill Withers (10/77; #30 Pop, #6 R&B – he was a kid with a guitar and a gift for songwriting who escaped Slab Fork, WV to enlist in the Navy. Landing in LA, he signed with Sussex Records and began a prolific career. He eventually jumped ship for Columbia Records, and scored big with this one, too. We lost him during the COVID pandemic, but his music lives on.)

 1977 Bill Withers – Lovely Day (US:#30 UK:#7) | Sessiondays

 

 

Going Up the Country – Canned Heat (12/68; #11 – Alan Wilson was a white kid from eastern Massachusetts who fell in love with the Blues and eventually ended up in LA where he teamed with Bob “The Bear” Hite to form Canned Heat. They played the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and Woodstock in the summer of ’69, and this song featured prominently in both the Woodstock documentary and its soundtrack.)

  

What a Wonderful Thing We Have – Fabulous Rhinestones (8/72; #78 – meanwhile, bassist Harvey Brooks played on all sorts of people’s records: Dylan, The Doors, Electric Flag, John Sebastian, Cass Elliott, Miles Davis…. In 1972 he teamed with former Buckinghams member Marty Grebb and Illinois Speed Press’ singer/guitarist Kal David for one album, released on Michael Lang’s short-lived Just Sunshine Records label. This was their only charting single. It’s also, incidentally, the first song that I ever played on the radio!)

 The Fabulous Rhinestones – What A Wonderful Thing We Have – Vinyl (Scranton  Pressing, 7", 45 RPM + 3 more), 1972 [r3188968] | Discogs

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

*  Bend Me, Shape Me – American Breed (12/67; #5 – they were a mixed-race Chicago rock band with a Pop sound and this was their first and biggest major hit, on the tiny Acta Records label. They’d continue in this vein for another couple of years before morphing into the funky Soul band called Rufus. When Chaka Khan joined the band, they reached a whole new plateau. This request came in from Scottie.)

 

 

 

*  Ventura Highway – America (10/72; #8 – the band’s first single had debuted in February of 1972 and ended up spending three weeks at #1. This song right here was their third Top Ten hit of the calendar year, and featured the Wrecking Crew’s Joe Osborn on bass. The opening guitar lick would be incorporated into a big Janet Jackson hit thirty years later. Click on the link to see what I mean.)

 


Mr. Tambourine Man – The Byrds (6/65; #1 – Bob Dylan was the writer and rhythm section on this recording included Larry Knechtel on bass and Hal Blaine on drums. In fact, Roger McGuinn was the only band member to play on the session, although the vocals were all Byrds. This song also appears on the 250 Essential Songs list, and was the #1 record on this date in 1965.)

 

 

Home of the Brave – Jody Miller (6/65; #25 – here’s another one from the summer of 1965. Written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weill, it was considered something of a “protest song” against societal norms, and was released at about the same time as a version by Phil Spector’s “Bonnie & the Treasures.” The Jody Miller version won the chart wars, and ended up being her biggest Pop hit.)

 Home of the Brave (song) - Wikipedia

  

Find the Cost of Freedom – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (6/70; dnc – this was tucked onto the back of Neil Young’s angry “Ohio,” written the night after Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on student anti-war protestors on the Kent State campus, killing four young Americans. The two songs are forever linked, and the four voices singing in full-throated harmony still send shivers down the spine.)

 Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young - Ohio / Find The Cost Of Freedom - Atlantic  - USA - 45-2740 - 7" Single - 45cat

  

*  Volunteers – Jefferson Airplane (8/69; NR – this, too, was an anti-war anthem, originally called “Volunteers of America.” The single was released in November of 1969, reaching #65. Tonight, though, we hear the version recorded live at Woodstock early in the morning of August 17th. The energy is manic, and that IS Nicky Hopkins on piano.)

  

Monster/Suicide/America – Steppenwolf (1/70; #38 – the band’s second full-length LP was called Monster, and opened with a nearly ten-minute three-part medley recounting the brief history of the birth of our nation. Dunhill Records released a heavily-edited version called “Monster,” but I’ve taken the liberty of creating a 6:55 version that keeps the essence of the three movements intact without losing any of the impact. Fasten your seat belts!)

 Steppenwolf - Monster / Berry Rides Again - Dunhill - USA - D-4221 - 7"  Single - 45cat

  

America – Neil Diamond (4/81; #8 – the America that we celebrate today is a land of immigrants seeking better lives and often fleeing persecution and strife. Neil Diamond has always been a writer/performer, but his acting debut was in the leading role in the film The Jazz Singer. The film was universally panned, but the soundtrack yielded three Top Ten hits including this stirring number – which happens to end repeating the words that we opened the show with: “My country ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty….”)

  

The Immigrant – Neil Sedaka (3/76; #22 – having found a rejuvenated career on Elton John’s Rocket Records label, another Jewish Brill Building songwriter named Neil wrote and performed this moving ballad. It’s a musical plea for a return to our founding mission of welcoming refugees to the land of the free, and it eventually was adopted as a tribute to Englishman John Lennon, who was facing his own immigration woes.)

 Neil Sedaka 45 Vinyl 7” The Immigrant RARE Hey Mr Sunshine 1974 Rocket LP  Back | eBay

  

People Got to Be Free – The Rascals (8/68; #1 Pop for five weeks, #14 R&B – the band’s second release after dropping the “Young” from their name became the biggest hit of their career. It also signaled their clear departure from singing about romance to releasing more political material. This one was released shortly after the shooting deaths of MLK and RFK, and seemed to feed a grieving nation’s need for catharsis.)

 


 

 

*  Lowdown – Chicago (5/71; #35 – this was one of three charting singles from their third album, cleverly called Chicago III. The lyrics say “Oh, my – life has passed me by…The country I was brought up in…Fell apart and died.” The request came in from long-time friend and listener Lou in Florida, and provides an excellent lead-in to our closing number of the evening.)

 Chicago : LOWDOWN/ LOWDOWN – Frank Shankly's Records 

Save the Country – 5th Dimension (6/70; #27 – NYC writer Laura Nyro had provided the group with some of its biggest hits, and this one might be my favorite of them all. It starts with the swirling organ of session player Larry Knechtel, is propelled by the driving rhythm section of Hal Blaine and Joe Osborn, and quotes part of the Civil Rights anthem “We Shall Overcome.” It serves as a ray of hope, even in the darkest of times.)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Jeannie from Candor and Deb from Ulysses for successfully entering our drawing for a 4-Day Pass to GrassRoots!

 

 

 

Glossary of Terms:

dnc = did not chart

nr = not released as a single at the time

AC = Billboard’s chart for “Adult Contemporary” records

BB = Billboard Magazine, which publishes the Hot 100 chart (previously known as the Top 100), along with several other charts

Bubbling Under = songs that were ranked but fell below the top 100

C&W = Billboard’s chart for “Country & Western” records

R&B = Billboard’s chart for “Rhythm & Blues” records

RRHOF = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

RS500 = Rolling Stone Magazine’s ranked list of the top 500 singles of all-time

 

 

 

 

Host Next Week (7/11):  Jan Hunsinger with a spotlight called “Class of ’76 Reunion!”

 

 

 

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June 27, 2026 - KV - Summer

 

  

 

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Date:  June 27, 2026

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  Summer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

 

Jun 21   – Ocie “O.C.” Smith – born in 1932

            – Ray Davies (Kinks) – age 82

            – Brenda Holloway – age 80

 

Jun 22   – Kris Kristofferson – born in 1936

            – Peter Asher (Peter & Gordon) – age 82

            – Howard Kaylan (Turtles, Flo & Eddie) – age 79

 

Jun 23   – Paul Goddard (Atlanta Rhythm Section) – born in 1945

 

Jun 24   – Jeff Beck (Yardbirds) – born in 1944

            – Colin Blunstone (Zombies) – age 81

            – Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) – age 79

 

Jun 25   – Eddie Floyd – age 89

            – Harold Melvin – born in 1939

            – Carly Simon – age 83

 

Jun 26   – Billy Davis Jr. (Fifth Dimension) – age 88

            – Georgie Fame – age 83

 

Jun 27   – Doc Pomus (songwriter) – born in 1925

            – Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys, Bruce & Terry) – age 84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

 

During the birthday calendar, we celebrated an artist who used “initials” in their stage name.  Those weren’t the artist’s actual initials – it was a phonetic way of writing their first name, which *sounded* like two letters.  Who was it? 

 

(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)

 

 

 

 

 

Playlist

 

 

·       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

·       a glossary of terms is below the playlist

 

 

 

 

 

6-7pm  

 

 

 

OPENING THEME:  Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)

 

My Dad – Paul Peterson (1962, reached #6 in early 1963)

 

 * The Morning After – Maureen McGovern (1973, spent two weeks at #1, from the film Poseidon Adventure)

 

 * Hungry Heart – Bruce Springsteen (1980, #5)

 

 * Hey, Leroy, Your Mama’s Callin’ You – Jimmy Castor (1966, #31)

 

 * You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder (1973, #1)

 


 

 

 * Hot Fun In The Summertime – Sly & The Family Stone (1969, #2 for two weeks)

 

Summer – War (1976, #7, #1 on Adult Contemporary)

 

War - Summer / All Day Music - United Artists - USA - UA-XW834-Y - 7" Single - 45cat War – Summer – Vinyl (7", 45 RPM + 2 more), 1976 [r6888317] | Discogs 

 

Summer Breeze – Seals & Crofts (1972, #6)

 

Summer Wine – Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (1967, #49)

 

 * Summertime – Big Brother & The Holding Company (from their 1968 album Cheap Thrills)

 


 

 

 * Saturday In The Park – Chicago (1972, #3)

 

I Love The Summertime – Dean & Jean (1963, b-side of their first charting song, Tra La La La Suzy)

 

Summer In The City – The Lovin’ Spoonful (1966, #1 for three weeks)

 

Summer Love – Joni James (1957, #97)

 

 

 

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

 

Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife – O.C. Smith (1969, #47)

 

A Long Way From Home – The Kinks (from their 1970 album, Lola vs. Powerman)

 

Every Little Bit Hurts – Brenda Holloway (1964, #13)

 

Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) – Kris Kristofferson (1971, #26)

 


 

 

Nobody I Know – Peter & Gordon (1964, #12)

 

You Baby – The Turtles (1966, #20)

 

So In To You – Atlanta Rhythm Section (1977, #7)

 

Heart Full Of Soul – The Yardbirds (1965, #9, their first single after Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton as lead guitarist)

 

This Will Be Our Year – The Zombies (1968, the b-side of a non-charting song called Butcher’s Tale)

 

This Will Be Our Year by The Zombies (Single, Pop Soul): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music The Zombies – Butchers Tale / This Will Be Our Year – Vinyl (7", 45 RPM + 3 more), 1968 [r3743273] | Discogs

 

The Chain – Fleetwood Mac (from their 1977 album Rumours, the only song credited to all members of the band.  Reportedly the title comes from the way the song was assembled as small pieces of things, like links in a chain.)

 




 

 

I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) – Eddie Floyd (1968, #40)

 

If You Don’t Know Me By Now – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (1972, #3)

 

Mockingbird – Carly Simon & James Taylor (1974, #5)

 

Another Day, Another Heartache – The Fifth Dimension (1967, #45)

 

 

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

 

 

Yeh, Yeh – Georgie Fame (1965, #21)

 

Sweets For My Sweet – The Drifters (1961, #16, written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman)

 

Summer Means Fun – Bruce & Terry (1964, #72)

 

 * The Great Pretender – The Platters (1955, spent two weeks at #1 in early 1956)

 

Lighthouse – Ocie Smith (1957, did not chart)

 

We Are Family – Sister Sledge (1979, #2 for two weeks, R&B #1) 

 


 

 

Pleasant Valley Sunday – The Monkees (1967, #3)

 

Summerlove Sensation – The Bay City Rollers (1974, did not chart in the US, #3 in the UK)

 

Bay City Rollers – Summerlove Sensation – Vinyl (7", 45 RPM + 5 more), 1974 [r4471043] | Discogs  Summerlove Sensation - Wikipedia

 

It’s Summer Time U.S.A. – The Pixies Three (1964, #116)

 

The Sweet Sounds Of Summer – The Shangri-Las (1967, #123)

 

Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra (1978, #35)

 

Too Hot – Kool & The Gang (1980, #5)

 


 

 

Hot Summer Nights – Walter Egan (1978, #55)

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

 

O.C. Smith’s real name was Ocie Lee Smith – so his initials were actually O.L. Smith, but O.C. sounds like Ocie.

 

Congratulations to Mike from Ithaca, for correctly answering the question and winning a pass for 2 people to Cinemapolis!

 

 

 

Glossary of Terms:

dnc = did not chart

nr = not released as a single at the time

AC = Billboard’s chart for “Adult Contemporary” records

BB = Billboard Magazine, which publishes the Hot 100 chart (previously known as the Top 100), along with several other charts

Bubbling Under = songs that were ranked but fell below the top 100

C&W = Billboard’s chart for “Country & Western” records

R&B = Billboard’s chart for “Rhythm & Blues” records

RRHOF = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

RS500 = Rolling Stone Magazine’s ranked list of the top 500 singles of all-time

 

 

 

 

 

 

Host Next Week (July 4):  John Simon (and Kim Vaughan) with a spotlight on Fourth Of July

 

 

 

 

 

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