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Date: May 10, 2025
Host: Kim Vaughan
Feature: oldies
Birthday Calendar
May 4 – David LaFlamme (It’s A Beautiful Day) – born in 1941
– Nick Ashford (Ashford & Simpson) – born in 1941
– Peggy Santiglia (Angels) – age 81
– Jackie Jackson (Jackson 5) – age 74
May 5 – Tammy Wynette – born in 1942
May 6 – Herbie Cox (Cleftones) – born in 1938 or 1939
– Bob Seger – age 80
May 7 – Jimmy Ruffin – born in 1936
– Johnny Maestro (Crests, Brooklyn Bridge) – born in 1939
May 8 – Toni Tennille (Captain & Tennille) – age 85
– Rick Nelson – born in 1940
May 9 – Dave Prater (Sam & Dave) – born in 1937
– Tommy Roe – age 83
– Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco) – age 81
May 10 – Donovan – age 79
– Dave Mason (Traffic) – age 79
– Graham Gouldman (10cc) – age 79
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia
What song from this week’s birthday calendar charted both for the birthday person as a solo artist, and also for the birthday person’s band (on the Bubbling Under chart), seven years apart? Name the song, the birthday celebrant, and the band.
(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)
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
· 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)
Sweet Nothin’s – Brenda Lee (1959, peaked at #4 in early 1960)
Diana – Paul Anka (1957, #1)
Irresistible You – Bobby Darin (1961, #15)
Let’s Lock The Door (And Throw Away The Key) – Jay & The Americans (1964, #11)
* Another Saturday Night – Sam Cooke (1963, #10, R&B #1)
(Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry – Darlene Love (1963, #39)
Little Black Book – Jimmy Dean (1962, #29)
I Can’t Love You Enough – LaVern Baker (1956, #22)
(You’ve Got To) Move Two Mountains – Marv Johnson (1960, #20)
This Door Swings Both Ways – Herman’s Hermits (1966, #12)
* The Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley (1958, #1 for six weeks)
Let’s Start The Party Again – Little Eva (1963, bubbled under at #123, a Goffin-King composition)
Broken Hearted Melody – Sarah Vaughan (1959, #7)
* The Monkey Time – Major Lance (1963, #8)
Walking In The Rain – The Ronettes (1964, #23)
Bits And Pieces – The Dave Clark Five (1964, #4)
Half Heaven – Half Heartache – Gene Pitney (1962, #12)
Down In The Valley – Solomon Burke (1962, #71)
Sugar And Spice – The Searchers (1964, #44)
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You – The Monkees (1967, #2)
7-8pm
White Bird – It’s A Beautiful Day (1969, #118)
You’re All I Need To Get By – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (1968, #7 on the Hot 100, #1 for 5 weeks on the R&B chart, written by Ashford & Simpson)
(Love Me) Now – The Angels (1963, b-side of My Boyfriend’s Back)
I Want You Back – The Jackson 5 (1969, reached #1 on the Hot 100 in early 1970 and spent four weeks at #1 on the R&B chart)
He Loves Me All The Way – Tammy Wynette (1970, #97)
Little Girl Of Mine – The Cleftones (1956, #57)
* Against The Wind – Bob Seger (1980, #5)
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted – Jimmy Ruffin (1966, #7)
Journey Of Love – The Crests (1960, #81)
Love Will Keep Us Together – The Captain & Tennille (1975, #1 for four weeks)
Everybody But Me – Rick Nelson (from his 1961 album Rick Is 21, released as a single in 1964 but did not chart)
Soul Man – Sam & Dave (1967, #2 for three weeks on the Hot 100, and #1 for seven weeks on the R&B chart)
Dizzy – Tommy Roe (1969, #1 for four weeks, with lots of key changes to help you feel the title sensation)
8-9pm
For What It’s Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound) – The Buffalo Springfield (1967, #7)
Atlantis – Donovan (1969, #7)
We Just Disagree – Dave Mason (1977, #12)
* The Things We Do For Love – 10cc (1977, #5)
* Hummingbird – Seals & Crofts (1973, #20)
Midnight Train To Georgia – Gladys Knight & The Pips (1973, #1 for two weeks on the Hot 100, #1 for four weeks on the R&B chart)
Knock Three Times – Dawn (1970, spent three weeks at #1 in early 1971)
Mother And Child Reunion – Paul Simon (1972, #4)
Touch A Hand (Make A Friend) – The Staple Singers (1974, #23)
CLOSING THEME: Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Trivia Answer
The song White Bird charted for David LaFlamme as a solo artist in 1976 (peaking at #89 on the Billboard Hot 100) seven years after charting for his band It’s A Beautiful Day on the Bubbling Under chart at #118 in 1969.
Congratulations to Greg from Ithaca, for correctly answering the question and winning two passes to Cinemapolis!
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 (May 17): Jan Hunsinger with more songs from The Sopranos (check out his Apr 19 blog post for Pt 1 of this theme)
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