November 18, 2023 - JH: "45s on Parade"

 November 18, 2023

Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)

Spotlight: "45s on Parade"

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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

6:00 - 7:00

OPENING THEME:  Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969 - #29: produced by Jimi Hendrix; tonight we heard a radio promo 45 of the song)

Shape of Things to Come - Max Frost and the Troopers (1968 - #22: one-hit wonder for studio group; song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)

What's Your Name - Don and Juan (1962 - #7: Long Beach duo of Roland "Don" Trone and Claude "Juan" Johnson; Johnson wrote the song, another one-hit wonder)

Little Darlin' - The Diamonds (1957 - #2: cover of song by the R&B group The Gladiolas; song was written by Maurice Williams, famous for the song "Stay")

I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight - Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (1967 - #8: Boyce & Hart wrote several pop hits for The Monkees and had a couple of hits of their own)

Stay Awhile - The Bells (1971 - #7: Montreal soft rock group featuring Jacki Ralph and Cliff Edwards on vocals; song went to #1 in Canada and sold over 4 million copies worldwide)

Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred and His Playboy Band (1967 - #1: song spent two weeks at #1 in January 1968; a parody of The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds")

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - The Casinos (1967 - #6: The Casinos were a doo-wop group from Cincinnati)

Ariel - Dean Friedman (1977 - #26: Friedman wrote this one-hit wonder)

Man in Black - Johnny Cash (1971 - #58: Cash's protest song that he wrote after a conversation with students at Vanderbilt University)

Send in the Clowns - Judy Collins (1975 - #36: her cover of the Stephen Sondheim song from the musical "A Little Night Magic")

Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations (1969 - #3: song was co-written by Mike D'Abo, who was lead singer of Manfred Mann from 1966-69)

45 Corner

Shilo - Neil Diamond (1968 - DNC: we heard the version of the song on Bang Records #561; a re-recorded version of the song, listed as Bang Records #575, charted at #24 in 1970)

Naturally Stoned - The Avant-Garde (1968 - #40: song was written by band member and future game show host Chuck Woolery [left in ad below])

This Little Bird - Marianne Faithfull (1965 - #32: one of her five singles that charted in the US; it reached #6 in the UK)

Come on Down to My Boat - Every Mother's Sun (1967 - #6: one-hit wonder for the sunshine pop group out of Greenwich Village)

Groovy Situation - Gene Chandler (1970 - #12: Chandler is known as "The Duke of Earl" after his biggest hit)

Birthday Calendar

November 12:

Jo Stafford - b. 1917

Bob Crewe - b. 1931

Isaiah Terry "Buzzy" Johnson (The Flamingos) - 85

Brian Hyland - 80

Booker T. Jones - 79

Neil Young - 78

November 13:

Toy Caldwell (The Marshall Tucker Band) - b. 1947

November 14:

Cornell Gunter (The Coasters) - b. 1936

Joseph Billingslea, Jr. (The Contours) - 86

Freddie Garrity - b. 1936

November 15:

C.W. McCall [William Fries] - b. 1928

Clyde McPhatter - b. 1932

Petula Clark - 91

Ann-Frid Lyngstad (ABBA) - 78

November 16:

Garnet Mimms - 90

Chi Coltrane - 75

November 17:

Gordon Lightfoot - b. 1938

Bob Gaudio - 81

Gene Clark (The Byrds) - b. 1944

Iain Sutherland - b. 1948

Dean Paul Martin, Jr. - b. 1951

November 18:

Hank Ballard - b. 1927

You Belong to Me - Jo Stafford (1952 - #1: Stafford's career spanned 5 decades, from the late 1930s to the early '80s)

Ronnie - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (1964 - #6: one of several hits written and produced by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio; Gaudio was also the group's keyboardist)

Lovers Never Say Goodbye - The Flamingos (1959 - #52: "Buzzy" Johnson sings a duo lead with Paul Wilson on this doo-wop hit)

Four Strong Winds - Neil Young (1979 - #61: Young's cover of the Ian Tyson classic from his "Comes a Time" LP)

Fire on the Mountain - The Marshall Tucker Band (1975 - #38: the band's first Top 40 single)

Poison Ivy - The Coasters (1959 - #7: one of several Lieber-Stoller songs that was a hit for "The Clown Princes of Rock")

Do You Love Me - The Contours (1962 - #3: Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. wrote this hit for the group, one of the first acts signed to the Motown label)

I'm Telling You Now - Freddy and the Dreamers (1965 - #1: early press releases for the band showed Freddie Garrity's birth year as 1940 to appeal to the youth market)

Convoy - C.W. McCall (1975 - #1: song became a cultural phenomenon and made its chart debut on 12/6/75 and spent 1 week at #1 in January of 1976)

Rock and Cry - Clyde McPhatter (1957 - #93: McPhatter was a member of the Dominoes as well as the Drifters before going solo)

I Couldn't Live Without Your Love - Petula Clark (1966 - #9: Clark's career has spanned over eight decades)

Fernando - ABBA (1976 - #13: band members Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson wrote the song to feature the vocals of Anni-Frid Lyngstad)

Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms (1963 - #4: original version of song that came to be associated with Janis Joplin)

Thunder and Lightning - Chi Coltrane (1972 - #17: one-hit wonder for the singer from Racine, Wisconsin)

Race Among the Ruins - Gordon Lightfoot (1977 - #65: song that begins side 1 of his "Summertime Dream" LP)

I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better - The Byrds (1965 - DNC: Gene Clark wrote the song that ranks #234/RS500)

Arms of Mary - Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (1976 - #81: Scottish-born Iain Sutherland wrote the tune that became an international hit, peaking at #5 in the UK)

I'm a Fool - Dino, Desi, and Billy (1965 - #17: trio consisting of Dean Martin, Jr., Desi Arnaz, Jr., and their high school friend Billy Hinsche)

Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (1960 - #7: Ballard wrote the hit for the R&B group)

Rock Me on the Water - Jackson Browne (1972 - #48: single version of the song that is much different than the LP version)

Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton (1974 - #6: hit song on ABC Backbeat Records)

Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett (1974 - #30: his first charting single)

Did You Boogie (With Your Baby) - Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids (1976 - #29: band appeared in the film "American Graffiti"; song includes voice over by Wolfman Jack)

This Guy's in Love With You - Herb Alpert (1968 - #1: written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, song spent 4 weeks at #1)

Lowdown - Chicago (1971 - #35: we heard the Mono side of a radio promo single)

Holly Go Softly - Cornerstone (1970 - #104: song had some regional success but only "bubbled under" nationally)

It Could Be We're in Love - The Cryan' Shames (1967 - #85: the Chicago-area soft rock band had several singles chart in the lower recesses of the BB Hot100)

Shame Shame - The Magic Lanterns (1968 - #29: one-hit wonder by the band out of Manchester, England)

CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959 - #1 for two weeks; brothers Santo [steel guitar] and Johnny [rhythm guitar] Farina from Brooklyn)

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 November 25, 2023: John Simon (JS) with a Birthday Special!

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Nov 11, 2023 - KV - 1958

 

 

  

 

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Date:  November 11, 2023

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  1958

 

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

Nov 5   – Ike Turner – born in 1931

            – Art Garfunkel – age 82

            – Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits) – age 76

 

Nov 6   – Glenn Frey (Eagles) – born in 1948

            – PJ Proby – age 85

            – Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet) – born in 1941

 

Nov 7   – Dee Clark – born in 1938

            – Johnny Rivers (b. John Ramistella) – age 81

            – Joni Mitchell (b. Roberta Joan Anderson) – age 80

 

Nov 8   – Rickie Lee Jones – age 69

 

Nov 9   – Mary Travers (Peter, Paul, & Mary) – born in 1936

 

Nov 10   – Ronnie Hammond (Atlanta Rhythm Section) – born in 1950

 

Nov 11   – LaVern Baker (b. Dolores Evans) – born in 1929

 

 

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

There were 3 songs by The Everly Brothers on the Hot 100 this week in 1958.  We heard one of them, Bird Dog, during last week’s show.  Name either of the others. 

(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)

 

It’s All In The Game – Tommy Edwards (#3 this week in 1958, having recently spent six weeks at #1)

 

Tom Dooley – The Kingston Trio (#2 this week, and it would reach #1 the following week)

 

It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty (#1 this week)

 

Forget Me Not – The Kalin Twins (#17 this week)

 

This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’ – Ruth Brown (#58 this week, having peaked at #24 two weeks prior)

 

Beep Beep – The Playmates (#19 this week, only its second week on the Hot 100.  It would peak at #4 in early Dec.)

 

 

 

Dreamy Eyes – Johnny Tillotson (#90 this week. It was his first single to chart on the Hot 100, and both sides charted.)

 

A Lover’s Question – Clyde McPhatter (#20 this week.  It would peak at #6 in early 1959, and would reach #1 on the R&B chart.)

 

 * My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own – Connie Francis (1960, #1 for two weeks)

 

 * I’d Love To Change The World – Ten Years After (1971, #40)

 

I Got A Feeling – Ricky Nelson (peaking at #10 this week.  The a-side of the single, Lonesome Town, would peak at #7 in early Dec.)

 

Little Star – The Elegants (#40 this week, after having topped the chart back in Aug)

 

Crazy Country Hop – The Johnny Otis Show (#93 this week)

 

 

 

Tears On My Pillow – Little Anthony & The Imperials (#14 this week, after peaking at #4 a few weeks earlier)

 

Devoted To You – The Everly Brothers (#68 this week, falling after a peak at #10.  They had 37 songs on the Hot 100 during the 50s and 60s, and 15 of those were Top Ten hits.)

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

Do You Mean It – Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm (1957, did not chart)

 

Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel (1970, #1 for six weeks)

 

This Door Swings Both Ways – Herman’s Hermits (1966, #12)

 

Sunshine Girl – Herman’s Hermits (1968, spent three weeks at #101 on the “Bubbling Under The Hot 100” chart)

 

Peaceful Easy Feeling – The Eagles (1972, reached #22 in early 1973, with Glenn Frye singing)

 

Niki Hoeky – PJ Proby (1967, #23)

 

   

 

Mendocino – The Sir Douglas Quintet (1969, #27)

 

Raindrops – Dee Clark (1961, #2)

 

 

 

Memphis – Johnny Rivers (1964, #2 for two weeks)

 

You Turn Me On I’m A Radio – Joni Mitchell (1972, reached #25 in early 1973)

 

Chuck E’s In Love – Rickie Lee Jones (1979, #4)

 

Lemon Tree – Peter, Paul, & Mary (1962, #35, their first Hot 100 song)

 

 * Puff The Magic Dragon – Peter, Paul, & Mary (1963, #2)

 

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

 

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

I Can’t Love You Enough – LaVern Baker (1956, #22, R&B #7)

 

The Blob – The Five Blobs (#35 this week in 1958, the title song from the film of the same name)

 

To Know Him, Is To Love Him – The Teddy Bears (#5 this week, and it would soon spend three weeks at #1.  Phil Spector was a member of the trio.)

 

 

Look Who’s Blue – Don Gibson (#61 this week)

 

Bimbombey – Jimmie Rodgers (debuted at #67 this week; it would reach #11)

 

Blue Ribbon Baby – Tommy Sands & The Raiders (#96 this week, having peaked at #50)

 

One Bad Apple – The Osmonds (1971, #1 for five weeks)

 

Southern Nights – Glen Campbell (1977, #1, also Country #1)

 

 * Eve Of Destruction – Barry McGuire (1965, #1)

 

Town Without Pity – Gene Pitney (1961, reached #13 in early 1962)

 

Baby I Love You – Dave Edmunds (1973, a cover of the Ronettes song.  It did not chart in the US although it was a Top Ten hit in the UK and Ireland.  His version of the Smiley Lewis song I Hear You Knocking had been a Top Ten hit in the US in early 1971.)

 

I Can Help – Billy Swan (1974, #1 for two weeks)

 

Hot Child In The City – Nick Gilder (1978, #1)

 

 

 

O-o-h Child – The Five Stairsteps (1970, #8)

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

Devoted To You was one of the songs by The Everly Brothers on this week’s Hot 100 in 1958, and that’s the answer our winner gave.  Problems was also on the chart this week, and (as mentioned in the question) so was Bird Dog.

 

Congratulations to Sofia from Houston (currently visiting Ithaca), for correctly answering the question and winning two passes 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 (Nov 18):  Jan Hunsinger with a spotlight on his 45 collection

 

 

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