Nov 17, 2012 - Gary

Rockin' Remnants

Date:  Nov 17, 2012
Host:  Gary Reinbolt

Birthday Calendar

Nov 12 - Neil Young (age 67)
Nov 14 - James Young (STYX) (age 63)
Nov 14 - Freddie Garrity (Freddie and The Dreamers) (1936)
Nov 15 - Frida Lyngstad (ABBA) (age 67)
Nov 15 - Petula Clark (age 80)
Nov 17 - Bob Gaudio (Four Seasons) (age 70)
Nov 17 - Gordon Lightfoot (age 74)
Nov 17 - Gerry McGee (The Ventures) 1937
Nov 17 - Gene Clark (The Byrds) (1944)



Trivia Contest

What does the acronym “ABBA” stand for?

(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

Take A Chance on Me - ABBA
Chiquitita - ABBA
The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
Waterloo - ABBA
Cherish - The Association
Ballad Of Easy Rider - The Byrds
All I Really Want To Do - The Byrds
Eight Miles High - The Byrds
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - The Byrds
There's a Moon Out Tonight - Capris
Helpless - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind And Fire
Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons
Working My Way Back to You - Four Seasons
Rag Doll - Four Seasons
Reach Out, I'll Be There - The Four Tops
Candy Girl - Four Seasons
I'm Telling You Now - Freddie & the Dreamers
Do The Freddie - Freddie & the Dreamers
You Were Made For Me - Freddie & the Dreamers
Early Morning Rain - Gordon Lightfoot
Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
Dandy - Herman's Hermits
Vehicle - The Ides Of March
You Love The Thunder - Jackson Browne
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - Jimmy Ruffin
Poor Side Of Town - Johnny Rivers
Walk Away Renee - Left Banke
Rain on the Roof - Lovin' Spoonful
Look Through My Window - The Mamas & The Papas
Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees
After The Gold Rush - Neil Young
The Needle & The Damage Done - Neil Young
Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
Earth Angel - The Penguins
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
My Love - Petula Clark
Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love - Petula Clark
Who Am I - Petula Clark
Downtown - Petula Clark
A Sign Of The Times - Petula Clark
Short People - Randy Newman
Please Say You're Fooling - Ray Charles
Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes
Sit Yourself Down - Stephen Stills
Wild Mountain Honey - The Steve Miller Band
Lorelei - Styx
Babe - Styx
American Girl - Tom Petty
Telstar - Ventures
Ghost Riders in the Sky - Ventures
Walk Don't Run - Ventures

Trivia Answer:

The name ABBA comes from the 1^st letters of the first names of the four performers:  Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus.



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