Rockin' Remnants
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Date: Dec 15, 2012
Host: John Rudan (with Kim Vaughan as co-host for the third hour)
Feature: 1972 (6-8pm), holiday music (8-9pm)
Birthday Calendar
Dec 8 - Dan Hartman - born in 1950
Dec 11 - David Gates (Bread) - age 72
Dec 11 - Brenda Lee - age 68
Dec 11 - Jermaine Jackson (J5) - age 58
Dec 12 - Dionne Warwick - age 72
Dec 12 - Frank Sinatra - born in 1915
Dec 14 - Spike Jones - born in 1911
Dec 15 - Dave Clark (DC5) - age 70
Rock and Roll Trivia
This group's first entry on the Billboard Pop Chart was "White Christmas" in 1955 -- who were they?
(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)
Playlist
6pm
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock 'n' Roll - Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys - 1969 - peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, produced by Jimi Hendrix
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy - 1972 - BB Hot 100, #1 on 12/15/1972, 1 week
In Heaven There Is No Beer - Clean Living - 1972
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Temptations - 1972 - BB Hot 100, #1 on 12/08/1972, 1 week
I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics - 1972
If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - 1972
I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) - Gary Glitter - 1972 - Gary's real name is Paul Gadd
Jambalya (On The Bayou) - The Blue Ridge Rangers - 1972 - This group is CCR's John Fogerty incognito, singing and playing all the instruments
Walk On Water/Theme - Neil Diamond - 1972 - Neil's last 45 release on the legendary UNI label, before moving to Columbia Records
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash - 1972
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Blue Haze - 1972
Jesus Is Just Alright - The Doobie Brothers - 1972 - Original version released by the Byrds peaked at BB Hot 100 #97 in 1970; Doobies peaked at BB Hot 100 #35
7pm
Try Too Hard - The Dave Clark Five - 1966 - Clark was actually the drummer, not the vocalist
Instant Replay - Dan Hartman - 1978
Sweet Surrender - Bread - 1972 - BB Hot 100 #20 with a bullet on this date in '72
Somethin' Stupid - Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra - 1967 - BB Hot 100 #1 for 4 weeks in '67
Don't Make Me Over - Dionne Warwick - 1962 - Dionne's first BB Hot 100 entry peaked at #21
Let Me Tickle Your Fancy - Jermaine Jackson - 1982 - New wavers Devo on backing vocals!
Hi Hi Hi - Wings - 1972 - BB Hot 100 #100 on this date! Despite controversial lyrics, peaked at #10 in early '73
Dialogue (Part I & II) - Chicago - 1972 - 45 version
Pieces Of April - Three Dog Night - 1972 - Written by Dave Loggins
You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green - 1972
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield - 1972 - Title song of the "blaxploitation" film of the same name
Keeper Of The Castle - The Four Tops - 1972 - First 45 release on Dunhill Records, after
leaving Motown!
leaving Motown!
Do It Again - Steely Dan - 1972 - 45 version
8pm (holiday feature, co-hosts: John Rudan and Kim Vaughan)
White Christmas - The Drifters - 1954 - featuring Clyde McPhatter and Bill Pinkney - #2 on the R&B chart in 1954, and the following year it was the first Drifters song to hit the Billboard Top 100
Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day - Brenda Lee - 1964
Christmas Time Is Here Again - The Flirtations - 1968 - this was the b-side of the original release of Nothing But a Heartache... but that 45 wasn't successful, so they re-released Nothing But a Heartache in 1969 with a different b-side
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams - 1963
Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Elvis Presley - 1957
7 O'Clock News / Silent Night - Simon & Garfunkel - 1966 - (telephone request)
Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding - 1968
All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth - Spike Jones and His City Slickers - 1947
You're All I Want for Christmas - Brook Benton - 1963
The Fella Who Couldn't Wait for Christmas - Ed Grimley (Martin Short) - 1982 - from the Dec 17, 1982 episode of SCTV - watch the sketch here (better video) or here (better audio)
The Twelve Days of Christmas - Bob and Doug McKenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, respectively) - 1982 - from their comedy album, The Great White North
Christmas in Jail - The Youngsters - 1956 - a cautionary tale about drinking and driving
A Warm Little Home on the Hill - Stevie Wonder - 1978
Christmas Is Here Again - Roger Whittaker - 1978
The Christmas Blues - Dean Martin - 1953
That Spirit of Christmas - Ray Charles - 1985
White Christmas - Bing Crosby - 1942
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny - 1959 - #1 for two weeks
Trivia Answer:
The Drifters - they recorded White Christmas in 1954, and the following year it was the first of their recordings to make it onto the Billboard Hot 100.
Next Week (Dec 22): Gary's Rockin' Remnants Holiday Special!
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