Jan 26, 2013 - JR - 1974

Rockin' Remnants

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Date:  Jan 26, 2013

Host:  John Rudan 

Feature:  1974

Birthday Calendar

January 22 - Sam Cooke - 1935

January 23 - Patrick Simmons (Doobie Brothers) - 63

January 24 - Ray Stevens - 74

January 24 - Neil Diamond - 72

January 24 - Warren Zevon - 1947

January 25 - Etta James - 1938

Rock and Roll Trivia

Who were the two left-handed members of The Beatles?  

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist
(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 1-26-74)

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

Show and Tell - Al Wilson – 1974 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 01/26/1974, 1 week

 

The Joker - Steve Miller Band – 1974 - BB Hot 100 #2 on 01/26/1974

Living for the City - Stevie Wonder – 1974 - BB Hot 100  #8 on 01/05/1974; 45 version not available on LP or CD

 

Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra – 1974 - BB Hot 100 #10 on 01/26/1974; part of Barry White's stable of artists in the 70's

WOLD - Harry Chapin – 1974 - BB Hot 100 #87 on 1/26/1974; the current WOLD is an FM station in Marion, VA, at 102.5

Zip-a-Dee Doo-Dah  - Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans – 1962 - Bob B. was Bobby Sheen, and Darlene Love was also a member of this Phil Spector group

 

Dream Lover - Bobby Darin – 1959

Blue on Blue - Bobby Vinton – 1963

Run to Him - Bobby Vee – 1961

In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley – 1969 - Written by Mac Davis

Crying - Roy Orbison – 1961 - Roy's version peaked at BB Hot 100 #2; a similarly orchestrated cover by Don McLean peaked at BB Hot 100 #5 in 1981

 

Can I Get to Know You Better - The Turtles – 1966

Hooked on a Feeling - B.J. Thomas – 1968

Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John – 1974

American Tune - Paul Simon – 1974 - Based on the classical piece "O Sacred Heart" by J.S. Bach

7pm

A Change is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke - 1965

 

Twistin' the Night Away - Sam Cooke – 1962

At Last - Etta James – 1961

Holly Holy - Neil Diamond – 1969 - peaked at BB Hot 100 #6; a cover version by Jr. Walker & The All Stars peaked at BB Hot 100 #75 in 1971

Everything is Beautiful - Ray Stevens – 1970

Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer – 1974 - Chart debut at BB Hot 100 #100; peaked at BB Hot 100 #23; 45 version

Spiders and Snakes - Jim Stafford – 1974

Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) – Mocedades – 1974 - b-side of this 45 was an English language version called "Touch The Wind" with totally different lyrics than the Spanish version

 

Star - Stealers Wheel – 1974

Mohair Sam - Charlie Rich – 1965

Live - The Merry-Go-Round - 1967

The Rain, the Park & Other Things - The Cowsills – 1967 - Chart debut from this Rhode Island family pop group peaked at BB Hot 100 #2

Young Love - Tab Hunter – 1957 - This teen idol singer/actor was born Arthur Kelm 7/11/1931 in Brooklyn, NY

 

I Wonder Why - Dion and The Belmonts – 1958

Tears on My Pillow - Little Anthony And The Imperials – 1958 - Chart debut from this New York City doo-wop group peaked at BB Hot 100 #4

Walk Away Renee - The Four Tops – 1968 - Southside Johnny & The Jukes also had a charting version of this song in 1986; BB Hot 100 #98

8pm

Johnny Strikes Up the Band - Warren Zevon – 1977

 

So Wrong - Patrick Simmons – 1983

I'm Alive - Neil Diamond – 1983 - Neil's last BB Hot 100 Top 40 hit peaked at #35

You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr – 1974

Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney & Wings – 1974 - This song was written about Paul and Linda's Land Rover SUV

 

Fox on the Run – Sweet – 1975

We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions – Queen – 1977

Black Betty - Ram Jam – 1977 - Written by Huddie Ledbetter, aka "Lead Belly"

Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang – 1974

 

I've Got to Use My Imagination - Gladys Knight & The Pips – 1974

The Love I Lost (Part One) - Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes -1974

Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy – 1974 - Radio DJ promo 45 version

 

Rock On - David Essex – 1974 - peaked  at BB Hot 100 #5; a cover version by Michael Damian scored BB Hot 100 #1 for 1 week in 1989

Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Aretha Franklin – 1974

CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny - 1959 - #1 for two weeks

Trivia Answer

A:  Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr

Host Next Week (Feb 2):  Kim Vaughan, featuring 1963

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Jan 19, 2013 - KV and JS - 1968

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Date:  Jan 19, 2013

Host:  Kim Vaughan and John Simon

Feature:  1968

Birthday Calendar

Jan 14 - Allen Toussaint - now age 75

Jan 16 - Barbara Lynn - now age 71

Jan 18 - David Ruffin (Temptations) - born in 1941

Jan 19 - Phil Everly - now age 74

Jan 19 - Dolly Parton - now age 67

Jan 19 - Janis Joplin - born in 1943

Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  This artist was discovered while working in a garage, when a talent scout brought his car in for repairs.  He continued to work as a mechanic even as his music career took off.  One of his lesser-known hits is a song about a car breaking down.

Clue 2:  Along with his talents as a singer and mechanic, he had been a prizefighter, a top contender for the World Lightweight Boxing Championship.  He also did some songwriting:  his first song to crack the Billboard Top Ten is one that he co-wrote, inspired by some children who were playing in the street outside his house in New Orleans.

Clue 3:  He had a dozen songs that made it onto either the Billboard Hot 100 or Bubbling Under charts.  Several of them were written by Allen Toussaint, including the Top Ten song "Working in the Coal Mine". 

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist 

(bold indicates the song is from our spotlight date; an asterisk indicates it was a request)

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

Judy in Disguise - John Fred (#1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 1-20-68, first of two weeks there)

 

I Second that Emotion - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (#8 this week in 1968)

Honey Chile - Martha Reeves (1968, peaked this week at #11) 

Hello Goodbye - The Beatles (1968, #3 this week; was #1 for three weeks)

Zabadak - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1968, #65 this week; their only song to reach the BB Hot 100)

Itchycoo Park - Small Faces (1968, #21 this week)

* Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte - Patti Page (1965, #8, title song from a Bette Davis movie; Page had almost 50 songs that hit the Hot 100 between 1954 and 1968)

 

* Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells (1969, #1)

I'm Gonna Build Myself a Snowman - Diane Ray (1963)

Sunshine of Your Love - Cream (1968, #73 this week, on its way up; peaked at #5)

* Fire - Crazy World of Arthur Brown (1968, #2)

Farmer John - Don and Dewey (1959, did not chart.  The Premiers brought it to #19 in 1964 and the Tidal Waves bubbled under with it at #123 in 1966.)  

Two Little Kids - Peaches and Herb (1968, peaked this week at #31)

 

Strawberry Shortcake - Jay & the Techniques (1968, debuted this week at #80)

I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips (1968, #9 this week)

7pm (birthdays, trivia)

All I Have to Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers (1958, #1 for five weeks)

You'll Lose a Good Thing - Barbara Lynn (1962; her biggest hit; #8 on BB Hot 100 and #1 on R&B chart)

* I Wish It Would Rain - Temptations (1968, #45 this week, peaked at #4)

Sweet Touch of Love - Allen Toussaint (1970; none of his own recordings charted although he wrote and produced a lot of hits; this recording was used in a deodorant commercial a few years ago)

 

Skip a Rope - Henson Cargill (1968, #37 this week)

Bend Me, Shape Me - American Breed (1968, #7 this week)

I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight - Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (1968, #38 this week; peaked at #8)

I'm in Love - Wilson Pickett (1968, #50 this week)

* Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding Company (1968, #12, played from a 45)

 

Don't Drop Out - Dolly Parton (1966, dnc, produced and arranged by Ray Stevens, a rare "girl group" sounding pop song for Parton)

 

A Little Rain Must Fall - Epic Splendor (1968, #87, played from a 45)

Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations (1968, #11)

It's Wonderful - The Young Rascals (1968, #20, played from a 45)

 

Brink of Disaster - Lesley Gore (1967, #82)

If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (1968, peaked this week at #10)

Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (1958, #82)

Cold, Cold Winter - The Pixies Three (1963, #79)

Working in the Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey (1966, #8; music and lyrics by Allen Toussaint, produced by AT too)

8pm (70s happy hour)

Big Green Pearl - Orpheus (1971, dnc)

 

Pinball - Brian Protheroe (1975, #60)

I Love the Nightlife - Alicia Bridges (1978, #5)

Apeman - The Kinks (1970, #45)

Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkel (1970, #4, played from a 45)

 

* Dance to the Music - Sly and the Family Stone (1968, #8)

Rubberband Man - The Spinners (1976, #2 for three weeks, #1 on R&B)

Let the Heartaches Begin - Long John Baldry (1968, #88)

 

Crocodile Rock - Elton John (1973, #1; his original name was Reginald Dwight; he chose "Elton John" as a tribute to Elton Dean and Long John Baldry)

Fire - The Pointer Sisters (1978, #2 for two weeks)

I Don't Want to Go Home - Southside Johnny (1976, peaked at #105)

Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder (1978, #1)

Nature's Way - Spirit (1971, #111)

 

Everything I Own - Bread (1972, #5)

Come and Get Your Love - Redbone (1974, #5)

* When I Die - Motherlode (1969, #18)

CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny - 1959 - #1 for two weeks

Trivia Answer

Answer:  Lee Dorsey, who was inspired by neighborhood children when he co-wrote his first hit "Ya Ya" (1961, peaked at #7), and whose song "My Old Car" peaked at #97 in 1967.

Host Next Week (Jan 26):  John Rudan

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Jan 12, 2013 - JS - 1964

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Date:  Jan 12, 2013 

Host:  John Simon (JS)

Feature:  Jan 12, 1964  

Background:  The country was still reeling from the shocking assassination of JFK. The music was fairly innocuous, and nobody had a clue that things were about to be completely turned upside-down by a little 7” single that would debut at #45 next week.

Birthday Calendar

Jan 8 - Little Anthony Gourdine (The Imperials) - 73 years old 

Jan 8 - Robbie Krieger (The Doors, guitar) - 67 years old

Jan 9 - Joan Baez - 73 years old

Jan 9 - Scott Engel (Walker Brothers) - 70 years old

Jan 9 - Jimmy Page (session player, Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin) - 69 years old

Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  This Michigan-born singer, songwriter and R’n’R Hall-of-Fame inductee took 5 of his compositions to the Top 40 before the onslaught of the British Invasion. After that, most of his success was with covers of other artists’ songs.

Clue 2:  He recorded songs that are still strongly identified with The Beatles, The Stones, Peter & Gordon and even Bonnie Raitt.

Clue 3:  His first big hit featured a lead instrument called the Musitron, which was an early version of the synthesizer.  

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

6-7pm

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

Have You Heard – The Duprees  (#49, down from a peak of #18)

Forget Him – Bobby Rydell (at #5 this week, headed to #4)

My One and Only Jimmy Boy – The Girlfriends (headed to #49)

The Harlem Shuffle – Bob & Earl (#70, headed to #44)

You Don’t Own Me – Lesley Gore (at #37 this week, headed to #2)

In My Room – Beach Boys (b-side of “Be True to Your School,” reached #44)

 

See the Funny Little Clown – Bobby Goldsboro (headed to #9)

Hey Jude – Wilson Pickett 

*California Sun – Rivieras

*Big Girls Don’t Cry – 4 Seasons

Duke of Earl – Gene Chandler

Another Saturday Night – Sam Cooke 

I Was Born to Cry – Dion [this b-side reached #42 in the spring of ’62]

It’s All in the Game – Cliff Richard (headed to #25. This is what most of America thought “British Pop” sounded like)

 

I Want to Hold Your Hand – The Beatles [would debut next week at #45; 2 weeks later it would begin a 7-week run at #1…and the rest is history]

*Last Kiss – J. Frank Wilson

7-8pm (birthdays and trivia)

Hurt So Bad – Little Anthony & The Imperials (#10 in early ’65)

Love Me Two Times – Doors (#25 in Jan. ‘68)

No Expectations – Joan Baez [released as a single in early ’70. Didn’t chart.]

Lights of Cincinnati – Scott Walker [#13 single in the UK, 6/69]

 

Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore – Walker Bros.

Here Comes the Night – Lulu [the original, with Jimmy Page on guitar]

Black Dog – Led Zeppelin 

Cold, Cold Winter – Pixies Three (#98, down from #79)

*Girl From Ipanema – Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz

Jody – Del Shannon [the b-side of his big #1 hit “Runaway”]

 

From Me to You – Del Shannon [the first Lennon/McCartney composition to chart in the US, summer of ‘63]

Can I Get a Witness – Marvin Gaye

*Dancin’ in the Streets – Martha & The Vandellas

8-9pm

Don’t Ever Be Lonely – Cornelius Bros. & Sister Rose

Kung Fu Fighting – Van McCoy

It’s a Heartache – Bonnie Tyler

*Blow Away – George Harrison

Wildflower – Skylark

Dreamin’ – Cliff Richard

You Keep Me Hangin’ On/Hurt So Bad – Jackie DeShannon [her final single for Imperial Records, 4/70; didn’t chart]

 

You Can’t Change That – Raydio

If She Knew What She Wants – Bangles

*Time Loves a Hero – Little Feat [a dedication: “To Julia from Abel”]

Brass in Pocket – The Pretenders

Can’t Get Over Losing You – Donnie Elbert

China Grove – Doobie Brothers

When the Lovelight is Shining In His Eyes – The Supremes (this record peaked at #23 and didn’t even register on the R&B chart. Motown was preparing to cut the hitless group from their roster  -  and their next record would only reach #93. And then…10 of their next 13 singles reached #1 on the Pop charts, making them the most successful “girl group” of all-time)

CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny - 1959 - #1 for two weeks

Trivia Answer

A:  Del Shannon.  (Congratulations to Chip, this week's winner!)

Next Week (Jan 19):  John Simon and Kim Vaughan with a spotlight on Jan 19, 1968

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Jan 5, 2013 - JR - 1973

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Date:  Jan 5, 2013

Host:  John Rudan

Feature:  1973

Birthday Calendar

Dec 30 - Mike Nesmith (Monkees) - age 70

Dec 30 - Davy Jones (Monkees) - born in 1945

Dec 31 - Burton Cummings (Guess Who) - age 65

Dec 31 - John Denver - born in 1943

Jan 2 - Roger Miller - born in 1936

Jan 3 - Sir George Martin - age 87 - record producer best known for his work with the Beatles

Jan 3 - Steve Stills - age 68

Rock and Roll Trivia

Q:  His first Billboard #1 single was in 1955.  His daughter's first Billboard #1 single was in 1977.  Who is he?  

(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

You're So Vain - Carly Simon - 1973 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 01/05/1973, 3 weeks

 

Do You Wanna Dance - Bette Midler - 1973 - BB Hot 100 #49 on 01/05/1973

Funny Face - Donna Fargo - 1973 - BB Hot 100  #5 on 01/05/1973

Living In The Past - Jethro Tull - 1973 - BB Hot 100 #12 on 01/05/1973

Lonely Blue Boy - Conway Twitty - 1960

 

It Was A Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra - 1966 - Song introduced by the Kingston Trio on the album "Goin' Places" in 1961

He's In Town - The Rockin' Berries - 1967 - Originally recorded by The Tokens in 1964, BB Hot 100 #43

 

Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited - 1968

Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) - The Crystals - 1963 - there was a 1977 remake by Shaun Cassidy that peaked at BB Hot 100 #1 on 7/16/77; Crystals peaked at #3 on 5/11/63 

Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell - 1970

 

Mirage - Tommy James And The Shondells - 1967

Wonderful Wonderful - The Tymes - 1963 - Originally recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1957, peaked at BB Pop 100 #14; The Tymes version peaked at BB Hot 100 #7

 

For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler And The Impressions - 1958

Come Back When You Grow Up - Bobby Vee - 1967

Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) - Jim Croce - 1973

Jesus Was A Capricorn - Kris Kristofferson - 1973 - Music is the same as John Prine's "Grandpa Was A Carpenter"

 

7pm

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills, and Nash - 1969 - 45 version, not available on LP or CD

 

For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound) - The Buffalo Springfield - 1967

 

A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You - The Monkees - 1967 - Written by Neil Diamond

You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller - 1966

Helter Skelter - The Beatles - 1968 - From The Beatles "White Album", produced by Sir George Martin

 

The Relay - The Who - 1973

Love Letters In The Sand - Pat Boone - 1957

Pizza Pie - Norman Fox & The Rob Roys - 1959

 

Reverend Mr. Black - The Kingston Trio - 1963 - Last Top 10 single for this popular folk trio, peaked at BB Hot 100 #8 in April 1963

It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton - 1959

Stewball - Peter, Paul & Mary - 1963 - Based on the 1822 ballad "Skewball"

 

Let Me In - The Sensations - 1962

Come On Up - The Young Rascals - 1966

Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison - 1960

Johnny One Time - Brenda Lee - 1969 - #36 country hit for Willie Nelson in 1968; Brenda's version peaked BB Hot 100 #41

 

Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat & Tears - 1969

8pm

Star Baby - The Guess Who - 1974

Rocky Mountain High - John Denver - 1973 - John was born Henry John Deutschendorf on 12/31/1943 in Roswell, NM

The World Is A Ghetto - War - 1973

Looking Through The Eyes Of Love - The Partridge Family - 1973 - Last BB Top 40 single for Shirley and David, peaking at #39

 

Long Dark Road - The Hollies - 1973

Corner Of The Sky - Jackson 5 - 1973 - From the Broadway musical Pippin

Big City Miss Ruth Ann - Gallery - 1973

 

Wolf Creek Pass - C.W. McCall - 1975

Dear Prudence - The 5 Stairsteps - 1970 - b-side of "O-o-h Child",  peaked at BB Hot 100 #68

 

Son Of My Father - Chicory - 1972

Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston - 1973

The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Robert John - 1972 - This version peaked at #3 on the BB Hot 100 in 1972; the Tokens had a #1 hit with it in 1961

More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer - 1980 - Spent 5 weeks at #2 on the BB Hot 100 in late 1980 / early 1981

 

Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) - Deodato - 1973 - Written by classical composer Richard Strauss in 1896; Theme from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey

Cheer - Potliquor - 1972 - Group named after its two favorite substances

 

CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny - 1959 - #1 for two weeks

Trivia Answer

A:  Pat Boone's song "Ain't That A Shame" was #1 for 2 weeks in 1955.  His daughter, Debby Boone, hit #1 for 10 weeks in 1977 with "You Light Up My Life".

 

Host Next Week (Jan 12):  John Simon (feature year: 1964)

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