Jan 19, 2013 - KV and JS - 1968

Rockin' Remnants

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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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