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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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