Feb 23, 2013 - JR - 1975

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Date:  Feb 23, 2013

Host:  John Rudan

Feature:  2-23-75

Birthday Calendar

Feb 18 – Irma Thomas – now age 72

Feb 18 – Dennis DeYoung (Styx) – now age 66

Feb 19 – Smokey Robinson (Miracles) – now age 74

Feb 19 – Bobby Rogers (Miracles) – now age 74

Feb 19 – Lou Christie – now age 70

Feb 20 – Nancy Wilson – now age 76

Feb 20 – Jerome Geils (J. Geils Band) – now age 67

Feb 23 – Rusty Young (Poco) – now age 67

Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  This eclectic singer/songwriter/producer has worked with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Roy Orbison, Dave Edmunds and Tom Petty.

Clue 2:  This artist wrote and performed on the "Xanadu" soundtrack in 1980.

Clue 3:  This person co-founded The Move with Roy Wood, before that grouped morphed into Electric Light Orchestra.

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 2-23-75)

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 No Good - Linda Ronstadt – 1975 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 02/23/1975, 1 week, original version by Betty Everett peaked at #51 in 1964

 

Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band – 1975 - BB Hot 100 #2 on 02/23/1975

Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk – 1975 - BB Hot 100  #4 on 02/23/1975

 

Fire - Ohio Players – 1975 - BB Hot 100 #10 on 02/23/1975; down from #1 on 02/09/1975, 1 week

 

Lonely People – America – 1975 - BB Hot 100 #7 on 02/23/1975

('Til) I Kissed You - Everly Brothers – 1959

Guantanamera - The Sandpipers – 1966 - English lyrics interpreted by Pete Seeger

 

Kind Of A Drag - The Buckinghams - 1967

 

Sing A Simple Song - Sly & The Family Stone - b-side of "Everyday People", peaked at BB #89 in 1969

Walk On The Wild Side - Jimmy "Mr. Hammond B3" Smith And The Big Band - 1962

Sock It To Me, Baby - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels – 1967

Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts - 1968

 

Chevy Van - Sammy Johns – 1975 - Sammy passed away on 01/04/2013, age 66, now cruisin' in the Great Chevy Van in the Sky

 

Get Dancin' - Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes – 1975 - Produced by Bob Crewe, notable for his work with the Four Seasons and Mitch Ryder

Sad Sweet Dreamer - Sweet Sensation - 1975

7pm

I Wish Someone Would Care - Irma Thomas – 1964

Mickey's Monkey – Miracles – 1963 - Named for Motown Records producer Mickey Stevenson

 

Face It Girl, It's Over - Nancy Wilson – 1966

 
 

I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Lou Christie – 1969

Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder – 1975

Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas – 1975

 

Roll On Down The Highway – BTO – 1975

It's Now Winter's Day - Tommy Roe – 1967

 

Sugartown - Nancy Sinatra – 1966

Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Jay And The Techniques – 1967

I Take It Back - Sandy Posey – 1967 - All of Sandy's BB Top 20 hits peaked at #12

Don't Throw Your Love Away - The Searchers - 1964

 

Can't Get It Out Of My Head – ELO – 1975

 

No No Song - Ringo Starr – 1975 - Written by Hoyt Axton

Sally G - Paul McCartney And Wings – 1975 - b-side of "Helen Wheels", peaked at BB #17

8pm

A Good Feelin' To Know – Poco – 1972 - 45 version labeled "Good Feeling To Know"; one of the great lost songs of the 70's!

 

I Do - J. Geils Band – 1977 - Original version by The Marvelows peaked at BB #37 in 1965

Love Machine, Part 1 - The Miracles – 1976 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 03/06/1976; Smokey had left the group for a solo career in 1972

Mr. Roboto – Styx – 1983 - Happy Birthday Dennis DeYoung on Feb. 18th!

 

Up In A Puff Of Smoke - Polly Brown – 1975

Look Into My Eyes Pretty Woman - Tony Orlando And Dawn – 1975

I've Been This Way Before - Neil Diamond - 1975

 

Part Of The Plan - Dan Fogelberg – 1975 - Dan's BB Hot 100 45 debut featured Joe Walsh on guitar and peaked at #31

No – Bulldog – 1972 - NYC blue-eyed soul band featured ex-Rascals Dino Danelli and Gene Cornish

 

The Runway - The Grass Roots – 1972 - Last BB Top 40 single, peaked at #39

Tell Me A Lie - Sami Jo – 1974 - Sami's last name is Cole; scored many country hits but this was her only pop Top 40 hit, peaking at #21

 

Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City - Bobby "Blue" Bland – 1974

 

A Little Bit Of Soap - Paul Davis – 1970 - The late Paul Davis's entry on the BB Hot 100 peaked at #52

 

Faithfully – Journey – 1983 - JR had a dream last week about playing this on the radio; do dreams come true?  You bet!

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

Trivia Answer

A:  JEFF LYNNE.  Congratulations to Steven from Ithaca who correctly answered the question, and won the $10 gift certificate to the Scale House Brewpub/Northeast Pizza!

Host Next Week (Mar 2):  John Simon, featuring 3-2-67


Thanks for tuning in!  You can listen to Rockin' Remnants every Saturday night from 6-9pm on WVBR (93.5 FM in Ithaca, NY) or at wvbr.com/listen.

Feb 16, 2013 - JS - Black History Month

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Date:  Feb 16, 2013

Host:  John Simon

Feature:  Black History Month

Birthday Calendar

Feb 10 – Roberta Flack (singer/songwriter) – 71 years old

Feb 11 – Otis Clay (journeyman Soul singer) – 71 years old

Feb 15 – Brian Holland (Motown songwriter) – 72 years old

Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  This singer/songwriter and recording industry pioneer was raised in Chicago and scored 43 charting Pop records over a 10-year span.

Clue 2:  Inducted into the R ‘n’ R Hall of Fame in 1986, his compositions have been covered by artists including The Animals, Cat Stevens and Otis Redding.

Clue 3:  He was something of a teen idol on the Gospel Music circuit in the 1950s, and thousands turned out to bid him farewell after his suspicious shooting death at the age of 33 by a Los Angeles motel clerk.

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

Tonight Rockin' Remnants celebrates Black History Month with a tribute to four of the studios/labels that created some of the greatest Soul and R&B hits of the '50s-'70s: Atlantic, Stax, Motown & Muscle Shoals.

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

Sweet Soul Music – Arthur Conley 3/67, #2 Pop and R&B

 

“Spotlight on Lou Rawls y’all…singin’ Love’s a Hurting Thing

Spotlight on Sam & Dave, singin’ Hold On I’m Comin’

Spotlight on Wilson Pickett, singin’ Mustang Sally

Spotlight on Otis Redding now, singin’ Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa

Spotlight on James Brown y’all…he’s the King of them all y’all….”

Love Is a Hurtin' Thing – Lou Rawls 9/66; #13 Pop * #1 R&B

 

Hold On, I’m Comin’ – Sam & Dave  4/66; #21 Pop * #1 R&B

Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett  12/66; #23 Pop * #6 R&B

Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa – Otis Redding  10/66; #29 Pop * #12 R&B

Cold Sweat – James Brown  7/67; #7 Pop * #1 R&B [3 wks]

 

Hello, Stranger – Barbara Lewis (w/ The Dells) 5/63; #3 Pop * #1 R&B

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted – Jimmy Ruffin  8/66; #7

In My Lonely Room – Martha & The Vandellas  4/64; #44

 

Blue Velvet – The Clovers  4/55; #14 R&B

Mr. Lee – The Bobbettes 9/57; #6 Pop * #1 R&B [4 weeks]

Spotlight on Atlantic Records (1841 Broadway in NYC):

Since I Met You Baby – Ivory Joe Hunter  12/56; #12 Pop * #1 R&B

Yakety Yak – The Coasters 6/58; #1 Pop * #1 R&B [7 weeks]

 

CC Rider – Chuck Willis  4/57; #12 Pop * #1 R&B [2 weeks]

This Magic Moment – The Drifters  2/60; #16 * #4 R&B

* Cry to Me – Solomon Burke

 

* You’d Better Move On – Arthur Alexander

 

7-8pm (birthdays and trivia)

Spotlight on Brian Holland, songwriter/arranger at Motown Records, 2648 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI (Hitsville, USA):

Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone – D. Ross & Supremes 2/67; #1

 

This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) – Isley Brothers 2/66; #12 * #6

Heaven Must Have Sent You – The Elgins 9/66; #50 Pop * #9 R&B

 

Shake Me, Wake Me – Four Tops   3/66; #18 Pop * #5 R&B

Spotlight on FAME Studios, 603 E. Avalon Avenue, Muscle Shoals, AL:

Do Right Man, Do Right Woman – Otis Clay [1969 Cotillion Records, dnc]

 

I’ve Never Loved a Man – Aretha Franklin 3/67; #9 Pop * #1 R&B [7 weeks]

Hold What You’ve Got – Joe Tex 2/65; #5 Pop * #2 R&B

Spotlight on Stax Records, 926 E McLemore Avenue, Memphis, TN:

Green Onions – Booker T & The MGs 9/62; #3 Pop * #1 R&B [4 weeks]

Knock On Wood – Eddie Floyd 8/66; #28 Pop * #1 R&B

Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding 2/68; #1 Pop & R&B [recorded 3 days before his death]

I Love You For Sentimental Reasons – Sam Cooke

 

I Could Never Love Another – The Temptations [David Ruffin’s final single w/ the group] 5/68; #13 Pop * #1 R&B

8-9pm (70s hour)

Canterbury Road – The New Life 11/69 (released as a single on Epic Records; dnc) 

        

* One Less Bell to Answer – Fifth Dimension 11/70; #2 Pop * #4 R&B                           

* Sideshow – Blue Magic 4/74; #8 Pop * #1 R&B

Same Old Thing – The Meters

More from Brian Holland:

Give Me Just a Little More Time – Chairmen of the Board

 

Heatwave – Linda Ronstadt  9/75; #5 Pop

How Sweet It Is – James Taylor 6/75; #5 Pop

* Feel Like Makin’ Love – Roberta Flack 6/74; #1 Pop & R&B [5 weeks]

Waiting In Vain – Bob Marley & The Wailers [1978]

 

*When Something is Wrong with My Baby – Sam & Dave

Special Lady – Ray, Goodman & Brown

Love, Peace & Happiness – The Chambers Brothers

I Hear a Symphony – Isley Brothers

 

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

Trivia Answer

A:  Sam Cooke.  Congratulations to Jack in Etna for winning this week’s prize!

Host Next Week (Feb 26):  John Rudan, with a spotlight on Feb 1975

Thanks for tuning in!  You can listen to Rockin' Remnants every Saturday night from 6-9pm on WVBR (93.5 FM in Ithaca, NY) or at wvbr.com/listen.

Feb 9, 2013 - JS - 1965

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Date:  Feb 9, 2013

Host:  John Simon

Feature:  1965

Birthday Calendar

Feb 5 – Hal Blaine (session drummer) – 84 years old

Feb 7 – King Curtis (Atlantic Records sax player) – born in 1934             

Jan 9 – Barry Mann (songwriter) – 74 years old

Jan 9 – Carole King (singer/songwriter) – 71 years old

Jan 9 – Barbara Lewis – 70 years old

Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  The lead singer of this band-that-gave-him-top-billing left for a solo career after their first two American hits. He never charted again in the US, but the band’s first single without him went all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Name that band!

Clue 2:  The band appeared in an uncredited movie role, backing up singer Lulu on the title song from “To Sir With Love.” 

Clue 3:  One band member was a prolific songwriter, penning hits for the Hollies, Herman’s Hermits, the Yardbirds and more. He and bandmate Eric Stewart would later form the nucleus of the band called 10cc.

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 2-9-65)

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

New York's a Lonely Town - The Tradewinds (#59, headed to #32)

 

I Go to Pieces – Peter & Gordon (at #10 this week, headed to #9)

Downtown – Petula Clark (#2, down from 2 weeks at #1)

My Girl –  The Temptations (#5, headed to #1 on March 6, 1965)

 

Ask The Lonely – Four Tops (at #53 this week, headed to #24)

 

Look Through Any Window – Hollies 

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Animals (#73, headed to #15)

* Cryin’ Time – Ray Charles (watch him perform it as a duet with Glen Campbell or Buck Owens or Barbra Streisand) 

 

Tequila – The Champs

I Wish You Could Be Here - The Cyrkle

Out of the Blue – Tommy James & The Shondells (11/67)

 

Baby Come Back - Player (3 weeks at #1 in 1977) 

Little Bell - The Dixie Cups

 

This Diamond Ring – Gary Lewis & Playboys (#3, headed to #1) with studio drummer Hal Blaine on drums

* The Cheater – Bob Kuban & The In-Men

 

7pm (birthdays and more)

Poor Side of Town – Johnny Rivers [with studio drummer Hal Blaine on drums]

Windy – Association [with studio drummer Hal Blaine on drums]

I Was Made to Love Her – King Curtis (#76 in Jan. ‘68)

Let It Be – King Curtis [1970. Didn’t chart.]

Don’t Forget About Me – Barbara Lewis [Goffin/King composition]

 

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling – Righteous Bros. [Mann & Weill composition]

Play It Again – Tina Robin [Goffin/King composition]

 

* Still the One – Orleans 

Take a Giant Step – Rising Sons (Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder) [Goffin/King composition] 

Sometime in The Morning – The Monkees [[Goffin/King composition]

Magic Town – The Vogues [Mann & Weill composition]

 

Brown Eyed Woman – Bill Medley [Mann & Weill composition]

 

* Reflections – Diana Ross & Supremes (the first record giving her top billing)

* Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & Pips

Spotlight on this date in musical history: on February 9, 1964 the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. 73 million people tuned in. Here’s the first song they played….

All My Lovin’ – The Beatles [mono single version]

 

8pm (70s hour and trivia)

Overnight Sensation - The Raspberries

Love Is All Around – Troggs [lead singer Reg Presley passed away 3 days ago. R.I.P.]

 

* Tapestry – Carole King 

Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton [Mann & Weill composition]

There’s No Getting’ Over Me – Ronnie Milsap

 

Rock Your Baby – George McCrae

Crazy Love - Poco 

* Sister Golden Hair – America

Rings – Cymarron

Come On Home – Wayne Fontana

 

A Groovy Kind of Love – Mindbenders

Only You Know & I Know – Delaney & Bonnie

Get Ready – King Curtis [R&B #46, summer of 1970

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

Trivia Answer

A:  THE MINDBENDERS, whose first two hit singles were credited to "Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders", and whose members included prolific songwriter Graham Gouldman.  Congratulations to Jeannie for answering correctly and winning the prize!

Host Next Week (Feb 16):  John Simon

Thanks for tuning in!  You can listen to Rockin' Remnants every Saturday night from 6-9pm on WVBR (93.5 FM in Ithaca, NY) or at wvbr.com/listen.