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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


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