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Date: April 27, 2013
Host: John Rudan
Feature: 4-27-77
Birthday Calendar
Apr 22 – Glen Campbell – age 77
Apr 23 – Roy Orbison – born in 1936
Apr 24 – Doug Clifford (CCR) – age 68
Apr 25 – Stu Cook (CCR) age 68
Apr 26 – Duane Eddy – age 75
– Bobby Rydell – age 71
Apr 27 – Ace Frehley (KISS) – age 60
Rock and Roll Trivia
Clue 1: This group
was composed of former members of The Byrds, Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, and The
Flying Burrito Brothers.
Clue 2: Formed in
Boulder, CO, this band was known for its “soft rock” sound of the 70s.
Clue 3: Their first
and only Top 10 single, “You Are the Woman”, peaked at #9 in the fall of 1976.
(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)
Playlist
(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 4-27-77 ; yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests)
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
Southern Nights – Glen Campbell – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #1 on 4/27/1977, 1 week; song written by Allen Toussaint
Hotel California – The Eagles – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #2 on 4/27/1977; #1 for 1 week on 5/7
When I Need You – Leo Sayer – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #4 on 4/27/1977; #1 for 1 week on 5/14
So Into You – Atlanta Rhythm Section – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #7 on 4/27/1977
Red Rubber Ball – The Cyrkle – 1966 – Written by Paul Simon;
can be heard done live by S&G on several CD anthologies
There’s a Kind of Hush – Herman’s Hermits – 1967
Let’s Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key) – Jay and the
Americans – 1965
Treat My Baby Good – Bobby Darin – 1963
Bernadette – The Four Tops – 1967
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – "Cannonball" Adderley – 1967
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – The Buckinghams – 1967 – Of the four
charting versions of this song in 1967, the Buckinghams peaked the highest at
#5, while Cannonball topped out at #11
Lucille – Kenny Rogers – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #21 on 4/27/1977
Calling Dr. Love – KISS – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #20 on 4/27/1977
7-8pm
Running Scared – Roy Orbison – 1961 – The Big O’s first BB
#1, 6/5/1961 for one week
Ride Away – Roy Orbison – 1965
I Put a Spell on You – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1968 – The first two CCR single releases were written by men named Hawkins: “Suzie Q” by Dale Hawkins, and “I Put a Spell on You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
I Put a Spell on You – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1968 – The first two CCR single releases were written by men named Hawkins: “Suzie Q” by Dale Hawkins, and “I Put a Spell on You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Forty Miles of Bad Road – Duane Eddy – 1959
We Got Love – Bobby Rydell – 1959
Gonna Fly Now – Bill Conti – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #58 on
4/27/1977; theme from “Rocky”, #1 for 1 week on 7/2
Dancing Queen – ABBA – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #26 on 4/27/1977;
only U.S. #1 single for these Swedish superstars!
Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #14 on
4/27/1977
Cinderella – Firefall – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #38 on 4/27/1977
Lemon Tree – Peter, Paul and Mary – 1962 – First single
release, peaked at BB Hot 100 #35
Warm and Tender Love – Percy Sledge – 1966
Good Thing – Paul Revere and the Raiders – 1967
Is That All There Is – Peggy Lee – 1969 – Miss Lee’s last
charting single, peaked at BB Hot 100 #11
8-9pm
Here Comes the Sun – Richie Havens – 1971 – Passed away on
April 22 at age 72. Rest in peace, Richie!
Jet Airliner – Steve Miller Band – 1977 – BB Hot 100 debut
at #71 on 4/27/1977; “clean” 45 version
You and Me – Alice Cooper – 1977 – BB Hot 100 debut at #80
on 4/27/1977
Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel – 1977 – BB Hot 100 debut at
#90 on 4/27/1977; peaked at #68
Weekend in New England – Barry Manilow – 1975
Mockingbird – Carly Simon and James Taylor – 1974 – Carly &
JT’s version peaked at BB Hot 100 #5, beating out the original version by Inez
Foxx with Charlie Foxx by 2 spots
The Rapper – The Jaggerz – 1970 – 45 version
Look What They’ve Done to My Song Ma – The New Seekers
featuring Eve Graham – 1970 – The first three single releases by The New
Seekers were written by Melanie: “Look
What They’ve Done to My Song Ma”, “Beautiful People”, and “The Nickel Song”
Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #41 on
4/27/1977; 45 version, not available on LP or CD
Lonely Boy – Andrew Gold – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #22 on 4/27/1977
Couldn’t Get It Right – Climax Blues Band – 1977 – BB Hot
100 #12 on 4/27/1977
Forget Me Nots – Patrice Rushen – 1982
A Little Bit of Heaven – Natalie Cole – 1985
Trivia Answer:
A:
FIREFALL. Drummer Michael Clarke
was in The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, bassist Mark Andes was in
Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and singer Rick Roberts was also in the Flying Burrito
Brothers. (Congratulations to Bill from
Ithaca, who correctly answered the question and won the $10 gift certificate to the Scale House Brewpub / Northeast Pizza!)
Blog-only content:
Richie Havens passed away on Monday, April 22. Here is a link to a video of him performing "Freedom" at Woodstock (he was improvising since the next act was late arriving), along with an ad in which he sings the tag line at the end.
Freedom - Richie Havens
Host Next Week (May 4): John Rudan "The 70's Man" with a spotlight on May 4th, 1978
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