Apr 13, 2013 - JS - Harmonica

 

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Date:  April 13, 2013
Host:  John Simon
Feature:  The Harmonica in Popular Music

No trivia this week and no Birthday Calendar, as we bring you a pre-recorded edition of Rockin’ Remnants from our Rochester correspondent JS.

Wikipedia says “The harmonica  -  also called the French harp, the blues harp and mouth organ  -  is a free-reed instrument used worldwide in nearly every musical genre, notably in Blues, American Folk Music, Jazz, Country and Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Tonight we’ll focus on charting singles from the Rockin’ Remnants era that feature the harmonica  -  joyful, mournful, peppy and colorful.

   

Playlist     

6-7 p.m.

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

Music bed: Theme From “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly” – Hugo Montenegro  2/68; #2

 

Hey Baby – Bruce Channel  (3/62, #1 for 3 weeks – w Delbert McClinton on harp)

 

Baby Don’t Go – Sonny & Cher (8/65, #8)

Mystic Eyes – Them (10/65, #33 – w Van Morrison on harp) 

 

Love Me Do – Beatles (5/64; #1 – w John Lennon on harp)

Groovin’ – Young Rascals (6/67, #1 for 4 weeks) 

Oh Girl – Chi-Lites (4/72; #1 Pop and R&B)

 

Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White – Harmonicats (1/61; #56)

Moon River – Jerry Butler (1/62; #11)

Daydream – Lovin’ Spoonful (2/66; #2 –  w John Sebastian on harp)

Alvin’s Harmonica – Chipmunks (2/59; #3 * 12/61; #73 * 12/62; #87 – Alvin on harp)

 

Fingertips, Pt. II – Stevie Wonder (8/63; #1 Pop, 3 wks, #1 R&B, 6 wks) 

Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan (7/65; #2)

I Was Made to Love Her – Stevie Wonder (6/67; #2 Pop, #1 R&B, 4 wks)

Alfie – Eivets Rednow (10/68; #66 – Stevie Wonder on harp)

 

7-8 p.m.

Sealed With a Kiss – Brian Hyland (6/62; #3)

Baby Scratch My Back – Slim Harpo (1/66; #16 Pop * #1 R&B, 2 wks)

I Want to Take You Higher – Sly & Family Stone (5/69; #60 * 5/70; #38)

Big Man in Town – 4 Seasons (11/64; #20)

Rainy Night in Georgia – Brook Benton (1/70; #4 Pop * #1 R&B)

Rainy Days & Mondays – Carpenters (5/71; #2 Pop, 2 wks)

All Day Music – War (8/71; #31 – Lee Oskar on harp) 

 

Heart of Gold – Neil Young (3/72; #1)

 

Happier Than the Morning Sun – BJ Thomas (10/72; #100 – Stevie Wonder on harp)

 

Room to Move – John Mayall 1/70; #102 (single version) 

The River – E Street Band (1980 LP track – Bruce Springsteen on harp) 

Welcome Back – John Sebastian (5/76; #1) 

When She Was My Girl – Four Tops 8/81; #11 * #1 R&B, 2 wks)

Oh Yoko – John Lennon  (1971, from “Imagine” LP)

Shanty – Jonathan Edwards (1971 LP track)

 

8-9 p.m.

That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick & Friends (11/85; #1, 4 wks  -  Stevie Wonder, harp; Grammy: Record of The Year) 

You Turn Me On (I’m a Radio) – Joni Mitchell (11/72; #25)

 

Long Train Runnin’ – Doobie Brothers (4/73; #8)

Piano Man – Billy Joel (2/74; #25 – Billy Joel on harp)

Laugh, Laugh – Beau Brummels (1/65; #15) 

 

Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire (8/65; #1)

Ball of Confusion – Temptations (5/70; #3 Pop, 3 wks)

Good-Time Charlie’s Got the Blues – Danny O’Keefe (9/72; #9)

 

A Letter to Myself – The Chi-Lites  (2/73; #33 Pop, #3 R&B)

 Midnight Rambler – Rolling Stones (1969, from “Let It Bleed” LP)

Winter Time – Steve Miller Band (10/77; b-side of “Swingtown”)

 
I Want You – Bob Dylan (7/66; #20)

CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny - 1959 - #1 for two weeks (no harmonica!)

 

Next week (Apr 20):  KV with a spotlight on 4-20-58

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