Apr 20, 2013 - KV - 1958

 

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Date:   April 20, 2013
Host:   Kim Vaughan
Feature:   4-20-58





Birthday Calendar


Apr 14 – Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple and Rainbow) – age 68

Apr 15 – Dave Edmunds – age 69

Apr 16 – Gerry Rafferty (Stealers Wheel) – born in 1947
            – Dusty Springfield (b. Mary O'Brien) – born in 1939

Apr 19 – Alan Price (Animals) – age 71
            – Mark Volman (Turtles) – age 66

Apr 20 – Johnny Tillotson – age 74

 
Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  This artist was a singer-songwriter who performed under a stage name, and who used *another* pseudonym for some of his songwriting. 

Clue 2:  Not only did this artist go by several different names, his biggest hit as a songwriter did too.  The song has been covered many times, under at least three different (but similar) titles.  David Crosby recorded the song the same year as the songwriter himself did – David Crosby and today’s trivia answer were housemates in the early 60s. 

 

Clue 3:  This artist was a member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, and their song "Fresh Air" was both written and sung by tonight's trivia person, using his songwriting name and his stage name. 

 
(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)





Playlist

(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of  4-20-58 ; 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

Tequila – Champs (#7 this week in 1958, had spent five weeks at #1)

 

Book of Love – Monotones (#6 this week in 1958)

Buzz-Buzz-Buzz - Hollywood Flames (1957, peaked at #11; this group included singer Bobby Day)

 

All I Have to Do Is Dream – Everly Brothers (#2 this week, would spend five weeks at #1)

Don't You Just Know It – Huey "Piano" Smith (#17 this week)

Wear My Ring Around Your Neck – Elvis Presley (#5 this week)

Dizzy Miss Lizzy – Larry Williams (#96 this week, peaked at #69, Beatles covered it on their album Help)

 

Witch Doctor – David Seville (#1 this week, spent three weeks at the top)

No Strings Attached – Mad Lads (1969, dnc)

Lonely Island – Sam Cooke (#70 this week, peaked at #26)

 

Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry (#20 this week, peaked at #8)

The Walk – Jimmy McCracklin (#49 this week, peaked at #7)

The Stroll – Diamonds (#62 this week, peaked at #4)

*Save the Last Dance for Me – Drifters (1960, #1 for three weeks)

*Light My Fire – Shirley Bassey (1970, from the album "Something", dnc. The Doors had a #1 hit with this in '67, and Jose Feliciano had a #3 in '68.)

 


*Eight Miles High – The Byrds (1966, #14)


7-8pm (birthdays and trivia)

Without You - Johnny Tillotson (1961, #7)


Hush - Deep Purple (1968, #4)

 

Bachelor Mother - Turtles (1969, from the album Turtle Soup, one of few Turtles songs in which Mark Volman sang lead)

The House that Jack Built – Alan Price Set (1967, dnc)

 

House of the Rising Sun - Animals (1964, #1 for three weeks)

*Breezy – Tokens (1966, dnc, Jay Siegel says it's the most difficult song he ever sang)

 

654321 Lou (Girl on 6) - Tokens

Public Library Commercial - Tokens (this week was National Library Week)

Baby's Birthday – The Guess Who (aka Chad Allen and the Expressions) (1965, dnc)

Mother Earth – Tom Rush (1972, dnc) (Monday is Earth Day)

 

*Wild Weekend – Rebels (1963, #8)

Bless You – Tony Orlando (1961, #15)

*It's Good News Week – Hedgehoppers Anonymous (1965, dnc)

 

Get Together - Dino Valenti/Chet Powers (1964, dnc)

Catch a Falling Star – Perry Como (#25 this week, peaked at #1)

Believe What You Say – Ricky Nelson (#24 this week, peaked at #4)

 8-9pm (more birthdays, 70s hour)

Since You Been Gone - Rainbow (1979, #57) 

 

Stuck in the Middle With You – Stealer's Wheel (1973, #6)

What Good Is I Love You – Dusty Springfield (1971, dnc)

Almost Saturday Night - Dave Edmunds (1981, #54)




(Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon (1980, spent five weeks at #1)

Feel Flows – Beach Boys (from 1971 album "Surf's Up")

We're All Alone – Boz Scaggs (1976, dnc)

 

Little Jeannie – Elton John (1980, #3)

Things Goin' On - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973, dnc)

Back on My Feet Again - The Babys (1980, #33)

Pieces of April – Three Dog Night (1972+, #19)

 

Sitting in Limbo - Jimmy Cliff (1971, dnc)

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

Trivia Answer

A:  CHET POWERS / DINO VALENTI / JESSE ORIS FARROW.  Chet Powers was his real name, he used Dino Valenti as a stage name, and Jesse Oris Farrow is the name he used for some of his songwriting.  His biggest hit as a songwriter was recorded under the title “Let’s Get Together” by the Kingston Trio in 1964, the Youngbloods recorded it as “Get Together” in 1967, and the Dave Clark Five retitled it “Everybody Get Together” in 1970.  By the way, the Youngbloods’ version peaked at #62 in 1967, and when they re-released the same recording of it two years later, it went up to #5. 


(Congratulations to Eric from New Jersey for winning the $10 gift certificate to Northeast Pizza/ScaleHouse BrewPub!)

 

Host Next Week (April 27):  John Rudan with a spotlight on 4-27-1977


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