May 4, 2013 - JR - 1978

Rockin' Remnants

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Date:  May 4, 2013

Host:  John Rudan

Feature:  1978

Birthday Calendar

 

Apr 29 - Tommy James (Thomas Jackson) – age 66

Apr 30 - Willie Nelson – age 80

             - Bobby Vee (Robert Velline) – age 70

May 1 - Ray Parker, Jr. – age 59

            - Little Walter (Marion Walter Jacobs) – born in 1930

May 2 - Lesley Gore – age 67

            - Lou Gramm (Foreigner) – age 63

May 3 - Pete Seeger – age 94

            - Frankie Valli – age 76

            - James Brown – born in 1933

May 4 - Nick Ashford – born in 1941

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  Part of this band's original line-up were also part of Roy Orbison's band, The Candymen.

Clue 2:  The second permutation of this band were core members of The Classics IV.

Clue 3:  Original lead singer Rodney Justo was replaced by Ronnie Hammond, who recently passed away in March of 2011.

 

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of  5-4-78 ; 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

Night Fever - Bee Gees – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 05/04/1978, 8 weeks!  #1 BB Hot 100 single of 1978

If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #2 on 05/04/1978; #1 for 1 week on 5/13.  Gibb brothers composition

  

 

With A Little Luck – Wings – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #5 on 05/04/1978; #1 for 2 weeks on 5/20

Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #8 on 05/04/1978

 

Count On Me - Jefferson Starship – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #10 on 05/04/1978

Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets – 1956

The Name Game - Shirley Ellis – 1965

Come On Down To My Boat - Every Mother's Son – 1967

 What's Your Name - Don & Juan – 1962 - Real names: Roland "Don" Trone & Claude "Juan" Johnson

Take A Chance On Me – ABBA – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #30 on 05/04/1978

Use Ta Be My Girl - The O'Jays – 1978 - BB Hot 100 chart debut at #73 on 05/04/1978

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #36 on 05/04/1978; 45 version not available on LP or CD

 

 

On Broadway - George Benson – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #19 on 05/04/1978; 45 version

  

I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night - George (Jones) & Gene (Pitney) – 1965 - George Jones passed away on 4/26/2013 at the age of 81

 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – 1968 - Written and Produced by Ashford & Simpson

Out Of Sight - James Brown – 1964

Working My Way Back To You – The Four Seasons – 1968

If I Had A Hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary – 1962 - Co-Written by Pete Seeger; 45 version

It's My Party – Lesley Gore – 1963 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 6/1 for 2 weeks

Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee – 1961 - Co-written by Gene Pitney under the name "A. Orlowski"

My Babe - Little Walter – 1955 - Little Walter played harp for Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry and other Chess Records stars of the 1950s

Crimson And Clover - Tommy James And The Shondells – 1969 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 2/1 for 2 weeks

Running On Empty - Jackson Browne – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #22 on 05/04/1978

Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #14 on 05/04/1978; #1 for 7 weeks on 6/17!  Gibb brothers composition

Flower On The Wall - The Statler Brothers – 1965

 California Soul - The 5th Dimension – 1969 - Written by Ashford & Simpson

Help Yourself - Tom Jones- 1968

The Stroll - The Diamonds – 1957

Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #12 on 05/04/1978

 

Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #52 on 05/04/1978

Disco Inferno - The Trammps – 1978 – BB Hot 100 #16 on 05/04/1978; 45 version

Tumbling Dice - Linda Ronstadt - 1978 - BB Hot 100 #50 on 05/04/1978

Let Me Serenade You - Three Dog Night – 1973

Are You Man Enough – Four Tops – 1973

Day By Day – Godspell – 1972 - Original Broadway cast member Robin Lamont, lead vocal

I Know A Heartache When I See One - Jennifer Warnes – 1979

Wheel In The Sky – Journey – 1978 - BB Hot 100 debut for Journey #58 this week; peaked at #57

The Groove Line – Heatwave – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #70 on 05/04/1978; highest debut single this week

 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson – 1976 - peaked at BB Hot 100 #21; Willie's first Pop Chart hit

 I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner – 1985 - Lead singer Lou Gramm was born in Rochester, NY

 

 Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr. – 1984 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 8/11 for 3 weeks

 The King Is Gone (And So Are You) - George Jones - 1988

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

 

Trivia Answer

A:  ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION.  Congratulations to Maryanne from Ithaca who correctly answered the Rockin' Remnants Trivia Question and won a $10 gift certificate to the Scalehouse Brewpub/NE Pizza!

Host Next Week (May 11):  John Simon

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