June 1, 2013 - JR - 1979

Rockin' Remnants


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Date:  June 1, 2013
Host:  John Rudan

Feature:  6-1-79

This week we've got early June, 1979.  Disco fever was at its zenith, but its imminent departure was just months away.  And on the charts Rock and Roll was still alive and kickin'!

Birthday Calendar

May 26 - Stevie Nicks - age 65

             - Levon Helm - born in 1940

May 28 - Gladys Knight - age 69
             - John Fogerty - age 69

May 31 - Peter Yarrow - age 75

June 1 - Pat Boone - age 79

Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  This band formed in the early 60's as "Pud".

Clue 2:  After breaking up in the early 80's, they scored a Top 10 comeback single with "The Doctor" in 1989.

Clue 3:  Although originally a rock band supported by bikers, their style changed dramatically in 1975 with the addition of vocalist Michael McDonald.

(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)

Playlist
(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of  6-1-79; yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests)


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

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 06/01/1979, 3 weeks

Reunited - Peaches & Herb - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #2 on 06/01/1979; #1 for 4 weeks on 5/5

We Are Family - Sister Sledge - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #4 on 06/01/1979

Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jacksons - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #7 on 06/01/1979

In The Navy - Village People - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #8 on 06/01/1979

Give Me One More Chance - Wilmer & The Dukes - 1968 -

The Hottest group in Central New York in the mid-60's, out

of Buffalo!

Ruby Baby - Dion - 1963 - Written by Lieber and Stoller; original version by The Drifters made #10 on the BB R&B chart in 1956

I Count The Tears - The Drifters - 1961

Mellow Yellow - Donovan - 1966 - Paul McCartney on background vocals

But It's Alright - J.J. Jackson - 1966 - In the early 80's rumors circulated that he was MTV VJ "Triple J"; not true

 

Ain't Love A Bitch - Rod Stewart - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #23 on 06/01/1979

Renegade - Styx - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #17 on 06/01/1979

7pm

Anastasia - Pat Boone - 1957 - From the movie starring Yul Brynner and Ingrid Bergman

Bad Moon Risin' - Creedence Clearwater Revival - 1969 - #2 for 1 week in June, w/ "Lodi" on the flip side

Lodi - Creedence Clearwater Revival - 1969 

Up On Cripple Creek - The Band - 1969 - Featuring the late Levon Helm on lead vocals

Stewball - Peter, Paul & Mary - 1963 - Peter Yarrow on lead vocals

Chuck E's In Love - Rickie Lee Jones - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #12 on 06/01/1979

Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #29 on 06/01/1979

Dance The Night Away - Van Halen - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #35 on 06/01/1979

Minute By Minute - The Doobie Brothers - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #20 on 06/01/1979

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield - 1969

U.S. Male - Elvis Presley - 1968 - Jerry Reed wrote both this song and "Guitar Man"

Good Times, Bad Times - Led Zeppelin - 1969 - Zep's BB Hot 100 chart debut in March, 1969, for 4 weeks peaking at #80

The Mountain's High - Dick and DeeDee - 1961

Red, Red Wine - Neil Diamond - 1966

The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Betty Everett - 1964 - Also charting with this song: Kate Taylor (sister of James) in 1977 (#49) and Cher in 1991 (#33)

Love Will Find A Way - Jackie DeShannon - 1969

8pm

Days Gone Down - Gerry Rafferty - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #68 on 06/01/1979; highest chart debut this week

One Way Or Another - Blondie - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #69 on 06/01/1979; chart debut

People of the Southwind - Kansas - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #76 on 06/01/1979; chart debut

Desiderata - Les Crane - 1971 - Groovy arrangement of a prose poem written by Max Ehrmann in 1927; "Desiderata" is Latin for "desired things"

Carpet Of The Sun - Renaissance - 1973

 

Black Night - Deep Purple - 1971 - released as a single only; peaked at #2 in the U.K.

Gold - John Stewart - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #36 on 06/01/1979; Stevie Nicks on background vocals

Needles And Pins (Live) - Tom Petty & The Heartbreaker with Stevie Nicks - 1985

If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1970

The Logical Song - Supertramp - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #9 on 06/01/1979

Makin' It - David Naughton - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #27 on 06/01/1979

When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Doctor Hook - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #36 on 06/01/1979

Weekend - Wet Willie - 1979 - BB Hot 100 #71 on 06/01/1979



Funky Town - Lipps, Inc. - 1980

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

Trivia Answer

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS.  Congratulations to Adam who called in and knew the answer!  He wins a 4-pak of tickets to Darien Lake, and we'll be giving away those 4-paks here on Rockin' Remnants for trivia throughout the whole month of June!




Host Next Week (June 8):  John Simon with a spotlight on 6-8-66

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