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Date: July 13, 2013
Host: Kim Vaughan
Feature: 7-13-59
Birthday Calendar
July 7 - Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey) - age 73
July 9 - Debbie Sledge (Sister Sledge) - age 59
July 10 - Greg Kihn
July 11 - Jeff Hanna (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) - age 66
July 12 - Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac) - age 70
- Walter Egan - age 65
July 13 - Jim "Roger" McGuinn (Byrds) - age 71
Rock and Roll Trivia
Clue 1: This musician was backing gospel singers like Mahalia Jackson by the age of 10, and by age 16 was touring with Little Richard.
Clue 2: He inspired a song by Stephen Stills, he was one of only two non-Beatles to get credit as a performer on the label of a Beatles record, and he was a musical guest on the very first episode of Saturday Night Live.
Clue 3: He is known for playing keyboards, including piano, organ, clavinet, melodica, and synthesizers. One of his biggest hits was "Outa-Space", which we use as one of our "music beds" (background music) on Rockin' Remnants.
(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)
Playlist
(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 7-13-59; yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests)
6pm - spotlight date, various
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
Tall Cool One – The Wailers (#63 on 7-13-59, peaked at #36 in 1959 and made it to #38 again in 1964. These are not Bob Marley’s Wailers, these Wailers – also known as The Fabulous Wailers – are one of the earliest “garage bands”.)
Velvet Waters – The Megatrons (#68 on 7-13-59, peaked at #51)
What Is Love – The Playmates (#67 on 7-13-59, peaked at #15)
Bongo Rock – Preston Epps (#19 on 7-13-59, peaked at #14)
Kansas City – Wilbert Harrison (#29 on 7-13-59, spent two weeks at #1)
Lonely Boy – Paul Anka (#1 on 7-13-59, spent four weeks at #1)
Sea of Love – Phil Phillips (#48 on 7-13-59, peaked at #2)
Endlessly – Brook Benton (#81 on 7-13-59, peaked at #12)
Personality – Lloyd Price (#3 on 7-13-59, peaked at #2)
Tiger – Fabian (#6 on 7-13-59, peaked at #3)
Hushabye – The Mystics (#27 on 7-13-59, peaked at #20 Written by Rock and Roll HOF NYC team of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman)
I’ll Be Satisfied – Jackie Wilson (#35 on 7-13-59, peaked at #20)
Dream Lover – Bobby Darin (#7 on 7-13-59, spent two weeks at #1)
Let Me Get Close to You – Skeeter Davis (1964, “bubbled under” the Billboard Hot 100 at #106, made it to #45 on the Country chart Written by Goffin - King)
Out of the Blue – Tommy James and the Shondells (1967, #43)
The Kind of Boy You Can’t Forget – The Raindrops (1963, #17. The Raindrops consisted of Brill Building songwriters/producers Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, who married in 1962.)
* Walkin’ the Dog – Rufus Thomas (1963, #10)
Rockin’ in the Jungle – The Eternals (#95 on 7-13-59, peaked at #78)
7pm - birthdays, spotlight date, various
Act Naturally – The Beatles (1965, #47, featuring Ringo Starr on lead vocals as well as drums)
Mr. Bojangles – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1971, #9, Jeff Hanna sings lead. Written by Oneonta, NY native Jerry Jeff Walker)
Ooh Po Pe Do Girl – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1967, from the album Ricochet, this song was written by Jeff Hanna)
Mr. Tambourine Man – The Byrds (1965, #1 for one week, written by Bob Dylan. Jim McGuinn – he would later change his name to Roger – developed a “jingle jangle” guitar sound on this song using a 12-string Rickenbacker with two compressors.)
Crackin’ Up – Bo Diddley (#82 on 7-13-59, peaked at #62)
Along Came Jones – The Coasters (#16 on 7-13-59, peaked at #9)
Back in the USA – Chuck Berry (peaked this week at #37 on 7-13-59)
I Love an Angel – Little Bill and the Bluenotes (#70 on 7-13-59, peaked at #66. It was their only song to make the Hot 100, and it was produced by Bonnie Guitar, from whom we heard a song later in the show.)
Soulful Dress – Sugar Pie DeSanto (1964, did not chart)
* I Put a Spell on You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1956, dnc but it made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s list of “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll” as well as Rolling Stone magazine’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.)
* Tra La La – Bobby and the Counts (1958, dnc. They were from Ithaca, and this song was recorded at Marlee Records in Trumansburg. They ended up with four songs on the Hot 100 between 1959 and 1963.)
Stand Tall – Burton Cummings (1977, #10)
I’m Comin’ Home – Marv Johnson (#94 on 7-13-59, peaked at #82. Marv Johnson was considered a co-creator of the Motown sound, along with Berry Gordy.)
It’s Gonna Be Alright – Smyle (1972, a group from the Netherlands)
I Believe in Love – Bonnie Guitar (1968, dnc on the Hot 100 but made it to #10 on the Country chart. She was born Bonnie Buckingham, and in the late 50s she co-founded Dolton Records, which launched the careers of the Fleetwoods and the Ventures.)
Kissin’ Time – Bobby Rydell (#86 on 7-13-59, peaked at #11, his first song to hit the Hot 100)
Bells, Bells, Bells – Billy and Lillie (debuted at #98 on 7-13-59, peaked at #88)
A Dose of Rock ‘n’ Roll – Ringo Starr (1976, #26)
Warm Ways – Fleetwood Mac (1975, dnc, written and performed by Christine McVie)
Hot Summer Nights – Walter Egan (1978, #55. A cover version by Night made it to #18.)
Only the Lucky – Walter Egan (1977, #82, his first Hot 100 hit)
Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em) – Greg Kihn Band (1981, #15)
We Are Family – Sister Sledge (1979, #2)
You Can Do Magic – Limmie & Family Cookin’ (1973, #84)
Glitter and Gleam – Tommy Roe (1976, dnc)
Will It Go Round in Circles – Billy Preston (1973, spent two weeks at #1. Click the yellow song title to watch the video, at look for the melodica two minutes into the song.)
I Had a Dream – Audience (1971, from the album The House on the Hill)
Empty Pages – Traffic (1970, #74)
Overnight Sensation – The Raspberries (1974, #18)
Trivia Answer
BILLY PRESTON. He played electric piano on the song "Get Back", which is credited as "The Beatles with Billy Preston". Preston's remark, "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with," inspired Stephen Stills to write the song "Love the One You're With". Preston also co-wrote (with Bruce Fisher) the Joe Cocker hit "You Are So Beautiful".
Congratulations to Jack from Etna who won a gift certificate to Papa John's!
Host Next Week (July 20): John Simon, spotlighting July 1967
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