Rockin' Remnants
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Date: August 24, 2013
Host: John Rudan
Feature: 1971
This week we shine a spotlight on late August 1971. Summer was winding down, vacations were over, and for many it was Back to School time! So, while attitudes were cool, the music on the AM radio was still hot (as was the temperature). Great Top 40 sounds from CCR, The 5 Man Electrical Band, Tommy James, The Undisputed Truth, those 70's chart stalwarts Three Dog Night, Chicago, and Bread, and chart debuts this week from The Godfather of Soul and Grand Funk Railroad.
Birthday Calendar
Aug 18 – Johnny Preston – born in 1939
Aug 19 – Ginger Baker – age 74
– Johnny Nash – age 73
– Billy J. Kramer (b. William Ashton) – age 70
– Ian Gillian (Deep Purple) – age 68
Aug 20 – Robert Plant – age 65
– Isaac Hayes – born in 1942
– Jim Reeves – born in 1924
Aug 21 – Kenny Rogers – age 75
– Jackie DeShannon (b. Sharon Myers) – age 69
Aug 22 – John Lee Hooker – born in 1917
Aug 23 – Rick Springfield – age 64
– Rudy Lewis (Drifters) – born in 1936
– Keith Moon – born in 1947
Aug 24 – Mason Williams – age 75
– Jim Capaldi (Traffic) – born in 1944
Trivia Question
Clue 1: This singer/songwriter was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Clue 2: His father was the Dean of Medicine at UNC, and his two brothers and sister were also recording artists.
Clue 3: He was married to Carly Simon from 1982-1993.
(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)
Playlist
(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 8-24-71; 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
Signs - Five Man Electrical Band - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #3 on 08/24/1971)
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #5 on 08/24/1971)
Sweet Hitchhiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #6 on 08/24/1971, CCR's last Top Ten single)
Liar - Three Dog Night - 1971 (45 version. BB Hot 100 #7 on 08/24/1971)
Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #9 on 08/24/1971)
Riders On The Storm - The Doors - 1971 (45 version not available on LP or CD. BB Hot 100 #15 on 08/24/1971, made its BB Hot 100 debut on 7/3/71, the day Jim Morrison died)
Draggin' The Line - Tommy James - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #17 on 08/24/1971, was actually recorded with the Shondells; Tommy's first and only solo BB Top 10 hit)
Go Down Gamblin' - Blood, Sweat & Tears - 1971 (45 version. BB Hot 100 #32 on 08/24/1971)
I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth - 1971 (45 version. BB Hot 100 #18 on 08/24/1971)
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #16 on 08/24/1971)
The Story In Your Eyes - The Moody Blues - 1971 (45 version. BB Hot 100 #41 on 08/24/1971)
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #13 on 08/24/1971)
Mother Freedom - Bread - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #46 on 08/24/1971)
See You In September - The Tempos - 1959 (covered by The Happenings in 1966)
A Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy - 1964
Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly & The Family Stone - 1969
7-8pm - birthdays, etc.
Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 1968
On Broadway - The Drifters - 1963 (Phil Spector plays the guitar solo)
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - John Lee Hooker - 1966
Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon - 1969
But You Know I Love You - The First Edition - 1969
He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves - 1960
Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas - 1964 (written by John Lennon)
White Room - Cream (45 version) - 1968
Cupid - Johnny Nash - 1969
Running Bear - Johnny Preston - 1959 (written and background "oom-pahs" by J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson)
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees - BB Hot 100 #1 on 08/24/1971, 4 weeks
Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver With Fat City - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #2 on 08/24/1971, Fat City was Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, later half of The Starland Vocal Band)
You've Got A Friend - James Taylor - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #14 on 08/24/1971, JT's first and only BB Hot 100 #1; written by Carole King, she also plays piano and sings background vocals)
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles - 1966
Love Is Here And Now You're Gone - The Supremes - 1967
Before You Accuse Me - Bo Diddley - 1957 (popular cover versions by The 13th Floor Elevators, CCR and Eric Clapton)
8-9pm - chart debuts, more birthdays, 70s Happy Hour
Make It Funky (Part 1) - James Brown - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #65 on 08/24/1971, highest debut this week; peaked at BB Hot 100 #22)
How Can I Unlove You - Lynn Anderson - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #80 on 08/24/1971; peaked at #63, written by Joe South)
Gimme Shelter - Grand Funk Railroad - 1971 (BB Hot 100 #81 on 08/24/1971; peaked at #61)
Human Highway - Neil Young w/Nicolette Larson - 1978
A Passion Play (Edit #8) - Jethro Tull - 1973 (Peaked at BB Hot 100 #80; "A Passion Play (Edit #10) "Bubbled Under" at #105 also in 1973)
Are You Ready? - Pacific Gas & Electric - 1970
Love Hurts - Jim Capaldi - 1975 (Originally done by the Everley Brothers, then covered by Roy Orbison)
I've Done Everything For You - Rick Springfield - 1981
By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Isaac Hayes - 1969
Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Robert Plant - 1990 (Recorded by Kenny Dino in 1961, BB Hot 100 #24; Bob mixed in a scratchy 45 copy of the original to make his version more "authentic")
The Song Is Over - The Who - 1971 (Some fantastic drumming by the late Keith Moon, especially on the outro)
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny - 1959 - #1 for two weeks
Trivia Answer
JAMES TAYLOR.
Congratulations to Ed from Houston, who was the first to call in with the correct answer!
Host Next Week (Aug 31): John Simon, spotlighting 8-31-69
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