Rockin' Remnants
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Date: August 31, 2013
Host: John Simon
Feature: 1969
Late August 1969 -
post-Woodstock, post-moon landing, war in southeast Asia, the beginning
of FM radio and album tracks encroaching on the singles market….
"Coming this Saturday - a
musical side trip inspired by the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington,
plus birthday tributes to Van Morrison, Michael Jackson, Elvis Costello,
Valerie Simpson and Wrecking Crew bass player Joe Osborn (Google him for an
eye-opening experience!), our trivia contest, a ticket giveaway and your
requests. But first: a few summertime hits from this time of year in 1969. It
was a very good year! 6-9 pm on 93.5 or wvbr.com. C'mon by...."
In reality, the request line supplanted most of the planned content of the show. The March on Washington segment morphed into a post-assassination Summer of ’68 segment, Joe Osborn’s birthday spotlight was bumped to next week’s show, Trivia got bumped and the show went an extra 40 minutes, anyway! Here’s what transpired...
JS bumped my birthday! Thanks a lot, dude... I'll remember this in November! Love, JO
Birthday Calendar
Aug 25 – Elvis Costello (born
Declan McManus) – 59 years old
Aug 26 – Valerie Simpson (of
Ashford & Simpson) – 67 years old
Aug 28 – Joe Osborn (session
bass player with The Wrecking Crew in LA)
Aug 29 – Michael Jackson – born
in 1959
Aug 31 – Van Morrison – 68
years old
Playlist
(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 8-31-69; 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
What Does It Take
– Jr. Walker & The All-Stars [#26, down
from #4 Pop and #1 R&B] (or watch this live performance from 1985)
Crystal Blue
Persuasion – Tommy James & Shondells [at #10, down from #2]
Sweet Caroline – Neil
Diamond [at #12 this week, having peaked at #4]
Anyway That You Want
Me – Evie Sands [at #92, headed to #53; her biggest chart hit]
Walk On By – Isaac
Hayes [#94, headed to #30 Pop and #13 R&B. The single version was edited down from the long album track from his
“Hot Buttered Soul” LP; the flipside was “By The Time I Get To Phoenix
* Volunteers – Jefferson
Airplane [the request was for “something
from the album,” but we took it one step further and played the version
recorded at Woodstock
What’s the Use of Breaking Up – Jerry Butler [at #64, headed to #20 Pop and #4 R&B. Mono promo 45 just for you!]
Too Busy Thinking
‘Bout My Baby – Marvin Gaye [just off
the Pop chart - #4 – and a 6-week run at #1 on the R&B chart]
See You in September – The Happenings [#3 hit from the
Summer of ‘66]
The Wreck of The “John B” – Jimmie Rodgers [#64 in August
1960]
* Over The Mountain – Johnnie & Joe [a dedication to some of our favorite listeners from their daughter, in
honor of their 54th wedding anniversary!]
* Happy Together
– The Turtles [#1 smash from early 1967; dedicated to Sue and JSF]
7-8 pm (birthdays) and more from August 1969
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Them [featuring Van Morrison]
Crazy Love – Van Morrison [from
1970’s Moondance LP]
Your Precious Love – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
(written/produced by Ashford & Simpson)
This Diamond Ring – Gary Lewis & The Playboys (with Joe Osborn on bass - one
of over 200 hit records he helped create as part of The Wrecking Crew)
I Want You Back – Jackson
Armstrong – John
Stewart (at #121 this week, headed to #74)
Easy To Be Hard –
Three Dog Night [at #13, headed to #4 – from
the Tribal Rock musical “Hair”]
* Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town – First Edition [down from #6]
* Jet Plane –
Peter, Paul & Mary [a record that would reach #1 in late 1969]
8-9 p.m. (‘70s Hour)
* I Am Woman – Helen Reddy [first released in June of 1972, slowly crawled up to #97, slipped back
down, resurfaced in September…and eventually made it to #1 on 12/9/72, nearly 6
months later!]
* I Hear You Knocking – Dave Edmunds [reached #4 in late
1970]
* Green River – CCR [at #4,
headed to #2]
Mini-feature: less
than 5 years after the historic March on Washington
People Make The World – Roosevelt Grier [#121 in August of
1968. Written by Bobby Womack]
People Got to Be Free – Rascals [#1 for 5 weeks in the late
Summer of ‘68]
If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me) – Staple Singers (#1
R&B hit from 1973)
Got to Be There – Michael Jackson [the first of his 48 solo
charting singles, reached #4 in late 1971]
Gold – John Stewart [#5 hit in the Spring of ’79 with vocal
support from Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham]
* What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye [2/71; #2 (3wks) Pop, #1 (5
wks) R&B]
Witchi-Tai-To – Everything Is Everything (2/69; #69)
* Blowin’ In the Wind – Peter, Paul & Mary (a song they sang at the March on Washington
Daisy Jane – America
Maybe The Rain Will
Fall – Cascades (at #63, headed to #61)
9-9:40 p.m. [JS puts in overtime]
Redemption Song – Bob Marley [1980]
Listen to the Music – Doobie Brothers (#11 in the Fall of
‘72]
She’s Gone – Tavares [10/74; #50 Pop, #1 R&B]
* Proud Mary – CCR [the first of nine consecutive Top Ten
singles, #2 in early ‘69]
Real Real Gone – Van Morrison [from 1990’s Enlightenment
album]
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding –
Elvis Costello [1979]
A Place in the World for a Gambler – Dan Fogelberg [from 1974’s Souvenirs album, featuring Joe
Walsh, Gerry Beckley, Russ Kunkel, Don Henley, Randy Meisner and more]
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny - 1959 - #1 for two weeks
Host Next Week (Sept 7): John Simon, with a spotlight on session musician Joe Osborn and much, much more.
Thanks for tuning in! You can listen to Rockin' Remnants every Saturday night from 6-9pm on WVBR (93.5 FM in Ithaca, NY) or at wvbr.com/listen.
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