Sept 7, 2013 - JS (and some KV)

Rockin' Remnants






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Date: September 7, 2013
Host: John Simon (with Kim Vaughan)

From the Rockin' Remnants page on Facebook:

"6-9 tonight - 3 hours of musical time-travel, starting with a re-cap of last week's Happy Together Tour show at the NY State Fair. The Rock 'n' Roll Birthday Calendar includes a founding Beach Boy, a Brother Gibb, a guy from Houston Texas who can dance just as good as he walks, and a guy who played on recordings by Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles. We'll also be giving away a pair of State Theatre tickets and other cool stuff. It's cheap date night. We're buying! Who's in???"

As mentioned above, The Happy Together Tour (featuring Gary Lewis, Mark Lindsay, Gary Puckett, Chuck Negron and original Turtles Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, all backed by a crack "house band") played the State Fair in Syracuse. JS & KV (representing WVBR) were in attendance and opened this edition of Rockin' Remnants with a musical summary. KV also presented a short segment highlighting National Suicide Prevention Week.  (The toll-free phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK, and it is staffed 24/7 by trained counselors.) 

Birthday Calendar

Sept 1 – Archie Bell (The Drells) – 69 years old

           – Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees; the last living    
              member of this legendary group) – 67 years old 

Sept 2 – Billy Preston – born in 1946

              

Sept 3 – Al Jardine (The Beach Boys) – 71 years old

Sept 5 – John Stewart (The Kingston Trio) – born in 1939

            

Sept 7 – Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) – 68 years old

           – “Buddy” Charles Hardin Holly – born in 1936

        

Playlist

(songs in bold are from the Happy Together Tour feature; yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests)

6-7 pm (JS & KV)

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

Just My Style – Gary Lewis & The Playboys  [12/65; #3 (for 4 weeks in a row!] (video from the Los Angeles stop of the Happy Together Tour in July 2013)

Good Thing – Paul Revere & Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay [12/66; #4] (video from a 2011 concert in the Happy Together Tour)

 

Woman Woman – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap [11/67; #4] (video from a 2012 concert in the Happy Together Tour)

One – Three Dog Night [5/69; #5 (their debut single with lead vocal by Chuck Negron)] (video from the Beverly Hills, CA stop of the Happy Together Tour in July 2013)

You Know What I Mean – The Turtles [8/67; #12]

She’d Rather Be With Me – The Turtles [5/67; #3] (video from the Del Mar, CA stop of the Happy Together Tour in July 2013)

 

It’s Amazing to Be Alive (Reprise) – The Tokens

I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash [began a 4-week run at #1 on 11/4/72]

One Fine Day – Chiffons [#5 in the Summer of ‘63]

Get the Message – Brian Hyland [only reached #91 in August of ‘67]

Call Me Lightning – The Who [3/68; #40]

 

I Got a Woman – Freddie Scott [11/63; #48]

* Bony Moronie – Larry Williams [11/57; #14 * #4 R&B]

7-8 pm (birthdays) and more

Maybe Baby – The Crickets [#17 Pop, #4 R&B]

Tribute To Buddy Holly – Mike Berry With His Outlaws [1961 UK single] 
 

Brass in Pocket – Pretenders [2/80; #14]

Help Me Rhonda – Beach Boys [5/65; #1 for two weeks, featuring a rare lead vocal by Al Jardine. Note: the version we played tonight was an alternate mix originally intended to be the single mix, but Brian Wilson changed his mind and re-mixed the final version to be the one we all know (which is different yet again from the LP version!)]

(There’s Gonna Be a) Showdown – Archie Bell & The Drells [12/68; #21 * #6 R&B]

Wheatfield Lady – John Stewart [released as a single on RCA in 1973; didn’t chart]

 

I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You – Bee Gees [8/68; #8]

Little Red Rooster – Sam Cooke (featuring a young Billy Preston on organ) [11/63; #11]

That’s the Way God Planned It – Billy Preston [8/69; #62 * 7/72; #65] released twice by Apple Records, this recording featured Eric Clapton and producer George Harrison on guitars, Keith Richard on bass and Ginger Baker on drums!

 

* Have You Seen the Stars Tonight – Jefferson Starship

* Please Mr. Postman – The Beatles [b-side of Roll Over Beethoven, 3/64)

* Devil With a Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly – Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels

8-9 p.m. (‘70s Hour)

Try To Remember – The Brothers Four [11/65; #91 (from the long-running Off-Broadway play The Fantasticks)]

September – Earth, Wind & Fire [11/78; #8 * #1 R&B]

September Gurls – Big Star [5/74; did not chart]

 

* Cry To Me – Solomon Burke [1/62; #44 * #5 R&B]

Family Affair – Sly & The Family Stone [12/71; #1 (3 weeks), featuring an uncredited Billy Preston on keyboards]

New Kid In Town – Eagles [2/77; #1]

* Fooled Around and Fell In Love – Elvin Bishop [3/76; #3]

* Magnet & Steel – Walter Egan [5/78; #8 (featuring vocal support from Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham)]

Smiling Islands – Robbie Patton [3/83; #52 (also featuring vocals by Stevie Nicks)]

 

Let’s Groove – Archie Bell & The Drells [2/76; #7 R&B]

 

* United We Stand – Brotherhood of Man [4/70; #13]

You Made Me Believe in Magic – Bay City Rollers [6/77; #10]

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

Host Next Week (Sept 14):  John Rudan with a spotlight on Sept 1972 and THREE chances to win a large pizza (with 3 rounds of Rockin' Remnants Trivia - one in each hour)!

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