Rockin' Remnants
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Date: November 23, 2013
Host: John Rudan
Feature: 1975
Birthday Calendar
Nov 17 – Gordon Lightfoot – age 75
Nov 18 – Graham Parker – age 63
– Hank Ballard – born in 1936
Nov 20 – Kim Weston – age 74
– Joe Walsh – age 66
Nov 21 – Dr. John (born Malcolm John Rebennack) – age 73
Nov 23 – Betty Everett – age 74
It’s the great Billboard Hot 100 sounds of November, 1975, featuring such 70’s chart stalwarts as John Denver, The Bee Gees, Wings, ELO, The Ohio Players, Fleetwood Mac, and lesser lights like Silver Convention, Jigsaw, Pete Wingfield and The Gary Toms Empire with a neat Beatles cover version. Thanks to all who donated on our pledge drive weekend!
Playlist
[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 11-23-75; yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests; all chart information comes from the Billboard Top 100 (for chart dates before/during July 1958) or Billboard Hot 100 (for chart dates during/after Aug 1958) unless otherwise noted]
6-7pm
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)
That’s The Way (I Like It) – KC And The Sunshine Band – BB Hot 100 #1, 2 weeks
Fly,
Robin, Fly – Silver Convention – BB Hot 100 #2. This
studio group from Germany sat atop the BB Hot 100 for 3 weeks with this
dance-floor smash. This was also #1 on the BB R&B chart.
Low Rider – War – BB Hot 100 #3
Sky
High – Jigsaw – BB Hot 100 #5
Let’s
Do It Again – The Staple Singers – BB Hot 100 #10. BB
Hot 100 #1 on 12/27/73. Written and
produced by Curtis Mayfield from the movie of the same name starring Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier and Jimmie "JJ" Walker.
Nights On Broadway (45 version) – The Bee Gees – BB Hot 100 #11
Miracles
(45 version) – Jefferson Starship – BB Hot 100 #14. Marty
Balin’s comeback with the group he co-founded peaked at #3.
My
Little Town – Simon & Garfunkel – BB Hot 100 #15. Another
comeback record on the chart on this date!
Peaked at #9.
Eighteen
With A Bullet – Pete Wingfield – BB Hot 100 #18. On
this date in 1975, this song was 18 with a bullet on the BB Hot 100! It would peak at #15 next week, and Mr.
Wingfield was never heard on the pop chart again after that.
Calypso
– John Denver – BB Hot 100 #20. Two-sided single along with
“I’m Sorry”, peaked at #2 on the BB Hot 100.
SOS
– Abba – BB Hot 100 #23. The only chart hit where both the title
and artist are palindromes.
Venus And Mars Rockshow (45 version) – Wings – BB Hot 100 #27
7-8pm (birthdays and more)
Finger
Poppin’ Time – Hank Ballard And The Midnighters, 1960. Hank
wrote and recorded the original version of “The Twist” in 1959. It only charted after Chubby Checker released
his version. Chubby hit #1 twice with
“The Twist”; 1960 and 1962. Hank was
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. The other Midnighters
were inducted in 2012.
It
Takes Two – Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston, 1967
You’re
No Good – Betty Everett, 1964. Betty’s first Hot 100 chart single peaked at
#51. 10 years later, Linda Ronstadt took
her cover version to #1.
I Walk On Gilded Splinters – Marsha Hunt, 1969.
Cover version of Dr. John Creaux
(Mac Rebbenack) composition from his first LP Gris-Gris.
Chart
Debuts
Sing
A Song – Earth, Wind, and Fire – BB Hot 100 #73, the highest debuting single this week. This would peak at #5.
Wake Up Everybody (Part One) – Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes – BB Hot 100
#82. This would peak at #12.
Drive
My Car – Gary Toms Empire – BB Hot 100 #84.
This would peak at #69. Written
by Lennon/McCartney, but never released as a single by the Beatles. Also charted as a single for Bob Kuban in
1966, peaking at #93.
Love Hurts (45 version) – Nazareth – BB Hot 100 #95.
This Everly Brothers cover peaked at #8.
The late Jim Capaldi also charted with this in 1975, peaking at #97.
Bad
Blood – Neil Sedaka – BB Hot 100 #29. BB Hot 100 #1 on 10/11/75, 3
weeks, features Elton John on backing vocal.
Love
Rollercoaster – Ohio Players – BB Hot 100 #34.
Fox On The Run – The Sweet – BB Hot 100 #35.
I
Write The Songs – Barry Manilow – BB Hot 100 #38. Barry
wrote most of his songs, but not this one (Bruce Johnston [Beach Boys] penned
this #1 song, 1/17/1976).
Theme
From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) – Diana Ross – BB Hot 100 #39.
From
the movie of the same name starring Ross.
This peaked at #1, 1/24/1976.
8-9pm (more birthdays, 70s hour)
Daylight Katy – Gordon Lightfoot, 1976 dnc.
I Want You Back (Alive) – Graham Parker And The Rumour,
1979 Bubbled Under #103. 12” promo
released with live version from the radio only promo “Live Sparks”; now
available on CD. Yes, this is the J5
song cover version.
Funk #49 – James Gang (with Joe Walsh on vocals and
guitar), 1970 BB Hot 100 #59.
Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) – Glen Campbell – BB Hot 100 #40.
Rock
And Roll All Nite (Live) – Kiss – BB Hot 100 #44. The Studio version 45 of this was a pop flop,
peaking at #68. The Live version peaked
at #12, and became an anthem for KISS fans.
Walk Away From Love – David Ruffin – BB Hot 100 #58.
Just
Too Many People – Melissa Manchester – BB Hot 100 #61
Louisiana
Lou And Three Card Monty John – The Allman Brothers Band – BB Hot 100 #67. This two-sided single by the Allmans, along
with Nevertheless, peaked this week.
Over My Head (45 version) – Fleetwood Mac – BB Hot 100 #69. The first 45 by the revamped Mac (with
Buckingham and Nicks) peaked at #20, giving this former British Blues Band their
first pop hit (and the rest is history).
Come
And Get Your Love – Roger Daltrey – BB Hot 100 #68. Roger’s second charting single peaked this
week. Different song than the song of
the same name by Redbone.
Never
Been Any Reason (45 version) – Head East – BB Hot 100 #81. A mid-70’s Album Rock favorite, this peaked
on the pop chart at #68.
Evil Woman – Electric Light Orchestra – BB Hot 100 #77.
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Host Next Week (Nov 30): John Simon with a spotlight on Nov 30, 1963
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