Nov 16, 2013 - KV and JR - Hidden Gems

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Date:  November 16, 2013

Host:  Kim Vaughan and John Rudan

Features:  Hidden Gems & Forgotten 45's.















Birthday Calendar



Nov 10 – Dave Loggins – 66 years old

             – Greg Lake – 66 years old

             – Donna Fargo (born Yvonne Vaughan) – 68 years old

Nov 11 – Marshall Crenshaw – 60 years old

             – LaVern Baker (born Delores Williams) – born in 1929

Nov 12  – Brian Hyland – 70 years old

              – Booker T. Jones – 69 years old

              – Neil Young – 68 years old

              – Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser (Blue Oyster Cult) – 66 years old



Nov 14 – Stephen Bishop – 62 years old

Nov 15 – Clyde McPhatter – born in 1932

             – Little Willie John – born in 1937

             – Petula Clark – 81 years old

             – Anna-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad (ABBA) – 68 years old

          

Nov 16  – Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms) – 80 years old 

           

Playlist



[songs in bold are from the spotlight theme; 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 – Hidden Gems (KV)







OPENING THEME:  Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)

Just a Little Bit – Rosco Gordon (1960, #64, his only Hot 100 hit)

The House That Jack Built – Alan Price Set (1967, dnc)

Wait a Minute – Tim Tam and the Turn Ons (1966, #76)

Farmer John – Don and Dewey (1959, did not chart.  The Premiers brought it to #19 in 1964 and the Tidal Waves bubbled under with it at #123 in 1966.) 

Brink of Disaster – Lesley Gore (1967, #82)

 

Hey Now – Lesley Gore (1964, #76)

No Strings Attached – Mad Lads (1969, dnc)

Something You Got – Ramsey Lewis Trio (1964, #63)

 

Happy – Sunshine Company (1967, #50)

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)

Indian Summer – Brewer & Shipley (1969, from the album “Weeds”)

 

Don’t Drop Out – Dolly Parton (1966, dnc, produced and arranged by Ray Stevens, a rare "girl group" sounding pop song for Parton)

I Will – Beatles (1968, dnc, written and sung by Paul McCartney)

Soulful Dress – Sugar Pie DeSanto (1964, did not chart) 

Kissin Game – Dion (1961, #81) 

 

7-7:30pm -- birthdays (KV)

Tweedlee Dee – LaVern Baker (1955, #14, her first Hot 100 hit)

Fever – Little Willie John (1956, #24 on pop chart, #1 on R&B, he was the first to record it, and that was his first chart hit.  Two cover versions later made it into the Top Ten, by Peggy Lee (#8 in ’58), and The McCoys (#7 in ’65).)  Here's a link to an interview with the authors of a book about Little Willie John.

 

Ginny Come Lately – Brian Hyland (#21 in 1962)

 

Honey Love – The Drifters (1954, did not chart on BB Hot 100, but #1 on R&B) 

 

Cry Baby – Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters (#4 in 1963, R&B #1, eight years later Janis Joplin’s version made it to #42 in 1971)

Soul Limbo – Booker T and the MGs (1968, #17)

My Love – Petula Clark (1965+, #1 for two weeks)

7:30-9pm – more birthdays, 70s Hidden Gems (JR)

Please Come To Boston - Dave Loggins (1974)

Still… You Turn Me On - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (1973, from the LP Brain Salad Surgery)

 

          

You Can’t Be A Beacon (If Your Light Don’t Shine) - Donna Fargo (1974, #57)

Someday, Someway - Marshall Crenshaw (1982)

War Song - Neil Young and Graham Nash (1972)  

 

Four Strong Winds - Neil Young and Nicolette Larsen (#61 in 1979, written by Ian Tyson and first released as a non-charting 45 by Ian & Sylvia in 1963)

 

Shooting Shark - Blue Oyster Cult (1984, co-written by Patti Smith)

 

Save It For A Rainy Day - Steven Bishop (1977, Chaka Kahn on background vocals, guitar solo by Eric Clapton.)  Steven Bishop also had a cameo as "Charming Guy With Guitar" in the movie Animal House.

Mamma Mia - ABBA (1976)

The Morning Of Our Lives – Arkade.  Released on ABC/Dunhill Records, this 45 peaked at #60, 6 weeks on the BB Hot 100 in 3/71.  The lead singer of this group was Austin Roberts, who went on to moderate singer/songwriter success in the later 70’s.

 

Listen Here – Brian Auger & The Trinity.  Released on RCA Records, this 45 peaked at #100, 1 week on the BB Hot 100 in 10/70.  Keyboardist Auger was a fixture on progressive FM stations in the late 60’s and early 70’s.  This was his only release to hit the Hot 100.

 

After Midnight – Maggie Bell.  Released on Atlantic Records, this 45 peaked at #97, 3 weeks on the BB Hot 100 in 5/74.  Written by Eric Clapton, his version peaked at #18 in 1970.

 

Silver Heels – Blaze.  Released on Epic Records, this 45 peaked at #95, 2 weeks on the BB Hot 100 in 12/76.  This song was written by Bob Welch, and first appeared on the Fleetwood Mac LP Heroes Are Hard To Find in 1974.

Our World – Blue Mink.  Released on Philips Records, this 45 peaked at #64, 6 weeks on the BB Hot 100 in 10/70.  This British pop group was led by American ex-pat Madeline Bell (not to be confused with Maggie Bell!).

Madelaine – Stu Nunnery. Released in 1973 on Evolution Records, this 45 "bubbled under" at #107 in March/April 1974, and was played pretty extensively locally.   





Sally From Syracuse – Stu Nunnery. The flip side of Madelaine, this song "bubbled under" at #101 in Nov/Dec 1973, and of course it received a lot of airplay on radio stations in the Finger Lakes.  Here's a link to an interview with Stu Nunnery.

Let’s Do Something Cheap And Superficial – Burt Reynolds.  Released on MCA Records, this 45 peaked at #88, 5 weeks on the BB Hot 100 in 11/80.  The #1 Hollywood box office star of the 70’s, this was Burt’s only attempt at a singing career.  From the soundtrack of Smokey & The Bandit 2.

Do You Think I’m Disco – Steve Dahl And Teenage Radiation.  Released on Ovation Records, this 45 peaked at #58, 6 weeks on the BB Hot 100 in 10/79.  Dahl was the Chicago DJ who organized the “Disco Sucks Demolition” night at Comiskey Park in July 1979.  This song was a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy”.

 

The Game Is Over (What’s The Matter With You) – Brown Sugar.  Released on Capitol Records, this 45 peaked at #79, 4 weeks on the BB Hot 100 in 3/76.  Brown Sugar is actually studio singer Clydie King who sang with Humble Pie, The Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Dylan, Steely Dan and many others.

Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow – Merry Clayton.  Released on Ode Records, this 45 peaked at #45, 9 weeks on the BB Hot 100 in 9/75.  This song was the theme to the TV show Baretta.  The studio group, Rhythm Heritage, took an instrumental version of this song to #20 on the Hot 100 in 1976.

CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)











Congratulations to Robin from Ithaca for correctly naming Dolly Parton in our Name That Artist contest -- Robin won two free tickets to Cornell Cinema!










Hosts Next Week (Nov 23):  JR spotlighting 11-23-75














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