Jan 18, 2014 - KV - 1958

  



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Date:  Jan 18, 2014

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Features:  1-18-58













Birthday Calendar





Jan 14 – Clarence Carter – age 78

            – Allen Toussaint – age 76



Jan 16 – Barbara Lynn (b. Barbara Lynn Ozen) – age 72



Jan 17 – Chris Montez (b. Ezekiel Christopher Montanez) – age 71

           – Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones) – age 66

   

Jan 18 – David Ruffin (b. Davis Eli Ruffin, Temptations) – born in 1941

          – Bobby Goldsboro – age 73

         







Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia





What 2 songs from today’s Billboard Top 100 chart (1-18-58) are mentioned in the lyrics to DeDe Dinah by Frankie Avalon? 



(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)









Playlist





[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 1-18-58; 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)



At the Hop – Danny and the Juniors (#1 on 1-18-58, spent 7 weeks at the top, originally written as “Do the Bop”) 

 



Dance to the Bop – Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (#68 on 1-18-58, peaked at #23, Gene Vincent’s last charting song)



* Maybe – The Chantels (#32 on 1-18-58)



* Short Shorts – The Royal Teens (#66 on 1-18-58, peaked at #3)



Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly (#3 on 1-18-58, that’s where it peaked)



Swanee River Rock (Talkin’ Bout That River) – Ray Charles (#91 on 1-18-58, peaked at #34.  This was the first song in which Ray Charles hit the Billboard pop charts – in the next three decades, he would get up there another 75 times.)

 




Sugartime – The McGuire Sisters (#8 on 1-18-58, peaked at #5 on the Top 100 but spent four weeks at #1 on the Airplay chart)

 




Honeycomb – Jimmie Rodgers (#38 on 1-18-58, made it to #1 on the Top 100 as well as the Airplay and Best Seller charts, and #1 on the R&B chart too.  It was his first hit, and it spent over 6 months on the Top 100.) 



Melodie d’Amour – The Ames Brothers (#48 on 1-18-58)



Keep A Knockin’ – Little Richard (#84 on 1-18-58)



Penny Loafers and Bobby Socks – Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones (#86 on 1-18-58)

 




Buzz-Buzz-Buzz – The Hollywood Flames (peaked on 1-18-58 at #11, their only hit)



Bony Maronie – Larry Williams (#19 on 1-18-58)



I’m Gonna Build a Snowman – Diane Ray (1963, did not chart)



La Dee Dah – Billy and Lillie (#9 on 1-18-58)

 




Diana – Paul Anka (#97 on 1-18-58, had peaked at #2 on Top 100, #1 on Sales, #2 on Airplay, #1 on R&B.  It was his first hit – he was 15 years old and Diana was the name of the Anka family’s babysitter.) 



* Do You Want To Dance – Bobby Freeman (1958, #5)



* Garden Party – Rick Nelson (1972, #6)

7-8pm

You’ll Lose a Good Thing – Barbara Lynn (1962, #8 on Hot 100, #1 on R&B) 

 



Slip Away – Clarence Carter (1968, #6)



Mother-in-Law – Ernie K-Doe (1961, #1 on Hot 100 and #1 on R&B, written and produced by Allen Toussaint, and Toussaint plays piano on the recording)

 




Sweet Touch of Love – Allen Toussaint (1970, did not chart)



Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) – Three Dog Night (1974, #33, written by Allen Toussaint)



DeDe Dinah – Frankie Avalon (#35 on 1-18-58, peaked at #7, his first hit)



Let’s Dance – Chris Montez (1962, #4)

 




The More I See You – Chris Montez (1966, #16.  His songs from the mid-60s have a very different sound from his earlier work, thanks to the influence of Herb Alpert.)



Little Things – Bobby Goldsboro (1965, #13)



Beauty Is Only Skin Deep – The Temptations (1966, #3)



My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) – David Ruffin (1969, #9)



Honky Tonk Women – Rolling Stones (1969, spent four weeks at #1 on the Hot 100.  One of the first songs Mick Taylor was involved with after Brian Jones left the Rolling Stones.) 

 




Cold, Cold Winter – The Pixies Three (1963+, #79)



Wake Up Little Susie – The Everly Brothers (#26 on 1-18-58, spent four weeks at #1)

Hey! Schoolgirl – Tom and Jerry (#58 on 1-18-58.  This is the only song they charted with under the name “Tom and Jerry”, around their 16^th birthdays.  Several years later, they would be back on the charts under their real names, Simon and Garfunkel.  You can hear the influence of the Everly Brothers in this song.)

8-9pm






 A Very Special Love – Johnny Nash (#47 on 1-18-58.  This was Johnny Nash’s first song to hit the charts; he was 17 years old.)



I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash (1972, spent four weeks at #1.  He was backed on this song by Bob Marley’s Wailers.) 




Better Days – Graham Nash (1971, did not chart)

 




A Song That Never Comes – Mama Cass (1970, peaked at #99)

 




Catch a Falling Star – Perry Como (#60 on 1-18-58, peaked at #9 on the Top 100, #3 on Sales, and #1 on Airplay)



Get a Job – The Silhouettes (#6 on 1-18-58, spent two weeks at #1, their only charting song)



Silhouettes – The Rays (#17 on 1-18-58, peaked at #3.  There were two other charting versions around the same time.  And in 1965, Herman’s Hermits would have a hit with this song too, peaking at #5.) 



* Twilight Time – The Platters (1958, #1)



Winter Weather – Ronny and the Daytonas (1966, did not chart.  Their biggest hit was G.T.O. in 1964.)



Snowflakes and Teardrops – The Angels (1964, did not chart)



Warm Baby – New Colony Six (1967, dnc)



Snow – Claudine Longet (1967, #30 on the Christmas chart, written by Randy Newman)

 




Brand New Day – Albert Hammond (1974, dnc, flip side of “I’m a Train”)

 




So In To You – Atlanta Rhythm Section (1977, #7)

 




Oh Woman Oh Why ("b"-side of "Another Day") – Paul McCartney (1971, #5)

 

It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It’s Spring) – Felice Taylor (1967, #42, her only charting song, written and produced by Barry White)

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













Trivia Answer





The lyrics to “DeDe Dinah” mention the songs “Peggy Sue” and “Bony Maronie”.



Congratulations to Greg from Ithaca, for correctly answering the question and winning a gift certificate to Papa John’s Pizza!

















Host Next Week (Jan 25):  John Simon with a show featuring instrumentals of the Rockin’ Remnants era











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