Rockin' Remnants
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Date: Feb 8, 2014
Host: Kim Vaughan
Features: 2-8-55, love
Birthday Calendar
Feb 2 – Graham Nash (Hollies, CSNY) – age 72
Feb 3 – Dave Davies (lead guitar for Kinks) – age 67
Feb 4 – Alice Cooper – age 66
Feb 5 – Hal Blaine (b. Harold Belsky, drummer for Wrecking Crew) – age 85
– Barrett Strong – age 73
Feb 7 – King Curtis (b. Curtis Ousley, sax) – born in 1934
Playlist
[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 2-8-55; 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)
Ko Ko Mo - The Crew Cuts
Earth Angel - The Penguins
Sincerely - The McGuire Sisters (on 2-8-55, this was #1 on the Best Seller chart, #2 on the Juke Boxes chart, and #1 on the Airplay chart)
I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (1964, #1 for 7 wks. They performed this during their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show on Feb 9, 1964.)
Love Lots of Lovin' - Lee Dorsey and Betty Harris (1967, #110)
A Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe (1961, #71)
It's So Easy - Buddy Holly (1958, did not chart)
It's Not Easy - Will-O-Bees (1968, #95, written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
* Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley (1962, #2)
Just a Little Bit - Rosco Gordon (1960, #64, his only Hot 100 hit)
Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens (1960, #3)
Dream Lover - Bobby Darin (1959, #2)
Make Yourself Comfortable - Sarah Vaughan
She Is Still a Mystery - Lovin' Spoonful (1967, #27)
Hearts of Stone - Fontane Sisters (on 2-8-55, this was #2 on the Best Seller chart, #1 on the Juke Boxes chart, and #2 on the Airplay chart)
That's All I Want from You - Jaye P. Morgan
7-8pm
Bus Stop - The Hollies (1966, #5)
Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis (1961, #1 for 7 wks, sax solo by King Curtis)
I'm Gonna Cry (If You Quit Me) - Barrett Strong and Rayber Voices (1960, dnc)
Be My Baby - Ronettes (1963, #2 for 3 wks. Hal Blaine was the drummer on this -- and MANY other hits. He played on 150 Top Ten singles, including 40 #1 singles.)
You and Me - Alice Cooper (1977, #9)
You Really Got Me - The Kinks (1964, #7, their first Hot 100 hit)
* Breezy - The Tokens
* Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Ray Charles (1956, did not chart on pop chart, but was #5 on R&B)
* Island in the Sun - Harry Belafonte
Gonna Love You Til the End of Time - Barbara Lewis
I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes (1965, #1 for 2 wks)
I Hear Trumpets Blow - The Tokens (1966, #30)
I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing - Dusk (1971, #53)
* Superman - The Kinks
Halfway to Paradise - Tony Orlando (1961, #39)
Everything I Own - Bread (1972, #5)
Another Sleepless Night - Jimmy Clanton (1960, #22)
8-9:30 pm
Hotel Happiness - Brook Benton (1963, #3)
* I Will - The Beatles (1968, dnc)
The Kind of Girl I Could Love (alt. mix) - The Monkees (recorded in 1966, and a different mix was included in the album "More of the Monkees" in 1967. This mix was unissued until a 2006 compilation by Rhino.)
The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget - The Raindrops (1963, #17, the Raindrops were Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich)
Little Girl of Mine - The Cleftones (1956, #57)
The Spy - The Doors (1970, dnc)
* Five O'Clock World - The Vogues
What Good Is I Love You - Dusty Springfield (1971, dnc)
What's Forever For - B.J. Thomas
Honey Love - The Drifters (1954, did not chart on pop chart, but #1 on R&B)
Why Do Fools Fall In Love - The Teenagers feat. Frankie Lymon (1956, #7 on Top 100)
(Love Me) Now - The Angels (1963, dnc, flip side of My Boyfriend's Back)
* La - La - Means I Love You - The Delfonics (1968, #4, their first hit)
So Hard Livin' Without You - Airwaves (1978, #62)
Can I Get to Know You Better - The Turtles (1966, #89)
My Girl / Hey Girl (medley) - Bobby Vee (1968, #35)
Brink of Disaster - Lesley Gore (1967, #82)
I Wanna Love Him So Bad - The Jelly Beans (1964, #9, written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich)
Hooked On You - Bread (1977, #60)
Loving Arms - Kris Kristoffersen & Rita Coolidge (1974, #86)
Down in the Boondocks - Billy Joe Royal (1965, #9)
Baby Hold On - The Grass Roots (1970, #35)
Love Came to Me - Dion (1962, #10)
One By One - The Jarmels
I'm Nobody's Baby Now - Reparata & the Delrons
Sweet Touch of Love - Allen Toussaint (1970, dnc)
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Host Next Week (Feb 15): JR with 2/15/1972 in the spotlight!
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