Rockin' Remnants
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Date: June 21, 2014
Host: Kim Vaughan
Feature: Summer
Birthday Calendar
Jun 15 – Harry Nilsson – born in 1941
Jun 16 – Lamont Dozier (songwriter with Holland-Dozier-Holland) – age 73
Jun 18 – Sir Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings) – age 72
Jun 19 – Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane (Spanky & Our Gang) – age 72
Jun 20 – Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) – age 72
– Lionel Richie (Commodores) – age 65
Jun 21 – O.C. Smith (born Ocie Lee Smith) – born in 1932
– Ray Davies (Kinks) – age 70
Playlist
[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)
The End of the World – Skeeter Davis
The Windows of the World – Dionne Warwick
If – Bread
Summer – War (peaked at #7, 1976. Released on June 21st, the first day of summer).
Summer Sun – Jamestown Massacre
Summer Means Fun – Bruce & Terry (peaked at #72, 1964. "Bruce" was Johnston, soon to join the Beach Boys. "Terry" was Melcher, noted producer and son of Doris Day).
Sunshine – Mickey Newbury (written by Newbury, peaked at #87 in 1973)
Sunshine – The Archies (1970, #57, all Archies tunes were written and produced by Jeff Barry; the band was assembled for the animated TV series The Archie Show)
Sunshine – Jonathan Edwards (written by Edwards, peaked at #4 in 1972, cover versions were later recorded by Juice Newton and by The Isley Brothers)
Sunshine – New Colony Six (co-written by the members of the band, did not chart)
* Keep It Warm – Flo and Eddie (Flo and Eddie, respectively, are Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of the Turtles)
Warm Ways – Fleetwood Mac
Wildwood Days – Bobby Rydell (peaked at #17, 1963)
California Sun – The Rivieras (peaked at #5, 1964. Original version done by Joe Jones in 1961 peaked at #89).
Vacation – Connie Francis (peaked at #9, 1962).
* Without You – Harry Nilsson (peaked at #1, 4 weeks in 1972. Written by Pete Ham of Badfinger).
1-2-3 – Len Barry
Leaving Here – The Who (written by Holland-Dozier-Holland)
Another Day – Paul McCartney (peaked at #5, 1972, his first solo Top 10).
* Golden Slumbers – The Beatles
Lazy Day – Spanky & Our Gang (peaked at #14, 1967).
Amusement Parks U.S.A. – Beach Boys (follow this link to the lyrics!).
Easy – Commodores (written by Lionel Richie; peaked at #4, 1977).
Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife – O.C. Smith
Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks (written by Ray Davies)
Pleasant Valley Sunday – The Monkees (written
by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Goffin
passed away on Thurs June 26. Here's the New York Times article about this great 20th Century lyricist)
* Sunshine on My Shoulders – John Denver (The first #1 single, 1974, for the late Henry John Deutschendorf).
* One More Saturday Night – Grateful Dead
Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran (1958, #8, cowritten by Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart)
* Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go – Hank Ballard (peaked at #6, 1960).
Come to Me – Marv Johnson (1959, #30. Tamla 101, the first 45
released from Berry Gordy’s first record label)
* Do Ya – Electric Light Orchestra (peaked at #24, 1977; the original version by The Move peaked at #93, 1972).
* Fox on the Run – Sweet
Summertime – Billy Stewart (written by George Gershwin, a #12 hit for Billie Holiday in 1936, Stewart's version peaked at #10 in 1966)
Summertime – The Marcels (this version of the Gershwin tune peaked at #78 in 1961)
Summertime – Sam Cooke (Cooke's version of Summertime peaked at #81 in 1957)
Summertime – The Zombies (another fantastic version of Gershwin's song; this one did not chart)
Every Breath I Take – Gene Pitney (written by Goffin-King; produced by Phil Spector, peaked at #42).
Honey & Wine – The Hollies (written by Goffin-King)
So Goes Love – The Turtles (written by Goffin-King)
* Beach Party – Annette
Summer Sand – Dawn
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Host Next Week (June 28): John Simon, "Standing in the Shadows".
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