Rockin' Remnants
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Date: Sept 13, 2014
Host: Kim Vaughan
Feature: 1961
Birthday Calendar
Sept 7 – Charles Hardin “Buddy” Holly – born in 1936
– Gloria Gaynor – age 65
Sept 8 – Jose Feliciano – age 69
Sept 9 – Otis Redding – born in 1941
– Dee Dee Sharp – age 69
Sept 10 – Danny Hutton (Three Dog Night) –
age 72
– Joe Perry (Aerosmith) – age 64
Sept 11 – Tommy Shaw (Styx) – age 61
Sept 12 – Gerry Beckley (America) – age 62
Sept 13 – Mel Torme – born in 1925
– David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat, and Tears) – age 73
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia
Can you identify what songs the following clips came from, and what *other* song they’re all associated with?
Clip 1: “bomp ba ba bomp, ba bomp ba bomp bomp”
Clip 2: “dip de dip de dip”
Clip 3: “rama lama lama lama ding dong”
Clip 4: “boogedy boogedy boogedy boogedy shoo”
(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)
Playlist
[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 9-13-61; 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)
Cryin’ – Roy Orbison (#11 on 9-13-61, peaked at #2)
My True Story – Jive Five (peaked on 9-13-61 at #3)
Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee (#2 on 9-13-61, would spend the following three weeks at #1)
Michael – The Highwaymen (#1 on 9-13-61, this was its second of two weeks at the top)
* Only You (And You Alone) – The Platters (1955, #5)
Every Breath I Take – Gene Pitney (peaked on 9-13-61 at #42. One of at least three Phil Spector productions on the chart this date.)
I Love How You Love Me – The Paris Sisters (#89 on 9-13-61, peaked at #5, their only Top 10 hit. Another Phil Spector production.)
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons – The Cleftones (#82 on 9-13-61, peaked at #60. This song was a #1 hit for Nat King Cole in 1946.)
As If I Didn’t Know – Adam Wade (peaked 9-13-61 at #10)
One Track Mind – Bobby Lewis (#29 on 9-13-61, peaked at #9. This was his follow-up to his mega-hit Tossin’ and Turnin’, which spent seven weeks at #1.)
* Runaround Sue – Dion (would debut on the Hot 100 in late September 1961 and would spend two weeks at #1)
Sea of Heartbreak – Don Gibson (#45 this week, peaked at #21)
The Mountain’s High – Dick and Dee Dee (#12 on 9-13-61, spent two weeks at #2)
Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home (45 rpm) – Brook Benton (1970, #45. This is a cover of the Joe South song; South’s version peaked at #41 in 1969.)
Superman (45 rpm) – The Clique (1969, did not chart. This was the b-side of their song Sugar On Sunday, which peaked at #22. R.E.M. covered this on their album Life's Rich Pageant in 1986.)
Without You – Johnny Tillotson (#14 on 9-13-61, peaked at #7)
Marley Purt Drive – Jose Feliciano (1969, peaked at #70. This song was written by the Bee Gees.)
Rock Me In the Cradle of Love – Dee Dee Sharp (1963, #43)
Mashed Potato Time – Dee Dee Sharp (1962, spent two weeks at #2)
* Raining in My Heart – Buddy Holly (peaked at #88 in 1959)
* Heartbeat – Buddy Holly (peaked at #82 in 1959)
Try a Little Tenderness – Otis Redding (peaked at #25 in 1967. The video link shows concert footage from the Stax-Volt Revue in Norway that same year. Check out the footage of the entire concert here.)
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) – Otis Redding (1965, #21, co-written by Otis Redding)
Comin’ Home Baby – Mel Torme (1962, #36)
Right Now – Mel Torme (b-side of Comin’ Home Baby, did not chart)
Spinning Wheel – Blood, Sweat, and Tears (spent three weeks at #2 in 1969, was a #1 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart. Written by David Clayton-Thomas.)
Don’t Cry Baby – Etta James (1961, #39)
A Little Bit of Soap (45 rpm) – Paul Davis (1970, #52. One of five versions of the song to hit the Hot 100. The Jarmels had the biggest hit, and the first, with a #12 peak in 1961.)
* Colours – Donovan (1965, #61)
Silhouettes – The Rays (1957, #3. Four versions of this song were charting hits, and three of them were Top Tens. The song was co-written by Bob Crewe, who passed away on Sept 11, 2014. He was a prolific songwriter and producer, best known for his work with the Four Seasons.)
Magic Moon (Clair de Lune) – The Rays (peaked 9-13-61 at #49, co-written by Bob Crewe.)
La Dee Dah – Billie and Lillie (1958, #9, co-written by Bob Crewe)
Pretty Little Angel Eyes -- Curtis Lee (#51 on 9-13-61, after having peaked at #7. Yet another Phil Spector production on this week's spotlight chart.)
Pony Time – Chubby Checker (1961, spent three weeks at #1)
Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) – Barry Mann (#8 on 9-13-61, peaked at #7)
Bless You – Tony Orlando (#30 on 9-13-61, peaked at #15)
Baby, You’re Right – James Brown (#56 on 9-13-61)
Baby, You’re So Fine – Mickey & Sylvia (#56 on 9-13-61)
the song “Foot Stompin’” inspired a mini-set of songs that’ll get your feet stompin’ – the ones with asterisks were suggested by listeners
Foot Stompin’ – The Flares (#94 on 9-13-61, peaked at #25)
Bits and Pieces – The Dave Clark Five (1964, #4)
Have I the Right? – The Honeycombs (1964, #5)
Something in the Air – Thunderclap Newman (1969, #37)
* Radar Love – Golden Earring (1974, #13)
time for the rest of our birthday calendar, more foot-stompin’ ahead…
Only in Your Heart – America (1973, #62, written and sung by Gerry Beckley; he also plays piano on it)
Black and White – Three Dog Night (1972, #1, also a #1 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart. Danny Hutton sings lead on this song.)
9-9:20pm
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor (spent three weeks at #1 in early 1979)
Walk This Way – Aerosmith (peaked at #10 in 1977, co-written by guitarist Joe Perry)
Renegade (45 rpm) – Styx (1979, #16, written and sung by Tommy Shaw)
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
BONUS: two more foot-stompin’ songs suggested by listeners
* Bristol Stomp – The Dovells (debuted on 9-13-61 at #74, would spend two weeks at #2)
* Joy to the World – Three Dog Night (their biggest hit, it spent six weeks at #1 in 1971)
Trivia Answer
Clip 1: “bomp ba ba bomp, ba bomp ba bomp bomp”
from “Blue Moon” by The Marcels (debuted in March 1961, #1 for three weeks)
Clip 2: “dip de dip de dip”
also from “Blue Moon” by The Marcels
Clip 3: “rama lama lama lama ding dong”
from “Rama Lama Ding Dong” by The Edsels (debuted in May 1961, peaked at #21)
Clip 4: “boogedy boogedy boogedy boogedy shoo”
from “Pony Time” by Chubby Checker (debuted in January 1961, #1 for three weeks)
These clips are all quoted in the song “Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)” by Barry Mann, which debuted on the Hot 100 in August 1961 and was #8 on our spotlight date of 9-13-61.
Congratulations to Bob from Interlaken, for correctly identifying the most songs and winning a Rockin’ Remnants bumper sticker!
Host Next Week (9-20-14): John Simon and an “End of Summer” feature
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