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Nov 15, 2014 - KV - 1958





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Date:  Nov 15, 2014
Host:  Kim Vaughan
Feature:  1958










Birthday Calendar


Nov 10 – Dave Loggins – age 67

Nov 11 – LaVern Baker – born in 1929

Nov 12 – Brian Hyland – age 71
            – Booker T. Jones (Booker T and the MGs) – age 70
            – Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield, CSNY) – age 69
            – Errol Brown (Hot Chocolate) – age 66

Nov 14 – Stephen Bishop – age 63

Nov 15 – Clyde McPhatter – born in 1932
            – Little Willie John – born in 1937
            – Petula Clark – age 82
            – Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad (ABBA) – age 69






Playlist


[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 11-9-58; 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)

It’s All in the Game – Tommy Edwards (#1 on 11-9-58)

It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty (#2 on 11-9-58) 



Rockin’ Robin – Bobby Day (#5 on 11-9-58)

Little Star – The Elegants (#21 on 11-9-58)

Susie Darlin’ – Robin Luke (#12 on 11-9-58)

To Know Him Is To Love Him – The Teddy Bears (#11 on 11-9-58).  This is Phil Specor's first production.  He was also a member of this trio (he's the chap on the left).



Lonesome Town – Ricky Nelson (#14 on 11-9-58) 



Hoopa Hula – Betty Johnson (#82 on 11-9-58)

The Hula Hoop Song – Georgia Gibbs (#91 on 11-9-58)

Win Your Love For Me – Sam Cooke (#79 on 11-9-58)

 * Funnel of Love – Wanda Jackson (1961, did not chart)

Just a Dream – Jimmy Clanton (#59 on 11-9-58)



Born Too Late – The Poni-Tails (#99 on 11-9-58)

 * Bimbombey – Jimmie Rodgers (would debut at #67 on 11-16-58)

 * Witch Doctor – David Seville (1958, had spent three weeks at #1).  David (ne Ross Bagdassarian), was the musical genius behind "The Chipmunks".



 * C’mon Everybody – Eddie Cochran (would debut on the Hot 100 on 11-30-58)




7-8pm



Ginny Come Lately – Brian Hyland (1962, peaked at #21)

My Love – Petula Clark (debuted on the Hot 100 in Dec. 1965, and spent two weeks at #1 in early 1966) 



Fever – Little Willie John (1956, #24, his first song to hit the Top 100.  This song made it to #1 on the R&B chart.)

Tweedlee Dee – LaVern Baker (peaked at #14 in 1955)

A Lover’s Question – Clyde McPhatter (#32 on 11-9-58) The first Top 40 (Hot 100 #5) solo hit for the former lead singer of the Drifters.



Time Is Tight – Booker T and the MGs (1969, #6)

Please Come to Boston – Dave Loggins (1974, #5.  His first of two songs to hit the Hot 100.) 

 

People Need Love – ABBA (1972, did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100)

You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate (1975, peaked at #3 in early 1976)

Broken Arrow – Buffalo Springfield (1967, written, produced, and sung by Neil Young)

On and On – Stephen Bishop (1977, #11) 



 * Bird Dog – The Everly Brothers (#10 on 11-9-58)

 * Beep Beep – The Playmates (#54 on 11-9-58)

 * Dreamy Eyes – Johnny Tillotson (debuted at #92 on 11-9-58)



 * I Got Stung – Elvis Presley (#65 on 11-9-58)








8-9pm




Don’t Bring Me Down – The Animals (1966, #12) 

I See the Light – The Five Americans (1966, #26, the first Hot 100 hit for the group that would later release Western Union)

Long Lonesome Highway – Michael Parks (1970, #20.  Better known for his acting, this was his only song to chart on the Hot 100; it was used in his TV series Then Came Bronson.) 

Queen of the Hop – Bobby Darin (#15 on 11-9-58)



This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’ – Ruth Brown (#55 on 11-9-58)

Love Eyes – Bertell Dache

Garden Party – Rick Nelson (1972, #6, inspired by his experience during a concert at Madison Square Garden) 

Time in a Bottle – Jim Croce (1973, spent two weeks at #1)

Let Me Get Close to You – Skeeter Davis (1964, #106)

Halfway to Paradise – Tony Orlando (1961, #39, his first Hot 100 hit)



The First and Last – The Chiffons (1970)

The Blob – The Five Blobs (#33 on 11-9-58) Theme from the movie starring Steve McQueen in his Hollywood leading man debut.  An early collaboration of Burt Bacharach and Hal David!



Open My Eyes – The Nazz (1968, #112)  Philadelphia psychedelic quartet featuring Todd Rundgren.

Do You Wanna Make Love – Peter McCann (1977, #5, his only Hot 100 hit)

Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest (peaked at #13 in early 1973)

It Don’t Matter to Me – Bread (1970, #10)

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











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