Rockin' Remnants
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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)
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)
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)
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