Rockin' Remnants
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Date: 3/7/15
Host: John Simon
Feature: Early March 1967
Birthday Calendar
March 1 – Harry Belafonte – age 88
– Roger Daltrey (The Who) – age 71
– Mike D'Abo (Manfred Mann) – age 71
March 2 – Lou Reed – born in 1945
– Karen Carpenter – born in 1950
March 5 – Andy Gibb – born in 1958
March 6 – Kiki Dee – age 68
Playlist
[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of DATE; 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)
98.6 - Keith (#49, down from #7 - featuring uncredited background vocals by The Tokens, this one was recorded by the Philadelphia native when he was a mere 17 years old.)
Jimmy Mack - Martha & Vandellas (#50, headed to #10 Pop, #1 R&B - this record had been recorded three years earlier and laid "in the can" until Ms. Reeves raised a fuss. Berry Gordy demanded that it be released. It was the second and final R&B #1 for the group.)
Love Is Here And Now You're Gone - Supremes (#1 just for this week - their third of four consecutive #1s, and the next-to-last record to give them equal billing, before they became "Diana Ross & The Supremes.")
(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet - Blues Magoos (#35, down from a peak of #5 - this is the hard-to-find mono single version, played on the original Mercury 45.)
* Last Song - Edward Bear (12/72; #3 Pop - the highest-charter for this Toronto trio.)
Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson (8/69; #6 - released a year earlier to no notice, this one was featured in the Academy Award-winning film "Midnight Cowboy." That helped a lot!)
Pipeline - Chantay's (3/63; #4 - co-writer and founding member of the band Brian Carman (upper left in photo) passed away at age 69 this week. Great song! R.I.P.)
Almost There - Andy Williams ( 11/64; #67 - the flip side "On the Street Where You Live" charted at #28 two months earlier.)
One, Two, Three - Ramsey Lewis (#70, headed to a peak of #67 - a decidedly Latin-flavored treatment of the Len Barry hit from the previous year.)
* P.S. I Love You - Beatles (5/64; #10 - the b-side of their #1 Love Me Do. Listener Mary Anne dedicated it to her daughter Carmen, who was born in March of 1964 and heard a lot of Beatles while she was waiting to be born. Happy birthday, Carmen!)
* ABC - Jackson 5 (4/70; #1 - their third of four consecutive #1 records. The listener said "I love the Beatles, but I think this may be the greatest Pop record of all-time!")
45 Corner - So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star - Byrds (#44, down from a peak of #29 - featuring an uncredited horn part by Hugh Masekela, this playful "dig" at the Monkees and their ilk is mostly only available in stereo. Tonight you get the original punchy mono 45. Bam!)
* Heroes Are Hard to Find - Fleetwood Mac (9/74; dnc - the title track from their final album before Buckingham & Nicks joined the band and catapulted them to superstardom. Requested by listener Brad, who remembered it having an infectious beat. Cool tune.)
* Hip-Hug-Her - Booker T + The M.G.s (#37 - requested by listener Glen in Watkins Glen. "M.G.s" stands for "Memphis Group.")
* All Day and All of the Night - Kinks (12/64; #7 - the second of their third Top Ten hits that literally exploded out of the speakers, requested by listener Tom in Ulysses.)
My Name is Jack - Manfred Mann (7/68; #104 Pop, #8 UK - penned by John Simon and featuring the vocal stylings of Mike D'Abo. Their next release would be penned by Bob Dylan and would reach #1 in the UK and #10 in the States.)
My Generation - The Who (1/66; #74 - Rolling Stone Magazine ranks this at #11 in its Top 500 of All-Time list. Happy birthday Roger Daltrey!)
Rock and Roll - Velvet Underground (4/71 - not released as a single, but one of Lou Reed's greatest accomplishments.)
On a Magic Carpet Ride - Kiki Dee (1968; Fontana Records - did not chart. Kiki Dee would eventually make a splash in the Seventies, especially when she recorded a #1 duet with Elton John.)
I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb (7/77; #1 for four weeks.)
* Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker (9/62; #2 - another in a long line of "dance records," including The Twist, The Pony, The Hucklebuck and The Popeye.)
* Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis (1/61; #4 - requested by Barbara in Danby, who always thinks of this one when Spring Break arrives. Spring will "break" here soon, too....)
* (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (6/69; #66 - released a year after Otis Redding took it to #1. Pretty cool that Brasil '66 made it to #66, huh?)
Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones (#2, after a one-week stay at #1 - originally designated as the b-side of Let's Spend The Night Together, which was deemed too racy by many program directors. Brian Jones plays the recorder, while Keith Richard plays the piano and Bill Wyman bows the cello.)
45 Corner - Shenandoah - Brothers Four (5/67; dnc - the "Folk Boom" had pretty much passed by the time this one was released. The group's biggest hit was Green Fields seven years earlier.)
With This Ring - Platters (#68, headed to a peak of #14 Pop and #12 R&B - recorded in Detroit with backing from the uncredited Motown players known as The Funk Brothers, this has since become a smash on the "Northern Soul" dance scene in England.)
Baby I Need Your Lovin' - Johnny Rivers (#3, peaking in its first of two weeks - this Holland-Dozier-Holland composition featured the stellar studio playing of LA's "Wrecking Crew." Johnny Rivers would also have success with Smokey Robinson's Tracks of My Tears.)
California Nights - Lesley Gore (#27, headed to #16 - the final Top Forty hit for this New Jersey singer who passed away last month at 68. Produced by Quincy Jones, who would soon leave Mercury Records to great success in film and as Michael Jackson's producer.)
No Milk Today - Herman's Hermits (#45, headed to #35 - the b-side of the #4 There's a Kind of Hush, this one was written by Graham Gouldman.)
Mellow Yellow - Senator Bobby & Senator McKinley (#99, just spending one week on the chart - the "Senators" were really The Hardly-Worthit players, featuring Bill Minkin. This was the follow-up to their more successful version of Wild Thing, both released on the Cameo-Parkway label. A listener called to say it "...was the best thing I've heard on radio in twenty years!")
Friday On My Mind - Easybeats (#131, headed to #16 - this would somehow be the only charter here in the States for a group that was wildly successful in Europe and Australia.)
* Six Days On The Road - Dave Dudley (6/63; #32 Pop, #2 C&W - requested by listener George, via Facebook. "Like" us and you, too, can join the conversation!)
Don't You Care - Buckinghams (#100, headed to a peak of #6 - the first single on their new label, Columbia Records. Five Top Twenty hits in the calendar year!)
For You - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (3/81; #106 - one of three compositions from the pen of Bruce Springsteen they released as singles. This is the only one that failed to chart. Puzzling!)
It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler (3/78; #3 - the first Billboard appearance by this raspy-voiced Rod Stewart sound-alike from Wales.)
Touch a Hand, Make a Friend - Staple Singers (2/74; #23 Pop, #3 R&B - another slice of inspirational Soul from the Stax Records stalwarts.)
Lonely People - America (12/74; #5 - one of an impressive string of hits by this "Soft Rock" trio.)
45 Corner - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - The Carpenters (10/77; #32 - the 45 edit of this one is not available on LP or CD. Canadian group Klaatu had released this song six months earlier, but The Carpenters scored the bigger hit.)
* Where Is The Love - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (6/72; #5 Pop, #1 R&B - this was a Grammy winner in the Pop Vocal Duo category. The request came in from Florida. We cover the eastern seaboard!)
Congratulations to Jon from Ithaca, who won a pair of tickets to see Doctor Dog at Bailey Hall next Sunday!
Host Next Week (3/14): JS & KV with a spotlight on The Saxophone
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