Rockin'
Remnants
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Date: December
24, 2016
Host: Jan
Hunsinger and Kim Vaughan
Feature:
Christmas and Winter
Birthday
Calendar
Dec 21 – Carla
Thomas – age 74
– Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) – born
in 1946
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)
Pictures Of
Matchstick Men – Status Quo (#12 - 1968: in honor of guitarist Rick Parfitt, who passed
away today; although only a one-hit wonder band in the USA, Status Quo has had an over 50 year career in the UK!)
I Heard The
Bells On Christmas Day – Johnny Cash
Little
Shepherd Of Kingdom Come – Jimmie Rodgers
* Rockin’
Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee ("Little Miss Dynamite" was only 14 years old when she recorded this perennial Christmas favorite; it has sold over 25 million copies)
I Want A Rock And
Roll Guitar – Johnny Preston
Santa, Teach
Me To Dance – Debbie & the Darnells
You’re All I
Want For Christmas – Brook Benton
Dreidel – Don McLean (#21 - 1973: in honor of the first day of Hanukkah)
O Holy Night –
The Orioles (early Christmas doo-wop)
The Twelve
Gifts Of Christmas – Allen Sherman
[45 Corner] –
If It Doesn’t Snow On Christmas – Gene Autry (flip side of the 45 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from 1949)
I’m Gonna
Build A Snowman – Diane Ray
Snowflakes And
Teardrops – The Angels
Cold, Cold
Winter – The Pixies Three
All Winter
Long – Linda Laurie
Winter Weather
– Ronny & the Daytonas
7-8pm
All I Want For
Christmas Is You – Carla Thomas
* Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys
White
Christmas – The Drifters (Clyde McPhatter on lead vocals)
We Need a
Little Christmas – New Christy Minstrels
Christmas Won’t
Be The Same This Year – Jackson Five
* New York’s A
Lonely Town – The Tradewinds (#32 - 1965: surf sound pop from the group out of Providence, R.I.)
The Christmas
Blues – Dean Martin
Mister Scrooge
– The Orchids
* Blue
Christmas – Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles
Ol’ Saint
Nicholas – Doris Day
It’s Christmas
Once Again – Frankie Lymon
Carol Of The
Bells – Johnny Mathis
Shake Hands
With Santa Claus – Louis Prima
* Christmas
(Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
( featuring the classic Phil Spector Wall of Sound)
Christmas In
Jail – The Youngsters
Christmas
Shopping – Buck Owens
* Snoopy’s
Christmas – The Royal Guardsmen
* A Holly
Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives
* Feliz
Navidad – Jose Feliciano
8-9pm
Here Comes
Santa Claus – Elvis Presley
Go Tell It On The
Mountain – Bobby Darin
Silver Bells –
Jim Reeves
Santa Looked A
Lot Like Daddy – Buck Owens
Mrs. Santa
Claus – Nat King Cole
Mambo Santa
Mambo – The Enchanters
Jingle Bells –
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Mistletoe And
Holly – Jack Jones
‘Zat You,
Santa Claus – Louis Armstrong & the Commanders
Parade Of The
Wooden Soldiers – The Crystals
We Wanna See
Santa Claus Do The Mambo – Big John Greer
Merry
Christmas Baby – Otis Redding
A Warm Little
Home On The Hill – Stevie Wonder
All I Want For
Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth – Spike Jones & his City Slickers
Give Love On
Christmas Day – Jackson Five
Silent Night –
The Temptations
Deck The Halls
– Jackie Wilson
I Wish You A
Merry Christmas – Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva
CLOSING
THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Prize Winner
Congratulations
to Pam from Moravia, for calling in and winning 5 guest passes to Island Health
and Fitness!
Host Next Week
(Dec 31): John Rudan with a spotlight on 45s
Thanks for
tuning in! You can listen to Rockin' Remnants every Saturday night from 6-9pm
on WVBR (93.5 FM in Ithaca, NY) or streaming here.
Dec. 17 - JH - Songs about flight on this, the anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903.
Rockin' Remnants
Rockin' Remnants is broadcast from WVBR-FM Ithaca. Check out our webpage, like us on Facebook, and tune in to 93.5 or stream the show every Saturday night from 6-9pm! (Or download the WVBR+ app now available for iOS and Android!)
Date: December 17, 2016
Host: Jan Hunsinger
Feature: Songs about flight/airplanes
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)
Playlist
[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]
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Next Plane to London - The Rose Garden (#17 - 1967: one-hit wonder for the group out of Virginia)
Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul, & Mary (#1 - 1969: song written by John Denver)
Great Airplane Strike - Paul Revere and the Raiders (#20 - 1966: song was co-written by band members Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay with an assist from producer Terry Melcher.)
Freight Train - Chas. McDevitt Skiffle Group featuring Nancy Whiskey (#40 - 1957: although Freight Train barely made the BB Top 40, it became a million seller and the group performed the song on the Ed Sullivan Show; the song was a bigger hit in the UK, where it was covered by a Liverpool group calling themselves the Quarrymen, John Lennon taking the lead vocals.)
Laugh, Laugh - Beau Brummels (#15 - 1965: written by guitarist Ron Elliott and produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone; an early example of the San Francisco sound)
Will You Be Staying After Sunday - The Peppermint Rainbow (#32 - 1969: sunshine pop from the group out of Baltimore that was signed to Decca Records after being seen performing Mamas and Papas songs by Cass Elliott)
*Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon and the Animals (#14 - 1968: psychedelic offering after the group moved to San Francisco)
Silver Bird - Mark Lindsay (#25 - 1970: one of two Top 40 songs for Lindsay after he left Paul Revere and the Raiders)
45 corner
Song of Joy - Miguel Rios (#14 - 1970: one-hit wonder based on the last movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony; Beethoven's birthday was Dec. 16, 1770)
*Sh-boom - The Chords (#9 - 1954: classic doo-wop by request)
Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack (#56 - 1973: song that featured prominently in the Quentin Tarantino movie "Jackie Brown")
7:00 Birthday Calendar
Dec. 11 - Damaso Perez Prado - 1916
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - 1926
David Gates (Bread) - 76 years old
Brenda Lee (Brenda Mae Tarpley) - 72
Jermaine Jackson - 62
Dec. 12 - Francis Albert Sinatra - 1915
Joe Williams - 1918
Connie Francis (Concetta Rose Maria Franconero) - 78
Dionne Warwick - 76
Terry Kirkman (Association) - 75
Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers) - 73
Dec. 13 - Tony Gomez (Foundations) - 78
Ted Nugent (Amboy Dukes) - 68
Steve Forbert - 62
Dec. 14 - Frank Allen (Searchers) - 73
Joyce Vincent Wilson (Tony Orlando & Dawn) - 70
Anna Marie (Patty) Duke - 1946
Dec. 15 - Jerry Wallace - 1928
Cindy Birdsong (Supremes after 1968) - 77
Dave Clark - 74
Dec. 16 - Tony Hicks (The Hollies) - 73
Benny Andersson (ABBA) - 70
Dec. 17 - Eddie Kendricks (Temptations) - 1939
The Love You Save - Jackson 5 (#1 2 weeks - 1970: third of four J5 releases in a row to reach #1; Jermaine shares lead vocals with brother Michael)
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado (#1 10 weeks - 1955: monster hit for the Cuban-born bandleader known as the 'King of the Mambo')
Hound Dog - "Big Mama" Thornton (#1 on the R & B charts for 7 weeks in 1953; her version was eclipsed by Elvis' in 1956)
Winter Wonderland - Brenda Lee (seasonal offering from "Little Miss Dynamite" out of Atlanta, from LP titled "Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee" - 1964)
Make It With You - Bread (#1 - 1970: first Top 40 hit for the soft-rock group, written by Gates, who in 1963 wrote "Popsicles, Icicles" by the Murmaids)
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra (1957: birthday tribute that also fits tonight's theme; title song of Ol' Blue Eyes LP release)
Alright, OK, You Win - Joe Williams (1955: singer for the Count Basie Orchestra from 1954 to 1961; this song comes from a 1955 LP titled "Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings")
Lipstick on Your Collar - Connie Francis (#5 - 1959: with a smoking guitar solo by George Barnes)
Trains, Boats, and Planes - Dionne Warwick (#22 - 1966: hit by that great songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David that fits tonight's theme)
Everything That Touches You - The Association (#10 - 1968: written by Terry Kirkman, founding member of the band, who also wrote "Cherish" and several other big hits; Kirkman also dated Barbara Bivens, and introduced her sister, Beverly, to the members of the We Five)
Jessica - Allman Brothers (#65 - 1973: Betts named this tribute to Django Reinhardt to his daughter, Jessica)
Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations (#11 - 1968: one of two BB Top 40 hits for the group out of England)
Journey to the Center of the Mind - The Amboy Dukes (#16 - 1968: one-hit wonder for the group out of Detroit, where Ted Nugent, who co-wrote the song, got his start)
Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert (#11 - 1980: testing the upper limits of the Rockin' Remnants era)
When You Walk in the Room - The Searchers (#35 - 1964: written by Jackie DeShannon, but her version did not fare as well as the group that took its name from the great John Ford - John Wayne movie of 1956)
Stepping Out: I'm Gonna Boogie Tonight - Tony Orlando & Dawn (#7 - 1974: from the LP "Dawn's New Ragtime Follies")
Everything But Love - Patty Duke (B side of her hit single "Don't Just Stand There", which peaked at #8 in 1965)
Primrose Lane - Jerry Wallace (#8 - 1959: country crossover)
Up the Ladder to the Roof - The Supremes (#10 - 1970: post-Diana Ross hit for the group)
Everybody Knows (I Still Love You) - Dave Clark Five (#15 - 1964: second British invasion group to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show)
Look Through Any Window - The Hollies (#32 - 1966: Tony Hicks co-wrote this song and sang the lower harmony part)
SOS - ABBA (#15 - 1975: power pop from the Swedish group and co-written by Benny Andersson)
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations
(#1 - 1971: one of the signature songs of the Temps)
*Eight Miles High - The Byrds (#14 - 1966: often said to be the first psychedelic rock song, it was banned from the radio for a time for its alleged drug references)
Blues From an Airplane - Jefferson Airplane (1966: flip side of UC single "Come Up the Years; from the group's pre-Grace Slick LP Jefferson Airplane Takes Off. Signe Anderson taking vocals)
*The Letter - The Boxtops (#1 - 1967: spent four weeks at #1; the gravelly voice of Alex Chilton "Give me a ticket for an airplane ....)
*D.O.A. - Bloodrock - (#36 - 1971: hard rock band out of Fort Worth, Texas hit the Top 40 with this somewhat gruesome tune about a plane crash; listeners heard the LP version)
*Early Morning Rain - Gordon Lightfoot (song released in 1966 has been covered many times)
Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel (#13 - 1966: seasonal song from the classic LP Bookends)
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Host Next Week (Dec 24): JH returns to co-host with KV to spotlight Holiday favorites on Christmas Eve!
Thanks
for tuning in! You can listen to Rockin' Remnants every Saturday night
from 6-9pm on WVBR (93.5 FM in Ithaca, NY) or streaming here.
Rockin' Remnants
Rockin' Remnants is broadcast from WVBR-FM Ithaca. Check out our webpage, like us on Facebook, and tune in to 93.5 or stream the show every Saturday night from 6-9pm! (Or download the WVBR+ app now available for iOS and Android!)
Date: December 10, 2016
Host: John Rudan
Feature: 1971 & Holiday Songs
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)
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]
Tonight on Remnants the hits of the Billboard Hot 100, 45 years ago on December 10th, 1971. A classic mix of soul, pop, rock, country, with Sly, Isaac Hayes, Aretha Franklin, Bread, Three Dog Night, Humble Pie, Jonathan Edwards, and more! In the 45 Corner the dj edit of "American Pie", at 7:00 the Birthday Calendar, and we'll wind down the show with a tasteful selection of the music of the season! And if that's not enough, a pair of passes to give away from our new sponsor, Island Health & Fitness...
6pm - 7pm
Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone - BB Hot 100 #1, 3 weeks
Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes - BB Hot 100 #2, down from the top after 2 weeks
Have You Seen Her - Chi-Lites - BB Hot 100 #3
Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night - BB Hot 100 #5
Baby I'm - A Want You - Bread - BB Hot 100 #6
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin - BB Hot 100 #12
Scorpio - Dennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar Band - BB Hot 100 #14
Stones - Neil Diamond - BB Hot 100 #15
45 Corner
American Pie (short dj edit) - Don McLean - BB Hot 100 #25
This song, in many versions, would ascend to the top of the Hot 100 for 4 weeks on 1/15/1972.
Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers - BB Hot 100 #16
Peace Train - Cat Stevens - BB Hot 100 #26
7pm - 8pm
Birthday Calendar
December 5th - Little Richard (Richard Penniman), 84
Jim Messina, 69
December 8th - Jerry Butler, 77
Gregg Allman, 69
Jim Morrison, 1943
Sammy Davis, Jr., 1925
December 9th - Donny Osmond, 59
"Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard - 1956
"Thinking Of You" (45 version) - Loggins & Messina, 1973
"Never Give You Up" - Jerry Butler - 1968
One of many great sides produced in Philadelphia with the legendary Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
"Revival" (Love Is Everywhere) - The Allman Brothers Band - 1971
"Roadhouse Blues" - The Doors - 1970
"I Gotta Be Me" - Sammy Davis, Jr. - 1969
"Yo-Yo" - The Osmonds - 1971
Written by Joe South and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal in 1966.
"For Your Love" - The Yardbirds - 1965
"My World Fell Down" - Sagittarius - 1967
This was a studio band led by former Beach Boy collaborator Gary Usher, featuring Terry Melcher, Bruce Johnston and Glen Campbell.
"Good Feeling To Know" - Poco - 1972
"Palace Guard" - Rick Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band - 1973
Rick's last charting 45, peaking at Hot 100 #65
Back to our Chart Date, 12/10/1971
(I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart with Faces - BB Hot 100 #28
Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards - BB Hot 100 #27
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who - BB Hot 100 #36
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - The Honey Cone - BB Hot 100 #30
Hallelujah - Sweathog - BB Hot 100 #39
One-hit-wonder band from the San Fernando Valley, this peaked at Hot 100 #33.
"Your Move" (45 version) - Yes - BB Hot 100 #40
"I Don't Need No Doctor" - Humble Pie - BB Hot 100 #93 (debut); peaked at #73
"That's The Way I Feel About Cha" - Bobby Womack - BB Hot 100 #85 (debut); peaked at #27
"Sugar Daddy" - Jackson Five - BB Hot 100 #72 (debut); peaked at #10
"Anticipation" - Carly Simon - BB Hot 100 #64 (debut); peaked at #13
Happy Holidays!
"It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" - Andy Williams
"Jingle Bell Rock" - Bobby Helms
"Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" - Brenda Lee
"Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) - Gene Autry
"Frosty The Snowman" - The Ronettes
"Marshmallow World" - Darlene Love
The above 2 from Phil Spector's Christmas Album, originally released in November, 1963.
"White Christmas" - Bing Crosby
"Do You Hear What I Hear" - Bing Crosby
"Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth" - Bing and Bowie
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Congratulation going out to Mike from Ithaca who won those 2 free passes to Island Health & Fitness!
Host Next Week (Dec 17): Jan with a spotlight on Flight!
Thanks for tuning in! You can listen to Rockin' Remnants every Saturday night from 6-9pm on WVBR (93.5 FM in Ithaca, NY) or streaming here.
