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Date: 4-2-16
Host: JR
Feature: 1974
Rockin' Remnants, the best of the 50's, 60's and 70's every Saturday night! Tonight we check out the sounds of the early April 1974, with Mocedades, Mike Oldfield and Billy Joel all in the 45 Corner, the Birthday Calendar at 7:00 with a tribute to Marvin Gaye and Remnants trivia, with a chance to score an hour of free bowl at Atlas Bowl in T-burg!
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]
6pm – 7pm
Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede - BB
Hot 100 #1, 1 week
The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead - BB
Hot 100 #5
Come And Get Your Love - Redbone - BB
Hot 100 #6
TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB
featuring The Three Degrees - BB Hot 100
#8
Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
- BB Hot 100 #9
Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings - BB Hot 100
#11
Oh My My - Ringo Starr - BB Hot 100 #12
A Very Special Love Song - Charlie Rich -
BB Hot 100 #13
Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks - BB Hot
100 #15
Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) - Mocedades -
BB Hot 100 #14
45 Corner
Our first corner tonight features the
Spanish band Mocedades, who scored a
big Top 10 hit which we just played above.
If you flipped the Tara Records 45 over, the
song was "Touch The Wind" (Eres Tu), an
English-language version of the a-side.
Not available on LP or CD; a Rockin'
Remnants exclusive!
Rock On - David Essex - BB Hot 100 #17
I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim
Croce - BB Hot 100 #18
7pm - 8pm
Birthday Calendar
April 2nd - Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., 1939
"The Prince of Motown" would have been 77
today if he had not been tragically shot to
death by his father on April 1st, 1984, one day
short of his 45th birthday. Click here to see
the bio of this great soul man.
For our birthday calendar tribute, Marvin
Gaye duets:
"My Mistake (Was To Love You)" w/Diana
Ross
This was on the Hot 100 this date at #29.
"Once Upon A Time" w/Mary Wells, 1964
"It Takes Two" w/Kim Weston, 1967
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
w/Tammi Terrell, 1968
Tammi Terrell was Marvin's most frequent
duet partner, scoring 11 Hot 100 hits together.
She died in 1970, age 24.
Rockin' Remnants Trivia
Q: According to Joel Whitburn's book Top Pop
Singles, who is the #2 best-selling artist of the
1960's? Hint: The Beatles are #1.
"Easier Said Than Done" - The Essex, 1963
"I Got Rhythm" - The Happenings, 1967
"Que Sera, Sera" - The High Keyes, 1963
"Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)" - John Fred
& His Playboy Band, 1968
"Is That All There Is" - Peggy Lee
Written and produced by Lieber/Stoller, this
was Miss Lee's last Top 40 hit, peaking at
#11.
"Two Faces Have I" - Lou Christie, 1963
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" - Steam,
1969
Rockin' Remnants Trivia
A: The #2 best-selling artist of the 1960's is
Elvis Presley! (he is #1 all-time).
We had a lot of great guesses including The
Rolling Stones, The Supremes, CCR, but
Elvis, with the shear volume of singles he
released in the 60's (over 50 on the Hot 100
in the decade), secured his place behind the
Fab Four. Congrats to Brian from Candor, the
recipient of 1 hour free bowling at Atlas Lanes
in Trumansburg! And now, ladies and gentle-
men, The King...
"Return To Sender", 1962
"Crimson And Clover" - Tommy James And
The Shondells, 1969
45 Corner
The 2nd round in the corner tonight is
"Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield, on the
chart at #27. Also known as the theme
from "The Exorcist", there are short
versions of this available on CD, but not
the "true" 45 version on Virgin Records
(and yes, even a little off center!); another
Rockin' Remnants exlusive!
"Try Too Hard" - Dave Clark Five, 1966
"(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" - The
Righteous Brothers, 1966
By 1966 The Brothers had split from Phil
Spector, but continued to use the "wall of
sound" production on their further recordings,
including this chart-topper.
8pm – 9pm, back to our chart date!
Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang - BB Hot
100 #19
Mighty Love - pt. 1- The Spinners, BB Hot
100 #26
Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5 - BB Hot
100 #31
Spiders And Snakes - Jim Stafford - BB
Hot 100 #35
Silver Threads & Golden Needles -
Linda Ronstadt - BB Hot 100 #98 (chart
debut)
Linda still in her "country" phase; this
peaked at Hot 100 #67, but also garnered
some FM airplay.
Tell Me A Lie - Sami Jo - BB Hot 100 #24
Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of
Stone) - Tanya Tucker - BB Hot 100 #46
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Stevie
Wonder - BB Hot 100 #73
I'm A Train - Albert Hammond - BB Hot 100
#50
The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk - BB Hot
100 #22
This Goffin/King "oldie" remake topped
the chart on 5/4/1974 for 2 weeks.
Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do) - Bill
Amesbury - BB Hot 100 #59
This was the first-ever 45 released on the
infamous 70's Casablanca Records, later
in the decade a mostly disco and R&B
label.
45 Corner
The 3rd round in the corner tonight is
"Piano Man" by Billy Joel, on the
chart at #31. You won't find very many of
Billy's 45's on LP or CD, and this is one
them. This 45 version trims about one
minute and one verse from the longer
version; another Remnants exclusive!
"Love Or Let Me Be Lonely" - Paul Davis,
1982
Host Next Week (April 9): Kim Vaughan
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.
[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]
6pm – 7pm
Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede - BB
Hot 100 #1, 1 week
The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead - BB
Hot 100 #5
Come And Get Your Love - Redbone - BB
Hot 100 #6
TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB
featuring The Three Degrees - BB Hot 100
#8
Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
- BB Hot 100 #9
Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings - BB Hot 100
#11
Oh My My - Ringo Starr - BB Hot 100 #12
A Very Special Love Song - Charlie Rich -
BB Hot 100 #13
Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks - BB Hot
100 #15
Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) - Mocedades -
BB Hot 100 #14
45 Corner
Our first corner tonight features the
Spanish band Mocedades, who scored a
big Top 10 hit which we just played above.
If you flipped the Tara Records 45 over, the
song was "Touch The Wind" (Eres Tu), an
English-language version of the a-side.
Not available on LP or CD; a Rockin'
Remnants exclusive!
Rock On - David Essex - BB Hot 100 #17
I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim
Croce - BB Hot 100 #18
7pm - 8pm
Birthday Calendar
April 2nd - Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., 1939
"The Prince of Motown" would have been 77
today if he had not been tragically shot to
death by his father on April 1st, 1984, one day
short of his 45th birthday. Click here to see
the bio of this great soul man.
For our birthday calendar tribute, Marvin
Gaye duets:
"My Mistake (Was To Love You)" w/Diana
Ross
This was on the Hot 100 this date at #29.
"Once Upon A Time" w/Mary Wells, 1964
"It Takes Two" w/Kim Weston, 1967
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
w/Tammi Terrell, 1968
Tammi Terrell was Marvin's most frequent
duet partner, scoring 11 Hot 100 hits together.
She died in 1970, age 24.
Rockin' Remnants Trivia
Q: According to Joel Whitburn's book Top Pop
Singles, who is the #2 best-selling artist of the
1960's? Hint: The Beatles are #1.
"Easier Said Than Done" - The Essex, 1963
"I Got Rhythm" - The Happenings, 1967
"Que Sera, Sera" - The High Keyes, 1963
"Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)" - John Fred
& His Playboy Band, 1968
"Is That All There Is" - Peggy Lee
Written and produced by Lieber/Stoller, this
was Miss Lee's last Top 40 hit, peaking at
#11.
"Two Faces Have I" - Lou Christie, 1963
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" - Steam,
1969
Rockin' Remnants Trivia
A: The #2 best-selling artist of the 1960's is
Elvis Presley! (he is #1 all-time).
We had a lot of great guesses including The
Rolling Stones, The Supremes, CCR, but
Elvis, with the shear volume of singles he
released in the 60's (over 50 on the Hot 100
in the decade), secured his place behind the
Fab Four. Congrats to Brian from Candor, the
recipient of 1 hour free bowling at Atlas Lanes
in Trumansburg! And now, ladies and gentle-
men, The King...
"Return To Sender", 1962
"Crimson And Clover" - Tommy James And
The Shondells, 1969
45 Corner
The 2nd round in the corner tonight is
"Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield, on the
chart at #27. Also known as the theme
from "The Exorcist", there are short
versions of this available on CD, but not
the "true" 45 version on Virgin Records
(and yes, even a little off center!); another
Rockin' Remnants exlusive!
"Try Too Hard" - Dave Clark Five, 1966
"(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" - The
Righteous Brothers, 1966
By 1966 The Brothers had split from Phil
Spector, but continued to use the "wall of
sound" production on their further recordings,
including this chart-topper.
8pm – 9pm, back to our chart date!
Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang - BB Hot
100 #19
Mighty Love - pt. 1- The Spinners, BB Hot
100 #26
Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5 - BB Hot
100 #31
Spiders And Snakes - Jim Stafford - BB
Hot 100 #35
Silver Threads & Golden Needles -
Linda Ronstadt - BB Hot 100 #98 (chart
debut)
Linda still in her "country" phase; this
peaked at Hot 100 #67, but also garnered
some FM airplay.
Tell Me A Lie - Sami Jo - BB Hot 100 #24
Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of
Stone) - Tanya Tucker - BB Hot 100 #46
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Stevie
Wonder - BB Hot 100 #73
I'm A Train - Albert Hammond - BB Hot 100
#50
The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk - BB Hot
100 #22
This Goffin/King "oldie" remake topped
the chart on 5/4/1974 for 2 weeks.
Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do) - Bill
Amesbury - BB Hot 100 #59
This was the first-ever 45 released on the
infamous 70's Casablanca Records, later
in the decade a mostly disco and R&B
label.
45 Corner
The 3rd round in the corner tonight is
"Piano Man" by Billy Joel, on the
chart at #31. You won't find very many of
Billy's 45's on LP or CD, and this is one
them. This 45 version trims about one
minute and one verse from the longer
version; another Remnants exclusive!
"Love Or Let Me Be Lonely" - Paul Davis,
1982
Host Next Week (April 9): Kim Vaughan
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.
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