Jul 30, 2016 - KV - 1961

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Date:  July 30, 2016
Host:  Kim Vaughan
Feature:  1961







Birthday Calendar


Jul 25 – Steve Goodman – born in 1948

Jul 26 – Darlene Love (b. Darlene Wright, Blossoms, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans) – age 75
            – Brenton Wood (b. Alfred Jesse Smith) – age 75
            – Dobie Gray (b. Lawrence Darrow Brown) – born in 1940
            – Sir Michael Philip Jagger (Rolling Stones) – age 73

Jul 27 – Bobbie Gentry (b. Roberta Lee Streeter) – age 72

Jul 28 – Jonathan Edwards – age 70

Jul 30 – Paul Anka – age 75





Playlist


[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 7-30-61; 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)

Quarter to Three – Gary U.S. Bonds (this week in 1961 was its third consecutive week at #3, after having spent two weeks in the top slot)

The Boll Weevil Song – Brook Benton (in its third consecutive week at #2)

 

Tossin’ and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis (in its third consecutive week at #1.  It would end up with seven weeks at #1 on the Hot 100, and TEN weeks at #1 on the R&B chart.)

Sea of Heartbreak – Don Gibson (#33 this week)

Back Beat No. 1 – The Rondells (percolating this week in 1961; it was #8 on the Bubbling Under chart, and would eventually peak at #66 on the Hot 100)

 * Hats Off to Larry – Del Shannon (#6 this week)

 * Last Night – The Mar-Keys (#12 this week)

What a Sweet Thing That Was – The Shirelles (#60 this week, it would peak at #54)

I’m Gonna Knock On Your Door – Eddie Hodges (#38 this week)

 

All I Have to Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers (debuted this week at #100 on the Hot 100, it would be at #96 the next week, and then fall off the chart.  But it had already spent 17 weeks on the chart in 1958, including five weeks at #1.)

Rainin’ in My Heart – Slim Harpo (#67 this week)

It Keeps Rainin’ – Fats Domino (#82 this week)

Raindrops – Dee Clark (#7 this week)

Nag – The Halos (#70 this week, it would eventually peak at #25.  This was their only Hot 100 hit under their own name.  They did, however, sing backup on some other hits from the summer of 1961:  “Pretty Little Angel Eyes” by Curtis Lee and “Who Put the Bomp” by Barry Mann.)

My True Story – The Jive Five (#54 this week and climbing.  It would reach #3 on the Hot 100 and it would spend three weeks at #1 on the R&B chart.)

 

 * I Fall to Pieces – Patsy Cline (#37 this week)

7-8pm

City of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie (1972, #18, written by Steve Goodman)

Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah – Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans (1962, peaked at #8 in early 1963)

   

 * He’s Sure the Boy I Love – The Crystals (1962, peaked at #11 in early 1963.  Credited to the Crystals, but actually recorded by the Blossoms.)

The Oogum Boogum Song – Brenton Wood (1967, #34, his first Hot 100 hit.) 

 

Look At Me – Dobie Gray (1963, #91, his first Hot 100 hit.)

The “In” Crowd – Dobie Gray (1965, #13)

 * You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones (1973, #42)

Let It Be Me – Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (1969, #36)

Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry (1967, #1 for four weeks)

Sunshine (Go Away Today) – Jonathan Edwards (1971, peaked at #4 in early 1972, his only Hot 100 hit)

 

Dance On Little Girl – Paul Anka (#34 this week)

* Diana – Paul Anka (1957, #1, his first Top 100 hit)

8-9pm




 * Smooth Operator – Sarah Vaughan (1959, #44)

 

* Let the Little Girl Dance – Billy Bland (1960, #7)

* Never Be Anyone Else But You – Ricky Nelson (1959, #6)

* 96 Tears – ? and the Mysterians (1966, #1)

* It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty (1958, #1 for two weeks)

Please Stay – The Drifters (peaked at #14 this week in 1961)



Yellow Bird – Arthur Lyman (peaked at #4 this week.  Of the three versions of this song that charted on the Hot 100, this was by far the most successful – the Mills Brothers and Lawrence Welk peaked at #70 and #71, respectively.)

* Suspicion – Terry Stafford (1964, #3)

* Get a Job – The Silhouettes (1958, #1 for two weeks on the Hot 100 and #1 for six weeks on the R&B chart.  This song was the only time they made it onto either of those charts.)

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

 

Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gayle (1977, #2 for three weeks)

There’s a Whole Lot of Loving – Guys and Dolls (1975, #7 in the Netherlands, #2 in the UK)

Magnet and Steel – Walter Egan (1978, #8, with Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks on backing vocals)

Rock On – David Essex (1973, peaked at #5 in early 1974)

Dancing on a Saturday Night – Barry Blue (1973, #2 in the UK.  Just as Dobie Gray was born with the last name Brown, Barry Blue was born with the last name Green.)

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








Host Next Week (Aug 6):  John Rudan with a spotlight on 1975





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