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Date: April 1, 2017
Host: Jan Hunsinger
Feature: April songs/Fool songs
Birthday Calendar
March 26:
Rufus Thomas - 1917
Fred Parris - 81 The Five Satins
Diana Ross - 73
March 28:
Jay Livingston (composer) - 1915
Chuck Portz (Turtle bassist 1965-6) - 72
March 29:
Danny Conn (Playmates drummer) - 1930
Astrud Gilberto - 77
March 30:
Graeme Edge - (Moody Blues drummer) - 75
Jay Traynor (Jay & The Americans) - 1943
Eric Clapton - 72
Randy VanWarmer - 1955
March 31:
Johann Sebastian Bach - 1685
John D. Loudermilk (songwriter) - 1934
Herb Alpert - 82
Al Nichol (Turtles guitarist) - 71
John "Jon-Jon" Poulos (Buckinghams drummer) - 1947
April 1:
Debbie Reynolds - 1932
Rudolph Isley (Isley Brothers) - 78
Alan Blakely (Tremeloes guitarist) - 1942
Phil Margo (Tokens) - 75
John Barbata (drummer for the Turtles; C,S,N,Y; Jefferson Airplane/Starship) - 71
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]
6-7pm
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)
April Love - Pat Boone (#1 - 1957: title song from movie starring Boone and Shirley Jones, spent 6 weeks at #1)
April Come She Will - Simon & Garfunkel (1966: flip side of 45 release of Scarborough Fair/Canticle)
The April Fools - Dionne Warwick (#37 - 1969: one of her lesser-known hits written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David)
Everybody Plays the Fool - Main Ingredient (#3 - 1972: R & B trio out of Harlem)
Fool, Fool, Fool - The Clovers (1951: co-written by Atlantic Record co-founder Ahmet Ertegen)
Fool on the Hill - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (#6 - 1968: hit cover of the Lennon-McCartney tune)
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley (#2 - 1959: the King's cover of the Hank Snow hit from 1952)
Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers (#6 - 1956: Lymon co-wrote their career-defining record)
Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin (#2 - 1967: blues guitar intro by Joe South for this Queen of Soul hit)
Fool Me - Joe South (#78 - 1971: South was better known for his songs being hits for others, but this one briefly made the charts)
Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (#1 - 1958: songwriter Sharon Sheeley was only 15 years old and drove to Nelson's house to pitch him the song)
Fools Rush In - Rick Nelson (#12 - 1963: Nelson changed his performing name to Rick in 1961)
45 corner
Pieces of April - Three Dog Night (#19 - 1972: written by Dave Loggins who later had a hit with "Please Come to Boston"; on the original ABC Dunhill label)
Fool For You - The Impressions (#22 - 1968: written by Curtis Mayfield and released on his brand new record label)
Fool to Cry - Rolling Stones (#10 - 1976: off the 'Black and Blue' LP; Nicky Hopkins on piano)
Birthday Calendar
Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas (#10 - 1963: on Stax Records)
To the Aisle - The Five Satins (#25 - 1957: Fred Parris is the leader of the Five Satins and they are still performing today)
When the Lovelight Starts Shining in His Eyes - The Supremes (#23 - 1963)
Reflections - Diana Ross and the Supremes (#2 - 1967: first single released with Diana Ross receiving billing over the group; complete with psychedelic intro)
Mona Lisa - Nat 'King' Cole (#1 - 1950: song co-written by Jay Livingston and used in the movie Captain Carey, U.S.A.; it won the Academy Award and spent 8 weeks at #1)
Can I Get to Know You Better - The Turtle (#89 - 1966: sunshine pop from the California group)
Beep Beep - The Playmates (#4 - 1958: million seller novelty record that uses accelerando - the song speeds up; here is an image of a Nash Rambler, 1957)
Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto (#4 - 1964 - bossa nova jazz song that was a worldwide hit and won the Grammy for Record of the Year)
Question - The Moody Blues (#21 - 1970: the group is touring this year to mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Days of Future Past)
She Cried - Jay & the Americans (#5 - 1962: Jay Traynor sang lead on the group's first hit, then he was replaced by Jay Black)
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream (#5 - 1968: the classic power trio of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Jack Bruce; dig the psychedelic image))
Hello Old Friend - Eric Clapton (#24 - 1976: from the LP "No Reason to Cry")
Just When I Needed You Most - Randy VanWarmer (#4 - 1979: John Sebastian on autoharp)
A Lover's Concerto - The Toys (#2 - 1965: girl group hit based on Bach's "Minuet in G Major")
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - The Casinos (#6 - 1967: written by John D. Loudermilk)
Zorba the Greek - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (#11 - 1965: from the movie starring Anthony Quinn)
You Know What I Mean - The Turtles (#12 - 1967: spent 11 weeks on the Hot 100 chart)
Don't You Care - The Buckinghams (#6 - 1967: with drum intro by Jon-Jon Poulos)
Tammy - Debbie Reynolds (#1 - 1957: another big hit co-written by Jay Livingston; spent 5 weeks at #1)
That Lady - The Isley Brothers (#6 - 1973: song was originally recorded by the group in 1964; this re-recodring is #357 on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs of All Time)
Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes (#13 - 1967: song was written by Cat Stevens)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens (#1 - 1961: original song is from 1939; also made popular by the Weavers; this is the doo-wop version by the Tokens, who are still performing)
Count On Me - Jefferson Starship (#8 - 1978: Jon Barbata on drums)
The Fool - Sanford Clark (#7 - 1956: country crossover written by Lee Hazelwood; Richard Thompson included it on his "1,000 Years of Popular Music")
*Deep Purple - Nino Tempo & April Stevens (#1 - 1963: listerner request for another April - related tune)
*Candy Girl - The Four Seasons (#3 - 1963: going out by request)
*You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles (from the "Help" LP)
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Host Next Week (April 8): Kim Vaughan with a spotlight on April 8, 1960.
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