Apr 29, 2017 - KV - 1958

 

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Date:  April 29, 2017
Host:  Kim Vaughan
Feature:  1958




Birthday Calendar

Apr 23   – Roy Orbison – born in 1936
            – Ray Peterson – born in 1939

Apr 24   – Doug Clifford (CCR) – age 72

Apr 25   – Stu Cook (CCR) – age 72
            – Mike Brown (Left Banke) – born in 1949

Apr 26   – Duane Eddy – age 79
            – Bobby Rydell – age 75

Apr 27   – Pete Ham (Badfinger) – born in 1947

Apr 29   – Tommy James (b. Thomas Jackson) – age 70
            – Tammi Terrell (b. Thomasina Winifred Montgomery) – born in 1945
            – Bob Miranda (Happenings) – age 75




Playlist

[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 4-29-58; 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)

Tequila – The Champs (#8 this week)

Book Of Love – The Monotones

Wear My Ring Around Your Neck – Elvis Presley

All I Have To Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers

 * Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield

Catch A Falling Star – Perry Como

Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry

Click Clack – Dickey Doo & The Don’ts

Lollipop – The Chordettes

Lonely Island – Sam Cooke

 * Who’s Sorry Now – Connie Francis

Oh-Oh I’m Falling In Love Again – Jimmie Rodgers

Do You Want To Dance – Bobby Freeman

Looking Back – Nat King Cole

[45] Make Up Your Mind – The Gentrys

Come What May – Clyde McPhatter

Maybe Baby – Buddy Holly

26 Miles (Santa Catalina) – The Four Preps


7-8pm

Ooby Dooby – Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings (1956, #59, his first Top 100 hit)

Corinna Corinna – Ray Peterson (1960, peaked at #9 in early 1961)

Long As I Can See The Light – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970, b-side of Lookin’ Out My Back Door)

Pretty Ballerina – The Left Banke (1967, #15, written by Mike Brown)

Because They’re Young – Duane Eddy (1960, #4, title track of a movie featuring Tuesday Weld)

(I’ve Got) Bonnie – Bobby Rydell (1962, #18, a Goffin/King composition)

Baby Blue – Badfinger (1972, #14, written by Pete Ham)

Sweet Cherry Wine – Tommy James & The Shondells (1969, #7, produced and co-written by Tommy James)

Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (1968, #8)

Girl On A Swing – The Happenings (dnc, recorded by the Happenings in 1966, released under Bob Miranda’s name in 1968)

 * Tom Dooley – The Kingston Trio

Turn Around, Look At Me – The Vogues

[45] Mindrocker – The American Breed

 * Fever – Peggy Lee

(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet – The Reflections

Will Power – The Cookies

8-9pm



Stumblin’ In – Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman  

Girls It Ain’t Easy – The Honey Cone

Scorpio – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

Fire – The Pointer Sisters

The Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Living Next Door To Alice – Smokie

Goodbye Girl – David Gates

Wig Wam Bam – Sweet

Precious, Precious – Jackie Moore

Since You’ve Been Gone – Rainbow

Dancing On A Saturday Night – Barry Blue

[45] Three Little Words – Paul Davis

Teacher Teacher – Rockpile

Never Goin’ Back Again – Fleetwood Mac

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




Host Next Week (May 6):  John Simon with a spotlight on 1966




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