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Date: July 22, 2017
Host: JR
Feature: 1971
In our Remnants spotlight this week is the mid-Summer, 1971, and a classic Billboard Hot 100 chart: we'll
hear from Smokey Robinson And The Miracles, Raiders, Tommy James, CCR, Three Dog Night and more! The Birthday Calendar this week is loaded and we'll break into the archives for more of those great summer oldies. We also have a new feature this week for the next 4 weeks: Luna Street Food/Rockin' Remnants trivia, with a chance to win a $20 gift card to Luna Street Food! Great oldies and great food on your Saturday night...
Playlist
[songs in bold are from the spotlight date of 7-8-59; 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
It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move - Carole King - BB Hot 100 #1, 5 weeks - Kicking off the "Singer/Songwriter" era, this was one of the biggest hits of the year!
Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders - BB Hot 100 #2 - This would ascend to #1 on 7/24/1971 for 1 week)
Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - BB Hot 100 #4
Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - BB Hot 100 #5
Draggin' The Line - Tommy James - BB Hot 100 #8
She's Not Just Another Woman - The 8th Day - BB Hot 100 #11 - One of the many soul groups in the Invictus/Hot Wax stable of Holland/Dozier/Holland, which also included Freda Payne, Chairman Of The Board, and 100 Proof Aged In Soul.
Back to our chart date soon, but here are some more great Summertime sounds!
"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" - Alan Sherman, 1963
"Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" - Nat "King" Cole, 1963
"Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran, 1958
"In The Summertime" - Mungo Jerry, 1970
45 Corner
Beginnings - Chicago - BB Hot 100 #23
This mono single version is only available on 7" vinyl and it trims 5:00 off the stereo LP version! No percussion solo...
Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye - BB Hot 100 #26
Hot Pants (She Got To Use She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1) - James Brown - BB Hot 100 #27
7pm - 8pm
The Birthday Calendar
July 18th - Dion DiMucci - 78
Martha Reeves - 76
"Screamin'" Jay (Jalacy) Hawkins - 1929
Lonnie Mack - 1941
July 19th - Brian May (Queen) - 70
July 20th - John Lodge (Moody Blues) - 72
Kim Carnes - 72
Carlos Santana - 70
July 21st - Cat Stevens - 69
July 22nd - George Clinton - 76
Don Henley - 70
(The background theme for the Birthday Calendar this week is "Tonky Go Go" by the late Lonnie Mack from 1965)
"Runaround Sue" - Dion - BB Hot 100, 2 weeks, 1961
"Dancing In The Streets" - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - 1964
"Ashes" - "Screamin'" Jay Hawkins with Pat Newton - 1962 - A "Breakout" Hit in Philadelphia, according Whitburn's Billboard book.
"Ride My See-Saw" - The Moody Blues - 1968
"Jingo" - Santana - 1969 - The 45 definitely did not do this band justice in their early days! Whatta jam!
Rolling Along 7pm Hour...
*"Hot Fun In The Summertime" - Sly & The Family Stone - 1969
*"Please Come To Boston" - Dave Loggins - 1974
"Somewhere My Love" - Ray Conniff And The Singers - 1966 - I read a comment online that said although this song was schmaltzy for the young crowd in '66, but the vocal hook at about 54 seconds is irresistible! I agree! Listen here...
"A World Of Our Own" - The Seekers - 1965
"Kicks" - Paul Revere And The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay - 1966
"The Rain, The Park, & Other Things" - The Cowsills - 1967
The next 3 songs were suggested by listeners for the 48th Anniversary of the first man on the moon on 7/21/1969!
*"Space Oddity" - David Bowie - 1973
*"Moon Dance" - Van Morrison - 1970
*"Moonshadow" - Cat Stevens - 1971
Luna Streetfood/Rockin' Remnants Trivia
Q: What airline used the song "Yellow Bird" as their theme song in the 1960's?
Scroll down to see the answer!
8pm - 9pm
Back to our chart date of 7/22/1971 and part 2 of the Birthday Calendar!
Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver With Fat City - BB Hot 100 #12 - Mr. Rocky Mountains first Top 10 hit featuring his musicians and co-writers Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert Danoff (Fat City) who later formed The Starland Vocal Band!
Sooner Or Later - The Grass Roots - BB Hot 100 #13
Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - The Fortunes - BB Hot 100 #16
Signs - Five Man Electrical Band - BB Hot 100 #21
Sweet Hitchhiker - CCR - BB Hot 100 #68 (Highest debut single of the week)
Liar (45 version) - Three Dog Night - BB Hot 100 #40
Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth - BB Hot 100 #51
Crazy About The La La La - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - BB Hot 100 #66 - The "La La La" was about fish and chips, or toast and jam, or, well... But dad, it's Smokey! Peaked at BB Hot 100 #56.
Mother Freedom - Bread - BB Hot 100 #75
I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth - BB Hot 100 #79
The Birthday Calendar, part 2
"39" - Queen - 1976 - The flip-side of the single "Somebody To Love" features a rare lead vocal by guitarist Brian May.
"Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk)" - Parliament
"Bette Davis Eyes" - Kim Carnes - 1981
"All She Wants To Do Is Dance" - Don Henley
Trivia answer:
"Yellow Bird" was a plane flown by Northeast Airlines in the 60's from New England and New York to sunny Florida! NE Airlines was absorbed by Delta Airlines in 1972, and the "Yellow Birds" were discontinued.
Congratulations to Jack from Etna who won that $20 gift card to Luna Street Food.
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Host This Week (July 29th): JS with a spotlight on Summer Sounds and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer Darlene Love.
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.
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Host This Week (July 1st): JS with a spotlight.
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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