Rockin' Remnants
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Date: February 10, 2018
Host: Gregory James
Feature: Meta-Music (Songs about Songs)
Birthday Calendar
February 3, 19??: John Rudan
February 4, 1948: Alice Cooper 70
February 4, 1944: Florence Larue (5th Dimension) 74
February 4, 1944: Marge Ganser (Shangri-La’s) d. 1996
February 5, 1944: Al Kooper 74
February 6, 1943: Fabian 75
February 6, 1945:
Bob Marley d. 1981
February 6, 1946: Richie Hayward (Little Feat drummer) d.
2010
February 9, 1942:
Carole King 76
February 10, 1937: Roberta Flack 81
PlaylistSongs with * were requests.
Chart numbers are the highest position achieved by the record.
Unless otherwise noted, 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).
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)
1. Peter Paul and Mary: “I dig rock and roll music” (1967) #9
2. Chuck Berry: “Johnny B. Goode” (1958) #8, #2 R&B
3. Bread: “Guitar Man” (1972) #11, #1 Easy Listening
4. Beatles: “While my guitar gently weeps” (1968)
Both George Harrison and Eric Clapton play guitar
5. Lemon Pipers: “Green tambourine” (1967) #1
One of first bubblegum songs to top the charts. First #1 hit for Buddah records, the premier label for bubblegum.
6. Byrds: “Tambourine man” (1965) #1 Pop chart
While the group sang on the track, they did not play.
7. Preston Epps: “Bongo Rock” (1959) #14 Pop chart
8. Arthur Conley: “Sweet soul music” (1967) #2
Opening riff quoted from Elmer Bernstein’s score for 1960 movie The Magnificent Seven
9. Doobie Brothers: “Listen to the music” (1972) #11
10. Kiki Dee: “I’ve got the music in me” (1974) #12
11. Carole King (b’day week artist): “Jazz Man” (1974) #2
Sax solo by Tom Scott. Song refers to Curtis Amy, the musical director for Ray Charles.
12. Dobie Gray: “Drift Away” (1973) #5
13. Orleans (45 RPM corner): “Let there be music” (1975) # 55
14. Earth Wind & Fire: “Sing a Song” (1975) #5, #1 R&B,
15. Sonny and Cher: “The Beat goes on” (1967) #6
Backing track provided by the crack studio session group The Wrecking Crew. “And the beat goes on” is inscribed on Sonny Bono’s headstone.
16. Turtles: “Story of rock and roll” (1968)
17. Dire Straits: “Sultans of Swing” (1978) #4
18. Fabian (b’day week artist): “Tiger” (1959) #3
19. Roberta Flack (b’day week artist): “Killing Me Softly…” (1973) Spent 5 non-consecutive weeks at #1—more than any other record in 1973
20. Leon Russel: “Song for you” (1970)
Many artists have covered this song, originally written for and about Rita Coolidge.
21. *Grateful Dead: “Playing in the Band” (request) (1971)
22. *Orleans: “Dance with Me” (request) (1975) #6
23. Who: “Squeeze Box” (1975) #16
24. *Billy Joel: “Piano Man” (request) (1973) #6
25. O’Jays (45 corner): “I love music” (1975) #5, # 1 soul chart
26. John Mellencamp: “ROCK in the USA” (1985) #2
29. Neil Diamond: “Song Sung Blue” (1972) #1
27. Cass Elliot: “Make your own kind of music” (1969) #36, #6 Adult Contemporary. Written by legendary song writing team Barry Mann and Cynthia Weill.
28. Vicki Sue Robinson: “Turn the beat around” (1976)
#10. Started life as a dance club record and was first played on radio in Boston.
29. Four Tops: “Same Old Song” (1965) #5, #2 R&B
Created in 24 hours from inception to acetate release to radio stations.
30. *Sam Cooke: “Having a party” (request) (1962) #17, #4 R&B. The party goers heard on the record included many of Cooke’s friends, including Lou Rawls.
31. Showmen: “It will stand” (1961) #61
32. Dr. Hook: “Cover of the Rolling Stone” (1972) #6 Written by humorist Shel Silverstein.
33. George Harrison: “This Song” (1976) #25
Recorded after Harrison lost a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging that My Sweet Lord had substantially the same melody as He’s So Fine by the Chiffons.
34. John Miles: “Music” (1976) #88
Song produced by Alan Parsons. Miles toured with Tina Turner playing guitar and keyboards and singing backup.
35. *Ian Hunter: “Old Records Never Die” (request) (1981)
36. War: “All Day Music” (1971)
37. Music Explosion: “Little bit of soul” (1964) #2
38. New Seekers: “I’d like to teach the world to sing” (1971) #7 Sold 12 million copies. Started life as a jingle to a Coca Cola commercial. Coke waived some royalties, donating proceeds to UNICEF.
39. Rod Stewart: “Mandolin wind” (1971)
40. Barry White: “Let the Music Play” (1976) #32, #4 R&B
41. Monkees: “Listen to the Band” (1969) #63
First time Mike Nesmith sang lead vocals on a Monkees A-side single
42. Jim Croce: “I’ll have to say I love you in a song” (1974) #9, #1 Adult Contemporary
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Trivia Question: What is the technical term for music about music?
ANSWER: Meta-Music
Congratulations to Mike from Newfield, for correctly answering the question and winning a Luna Gift Card!
Host Next Week (2/17/18): Jan Hunsinger with a post-Valentine’s Day spotlight on Songs about Love (or at least mentioning it!)
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