October 27th, 2018 - JR - Golden Oldies

Rockin' Remnants

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Date:  October 27, 2018
Host:  JR
Feature:  Golden Oldies 
                

Playlist

[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.)

 I'm Leaving It Up To You – Dale & Grace (1963, #1, 2 weeks; covered by Donnie And Marie in 1974, #4.) 

The Mountain's High – Dick And Deedee (1961, #2).

You Can't Sit Down – The Dovells (1963, #3).

Return To Sender – Elvis (1962, #2; this spent 5 weeks from #1 behind "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The 4 Seasons.)

Society's Child – Janis Ian (1967, #14; born Janis Eddy Fink, she had one other BB Top 20 hit with "At Seventeen" in 1975, #3).

To Sir With Love – Lulu (1967, #1, 5 weeks; the theme to the movie of the same name starring Sidney Poitier.)

To Know Him Is To Love Him – The Teddy Bears (1958, #1, 3 weeks; Phil Spector, Annette Kleinbard and Marshall Leib.)




Little Town Flirt - Del Shannon (1963, #12).

I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - The Byrds (1965, #103 BB Bubbling Under; written and sung by unsung Byrd Gene Clark as the flip-side of "All I Really Want To Do" #40.)



Slow Down - The Beatles (1964, #25; flip-side of "Matchbox" #17.)

Things - Bobby Darin (1962, #3).

You Got To Me - Neil Diamond (1967, #18; check out the video link for a classic clip from American Bandstand!)

The Wah Watusi - The Orlons (1962, #2; another classic Philly band [we played The Dovells earlier this hour].)

Among My Souvenirs - Connie Francis (1959, #7).




The Sins Of A Family - P.F Sloan (1965, #87; "Flip" Sloan had a long a fascinating career in the music biz; click here to see his bio.)





7pm-8pm

Birthday Calendar

Oct 27   –  Floyd Cramer  - 1933


Oct 25   – Helen Reddy - 77
                Jon Anderson (Yes) - 74
                John Hall (Orleans) - 71

Oct 22   –  Bobby Fuller – 1942
              
Oct 21  – Manfred Mann (Michael Leibovitz) - 78
                Steve Cropper - 76

               
On The Rebound – Floyd Cramer (1961, #4; Floyd Cramer was a prodigious session musician in Nashville, playing the piano of hundred, if not thousands, of recordings; click here to see his bio.)

Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy (1973, #1, 1 week; originally recorded by, and a C&W Top Ten, for Tanya Tucker in 1972.)

 

Your Move - Yes (45 version, 1971, #40; this mono 45 is now available on the reissue CD of The Yes Album.)






Reach - Orleans (1977, #51).

Love's Made A Fool Of You  – Bobby Fuller Four (1966, #28; Bobby died under mysterious circumstances 0n 7/18/1966; click here for his bio).

Soul Man – Sam & Dave (1967, #2; with Steve Cropper on guitar, he was another Tennessee studio musician who played a regular gig with Booker T. & The MG's along with playing and producing many others; click here to see his bio.)

Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) – Manfred Mann (1968, #10; Mann was the keyboard player and did not sing; the lead vocalist on this was Mike D'Abo.)

Going Up The Country - Canned Heat (1968, #16).
Let's Work Together - Canned Heat (1969, #26; the first song from this boogie-blues band is being used by Geico Insurance, and the second one is being used by Amazon; what are the odds of 2 songs from this band being used simultaneously for 2 huge American corporations?  Astronomic?)



We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions – Queen (1977, #4; for the new Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, in theaters now.)

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel (1977, #68; currently being used in a Nespresso commercial, featuring G.Clooney!)

My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder (1969, #4).


Gloria – The Shadows Of Knight (1966, #10).

Sloop John B. - The Beach Boys (1966, #3.)


8pm - 9pm

Holding On To Yesterday - Ambrosia (45 version,1975, #17; this single version clocks in at 3:19, one minute less than the LP version, with a few tricky edits and a quick fade.)




Carpet Of The Sun - Renaissance (1973, #dnc; British art-rock band featuring the angelic vocals of Annie Haslem and what a cool video from the late-night concert show The Midnight Special).

Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon (1978, #56, 1980, #77; this LP cover was a 70's classic!  You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish




Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult (1976, #12; the first Top 40 hit for this Long Island band; their only other one was "Burnin' For You", #40 in 1981.)

Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson (1978, #9). 

 Without You - Nilsson (1972, #1, 4 weeks).



Just One Look - Linda Ronstadt (1979, #44, 1979; The Burns Sisters will be doing a tribute concert to Linda on November 10th at The Hangar Theater, and our own John Simon will have an on-air interview with them the same day on The Dealers Choice!)

Amnesia - Pousette-Dart Band (1977, dnc; this Boston-area band were more popular on FM than AM and I can remember hearing it a lot right here on WVBR!)




Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion (1971, #7).

Blood Red And Going Down - Tanya Tucker (1973, #74, C&W #1).




45 Corner - Fresh Air - Quicksilver Messenger Service (1970, #49; another band that had more success on the FM dial, but like all late 60's and early 70's bands there was the obligatory 45.  This 45 version is only available on the 7" single, and is a fade of the LP version, right in the middle of Nicky Hopkins piano solo!  What a waste, but it had to fit AM playlists, so it was trimmed from 5:20 to 3:20.  The LP version still remains a classic cold ending!)




I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross (1980).

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

Glossary of terms

dnc = did not chart.
nr = not released as a single at the time.

AC = Billboard's chart for "Adult Contemporary" singles.
Bubbling Under = songs that were ranked, but below the Hot 100 (spots 101 - 130),

BB = Billboard Magazine, which publishes the Hot 100 chart (previously known at the Top 100), along with several other charts.

C&W = Billboard's chart for "Country & Western" singles.

R&B = Billboards's chart for "Rhythm & Blues" singles.
RRHOF = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
RS500 = Rolling Stones Magazine's ranked list of the top 500 singles of all-time.

Host Next Week (November 3): Greg James with a feature on Time!

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