Jun 29, 2019 - KV - 1959

 



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Date: June 29, 2019
Host:  Kim Vaughan
Feature:  1959






Birthday Calendar


Jun 23   – Paul Goddard (bass, Atlanta Rhythm Section) – born in 1945

Jun 24   – Michael “Mick” Fleetwood (drums, Fleetwood Mac) – age 72
            – Jeff Beck (guitar, Yardbirds) – age 75
            – Colin Blunstone (lead vocals, Zombies) – age 74

Jun 25   – Eddie Floyd – age 82 or 84

Jun 26   – Georgie Fame (b. Clive Powell) – age 76

Jun 27   – Doc Pomus (lyricist, b. Jerome Felder) – born in 1925

Jun 28   – Dave Knights (bass, Procol Harum) – born in

Jun 29   – Bill Kirchen (guitar, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen) – age 71
            – Little Eva (b. Eva Narcissus Boyd) – born in 1943





 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia


Who was the group from this week’s birthday calendar that reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 a year after the group disbanded? 

(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)





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

·       a glossary of terms is below the playlist

6-7pm  



OPENING THEME:  Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)

Dream Lover – Bobby Darin (#4 this week in 1959, having peaked at #2 a few weeks earlier)

Along Came Jones – The Coasters (peaked this week at #9)

Bongo Rock – Preston Epps (peaked this week at #14)

   

Forty Days – Ronnie Hawkins (peaked this week at #45)

Lonely For You – Gary Stites (#47 this week)

 * Fall Down As The Rain – Joe Crookston (this is a very recent song by a local artist.  It was an exception to our format as it was a dedication from a long-time listener and friend of the show to her husband, who had passed away that morning.  You’re in our hearts, Betsy and David.)

* Runaway – Del Shannon (1961, #1 for four weeks)

* Come Softly To Me – The Fleetwoods (1959, #1 for four weeks.  It had just fallen off the Hot 100 the previous week, the chart published June 22.)

Endlessly – Brook Benton (#40 this week, having peaked at #12 a few weeks prior)

Since You’ve Been Gone – Clyde McPhatter (#53 this week, written by Neil Sedaka)

I Only Have Eyes For You – The Flamingos (#15 this week)

There Is Something On Your Mind – Big Jay McNeely & Band (#72 this week, having peaked at #44.  This was his only song to chart on the Hot 100.)

Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) – The Impalas (#41 this week, after having spent two weeks at #2 in May)

 

See You In September – The Tempos (debuted this week at #90.  It would reach #23, and would be their only song to chart on the Hot 100.)

* Lonely Blue Boy – Conway Twitty (it would debut in late 1959 and peak at #6 in early 1960.  The song was originally recorded by Elvis as “Danny” but not released.)

7-8pm

So In To You – Atlanta Rhythm Section (1977, #7)

Need Your Love So Bad – Fleetwood Mac (1968, did not chart in the U.S.)

Heart Full Of Soul – The Yardbirds (1965, #9, with Jeff Beck providing the fuzz-tone guitar)

Time Of The Season – The Zombies (1969, #3, recorded in 1967)

I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) – Eddie Floyd (1968, #40)

 

The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde – Georgie Fame (1968, #7)

Sweets For My Sweet – The Drifters (1961, #16, with lyrics by Doc Pomus, who also wrote lyrics to This Magic Moment, Save The Last Dance For Me, and many others)

A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum (1967, #5)

Hot Rod Lincoln – Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (1972, #9)

Keep Your Hands Off My Baby – Little Eva (1962, #12)

Let’s Start The Party Again – Little Eva (1963, bubbled under at #123)

 

Cherrystone – The Addrisi Brothers (#78 this week)

8-9pm




 * Dancing Queen – Jackson 5 (1974, #2 for two weeks, R&B #1)

Southern Nights – Glen Campbell (1977, #1 on the Hot 100 and Country charts)

Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty (1978, #2 for six weeks)

 * Love On A Mountain Top – Robert Knight (1968, dnc in the US but it became popular in the UK a few years later and reached #10 over there in Jan 1974)

 

Nights On Broadway – Candi Staton (1977, bubbled under at #102.  It had been a Top Ten hit for the Bee Gees two years prior.)

Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me – Mac Davis (1972, #1 for three weeks)

Dancin’ Shoes – Nigel Olsson (1978, reached #18 in early 1979.  He had been Elton John's drummer for several years.)

Lotta Love – Nicolette Larson (1978, reached #8 in early 1979, #1 Adult Contemporary.  The song was written by Neil Young.)

Thunder Island – Jay Ferguson (1977, reached #9 in early 1978)

Girls It Ain’t Easy – The Honey Cone (1969, #68)

 

Love Land – Charles Wright & The Watts 103^rd Street Band (1970, #16)

 * Come On – Chuck Berry (1961, dnc)

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






Trivia Answer


The Zombies reached #3 with Time Of The Season in early 1969, even though they’d disbanded in late 1967.  It was a re-release of the single, which had failed to chart on its initial release.

Congratulations to Robin from Ithaca, for correctly answering the question and winning two VIP passes to Hangar Theatre for the show(s) of her choice!



Glossary of Terms:

dnc = did not chart

nr = not released as a single at the time

AC = Billboard’s chart for “Adult Contemporary” records

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

Bubbling Under = songs that were ranked but fell below the top 100

C&W = Billboard’s chart for “Country & Western” records

R&B = Billboard’s chart for “Rhythm & Blues” records

RRHOF = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
RS500 = Rolling Stone Magazine’s ranked list of the top 500 singles of all-time






Host Next Week (July 6):  John Rudan





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