Rockin' Remnants is broadcast from WVBR-FM Ithaca. Check out our webpage, like us on Facebook, and tune in to 93.5 or stream the show every Saturday night from 6-9pm! (Or download the WVBR+ app now available for iOS and Android!). Thanks to our sponsors Island Health & Fitness and Rasa Spa for their support every week!
Date: August 24th, 2019
Host: JR
Feature: Famous Guitar Slides of the Seventies!
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.)
Not Fade Away - The Rolling Stones (1964, #48; this was the Stones debut on the Hot 100! Coming up, this is the subject of our Dinner and a Movie trivia question.)
Sally Go 'Round The Roses - The Jaynetts (1963, #2).
Casino Royale - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (1967, #27).
Wonderful World – Sam Cooke (1960, #12).
I Fall To Pieces – Patsy Cline (1961, #12).
Til The World Ends – Three Dog Night (1975, #32; the last charting single for this powerhouse pop group of the early 70's.)
Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman (1969, #37)
The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies (1974, #6; the last Top Ten song for this legendary British Invasion combo.)
No Shoestrings On Eloise - Elton John (1970, LP track; his self-titled U.S. debut album was released on this date 49 years ago.)
Love Is A Rose - Linda Ronstadt (1975, #63).
Nathan Jones - The Supremes (1971, #16; all three members of the group sang the lead vocal in unison, an unusual approach for this girl group. Also, some cool electronic "phasing.")
Desiree - Neil Diamond (1978, #16).
The Cisco Kid - War (1973, #2).
Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) - Tower Of Power (1974, #26).
7 - 8pm
Birthday Calendar
August 24 – Mason Williams - 81
August 23 – Rick Springfield - 70
Keith Moon - 1947
August 21 – Kenny Rogers - 81
James Burton - 80
Jackie DeShannon - 75
August 20 – Robert Plant - 71
Isaac Hayes -1942
August 19 – Ginger Baker (Cream) - 80
Johnny Nash - 79
Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) - 74
Baroque-A-Nova - Mason Williams (1968, #96; all of his follow-up single releases after "Classical Gas" failed to get higher than #90.)
SWLABR - The Cream (1968, flip-side of "Sunshine Of Your Love"; She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow. Far out.)
Cupid - Johnny Nash (1969, #39).
Smoke On The Water (Live) - Deep Purple (1973; off the LP Made In Japan, considered one of the best live albums of all time.)
Theme From Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971, #1, 2 weeks; Oscar for Best Song.)
Lucille - Kenny Rogers (1977, #5).
Jessie's Girl– Rick Springfield (1981, #1, 2 weeks).
Put a Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon (1969, #4; born Sharon Myers in Hazel, KY.)
The Song Is Over - The Who (1971; off the LP Who's Next, this features some awesome cascading drums from "The Mooner".)
Stood Up - Ricky Nelson (1958, #2; featuring the guitar stylings of James Burton. Click here for his bio.)
Time for a little Rockin' Remnants Trivia! We started off tonight's show with "Not Fade Away" by The Rolling Stones. What is the significance of that single? We'll have the answer at the end of the Blog!
One After 909 - The Beatles (1970, #3; off the LP Let It Be. A listener suggestion!)
Young Americans - David Bowie (19775, #28; I was inspired to play this by a Luther Vandross documentary. Luther sang background vocals on this.)
8p - 9p
Time for our feature "Famous Guitar Slides of the Seventies!" Some are short, some are long, but I'll let you know who played that "slide."
Running On Empty - Jackson Browne (1978, #11; the guitar slides in the ending instrumental are played by steel guitar whiz David Lindley.)
Hotel California - Eagles (1977, #1; Joe Walsh gives us the slides on this.)
Easy - Commodores (1977, #4; Lionel Richie was the vocalist, but it was guitarist Thomas McClary who gave us those great runs! Who hasn't played air guitar on these slides?)
Ballroom Blitz - Sweet (1975, #5; the late Brian Connolly was the lead singer and lead guitarist.)
Whole Lotta Love (1970, #4; it was "Bob" Plant's birthday on the 20th, but it was Jimmy Page who engineered the multiple slides on this! If you ever want a treat for your ears, put on your cans and listen to this...)
The Guitar Man - Bread (1972, #11; the late, the great Larry Knechtel provided the slides.)
The Joker - Steve Miller Band (1974, #1; "I really love your peaches, want to shake your tree" Wah Waahh)
Let There Be Music - Orleans (1975, #55; John Hall gave us the multiple slides on this.)
To close out our show this week, another theme!
"Unlikely Horn Bands" followed up by one of the originals who just played at The New York State Fair this week, although David Clayton-Thomas no longer sings with his former band. Too bad...
Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys (1965, #1; this is the extended "Red Dress" version, with the horns more prominent. The video for this features model Liz Brewer, who later married Rick Derringer!
Rosanna - Toto (1982, #2; this group of studio whizzes were more guitar/keyboard oriented, but the horns on this give it a nice kick.)
Take It Away - Paul McCartney (1982, #10; remember "Got To Get You Into My Life"?)
Go Down Gamblin' - Blood, Sweat & Tears (1971, #32).
Trivia Question answer: "Not Fade Away" was the Rolling Stones U.S. debut single on the Hot 100. Congratulations to Randy from Ithaca who answered the question and won Dinner and a Movie from Papa John's and Cinemapolis!
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),
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.
Rockin' Remnants is broadcast from WVBR-FM Ithaca. Check out our webpage, like us on Facebook, and tune in to 93.5 or stream the show every Saturday night from 6-9pm! (Or download the WVBR+ app now available for iOS and Android!). Thanks to our sponsors Island Health & Fitness and Rasa Spa for their support every week!
Host this Week (Aug. 31st): Kim Vaughn.
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.
RRHOF = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
RS500 = Rolling Stones Magazine's ranked list of the top 500 singles of all-time.
Rockin' Remnants is broadcast from WVBR-FM Ithaca. Check out our webpage, like us on Facebook, and tune in to 93.5 or stream the show every Saturday night from 6-9pm! (Or download the WVBR+ app now available for iOS and Android!). Thanks to our sponsors Island Health & Fitness and Rasa Spa for their support every week!
Host this Week (Aug. 31st): Kim Vaughn.
