Aug 17, 2019 - KV - lullaby, night, moon, etc

    

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Date:  Aug 17, 2019
Host:  Kim Vaughan
Feature:  lullaby, night, moon, etc


This week’s theme was suggested by a Remnants fan named Laurie:  a show featuring songs with words like lullaby, sleep, dream, night, moon, stars, etc.  There are plenty of songs to choose from that fit the theme, and it was such fun assembling a playlist.  Thanks to Laurie and all the other listeners who called in requests or posted them on Facebook – you helped shape the show!



Birthday Calendar


Aug 11   – Eric Carmen (Raspberries) – age 70

Aug 15   – Jimmy Webb – age 73
            – Frederick Knight – age 75

Aug 16   – Eydie Gorme – born in 1928





 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia


Jimmy Webb wrote the lyrics, “By the time I get to Phoenix, she’ll be rising.”  In the next verse, he’ll be in a different city and she’ll be working.  Where will he be when she is sleeping? 

(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)

 * Rock and Roll Lullaby – B.J. Thomas (1972, #15)

Lullaby of Love – Frank Gari (1961, #23)

Lullaby of Love – The Poppies (1966, #56.  Not the same as the Frank Gari song above; this one has a tune based on Brahm’s lullaby.)



 * All I Have To Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers (1958, #1 for five weeks – and it charted again three years later although just barely)

Tonight My Love, Tonight – Paul Anka (1961, #13, melody adapted from a song in the Verdi opera “Rigoletto”)

Here Comes The Night – Ben E. King (1961, #81)

All Through The Night – The Mystics (1960, #107, with Paul Simon on guest vocals.  According to Joel Whitburn’s book, “Bubbling Under The Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004”, this is a traditional tune written in 1784.)



I’ll Remember Tonight – The Mugwumps (1964, released as a single on Warner Bros label but did not chart.  Members of this group would later become part of The Mamas & Papas and Lovin’ Spoonful.)

 * Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) – Jesse Belvin (1956, dnc on Top 100 but #7 on R&B.  Five cover versions would make it into the Top/Hot 100 between 1957 and 1969, with Paul Anka’s 1969 recording reaching the highest chart position, #27.)

 * Mr. Sandman – The Chordettes (1954, #1 for seven weeks)

Cry Myself To Sleep – Del Shannon (1962, #99)

 

 * The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens (1961, #1 for three weeks)

Don’t Sleep In The Subway – Petula Clark (1967, #5)

A Wonderful Dream – The Majors (1962, #22)

In Dreams – Roy Orbison (1963, #7.  Over two decades later, he would record a new version of it, which was used in the movie Blue Velvet.)

Dream Lover – The Paris Sisters (1964, #91.  It's a gorgeous cover of Bobby Darin’s song, which had been #2 in 1959.)

7-8pm

Tonight – The Raspberries (1973, #69.  Eric Carmen said it was his favorite rock track that they ever recorded.)

By The Time I Get To Phoenix – Glen Campbell (1967, #26, written by Jimmy Webb)

I’ve Been Lonely For So Long – Frederick Knight (1972, #27)

 

Blame It On The Bossa Nova – Eydie Gorme (1963, #7)

 * Summer In The City – Lovin’ Spoonful (1966, #1 for three weeks)

 * Hushabye – Jay & The Americans (1969, #62.  It had been a hit for The Mystics ten years earlier.)

 * Dream Weaver – Gary Wright (1976, #2 for three weeks)

What A Dream – Conway Twitty (1960, #106.  Ruth Brown’s 1954 version had been an R&B #1.)

Dream A Little Dream Of Me – Mama Cass With The Mamas & The Papas (1968, #12.  The song had been a hit for Wayne King in 1931.)

   

Dream Myself A Sweetheart – Clarence Henry (1962, #112)

Moon Shadow – Cat Stevens (1971, #30)

 * Blue Moon – The Marcels (1961, #1 for three weeks on the Hot 100, and #1 for two weeks on the R&B chart.  The song dates back to 1935 and had been a hit for three artists that year.)

Under The Moon Of Love – Curtis Lee (1961, #46, a Phil Spector production)

8-9pm




Moon River – Jean Thomas (1962, released as a single on Cadence but it did not chart on the Hot 100 or even bubble under, even though it was such a sweet version of the song!  The previous year, both Jerry Butler and Henry Mancini had versions that reached #11 on the Hot 100.)

 * Vincent – Don McLean (1972, #12)

 * Up On The Roof – The Drifters (1962, reached #5 in early 1963) 

 

Midnight Confessions – The Grass Roots (1968, #5, their highest-charting song)

Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On – Johnny Tillotson (1962, #17)

Tears On My Pillow – The Imperials (1958, #4.  First pressings listed the artist as The Imperials; later pressings said Little Anthony And The Imperials.)

Tears On My Pillow (I Can’t Take It) – Johnny Nash (1975, dnc in the US although it was a #1 hit for him in the UK.  This is not the same song as the one by The Imperials, although it does share not only the words “tears on my pillow” but also “pain in my heart”.)

 * Up The Ladder To The Roof – The Supremes (1970, #10, their first song after Diana Ross left the group.)

Little Star – The Elegants (1958, #1 for one week on the Hot 100 and #1 for four weeks on the R&B chart.  The tune is adapted from Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.)

Catch A Falling Star – Perry Como (1958, #1 for one week.  It was issued with a picture sleeve on RCA’s Bluebird Children’s Records series.)

  

Starlight – Lee Greenlee (1959, #102.  This is the only song that ever charted for him on any Billboard chart, and it may have been the only single he ever recorded.  It was released in the US on the Brent label and in the UK on Top Rank.)

Make The Night A Little Longer – The Palisades (1963, dnc.  This girl group is best known for their recordings as The Cookies.)

[45 Corner] In The Midnight Hour – Cross Country (1973, #30, a slower version of Wilson Pickett's 1965 hit.  Cross Country was made up of the 3 remaining members of The Tokens after Hank Medress left: Jay Siegel and brothers Mitch and Phil Margo.)

 

One Summer Night – The Danleers (1958, #7, originally released earlier that year as by The Dandleers)

Day Is Done – Peter, Paul, & Mary (1969, #21)

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




Trivia Answer


In the song “By The Time I Get To Phoenix”, she’ll be sleeping when he makes it to Oklahoma.

Congratulations to Mary from Ithaca, for correctly answering the question and winning a large one-topping pizza from Papa Johns and two passes to Cinemapolis!

Congratulations also to Bob from Interlaken who won two tickets to the Hangar Theatre’s Big Play Festival!



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 (Aug 24):  John Rudan with a spotlight on guitar slides





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