September 21, 2019: JH - Songs With Girls' Names

Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)
Date: September 21, 2019

Spotlight: Songs With Girls' Names


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Playlist

·     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

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

Anna - Arthur Alexander (1962 - #68: song that was covered by the Beatles and once used to great comic effect in an episode of "Married With Children")

Bernadette - The Four Tops (1967 - #4: featuring lead vocals by Levi Stubbs as well as a false ending; the group's last Top 10 hit in the '60s)

Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan (1972 - #2: song O'Sullivan wrote about babysitting his manager's daughter and "Uncle Ray" is a reference to his real name, Raymond O'Sullivan)

Delilah - Tom Jones (1968 - #15: song of betrayal; used in the movie "American Hustle")

Elenore - The Turtles (1968 - #6: band member Howard Kaylan wrote the song to parody their hit, "Happy Together"; the type of song which the group's White Whale record company wanted them to write more)


Leah - Roy Orbison (1962 - #25: released as a double-A sided 45 with "Working for the Man", "Leah" hit #1 in Australia)


Sally G - Paul McCartney and Wings (1975 - #17: recorded in Nashville and released as a B-side with "Junior's Farm")


Victoria - The Kinks (1970 - #62: about the adulation of the famous British queen by the working class)

Goodnight Irene - The Weavers (1950 - #1: written credit for the song goes to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, who recorded it in 1933; The Weavers version spent 13 weeks at #1; Ken Kesey used the line "Sometimes a great notion ..." for the title of his 1964 book)

Down at Lulu's - The Ohio Express (1968 - #33: bubblegum pop from a band that was mainly a studio group with an ever-shifting line-up of members)

45 Corner

Holly Go Softly - Cornerstone (1970 - #104: song "bubbled under" on the BB Hot 100 but was a bigger regional hit; co-writer Toni Wine also assisted with "Groovy Kind of Love", "Candida", and "Black Pearl")


Georgy Girl - The Seekers (1967 - #2: title song to the movie starring Lynn Redgrave)

Susan - The Buckinghams (1968 - #11: the "train wreck" middle section of the song, which the band did not like,  was added by future Chicago producer James Guercio)


Oh Julie - The Crescendos (1958 - #5: one-hit wonder for the group who went to the same high school in Nashville)


Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac (1976 - #11: from the band's self-named 1975 LP; written by Stevie Nicks and #488 on the RS500)

Birthday Calendar:

September 15:
Signe Anderson (Jefferson Airplane) - born 1941
Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly bassist) - born 1942

September 16:
B.B. King - born 1925
Joe Butler (Lovin' Spoonful bassist) - 78
Bernie Calvert (The Hollies bassist 1966-81) - 77
Betty Kelley (The Velvelettes; Martha & the Vandellas) - 75

September 17:
Hank Williams - born 1923
Lamonte McLemore (5th Dimension) - 80

September 18:
Jimmie Rodgers - 86
Frankie Avalon - 79
Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Colvin) - born 1951

September 19:
Billy Ward (Billy Ward and His Dominoes) - born 1921
Brook Benton - born 1931
Nick Massi (The Four Seasons) - born 1935
Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers) - 79
Paul Williams - 79
Sylvia Tyson (Ian & Sylvia) - 79
Cass Elliot (Mamas & Papas) - born 1941
Freda Payne - 77
John Coghlan (Status Quo drummer) - 73

September 20:
Gogi Grant (born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg) - born 1924
Bobby Nunn (The Robins/Coasters bass singer) - born 1925

September 21:
Dickey Lee - 83
Don Felder - 72

Let's Get Together - Jefferson Airplane (1966 - NR: deep cut from the band's first LP; Signe Anderson left the group after this record and was replaced by Grace Slick)


In-A-Godda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly (1968 - #30: single version of the song, the album version is 17:00 + long)

Pamela Throws a Party - Joe Reisman & His Orchestra (1957 - #55: Reisman had 3 songs make the BB Hot 100 and composed the theme song for the movie "The Guns of Navarone")


Hummingbird - B.B. King (1970 - #48: Leon Russell wrote this song for his then-girlfriend Rita Coolidge)

Never Going Back - The Lovin' Spoonful (1968 - #73: song was written by John Stewart)


Sorry Suzanne - The Hollie (1969 - #56: Terry Sylvester had replaced Graham Nash as lead singer)

Needle in a Haystack - The Velvelettes (1964 - #45: the group was formed in Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Baby We're Really in Love - Hank Williams (1951 - #4 Country: Williams, the "Hillbilly Shakespeare", wrote the song, his 14th Top 5 hit)

Save the Country - 5th Dimension (1970 - #27:  Laura Nyro wrote the song; we heard the original Bell Records 45)


Secretly - Secretly (1958 - #3: his second-highest chart single)

Bobby Sox to Stockings - Frankie Avalon (1959 - #8: Avalon was a teen idol from Philadelphia, PA)

Sheena Is a Punk Rocker - The Ramones (1977 - #81: song ranks #457 on the RS500)


Star Dust - Billy Ward and his Dominoes (1957 - #12:  Ward's group was one of the most successful R&B groups of the early '50s)

It's Just a Matter of Time - Brook Benton (1959 - #3: Benton co-wrote the song which was originally intended for Nat 'King' Cole'; Cole's influence can be heard in Benton's delivery)

Ronnie - The Four Seasons (1964 - #6: another hit for the group written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe)

Dream On - The Righteous Brothers (1974 - #32: Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield alternated lead vocals on the song; another song with a false ending)


Waking Up Alone - Paul Williams (1972 - #60: known as a song writer for others, this was Williams' one solo song to make the BB Hot 100) 


Lovin' Sound - Ian & Sylvia (1967 - #101: although much bigger in their native Canada, this was the duo's one song that almost made the BB Hot 100)


For the Love of Ivy - The Mamas and Papas (1968 - #81: song that fits tonight's theme)


Band of Gold - Freda Payne (1970 - #3: song comes in #391 on the RS500)

Pictures of Matchstick Men - Status Quo (1968 - #12: psychedelic hit from group that is still touring and recording in England)

The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant (1956 - #1: song spent 8 weeks at the top of the charts and made it to #50 when re-released in 1961) 

Riot in Cell Block #9 - The Robins (1955 - DNC: early R&B from group that would morph into The Coasters) 

James Dean - The Eagles (1974 - #77: Jackson Browne co-wrote the song)

Everybody Knows Matilda - Duke Baxter (1969 - #52: Baxter was from Australia)


*Jennifer Juniper - Donovan (1968 - #26: song was written about Jenny Boyd, the sister of Pattie Boyd [Mrs. George Harrison])

Rainy Jane - Davy Jones (1971 - #52: post-Monkees hit for Davy; song was originally written and recorded by Neil Sedaka)



Pictures of Lily - The Who (1967 - #51: in his 2012 autobiography songwriter Pete Townsend says the song is about music hall star Lillie Langtry; band member John Entwhistle provided the French Horn solo)

(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley (1961 - #4: song was co-written by Doc Pomus and was a double-A side release with "Little Sister")


Tammy - Debbie Reynolds (1957 - #1: song spent 5 weeks at # and was from the movie "Tammy and the Bachelor", starring Reynolds)

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” 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 This Week (09/28/19):  John Simon (JS).

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Sep 14, 2019 - KV - 1959

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Date:  September 14, 2019
Host:  Kim Vaughan
Feature:  1959







Birthday Calendar


Sep 8   – Patsy Cline (b. Virginia Patterson Hensley) – born in 1932

Sep 9   – Otis Redding – born in 1941
            – Inez Foxx – age 77

Sep 10   – Danny Hutton (Three Dog Night) – age 77

Sep 11   – Tommy Shaw (Styx) – age 66
            – Dennis Tufano (Buckinghams) – age 73

Sep 12   – Barry White (b. Barry Carter) – born in 1944

Sep 13   – David Clayton-Thomas (b. David Thomsett, Blood Sweat & Tears) – age 78
            – Peter Cetera (Chicago) – age 75
            – Mel Torme – born in 1925

Sep 14   – Barry Cowsill (Cowsills) – born in 1954






 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia


There were 3 songs on this week’s chart in 1959 whose titles began with the word “battle”.  I played one (by Johnny Horton) and mentioned another (by Homer & Jethro) – can you guess what the third one was? 

(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)

(‘Til) I Kissed You – The Everly Brothers (#5 this week in 1959, with The Crickets as their backing band for this song)

 

Sea Of Love – Phil Phillips With The Twilights (#4 this week, having spent two weeks at #2.  This was his only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.)

I’m Gonna Get Married – Lloyd Price (#3 this week)

Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (#2 for the second week; it would finally reach #1 the next week)

The Three Bells – The Browns (#1 this week, its fourth and final week at the top)

Broken-Hearted Melody – Sarah Vaughan (#7 this week)

Poison Ivy – The Coasters (#15 this week)

 

Thank You Pretty Baby – Brook Benton (#16 this week)

My Heart Is An Open Book – Carl Dobkins Jr. (#25 this week)

Mona Lisa – Conway Twitty (#48 this week.  Carl Mann’s version of the song was #70 this week.  Both were on their way down, having peaked at #29 and #25 respectively.)

True True Happiness – Johnny Tillotson (#54 this week)

Sweeter Than You – Ricky Nelson (#60 this week)

So High So Low – LaVern Baker (#57 this week)

 

Love Potion No. 9 – The Clovers (debuted this week at #83; it would peak at #23)

Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin (#9 this week; it would reach the top in a few weeks and would spend 9 weeks at #1.)

Hey Little Girl – Dee Clark (#27 this week)

The Battle Of New Orleans – Johnny Horton (#91 this week, its final week on the chart.  It had been on the Hot 100 since April, and had spent six weeks at #1.)

 * Heaven On Earth – The Platters (1956, #39)

7-8pm

Crazy – Patsy Cline (1961, #9, written by Willie Nelson) 

 

That’s What My Heart Needs – Otis Redding (1963, did not chart on the Hot 100 but was #27 on the R&B chart.  The song was one of many written by Redding.)

Mockingbird – Inez Foxx (1963, #7 on the Hot 100, co-written and co-sung with her brother Charlie.  Aretha Franklin would squeak onto the Hot 100 with her cover version in 1967.  Carly Simon & James Taylor’s cover version would reach #5 in 1974.)

Black And White – Three Dog Night (1972, #1 on the Hot 100 and the Adult Contemporary chart.  This song has Danny Hutton singing lead.)

Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song) – The Buckinghams (1967, #12)

Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) – Styx (1978, #29, written and sung by guitarist Tommy Shaw)

You’re The First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White (1974, spent two weeks at #2 in early 1975)

Spinning Wheel – Blood Sweat & Tears (1969, #2 for three weeks, written and sung by David Clayton-Thomas)

 

If You Leave Me Now – Chicago (1976, #1 for two weeks and #1 on Adult Contemporary.  Written and sung by Peter Cetera.)

Comin’ Home Baby – Mel Torme (1962, #36, his only song to chart on the Hot 100)

Indian Lake – The Cowsills (1968, #10)

 

 * Poor Baby – The Cowsills (1968, #44)

 * The Rain, The Park, And Other Things – The Cowsills (1967, #2)

8-9pm




Baby Hold On – Eddie Money (1978, #11, his first Hot 100 hit.  Eddie Money, born Edward Mahoney, passed away on Friday 9-13-19 at the age of 70.) 

 

 * Happy Together – The Turtles (1967, #1 for three weeks)

Pretty Girls Everywhere – The Walker Brothers (their debut single in Dec 1964, which did not chart.  By the way, they are not brothers, and none of them were born with the last name Walker.)

Montego Bay – Bobby Bloom (1970, #8)

A Lover’s Concerto – The Toys (1965, #2 for three weeks, adapted from Bach)

Lovin’ Things – The Grass Roots (1969, #49)

 

 * I’m In You – Peter Frampton (1977, #2 for three weeks)

You Haven’t Done Nothin’ – Stevie Wonder (1971, #1, with the Jackson 5 doing some background vocals.  It was an anti-Nixon song, and was released just days before Nixon resigned.)

It’s All Right – The Impressions (1963, #4)

The Free Electric Band – Albert Hammond (1973, #48)

Sandy – Dion (1963, #21)

Dizzy – Tommy Roe (1969, #1 for four weeks)

The Mummy – Bob McFadden And Dor (peaked this week in 1959 at #39, inspired by the 1959 movie of the same title.  Dor was actually Rod McKuen.)

 

She Is Still A Mystery – The Lovin’ Spoonful (1967, #27)

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






Trivia Answer


The other song from the 9-14-59 Hot 100 whose title begins with the word “battle” is Battle Hymn Of The Republic, performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  It was #58 this week, its second week on the chart, and would reach #13 a few weeks later.

Congratulations to Betsy from Ithaca, for correctly answering the question and winning a large one-topping pizza from Papa John’s and two passes to Cinemapolis, Ithaca’s independent cinema!




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 (Sep 21):  Jan Hunsinger with a spotlight on songs with girls’ names





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