April 4th, 2020 - JR's 45's for 45

Rockin' Remnants




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Date:  4/4/20

Host:  JR

Feature:  45's for 45!

It was on this day on April 5th, 1975, that a very nervous teenager made his debut on WVBR hosting Rockin' Remnants!  That, of course, was me, and you can peruse the 45's that I listened to on the AM radio and I that I bought to listen to on the old RCA phonograph... Unfortunately, my co-host, John Simon, was unable to be part of the program (Covid-19 rears its ugly head yet again), but we are already planning a "Part 2" when things get back to normal!

Hang on in there, everybody...

The first song I ever played on the FM air was Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones!  I was a huge fan, and wore out many copies of "Hot Rocks".  To put that into perspective, the song was only 9 years old in 1975, yet was considered an "oldie".
Today that would translate to songs from 2011 being oldies!

The opening theme to the show as long as I can remember has been Old Time Rock and Roll by Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys, while the outro theme that I first remember was Good Night My Love by Jesse Belvin.  At some point the outro theme was changed to Sleepwalk by Santo & Johnny, where it remains to this day.

6pm - 7pm

Paint It Black - Rolling Stones, from the LP Hot Rocks
1966, #1, 2 weeks




January, 1971 #14


February, 1971 #6  I had a huuuge crush on Susan Dey!



March, 1971, short version #51
May, 1972, long version #10



March, 1971 #35
December, 1972 #51
Both the same mono version on Cotillion Records


May, 1971 #4
Dunhill was one of my favorite 70's record labels, and you'll see more soon...


June, 1971 #9


July, 1971 #6


December, 1971 #1, 4 weeks


January, 1972 #5  My favorite group of the 70's!  This is the first 3DN single I ever bought...


January, 1972 #3


January, 1972 #21, C&W #1  Lots of local airplay


January, 1972 #6


January, 1972 #4


February, 1972 #1, 1 week


February, 1972 #15  This single version is longer than the LP version


May, 1972 #15  Last CCR single to reach the BB Top 40



June, 1972 #42  This was a higher charting "local" hit


June, 1972 #12

I call the Summer of '72 my "Epic Summer" because of the next 3 records!


June, 1972 #5


June, 1972 #2


June, 1972 #1, 1 week


July, 1972 #15  There are no "true stereo" versions of this


July, 1972 #72  Helen Reddy took this to #1 in 1973


August, 1972 #1, 1 week


August, 1972 #22  Written by Mac Davis


September, 1972, #1, 4 weeks


September, 1972, #11 Doobies debut 45



October, 1972, #8  A Dickie Goodman "drop-in" style record featuring Walter Klondike and David Stinkley!  Someone should do a Trump parody like this...


January, 1973, #2  There is no artist credited on the single


February, 1973, #5  The Decca label was another of my favorites


March, 1973, #17  This NYC soul band was produced by Philly whiz Thom Bell


March, 1973, #1, 2 weeks




March, 1973 #70  A #1 hit in Canada done by native DJ Hampshire


May, 1973 #15, #1 C&W


June, 1973 #39  MGM was another label I really liked; it doesn't exist anymore...

That's the end of Part I!  JS and I will be back as soon as the station is open again for Part II...
Thanks to all for your positive vibes on the show : )

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 (4/11/20):  Gregory James goes top to bottom on the Billboard Hot 100

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