June 6, 2020 - JR & JS & KV? - Shows from the WVB-archives, 11/08/2008 & 5/23/2009

Rockin' Remnants




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!)

Date:  6/6/2020

Hosts: JR & JS; special guest appearance by KV

Feature: 45's and Favorites from the Archives!

Thanks to our sponsors Island Health & Fitness and Rasa Spa for their support every week!

6pm - JR & JS play 45's!

The McCoy - The Ventures,1960 dnc; flip-side of Walk Don't Run.

Every Day I Have To Cry - Steve Alaimo, 1963 #46

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan, 1966 #2

I Can Take Or Leave Your Lovin - The Foundations, 1968 dnc

Back In The U.S.S.R. - Chubby Checker, 1969 #82 - after the collapse of Cameo-Parkway Records, Chubby signed with Buddah and released this jumpin' version of the Lennon-McCartney classic. It would be his last charting single.

Only You Know And I Know - Dave Mason, 1970 #42

Only You Know And I Know - Delaney & Bonnie, 1971 #20

Ghost Riders In The Sky - Baja Marimba Band, 1966 #52

Hip City, Pt. 1 - Jr. Walker & The All Stars, 1968 flip-side of Hip City, Pt. 2 (#31) - The Motown brain trust picked Part II to be the plug side because it mentions "Detroit" in its roll call of "hip cities." Tonight we hear the non-charting flipside!

Dirty Water - The Standells, 1966 #11

25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago, 1970 #4; the one I played is the orange label, the Canadian issue.  The red label is the U.S. issue.

Wishing You Were Here (DJ promo edit) - Chicago, 1974 #11

7pm - More 45's and special guest Kim Vaughn spins 4 of her faves!

A Beautiful Morning - The Rascals, 5/68 #3

I Can Hear Music - The Beach Boys, 1969 #24

Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers, 1966 #1 ("One of the factors that is wrong about the stereo version is the intro. In mono, the rhythm track dominates the mix (and rightly so), whereas in stereo it’s almost drowned out by the lead guitar part, which reduces it to a pinprick.” – Peter Elliott, Both Sides Now Stereo Chat Group. Tonight we hear the mono 45.)

A couple from the Tribal Musical "Hair"!

Good Morning Starshine - Oliver (Bill Swofford), 1969 #3

Where Do I Go/Be-In/Hare Krishna - The Happenings, 1969 #66; for such a hippy/dippy song, these guys look like Ivy League frat boys!

Tell It To The Rain - The Four Seasons, 8/67 #10

Yellow Balloon - Jan & Dean, 1967 #111 (Bubbled Under)

Mr. Business Man - Ray Stevens, 1968 #28

And now, Kim Vaughn, our Remnants "Bag o' Stuff" contest winner, is in the studio to play some of her oldies favorites!

Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba, 1967 #12

The Kind Of Girl I Can Love - The Monkees, 1969 dnc

What Good Is I Love You - Dusty Springfield, 1971 dnc

Mustang Sally - The Young Rascals, 1966 dnc

Soon after this guest appearance, Kim joined the Rockin' Remnants team where she continues to host!

8pm - Still More 45's!

Compared To What - Les McCann & Eddies Harris, 1970 #85

Say Goodbye To Little Jo - Steve Forbert, 1980 #85

Good Girls Don't - The Knack, 1979 #11

The above 3 are censored versions of the LP tracks:

"Compared..." - 5 loud, annoying beeps to cover up the lyric "goddamn it".  No wonder this tanked on the Hot 100...

"Say Goodbye" - a quick edit on the word "shit", making it just "sh".

"Good Girls Don't" - replaced the line "sitting on your face" with "puts you in your place".  In the 70's???

Follow You, Follow Me - Genesis, 1978 #23; first Top 40 hit for these progressive rockers!

Strange Way - Firefall, 1978 #11

Native New Yorker - Odyssey, 1978 #21

Keep On Dancin' - Gary's Gang, 1979 #41

All I Know (DJ Mono edit) - Art Garfunkel, 1973 #9; here's a nice synopsis and a chance to listen: 

I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving - Conway Twitty, 1971 #112 (Bubbling Under)

Banks Of The Ohio - Olivia Newton-John, 1971 #94

Hooked On You - Bread, 1977 #60; last chart entry on the Hot 100

Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne, 1972 #8; first chart entry on the Hot 100

This is JS's last set, and he has a theme; Music Without Pigmentation!  A couple of cool tunes, but disappointing that there was no Johnny or Edgar Winter : )

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane, 1967 #8

White Bird - David LaFlamme, 1976 #89

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

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Thanks again to our sponsors Island Health & Fitness and Rasa Spa for their support every week!

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