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Date:  July 25, 2020

Host:  Gregory James & Kim Vaughan

Feature:  National __ Day

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

 

Jul 19   – Commander Cody (b. George Frayne IV) – age 76

            – Brian May (Queen) – age 73

 

Jul 20   – John Lodge (Moody Blues) – age 75

            – Dennis Yost (Classics IV) – born in 1943

            – Carlos Santana – age 73

 

Jul 21   – Cat Stevens (b. Steven Georgiou, now Yusef Islam) – age 72

 

Jul 22   – Estelle Bennett (Ronettes) – born in 1941

            – Chuck Jackson – age 83

            – Rick Davies (Supertramp) – age 76

 

Jul 23   – Tony Joe White – born in 1943

–    Dino Danelli (Young Rascals) – age 76

 

Jul 24   – Jimmy Holiday – age 86

 

Jul 25   – Steve Goodman – born in 1948

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

SUN 7-19-20 – NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY

 

Ice Cream Man – Van Halen (1978, from their self-titled debut album)

 

Lazy Day – Spanky & Our Gang (1967, #14, “ice cream, daydream…”.  By the way, the lyric “children saying hello” was originally “squirrels saying hello”.)

 

 

 

MON 7-20-20 – NATIONAL MOON DAY

 

Moon River – Jean Thomas (1962, did not chart.  The versions by Henry Mancini and Jerry Butler each reached #11.)

 

Moon Shadow – Cat Stevens (1971, #30)

 

 

TUE 7-21-20 – NATIONAL JUNK FOOD DAY

 

Cheeseburger In Paradise – Jimmy Buffett (1978, #32.  A cheeseburger was the first thing Buffett ate when he returned to shore after a boating mishap.)

 

RC Cola And A Moon Pie – NRBQ (1973, did not chart)

 

 

WED 7-22-20 – NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY

 

Hot Dog – Shakin’ Stevens (1980, UK #24)

 

Hot Dog – Elvis Presley (1957, from the soundtrack of his film Loving You)

 

 

FRI 7-24-20 – AMELIA EARHART DAY, NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY, NATIONAL COUSINS DAY

 

Amelia Earhart – Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1979, from the album Rock n’ Roll Nights)

 

Amelia – Joni Mitchell (1976, from her album Hejira, inspired by a road trip she took without a driver’s license.  In an LA Times interview, she said she was “thinking of Amelia Earhart and addressing it from one solo pilot to another.”)

 

Tequila – Champs (1968, #1 for five weeks, R&B #1 for four weeks)

 

Tequila Sunrise – Eagles (1973, #64)

 

Kissin’ Cousins – Elvis Presley (1964, #12, from the soundtrack of the movie of the same name)

 

 

SAT 7-25-20 – NATIONAL CHILI DOG DAY, NATIONAL WINE & CHEESE DAY

 

Drive-In – Beach Boys (1964, from the album All Summer Long, “a few chili dogs and man I’m goin’ broke”)

 

Jack And Diane – John Cougar (1982, #1 for four weeks, “suckin’ on a chili dog outside the Tastee Freeze”.  It was John Mellencamp’s biggest hit.)

 

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

2 Triple Cheese (Side Order Of Fries) – Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen (1981, did not chart)

 

Some Day One Day – Queen (1974, from their second album Queen II.  Brian May wrote it, sang lead, and played the electric and acoustic guitars.)

 

Ride My See-Saw – Moody Blues (1968, #61, written by bassist John Lodge)

 

Spooky – Classics IV (1967, peaked at #3 in early 1968)

 

She’s Not There – Carlos Santana (1977, #27, 13 years after the Zombies had a hit with it)

 

 

The Wind – Cat Stevens (1971, from his album Teaser & The Firecat)

 

I Can Hear Music – Ronettes (1966, spent one week on the Hot 100 at #100.  The cover version by the Beach Boys was much more successful.)

 

 

I Don’t Want To Cry – Chuck Jackson (1961, #36, title track of his first album, which was all songs about crying)

 

Goodbye Stranger – Supertramp (1979, #15, written and sung by Rick Davies, who also played electric piano and Hammond organ on the song)

 

Rainy Night In Georgia – Tony Joe White (1969, from his album Continued.  Brook Benton’s cover version peaked at #4 in 1970.  Tony Joe White’s nickname was “The Swamp Fox”.)

 

A Beautiful Morning – Rascals (1968, #3, their first single after dropping the word Young from the band name)

 

Put A Little Love In Your Heart – Jackie DeShannon (1969, #4, Adult Contemporary #2, co-written by Jackie DeShannon with her brother Randy Myers and R&B singer/songwriter Jimmy Holiday)

 

City Of New Orleans – Steve Goodman (from his self-titled 1971 album, the single “bubbled under” at #113 in 1972.  He composed it on the train of the same name.  Arlo Guthrie’s cover version was his only Top 40 hit.)

 

It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me – Billy Joel (1980, #1 for two weeks in July.  On July 19, 1980, it became his first Gold single.)

 

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) – Roy Orbison (1962, #4.  On July 19, 1981, Odessa TX celebrated Roy Orbison Day and gave him the keys to the city.)

 

Dance By The Light Of The Moon – Olympics (1960, #47, adapted from the 1944 song Dance With A Dolly, which was adapted from the 1844 song Buffalo Gals)

 

8-9pm

 

 

Nothing Can Change This Love – Sam Cooke (1962, #12, with the lyrics “you’re the apple of my eye, you’re cherry pie, and oh, you’re cake and ice cream”.  The Zombies would make a reference to this song in their song Can’t Nobody Love You: “Sam bought you cake and ice cream, called you cherry pie”.)

 

Both Sides Now – Judy Collins (on her 1967 album Wildflowers, and Judy Collins’ version was released as a single in 1968 and peaked at #8.  The song was written by Joni Mitchell and it was on her 1969 album Clouds.  With the lyric “ice cream castles in the air”.)

 

Cracker Jack jingle

 

Junk Food Junkie – Larry Groce (1976, #9.  This was his only song on the Hot 100.  He also recorded songs for Walt Disney Records, and wrote some of them.  Now he’s the host of Mountain Stage.)

 

MTA – Kingston Trio (1959, #15, “how can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea or my cousin in Roxbury”)

 

Son-Of-A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield (1968, peaked at #10 in early 1969)

 

Bottle Of Wine – Fireballs (1967, reached #9 in early 1968, written by Tom Paxton)

 

Red Red Wine – Neil Diamond (on his 1967 album Just For You, released as a single in 1968 and reached #62.  UB40’s cover version was #34 in 1984.)

 

 

Tumbling Dice – Rolling Stones with Linda Ronstadt (on July 21, 1977 she joined them onstage in her home town of Tucson to perform this song.  She also included a cover version of the song on her album Simple Dreams, released later that summer.)

 

Surrender – Cheap Trick (debuted on the Hot 100 on July 22, 1978, their first song to chart.  It would peak at #62.)

 

Looks Like We Made It – Barry Manilow (reached #1 on July 23, 1977, his third chart-topper.  It is often perceived as a love song, but if you pay attention to the lyrics, you’ll see that they each found love with someone else.)

 

She’s Not There – Zombies (1964, #2, released on July 24.  Organist Rod Argent based his lyrics on John Lee Hooker’s song No One Told Me.  Argent’s fiancée had recently called off their wedding when he wrote this.)

 

Hanky Panky – Tommy James & The Shondells (1966, #1 for two weeks in July 1966)

 

Green Onions – Booker T and the MGs (released July 24, 1962, it would reach #3 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B chart.  Legend has it that Booker T. Jones wrote the opening riff when he was 17.)

 

 

Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group (1966, #76, their first Hot 100 song.  The group broke up July 19, 1969.)

 

Black Is Black – Los Bravos (released July 25, 1966, it would reach #4)

 

Girl From Ipanema – Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto (1964, #5 on the Hot 100, and it was #1 on the Easy Listening chart, later known as the Adult Contemporary chart, on July 25, 1964)

 

 

CLOSING THEME:  Sleep Walk – 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 Next Week (Aug 1):  John Simon with a spotlight on piano

 

 

 

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