Oct 31, 2020 - KV - Halloween, changing clocks, voting

 

  

Rockin' Remnants

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Date:  October 31, 2020

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  Halloween, changing clocks, voting

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

Oct 25   – Helen Reddy – born in 1941 (d. 9-29-20)

 

Oct 26   – Keith Hopwood (Herman’s Hermits) – age 74

 

Oct 27   – Floyd Cramer – born in 1933

 

Oct 28   – Curtis Lee – born in 1939 or 1941

            – Wayne Fontana (b. Glyn Geoffrey Ellis) – born in 1945 (d. 8-6-20)

 

Oct 29   – Peter Green (b. Peter Greenbaum, Fleetwood Mac) – born in 1946 (d. 7-25-20)

 

Oct 30   – Grace Slick (b. Grace Barnett Wing, Jefferson Airplane/Starship) – age 81

            – Otis Williams (b. Otis Mills Jr., Temptations) – age 79

 

Oct 31   – Tom Paxton – age 83

 

 

 

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)

 

Haunted House – Jumpin’ Gene Simmons (1964, #11.  He had one other Hot 100 entry, called The Dodo.)

 

Lil’ Red Riding Hood – Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs (1966, #2 for two weeks)

 

Spooky – Classics IV (1968, #3)

 

Martian Hop – Ran-Dells (1963, #16, their only Hot 100 hit)

 

They’re Here – Boots Walker (1967, #77)

 

Spooky Movies – Roy Clark (1963, dnc, b-side of a Country Top Ten song called Tips Of My Fingers)

 

Castin’ My Spell – Johnny Otis & Marci Lee (1959, #52)

 

Midnight Stroll – Revels (1959, #35, originally called Dead Man’s Stroll)

 

The Girl’s A Devil – Dukays (1961, #64.  Gene Chandler was a member of the Dukays.)

 

 * Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett (1962, #1 for two weeks.  It charted again in 1970 and 1973.)

 

Rockin’ In The Graveyard – Jackie Morningstar (1959, dnc)

 

Walkin’ Through A Cemetery – Claudine Clark (1962, dnc.  Her sole Hot 100 hit was Party Lights, also from 1962.)

 

 

 

I Put A Spell On You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1956, dnc)

 

Twilight Zone – Neil Norman & His Cosmic Orchestra

 

Main Theme - The Addams Family – Vic Mizzy, His Orchestra & Chorus (1964, dnc; Mizzy composed the song.)

 

The Shadow Knows – Coasters (1958, dnc)

 

Marie Laveau – Bobby Bare (the live recording from 1974 did not chart on the Hot 100 but was #1 on the Country chart, cowritten by Shel Silverstein and Baxter Taylor.)

 

Frankenstein’s Party – Swinging Phillies (1958, dnc)

 

The Mummy – Naturals (1959, dnc)

 

The Mummy – Bob McFadden & Dor (1959, #39.  Dor was Rod McKuen.)

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

I Don’t Know How To Love Him – Helen Reddy (1971, #13, her first Hot 100 hit.  Although Yvonne Elliman’s single was the one from the cast recording of the soundtrack of Jesus Christ Superstar, Helen Reddy’s single debuted on the Hot 100 first and charted higher.)

 

I’ll Never Dance Again – Herman’s Hermits (on the UK version of their debut album in 1965, with Derek Leckenby on lead guitar and Keith Hopwood on rhythm guitar)

 

Don’t Go Out Into The Rain (You’re Going To Melt) – Herman’s Hermits (1967, #18)

 

On The Rebound – Floyd Cramer (1961, #4)

 

Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley (1956, #1 for eight weeks, with Floyd Cramer on piano)

 

Game Of Love – Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (1965, #1)

 

Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Curtis Lee (1961, #7)

 

* Oh Well – Pt 1 – Fleetwood Mac (1970, #55, written by Peter Green)

 

Black Magic Woman – Fleetwood Mac (1968, dnc.  A cover version by Santana would reach #4 in early 1971.)  

 

White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane (1967, #8.  Here's their Woodstock performance of it.)

 

I Can’t Get Next To You – Temptations (1969, #1 for two weeks.  Otis Williams sings lead on the last verse.)

 

 * Just My Imagination – Temptations (1971, #1 for two weeks)

 

Bottle Of Wine – Tom Paxton (from his 1965 album, Ain’t That News!)

 

Bottle Of Wine – Fireballs (1967, reached #9 in early 1968)

 

 * Not Fade Away – Crickets (1957, non-charting b-side of Oh, Boy!  A cover version by the Rolling Stones in 1964 peaked at #48.)

 

 

 * I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) – New Seekers (1971, reached #7 in early 1972.  The song was adapted from a Coca-Cola jingle.)

 

Time Machine – Dante & The Evergreens (1960, #73.  You can hear similarities to Alley Oop, which they reached #15 with earlier that year.)

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

Ray Of Hope – Rascals (1969, #24.  Near the end, it includes the line, “I’ve gotta wait my turn ‘til I can vote.”)

 

Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran (1958, #8, the first and highest-charting of three Top 40 versions of the song – the other two where Blue Cheer and The Who.  It has the iconic line, “I’d like to help you, son, but you’re too young to vote.”)

 

M.T.A. – Kingston Trio (1959, #15.  “Vote for George O’Brien!”  The song, written by Jacqueline Steiner and Bess Lomax Hawes, had been commissioned in 1949 by Walter O’Brien for his (wildly unsuccessful) mayoral run in Boston.  The Kingston Trio changed his name for their cover of the song ten years later.)

 

Snoopy For President – Royal Guardsmen (1968, #85)

 

Time Of The Season – Zombies (1969, #3)

 

Time Has Come Today – Chambers Brothers (1968, #11)

 

Put The Clock Back On The Wall – E-Types (1967, dnc)

 

Ball Of Confusion – Temptations (1970, #3.  It includes the line, “Vote for me, and I’ll set you free!”)

 

Vote For Me – Chicago (1977, from their 11^th album, Chicago XI)

 

Six O’Clock – Lovin’ Spoonful (1967, #18)

 

Five O’Clock World – Vogues (1965, peaked at #4 in early 1966)

 

Times Have Changed – Irma Thomas (1964, #98)

 

 

Harry Truman – Chicago (1975, #13)

 

Save The Country – Laura Nyro (1969, dnc, but cover versions by The 5^th Dimension and Thelma Houston did)

 

Turn Back The Hands Of Time – Tyrone Davis (1970, #3, #1 R&B)

 

 

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 (Nov 7):  John Simon

 

 

 

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