Rockin' Remnants
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Date: December 5, 2020
Host: Gregory James
Feature: Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda
(Songs that deserved to be bigger December hits in 1960, ’70 and ’80)
Birthday Calendar
November 29
John Mayall 87 years old
Chuck Mangione 80 years old
Felix Cavaliere 78 years old
Denny Doherty (Mamas and Papas) b. 1941 d. 1/19/2007)
November 30
June Pointer (b. 1953 d. 4/11/2006)
Rob Grill (Grass Roots lead singer/writer) (b. 1943 d. 7/11/2011)
December 1
John Densmore (Doors drummer) 76 years old
Bette Midler 75 years old
Lou Rawls (b. 1933 d. 1/6/2006)
December 4
Freddy Cannon 84 years old
Chris Hillman (Byrds, etc.) 76
Southside Johnny Lyon 72 years old
Dennis Wilson (b. 1944, d. 12/28/1983)
December 5
Little Richard Penniman (b. 1932 d. 5/9/2020)
Jim Messina 73 years old
Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown) 73 years old
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
6-7pm
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)
Blues Power Eric Clapton Band 1980 #76
Co-written by Clapton and Leon Russel, this live version of the song was recorded at the Budokan Theatre in Tokyo.
I Don’t Want to Cry Ronnie Dyson 1970 #50
Dyson was cast in the original Broadway production of Hair and sang “Aquarius” in that show.
Part Time Love Ann Peebles 1970 #45 H100, #7 R&B
Peebles co-wrote “I Can’t Stand the Rain.”
Ramona Blue Diamonds 1960 #72
The de Wolff brothers Ruud and Riem were born in Jakarta and emigrated to the Netherlands. They were known as the Dutch Everly Brothers.
Need Your Lovin’ Tonight Queen 1980 #44
Written by bassist John Deacon, the record was released as a follow up to “Another One Bites the Dust.”
Think About Your Children Mary Hopkin 1970 #87
The Welsh born Hopkin was one of the first artists signed to the Apple label. This track was her final hit record.
Brite Eyes Robbin Thompson 1980 #66
The late Thompson was a member of Steel Mill, Bruce Springsteen’s early band.
Have Mercy Baby Bobbettes 1960 #66
The group first met in the Glee Club at P.S. 109 in Spanish Harlem. Their big hit was “Mr. Lee.”
Who Needs Ya Steppenwolf 1970 #54
From their LP “Steppenwolf 7.” Ever wonder why the band was named after a Herman Hesse novel? John Kay and his mother fled from Berlin’s Soviet occupation zone in 1948.
Horizontal Bop Bob Seger 1980 #42
If there are no further questions…
Sweet Sweetheart Bobby Vee 1970 #88
Born in Fargo North Dakota, Vee had 38 chart hits, including this country-tinged track.
Hard Hearted Hannah Ray Charles 1960 #55
From his LP “Dedicated to You” on which every song title includes a woman’s name.
Easy Love Dionne Warwick 1980 #62
From her LP “ No Night So Long” which included instrumentalists Isaac Hayes and the Tower of Power.
Gotta Have More Love Climax Blues Band 1980 #45
7-8 pm
Don’t Waste My Time John Mayall 1969 #81
Mayall taught himself to play a variety of instruments. The flute and sax on this track is by Johnny Almond.
Hill Where the Lord Hides Chuck Mangione 1971 #76
The first big hit for the Rochester native, recorded live with the Rochester Philharmonic.
Hold On Rascals 1970 #51
From their LP “See.” This was the first Rascals single that did not make it into the top 40.
Whatcha Gonna Do? Denny Doherty 1971 NR
From Doherty’s solo album of the same name. Pedal steel by Buddy Emmons.
Happiness Pointer Sisters 1979 #30
June, the youngest Pointer sister, sang lead on this song written by Allen Toussaint.
Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire Grass Roots 1973
Not released as a single from their “Alotta Mileage” LP.
I Looked at You Doors 1967 NR
From their debut LP.
Beast of Burden Bette Midler 1984 #71
From her No Frills LP. Mark Goldenberg and Danny Kortchmar on guitars, Jim Keltner on drums.
Bring It On Home Lou Rawls 1970 #96.
Rawls sang back up harmony on Sam Cooke’s original 1962 version.
Buzz Buzz A Diddle It Freddy Cannon 1961 #51
Cannon played the Bo Diddley-inspired guitar on this track. Cannon appeared on American Bandstand 110 times.
The Fever Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes 1976 NR
A great cover of the Springsteen song with Clarence Clemons providing the bass voice on “He’s got the fever for the girl.”
Slip On Through Beach Boys 1970 DNC
Written and sung by Dennis Wilson. From the Beach Boys Sunflower LP
Send Me Some Lovin’ Little Richard 1957 #54.
The B-Side to “Lucille.” You can clearly hear his vocal styling on this downtempo track.
New and Different Way Jim Messina 1979 NR
From Messina’s 1979 solo LP “Oasis,” featuring the Porcaro Brothers and Victor Feldman.
Looking In Savoy Brown 1970 NR
From the album of the same name.
8-9 pm
*Kentucky Rain Elvis Presley 1970 #16
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Maggie Redbone 1970 #45
The word “redbone” is a Cajun term for a multi-ethnic person. Patrick and the late Lolly Vasquez-Vegas were of Yaqui, Shoshone and Mexican heritage.
Bumble Bee La Vern Baker 1960 #46
Baker was the second female soloist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Aretha Franklin was the first. Allegedly, Phil Spector played guitar on these sessions.
Stop This Game Cheap Trick 1980 #48
This track did particularly well in Chicago where it received heavy airplay on superstation WLS-AM.
The Stealer Free 1970 #49
From the group’s LP “Highway” recorded subsequent to Free’s success at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival.
Turn and Walk Away Babys 1980 #42
The single came from the Babys’ final LP “On the Edge,” and was their only charting single.
Stand by Me David and Jimmy Ruffin 1970 #61
“I Am My Brother’s Keeper” was the only LP recorded together by the Ruffin brothers. Backup vocals were by The Originals and The Andantes and instrumentation was provided by The Funk Brothers.
This Beat Goes On Kings 1980 #43
The pride of Oakville Ontario.
It’s All in Your Mind Clarence Carter 1970 #51
You Earth, Wind and Fire 1980 #48
Classy slow jam from EW&F’s well-received LP “Faces.”
Help Me! Marcy Levy and Robin Gibb 1980 #50
This song was heard during the closing credits of the film “Times Square.”
Love TKO Teddy Pendergrass 1980 #44 #2 R&B
This version of the song was used in a few video games and was sampled by a couple of groups in the ‘90s.
Walk Slow Little Willie John 1960 #48
Not only was John an influential performer, he was a civil rights activist as well.
Serenata Sarah Vaughan 1960 #82
At this point in her career, Vaughan recorded for Roulette Records which was owned by Morris Levy who was an investor in Birdland, a Manhattan jazz club at which Vaughan frequently performed.
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 December 12, 2020:
Jan Hunsinger.
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