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June 26, 2021 - JR - More Oldies from the J-Archives!


 Rockin' Remnants





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Date: 6/26/2021

Host:  JR

Feature: More Golden Oldies!



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


6pm-7pm  

Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren - 1963

Lonely Boy - Paul Anka - 1959

Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine - His first Hot 100 single peaked at #93.



She Cried - Jay & The Americans - 1962 - Original lead singer Jay Traynor left after this and was replaced by David "Jay" Blatt.

Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan - 1968

Poison Ivy - The Coasters - 1959

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now - 1972

Tell All The People (45 version) - The Doors - 1969



I Just Want To Celebrate (45 version) - Rare Earth - 1971



Five O'Clock World - The Vogues - 1966 

Love (Can Make You Happy) - Mercy - 1969 - From the movie Fireball!




Heroes - David Bowie - 1976
*There's No Way Out Of Here - David Gilmour - 1978 

*Troglodyte (45 version) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch - 1973




7pm - 8pm - Birthday Calendar

June 20 - Brian Wilson - 79

                Anne Murray - 76

                Lionel Richie - 72

                Chet Atkins - 1924

June 21 - Sir Ray Davies - 77

                Nils Lofgren - 69

June 22 - Kris Kristofferson - 85

                Howard Kaylan (Turtles) - 74

                Todd Rundgren - 73

June 24 - Jeff Beck - 77

June 25 - Eddie Floyd - 82

                Carly Simon - 74


Medley (Country Gentleman, Mister Sandman, Wildwood Flower, Freight Train) - Chet Atkins 

Sloop John B (Vocals Only) - The Beach Boys - Capitol Records released Pet Sounds Sessions in 1997, on the 30th anniversary of the album's original release; 4 CD's including mono and stereo mixes along with studio outtakes and this gem.



 

Snowbird - 1970 - Anne Murray

Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie - 1985 - Theme from the movie White Nights starring Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov; Grammy Best Song.

Misfits - The Kinks 1977

Take You To The Movies Tonight/Back It Up (Live) - 1975 - Nils Lofgren

Why Me - Kris Kristofferson - 1973 -  Kris's woman at the time, Rita Coolidge, supplies the soprano vocals.  At this time, when the average life of a song on the Hot 100 was 15 weeks, this was on the chart for 38 weeks, peaking at #16!
Todd Rundgren - The Want Of A Nail - 1987 - Featuring the late Bobby Womack on co-vocals.



 

Let Me Be - The Turtles - 1966

People Get Ready (45 version) - Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart - 1984 
Beck and Stewart first teamed up in 1967 for two LP's before Rod left for a solo career in 1969.



Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd - Instrumental backup by the MG's.

Vengeance - Carly Simon - 1979 - Featuring the late Tim Curry on background vocals.



Can't Get Used To Losing You - Andy Williams - Penned by the great NYC songwriting team of Jerome "Doc" Pomus and Mort Shuman.

Darling Be Home Soon - The Lovin' Spoonful - 1966

Northern Lights - Renaissance - 1978

8pm - 9pm

Let's Pretend - The Raspberries - 1973

*Ball Of Fire - Tommy James & The Shondells - 1969

*Bridge Of Sighs - Robin Trower - 1974

Two Lane Highway (45 version) - Pure Prairie League - 1975



Walk On Water (45 version) - Neil Diamond - 1972


Two Faced Man - Gary Wright - 1971 - Check out the really cool live version of this on The Dick Cavett show!  Look for the special guest guitarist in the background...



Ramona (45 version) - Wet Willie - 1979


The Ark - Gerry Rafferty - 1978 - An album track from City To City, which put Gerry on the map with "Baker Street"!

There's A Place In The World For A Gambler - Dan Fogelberg - 1975 - From the LP Souvenirs and also the FM soundtrack.

Jesus Was A Crossmaker - The Hollies - 1972 - From the LP Romany that features a rare lead vocal from guitarist Terry Sylvester.





CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959 - #1 for two weeks)


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 July 3, 2021: John Simon (JS) with a feature on Charting Covers.  


Thanks for tuning in! You can listen to Rockin' Remnants every Saturday night from 6-9pm on WVBR (93.5 FM in Ithaca, NY) or streaming here

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