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Rockin' Remnants





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Date:  July 31, 2021

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  great music

 

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

 

July 25   – Steve Goodman – born in 1948

 

July 26   – Darlene Love (b. Darlene Wright, The Blossoms) – age 80

            – Brenton Wood (b. Alfred Smith) – age 80

            – Dobie Gray (b. Lawrence Brown) – born in 1940

            – Michael “Mick” Jagger (Rolling Stones) – age 78

 

July 27   – Bobbie Gentry (b. Roberta Streeter) – age 77 or 79

 

July 28   – Jonathan Edwards – age 75

 

July 30   – Paul Anka – age 80

 

July 31   – Kent LaVoie (Lobo) – age 78

            – Gary Lewis (b. Gary Levitch) – age 75

 

 

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

 

This next song (One Wonderful Night by The Honey Bees) is a non-charting song, credited to a group whose name you probably don’t know – but whose voices you probably do know.  The trio recorded under several different group names, and they had 4 Hot 100 hits under one of those group names – 3 of which were Top 40 and 1 of which was Top 10.  Under what name did this group have their charting hits? 

 

(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)

 

 

 

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)

 

A Little Bit Of Soap – The Jarmels (1961, #12, their only Hot 100 hit)

 

The Greenwood Tree – Connie Stevens (1961, did not chart)

 

 

 

Speedoo – The Cadillacs (1955, #17)

 

 * El Paso – Marty Robbins (1959, spent two weeks at #1 in early 1960)

 

 * Tossin’ And Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis (1961, #1 for seven weeks)

 

Whispering Bells – The Dell-Vikings (1957, #9.  First released on Fee Bee, then on Dot.  Sometimes their name had one L in it, and sometimes two.  The lineup of band members changed as well.)

 

   

 

Hotel Happiness – Brook Benton (1962, reached #3 in early 1963)

 

There Oughta Be A Law – Mickey & Sylvia (1957, #47)

 

Breezy – The Tokens (1966, b-side of Greatest Moments In A Girl’s Life)

 

I Feel Good All Over – Sam Butera & The Witnesses (1962, dnc)

 

 

 

Captain Of Your Ship – Reparata & The Delrons (1968, #127)

 

Saturday Night At The Movies – The Drifters (1964, #18)

 

[45 Corner]  Sugar Sugar – Wilson Pickett (1970, #25)

 

 * Reflections Of My Life – The Marmalade (1970, #10)

 

She Is Still A Mystery – Lovin’ Spoonful (1967, #27)

 

 * Rich Girl – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1977, #1 for two weeks)

 

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

 

City Of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie (1972, #18, written by Steve Goodman)

 

Good Good Lovin’ – The Blossoms (bubbled under twice, at #101 in 1966 and again at #115 in 1967, same recording)

 

Look At Me – Dobie Gray (1963, #91, his first Hot 100 hit)  

 

The Oogum Boogum Song – Brenton Wood (1967, #34)

 

 

 

 * Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – Rolling Stones (from the 1971 album Sticky Fingers)

 

Let It Be Me – Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry (1969, #36, one of several songs they collaborated on.  The first version of this song to reach the Hot 100 was by Jill Corey in 1957.  Two versions were Top 10 hits – by The Everly Brothers in 1960 and by Betty Everett & Jerry Butler in 1964.  The Sweet Inspirations made it into the Hot 100 with the song as well, in 1967, and Willie Nelson charted with it in 1982.)

 

Sunshine – Jonathan Edwards (1971, #4 in early 1972)

 

A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of Wine – Paul Anka (1962, #13)

 

I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo (1972, #2 for two weeks)

 

 

 

This Diamond Ring – Gary Lewis & The Playboys (1965, #1 for two weeks, his first Hot 100 entry)

 

 * Blue Money – Van Morrison (1971, #23)

 

 * Chuck E’s In Love – Rickie Lee Jones (1979, #4.  The subject of this song, Chuck E. Weiss, passed away this week.)

 

One Wonderful Night – The Honey Bees (1964, dnc)

 

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

 

I’ll Pick A Rose For My Rose – Marv Johnson (1968, dnc)

 

Don’t Say Nothin’ Bad (About My Baby) – The Cookies (1963, #7)

 

 

 

Let’s Think About Living – Bob Luman (1960, #7)

 

Can I Get To Know You Better – The Turtles (1966, #89)

 

 

 

Big Green Pearl – Orpheus (1971, dnc)

 

Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) – The Raspberries (1974, #18)

 

So In To You – Atlanta Rhythm Section (1977, #7)

 

Shine A Little Love – Electric Light Orchestra (1979, #8)

 

 

 

It’s Going To Take Some Time – The Carpenters (1972, #12, a Carole King song)

 

 * Fox On The Run – Sweet (1975, reached #5 in early 1976)

 

Everybody’s Talkin’ – Harry Nilsson (1969, #6, his first song on the Hot 100)

 

Look What You’ve Done – Pozo-Seco Singers (1966, #32)

 

Ariel – Dean Friedman (1977, #26, his only charting song)

 

 

 

Make It Easy On Yourself – The Walker Brothers (1965, #16)

 

Judy Judy Judy – Johnny Tillotson (1963, b-side of You Can Never Stop Me Loving You)

 

 

 

CLOSING THEME:  Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)

 

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

They charted under the name The Cookies, and their biggest hit was Don’t Say Nothin’ Bad (About My Baby), which reached #7 in 1963.  A few months before that, they’d reached #17 with the song Chains.  They recorded under several other names besides The Cookies, including The Honey Bees, The Cinderellas, and The Palisades.

 

Congratulations to Andy from Berkshire, for correctly answering the question and winning two passes to Cinemapolis!

 

 

 

 

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 7):  John Rudan with more from the JR-chives

 

 

 

 

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