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Rockin' Remnants





Rockin' Remnants is broadcast from WVBR-FM Ithaca. Check out our webpage, like us on Facebook, and tune in to 93.5 or stream the show every Saturday night from 6-9pm! (Or download the WVBR+ app now available for iOS and Android!)


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Date:  October 16, 2021

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  free-for-all

 

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

 

Oct 10   – Ivory Joe Hunter – born in 1914

 

Oct 11   – Daryl Hall (b. Daryl Hohl, Hall & Oates) – age 75

 

Oct 12   – Samuel David Moore (Sam & Dave) – age 86

            – Melvin Franklin (b. David Melvin English, aka Blue, Temptations) – born in 1942

 

Oct 13   – Paul Simon – age 80

            – Robert Lamm (Chicago) – age 77

            – John Ford Coley – age 73

 

Oct 14   – Sir Cliff Richard (b. Harry Rodger Webb) – age 81

            – Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) – age 75

            – Bill Justis – born in 1926

 

Oct 15   – Marv Johnson – born in 1938

            – Barry McGuire (New Christy Minstrels) – age 86

            – Richard Carpenter – age 75

            – Mickey Baker (b. MacHouston Baker, Mickey & Sylvia) – born in 1925

 

 

Oct 16   – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) – age 74

 

 

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

 

In the song “Oh Yeah! Uh-Huh” by Mickey & Sylvia, where do they say they can make love together? 

 

(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)

 

 

Cry Like A Baby – The Box Tops (1968, #2 for two wks)

 

Everybody’s Been Burned – The Byrds (1967, b-side of So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star)

 

And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind – Mark Lindsay (1970, #44, written by Neil Diamond)

 

So Long Baby – Del Shannon (1961, #28)

   

 

Let Me Be – The Cascades (1963, b-side of Rhythm Of The Rain)

 

Mercy Mercy Mercy – The Buckinghams (1967, #5)

 

A Girl’s Work Is Never Done – The Chordettes (1959, #89)

 

 

A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You – The Monkees (1967, #2, written by Neil Diamond)

 

Bits And Pieces – The Dave Clark Five (1964, #4)

 

In The Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett (1965, #21)

 

Irresistible You – Bobby Darin (1961, peaked at #15 in early 1962)

 

 

I've Got Something On My Mind – The Left Banke (1967, b-side of Desiree’)

 

Bella Linda – The Grass Roots (1968, reached #28 in early 1969)

 

 * Island Girl – Elton John (1975, #1 for three weeks)

 

 * Magic – Pilot (1975, #5)

 

Boom Boom – The Animals (1964, peaked at #43 in early 1965)

 

Dang Me – Roger Miller (1964, #7)

 

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

Since I Met You Baby – Ivory Joe Hunter (1956, #12 – and #1 on the R&B chart)

 

 * She's Gone – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1974, #60 and also 1976, #7 – same version charted twice)

 

Soldering – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1976, b-side of Sara Smile)

 

 * Hold On! I'm A Comin' – Sam & Dave (1966, #21 – and #1 on the R&B chart)

 

Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) – The Temptations (1970, #3.  Melvin Franklin is the one with the deep voice who sings the line "and the band played on".)

 

 * The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel (1969, #7)

 

 * Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War – Paul Simon (from his 1983 album Hearts And Bones)

 

25 or 6 to 4 – Chicago (1970, #4, written by Robert Lamm.  They recorded a new version of it in 1986, which made it to #48 on the Hot 100.)

 

I’d Really Love To See You Tonight – England Dan & John Ford Coley (1976, #2 for two weeks)

 

Please Don’t Tease – Cliff Richard (1960, did not chart in the US but it was a Top Ten hit in seven other countries and certified Silver in the UK.)

 

The Young Ones – Cliff Richard And The Shadows (1962, did not chart in the US but it was a Top Ten hit in ten other countries and certified Gold in the UK.  This was the title track of the 1961 film in which he starred.)

 

Fly Me High – The Moody Blues (1967, dnc.  Written by Justin Hayward.)

 

Raunchy – Bill Justis (1957, #2 – and #1 on the R&B chart.  Bill Justis is the sax player.)

 

 

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

 

 

I Love The Way You Love – Marv Johnson (1960, #9)

 

Green Green – New Christy Minstrels (1963, #14, with Barry McGuire singing lead)

 

Top Of The World – The Carpenters (1973, #1 for two weeks, co-written by Richard Carpenter)

 

Oh Yeah!  Uh-Huh – Mickey & Sylvia (1958, dnc)

 

Uncle John’s Band – Grateful Dead (1970, #69)

 

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

 

 * Runaway – Del Shannon (1961, #1 for four weeks)

 

Undun – The Guess Who (1969, #22, b-side of their Top 10 hit Laughing)

 

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

 

I Wanna Be With You – The Raspberries (1972, reached #16 in early 1973)

 

Since You Been Gone – Rainbow (1979, #57)

 

It’s So Easy – Linda Ronstadt (1977, #5, a cover of a Buddy Holly song)

 

The Time I Loved You The Most – Dobie Gray (1972, from the album Drift Away)

 

Draggin’ The Line – Tommy James (1971, #4)

 

Nothing From Nothing – Billy Preston (1974, #1)

 

Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me – Mac Davis (1972, #1 for three weeks)

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

 

Mickey and Sylvia sing, “We can make love together up on Blueberry Hill.”

 

Thanks to Cinemapolis for sponsoring the Rockin’ Remnants trivia prize!

 

 

 

 

 

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 (Oct 23):  Jan Hunsinger with a spotlight on the Red Bird and Blue Cat record labels, plus songs about birds and cats

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Thanks again to our sponsors Island Health & Fitness and Rasa Spa for their support every week!