Rockin'
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Date: May 7, 2022
Host: KV
Feature: no theme
Birthday Calendar
May 1 – Sonny James (b. James Loden) – born in 1928 or 1929
– Judy Collins – age 83
– Rita Coolidge – age 77
May 2 – Lesley Gore (b. Lesley Goldstein) – born in 1946
– Lynn Evans (b. Carolyn Hargate, The Chordettes) – born in 1924
– Link Wray (b. Fred Lincoln Wray Jr.) – born in 1929
– Tony Asher (lyricist) – age 83
May 3 – Pete Seeger – born in 1919
– James Brown – born in 1933
– Frankie Valli (b. Francesco Castelluccio, 4 Seasons) – age 88
May 4 – Dick Dale (b. Richard Monsour) – born in 1937
– Nick Ashford (Ashford & Simpson) – born in 1941
– Tyrone Davis – born in 1938
– David LaFlamme (It’s A Beautiful Day) – age 81
May 5 – Tammy Wynette (b. Virginia Wynette Pugh) –
born in 1942
May 6 – Bob Seger – age 77
– Leon Hughes (tenor, Coasters) – age 90
– Herbie Cox (lead singer, Cleftones) – born in 1938 or 1939
May 7 – Jimmy Ruffin – born in 1936
– Johnny Maestro (b. John Mastrangelo, The Crests, The Brooklyn Bridge) – born in 1939
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia
In 1967-68, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell had 4 duets that made it into the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100. 3 of those 4 duets were written by the same songwriting team. Who was it? (A follow-up clue, which wasn’t needed, was going to be: The songwriting team was also a recording duo who married in 1974.)
(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)
Heartbeat – Buddy Holly (1958, peaked at #82)
Sweeter Than You – Ricky Nelson (1959, #9)
* Runaway – Del Shannon (1961, #1 for four weeks, his first Hot 100 hit)
Poor Baby – The Cowsills (1968, #44)
(I Wanna) Love My Life Away – Gene Pitney (1961, #39, his first Hot 100 hit)
Honey Love – The Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter (1954, R&B #1 for eight weeks. Memphis police confiscated the song from jukeboxes due to “suggestive” lyrics.)
(‘Til) I Kissed You – The Everly Brothers (1959, #4, the backing band for this was The Crickets)
Lemon Tree – Peter, Paul, and Mary (1962, #35, their first Hot 100 hit)
Down In The Valley – Solomon Burke (1962, #71)
* Reflections Of My Life – The Marmalade (1970, #10)
* The Monkey Time – Major Lance (1963, #8, his first Hot 100 hit)
* Reflections – Diana Ross & The Supremes (1967, #2 for two weeks)
* Pieces Of April – Three Dog Night (1972, reached #19 in early 1973)
The Angels Listened In – The Crests (1959, #22)
* Daydream Believer – The Monkees (1967, #1 for four weeks)
7-8pm
Pure Love – Sonny James (1959, bubbled under at #107, written by Johnny Burnette. Sonny James was best known as a Country artist – he had 72 songs on the Country chart, including 21 #1s. His biggest hit on the Hot 100 was Young Love.)
Both Sides Now – Judy Collins (1968, #8. The song was written by Joni Mitchell, who reportedly disliked Judy Collins’ version of it.)
Loving Arms –Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (1974, #86. They were married at the time.)
What’s A Girl Supposed To Do – Lesley Gore (from her 1965 album My Town, My Guy & Me. Written by Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich.)
Mr. Sandman – The Chordettes (1954, #1 for seven weeks)
Rumble – Link Wray (1958, #16)
Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys (1966, #8, lyrics by Tony Asher. This was one of 8 songs on Pet Sounds that Asher co-wrote with Brian Wilson.)
Little Boxes – Pete Seeger (1964, #70. The single was recorded live at Carnegie Hall.)
Good Good Lovin’ – James Brown & The Famous Flames (1959, did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 nor the R&B chart)
Apple Of My Eye – The 4 Seasons (from their 1962 debut album, Sherry & 11 Others. They had charted at #62 in 1956 with an earlier recording of this song, under the name The Four Lovers.)
Let’s Go Trippin’ – Dick Dale And The Del-Tones (1961, #60)
* Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (1968, #8, written by Ashford & Simpson)
Turn Back The Hands Of Time – Tyrone Davis (1970, #3 on the Hot 100 and #1 for two weeks on R&B)
White Bird – It’s A Beautiful Day (1969, bubbled under at #118. David LaFlamme would later re-record the song as a solo artist, and would reach #89 with that version.)
We’re Gonna Hold On – George Jones & Tammy Wynette (1973, Country #1. They were married at the time.)
8-9pm
Rock And Roll Never Forgets – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (1977, #41)
* Charlie Brown – The Coasters (1959, #2 for three weeks, with King Curtis on sax)
Little Girl Of Mine – The Cleftones (1956, #57, co-written by lead singer Herbie Cox)
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted – Jimmy Ruffin (1966, #7)
Fifty Million Heartbeats – Johnny Maestro (1962, did not chart)
* Tequila – The Champs (1958, #1 on Hot 100 for five weeks, #1 on R&B for four weeks)
The Rubberband Man – The Spinners (1976, #2 for three weeks on the Hot 100, #1 on R&B)
Sitting In Limbo – Jimmy Cliff (recorded at Muscle Shoals in 1971 for his album Another Cycle, which wasn’t released in the US. This track was also included in the soundtrack album for The Harder They Come, which starred Cliff.)
Let Your Love Flow – The Bellamy Brothers (1976, #1 for one week)
* Feelin’ Stronger Every Day – Chicago (1973, #10)
* Mother Freedom – Bread (1971, #37)
Mama’s Little Girl – Reparata & The Delrons (1966, did not chart)
Mommy Out De Light – Mickey & Sylvia (1960, did not chart)
Loves Me Like A Rock – Paul Simon with The Dixie Hummingbirds (1973, #2)
Rock And Roll Lullaby – B.J. Thomas (1972, #15, with Duane Eddy on guitar. Backup vocals were from The Blossoms along with Dave Somerville of The Diamonds.)
CLOSING THEME: Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Trivia Answer
Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson were the songwriting team who wrote 3 of the 4 songs that made it to the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot 100 for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell. Ashford & Simpson wrote “Your Precious Love”, “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing”, and “You’re All I Need To Get By”, as well as lots of other great songs.
Congratulations to Robin from Ithaca, for correctly answering the question and winning two passes to Cinemapolis!
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 (May 14): Gregory James with a spotlight on Holidays Of May
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