June 18, 2022
Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)
Spotlight: Monterey International Pop Festival
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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
6:00 - 7:00
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969 - #29: produced by Jimi Hendrix)
Watergate 50th Anniversary:
You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder (1974 - #1: Wonder aimed this angry political statement at Richard Nixon; the Jackson 5 provided backing vocals)
Hurricane Agnes 50th Anniversary:
Don't Let the Rain Fall Down on Me - The Critters (1967 - #39: Hurricane Agnes inundated the Southern Tier and northern Pennsylvania with up to 15" of rain; Corning and Elmira in particular experienced damaging floods)
Father's Day:
Daddy's Home - Shep and the Limelights (1961 - #2: James 'Shep' Sheppard's answer song to "A Thousand Miles Away")
Spotlight - The Monterey International Pop Festival was held to elevate pop music to an art form, like folk, jazz, and blues. Promoted by Papa John Phillips and The Mamas and Papas manager/producer Lou Adler, the theme of the Festival was "Music, Love, & Flowers" and it kicked off 1967's Summer of Love. Songs are presented in the order that the artists appeared over the five shows held June 16, 17, & 18, 1967. Live songs from the show, denoted by (L), are taken from the Rhino Records 1992 4 CD release.
Along Comes Mary (L) - The Association (1966 - #7: song was the first hit for the sunshine pop group and allegedly was a drug reference)
Love Is a Hurtin' Thing (L) - Lou Rawls (1966 - #13: Rawls' first Top 40 effort on the pop charts went to #1 on the R&B charts)
Sweet Joy - Beverley Martyn (1966 - DNC: Martyn was befriended by Paul Simon when he was in England; she provided the line, "Good morning, Mr. Leitch, have you had a bust day?" in the Simon & Garfunkel song "Fakin' It")
Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers (1964 - #9: Rivers' cover of the 1960 song by Harold Dorman surpassed the original on the charts)
San Franciscan Nights (L) - Eric Burdon and the Animals (1967 - #9: Burdon was supported by new band members and, as one rock critic said, re-invented himself in front of the Monterey audience)
At the Zoo - Simon & Garfunkel (1967 - #16: from their classic LP "Bookends")
Down on Me (L) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (1968 - #43: the band, featuring Janis Joplin in her break out performance, stole the show at Monterey and were signed to Columbia Records for their efforts)
Who Do You Love? - Quicksilver Messenger Service (1969 - #91: their cover of the Bo Diddley song, live versions of which lasted up to 25 minutes)
Living in the U.S.A. - The Steve Miller Band (1968 - #94: song would chart at #49 when re-released in 1974)
7:00 - 8:00
The Birthday Calendar
June 12:
Reg Presley (Reginald Ball) [The Troggs] - born 1941
Len Barry (Leonard Borisoff) - born 1942
June 13:
Bobby Freeman - born 1940
James Carr - born 1942
Robert "Bo" Donaldson - 68
June 14:
Burl Ives - born 1909
Renaldo "Obie" Benson (4 Tops) - born 1936
Rod Argent (The Zombies) - 77
June 15:
Nigel Pickering (Spanky & Our Gang) - born 1929
Ruby Garnett (Ruby & the Romantics) - 88
Waylon Jennings - born 1937
Harry Nilsson - born 1941
Mervyn "Muff" Winwood - 79
June 16:
Carl Burnett (Little Caesar & the Romans) - born 1934
Lamont Dozier - 81
June 17:
Barry Manilow (Pincus) - 79
June 18:
Tommy Hunt (The Flamingos) - 89
Paul McCartney - 80
Sandy Posey - 78
Love Is All Around - The Troggs (1968 - #7: lead singer Reg Presley wrote the hit for the British group)
You Can't Sit Down - The Dovells (1963 - #3: Len Barry was lead singer for the Philadelphia group before embarking on a solo career)
Do You Want to Dance? - Bobby Freeman (1958 - #5: Freeman was only 17 when the demo that he wrote became a big hit)
The Dark End of the Street - James Carr (1967 - #77: song was later covered by The Flying Burrito Brothers as well as Linda Ronstadt)
Who Do You Think You Are? - Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (1974 - #15: Donaldson played keyboards and was the leader of the Cincinnati band, but Mike Gibbons was the lead singer)
Funny Way of Laughing - Burl Ives (1962 - #10: Ives was a singer, musician, actor, and author)
Reach Out (I'll Be There) - The Four Tops (1966 - #1: Obie Benson sang bass for the Motown group and this is considered their signature song)
Tell Her No - The Zombies (1965 - #6: Rod Argent wrote the song which was a bigger hit in the US than the group's native Britain)
Like to Get to Know You - Spanky & Our Gang (1968 - #17: Nigel Pickering played rhythm guitar and provided backing vocals for the band)
My Summer Love - Ruby & the Romantics (1963 - #16: their follow-up single to their big hit, "Our Day Will Come")
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? - Waylon Jennings (1975 - #60: song went to #1 on the Country charts; Jennings famously gave up his seat on the plane that crashed and killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper)
I Guess the Lord Must be in New York City - Nilsson (1969 - #34: song was written for, but not used in, the movie Midnight Cowboy)
Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group (1966 - #7: Davis saw Muff Winwood and younger brother Stevie performing in an English pub and asked them to join his band)
Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me of You) - Little Caesar and the Romans (1961 - #9: the group would often perform in Roman togas)
8:00 - 9:00
When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes - The Supremes (1963 - #23: one of many Motown hits written and produced by the legendary team of Holland-Dozier-Holland)
Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again - Barry Manilow (1976 - #10: from the album of the same name)
Lovers Never Say Goodbye - The Flamingos (1959 - #52: Tommy Hunt is the only performer to have his photo in the Apollo Theater both as a member of a group and as a solo artist)
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles (1966 - #11: producer George Martin employed a double string quartet to create tension in the song, much like in the movie Psycho)
Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney and Wings (1974 - #3: song was released as a non-album track; its inspiration came from staying at a Tennessee farm while recording in Nashville)
I Take It Back - Sandy Posey (1967 - #12: Posey's three best-charting Pop songs all coincidentally peaked at #12)
Back to our Spotlight feature:
Omaha - Moby Grape (1967 - #88: the band featured the interplay of three guitarists and their debut LP was ranked #121/500 by Rolling Stone Magazine)
So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star (L) - The Byrds (1967 - #29: Hugh Masekela on trumpet backed the band; band member David Crosby used this occasion to make controversial comments about the JFK assassination)
Eli's Coming - Laura Nyro (1967 - NR: Nyro was a 20-year-old singer/songwriter who was on the verge of a breakthrough)
Somebody to Love (L) - Jefferson Airplane (1967 - #5: written by Grace SLick's brother, Darby, the song ranks #274/RS500)
Bluebird - The Buffalo Springfield (1967 - #58: Neil Young had just left the group at the time of Monterey and Byrd David Crosby furthered angered his bandmates by sitting in with Springfield)
Substitute (L) - The Who (1966 - DNC: Pete Townsend was inspired to write the song by 1965's "Tracks of My Tears", by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles)
Foxey Lady (L) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967 - #67: song ranks #153/RS500; aware that The Who made a practice of finishing performances by destroying their instruments, Hendrix stashed lighter fluid behind his amplifier and after finishing the song "Wild Thing" [the live version of which lasts over 8:00 and there was no time for] lit his guitar on fire)
Got a Feelin' (L) - The Mamas & the Papas (1966 - DNC: song was released as the 'B' side of "Monday, Monday")
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) (L) - Scott McKenzie (1967 - #4: written by Papa John Phillips, the song was released 5/27/67 and was meant to promote the Festival)
Ran out of time to play "Monterey", which was written by Eric Burdon & the Animals about the Monterey International Pop Festival.
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959 - #1 for two weeks; brothers Santo [steel guitar] and Johnny [rhythm guitar] Farina from Brooklyn)
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 June 25, 2022: John Rudan (JR) with a show of Solid Gold Oldies.
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