August 13, 2022
Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)
Spotlight: Golden Oldies Show
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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)
A tribute to Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers, who passed away 8/5/22 at the age of 79.
I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers (1965 - #4: first chart single for the band from down under)
The Carnival Is Over - The Seekers (1965 - #105: the group's signature song and the song played last at their concerts; it spent 3 weeks at #1 in the U.K. and is still one of the top 50 best-selling songs)
A tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who passed away 8/8/22 at the age of 73.
Hopelessly Devoted to You - Olivia Newton-John (1978 - #3: from the movie "Grease", which made ONJ a superstar; the song was nominated for an Oscar)
Summer Nights - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John and ensemble from "Grease" (1978 - #5: song spent 7 weeks at #1 in the U.K.)
Summer Nights - Marianne Faithful (1965 - #24: Faithful was Mick Jagger's girlfriend from 1966 to 1970 and also provided backup vocals on The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine")
The Sweet Sounds of Summer - The Shangri-las (1967 - #123: the last single to chart for the girl group from Queens)
It's Summertime U.S.A. - The Pixies Three (1964 - #116: the group consisted of three teenagers from Hanover, Pa.)
Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond (1969 - #22: song is appropriate this time of year for its opening line: "Hot August night ...")
Tammy - Debbie Reynolds (1957 - #1: song was a huge smash for the actress, spending 5 weeks at the top of the BB Hot 100)
*You're Still a Young Man - Tower of Power (1972 - #29: first charting single for the R&B/funk band out of Oakland)
A Place Nobody Can Find - Sam & Dave (1965 - DNC: stardom was still a couple of years away for the duo known as "Double Dynamite" for their live act)
45 Corner
*Ariel - Dean Friedman (1977 - #26: one-hit wonder on Lifesong Records for the singer from Paramus, N.J.)
*Vehicle - The Ides of March (1970 - #2: another one-hit wonder, this one for the band out of Chicago)
Hearts of Stone - The Fontane Sisters (1955 - #1: the sisters covered the R&B song originally recorded by the Jewels and took it to #1 for 3 weeks)
Things I'd Like to Say - New Colony Six (1969 - #16: one of several charting singles for the soft-rock group from Chicago)
7:00 - 8:00
Birthday Calendar
Background Music: The Happy Organ - Dave "Baby" Cortez (1959 - #1: Cortez recorded the song with a vocal, but did not like it; he spotted a Hammond B3 organ in the studio and decided to play the lead melody on that)
August 7:
Herbert Reed (The Platters) - born 1928
Charles Pope (The Tams) - born 1936
B.J. Thomas - born 1942
August 8:
Joe Tex (Joseph Arrington, Jr.) - born 1933
August 9:
Billy Henderson (The Spinners) - born 1939
Wanda Young (The Marvelettes) - born 1943
Barbara Mason - 75
August 10:
Eddie Fisher - born 1928
Jimmy Dean - born 1928
Bobby Hatfield (The Righteous Brothers) - born 1940
Ronnie Spector (Veronica Bennett) - born 1943
Ian Anderson - 75
August 11:
Eric Carmen - 73
David Ian (Joe) Jackson - 68
August 12:
Joe Jones - born 1926
Alvis "Buck" Owens - born 1929
Lesley Duncan - born 1943
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) - 73
August 13:
Dave "Baby" Cortez - 84
Dan Fogelberg - born 1951
Hughie Thomasson (The Outlaws) - born 1952
Twilight Time - The Platters (1958 - #1: song spent 1 week at #1 and was used as a plot device in an episode of "The X-Files" in the early '90s)
Untie Me - The Tams (1962 - #60: song was written by Joe South; the group got their name for wearing tam o'shanter caps)
The Eyes of a New York Woman - B.J. Thomas (1968 - #28: Thomas' previous 8 singles did not break the Top 40, this one made him a mainstream success again)
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Joe Tex (1965 - #65: one of 27 BB H100 singles for Tex; the song is the same title but not the same song as the later hit for The Honey Cone)
Mighty Love, Pt. 1 - The Spinners (1974 - #20: Billy Henderson was a founder and original member of the group from Michigan)
Don't Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes (1966 - #7: Wanda Young was providing lead vocals for the group after 1965)
Yes I'm Ready - Barbara Mason (1965 - #5: Mason wrote her biggest hit and also had 14 Top 40 hits on the R&B charts)
I Need You Now - Eddie Fisher (1954 - #1: Fisher was married to Debbie Reynolds, Liz Taylor, and Connie Stevens; he was tremendously popular with bobby soxers and had 36 pop hits from 1948-54 and 23 singles chart on the BB Hot 100 in the rock and roll era)
P.T. 109 - Jimmy Dean (1962 - #8: Dean's tribute to the WWII heroics of then-President John F. Kennedy)
Dream On - The Righteous Brothers (1974 - #32: last original charting single for the duo; Bobby Hatfield sang tenor)
I Can Hear Music - The Ronettes (1966 - #100: written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector, the song was the last charting single for the girl group; in 1969 The Beach Boys would cover the song and take it to #24)
Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull (1971 - DNC; 1976 - #62: Ian Anderson is the lead singer for the band, and also plays flute and acoustic guitar)
Let's Pretend - The Raspberries (1973 - #35: Eric Carmen wrote this hit for the Cleveland band; he later has a successful solo career)
Is She Really Going Out With Him? - Joe Jackson (1979 - #21: Jackson wrote his first hit song around the title line which originally came from the Shangri-las "Leader of the Pack")
California Sun - Joe Jones (1961 - #89: Jones studied music at Juilliard and served as pianist and arranger for B.B. King; The Rivieras had a #5 hit with the song in 1964)
Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass? - Buck Owens (1969 - #109: one of 21 #1's on the Country charts for the musician known for creating the Bakersfield Sound)
Love Song - Lesley Duncan (1970 - DNC: Duncan wrote the song that Elton John covered on his Tumbleweed Connection LP; Duncan appeared as a back-up vocalist on the original cast Jesus Christ Superstar LP as well as Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon; in 2022 the song is used in the horror film Men)
8:00 - 9:00
Twisting by the Pool - Dire Straits (1983 - #105: Mark Knopfler wrote and produced this upbeat rocker)
Part of the Plan - Dan Fogelberg (1975 - #31: his first charting single, Fogelberg had a string of hits on the late '70s and early '80s)
There Goes Another Love Song - The Outlaws (1975 - #34: Hughie Thomasson co-wrote the song, the group's first charting single, and was part of The Outlaws' "Guitar Army" of three lead guitarists)
A tribute to Lamont Dozier, of the songwriting and producing team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who passed away 8/8/22 at the age of 81. H-D-H were behind many, many great Motown hits.
Standing in the Shadows of Love - The Four Tops (1967 - #6: song ranks #464/RS500)
Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters (1972 - #7: Richard Carpenter added the fuzz guitar that was a departure for the soft-rock duo)
Soul Deep - The Box Tops (1969 - #18: the final Top 40 single for the blue-eyed soul group)
Mirage - Tommy James and the Shondells (1967 - #10: song has a revers chord progression of the group's hit "I Think We're Alone Now"; the band played the Waverly (NY) High School gym in the summer of 1968)
Moon River - Jerry Butler (1961 - #11: although Andy Williams' signature song, "The Iceman" had the bigger hit)
The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget - The Raindrops (1963 - #17: Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry were the main members of the group)
Silver Bird - Mark Lindsay (1970 - #25: Lindsay had several minor hits after leaving Paul Revere and the Raiders; song is featured in the 2022 movie The Gray Man on Netflix)
In Dreams - Roy Orbison (1963 - #7: Orbison wrote the song which ranks #312/RS500 and was used in the 1986 movie thriller Blue Velvet)
My Back Pages - The Byrds (1967 - #30: the band's cover of the Bob Dylan tune was their last to crack the Top 40)
Heed the Call - Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (1970 - #33: the group had success fusing rock and roll, R&B, folk, and country)
*Jazzman - Carole King (1974 - #2: Tom Scott provided the sax part for the song)
New York City Mining Disaster - The Bee Gees (1967 - #14: the first of 43 BB Hot100 singles for the Brothers Gibb)
You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (1978 - #1: one more from the movie Grease)
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
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