November 5, 2022 - JH: Golden Oldies

 November 5, 2022

Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)

Spotlight Theme: "Golden Oldies"

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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)

Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (1963 - #1: song spent 5 weeks at the top of the charts and was #1 on this date 59 years ago)

What About Me - Anne Murray (1973 - #64: song was written by Scott McKenzie)

Tell Daddy - Clarence Carter (1967 - DNC: original version of "Tell Mama", by Etta James)

I'd Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan and John Ford Coley (1976 - #2: "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry kept the song out of the #1 spot)

Wolverton Mountain - Claude King (1962 - #6: country crossover that was a rewrite of song by Merle Kilgore, who really had an uncle named Clifton Clowers; a WWI vet who lived to be 102)

For Your Love - Ed Townsend (1958 - #13: one-hit wonder that Townsend wrote and has been covered many times)

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Mel Carter (1965 - #8: song was originally a #5 hit for Karen Chandler in 1953)

So Much in Love - The Tymes (1963 - #1: in 2001 the song was included in Songs of the Century for the group out of Philadelphia)

Thank You, Girl - The Street People (1970 - #96: group included song co-writer Rupert Holmes, who would go on to fame with the "Pina Colada Song")

Rainy Night in Georgia (1970 - #4: song was a come back for Benton, one of 49 of his singles to chart on the BB Hot 100 and #498/RS500)

La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (1959 - #22: song ranks #345/RS500 and was originally released as the flip side of "Donna"; future Wrecking Crew member Carol Kaye played on the recording)

45 Corner

Come Back Baby - Bluesology (1965 - DNC: band that included a young Elton John, was he was still going by his given name, Reg Dwight)

Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman (1969 - #37: group was named for pianist Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman, but drummer Speedy Keen wrote and sang the song)

Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack (1973 - #56: song came from 1972 film of the same name)

Up and Down - The Serpent Power (1967 - DNC: although the single did not chart, Rolling Stone magazine voted the group's self-titled LP in the top 50 of 1967)

7:00 - 8:00

The Birthday Calendar

October 30:

Eddie Holland - 83

Grace Slick - 83

Otis Williams (The Temptations) - 81

Timothy B. Schmit - 75

October 31:

Russ Ballard (Argent) - 77

November 1:

SSGT Barry Sadler - born 1940

Rick Grech (Blind Faith, Traffic) - born 1945

Dan Peek (America) - born 1950

Chris Morris (Paper Lace) - 68

November 2: 

Phil Woods (session saxophonist) - born 1931

Earl "Speedo" Carroll - born 1937

Jay Black (born David Blatt) - born 1938

Keith Emerson - born 1944

J.D. Souther - 77

November 3:

Brian Poole (The Tremeloes) - 81

Lulu (born Marie Lawrie) - 74

November 4:

Harry Elston (Friends of Distinction) - 84

Scherrie Payne (The Supremes) - 78

November 5:

Ike Turner - born 1931

Art Garfunkel - 81

Gram Parsons - born 1946

Peter Noone - 75

This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - The Isley Brothers (1966 - #12: Eddie Holland wrote the vocals for many of the great Motown songs of the '60s; along with his brother Brian and Lamont Dozier they made the "Motown Sound")

My Best Friend - Jefferson Airplane (1966 - #103: Grace Slick provided lead vocals with Marty Balin; song from the Airplane's classic LP Surrealistic Pillow)

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations (1966 - #3: non-LP single for the group, who were surprised by the song's success)

I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles (1980 - #8: one of the few songs that Timothy B. Schmit wrote and sang for the group; their last song to make the BB Top 10)

Hold Your Head Up - Argent (1972 - #5: although the band was named for Rod Argent, Russ Ballard was the lead singer; we heard the 3:18 single version, LP version runs 6:20)

Ballad of the Green Berets (1966 - #1: song spent 5 weeks at #1 and sold over 9 million copies)

Rock and Roll Stew - Traffic (1972 - #93: Rick Grech co-wrote the song, from the Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys LP)

Don't Cross the River - America (1973 - #35: Dan Peek wrote this minor hit for the trio)

The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace (1974 - #1: songwriters Peter Callander and Mitch Murray also wrote "Billy Don't Be a Hero")

Doctor Wu - Steely Dan (1975 - NR: Phil Woods provided the awesome sax break on the song; Woods also played on Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are")

Speedo - The Cadillacs (1955 - #17: hit song gave Earl Carroll his nickname)

This Magic Moment - Jay and the Americans (1968 - #6: Jay Black was the second 'Jay' for the group, replacing Jay Traynor in 1962; song was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Schuman and a hit for the Drifters in 1960)

Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (1970 - #48: Keith Emerson was the first artist to travel with a Moog Synthesizer, his was 10' tall and weighed 550 lbs.)

You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther (1979 - #7: Souther wrote the song and used Phil Everly, Jackson Browne, and a couple of the Eagles on backing vocals)

Someone, Someone - Brian Poole and the Tremeloes (1964 - #97: song went to #2 in the U.K.; the group had greater success in the U.S. after Poole had left the band)

Shout - Lulu and the Luvers (1964 - #94: another song that was a big hit in the U.K., making #7 for the Glasgow-born Lulu, who was 16 years old when the song was recorded)

Grazing in the Grass - The Friends of Distinction (1969 - #3: Harry Elston wrote lyrics to the Hugh Masekela instrumental that was a hit in 1968)

I'm Gonna Let My Heart do the Walking - The Supremes (1976 - #40: Scherrie Payne was lead singer for the group from 1973-77)

Rocket '88 - Ike Turner and His Kings of Rhythm (1951 - #1 R&B: song is erroneously attributed to Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats)

All I Know - Art Garfunkel (1973 - #9: song was written by Jimmy Webb and the Wrecking Crew provided instrumentation, including Larry Knechtel on piano)

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - The Byrds (1968 - #74: Bob Dylan-penned tune from the LP Sweethearts of the Rodeo, which band member Gram Parsons persuaded the group to record in Nashville; many consider the LP to be the beginning of country rock)

A Must to Avoid (1965 - #8) Listen People (1966 - #3: two from Herman's Hermits in recognition of Peter Noone's 75th birthday)

*Tell Him - The Exciters (1963 - #4: song was written by Bert Berns, who later founded BANG records)

*Bend Me, Shape Me - The American Breed (1968 - #5: biggest hit for this Chicago band)

Angel on My Shoulder - Shelby Flint (1961 - #22: Flint wrote and recorded this one-hit wonder at 20 years of age)

Any Way That You Want Me - Evie Sands (1969 - #53: although it didn't break into the top 50 on the BB Hot100, this Chip Taylor written song was on the charts for 17 weeks)

How Can You Kiss Me - Mike & John & Bill (1965 - DNC: the 'Mike' here is Monkee Mike Nesmith, who was writing in the folk-rock vein even then)

Gathering the Words - Denny Doherty (1971 - DNC: song was the flip side to former member of the Mamas and the Papas single release "Watcha Gonna Do", which also failed to chart)

CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959 - #1 for two weeks; brothers Santo [steel guitar] and Johnny [rhythm guitar] Farina from Brooklyn)

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 November 12, 2022: John Simon (JS) with a spotlight on songs that do not use the title in the lyrics!

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