April 29, 2023 - JH: "I Can/I Can't" Songs

 April 22, 2023

Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)

Spotlight: "I Can/I Can't" Songs 

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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)

I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands (1965 - DNC: song would later chart for The Hollies and Linda Ronstadt, but this original version was lost in the financial difficulties of Blue Cat Records)

I Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding (1965 - DNC: Redding wrote the song would chart for the Chambers Brothers in 1968)

I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops (1965 - #1: one of the foursome's best-known songs, it ranks #415/RS500)

I Can Make It With You - The Pozo-Seco Singers (1966 - #32: the Texas trio that gave country star Don Williams his start)

I Can't Find the Time to Tell You - Orpheus (1969 - #80: big in the New England area, this Boston band had two singles make the lower reaches of the BB Hot 100)

I Can Never Go Home Again - We Five (1965 - NR: song was written by John Stewart and closes out the group's "You Were on My Mind" LP)

I Can Never Go Home Anymore - The Shangri-Las (1965 - #6: last big hit for the female group from Queens)

I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles (1962 - #1: song spent 5 weeks at #1 and ranks #161/RS500)

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You) - Linda Ronstadt (1974 - #2 C&W: her cover of the Hank Williams classic won her a Grammy for Best Country Performance - Female)

I Can Help - Billy Swan (1974 - #1: Swan wrote the hit "Lover Please" for Clyde McPhatter)

I Can Hear the Rain - Reparata and the Delrons (1967 - DNC: female group from Brooklyn that woulda, coulda, shoulda had more hits)

I Can Turn Off the Rain - The Grass Roots (1971 - DNC: song was released as the flip side to "Sooner or Later")

*I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash (1972 - #1: Nash wrote the song that is laced with reggae influences)

I Can See for Miles - The Who (1967 - #9: song ranks #258/RS500 and features some awesome drumming by Keith Moon)

The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes) - Gordon Lightfoot (1978 - #33: his re-recording of a 1968 album track)

7:00 - 8:00: The Birthday Calendar

Background song: Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy (1958 - #6: known for his 'twangy' guitar, Eddy was born in nearby Corning)

April 23:

Roy Orbison - born 1936

Ray Peterson - born 1939

April 24:

Barbra Streisand - 81

(Bernard) St. Clair Lee (The Hues Corporation) - born 1944

Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival) - 78

April 25:

Jerry Lieber - born 1933

Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA) - 78

Stu Clark (Creedence Clearwater Revival) - 78

Michael Brown (The Left Banke) - born 1949

April 26:

Duane Eddy - 85

Maurice Williams - 85

Bobby Rydell (Ridarelli) - born 1942

Gary Wright - 80

April 27: 

Cuba Gooding, Sr. (The Main Ingredient) - born 1944

Pete Ham (Badfinger) - born 1947

Kate Pierson (The B-52s) - 75

Paul "Ace" Frehley (Kiss) - 72

April 28:

April 29:

Carl Gardner (The Coasters) - born 1928

Lonnie Donegan - born 1931

Willie Nelson - 90

April Stevens (Carol Lo Tiempo) - born 1936

Tammi Terrell - born 1945

Tommy James - 76

Leah - Roy Orbison (1962 - #25: "The Big O" ranks #37 on Rolling Stone magazine's "Greatest Artists of All Time")

Corrine, Corrina - Ray Peterson (1960 - #9: song was produced by Phil Spector and was written in 1928)

On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - Barbra Streisand (1970 - DNC: title track to the movie of the same name; Streisand has sold over 68 million LPs)

Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation (1974 - #1: considered one of the earliest disco songs)

Up Around the Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970 - #4: Doug Clifford was the drummer, Stu Cook the bassist for the band)

Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Robins (1955 - #79: one of over 70 chart hits for the great songwriting team of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller; song was used for the title of the Broadway play highlighting their songs)

Knowing Me, Knowing You - ABBA (1977 - #14: considered one of the group's greatest songs, it went to #1 in several European countries)

Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke (1966 - #5: Michael Brown was songwriter/keyboardist for the Brooklyn group known for their "Baroque Pop" style; song ranks #220/RS500)

Little Darlin' - The Gladiolas (1957 - #41: Maurice Williams was lead singer for the group; The Diamonds took the song to #2 the same year)

Swingin' School - Bobby Rydell (1960 - #5: Rydell was a teen idol from Philadelphia)

Dream Weaver - Gary Wright (1976 - #2: Wright played keyboards on George Harrison's epic triple LP "All Things Must Pass")

Everybody Plays the Fool - The Main Ingredient (1972 - #3: Cuba Gooding, Sr. was lead singer for the Harlem group)

No Matter What - Badfinger (1970 - #8: Welsh-born Pete Ham was the songwriter/lead vocalist for the band; tragically, he committed suicide a the age of 27)

Rock Lobster - The B-52s (1980 - #56: song did not chart when released in 1978; it ranks #146/RS500)

New York Groove - "Ace" Frehley (1978 - #13: Frehley was lead guitarist for the group Kiss)

Searchin' - The Coasters (1957 - #3: another Lieber & Stoller song, along with its flip side, "Young Blood", it brought the group rock and roll fame)

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (on the Bedpost Over Night) - Lonnie Donegan and His Skiffle Group - (1961 - #5: song is a live recording from 1959, the song was written in 1924)

Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge (1962 - #22: song was written by Willie Nelson)

Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - Willie Nelson (1975 - #21: his first single to make the pop charts as a solo artist, the song ranks #302/RS500; written by Fred Rose in 1945)

I Can't Go On Livin' Baby Without You - Nino Tempo and April Stevens (1967 - #86: the brother-sister duo hail from Niagara Falls; April Stevens passed away on April 17, 12 days short of her 94th birthday, but Nino Tempo is still with us at age 88)

I Can't Believe You Love Me - Tammi Terrell (1966 - #72: Terrell's biggest hits were duets with Marvin Gaye, but this charting single fits tonight's spotlight feature)

Mirage - Tommy James & the Shondells (1967 - #10: James formed his group when he was only 12 years old in Dayton, Ohio; in 1968 they played in the nearby Waverly, NY gym)

Passing: singer, activist, and actor Harry Belafonte on April 25. Born Harold George Bellanfanti, Jr. on March 1, 1927, he was 96 years old. Belafonte won 3 Grammys, an Emmy, and a Tony. He considered Paul Robeson a mentor and was a close confidant to Martin Luther King, Jr. About himself, Belafonte said, "I was not an artist who became an activist; I was an activist who became an artist."

Island in the Sun - Harry Belafonte (1957 - #30: from the movie of the same name, it was first to feature an interracial couple)

I Can Hear Music - The Ronettes (1966 - #100: the Beach Boys would take the song to #24 three years later)

I Can't Hold On - Karla Bonoff (1978 - #76: known primarily as a songwriter, this came from her debut LP entitled "Karla Bonoff")

I Can't Get Next to You - The Temptations (1969 - #1: one of 53 charting singles for the Detroit soul group)

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones (1965 - #1: song spent 4 weeks at #1 in July of that year and ranks #2/RS500)

I Can't Get Her Off My Mind - The Monkees (1967 - NR: cut from their third LP entitled "Headquarters", considered the band's masterpiece)

I Can't Quit Her - Blood, Sweat, & Tears (1968 - DNC: from the group's first LP, when it was led by Al Kooper)

I Can't Stand Up Alone - Clyde McPhatter (1958 - DNC: flip side to his hit single "A Lover's Question)

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 May 6, 2023: Kim Vaughan (KV) with "Too" songs.

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