Sept 9, 2023 - KV - Bells & Whistles

 

  

 

Rockin' Remnants



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Date:  September 9, 2023

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  Bells & Whistles (after a couple of late summer songs)

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

Sep 3   – Al Jardine (Beach Boys) – age 81

            – Donald Brewer (drums, Grand Funk) – age 75

 

Sep 4   – Gary Duncan (guitar, Quicksilver Messenger Service) – born in 1946

            – Greg Elmore (drums, Quicksilver Messenger Service) – age 77

 

Sep 5   – Joe “Speedo” Frazier (lead vocals, Impalas) – born in 1943

            – John Stewart (Kingston Trio) – born in 1939

            – Al Stewart – age 78

            – Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, Queen) – born in 1946

 

Sep 6   – Roger Waters (bass, songwriter, Pink Floyd) – age 80

 

Sep 7   – Charles “Buddy” Holly – born in 1936

            – Joe Simon – born in 1936

            – Gloria Gaynor – age 80

 

Sep 8   – Patsy Cline – born in 1932

 

Sep 9   – Dee Dee Sharp – age 78

            – Inez Foxx – born in 1937 or 1942?

            – Otis Redding – born in 1941

 

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

What 70s song inspired the Saturday Night Live sketch “More Cowbell”? 

 

(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)

 

I’ve Got Sand In My Shoes – The Drifters (1964, #33.  This was their follow-up to Under The Boardwalk, and was written by the same songwriting team.  It contains a few musical echoes of the earlier hit while being an entirely new -- and equally good -- song.) 

 

  

 

Wonderful Summer – Robin Ward (1963, #14)

 

Bells, Bells, Bells (The Bell Song) – Billy & Lillie (1959, #88)

 

 

 

Whispering Bells – The Dell-Vikings (1957, #9)

 

The Three Bells – The Browns (1959, #1 for four weeks)

 

Hear The Bells (Ringing Bells) – The Tokens (1963, #94)

 

Little Bell – The Dixie Cups (1964, #51)

 

 

 

Love Bells – Eddie Delmar (1961, did not chart)

 

Church Bells May Ring – The Willows (1956, #62, with Neil Sedaka playing the chimes)

 

 * Cara, Mia – Jay & The Americans (1965, #4)

 

School Bells – Nicky & The Nobles (1958, dnc)

 

The Happy Whistler – Don Robertson (1956, #6)

 

Mexican Whistler – Roger Whittaker (1971, dnc.  It had been released as a single internationally a few years prior and was a hit in a couple of countries.)

 

Whistle For Happiness – Peggy Lee (1969, dnc, composed by Lieber & Stoller)

 

 

 

Snap ‘n’ Whistle – The John Barry Seven (1959, dnc.  John Barry was the composer of several James Bond scores.)

 

Whistle Stop – Louis Prima with Sam Butera & The Witnesses (1957, dnc)

 

A Whistling Tune – Elvis Presley (1962, from the film Kid Galahad)

 

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

Help Me, Rhonda – The Beach Boys (1965, #1 for two weeks, with Al Jardine singing lead)

 

Some Kind Of Wonderful – Grand Funk (1974, reached #3 in early 1975, with Don Brewer singing lead on verses 1 and 3)

 

Fresh Air – Quicksilver Messenger Service (1970, #49)

 

Oh, What A Fool – The Impalas (1959, #86)

 

 

Where Have All The Flowers Gone – The Kingston Trio (1962, #21)

 

Year Of The Cat – Al Stewart (1976, peaked at #8 in early 1977)

 

You’re My Best Friend – Queen (1976, #16)

 

Another Brick In The Wall (Part One) – Pink Floyd (1979, from the album The Wall.  Part Two of this song spent four weeks at #1 in early 1980.)

 

Heartbeat – Buddy Holly (1958, #82)

 

 

My Adorable One – Joe Simon (1964, dnc.  He would go on to have 31 songs reach the Hot 100 between the years of 1966-1975.)

 

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor (1978, #1 for three weeks in early 1979)

 

She’s Got You – Patsy Cline (1962, #14, Country #1)

 

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

 

 

Rock Me In The Cradle Of Love – Dee Dee Sharp (1963, #43)

 

Hurt By Love – Inez Foxx (1964, #54)

 

 

 

(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding (1968, #1 for four weeks, R&B #1 for three weeks)

 

Come Monday – Jimmy Buffett (1974, #30, his first Hot 100 hit.  This goes out in tribute – he passed away on 9-1-23.)

 

 * Can’t Smile Without You – Barry Manilow (1978, #3)

 

Daydream – The Lovin’ Spoonful (1966, #2 for two weeks)

 

 * Bell Bottom Blues – Derek & The Dominos (1971, #91 – and the same recording, but a longer edit, charted again in 1973 at #78)

 

Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard – Paul Simon (1972, #22)

 

The Bells – The Originals (1970, #12)

 

 

Grazing In The Grass – Hugh Masakela (1968, #1 for two weeks, R&B #1 for four weeks.  The song has a lot of cowbell, which makes sense given the song title.  It’s based on a song by Freddie Gumbi called “Mr. Bull No. 4”, which also has a lot of cowbell.)

 

 

Ka-Ding Dong – The G-Clefs (1956, #24, with Freddy Cannon on lead guitar)

 

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult (1976, #12)

 

Ring My Bell – Anita Ward (1979, #1 for two weeks, R&B #1 for five weeks)

 

 

CLOSING THEME:  Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

The song “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult inspired the SNL sketch “More Cowbell”.

 

Congratulations to David from Lansing, for correctly answering the question and winning two passes to Cinemapolis!

 

 

 

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 Next Week (Sept 16):  John Simon

 

 

 

 

 

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