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Date:  February 17, 2024

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  dance party

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

 

Feb 11   – Gene Vincent (born Vincent Eugene Craddock) – born in 1935

            – Gerry Goffin – born in 1939

            – Otis Clay – born in 1942

 

Feb 12   – Gene McDaniels – born in 1935

            – Ray Manzarek (Doors) – born in 1939

 

Feb 13   – Boudleaux Bryant – born in 1920

            – Peter Tork (born Peter Thorkelson) (Monkees) – born in 1942

            – Peter Gabriel (Genesis) – age 74

 

Feb 14   – Phyllis McGuire (McGuire Sisters) – born in 1931

 

Feb 15   – Brian Holland – age 83

 

Feb 16   – Otis Blackwell – born in 1931 or 1932

            – Hal & Herbie Kalin (Kalin Twins) – born in 1934

 

Feb 17   – Gene Pitney – born in 1940

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

 

Who were the 3 people on this week’s birthday calendar with the same first name (stage name)? 

 

(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)

 

 

Come Dance With Me – Eddie Quintero (1960, #101)

 

Dance Honey Dance – The Velvets (1958, did not chart)

 

Dance By The Light Of The Moon – The Olympics (1960, #47, adapted from the 1844 song Buffalo Gals and the 1944 song Dance With A Dolly)

 

 

Do You Want To Dance – Bobby Freeman (1958, #5)

 

 

 

Dance With Me – The Drifters (1959, #15)

 

 * Dancing In The Street – Martha & The Vandellas (1964, #2)

 

 * Dancing In The Moonlight – King Harvest (1973, #13)

 

Dance, Dance, Dance – The Beach Boys (1964, #8)

 

 * Moondance – Van Morrison (1977, #92)

 

Dance Me Daddy – Marvin Rainwater (1958, did not chart)

 

Let The Little Girl Dance – Billy Bland (1960, #7)

 

 

 

Dance On Little Girl – Paul Anka (1961, #10)

 

Dance The Roach – Dean & Jean (1962, did not chart)

 

Let’s Dance – Chris Montez (1962, #4) 

 

 

 

Save The Last Dance For Me – The Drifters (1960, #1 for three weeks)

 

She Loves To Dance – The Jarmels (1961, did not chart)

 

Come Dance With Me – Jay & The Americans (1963, #76)

 

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

Lotta Lovin’ – Gene Vincent (1957, #13)

 

Halfway To Paradise – Tony Orlando (1961, #39, written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King)

 

Trying To Live My Life Without You – Otis Clay (1973, #102, a #5 hit for Bob Seger in 1981)

 

A Tear – Gene McDaniels (1961, #31)

 

Moonlight Drive – The Doors (1967, b-side of Love Me Two Times.  Ray Manzarek said this is the first song Jim Morrison sang to him the night they decided to form a band.)

 

All I Have To Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers (1958, #1 for five weeks, written by Boudleaux Bryant.  Bryant wrote several hits for The Everly Brothers, some co-authored with his wife Felice Bryant.)

 

Daydream Believer – The Monkees (1967, #1 for four weeks, with a piano intro by Peter Tork)

 

The Silent Sun – Genesis (1968, did not chart, their debut single, produced by Jonathan King)

 

 

 

Sincerely – The McGuire Sisters (1955, #1 for ten weeks)

 

Darling Baby – The Elgins (1966, #72, R&B #4, written by Holland-Dozier-Holland)

 

 

Bartender, Fill It Up Again! – Otis Blackwell (1954.  He wrote quite a few songs that were hits for other people, including All Shook Up, Don’t Be Cruel, Return To Sender, Great Balls Of Fire, Fever, and Handy Man.)

 

Sweet Sugar Lips – The Kalin Twins (1959, #97)

 

Every Breath I Take – Gene Pitney (1961, #42, produced by Phil Spector)

 

 

 

Green, Green – The New Christy Minstrels (1963, #14, co-written by lead singer Barry McGuire and founder Randy Sparks.  Randy died Feb 11 at the age of 90.)

 

 * What Is Life – George Harrison (1971, #10) 

 

 

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

Dance To The Music – Sly & The Family Stone (1968, #8, their first Hot 100 hit)

 

Land Of 1000 Dances – Wilson Pickett (1966, #6)

 

Last Dance – The Raspberries (1973, from their album Side 3)

 

 * Dancing Machine – The Jackson 5 (1974, #2 for two weeks, R&B #1)

 

Dancing Queen – ABBA (1976, reached #1 in early 1977)

 

Tiny Dancer – Elton John (1972, #41)

 

 

 

I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying – The Miracles (1963, peaked at #35 in 1964)

 

 

 

When You Dance – The Turbans (1956, #33)

 

 

Soul Dance Number 3 – Wilson Pickett (1967, #55)

 

Dance With Me – Orleans (1975, #6)

 

Dance Away – Roxy Music (1979, #44)

 

Dance The Night Away – Van Halen (1979, #15)

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

 

Gene Vincent, Gene McDaniels, and Gene Pitney all had birthdays this week.

 

 

 

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 (Feb 24):  Jan Hunsinger with Double Plays, charting versions of the same song by different artists

 

 

 

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