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Date: August 24, 2024

Host:  Gregory James

Feature: Chart Climbers Late August  1965-69

Birthday Calendar

August 18

Sarah Dash (LaBelle)  (b. 1945)

Maxine Brown  85 years old

August 19

Johnny Nash   (b. 1940)

Ginger Baker  (b. 1939)

August 20

Phil Lynott  (Thin Lizzy vocalist/bassist)  b. 1949

Robert Plant  76 years old

Isaac Hayes  (b. 1942)

August 21

Jackie DeShannon   83 years old

James Burton  85 years old

Kenny Rogers    (b. 1938)

Clydie King (b. 1943)

August 22

Ron Dante (Archies)   (79 years old)

August 23

Keith Moon   (b. 1946)

August 24

Mason Williams    (86 years old)

Rock n’ Roll Trivia

Question:

I played two songs in the 6:00 hour that were considered Raga Rock because they imitated the sound of a sitar. What were they?  

(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)

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 subsequent dates) unless otherwise noted

* glossary of terms is below the playlist

6:00

OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock n’ Roll—Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)

Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag    James Brown  #14 (up from 20)  8/21/1965  

This was Brown’s first single to reach the Top 10 and it topped the R&B chart for eight weeks. It also won a Grammy.

Brand New Bag (Vinyl) - Discogs

Sunshine Superman    Donovan  #10  (up from 20)  8/20/1966  

This was Donovan’s only single to reach the top of the Hot 100. Jimmy Page played lead guitar.

Sunshine Superman (song) - Wikipedia

Ode to Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry  #1 (up from 7)  8/26/1967  

Jimmie Haskell won a Grammy for his arrangement of four violins and two cellos. 

Ode to Billie Joe” by Bobbie Gentry ...

*I’d Wait a Million Years Grassroots  #26 (up from 27) 8/23/1969 Jimmie Haskell arranged the horns on this track. Requested by Scottie for Peggy.

I'd Wait a Million Years - Wikipedia

Heart Full of Soul     Yardbirds  #30 (up from 49)  8/21/1965  

The song originally featured a sitar (and hence was an early example of raga rock), but ultimately Jeff Beck simulated the effect of a sitar on the fuzz box of his guitar.

Heart Full of Soul - Wikipedia

Hush Deep Purple  #38 (up from 83)  8/24/1968

The song was written by Joe South. This was Deep Purples first hit single and it jumped up 45 places on the Hot 100 this week in 1968.

Hush (Billy Joe Royal song) - Wikipedia

You Can’t Hurry Love   Supremes   #28 (up from #66)   8/20/1966  

This is an alternate take in which Diana Ross sang with more freedom on her lead vocal. She also forgot the lyrics about 40 seconds into the take.

1966, Vinyl) - Discogs

Come Back When You Grow Up   Bobby Vee and the Strangers  #14  (up from 27)  8/26/1967  

This was a comeback track for Bobby Vee at the ripe old age of 24. 

45cat - Bobby Vee - Come Back When You ...

You’re All I Need to Get By  Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell  #15 (up from 23)  8/24/1968

This was the last song Tammy Terrell sang live when Marvin Gaye came into the audience to her wheelchair at the Apollo Theater and sang along with her.

You're All I Need to Get By - Wikipedia

Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival  #7 (up from 15) 8/23/1969

John Fogerty has said that the song was his attempt to recreate the sound on Sun Records.

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green ...

Tracks of My Tears   Miracles  #23 (up from 30)  8/21/1965  

Smokey Robinson has written that the song originated with guitarist Marv Tarplin’s opening guitar figure.

My Tears” Guitarist Marv Tarplin Dies ...

Bus Stop  Hollies  #31 (up from 47)   8/20/1966  

Some musicologists have noted that this song emulated the raga rock musical style that was popular at the time.

Bus Stop (song) - Wikipedia

*25 Miles Edwin Starr   1969

Requested by Terry for his wife Barbara.

Edwin Starr – 25 Miles (1993, CD) - Discogs

*Crossroads   Cream  1969

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Cream stream unreleased live ...

Nitty Gritty Gladys Knight and the Pips  #30 (up from 39) 8/23/1969

This was released on Motown’s Soul label. It reached #2 on the RB chart.

Gladys Knight & The Pips Bare Their ...

7:00

Won’t Get Fooled Again     LaBelle   1972  NR

LaBelle's version is proof that Pete Townshend was prophetic and that the song is ageless.

Won't Get Fooled Again - song by ...

It’s Gonna Be Alright Maxine Brown  1965    #56 H100

In addition to “Oh No, Not My Baby,” Maxine Brown recorded this Carol King and Gerry Goffin tune as well.

Maxine Brown born 18 August 1939Maxine Brown – It's Gonna Be Alright ...

I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash   1972  #1

This was a smash from his 12th album, recorded with members of Jamaica’s Fabulous Five, Inc.

I Can See Clearly Now - WikipediaThe Fabulous Five music, videos, stats ...

We’re Going Wrong Cream  1967   NR

Ginger Baker used timpani drum mallets on this track.

Ginger Baker | Biography, Cream ...

The Boys Are Back in Town Thin Lizzy   1976   #12 H100

The song is played at most Irish rugby matches.

Boys are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy ...

Ramble On Led Zeppelin   1969  NR

Robert Plant was the primary lyricist for the song.

Stream Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (Remix ...

It’s All In the Game Isaac Hayes      1980   #107  H100

Isaac Hayes got up close and personal on this one.

Album by Isaac Hayes | Spotify

It’s So Nice Jackie DeShannon    1970  #84 H100

One of the coolest Jackie DeShannon records you may never have heard--and it's all one chord!

Jackie Deshannon Belong In The Rock ...Jackie DeShannon – It's So Nice (1970 ...

Believe What You Say Ricky Nelson   1958  #4H100  #6 RB  #10 CW

This was the second Ricky Nelson single on which James Burton played guitar.

Pin page

‘Bout Time   Clydie King 1971  #45 RB

In the late ‘60s into the ‘70s, Clydie King was an in-demand backing singer for Ray Charles, Phil Spector, Bob Dylan,  Humble Pie, the Stones, Steely Dan, Linda Ronstadt and many others. This record brought her abundant talent front and center.

Lynyrd Skynyrd Backup Singer, DiesCLYDIE KING - 'BOUT LOVE (LIZARD) - YouTube

So In Love With You   Kenny Rogers  1981 DNC

The song was written by Lionel Richie, who also produced the record.

friendship. Lionel Richie #TBT ...

Jingle Jangle Archies  1969  1970  #10 H100

That’s Ron Dante singing in falsetto along with Toni Wine.

Interview With Ron Dante

Sparks The Who   1969  NR

Keith Moon shines on this track from The Who’s rock opera “Tommy.”

Moon Rock - A Playlist For a Trip to ...

Classical Gas  Mason Williams 1968  #2 H100

Legend has it that the title was originally “Classical Gasoline” but was shortened inadvertently by a music copyist. The Wrecking Crew provided the additional instrumentation.

Composer Mason Williams Tells How He ...

8:00

Like a Rolling Stone   Bob Dylan  #16 (up from 26)  8/21/1965  

The first copies released to radio had the first two verses and refrains on one side and the remainder of the song on the other. When the first side ran out, radio DJs would talk while they turned the record over or they would play a commercial, then they would play the rest of the song. Eventually Columbia released the entire 6 minute song on one side.

Rock Promo 45 Bob Dylan - Like A ...

Fakin’ It     Simon and Garfunkel  #23 (up from 28)  8/26/1967 

Number 23 was its top chart position.  In the song, Simon sings "prior to this lifetime, I surely was a tailor." Simon’s father later revealed to him that his grandfather had indeed been a tailor whose first name was also Paul.

Simon & Garfunkel – Fakin' It (1967 ...

Working in the Coal Mine   Lee Dorsey  #17 (up from 22)  8/20/1966 

The sound of the pickaxe was made by hitting the microphone stand with a drum stick. 

Lee Dorsey – Working in the Coal Mine ...

The Letter  Box Tops  #25 (up from 58)  8/26/1967 

 The Box Tops were known originally as The DeVilles (like the Cadillac). Producer Dan Penn coached Alex Chilton to sing “aeroplane” to match the rhythm of the other lyrics and to emphasize what a hurry the narrator was to get back to his baby.

The Letter — The Box Tops | Last.fm

You Keep Me Hangin’ On Vanilla Fudge   #11 (up from 14) 8/24/1968

This was the Fudge’s first single, recorded in one take. The album version clocked in at 7:26 but the radio edit was 2:59 long.

The Vanilla Fudge – You Keep Me Hanging ...

Honky Tonk Women    Rolling Stones  #1 (up from 2) 8/23/1969

Keith Richards credits Mick Taylor (second from left below) with turning “Country Honk” into this rocking non-album single release. Taylor says the track was mostly in place by the time he showed up to replace Brian Jones on guitar.

Honky Tonk Women ...

In the Midnight Hour  Wilson Pickett  #27  (up from 37)  8/21/1965  

Pickett sang in The Falcons before he went solo, and on one 1962 recording he used the phrase “in the midnight hour.”

Midnight Hour” by Wilson Pickett ...

Say I Am (What I Am) Tommy James and the Shondells  #37 (up from 58)  8/20/1966  

This was the second single from their debut album “Hanky Panky.”

1966, Vinyl) - Discogs

Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie   Jay and the Techniques  #19 (up from 24)  8/26/1967  

This was mostly Jay Proctor since session musicians played on the track rather than the Techniques. 

Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie ...

Light My Fire Jose Feliciano  #4 (up from 5) 8/24/1968

Robbie Krieger has said that Feliciano’s “more accessible” version was the song’s first cover and that, because of it, many more covers followed.

Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire - Music ...

Help!   Beatles  #3 (up from 14)   8/21/1965

John Lennon has said that the song was an actual plea for help with all the pressures he experienced with sudden fame.

Help! (song) - Wikipedia

Get Together Youngbloods    #9 (up from 14) 8/23/1969

Chet Powers (a.k.a. Dino Valenti) wrote the song around 1963. The song became well-known after the Kingston Trio recorded it in 1964. The best known version is, of course, by the Youngbloods.

Get Together' Plays On, Long After San ...

Thank the Lord for the Night Time Neil Diamond  #13 (up from 19) 8/26/1967   

The song was at its peak position (#13) during this week in 1967.

Neil Diamond – Thank The Lord For The ...

Sunny Bobby Hebb  #2 (up from 7) 8/20/1966  

While Bobby Hebb was opening for the Beatles in 1966, “Sunny” was charting higher on the Hot 100 than any Beatles song at that moment.

Meet the Beatles for Real: Jet magazine ...

Journey to the Center of the Mind  Amboy Dukes  8/24/1968  #16 (up from 17)

The song reached its peak Hot 100 position of #16 this week in 1968.

The Amboy Dukes | Vinyl Wikia | FandomThe Amboy Dukes – Journey To The Center ...

Did You See Her Eyes   The Illusion   #36  (up from 46)  8/23/1969

This was the only major record from this Long Island one hit wonder group.

The Illusion – Did You See Her Eyes ...

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

Trivia Answer

ANSWER: Sunshine Superman (Donovan) and Bus Stop (Hollies) were considered early examples of raga rock.

Congratulations to Greg from Ithaca for correctly answering the question and winning a pair of passes to Cinemapolis, downtown Ithaca’s home for first-run, international, independent and local films.

Glossary of Terms:

DNC = did not chart

NR = not released as a single at the time

H100 = Billboard Hot 100

CW = Billboard’s chart for country and western records

RB = Billboard’s chart of rhythm and blues records

Host 8/31/24: Kim Vaughan 

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