August 3, 2024: JH - Golden Oldies

 August 3, 2024

Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)

Spotlight: 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)

Annie's Song - John Denver (1974 - #1: from his Back Home Again LP, song was #1 on this date 50 years ago.

*Fresh Air - Quicksilver Messenger Service (1970 - #49: highest-charting single for the group from San Francisco)

Jennifer Juniper - Donovan (1968 - #26: the Scottish-born singer/songwriter went to India with the Beatles)

She's So Fine - Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids (1973 - NR: original song with a '50s feel from the band that appeared in the movie "American Graffiti")

South City Midnight Lady - The Doobie Brothers (1973 - NR: from their third LP titled The Captain and Me) 

I'll Meet You Halfway - The Partridge Family (1971 - #9: top ten effort from the TV family featuring David Cassidy and real-life stepmother Shirley Jones)

Island of Dreams - The Springfields (1962 - #129 US; #5 UK: British trio that included Tom Springfield and sister Dusty; song was used in the Wes Anderson film "Asteroid City")

Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers (1966 - #3: theme song for TV show of the same name that ran from 1964 to 1966)

*Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone (1969 - #2: song ranks #247/RS500 but was kept out of the #1 spot by "I Can't Get Next to You" by the Temptations)

Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond (1969 - #22: song begins with the line, "Hot August night ...")

45 Corner

Summer Nights - Marianne Faithfull (1965 - #24: we heard the original 45 on London Records)

Summer Nights - Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta (1978 - #5: from the movie "Grease")

Sunny Days - Lighthouse (1972 - #34: one of two Top 40 singles for the Toronto band)

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer - Nat King Cole (1963 - #6: song was originally written and sung in German)

7:00 - 8:00 - The Birthday Calendar

July 28:

George Cummings (Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show) - 87

Jonathan Edwards - 78

July 29:

Randy Sparks (New Christy Minstrels) - b. 1933

July 30:

Christine McGuire - b. 1929

Paul Anka - 83

Chris Darrow (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) - b. 1944

David Sanborn - b. 1945

July 31:

Morey Carr (The Playmates) - b. 1932

Bonnie Brown - b. 1936

Lobo [Roland Kent Lavoie] - 81

Gary Lewis - 78

Karl Green (Herman's Hermits) - 77

Hugh McDowell (ELO) - b. 1953

August 1:

Jerry Garcia - b. 1942

[Erik Michael] Rick Coonce (The Grass Roots) - b. 1946

Tim Bachman - b. 1951

August 2:

Garth Hudson (The Band) - 87

Jim Capaldi (Traffic) - b. 1944

Andrew Gold - b. 1951

August 3:

Tony Bennett [Anthony Dominick Benedetto] - b. 1926

Beverly Lee (The Shirelles) - 83

Sylvia's Mother - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (1972 - #5: George Cummings was a founding member of the group; song was written by Shel Silverstein and was based on an autobiographical incident)

Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards (1971 - #4: one-hit wonder for the singer/songwriter)

Green Green - The New Christy Minstrels (1963 - #14: Randy Sparks co-wrote the song with Barry McGuire)

Lonely Boy - Paul Anka (1959 - #1: Anka wrote the song, which was #1 on this date in 1959)

Some of Shelly's Blues - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1971 - #64: song was written by Monkee Mike Nesmith)

Young Americans - David Bowie (1975 - #28: song ranks #481/RS500 and David Sanborn played the awesome sax part)

Beep Beep - The Playmates (1958 - #4: novelty song was a million-seller for the group)

Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) - The Browns (1959 - #13: The Browns consisted of siblings Bonnie, Maxine, and Jim Ed; song was a #14 hit for Jo Stafford in 1950)

I'd Love You to Want Me - Lobo (1972 - #2: highest charting hit for the singer/songwriter from Tallahassee)

Save Your Heart for Me - Gary Lewis and the Playboys (1965 - #2: song was kept out of the #1 spot by Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe")

A Must to Avoid - Herman's Hermits (1966 - #8: song made its chart debut on 12/25/65)

Can't Get It Out of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (1975 - #9: song made its chart debut on 12/21/74)

Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead (1973 - #91: from teh classic LP "American Beauty")

Heaven Knows - The Grass Roots (1969 - #24: Rick Coonce was the drummer for the band from 1966-72)

8:00 - 9:00

Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974 - #12: song has been called "the theme song of Manitoba", as the band hails from Winnipeg)

Ophelia - The Band (1976 - #62: Garth Hudson is the last surviving member of the group and has been called "the most brilliant organist in the rock world")

Paper Sun - Traffic (1967 - #94: Jim Capaldi was the drummer for the band)

Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold (1977 - #7: Linda Ronstadt provided backing vocals and worked with Gold on some of her recordings)

The Best Is Yet to Come - Tony Bennett (1960 - DNC: Bennett sold over 50 million records world-wide)

Tonight's the Night - The Shirelles (1960 - #39: song ranks #401/RS500)

Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson (1961 - #9: his last single that went by 'Ricky', after this he went by 'Rick')

Gee - The Crows (1954 - #14: great doo-wop song that was used in the movie "American Graffiti" but did not appear on the soundtrack)

Up and Down - The Serpent Power (1967 - DNC: sunshine pop from another San Francisco band)

I Never Dreamed - The Cookies (1964 - DNC: girl group out of Brooklyn)

You Tell Me Why - The Beau Brummels (1965 - #38: third charting single for the folk/rock group from San Francisco)

Last Train to San Fernando - Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys (1957 - #2 UK: another song used in the movie "Asteroid City")

Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues - Danny O'Keefe (1972 - #9: O'Keefe wrote this hit and also wrote "The Road", which Jackson Browne covered on his Running on Empty LP)

Mathilda - Cookie and his Cupcakes (1959 - #47: song is called the unofficial anthem of swamp pop music)

That Sunday, That Summer - Nat King Cole (1963 - #12: Cole's career spanned three decades and he had over 100 charting hits)

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 August 10, 2024: Kim Vaughan (KV) with a spotlight on 1965.

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