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Date: October 26, 2024
Host: Kim Vaughan
Feature: Halloween
Birthday Calendar
Oct 20 – Jay Siegel (Tokens) – age 85
Oct 21 – Manfred Mann – age 84
– Steve Cropper (Booker T & The MGs) – age 83
Oct 22 – Annette Funicello – born in 1942
– Bobby Fuller – born in 1942
– Eddie Brigati (Rascals) – age 79
Oct 23 – Ellie Greenwich (Raindrops) – born in 1940
– Barbara Ann Hawkins (Dixie Cups) – age 81
Oct 24 – Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones) – age 88
– Big Bopper – born in 1930
Oct 25 – Helen Reddy – born in 1941
– Jon Anderson (Yes) – age 80
Oct 26 – Bootsy Collins (Parliament Funkadelic) – age 73
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia
In tonight’s birthday calendar, we heard a song in which Ellie Greenwich sang (“The Kind Of Boy You Can’t Forget” by The Raindrops) – and two songs that she co-wrote. Name either of the songs that she co-wrote.
(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 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)
Judy In Disguise – John Fred & His Playboy Band (1967, spent 2 weeks at #1)
(You’re The) Devil In Disguise – Elvis Presley (1963, #3)
I Put A Spell On You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1956, did not chart)
Castin’ My Spell – The Johnny Otis Show / vocal by Johnny Otis & Marci Lee (1959, #52)
Love Potion No. 9 – The Clovers (1959, #23)
* People Are Strange – The Doors (1967, #12)
She’s My Witch – Kip Tyler (1958, did not chart)
Ding, Dong The Witch Is Dead – The Fifth Estate (1967, #11)
At The House Of Frankenstein – Big Bee Kornegay (1958, dnc)
Frankenstein’s Den – The Hollywood Flames (1958, dnc)
Night Of The Vampire – The Moontrekkers (1961, not released in the U.S.)
* Laurie (Strange Things Happen) – Dickey Lee (1965, #14)
Rockin’ In The Graveyard – Jackie Morningstar (1959, dnc)
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969, #2)
Jolly Green Giant – The Kingsmen (1965, #4)
Lil’ Red Riding Hood – Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs (1966, #2 for two weeks)
Charlie Brown – The Coasters (1959, #2 for three weeks)
7-8pm
Tonight I Met An Angel – The Tokens (1963, #126)
Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann (1964, #1 for two weeks)
Green Onions – Booker T & The MGs (1962, #3, R&B #1)
Train Of Love – Annette (1960, #36, written by Paul Anka)
Baby My Heart – Bobby Fuller Four (1966, not released until a Best Of compilation in 1990)
Find Somebody – The Young Rascals (from their 1967 album Groovin’)
The Kind Of Boy You Can’t Forget – The Raindrops (1963, #17)
Chapel Of Love – The Dixie Cups (1964, #1 for three weeks)
Paint It, Black – The Rolling Stones (1966, #1 for two weeks)
Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor – The Big Bopper (1958, the b-side of Chantilly Lace)
Angie Baby – Helen Reddy (1974, #1)
Your Move – Yes (1971, #40)
One Nation Under A Groove Pt 1 – Funkadelic (1978, #28)
8-9pm
Uncle John’s Band – The Grateful Dead (1970, #69)
The Race Is On – Jack Jones (1965, #15)
* Everything I Own – Bread (1972, #5)
* Give A Little Bit – Supertramp (1977, #15)
The Martian Hop – The Ran-Dells (1963, #16, their only song to chart)
They’re Here – Boots Walker (1967, #77)
The Mummy – Bob McFadden & Dor (1959, #39. Dor is Rod McKuen, using just his first name and spelling it backward.)
Devil Or Angel – Bobby Vee (1960, #6)
I’d Rather Be A Cowboy – John Denver (1973, #62)
I Wish I Were A Princess – Little Peggy March (1963, #32, best known for I Will Follow Him)
Secret Agent Man – Johnny Rivers (1966, #3)
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult (1976, #12)
Could This Be Magic – The Dubs (1957, #23)
Do You Believe In Magic – The Lovin’ Spoonful (1965, #9)
CLOSING THEME: Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Trivia Answer
In this week’s Birthday Calendar, along with hearing Ellie Greenwich sing with her husband and songwriting partner Jeff Barry as The Raindrops, we also heard a couple of their songs that were big hits for other people on the calendar. “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” by Manfred Mann and “Chapel Of Love” by The Dixie Cups were the other songs co-written by Greenwich on this week’s birthday calendar.
Congratulations to Ed for correctly answering the question and winning two passes to Cinemapolis!
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 (Nov 2): Gregory James with songs that had spent the most weeks on the Hot 100 by early Nov 1955-1985
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