January 4, 2025
Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)
Spotlight: "Charting Singles from 1975 LPs".
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OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969 - #29: produced by Jimi Hendrix)
10th Avenue Freeze-Out - Bruce Springsteen (1976 - #83: from the LP that put "The Boss" on the map, "Born to Run", released 8/25/75)
Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan (1975 - #31: song ranks #68/RS500; from the "Blood on the Tracks" LP, released 1/20/75 and something of a comeback album for Dylan)
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Winds of the Old Days - Joan Baez (1975 - DNC: flip side to the title track of Joanie's "Diamonds and Rust" LP, released in April of '75, and a song about her relationship with Dylan)
Shakey Ground - The Temptations (1975 - #26: from their LP "A Song for You", released 1/16/75)
Bad Sneakers - Steely Dan (1975 - #103: from their "Katy Lied" LP, released 3/1/75)
Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac (1975 - #20: from the self-titled LP released 7/11/75, the first to feature the classic line-up of Mick Fleetwood, John and Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham)
That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band (1975 - #1: another self-titled LP; song was #1 for one week in November of '75, dropped down for a week, and returned to #1 for another week; we heard the single edit)
Sweet Maxine - The Doobie Brothers (1975 - #40: from the LP "Stampede", released in April of '75)
My Little Town - Simon & Garfunkel (1975 - #9: a one-off song for the former duo, released in October both on Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years" LP, and Garfunkel's "Breakaway" LP)
In France They Kiss on Main Street - Joni Mitchell (1976 - #66: from her jazz-pop fusion LP "The Hissing of Summer Lawns", released in November of '75; David Crosby, Graham Nash, and James Taylor provided backing vocals)
Mexico - James Taylor (1975 - #49: from his "Gorilla" LP; David Crosby and Graham Nash provided backing vocals here, too!)
Fool for the City - Foghat (1975 - #45: title track from the LP released 9/15/75)
7:00 - The Birthday Calendar
December 29:
Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues) - b. 1941
Rick Danko (The Band) - b. 1943
Marianne Faithfull - 78
Yvonne Elliman - 74
December 30:
Bo Diddley [Otha Elias Bates McDaniels] - b. 1928
Skeeter Davis [Mary Frances Penick] - b. 1931
Del Shannnon [Charles Westover] - b. 1934
[Noel] Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul, & Mary) - 88
Felix Pappalardi (Mountain) - b. 1939
Mike Nesmith (The Monkees) - b. 1942
Davy Jones (The Monkees) - b. 1945
Jeff Lynne (E.L.O.) - 77
December 31:
John Denver [Henry John Deutschendorf] - b. 1943
Pete Quaife (The Kinks) - b. 1943
Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) - 77
January 1:
"Country" Joe McDonald - 83
January 2:
Roger Miller - b. 1936
Michael "Chick" Churchill (Ten Years After) - 76
January 3:
Stephen Stills - 80
John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) - 79
January 4:
Arthur Conley - b. 1946
For My Lady - The Moody Blues (1973 - DNC: founding member and flute player Ray Thomas wrote this song that was released as the flip side to "I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band", from the band's "Seventh Sojourn" LP)
This Wheel's on Fire - The Band (1968 - NR: Band bassist Rick Danko co-wrote this song with Bob Dylan)
As Tears Go By - Marianne Faithfull (1964 - #22: song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards)
I Don't Know How to Love Him - Yvonne Elliman (1971 - #28: from the soundtrack to the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar")
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1955 - DNC: despite the lack of chart success, the song ranks #62/RS500; "Bo Diddley" is the name for a one-stringed African guitar)
I Can't Stay Mad at You - Skeeter Davis (1963 - #7: country crossover from the woman who was an influence to Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton)
Runaway - Del Shannon (1941 - #1: song topped the charts for 4 weeks in the spring of '61 and ranks #466/RS500; and, man, that organ solo!)
Early Morning Rain - Peter, Paul, & Mary (1965 - #91: their cover of the Gordon Lightfoot song)
Mississippi Queen - Mountain (1970 - #21: Felix Pappalardi played bass for the hard rock group from Long Island)
Silver Moon - Mike Nesmith and the First National Band (1971 - #42: Nesmith's post-Monkees band was in the country-rock genre)
Daydream Believer - The Monkees (1967 - #1: Davy Jones provided lead vocals on one of the group's best known singles; written by John Stewart)
Evil Woman - The Electric Light Orchestra (1975 - #10: song came from 1975 LP "Face the Music"; Jeff Lynne was a founding member of the group, and its lead guitarist and singer-songwriter; he later was a member of the Traveling Wilburys and a producer)
I'd Rather Be a Cowboy - John Denver (1973 - #62: from his LP "Farewell Andromeda")
Dedicated Follower of Fashion - The Kinks (1966 - #36: Pete Quaife was the bassist for the British group)
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Undun - The Guess Who (1969 - #22: a sax/keyboard player, Burton Cummings learned the flute for this single)
Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine - Country Joe McDonald and the Fish (1967 - #95: Joe's communist-leaning parents named him after Joseph Stalin)
England Swings - Roger Miller (1965 - #8: song is a reference to "Swinging London" of the mid-60s)
I'd Love to Change the World - Ten Years After (1971 - #40: Chick Churchill was the keyboardist for the British blues rock band)
Sit Yourself Down - Stephen Stills (1971 - #37: Stills received backing vocals help from Rita Coolidge, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Mama Cass, and John Sebastian)
Trampled Under Foot - Led Zeppelin (1975 - #38: from their LP "Physical Graffiti", released 2/24/75)
Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley (1967 - #2: million-selling single was written by Sam Cooke and produced by Otis Redding, but was kept out of the #1 spot by The Supremes' "The Happening")
Passing Away this week:
Wayne Osmond - b. 8/28/51, d. 1/1/25 (73)
Brenton Wood - b. 7/26/41, d. 1/3/25 (83)
Goin' Home - The Osmonds (1973 - #36: song was written by lead guitarist Wayne Osmond and went to #4 in the UK)
Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood (1967 - #9: Wood was a producer and song-writer and formed his own record label)
*Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz (1968 - #8: song was written by the Isley Brothers and covered by this garage band from Youngstown, Ohio)
Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin and the Blue notes (1975 - #12: title track from the LP released 11/29/75; we heard the 3:39 single version)
Play on Love - Jefferson Starship (1975 - #49: from the LP "Red Octopus" released 6/13/75)
Squeeze Box - The Who (1975 - #16: from the LP "Who By Numbers" released 10/3/75)
The Music Never Stopped - The Grateful Dead (1975 - #81: from the LP "Blues for Allah" released 9/1/75)
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959 - #1 for two weeks; brothers Santo [steel guitar] and Johnny [rhythm guitar] Farina from Brooklyn)
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