February 8, 2025
Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)
Spotlight: "Valentine's Special" - songs of love and romance.
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OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969 - #29: produced by Jimi Hendrix)
This Guy's in Love With You - Herb Alpert (1968 - #1: the Burt Bacharach-Hal David written tune spent 4 weeks at #1; it was released as a single after being used in a TV special hosted by Alpert, who felt the song fit his trumpet playing and limited vocal ability)
(Night Time Is) The Right Time - Ray Charles (1959 - #95: song went to #5 on the R&B charts)
I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher (1965 - #1: song was written by Sonny Bono and spent 3 weeks at #1; song ranks #444/RS500)
I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos (1959 - #11: classic doo-wop cover of song written in 1934, it ranks #157/RS500)
I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1967 - #4: Robinson co-wrote the song and the group was backed by the Motown house band, the Funk Brothers)
My True Love - Jack Scott (1958 - #3: one of 19 charting singles for the singer out of Ontario, Canada)
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys (1966 - #39: one of the most beautiful pop songs ever written, it ranks #25/RS500; from the classic LP "Pet Sounds")
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin (1967 - #8: song was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and ranks #90/RS500)
Is It Any Wonder - The Turtles (1967 - NR; 1970 - DNC: song was an LP-only release on "The Turtles Golden Hits" in 1967, it was then released as a single in 1970 but did not chart; coulda, shoulda, woulda been a hit?)
For Your Love - Ed Townsend (1958 - #13: Townsend wrote this song, which became his only Top 40 hit)
My Guy- Mary Wells (1964 - #1: song spent 2 weeks at #1 and was written and produced by Smokey Robinson)
My Girl - The Temptations (1965 - #1: song was co-written by Smokey Robinson and ranks #88/RS500)
You're the One - The Vogues (1965 - #4: first charting single for the group out of Turtle Creek, Pa.)
Misty - Johnny Mathis (1959 - #12: Mathis' signature song)
Eight Days a Week - The Beatles (1965 - #1: song topped the charts for two weeks and was one of the first songs to have a fade in)
Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin (1964 - #1: Martin's first Top 40 single since 1958, the song even knocked the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" out of the #1 spot)
7:00 - 8:00 The Birthday Calendar
February 2:
Stan Getz - b. 1927
Graham Nash - 83
Edna Wright (Honey Cone) - b. 1945
February 3:
Angelo D'Aleo (The Belmonts) - 84
Dennis Edwards (The Temptations) - b. 1943
Johnny Cymbal - b. 1945
Dave Davies (The Kinks) - 78
Melanie [Safka] - b. 1947
February 4:
Florence LaRue (The 5th Dimension) - 83
Marguerite and Mary Ann Ganser (The Shangri-las) - b. 1948
James Dunn (The Stylistics) - 75
February 5:
Claude King - b. 1923
Barrett Strong - b. 1941
Cory Wells [Emil Lewandowski] (3 Dog Night) - b. 1942
Al Kooper [Kuperschmidt] - 81
February 6:
Fabian [Fabiano Anthony Forte] - 82
Georgeanna Tillman (The Marvelettes) - b. 1944
February 7:
Bob Kuban - b. 1943
February 8:
Terry Melcher [Terrance Jorden] - b. 1942
Creed Bratton [William Schneider] - 82
"England" Dan Seals - b. 1948
The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz w/ Astrud Gilberto (1964 - #5: we heard the 2:44 single version of this bossa Nova classic)
Our House - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970 - #30: former Hollie Graham Nash wrote this when he lived with Joni Mitchell)
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Honey Cone (1972 - #15: Edna Wright was lead singer for the female R&B trio)
Where or When - Dion & the Belmonts (1960 - #3: song was written by Rodgers & Hart in 1937)
Ball of Confusion - The Temptations (1970 - #3: Dennis Edwards took over lead vocals when David Ruffin left the group in 1968)
Cinnamon - Derek (1968 - #11: stage name under which Johnny Cymbal, from Ochitree, Scotland, sometimes preformed)
You Really Got Me - The Kinks (1964 - #7: Dave Davies was lead guitarist for the British band; song was their first charting single and ranks #82/RS500)
Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) - Melanie (1970 - #6: song was inspired by her Woodstock experience; the Edwin Hawkins Singers provided backing vocals)
Never My Love - The 5th Dimension (1971 - #12: their cover of the Association hit)
Give Him a Great Big Kiss - The Shangri-las (1965 - #18: a departure from the girl group's usual songs of teenage angst)
45 Corner
I'm Stone in Love With You - The Stylistics (1972 - #10: song was a million-seller for the soul group out of Philadelphia)
Wolverton Mountain - Claude King (1962 - #6: country crossover song about a real place in Arkansas and a real person, Clifton Clowers, who was a veteran of World War I)
Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong (1960 - #23: Strong was perhaps better known as a song writer; this one ranks #288/RS500)
Mama Told Me Not to Come - 3 Dog Night (1970 - #1: song spent 2 weeks at #1 and featured lead vocals by Buffalo-born Cory Wells)
8:00 - 9:00
I Can't Quit Her - Blood, Sweat, and Tears (1968 - DNC: from the group's first LP when they were led by Al Kooper, who left after this album)
Tiger - Fabian (1959 - #9: Fabian was one of the "teen idols" of the late '50s and early '60s)
Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes (1962 - #17: the girl group trio was from Inkster, Michigan)
The Cheater - Bob Kuban and the In-Men (1966 - #12: Kuban was the drummer and bandleader of the group)
Summer Means Fun - Bruce & Terry (1964 - #72: although better known for producing acts like The Byrds and Paul Revere and the Raiders, Terry Melcher teamed up with Bruce Johnston to sneak this single onto the charts)
Lovin' Things - The Grass Roots (1969 - #49: Creed Bratton played guitar for the group and later went on to co-star on the TV show "The Office")
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight - "England" Dan and John Ford Coley (1976 - #2: "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry kept this soft rocker out of the top spot)
My Love - Petula Clark (1966 - #1: song was #1 on this date 59 years ago)
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - The Casinos (1967 - #6: song was written by John D. Loudermilk in 1962; only Top 40 hit for the nine-member doo-wop group from Cincinnati)
Everything That Touches You - The Association (1968 - #10: song made its chart debut on 2/3/68)
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Mel Carter (1965 - #8: song was a #7 hit for Karen Chandler in 1952)
*Love Train - The O'Jays (1973 - #1: song spent 1 week at #1 in March of '73)
*Wendy - The Beach Boys (1964 - #44: Brian Wilson said that he wrote the song to imitate the Four Seasons)
Your Song - Elton John (1971 - #8: song ranks #136/RS500)
You Belong to Me - The DuPrees (1962 - #7: song was a #1 hit for Jo Stafford in 1952)
Goodnight My Love - Jesse Belvin (1956 - #7 R&B: Belvin co-wrote "Earth Angel"; this song is a popular oldies show sign-off)
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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