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Date: February 22, 2025
Host: Kim Vaughan
Feature: oldies
Birthday Calendar
Feb 16 – Otis Blackwell – born in 1932
– Hal & Herbert Kalin – born in 1934
– Sonny Bono – born in 1935
Feb 17 – Bobby Lewis – born in 1933
– Gene Pitney – born in 1940
Feb 18 – Bobby Hart – age 86
– Irma Thomas – age 84
Feb 19 – Smokey Robinson (Miracles) – age 85
– Bobby Rogers (Miracles) – born in 1940
– Lou Christie – age 82
Feb 20 – Nancy Wilson – born in 1937
Feb 21 – Nina Simone – born in 1933
Feb 22 – Ernie K-Doe – born in 1933 or 1936
– Oliver – born in 1945
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia
Along with the song “Fever” which we heard in celebration of songwriter Otis Blackwell’s birthday, name 3 other songs that he wrote or co-wrote. Hint: he wrote some big hits for Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis.
(scroll down to find the answer below the playlist)
Playlist
· yellow song titles are YouTube links
· 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)
Dreamy Eyes – Johnny Tillotson (1958, #63)
I Can’t Love You Enough – LaVern Baker (1956, #22)
Dance On Little Girl – Paul Anka (1961, #10. Here's a clip from the Ed Sullivan Show of him singing a nicely-assembled medley of some of his early hits, including this one.)
It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty (1958, #1 for two weeks)
Corinna, Corinna – Ray Peterson (1960, reached #9 in early 1961)
Hats Off To Larry – Del Shannon (1961, #5)
* Cry To Me – Solomon Burke (1962, #44)
What Would I Do – Mickey & Sylvia (1960, #46)
(‘Til) I Kissed You – The Everly Brothers (1959, #4, with The Crickets as the backing band)
Little Bell – The Dixie Cups (1964, #51)
A Lover’s Question – Clyde McPhatter (1958, peaked at #6 in early 1959, and #1 on the R&B chart)
Just A Little Bit – Rosco Gordon (1960, #64)
Lollipop – The Chordettes (1958, #2 for two weeks)
Rhythm Of The Rain – The Cascades (1963, #3, Adult Contemporary #1)
Captain Of Your Ship – Reparata & The Delrons (1968, bubbled under at #127)
Pretty Ballerina – The Left Banke (1967, #15)
I Hear Trumpets Blow – The Tokens (1966, #30)
Where Were You When I Needed You – The Grass Roots (1966, #28, their first hit)
Dream A Little Dream Of Me – Mama Cass with The Mamas And Papas (1968, #12, a cover of a song that had been a #1 hit for Wayne King in 1931)
7-8pm
Fever – Little Willie John (1956, #24, R&B #1, cowritten by Otis Blackwell under the pen name John Davenport. Peggy Lee brought the song to the Top Ten a couple years later, and so did The McCoys in 1965.)
Forget Me Not – The Kalin Twins (1958, #12)
Sweet Sugar Lips – The Kalin Twins (1959, #97)
All I Ever Need Is You – Sonny & Cher (1971, #7, Adult Contemporary #1)
One Track Mind – Bobby Lewis (1961, #9)
* Town Without Pity – Gene Pitney (1961, reached #13 in early 1962, the title song from a Kirk Douglas film)
* (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance – Gene Pitney (1962, #4, recorded for the film of the same name, but not used in it)
This Just Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day – The Monkees (from their eponymous 1966 album. The song was cowritten by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, as were half of the other songs on the album.)
Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) – Irma Thomas (1964, #52)
You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me – The Miracles (1962, peaked at #8 in early 1963, with birthday buddies Bobby Rogers and Smokey Robinson on co-lead vocals)
I’m Gonna Make You Mine – Lou Christie (1969, #10)
(You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am – Nancy Wilson (1964, #11)
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Nina Simone (1964, bubbled under at #131. The cover version by The Animals made it to #15 the following year.)
A Certain Girl – Ernie K-Doe (1961, #71)
8-9pm
For Your Precious Love – Jerry Butler & The Impressions (1958, #11)
* Kiss An Angel Good Morning – Charley Pride (1971, it reached #21 in early 1972 and was a #1 hit on the Country chart)
* Love Or Let Me Be Lonely – Friends Of Distinction (1970, #6)
The Rubberband Man – The Spinners (1976, #2 for three weeks, R&B #1)
I Wanna Be With You – The Raspberries (1972, peaked at #16 in early 1973)
* Hide In Your Shell – Supertramp (from their 1974 album Crime Of The Century)
I Can Help – Billy Swan (1974, #1 for two weeks)
What A Fool Believes – The Doobie Brothers (1979, #1)
Can’t Find My Way Home – Blind Faith (from their 1969 album Blind Faith)
The Things We Do For Love – 10cc (1977, #5)
CLOSING THEME: Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Trivia Answer
Otis Blackwell wrote (or co-wrote) hits for Elvis such as “All Shook Up”, “Return To Sender”, and “Don’t Be Cruel” along with hits for Jerry Lee Lewis such as “Great Balls Of Fire” and “Breathless”, and hits for other people as well, such as “Handy Man” and “Fever”.
Congratulations to Mike from Ithaca, 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 (March 1): John Simon with a spotlight on songs in movies (this weekend is the Academy Awards)
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