Rockin'
Remnants
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Date: April 26, 2025
Host: Kim Vaughan
Feature: oldies
Birthday Calendar
Apr 20 – Johnny Tillotson – born in 1938
Apr 21 – Robert Knight – born in 1940
– Nickey Barclay (keys, Fanny) – age 74
Apr 22 – Glen Campbell – born in 1936
– Jack Nitzsche – born in 1937
Apr 23 – Ray Peterson – born in 1935
– Roy Orbison – born in 1936
Apr 24 – St. Clair Lee (Hues Corp) – born in 1944
– Doug Clifford (drums, CCR) – age 80
– Ann Kelley (Hues Corp) – born in 1947
Apr 25 – Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA) – age 80
– Stu Cook (bass, CCR) – age 80
– Mike Brown (keys, Left Banke) – born in 1949
Apr 26 – Duane Eddy – born in 1938
– Maurice Williams – born in 1938
– Bobby Rydell – born in 1942
– Gary Wright – born in 1943
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia
How many versions of Let It Be Me charted on the Billboard Hot 100 during the Rockin’ Remnants era? (For this question, we’ll stretch the Rockin’ Remnants era to include the early 1980s in addition to the 50s, 60s, and 70s.)
(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)
Who’s That Knocking – The Genies (1959, #71)
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby – Little Eva (1962, #12)
* El Paso – Marty Robbins (1959, spent the first two weeks of 1960 at #1)
Sweeter Than You – Ricky Nelson (1959, #9)
* What A Sweet Thing That Was – The Shirelles (1961, #54)
* Dandelion – The Rolling Stones (1967, #14)
* Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals (1963, #6)
Baby, Come Back – The Equals (1968, #32, their only charting song)
Angel On My Shoulder – Shelby Flint (1960, #22)
Treat Her Right – Roy Head (1965, #2 for two weeks)
* I Hear A Symphony – The Supremes (1965, #1 for two weeks)
Sunshine Superman – Donovan (1966, #1, with Jimmy Page on guitar)
Wait A Million Years – The Grass Roots (1969, #15)
Soul Deep – The Box Tops (1969, #18)
Carrie-Anne – The Hollies (1967, #9)
The Rains Came Down – Dorsey Burnette (from his 1963 album Dorsey Burnette sings)
7-8pm
Judy, Judy, Judy – Johnny Tillotson (1963, the b-side of You Can Never Stop Me Loving You)
Love On A Mountain Top – Robert Knight (1968, did not chart in the US but was #10 in the UK – his biggest hit in the US was Everlasting Love)
Ain’t That Peculiar – Fanny (1972, #85)
Let It Be Me – Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry (1969, #36)
The Lonely Surfer – Jack Nitzsche (1963, #39)
Corinna, Corinna – Ray Peterson (1960, peaked at #9 in early 1961)
Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) – Roy Orbison (1960, #2)
Rock The Boat – The Hues Corporation (1974, #1)
Long As I Can See The Light – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970, #2, the flip side of Lookin’ Out My Back Door)
Ring Ring – ABBA (released in the US in 1975 and did not chart here – but both the original Swedish-language version from their 1973 debut album and this English-language version co-written by Neil Sedaka were hits in Sweden)
She May Call You Up Tonight – The Left Banke (1967, bubbled under at #120)
(Dance With The) Guitar Man – Duane Eddy & the Rebelettes (1962, #12)
Stay – Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs (1960, #1)
8-9pm
I’ve Got Bonnie – Bobby Rydell (1962, #18)
Dream Weaver – Gary Wright (1976, #2 for three weeks)
Seventh Son – Johnny Rivers (1965, #7)
Green-Eyed Lady – Sugarloaf (1970, #3)
Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs (1977, #11)
Songbird –
Fleetwood Mac (1977, b-side of Dreams)
Moonlight Drive – The Doors (1967, b-side of Love Me Two Times)
Can I Get To Know You Better – The Turtles (1966, #89)
My Maria – B.W. Stevenson (1973, #9, #1 on Adult Contemporary)
Nothing From Nothing – Billy Preston (1974, #1)
Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) – The Raspberries (1974, #18)
Boom Boom – The Animals (1964, #43)
(You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am – Nancy Wilson (1964, #11)
CLOSING THEME: Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Trivia Answer
There were 6 versions of Let It Be Me to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the Rockin’ Remnants era, starting with Jill Corey in 1957 and going through Willie Nelson in 1982. Two versions charted in the Top Ten: the one by the Everly Brothers was a #7 hit in 1960 and the one by Betty Everett & Jerry Butler reached #5 in 1964. The version we heard in tonight’s show was that of Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry in 1969. And the remaining version was by the Sweet Inspirations in 1967.
Congratulations to Andy from Caroline, 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 (May 3): John Simon
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