Jan 17, 2026 - KV - 1963

 

 

 

 

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Date:  January 17, 2026

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  1963

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

 

Jan 12   – Ruth Brown – born in 1928

            – Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone) – born in 1944 or 1946

 

Jan 14   – Clarence Carter – age 90

            – Allen Toussaint – born in 1938

 

Jan 15   – Captain Beefheart – born in 1941

            – Bobby Bloom – born in 1946

 

Jan 16   – Barbara Lynn – age 84

 

Jan 17   – Chris Montez – age 83

            – Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones) – age 77

 

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

 

The song we’re about to hear is performed by an artist from this week’s birthday calendar whose voice we haven’t yet heard tonight – when we celebrated their birthday, we heard a song they’d written but which was performed by someone else.  In a moment, we’ll hear this person as both the singer and songwriter.  Who is this?  (the song Sweet Touch Of Love begins) 

 

(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)

 

Telstar – The Tornadoes (#2 this week in 1963, having recently spent three weeks at #1)

 

My Dad – Paul Petersen (#8 this week; it would peak at #6 the following week)

 

 

 

Hotel Happiness – Brook Benton (peaked at #3 this week in 1963)

 

Everybody Loves A Lover – The Shirelles (#20 this week; their cover version of the Doris Day hit from 1958)

 

Half-Heaven, Half-Heartache – Gene Pitney (#17 this week)

 

Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah – Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans (#15 this week)

 

Up On The Roof – The Drifters (#13 this week)

 

Walk Right In – The Rooftop Singers (already at #11 this week, only its third week on the Hot 100; it would spent two weeks at #1 and would reach #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart as well)

 

It’s Up To You – Ricky Nelson (#12 this week)

 

I’m Gonna' Be Warm This Winter – Connie Francis (#23 this week – stay warm, friends!)

 

   

 

 * Walk Like A Man – The Four Seasons (this song wasn’t on this week’s “bubbling under” – it would skip that and debut at #40 on next week’s Hot 100 then quickly climb to the top)

 

Love Came To Me – Dion (#37 this week, having peaked at #10)

 

Look At Me – Dobie Gray (peaked this week at #91; his first Hot 100 entry)

 

Return To Sender – Elvis Presley (#21)

 

Hitch Hike – Marvin Gaye (#90 this week; it would later peak at #30)

 

 

 

Rhythm Of The Rain – The Cascades (#65 this week)

 

Bobby’s Girl – Marcie Blane (#19 this week, down from a peak of #3)

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

Lucky Lips – Ruth Brown (1957, #25, her first Hot 100 hit)

 

Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone (1968, spent four weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 in early 1969 and two weeks at #1 on the R&B chart)

 

 

Thread The Needle – Clarence Carter (1967, #98, his first Hot 100 song)

 

Let’s Live – Aaron Neville (1961, did not chart, written by Allen Toussaint under the pen name Naomi Neville, which had been Toussaint’s mother’s name – no apparent relation to Aaron Neville)

 

Diddy Wah Diddy – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (1966, did not chart)

 

Montego Bay – Bobby Bloom (1970, #8)

 

 

 

To Love Or Not To Love – Barbara Lynn (1963, #135 on the Bubbling Under chart)

 

Let’s Dance – Chris Montez (1962, #4, from his days on the Monogram label)

 

Foolin’ Around – Chris Montez (1967, bubbled under at #135.  His sound had changed when he moved to the A&M label.)

 

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – The Rolling Stones (from their 1971 album Sticky Fingers)

 

Sugar Magnolia – The Grateful Dead (from their 1970 album American Beauty, also a single in 1973 that peaked at #91 on the Hot 100, co-written by Bob Weir who passed away last week on Jan 10, 2026)

 

  

 

 * Give A Little Love – Bay City Rollers (1975, #1 in the UK, not released as a single for public sale in the US although there was a promo-only 45 release)

 

Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) – The Temptations (1970, #3)

 

 

8-9pm

 

People Get Ready – The Impressions (1965, #14)

 

   

 

A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke (1965, #31)

 

Telephone (Won’t You Ring) – Shelley Fabares (bubbling under at #111 this week – it would not make it into the Hot 100)

 

I Saw Linda Yesterday – Dickey Lee (#14 this week)

 

Chains – The Cookies (#35 this week)

 

Sweet Touch Of Love – Allen Toussaint (1970, did not chart)

 

  

 

Wild Weekend – The Rebels (#52 this week – this is the first song you hear after the opening theme Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll by Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys during any episode of Rockin’ Remnants hosted by KV)

 

Keep Your Hands Off My Baby – Little Eva (#45 this week)

 

(Dance With) The Guitar Man – Duane Eddy (#58 this week)

 

Blame It On The Bossa Nova – Eydie Gorme (debuted this week at #82, it would peak at #7; with The Cookies on backing vocals) 

 

The End Of The World – Skeeter Davis (bubbling under at #101 this week; it would eventually reach #2 on the Hot 100, #2 on Country, #4 on R&B, and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, making it the most successful crossover hit on Billboard’s major charts)

 

 

 

Dear Lonely Hearts – Nat King Cole (#39 this week)

 

Call On Me – Bobby “Blue” Bland (#72 this week)

 

Every Day I Have To Cry – Steve Alaimo (#74 this week)

 

He’s Sure The Boy I Love – The Crystals (#40 this week)

 

 

CLOSING THEME:  Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

 

Sweet Touch Of Love was performed (and written and produced) by Allen Toussaint, whose success mostly came as a songwriter (Working In The Coal Mine, Mother-In-Law, etc) and producer (Lady Marmalade, Right Place Wrong Time, etc). 

 

Congratulations to David from Ithaca, for correctly answering the question and winning two passes to Cinemapolis!

 

 

 

Glossary of Terms:

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 (Jan 24):  Gregory James

 

 

 

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