January 3, 2026
Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)
Spotlight: Charting Singles from 1976 Top LPs. Album positions from DigitalDreamDoor.com.
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OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969 - #29: produced by Jimi Hendrix)
I Don't Want to Go Home - Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes (DNC - title track from LP released 6/7/76 and ranked #91 in 1976)
Flying Sorcery - Al Stewart (DNC - from his LP "Year of the Cat" released 10/22/76, the #100 LP of 1976)
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder (1977 - #1: song spent 3 weeks at #1 in May of '77; LP "Songs in the Key of Life" is ranked #1 for 1976 by DigitalDreamDoor.com)
New Kid in Town - The Eagles (1977 - #1: song went to #1 in February of '77; LP "Hotel California" rated #2 for '76)
Night Moves - Bob Seger (1977 - #4: title track from #11 LP of 1976, released 12/11/76)
Last Child - Aerosmith (1976 - #21: from the "Rocks" LP, ranked #18 for 1976)
Mozambique - Bob Dylan (1976 - #54: from the #26 LP of 1976, "Desire", released 1/5/76)
Takin' It to the Streets - The Doobie Brothers (1976 - #13: title track to the #31 LP of 1976; song was written and sung by new member Michael McDonald)
Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Billy Joel (DNC - US; #45 - Australia: from his "Turnstiles" LP ranked #52 in 1976; live version of the song would chart at #17 in 1981)
Rock and Roll Music - The Beach Boys (1976 - #5: their cover of the Chuck Berry tune from their "15 Big Ones" LP, ranked #55 for '76)
(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult (1976 - #12: from the "Agents of Fortune" LP released 5/21/76 and ranked #53; we heard the 3:45 single edit)
Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band (1976 - #11: from the #8 LP of '76, "Fly Like and Eagle", released 5/15/76)
7:00 - 8:00 The Birthday Calendar
Background song: Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group (1973 - #1: song was #1 for one week in May)
December 28:
Johnny Otis - b. 1921
Bobby Comstock - b. 1943
Edgar Winter - 79
Mary Weiss (The Shangri-las) - b. 1948
Alex Chilton (The Boxtops) - b. 1950
December 29:
Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues) - b. 1941
Rick Danko (The Band) - b. 1943
Marianne Faithfull - b. 1946
December 30:
Bo Diddley [Ellas Bates McDaniel] - b. 1928
Skeeter Davis [Mary Frances Penick] - b. 1931
Del Shannon [Charles Westover] - b. 1934
(Noel) Paul Stookey - 88
Mike Nesmith (The Monkees) - b. 1942
Davy Jones (The Monkees) - b. 1945
Patti Smith - 79
Jeff Lynne (ELO) - 78
December 31:
John Denver [Henry John Deutschendorf] - b. 1943
Peter Quaife (The Kinks) - b. 1943
Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) - 78
January 1:
"Country" Joe McDonald - 84
January 2:
Roger Miller - b. 1936
Michael "Chick" Churchill (Ten Years Afer) - 80
January 3:
Stephen Stills - 81
John Paul Jones [John Richard Baldwin] - 80
Castin' My Spell - Johnny Otis (1959 - #52: Otis was known as "The Godfather of R&B")
Tennessee Waltz - Bobby Comstock and the Counts (1959 - #52: Comstock was born in Ithaca)
Past, Present, and Future - The Shangri-las (1966 - #59: their last charting single, it incorporated Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata")
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March - The Boxtops (1969 - #28: Alex Chilton was lead singer for the group, and later for the band Big Star)
For My Lady - The Moody Blues (1973 - DNC: Ray Thomas wrote and sang lead vocals on the song, which was released as the B-side to "I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band")
Stage Fright - The Band (1970 - NR: bassist Rick Danko sang lead on the title track to the group's third LP)
This Little Bird - Marianne Faithfull (1965 - #32: Faithfull passed away in 2025)
Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley (1956 - DNC: song ranks #132/RS500; George Thorogood covered it in 1978)
My Last Date (With You) - Skeeter Davis (1961 - #26: remake of Floyd Cramer's "Last Date" but with lyrics)
Runaway - Del Shannon (1961 - #1: his first charting single, it spent 4 weeks at #1 in April-May and ranks #466/RS500)
Early in the Morning - Peter, Paul, and Mary (1962 - DNC: Paul Stookey wrote the song that was the B-side to the trio's first charting single, "Lemon Tree")
45 Corner
Listen to the Band - The Monkees (1969 - #63: Mike Nesmith wrote and sang lead vocals on this minor hit for the group, which carried on as a trio after Peter Tork left in late 1968)
Someday Man - The Monkees (1969 - #81: B-side to the above single, it featured Davy Jones on lead vocals and was written by Paul Williams)
Frederick - Patti Smith (1979 - #90: Smith wrote this tune that was produced by Todd Rundgren)
Do Ya - The Electric Light Orchestra (1977 - #24: Jeff Lynne was main singer/songwriter for the group; song came from the "A New World Record" LP released 10/15/76)
Baby You Look Good to Me Tonight - John Denver (1977 - #65: from his "Spirit" LP released 9/9/76)
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks (1966 - #14: bassist Peter Quaife is spotlighted on the song's intro)
No Time - The Guess Who (1970 - #5: Burton Cummings was keyboardist/singer/songwriter for the Canadian band)
I-Feel-Like-I'm Fixin'-to-Die Rag - Country Joe McDonald and the Fish (1968 - DNC: original version of the song that would be made famous at Woodstock)
Engine Engine #9 - Roger Miller (1965 - #7: Miller wrote the song, which made it to #2 on the Country charts)
I'd Love to Change the World - Ten Years After (1971 - #40: "Chick" Churchill was keyboardist for the group, which performed at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival)
Marianne - Stephen Stills (1971 - #42: Nils Lofgren and Eric Clapton played guitar on the song)
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin (1972 - #15: the bass player and keyboardist for the band, John Paul Jones wrote the main riff and rhythm changes for the song which ranks #294/RS500)
Back to our Spotlight Feature:
The Pretender - Jackson Browne (1977 - #58: title track to his LP released in December of '76 and the #33 LP that year; David Crosby and Graham Nash provided backing vocals)
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1977 - DNC: although the song did not chart, it ranks #169/RS500; from the group's first LP, released 11/9/76 and ranked #23, and is included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die")
Knowing Me, Knowing You - ABBA (1977 - #14: from the LP "Arrival", released 10/11/76 and ranked #41 for 1976)
*Silly Love Songs - Wings (1976 - #1: from the LP "Wings at the Speed of Sound", released 3/26/76 and ranked #62; song was #1 for a week, replaced by Diana Ross' "Love Hangover" for 2 weeks, then ascended back to #1 for 4 more weeks)
What Can I Say - Boz Scaggs (1976 - #42: from the "Silk Degrees" LP released 2/18/76 and ranked #40)
Mohammed's Radio - Warren Zevon (1976 - DNC: from his first LP, ranked #42 and entitled "Warren Zevon", the song was released as the B-side to "Hasten Down the Wind", which was later covered by Linda Ronstadt and the title of one of her LPs)
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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