Feb 28, 2026 - KV - Triple Down #5

 

 

 

Rockin' Remnants



Rockin' Remnants is broadcast from WVBR-FM Ithaca. Check out our webpage, like us on Facebook, and tune in to 93.5 or stream the show every Saturday night from 6-9pm! (Or download the WVBR+ app now available for iOS and Android!)


Thanks to our sponsors Island Health & Fitness and Rasa Spa for their support every week!

 

Date:  February 28, 2026

Host:  Kim Vaughan

Feature:  Triple Down #5

 

 

 

 

 

Birthday Calendar

 

 

Feb 22   – Ernie K-Doe – born in 1933 or 1936

            – Oliver – born in 1945

 

Feb 23   – Rusty Young (Poco) – born in 1946

 

Feb 24   – Joannie Sommers – age 85

            – Paul Jones (Manfred Mann) – age 84

            – Rupert Holmes – age 79

 

Feb 25   – George Harrison (Beatles) – born in 1943

 

Feb 26   – Fats Domino – born in 1928

            – Johnny Cash – born in 1932

            – Paul Cotton (Poco) – born in 1943

            – Mitch Ryder – age 81

 

Feb 27 (or possibly Feb 22)   – Guy Mitchell – born in 1927

 

Feb 28   – Joe South – born in 1940

            – Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) – born in 1942

 

 

 

 

 Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia

 

 

We’ll be hearing 3 songs each from tonight’s featured Triple Down artists.  One of these artists never had any of their own recordings make it into the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100, but had 3 songs that became Top Ten hits for other artists.  Songs written by this person became big hits for Lynn Anderson, Deep Purple, and Billy Joe Royal.  Who is the songwriter?  

 

(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)

 

It Will Stand – The Showmen (1961, #61 – and also 1964, #80 – the same recording of the song charted twice)

 

Ka-Ding Dong – The G-Clefs (1956, #24, with Freddy Cannon on lead guitar)

 

Be My Baby – The Ronettes (1963, #2 for three weeks)

 

 

 

Halfway To Paradise – Tony Orlando (1961, #39, his first hit on the Hot 100)

 

Mr. Songwriter – Connie Stevens (1962, #43)

 

I Wish It Would Rain – The Temptations (1968, #4, spent three weeks at #1 on the R&B chart)

 

I’m Sorry For You – Joe South (1961, did not chart)

 

(Love Me) Now – The Angels (1963, the b-side of My Boyfriend’s Back)

 

Hotel Happiness – Brook Benton (1962, peaked at #3 in early 1963, and #2 on the R&B chart)

 

I Want You To Meet My Baby – Eydie Gorme (1964, #43)

 

 * One Man Band – Three Dog Night (1970, #19)

 

 * Devoted To You – The Everly Brothers (1958, #10)

 

 * Ball Of Fire – Tommy James & The Shondells (1969, #19)

 

 

 

 * Without You – Nilsson (1971, spent four weeks at #1 in early 1972, also #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.  Written by Pete Ham & Tom Evans of Badfinger.)

 

Stairway To Heaven – Neil Sedaka (1960, #9, going out as a tribute since he passed away on 2-27-26)

 

 

 

7-8pm

 

 

Te-Ta Te-Ta-Ta – Ernie K-Doe (1961, #53)

 

Good Morning Starshine – Oliver (1969, #3)

 

 

 

Crazy Love – Poco (1979, #17, #1 on Adult Contemporary)

 

One Boy – Joanie Sommers (1960, #54, from Bye Bye Birdie)

 

Pretty Flamingo – Manfred Mann (1966, #29)

 

Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes (1979, #1 for three weeks)

 

 

 

 * Isn’t It A Pity – George Harrison (1970, the b-side of My Sweet Lord)

 

Rockin’ Bicycle – Fats Domino (1961, #83)

 

Straight A’s In Love – Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two (1960, #84)

 

I Hope – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (1966, b-side of Little Latin Lupe Lu)

 

Singing The Blues – Guy Mitchell (1956, #1 for ten weeks)

 

She’s A Rainbow – The Rolling Stones (1967, #25)

 

Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home – Joe South (1969, #41)

 

 

8-9pm

 

 

 

Don’t Look Back – The Temptations (1965, #83, R&B #15)

 

Blame It On The Bossa Nova – Eydie Gorme (1963, #7, R&B #3, with The Cookies on backing vocals)

 

My True Confession – Brook Benton (1963, #22, R&B #7)

 

I Adore Him – The Angels (1963, #25, R&B #13)

 

 * Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra (1978, #35) 

 

 

 

I’m Into Something Good – Earl-Jean (1964, #38)

 

You Turn Me On (Turn On Song) – Ian Whitcomb And Bluesville (1965, #8)

 

 * Eye In The Sky – The Alan Parsons Project (1982, #3)

 

Love Is What You Make It – The Grass Roots (1973, #55)

 

 * Sylvia’s Mother – Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show (1972, #5)

 

 * I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones (from their 1978 album Road To Ruin)

 

I Can’t Get Next To You – The Temptations (1969, #1 for two weeks on the Hot 100, and for five weeks on the R&B chart)

 

 

 

Don’t Try To Fight It, Baby – Eydie Gorme (1963, #53)

 

Walk A Mile In My Shoes – Joe South (1970, #12)

 

Wow Wow Wee (He’s The Boy For Me) – The Angels (1964, #41)

 

Will You Love Me Tomorrow – Brook Benton (1968, from an album called Send For Me)

 

 

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

 

 

 

Trivia Answer

 

Joe South wrote “Down In The Boondocks”, which peaked at #9 in 1965 for Billy Joe Royal.  He also wrote “Hush”, which reached #4 in 1968 for Deep Purple.  And he wrote “Rose Garden”, which was a #3 hit for Lynn Anderson in early 1971.

 

Congratulations to Mike of 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 (Mar 7):  John Simon & Gregory James with lots of music from early March 1967

 

 

 

Thanks for tuning in! You can listen to Rockin' Remnants every Saturday night from 6-9pm on WVBR (93.5 FM in Ithaca, NY) or streaming here.

 

 

Thanks again to our sponsors Island Health & Fitness and Rasa Spa for their support every week!