August 15, 2026
Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)
Spotlight: Rock'n'Roll Rarities - familiar artists performing rare cuts.
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OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969 - #29: produced by Jimi Hendrix)
Come to the Sunshine - Harpers Bizarre (1967 - #37: follow-up to their cover of "The 59th Street Bridge Song")
It's a Happening World - The Tokens (1967 - #69: song was written by the team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
She Laughed Loud - The Merry-Go-Round (1967 - DNC: Los Angeles band was lead by Emmitt Rhodes)
Two Days 'Til Tomorrow - The Beau Brummels (1967 - DNC: a non-LP release that lead singer Sal Valentino said was his favorite track; sad to say it flopped on the BBHot100)
Paisley Dreams - Tommy Roe (1967 - DNC: an attempt to break away from his pop image, which he returned to in 1969 with his big hit "Dizzy", and another flop)
Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow - Strawberry Alarm Clock (1967 - DNC: from the same LP as their big hit "Incense and Peppermints")
Mr. Unreliable - The Cryan' Shames (1967 - DNC: a regional hit in their native Chicago that failed to catch on nationally)
Love and Hate - Jan & Dean (1967 - DNC: cut after Jan Berry's near-fatal auto accident and therefore relied heavily on session singers)
Pipe Dream - Blues Magoos (1967 - #60: follow-up to their hit (We Ain't Got) "Nothin' Yet")
Up and Down - The Serpent Power (1967 - DNC: from the San Francisco group's self-titled LP which Rolling Stone magazine called, "one of the 50 best LP's of 1967")
Rest in Peace - Chad & Jeremy (1967 - NR: British duo had moved to California and were hanging out with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra)
Hideaway - The Electric Prunes (1967 - DNC: released as the B side to "Dr. Do-Good" which bubbled under at #128)
Merry-Go-Round - The Youngbloods (1967 - DNC: a non-LP single that was released before "Get Together")
Mary Jane - The Everly Brothers (1967 - DNC: from their psychedelic LP The Everly Brothers Sing)
*Tell Someone That You Love Them - Dino, Desi, and Billy (1968 - #92: trio of the sons of Dean Martin, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and their grammar school friend Billy Hinsche)
Next Plane to London - The Rose Garden (1967 - #17: group originally known as The Giant Sunflower, until they were joined by lead singer Diana DeRose)
7:00 - 8:00 The Birthday Calendar
Background song: "The Happy Organ" - Dave "Baby" Cortez (1959 - #1: song was #1 for one week in May)
August 9:
Gene Barge ("Daddy G") - b. 1926
Billy Henderson (The Spinners) - b. 1939
Wanda Young (The Marvelettes) - b. 1943
Barbara Mason - 79
August 10:
Jimmy Dean - b. 1928
Bobby Hatfield (The Righteous Brothers) - b. 1940
Ronnie Spector [Veronica Bennett] - b. 1943
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - 79
August 11:
Eric Carmen - b. 1949
August 12:
Joe Jones - b. 1926
Alvis "Buck"Owens - b. 1929
Lesley Duncan - b. 1943
August 13:
Dave "Baby" Cortez - b. 1938
Hughie Thomasson (The Outlaws) - b. 1952
August 14:
Darrell "Dash" Crofts - b. 1938
David Crosby - b. 1941
August 15:
Jimmy Webb - 80
Quarter to Three - Gary "US" Bonds (1961 - #1: Gene Barge provided the sax solo and is name-checked in the song)
One of a Kind (Love Affair) - The Spinners (1973 - #11: Billy Henderson was one of the founding members of the group and sang tenor)
Don't Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes (1966 - #7: Wanda Young sang lead vocals on this hit)
Yes, I'm Ready - Barbara Mason (1965 - #5: the Philadelphia-born Mason wrote this hit from the LP of the same name)
Dear Ivan - Jimmy Dean (1962 - #24: Dean wrote this Cold War era tune after the building of the Berlin Wall)
Dream On - The Righteous Brothers (1974 - #32: last original song by the duo to chart)
Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes (1964 - #23: song ranks #266/RS500 and was later covered by Jay and the Americans)
Teacher - Jethro Tull (1970 - DNC: Ian Anderson wrote this B side release which went to #4 in the UK)
Go All the Way - The Raspberries (1972 - #5: song is considered a classic example of power pop and was written by Eric Carmen)
California Sun - Joe Jones (1961 - #89: original version of song that went to #5 for the Rivieras in 1964)
I've Got a Tiger by the Tail - Buck Owens (1965 - #25: song went to #1 on the Country charts)
45 Corner
Love Song - Lesley Duncan (1970 - DNC: song has been covered by over 150 artists, including Elton John on his Tumbleweed Connection LP, for which Duncan provided background vocals; we heard the original mono 45)
There Goes Another Love Song - The Outlaws (1975 - #34: Hughie Thomassson co-wrote the lead track from the band's debut LP)
We May Never Pass This Way (Again) - Seals & Crofts (1973 - #21: song went to #2 on the Adult Contemporary charts)
8:00 - 9:00
Lady Friend - The Byrds (1967 - #82: David Crosby wrote the A sided single that failed to match the band's earlier success despite performing it on The Tonight Show)
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell (1969 - #3: Jimmy Webb wrote the song that has been called "the first existential cowboy song"; it ranks #192/RS500)
Penny Arcade - The Cyrkle (1967 - #95: John Lennon came up with the artsy spelling for teh group, that was also managed by Brian Epstein and opened for The Beatles on their 1966 final tour)
Summer Days, Summer Nights - The Street Corner Society (1968 - DNC: a Beach Boys sound-alike that may be the group's only recording; song was written by Brian Hyland)
She Lives (In a Time of Her Own) - The 13th Floor Elevators (1967 - DNC: Austin band led by Roky Erickson that coined the term "psychedelic rock" for their sound)
Come On In - The Association (1968 - NR: lead track from their Birthday LP; shoulda, coulda, woulda been a hit?)
Pammie's on a Bummer - Sonny Bono (1967 - DNC: solo Sonny from his LP Inner Views, which Billboard magazine said, "should establish Sonny in the same category with Dylan and Lennon and McCartney"; we heard the 8:00 LP version rather than the 5:00 single edit [no half-way measures on Rockin' Remnants!], kudos to those who stuck out the entire song)
Wounded - The Cookies (1967 - DNC: vocal trio known for "Chains" and "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)")
A Moment of Being With You - The Critters (1967 - DNC: group out of Plainfield, NJ whose biggest hit was "Mr. Dieingly Sad")
Evergreen Part One - The Stone Poneys (1967 - DNC: early track that kept Linda Ronstadt in the background, a mistake rectified when they recorded "Different Drum")
Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers (1968 - #11: we heard the 3:05 version of the song, there is also a 4:45 single version; the LP cut runs 11:05)
The Ostrich - Steppenwolf (1967 -DNC: original single version; the band would record a heavier, longer version of this song for their debut album)
March of the Flower Children - The Seeds (1967 - DNC: song that provided the title of the 3 CD set on Grapefruit Records from which much of tonight's music was taken)
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