Dec 15, 2012 - JR - 1972, holidays (JR & KV)

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Date:  Dec 15, 2012

Host:  John Rudan (with Kim Vaughan as co-host for the third hour)

Feature:  1972 (6-8pm), holiday music (8-9pm)

Birthday Calendar

Dec 8 - Dan Hartman - born in 1950

Dec 11 - David Gates (Bread) - age 72

Dec 11 - Brenda Lee - age 68

Dec 11 - Jermaine Jackson (J5) - age 58

Dec 12 - Dionne Warwick - age 72

Dec 12 - Frank Sinatra - born in 1915

Dec 14 - Spike Jones - born in 1911

Dec 15 - Dave Clark (DC5) - age 70

Rock and Roll Trivia

This group's first entry on the Billboard Pop Chart was "White Christmas" in 1955 -- who were they? 

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

6pm

OPENING THEME:  Good Old Rock 'n' Roll - Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys - 1969 - peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, produced by Jimi Hendrix

I Am Woman - Helen Reddy - 1972 - BB Hot 100, #1 on 12/15/1972, 1 week

 

In Heaven There Is No Beer - Clean Living - 1972

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Temptations - 1972 - BB Hot 100, #1 on 12/08/1972, 1 week

I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics - 1972

If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - 1972

I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) - Gary Glitter - 1972 - Gary's real name is Paul Gadd

 

Jambalya (On The Bayou) - The Blue Ridge Rangers - 1972 - This group is CCR's John Fogerty incognito, singing and playing all the instruments

Walk On Water/Theme - Neil Diamond - 1972 - Neil's last 45 release on the legendary UNI label, before moving to Columbia Records

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash - 1972

Knock Knock Who's There - Mary Hopkin - 1972 - Apple Records 45; peaked at BB Hot 100 #92

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Blue Haze - 1972

Jesus Is Just Alright - The Doobie Brothers - 1972 - Original version released by the Byrds peaked at BB Hot 100 #97 in 1970; Doobies peaked at BB Hot 100 #35

 

7pm

Try Too Hard - The Dave Clark Five - 1966 - Clark was actually the drummer, not the vocalist

Instant Replay - Dan Hartman - 1978

Sweet Surrender - Bread - 1972 - BB Hot 100 #20 with a bullet on this date in '72

 

Somethin' Stupid - Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra - 1967 - BB Hot 100 #1 for 4 weeks in '67

Don't Make Me Over - Dionne Warwick - 1962 - Dionne's first BB Hot 100 entry peaked at #21

Let Me Tickle Your Fancy - Jermaine Jackson - 1982 - New wavers Devo on backing vocals!

Hi Hi Hi - Wings - 1972 - BB Hot 100 #100 on this date!  Despite controversial lyrics, peaked at #10 in early '73

Dialogue (Part I & II) - Chicago - 1972 - 45 version

Something's Wrong With Me - Austin Roberts - 1972

Pieces Of April - Three Dog Night - 1972 - Written by Dave Loggins

You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green - 1972

Superfly - Curtis Mayfield - 1972 - Title song of the "blaxploitation" film of the same name

Keeper Of The Castle - The Four Tops - 1972 - First 45 release on Dunhill Records, after 
 leaving Motown!

Do It Again - Steely Dan - 1972 - 45 version

8pm (holiday feature, co-hosts: John Rudan and Kim Vaughan)

White Christmas - The Drifters - 1954 - featuring Clyde McPhatter and Bill Pinkney - #2 on the R&B chart in 1954, and the following year it was the first Drifters song to hit the Billboard Top 100

 

Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day - Brenda Lee - 1964

Christmas Time Is Here Again - The Flirtations - 1968 - this was the b-side of the original release of Nothing But a Heartache... but that 45 wasn't successful, so they re-released Nothing But a Heartache in 1969 with a different b-side

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams - 1963

Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Elvis Presley - 1957

7 O'Clock News / Silent Night - Simon & Garfunkel - 1966 - (telephone request)

Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding - 1968

All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth - Spike Jones and His City Slickers - 1947

You're All I Want for Christmas - Brook Benton - 1963

The Fella Who Couldn't Wait for Christmas - Ed Grimley (Martin Short) - 1982 - from the Dec 17, 1982 episode of SCTV - watch the sketch here (better video) or here (better audio)

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Bob and Doug McKenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, respectively) - 1982 - from their comedy album, The Great White North

Christmas in Jail - The Youngsters - 1956 - a cautionary tale about drinking and driving

A Warm Little Home on the Hill - Stevie Wonder - 1978

Christmas Is Here Again - Roger Whittaker - 1978

The Christmas Blues - Dean Martin - 1953

That Spirit of Christmas - Ray Charles - 1985

White Christmas - Bing Crosby - 1942

CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny - 1959 - #1 for two weeks

Trivia Answer:

The Drifters - they recorded White Christmas in 1954, and the following year it was the first of their recordings to make it onto the Billboard Hot 100.

Next Week (Dec 22):  Gary's Rockin' Remnants Holiday Special!

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Dec 8, 2012 - JS - holidays, Lennon, etc.

Rockin' Remnants

December 8, 2012

Host: John Simon (with studio assistance from Kim Vaughan and Dan Cole)

Theme(s): Free-for-all Oldies Show, Holiday Music; Birthday Calendar; The anniversary of John Lennon's death; Listener requests (*)

Birthday Calendar

Dec 5 - Little Richard - age 80
Dec 5 - Jim Messina (Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Loggins & Messina) - age 65
Dec 5 - Andy Kim - age 60
Dec 6 - Dave Brubeck - 1920 (passed away two days ago)
Dec 6 - Jonathan King - age 68
Dec 8 - Jerry Butler - age 73
Dec 8 - Gregg Allman - age 65Dec 8 - Jim Morrison (Doors) - 1943 

Rock and Roll Trivia

1) This singer/songwriter/guitarist and his brother formed a band in high school that went on to sell millions of records for a small California label.

2) In 1969 they played the Woodstock Music Festival and also took three singles to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two years later his brother left the band, beginning a long-standing feud

3) His songs have been covered by acts including Solomon Burke, Tina Turner, The Checkmates and Bruce Springsteen (who personally inducted him into the R 'n' R Hall of Fame).

(answer below the playlist)

Playlist

6-7 p.m.

This I Swear - The Skyliners [cited by Smokey Robinson as an influence on him as both a writer and a singer]
 
I'll Try Something New - The Miracles [later recorded and released as a charting single by Supremes & Temptations]
 
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Supremes & Temptations [written by Gamble & Huff; debuted on this date in '69, went all the way to #2 on the Pop chart]
 
Kay - John Wesley Ryles [for our cab driver friends. Only reached #83 in late '68  -  but made it to #9 on C&W chart]
 
Expressway to Your Heart - Soul Survivors [Blue-eyed Soul record produced by Gamble & Huff on the Crimson label; #4 in November '67]
 
Incense & Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock [their first charting single made it all the way to #1 on 11/25/67]

The Bells of St. Mary's - Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans [from Phil Spector's Christmas Album, 1963]
 
*Little Bright Star - Diana Ross & The Supremes [an LP track from their 1967 Christmas album]

It's Only Love - The Beatles [John Lennon was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980; Howard Cosell first broke the news nationally during ABC's Monday Night Football television broadcast]
 
*Across the Universe - The Beatles [originally recorded for a benefit album in 1969, later included on Let It Be. This version first surfaced on Past Masters, Vol. 2 CD]

Please Come Home for Christmas - Charles Brown [the original from 1961; Eagles would have a hit with it in 1978, but this is the real deal]
 
*Remember When - The Platters
 
Honey Chile - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas [#11 in 12/67 on Gordy Records, backed by The Funk Bros.]
 
Since You Showed Me How to Be Happy - Jackie Wilson [#32 in 11/67, backed by members of The Funk Bros.]
 
Cast Your Fate to The Wind - Vince Guaraldi Trio

7-8 p.m [Birthday Calendar and more]

Make it Easy on Yourself - Jerry Butler [a Bacharach/David tune later covered by The Walker Bros.]
 
Revival - The Allman Brothers Band [their debut charting single, reached #92 in January '71]
 
You're Lost Little Girl - The Doors [from Strange Days LP, 1968]

*Send Me Some Lovin' - Little Richard [the charting b-side of Lucille, from 1957]
 
Lucille - Little Richard [spent 2 weeks at #1 on the R&B charts]

Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet [#25 in the Fall of '61; the Jazz pianist died this week, two days before his 92nd birthday]
 
On Broadway - The Drifters [with young Phil Spector playing the guitar solo]
 
Baby (You're My Everything) - Hedgehoppers Anonymous (feat. Jonathan King; rel. as a single in the UK]

* Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix Experience
 
Bittersweet - The Robbs [non-charting single on Mercury Records from 9/66 for this Wisconsin band]
 
Susan - Buckinghams [#11 in 12/67; stock copies featured a 60-sec. psychedelic "freak-out" edited out for radio play]
 
I'll Make Every Day Like Christmas - Joe Tex [rel. in 12/67 on Atlantic Records; dnc]
 
*Gloria - Them [requested in honor of the caller's departed mother, whose birthday is this coming week]
 
The End - Earl Grant [#7 in Fall of '58; this Jazz keyboardist mostly released instrumental singles. Not this time!]

8-9 p.m. [Seventies Happy Hour]

These Days - Gregg Allman [from his 1971 solo release Laid Back; song written by Jackson Browne]
 
*Santa Claus is Comin' To Town - Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band [rec. 12/12/78 at CW Post College]
 
Thinking of You - Loggins & Messina [45 version, which is a different performance from all LP/CD versions]

*I Wonder - Rodriguez [ca. 1971, from the Searching for Sugarman soundtrack; feat. Motown Records' Bob Babbitt on bass]
 
*Without You - Nilsson [spent 4 weeks at #1 in early '72; written by Badfinger's Pete Ham]
 
*Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim [his lone #1 record] 

 I Want to Hold Your Hand - Lakeside [soul-ballad version of Lennon-McCartney tune; #102 on the Pop charts in early '82, but #5 R&B]
 
For Love - Pousette-Dart Band [the lone charting single (#83) for this New England-based soft rock group]
 
Sweet City Woman - Stampeders

*River - Joni Mitchell [from her album Blue. A perennial FM radio holiday favorite, with a dedication "from Dave to Vikki"]
 
When Will I See You Again - Three Degrees [original 45, presented to JS by his buddy PB, whose birthday was 12/8/53 and who died way too young]
 
Missing You - John Waite [former lead singer of the Babys; reached #1 in Sept. 1984]

Sleepwalk - Santo & Johnny [our closing theme every week]

Trivia answer

John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)


Next week: JR

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Dec 1, 2012 - JR - 1978

Rockin' Remnants

Dec 1, 2012

Host: John Rudan

Feature: 1978

Birthday Calendar

Nov 25 - Percy Sledge - age 71

Nov 26 - Tina Turner - age 73

Nov 27 - James Marshall Hendrix - 1942

Nov 28 - Berry Gordy, Jr. (founder of Motown Records) - age 83

Nov 29 - Felix Cavilere (Rascals) - age 68

Nov 30 - Rob Grill (Grass Roots) - 1943

Nov 30 - Shuggie Otis (Johnny Otis, Jr.) - age 59

Dec 1 - John Densmore (Doors) - age 68

Rock and Roll Trivia

Audio Clue: This group wrote and sang background vocals on the Rare Earth song "Warm Ride" from 1978.

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

6pm

MacArthur Park - Donna Summer - 1978 - Billboard Hot 100, #1 on 12/01/1978, 3 weeks

Double Vision - Foreigner - 1978 - Billboard Hot 100, #2 on 12/01/1978

How Much I Feel - Ambrosia - 1978 - Billboard Hot 100, #3 on 12/01/1978

You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra & Neil - 1978 - Billboard Hot 100, #4 on 12/01/1978; #1 for 2 weeks on 12/08/1978
 

I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vanelli - 1978 - Billboard Hot 100, #7 on 12/01/1978

Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms - 1957

Christmas  (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love - 1963 - Used over beginning credits of the movie "Gremlins" in 1984; originally from A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records,1963, produced by Phil Spector

 

Shape Of Things To Come - Max Frost And The Troopers - 1968 - Written by legendary songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil

Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody - 1972

(You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back - Peter Tosh w/Mick Jagger - 1978 - Peter Tosh was signed with Rolling Stones Records at the time of this release

 

Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt - 1978 - Linda also did cover versions of Motown classics "Heat Wave" and "Tracks Of My Tears"

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen - 1978 - Double-sided 45, listed with "Bicycle Race"; peaked at BB #24

 

One Last Kiss - J. Geils Band - 1978

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee - 1958

Fool #1 - Brenda Lee - 1961

7pm

Riders On The Storm - The Doors - 1971 - 45 version on Elektra Records

 

River Deep- Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner - 1966 - Produced by Phil Spector; Ike did not appear anywhere on this recording

Take Time To Know Her - Percy Sledge - 1968 - Percy's last BB Top 40 hit, peaking at #11

Freedom - Jimi Hendrix - 1971 - First 45 released after Jimi's death; peaked at BB #59

A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John - 1978 - Highest debuting single on this date at BB #68; peaked on BB Hot 100 at #3

The Power Of Gold - Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weissberg - 1978 - From the LP "Twin Sons Of Different Mothers"; Weissberg, jazz flautist

New York Groove - Ace Frehley (KISS) - 1978 - Written by Russ Ballard, and originally recorded by UK group Hello in 1975

 

Speedo - The Cadillacs - 1955 - Lead singer Earl "Speedo" Carroll passed away on 11/25/2012, age 72

Do You Hear What I Hear - Bing Crosby - 1963

What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder - 1973 - From "A Motown Chistmas" LP

Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley - 1957

Warm Ride - Rare Earth - 1978

 

Fire - The Pointer Sisters - 1978

Too Much Heaven - The Bee Gees - 1978

8pm

Two Divided By Love - The Grass Roots - 1971

Strawberry Letter #23 - The Brothers Johnson - 1977 - Written by Shuggie Otis

Only A Lonely Heart Sees - Felix Cavaliere - 1980 - Only BB Top 40 hit for former Rascals lead singer; group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997

Run For Home - Lindisfarne - 1978

 

Part-Time Love - Elton John - 1978

September - Earth, Wind & Fire - 1978

Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young - 1978 - Used over the end credits of the movie "Strictly Ballroom" in 1992; also the closing song for the Sydney Summer Olympics in 2000

 

Promises - Eric Clapton - 1978

Hold The Line - Toto - 1978

I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter - 1975 - Married to both Duane Eddy and the late Waylon Jennings

 

Baby, What A Big Surprise - Chicago - 1977

Bartender's Blues - George Jones - 1978 - James Taylor wrote this song, and sings background vocals

 

Trivia Answer:

The Bee Gees

Host next week:  JS

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