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Date: July 15, 2023
Host: Kim Vaughan
Feature: oldies
Birthday Calendar
Jul 9 – (Barton) Lee Hazlewood – born in 1929
Jul 10 – Arlo Guthrie – age 76
– Ian Whitcomb – born in 1941
– Mavis Staples – age 84
Jul 11 – Tab Hunter (b. Arthur Kelm) – born in 1931
– Thurston Harris – born in 1931
– Jeff Hanna (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) – age 76
– Patricia “Bonnie” Pointer – born in 1950
Jul 12 – Walter Egan – age 75
– Christine Perfect McVie (Fleetwood Mac) – born in 1943
– Barbara Cowsill – born in 1928
Jul 13 – James “Roger” McGuinn (Byrds) – age 81
Jul 14 – Woody Guthrie – born in 1912
Jul 15 – Linda Ronstadt – age 77
Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia
We heard Linda Ronstadt’s version of It Doesn’t Matter Anymore. You probably know who recorded the original version. But who wrote it?
(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)
Buzz-Buzz-Buzz – The Hollywood Flames (1957, reached #11 in early 1958)
Oh-Oh, I’m Falling In Love Again – Jimmie Rodgers (1958, #7)
You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me – The Dixie Cups (1964, #39)
Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) – The Impalas (1959, #2 for two weeks)
Look Away – Garnet Mimms (1964, #73)
* Runaway – Del Shannon (1961, #1 for four weeks)
Mama’s Little Girl – Reparata & The Delrons (1966, did not chart. It was written by Chip Taylor, who also wrote Wild Thing and Angel Of The Morning.)
Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Curtis Lee (1961, #7)
Come To Me – Marv Johnson (1959, #30. Marv Johnson was from Detroit and is considered to have been instrumental in helping shape the Motown sound.)
Kissin Game – Dion (1961, #82)
Working In The Coal Mine – Lee Dorsey (1966, #8)
Corinna, Corinna – Ray Peterson (1960, reached #9 in early 1961. This was on the Dunes label, which Ray Peterson founded.)
Lie To Me – Brook Benton (1962, #13)
Times Have Changed – Irma Thomas (1964, #98)
Please Stay – The Drifters (1961, #14)
Why Do I Love You So – Johnny Tillotson (1960, #42)
Will Power – The Cookies (1963, #72)
7-8pm
Summer Wine – Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (peaked at #49 in 1967, b-side of Sugar Town)
The City Of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie (1972, #18, written by Steve Goodman)
You Turn Me On (Turn On Song) – Ian Whitcomb & Bluesville (1965, #8)
Touch A Hand, Make A Friend – The Staple Singers (1974, #23)
Young Love – Tab Hunter (1957, #6)
Little Bitty Pretty One – Thurston Harris (1957, #6)
Mr. Bojangles – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1970, reached #9 in early 1971, written by Jerry Jeff Walker)
Fire – The Pointer Sisters (1978, spent two weeks at #2 in early 1979. The song was written by Bruce Springsteen.)
Hot Summer Nights – Walter Egan (1978, #55)
Songbird – Fleetwood Mac (1977, did not chart. It was the b-side of Dreams, also found on the Rumors album. Christine McVie wrote the song, played piano, and sang.)
The Rain, The Park, And Other Things – The Cowsills (1967, #2 for two weeks. This was their first Hot 100 hit, and Barbara Cowsill wasn’t part of the original recording session; her backing vocals were added afterward. The sound of rain in the song was reportedly actually a recording of sizzling bacon.)
Eight Miles High – The Byrds (1966, #14. Roger McGuinn was attempting to make his 12-string guitar, which was run through a compressor, sound like John Coltrane’s saxophone.)
This Land Is Your Land – Trini Lopez (1964, did not chart)
8-9pm
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Linda Ronstadt (1975, #47)
Long Long Time – Linda Ronstadt (1970, #25)
Love Is What You Make It – The Grass Roots (1973, #55)
* Storm In A Teacup – The Fortunes (1971, did not chart)
Lady – Little River Band (1979, #10)
Smiling Faces Sometimes – The Undisputed Truth (1971, #3)
Come Sail Away – Styx (1977, reached #8 in early 1978)
I Wanna Be With You – The Raspberries (1972, peaked at #16 in early 1973)
Feels Like The First Time – Foreigner (1977, #4, and indeed it was their first time on the Hot 100)
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get – The Dramatics (1971, #9, their first Hot 100 hit)
Me And My Arrow – Nilsson (1971, #34, from the animated tv special The Point)
My Little Town – Simon & Garfunkel (1975, #9)
CLOSING THEME: Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Trivia Answer
Paul Anka wrote It Doesn’t Matter Anymore specifically for Buddy Holly, who died a month after recording it.
Congratulations to Sue from Ulysses, for correctly answering the question and winning two passes to Cinemapolis!
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 (July 22): Jan Hunsinger with a spotlight on songs that start with “Just”
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