May 4, 2013 - JR - 1978

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Date:  May 4, 2013

Host:  John Rudan

Feature:  1978

Birthday Calendar

 

Apr 29 - Tommy James (Thomas Jackson) – age 66

Apr 30 - Willie Nelson – age 80

             - Bobby Vee (Robert Velline) – age 70

May 1 - Ray Parker, Jr. – age 59

            - Little Walter (Marion Walter Jacobs) – born in 1930

May 2 - Lesley Gore – age 67

            - Lou Gramm (Foreigner) – age 63

May 3 - Pete Seeger – age 94

            - Frankie Valli – age 76

            - James Brown – born in 1933

May 4 - Nick Ashford – born in 1941

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  Part of this band's original line-up were also part of Roy Orbison's band, The Candymen.

Clue 2:  The second permutation of this band were core members of The Classics IV.

Clue 3:  Original lead singer Rodney Justo was replaced by Ronnie Hammond, who recently passed away in March of 2011.

 

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of  5-4-78 ; yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests)

6-7pm


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

Night Fever - Bee Gees – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 05/04/1978, 8 weeks!  #1 BB Hot 100 single of 1978

If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #2 on 05/04/1978; #1 for 1 week on 5/13.  Gibb brothers composition

  

 

With A Little Luck – Wings – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #5 on 05/04/1978; #1 for 2 weeks on 5/20

Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #8 on 05/04/1978

 

Count On Me - Jefferson Starship – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #10 on 05/04/1978

Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets – 1956

The Name Game - Shirley Ellis – 1965

Come On Down To My Boat - Every Mother's Son – 1967

 What's Your Name - Don & Juan – 1962 - Real names: Roland "Don" Trone & Claude "Juan" Johnson

Take A Chance On Me – ABBA – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #30 on 05/04/1978

Use Ta Be My Girl - The O'Jays – 1978 - BB Hot 100 chart debut at #73 on 05/04/1978

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #36 on 05/04/1978; 45 version not available on LP or CD

 

 

On Broadway - George Benson – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #19 on 05/04/1978; 45 version

  

I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night - George (Jones) & Gene (Pitney) – 1965 - George Jones passed away on 4/26/2013 at the age of 81

 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – 1968 - Written and Produced by Ashford & Simpson

Out Of Sight - James Brown – 1964

Working My Way Back To You – The Four Seasons – 1968

If I Had A Hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary – 1962 - Co-Written by Pete Seeger; 45 version

It's My Party – Lesley Gore – 1963 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 6/1 for 2 weeks

Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee – 1961 - Co-written by Gene Pitney under the name "A. Orlowski"

My Babe - Little Walter – 1955 - Little Walter played harp for Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry and other Chess Records stars of the 1950s

Crimson And Clover - Tommy James And The Shondells – 1969 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 2/1 for 2 weeks

Running On Empty - Jackson Browne – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #22 on 05/04/1978

Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #14 on 05/04/1978; #1 for 7 weeks on 6/17!  Gibb brothers composition

Flower On The Wall - The Statler Brothers – 1965

 California Soul - The 5th Dimension – 1969 - Written by Ashford & Simpson

Help Yourself - Tom Jones- 1968

The Stroll - The Diamonds – 1957

Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #12 on 05/04/1978

 

Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #52 on 05/04/1978

Disco Inferno - The Trammps – 1978 – BB Hot 100 #16 on 05/04/1978; 45 version

Tumbling Dice - Linda Ronstadt - 1978 - BB Hot 100 #50 on 05/04/1978

Let Me Serenade You - Three Dog Night – 1973

Are You Man Enough – Four Tops – 1973

Day By Day – Godspell – 1972 - Original Broadway cast member Robin Lamont, lead vocal

I Know A Heartache When I See One - Jennifer Warnes – 1979

Wheel In The Sky – Journey – 1978 - BB Hot 100 debut for Journey #58 this week; peaked at #57

The Groove Line – Heatwave – 1978 - BB Hot 100 #70 on 05/04/1978; highest debut single this week

 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson – 1976 - peaked at BB Hot 100 #21; Willie's first Pop Chart hit

 I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner – 1985 - Lead singer Lou Gramm was born in Rochester, NY

 

 Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr. – 1984 - BB Hot 100 #1 on 8/11 for 3 weeks

 The King Is Gone (And So Are You) - George Jones - 1988

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

 

Trivia Answer

A:  ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION.  Congratulations to Maryanne from Ithaca who correctly answered the Rockin' Remnants Trivia Question and won a $10 gift certificate to the Scalehouse Brewpub/NE Pizza!

Host Next Week (May 11):  John Simon

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Apr 27, 2013 - JR - 1977

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Date:  April 27, 2013

Host:  John Rudan

Feature:  4-27-77

Birthday Calendar

Apr 22 – Glen Campbell – age 77

Apr 23 – Roy Orbison – born in 1936

Apr 24 – Doug Clifford (CCR) – age 68

Apr 25 – Stu Cook (CCR) age 68

Apr 26 – Duane Eddy – age 75

             – Bobby Rydell – age 71

Apr 27 – Ace Frehley (KISS) – age 60

Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  This group was composed of former members of The Byrds, Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, and The Flying Burrito Brothers.

Clue 2:  Formed in Boulder, CO, this band was known for its “soft rock” sound of the 70s.

Clue 3:  Their first and only Top 10 single, “You Are the Woman”, peaked at #9 in the fall of 1976.

(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)

Playlist

(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of  4-27-77 ; yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests)

6-7pm

 
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

Southern Nights – Glen Campbell – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #1 on 4/27/1977, 1 week; song written by Allen Toussaint

Hotel California – The Eagles – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #2 on 4/27/1977; #1 for 1 week on 5/7

When I Need You – Leo Sayer – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #4 on 4/27/1977; #1 for 1 week on 5/14

So Into You – Atlanta Rhythm Section – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #7 on 4/27/1977

Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #10 on 4/27/1977; #1 for 3 weeks on 5/21

 Red Rubber Ball – The Cyrkle – 1966 – Written by Paul Simon; can be heard done live by S&G on several CD anthologies

There’s a Kind of Hush – Herman’s Hermits – 1967

Let’s Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key) – Jay and the Americans – 1965

Treat My Baby Good – Bobby Darin – 1963

Bernadette – The Four Tops – 1967

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – "Cannonball" Adderley  – 1967

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – The Buckinghams – 1967 – Of the four charting versions of this song in 1967, the Buckinghams peaked the highest at #5, while Cannonball topped out at #11

Lucille – Kenny Rogers – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #21 on 4/27/1977

Calling Dr. Love – KISS – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #20 on 4/27/1977

7-8pm

Running Scared – Roy Orbison – 1961 – The Big O’s first BB #1, 6/5/1961 for one week

Ride Away – Roy Orbison – 1965


I Put a Spell on You – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1968 – The first two CCR single releases were written by men named Hawkins:  “Suzie Q” by Dale Hawkins, and “I Put a Spell on You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

Forty Miles of Bad Road – Duane Eddy – 1959

We Got Love – Bobby Rydell – 1959

Gonna Fly Now – Bill Conti – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #58 on 4/27/1977; theme from “Rocky”, #1 for 1 week on 7/2

Dancing Queen – ABBA – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #26 on 4/27/1977; only U.S. #1 single for these Swedish superstars!

Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #14 on 4/27/1977

Cinderella – Firefall – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #38 on 4/27/1977

Lemon Tree – Peter, Paul and Mary – 1962 – First single release, peaked at BB Hot 100 #35

Warm and Tender Love – Percy Sledge – 1966

Good Lovin’ – The Olympics – 1965 – Their version peaked at BB Hot 100 #81

Good Thing – Paul Revere and the Raiders – 1967

Is That All There Is – Peggy Lee – 1969 – Miss Lee’s last charting single, peaked at BB Hot 100 #11

8-9pm

Here Comes the Sun – Richie Havens – 1971 – Passed away on April 22 at age 72.  Rest in peace, Richie!

Jet Airliner – Steve Miller Band – 1977 – BB Hot 100 debut at #71 on 4/27/1977; “clean” 45 version

You and Me – Alice Cooper – 1977 – BB Hot 100 debut at #80 on 4/27/1977

Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel – 1977 – BB Hot 100 debut at #90 on 4/27/1977; peaked at #68

Weekend in New England – Barry Manilow – 1975

Mockingbird – Carly Simon and James Taylor – 1974 – Carly & JT’s version peaked at BB Hot 100 #5, beating out the original version by Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx by 2 spots

The Rapper – The Jaggerz – 1970 – 45 version

Look What They’ve Done to My Song Ma – The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham – 1970 – The first three single releases by The New Seekers were written by Melanie:  “Look What They’ve Done to My Song Ma”, “Beautiful People”, and “The Nickel Song”

Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #41 on 4/27/1977; 45 version, not available on LP or CD

Lonely Boy – Andrew Gold – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #22 on 4/27/1977

Couldn’t Get It Right – Climax Blues Band – 1977 – BB Hot 100 #12 on 4/27/1977

Forget Me Nots – Patrice Rushen – 1982

A Little Bit of Heaven – Natalie Cole – 1985

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

Trivia Answer:

A:  FIREFALL.  Drummer Michael Clarke was in The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, bassist Mark Andes was in Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and singer Rick Roberts was also in the Flying Burrito Brothers.  (Congratulations to Bill from Ithaca, who correctly answered the question and won the $10 gift certificate to the Scale House Brewpub / Northeast Pizza!)

Blog-only content:

Richie Havens passed away on Monday, April 22.  Here is a link to a video of him performing "Freedom" at Woodstock (he was improvising since the next act was late arriving), along with an ad in which he sings the tag line at the end.

Freedom - Richie Havens

Amtrak ad

Host Next Week (May 4):  John Rudan "The 70's Man" with a spotlight on May 4th, 1978

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Apr 20, 2013 - KV - 1958

 

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Date:   April 20, 2013
Host:   Kim Vaughan
Feature:   4-20-58





Birthday Calendar


Apr 14 – Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple and Rainbow) – age 68

Apr 15 – Dave Edmunds – age 69

Apr 16 – Gerry Rafferty (Stealers Wheel) – born in 1947
            – Dusty Springfield (b. Mary O'Brien) – born in 1939

Apr 19 – Alan Price (Animals) – age 71
            – Mark Volman (Turtles) – age 66

Apr 20 – Johnny Tillotson – age 74

 
Rock and Roll Trivia

Clue 1:  This artist was a singer-songwriter who performed under a stage name, and who used *another* pseudonym for some of his songwriting. 

Clue 2:  Not only did this artist go by several different names, his biggest hit as a songwriter did too.  The song has been covered many times, under at least three different (but similar) titles.  David Crosby recorded the song the same year as the songwriter himself did – David Crosby and today’s trivia answer were housemates in the early 60s. 

 

Clue 3:  This artist was a member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, and their song "Fresh Air" was both written and sung by tonight's trivia person, using his songwriting name and his stage name. 

 
(scroll down for the answer below the playlist)





Playlist

(songs in bold are from the spotlight date of  4-20-58 ; yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests)


6-7pm

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

Tequila – Champs (#7 this week in 1958, had spent five weeks at #1)

 

Book of Love – Monotones (#6 this week in 1958)

Buzz-Buzz-Buzz - Hollywood Flames (1957, peaked at #11; this group included singer Bobby Day)

 

All I Have to Do Is Dream – Everly Brothers (#2 this week, would spend five weeks at #1)

Don't You Just Know It – Huey "Piano" Smith (#17 this week)

Wear My Ring Around Your Neck – Elvis Presley (#5 this week)

Dizzy Miss Lizzy – Larry Williams (#96 this week, peaked at #69, Beatles covered it on their album Help)

 

Witch Doctor – David Seville (#1 this week, spent three weeks at the top)

No Strings Attached – Mad Lads (1969, dnc)

Lonely Island – Sam Cooke (#70 this week, peaked at #26)

 

Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry (#20 this week, peaked at #8)

The Walk – Jimmy McCracklin (#49 this week, peaked at #7)

The Stroll – Diamonds (#62 this week, peaked at #4)

*Save the Last Dance for Me – Drifters (1960, #1 for three weeks)

*Light My Fire – Shirley Bassey (1970, from the album "Something", dnc. The Doors had a #1 hit with this in '67, and Jose Feliciano had a #3 in '68.)

 


*Eight Miles High – The Byrds (1966, #14)


7-8pm (birthdays and trivia)

Without You - Johnny Tillotson (1961, #7)


Hush - Deep Purple (1968, #4)

 

Bachelor Mother - Turtles (1969, from the album Turtle Soup, one of few Turtles songs in which Mark Volman sang lead)

The House that Jack Built – Alan Price Set (1967, dnc)

 

House of the Rising Sun - Animals (1964, #1 for three weeks)

*Breezy – Tokens (1966, dnc, Jay Siegel says it's the most difficult song he ever sang)

 

654321 Lou (Girl on 6) - Tokens

Public Library Commercial - Tokens (this week was National Library Week)

Baby's Birthday – The Guess Who (aka Chad Allen and the Expressions) (1965, dnc)

Mother Earth – Tom Rush (1972, dnc) (Monday is Earth Day)

 

*Wild Weekend – Rebels (1963, #8)

Bless You – Tony Orlando (1961, #15)

*It's Good News Week – Hedgehoppers Anonymous (1965, dnc)

 

Get Together - Dino Valenti/Chet Powers (1964, dnc)

Catch a Falling Star – Perry Como (#25 this week, peaked at #1)

Believe What You Say – Ricky Nelson (#24 this week, peaked at #4)

 8-9pm (more birthdays, 70s hour)

Since You Been Gone - Rainbow (1979, #57) 

 

Stuck in the Middle With You – Stealer's Wheel (1973, #6)

What Good Is I Love You – Dusty Springfield (1971, dnc)

Almost Saturday Night - Dave Edmunds (1981, #54)




(Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon (1980, spent five weeks at #1)

Feel Flows – Beach Boys (from 1971 album "Surf's Up")

We're All Alone – Boz Scaggs (1976, dnc)

 

Little Jeannie – Elton John (1980, #3)

Things Goin' On - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973, dnc)

Back on My Feet Again - The Babys (1980, #33)

Pieces of April – Three Dog Night (1972+, #19)

 

Sitting in Limbo - Jimmy Cliff (1971, dnc)

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

Trivia Answer

A:  CHET POWERS / DINO VALENTI / JESSE ORIS FARROW.  Chet Powers was his real name, he used Dino Valenti as a stage name, and Jesse Oris Farrow is the name he used for some of his songwriting.  His biggest hit as a songwriter was recorded under the title “Let’s Get Together” by the Kingston Trio in 1964, the Youngbloods recorded it as “Get Together” in 1967, and the Dave Clark Five retitled it “Everybody Get Together” in 1970.  By the way, the Youngbloods’ version peaked at #62 in 1967, and when they re-released the same recording of it two years later, it went up to #5. 


(Congratulations to Eric from New Jersey for winning the $10 gift certificate to Northeast Pizza/ScaleHouse BrewPub!)

 

Host Next Week (April 27):  John Rudan with a spotlight on 4-27-1977


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 at wvbr.com/listen.