It's FUN-DRAISING WEEK at WMBR!! Please go to "wmbr.org", to make a pledge to the station, and to view our many premiums. // The usual (November) Birthdays and Recent Deaths. THANKS so much to Rick Roth for recording/ announcing this show! PLEASE READ THIS - 1960s "Garage/ Punk" is one of my favorite genres; however, I haven't played it that much recently. ... WHY? - My "go-to" reference book, "This Week In Rock' (1993), listed fairly few birthdays of musicians in Garage groups. SO - I put together a list of my own. PLEASE send any requests for these artists for my upcoming November 25th show, to my personal email address of: [email protected]. // ... NEXT MONTH's birthdays: 1) 1941 - The Charlatans (Dan HICKS, 1965 - 1968) . 2) . 1941 - BOBBY FULLER FOUR (Jim Reese)/ - guitarist . . 3) . 1942 - Rich Dangel (WAILERS)/ - lead guitar . 4) . 1941, 1946, 1948 - SONS Of ADAM (Joe Kookan, Craig Tarwater, Mike Port) . 5) . 1947 .GUESS WHO - (Burton CUMMINGS)/ - keyboards . 6) .1947 - BLUES MAGOOS (Geoff Daking)/ - drummer, 1st 3 LP's . 7) 1947 - Allman JOYS (GREG ALLMAN)/ - guitar . 8) .1947 - Castaways (Ron Hensley)/ - rhythm guitar . 9) 1949 - Moving Sidewalks (BILLY GIBBONS)/ - guitar 10) .The GANTS (Don Woods) - drums
Misc –
[ ]:Highest chart position - US BB Pop, unless noted
B'DAY:Artist was born the month of that show
DEATH:Recent death of that artist/musical figure
BED:Instrumental bed that I talk over
REQ:Requests from listeners
BUB:45 peaked only in BB 'Bubbling Under', not Top-100
NEW:New Release
( ):Label, Year Rec/Rel
Click on the Link above, left, to view the original single.
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BUBBLING UNDER/ SET #1 - The first three songs of this set are for the memory of PJ Porter (who hosted the long-running "Mellow Madness" show), and CAPTAIN AL (who hosted the long-running "R & B Jukebox" show); all are either by November R&B/ Soul birthday artists, for the Recent Deaths of R&B/ Soul artists:
The songwriter, Hank Ballard, was born 'John Henry Kendricks' in Nov 1927. He was a cousin of original Supremes member Florence Ballard. In 1953, he joined Detroit doo-wop group The Royals (discovered by Johnny Otis), who had a hit with 'Get It', but the following year, 1954, they became "The Midnighters". The double-entendre 'Work with Me, Annie' became a #1! R&B hit; the follow-ups on the same provocative theme: 'Sexy Ways', 'Annie Had a Baby', 'Annie's Aunt Fannie' and 'Henry's Got Flat Feet' all became major hits, despite being partially banned by the FCC. Four years later they had a moderate B-side hit with 'The Twist' {R&B #16/ 04-59}, which when revived by Chubby Checker (actually 'Ernst Evans') a little over a year later, became a #1 Pop hit not once, but an unprecedented TWO TIMES, in Sept 1960 and Jan 1962. In 1990, Ballard was inducted into the third class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ALSO ... Joe Chambers, their guitarist, died Aug 15th, a week before his 82nd birthday. Their first 3 singles in 1963 - 1964 were with Hoyt Axton. Although best-known for the Freedom-Rock classic 'Time Has Come Today' {#11/ 09-68}, they were no one-hit wonders, with 6 studio and 5 live albums, and 10 chart singles from 1966 to 1976, including the follow-up to 'Time ...', a cover of Otis Redding's ' I Can't Turn You Loose' {#37/ 11-68}.
The co-writer, Jimmy Radcliffe, was born in Nov 1936, he had 8 singles released between 1962 and 1970. His only chart single was 'Long After Tonight Is All Over' {UK #40/ 02-65}, covered by both Dusty Springfield and Irma Thomas that year. However, he was known more as a performer on commercials and a songwriter (hits for Patti Page, The Essex, The Four Pennies {actually The Chiffons}), than as a recording artist. /His recording of 'My Ship is Coming In" (1965, Aurora) was later a hit for The Walker Brothers {UK #3, US #63/ 12-65}.
Soul singer Garnet MIMMS was born Nov 16th, 1933. In 1958, he formed 'The Gainors' with Howard Tate. In 1963 he began working with producers Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy. His biggest hit was his first, "Cry Baby" (R&B #1!, Pop #4/ 08-63). In 1964, Mimms left the Enchanters for a solo career, and had 10 more chart singles through 1966, including 4 Top-30 R&B singles. See LINK above for covers of his recordings, including by Janis Joplin ('Cry Baby') and The Who ... ALSO ... * The co-songwriter, Mort Shuman (usually with Doc Pomus}, was born in Nov of 1938. He wrote big hits for Elvis Presley: 'Surrender', 'Little Sister' and '(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame', all in 1961; his first big songwriting hit was 'A Teenager in Love' by Dion & The Belmonts {#5/ 04/59}. His biggest hit was ' Save the Last Dance For Me' by The Drifters {UK #2, US #1!/ 09-60}. He has 118(!!) chart hits total, including 30 Top-40 hits ... FINALLY ... ** - Chris Dreja was born in Nov of 1943. He was the rhythm guitarist in The Yardbirds, who covered this song live in their later/ Jimmy Page days, and is on the 'Live Yardbirds' album released briefly in 1971. Dreja was a founding member, with Top Topham, of the group (originally "The Metropolitan Blues Quartet') in 1963, and one of 3 members in the group their entire existence. Page offered him the position of bass in his new group in the fall of 1968. I wonder whatever happened to Led Zeppelin :))))?
Brian Hyland was born in Nov of 1943. He was only 16 years old when he recorded his first and biggest hit, 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini' {UK #8, US#1!/ 07-60}. His second-biggest hit was my favorite, 'Sealed with A Kiss' {UK, US #3 / 06-62}. Hardly a two-hit wonder, he had 7 more Top-40 hits, and a total of 27 chart hits from 1960 to 1971, including a career comeback in 1970, with a cover of 'Gypsy Woman' {produced by Del Shannon}, a Top-3 hit. // * - On his debut album, 'Songs of Leonard Cohen'
Bruce Channel was born in Nov of 1940. His first and biggest hit was 'Hey! Baby' (UK #2, US #1! / 01-62), later also charting for José Feliciano, Ringo Starr and Anne Murray. He had 6 other chart singles through 1968, but no other US Top-40 hits. Channel disliked touring, so he settled in as a songwriter in Nashville, with a number of C&W award-winning songs during the 1970s and 1980s, such as 'Party Time' by T. G. Sheppard, a #1! C&W hit in 1981. / Click on the Link above, left, to view the original single, with a color picture sleeve.
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END of The BUBBLING UNDER - it's OVER; No really, THAT's IT!!! (I just wanted to reassure you :)
Donnie Fritts, longtime keyboard player for Kristofferson for over 40 years, was born in Nov of 1942. He wrote / co-wrote 17 songs that appeared on various charts (mostly Country), the biggest being 'Choo Choo' Train by The Box Tops {#26/ 08-68} and 'Easy to Love' by Joe Simon {R&B #12/ 12-76}. Through his association with Kristofferson, he appeared in a number of films, including 'Pat Garret ...', 'A star Is Born' and 'Convoy'. In 2008, he was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. ... ALSO ... The writer, Kris Kristofferson, died Sept 28th, at age 88. Several of his songs from his debut album became classics: 'For The Good Times', hit for Ray Price, May 1970, 'Sunday Morning Comin' Down; first recorded by Ray Stevens in Oct 1969, and 'Help Me Me Make it Through The Night,', first recorded by Percy Sledge in July 1970, but a hit for Sammi Smith several months later. / His biggest solo hit was 'Why Me' {C&W #1!, #16/ 04-73}. /// He was at various points in his life a Rhodes Scholar (1958), an Army second lieutenant (1960) , a commercial helicopter pilot (1961), an aspiring but unsuccessful songwriter in the mid-1960's sweeping floors at CBS Recording Studios in Nashville, gradually a successful songwriter (1966 - 1970), a major recording artist, and also an in-demand film actor, with 12 films between 1971 and 1978, including 'Pat Garrett & The Kid', 'A Star Is Born' (1976) and 'Semi-Tough' (1978).
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12:23
Artist:
Chicory Tip [1st time artist played on "Lost & Found" (by track-blaster)]
Formed in 1967 in Maidstone, Kent as 'The Sonics', they got their name from ingredients listed on a coffee bottle. They had 3 chart singles, 12 singles total from 1970 to 1975 in England, but only one (minor) chart single, and only 4 singles total released in the US. Their biggest English hit was their first, 'Son of My Father' {UK #1!, US #91/ 01-72}. / Click on the Link above, left, to view the original English single.
David Sutch was born in Nov of 1940. In very early 1960's, he changed his stage name to "Screaming Lord Sutch, 3rd Earl of Harrow", despite having no connection with English royalty. He became known for his horror-themed stage show, dressing as "Jack the Ripper", pre-dating the shock rock antics of Alice Cooper. His 1960's band "The Savages" included (at different times) Ritchie Blackmore, Nicky Hopkins, Nick Simper (Deep Purple), Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, though none of them were on this single. He released 7 singles from 1963 to 1966, but had no hits; all but the last one was produced by Joe Meek. // He was the founder and leader of the "Official Monster Raving Loony Party" from 1983 to 1999, during which time he lost a record 39 Parliamentary elections.// Click on the Link above, left, to read a VERY detailed history.
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BELOW - My token "money-related" song for Fundraising week:
Canadian folksinger Bonnie Dobson, who wrote this post-apocalyptic classic, was born in Nov of 1940. While she was active in the folk-revival scene, and recorded 9 albums between 1961 and 1972, she never quite attained the stature of her contemporaries such as Judy Collins and Joan Baez, and in 1969 moved to London, where she returned to college and later became an administrator at Birkbeck College (part of the University of London). After retiring from The Music Biz in the 1980s, she returned to perform in 2007 in London, and released a new album in 2013 . ... ALSO .... Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh died Oct 28th, at age 84. In 1963, while working at Berkeley's KPFA, he met bluegrass banjo player Jerry Garcia and invited him to perform on the station, and despite their different musical interests (Lesh had studied avant-garde classical music in college; Steve Reich was a classmate), they became friends. In the spring 1965, he saw Garcia's new band "The Warlocks" play live, was impressed, and a few weeks later Garcia invited him to become bass player, even though Lesh had never played bass. They became "The Grateful Dead" in Dec 1965. /// After their break-up, he continued to play the band's music in "The Other Ones" and "The Dead". He released 3 albums as "Phil Lesh and Friends" between 1999 and 2006.
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The track below - is this a disingenuous way to play more Chuck Berry? - YOU BET it is! - LsA
Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh died Oct 28th, at age 84. In 1963, while working at progressive Berkeley radio station KPFA, he met bluegrass banjo player Jerry Garcia and invited him to perform on their "Midnight Special" show, and despite their different musical interests (Lesh had studied avant-garde classical music and free jazz in college; Steve Reich was a classmate), they became friends. In the spring 1965, he saw Garcia's new band "The Warlocks" play live, was impressed, and a few weeks later Garcia invited him to become the group's bass player, even though Lesh had never played bass. They became "The Grateful Dead" in Dec 1965. /// After their break-up, he continued to play the band's music live with its offshoots "The Other Ones" and "The Dead". He released 3 albums as "Phil Lesh and Friends" between 1999 and 2006. // * - HOW was 'Johnny B. Goode'' not #1? - seriously?
Time:
12:38
Artist:
Sugar Boy Crawford [Billed as 'Sugar Boy And His Cane Cutters'; an invention of Leonard Chess]
Song:
Jock-O-Mo [2nd of 12 singles, 1953-1964 / Also known as "Iko Iko"; #12 for Dixie Cups, March 1965]
Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh died Oct 28th, at age 84. In 1963, while working at progressive Berkeley radio station KPFA, he met bluegrass banjo player Jerry Garcia and invited him to perform on their "Midnight Special" show, and despite their different musical interests (Lesh had studied avant-garde classical music and free jazz in college; Steve Reich was a classmate), they became friends. In the spring 1965, he saw Garcia's new band "The Warlocks" play live, was impressed, and a few weeks later Garcia invited him to become the group's bass player, even though Lesh had never played bass. They became "The Grateful Dead" in Dec 1965. /// After their break-up, he continued to play the band's music live with its offshoots "The Other Ones" and "The Dead". He released 3 albums as "Phil Lesh and Friends" between 1999 and 2006.
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... NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS ... NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS ... NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS ... NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS ... NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS ... NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS ... NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS ... NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS:
Drummer John "Ike" Walton was born in Nov of 1942. The 13th Floor Elevators formed in Austin, TX in Dec 1965, when Roky Erickson left his group "The Spades", and joined up with Stacy Sutherland (guitar), Benny Thurman (bass), and Walton, who had been playing as "The Lingsmen". Tommy Hall, a student at U of Texas at Austin, joined as lyricist, electric jug player, and general philosophical inspiration. They were the first to refer to their music as "Psychedelic Rock", appearing on their business card in January 1966. Walton suggested the name "Elevators", and Clementine Hall added "13th Floor". / Walton played on their classic first album 'The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators', plus two tracks on 'Easter Everywhere'. In July 1967 he and bassist Ronnie Leatherman left over philosophical differences/ were replaced.
Time:
12:43
Artist:
The Yardbirds [DREJA, McCarty, Beck, Relf, and Samwell-Smith]
Song:
Ever Since the World Began [DES- PITE the chorus in the second half of this song, we _DO_ need (your) MONEY!!]
Rhythm guitarist Chris Deja was originally in "The Metropolitan Blues Quartet" in 1963 along with Anthony 'Top' Topham. Later that year, they became "The Yardbirds". Deja was, along with Keith Relf and drummer Jim McCarty, one of the three original members with the group the entire existence. He turned down Jimmy Page's offer to play bass in his new group in October 1968. He became a professional photographer; he shot Led Zeppelin for the back cover of their first album. / * - But informally known as 'Roger The Engineer', from the cartoon-ish cover drawing of the record's engineer ROGER Cameron, done by Dreja. - Click on the Link above, to view the original English album.
The songwriter, Neil Young, as born in Nov of 1945. His first group was the Squires in Winnipeg in 1963, initially playing Shadows-like instrumentals. By summer 1965, he was in Toronto-based Folk-rock group "The Mynah Birds" with Rick James and future Buffalo Springfield bassist Bruce Palmer, until James got busted for going AWOL from the Navy. He and Palmer pawned their equipment to buy a Pontiac hearse to drive down to LA, where on April 6, 1966, Steven Stills and Richie Furay spotted their hearse. Five days later, Buffalo Springfield played their first gig. / I could GO ON for AWHILE LONGER, but Young's full career has so many facets, I could never summarize it all, so I'm STOPPING HERE. // DID YOU KNOW that Young made great contributions to both Rock, AND to Roll?
Drummer John "Ike" Walton was born in Nov of 1942. The 13th Floor Elevators formed in Austin, TX in December 1965, when Roky Erickson left his group "The Spades", and joined up with Stacy Sutherland (guitar), Benny Thurman (bass), and Walton, who had been playing as "The Lingsmen". Tommy Hall, a student at U of Texas at Austin, joined as lyricist, electric jug player, and general philosophical inspiration. They were the first to refer to their music as "Psychedelic Rock", appearing on their business card in January 1966. Walton suggested the name "Elevators", and Clementine Hall (Tommy's wife) added "13th Floor". / Walton played on their classic first album 'The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators', plus two tracks on 'Easter Everywhere'. In July 1967 he and bassist Ronnie Leatherman left over philosophical differences/ were replaced. He settled in his hometown of Kerrville, TX, and sometimes played with Leatherman. / This album was included in Robert Dimery's " 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
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... "It was a Bizzare Gardening Accident" set: More "RECENT" "Recent Deaths" ... More "RECENT" "Recent Deaths" ... More "RECENT" "Recent Deaths" ... More "RECENT" "Recent Deaths" ... More "RECENT" "Recent Deaths":
Time:
12:51
Artist:
Gigi Gryce [Quincy JONES] [Billed as 'Gigi Gryce And His Big Band Featuring Clifford Brown' *]
The songwriter, legendary record producer, musical arranger, film composer, conductor, songwriter and musician (trumpet, keyboards) Quincy Jones died Nov 3rd, at age 91. He was one of the first black executives at a major US label (Mercury), also producing Lesley Gore from 1963 to 1966, with 4 million-selling singles, including 'It's My Party' {UK #9, #1!/ 05-63} and 'You Don't Own Me' {#2/ 12-63}. He is probably best-known for producing Michael Jackson's mega-megahit albums 'Off The Wall' {#3/ 08-79} and 'Thriller' {#1!/ 11-82}. / I could GO ON for AWHILE LONGER, but as with Neil Young above, Jones' full career has so many facets, I could never summarize it all, so I'm STOPPING HERE. ... Wow, I didn't even mention Jones in 1985 used his influence to get a zillion singers (actually it was about 45) to record the song "We Are the World" for charity/ * - This album was one of Jones' first music credits. // Click on the Link above/ left, to read his voluminous discography.
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I know that Spider John Koerner passed away nearly half a year ago (May 18th), but somehow, I missed that the first time around (also, another "money-related" song for Fundraising week):
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12:53
Artist:
Spider John Koerner [Billed as 'Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Spider John Koerner, U. Utah Phillips']
Blues-influenced Minnesota folkie, Spider John Koerner, died May 18th , at age 86. {Forgive me for the 6-month gap in acknowledging his passing, but I missed his the first time around} . After leaving the Marines, he returned to Minnesota and became involved in the local music scene, where he met Dave Ray and Tony Glover. They formed a loose-knit trio, releasing albums as "Koerner, Ray & Glover". The group gained notice with their first album, 1963's "Blues, Rags and Hollers". In a 1964 interview in 'Melody Maker', John Lennon called the record one of his personal favorites. // Koerner was an early influence on Bob Dylan, as he was the first musician that Dylan met in Minneapolis, at the "Ten O'Clock Scholar" coffeehouse. Dylan mentioned Koerner in his autobiography, "Chronicles".
Folk singer, songwriter, writer (6 books of humor), and visual artist Billy Edd Wheeler died Sept 16th, at age 91. His songs have been performed by over 160 artists including Judy Collins, Jefferson Airplane, Richie Havens, The Kingston Trio, Neil Young, Hazel Dickens, Florence and the Machine, Johnny Cash, Nancy Sinatra, and Elvis Presley. His biggest chart hit was the novelty 'Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back' {C&W #3, Pop #50/ 11-64}. The biggest hit he wrote for another artist was 'Coward of the County' by Kenny Rogers {UK #1!, #3/ 11-79} . / Click on the Link above, to read the 30 songs he wrote that appeared on various singles charts, from 1961 to 1983.
This was the _LAST_ Billboard #1 instrumental of the 1950s. / Click on the Link above, to view the original single
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