Time Warp to October 26, 1967

Sunday, October 26th, Bob Stroud took his Rock and Roll Roots Show, WDRV 96.9 FM in Chicago, back to that date in 1967. It brought back some memories.

I was a junior at Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois, and working part time at the Burger King on Northwest Highway, US-14, in town and getting paid all of a dollar an hour for my efforts.

Enjoying my history class with Mr. McKinley, but, definitely not English with Ms. Salzer, or, Flo-Baby, as we called her. I was still a week away from meeting Liz, my wife of 35 years now.

The music of WCFL and WLS AM station on your radio. Bob Stroud's comment follow and, if in () they are mine.


INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS-- STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK-- New band out of San Diego, one of two top 00 hits for them. Talk about your psychadelic!!)
WE LOVE YOU-- ROLLING STONES-- These were psychadelic times. The "B" side of their current release. John Lennon was singing in the background.
(YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE) A NATURAL WOMAN-- ARETHA FRANKLIN-- A Carole King tune by one of the Stones' favorite artists. (Always reminds me of Murphy Brown for some reason.)
SHE'S MY GIRL-- TURTLES-- Hit Bound (One of my favorite Turtles songs.)
THE RAIN, THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS-- COWSILLS-- their initial hit
LOVE IS STRANGE-- PEACHES AND HERB-- Their version exactly ten years after the original in 1957 by Mickey and Sylvia.
TO SIR WITH LOVE-- LULU-- By far the biggest movie song in the top ten and on its way to #1. It originally was the "B" side. The "A" side was was a Neil Diamond song called "The Boat That I Row," but jocks flipped it over and said "This is the hit side." (Didn't like it at the time, but do now.)
KENTUCKY WOMAN-- NEIL DIAMOND-- new single
HEY BABY, THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG-- BUCKINGHAMS-- top ten (Great Chicago group.)

More of October 26, 1967 to Come. --RoadDog