Music for a Blizzard: January 29, 1967-- Part 4

I see snowflakes falling gently outside the basement window. Makes me think while typing away with my two fingers on this.

These are songs from Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots this past Jan. 29th. he spent all three hours playing songs from WLS and WCFL and in our record collections when all that snow came. By Jan. 29, 1967, the snow fall was over, but the digging out process was in full swing.

LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER-- ROLLING STONES-- "B" side to "Ruby Tuesday." If you wanted to hear it, you couldn't on the radio. You had to buy it on the 45. (I seem to remember hearing it on the radio.)
THERE'S A KIND OF A HUSH-- HERMAN'S HERMITS-- Hit bound and on the "A" side. We had gotten it earlier on the New Vaudeville Band's Winchester Cathedral album.

DANDY-- KINKS-- From their Face to Face album released late 1966 and on it was the song Herman's Hermits had covered. Originally written by Ray Davies. (I was always familiar with herman's version and didn't know the Kinks had done it originally.

KIND OF A DRAG-- BUCKINGHAMS-- During the week, the Big 89 (WLS) here in Chicago was featuring as their album of the week their Kind of a Drag album on the USA label. This song closed out the album and was a million-selling hit on its way to #1 on Billboard's Top 100 Pop Chart.
DON'T WANT TO CRY-- BUCKINGHAMS-- Some of that great Chicago Garage Rock. deep track from side one.

SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON-- ROYAL GUARDSMEN-- The only planes that could take off or land in Chicago were those operated by these two. The first of several Snoopy and Red Baron hits for them.

Ya Just Gotta Love Good Old Snoop (and Not That Dogg Fella). --RoadDog


HOW'S THAT AGAIN? Tuckered Out...(tired and all-worn out) I am tuckered with a cold right now.