WLS Top 10 for Week of June 29, 1974: 'Band on the Run'

That's right.  Fifty years ago, half a century if anyone's counting.

1. BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

2.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

3.  BILLY, DO'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & Heywoods

4.  LAGRANGE--  ZZ Top

5.  ROCK THE BOAT--  Hues Corporation

6.  HELP ME--  Joni Mitchell

7.  FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY--  O'Jays

8.  YOU WON'T SEE ME--  Anne Murray

9.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

10.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

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DEBUTS

11.  IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW)--  Olivia Newton-John

18.  WATERLOO--  Abba

20.  RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER--  Steely Dan

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "So I'd Like To Know Where You Got the Notion."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Rock the Boat"

WXRT Saturday Morning Flashback (1973)-- Part 3: 'Ramblin' Man'

BREATHE/ON THE RUN--  Pink Floyd

MIND GAMES--  John Lennon

GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE)--  George Harrison

OHH LA LA--  Faces

HYPNOTIZED--  Fleetwood Mac

DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO--  Rollng Stones

SUCH A NIGHT--  Dr. John

LAKE SHORE DRIVE--  Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah

KODACHROME--  Paul Simon

RAMBLIN' MAN--  Allman Brothers Band

PERSONAL CRISIS--  New York Dolls

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "There's A Road I'd Like To Tell You About, Lives In My Home Town."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Lake Shore Drive"

WXRT Saturday Morning Flashback-- Part 2: 'Sail On, Sailor'

THE OCEAN--  Led Zeppelin

SAIL ON, SAILOR--  Beach Boys

GROWIN' UP--  Bruce Springsteen

FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY--  Chicago

THE HARDER THEY COME--  Jimmy Cliff

ELECTED--  Alice Cooper

ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN--  Electric Light Orchestra

LOVE TRAIN--  O'Jays

PANIC IN DETROIT--  David Bowie

ALL THE GIRLS LOVE ALICE--  Elton John

DIRTY LOVE--  Frank Zappa

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "People All Over the World Join Hands."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Love Train"

WXRT Saturday Morning Flashback for 1973-- Part 1: 'Rocky Mountain Way'

From the June 15, 2024, show hosted by Annalisa.

THE REAL ME--  Who

BODYHISATTVA--  Steely Dan

KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE--  Queen

YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH--  Steve Miller Band

ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY--  Joe Walsh

ALL THE WAY TO MEMPHIS--  Mott the Hoople

DIXIE CHICKEN--  Little Feat

CAN'T GET NO GRINDIN'--  Muddy Waters

CHINA GROVE--  Doobie Brothers

WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES--  Billy Preston

JET--  Paul McCartney & Wings

I WANNA BE WITH YOU--  Raspberries--

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "When the Sun Comes Up On  A Sleepy Texas Town."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"China Grove"

WLS Top Ten (and Debuts) for Week of June 22, 1974: 'For the Love of Money'

1.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

2.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

3.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

4.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five--

5.  LA GRANGE--  ZZ Top

6.  FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY--  O'Jays

7.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

8.  HELP ME--  Joni Mitchell

10.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

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DEBUTS

15.  YOU WON'T SEE ME--  Anne Murray

16.  I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG--  Brownsville Station

18.  TRAIN OF THOUGHT--  Cher

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "When I Get That Crazy Feelin', I know I'm In Trouble Again."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Help Me"

It's Officially Summer Today: Ten Songs from Bob Stroud to Mark the Occasion

Bob Stroud on his Ten at Ten show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM just finished playing ten songs about the you-know-what season that has just descended upon us.

1.  BLUE SKY--  Allman Brothers Band

2.  MAGIC--  Cars

3.  SCHOOL'S OUT--  Alice Cooper

4.  THE BOYS OF SUMMER--  Don Henley

5.  SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago

6.  SUMMER OF 69--  Bryan Adams

7.  SUMMERTIME BLUES--  Who

8.  HOT IN THE CITY--  Billy Idol

9.  DANCING DAYS--  Led Zeppelin

10.  SUMMER NIGHTS--  Van Halen

What, no Beach Boys or "In the Summertime?"

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Walk Along the River, Sweet Lullaby."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Blue Sky"

Songs from the Summer 1974-- Part 2: 'Sundown'

PRETZEL LOGIC--  Steely Dan

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT A THING--  Stevie Wonder

SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE--  Aerosmith

BENNY AND THE JETS--  Elton John

A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER--  Todd Rundgren

REBEL REBEL--  David Bowie

I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG--  Jim Croce

WORKING MAN--  Rush

THE AIR THAT I BREATHE--  Hollies

MIGHT JUST TAKE YOUR LIFE--  Deep Purple

MOCKINGBIRD--  Carly Simon & James Taylor

SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

CALL ME THE BREEZE--  Lynyrd Skynyrd

WALL STREET SHUFFLE--  10CC

THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

COME MONDAY--  Jimmy Buffett

CAN'T GET ENOUGH--  Bad Company

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Heading Out To San Francisco For The Labor Day  Weekend Show."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

Songs from the Summer 1974-- Part 1: 'LaGrange'

These were the songs on the radio and in your record collections on June 2, 1974.  Fifty years ago.  From the June 2, 2024, Rock and Roll Roots show by Bob Stroud on Chicago's Classic Rock, WDRV, 97.1 FM, The Drive.

STAR BABY--  Guess Who

GET OUT OF DENVER--  Bob Seger

HELP ME--  Joni Mitchell

OUT ON THE BORDER--  Eagles

COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Red Bone

I'VE BEEN SEARCHING SO LONG--  Chicago

BRIDGE OF SIGHS--  Robin Trower

LAGRANGE--  ZZ Top

THAT'LL BE THE DAY--  Fog Hat

ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY--  Doobie Brothers

DOOBIE WAH--  Peter Frampton

BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

1985--  Paul McCartney & Wings

Name That Tune (from the above songs): "Cruisin' Down the Center of a Two-Way Street."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Out On the Border"

WLS Top Ten for Week of June 15, 1974: 'Dancing Machine'

Fifty years ago in Chicago.

1.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

2.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

3.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

4.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

5.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

6.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

7.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

8  MY GIRL BILL--  Jim Stafford  (This one really had me wondering.)

9.  HELP ME--  Joni Mitchell

10.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

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DEBUTS

16.  LAGRANGE--  ZZ Top

24.  ROCK THE BOAT--   Hughes Corporation

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Send Your Camel To Bed."  Answer Below.  --RoadDog

"Midnight At the Oasis"

WLS Top Ten LPs and Tapes for Week of June 8, 1974: 'Band on the Run'

These were the Top ten albums on both LP and 8-Track format in Chicago fifty years ago.  How many are in your collection?

1.  THE STING (6th Week No. 1)--  Soundtrack

2.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

3.  GREATEST HITS--  John Denver

4.  CHICAGO VII--  Chicago

5.  SHININ ON--  Grand Funk

6.  BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE II--  Bachman Turner Overdrive

7.  GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD--  Elton John

8.  BUDDHA AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX--  Cat Stevens

9.  COURT AND SPARK--  Joni Mitchell

10.  ROAD FOOD--  Guess Who

I personally have all but "Road Food" in my collection.

Must Have Really Been Enjoying My Music Back Then.  --RoadTooManyAlbums

WLS Top Ten (and Debuts) for Week of June 8, 1974: 'The Entertainer: Music from The Sting'

These were the Top ten songs in Chicago according to WLS, 890 AM fifty years ago this week.

1.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

2. THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

3.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

4.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

5.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

6.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

7.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlisch

8.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

9.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

10.  THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

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DEBUTS

14.  MY GIRL BILL--  Jim Stafford

16.  FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY--  O'Jays

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Stuck Inside These Four Walls.  Sent Inside Forever."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Band On the Run"

First Ten Songs on Bob Stroud's Salute to Summer '74: 'Star Baby'

These are the first ten songs Bob Stroud played on his Rock and Roll Roots Salute to the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of 1974.  

1.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

2.  GET OUT OF DENVER--  Bob Seger

3.  HELP ME--  Joni Mitchell

4.  OUT ON THE BORDER--  Eagles

5.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Red Bone

6.  I'VE BEEN SEARCHING SO LONG--  Chicago

7.  BRIDGE OF SIGHS--  Robin Trower

8.  LAGRANGE--  ZZ TOP

9.  THAT'LL BE THE DAY--  FOG HAT

10.  ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY--  Doobie Brothers

And the show still is on now at 10:56.  It also will replay tonight from 9 pm to midnight if you can stay up that long.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Rumor Spreadin' 'Round In That Texas Town."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"LaGrange"

If the Summer of 1974 Means Something to You: Bob Stroud's Annual Salute to the Summer of '74

Tune into Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, today from 9 to noon CDST as Bob Stroud takes a trip way back, fifty years ago to be exact, to play the songs on your radio and in your record collection from June 2, 1974.

This is the first part of his four-part trip back to the Summer of '74.  He will also visit that day the first Sunday in July, August and September.

The station will also air it again from 9 pm to midnight.  And it streams over the internet.

I sure will be listening.

Road'74

WLS Top Ten for Week of June 1, 1974: 'The Loco-Motion'

Fifty years ago on Chicago's WLS AM 890.

1.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

2.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

3.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

4.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

5.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

6.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlish

7.  THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

8.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

9.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

10.  SUNDOWN--  Gordon Lightfoot

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DEBUTS

12.  YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW--  Stylistics

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well I've Never Been Much For Admitting Things."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Star Baby"

WLS Top Ten for Week of May 18, 1974: 'Dancing Machine'

These songs were being played on Chicago's WLS 890 AM fifty years ago.

1.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

2.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens

3.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlisch

4.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

5.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone

6.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

7.  T S O P (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MFSB & The 3 Degrees

8.  THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

9.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

10.  BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME--    Gladys Knight & Pips

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DEBUTS 

15.  (I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG--  Chicago

16.  MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS--  Maria Muldaur

17.  BILLY DON'T BE A HERO--  Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "What's The Matter With Your Head?  Yeah."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Come and Get Your Love"

WLS Top Ten (and Debuts) for Week of May 11, 1974: 'Bennie and the Jets'

That's right, half a century ago.  If you remember these when they came out you're getting mighty old.

1.  THE STREAK-- Ray Stevens

2.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

3.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlisch

4.  COME AS YOU ARE--  Redbone

5.  T S O P (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MSFB & The 3 Degrees

6.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

7.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

8.  THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPPENED TO ME--  Gladys Knight & the Pips

9.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

10.  THE LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Janet Mead

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14.  STAR BABY--  Guess Who

21.  BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Hello Everyone, This Is Your Action Reporter."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"The Streak"

WLS Top Ten Songs for Week of May 4, 1974: 'Tubular Bells'

1.   THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

2.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone

3.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--  Marvin Hamlisch

4.  THE STREAK--  Ray Stevens  (Was #21 previous week)

5.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

6.  THE LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Margaret Mead

7.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

8.  I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG--  Jim Croce

9.  TUBULAR BELLS (THEME FROM THE EXORCIST)--  Mike Oldfield

10.  TSOP (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MFSB & the 3 Degrees

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DEBUTS

16.  THE SHOW MUST GO ON--  Three Dog Night

17.  KEEP ON SINGING--  Helen Reddy

18.  DANCING MACHINE--  Jackson Five

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Lips As Sweet As Candy It's Taste Is On My Mind."  Answer below.  --RoadChaka.

"Hooked On a Feeling"

WLS Top Ten for Week of April 27, 1974: 'T S O P'

1.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John  (Third week at Number 1.)

2.  THE LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Janet Mead    (Imagine this song on a Top Ten today.)

3.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone

4.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

5.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

6.  TUBULAR BELLS--  Mike Oldfield

7.  ERES TU--  Mocedades

8.  SPIDERS AND SNAKES--  Jim Stafford

9.  T S O P (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)--  MFSB & The 3 Degrees

10.  I'D HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG--  Jim Croce

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DEBUTS

13.  THE ENTERTAINER (MUSIC FROM THE STING)--   Marvin Hamlisch

16.  LOOKING FOR A LOVE--  Bobby Womack

17.  OH MY MY--  Ringo Starr

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well, I Know It's Kind Of Late.  I Hope I Didn't Wake You."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"I'd Have To Say I Love You In A Song"

Earth Day 2024: 'Nature's Way'

From Bob Stroud's April 22, 2024, Ten at Ten on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  If you missed it at 10 a.m., it will be rebroadcast at 10 p.m..  It streams

GET TOGETHER--  Youngbloods

MY CITY WAS GONE--  Pretenders

THE TREES--  Rush

AFTER THE GOLD RUSH--  Neil Young

MERCY MERCY ME--  Marvin Gaye

INVISIBLE SUN--  Police

I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD--  Ten 

ROCK ME ON THE WATER--  Jackson Browne

NATURE'S WAY--  Spirit

BIG YELLOW TAXI--  Joni Mitchell

Name That Tune (from the above songs:  "Love Is But A Song We Sing Fears The Way We Die."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Get Together"

WLS Top Ten for Week of April 20, 1974: 'Spiders and Snakes'

Just a mere fifty years ago.  WLS was that big AM wattage station out of Chicago.

1.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

2.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

3.  THE  LORD'S PRAYER--  Sister Margaret Mead (Imagine this song on a young people's playlist today.)

4.  SPIDERS AND SNAKES--  Jim Stafford

5.  TUBULAR BELLS (THEME FROM THE 'EXORCIST')--    Mike Oldfield

6.  ERES TU--  Mocedades

7.  THE LOCO-MOTION--  Grand Funk

8.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

9.  MOCKINGBIRD--  Carly Simon & James Taylor

10.  JET--  Paul McCartney & Wings

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DEBUTS

14.  BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME--  Gladys Knight & the Pips

15.  JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY--  Main Ingredient

Name That Tune (from the above list):  "Everybody's Doing a Brand New Dance."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Loco-Motion"