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"

WLS Top 10 for Week of April 13, 1974: 'Hooked On a Feeling'

Hard to believe, half a century ago.

1.  HOOKED ON A FEELING--  Blue Swede

2.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

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

4.  SPIDERS AND SNAKES--  Jim Stafford

5.  ERES TU--  Mocedades

6.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

7.  LAST KISS--  Wednesday

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

9.  MOCKINGBIRD--  Carly Simon & James Taylor

10.  SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS--  John Denver

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DEBUTS

15.  COME AND GET YOUR LOVE--  Redbone

16.  OH MY MY--  Ringo Starr

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

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "And I Shook It At Her."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Spiders and Snakes"

WLS Top Ten for Week of March 30, 1974: 'Mockingbird'

 1.  HOOKED ON A FEELING-  Blue Swede

2.  LAST KISS--  Wednesday

3.  BENNIE AND THE JETS--  Elton John

4.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

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

6.  ROCK ON--  David Essex

7.  MOCKINGBIRD--  Carly Simon & James Taylor

8.  SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS--  John Denver

9.  LOVE SONG--  Anne Murray

10.  SPIDERS AND SNAKES--  Jim Stafford

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DEBUTS

11.  JET--  Paul McCartney & Wings

15.  TUBULAR BELLS--  Mike Oldfield

YOU'RE SIXTEEN--  Ringo Starr

OH MY MY--  Ringo Starr

Name That Tune (from the above songs):   "If I Had A Day That I Could Give You."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Sunshine on My Shoulders"

WLS Top 20 for Week of March 2, 1974-- Part 3: 'Rock On'

*  Means it was climbing the chart.  The number after the artist  is how high it got on the Billboard Hot 100 National Chart.

10.  LOVE'S THEME--  Love Unlimited Orchestra     #1    Written by Barry White.  Considered the first Disco song to hit #1.

9.  *ABRA-CA-DABRA--  De Franco Family    #3    Family group from Canada. The new Jackson Five/ Osmonds.

8.  YOU'RE SIXTEEN--  Ringo Starr     #1    People worried about Ringo after the Beatles broke up.  Seven straight Top tens and two #1s out of the gate.

7.  *BOOGIE DOWN--  Eddie Kendricks     #2    Lead singer of the Temptations 1960-1971.

6.  *LAST KISS--  Wednesday    #34    From Canada.   Their only Top 40J. Frank Wilson had taken it to #2 in 1964.

5.  *SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS--  Henry John Deutschdorf     #1     You might know him better as John Denver.  This is why a big song played at Oktoberfest in Munich is "Thank God I'm a Country Boy."

4.  THE WAY WE WERE--  Barbra Streisand       #1 for three weeks.  Born in 1942 in Brooklyn.

3.  *DARK LADY--  Cherilyn Sarkisia      #1    You probably know her as Cher.

2.  *ROCK ON--  David Essex    #5     Real name is David Cook.  His only hit.

1.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks      #1    Three straight weeks at #1 in Chicago.  Sang with the Poppy Family "Which Way You Going Billy."

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Oh Where Oh Where Can My Baby Be."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Last Kiss"

WLS Top Ten and Debuts for Week of February 23, 1974: 'Dark Lady'

Fifty years ago on the mighty LS.

1.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

2.  THE WAY WE WERE--  Barbra Streisand

3.  ROCK ON--  David Essex

4.  LOVE'S THEME--  Love Unlimited Orchestra

5.  DARK LADY--  Cher

6.  YOU'RE SIXTEEN--  Ringo Starr

7.  ABRA-CA-DABRA--  DeFranco Family

8.  ONE TIN SOLDIER--  Coven

9.  BOOGIE DOWN--  Eddie Kendricks

10.  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL--  Charlie Rich

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DEBUTS

14.  LAST KISS--  Wednesday

22.  LOVE SONG--  Anne Murray

Name That Tune (from the above songs:  "Listen Children To A Story That Was Written Long Ago."  --RoadDog

"One Tin Soldier"

WLS Top Ten (and Debuts) for Week of February 16, 1974: 'Dark Lady'

From the oldies loon site.

1.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

2.  THE WAY WE WERE--  Barbra Streisand

3.  YOU'RE SIXTEEN--  Ringo Starr

4.  LOVE'S THEME--  Love Unlimited Orchestra

5.  ABRA-CA-DABRA--  DeFranco Family

6.  ONE TIM SOLDIER--  Coven

7.  DARK LADY--  Cher

8.  ROCK ON--  David Essex  (climbed from #26)

9.  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL--  Charlie Rich

10.  NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP--  Barry White

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DEBUTS

24.  SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS--  John Denver

25.  UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME--   Aretha Franklin

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "You Come On Like a Dream.  Peaches and Cream.)  Answer below.

--  RoadDog

"You're Sixteen"

WLS Top 10 for Week of February 9, 1974: 'The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'

That's right, fifty years ago.

1.  SEASONS IN THE SUN--  Terry Jacks

2.  YOU'RE SIXTEEN--  Ringo Starr

3.  THE WAY WE WERE--  Barbra Streisand

4.  ONE TIN SOLDIER--  Coven

5.  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD--  Charlie Rich

6.  LOVE'S THEME--  Love Unlimited Orchestra

7.  AMERICANS--  Byron MacGregor

8.  ROCKIN' ROLL BABY--  Stylistics

9.  ABRA-CA-DABRA--  DeFranco Family

10.  LET ME BE THERE--  Olivia Newton-John

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DEBUTS

26.  ROCK ON--  David Essex

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Goodbye to you my trusted friend."  Answer below.

"Seasons in the Sun"

Summer of 1972 Again-- Part 2: 'Back Off Boogaloo'

Continuing withthe songson the radio and in your record collection fifty years ago.

GOING DOWN--  Jeff Beck Group

I SAW THE LIGHT--  Todd Rundgren

BACK OFF BOOGALOO--  Ringo Starr     Who said he needed the Beatles?

OUTA SPACE--  Billy Preston    The Fifth Beatle?

FREE FOUR--  Pink Floyd

MORNING HAS BROKEN--  Cat Stevens

DOCTOR MY EYES--  Jackson Browne   My favorite song by him.

HOT N' NASTY--  Humble Pie

AIN'T WASTIN' TIME NO MORE--  Allman Brothers

SUAVECITO--  Malo    You know who's brother.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "To See The Evil And The Good Without Hiding."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Doctor My Eyes"

WLS Top 30 for Week of June 12, 1972-- Part 1: 'How Do You Do'

And, if you're really into 1972 (like me), Bob Stroud is doing his annual salute to Summer 50 Years ago today.  That would make it 1972.  He is playing music on the radio and in your record collection.  He is on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive today.  It streams.  All times Central.  The whole show will be on again tonight from 9 pm to midnight.

He will be playing many of these songs.

These are the Top 30 songs and some Bubbling Under in Chicago fifty years ago according to Powerhouse WLS, 890 AM.

The * in front of the song means the song was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high the song got on the Billboard Hot 100 National charts.

BUBBLING UNDER

*HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.--  Donna Fargo     #11       Country goes pop.  From Andy Griffith's hometown of Mt. Airy, North Carolina, which Mayberry was based on.

*COUNTRY WOMAN--  Magic Lantern     #88     Never heard of it, but a real rocker.  They may or may not have been the Magic Lanterns at one time who had a hit with "Shame, Shame" (#29-1968).

30.  *HOW DO YOU DO--  Mouth & McNeil        #8     How can you not enjoy this song?  Quite the top she was wearing in the video.  I don't think Mouth was really playing that violin.  Their only Top 40 hit.

29.  *ROCKET MAN--  Elton John      #6     This one sure takes me back.

28.  *IMMIGRATION MAN--  Graham Nash & David Crosby      #36     Beautiful harmony.  Where's Stills and Young?

27.  BACK OFF BOOGLOO--  Ringo Starr       #9     And you thought Ringo couldn't make it on his own.   This was his second of seven straight Top Tens, including two #1s.

26.  *I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG--  Frederick Knight        #27     Quite a voice.  Comment:  he also wrote "Ring My Bell" for Anita Ward.  His only Top 40.  

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "He Said He Didn't Know If He Can Let Me In."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Immigration Man"

Hey, Bob Stroud, Try This Ten at Ten: 'Doctor My Eyes'

Bob Stroud does a great show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM every day at 10 am and 10 pm.    Lately, it seems he is running out of ideas.  I'd like to see him start doing a show like his old Time Warp that he used to do on his Rock and Roll Roots Sunday show.  This is where he played songs from one date back in the 1960s and 1970s.

Recently I did a WLS Top 30 from May 15, 1972, fifty years ago, and I think these ten songs from that list would make one great group.

Here they are (the number in front of the title is its position on the survey that day):

ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT-  Millie Jackson

21.   ME & JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOL YARD--  Paul Simon

18.  YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY--  April Wine

14.  RUN, RUN, RUN--  Jo Jo Gunne

11.  DOCTOR MY EYES--  Jackson Browne

10.  SYLVIA'S MOTHER--  Dr. Hook

8.  BABY BLUE--  Badfinger

4.  LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME--  Al Green

3.  BACK OFF BOOGALOO--  Ringo Starr

2.  OH GIRL--  Chi-Lites

I think you listeners would really like these.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "And The Operator Says Forty Cents More For The Next Three Minutes."  (Would a youngster today even have a clue what this was about?)    Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Sylvia's Mother"

WLS Top Ten for Week of May 22, 1972: 'Look What You've Done for Me'

These were the Top Ten and Debut songs fifty years ago this week according the Chicago Superpower 890, WLS AM.

1.  OH GIRL--  Chi-Lites

2.  BACK OFF BOOGALOO--  Ringo Starr

3.  LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME--  Al Green

4.  SYLVIA'S MOTHER--  Dr. Hook

5.  LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE--  Jackson Five

6.  I'LL TAKE YOU THERE--  Staple Singers

7.  TUMBLIN' DICE--  Rolling Stones

8.  MORNING HAS BROKEN--  Cat Steven

9.  THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE--  Roberta Flack

10.  SUAVECITO--  Malo

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DEBUTS

21.  ISN'T LIFE STRANGE--  Moody Blues

25.  WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE--  Love Unlimited

30.  OUTA SPACE--  Billy Preston

TROGLODYTE--  Jimmy Castor Bunch

ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT--  Millie Jackson

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Abd The Operator Says Forty Cents More For The Next Three Minutes."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Sylvia's Mother"

WLS Top Ten for Week of May 8, 1972: 'Suavecito'

These were the top ten songs in Chicago fifty years ago today.

1.  THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE--  Roberta Flack

2.  DAYDREAMING--  Aretha Franklin

3.  BABY BLUE--  Badfinger

4.  BACK OFF BOOGALOO--  Ringo Starr

5.  DOCTOR MY EYES--  Jackson Browne

6.  BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW--  Stylistics

7.  LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME--  Al Green

8.  SUAVECITO--  Malo

9.  OH GIRL--  Chi-Lites

10.  RUN, RUN, RUN--  Jo Jo Gunne

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DEBUTS

20.  TUMBLIN' DICE--  Rolling Stones

26.  I'LL TAKE YOU THERE--  Staple Singers

27.  (LAST NIGHT) I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL--  Fifth Dimension

28.  THE CANDY MAN--  Sammy Davis Jr.

29.  NICE TO BE WITH YOU-- Gallery

30.  SONG SUNG BLUE--  Neil Diamond

I SAW THE LIGHT--  Todd Rundgren

IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME--  Carpenters

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Now I Want To Understand I Have Done All That I Could."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Doctor My Eyes"

WLS Top Ten for Week of May 1, 1972: 'Betcha By Golly Wow'

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

1.  THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW YOUR FACE--  Roberta Flack

2.  BABY BLUE--  Badfinger

3.  DAYDRAMING--  Aretha Franklin

4.  ROCKIN' ROBIN--  Michael Jackson

5.  BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW--  Stylistics

6.  THE FAMILY OF MAN--  Three Dog Night

7.  DOCTOR MY EYES--  Jackson Browne

8.  BACK OFF BOOGALOO--  Ringo Starr

9.  HORSE WITH NO NAME--  America

10.  SAUVECITO--  Malo

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DEBUTS

26.  YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY--  April Wine

27.  ME & JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOL YARD--  Paul Simon

28.  SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS--  War

29.  MORNING HAS BROKEN--  Cat Stevens

TUMBLIN' DICE--  Rolling Stones

NICE TO BE WITH YOU--  Gallery

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "And The Slow Parade Of Fears Without Crying."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Doctor My Eyes"

WLS Top Ten for Week of April 10, 1972: 'A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done'

Where does the time go?

1.  THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW YOUR FACE--  Roberta Flack

2.  A HORSE WITH NO NAME--  America

3.  I GOTCHA--  Joe Tex

4.  A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE--  Sonny & Cher

5.  MOTHER & CHILD REUNION--  Paul Simon

6.  ROCKIN' ROBIN--  Michael Jackson

7.  ROUNDABOUT--  Yes

8.  BABY BLUE--  Badfinger

9.  ROCK 'N' ROLL LULLABY--

10.  PUPPY LOVE--  Donny Osmond

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DEBUTS

14.  DOCTOR MY EYES--  Jackson Browne

22.  BACK OFF BOOGALOO--  Ringo Starr

28. SUAVECITO--Malo

30.  CASTLES IN THE AIR--  Don McLean

LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME--  Al Green

LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE--  Jackson Five

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Guess I Got What I Deserved, Kept You Waiting There Too Long."  Answer below.  RoadDog

"Baby Blue"

Music Deaths: Mike Finnigan, Worked With Jimi Hendrix and CSN

MIKE FINNIGAN, 76

Died 11 August 2021

Keyboard player.  Worked with Jimi Hendrix and CSN.

Besides touring with Hendrix, he also toured with Cher, Peter Frampton, Ringo Starr, Etta James, Joe Cocker and Steve Winwood. 

WLS Top 30 for Week of August 9, 2021-- Part 4: 'Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey'

*  Means climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high it got on the Billboard Hot 100 National Chart.

15.  IT'S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE--  Carole King     #1    #12  for "I Feel the Earth Move."   Love the piano intro on "I Feel the Earth Move."  Guess some deejay turned "It's Too Late" over and played the "B" side.

14.  UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY--  Paul McCartney     #1    Listed as Paul and Linda McCartney.   Quite an oddball song.  I was upset when the Beatles broke up, but then realized we'd be getting at least three times as many Beatles songs.  I didn't much expect anything from Ringo.  Was I ever wrong.  I always wondered if Paul's Admiral Halsey was our WW II Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey.

13.  MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY--  B.J. Thomas      #34    Billy Joe Thomas, you know.   Now, you've been to church.

12.  SMILING FACES SOMETIMES--  Undisputed Truth      #3    From Detroit.   Their only Top 40 song.   Keep an eye on "Your Friends."  Maybe not so.  

11.  MAYBE TOMORROW--  Jackson Five     #20    Not one of the their better-known songs and I don't even remember hearing it, but, wow, this is a really good song.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Jealousy, Misery, Envy."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Smiling Faces Sometimes"

Songs from the Summer of '71, July 4, 1971-- Part 6: 'Chicago/We Can Change the World'

This was the second of four shows devoted to the Summer of 1971 on Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots show.  He will do two more on the first Sundays in August and September.  So, if you want to spend three hours (and a lot of commercials unfortunately) back in that great summer fifty years ago, give it a listen.

BROWN SUGAR--  Rolling Stones

DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL--  Long John Baldry  (Hey, the constable was just trying to do his duty.)

FRIENDS--  Elton John

INDIAN RESERVATION--  Raiders (with no Paul?)

IT DON'T COME EASY--  Ringo Starr  (Those who thought he'd have a problem without the other three guys like me were in for a surprise.  And, happy 81st birthday this past week.)

WALK AWAY--  James Gang

WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW--  Bob Dylan

HIGH TIME WE WENT--  Joe Cocker

MERCY MERCY ME--  Marvin Gaye

WILD HORSES--  Rolling Stones

CHANGE PARTNERS--  Stephen Stills

CHICAGO/WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD--  Graham Nash

YOURS IS NO DISGRACE--  Yes

SHINE ON--  Humble Pie

IT'S TOO LATE--  Carole King

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Things Ain't What They Used To Be, No, No, Where Did All The Blue Skies Go?"  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Mercy, Mercy Me"

WLS Top 30 for Week of June 14, 1971-- Part 5: 'It's Too Late'

 10.  IT DON'T COME EASY--  Ringo Starr      #4     And you figured he wouldn't do well without the other three chaps.

9.  DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS--  P-Nut Gallery      #62      A very, very unique song, but we all know "It's Howdy _____ ____."

8.  DOUNLE BARREL--  Dave and Ansill Collins     #22

7.  BROWN SUGAR--  Rolling Stones   #1

6.  I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM--  Helen Reddy       #13       Her first-ever hit.

5.  DOUBLE LOVIN'--  Osmonds   #14

4.  IT'S TOO LATE--  Carole King      #1    Jumped from #21

3.  THAT'S THE WAY I ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE--  Carly Simon      #10   Her first-ever hit.

2.  RAINT DAYS & MONDAYS--  Carpenters    #2

1.  WANT ADS--  Honey Cone     #1

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Experience In Love Preferred, But Will Accept A Young Trainee."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Want Ads"

Songs from the Summer of 1971, June 6, 1971-- Part 2: 'Never Ending Song of Love'

These were the songs on the radio and in your record collection back fifty years ago in Chicago on June 6, 1971.

AQUALUNG--  Jethro Tull

IT DON'T COME EASY--  Ringo Starr

TOO MANY PEOPLE--  Paul McCartney

NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE--  Delaney & Bonnie

ME AND BOBBY McGEE--  Janis Joplin

TAKE ME TO THE PILOT (LIVE)--  Elton John

LOVE HER MADLY--  Doors

HIGH TIME WE WENT--  Joe Cocker

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN--  Lee Michaels

FREEDOM--  Jimi Hendrix

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Busted Flat In Baton Rouge, Waitin' For A Train."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Me and Bobby McGee"

WLS Top Ten for Week of June 7, 1971: 'Treat Her Like a Lady'

These were  the Top ten songs in Chicagoland back 50 years ago today.  Many of these were played yesterday on Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots salute to June 6, 1971, Summer Series where he played the songs on the radio and in your record collection.

These were according to Chicago's Powerhouse, WLS AM 890.

1.  BROWN SUGAR--  Rolling Stones

2.  IT DON'T COME EASY--  Ringo Starr

3.  WANT ADS--  Honey Cone

4.  RAINY DAYS & MONDAYS--  Carpenters

5.  I'LL MEET YOU HALFWAY--  Partridge Family

6. THAT'S THE WAY I ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE--  Carly Simon

7.  SWEET & INNOCENT--  Donny Osmond

8.  SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN--  Eighth Day

9.  DOUBLE LOVIN'--  Osmond Brothers

10.  TREAT HER LIKE A LADY--  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

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DEBUTS

27.  INDIAN RESERVATION--  Raiders

28.  WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT--  Jerry Reed

9.  HIGH TIME WE WENT--  Joe Cocker

30.  GET IT ON--  Chase

HIT BOUND

I'M THE ONLY ONE--  Lobo

BRING THE BOYS HOME--  Freda Payne

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Gold Coast Slave Ship Bound For The Cotton Fields."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Brown Sugar"