Summer of 1972 Again-- Part 5: 'Mother and Child Reunion'

ROCKET MAN--  Elton John

YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM--  Jim  Croce   Man, the songs we could have had if he hadn't left us so soon.

30 DAYS IN THE HOLE--  Humble Pie

GO ALL THE WAY--  Raspberries

DOWN ON MY KNEES--   Bread    Give this a listen all you who thing Bread was just smaltzy slow tunes.

TIGHTROPE--  Leon Russell

LIVING IN THE PAST--  Jethro Tull    The very first Grammy Heavy Metal group.   Can you believe it?  What were those voters smoking when they voted for this one?

MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION--   Paul Simon

TAKE IT EASY--  Eagles

ROCK ME ON THE WATER--  Linda Ronstadt   What was the connection between her and the group above?

Name That Tune (from the above songs)  "Uptown's Got Its Hustlers, The Bowery Got Its Bums."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"You Don't Mess Around With Jim"

Songs of America for the 4th of July: 'Going Up the Country'

These were the songs that newly semi-retired Bob Stroud played on his Rock and Roll Roots show from yesterday, Sunday, July 3rd.

BORN IN THE U.S.A.--  Linda Ronstadt

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS--  Arlo Guthrie

LIVING IN THE U.S.A.--  Steve Miller Band

TAKE THE HIGHWAY--  Marshall Tucker Band

AMERICA--  Simon & Garfunkel

AMERICAN GIRL--  Tom Petty

GOING UP THE COUNTRY--  Canned Heat

4TH OF JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY)--  Bruce Springsteen

WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND--  Grand Funk

CHIMES OF FREEDOM--  Byrds

PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE--  Rascals

THE PROMISED LAND--  Band

AMERICAN PIE--  Don McLean

Also, this coming Sunday, Bob Stroud will be doing Part 2 of his Summer of 1972 series on his Rock and Roll Roots.  It goes from 9 am to noon, CDST and will repeat from 9 pm to midnight.  It streams in WDRV.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Somebody Give Me A Cheeseburger."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Living in the U.S.A."

WLS Top 30 Songs for Week of June 14, 1971-- Part 4: 'If Not For You'

That's right, fifty years ago.  If you remember these from back then, you must be kind of ___.

15.  *IF NOT FOR YOU--  Olivia Newton-John     #25     Bob Dylan wrote it.  I don't now who I had a bigger crush on back then, Linda or Olivia.   Her first hit.

14.  *DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE--  Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds      #4       Why did Frank have a first name and the other two didn't?   Dan Hamilton and Tommy Hamilton in case you're wondering.

13.  I'LL MEET YOU HALF WAY--  Partridge Family     #9     Co-written by Carole's hubby, Gerry Goffin.  Well, then there was also that Susan Dey.  Wow!  Their last Top Ten.

12.  *DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE--  Wilson Pickett       #13     Mr. Wicked Pickett shows off his Soul.   Went to #1 R&B.

11.  NATHAN JONES--  Supremes       #16    Definitely a different Motown sound on this one.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I'll Just Lay Me Down And Cry For A Hundred Years."  Answer below.   --RoadDog

"Don't Pull Your Love"

Music Deaths: Don Heffington, Drummer With Lone Justice

DON HEFFINGTON, 70

Died 23 March 2021

Drummer, session and touring musician (Americana / country)  Member of Lone Justice band.

Played with Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Dwight Yoakam  and other roots rock people and bands.  Best known for his time with Lone Justice.  Maria McKee was the lead singer.  Their music was described as "Linda Ronstadt on Speed."

Give a listen to:

"Sweet Sweet Baby"

"Shelter"

"I Found Love"

K-Tel's 'Hit Machine' Album, 1976-- Part 1: 'Love Really Hurts Without You"

I bought this album at The Vinyl Frontier in McHenry, Illinois, on Saturday for Record Store Day for $3.

I had my eye on this album or possibly one about the old TV show "Hee-Haw."

For $3, I got twenty songs from 1976.

(SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY--  K.C.& the Sunshine Band
RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM--  Maxine Nightingale
MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT--  Starbuck

SUMMER--  War
WHEN WILL I BE LOVED--  Linda Ronstadt
HAPPY DAYS--  Pratt & McClain
OUR DAY WILL COME--  Frankie Valli

(YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY--  Paul Anka
LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU--  Billy Ocean
DISCO DUCK (PART 1)--  Rick Dees  & His Class of Idiots

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I've Been Cheated, Been Mistreated."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"When Will I Be Loved"

Linda Ronstadt's "Different Drum"

From the October 31, 2013, Wall Street Jornal by Marc Myers.

Linda Ronstadt was caught by surprise back in 1967 when she showed up at the studio to sing her first lead vocal single with her band, the Stone Poneys.  She was expecting an acoustic ballad.  Instead, she was given a faster arrangement with a rhythm section and string players brought in to replace her band mates.    She had just seconds to figure out how to sing it before the tapes started rolling.

Released in September 1967, it was written by future Monkee Michael Nesmith.  It peaked at #13 in Billboard's Top 100 chart.

One of my favorite performers.

Good Move.  --RoadDog


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