Flashback to 1968-- Part 4

PICTURE BOOK--  Kinks
BABY COME BACK--  Equals  (Eddy Grant before going solo.)
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER--  Jimi Hendrix

TIGHTEN UP--  Archie Bell & the Drells
MR. BOJANGLES--  Jerry Jeff Walker
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS--  Joe Cocker (Before Woodstock.)

DO IT AGAIN--  Beach Boys (Bring back the early 60s in the late 60s.)
PIECE OF MY HEART--  Janis Joplin (and that group)
LOVE STORY--  Randy Newman

ITCHY COO PARK--  Small Faces (Not to be confused with the Big Faces)
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL--  Rolling Stones

"What Did You Do There?"  --RoadDog

Flashback to 1968-- Part 3

CLOUD NINE--  Temptations
SON OF A PREACHER MAN--  Dusty Springfield
I GOT A LINE ON YOU--  Spirit

WHITE ROOM--  Cream
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN--  Fleetwood Mac (Before Santana)
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS--  Beatles

HUSH--  Deep Purple
GREASY HEART--  Jefferson Airplane
BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN--  Albert King

FIVE TO ONE--  Doors
YOU AIN'T GOIN'  NOWHERE--  Byrds
MAGIC CARPET RIDE--  Steppenwolf  (I heard this so many times on the jukebox in the Senior Lounge at Palatine High School.)

"With Black Curtains.)  --RoadDog

Flashback to 1968-- Part 2

the fall of 1968, I was sports editor of the Palatine High School student newspaper, the Cutlass, and reporting the football games and having a great time.  My freshman year in the fall of 1965, our team was undefeated, but we had two big-time losing seasons after that.  Evidently, a lot of local high schools thought we were going to be bad again, so we ended up playing a lot of homecoming games.

However, we ended up with a 7-2 record, losing only to Wheeling and arch-rival Arlington.  We really messed up quite a few homecomings.  So sad.  Serves them right.

PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN--  Status Quo
LIVING IN THE USA--  Steve Miller Band
I GOT THE FEELING--  James Brown

STREET FIGHTING MAN--  Rolling Stones
GREEN TAMBOURINE--  Lemon Pipers
SWEET BLINDNESS--  Laura Nyro

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE--  Marvin Gaye
MAGIC BUS--  Who
MIGHTY QUINN--  Manfred Mann

HELLO IT'S ME--  Nazz
ROCK MY PLIMSOUL--  Jeff Beck
THE WEIGHT--  Band  (One of my all-time favorites.  I've even "attempted" to sing it at karaoke.)


Bet You're Wondering How I Knew."  --RoadDog


SAY WHAT?  "Put through the wringer."  Before the spin cycle, you know.

Flashback to the Music of 1968-- Part 1

This past Saturday, October 4th, WXRT's Saturday Morning Flashback radio show went to the year of 1968 for four hours and played a whole lot of music that sure brought back a lot of memories for me.  Wendy Rice usually does the show, but Johnny Mars sat in for her.  He had as much information as Bob Stroud on each song.

FEELING ALL RIGHT--  Traffic
ON THE ROAD AGAIN--  Canned Heat
SUZIE-Q--  CCR

VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY--  Kinks
I THANK YOU--  Sam and Dave
ON THE WAY HOME--  Buffalo Springfield

BEND ME SHAPE ME--  American Breed
GLASS ONION--  Beatles
LEGEND OF A MIND--  Moody Blues

"Anyway You Want To."  --RoadDog

Going Back to 1972-- Part 2

Continuing with Wendy Rice's Saturday Morning Flashback on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM.

SUFFRAGETTE CITY--  David Bowie
I'LL TAKE YOU THERE--  Staple Singers
ALL THE YOUNG DUDES--  Mott the Hoople
LINCOLN PARK PIRATES--  Steve Goodman (Always great to hear this classic about the Chicago towing company.  Thanks, Wendy.)

TELEGRAM SAM--  T. Rex
FREE-FOUR--  Pink Floyd
HEART OF GOLD--  Neil Young
AFTER MIDNIGHT--  J.J. Cale

TROUBLE MAN--  Marvin Gaye
EASY TO SLIP--  Little Feat
ALL DOWN THE LINE--  Rolling Stones
TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY--  Rod Stewart  (Sam would have been so proud.)

SUPERSTITION--  Stevie Wonder
CELLULOID HEROES--  Kinks
BURNING LOVE--  Elvis Presley  (Probably my favorite Elvis song.)
SATELLITE OF LOVE-- Lou Reed

ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD--  Paul Simon
CISCO KID--  War
SCHOOL'S OUT--  Alice Cooper  (If the Storm Season Ever Ends, Hope to Go Out On Our Own "School's Out Forever" boat.)
MESSIN' WITH THE KID--  Buddy Guy and Junior Wells

HOLD YOUR HEAD UP--  Argent
IKO IKO--  Dr. John
SMOKE ON THE WATER--  Deep Purple

As the Next DJ Said,  Thanks a Lot Wendy for Playing the Last Song.  Now I'll Have to Get That Riff Out of My Mind...Again!!!  --RoadDog


WHY TEACHERS TURN GRAY EARLY (Selected test answers):  Q:  What is the main reason for divorce?  A:  Marriage.  (Well, I couldn't have marked this one wrong.  No Red Ink Here.)

Going Back to 1972-- Part 1

Wendy Rice went back to 1972 for her Saturday Morning Flashback this morning on WXRT.  The music and information brought back many years.

The first half of the year, I was at the University of Georgia as a junior.  I also went to summer school that year.  Then, I transferred back to northern Illinois University for senior year and took a lot of education classes.

DO IT AGAIN--  Steely Dan
SPARE ME A LITTLE OF YOUR LOVE--  Fleetwood Mac
TIGHT ROPE--  Leon Russell
TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU--  Otis Clay

TAKE IT EASY--  Eagles
IMMIGRATION MAN--  Crosby & Nash
ONE WAY OUT--  Allman Brothers
PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE--  Temptations

TUMBLIN' DICE--  Rolling Stones
LET'S SEE ACTION--  Pete Townsend
USE ME--  Bill Withers
30 DAYS IN A HOLE--  Humble Pie

SPACE MAN--  Harry Nilsson
JACKIE WILSON SAID--  Van Morrison
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING--  Chi Coltrane
ROCK ME ON THE WATER--  Jackson Browne

SUPERFLY--  Curtis Mayfield
SUGAREE--  Jerry Garcia
JOIN TOGETHER--  Who

Here he Comes.  --RoadDog

Flashback to 1973-- Part 3

TIME-- Pink Floyd // DANCING WITH MR. D.-- Rolling Stones // SUFFICIENTLY BREATHLESS-- Captain Beyond // KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR-- Bob Dylan // SOUTHSIDE SHUFFLE-- J. Geils Band // 5:15-- Who // GIVE ME THREE STEPS-- Lynyrd Skynyrd //// SPIRITS IN THE NIGHT-- Bruce Springsteen // I'M THE GREATEST-- Ringo Starr // ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS-- Mott the Hoople // BROTHER LOUIE-- Stories // CHINA GROVE-- Doobie Brothers //// I THINK IT WAS THE WINE-- Siegall-Schwall Band // OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY-- Led Zeppelon. //// --RoadDog

Flashback to 1973-- Part 2

ROSALITA-- Bruce Springsteen // LET'S GET IT ON-- Marvin Gaye // FAT MAN IN THE BATHTUB-- Little Feat (Another strange name for a song.) // SAIL ON SAILOR-- Beach Boys // RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME-- Dr. John //// DEAR ABBY (Or is that Abbey?)-- John Prine // D'YERMAKER-- Led Zeppelin // SITTING HERE IN LIMBO-- Jinmmy Cliff // LOVE REIGN O'ER ME-- Who // HIGHER GROUND-- Stevie Wonder // JEAN GENIE-- David Bowie //// BODHISATTVA-- Steely Dan /// BAND ON THE RUN-- Paul McCartney & Wings. //// --RoadDog

Flashback to 1966-- Part 3: Magic Bus

Continuing With Wendy Rice's WXRT Saturday Morning Flashback from April 5th. //// I AIN'T SUPERSTITIOUS-- Jeff Beck // MAGIC BUS-- Who // REACH OUT IN THE DARKNESS-- Friend and Lover // SUZIE-Q-- CCR // LEGEND OF A MIND-- Moody Blues //// PIECE OF MY HEART-- Janis Joplin // HURDY GURDY MAN-- Donovan // SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL-- Rolling Stones // SPACE ODDITY-- David Bowie // BABY COME BACK-- Equals //// GOING UP THE COUNTRY-- Canned Heat // ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER--Jimi Hendrix // SHINE ON BRIGHTLY-- Procul Harum // DANCE TO THE MUSIC-- Sly & Family Stone // WHITE ROOM-- Cream //// TIGHTEN UP-- Archie Bell & Drells // FIRE-- Crazy World of Arthur Brown // I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT-- Bob Dylan // CRY LIKE A BABY--Box Tops // WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS-- Joe Cocker. //// Sure Took Me Back. --RoadDog

Flashback to 1968-- Part 2

WATERLOO SUNSET-- Kinks // DO IT AGAIN-- Beach Boys // HELLO, I LOVE YOU-- Doors // SEE-SAW-- Aretha Franklin // GOING BACK-- Byrds (one I didn't remember) // MONTERREY-- Eric Burdon & the Anumals //// I GOT THE FEELING-- James Brown// LIVING IN THE USA-- Steve Miller Band // I THANK YOU-- Sam and Dave //// HUSH-- Deep Purple // BLACK MAGIC WOMAN-- Fleetwood Mac // FEELING ALRIGHT--Traffic // WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS-- Beatles. //// "Somebody Give Me a Cheeseburger!!" --RoadDog

A Whole Bunch (of Songs) from 1969-- Part 2

SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW-- Joe Cocker
GIVE ME SHELTER-- Rolling Stones
TIME OF THE SEASON-- Zombies

CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME-- Blind Faith
EVERYDAY PEOPLE-- Sly & the Family Stone
ST. STEVENS-- Grateful Dead

I'M FREE-- Who
TRY-- Janis Joplin
IT'S YOUR THING-- Isley Brothers

HIGHWAY 61-- Bob Dylan
HOT SUMMER DAY-- It's a Beautiful Day
RAMBLE ON-- Led Zeppelin

STONE FREE-- Jimi Hendrix
TIME IS TIGHT-- Booker T. & M.G.s
BADGE-- Cream

PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE-- Rascals
BORN ON THE BAYOU-- CCR
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA-- Jefferson Airplane

GRAZING IN THE GRASS-- Friends of Distinction
MIDNIGHT RAMBLER-- Allman Brothers
THE THRILL IS GONE-- B.B. King

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE-- John Lennon.

 Brought Back Some Memories. --RoadDog

A Whole Bunch (of Songs) From 1969-- Part 1: "Good Times, Bad Times"

This morning, Wendy Rice is doing her WXRT, 93.1 FM, Saturday Morning Flashback Show to the year 1968, when I graduated from Palatine High School and started freshman year at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

Not only does she play the music, but you get a lot of information from the year.

Songs played the first two hours:

UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK-- Band
MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME-- Randy Newman   He wrote the song, but Three Dog Night had the big hit with it.
GREEN RIVER-- CCR

GIVE ME GIVE ME GOOD LOVIN'-- Crazy Elephant
ROOM TO MOVE-- John Mayall
SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES-- CSN

THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS-- Marvin Gaye
GOOD TIME, BAD TIMES-- Led Zeppelin
PEACHES IN REGALIA-- Frank Zappa

JINGO-- Santana
GOLDEN SLUMBER MEDLEY-- Beatles
VICTORIA-- Kinks

MEDICATED GOO-- Traffic
CRIMSON & CLOVER-- Tommy James & the Shondells
CINNAMON GIRL-- Neil Young

SPACE COWBOY-- Steve Miller Band
OH WELL-- Fleetwood Mac   The original line up.
SOMETHING IN THE AIR-- Thunderclap Newman.

"It's Getting to the Point...." --RoadDog

Get Your 1960s on Chicago Radio

Today, Feb. 28th, Bob Stroud will play the year 1967 on his Ten at Ten (10AM, 10 PM, CST) on WDRV, 97.1 FM. Then Sunday, his Rock and Roll Roots show goes from 7 to 10 AM featuring 60s-70s music. //// Saturday, Wendy Rice spends four hours in 1069 from 8 to noon on WXRT, 93.1 FM. Both stations stream. //// --RoadDog

JSS: Mighty Slippery-- - Music--- "Anchorman"--

JSS-- Just Some Stuff. //// 1. SLIPPERY-- Man was it ever slippery out there yesterday. And, it was especially bad on our front walk and driveway. It took me about four minutes to small-step my way out to the truck (usually maybe 15 seconds). Then, last night, we went to a party at a friend's house and were just about done in by a lot more ice. We keep getting freezing rain. ///// 2. MUSIC-- Listening to WXRT's Saturday Morning Flashback right now (runs to noon CST and streams at www.wxrt.com). They are doing the year 1981. Sunday is Bob Stroud's annual Holiday Hootenanny Show featuring three hours of Christmas music on his Rock and Roll Roots show from 7 to 10 AM on Chicago's WDRV 97.1 FM, streaming at www.wdrv.com. Next week's Ten at Ten at 10 AM and 10 PM: Monday- 1969, Tuesday- 1980, Wednesday- Christmas, Thursday- 1973 and Friday- 1978. //// 3. "ANCHORMAN"-- Thursday, we watched the first "Anchorman" movie at Donovan's and then yesterday I saw "Anchorman II: The Legend Continues" at the movie theater. Mighty funny show. //// Just Some Stuff. --RoadDog

Goin' Back to 1970-- Part 4

Final entry for last week's Saturday Morning Flashback to 1970. Right now, I'm listening to Fessa' John Hook's 1956 Beach Music Survey on Beach-Shag.com and also, today's WXRT Saturday Morning Flashback to 1987. Grateful Dead's "Touch of Gray" is playing right now. Has it been that long, their only Top 40 hit.

WHERE DO THE CHILDREN PLAY-- Cat Stevens
SWEET JANE-- Velvet Underground
THE RAPPER--Jaggerz

CRY ME A RIVER-- Joe Cocker
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (live)--Rolling Stones
THANK YOU FA-LETTIN-ME-BE-MYSELF-- Sly & the Family Stone

MAYBE I'M AMAZED-- Paul McCartney
LET'S WORK TOGETHER-- Canned Heat
WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE-- Jimmy Cliff (early Reggae)

LAKE SHORE DRIVE-- Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah-- A short course on Chicago)
GLAD-- Traffic.

Man, That Was Some Good Stuff. --RoadDog

Going Back to 1970-- Part 2

Some more of that great 1970d music thanks to Wendy Rice and the good folks at WXRT, 93.1 FM, in Chicago:

THEM CHANGES-- Buddy Miles
TAKE ME TO THE PILOT-- Elton John
OYE COMO VA-- Santana

THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD-- David Bowie
MOONDANCE-- Van Morrison
NATURE'S WAY-- Spirit

SOUTHERN MAN--Neil Young (Well, you know what Lynyrd Skynyrd had to say, Neil.)
I HEAR YOU KNOCKIN'-- Dave Edmunds
MIDNIGHT RIDER-- Allman Brothers

ROADHOUSE BLUES--Doors (My second favorite Doors song.)
GET BACK-- Beatles

Woke Up This Morning and Got Myself a Beer. --RoadDog

Going Back to 1970-- Part 1: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"

Just finished listening to Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah's "Lake Shore Drive" on Wendy Rice's Saturday Morning Flashback on WXRT here in Chicago. Great song. I listened to all four hours and was really taken back:

Some more songs from 1970:

WOODSTOCK-- CSNY
UP AROUND THE BEND-- CCR
ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW-- Dave Mason

CIRCLE GAME-- Joni Mitchell
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED-- Stevie Wonder
LIAR-- Argent

LET IT RAIN-- Eric Clapton
STATION MAN-- Fleetwood Mac
MY SWEET LORD-- George Harrison

I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU-- Al Green.

And, That's Only the Part of It. --RoadDog

It's a Music Weekend Around Here and in North Myrtle Beach

Bob Stroud will feature 1972 today, Horny Songs (this could be interesting) on Monday, 1985 on Tuesday and 1974 on Wednesday on his Ten at Ten show at 10 AM amd 10 PM on WDRV, 97.1 in Chicago.

Tomorrow morning, WXRT's Wendy Rice spotlights 1984 on her Saturday Morning Flashback from 8 to noon. Both stations stream if you're out of the Chicago area. (Both stations on CST)

And, let's not forget Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots show Sunday morning 7 to 10 AM and Little Steven's Underground Garage Sunday night on WXRT from 9 to 11 PM.

And, down in North Myrtle Beach, SC, it is the Fall Migration of SOS for you Beach Music fans. SOS stands for Shagging on the Strand. Shagging is the state dance of South Carolina and the way Beach Music fans dance. The Strand is short for Grand Strand, that long stretch of beach along the coast in that area.

Hundreds of Beach Music fans swarm to North Myrtle Beach during this time when all the music venues feature Beach bands and deejays. One of these days I'll have to go there.

Both major Beach Music surveys, The Surf 94.9 FM and Fessa John Hook have "Hey Eugene" by Sea Cruz at #1. The Surf has #2 "The Driver" by King Tyrone & the Graveyard Ramblers and John Hook's #2 is "He's My Baby" by Heather Haywood.

Great Music. --RoadDog

Saturday Flashback Goes to 1972

WXRT FM, 93.1 FM in Chicago goes back to the year 1972 on tomorrow's Saturday Morning Flashback with Wendy Rice. It is at 8 AM to noon, CSDT and streams live on www.wxrt.com. for you folks outside of the Chicago area.

In 1972, I finished up junior year with summer school at UGA and then transferred back to NIU and took lots and lots of education classes that fall semester so I could student teach in the spring of '73.

Of course, Sunday, Bob Stroud does his Rock and Roll Roots Show (featuring the 60s and 70s) on WDRV from 7 to 10 AM CSDT. Tune in to see if he plays two Beatles songs around 8 AM when Terri Hemmert starts her Breakfast With the Beatles show from 8 to 10 AM on WXRT.

All great shows.

Give It a Listen. --RoadDog

Going Back to 1968-- Part 2

TIGHTEN UP--  Archie Bell & the Drells
HURDY GURDY MAN--  Donovan
REACH OUT IN THE DARKNESS--  Friend and Lover
SPACE ODDITY--  David Bowie
DO IT AGAIN--  Beach Boys

SINCE YOU BEEN GONE--  Aretha Franklin
LIVING IN THE USA-- Steve Miller Band
PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN--  Status Quo
THE WEIGHT--  Band
DANCE TO THE MUSIC--  Sly & the Family Stone

CROSSROADS--  Cream
FEELING ALRIGHT--  Traffic
STREET FIGHTING MAN--  Rolling Stones
HUSH--  Deep Purple

Take Me Back.  Go Ahead.  --RoadDog