Going Back to Summer 1977-- Part 12: "Closer to the Heart"

Closing out one really fine summer.  Thanks Uncle Bob doe another trip down memory lane.

LOVE TO LOVE--  UFO
BARRACUDA--  Heart    I have to wonder how many greatest hits compilations they have.  Sure is a lot.
GRAND ILLUSION--  Styx   Was there better Stadium Rock?

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT--  Thin Lizzy   It's a wonder they didn't have more hits.
HANDY MAN--  James Taylor   Doing an old Jimmy Jones classic.  A real new groove to it.
CLOSER TO THE HEART--  Rush

TUESDAY AFTERNOON--  Moody Blues   A live album cut of an older song.
YOU AND ME--  Alice Cooper   Who says the Alice can't be sweet?
RIDIN' THE STORM OUT--  REO Speedwagon     Bar none, that sound at the beginning of this song is one of the best rock has ever had.

I'M IN YOU--  Peter Frampton   Proving that he can do more than just "LIVE."
THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE--  10CC
SHE DID IT--  Eric Carmen   To be raspberry or not.  That is the question.

DREAMS--  Fleetwood Mac

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "And I'm Not Missin' a Thing Watchin' the Full Moon Crossin' the Range."  Answer below.  --RoadDog



"Ridin' the Storm Out"

Going Back to Summer 1977-- Part 11: "Give a Little Bit"

That's right, 40 years ago.ago.  Let's see, that would make me ....

SONGS FROM THE WOOD--  Jethro Tull   The first Grammy recipient for Heavy Metal.  Right!!
ON AND ON--  Stephen Bishop   Old "Animal House" himself.
GIVE A LITTLE BIT--  Supertramp

JUNGLE LOVE--  Steve Miller Band    Saw him at Indy 500 in May.  At 75 and still "has" it.
I DO--  J. Geils Band    I loved their R&B era.
JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO--  Crosby, Stills & Nash

LIKE A HURRICANE--  Neil Young    Why be in a group when you're having success on your own?
WONDROUS STORIES--  Yes
COLD AS ICE--  Foreigner

I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU--  Foghat
MARGARITAVILLE--  Jimmy Buffett     The Parrothead National Anthem.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Searching for My Lost Shaker of Salt."  Almost TOO Easy.  Answer below.  --RoadDog



"Margaritaville"

Going Back to Summer '77-- Part 10: "Don't Stop"

Part 4 of Bob Stroud's annual trip back to a summer 40 years ago took place on September 3.  This time, 40 years ago was 1977.

I was back in school teaching 7th and 8th graders at Magee Middle School in Round Lake, Illinois.  Liz was teaching 1st grade at Beach Elementary School in Round Lake Beach.  We were living at 1013 Morningside in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, so both of us didn't have far to drive to school.

SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE--  Townsend Sanford Band    A lot of local bands also were  using the two name name back then.  We had the Thompson-Rydberg band in Lake County.
HIGH ROLLER--  Little Feat   I didn't know about them back then, but now they are one of my favorite bands.
LITTLE DARLIN' I NEED YOU--  Doobie Brothers   Getting their Soul thing on.

BLACK BETTY--  Ram Jam    I suppose they couldn't sing this song in today's clime.
BREAKDOWN--  Alan Parsons Project
DON'T STOP--  Fleetwood Mac   They were everywhere on the radio back then, the Peter Frampton of the year before.

WHAT YOU GONNA DO--  Pablo Cruise
ONE LOVE--  Bob Marley   Good old reggae, but I didn't really get into it until around 1981.  Big fan, now, though.
TELEPHONE LINE--  Electric Light Orchestra

Name That Tune (from above songs):  "The Damn Thing Gone Wild (Ban-Ba-Lam)."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

LIFE'S LITTLE TRUTHS:  Amazing!  You just hang something in your closet for awhile and it shrinks two sizes.

"Black Betty"

Music Listening This Weekend Here in Chicago

All times Central Daylight Savings.  Both stations stream.

WXRT, 93.1 FM   www.wxrt.com

Saturday Morning Flashback 8-11 a.m.  Today to 1991

Sunday--
Breakfast With the Beatles  8-10 a.m.  With Terri Hemmert
Bluesbreakers  9-10 p.m.  With Tom Marker

WDRV, 93.1 FM   www.wdrv.com

Rock and Roll Roots  7-10 a.m.  Part 4 of the Summer of 1977  Songs on the radio and in your stereo and your album collection for September 3, 1977.  With Bob Stroud

Tune In or Tune Out.  --RoadDog

Going Back to Summer '77-- Part 9: "Smoke Of A Distant Fire"

WHAT YOU GONNA DO--  Pablo Cruise
ALLISON--  Elvis Costello
MARGARITAVILLE--  Jimmy Buffett    The song that kicked it off for Parrothead Nation.  Searching for that lost shaker of salt.  The reason we named our basement bar Margaritaville.

LIGHTS OUT--  UFO   Always guaranteed to get me out on Name That Tune.
SLEEPWALKER--  Kinks   I have been listening to a lot of Kinks music  between those 60s hits, "Lola" and their 80s come-back with "Come Dancing."   They had some really good stuff like this one.
ON AND ON--  Stephen Bishop

SMOKE OF A DISTANT FIRE--  Sanford Townsend Band   Back when it was really popular  for local bands to have two names like our Thompson-Rydburg Band
JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO--  Crosby, Stills & Nash    What!  No Young?
TRAFFIC JAM--  James Taylor   A fun little ditty from James

ARIELLE--  Dean Friedman
DON'T STOP--  Fleetwood Mac    Music from this group was everywhere.

Name That Tune (from above songs):  "Nibblin' On Sponge Cake, Watchin' the Sun Bake."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

LAWS OF PARENTING:  The gooier the food, the more likely it is to end up on the carpet.

"Margaritaville" of course.

Going Back to the Summer of '77-- Part 8: "Fooling Yourself"

Forty years ago, you'd be listening to these songs on your radio or in your record collection.

MOODY BLUE--  Elvis Presley    Still had it in him.  But he died August 16, 1977.
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE--  Eagles
TELEPHONE LINE--  Electric Light Orchestra

ESTIMATED PROFIT--  Grateful Dead   I'd never heard this one before.
FOOLING YOURSELF-  Styx
GIVE A LITTLE BIT--  Supertramp

BLACK BETTY--  Ram Jam   I suppose you couldn't release a song like this in these days.
TWIGS AND SEEDS--  Jesse Winchester    What you think he's talking about.
PIGS--  Pink Oink   Oink, Oink.

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME--  Foreigner
I'M IN YOU--  Peter Frampton   1976 and 1977 were two pretty good years for the guy.
BARRACUDA--  Heart

Name That Tune (from above songs):  "He Was a Hard-Headed Man, He Was Brutally handsome."  Answer below.  --RoadDog



"Life In the Fast Lane"

Going Back to the Summer of 1977-- Part 7: "Peace of Mind"

This past Sunday, we had Bob Stroud do the third part of his annual salute to summer 40 years ago.  He played the songs on the radio and in our record collections on August 13, 1977.

Back in that summer, we were living at 1013 Morningside in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, and enjoying our summer vacation from teaching.  Both of us taught in the Round Lake school system.  Liz taught first grade at Beach School and I taught 7-8th grade at Magee Middle School.

We sure had a great time with our neighbors back then.

Here are the songs Bob played:

LONELY BOY--  Andrew Gold    Born in '51 just like me.
GOOD MORNING JUDGE--  10 CC
WE JUST DISAGREE--  Dave Mason   One of the best songs ever.

PEACE OF MIND--  Boston
REMEMBER THE DAYS OF THE OLD SCHOOL YARD--  Cat Stevens
I ROBOT--  Alan Parsons Group

JET AIRLINER--  Steve Miller Band   Sure enjoyed seeing him play this song at the Indy 500 Carb Day.
DARK STAR--  Crosby, Stills & Nash   All those great harmonies.
YOU AND ME--  Alice Cooper

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Leaving Home Out On the Road I've Been Down Before."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

SOX-CUBS CROSSTOWN RIVALRY:  Sox fan to Cub fan--  "Wrigleyville isn't even real Chicago.  Once you get north of Division Street you might as well be in Wisconsin."

"Jet Airliner"

Good Times Here In the Chain O' Lakes This Weekend

Well, things are back in action again on the Chain of Lakes here in Northeast Illinois by the Wisconsin border after the flooding in July.  The bars are open, bands are playing and boats out on the water.

This will be a particularly busy one for Liz and myself.

Today, we have an in-water "Woody" boat show at Famous Freddie's on Pistakee Lake.  A "Woody" is, of course, a wooden boat and they are old.  Today boats are almost always fiberglass.

Then we give a final salute to friend Amy, the "Soup Nazi" as her hearse goes by Sunnyside Tap in Johnsburg.

This afternoon we will have two bands and lots of food and fun at the Legion picnic on Nippersink Lake and then I hope to have a bonfire out on the Grand Strand patio in the evening.

Tomorrow, Bob Stroud will be going back to Summer 40 years ago, August 12, 1977, on his Rock and Roll Roots Show on WDRV, the Drive at 97.1 FM from 7-10 a.m. CDST.  I will be going to the Rally By the Lake motorcycle and classic car show at Fox Lake's Lakefront Park on Nippersink Lake and then we will go to the St. John's Parish Fest in Johnsburg and see the great band New Odyssey.

After that I will drive to McHenry where they will be having the annual "Keep the Spirit of '45 Alive" salute to the Greatest Generation with lots of ceremony and a Big band playing in the gazebo at Veterans Park.

Why Go Anywhere Else?  --RoadDog

CUBS-SOX CROSSTOWN RIVALRY:  Cubs fan to Sox fan--  "

40th Anniv. Summer of '77-- Part 6: "Lonely Boy"

Songs playing on the radio and your albums July 16, 1977.

LONELY BOY--  Andrew Gold
SOLSBURY HILL--  Peter Gabriel     Has to come up with better names for his earlier albums.
FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME--  Foreigner    I always get them and Bad Company confused.

YOU AND ME--  Alice Cooper     What?  The Alice doing a pretty song?
GOING FOR THE ONE--  Yes   I don't remember this one.
PEACE OF MIND--  Boston   The Band With the SOUND.

I'M IN YOU--  Peter Frampton   How do you follow up "Live?"
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE--  Eagles
THE CHAIN--  Fleetwood Mac   The #1 album in Chicago this date.

Name That Tune (from above songs):  "He Was a Hard Headed Man.  He Was Brutally Handsome."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

LAWS OF PARENTING:  Yours is always the only child who doesn't behave.

"Life In the Fast Lane"

40th Anniversary of the Summer of '77-- Part 5: "Margaritaville"

These were songs playing on your radio and in your record collection on July16, 1977.

DARK STAR--   Crosby, Nash & Stills
LIKE A HURRICANE--  Neil Young
HEADKNOCKER--  Foreigner

MARGARITAVILLE--  Jimmy Buffett   Attention all you Parrot Heads, the song that started it all.
YOUR SMILING FACE--  James Taylor
BARRACUDA--  Heart

NETHER LANDS--  Dan Fogelberg
JET AIRLINER--  Steve Miller Band   We just saw him in late May at the Indy 500 Carb Day.  After 50 years, he's still got it.
157 RIVERSIDE DRIVE--  REO Speedwagon   Illinois' Own.  From Champaign.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE--  UFO   This is the one Coz always gets me on in his Name That Tune.
BLACK BETTY--  Ram Jam   Probably couldn't be released today.  Somebody might be offended.
THE GRAND ILLUSION--  Styx

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Nibblin' On Sponge Cake, Watchin' the Sun Bake."  Answer Below.  Nope, Not UFO, Coz.  --RoadDog

LAWS OF PARENTING:  The longer it takes you to make a meal, the less your child will like it.

"Margaritaville"

40th Anniversary Summer of '77-- Part 4: "Couldn't Get It Right"

This past Sunday, Bob Stroud had The Summer of '77 Part 2 on his Rock and Roll Roots show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive.  This was my 4th summer as a teacher in Round Lake, Illinois and our third summer in our new house in Round Lake Beach.  I still had not decided to become a deejay, but deejays were really starting to get popular in local bars.

SIR DUKE--  Stevie Wonder   Had been #1 song in Chicago on June 11, 1977
TIME IS RUNNING OUT--  Stevie Winwood
COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT--  Climax Blues Band

I'M A ROADRUNNER--  Peter Frampton
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED--  Peter Frampton    This guy really did a great job on these two Motown songs.
HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG--  Marshall Tucker Band    As good as Southern Rock gets.

EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS--  Supertramp
LIDO SHUFFLE--  Boz Scaggs    Never sure if  it is Skaggs or Scaggs.
JAMMING--  Bob Marley   One of the first reggae songs I'd ever heard.  I liked it.

Name That Tune (from above songs):  "I Ain't Ever Been With a Woman Long Enough."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


LAWS OF PARENTING:  Toys multiply to fill any space available.

"Heard It In a Love Song"

40th Anniversary of the Summer of '77-- Part 3: "Give A Little Bit"

I KNEW THE BRIDE WHEN SHE USED TO ROCK AND ROLL--  Dave Edmunds    (I sure played the Nick Lowe version a lot when I was deejaying.  Somehow, really worked at weddings.)
GIVE A LITTLE BIT--  Supertramp
THE WHISTLER--  Jethro Tull

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME--  Foreigner
DREAMS--  Fleetwood Mac
JUKEBOX MUSIC--  Kinks    (I've been listening to their 70s albums a lot of late as my local record store, the Vinyl Frontier in McHenry, Illinois, got someone's entire Kinks collection, much of it now in my vaults.)

COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT--  Climax Blues Band
WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE YOU--  Alan Parsons Project
TAX MAN, MR. THIEF--  Cheap Trick

LIDO SHUFFLE--  Boz Skaggs
LIGHTS OUT--  UFO
JET AIRLINER--  Steve Miller Band    (I just saw him three weeks ago.  Still going strong at age 73.)

DO I--  J. Geils Band      (One of my all-time favorites.  Try to listen to it and not start moving.)
ARIELLE--  Dean Friedman
SIR DUKE--  Stevie Wonder   #1 Song in Chicago June 11, 1977.

And remember, Stroud will do this three more times on his Sunday Rock and Roll Roots show this summer.  I'll list the songs here, but even better to listen to them and be taken back... way back.

Name That Tune From the Above Songs):  "Leavin' Home, Out On The Road I've Been Down Before."  Answer Below.  --RoadDog

YOU'RE DRINKING TOO MUCH COFFEE WHEN:  You buy 1/2 and 1/2 by the barrel.


"Jet Airliner"

Summer 1977, 40th Anniversary-- 2: "Life In the Fast Lane"

These are the songs in your album collection and on your radio back on June 11, 1977.

RICH GIRL--  Hall & Oates
TIME LOVES A HERO--Little Feat
SO INTO YOU--  Atlanta Rhythm Section

SOUND AND VISION--  David Bowie
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE--  Eagles
LEGEND OF A MIND--  Moody Blues  (From a live album released in 1977)

LONELY BOY--  Andrew Gold
I'M IN YOU--  Peter Frampton
(REMEMBER THE DAYS OF THE) OLD SCHOOL YARD--  Cat Stevens

HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG--  Marshall Tucker Band   (You've got to love that Southern Rock sound.)
LET IT GO, LET IT FLOW--  Dave Mason
PEACE OF MIND--  Boston   (When this group came out with their first album, I told my students they were going to be big.  They were thinking how can that old fogey (I was 26) know about Rock and Roll.)

Name That Tune (from the Above Songs):  "I Ain't Ever been With A Woman Long Enough."  Answer Below.  --RoadDog



"Heard It In A Love Song"

Summer 1977, 40th Anniversary-- 1: "Main Street"

Every summer, Bob Stroud on his Rock and Roll Roots show on Chicago's WDRV, goes back 40 years to that long-ago summer.  I mean L-O-N-G  AGO year.  He does it in four parts in June, July, August and September.  He started the first part Sunday, June 11.

As he says it, these are "Albums in your collection, songs on your radio."

So, let's set the Way-Back Machine to June 11, 1977.

THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE--  10CC
SOLSBURY HILL--  Peter Gabriel
MAIN STREET--  Bob Seger

LOVE ALIVE--  Heart
MARGARITAVILLE--  Jimmy Buffett    (It wasn't until the 80s that I started getting into J.B..  But then I really did.  I have most every album and CD of his.  The perfect sound for boating.)
INDIAN SUMMER--  Poco

Name That Tune (From the Above Songs):  "Nibblin' On Sponge Cake, Watchin' The Sun Bake."  --Answer Below.  --RoadDog


"Margaritaville"  Well... it IS summer, you know.  The perfect summer song and the name of my downstairs bar here at Key North.