Root Saluting the Summer of 2016-- Part 3: "California Girls"

And, don't forget that Bob Stroud will be going back to the Summer of 1976 on his Rock and Roll Roots Show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM this Sunday from 7 to 8 a.m. CDST.  It streams on www.wdrv.com.

VENTURA HIGHWAY--  America
SUMMER IN THE CITY--  Lovin' Spoonful
SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago

MR. BLUE SKY--  ELO
DO IT AGAIN--  Beach Boys
CRUISIN' MUSIC--  Raspberries

IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Mungo Jerry  (My all-time favorite summer song.  I'd like to be the one going, "Chh, Chh, Chh.")
BUS STOP--  Hollies
SUMMER BREEZE--  Isley Brothers

RACING IN THE STREET--  Bruce Springsteen
CALIFORNIA GIRLS--  Beach Boys
SUMMER--  War

Now, if this doesn't get you in the mood, nothing will.

Name That Tune:  "I Think It Was the Fourth of July."  --RoadDog



"Saturday in the Park"

Root Saluting Summer 2016-- Part 2: Hot Fun in the Summertime"

Nothing like Bob Stroud's annual salute to summer show to get you in the mood.

SCHOOL'S OUT--  Alice Cooper   (Dear Alice, thanks for coming up with our boat's name.)
GOOD DAY SUNSHINE--  Beatles   (You can always tell when it's 8 a.m. as a Beatles song or two are played.)
ONE SUMMER DREAM--  ELO

HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Sly & the Family Stone
WARMTH OF THE SUN--  Beach Boys
HOT SUMMER DAY--  It's a Beautiful Day

SUMMERTIME--  Billy Stewart
DANCING IN THE  STREET--  Martha & the Vandellas
YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH (HOT SUMMER NIGHT)--  Meatloaf

RIDE THE WILD SURF--  Jan and Dean
BACK TO THE ISLAND--  Leon Russell
SUMMER RAIN--  Johnny Rivers

Name That Tune (from the above):  "Callin' Out Around the World, Are You Ready for a Brand New Beat?"  --RoadDog

SILLY PUNS:  What does a clock do when it's hungry?  It goes back for seconds.

"Dancing in the Street"

Root Saluting Summer 2016-- Part 1: "Sunny Days"

As usual, the Drive's Bob Stroud, WDRV 97.1 FM in Chicago, plays three hours of summer songs from the 1960s and 1970s on the first Sunday of summer and this year was no different.  That really puts me in the mood for summer.

BEACH BABY--  First Class
ALL SUMMER LONG--  Beach Boys
SUNNY DAYS--  Lighthouse

A SUMMER SONG--  Chad and Jeremy (or was it Peter and Gordon, I always get these two duos confused.
SUMMERTIME BLUES--  Eddie Cochran
SPILL THE WINE--  Eric Burdon & War

COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT--  Every Mother's Son
INDIAN LAKE--  Cowsills   This one always reminds me of going out to Honey Hill in Wauconda, Illinois, before my shift started at Burger King in Palatine.
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN--  Donovan

UNDER THE BOARDWALK--  Drifters   This has got to be the place I'd least like to make out.  All that stuff that drops through the boards and sand that gets no light and is damp.  Such a smell.
SUNNY AFTERNOON--  Kinks
WAKE UP SUNSHINE--  Chicago

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Was Once Out Strolling One Very Hot Summer's Day."  --RoadDog


"Spill the Wine"

Summertime Songs for Your Listening Enjoyment: "Summertime Blues"

Yesterday, Bob Stroud played ten songs about our favorite season because it was the first full day of it.  Here is a list of what he played on his Ten at Ten show:

BOYS OF SUMMER--  Don Henley
SUMMER BREEZE--  Seals & Croft
IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Mungo Jerry

SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago
SCHOOL'S OUT--  Alice Cooper
SUMMERTIME BLUES--  Who
SURFIN' SAFARI--  Beach Boys

SUMMER IN THE CITY--  Lovin' Spoonful
SUMMER OF '69--  Bryan Adams
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Sly & the Family Stone

Stroud always has listeners vote for their favorite song played.  I voted for "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry.  If I had to pick just one favorite summer song, this would be it.  I just love that "chh, chh,  chh" sound.  "Summer Breeze" won.

Remember, Bob Stroud will play three hours of summer songs this Sunday from 7 to 10 a.m. CDST on his Rock and Roll Roots show on Chicago's WDRV.  It streams, so grab a cool one, put on your sun glasses, sit back and get into the mood.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "You Can Stretch Right Up and Touch the Sky."  --RoadDog

SILLY PUNS:  I stayed up all night to see where the sun went.  Then it dawned on me.

"In the Summertime"

Summer Songs Today and Sunday

Bob Stroud will be doing his annual Ten at Ten today devoted to songs of summer.  Then Sunday, his Rock and Roll Roots show from 7 to 10 a.m., CDST will be completely devoted to songs about summer.

Just the things to get you in the mood, as if you're not already.

Today's Ten at Ten will be at 10 a.m. and 10 p.m..

You can hear the shows at Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM and simulcast on 96.9 FM.  They also air over the internet at www.wdrv.com.

I'll Sure Be Listening.  --  RoadDog

SILLY PUNS:  I tried to catch some fog.  I mist.