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SEPTEMBER 2023

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10. Please join me. And

call. If you’re frustrated that you don’t get on before the show ends, call in the first hour. We

covered a lot of ground from Social Security demanding money from the adult children of overpaid

recipients to travel—train and interstate. And I played a number of requests (that I liked) including:

Volumes – I Love You – 1962 Chex

Stylistics – If I Love You – 1971 Avco

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Being With You – 1980 Tamla

Wade Flemons – Here I Stand – 1958 VeeJay - jimmy P

Wade Flemons – What’s Happening – 1959 VeeJay – jimmy P

Etta James – Something’s Gotta Hold On Me – 1962 Argo

Dells – I’d Rather Be With You – 1972 Cadet

Orchids – Newly Wed – 1955 Parrot

Diablos – Since You’re Gone – 1960 Fortune

Unifics – Court of Love – 1968 Kapp

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. I hope to hear from you.

As for last night’s Monday Night Trivia, we ended the show with no answer to last week’s

straggler: 71% of Americans claim this aggravating thing has happened to them. What thing? After

hearing many of your guesses, I realized that “aggravating” might be an overstatement compared to

what you were thinking, but it is annoying nonetheless. 71% of Americans are irked over their

name being misspelled. (Granted, when you’re named Rollye it’s a lot more likely to happen then

when you’re named Jane—but I think last names counted too. Nice to know I’ve got a lot of

company.)

I knew no one would get the Bumper Stumpers theme— all the artists played appeared on The

Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour— but I was also right that you knew who recorded most of what I

played:

Nino Tempo & April Stevens – Sweet & Lovely – 1962 Atco

David Ruffin – I’ve Got To Find A Brand New Baby – 1969 Motown

Marcos Valle – Chup Chup (Gente) – 1968 Verve [LP cut: Samba ‘68]

Otis Williams & The Charms – That’s Your Mistake – 1956 DeLuxe

Jimmie Rodgers – Are You Really Mine – 1958 Roulette

Eddie Kendricks – Eddie’s Love – 1972 Tamla

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Buy For Me The Rain – 1967 Liberty

Ruffin & Kendricks – I Couldn’t Believe It – 1987 RCA [LP Cut: Ruffin & Kendrick]

Clinger Sisters – Puppet – 1964 Tollie

Ike & Tina Turner – It’s Gonna Work Out Fine – 1961 Sue

Joe South – The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor– 1958 NRC

Really nice documentary on The Clinger Sisters. You can see it here.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next Live Show: Monday Night Trivia on the 28th at

10 PM. Tonight it’s a replay of last Monday night’s trivia show. Don’t call—but do call on Monday!

Last night we talked about teal pumpkins, Katherine Anderson’s passing (The Marvelettes), AFVN,

marriage, Larry Chance and more. As for what we played:

Marvelettes – Strange I Know – 1962 Tamla

Al Greene & The Soul Mates – Back Up Train – 1967 Hot Line Music Journal

Marlena Shaw – California Soul – 1969 Cadet

Earth Wind & Fire – Keep Your Head To The Sky – 1973 Columbia

Larry Chance – Never – 1962 Old Town

Julito & The Latin Lads – Nunca – 1962 Rico Vox

Earth Wind & Fire – Kalimba Story – 1975 Columbia

Salty Peppers – La La Time – 1968 Capitol

Earth Wind & Fire – September 1978 Columbia

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10—call! Last night we

talked about why you don’t want to be a big lottery winner, the mystery of a missing North Carolina

girl, good news from Fran, radios & antennas and more. Tonight it’s whatever’s on your mind. As

for last night’s bumpers:

Marvelettes – The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game – 1967 Tamla

Ink Spots – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – 1942 Decca

Corsairs – Smoky Places – 1962 Tuff

Skip & Flip – It Was I – 1959 Brent

Blackbyrds – Walking In Rhythm – 1975 Fantasy

Marvelettes – Too Strong To Be Strung Along – 1962 Tamla

Marvelettes – Paper Boy – 1966 Tamla

Marvelettes – Forever – 1963 Tamla

Rufus Thomas – Walking The Dog – 1963 Stax

Marvelettes – Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead - 1965 Tamla

Marlena Shaw – Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love – 1968 Cadet

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Please call. So

many of you called last night after midnight that we didn’t get to everyone— so all early tonight and

if it’s on your mind it will be on mine. We talked about Eskew Reeder, Jr (Esquerita) and Billy

Wright, dogs, medicaid and more. And we played Jimmy P’s requests:

Esquerita – Believe Me When I Say Rock’n’Roll Is Here To Stay – 1959 Capitol

Billy Wright – You Satisfy – 1949 Savoy

Billy Wright – Hey Little Girl – 1951 Savoy

Gene Chandler – Show Me The Way To Go – 1968 Brunswick

Donald Woods – Death Of An Angel – 1955 Flip

Love Notes – Tonight – 1957 Holiday

Ronettes – (Best Part of) Breakin’ Up – 1964 Philles

Jive Five – Kiss Kiss Kiss – 1965 UA

Shells – Baby oh Baby – 1957 Johnson

Moonglows – In My Diary – 1955 Chess

Miracles – What’s So Good About Goodbye – 1961 Tamla

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 3:31 AM Full Show tonight at 10. Please call. Between now

and then I’ll attempt to come up with an enticement.

Last night we had fun with Monday Night Trivia. Eventually you got my straggler: Chances are

good you’ve bought this, and probably within the last year. But the first time any American bought

this was 1897. Bought what? Car Insurance. But the followup question remains unanswered and

becomes next week’s straggler.

As for Bumper Stumpers, the theme was everything I played was released on Joe Banashak’s

Minit Records (with the exception of Chris Kenner’s stuff that was on co-owned Instant Records).

Here’s what you heard:

Allen & Allen – Tiddle Winks – 1960 Minit

Ernie K- Doe – ‘Taint It The Truth – 1960 Minit

Lee Diamond – It Won’t Be Me – 1960 Minit

Five Knights – Let Me In – 1961 Minit

Del Royals – Always Nagging – 1961 Minit

Allen Orange – True Love Never Dies – 1962 Minit

Jessie Hill – The Pots On A Strike – 1962 Minit

Benny Spellman – Every Now And Then – 1962 Minit

Eskew Reeder – Never Again – 1962 Minit

Young Hearts – I’ve Got Love For My Baby – 1968 Minit

Chris Kenner – Something You Got – 1961 Instant

I added some pictures to Caesar's page, including one of Johnny D and one of the lovely and

talented Becky. There are now a total of 22. I apologize for not having the time to make it more

graphically appealing, but I'm sure Caeser won't mind, and I know some of you didn't want to wait to

see the shots. Click here.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 3:31 AM Next live show: Monday Night Trivia (9/18). Please call.

But don’t call tonight—it’s a replay of last Monday night’s trivia show. Last night we talked about

cars, kidney stones, trials for the blind, guide dogs, and of course Caesar. Johnny D let me know

that Caesar crossed over the Rainbow Bridge peacefully at 4 PM yesterday afternoon. He also

sent more pictures of Caesar in his prime. I’ll be posting them on his page here before the

weekend if out. Johnny D wrote from Caesar’s palace (AKA the basement), telling me that he feels

as if Caesar is still there, even though he knows he’s not. I disagreed. Caesar is there, whether

Johnny knows it or not, and he’ll wait patiently until Johnny joins him-- which those of us left on this

planet hope isn’t for a very long time. Our thoughts are with Johnny and Becky. Bumpers were

mostly by request (with the idea that I’ll only play the ones I like):

Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows – 300 Pounds of Heavenly Joy – 1983 Alligator

Gene Chandler – Does She Have A Friend For Me – 1980 20th Century

Five Flights Up – Do What You Wanna Do – 1970 T-A

Magic Lantern – Shame Shame – 1968 Atlantic

Lou Rawls – Lady Love – 1977 Philadelphia International

Amy Winehouse – Rehab – 2006 Universal

Jive Five – These Golden Rings – 1962 Beltone

Turbans – Golden Rings – 1961 Parkway

Dubs – Be Sure (My Love) – 1958 Gone

Spaniels with Priscilla Bowman – I Ain’t Givin’ Up Nothin’ – 1958 Abner

Keith Colley – Enamorado – 1963 Unical

Keith Colley – Shame Shame – 1967 Columbia

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. Call and tell me what’s

on your mind. Last night we covered the top 10 escaped and not caught prisoners, I fully explained

the reading forward con (at least I think I did, if you’re still wondering, call in and I’ll try to help). As

for bumpers:

Jayhawks – Stranded in the Jungle – 1956 Flash

Marathons – Peanut Butter – 1961 Arvee

Vibrations – You’re Mine -

Marathons – Don’t Know Why – 1959 J.C.

Detroit Emeralds – Baby Let Me Take You – 1972 Westbound

Jessie Hill – Ooh Poo Pah Do – 1960 Minit

Big Joe – Ice Man – Wow!

Jimmy Ruffin – Everybody Needs Love – 1968 SOUL

Chi-Lites – Hot On A Thing – 1981 Chi-Sound

Damon Shawn – Feel The Need – 1972 Westbound

Last night I was talking with Johnny Goyen about the Damon Shawn version of Feel The Need,

which came out just before the Detroit Emeralds version in 1972, both on Westwood. Damon may

have been the first, but the it was one of the Detroit Emeralds who wrote it—Abrim Tilmon. So I’m

still not who Damon Shawn was or why Abrim Tilmon (who also produced both versions) recorded it

first. Any clues? Call in.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 9:50 PM... Minutes from showtime, I remembered I needed to

post poictures of Caesar! Click here to see them. At some point , I will give Caeser a proper page,

but for now I wanted to be able to direct you to the page while I was on the air.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. Call! Several of you

did last night. The show ran the gamut from escaped prisoners and IRS horrors to insurance

frustration and colonoscopies. Something for everyone. I never got around to the 10 most

infamous prisoner escapees who were never captured. Nor did I explain the ‘read ahead’ con. But

hopefully we’ll cover that and more tonight. Here are last night’s bumpers:

Little Willie John – Fever – 1956 King

Monotones – Fools Will Be Fools – 1959 Argo

Del Vikings – Jitterbug Mary – 1957 Mercury

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – The Whammy – 1964 Roulette

The Majors – String Along – 1958 Josie

James Taylor – Summer’s Here – 1981 Columbia

The Leaders featuring JD Cash – Strollin’ On The Boardwalk – 1981 South Star

Philly Cuzz – The Summer Kids From Ireland – 2004 Phil Battaglia Music

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Hope to hear from you.

Full lines for most of last night’s Monday Night Trivia. You knocked a couple of my questions out,

including the straggler: If you’re an American, there’s a 1 in 4 chance you’ll do this today. Do what?

Eat in a fast food restaurant. [US News & World Report 1/22/01] And the follow up:

This common household item is 20,000 times more germ ridden than a toilet seat. What is it? Your

pillow. The dirtiest thing in your house? The kitchen sponge, which has 200,000 times the germs of

your toilet seat. your kitchen dish cloth and your computer keyboard come close to that pillow. Your

smart phone is a bit better—9,000 times more germs than your toilet seat. Actually, a toilet seat is

probably the cleanest thing in your house with only 50 bacteria per square inch. [BBC News

November 2012]

That leaves one unanswered question which becomes next Monday’s straggler. As for the Bumper

Stumpers—I didn’t expect you to know many of them, but as it turned out, you didn’t know any of

them. I did expect you to catch on to the theme however, if for no other reason than the remarkably

bad production inherent in far too many otherwise great songs recorded in San Antonio All of them

were Westside favorites, performed by beloved local bands. Here’s what I played:

Randy Garibay – Where Are They Now – 2001 Not On Label

Royal Jesters – Is That Good Enough For You – 1961 Cobra

Charlie & The Jives (with Benny Easely) – You Say You Love Me – 1963 World’s

Dell Kings – Just Remember – 1962 Renco

Denny Ezba – Jailbird – 1963 Renner

Rudy Gonzales & The Reno Bops – The Tables Have Turned – 1966 Teardrop

Garlon Davis – Don’t Worry About Dancing For Me – 1964 Kick Off

Sunny & The Sunliners – You Send Me – 1964 Teardrop

Sonny Ace – Little Girl – 1967 Cobra

Royal Jesters with Charlie & The Jives – My Angel of Love – 1960 Harlem

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live show: Monday Night Trivia on 9-11. We’ll

start at 10 and I hope you’ll call. (Please don’t call tonight, it’s a replay of last Monday night.) Last

night I was talking to myself—or so it seemed. But we did hear from Johnny D (pray for Caesar

please), and a few more hearty folks, and as usual we covered the landscape on topics. I also

played several of Jimmy P’s requests:

Cuff Links – Guided Missiles – 1956 DooTone

Jesters – So Strange – 1957 Winley

Paradons – Diamonds And Pearls – 1960 Milestone

Chantels – My Memories Of You – 1961 End [LP Cut: There’s Our Song Again]

Harptones – My Memories Of You – 1956 Tip Top

G Clefs – Darla My Darling – 1956 Pilgrim

Ben E King – Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) – 1962 ATCO

Charts – Desirie/Desiree – 1957 Everlast/1966 Wand

Buddy Holly – True Love Ways – 1960 Coral

Little Milton – Grits Ain’t Groceries – 1968 Checker

Ronnie Dove – Happy Summer Days – 1966 Diamond

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Please call (because I’m

basically lazy and it’s much easier to talk for three hours when you come up with the topics—but

fear not, I’ll have a list in case you don’t come through. We covered a lot of ground last night

including talk of East LA and San Antonio Westside oldies. Played some too (among other stuff):

Impalas – I Still Love You – 1969 Bunky

Stevie Wonder – If You Really Love Me – 1971 Tamla

Buddy Miles – Memphis Train – 1969 Mercury

Tommy Hunt – Human – 1961 Scepter

Romancers – My Heart Cries – 1965 Linda

Frankie Karl & The Dreams – I’m So Glad – 1968 DC Sound

Frankie Karl & The Chevrons – Boy Next Door – 1965 Philtown

Royal Jesters – Love Me – 1962 Cobra

Royal Jesters – Wisdom Of A Fool – 1965 Jester

Royal Jesters – We Go Together – 1966 Jester

Royal Jesters – I Want You Around – 1966 Jester

Dimas III – You’ve Succeeded – 1966 Clown

Dimas III – I Won’t Love You Again – 1966 Clown

Grupo Pegasso – Anna – 1984 Remo [LP Cut: Vol IV Hola Como Estas]

Frankie Beverly & The Butlers – Because Of My Heat – 1966 Fairmount

Frankie Beverly & The Butlers – I Want To Feel I’m Wanted – 1966 Fairmount

Frankie Beverly & Maze – Love Is The Key – 1983 Capitol

Jimmy Reed – Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby - 1956 VeeJay

Gladys Knight & The Pips – Operator – 1962 Fury

Mel McDaniel – Louisiana Saturday Night – 1981 Capitol

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight and it would be great if you

called. Of course it’s up to me to give you a good reason, so I’ll start working on it now. Last night

we talked about why Murdaugh needs a new trial (even if he’s guilty as sin), Lake Lanier’s haunted

status (flooding a graveyard is never without consequence), property owners finding out that

someone they didn’t know sold their land (and often house too) to an unsuspecting buyer, and how

some Section 8 landlords are telling blind tenants they can’t have a service animal (oh yes they can

and violating the ADA provisions can become a landlord’s worst nightmare, as well it should be).

We played Jimmy P’s requests, Johnny Goyen’s too, and I kicked it off with my favorite Jimmy

Buffett song in light of his passing:

Jimmy Buffett – Bob Robert’s Society Band – 1996 MCA [LP Cut: Banana Wind]

Miracles – Would I Love You – 1964 Tamla

Chi-Lites – Love Is Gone – 1967 Revue

Diablos – The Wind – 1954 Fortune

Thelma Houston – Save The Country – 1969 Dunhill

Rochell & The Candles – Once Upon A Time – 1960 Swingin’

Cliques – Once Upon A Time – 1956 Modern (unreleased)

Dells – Dreams of Contentment – 1956 VeeJay

Fantastics – That One – 1965 Sound Stage 7

El Dorados – Baby I Need You – 1954 VeeJay

Jackie Verdell – Y.K.W. – 1964 Peacock

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. I hope you’ll call! The Live

Labor Day edition of Monday Night Trivia was fun last night. You made mincemeat of the straggler:

In 1968, both parties, Republicans and Democrats, considered naming this same person as

president. Who was it that appealed to both parties? Vince Lombardi. [His leadership skills as

coach of the Green Bay Packers was revered by both. A background check showed that while he

was a Kennedy Democrat, his wife was a conservative Republican.]

And with some help, you also dispensed with the follow up question:

The end of the 1960s, was also the end of NFL Players doing this. Doing what? Playing without a

facemask. [The last player was Tommy McDonald in 1969 who never used a face mask, never lost

a tooth or broke his nose in 12 years of NFL playing for the Eagles, Cowboys and Rams. He did

break a jaw in 1959, but played through the season without a mask after doctors wired his jaw.]

That leaves us with an unanswered question that becomes out straggler for next week.

As for the Bumper Stumpers, you got almost half of them, but no one ventured a guess on on the

theme. Every artist we played was on the bill at the Murray the K Labor Day Show of Stars at the

Brooklyn Paramount on September 4, 1961 singing to the songs you heard:

Etta James – How Big A Fool – 1961 – Kent/Modern

Brian Hyland – That’s How Much – 1961 Kapp

Clarence Henry – A Little Too Much - 1961 Argo

Frank Gari – Princess – 1961 Crusade

Vibrations – Wallflower – 1961 Checker

Regents – Liar – 1961 Gee

Tony Orlando – Happy Times Are Here To Stay – 1961 Fontana

Linda Scott – Three Guesses – 1961 Canadian American

Bruce Bruno – Hey Little One – 1961 Roulette

Belmonts – We Belong Together – 1961 Laurie

Ral Donner – I Didn’t Figure On Him (To Come Back) – 1961 Gone

In addition to those 11 acts, five more joined them: Jackie Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Cleftones,

The Chantels, and Curtis Lee.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Next live show—Labor Day! For Monday Night Trivia

and we’ve got a straggler just waitin’ for you. Don’t remember what it was? Check out tonight’s

replay of the last Monday Night Trivia show (but don’t call since it is a replay, but do call Monday

night). Last night, we talked about a wide variety of something close to nothing and played some

nifty bumpers too:

Howlin’ Wolf – Back Door Man – 1961 Chess

Marvin Gaye – Can I Get A Witness – 1963 Tamla

Lena Horne – Life Is Full of Consequence – 1943 MGM

Lena Horne – Ain’t It The Truth – 1957 RCA

Lena Horne – Honey In The Honeycomb – 1943 MGM

Marvin Gaye – Pride And Joy – 1963 Tamla

Jackie Wilson – Squeeze Her, Tease Her – 1964 Brunswick

Lee Rogers – I Want You To Have Everything – 1964 D-Town

Chuck Berry – Memphis, Tennessee – 1959 Chess

Joey Reynolds – Ma Bell You Got Me By The Calls – 1976 Pyramid

Alvin Cash & The Crawlers – Twine Time – 1964 Mar-V-Lus

Little Richard – Lucille – 1957 Specialty

Manhattans – Searchin’ For My Baby – 1965 Carnival

AUGUST 2023

THURSDAY AUGUST 31, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight at 10. I hope you’ll call. Last night

we talked about cars (The Jeep Cherokee is on the lot waiting for a buyer longer than any other

model—128 days on average), Toyota’s assembly line shut down in Japan (computer issues), the

cheapest car sold in America (actually there’s a lot of conflicting data on that, and I don’t remember

what the site I quoted said—I do remember that it was over $20,000 and just checking now, you can

get a Nissan Versa for under $17,000—so much for my source) and plenty of updates from Soroya,

Stacey, and others. I’ll be waiting for yours tonight. Bumpers? Stories to go with some of them

(particularly Vince Taylor—I can only imagine the look on Joe Barbera’s face when he saw that--

you’ll have to hear the show to know what).

Uniques – Every Now and Then (I Cry) – 1967 Paula

Vince Taylor – Brand New Cadillac – 1959 Parlophone

Major Lance – The Monkey Time – 1963 Okeh

Supremes – Floy Joy – 1971 Motown

Diana Ross – Last Time I Saw Him – 1973 Motown

Vince Taylor – Twenty Flight Rock – 1961 Barclay

Miracles – That’s What Love Is – 1964 Tamla

Stereos – I Really Love You – 1961 Cub

Jan Bradley – Mama Didn’t Lie – 1963 Chess

Major Lance – Mama Didn’t Know – 1963 Okeh

Vi-Tones – Blue Moon – 1962 Chamal

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Please call. Last night we

solved the world’s problems, OK, we solved nothing, but we did play some of your requests and

had a fine time talking about a wide variety of things. Here are the bumpers you heard:

Jackie Wilson – Talk That Talk – 1959 Brunswick

Undisputed Truth – Since I’ve Lost You – 1971 Gordy

Danderliers – Chop Chop Boom – 1955 States

Mel Carter – Love Is All We Need -1965 Imperial

Temptations – The Girl’s Aright With Me – 196 Gordy

Jimmy Ruffin – Everybody Needs Love – 1968 Soul

E Rodney Jones – R&B Time – 1967 Tuff

Stealer’s Wheel – Stuck In The Middle With You – 1973 A&M

Bobby Freeman – Need Your Love – 1958 Josie

Major Lance – Delilah – 1964 Major Lance on Caravan of Record Stars in Wichit

TUESDAY AUGUST 29, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. Please call! (I’m

inherently lazy and it makes the show much easier to do. That’s not to say I won’t have plenty on

my mind, but I’d hear what’s on yours. Monday Night Trivia last night was interesting. We had a

follow up question and it went almost all night:

Men are more likely to Smoke than women. Over a billion men worldwide smoke cigarettes Only in

five countries do women smokers outnumber men. Name one: Norway, Sweden, Papua New

Guinea, Cook Islands, Nauru. [More people per capita smoke in Nauru than anywhere else.

(Nauru is a tiny island country in Micronesia, with a population around 12,500.)]

Towards the end of the show, we threw out a new question, and that’s our straggler for next

Monday. Yes, live show on Labor Day. As for the Bumper Stumpers, all the artists I played had #1

hits on the Billboard R&B chart at one time or another. (Of course the songs I picked weren’t the

ones that catapulted them to greatness, but they were kinda nice.) No one got the theme and the

only song identified was the one by The Whispers. Here they all are:

Jermaine Jackson – Let Me Tickle Your Fancy – 1982 Motown

Faye Adams – The Hammer (Keeps A Knockin’) – 1956 Herald

Whispers – I Only Meant To Wet My Feet – 1972 Janus

Chuck Willis – Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes – 1958 Atlantic

Jean Knight – Don’t Ask For 24 Hours – 1975 Chelsea

Joe Simon – When – 1970 Sound Stage 7

GQ – Sitting In The Park – 1980 Arista

Bobby Day – That’s All I Want – 1959 Class

Joe Hinton – You Know It Ain’t Right – 1963 Back Beat

The Charms – Image Of A Girl – 1960 King

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - I Should Be Your Lover – 1980 Source

FRIDAY AUGUST 25, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live show: Monday Night Trivia. 10 PM CT on

Monday the 28th. Tonight it’s a replay of last Monday Night Trivia, so don’t call, but plan on calling

Monday. I’ll be ready for you. Last night we talked about Mary Wells, Gene Chandler, and other

things too numerous to mention—which means as I type this I can’t remember a one of ‘em.

However I do know what bumpers we played:

Dukays – The Girl’s A Devil – 1960 NAT

Gene Chandler – Bet You Never Thought – 1966 Constellation

Mary Wells – He’s A Lover – 1965 20th Century

Eagles – Tryin’ To Get To You – 1954 Mercury

Lou Rawls – Trouble Down Here Below – 1967 Capitol

Gene Chandler – It Sounds Like Soul – 1964 Constellation

Gene Chandler – Duke Of Earl – 1961 VeeJay

Chi-Lites – Low Key – 2001

Chi-Lites – Hot On A Thing – 1981 20th Century

THURSDAY AUGUST 24, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight, and anything goes. I’m counting

on your call. Last night was interesting. The AC is fixed in the studio—working better than ever, but

for how long? (The fix is questionable, so I gotta wonder, but it was great—they came, did it and

left—never even awakened me—we’ll see.) Broadband is back too— again, but for how long?

(This afternoon I was getting speeds like close to nothing down, nothing up—we’ll see.) We talked

about a number of things... The T.A.M.I. Show (a fiasco if there ever were one, but it’s absence

from the market makes people clamor for it to this day), cassette tapes, tropo ducting, weird laws,

Oliver Anthony (I’ll edit his online hit and play it for you tonight—expect to be underwhelmed), and

the IRS, not a complete list and not in that order. As for bumpers, this is a complete list and it is in

order:

Sparks of Rhythm – Handy Man – 1959 Apollo

Gene Chandler – Groovy Situation – 1970 Mercury

Jan & Dean – Baby Talk – 1959 Dore

Shalamar – A Night To Remember – 1982 Solar

Olympics – Shimmy Like Kate – 1960 Arvee

Looking Glass – Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne – 1973 Epic

Marcels – Friendly Loans – 1962 Colpix

Moonglows – Unemployment – 1959 Chess

Vic Dana – A Lifetime Lovin’ You – 1967 Liberty

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23, 2023 3:31 AM... Full show tonight starting at 8, I hope you’ll listen and

call. Between now and then I’ll try to give you a reason, but as I sit here in stupefying Arizona heat

because my air conditioner quit during last night’s show (unbeknownst to me—I just figured my

health was to blame as usual), no promises. Last night we covered a lot of ground, though typing

this while sweating I’m hard pressed to think of what it was. Instead I’ll just list the bumpers:

Essex – What I Don’t Know Won’t Hurt Me – 1963 Roulette

Velours – Remember – 1958 Onyx

Jerry Butler – Mr. Dream Merchant –1967 Mercury

Corsairs – Smokey Places – 1961 Tuff

Intruders – Cowboys To Girls – 1968 Gamble

Manhattans – Call Somebody Please – 1964 & 1969 Carnival

Originals – Baby I’m For Real – 1969 Soul

Major Harris – Love Won’t Let Me Wait – 1974 Atlantic

Big Maybelle – How it Lies – 1950s Savoy unreleased

Faragher Brothers – Never Get Your Love Behind Me

TUESDAY AUGUST 22, 2023 3:31 AM CT...Full show tonight starting at 10. I hope you’ll call. A

number of you did last night for Monday Night Trivia. Made it a pleasure to do. You quickly

dispensed with my first trivia question:

Birthday wishes: The most popular wish for men was to improve their golf game. What was the

most popular wish for women? To spend more time with their husband. [Carvel Ice Cream Survey.]

And toward the end of the show, you answered my follow up question:

Men are more likely to do this than women. Over a billion men worldwide do it. Do what? Smoke

cigarettes. [2003 Tobacco Control Profile] We’ve got a follow up to it that we’ll attack next Monday

night.

As for the Bumper Stumpers, you didn’t get many of them and no one took a shot at the theme.

All of these songs were recorded at Criteria in North Miami:

Tami Lynn – Mojo Hannah – 1971 Cotillion

Steve Alaimo – Do The Hully Gully – 1961 Checker

Steve Alaimo – Mashed Potatoes [both from the “Twist with Steve Alaimo” LP]

Laura Lee – What A Man – 1970 Cotillion

Jackie Moore- Darling Baby – 1972 Atlantic

Big Buddy K – MD The Monster Doctor – 1965 Lowery

Big Maybelle – How It Lies – 1966 Rojac

Wayne Cochran – Hoochie Coochie Man – 1967 Chess

Kim Carnes – Let Your Love Come Easy – 1976

Jimmy Ruffin – Hold On To My Love – 1980 RSO

Millie Jackson – I’m Tired Of Hiding – 1974 Spring [LP Cut: Caught Up]

Esther Phillips – A Woman Will Do Wrong – 1975 Atlantic

FRIDAY AUGUST 18, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live show—Monday Night Trivia, this coming

Monday, August, 21st. Tonight’s it’s a replay of last Monday Night Trivia—enjoy the show, but save

your calls for Monday! Last night we talked about lunatic court decisions (a mother and father jailed

for life for giving cow’s milk to their baby)... a million missing people (OK, not missing—dead. But a

million more than in past years—gee do ya wonder why?)... and various other conspiracies or

controversies that mean little to nothing (except to those involved of course), interspersed with

songs you wanted to hear:

Bunny Wailer – Electric Boogie – 1983 Solomonic

Fabulous Pearls – My Heart’s Desire – 1959 Dooto

Solitaires – I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance – 1955 Old Town

El Dorados – Baby I Need You – 1954 VeeJay

Miracles – Would I Love You -1964 Tamla

Diablos – The Wind – 1954 Fortune

Gene McDaniels – Chip Chip – 1961 Liberty

Danderliers – May God Be With You – 1956 United

THURSDAY AUGUST 17, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight, join me and please call. It’s been

a slow week for callers, which means I actually have to work. Being work adverse, I’d much rather

talk with you. 888-876-5593 10 PM Central. Last night we covered a variety of things. Memphis is

the most dangerous city in America. Jerry Moss has died. Jimmy P had several song suggestions.

We unveiled Johnny D’s song about caller Lisa, did some dream interpretation, discussed time

travel and the merits of chickens as support animals. (Jon prefers chicken nuggets for support.)

We als played your requests:

Andy Fairweather Low – Dancing In The Dark – 1974 A&M [LP Spider Jiving]

Andy Fairweather Low – Spider Jiving – 1974 A&M

Velours – Can I Come Over Tonight – 1957 Onyx

Moroccos – Red Hots & Chili Peppers – 1959 United

Nutmegs – Story Untold – 1955 Herald

Nutmegs – Comin’ Home – 1957 Herald

Jacks – Why Don’t You Write Me – 1955 RPM

Marcia Griffith – Electric Boogie – 1983 Solomonic

PR Battle – Radio Loves You – 1977 A&M

Lee Shot Williams – Juke Joint Slide – 2003 Ecko

Mark Dinning – Top 40 News Weather And Sports- 1961 MGM

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16. 2023 Full show tonight starting at 10. Please join us and call. Last

night we reviewed AS – artificial stupidity. The four letters I received, all written on the same day,

from the motor vehicle department, with wildly conflicting information will attest—we have nothing to

fear from artificial intelligence. It’s artificial stupidity that will do us in. We also talked about B.

Mitchell Reed, cart machines, and bed bugs. And we played a bunch of bumpers:

Presidents – Sweet Magic – 1970 Sussex

Faith Hope & Charity – So Much Love – 1970 Sussex

Johnny Nash – A Very Special Love – 1957 ABC Paramount

Frederick Knight – I’ve Been Lonely For So Long – 1973 Stax

Perez Prado – Mambo #5 – 1949 RCA

Little Richard – Directly From My Heart – 1966 Modern

Barbara George – I Know – 1961 AFO

Maxine Brown – Oh No Not My Baby – 1964 Wand

Howard Tate – Look At Granny Run Run – 1966 Verve

TUESDAY AUGUST 15, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Please call. Thanks to those

of you who participated in last night’s Monday Night Trivia. The straggler went all night. I revealed

it at the end of the show:

75 percent of women do this annually while only 17% of men do it. Do what? Make birthday wishes.

[Carvel Ice Cream did the survey in the 1990s] We’ll have a fresh question next week.

As for the Bumper Stumpers, the theme was guessed quickly—all the songs I played were

recorded in Nashville. But as for the artists, only one—Carl Perkins—was identified (by Don of

Beloit). Here’ what we played:

Hy-Tones – You Don’t Even Know My Name – 1965 Bell

Carl Perkins – L-O-V-E-V-I-L-L-E – 1960 Columbia

Arthur Gunter – Baby Let’s Play House – 1960 Excello

Avons – Since I Met You Baby – 1968 Excello

Herbert Hunter – Make Me Know You – 1961 Poncello

Audrey Bryant – Let’s Trade A Little – 1959 Do-Ra-Mi

Don Whitehead – The Funky Preacher – 1969 Ref-O-Ree

Ray Smith – Makes Me Feel Good – 1960 Judd

Christine Kittrell – Sittin’ Here Drinking – 1952 Tennessee

Bernard Hardison – Too Much – 1955 Republic

Esquerita – Rockin’ The Joint – 1958 Capitol

FRIDAY AUGUST 11, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live show Monday Night Trivia next week. We’ve

got a straggler and I bet you’ve got guesses. Save your calls until then. Tonight it’s a replay of

Monday Night Trivia from this past Monday. Last night, a missing woman was found. In three

suitcases floating in the Delray Beach waters, strangest things you’ve seen at estate sales, what to

do with placentas, and why Johnny D is obsessed with hominins. (It all dates back to a book his

wife gave him close to 50 years ago. I just ordered a copy. 488 pages.) As for the bumpers I

played:

Joe Tex – I Want To – 1965 Dial

Jimmy Castor Bunch – Troglodyte – 1972 RCA

Patti Austin – All My Love - 1967 Coral

Bobby Womack – Come L’Amour - 1971 UA

Jelly Beans – I’m Hip To You – 1964 Eskee

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters – Money Honey – 1953 Atlantic

Rufus & Roots – Caught Up – 1979 T-Jaye (Rufus Hunter)

Platters – Maggie Doesn’t Work Here Anymore – 1954 Federal

Thee Midniters – That’s All – 1965 Chattahoochee

THURSDAY AUGUST 10, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight starting at 10. Your participation is

requested. It’s up to me to give you a reason to call, so I’ll starrt working on it now. Last night we

covered a lot of ground, finally discussing the almost decapitated flight attendant, other airline

horrors (like entire slides falling off 767’s-- not once, but three times of which we’re aware), aliens,

and more. Bumpers:

Touissant McCall – Nothing Takes The Place Of You – 1967 Ronn

Chantels – Eternally – 1963 Ludix

Platters – I Love You 1000 Times – 1966 Musicor

Tyrone Davis – Turn Back The Hands Of Time – 1970 Dakar

Barbara Mason – Oh How It Hurts – 1967 Arctic

Velvetones – Glory of Love – 1957 Aladdin

Allan Sherman – The Drinking Man’s Diet – 1965 WB

Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him – 1974 A&M

Five Satins – I’ll Be Seeing You – 1960 Ember

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. I hope you’ll call. Last

night ran the gamut from a new hominin (a cross between neanderthal and some cave dweller) to

old cars found submerged in a Miami lake. Tomorrow we’ll get to that inflight entertainment-- the

trip where a passenger tried to behead a flight attendant (and all you ever got was a movie—not

even an inflight rodeo). As for what I played:

Cadillacs – My Girl Friend – 1957 Josie

Ron Holden – Can You Talk – 1973 Now

Mel Tillis – Who’s Julie - 1968 Kapp

DJ Casper – Casper Slide Pt 2 – 1999

Tides – Chicken Spaceman – 1961 Dore

Tams – What Kind of Fool – 1963 ABC Paramount

Tams – I’ve Been Hurt – 1965 ABC

Stylistics – If I Love You - 1971 Avco Embassy

TUESDAY AUGUST 8, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10 CT... Call with

whatever’s on your mind (as long as it’s inconsequential and non political, that is— the guideline is

simple: have fun). Monday Night Trivia last night was some what of a mystery. I threw out a

question I thought would go for a while and our second caller knocked it off:

There’s only one state where a parent can do this. It’s illegal in 49 states, and while detractors want

to make it illegal in the lone state where it’s allowed, lobbyists alone have prevented a change in the

law. What’s legal for a parent to do? And for extra credit, where is it legal? In Wisconsin its legal

for a parent to order alcohol for a child of any age in a restaurant our bar. [Needless to say the

lobbyists fighting to keep it that way are the restaurant associations.]

Then I threw out a question I thought would be quickly answered, and at the end of the show you

were still working on it—so it is now our straggler for next week. If you missed it and want to know

what it is, listen to the replay (stream or download, or on WGN this coming Friday night).

As for the Bumper Stumpers, the commonality is all were big local Philadelphia hits:

Esko Affair – Salt And Pepper – 1968 Mercury

Tina Britt – The Real Thing – 1965 Eastern

Untouchables – Poor Boy Needs A Preacher – 1960 Madison

Emotions – So I Can Love You – 1969 Volt

Eddie Holman - I Love You – 1969 ABC

Jamestown Massacre – Summer Sun – 1972 WB

Volcanos – Storm Warning – 1965 Arctic

Cholli Maye – You Will Never Get Away – 1963 Gold

Crystal Mansion – The Thought Of Loving You – 1968 Capitol

Ann Cole – Have Fun – 1962 Roulette

Pentagons -I’m In Love – 1962 Jamie

FRIDAY AUGUST 4, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Join me for next week’s Monday Night Trivia, live on

Monday at 10 PM CT... tonight, sit back and enjoy a replay of this week’s Monday Night Trivia, but

don’t call. Do call on Monday though. I’ll have Bumper Stumpers, a new question, and a

challenge just for you, whatever your area of expertise may be. As for last night, we talked about

the latest medical threat—Alpha-Gal Syndrome. Right out of the CDC newsletter, “Morbidity and

Mortality Weekly Report” (now there’s an uplifting title) we find out that it’s tick borne and once

bitten you’ll develop an allergy to meat. It sounds like a late night TV bit, but it’s on the rise

throughout America. Don’t worry about being hyped on cures, there isn’t one. And there’s an

almost assured bet that your doctor hasn’t heard of it. That and as always, more people behaving

badly, or at least inexplicably, and plenty of time for bumpers:

Mel Gadson – Coming Down With Love – 1960 Big Top

Ray Stevens – Jeremiah Peabody’s Polyunsaturated Quick Dissolving, Fast Acting,

Pleasant Tasting Green & Purple Pills – 1961 Mercury

George Jackson – Kiss Me – 1967 Mercury

Plants – Dear I Swear – 1957 J&S

Shirelles – Foolish Little Girl – 1963 Scepter

Radiants – It Ain’t No Big Thing – 1965 Chess

Chuck Jackson (with Doris Troy) – Tell Him I’m Not Home – 1963 Wand

Etta James – Stop The Wedding – 1962 Argo

Gold Bugs – Stop That Wedding – 1965 Coral

Unit 4 + 2 – Concrete And Clay – 1965 London

THURSDAY AUGUST 3, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Please call! Last night we

talked about the quest of employers to find some way out of dependence on six lunatics (in the

case of radio station owners dealing with disc jockeys, though the problem is real for any success

dependent on undependable help). Some of the mechanical methods in the past have been

downright hilarious, but today AI is no laughing matter—or is it? We also got into the way-back

machine to discuss the DB Cooper hijacking. (See, this is why you need to call tonight—save me

from similar stories of decades gone by.) I still say he made it, though at this point, 51 years later,

he’s probably no longer with us. As for what we played:

Roy Milton – Red Light – 1961 Rendezvous

DeBarge – All This Love – 1981 Gordy

Drew-Vels – Tell Him – 1964 Capitol

Fontella Bass - Rescue Me – 1965 Checker

Smokey Robinson – Being With You – 1961 Tamla

DeBarge – I Like It – 1982 Gordy

Jack Greene – Statue Of A Fool – 1969 Decca

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. Plan to call. I’ll try

to think of something to give you a reason between now and then. Last night, we talked about what

could possibly go wrong with releasing 30,000 genetically modified mosquitos each week, and

assorted stories of people exhibiting a severe lack of wisdom—the vegan who died of starvation, for

instance. And we played some bumpers:

Jr. Walker & The All Stars – What Does It Take – 1969 Soul

Andre Williams – Pass The Biscuits Please – 1957 Fortune

Johnny Otis – I’ll Do The Same Thing For You – 1959 Capitol

Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke – 1977 Motown

Gerald Wilson’s Big Band – Viva Tirado – 1962 Pacific Jazz [LP cut: Moment of Truth]

El Chicano – Viva Tirado – 1970 Kapp

Whispers – Never Again – 1964 Dore

Sheiks – So Fine – 1955 Federal

Frankie Ford – Time After Time – 1960 Ace

Gary Lewis & The Playboys – Everybody Loves A Clown – 1965 Liberty

TUESDAY AUGUST 1, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Welcome to August! Full show tonight at 10 CT. Please

call! We closed out July with Monday Night Trivia last night, and no one got the straggler:

This happens 27,000 times a day on average in America. What happened? A commercial airliner

loses a piece of luggage. (98% are located within 5 days, but if you’re on a short vacation, that may

be after the trip.) [Boston Globe 12/7/03]

The Bumper Stumper theme? Everything I played was a big hit in Pittsburgh (thanks to Porky

Chedwick, Mad Mike and TL, not to mention plenty of folks on smaller stations surrounding the

metro). Here’s what you heard:

Vows- I Wanna Chance – 1962 Markay

Del-Rios – Just Across The Street – 1962

Contrails – Someone – 1966 Diamond

Tom & Jerrio – Boo-Ga-Loo – 1965 Jerry-O

Johnny Jack – Smack Madam – 1959 Great

Binders – You Don’t Have To Cry Anymore – 1970 Sara

Bleu Lights – Yes I Do – 1968 Bay Sound

Rex Garvin – Emulsified – 1963 Okeh

Anita May – Tarnished Angel – 1968 Audio Arts

Atlantics – Remember The Night – 1962 Linda

Young Hearts – Do Not Forsake Me – 1961 Infinity

JULY 2023

FRIDAY JULY 28, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live show.. Monday Night Trivia 10 PM Central next

week. Tonight it’s a replay of last Monday night’s trivia show. We talked about a variety of things

last night from the animal most likely to kill you (in every state—bengal tigers in Oklahoma?

Really? That’s what I get for reading the tabloids), to Germany’s use of magicians in World War II,

not to mention more on Tony Bennett

Darrell Banks – Open The Door To Your Heart – 1966 Revilot

Impressions – Senorita I Love You – 1959 Abner

Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin – Show Me The Way To Go – 1968 Brunswick

Tony Bennett – Just In Time – 1956 Columbia

Tony Bennett – Fly Me To The Moon – 1965 Columbia

Tony Bennett – Give Me The Simple Life – 1955 Columbia [LP Cut: Cloud 7]

Tony Bennett – The Best Is Yet To Come – 1961 Columbia

Tony Bennett – Rags To Riches – 1953 Columbia

Tony Bennett – I Wanna Be Around – 1962 Columbia

THURSDAY JULY 27, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show at 10 tonight, please call! We continued to talk

about Tony Bennett last night, as well as Sinead O’Connor, people behaving badly (a common

theme) 10 tons of cocaine seized (no wonder the sharks are exhibiting signs of confusion) and

more. As for bumpers:

Dave Bartholomew – Poppa Stoppa Theme Song (based on Joe Houston’s Dig It 1952)

Impressions – Minstrel And Queen – 1962 ABC Paramount

Jorgen Ingmann – Apache – 1961 Atlantic

Marie Knight – Come On Baby – 1962 Okeh

Tony Bennett – When Lights Are Low – 1964 Columbia

Tony Bennett – Firefly – 1958 Columbia

Tony Bennett – Once Upon A Time – 1962 Columbia

Tony Bennett – Cold Cold Heart – 1951 Columbia

Tony Bennett – Put On A Happy Face – 1960 Columbia

WEDNESDAY JULY 26, 2023 3:31 AM CT.... Live show tonight at 10, I hope you’ll join me—and

call! Last night was crickets in the first two hours and every line lit in the third, which left a lot of you

holding on when the show ended. Call earlier tonight! We covered a lot of ground from people

behaving badly (murders, mayhem, cocaine addicted sharks and more) to Tony Bennett. Bumpers?

Ruby Andrews – Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over) – 1967 Zodiac

Orioles – Crying In The Chapel – 1953 Jubilee

Olympics – Good Lovin’ – 1965 Loma

Roger Williams – Summertime – 1957 Versailles

Impressions – Gypsy Woman – 1965 ABC Paramount

Percy Faith – Theme From A Summer Place – 1959 Columbia]

Joe Harnell – Fly Me To The Moon – 1963 Kapp

Tony Bennett – Boulevard of Broken Dreams – 1950 Columbia

Tony Bennett – The Good Life – 1963 Columbia

Tony Bennett – If I Ruled The World – 1965 Columbia

Tony Bennett – One For My Baby – 1957 Columbia

TUESDAY JULY 25, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. Last night, as is every

Monday, was devoted to Monday Night Trivia. You quickly knocked off the straggler:

This profession is often thought to be a thing of the past, but there are over 25,000 full time workers

employed doing this in the US today. As of 2019, the average pay had skyrocketed to over

$116,000 a year. What’s the profession? Farrier (horse shoer) [Statistics from the American

Farrier Journal and GreenAcresSells]

But the follow up question is still in play so that becomes our straggler for next Monday night. As

for the Bumper Stumpers, the theme was songs featured on Huggy Boy’s many bootlegged

albums—however I would have considered big East LA hits as a win. I got neither. But you did get

to hear my favorite record of all time (“Oh My Angel” which Sgt. Pappy quickly identified. Others

identified included The Festivals, The Incredibles, McKinley Mitchell and Thee Midniters:

Festivals – You’ve Got The Makings Of A Lover – 1967 Smash

Bertha Tillman – Oh My Angel – 1962 Brent

Incredibles – I’ll Make It Easy – 1966 Audio Arts

McKinley Mitchell – The Town I Live In – 1962 One-Derful

Thee Midniters – That’s All – 1965 Chattahoochee

Entertainers IV – Hey Lady – 1967 Dore

Sly Slick & Wicked – Confessin’ A Feeling – 1972 Bad Boys

Jay Wiggins – Sad Girl – 1965 IPG

Brenton Wood – I Want Love – 1967 Brent

Sunny Ozuna & The Sunliners – Smile Now, Cry Later – 1966 Key-Loc

FRIDAY JULY 21, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live show: Monday Night Trivia 7/24/23 at 10 CT... I’ll

be ready for you! Tonight’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia from this past Monday. Don’t call (but

DO call on Monday). Thanks to those of you who called last night. That always makes the show a

pleasure to do. As for bumpers:

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Give Me My Boots And Saddle – 1958 Epic [LP Cut: At Home With]

Sue Thompson – James (Hold The Ladder Steady) – 1962 Hickory

Phil Upchurch Combo – You Can’t Sit Down – 1961 Boyd

Blue Magic – Summer Snow – 1976 WMOT

Buddy Knox – Somebody Touched Me – 1958 Roulette

Chuck Jackson – In Between Tears – 1962 Wand

Kay Starr – I’ve Got The World On A String – 1959 Capitol [LP Cut: Just For Variety, Vol 11]

Otis Redding – Mr. Pitiful – 1964 Volt

Otis Redding – Security – 1964 Volt

THURSDAY JULY 20, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. We’ll probably pick up where we

left off, talking old Doo Wop, Fast Food and whatever else is on your mind. Thanks for the

feedback on the bumpers. No more requests unless I like them and they fall under the obscure

soul, R&B, doowop and occasional bossa nova that I crave. (I still reserve the right to play a guilty

favorite wimpy white song like Neil Sedaka’s “Alice In Wonderland,” but not too often.) We started

last night’s show with the last of the requests I honored:

Henry Thomas – Going Up The Country – 1929 Vocalion

Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up – 1970 Curtom [LP Cut: Curtis]

Dells – She’s Just An Angel – 1958 VeeJay (unreleased)

Earl Hines (with Billy Eckstine vocal) – Stormy Monday Blues – 1942 Bluebird/RCA

T-Bone Walker – Call It Stormy Monday But Tuesday’s Just As Bad – 1947 Black & White

Lonnie Mack – Falling Back In Love With You – 1985 Alligator [LP Cut: Strike Like Lightning]

Dion & The Belmonts – I Wonder Why – 1958 Laurie

Shirelles – Foolish Little Girl – 1963 Scepter

Marvelettes – The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game – 1966 Tamla]

Bobby Bland – I Pity The Fool – 1961 Duke

WEDNESDAY JULY 19, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We never did get around to talking about the UFO that

floated up to shore on an Australian Beach, but hopefully we will tonight. Full show starting at 10

CT. Please call. Instead, last night, we reminisced about favorite foods from days gone by. And

thanks to the urging of Amanda and a few other emailers, I have instituted a new bumper rule—I’ll

only play your requests if they fall under that doo wop, obscure soul banner. (There is a big

exception, but I’ll generate it—songs I really like that aren’t doo wop or soul. Joao Donato falls in

that category (RIP, he died at 88 recently). He wrote Muito A Vontade, one of my faves.) So here’s

what we played last night:

Sergio Mendes Trio – Muito A Vontade – 1965 Tower/Capitol

Solitaires – Walking Along – 1957 Old Town

Jackie Wilson – You Got Me Walking – 1972 Brunswick

Lou Johnson – Always Something There To Remind Me – 1963 Big Top

Lou Johnson – Unsatisfied – 1965 Big Top

Madeline Bell – I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – 1968 Phillips

Parliaments – Don’t Be Sore At Me – 1967 Revilot

Donna Hightower – I Ain’t In The Mood – 1951 Decca

TUESDAY JULY 18, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10 CT. Please call. Last

night’s Monday Night Trivia was, as always, a good time had by all. It was wonderful hearing from

so man first time callers, including one in Japan (where at 10:30 PM our time, it was half past noon

tomorrow). You got my first question:

In 1963 there were over 106,000 of these businesses in the US. By the turn of this century, in

2000, there were less than 45,000. What business is declining: Barbershops [Omaha World

Herald 10/21/2001 Forbes FYI 9/17/00]

My second one is still up for grabs, so it’ll be next week’s straggler. Meanwhile, I forgot one of last

week’s questions that you easily knocked off: Auctions of things belonging to dead celebrities have

always been popular. In 2004 Abe Lincoln’s brought under $4000, but Marilyn Monroe’s brought

over $11,000. What was auctioned? Their hair. [US News & World Report 5/10/04.]

There were two easy themes concerning our Bumper Stumpers. You got them both. One was that

Elvis covered them all. (The year he recorded them is in parenthesis, below.) The other theme is

that every one of them was the original recording. Here’s what you heard:

Arthur Alexander – Burning Love – 1972 Warner Brothers (Elvis 1972)

Faye Adams – Shake A Hand – 1953 Herald (Elvis 1975)

Darrell Glenn – Crying In The Chapel – 1953 Valley (Elvis 1965)

Bob Crosby Orchestra-Marion Mann vocal – Fools Rush In – 1940 Decca (Elvis 1972)

Henry Russell – Tomorrow Night – 1939 Vocalion (Elvis 1965)

Smiley Lewis – One Night – 1956 Imperial (Elvis 1958)

Brenda Lee – Always On My Mind – 1972 Decca (Elvis 1972)

Mark James – Suspicious Minds – 1968 Scepter (Elvis 1969)

Eddy Arnold – I Really Don’t Want To Know – 1953 RCA (Elvis 1970)

Charles Hart – Are You Lonesome To-Night – 1927 Harmony (Elvis 1960) 1/21 & 5/22 ’23

Big Mama Thornton – Hound Dog – 1953 Peacock (Elvis 1956)

SATURDAY JULY 15, 2023 1:00 AM CT... Sorry for the delay in getting the Thursday night replay

up. I thought I did it right after the show, which probably explains more about the show than I

otherwise could. I think I was there. And maybe you called. The replay is up now, so you can hear it

for yourself. Below are the bumpers I played. Mostly by your request. Next live show in two days –

Monday Night Trivia, starting at 10 CT I hope you’ll join me.

Bobby Byrd – I Need Help (I Can’t Do It Alone) – 1970 King

Honeycombs – Have I The Right – 1964 Interphon (a VeeJay subsidiary)

Jimmy Reed – Take Out Some Insurance – 1959 VeeJay

Johnny Rivers – Every Day I Have To Cry –1966 Imperial [LP Cut: I Know You Wanna Dance]

Stealers Wheel – Stuck In The Middle With You – 1972 A&M

Peter Brown – Do You Wanna Get Funky – 1977 TK Disco

Peter Brown – Dance With Me – 1977 Drive

[The last two were both LP cuts from the A Fantasy Love Affair album, 1977 Drive]

THURSDAY JULY 13, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10, barring infrastructure

meltdowns, that is. And I don’t expect any. We never did get around to Joe Meek last night, but we

will tonight. There was time to talk about a wide variety of things from Carl C. McIntire to

Underinsured Motorist protection (and of course radio) as well as time for several of your requests:

James Ray – If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody – 1961 Caprice

Rufus Thomas – Boogie Ain’t Nuttin’ (But Gettin’ Down) – 1974 Stax

Temptations – Ball of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) – 1970 Gordy

Gladiolas – Little Darlin’ – 1957 Excello

Spiral Starecase -I ’ll Run – 1968 Columbia

War – Me And Baby Brother – 1973 UA

Jackie Wilson – Baby Workout – 1963 Brunswick

WEDNESDAY JULY 12, 2023 9:00PM CT...Got a few inquiries about whether there’s a live show

tonight. Indeed, there is. Kudos to Cox for getting a tech out here at 1:30 in the morning.

Raspberries to Cox for previously sending an installer who disconnected me (in the worst possible

way, but I won’t belabor what the idiot did, though I admit when I saw the inside of the demarc, I had

a modicum of sympathy, and a lot of fear for what could happen next. At least now my connection

is well labeled—and it will be better soon when I get a couple of skull and crossbones stickers. My

real worry is the state of the building wiring, for which Cox is not responsible, but I’ll keep my fingers

crossed and go back to living in blissful ignorance). Bottom line: I was back up before 3 AM, and

I’m looking forward to talking to you in an hour.

TUESDAY JULY 11, 2023 10:30 PM... Why am I not on the air? Ask Cox Cable. They're my

broadband provider. I pay for business service which is guaranteed to be up 99.5% of the time.

Apparently, tonight is the .5. I should have stayed another night in Globe, but who knew? And who

knows when we'll be back in action. Could be any minute, or not. I'll keep watching the modem for

the series of happy lights, but my expectations aren't great. I'm posting this online through a

borrowed cell phone. Next I'll look for dixie cups and a string.

TUESDAY JULY 11, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. I promised we’d talk about

a few things, none of which I can remember now, but I’ve got several hours to think of it, and

hopefully you’ll call and remind me. Fun playing Monday Night Trivia last night as always though I

did get a shock in the 2nd hour when I read an email from a friend telling me that David Stewart

died July 1st. He had a massive stroke from which he could not recover. He’s called the show a few

times, so you may be familiar with him. He was a very good friend of ours and we’ll miss him

tremendously. Radio will too-- not only was he a terrific engineer with a wide variety of experience

from heading engineering at Univision to owning his own stations, but he was a walking history. I

used to delight in our calls as he’d be driving across West Texas phoning just to talk radio. Ironic in

our last conversation a week or so before he died, we were lamenting that it wasn’t fun to go to the

NAB anymore since virtually everyone we spent time with there over the past too many years to

count is now no longer with us. David went this year, but we missed it due to Jon’s stroke. I vowed

we’d make up for it next year. Now, I don’t know if we’ll go in 2024, but if we do I’m sure he’ll be with

us in spirit.

Trivia? You made mince meat of several of my questions. First, our straggler from last week:

Today they’re nothing if not mass produced. But the first time one was mass produced—at the rate

of 30,000 a day, was in the mid 1880s. What was mass produced? A toy. [In this case, marbles,

produced in 1884 at the SC Dyke & Co factory in Akron, OH (Cleveland Plain Dealer 8/21/94)]

We’ve previously established that 1440 Americans on average seek hospital treatment for ping

pong injuries every year. By comparison, there are only four known injuries requiring hospital

treatment for this physical pastime. 3 of them for being hit in in the head, one of them for a splinter

in his buttocks. What pastime? Shuffleboard.

We consider this a happy thing. But four million residents of Japan carry insurance against this

happening to them. What happening? Hitting a hole in one. [Golfers in Japan are expected to buy

drinks, dinner and presents for fellow golf club members and friends, and it often winds up

exceeding $10,000. (Washington Post 5/23/99, London Sunday Times 4/7/02)]

As for the Bumper Stumpers, you didn’t get many (some of which were surprisingly easy) and no

one ventured a guess on my theme. Unlike backup singers who ultimately become famous in their

own right, each song I played featured a well-known group backing someone else up.

Carol Blades – Candy Store Lullaby – 1957 Gee [Backed by The Harptones]

Major Lance – Everybody Loves A Good Time – 1965 Okeh [Backed by The Opals]

Linda Clifford – Runaway Love – 1978 Curtom [Backed by The Jones Girls]

Dee Clark – Your Friends – 1961 Vee Jay [Backed by The Dells]

Woodside Sisters – So Soon – 1954 X [Backed by The Harptones]

Bo Diddley – You Know I Love You – 1957 Checker (unreleased) [Backed by The Flamingos]

Carmen Taylor & Boleros– Ooh I – 1954 Atlantic [Backed The Cues as The Boleros]

Big Dee Irwin – Happy Being Fat – 1963 Dimenson [Backed by The Cookies]

Johnny Maestro – I’ll Be True – 1961 Cameo [Backed by The Tymes]

Jimmy Pemberton – Rags to Riches – 1959 End [Backed by the Chantels]

The Players - He’ll Be Back – 1966 Minit [Backed by The Dells]

OK “well-known” is relative, and when it came to The Players, the Dells didn’t back them on He’ll Be

Back, they were them. (VeeJay’s Calvin Carter didn’t like The Players’ harmony so he kept the

track and had The Dells (minus Marvin Jr.) back up The Players’ lead singer Herbert Butler.) And in

fairness, even though The Cues did put out some nice doo wop songs on their own, they were used

more as an in-house backup band for Atlantic, but other than that, groups like The Flamingos, The

Harptones, The Tymes, The Chantels and others were better known for their own stuff than backing

anybody.

FRIDAY JULY 7, 2023 3:31 AM CT...Next live show, Monday Night Trivia—please call. But don’t call

tonight, it’s a replay of last Monday’s trivia. Great to talk with so many of you last night about a wide

array of topics. The gunfight in the water in Tampa Bay—OK, I can figure out how the guys on the

jet skis might have guns, but the guys in the water? What, they left them on the beach with their

towel, flip flops and lotion? And who let’s a 4 year old girl use a public restroom alone, and doesn’t

notice a guy is walking into it while the kid is inside? I haven’t a clue about any of it. But I was able

to play your requests, Johnny D’s latest minstrel missive, and a couple things that tied into this day

in history:

Billy Paul – Me & Mrs. Jones – 1972 Philadelphia International

Jewel Akens – The Birds And The Bees – 1965 Era

Radiants – Hold On – 1968 Chess

Billy Eckstine – Wish You Were Here – 1966 Motown

Dukays – The Girl Is Devil – 1961 Nat

Grand Funk Railroad – Some Kind of Wonderful – 1974 Capitol

Jackie Wilson – (Your Love is Lifting Me) Higher & Higher – 1967 Brunswick

Barbra Carr – Don’t Knock Love – 1967 Chess

THURSDAY JULY 6, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Please call! Last night, more

Biondi, some Wynonie Harris, and a whole bunch of your calls. Here’s what we played:

Roy Orbison – I Can’t Stop Loving You – 1960 Monument

Roy Orbison – I’m Hurtin’ – 1960 Monument

Dean & Jean – Tra La La La Suzie – 1964 Rust

Alan Jackson – Three Minute Positive Not Too Country Uptempo Love Song – 2000 Arista

Dick Biondi – Dedication – 1963 Richwood [LP: Favorites]

Wynonie Harris – Grandma Plays The Numbers – 1949 King

Dick Biondi – The Disc Jockey – 1963 Richwood [LP: Favorites]

Roy Head – Treat Her Right – 1965 Back Beat

James Darren – Goodbye Cruel World – 1961 Colpix

WEDNESDAY JULY 5, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. Please call. We

celebrated Independence Day together last night. Lots of excitement. Not on the air mind you,

though I shared some of it with you. Every year our FM in Globe puts the big fireworks display to

music. It’s one of the town’s big events, and it’s publicized well. So this year, the fireworks start and

the station goes off the air. I get the call while I’m on WGN. There was very little I could do about it

at that point. But Jon did some calling and discovered we had no power. Because the

neighborhood was on fire. (Turns out while yes, a block was burning, unrelated to it, a car hit a pole

and our very paltry power company did what it always does and failed to serve a major portion of

the community for about an hour and a half.) Normally power loss is not an issue as we have nice

big generators everywhere. All of them worked... except the one powering the studio where the

on-air computer is perched. The power came back just after the fireworks were over. (Good thing

too, because if it hadn’t, I would have needed to go to Globe to figure out what was happening, and

I don’t see well enough to drive at night, so we would have been off the better part of tomorrow too.)

As it is, I’ll go back on Friday and try to figure out why the generator failed. I hope to god it’s just

that I ran out of fuel. That’s an easy fix. We’re very good at maintaining and testing all of them, so I

can’t imagine it’s something else, and truth be known I haven’t checked the fuel level in months.

The good news is that we had fun on WGN, talked a lot about Dick Biondi, and played your

requests:

Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure – Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing – 1965 Checker

Billy Stewart – Keep Loving – Chess 1965

Platters – Voo Vee Ah Be – 1954 Federal

Kenny Rogers – For You Alone – 1958 Carlton

Dreamlovers – Amazons & Coyotes – 1962 Swan

Spiders – I Didn’t Want To Do It – 1954 Imperial

Dee Clark – Hey Little Girl – 1959 Abner

Miracles – Happy Landing – 1962 Tamla

Supremes – In The Evening Of Our Love – Motown (unreleased)

INDEPENDENCE DAY 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live 4th of July show tonight starting at 10. Please call!

Last night we played Monday Night Trivia. We’ve got a straggler for next week, but you did well

with the three questions I threw out:

Collectively and historically, professional race car drivers consider three things to be unlucky. One

of them was women in the garages at the raceway. Name one of the other two. The color green

and peanuts in the raceway garages. [According to the Chicago Tribune (2/15/01) and Los Angeles

Times (1/9/00).]

When California first offered personalized plates, this was the most requested plate—so many

people requested them that there was a drawing. What was on the plate? The word PEACE.

Proving how unscientific Americans are, 1 in 2 people believe this about the prehistoric era.

Believe what? That humans and dinosaurs co-existed. (CBS News 5/1/02)

The Bumper Stumpers celebrated the holiday. The last name of every artist was the same as one

of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (Thank you Carol ‘Show Prep is my passion’

Ford for the idea.) Below are the songs we played, followed by the full name of the signer, his age,

location at the time of signing and occupation. (I left off other interesting facts—like one of them

had 18 children, and another didn’t die until he was over 90 years old.) Two on the list were born in

the UK as noted. The others, right here in America:

Johnny Adams – I Won’t Cry – 1959 Ric

John Adams 40 & Sam Adams 53– Massachusetts (lawyer & merchant)

Claudine Clark – The Telephone Game – 1962 Chancellor

Abraham Clark 50 – New Jersey (lawyer)

Bernadette Carroll – Party Girl – 1964 Laurie

Charles Carroll 38 – Maryland (plantation owner)

Laura Lee – Since I Fell For You – 1972 Hot Wax

Francis Lee 41 & Richard Lee 44 – Virginia (plantation owner & merchant)

Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knockin' – 1955 Imperial

Francis Lewis 63 – New York (merchant)

Tony Middleton - Sweet Baby of Mine – 1960 Big Top

Arthur Middleton 34 – South Carolina (plantation owner)

Bobby Penn - Gone Forever – 1968 Up-Tight

John Penn 36 - North Carolina (lawyer)

Jackie Ross - Jerk & Twine – 1965 Chess

George Ross 46 - Pennsylvania (lawyer)

Lonnie Smith - Sideman 1967 Columbia [LP Finger Lickin’ Good]

James Smith 57 – Pennsylvania (lawyer, born in Ireland)

Al Wilson - Who Could Be Lovin' You – 1967 Soul City

James Wilson 33 – Pennsylvania (lawyer, born in Scotland)

JUNE 2023

FRIDAY JUNE 30, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live show: Monday Night Trivia. (Tonight it’s a replay of

last Monday Night’s trivia show—relax and enjoy it, but plan to call Monday night.) Last night we

talked about everything from what we eat (and don’t eat—no one so far is hungering for the lab

grown chicken that’s now legal to sell to humans), to what we hear on the radio (or what we used to

hear, again apologies to those of you who thought Mel’s hole was real). And we played some of

your requests (and a favorite of mine) too:

Lanier & Co. – Stranger Love Affair – 1987 Waylo

Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle – 1974 Strata East

Richard Barrett – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – 1958 MGM

Bob & Earl – Gee Whiz – 1958 Class

Syl Johnson – Take Me To The River – 1975 Hi

Carole King – It Might As Well Rain Until September – 1962 Dimension

Dr. John (with Willie Nelson) – Gimme That Old Time Religion – 2022 Rounder

Ernest Tubb – Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love – 1950 Decca

Nashville Teens – Tobacco Road – 1964 London

THURSDAY JUNE 29, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Please call. A lot of you did last

night and that makes the show a pleasure to do. David, a first-time caller needs help. He

remembers seeing the Dave Clark Five perform at the Harvey Theatre in 1964 or 1965. Art Roberts

from WLS was the emcee. They did a few songs. They were not there in conjunction with the DC5

movie “Having A Wild Weekend” (“Catch Us If You Can” was the UK title). The DC5 did tour

theatres to promote that movie, but David says, not that. He’s convinced he saw them play there.

So if you have info on that, let me know. Meanwhile I’ll check old WLS surveys hoping to see a

picture, or something. I promised him we’d find out—so I’m depending on one of you to come

through. As for bumpers, some historical tie-ins and some requests:

Mel Brooks – Springtime For Hitler (acapella sung to me in 1970)

Dixie Cups – Iko Iko – 1965 Red Bird

Susan Christie – I Love Onions – 1966 Columbia

Gene Chandler – Tear For Tear – 1957 VJ

Georgie Fame – In The Meantime – 1965 Imperial

Brenda Holloway – You’ve Changed Me – 1965 Tamla [unreleased]

Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady - 1971 Atlantic

Little Eva – Keep Your Hands Off My Baby – 1962 Dimension

Gene Cotton – Like A Sunday in Salem – 1978 Ariola

WEDNESDAY JUNE 28, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight at 10. Call! Last night Charlie

Gracie, Jr. joined us in the first hour. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hasn’t inducted his dad (yet)

but there is a display, “Rave On” that is in the hall for at least the next three years honoring him.

We talked about that, and about the capacity crowd at a celebration of Charlie’s life and music last

week in Media, PA. You can hear it now on the stream, or download the show—or download the

hour with Charlie (just click Downloads on the Nav Bar above). As for bumpers, here’s what you

heard (mostly your requests):

Charlie Gracie – Angel On My Shoulder – 2015 Lanark

Charlie Gracie – Fabulous – 1957 Cameo

C O D’s – Pretty Baby – 1965 Kellmac

Etta James – I’d Rather Go Blind – 1967 Cadet

Gilberto Gil – Here And Now – 1979 Elektra (LP: Nightingale)

Louis Jordan – Five Guys Named Mo – 1943 Decca

Barry White & The Atlantics – Tracy – 1964 Faro

Michael Bacon – Big Mouth – 1975 Epic (LP: Love Song Believer)

Woman – I Want To Get Back – 1971 Shock

Toto – Africa – 1982 Columbia

TUESDAY JUNE 27, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. I hope you’ll join me and

call! Monday Night Trivia was always fun, though light on participation last night. Nevertheless

you managed to knock out a few things—the first one was really easy because apparently I asked it

last year: The Average American uses 743 of these a year. 743 of what? Tissues (and most call

them Kleenex, even though that’s a brand name) [US News & World Report]

The next one took you a bit more time: It’s very miniscule per capita, but together it adds up.

Collectively in one Massachusetts area of about a million people, residents there lose $8,000 a day

doing this. Doing what? Throwing money away. Dr. William Rathje studied an incinerator serving a

million people in Massachusetts and found $8,000 in coins a day in it that residents simply threw

away. [AP 2/23/03]

You were pretty quick on the draw on this one: Researchers have been doing this for more than

100 years, but it wasn’t until the mid 1990s that a word for it appeared in the dictionary. What is the

word? Garbologist – sifting through trash to learn about a subject. Advertisers did it in the early

1900s to find out what kind of soap people really used, but it wasn’t until the 1990s when a

researcher went through Bob Dylan’s garbage to analyze his life and music, that a polite term was

coined.

As for our Bumper Stumpers, the theme was all of them were on record labels owned by

well-known singers. (OK, Gary Paxton isn’t necessarily well known, but everybody remembers his

gropu, the Hollywood Argyles’ and their song, “Ally Oop”. You probably also remember him from

being half of Skip & Flip with a remake of Marvin & Johnny’s “Cherry Pie” and “It Was I”.) Thanks

to show prep legend, Carol Ford for the suggestion. Here’s what you heard [with the singer who

owned the label in brackets]:

Huelyn Duvall - Comin' or Goin' - 1957 Challenge [Gene Autry]

Louis Jordan - You're My Mule – 1962 Tangerine [Ray Charles]

Rita Graham - My Cup Runneth Over – 1969 Tangerine (LP: Vibrations)

Stan Ross – Ahab The Arab 10 years later – 1962 Reprise [Frank Sinatra]

Chiffons - Doctor of Hearts - 1962 Reprise

Five Superiors-There’s A Fool Born Every Day–1962 Garpax [Gary Paxton]

Stridells – Mix It Up – 1970 Curtom [Curtis Mayfield]

Stella Johnson - Yeah Baby – 1957 KRC [Lloyd Price]

Johnnie Taylor – Run But You Can’t Hide – 1965 SAR [Sam Cooke]

Sweet Cherries – Love Is What You Make It – 1969 T-Neck [Isley Brothers]

Persuasions – I Just Can’t Work No Longer – 1970 Straight (LP: Acapella) [Frank Zappa]

SUNDAY 10:00 PM CT... Full show tomorrow night—Monday Night Trivia! at 10 CT, 24 hours from

now. I hope you’ll join me. Apologies for not getting the reply of last Thursday night’s show online

until now. It really is the Better Late Than Never Network. It’s on the stream and available for

download now. (An explanation, not an excuse: I was feeling awful after the show, not any better

on Friday, and then yesterday I forgot until I got email from some of you reminding me. I’m feeling

awful again now, but I promise you I’ll rally in time for Monday Night Trivia. Do call!

Thursday night’s bumpers:

David Allan Coe – The Ride – 1982 Columbia

Rocky Burnett- Tired Of Toeing The Line – 1979 EMI

Donnie Elbert - Got To Get Myself Together – 1970 Rare Bullet

Dells – Now I Pray – 1956 (VeeJay unreleased)

Keystoners – Gossip – 1992 Starbound

Sunrays – Still – 1963 Tower

Eumir Deodato – Havana Strut – 1974 MCA

Linda Laurie – Ambrose Pt. 5 – 1958 Glory

Royalettes – It’s Gonna Take A Miracle – 1965 MGM

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing – 1968 Tamla

THURSDAY JUNE 22, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. Call and the floor is

yours (as long as it’s trivia— we avoid subjects of consequence. But we’re long on light hearted fun,

obscure oldies and radio history). Bumpers last night were mostly by request:

Ted Taylor – Somebody’s Always Trying – 1964 Okeh

Tony Bennett – Cold Cold Heart – 1951 Columbia

Betty O’Brien – She’ll Be Gone – 1961 Liberty

Danderliers – Shu-Wop – 1954 States

Little Roger & The Goosebumps – Gilligan’s Island (Stairway) – 1978 Splash

Chet Atkins – Frog Kissin’ – 1975 RCA

Jimmy Hughes – I Like Everything About You – 1968 Volt

Alan Jackson – The Talkin’ Song Repair Blues – 2004 Arista

Alan Jackson – USA Today – 2004 Arista

WEDNESDAY JUNE 21, 2023 3:31 AM CT It’s the longest day of the year (or maybe it just feels

like it). End it by spending the night with me, starting at 10 CT. Last night, as usual, it was AOR (all

over the road) as the bumpers will attest:

Rev-Lons – Boy Trouble – 1962 Garpax

Pointer Sisters – I’m So Excited – 1982 Planet

Brook Benton – Rainy Night In Georgia – 1969 Cotillion

Lee Andrews & The Hearts – The Bells of St. Mary – 1954 Rainbow

Reveres – Beyond The Sea – 1963 Jubilee

Bobby Darin – Beyond The Sea – 1960 Atco

Mills Brothers – The Glow Worm – 1952 Decca

Tune Weavers – Happy Happy Birthday Baby – 1957 Checker

Vogues – You’re The One – 1965 Co & Ce

Regents – Barbara Ann – 1961 Gee

James Brown & Lyn Collins – What My Baby Needs Now – 1972 Polydor

TUESDAY JUNE 20, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10 CT. Please call. Last night’s

Monday Night Trivia proved I have nary a clue about what you know. Last week, you slaughtered

me, correctly answering several of the trivia questions I threw out. This week we had a straggler

from the waning hours of last week’s show—and no one got it:

Consumers will do most anything to get a product they really, really want, but the longest distance

ever traveled to buy one of these was almost 4,000 miles. One of what? (Category is all that’s

needed.) A book. [It was a copy of Harry Potter & The Order of The Phoenix that a 16 year old

went from Chicago to London by plane for the sole purpose of buying a copy. No word on where

his parents fit into this saga.]

The broad basis of this week’s Bumper Stumpers theme was they were all obscure American soul

records that exploded on the Northern Soul scene in Great Britain. j(Thanks to researcher

extraordinare Carol Ford for the great 'should have been obvious to me but wasn't' idea.) Each

was heard weekly at the overnighters in places like Wigan’s Casino. The more narrow focus was

we played 11 of the Top 25 Northern Soul songs of all time (according to Kev Roberts, the

DJ/promoter/producer who is synonymous with Northern Soul and wrote the book—Northern Soul

Top 500—to prove it. Here’s what you heard.

Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – 1965 Soul

Dobie Gray – Out On The Floor – 1965 Charger

Yvonne Baker – You Didn’t Say A Word – 1966 Parkway

Jimmy Radcliffe – Long After Tonight Is Over – 1964 Musicor

The Epitome Of Sound – You Don’t Love Me – 1967 Sandbag

Garnet Mimms – Looking For You – 1966 United Artists

Frank Beverly & The Butlers – If That’s What You Wanted – 1967 Sassy

Chuck Wood – Seven Days Too Long – 1967 Roulette

Salvadors – Stick By Me Baby – 1967 Wise World

Tomangoe’s – I Really Love You – 1968 Washpan

Judy Street – What - 1968 Strider

FRIDAY JUNE 16, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next full show Monday Night Trivia next week. Tonight it’s a

replay of last Monday’s trivia show, so don’t call, but do call this coming Monday night at 10 CT. We

talked about the usual subjects and had fun with Johnny Goyen and listener Gary. Well fun for me,

anyway. I hope you enjoyed it. We played a lot of Scotty requests and maybe some of yours too:

The Cadillacs – My Girl Friend – 1957 Josie

Alan Jackson – I Still Like Balogna – 2009 Arista

Chantels – He’s Gone – 1957 End

Judy Clay & William Bell – Private Number – 1968 Stax

Staples Singers – I’ll Take You There – 1972 Stax

Neil Sedaka – Alice In Wonderland – 1963 RCA (and Spanish version)

Ron Holden – Can You Talk – 1974 NOW

Brenton Wood – Catch You On The Rebound – 1967 Double Shot

Joe Hinton – You Know It Ain’t Right – 1963 Back Beat

Jewel & The Rubies – Kidnapper – 1963 La Louisianne/ABC Paramount

THURSDAY JUNE 15, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. Pleaese join me (and

call!) We continued on scams last night and the inexplicable logic from the USPS, then got into

digital broadcasting, Jane’s trip to Alaska, and great Memphis oldies with Johnny Goyen. Here’s

what we played:

Percy Mayfield – Please Send Me Someone To Love – 1950 Specialty

Pilot – Get Up and Go – 1977 Arista

Impressions – Gypsy Woman – 1963 ABC

Jackie Shane – Comin Down – 1963 Sue

Manhattans – I Call It Love – 1967 Carnival

James Carr – Pouring Water On A Drowning Man – 1966 Goldwax

Ovations – I Believe I’ll Go Back Home – 1958 Goldwax

Spiders – Sukey Sukey Sukey – 1955 Imperial

WEDNESDAY JUNE 14, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. I hope you’ll join me,

better yet, I hope you’ll call. We had fun after the Stanley Cup Playoffs, though the victims of the

scams I mentioned didn’t. Among the current front runners: USPS Change of Address scams—

where someone changes your address to theirs to get your mail, specifically checks mailed to you.

(There are so many things the post office should and could do, but to date, you’re on your own.) Or

the joys of AI, where now the grandparent scam (receiving a text or email allegedly from a child or

grandchild in trouble asking you to wire money) is on steroids. Since most kids are on social media,

it’s only to easy for AI to clone their voices, with scammers calling you impersonating them. (Don’t

think that caller ID will let you know if it’s real—that’s even easier to spoof.) Bottom line, if you get

contacted in that way, do not reply. Reach out to your supposed relative in trouble yourself, using

numbers you have. And that’s just the tip of the illicit iceberg. On to happier things, I played

several of your requests:

Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk – 2015 Columbia

Frank Sinatra – Love’s Been Good To Me – 1969 Reprise

Wilson Picket – Ninety Nine and a Half Just Won’t Do – 1966 Atlantic

Yardbirds – New York City Blues – 1966 Epic (flip of Shapes of Things)

Big Jeff Bess – Step It Up and Go – 1951 Dot

TUESDAY JUNE 13, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Tonight’s show should start around 10:30, just after the

Stanley Cup Playoffs. Do call! You slaughtered me in last night’s Monday Night Trivia, getting

almost every question I threw out:

If you’re male, you’re twice as likely as females to have this trait. What trait? Left Handedness. [Ft.

Worth Star Telegram 8/13/02]

70% of Americans 18 to 24 can’t find this on a map. What? England. [Washington Post 5/22/03.]

Half couldn’t find New York state on a US map either.

Most Americans can not identify this. What? Their rep in congress. [San Diego Union Tribune

11/3/02 reported that 53% don’t know who their US Representative is.]

I didn’t use it, but I did share it: 2 out of 3 Americans can name all 3 rice Krispies characters, but 6

out of 10 Americans can’t name one of these, and even less than that know how many there are.

One of what? Judges on the Supreme Court. --There are 9. [Chicago Sun Times 4/26/02]

What American faced over 1500 different lawsuits as a defendant? Michael Jackson. [His lawyer

confirmed the figure and added that Michael didn’t like lawsuits, but was forced into them. ‘No one

wants to be reasonable. Everybody wants to be crazy. Michael tired of it.’]

Before the coming of the current century, buying this was outlawed in Singapore. The ban wasn’t

lifted for 12 years, and when it was, it was under very limited circumstances and people who buy it

have to provide their name and ID number. Buy what? Gum. The ban came because of

Singapore’s concern for litter. The carve out exception, for medicinal uses sold at drugstores only,

came from US pressure. [Edmonton Journal 5/26/04]

You got the bumper stumper theme: Hit artists writing hit songs for other artists (Thank you Carol

Ford for the suggestion!) but you didn’t get too many of the versions I played:

*Johnny Duncan – Hello Mary Lou (written by Gene Pitney, hit by Ricky Nelson)

*Major Lance – That’s What Mama Say (written by Curtis Mayfield, hit for Walter Jackson)

Jayos – Earth Angel (written by Jesse Belvin, hit by The Penguins)

*Rhythm Steppers – Lover Please (written by Billy Swan, hit by Clyde McPhatter)

*Tony Joe White – Rainy Night in Georgia (written by Tony, hit by Brook Benton)

*Johnny Darrell – with Pen in Hand (written by Bobby Goldsboro, hit Billy Vera)

*Sheiks – So Fine (written by Johnny Otis, hit The Fiestas)

Jackie Shane – Any Other Way (written by William Bell–hit by Chuck Jackson)

Mel Torme – Red Rubber Ball (written by Paul Simon, hit by The Cyrkle)

Delroy Wilson – It’s A Shame (written by Stevie Wonder, hit by The Spinners)

*denotes first recording of the song

FRIDAY JUNE 9, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’re live again Monday with Monday Night Trivia at 10 CT.

Strut your stuff with all that the useless knowledge, which will do you no good anywhere else. Mark

your calendar and call! Last night after the game, we discussed the mystery of a woman who saw a

current video of her husband who died right before her eyes a decade ago, a wife in Florida

accused of murdering her husband who continues to maintain that a 7 year old confessed to the

killing, how AI libeled a talk show host (who was made out to be an embezzler even though he

never worked for the entity he supposedly defrauded), and lots about radio. As for Bumpers:

Eddie Holman – I Love You – 1969 ABC

Junior – Mama Used to Stay – 1982 Mercury

Joe Stampley – Put Your Clothes Back On – 1979 Epic

Impressions – It’s All Right – 1963 ABC Paramount

Fascinations – Girls Are Out To Get You – 1967 Mayfield

Richard Popcorn Wylie – They Say – 1961 Unreleased Motown Acetate

Miracles – If Your Mother Only Knew – 1962 Tamla

THURSDAY JUNE 8, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Expect about a half hour delay tonight for showtime. We’ll

follow the Stanley Cup Playoffs so figure around 10:30, when I hope you’ll call! We can talk about

anything you’d like, but as usual, I’ll have a couple starter thoughts too.

We talked about a number of things last night, though the highlight for me was Johnny Goyen’s call

discussing Donnie Elbert, one of my faves. We played clips of several of his songs, and used three

as bumpers too:

Dean Martin – Mambo Italiano – 1955 Capitol

Jackie Wilson – My Heart Is Calling – 1966 Brunswick [LP Cut: Whispers]

Cadillacs – My Girlfriend – 1957 Josie

Astrud – Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) – 1965 Verve [LP Cut: The Astrud Gilberto Album]

Ray Stevens – Jeremiah Peabody’s Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving etc.. – 1961 Mercury

Rosemary Clooney – Hey There – 1954 Columbia

Donnie Elbert – A Little Piece Of Leather – 1965 Gateway

Donnie Elbert – I Got To Get Myself Together – 1970 Rare Bullett

Donnie Elbert – Baby Cakes – 1962 Parkway

WEDNESDAY JUNE 7, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10, please call! Last night

we talked about radio hosts endorsing questionable products, Beatles concert fiascos, Don

Kirshner, and whatever else was on your mind. We also mourned the passing of Astrud Gilberto

and Cynthia Weil and played some related bumpers:

Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim – Agua de Beber – 1965 Verve

Basia – Astrud – 1987 Portrait [LP Cut: Time And Tide]

Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim – Corcovado – 1968 Verve [LP cut: Getz/Gilberto]

Eydie Gorme – Blame It On The Bossa Nova – 1963 Columbia

Tony Orlando – Bless You – 1961 Epic

Arthur Alexander – Wher Have You Been – 1962 Dot

Shelley Fabares – Johnny Loves Me – 1962 Colpix

Dee Dee Sharp – I Really Love You – 1965 Cameo

Ambassadors – I Really Love You – 1969 Arctic

Dee Dee Sharp – (That’s What) My Mama Said – 1965 Cameo

TUESDAY JUNE 6, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight at 10. I hope you’ll call. Last night we got

off to a slightly late start, but Monday Night Trivia was full speed ahead. You got the straggler, and

at the end of the show, the follow up question:

40,000 Russians die of this annually, while in the US, a country with double the population of

Russa, only 300 people die of it annually. Die of what? Alcohol poisoning.

Florida has more of them than any other state. Ohio and Michigan follow close behind according to

the Detroit News. Four states don’t have any at all. What are they? Billboards. (Alaska, Hawaii,

Maine & Vermont outlawed them.)

And you came up with the theme on our Bumper Stumpers. All the artists we played had better

known siblings (and big thanks to Carol Ford for coming up with the idea):

Patrice Holloway – Do The Del Viking – 1963 Taste (Brenda)

Billy Butler & The Chanters – Hung Up On You – 1973 Pride (Jerry)

Dee Dee Warwick – She Didn’t Know, She Kept On Talking – 1970 Atco (Dionne)

Jimmy Ruffin – Since I’ve Lost You – 1964 Soul (David)

Erma Franklin – I Get The Sweetest Feeling – 1970 Brunswick (Aretha)

Art Neville – All These Things – 1962 Instant (Aaron)

Lewis Lymon – Tell Me Love – 1957 End (Frankie)

Stella Parton – It's Not Funny Anymore – 1975 Soul Country (Dolly)

FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Next live show is Monday Night Trivia on the 5th but we’ll be

a few minutes delayed thanks to the Stanley Cup finals. Figure on around 10:30, and plan to call.

Tonight it’s a replay of last Monday Night so sit back and enjou the show, but don’t call-- if you

didn’t catch the straggler, youll hear it on this replay and we’ll tackle on Monday, when I hope you

do call. We talked about a wide variety of nothing last night and had a good time doing it. We

played some of your requests and a few of my faves that tied in with this date in history (or close to

it):

5 Satins – I’ll be Seeing You – 1960 Ember

Marvelettes – Too Many Fish In The Sea – 1964 Tamla

Johnny Mercer – Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive – 1945 Decca

Lenny Welch – I Need Someone – 1959 Cadence

Pat Boone – A Wonderful Time Up There – 1958 Dot

Lenny Welch – Since I Fell For You – 1963 Cadence

Sparks of Rhythm – Handy Man – 1958 Apollo

Four Seasons – Candy Girl – 1963 VeeJay

THURSDAY JUNE 1, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. Please call. More from the “What

were they thinking?!” file last night, as we continued to talk about corporate stupidity. Target

Corporation in particular and their Pride Month clothing line that wasn’t met favorably by many of

their shoppers. Then we got into celebrity endorsement of ingestibles, with some hilarious

examples from home shopping host extraordinaire, Steve Bryant. And we took your calls and

played your requests:

5 Royales – Think – 1957 King

L.T.D. – Concentrate On You - 1978 A&M (LP Cut: Togetherness)

Nelson Riddle – Route 66 Theme – 1962 Capitol

Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come – 1965 RCA

Whispers – Follow Your Heart – 1965 Carnival

Ed Ames – My Cup Runneth Over – 1967 RCA

James Brown – Please, Please, Please – 1956 Federal

Sammy Turner – Lavender Blue – 1959 Big Top

Lari White – Just Thinking – 1993 RCA (LP Cut: Lead Me Not)

Jessie Hill – The Pot’s On A Strike – 1962 Minute

Jimmie Rodgers – The World I Used To Know – 1964 Dot

MAY 2023

WEDNESDAY MAY 31, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. I hope you’ll call. Last night

we had fun talking about marketing disasters, particularly how the heck Anheuser-Busch could have

allowed the Bud-Light campaign to air. Marketing 101: Do not alienate your entire core customer

base—for any reason whatsoever. The real question is not how this uber-educated ding bat came

up with the idea, it’s how was it ever approved? (If you weren’t listening, I’m sure you’ll have no

trouble reading up on this—and trust me, we were not weighing in on any political, social or woke

aspects—just plain ole marketing.) I used to say that the most important thing was to get the

listener/viewer to remember the product name. Well in this case, Anheuser-Busch better hope you

forget it. But you won’t.

We also noted the passing of Redd Holt (as in Young Holt Unlimited). 91 years old, died last week.

(Eldee Holt died in 2007.) And of course talked about whatever was on your mind, which well do

again tonight. Bumpers?

Young Holt Unlimited – Baby Your Light Is Out – 1968 Brunswick (LP Cut: Soulful Strut)

Young Holt Unlimited – Wack Wack – 1966 Brunswick

Young Holt Unlimited – Who’s Making Love – 1969 Brunswick

Gene Chandler – You’re A Lady – 1971 Mercury

Whispers – I Was Born When You Kissed Me – 1966 Dore

Whispers – As I Sit Here – 1965 Dore

Whispers – Needle In A Haystack – 19 Soul Clock

George Maharis – Don’t Fence Me In – 1963 Epic

Whispers – The Dip – 1965 Dore

Marvelettes – Forever – 1963 Tamla

TUESDAY MAY 30, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. Please join me and call. I can

use all the help I can get. Last night’s Bumper Stumpers are listed in the orer in which they were

played (with the exception of Dee Dee Warwick which I managed to play twice-- I also played two

Linda Jones records—when I was planning to play one by her and another by Ruby Andrews).

Now that it’s clear as mud, would you like to guess on our theme? I didn’t think so. Carol Ford,

who provides the world’s best show prep suggested it: 2023 Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame

inductees. I was confused, I thought it was the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and I flat out couldn't

believe how great that list was, considering their usual choices.

Pat Boone turns 89 this week. Isn’t it about time he be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I’m not

saying I liked any of his R&B covers—quite the opposite, but if it wasn’t for them, millions of

mainstream teens would have never heard these songs. Often the writers were the original R&B

performers, and on top of that Pat was on Dot—Randy Wood’s label-- of Randy’s Record Shop in

Gallatin, Tennessee, who sponsored all the great R&B late at night on WLAC. Hopefully they’ll stop

re-writing history while Pat is still alive to read the real deal.

It took a few hours, but you got the straggler last night on Monday Night Trivia:

In 2003, Procter & Gamble was the biggest US advertiser, spending $2.6 billion. General Motors

was close behind spending $2.5 billion. Who was third? Time Warner (spending $1.9 billion

according to Adweek. Advertising Age had GM on top at $3.43 billion, P&G next at $3.32. Time

Warner came in a distant third). It was a tumultuous year for Time Warner. They had been branded

as AOL since 2001 when the AOL purchase took place. But in October 2003, the name was

dropped from the company's official branding and its NYSE ticker became TWX (it had been AOL).

In addition to AOL, Time Warner in 2003 owned Warner Brothers studios, Time, Inc. publishing,

Time Warner Cable, Turner Broadcasting, and CNN/Money.

I threw out another question in the latter part of the show—that becomes next week’s straggler.

As I expected, about an hour after the show I screamed out Richard Egan! He’s the guy Rod

Serling wanted as announcer for the Twilight Zone, and when that was impossible due to

contractual issues, Serling disgustedly said, ‘if I can’t have Egan, I’ll do it myself’. And he did. Now

about those Bumper Stumpers:

Dusty Springfield – Every Day I Have To Cry – 1964 Phillips

Manhattans – If My Lonely Heart Could Speak – 1970 Deluxe

Dee Dee Warwick – We’re Doing Fine – 1965 Blue Rock

Linda Jones - That’s When I’ll Stop Lovin’ You – 1970 Neptune

Clyde McPhatter – Let’s Try Again – 1959 MGM

Brook Benton – Going Going Gone – 1963 Mercury

Sam & Dave – Born Again – 1969 Atlantic

The Masters featuring John Oates – I Need Your Love – 1966 Crimson

Thelma Houston – I Want To Go Back There Again – 1971 MoWest

Linda Jones – For Your Precious Love – 1972 Turbo

FRIDAY MAY 26, 2023 3:31 AM CT Next live show? Monday Night Trivia on Memorial Day! Join

me. Last night we talked with Steve Propes, whose latest book is “Those Old School Records”. It’s

a great conversation starter and fine coffee table book. Flip through the pages. Each one will grab

your attention. Bumpers?

Joe Houston – All Night Long – 1954 Money

Richard Berry – Have Love Will Travel – 1960 Crest

Robins – Framed – 1954 Spark

Charles Wright & The 103rd St. Rhythm Band – Love Land – 1970 WB

Tierra – Gonna Find Her – 1979 Boardwalk

Superbs – Baby Baby All The Time – 1964 Dore

Brenton Wood – Oogum Boogum Song – 1967 Double Shot

Mar-Keys – Last Night – 1961 Satellite

Nat King Cole – Mr. Cole Won’t Rock and Roll – 2002 CD Bonus Cut: Live At The Sands

Donald Fagan – Walk Between Raindrops – 1982 WB (LP Cut: Nightfly)

THURSDAY MAY 25, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Tonight at 10 we’ll talk with Steve Propes. If you’re a fan

of R&B, East LA classics or early rock and roll, you won’t want to miss this. We’ll talk about his

latest book (Those Old School Records), tell tales out of school and take your calls! Last night as

usual was AOR –all over the road. I never found time to go over the tabloids (What the late Queen

said about Meghan, oh my) As for bumpers, that was equally off the rez:

Gino Paoli – Senza Fine (Phoenix Love Them with lyrics) – 1961 Ricordi (LP Cut: Gino Paoli)

Gino Paoli – La Gatta – 1960 Ricordi

Wild Cherry – 1-2-3 Kind Of Love – 1978 Epic

Ike & Tina Turner – A Fool In Love – 1960 Sue

Capitols – Cool Jerk – 1966 Karen

Shorty Long – Devil With The Blue Dress – 1964 Soul

Isley Brothers – Who’s That Lady – 1964 UA

Bob Seger – Nutbush City Limits (a few seconds of it) – 1976 Capitol

Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits (long version open) – 1973 UA

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway – You Are My Love – 1979 Atlantic

WEDNESDAY MAY 24, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Live show tonight at 10. I hope you’ll join me. We were

all over the road last night—radio (Transit Radio, the FM bus fiasco), records (yes The Phoenix

Love Theme had lyrics, and a name: Senza Fine— we’ll play it tonight), horses (trotters, pacers,

tracks), bucket lists (golf) and more. We played some of your requests and mentioned musical

milestones too:

Beginning of the End – Funky Nassau – 1971 Alston

Jackie Wilson – I’ll Be Satisfied – 1959 Brunswick

Intruders – (Win Place of Show) She’s A Winner – 1972 Gamble

Cher – I Saw A Man And He Danced With His Wife – 1974 MCA (LP Cut: Dark Lady)

Mr. Acker Bilk – Stranger On The Shore – 1962 Atco

Alan Jackson – That’d Be Alright – 2002 Arista Nashville

John Fogerty – Vanz Kant Danz – 1985 WB

Chad & Jeremy – Willow Weep For Me – 1964 World Artists

Brass Ring – Phoenix Love Theme – 1966 Dunhill

TUESDAY MAY 23, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Live tonight at 10. Please call! Advance Warning: This

Thursday, Steve Propes joins me in the 10 PM hour. He’s recently published “Those Old School

Records”, and like all of his books, it’s a fount of information and a load of fun. (We used to have

convenient links for Amazon orders, but Amazon in its infinite lack of wisdom ordered us to stop,

mistaking our listeners for ineligible friends and family to stop me from getting a paltry percent of

purchases. I kid you not. So look for it online, and make Amazon your last choice.)

Last night’s Monday Night Trivia was enjoyable as ever, and eventually our straggler was

guessed-- well not completely but close enough that I gave it up: The odds are that a company’s

stock will go up 70% if they do this. Do what? Put their name on a stadium. (In a study of 49

stadiums in 2003, the average rise in stock price after a stadium is named after a company is 70%

according to AP.) We’re working on another question right now, and if you were listening, you know

what it is. If not, the show replays on WGN on Fridays and is available for download here anytime

(or if you’re listening before Tuesday’s show, you can hear it on the stream). Bumper Stumpers

were all requests Scotty has made in the past, most of which, surprisingly, you didn’t get:

Barrett Strong – Oh I Apologize – 1960 Anna (flip of Money)

Arthur Prysock – When Love Is New – 1976 Old Town

Cadillacs – The Girl I Love – 1956 Josie

The Channels – My Love Will Never Die – 1959 Fury

Chi-Lites – A Letter to Myself – 1972 Brunswick

Dream Kings – MTYLTT (More Than Yesterday Less Than Tomorrow) – 1957 Checker

Drifters – Steamboat – 1955 Atlantic (flip of Adorable)

Flamingos – Dream of a Lifetime – 1959 Checker

Gene Chandler – What Now – 1964 Constellation

Isley Brothers – For The Love Of You – 1975 T-Neck

Harptones – My Memories Of You – 1956 Tip Top

FRIDAY MAY 19, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live show is Monday Night Trivia starting at 10 on

Monday night (obviously) next week. I’ll be ready for you and looking forward to your call. (On the

other hand, please don’t call tonight—it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia from the beginning of the

week.) Sad day for news yesterday— Gerald Sims died. The legendary Chess records studio

guitar player was much more than the hits on which he played. He did some tasty soul stuff on his

own too. And we played some of it last night. We also got an update from Pilot Denns who heard

from a friend of Scotty’s. Both Dennis and Scotty’s friend Cameron joined us. Ron Flatter did too.

He filled in the blanks on the mystery Lia raised about 8 racehorses dying in Kentucky just prior to

the derby. Check out his Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Also sad to know that my favorite billionaire

died yesterday: Sam Zell. I didn’t know Sam personally, though I felt like I did as we had mutual

friends. What I loved was his take on the world and his unbridled passion for success. He was

known as the Grave Dancer for the failed companies he scarfed up and turned around— but not at

the expense of others. To the contrary, he enriched a lot of folks along the way. And it didn’t hurt

that he had a great personality and was a diehard libertarian too. RIP Sam, Scotty & Gerald.

Gerald Sims – Cool Breeze – 1962 Tip Top

Fontella Bass – Rescue Me – 1965 Checker

Jackie Wilson – (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher – 1967 Brunswick

Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto – 1966 Cadet

Gerald Sims – Little Echo – 1964 Okeh

Radiants – Voice Your Choice – 1964 Chess

Gene Chandler – I Fooled You This Time – 1966 Checker

Benny Spellman – Lipstick Traces – 1962 Minit

Judy Garland & Johnny Mercer – Friendship – 1940 Decca

Lanier & Co. – Please Don’t Go – 1983 LARC (LP Cut: Lanier & Co.)

THURSDAY MAY 18, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. Three hours for you to call and

tell me what’s on your mind. Maybe you know how to get rid of ear worms? Elizabeth has an Ink

Spots song she keeps hearing over and over in her head. We’ll talk about that again tonight,

among numerous items of utterly no significance. Last night’s bumpers were almost all by your

request:

Five Keys – Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind – 1956 Capitol

War – Low Rider – 1975 UA

Gap Band – You Dropped A Bomb On Me – 1982 Total Experience/Polygram

Arthur Alexander – Anna (Go To Him) – 1962 Dot (Floyd Cramer on piano)

Arthur Alexander – Soldier of Love – 1962 Dot (Buzz Cason write)

Five Royales – Right Around The Corner – 1956 King

Gene Chandler – Rainbow – 1962 VeeJay (Flip of You Threw A Lucky Punch)

Ike & Tina Turner – A Fool For A Fool – 1964 Warner Brothers

Grupo Pegasso – Anna – 1984 Remo (LP cut: Vol. IV – Hola Como Estas – Amor Vendido)

WEDNESDAY MAY 17, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. I hope you’ll join me and call.

Good to talk with many of you last night. Not surprisingly, remembering Scotty was the theme. It

probably will be for a while. My fondest hope is he’s hearing every word and basking in our

appreciation of his being a wonderful part of the show. Bumpers? Mostly played your requests last

night:

Lenny Welch – Since I Don’t Have You – 1973 Mainstream

Skyliners – Since I Don’t Have You – 1959 Calico

Don McLean – Since I Don’t Have You – 1981 Millenium

Barbara Lewis – Baby I’m Yours – 1965 Atlantic

Little Anthony & The Imperials – Tears On My Pillow – 1958 End

Big Joe Turner – Hide and Seek – 1955 Atlantic

Bunker Hill – Hide & Go Seek – 1965 Mala

Fred Towles & The Jacksonians – Hook It To The Mule - 1968 Way Out

G.C. Cameron – It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday – 1975 Motown

TUESDAY MAY 16, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10, and you can bet we’ll be playing

more Doo Wop (and some of your requests too). We promised Scotty we’d keep Doo Wop alive

and we will not let him down, wherever he is. If you weren’t listening last night, Scotty left the planet

on February 9th. George Scott was his full name and he was nothing short of spectacular as a

caller and a supporter of all things obscure R&B. I wasn’t alone in looking forward to his calls, and

was worried when he abruptly stopped early this year. Listener Dennis, our pilot friend from

Colorado volunteered to get to the bottom of Scotty’s disappearance, and he did over the past three

days. Details are not known, but all we need to know is Scotty is no longer with us. He was well

loved, not only by all of us in our WGN nighttime radio community, but by his neighbors in East

Chicago, Indiana as well. Dennis talked to a lot of people and nobody had an unkind word when it

came to Scotty. Crushingly, no one seemed to know him well, or have any further details on his

passing.

Needless to say, the Bumper Stumpers theme was songs Scotty loved. I could have played many

more, but here’s what I chose:

Spaniels – Don’cha Go – 1955 VeeJay (flip of Do-Wah)

Dells – Why Do You Have To Go – 1957 VeeJay

El Dorados – Looking From The Outside – 1971 Paula

Jay McShann & Priscilla Bowman – Hands Off – 1957 VeeJay

Flamingos – Music Maestro Please – 1959 End (LP Cut: Flamingo Serenade)

Walter Jackson – What Would You Do – 1964 Okeh

Moonglows – When I’m With You – 1956 Chess

Kool Gents – This Is The Night – 1956 Vee Jay

Sheppards – Tragic – 1961 Apex

Gene Chandler – Bless Our Love – 1964 Constellation

Danderliers – May God Be With You – 1956 States

I threw out a trivia question, since it was Monday Night Trivia, afterall, but the right answer is still

forthcoming, so it becomes our straggler for next Monday night. Tonight, as usual, anything goes

(as long as it’s inconsequential, since we’ll leave it to others to track the pressing questions of the

day—we’ll just have a good time). I hope you’ll call!

FRIDAY MAY 12, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live show is Monday Night Trivia at 10 CT. I'll be ready

for you. Plan to call! Tonight, it’s a replay of this past Monday’s trivia. Slow in the first hour last

night, then wall to wall calls. Thank you. We finally figured out that Stacy was trying to remember

the Fire Station, a teen venue in Chicago that was heard on WFYR 103.5 on Friday and Saturday

nights. And we determined societal politeness has plummeted as evidenced by all the people

behaving badly at various Disney Parks. Here’s what we played:

Dovells – Your Last Chance – 1962 Parkway

Dells – Now I Pray – 1956 VeeJay (unreleased, later on Skylark)

Billy Swan – I’m Her Fool – 1975 Monument

Platters – Voo Vee Ah Bee – 1953 Federal

Charts – All Because Of Love – 1958 Everlast

James & Bobby Purify – Help Yourself (To All Of My Lovin’) – 1968 Bell

Velvelettes – Needle In A Haystack – 1964 VIP

Stan Cayer – Why Did I Cry – 1963 SGM

Manhattens – Why Should I Cry – 1961 Big Mack

THURSDAY MAY 11, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. Please call! Apologies for not

getting the Tuesday replay up until a few hours ago. It’s there now, along with my conversation with

Del Staecker and tonight’s show. As for last night, as usual your calls ruled, requests too. Here’s

what we played:

Duprees – Have You Heard – 1963 Coed

Arthur Alexander- Anna – 1962 Dot

Larry Williams – Short Fat Fannie – 1957 Specialty

Bobby Brooks Wilson – Lonely Teardrops (Live 2012)

Joe Turner – Shake Rattle & Roll – 1954 Atlantic

Tommy Roe – Your Love Will See Me Through – 1977 Monument

Danny & The Juniors – Do The Continental Walk – 1961 Swan

Sonny Curtis – I Pledge My Love To You – 1964 Liberty

Dramatics – Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get – 1971 Volt

Manhattans – Call Somebody Please – 1969 Carnival

WEDNESDAY MAY 10, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Please call. Great talking with

Del Staecker in the first hour last night. Tard really is a great read, and I hope you’ll pick up a copy.

We’ll work on getting it on an audio format.... Looking for an aggregator with tons of radio streams?

Nick in Baltimore suggests radio-browser.info. Check it out. Bumpers were mostly your requests

(God knows I wouldn’t have played many of them on my own.)

Jay & The Americans – This Magic Moment – 1969

Coasters – Charlie Brown – 195 Atlantic

Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan – Humphrey The Camel – 196

Willie Tee – Thank You John – 1965 Atlantic

O’Jays – Back Stabbers – 197

Sam & Dave – Sooth Me – 196 Stax

Rick Nelson – That’s All She Wrote – 1963 Decca

Jimmy Phelps – Almost – 1968 Karen

TUESDAY MAY 9, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Tonight at 10 CT, we’ll talk with Del Staecker, who has

written what is the best thing I’ve read in a very long time: Tard. (Search for it wherever books are

sold.) We’ll tell you all about it and about Del tonight at 10.

Monday Night Trivia contained a real stumper last night. It was only in the shows waning minutes

that Nancy, a first time caller from Salem, WI got it: These two words, which first appeared in a

dictionary together in 1912, appear in countless commercials as the item enticing customers today.

What two words? Happy Hour. (American Dictionary of Food and Drink that notes that being drunk

was referred to as being “happy”.)

I expected more results from the Bumper Stumpers, but lines were full and maybe you couldn’t get

in. The theme was all of these songs were big Carolina Beach Music records. Here’s what we

played:

Willie Tee – Teasin’ You – 1965 Atlantic

5 Royales – Think – 1957 King

Lenny O’Henry – Across The Street – 1964 Atco

Swinging Medallions – Hey, Hey, Baby – 1968 Capitol

Mob – I Dig Everything About You- 1971 Colossus

Clovers – One Mint Julep – 1952 Atlantic

Prophets – I Got The Fever – 1968 Smash

Arthur Alexander – A Shot of Rhythm & Blues – 1962 Dot

Lavern Baker & Jimmy Ricks – You’re The Boss – 1961 Atlantic

O’Kaysions – Little Miss Flirt – ABC Paramount – 1968 ABC (LP cut: Girl Watcher)

Tymes – Ms Grace – 1974 RCA

FRIDAY CINCO DE MAYO 2023 3:31 AM CT.... Enjoy a replay of Monday Night Trivia tonight, and

make plans to call on Monday for the next live edition at 10 CT. The usual topics were on tap last

night. And we met a few new callers—Dave the trucker, in Aurora; and Kristin In Kansas. Bumpers:

Tides - Chicken Spaceman – 1961 Dore

Shalamar – This Is For The Lover In You – 1981 Solar

War – Cinco de Mayo – 1981 LAX

Hootie & The Blowfish – Hold My Hand – 1994 Atlantic

Mel Tillis – Coca Cola Cowboy – 1979 MCA

Thee Midniters – That’s All – 1965 Chattahoochie

Angels – Cry Baby Cry – 1962 Caprice

Antonio Carlos Jobim – Triste – 1967 A&M (LP: Wave)

Irma Thomas – Whenever (Look Up) – 1963 Bandy

Tornados – Telstar – 1963 Decca

THURSDAY MAY 4, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Record labels, music venues, lots of old radio and more

last night. Whatever’s on your mind tonight starting at 10 CT. Please call. Last night’s bumpers:

Elvis Presley – Bossa Nova Baby – 1963 RCA

Spaniels – Baby, It’s You – 1953 Chance/VeeJay

Four Seasons – Soon – 1963 VeeJay

Wade Flemons – That Other Place – 1963 VeeJay

Bettye Lavette – Let Me Down Easy – 1965 Calla

Detroit Emeralds – You Want It, You Got It – 1971 Westbound

James Brown & Lyn Collins – What My Baby Needs Now – 1972 Polydor

Ronnie Dio & The Prophets – Blue Days Blue Nights – 1963

Steve & Eydie – Can’t Stop Talkin’ About You – 1963 Columbia

Charlie Rich – Since I Fell For You – 1975 Epic

Carole King – Only Love Is Real – 1976 Ode

WEDNESDAY MAY 3, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10 CT. Please call! As

usual we were all over the road last night, from strange things showing up in strangers’ mail boxes,

to naps that can kill you. As long as it’s unimportant (and hopefully fun) we’ll talk about it (had to

explain that to one caller that wanted to discuss serious stuff that matters-- tons of shows for

that—this is your respite from it). Bumpers were by request. OK, I would have played the

Manhattans and Nat Stuckey on my own, but the rest wouldn’t have crossed my mind:

Five Satins – I’ll Be Seeing You – 1960 Ember

Crests – 15 Candles - 1959 Coed

Crests – Guilty – 1960 Selma

Alan Jackson – Pop A Top – 1999 Arista

Nat Stuckey – Don’t Pay The Ransom – 1972 RCA

Nick Noble – The Tip Of My Fingers – 1960 Coral

Jody Miller – Home Of The Brave – 1965 Capitol

Bertie Higgins – Key Largo – 1982 Epic

Manhattans – Searchin’ For My Baby – 1965 Carnival

Bobby Caldwell – Rina – 1993 Sin-Drome (LP Cut: Where Is Love)

Alan Jackson – Monday Morning Church – 2004 Arista (LP Cut: What I Do)

TUESDAY MAY 2, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. If it’s on your mind, it should be on

the radio. Please call. Last night’s Monday Night Trivia was fun as usual. No one correctly

guessed on our straggler question, so I revealed it at the end of the night:

Nevada has more of them than any other state. Alabama has fewer of them than any other state.

More and fewer of what? Cremations

Our Bumper Stumper theme is courtesy of Steve in New Jersey. He suggested I play only songs

released on labels that George Goldner lost due to his gambling addiction, and that’s just what I did:

Dubs – Be Sure – 1958 Gone

Ronnnie Jones & The Classmates – Lonely Boy – 1958 End

Shells – Sippin’ Soda – 1958 End

Five Stars – Baby Baby – 1958 End

Crows – I Love You So – 1953 Rama

Valentines – My Story Of Love – 1957 Rama

Wrens – What Makes You Do (The Things That You Do) – 1955 Rama

Bobbettes – I Don’t Like It Like That – 1961 End

Mellow Keyes – Listen Baby – 1956 Gee

Cleftones – Lover Boy – 1958 Gee

APRIL 2023

FRIDAY APRIL 28, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live Monday Night Trivia at 10. Call! As for tonight, it’s a

replay of last Monday night’s adventure. More people behaving badly, slime from the checkout line

and your calls last night. Bumpers were by Jon’s request:

Tavares – Whodunit – 1977 Capitol

Jewel & The Rubies – Kidnapper – 1963 ABC Paramount

Chants – Dick Tracy – 1961 - Verve

Fabulettes – Mr. Policeman – 1965 Monument

Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew (Kent Harris) – Cops & Robbers – 1956 Crest

Coasters – Bad Detective – 1964 Atco

Jamo Thomas – I Spy For The FBI – 1966 Thomas

Elgins – Casey Cop – 1961 Crest

Olympics – Private Eye – 1959 Arvee (A side to Baby Hully Gully)

Mike & The Censations – Victim of Circumstance – 1966 Highland

THURSDAY APRIL 27, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live tonight for 3 hours at 10. Join me and call! Last

night, more people behaving badly, tabloid trash and bizarre diets, in addition to your requests:

Berna-Dean – He’s Mine – 1962 Imperial

Chantels – Look In My Eyes – 1961 Carlton

Volumes – I Love You – 1961 Columbia

Harry Belafonte – Mama Look At Bubu – 1957 RCA

Mauds – Soul Drippin’ – 1968 Mercury

Art & Dottie Todd – Chanson d’Amour – 1957 Era

Stereos – Echo In My Heart – 1962 Cub

Diamonds – She Say – 1959 Mercury

Harry Belafonte – Jamaica Farewell – 1956 RCA

WEDNESDAY APRIL 26, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight at 10. Call! We had fun last night

talking about customer service horrors and before I knew it the show was over. Not before I got to

play some of your requests however:

Dean Martin & Nat King Cole – Open Up The Dog House – 1954 Capitol

Terry Fell – I Are A Millionaire – 1968 RCA

Johnnie & Joe – Over The Mountain; Across The See – 1957 Chess

David A Stewart & Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here – 1989 Arista

Stereos – I Really Love You – 1961 CUB

Dee Dee Sharp – I Really Love You – 1965 Cameo

Rex Garvin – Emulsified – 1963 Okeh

Marvin Gaye – Hitch Hike – 1962 Gordy

Paper Lace – The Night Chicago Died – 1974 Mercury

TUESDAY APRIL 25, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Call! Fun playing Monday

Night Trivia last night. Our straggler question occupied much of the show, but you got it eventually:

This became very popular in the 1960s, then faded into almost obscurity but is now making a

comeback. What is it? Slot cars. (Just recently in Germany, multiple teams of slot car racers set the

world record for the longest route covered by slot cars. They raced for 60 hours and covered 2,463

miles worth of track. Carrera-Revell of America is the leading producer of slot car racing sets.

Thanks to Feliks Reznik of Jill Schmidt PR in Northfield for the idea that led to this question.)

Before the end of the show I threw out another question. We’ll pick it up there next Monday night.

What all the Bumpers Stumpers had in common is obvious from the list below—they were all “bird”

groups:

Wrens – Beggin’ For Love – 1955 Rama

Robins – Keep Your Mind On Me – 1957 Whippet

Ravens – If You Didn’t Mean It – 1949 National

Orioles – Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me – 1953 Jubilee

Cardinals – Come Back My Love – 1955 Atlantic

Flamingos – Golden Teardrops – 1953 Chance

Swallows – It Ain’t The Meat It’s The Motion – 1951 King Bunky Mack

Penguins – My Troubles Are Not At An End – 1956 Mercury

Crows – Mambo Shevitz – 1954 Tico

Blue Jays – Write Me A Letter – 1956 Blujay

I’m stunned with how bad the quality was on that Blue Jays’ song. I’m firmly convinced it was

recorded for a quarter in a Voice-o-Graph booth.

FRIDAY APRIL 20, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live trivia show Monday at 10 PM Central. (It’s a replay

of Monday Night Trivia tonight at 10—don’t call, but do call Monday.) As usual, we brought up a

wide variety of things, including the inexplicable behavior of an assistant delivery man who

delivered a washer-dryer to a 75 year old customer, along with beating her almost to death and

setting her on fire. (And I thought I had customer service horror stories.) I’m trying to track down

the background of this bozo who will be serving life in prison as I can’t begin to imagine the

particulars. On a happier note, we played some of your requests:

Ike & Tina Turner – Proud Mary – 1971 Liberty

Alan Jackson – It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere – 2003 Arista

Tito Puente – Oye Como Va – 1962 Tico

Bobby Russell – Mid American Manufacturing Tycoon – 1973 Columbia

Robert Maxwell & The Ray Charles Singers –(Song of the Nairobi Trio) Solfeggio –1953 MGM

Donny Hathaway – A Song For You – 1972 Atco (LP Cut: Donny Hathaway)

Gene Pitney – I’m Gonna Be Strong – 1964 Musicor

Sandy Stewart – My Coloring Book – 1963 Colpix

Jackie Wilson – You Got Me Walking – 1972 Brunswick

Sam Hunt – Over The Rainbow – 1984 Motown

Checkers – Over The Rainbow – 1954 King

Ray Stevens – It’s Me Again, Margaret – 1985 MCA

THURSDAY APRIL 20, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10, and I promise we will go

over the new moon in Aries that happened a few hours ago. I’ll throw in Mars going retrograde

tomorrow. Apologies for not getting to it last night. As usual, we covered the landscape of whatever

was on your mind—and we played some bumper requests too:

Nino Tempo & April Stevens – I’m Confessin’ – 1964 Atco

Patsy Cline – Why Can’t He Be You – 1962 Decca

Reflections – (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet – 1964 Golden World

Billy Crash Craddock – Just Another Miserable Day – 1989 Atlantic

Israel IZ Kamakawiwo’ole – Somwhere Over The Rainbow

Crash Craddock – Boom Boom Baby – 1959 Columbia

Ruby Johnson – Don’t Start Nothing – 1965 Deb’s

Delfonics – You’ve Brern Untrue – 1967 Cameo

WEDNESDAY APRIL 19, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Assuming the earth doesn’t end (being April 19th and

all), we’ll be live tonight at 10 talking about it, and whatever’s on your mind. We covered the

landscape last night, including the key to happiness. It certainly wasn’t at the gas pump-- almost

$5.50 a gallon? How are people making it? That one we really couldn’t answer so if you’ve got a

clue, call tonight. Bumpers were largely requests:

Dr. John – Right Place, Wrong Time – 1973 Atco

Donnie Gerrard – Darlin’ – 1977

Roy Ayers – Hot – 1985 Columbia

Jerry Butler – Are You Happy – 1968 Mercury

Alan Jackson – Chattahoochee – 1992 Arista

Chords – Sh-Boom – 1954 Cat

Jesse James Singers – Income Tax Evasion – 1964 Bit

Boz Scaggs – Miss Sun – 1980 Columbia

Alan Jackson – Good Time – 2008 Arista

TUESDAY APRIL 18, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10 (and for the remainder of the

spring and summer, as no sports interruptions are planned—so that’s live shows Monday through

Thursday evenings from 10P to 1A Central Time.

Fun playing Monday Night Trivia last night. It took awhile but you got the straggler. We went

back to the month of August, where we previously learned that more break-ins and murders occur

during that month than in others. Unrelated completely: Americans are more likely to do this in

August than any other month, though they probably do it every month or more frequently. Do what?

Eat out at a restaurant (according to the National Restaurant Association, which also reports

Saturday is the most popular day to eat out).

And that leaves the next question I asked which remains a straggler until your guesses next

Monday night. As for Bumper Stumpers, all of the artists were born this week (though sadly many

are now longer with us). Here’s what we played:

Chris Bartley – Baby I’m Yours – 1969 Buddah

Bloodstone- Something’s Missing – 1975 London

Moonglows – When I’m With You – 1956 Chess

Bobby McClure – Sitting In The Park – February 11th Records

Johnny Tillotson – It Keeps Right On A Hurtin’ – 1962 Cadence

Mel Carter – Band of Gold – 1966 Imperial

Ray Peterson – Sweet Little Kathy – 1961 Dunes

Blue Magic – Look Me Up – 1973 Atco

Glen Campbell – The World I Used To Know – 1967 Capitol (LP Cut: Gentle On My Mind)

Roy Orbison – Breaking Up Is Breaking My Heart – 1966 MGM

Paul Davis – Boogie Woogie Man – 1972 Bang

[In case you were wondering: Chris Bartley would have been 76 Monday. He was born in Harlem

in 1947 and died in 2009 of kidney failure at 62 in Secaucus. Bloodstone group member Charles

Love, who wrote Something’s Missing, would have turned 78 today (Tuesday). He was born in

1945 in Salinas, and died in 2014 at 68 of pneumonia in Kansas City. Pete Graves of The

Moonglows would have been 93 or 87 today (depending on which birthday you choose—1930 in

Mississippi or 1936 in Ohio). Either way, he died in 2006 in his 70s. Bobby McClure would have

turned 81 Friday, born in Chicago, died in Los Angeles at 50 years old from a stroke. Johnny

Tillotson turns 85 Thursday, born in Jacksonville. Mel Carter turns 84 Saturday. Ray Peterson

would have turned 88 Sunday. Born in Denton TX in 1935, died in Smyrna TN at 69 in 2005 from

cancer. Blue Magic’s Vernon Sawyer turns 71 Saturday. Glen Campbell would have turned 87

Saturday. Died in 2017 in Nashville, Alzheimer’s. Roy Orbison would have turned 87 Sunday. Born

in Vernon, TX, died in Hendersonville, TN from a heart attack in 1988. And Paul Davis would have

turned 75 Friday. Born and died in Meridian, MS. Had a heart attack and died the day after his

60th birthday in 2008.]

FRIDAY APRIL 14, 2023 3:31 AM CT... It’s a replay tonight of Monday Night Trivia, so please don’t

call—but do call on Monday night when we’re live at 10 playing trivia again. We had a lot of fun last

night, playing airchecks, talking radio and taking your calls. As for bumpers (relating to what we

discussed):

Clyde McPhatter – Rock and Cry – 1957 Atlantic

Clyde McPhatter – Just To Hold My Hand – 1957 Atlantic

Rockin’ Rebels – Wild Weekend – 1960 Marlee

Spinners – Rubberband Man – 1976 Atlantic

Clovers – Devil Or Angel – 1956 Atlantic

Emerson Lake & Palmer – Fanfafe for the Common Man – 1976 Atlantic

Doc Severinsen – Things Ain’t What They Used To Be – 1991 Amherst

Hoyt Curtin – Jonny Quest Theme

THURSDAY APRIL 13, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be delayed an hour tonight, starting at 11 PM CT.

(It’s the last Blackhawks interruption of the season.) I hope you’ll call! Last night we talked about

cover records (what they are and more importantly, what they aren’t), radio, and more— “more”

meaning it’s been a couple hours and I haven’t a clue. As for what bumpers you heard:

Stephen Sanchez – Until I Found You – 2021 Republic

Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come – 1965 RCA

5 Royales - Right Around The Corner - 1956 King

Don & Dewey – Don’t Ever Leave Me – 1962 Highland

Richard Berry – Have Love Will Travel – 1960 Flip

Flamingos – Mio Amore – 1960 End

Ever-Green Blues – Midnight Confessions – 1967 Mercury

Kenny Rankin – On & On – 1977 Atlantic

Kenny Rankin – Haven’t We Met – 1966 Columbia

WEDNESDAY APRIL 12, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. Please jon me—and

call! Last night’s bumpers?

Frank Sinatra – Always – 1947 Columbia

Johnnie & Joe – Over The Mountain – Chess

Rays – Silhouettes – 1957 Cameo

Stylistics – Rockin’ Roll Baby – 1973 Avco

BTO – Lookin’ Out For #1 – 1976 Mercury

Paul Williams – To Put Up With You – 1970 Reprise (LP: Someday Man)

Ben Sidran – Song For A Sucker Like You – 1977 Arista

Michael Bacon – Big Mouth – 1975 Monument (LP: Love Song Believer)

Mose Allison – Your Mind Is On Vacation – 1962 Atlantic

Randy Newman – You Can Leave Your Hat On – 1972 Reprise (LP: Sail Away)

TUESDAY APRIL 11, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full shows tonight and tomorrow night. I hope you’ll call!

Last night, Monday Night Trivia started at 11:30. I thought I came up with a great question. And

our first caller got it on her first guess. So much for my intuition:

In 1960, almost seven milllion Americans disclosed they did this.

20 years later in 1980, almost 25 million laid claim to it.

20 years after that, in 2000, over 36 million Americans said they did it.

Today, 50 million are estimated to be doing it. Doing what? Jog

And the most amazing part is no one was chasing any of them with a weapon of any sort.

Astounding. Our next question remains unanswered so it becomes our straggler for next week’s

show.

As for our Bumper Stumpers, the theme was that all of them were also background singers for

better known acts:

Merry Clayton – Oh No Not My Baby – 1972 Ode

Doris Troy – What’cha Gonna Do About It – 1963 Atlantic

Blossoms – That’s When The Tears Start – 1965 Reprise

Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson – I Want To Love You Baby – 1969 SSS

Dee Dee Warwick – When Love Slips Away – 1967 Mercury

Meanwhile I made the mistake of taking my temperature during the show. I’d been feeling poorly all

day. Well now I know why. It’s psychological I’m sure, but when I know I’ve got fever I immediately

feel worse. As soon as I upload the download and update the stream, I’m lying down. But I firmly

expect to be talking to you tonight, and looking forward to it.

FRIDAY APRIL 7, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Monday Night Trivia next week (Monday April 10, 2023) will

start at 11:30 CT (delayed an hour and a half for Blackhawks hockey). But that will still give us

plenty of time for a new question and a handful of bumper stumpers, so join me live then and

please call. (But don't call tonight-- it's a replay of previous Monday Night Trivia Shows.)

It was a very abbreviated show last night after hockey, but we did manage to play one of Karen's

favorite Manhattans records (Follow Your Heart - 1965 Carnival).

THURSDAY APRIL 6, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Short show tonight, about a half hour. Talk to you around

12:30 AM. Last night we covered a wide range of topics, read some tabloids and generally had a

nice time. We also played several of your requests:

Coasters – Bad Detective – 1963 Atco

Meri Wilson – Peter The Meter Reader – 1981 WMOT

Rosemary Clooney – This Ole House – 1955 Columbia

Cadillacs – Gloria – 1954 Josie

Bob Heyward – Gloria – 1946 Exclusive

Alan Jackson – Good Time – 2008 Arista

Dion & The Belmonts – I Wonder Why – 1958 Laurie

Marvin Gaye – I’ll Be Doggone – 1965 Tamla

Whispers – Remember Me – 1969 Soul Clock

Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On – 1971 Tamla

El Dorados – I’ll Be Forever Lovin You – 1955 VeeJay

WEDNESDAY APRIL 5, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight starting at 10 CT. 3 big hours with

hopefully YOUR calls. Happy Birthday to Good Guy Gary Stevens who turns 83 today. That

doesn’t seem possible (especially since I’m still 39, lol). Gary’s retired in Florida but still keeps his

hand in radio—for a while he was chairman of the board of Saga after the death of its founder a

couple years ago. Last night we talked about the 50th anniversary of the cell phone, the shocking

survey that shows over third of all parents in New York have adult kids living at home with them,

and McDonald’s lack of subtlty in their layoffs. As for bumpers:

Major Lance – Please Don’t Say No More – 1964 Okeh

Claudine Clark -The Telephone Game – 1962 Chancellor

Jimmy McGriff – The Worm – 1968 Solid State

Fatso Theus – Be Cool My Heart – 1955 Aladdin

Jerry Butler – Mr. Dream Merchant – 1967 Mercury

TUESDAY APRIL 4, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. We’ll be on right after the blackhawks, probably at 11:30 CT

tonight. We got about an hour of Monday Night Trivia in last night. I’ll put the replay up under

downloads. We dispensed with our straggler: This happens more in August than any other month.

What? Home burglaries. (According to the Washington Post 7/25/02.) It’s also the month most

murders happen.

Our Bumper Stumpers are all Canadian based artists, in honor of Red Robinson, the first disc

jockey in Canada to play a rock and roll record (and a confirmed lover of R&B). Sadly, Red passed

away this past weekend, but he got a lot of living into his 86 years.

Mighty Pope – Heaven on the 7th Floor – 1977 Private Stock

Ronnie Hawkins – Mary Lou – 1959 Roulette

Jackie Shane – Comin Down – 1963 Sue

Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers – Malinda – 1968 Gordy

MARCH 2023

FRIDAY MARCH 31, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Next live trivia show is Monday around 10:30 PM CT. We

have a straggler and if you don’t remember what it is, you can listen to tonight’s replay on WGN (but

don’t call, it isn’t live—but it will be on Monday so call then).

Conversation ran from the Paltrow lawsuit (she won, as I expected) to Johnnie Ray. As for bumpers:

Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers – Bustin’ Loose – 1978 Source

Meri Wilson – Telephone Man – 1977 GRT

Alan Jackson – Chattahoochie – 1993 Arista

Isley Brothers – Footsteps In The Dark – 1978 T-Neck

Johnnie Ray – Cry – 1951 Okeh

Sam Cooke – Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha – 1959 Keen

THURSDAY MARCH 30, 2023 3:31 AM CT We’ll start an hour late tonight. Talk to you at 11 CT!

Last night we covered everything from the history of Ampex reel to reel recorders (audio and video)

to the experts in the Gwyneth Paltrow trial, not to mention the usual discussions about radio and

music (including Afroman’s classic Lemon Pound Cake and the resulting lawsuits). As for bumpers:

Afroman – Lemon Pound Cake

Unit 4 plus 2 – Concrete & Clay – 1965 London

Miracles – That’s What Love Is Made Of – 1964 Tamla

Lou Rawls – Lady Love – 1977 Philadelphia Int’l

Dan Hartman – Instant Replay – 1978 Blue Sky

Greg Phillinganes – Countdown To Love – 1985 Planet

Bobo Mr. Soul –Hitch Hike To Heartbreak Road – 1972 Ovide

Diamonds – She Say – 1959 Mercury

Manhattans – It’s Gonna Take A Lot To Bring Me Back – 1969 DeLuxe

Rod Riguez – I’ll Slip Away – 1967 Impact

Bert Keyes – Lady In My Heart – 1965 Clock

WEDNESDAY MARCH 29. 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10 CT. I hope you’ll join

me and call! Last night after the game it was great hearing from so many of you. Conversations ran

the gamut from music (Jimmy Ricks, songs used in commercials, Redbone, Cryan Shames and

more) to what’s above us (Is the Ionosphere part of the Thermosphere, or is it a layer of its own

after the Mesosphere, and does outer space start after the Exosphere, or does the Karman Line

determine it early in the Thermosphere—spellbinding, I tell ya. Or not). Feel free to call and

change the subject tonight. Last night’s bumpers? Mostly related to your calls:

Moonglows – Twelve Months Of The Year – 1959 Chess

Lavern Baker & Jimmy Ricks – You’re The Boss – 1961 Atlantic

Redbone – Witch Queen Of New Orleans – 1971 E[ic

Cryan Shames – It Could Be We’re In Love – 1967 Columbia

Nina Simone – Feeling Good – 1994 Mercury

Hank Snow – I’m Moving On – 1958 RCA

Hank Snow – I’m Stlll Movin’ On – 1977 RCA

TUESDAY MARCH 28, 2023 3:31 AM CT... 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be on an hour late tonight, starting

at 11 after the Blackhawks. Had fun with a full Monday Night Trivia show last night. You got the

straggler quickly:

This post world war II advertisement was responsible for giving workers a daily benefit. That wasn’t

the intent. The commercials pushed a product, but in under a year, the benefit became the norm for

workers across America. What is the benefit called? The Coffee Break. (Defense plant workers

got a daily break during the war but it wasn’t until 1952 that the Pan American Coffee Bureau

advertised, “Give yourself a coffee break—and get what coffee gives to you.” It caught on like

wildfire and was the norm in workplaces by the close of 1952.)

We’re still working on the follow up, so I’ll leave that for next week. As for Bumper Stumpers, they

all began with “D” (and would have been in alphabetical order if I hadn’t forgotten to play the

Diplomats when they came up):

Deltairs – Who Would Have Thought It – 1958 Felsted

Derek Martin – You Better Go – 1964

Derrick Harriott – What Can I Do (The Wedding Song) – 1971 Crystal

Desires – Black Girl – 1968 Starville

Desires – Rendezvous With You – 1960 Hull

Destinations – Come On Let Me Love You – 1964 Fortune

Diadems – Why Don’t You Believe Me – 1962 Star

Dimas III – You’ve Succeeded – 1966 Clown

Dobie Gray – Out On The Floor – 1966 Charger

Doc Oliver – Going Thru’ A Change Of Love – Lucky Labels (instrumental)

Don & Dewey – Don’t Ever Leave Me – 1962 Highland

Diplomats – Here’s A Heart – 1964 Arock

FRIDAY MARCH 24, 2023 3:31 AM CT... 3 big hours of Monday Night Trivia, starting at 10PM CT

Monday Night. We’ve got a straggler, plenty of bumper stumpers, your choice of categories and

more. Last night was an abbreviated show thanks to the NCAA tourney and the only bumpers I

played was two versions of the same song (I’ll Make It Alright):

Valentinos –1973 SAR

Beautiful Zion Missionary Baptist Church Choir – 1973 Myrrh

THURSDAY MARCH 23, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. We’ll be delayed by the NCAA tourney tonight, but

should be live before midnight so we’ll have over an hour to chat. I hope you’ll join me. Last night,

as usual, it was an AOR show—All Over the Road, from my haunted studios to songs used in

commercials, with bumpers exclusively dedicated to your requests:

Louis Prima – Banana Split for My Baby – 1956 Capitol

Manhattans – Call Somebody Please – 1969 Carnival

Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing – 1982 Tamla

Raelettes – Bad Water – 1971 Tangerine

Sisters Love – Are You Lonely – 1971 A&M

Du-Ettes – Every Beat Of My Heart – 1964 Mar-V-Lus

Etta James – Security – 1968 Cadet

Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston – My Sugar Is So Refined – 1946 Capitol

Della Reese – A Clock That’s Got No Hands – 1964 RCA

WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show again tonight at 10. I hope you’ll call. We

covered everything last night from the history of Candida (the song not the medical malady though

we touched on that too) to the latest Slime From The Checkout Line—of course Harry & Meagan

took center stage. As for the bumpers:

Jackie Wilson – My Heart Is Calling – 1967 Brunswick (LP Cut: Whispers)

Kool Gents – This Is The Night – 1956 Vee Jay

Cicero Blake – Sad Feeling – 1964 Renee

Dawn – Candida – 1970 Vell

Carl Mann – Pretend – 1959 Sun

Jerry Martin – Janet – 1958 Fredlo

Richard Dimples Fields – If It Ain’t One Thing It’s Another – 1982 Boardwalk

Brenda Holloway – Every Little Bit Hurts – 1964 Tamla

Lenny Welch – Since I Don’t Have You – 1973 Mainstream

Lenny Welch – Please Help Me I’m Falling – 1966 Kapp

TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Reminder: New Moon at 12:23 PM CDT today. Write

your law of abundance checks before that. (Check out MaryAnnWinkowski.com if you don’t know

what this is.) We’ve got a full show tonight, and tomorrow night. I hope you’ll join us at 10, and

even better, that you’ll call.

Playing an abbreviated version of Monday Night Trivia last night due to sports preemption was

fun. You got almost all the Bumper Stumpers (every one except The Whispers):

Whispers – I Was Born When You Kissed Me – 1966 Dore

Richard Dimples Fields – Sincerely – 1982 Boardwalk

Don Covay – It’s Better To Have (And Don’t Need) – 1973 Mercury

Billy Stewart – Reap What You Sow – 1962 Chess

Solomon Burke – He’ll Have To Go – 1964 Atlantic

And eventually you knocked off our straggler question from last week:

Rescuers have been called to the scene all over the world to save something that fell into the

sewer. Items range from the common to unthinkable. In 2004, 11 rescuers in England spent three

hours trying to rescue seven of these when a passerby noticed something lying by the sewer grate

that indicated the contents fell below it. Six were lost, but one was found. What was rescued? A

goldfish. The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals commended the arduous action saying,

‘Goldfish may not be as cute as dogs or cats, but they deserve our respect and the chance to live

out their lives.’ The rescuers named him William— the goldfish, not the SPCA spokesman. [Press

Association 4/16/04]

And we threw another question out, which has now become the straggler for next week. (You can

listen to the replay to find out what it is, if you missed it.)

FRIDAY ST PATRICK’S DAY 2023 3:31 AM CT.. We’ll next get together Monday night after the

game, figure around 11:30 PM CT, when we’ll engage in another round of Monday Night Trivia!

Looking forward to it. Last night we talked about all sorts of things and played a few bumper

requests too:

Del Vikings – Come Go With Me – 1957 (audition tape)

Shalamar – A Night To Remember – 1982 Solar

Irish Rovers – The Unicorn – 1968 Decca

Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love – 1961 RCA

Lou Rawls – You’ve Made Me So Very Happy – 1970 Capitol

JD McPherson – Abagail Blue – 2012 Hi-Style

THURSDAY MARCH 16, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’ll get a late start again tonight, right after the

game—how late I’m not sure. Last night we started earlier than I expected, so when I say we’ll start

around 11, give or take a half hour either way. Whenever it is, I hope you’ll call. Last night we

talked to several of you about everything from more customer disservice horrors (yesterday was the

first time I ever got a recording saying my wait time was 243 minutes—and they weren’t kidding—by

the time someone answered the phone my battery died) to shopping malls and AM radio. As for the

bumpers:

Bobby Caldwell – Coming Down From Love – 1980 Clouds

Ides of March – You Wouldn’t Listen – 1966 Parrot

Lou Rawls – Your Good Thing Is About To End – 1969 Capitol

Capris – There’s A Moon Out Again – 1980 Collectables

Capris – There’s A Moon Out Tonight – 1959 Planet

Lefty Frizzell – If You’ve Got The Money, I’ve Got The Time – 1950 Columbia

Channels – My Love Will Never Die – 1959 Fury

WEDNESDAY THE IDES OF MARCH 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be about an hour late tonight, on

the air live after the NCAA playoffs. I hope you’ll hang in there and call! Last night, as usual we ran

the gamut, and included a smattering of Slime From The Checkout Line (we read The Globe). We

played some of your requests and we noted with sadness the passing of Jerry Samuels (Napoleon

XIV):

Napoleon XIV – Split Level Head – 1966 WB (LP Cut: They’re Coming To Take Me Away)

Percy Mayfield – River’s Invitation – 1963 Tangerine

Isley Brothers – My Love Is Your Love Forever – 1966 Tamla=

Patience Valentine – Ernestine – 1963 SAR

Lloyd Price – Misty – 1963 Double L

Poni-Tails – Born To Late – 1958 ABC Paramount

TUESDAY MARCH 14, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be starting about an hour late tonight (11 PM CT)

due to Blackhawks hockey. Talk to you then.

We had fun with a full three hours of Monday Night Trivia last night. You did a fine job with the

first question I threw out:

The average toilet has 50 bacteria per square inch. By comparison, the average BLANK has

21,000, more than four times that amount, and you probably never even think of it. Average what?

Office Desk (according to US News & World Report 4/22/02)

But we’re still working on the next one, so we’ll pick it up there next Monday. As for the Bumper

Stumpers:

Bobby Patterson – Everything Good To You – 1972 Paul (LP Cut: It’s Just A Matter Of Time)

Neil Sedaka – Amarillo – 1977 Elektra

Candi Staton – He Called Me Baby – 1970 Fame

Robins – Framed – 1955 Spark

Anthony & The Imperials – If I Remember To Forget – 1968 Veep

Platters – Maggie Doesn’t Work Here Anymore – 1954 Federal

Bob Luman – Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) – 1974 Epic

Walter Jackson – It’s All Over – 1964 Okeh

Contours – Just A Little Misunderstanding – 1966 Gorduy

Tams – It Happens Every Time – 1999 EMN (CD: Bad Boys of Beach Music)

Wilson Pickett – Sin Was The Blame – 1973 RCA

FRIDAY MARCH 11, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full Monday Night Trivia show next week at 10 CT. I’ll be

ready for you! Last night the topics ranged the gamut from Robert Blake to Antonio Carlos Jobim.

The bumpers were all over the place too, thanks to your requests:

Sergio Mendes & Brazil ’66 – Triste – 1967 A&M (LP Cut: Equinox)

Antonio Carlos Jobim – Triste – 1968 A&M (LP Cut: Wave)

Sarah Vaughn – Triste – 1979 Pablo (LP Cut: I Love Brazil)

Joao Gilberto – Desifinado – 1959 Odeon (LP Cut: Chega de Saudade)

Howlin’ Wolf – Hoochie Coochie Man – 1954 Chess

Jr. Walker & The All-Stars – (I’m A) Road Runner – 1964 Soul

Linda Martell – A Bad Case Of The Blues – 1970 Plantation

Walter Wanderly & Astrud Gilberto – Tu Me Delirio – 1966 Verve (LP: A Certain Smile)

Rufus & Roots - Caught Up – 1979 T-Jaye

Theresa Lindsey – Gotta Find A Way - 1964 Correc-Tone

THURSDAY MARCH 10, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show again tonight so I hope you’ll call. I’ll have

plenty to say without you but I have a much better time when you join me. We did talk about

Murdaugh's murders last night, and a bunch of other things too numerous to mention. Bumpers?

(And yes there was a reason for most of them, including your requests):

J.J. Barnes – Real Humdinger – 1966 Ric-Tic

Pearl Bailey – Zing, Went The Strings Of My Heart – 1956 Sunset

O.C. Smith – Little Green Apples – 1968 Columbia

Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers (Originals) – The Bells I Hear – 1968 Unreleased

Chuck Berry – Too Much Monkey Business – 1956 Chess

Originals – Baby I’m For Real – 1969 Soul

Charlie Rich – That’s How Much I Love You – 1960 Sun

Charlie Rich – Graveyardville – 1959 Sun

Mario Lanza – Donkey Serenade – 1956 RCA

Alan Jones – Donkey Serenade – 1938 RCA

Isley Brothers – I’m Gonna Knock On Your Door – 1959 RCA

WEDNESDAY MARCH 8, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full 3 hour live show tonight at 10 CT. I hope you’ll

call. I expected we’d talk about the Murdaugh verdict last night, but that wasn’t what was on your

mind. We had a fine time talking about everything else though. And the bumpers were pretty much

all your requests. Here’s what you heard:

Kenny Nolan – My Eyes Get Blurry – 1977 20th Century

Left Bank – Walk Away Renee – 1966 Smash

Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come – 1968 Philly Groove

Alan Jackson – Remember When – 2003 Arista

Little Milton – We’re Gonna Make It – 1965 Checker

L.T.D. – Love Ballad – 1976 A&M

Marvin Gaye – Ain’t That Peculiar – 1965 Tamla

Beach Boys – 409 – 1962 Capitol

Patsy Cline – So Wrong – 1962 Decca

TUESDAY MARCH 7, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full shows tonight through Thursday. 10P to 1A Central

Time. I hope you’ll call. We’ve got a lot to discuss including the Murdaugh verdict.

We got an hour and a half of Monday Night Trivia in last night, and no one guessed the straggler:

There’s more than a 1 in 10 chance, you’re doing this boneheaded thing on your computer What?

Using “password” as your password. (According to the New York Times, it was 1 in 8 20 years

ago.)

As for Bumper Stumpers, we got in five, and you identified two:

Exciters – Do Wah Diddy – 1963 UA

Huey Piano Smith – Havin’ A Good Time – 1958 Ace

Laura Lee – Since I Don’t Have You – 1972 Hot Wax (LP cut: Women’s Love Rights)

Ruby Andrews – I’ve Got A Bone To Pick With You – 1984 Kent (LP cut: Moving On Up)

Andra Willis – Til I Can’t Take It Anymore – 1973 Capitol

FEBRUARY 2023

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2023 3:31 AM CT... It was a short show last night but fun to talk to

several of you. The good news is I’ve solved the temporary broadband problem. The apartment

that was not available until the end of March will be ours in the middle of the week. The bad news

(for me) is it gives me four days to arrange for a move that I won’t be here to facilitate. I’ve also got

to take a couple classes on how to best help Jon through his outpatient journey so exactly how I’ll

pull this off and be at the other end to meet the movers is still uncertain.

But on one thing I’m sure (though I shouldn’t jinx it with my hubris), I will be back live Monday March

6th with no plans to abscond again.

The best news of all is that Jon is improving every day. Your prayers and good wishes have been

a great help. Thank you!

As for last night’s bumpers, we had to start with Betty Swann, as news of her death is starting to

circulate. January 25th, 78 years old. Not only a great singer in her relatively short career, but a

fine writer too—she penned her charters. We played the first one:

Bettye Swann – Don’t Wait Too Long – 1965 Money

Johnnie & Joe – Over The Mountain, Across The Sea – 1957 Chess

Johnnie & Joe - Kingdom of Love - 1982 Ambien Sound

Miracles – If You’re Ever In The Neighborhood – 1973 Tamla

Talk to you after the game a week from Monday around 11:30 PM Central.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Short show tonight. Expect a Midnight (CT)

start. But that gives you an hour to call, and I hope you will. Talk to you then. Good to hear from

many of you last night. We played several of your requests:

Soul Stirrers – Last Mile Of The Way - Specialty

Dee Clark – Gloria – 1957 Falcon

Jackie Verdell – Why Not Give Me A Chance – 1963 Peacock

Carman – Some O Dat – 1982 Epic

Sheppards – Sherry – 1956 United

Starbuck – Moonlight Feels Right – 1975 Private Stock

Ral Donner – Girl of My best Friend – 1961 Gone

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Yes, I’ll be live tonight, but the show will be an hour

delayed due to sports preemption. Join me at 11 CT, and please call.

Fun playing Monday Night Trivia last night, and that’s a good thing since prizes were out of the

question as the show was unscreened. It took a while but you got the first question I threw out:

Only 5% of Americans over 60 have one. But almost 50% of Americans under 40 have one. One

what? A tatoo.

The second question is a straggler and we’ll pick it up the next time we do Monday Night Trivia live.

I’m hoping that will be two weeks from tonight, but I honestly don’t know. Jon gets out of inpatient

rehab on March 1st, and I’ve got until then to find a temporary place with wired broadband for the

month. Good luck to me. I’ll be here for the next few nights, and I’ve got to tear the secondary

studio apart so I can move it and everything else I’ll need in the short term by the weekend. Right

now, my greatest fantasy is finding a time store where I could buy a few extra Wednesdays, but

seeing as how that’s not gonna happen, I’ll stop typing and start sleeping so I can wake up early

and start the search all over.

Oh, Bumper Stumpers? The timely theme was in conjunction with Presidents’ Day. All the artists

shared names with US Presidents. Here’s who they were:

Chuck Jackson – I Wake Up Crying – 1961 Wand [Andrew Jackson]

O. Harrison – When You’re Ugly Like Me – 1977 RCA [Benjamin Harrison]

Lee Washington – Little Girl – 1966 Fat Fish [George Washington]

Marie Adams with The Johnny Otis Show –Bye Bye Baby–1957 Capitol [John Quincy Adams]

Clarence Carter – The Court Room – 1971 Atlantic [Jimmy Carter]

McKinley Travis – Baby, Is There Something On Your Mind–1970 Soul Town [Wm. McKinley]

McKinley Mitchell – The Town I Live In – 1962 One-Derful [William McKinley]

Nick Nixon – San Francisco Is A Lonely Town – 1979 MCA [Richard Nixon]

Frankie Ford – Alimony – 1959 Ace [Gerald Ford]

Janet Jackson – Whoops Now – 1995 Virgin [Andrew Jackson]

Al Wilson – Who Could Be Lovin’ You – 1968 Soul City [Woodrow Wilson]

MONDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2023 8:55 PM CT... Live Monday Night Trivia show tonight--

unscreened, so no prizes (unless you want to give your address out to half of North America) but

we'll have fun anyway. I hope you'll call. I'll tell you all about the past two weeks.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2023 3:31 AM CT... There's no Monday Night Trivia tonight. No shows

at all this week, I'm sorry to say. Thanks to all of you for your concern. But it's not me. It's Jon and

the news is decidedly mixed.

First the shocking part: Late Thursday afternoon Jon had an intracranial hemorrhagic stroke, deep

in the brain. Now the good part: The bleed was small and did not get larger before we could life

flight him to help. At 5 AM Friday morning he was checked into the Mayo Clinic Hospital ICU in

Phoenix, and he's been stable. Heavn knows he's had enough CT scans to prove it. By

comparison to what some people face, the damage is minimal. As his nurses can attest, it didn't

affect his mind, sense of humor or facial muscles. (They give stroke victims tests every 2 hours to

make sure they aren't backsliding mentally or physically. One involves describing a cartoon

drawing. Jon's turned it into a soap opera. Another is identifying who is president. You can only

imagine those answers. They have him read various sentences one of which is "Last night I talked

on the radio." Jon adds, "No, I only answer the phone.")

Funny stuff but this is serious business, and he'll need inpatient rehab to work his way back to

where he was. Later today I'll tour some facilities in the valley to determine what is the best bet.

I'm going to need to be here all week. Not that there's ever a good time to have a stroke, but it

doesn't get worse than Super Bowl week in the hosting city. Those outrageous hotel prices I quoted

last week? I'll be paying them this coming week-- if I can actually find a room over the weekend. It

would probably be cheaper to check into the hospital myself.

At this point I have every reason to think that Jon will come back 100%, but it's not going to be easy.

And his sense of humor will wane. Depression is an expected part of the journey, though he's been

lucky so far (his admitting physician said he'd never seen a patient live through the stroke Jon had,

and he'd never seen any significant stroke patient with as little damage as Jon displays). I'm

confident he will be just as lucky on the rest of the road to recovery, but prayers and good thoughts

are greatly appreciated. Forgive me in advance, as I might not be great at acknowledging them

over the coming days, but I know they'll be effective.

As for me, I admit a couple EMTs and a PA did take me aside on a few occasions to seriously

enquire if I was alright. I guess I look as wobbly as I feel, but I'm stronger than anyone imagines

when it comes to crises and I do not intend to add to the drama. So no worries about me right now.

Once I have a better handle on the timeframe, I'll let you know when I'll be back on the air live.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10 for three big hours. I do

hope you’ll call! Another night of something close to nothing last night but fine discussions about

radio, music, and what state spends the most on entertainment. Who would have believed it’s

Utah?! But then again, you’ve got to consider what this large nationwide survey considered

entertaining. I have no idea what we’ll discuss tonight, which is why your participation is urged. As

for last night’s bumpers (all by request):

Freddy Cannon – The Dedication Song – 1966 Warner Bros

Johnnie & Joe – Over The Mountain – 1957 Chess

JD McPherson – Ain’t Got No Home (unreleased live performance)

Major Lance – Rhythm – 1964 Okeh

Otis Redding- These Arms of Mine – 1963 Volt 20 rb / 85 volt

Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine – 1971 Sussex

James Brown – Try Me – 1965 Smash

Otis Redding – These Arms of Mine – 1963 Volt

New York City – Quick, Fast, In A Hurry – 1973 Chelsea

Ike & Tina Turner – A Fool For A Fool – 1964 Warner Brothers

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight starting at 10. Call and talk

about anything you want. That’s pretty much what we did last night—with discussion running the

gamut from The Drifters to synchronous AM broadcasting. Here’s what we played:

Barrett Strong – Make Up Your Mind – 1964 Tollie

Drifters – Sweets For My Sweet – 1961 Atlantic

Drifters – When My Little Girl Is Smiling – 1962 Atlantic

Drifters – I’ll Take You Home – 1963 Atlantic

JD McPherson – Holly Carol Candy & Joy – 2019 New West

Versatiles – Just Pretending – 1962 Ramco

Diablos – Mind over Matter – 1962 Fortune

Hank Thompson – Where Is The Circus – 1966 Warner Brothers

Hank Thompson – I See The Everywhere – 1969 Dot

Deon Jackson – Love Makes The World Go Round – 1965 Carla

JANUARY 2023

TUESDAY JANUARY 31, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight, beginning at 10. I hope you’ll call.

Last night on Monday Night Trivia, the straggler question lasted until the end of the show when I

revealed the answer:

It’s probably not hard to find one in any medium or large size city in America today, but 100 years

ago it was rare. The longest lasting one was in Seattle. What is it? A Gay Bar.

(The Double Header opened in 1934 in Seattle as a more traditional venue but it wasn’t long before

the basement became The Casino, a gay dance club, which closed and became a diner in the

1950s. Beginning during World War II and continuing until the bar closed in 2015, The Double

Header served a principally gay clientele.) [Boston Herald 6/14/98, Seattle Times 10/3/00, AP

5/9/01]

You did much better with identifying Bumper Stumpers, though no one guessed the theme. The

artist on every song we played was #1 nationally on this day on the Billboard R&B Charts (different

years of course). Here’s what you heard (and what was #1 on this day for them):

Barbara George – Send For Me – 1962 Sue [1962 #1 I Know]

Big Jay McNeely – Sungi Mungi – 1958 Swingin’ [1949 #1 Deacon’s Hop]

Ohio Players – Pain – 1971 Westbound [1975 #1 Fire]

Aaron Neville – The Greatest Love – 1978 Palm Tree [1967 #1 Tell It Like It Is]

Moonglows – Lover Love Me – 1955 Chess (flip of In My Diary) [1955 #1 Sincerely]

Blue Notes – I Should Be Your Lover – 1980 Source [1976 #1 Wake Up Everybody]

El Dorados – A Fallen Tear – 1956 VeeJay [1956 #1 At My Front Door]

Mary Wells – Stop Taking Me For Granted – 1966 Movietone [1963 #1 Two Lovers]

Major Lance – You’ll Want Me Back – 1966 Okeh [1964 #1 Um Um Um Um Um Um]

Al Greene – Back Up Train – 1967 Hot Line [1974 #1 Livin’ For You]

FRIDAY JANUARY 27, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Replay of Monday Night Trivia tonight on WGN. Enjoy

the show but save your calls until Monday night when we’re live again playing trivia at 10. Full

shows all next week, by the way. Last night was another short one but we did manage to get three

bumpers in, and take a few of your requests for next week. Here’s what we played:

Antonio Carlos Jobim – Wave – 1967 A&M

Ray Stevens – Unwind – 1968 Monument

Kim Weston – Looking For The Right Guy – 1964 Tamla

THURSDAY JANUARY 26, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be on tonight around 11:30 CT.. ballgame

before us. But I hope you’ll stay up and join me. Last night’s show ran the gamut from Montauk

Conspiracies to Ford dropping AM in F-150 electric trucks, yet we still managed to play many of

your requests:

Dynamics – Misery – 1963 Big Top

Olympics – Good Lovin’ – 1965 Loma

Nolan Strong & The Diablos - The Wind – 1954 Fortune

Brenda Holloway – You’ve Changed – 1965 Tamla (unreleased)

Flamingos – Nobody Loves Me Like You Do – 1960 End

Nolan Strong & The Diablos – Since You’re Gone – 1960 Fortune

Ray and Bob – Air Travel –

Etta James – Good Rockin’ Daddy – 1955 Modern

Vera Lynn – When I Grow Too Old To Be

Don & The Delighters – Native Girl – 1962 Cortland

Matt Lucas – I’m Movin’ On – 1963 Smash

The replay is combined with Tuesday night’s short show. No bumpers for that. Talk to you tonight.

Please call!

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full three hour show tonight. I hope you'll call. I'll

play several of your requests, talk about The Dynamics (with the passing of George and Sonny this

month, all the originals are now past tense, sorry to say), which will give me an excuse to play

Misery and maybe I'm The Man, their double-sided 45 in 1963 on Big Top (and still my favorite). I

hope you'll call! Last night we talked more about Jerry Blavat's passing but we also mentioned

something that's not getting enough attention. A day after Jerry died, Sonny Hopson "The Mighty

Burner" passed too. Fans will recall his tenure on WHAT (where Jerry also worked in the 1960s)

with fondness. Sonny was about to turn 86, when he died at home with dementia. Jerry's funeral,

by the way, will be streamed online. So if you can't make it in person, check it out Saturday starting

at 9 AM, here. [ If you're wondering about last night's replay, since it was only a 20 minute show, I'll

save it and add it to the beginning of the replay of tonight's show.]

TUESDAY JANUARY 24, 2023 3:31 AM CT... It’ll be a short show tonight. We’ll be on around half

past midnight after the game. We’ll have a full show tomorrow night (Wednesday) and then

Thursday, we’ll be on around 11 PM. After that, few sports interruptions for a while (as far as I

know) and plenty of time for you to call!

Many of you did call last night, which makes Monday Night Trivia a pleasure to do. Eventually

James knocked off the stragger. Stacy tried her best, and I think her guesses confirmed James’

choice. The question?

In 1997, a survey of Americans about avoiding germs came up with two things that 50% of all

respondents said they’d never touch! What were they? Last week, you got one of them—a public

telephone. And this week you got the other one: commercial airline headrests. (Alarmingly, it’s

been confirmed repeatedly, and recently that headrests are the germiest part of the plane.) The

New Republic reported the results on 11/10/97.

Then we threw out another question, which at the end of the show remained unanswered, so that’s

where we’ll pick it up next Monday.

As for the Bumper Stumpers, here’s what we played:

Tony Clarke – This Heart Of Mine – 1965 Chess

Darrell Banks – I’m The One Who Loves You – 1969 Volt

Orlons – Mr. Twenty-One – 1962 Cameo

McFadden & Whitehead – I Know What I’m Gonna Do – 1980 TSOP

Donnie Owens – Need You – 1958 Guyden

Olympics – Shimmy Like Kate – 1960 Arvee

Cornel Gunter – I’m So Used To You Now – 1956 Loma

O’Jays – I’ve Cried My Last Tear – 1965 Imperial

Bob Kuban & The In Men – Try Me Baby – 1965 Musicland

Dyke & The Blazers – Let A Woman Be A Woman – 1969 Original Sounds

The theme was that every one of them (the solo artists and at least one prominent member of the

groups) was shot to death. The saddest part, is I could have played a lot more of them. Far too

many of them. In case you want details:

Tony Clarke was shot to death by estranaged wife in Detroit in 1971 when he tried to break

into her home. He was 31.

Darrell Banks was shot to death in Detroit in 1970 by a policeman when he tried to intervene

in the affair between his girlfriend and the cop. He was 32

Orlons: Founding member Shirley Brickley shot to death at home answering her door in 1977

never solved. She was 32.

McFadden & Whitehead: John Whitehead shot to death outside his Philadelphia home by 3

men in a drive by in 2004 while he was working on his car with a friend. The friend who survived

was thought to be the target, but the murder has never been solved. He was 55.

Donnie Owens was shot to death by girlfriend at the Palms motel in Phoenix in 1994. She was

aiming at an intruder trying to scare him off, but she shot and killed Donnie, three days before his

62nd birthday.

Olympics: Member Charles Fizer shot to death in 1965 Watts riots. He was 24.

Cornel Gunter, an early member of the Coasters (He was also in the Flairs and Ermines

among others.) was shot to death in car in Las Vegas in 1990. He was 53. A thin black man was

seen standing by the car when an argument ensued, 2 shots were fired, the gunman ran away,

Cornel drove off, and crashed a couple blocks later, dead with two shots to the chest. Never

solved. (A latter day Coaster, Buster Wilson, was shot in the head in 1980. His dismembered body

was dumped in Hoover Dam, and a canyon near Modesto CA. Peter Cavanaugh was convicted,

he’s on death row in Nevada. The reason for the shooting is Wilson was going to tell the cops about

Cavanaugh’s fraud scheme.)

O’Jays: Frankie Little Jr, disappeared in 1979, skeletal remains were found in a bag in 1982.

It was considered to be a homicide, but it wasn’t until 2021 that the remains were identified as the

O’Jays guitarist and song writer. It was thought but not conclusively confirmed that he was shot.

Also, Arlester Christian was with the band earlier while they were briefly in Phoenix, and as you’ll

read in a moment, he was shot to death.

Bob Kuban & The In Men: Lead singer Walter Scott shot to death by second wife’s lover. He

disappeared right after Christmas in 1983. His remains were found in 1987 floating in a cistern

behind his widow’s house. He’d been shot in the chest and dumped in the cistern by the nextdoor

neighbor, Jim Williams, a plumber who was later convicted not only of that death but the death of

his first wife, whose death was previously ruled as vehicular. He set that up one up too. He did both

killings so he could marry Walter’s wife, JoAnn Calcaterra. She did 18 months of a five-year

sentence. Williams died in prison in 2011, 72 years old. Police were tipped off to the murder by

Williams’ son, who at the time was in prison and on the outs with his dad. JoAnn died in 2019, at

75.

Dyke & The Blazers “Dyke”, Arlester Christian, was shot on the street in Phoenix in 1971. It

was thought to be drug related.

FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. I’ll be back live with Monday Night Trivia, Monday at

10. Tonight’s a replay of last Monday’s show so don’t call. But do make it a date to call next Monday.

The new moon is Saturday at 2:53 PM (CT). It’ll be the closest to earth new moon we’ve had since

the 11th century, almost a thousand years ago, and it won’t be the close again for another almost

350 years. Not that you’ll see anything. It’s a new moon, so it’s invisible. But a great time to write

your prosperity check, petitioning the universe for all manner of riches. Have no idea to what I

refer? Check out MaryAnnWinkowski.com and click on Law of Abundance. As for last night’s

bumpers (mostly your requests):

Blue Magic – Side Show – 1974 Atco

Johnny Adams – Reconsider Me – 1969 SSS

James Brown – There Was A Time – 1968 King

Al Hibbler – He – 1955 Decca

The Four Buddies – I Want To Be The Boy You Love – 1964 Imperial

Howlin’ Wolf – Smoke Stack Lightning – 1956 Chess

Carman – Some-O-Dat – 1982 Priority

Marcos Valle – So Nice – 1968 Verve

Cab Calloway – Everybody Eats When They Come To My House – 1948 Columbia

Garland Green – Goin’ In Circles (beats me, I have it on a homemade 8-Track)

Jackie Wilson – Lonely Teardrops – 1958 Brunswick

Narvel Felts – Lonely Teardrops – 1976 ABC

THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight at 10. No Mary Ann (she’s in the

middle of a move, but will be back next month) but I’ll be here and I’ll look forward to your calls.

Good to talk to several of you last night, and it gave me a chance to play some of your bumper

requests:

James Brown – Bewildered – 1961 King

James Brown – You’ve Got The Power – 1960 Federal

Dells – There Is – 1968 Cadet

Stan Freberg – Telephone Prefix Song – 1966 Capitol

Ricardo Bacelar – Vento de Maio – 2017 Bacelar

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son – 1969 Fantasy

Wade Flemons – Here I Stand – 1958 VeeJay

Earth Wind & Fire – Fantasy – 1978 Columbia

Bob Lind – Elusive Butterfly – 1966 World Pacific

Hank Locklin – The Country Hall of Fame – 1967 RCA

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18, 2023 3:31 AM CT... There’s a full show tonight (Northwestern

Basketball is postponed), so attendance will be taken promptly after the 10 PM news. Thanks to

those of you who kept me company last night. The bumpers were 100% by your request:

Andrews Sisters – Rum And Coca Cola – 1945 Decca

Four King Sisters – Java Jive – 1940 Bluebird

Tavares – Heaven Must be Missing An Angel – 1976 Capitol

Alfie – Dionne Warwick – 1967 Scepter

Jimmy Forrest – Night Train – 1952 United

James Reed & J.F. Harrison – There’s A Long, Long Trail – 1915 – Victor

TUESDAY JANUARY 17, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’ll start an hour late tonight, 11 PM CT (The

Blackhawks play by play is on before me, and they usually wrap it up on time, so figure right after

the 11 PM News, you’ll hear me.) Had fun as usual with Monday Night Trivia.

We’ve still got a straggler as far as trivia questions go, so I’ll maintain radio silence until next

Monday, but if you heard the show, you’ve got a big clue at the end, so I suspect we’ll wrap it up

pretty quickly next week.

As for the Bumper Stumpers, everything I played last night, and everything I played the Monday

night before it, was written by Van McCoy. I could have dragged this out two more weeks, as his

output was that prolific. Sad to note he was taken from us at just 39 years old in 1979. He was

born in DC, and died in Englewood, NJ—but in his short life, he left a wealth of music behind.

Here’s what we played last night:

Jimmy Jones – Ready For Love – 1960 Cub

Van McCoy – Mr. D.J. – 1961 Rock’n

Chuck Jackson – Who’s Gonna Pick Up The Pieces – 1962 Wand

Walter Jackson – Suddenly I’m all Alone – 1965 Okeh

Fleetwoods – Before And After – 1964 Dolton

O’Jays – Let It All Out – 1965 Imperial

Jackie Wilson – I’ve Lost You – 1966 Brunswick

Faith Hope & Charity – So Much Love – 1970 Maxwell

Intrigues – Language Of Love – 1971 Yew

Presidents – Triangle Of Love – 1971 Sussex

FRIDAY THE 13th OF JANUARY 2023 3:31 AM CT... Don’t call tonight—it’s a replay of Monday

Night Trivia, but do call this coming Monday, Martin Luther King Day at 10 PM CT when we'll do it

live! We had a short show last night, following the Blackhawks, but managed to spend a couple

hours talking about the early career of The Whispers, and taking your calls. Here’s what we played:

Whispers – Never Again – 1965 Dore

Whispers – The Dip – 1965 Dore

Whispers – As I Sit Here – 1965 Dore

Whispers – Dr. Love – 1965 Dore

Whispers – Take A Lesson From The Teacher (Storybook of Love) – 1966 Dore

Whispers – I Was Born When You Kissed Me – 1966 Dore

Whispers – Needle In A Haystack – 1967 Dore

Whispers – Needle In A Haystack – 1972 Janus

Whispers – What Will I Do – 1969 Soul Clock

Whispers – The Time Will Come – 1969 Soul Clock

THURSDAY JANUARY 12, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be on after sports tonight, around 11 PM

Central. Sorry about last night’s confusion. I forgot about the game that pre-empted me in for the

first half hour, but we had plenty of time after that to go through The Manhattans’ early career

(Carnival and DeLuxe) and we did-- the first three Manhattans songs we played were from other

groups with the same name. And the song by the Dorsets was really the Dulcets, but the label got it

wrong. Here’s everything we played, and to find out why, you’ll have to listen to the replay.

Manhattans – How Do You Say I’m Sorry – 1958 Warner (Freddy Johnson’s group)

Manhattens – Why Should I Cry – 1961 Big Mack (Donald & Larry Calloway’s group)

Manhattans – Later For You – Avanti 1964 (Riley Mack’s group)

Dorsets – Pork Chops – 1961 Asnes (Sonny, Blue & Smitty’s group before the Manhattans)

Manhattans – There Goes A Fool – 1964 Carnival

Lovettes – I Need A Guy – 1967 Carnival

Lovettes – I’m Afraid – 1967 Carnival

Manhattans – I Wanna Be – 1965 Carnival

Barbara Brown – So In Love – 1965 Carnival

Manhattans – Follow Your Heart – 1965 Carnival

Manhattans – Searchin’ For My Baby – 1965 Carnival

Manhattans – I’m The One Love Forgot – 1965 Carnival

Manhattans – I Bet’cha (Couldn’t Love Me) – 1966 Carnival

Manhattans – Give Him Up – 1970 DeLuxe

Manhattans – One Life To Live – 1962 DeLuxe

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight starting at 10 CT.. I hope you’ll

call! We played a lot of Manhattans records last night, but didn’t get around to profiling the group’s

early years on Carnival. Hopefully we’ll do that tonight. We did talk a lot about radio though. As for

what we played:

Manhattans – Call Somebody Please – 1964 Carnival

Manhattans – There’s No Me Without You – 1973 Columbia

Manhattans – I Can’t Stand For You To Leave Me – 1971 DeLuxe

Manhattans – I Call It Love – 1967 Carnival

Manhattans – Kiss And Say Goodbye – 1976 Columbia

Manhattans – Shining Star – 1980 Columbia

Phil Terrell – Can I Come In – 1964 Carnival (unreleased)

Lee Williams & The Cymbals – Peppin’ Thru The Window – 1967 Carnival

TUESDAY JANUARY 10, 2023 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight at 10. Please call! Last night we

had fun with Monday Night Trivia. The straggler question was guessed at the end of the show:

Many baldness cures have been tried over the millenia—but according to US News & World Report,

at one time this was the best preventative measure. What? Castration before puberty. (US News &

World Report 8/4/97)

We’ll keep the Bumper Stumpers theme next week (I think), which will give you time to think about

what the records we played last night have in common:

Majors – She’s A Troublemaker – 1962 Imperial

Drifters – Rat Race – 1963 Atlantic

Yvonne Carroll – Gee What A Guy – 1963 Domain

Gladys Knight & The Pips – Giving Up – 1964 Maxx

Ruby & The Romantics – When You’re Young And In Love – 1964 Kapp

Irma Thomas - Times Have Changed – 1964 Imperial

Shirelles – Maybe Tonight – Scepter

Bobby Vee – Keep On Trying – 1965 Liberty

Spellbinders – For You – 1965 Columbia

Blossoms – That’s When The Tears Start – 1966 Reprise

FRIDAY JANUARY 6, 2023 3:31 AM CT... It’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia tonight, so don’t call.

But do mark your calendar for this coming Monday evening at 10 when we’ll be at it again. Last

night we had a great time with Julie Ryan. If you haven’t been to AskJulieRyan.com, check it out.

We touched on the 12 Stages of Transition, and we’ll discuss it in more depth next time Julie joins

us. But it you want to know more, get an absolutely free copy of her book "Angelic Attendants:

What Really Happens As We Transition From This World Into The Next" in text and audio. No

catch. All you have to do is click here, fill out the online form and in the message section, write you

want a free copy of Angelic Attendants that Julie mentioned on The Rollye James Show, and you’ll

get an email with links to both files. It’s that simple!

Julie also mentioned Ben Bickman’s “Why We Get Sick”. Click here it for a good price from

Amazon. It’s the story of insulin resistance, and if you’ve got blood sugar problems, it’s something

you’ll want to read.

Other than that, we just prattled on and played some bumpers:

Johnny Adams – A Losing Battle – 1962 Ric

Kook & The Gang – Too Hot – 1980 Delite

Parliaments – Don’t Be Sore At Me – 1967 Revilot

Lou Rawls – Lady Love – 1977 Philadelphia Intl

Vibrations – Love Me Like You Should – 1960 Checker

Dorsey Burnette – The Greatest Love – 1969 Liberty

Big Dee Irwin & Dee Dee Sharp – Swinging On A Star – 1963 Dimension

Miracles – Shop Around – 1960 Tamla

Dells – Now I Pray – 1956 (unreleased VeeJay)

Skeeter Davis – Gonna Get Along Without You Now – 1964 RCA

Yvonne Elliman – Hello Stranger – 1977 RSO

THURSDAY JANUARY 5, 2023 3:31 AM CT.. Julie Ryan joins me tonight at 10. If you were

listening last month, you know she’s a medical intuitive. Her insight into what ails you may be the

missing link you’ve been trying to find (but bear in mind, all this woo woo stuff is for entertainment

only. If you’ve got health concerns contact a licensed physician-- they run the gamut from

naturopaths to allopathic specialists and can order diagnostic tests to help get to the bottom of your

issues). But for fun, and maybe a direction you haven’t investigated yet with your doctors, she’s a

resource. She’s also a psychic—and not a natural born one. She’s convinced that what she does,

you can do too, and we’ll talk about it tonight and maybe look at what’s coming up in 2023. Her

website is here, and her YouTube channel (where you can hear her past shows—she’s live on

Thursday evenings at 7 CT) is here.

Last night we talked with Charlie Gracie, Jr. about his dad’s Fabulous career. (We didn’t play

Fabulous, but just about everything else.) He was a good guy who lived a great life and entertained

us along the way. Have you read his book? It's here (where you can order some of his CDs, if you

like). Charlie's website is here. Here’s what we played (all Charlie Gracie):

Boogie Boogie Woogie – 1953 Cadillac

Butterfly – 1957 Cameo

Angel of Love – 1959 Coral

W-wow – 1961 Felsted

He’ll Never Love You – 1965 Diamond

Can’t Stop Rock’n – 2018 Generic

Sorry For You – 1961 Roulette

Cool Baby – 1957 Cameo

99 Ways – 1957 Cameo

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, 2023 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be talking with Charlie Gracie, Jr. tonight

after the game (around 10:30 PM CT). The reason is sad, as Charlie Gracie passed away last

month, but the topic is not. Charlie lived an amazing 86 years and entertained us for the last 70 or

so. He’s not as big stateside (and we’ll explain exactly why) as he is in Europe (we’ll give you

poignant examples of his popularity there) and play some of music too.

As for last night, we remembered Fred White of Earth Wind & Fire, and Anita Pointer, both of

whom left us recently, far too young. Here’s what we played:

Salty Peppers – La La Time – 1969 Capitol

Earth Wind & Fire – After The Love Has Gone – 1979 Columbia

Earth Wind & Fire – September – 1978 Columbia

Pointer Sisters – Fairy Tale – 1974 Blue Thumb

Pointer Sisters – Live Your Life Before You Die – 1975 Blue Thumb

Wild Cherry – 1-2-3 Kind Of Love – 1978 Epic

Phil Collins – For A Friend – 1994 Atlantic (CD: We Wait and We Wonder)

Billy Swan – I Can Help – 1974 Monument

TUESDAY JANUARY 3, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be delayed about an hour tonight, starting the

show at 11 CT. I hope you’ll join me then and call! Last night, we had three big hours of Monday

Night Trivia, and you knocked off two questions:

48 states ban doing this while fishing. Doing what? Shooting the fish. (Vermont and Virginia are the

exceptions. Using pistols, shotguns and even AK-47s, the strategy is to shoot just in front of the

fish, causing a concussion that brings the dead but intact fish to the surface. [New York Times

5/11/04])

Most people interviewed find this annoying, yet it’s regularly on television to this day, ever since its

first appearance in 1950. What is it? The laugh track (first used on the Hank McCune Show, a

comedy about a blunderer. Even shows recorded live, are sweetened with laugh tracks).

As for Bumper Stumpers, you didn’t get any of them, nor did anyone get the theme that’s been

running for the past three weeks. Every artist (or a group member, if it wasn’t a solo act) turned 80

last year (or would have if they were still with us). They all share 1942 as their birth year. Below is

what we played last night.

Lewis (Lou) Reed – Your Love 1962 (unreleased recorded for Time)

Carla Thomas - Lil Boy 1961(unreleased, recorded at Stax)

James Carr – Pouring Water On A Drowning Man – 1966 Goldwax

Main Ingredient – You Can Call Me Rover – 1973 RCA [Luther Simmons]

Gilberto Gil – Here & Now

JJ Jackson – Oo-Ma-Liddi – 1961 Storm

Jerry Jeff Walker – I Got Lucky Last Night – 1981 SouthCoast

Dee Dee Warwick – When Love Slips Away – 1967 Mercury

Beau Brummels – Good Time Music – 1965 Autumn [John Peterson ]

Barbara George – You Talk About Love

Billy Joe Royal – Your Other Love – 1967 Columbia

Here, in calendar order are the artists you heard over the last three weeks, their 1942 birthdays, the

group with which they sang if they weren’t solos, and their death year (if they’re no longer alive).

John Peterson – Beau Brummels 1/8 (2007)

Barbara Lynn 1/16

William Powell, Jr. – O’Jays 1/20 (1977)

Edwin Starr 1/21 (2003)

Otis Clay 2/11 (2016)

Leon Haywood 2/11 (2016)

Carla Thomas 2/21

Big Sonny Edwards – Intruders 2/22 (2016)

Paul Jones - Manfred Man 2/24

Lewis (Lou) Reed 3/2 (2013)

Jerry Jeff Walker 3/16 (2020)

Philip Margo - Tokens 4/1 (2021)

Billy Joe Royal 4/3 (2015)

Leon Huff 4/8

Bobby McClure 4/21 (1992)

Georgia Dobbins – Marvelettes 5/5 (2020)

Billy Swan 5/12

Calvin Simon – Parliaments 5/22 (2022)

Len Barry 6/12 (2020)

James Carr 6/13 (2001)

Curtis Mayfield 6/3 (1999)

Eddie Levert – O’Jays 6/16

Gilberto Gil 6/26

Barbara George 8/16 (2006)

Luther Simmons – Main Ingredient 9/9 (2016)

Billy Burkette – Vogues 9/17 (2008)

Freda Payne 9/19

Phyllis “Jiggs” Allbut – Angels 9/24

Dee Dee Warwick 9/25 (2008)

Herb Fame – Peaches & Herb 10/1

Elvin Bishop 10/21

JJ Jackson 11/8 (2004)

Stephen Caldwell – Orlons 11/22

And finally, Claudette Rogers Robinson (Miracles) was born on 6/20—but in 1942? Some sources

say yes, though others accurately state 1938 (Doncha love publicists?). And at 84, she’s still with

us!

I easily could have kept this theme going for another few weeks. Quite the milestone for rock and

roll, which Mitch Miller was positive couldn’t last. Happy birthday to those above who are still around

to celebrate—and to Scotty in East Chicago who became an octogenarian last year too!

DECEMBER 2022

FRIDAY DECEMBER 30, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be back next year. That means this coming

Monday. A full three hours of Monday Night Trivia live on Monday January 2nd. It will also be the

closing of The Rollye James’ I Hate The Holidays Club. Congratulations, you survived it! Last night

we had a lot of fun talking with Steve Bryant. (You can find links to his YouTube page and his blog

in the post below.) All the bumpers were Steve’s:

Not Leavin’ On A Jet Plane

The Old Inflation Blues

Older Wiser Kind of Guy

The Disinformation Governance Board

Call Me A Senior Citizen

Take Me Home Sweet Jesus

Just One

They Can’t Cancel The Truth

Only A Dollar A Day

THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 2022 10:58 PM CT.. We're talking to Steve Bryant as I type this.

Check out some of his parodies here, and his blog here. Discussing the Poopin' Moose now

THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Last show of the year tonight and it starts right

after the Blackhawks (probably around 10:30 PM CT). Joining me is Steve Bryant, so you know it

will be a good time. For 15 years, Steve was the biggest seller on QVC, and for good reason too.

He’s hilarious. He’s also a talented song writer. We’ll play some of his stuff, reminisce about the

oddest things ever sold on home shopping networks, and hopefully hear from you. Had fun last

night—thanks for all the calls. The bumpers were mostly by request:

Eddie Holland – If It’s Love It’s Alright -1962 Motown

Jerry Reed – East Bound And Down – 1977 RCA

Major Lance – Phyllis – 1960 Mercury

Jesse Belvin – What Can I Do Without You – Unreleased

Kathy Mattea – Eighteen Wheels & A Dozen Roses – 1987 Mercury

Jim Croce – Speedball Tucker – 1973 ABC (LP: Life & Times)

Bo Diddley – Ooh Baby – 1967 Checker

Friendly Brothers – Operator – 1959 VeeJay

Ernest Tubb – Saturday Satan Sunday Saint – 1969 Decca

CW McCall – Classified – 1975 MGM

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live again tonight starting at 10. Please

call! We had a lot of fun last night, talking about radio and records to several of you and playing

excerpts of songs. Whatever’s on your mind, we’ll tackle tonight. As for the bumpers (almost all by

request):

Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia – 1973 Buddah

Curtis Lee – Pretty Little Angel Eyes – 1961 Dunes

Miracles – All I Want Is You – 1960 Chess

Drew-Vels – Tell Him – 1964 Capitol

Major Lance Um Um Um Um Um Um – 1963 Okeh

Miracles – I Gotta Dance To Keep From Cryin’ – 1963 Tamla

Jimmie Rodgers – The World I Used To Know – 1964 Dot

Glenn Yarbrough – I’ve Been To Town – 1965 RCA

Lou Johnson - Magic Potion – 1963 Big Top

Rick Astley – Together Forever – 1988 RCA (a request of course)

Little Anthony & The Imperials – I’m Alright – 1959 End

TUESDAY DECEMBER 27, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We're live tonight and on time, starting at 10--

please call! Many of you did call last night, including an impressive amount of first time callers, all

of which made Monday Night Trivia a pleasure to do. To my utter amazement, no one got the

straggler question. I say that because I've had it on my desk for a few years and always thought,

'nah, too easy'. Boy was I wrong. I revealed it at the end of the show, along with the Bumper

Stumper songs, but not the theme, which will continue next week. As for that question:

By 2004 more than half of all newly built US homes had this. 30 years earlier in 1974, only 17%

had it. Had what? A second floor (according to the Washington Post 1/24/04). And as for those

Bumper Stumpers:

O’Jays – Stand In For Love – 1966 Imperial

Intruders – A Love That’s Real – 1967 Gamble

Manfred Mann – The One In The Middle

Tokens – Please Write – 1963 Laurie

Lavenders - Cool It Down – 1961 CR

Marvelettes – Don’t Make Hurting Me A Habit – 1968 Tamla

Parliaments – All Your Goodies Are Good – 1967 Revilot

Impressions – I Need You – 1965 ABC Paramount

Freda Payne – It’s Yours To Have – 1974 ABC/Dunhill

Miracles – If Your Mother Only Knew – 1962 Tamla

Vogues – Earth Angel – 1969 Reprise

FRIDAY DECEMBER 23, 2022 3:31 AM... It’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia tonight so sit back

and enjoy the show and mark your calendar for this coming Monday 10PM when we’ll do it live

again. The Rollye James I Hate The Holidays Club won’t be joining you Christmas eve or night

because they fall on weekends this year, but I’ll be with you in spirit and will be looking forward to

talking to you Monday.

Kenny & Tommy – Some Day (You’ll Be My Love) – Heritage

Marv Johnson – Unbreakable Love – 1963 UA

Jay Lee Webb – She’s Looking Better By The Minute – 1969 Decca

Kenny Vance – Doo Wop Christmas

Paul Anka – Eso Beso – 1962 RCA

Youngsters – Christmas In Jail – 1956 Empire

Echelons – A Christmas Long Ago – 1991 BAB

Emotions – What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas – 1973 Volt

Bill Mumy & Sarah Taylor – I’ve Got Some Presents For Santa – 1994 Rhino

THURSDAY DECEMBER 22, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight, starting at 10 Central. I hope

you’ll join me—and call! Last night’s post-Blackhawks show ran the gamut from the Yankee

Network to Bob and Earl (I still can’t believe I confused Harlem Shuffle with Harlem Nocturne. More

proof

Chipmunks with the music of David Seville – The Chipmunk Song – 1958 Liberty

Al Jarreau – The Christmas Song – 1982 Warner

Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz It’s Christmas – 1963 Atlantic

Classics IV – Spooky – 1967 Imperial

Buchanan & Goodman – Buchanan & Goodman On Trial – 1956 Luniverse

Johnny Otis – Harlem Nocturne – Bob & Earl Harlem Shuffle

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We’ll likely start at 11 PM CT tonight right after

the Blackhawks. I hope you’ll call! Last night we talked about the dearth of Christmas shoppers in

evidence in big box store parking lots. We’ll probably have more about that tonight and whatever’s

on your mind. We also noted the sad passing of Charlie Gracie at 86. Covid took him out of the

game, but until last Spring he was still going strong. We’ll talk with his son, Charlie Gracie, Jr. soon

about his fabulous career! Bumpers last night—mostly your requests. I had to start off with the

Marcels to get you in the Christmas spirit. Nothing says holidays quite like going into debt:

Marcels – Friendly Loans – 1962 Colpix

Jimmy Barnes – No Regrets – 1959 Gibraltar

Eartha Kitt – Santa Baby – 1953 RCA

James Booker – Gonzo – 1960 Peacock

Charlie Gracie – Fabulous 1957 Cameo

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - 1963 Philles

Wally Lewis – Kathleen – 1963 Sims

Mel & Tim – Backfield In Motion – 1969 Bamboo

Donny Hathaway - This Christmas – 1972 Atco

Rupert Holmes – Who, What, When, Where, Why – 1976 Epic

TUESDAY DECEMBER 20, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Slightly delayed show tonight due to Northwestern

Basketball, but I suspect we'll be on by 10:15 or so (though basketball is unpredictable). I hope

you'll call! Had a lot of fun (and full lines all night) with Monday Night Trivia last night. You didn't

answer the question I posed, so we'll leave it as a straggler for next week. As for the Bumper

Stumpers, we had a theme but I'm probably going to stick with it next Monday night, so I won't

reveal it (yet). As for what we played, you got several of them:

Barbara Lynn – Until Then I’ll Suffer – 1971 Atlantic

Bobby McClure – Sitting In The Park - 1980 February 11 Records

Elvin Bishop – Sure Feels Good – 1975 Capricorn

Leon Haywood – It’s Got To be Mellow – 1967 Decca

Angels – Cry Baby Cry – 1962 Caprice Phyllis “Jiggs” Allbut

Otis Clay – She’s About A Mover – 1968 Cotillion

Peaches & Herb – Let’s Make A Promise – 1968 Date

Orlons – Heart Darling Angel – 1961 Cameo

Billy Swan – Don’t Be Cruel – 1975 Monument

Edwin Starr – I’m Still A Struggling Man – 1969 Gordy

Len Barry – Lip Sync – 1965 Decca

FRIDAY DECEMBER 16, 2022 3:31 AM.. Tonight it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia and then on

Monday Night we’re live doing it again at 10-- and I hope you’ll call. Last night was a lot of fun.

Talking to Johnny Goyen always is. We covered a lot of ground including classic country- the real

deal, not what commercial stations call it. If Spade Cooley, Ernest Tubb, Jimmy Wakely, Red Foley,

Webb Pierce and the like are what floats your boat, you’re gonna love CowPokeRadio.com.

They’re playing Hank Thompson as I type this. As for last night’s bumpers, they were mostly

requests:

Jo Stafford – You Belong To Me – 1952 Columbia

Duprees – You Belong To Me – 1962 Coed

Spade Cooley & His Orchestra – I’ve Taken All I’m Gonna Take From You – 1945 Okeh

Wally Lewis – Kathleen – 1958 Dot (and I played the version on Sims on the stream)

Four Tops – I Like Everything About You – 1966 Motown

Charlie Rich – Mohair Sam – 1965 Smash

THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be delayed by an hour tonight.

(Blackhawks) So join me at 11 CT and please call! Last night was the standard ‘something close to

nothing but different from the night before’ but I did play several of your requests:

Major Lance – The Monkey Time – 1963 Okeh

Grandmaster Flash – The Message – 1982 Sugar Hill

Moonglows – Sincerely – 1954 Chess

Jimmy Conwell – Second Hand Happiness – 1966 Mirwood

Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie – When The Levee Breaks – 1929 Columbia

Formations – At The Top Of The Stairs – 1967 Bank

Linda Jones – Hypnotized – 1967 Loma

Eddie Kendricks – Intimiate Friends – 1978 Tamla

Richard Berry – Louie Louie – 1956 Flip

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10 CT. Do call.

Last night we covered J.J. Barnes death, and played some snippets of his two chart records, which

were far from the bulk of his career. Like many soul singers, he became an integral part of Great

Britain’s Northern Soul movement. We talked a bit about radio (of course) and wrapped it up with

my complete lack of understanding why anyone would invest in cybercurrencies. (If you think

differently, call me tonight, but from my natural distrust of everything, it sounds like a potential

disaster—as it’s turning out to be for FTX investors.) Bumpers?

Who Do You Love – Bo Diddley – 1956 Checker

Woolies – 1967 Dunhill

George Thorogood – 1978 Rounder

Louis Prima – Angelina – 1957 Capitol

Earl Grant – The End – 1958 Decca

Bobby Goldsboro – See The Funny Little Clown - 1964 UA

TUESDAY DECEMBER 13, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Short show tonight. I expect we’ll be on around

11:30 PM CT after the Blackhawks. I hope you’ll call. Fun as always playing Monday Night Trivia

with you last night. In addition to our straggler, I asked two more questions and you got them all:

In the latter 70s, 48 people were known to have made their living doing this. By 2000 over 35,000

did. Today world wide, over a quarter of a million people earn the bulk of their income doing it.

Doing what? Imitating Elvis. [Seattle Post Intelligencier]

In America, there are more of them per capita in Massachusetts than any other state, and fewer of

them in Mississippi than any other state. Most and least what? Psychiatrists.

You’ll find them in virtually every residential neighborhood. It’s hard to believe the first one didn’t

appear until the latter 1800s. What is it? A children’s playground. (The first one was in Boston in

1886 behind a children’s mission, comprised mostly of piles of sand.) [Parks & Recreation, May 1,

2001] (Our caller said neighborhood parks, but that was close enough for me, especially since it

was almost 1 AM.)

Below are our Bumper Stumpers and here’s the theme: Every one of these artists made it into the

top 5 nationally (either Pop or R&B or both, according to Billboard) and never even cracked the

national top 40 charts, Pop or R&B, again)

Fiestas – That Was Me – 1959 Old Town

Jimmy Charles – Age For Love – 1960 Promo

Pastels – So Far Away – 1958 Argo

Phil Phillips – Sweet Affection – 1961 Mercury

Danleers – Half A Block From An Angel – 1960 Epic

Rays – Magic Moon - 1960 XYZ

O’Kaysions – Little Miss Flirt – 1984 I-Katcher

Silhouettes – Bull Frog – 1961 20th Fox

Robert Parker – Twistin’ Out In Space – 1962 Imperial

Bobby Hendricks – A Thousand Dreams - 1958 Sue

Elegants – Goodnight – 1958 APT

FRIDAY DECEMBER 9, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. Tonight at 10, you’ll hear a replay of Monday Night

Trivia, so please don’t call. But if you didn’t catch it live, you might want to listen for the straggler

question. We’ll pick it up with that one, this coming Monday at 10. Call then! Thanks for your calls

last night. I couldn’t have made it through the show without you. I’m not sure what’s going on

physically, but you helped immeasurably. Hopefully by Monday I’ll be in fine shape, though I’ll be on

the Elemental Diet (basically not eating for two weeks) so we’ll see how it goes. As for last nights

bumpers:

Jerry Butler – Mr. Dream Merchant – 1967 Mercury

Edgar Winter Group – Easy Street – 1974 Epic

Dan Hartman – Instant Replay – 1978 Blue Sky

Donald Byrd – Cantalope Island – 1965 Verve

5 Royales – Crazy Crazy Crazy – 1953 Apollo

C&C Music Factory – Things That Make You Go Hmmm – 1991 Columbia

Ben E. King – Supernatural Thing – 1975 Atlantic

Concords- Should I Cry – 1964 Epic

Jerry Butler – Make It Easy On Yourself – 1962 VeeJay

Hawkshaw Hawkins – Lonesome 7-7203 – 1963 King

Lewis Lymon & The Teenchordds – I’m So Happy – 1956 Fury

THURSDAY DECEMBER 8, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10. Please call! As usual last

night was an AOR show—All Over the Road. Everything from people (and authorities) behaving

badly to December 7th history that doesn’t include bombing. I also played several of your requests:

Four Buddies – My Summer’s Gone - 1951 Savoy

Larks – Rockin’ in The Rocket Room – 1954 Lloyds

Billy Harner – Homicide Dresser – 1967 Kama Sutra

Lynn White featuring J Blackburn – May The Best Man Win – 1990 SOH/Chelsea Avenue

Jacksonians – California Dreamin’ – 1973 MGM

Shirelles – Dedicated To The One I Love – 1958 Scepter

JJ Cale – Cocaine – 1976 Shelter

Frankie Beverly & The Butlers – I Want to Feel I’m Wanted – 1971 Rouser

Rhonda McDaniel & Rickey Godfrey – Stop Look Listen To Your Heart – 2007 Ripete

Freddy Cannon – Transistor Sister – 1961 Swan

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We've got a full show tonight starting at 10 PM

CT. I hope you’ll call. Julie Ryan will join us again on Thursday January 5th at 10 PM CT. I’m not

sure if we’ll take calls as I’ve got a lot of questions I’d like her to address, and I bet you’ll be

interested too. Her book,"Angelic Attendants: What Really Happens As We Transition From

This World Into The Next" is a wonderful read (or listen) and she’ll give you a digital copy in print

and an audio copy in .mp3 absolutely free. Click here, fill out the form, and in the message section

just write you want a free copy of Angelic Attendants that she mentioned on The Rollye James

Show. You’ll get both files. No catch. I promise. In addition to talking about various oddities and

outrages, I managed to play several of your requests too:

Emotions – So I Can Love You – 1969 Volt

Shorty Long – Devil With The Blue Dress – 1964 Soul

Billy Vera & The Beaters – At This Moment – 1987 Rhino

Four Tops – Baby I Need Your Lovin – 1964 Motown

Exciters – Tell Him – 1962 US

Gems – Love For Christmas – 1964 Chess

Steve Alaimo – Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’ – 1963 Checker

Chi Coltrane – Thunder And Lightning – 1972 Columbia

Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes - 1962 Liberty

Courtship – Oops It Just Slipped Out – 1973 Glades

TUESDAY DECEMBER 6, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight at 10. Please call. (Between now

and then I’ll try to think of a few reasons why you should. Feel free to come up with your own.)

You got a couple questions I raised last night on Monday Night Trivia, and one remains a straggler

for next week. Here’s what you knew:

Every one of us has used one of these consumable-related conveniences. They make life so much

easier. Some of us even seek them out, and virtually all of us are grateful to encounter them. They

weren’t invented until 1959, and didn’t become ubiquitous until the mid 1960s. What are they? Pull

top cans. Ernie Fraze forgot the can opener when went on a family picnic in 1949. Forced to use

his car bumper to open a beer, he sought a better way. It took a few years to receive the patent for

a ring that pulled off the entire top. Then he went further and in 1965 got a second patent for the

pop top can opener to puncture a hole in the top of canned beverages.

These have been in all of our lives forever. There’s nobody who isn’t thoroughly familiar with them,

some on a daily basis. You’d almost think these existed since recorded history began, but even

though commonplace now, the first one only dates back to the 1700s. First what? Restaurant. (The

first one, Casa Botin, opened in 1725 in Madrid.)

Bumper Stumpers:

5 Royales – Catch That Teardrop – 1962 Home of the Blues

Al Matthews – Fool – 1975 Columbia

Belita Woods – That’s When I’ll Stop Loving You – 1969 Moira

Beverly & The Del Capris – Mama, I Think I’m In Love – 1964 Columbia

Calendars – I’m Gonna Laugh At You – 1961 Coed

Cholli Maye – You Will Never Get Away – 1963 Gold Records Incorporated

Dean Randolph – How About That – 1962 Chancellor

Deon Jackson – Hard To Get A Thing Called Love – 1967 Carla

Eskew Reeder – Never Again – 1962 Minit

Frankie Karl & The Dreams – I’m So Glad – 1968 DC

Turbans – Golden Rings – 1961 Parkway

The theme? I played them alphabetically by group name or artist first name. (I count written

numerals ahead of letters, which explains the 5 Royales leading the pack.)

FRIDAY DECEMBER 2, 2022 3:31 AM CT... You’ll hear a replay of Monday Night Trivia tonight, sit

back, enjoy the show, and mark your calendar for Monday at 10 PM CT, when you can participate in

Monday Night Trivia. Next week, no sports interruptions.

Last night we spent the first hour and part of the second one with Julie Ryan. I had so many

questions, but I restrained myself from asking almost any of them so that you could call. Use the

links below, get a free copy of her book, check out her show (which by the way is also on terrestrial

radio stations— she’ll tell you more about that next time she’s on-- and there will be a next time, but

I can warn you in advance that I’ve got a lot of questions, and I know Julie has answers). If you

missed Julie, the show is up under downloads, and will remain there.

As for last night’s bumpers:

Bertha Tillman – Oh My Angel – 1962 Brent

Sapphires – Who Do You Love – 1964 Swan

Chris Montez – Time After Time – 1966 A&M

Five Satins – When Your Love Comes Along – 1959 Another First

Lou Rawls – Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing – 1966 Capitol

Moroccos – Somewhere Over The Rainbow – 1955 United

Connie Francis – Where The Boys Are – 1961 MGM

RB Greaves – (There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me – 1970 Atco

Toquinho & Vinicius – Tarde em Itapoa – 1977 Discos RGE

THURSDAY DECEMBER 1, 2022 9:30 PM CT... We'll be talking with Julie Ryan in less than an

hour. Got any lingering health questions-- about you, or your pet... want to know about someone

who has already passed? All this and more are within Julie's abilities. (See the post directly below

for all sorts of links.) Call early-- I think the lines will fill up fast-- 888-876-5593.

Not only is Julie brilliant and talented, she's also generous. She'll give you free digital and

audiobook copy of "Angelic Attendants: What Really Happens As We Transition From This

World Into The Next" to anyone listening. Just click here fill out the form and say you heard Julie

on The Rollye James Show and want a free copy of Angelic Attendants!

THURSDAY DECEMBER 1, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight and you are in for a treat. At 10

CT, Julie Ryan is joining me! Julie is amazing—an accomplished businesswoman and inventor

(her surgical device inventions are sold globally and in widespread hospital use today). But more

than that, she’s a psychic and medical intuitive. And the best part is as an adult, she learned how to

perceive what you and I don’t see, and you can learn it too! If you listen to her Ask Julie podcasts

(as I do almost nightly, click on it for a link to her youtube page), then you know that literally within

seconds she can discern what has gone awry physically, and can energetically heal it. She’ll do

that tonight if you call at 10. (Call early because I suspect the lines will fill up quickly, so don’t wait

for the second half of the hour.) She’s also a published author, and if you’d like a copy of one of her

books, Angelic Attendants, we’ll be telling you how to get a free download copy. (I was riveted from

page one.)

Her website is here: AskJulieRyan.com. Social Media? In addition to YouTube, here’s her

Facebook. And her Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, TikTok, and LinkedIn. She does private readings

and they’re great. I did one Wednesday afternoon and I’m convinced I’ll be feeling better in no time.

Click here for more info on medical scanning sessions. (And click on "services" on that page too--

medical scanning is far from all Julie can do.) I’ll probably hog Julie for a few minutes at first

tonight, but then I’ll turn it over to your calls. Be prepared to be amazed and call at 10 PM CT.

Last night, we were on at Midnight after the game, playing a couple of your requests, talking about

deaths (Irene Cara at 63—autopsy complete, but no report released as yet; Christine McVie at 79,

after a “brief illness”) and absurdities—like Tesla Semis that are being released today, December 1,

2022. The problem is that in short order, electric big rigs will overwhelm the power grid. It’s not how

much energy they require, it’s how big a drain the quick charging process is and predictions aren’t

good. And we haven’t even gotten to how much copper they require, while some of their biggest

supporters are lobbying to stop copper mining. Fortunately it was a brief conversation, but still

enough to make your head spin.

Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love – 1961 RCA #2 pop

Marvin Gaye – Heard It Through The Grapevine – 1968 Tamla

NOVEMBER 2022

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be live tonight at Midnight Central Time.

Sports before then. I hope you’ll join me, and call. Last night we talked about ridiculous lawsuits

and missing people. A LOT of missing people. Like over 600,000 a year in the US? Amazing how

many are never found. And I managed to play several of your requests:

Little Anthony & The Imperials – Hurt So Bad – 1965 DCP

Willie Mae (Big Mama) Thornton – Walking Blues – 1954 Peacock

Carla Thomas – Gee Whiz It’s Christmas – 1963 Atlantic

Bruce Channel – Going Back To Louisiana – 1963 LeCam

Benny Mardones – Into The Night – 1980 Polydor

Fascinators – Oh Rose Marie – 1959 Capitol

Boys II Men – End Of The Road – 1992 Motown

Jimmy Bowen – My Kind of Woman – 1958 Roulette

Ray Parker Jr – The Other Woman – 1982 Arista

Street People – All Night Long – 1968 Musicor

Jackie Wilson – That’s Why (I Love You So) – 1959 Brunswick

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll start promptly after the 10 o’clock news

tonight (I think). I wasn’t expecting a sports interruption last night, but thanks to all of you, lines

were packed after we got underway with Monday Night Trivia. No one guessed the straggler

question:

Out of all the US states and residents’ buying habits therein, People in Connecticut spend the most

on this ever year and those in West Virginia spend the least on it. Most and least what? Household

Furnishings [according to the Chicago Tribune 4/19/03].

Scotty knocked off the first three Bumper Stumpers we played, and David got the last one. No

one came up with the theme (which was the same for last week as well). All the artists played were

featured in rock and roll movies. (Not the songs we played, but the artists themselves were on

camera.) Last night here’s what you heard, and one of the movies in which they appeared:

Moonglows – Unemployment – 1959 Chess – 1957 Mr. Rock and Roll

Flamingos – That’s My Baby (Chick-A-Boom) – 1955 Checker – 1956 Rock Rock Rock

Roscoe Gordon – No More Doggin’ – 1952 RPM – Rock Baby Rock It 1957

Teddy Randazzo – Kiddio – 1957 Vik – 1957 Mr. Rock and Roll

Carl Perkins – Monkeyshine- 1964 Decca – 1957 Jamboree

Treniers – Never Never – 1958 Dot – 1959 Jukebox Rhythm

Marcels – Friendly Loans – 1962 Colpix – 1961 Twist Around The clock (porky chedwick)

Dovells – Lockin’ Up My Heart – 1964 Parkway – 1962 Don’t Knock The Twist

Fats Domino – What’s That You Got – 1965 Mercury – 1957 Jamboree

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2022 3:31 AM.. We’ll be back live with three hours of Monday Night

Trivia, Monday at 10 PM. Tonight it’s a replay of trivia so sit back and listen but do call on Monday.

Last night we counted down The World’s Worst Hit Records 2022, as voted on by you, and

discussed some of your guilty pleasures—those songs you’re embarrassed to admit you love—you

know, the ones that someone else is voting for on the worst list.

In 2022, the oldest songs to make the list were from 1968, and the newest from 1998. There were

two from the 1960s, six from the 1970s, and one each from the ‘80s & ‘90s. Nine made the Top 10

nationally, six of which were #1*:

1 * Paul Anka – Havin’ My Baby

2 Captain & Tennille – Muskrat Love

3 Tiny Tim – Tiptoe Thru The Tulips

4* Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods – Billy Don’t Be A Hero

5 David Geddes – Run Joey Run

6* Billy Ray Cyrus – Achy Breaky Heart

7* Bobby Goldsboro – Honey

8* Debby Boone – You Light Up My Life

9* Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On

10 Charlene – I’ve Never Been To Me

Six more were would have tied for #11, if we counted that far:

Beatles – Yesterday

Chakachas – Jungle Fever

Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy

Don McLean – American Pie IIII

Maria Muldaur - Midnight at the Oasis

Five of the songs were also on last year’s list (Paul Anka, Captain & Tennille, Tiny Tim, Bo

Donaldson & Debby Boone) and six were on the 2020 list (Paul Anka wasn’t but in addition to the

other four from 2021, 2020 also included Bobby Goldsboro and David Geddes).

Other bumpers we played last night were theme related: Bloodrock-DOA; Dickie Lee-Laurie;

Whitney Houston-I Will Always Love You; Olivia Newton-John-I Honestly Love You; Psy-Gangham

Style; Linda Laurie-Ambrose Pt 5; Neil Sedaka-Alice In Wonderland; Everly Brothers-Ebony Eyes;

Melanie-Brand New Key; Mrs. Miller-Downtown.

And it's official. The Rollye James' I Hate The Holidays Club is in full swing. We'll meet every

weeknight from 10 to 1 (sports dependent) until January 2nd. If it's Ho Ho Hum to you, you're in!

THANKSGIVING 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight on Thanksgiving promptly at 10, counting

down The World’s Worst Hit Records as voted on by you since Halloween. When you’re done

eating turkeys, I’ll be playing them. I hope you’ll call. Last night we were an hour late due to sports,

but that still gave us two hours of final votes (by phone and email) and the playing of some of your

requests. Voting is now officially closed. Talk to you tonight!

Orlons – Don’t Hang Up – 1962 Cameo

Jive Bombers – Bad Boy – 1957 Savoy

Jay & The Techiques – Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie – 1967 Smash

Leaders – Stormy Weather – 1955 Glory

Jimmy Conwell – Cigarette Ashes – 1966 Mirwood

Louis Jordan – Beware – 1946 Decca

Walter Jackson – I’ve Never Been To Me – 1977 Chi-Sound

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2022 3:31 AM Fibonacci Day! If you don’t know why, listen tonight

and I’ll explain. But you’re probably well ahead of me. Meanwhile I’m behind sports tonight, so I

expect we’ll begin at 11 PM CT. It’s the final day this year to get your votes in on The World’s

Worst Hit Records annual poll. I’d prefer you call, but email if you must. After the show is over

tonight, I’ll tabulate all and be ready for our live Thanksgiving Night big reveal. Not only will we play

scant portions of the Top 10 as voted on by you (and we’ll review some of the past years’ winners

too), but it’s also the official opening of this year’s edition of The Rollye James, I Hate The

Holidays Club. If it’s ho ho hum to you and you don’t want to emerge until January 2nd, we’re your

safe haven. Support meetings will be held weeknights until then: 10 PM (or after sports) on WGN

Radio. As for last night’s bumpers (mostly by your requests)...

Bob Luman – Private Eye – 1961 WB

Olympics – Private Eye – 1959 Arvee

Channels – My Love For You Will Never Die – 1959 Fury

Sheppards – Island of Love – 1959 Apex

Sheppards – Feel Like Lovin – 1959 Apex

Chubby Checker – Lovely Lovely – 1964 Parkway

Mel Carter – Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me – 1965 Imperial

Theola Kilgore – This Is My Prayer – 1963 Serock

Bertha Tilman – Oh My Angel – 1962 Brent

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We’re live tonight around 10. I say “around”

because we’re following basketball and end times are just a guess, but I expect it’ll be the usual

three hours. Only two more nights to vote on the annual poll of the World’s Worst Hit Records.

Since this is a cumulative total, if you heard one nominated that causes you to lunge for the radio

dial to change the station, please call and let me know what it is. And if you haven’t heard one

mentioned that you positively hate, call and nominate it. Any genre, any decade as long as it’s a hit.

You can vote as often as you like, but only once for the same song.

Had fun playing Monday Night Trivia last night. No one guessed the question I threw out, so it’ll be

a straggler for next week. So will the Bumper Stumper theme. We’ll stick with it next week. As far

as what the Bumper Stumpers were this week:

Bob Luman - Red Cadillac & Black Moustache – 1957 Imperial – 1957 Carnival Rock

Platters – Beer Barrel Boogie – 1954 Federal – 1957 Carnival Rock

Gene Chandler – Mr. Big Shot – 1966 Constellation – 1962 Don’t Kock the Twist

Bon Aires – Bye Bye – 1964 Rust – 1957 Rock Baby Rock It

David Houston – My Woman’s Good To Me – 1969 Epic – 1957 Carnival Rock

Johnny Otis – Baby, I Got News For You – 1961 King – 1959 Jukebox Rhythm

Vic Dana – A Lifetime Lovin’ You – 1967 Liberty – 1962 Don’t Knock The Twist

Five Stars – Ooh Shucks – 1957 Mark-X – 1957 Rock Baby Rock It

Earl Grant – Hide Nor Hair – 1967 Decca – 1959 Jukebox Rhythm

Jack Jones – Sweet Changes – 1970 RCA – 1959 Jukebox Rhythm

Chubby Checker – You Better Believe It – 1964 Parkway – 1962 Don’t Knock The Twist

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Live Monday Night Trivia at 10 CT... replay of trivia

tonight, so don’t call, but do call Monday. We talked about Customer disService last night (which

has gotten to the point that I prefer the communicating with the automated prompts than what

passes for breathing humans), continued to vote on the World’s Worst Hit Records (you can do that

through Wednesday, then we play back the top 10 turkeys live on a night for turkeys, Thanksgiving

2022. As for last night’s bumpers:

Contours – That Day When She Needed Me – 1965 Gordy

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – I Put A Spell On You – 1956 Okeh

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Strange – 1964 Roulette

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – The Whammy – 1964 Roulette

Kenny Vance & The Planotones – Looking For An Echo – 1975 Atlantic

Cornel Gunter & The Ermines – Peek Peek-A-Boo – 1955 Loma

Stephen Bishop – Unfaithfully Yours – 1984 Warner Brothers

Baby Washington – Handful of Memories – 1962 Sue

Baby Washington – Can’t Get Over Losing You – 1975 Master

James & Bobby Purify – I’m Your Puppet – 1966 Bell

Four Seasons – Soon – 1963 VeeJay

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight, starting at 10 CT, and Mary

Ann Winkowski won’t be with us. She’s doing an overnight sleep study (and I bet she’ll have a lot to

say about it when she joins us next month—on Thursday December 15th). Voting on the World’s

Worst Hit Records continues until next Wednesday. We talked about the 2022 inductees into the

National Toy Hall of Fame, and the fact that there’s no stand out hot item for this Christmas. If

we’re wrong, call tonight and let us know what’s irresistible this year. Last night’s bumpers (mostly)

by your request:

Trammps – Hold Back The Night – 1975 Buddah

Mel Carter – Tar and Cement – 1966 Imperial

CW McCall – Classified – 1975 MGM

Rochell & The Candles – Once Upon A Time – 1961 Swingin

Arthur Alexander – Anna – 1962 Dot

Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody – 1965 Philles

Paradons – Diamonds & Pearls – 1960 Milestone

Murmaids – Popsicles And Icicles – 1963 Chattahoochee

Manhattans – You Send Me – 1985 Columbia

Jimmy Ruffin – I’ve Passed this Way Before – 1966 Soul

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2022 3:31 AM We’re live tonight at 10. There’s a game on before

me, but it should wrap up in time for the show to begin on time. Plan to call—it always gets better

when you do! Last night we covered a lot of ground (including several things from the ‘what were

they thinking’ category—like the Indiana police who locked a suspect in a patrol car parked on

railroad tracks, and... you got it. Train came. Or the idiot teacher near Austin who announced to his

class that he believed the white race was superior (of course one of the kids recorded it and it’s all

over the web). Or the mother, after the exorcism failed, who put her dead kid in a suitcase and

abandoned it. And that wasn’t the half of it. You also chimed in on your votes for The World’s

Worst Hit Records. (You’ve got one week—until next Wednesday night to nominate or second the

songs you hate—then I’ll play the top ten back live on Thanksgiving.) I also managed to play some

of your bumper requests:

Faron Young – Hello Walls – 1961 Capitol

Lena Horne – Stormy Weather – 1943 20th Century Fox (movie)

Little Willie John – Heartbreak (It’s Hurting Me) – 1960 King

Loudon Wainwright III – Dead Skunk – 1973 Columbia

Roberta Flack & Donnie Hathaway – You Are My Heaven – 1980 Atlantic

Clyde McPhatter - Rock and Cry - 1957 Atlantic

Dee Clark – Heartbreak – 1964 Constellation

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose – Since I Found My Baby - 1974 UA

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight. We’ll be on at 10 CT. Please

call. It was somewhat of an abbreviated Monday Night Trivia last night from about 11 to 1,

following the game. No one answered our straggler question:

Rather than loosening laws, Islamic courts in Saudi Arabia are increasing them. For instance, this

has been illegal in Saudi Arabia for at least the last 20 years. What? Music On Hold. (I wish it was

illegal here.)

No one got the Bumper Stumpers either—or the theme. And all of them were big hit artists. What

they had in common is we played the last song they had on the Billboard national charts. (In the

Jackie Wison-Lavern Baker duo, it was Lavern’s last chart entry. In the Jackie Wilson-Chi-Lites

collaboration, it was Jackie’s last chart entry.) Here’s the list:

Drifters – Kissin’ In The Back Row – 1974 Bell

Platters – Sweet Sweet Lovin’ – 1967 Musicor

Charms – United – 1957 Deluxe

Jackie Wilson & Lavern Baker – Think Twice – 1966 Brunswick

Major Lance – You’re Everthing I Need – 1975 Osins

Jackie Wilson & The Chi-Lites – Don’t Burn No Bridges – 1975 Brunswick

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. No show tonight (Hockey on the West Coast).

Tomorrow it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia—don’t call but be ready to call this coming Monday,

when Monday Night Trivia will start an hour late 11 PM Monday, right after the game. We talked

about Dorothy Kilgallen last night, continued to vote on the World’s Worst Hit Records, and entirely

ignored elections that matter. We also played some of your bumper requests:

Four Tops – Since You’ve Been Gone – 1966 Motown

Shirley & Lee - Feel So Good – 1955 Aladdin

Earls – Remember Then – 1963 Old Town

Dramatics – Door To Your Heart – 1974 Cadet

Lovers – Darling, It’s Wonderful – 1957 Lamp

John Denver – Please, Daddy – 1973 RCA

Sha Na Na – Top 40 of the Lord

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. Please call.

Last night we survived the full moon, the eclipse, and election day (well everywhere but Arizona

where 20% or the voting machines in the county with 60% of the voters failed, not to mention the

woman in charge of elections, the secretary of state, is conveniently a candidate for governor). And

I survived the first hour talking to myself with nary a word from any of you. But I spent my time

wisely, delineating Jerry Lee Lewis’ family tree and chronicling his hits. I played some of them and

a few of your requests too:

Jerry Lee Lewis – Don’t Stay Away – 1952 J&M (unreleased)

Jerry Lee Lewis – End of the Road – 1956 Sun

Big Maybelle – Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – 1955 Okeh

Jerry Lee Lewis – To Make Love Sweeter For You – 1968 Smash

Jerry Lee Lewis – Chantilly Lace – 1973 Smash

Jerry Lee Lewis – Thirty Nine and Holding 1981 Elektra #4 country -last top 40 country

Jerry Lee Lewis – Breathless – 1958 Sun 3 rb 4 country, 7 pop – Lia’s request

Mello-Kings – Tonite, Tonite – 1957 Herald

Jesters – I Laughed – 1958 Cyclone

Free Movement – I’ve Found Someone Of My Own – 1971 Decca

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Get out and vote today! Then call me tonight. We’re

live at 10 for three big hours. We won’t dwell on the elections (or the full Beaver Blood Moon today

and the eclipse in North America, which is visible right now). We’ll continue to have a good time

voting on the World’s Worst Hit Records, and talking about whatever’s on your mind.

It was good to have Monday Night Trivia back on Monday Night last night. The question I threw

out remained unanswered, so it’s next week’s straggler. As for the Bumper Stumpers, you got

several, but no one got the theme. All the solo artists, or lead singers of the group on the record we

played, had birthdays this week, which means they were probably all conceived on Valentine’s

Day—ranging form 1929 (Lavern Baker) to Gerald Alston (1951).

Lavern Baker – Substitute – 1958 Atlantic

Lavern would have turned 93 Friday

Tams – Disillusioned – 1962 Arlen

Joe Pope would have turned 89 yesterday

Jive Five – No Not Again – 1962 Beltone

Gene Pitt would have turned 85 yesterday

Dee Clark – Ride A Wild Horse – 1975 Chelsea

Dee would have turned 84 toda

Flamingos – Beside You – 1960 End

Terry Buzzy Johnson turns 84 Saturday

JJ Jackson – I Dig Girls - 1967 Calla

JJ turns 80 tomorrow

Hot Chocolate – Every 1’s A Winner – 1978 Infinity

Errol Brown would have turned 79 Saturday

Jim Gilstrap – Swing Your Daddy – 1975 Roxbury

Jim turns 76 Thursday

Ides of March – You Wouldn’t Listen – 1966 Parrot

Jim Peterik turns 72 this Friday

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – I Should Be Your Lover – 1980 Source

David Ebo would have turned 72 Wednesday (replaced Teddy Pendergras in ’76)

Manhattans – I Can’t Stand For You To Leave Me – 1971 DeLuxe

Gerald Alston turns 71 tomorrow (replaced George Smitty Smith in 1970)

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2022 3:31 AM.. It’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia (from Wednesday night

this week) tonight... but we’re at it again live on Monday. Assuming you survive the time change

weekend, join me Monday night at 10 for trivia. Last night we continued to take your votes on the

annual poll of the World’s Worst Hit Records. We’ll do that every night until we play your top ten

on Thanksgiving, regardless of what we’re discussing between now and then. Once again last

night, the bumpers were by your request:

King Curtis – Soul Serenade – 1964 Capitol

Jerry Lee Lewis – Sweet Little 16 – 1962 Sun

Salty Peppers- La La Time – 1969 Capitol

Trick Pony – It’s A Heartache – 2005 Asylum Curb

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – If You Can Want - 1968 Tamla

Carl Perkins - Boppin' The Blues - 1956 Sun

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2022 3:31 AM... We’re live tonight for two hours starting at 11 CT (right

after the Blackhawks). Keep those calls coming on the World’s Worst Hit Records annual poll.

Monday Night Trivia was fun last night, on Wednesday night. (It'll be back to Monday Night where it

belongs next week.) You got both of my questions:

When a waitress does this in a restaurant her tip increases on average by 18%. When a waiter

does it, his tip decreases by 3%. Does what? Draws a Happy Face on a check. (Hotel & Motel

Management 9/2/96)

These weren’t invented until the 1930s. And each one travels the equivalent of 30,000 miles on

average in its lifetime. What is it? Grocery carts.

But you didn’t do as well on the Bumper Stumpers. Jimmy P got Lloyd Price, and Frank got The

Stylistics. No guesses on the rest. The theme was flip sides. All the artists had big hits, and we

played the flip side of them (The chart numbers are from the Billboard R&B charts):

Darrell Banks – Our Love Is In The Pocket – 1966 Revilot (flip of #2 Open The Door To Your Heart)

Archie Bell & The Drells – Go For What You Know – 1969 Atlantic (flip of #6 Showdown)

Essex – What I Don’t Know Won’t Hurt Me – 1963 Roulette (flip of #11 A Walkin’ Miracle)

Lloyd Price – Have You Ever Had The Blues – 1959 ABC Paramount (flip of #1 Personality)

Esquires – Everybody’s Laughing – 1967 Bunky (flip of #9 And Get Away)

Shorty Long – Wind It Up – 1964 Soul (flip of #26 Devil With The Blue Dress)

Stylistics – If I Love You – 1971 Avco (flip of #6 Stop Look Listen To Your Heart)

Clovers – Stay Awhile – 1959 UA (flip of #23 Love Potion #9)

Ronnie Dyson – I Think I’ll Tell Her – 1973 Columbia (flip of #15 One Man Band)

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2022 3:31 AM.. Monday Night Trivia tonight on Wednesday night!!

Full show too. Call in at 10 and I’ll be waiting for you. Annual poll opened on the World’s Worst Hit

Records last night, you can vote anytime until the day before Thanksgiving. (Since they will all be

turkeys, we’ll play the top 10 back on Thanksgiving night, live.) The record has to be a US hit.

Doesn’t matter the year, or the genre—pop, rock, country, whatever— as long as it’s a hit it

qualifies. Nominate your stomach turners and by all means vote on songs that have already been

nominated. The poll is a cumulative total, so don’t hesitate to vote on songs you know others have

chosen. You can vote as often as you like, but you can only vote once on any given song.

Bumpers included the (now) late Geraldine Hunt and Jerry Lee Lewis along with some of your

requests:

Geraldine Hunt – Never Ever Leave Me – 1970 Roulette

Jerry Lee Lewis – Another Place Another Time – 1968 Smash

Raindrops – What A Guy 1963 Jubilee

Tymes – Ms. Grace – 1974 RCA

Jackie Wilson – Why Can’t You Be Mine – 1958 Brunswick

OCTOBER 2022

FRIDAY OCTOBER 28, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Tonight it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia which we

did on Wednesday this week (and will do on Wednesday next week, so mark your calendar now

and call). Tonight, sit back and enjoy the show—don’t call. Monday Night, it’s Carl Amari with WGN

Radio Theatre Spooktackular. We’ll return Tuesday after the Blackhawks and the voting will begin

on the annual poll of the World’s Worst Hit Records. We played several of your requests last night:

Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham – Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On – 1985 Concord Jazz

Donald Jenkins & The Delighters – Elephant Walk – 1963 Cortland

Love Notes – United – 1957 Holiday

Four Knights – Oh, Happy Day – 1953 Capitol

Showmen – 39-21-46 – 1963 Minit

Loretta Lynn – You’re Lookin’ At Country – 1971 Decca

THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We’ll be on the air at 11 Central tonight, right after

the Blackhawks.

Had fun playing Monday Night Trivia on Wednesday night (due to sports preemptions on Monday).

And we’ll do that again next Monday night (due to Halloween preemptions). Our straggler lasted

almost all night, untila first time caller from Milwaukee got it: This word was first used in a movie in

1934, when a character explained his clothing. What word? Gay. (In Bringing up Baby, Cary Grant

answered the door in a woman’s robe. When asked why, he replied, ‘Because I just went gay all of

a sudden.’

As for Bumper Stumpers, our theme was a tribute to Art Laboe—everything we played was a big

Art Laboe requester, and each appeared on at least on of his compilation albums over the years:

Sunglows – It’s Okay – 1966 White Whale

Jay Wiggins – Sad Girl – 1965 IPG

Originals – Baby I’m For Real – 1969 Soul

Tony Owens – Confessin’ A Feeling – 1969 Soulin’

Sapphires - Who Do You Love – 1964 Swan

Skyliners – This I Swear – 1959 Callico

Big Jay McNeely – There Is Something on Your Mind – 1959 Swingin’

Yvonne Carroll - Gee What A Guy – 1963 Domain

Whispers – As I Sit Here – 1965 Dore

Dyke & The Blazers – Funky Broadway – 1966 Artco

Rose Royce – Wishing On A Star – 1977 Whitfield

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2022 3:31 AM CT... 3 big hours of WEDNESDAY Night Trivia

tonight... please call. (We’ll do Monday Night Trivia on Wednesday next week too as we’ll be

preempted with Halloween programming on Monday.) Last night we talked about losing small

things-- pens, paper, tv remotes, or in my case last night, the lid to my vat of sourdough pretzels.

It’s about the size of a 45 rpm record, it’s green and plastic. And it’s gone. I opened the jar (about

the size of a vat) right before the show, had three, and then, we’ll I’ve been sick. Let’s leave it at

that. Other than the bathroom, I haven’t left the studio—and it the lid is nowhere to be found. This

generally happens with smaller items and their track record of ever showing up again isn’t great.

According to some of your calls last night, I’m not alone. So where do these things go? Is this the

basis for parallel realities? The multiverse? OK, I’ll let you know if it materializes (and maybe

where I found it, if it does.) Bumpers?

Johnnie Taylor – Who’s Making Love – 1968 Stax

Deon Jackson – Love Makes The World Go Round - 1966 Carla

KoKo Taylor – Let The Juke Joint Jump – 1993 Alligator

Cordells – Dream Boy (unreleased)

Bettye Swann – Don’t Wait Too Long – 1965 Money

Lou Rawls – Lady Love – 1977 Philadelphia Int’l (Stacey’s favorite)

FRIDAY OCTOBER 20, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Tonight, it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia, so please

don’t call. As for Monday night, I think it’s mostly sports play by play but I should be on in the final

hour. If I unearth more info, I’ll print it here, but for now, plan on joining me Monday night at

Midnight.

Last night we talked with Mary Ann Winkowski in the first hour and as always, it was a delight.

Don’t forget Tuesday at 4:55 PM Central, it’s the new moon. So get your abundance checks written

by then. (If you don’t know to what I refer, click on Mary Ann’s name—it will take you to her website

where you can learn all about it. You can download a replay of the show by clicking on Downloads

on the above menu bar.

The remainder of the night, we mostly discussed the history of Johnny Rivers—the luckiest cover

act ever. But a lot of it was self-made luck and good for him. Here’s what we played:

Al Wilson – Who Could Be Lovin’ You – 1967 Soul City

Johnny Ramistella – Little Girl – 1957 Suede

Johnny Rivers – Baby Come Back – 1958 Gone

Johnny Rivers – You’re The One – 1958 Guyden

Johnny Rivers – Your First And Last Love – 1959 DeeDee

Johnny Rivers – Everyday – 1959 Cub

Johnny Rivers – Memphis – 1964 Imperial *

Johnny Rivers – Mountain of Love – 1964 Imperial *

Johnny Rivers – Seventh Son – 1965 Imperial *

Johnny Rivers – Secret Agent Man – 1965 Imperial *

Johnny Rivers – Poor Side Of Town – 1966 Imperial (Johnny wrote it & it was his only #1)

Johnny Rivers – Baby I Need Your Lovin’ – 1967 Imperial *

Johnny Rivers – Tracks of My Tears – 1967 Imperial *

Johnny Rivers – Rockin’ Pneumonia-Boogie Woogie Flu – 1972 UA *

Johnny Rivers – Positively 4th Street – 1968 Imperial (LP cut: Realization)

Johnny Rivers – Curious Mind (Um Um Um Um Um Um) – 1977 Big Tree *

* cover versions

We also played the Sensational Epics’ “Slightly Gray Shagger” for Joyce.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2022 8:35 PM... No live show tonight, unfortunately. Jon convinced

me I'm not well enough, and as I'm too sick to fight him, he must be right. Apologies about this. I

fully intend to be on tomorrow night for two reasons: In the first hour (10 PM Central) Mary Ann

Winkowski joins us (definitely call if you think you're surrounded by ghosts), and in the second hour

we're profiling Johnny Rivers. Listener Dan requested we do that. If you think Johnny is way out of

my wheel house, you would be right-- except for one big thing (big to me anyway) which I'll share

tomorrow night at 11 PM CT. Apologies about tonight.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight, starting at 10 CT. Please call!

Last night we spent the bulk of the show talking about Art Laboe, who died on October 7th at home

in Palm Springs at 97 years old. What made him so special was his business sense. Because of it,

and his unlikely trajectory early in his career with East LA Chicano Soul, many of the truly great Low

Rider oldies got national attention. His Original Sounds records preserved musical history with

some of the best compilations ever, starting with Oldies But Goodies (a term he originated) Volume

1. He’s truly the last of the great champions of soft soul oldies germane to Hispanic culture, and he

will be missed. I wish I could think of someone who would pick up the gauntlet and run with it in the

future, but alas, there’s no one in the running. But thanks to him, we’re left with the music, and we

played quite a bit of it last night:

Rosie & The Originals – Angel Baby – 1960 Highland

Preston Epps – Bongo Rock – 1959 Original Sound

Brenton Wood – Me & You – 1968 Double Shot

War – Low Rider – 1975 UA

Don Julian & The Larks – Low Rider Girl – 1980 Jerk

Pentagons – To Be Loved – 1961 Donna

Thee Midniters – That’s All – 1965 Chattahoochee

Aalon – Rock ‘N’ Roll Gangster – 1977 Arista

Billy Stewart – I Do Love You – 1965 Chess

Don Julian & The Larks – I Want You Back – 1964 Jerk

Originals – Baby I’m For Real – 1969 Soul

TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10 CT (and tomorrow and

Thursday too—no sports interruptions this week). I hope you’ll call. Had fun, thanks to all your

calls, playing Monday Night Trivia. You got the straggler, and the follow up question:

Most, if not all, women do this today. Prior to the 1800s, no woman did this. It was thought it was

only for men. Did what? Wore underwear. [Considered masculine, the idea of women wearing

underwear was tantamount to depravity. When underwear first was made for women in 1800, it

was in two pieces, one for each leg held with garters and no crotch, hence pair of panties. It

remained that way until the 1880s. (Independent 1995)]

The average American uses 743 of these every year. 743 of what? Tissues.

As for the third question, that’s our straggler and we’ll pick it up there next Monday night.

The Bumper Stumpers theme was that every artist had previously (to the song we played) had hits

on Aladdin, Eddie & Leo Mesner’s great LA based R&B label. Here’s what you heard:

Peppermint Harris – Wait Until It Happens To You – 1965 Jewel

Calvin Boze – Shamrock – 1962 Imperial

Shirley & Lee – I’m Gone – 1952 Aladdin

Gene & Eunice – This Is My Story – 1955 Aladdin

Lovers – Someone – 1966 Phillips

Sonny Knight – Dedicated To You – 1957 Starla/Dot

Fatso Theus & The Flairs – Be Cool My Heart – 1956 Aladdin

Wynonie Harris – Good Morning, Judge – 1950 King

Harrold Burrage – What You Don’t Know – 1959 VeeJay

Blenders – Two Loves – 1959 Aladdin

FRIDAY OCTOBER 14, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Replay of Monday Night Trivia tonight at 10. Next live

trivia show is appropriately this coming Monday. We’ll start at 10 with the straggler and a new set of

Bumper Stumpers and I hope you’ll call. It was a very shot sho last night (under 20 minutes) due to

the Blackhawks game, so no need to post a replay. We managed to play one song-- King Cole’s

“Nature Boy” and we went into it history, but the most interesting part of the show (to me, anyway)

was the results of the Fat Bear contest at Katmai. Bear 747, “Bear Force One” won again. And

rightfully so. It’s an annual competition, around this time. Participate next year. Here were this

year’s contenders. Talk to you live on Monday!

THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We talked for an hour last night, managed to play

Wesley’s request [Dominoes – This Love Of Mine – 1959 Liberty (Gene Mumford lead)], and we

took a few calls too. Not sure how much of a show we’ll have tonight—it’ll start sometime after the

wee-bitching hour of Midnight, and I hope you’ll try to call!

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12, 2022 3:31 AM CT We’re live tonight at Midnight for an hour (right

after the Blackhawks game). Call if you can. Last night we had a fine time reviewing the history of

Billy Ward & The Dominoes, taking your calls and playing your requests:

Dominoes – Sixty Minute Man – 1951 Federal

Dominoes – Pedal Pushin’ Papa – 1952 Federal

Dominoes – Can’t Do Sixty No More – 1955 Federal

Dominoes – Stardust – 1957 Liberty

Isley Brothers – This Old Heart Of Mine – 1966 Tamla

Diamonds – She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) – 1959 Mercury

Gladiolas – Little Darlin’ – 1957 Excello

Jive Five – Rain – 1963 Beltone

Larks – My Reverie – 1951 Apollo (shellac)

O’Jays – Stairway To Heaven – 1976 Philadelphia Int’l

BeeGees – Boogie Child – 1978 RSO

TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 2022 3:31 AM CT We’re live tonight at 10. Please call! Many of you did

last night, making Monday Night Trivia a joy. No one got our straggler (but admittedly it was an

uninspired question: In 1993 16,000 Americans did this. 10 years later in 2003, 103,000 did it.

These days over 150,000 Americans do it ever year. Do What? Have some form of stomach

stapling surgery. You didn’t get our follow up, which all things considered is a nice question, so

we’ll leave it as a straggler for next Monay. Bumper Stumpers—you knew several of the artists!

Good job. But you didn’t know either of the themes. On of them, in acknowledgment of the sad

news of the passing of Eddie Weiss (Charlie Brown, a fixture of Beach Music radio and records)

was that every artist had a song on the Beach Music Top 100—but not the song we played. The

other theme, was that every artists had a top 10 record on the Billboard Hot 100 (or R&B chart) but

not the song we played, and not their big beach music hit. Below are the artists and songs we

played along with the year of release and label, followed by the name of their biggest Beach Music

hit in brackets(several of them had more than one) followed by their biggest charter, and highest

rank it achieved. That’s probably clear as mud, but I think you’ll make it out with no problem

O.C. Smith – The Season – 1968 Columbia (LP: The Dynamic O.C. Smith) [BRENDA]

(Little Green Apples #2)

Tymes – Here She Comes – 1964 Parkway [MS. GRACE]

(So Much In Love #1)

Radiants – One Day I’ll Show You – 1962 Chess [IT AIN’T NO BIG THING]

(Voice Your Choice #10)

Platters – Maggie Doesn’t Work Here Anymore – 1954 Federal [WITH THIS RING]

(The Great Pretender #1)

Rosco Gordon – Just A Little Bit – 1959 VeeJay [SURELY I LOVE YOU]

(Booted #1)

Coasters – Satin Doll–1960 Atco (LP: One by One) [ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART]

(Searchin’ #1)

Drifters – Bip Bam – 1954 Atlantic [SAND IN MY SHOES]

(Money Honey #1)

Lamont Dozier – Dearest One – 1962 Melody [COOL ME OUT]

(Tryin’ To Hold On To My Woman #4)

Jerry Butler – Power Of Love - 1973 Mercury [COOLING OUT]

(He Will Break Your Heart #1)

Barbara Lewis – Love Makes The World Go Round – 1967 Atlantic [THINK A LITTLE SUGAR]

(Hello Stranger #1)

Hot Chocolate – Every 1’s A Winner - 1978 Infinity [IT STARTED WITH A KISS]

(You Sexy Thing #3)

FRIDAY OCTOBER 7, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Tonight’s show is a replay of Monday Night Trivia—sit

back, enjoy the show but don’t call. However do call, next Monday October 10th when we’ll once

again be live with Monday Night Trivia at 10.

We covered a number of topics last night, from the death of Motown songwriter Ivy Joe Hunter, to

KGO San Francisco’s unexpected sign off. They’ll be back with a new format Monday morning and

speculation as to what it will be is already growing. We also got an updatae from Stacey on Laura’s

plight. Her family took her to a rehab this morning. Please keep her in your prayers. She bravely

has taken the first step—admitting she’s powerless over alcohol. Hopefully it’s the start of a great

new life. The bumpers were 100% your requests:

Delfonics – Ready Or Not – 1968 Philly Grove

Four Tops – Ask the Lonely – 1965 Motown

Billy Stewart – Summertime – 1966 Chess

Harvey Scales & The 7 Sounds – Love-Itis – 1967 Magic Touch

Willows – Church Bells May Ring – 1956 Melba

Orchids – Newly Wed – 1955 Parrot

Esquires – Get On Up – 1967 Bunky

Six Teens – A Casual Look – 1956 Flip

THURSDAY OCTOBER 6, 2022 3:31 AM CT... The show will start about half an hour late

tonight—around 10:30 PM right after The Blackhawks. I hope you’ll call. That’s especially true if

you’ve got suggestions for Laura who has taken the biggest step of all, admitting she was

powerless over alcohol. She’s in Des Plaines, IL and if you know of a great AA group near her, let

me know. (I’ve directed her to ChicagoAA.org but first hand info may be helpful.)

From what I know, Archie Bell is back to dancing just as good as he walks, but last year he had a

minor stroke that laid him up for quite a while. He’s back in Houston, Texas (where else?), and last

year, his manager publicized his address for friends and fans who wanted to drop him a line of

encouragement. I’m pretty sure it’s still active: Archie Bell, PO Box 24334, Houston, TX 77229,

and I bet he’d love to hear from you.

Sgt. Pappy of Gary requested we talk about the Del Vikings. I suggested you have a score card

and pencil. But if you failed to take notes, you can listen to the replay on the stream right now, or

download the show anytime. Here’s what we played

Del Vikings – Come Go With Me (audition) 1956 (Single released in 1957 on Feebee & Dot)

Marlo (Lanier) – Understanding (unreleased)

Del Vikings – Whispering Bells – 1957 FeeBee & Dot

Del Vikings – When I Come Home – 1957 FeeBee (different version on Mercury)

Del Vikings – The VooDoo Man – 1958 Mercury

Crew Cuts – Angels In The Sky – 1955 Mercury

Versatiles – Speedillac – 1958 Checker

Buddy Carle – Tender Words – 1956 FeeBee (Please tell me who that bass voice is!)

Channels – All Alone – 1957 Gone

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10. I hope you’ll call. The

show gets better when you do. Meanwhile, I’ve been moving some things around behind the

scenes on a couple servers, so if you couldn’t download Monday Night Trivia, you can now, along

with last night’s show. And if you couldn’t hear the stream after the live show ended, you can now. I

don’t promise this is the end of the glitches, but at the moment I don’t see anything that should be

causing a problem. (Famous Last Words)

Yesterday was National Truckers Appreciation Day (as it is every year on 10-4). There’s no way I

can properly express my appreciation. Remember, everything you buy, no matter where you buy it,

arrived on a truck. You’d be a world of hurt without these guys and gals.

Sadly, yesterday was also noteworthy for the passing of Loretta Lynn. At 90, it was a life

well-lived. We talked a lot about her unlikely and colorful time on the planet. And we played

several of her songs (along with one her brother, Jay Lee Webb, did):

Dick Curless – Drag ‘Em Off The Interstate Sock It To ‘Em J.P Blues” – 1970 Capitol

Loretta Lynn – One’s On The Way – 1971 Decca

Loretta Lynn – I’m A Honky Tonk Girl – 1960 Zero

Del Reeves – Girl On The Billboard – 1965 United Artists

Loretta Lynn – Fist City – 1966 Decca

Archie Bell & The Drells – Love Will Rain On You – 1968 Atlantic

Loretta Lynn – Hey Loretta- 1973 MCA

Sheppards – Elevator Operator – 1961 Abner

Jay Lee Webb – She’s Lookin’ Better By The Minute – 1969 Decca

TUESDAY OCTOBER 4, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10 and as usual, anything goes.

I hope you’ll call. Monday Night Trivia was interesting as usual. You got the straggler: You’re

more likely to do this in July than any other month. What? Have sex (according to researchers at

Indiana University’s Kinsey Sex Research Institute in 1981. (On the other hand, you’re more likely

to lose your virginity in June according to UPI also in 1981.) And you got this one: Over 23 billion

have been disbursed to the public in the last 100 years. 23 billion what? Cracker Jack prizes (since

1912 - Chicago Tribune 5/24/04).

We’ve still got a straggler, so give it some thought and call next Monday. (And if you don’t know

what it is, listen to the stream, or the download, or listen to WGN on Friday when Monday Night

Trivia replays.)

Now as for the Bumper Stumpers. The theme was that every song we played was released by an

independent Chicago record label. (Not all the artists were from Chicago.) We didn’t duplicate any

labels, and we stayed away from the big guns-- Chess and VeeJay (though for those two, we did

use their subsidiary labels, Argo and Abner, respectively). Here’s what you heard:

June Conquest – What’s This I See – 1968 Curtom

Lee Dorsey – Organ Grinder Swing – 1964 Constellation

Walter Jackson – What Would You Do – 1976 Chi-Sound

Five Du-Tones – Shake A Tail Feather – 1963 One-Derful

Sheppards – Elevator Operator – 1961 Abner

Esquires – Listen To Me – 1967 Bunky

Lorraine Ellison – I Dig You Baby – 1965 Mercury

Pastels – Been So Long – 1958 Argo

Creations – We’re In Love – 1962 Penny

Donald Jenkins – Fighting For My Baby – 1970 Thomas

Fantaisions – Unnecessary Tears – 1965 Satellite

SEPTEMBER 2022

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Enjoy tonight’s replay of Monday Night Trivia but

don’t call. Save that for next Monday night when we’ll be live playing trivia at 10. Thanks for all the

calls last night! We talked about everything but managed to steer clear of presidents asking if dead

legislators were on hand, senators who signed bills they didn’t know existed, and former officials

who asked foreign prime ministers to imagine their daughters raped by tatooed animals. It was

much more fun learning the history of Inferno Records. I should have realized Harry Balk was

behind that label! We played both sides of his first release on Inferno, and several more of your

requests as well:

Dee Dee Warwick – I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – 1966 Mercury

Souveniers – It’s Too Bad – 1967 Inferno

Stevie Wonder – As – Tamla 1977 LP Cut: Songs In The Key Of Life

Lakeside – I Want To Hold Your Hand – 1982 Solar

Five Satins – I’ll Be Seeing You – 1960 Ember

Koko Taylor – Wang Dang Doodle – 1966 Checker

Lyle Lovett – She’s No Lady – 1987 Curb/MCA

Souveniers – I Could Have Danced All Night – 1967 Inferno

Ben E King – I (Who Have Nothing) – 1963 Atco

Five Stairsteps – You Waited Too Long – 1966 Windy C

Sheppards – Island Of Love – 1959 Apex

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. Call early. Last

night we ran out of time with five of you still on hold, so please call earlier and I’ll do my best not to

be so long winded. We covered a variety of topics ranging from musical gropus bearing the same

name, and the consequences of same— to Hurricane Ian and the shocking death of Detroit

newsman Jim Matthews. Tonight? I’ve got over 18 hours to think of something-- or better yet, listen

to what you have to say. Played several of your requests last night:

Birdwatchers – Girl I Got News For You – 1966 Scott

Gene Pitney – (I Wanna) Love My Life Away – 1961 Musicor

Bobbettes – I Shot Mr. Lee – 1957 Atlantic

Buster Brown – Fannie Mae – 1959 Fire

Della Reese – Don’t You Know – 1959 RCA

Chuck Berry – Maybellene – 1955 Chess

Dickie Lee – I Saw Linda Yesterday – 1962 Smash

Conway Twitty – It’s Driving Me Wild – 1961 MGM

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. Full show tonight. We’re live at 10. I hope you’ll

call! You came through last night and that was much appreciated. We talked about everything from

the first rock and roll record to the last days Trucker Rich will be driving, not to mention what are

those 11 spices in Kentucky Fried Chicken. As you can gather, no subject is off limits, unless, of

course, if it’s deadly serious, really important or political. Though the show was abbreviated thanks

to hockey play by play, we nevertheless managed to play a handful of your requests:

Dee Clark – Raindrops – 1961 VeeJay

Cathy Carroll – Poor Little Puppet – 1962 Warner Brothers

Diana Ross – Lady Sings The Blues – 1972 Motown (original soundtrack)

Crows – Gee – 1954 Rama

Jimmie Rodgers – The World I Used To Know – 1960 Dot

Tom T. Hall – (Old Dogs and Children and) Watermelon Wine – 1972 Mercury

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be on an hour late tonight, probaby around

11 CT, right after hockey. Please call! Last night’s Monday Night Trivia was fun as always. You

knocked out the first two questions in rapid succession:

In one year alone in the early 1960s, 45 million of this low-cost product from the Philippines was

sold in America. What product? Duncan Yo-Yos. (Yo-Yos— meaning ‘come back’ in Tagalog—had

been here for years, but they didn’t sell until Duncan widely advertised them on television in 1962.)

This apparel item supposedly dates back to the 1980s—but in fact it first debuted at the New York

World’s Fair in 1939. What apparel item? Thong underwear. (To combat Mayor LaGuardia’s

opposition to nudity, exotic dancers at the world’s fair created g-string like thong. Frederick’s of

Hollywood sold the first pair commercially in 1981. --Palm Beach Post 2003)

The third one is our straggler, which is where we’ll pick it up next Monday. The Bumper Stumpers

theme was quickly guessed—R&B songs with soliloquys. And some of the individual artists were

guessed too—especially by Scotty. Here’s what we played:

Cellos – Rang Tang Ding Dong – 1957 Apollo

Isaac Hayes – By The Time I Get To Phoenix – 1969 Enterprise

Jolly Jax – There Is Something On Your Mind Pt 2 - 1962 V-Tone (& 1965 Landis)

Betty Wright – Tonight’s The Night (Pts 1& 2) – 1978 Alston

Ronnie Love – Chills & Fever – 1961 Dot (& 1960 on Startime as Johnny Love)

Jimmy Norman – I Don’t Love You No More – 1962 Little Star

Shirley Brown – Woman to Woman – 1974 Truth

Medallions – The Letter – 1954 DooTone

Foolish Little Girl – The Cookies – 1963 recorded for Dimension, unreleased

Velvetones – Glory Of Love - 1957 Aladdin, (& 1962 Imperial )

Chi-Lites – A Letter To Myself – 1973 Brunswick

Millie Jackson – If Loving You Is Wrong – 1975 Spring

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 3:31 AM CT... replay of Monday Night Trivia tonight at 10. Please

don’t call, but do mark your calendars for this coming Monday night and do call when we’ll again be

live at 10 with the appropriately named Monday Night Trivia. The autumnal equinox occurred

yesterday. Welcome to Libra and fall. The new moon is Sunday at 4:55 PM Central Time. (Since

it’s a new moon, like the sun it is also in Libra. 2 degrees, if you’re counting.) I mention this in case

you’ll be writing your Law of Abundance check. (Here’s the deal, if you’re unaware, and here’s the

new moon tables for 2022.) We talked about a variety of things last night, and got it some of your

requests too:

Charts – Deserie – 1958 Everlast

Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle – 1974 Strata-East

Timi Yuro – What’s A Matter Baby – 1962 Liberty

GC Cameron – It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye To Yesterday – 1975 Motown

Marlena Shaw – Looking Through The Eyes Of Love – 1968 Cadet

Bill Robinson & The Quails – The Cow – 1964 American Records

Bill Robinson & The Quails – Do I Need You – 1968 Date

Brook Benton – Two Tickets To Paradise – 1963 Mercury

Bill Medley – Brown Eyed Woman – 1968 MGM

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We’re live tonight at 10. Please call! We talked

about something close to nothing again last night and had fun doing it, including a call from Jeff

who played on the Drew-vels “Tell Him”. We covered a story in the news—a cable company is

being held liable to the tune of over a million dollars for the murder of a customer by an off-duty

employee. Before you say, WTF?, which was my first reaction, there are a few things you should

know. And I pointed them out. I also managed to play some of your requests:

Sam Cooke – Cousin of Mine – 1964 RCA

Michael Franks – When The Cookie Jar Is Empty – 1978 Warner Brothers

Valentinos – It’s All Over Now – 1964 SAR

Carly Simon – You’re So Vain – 1972 Elektra

Freda Payne – Memories and Souvenirs – 2016 Royal Oak

Danderliers – Little Man – 1956 States

Billy Ward & His Dominoes – Pedal Pushing Papa – 1952 Federal

Ricochetts – Losing You – 1966 Quill

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 3:31 AM We’re live tonight at 10. I hope you’ll call. We

covered a lot of ground last night from old radio and music, to new job interviews and how Gen X

feels about it. And we got in some of your requests too:

Dr. John – Right Place, Wrong Time – 1973 Atco

B-52s – Private Idaho – 1980 Warner

Priscilla Wright – The Man In The Raincoat – 1955 Unique

Primettes – Tears of Sorrow – 1960 Lupine

Lonnie Russ – My Wife Can’t Cook – 1962 4-J

Michael Franks – The Lady Wants To Know – 1977 Warner Brothers

Four Tops – Just Seven Numbers – 1971 Motown

Al Hibbler – Unchained Melody – 1955 Decca

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10. Please call. Thanks to

those of you who did call for last night’s Monday Night Trivia. It took a while, but you got last week’s

straggler:

This was first seen on television on a show in the mid 1960s, but shortly thereafter censors

prohibited it on another show. What? A belly button. (Allowed in 1964 on Dr. Kildare, it was

prohibited a year later on I Dream of Jeannie. –-USA Today 9/24/99)

You dispensed with the next one a bit more quickly:

Normally costing less than a dollar each, over $65,000 was paid for one about 20 years ago. One

what? Piece of fruit from a tree. ($67,000 was paid for a lychee from a 400 year old tree whose

fruit had been eaten exclusively by emperors in the Qing Dynasty—1644–1911. --Houston

Chronicle 2002)

And the last one, you got almost instantly:

In the 1940s, a man saw this common mishap and created a toy based on it. Since then over 250

million have been sold, but so unconvinced was someone close to him that any would be sold at all,

a friend was asked to go to a department store to buy one of the first ones. What was the unlikely

hit toy? A slinky (created by Richard James after a spring fell off a table and bounced across the

floor. His wife’s friend bought one of the first at Gimbels --Washington Post 1/13/04).

Now as for those Bumper Stumpers. For the past three weeks I have played the first 45 rpm

release from various independent record companies. For most, it was their first release at all. For

some, they had previously issued 78s, but what you heard was the first 45. Most were A sides, a

few were B sides (the concept was relatively nebulous, as more than a few times, a B side would

trump an A side in popularity). Some of them were recognizable, many were obscure and a few

were truly surprising. When you think of Gone Records, for instance (one of George Goldner’s

labels), you don’t think of rockabilly, but how else would you categorize their first release (Jimmy

Stone’s “Found”)? Here’s this week’s list, the third of three weeks of first 45 releases:

Cornel Gunter & The Ermines – Peek, Peek-A-Boo – 1955 Loma

Safaris – Image Of A Girl – 1960 Eldo

Jimmy Stone – Found – 1957 Gone

Dicky Doo & The Don’ts – Click-Clack – 1957 Swan

Chancellors – There Goes My Girl – 1957 Port

Hitmakers – Chapel Of Love – 1958 Original Sounds

Temptations – Barbara – 1960 Goldisc

Harptones – Laughing On The Outside – 1959 Warwick

Triumphs – Burnt Biscuits – 1961 Volt

Matadors – Vengeance (Will Be Mine) - 1957 Sue

Shepherd Sisters – Gone With The Wind – 1956 Melba

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Tonight it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia so don’t

call. Sit back and enjoy the show, and mark your calendar for for the next live edition of Monday

Night Trivia this coming Monday at 10 PM CT. Last night we talked early Stevie Wonder history (as

you’ll see from the bumper list below), and we managed to play some of your requests too:

Stevie Wonder- I Call It Pretty Music, But The Old People Call It The Blues – 1962 Tamla

Stevie Wonder – La La La La 1962 Tamla

Stevie Wonder – Contract On Love – 1962 Tamla

Stevie Wonder – Castles In The Sand – 1964 Tamla

Stevie Wonder – Hey Harmonical Man – 1964 Tamla

Stevie Wonder – High Heel Sneakers – 1965 Tamla

Original Flip – Funny How Time Slips Away

Replaced by – Music Talk

Stevie Wonder - Fingertips – Tamla 1963

Stevie Wonder – As – Tamla 1977 LP Cut: Songs In The Key of life

Elvin Spencer – Lift This Hurt – 1970 Winner

Sergio Mendes – Oba La La – 1961 Philips LP cut: Dance Moderno

Bossa Rio – Zazueira – 1970 Blue Thumb

Marvelettes – Playboy – 1962 Tamla

James Brown – Try Me – 1958 Federal

Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

Shep & The Limelites – Daddy’s Home – 1961 Hull

Buster Brown – I’m Going—But I’ll Be Back – 1962 Fire

Louis Prima – Buona Sera – 1958 Capitol

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10 CT. I hope you’ll call!

We talked about a number of things last night from Cambodians holed up on a farm because some

nutso politician there convinced them that a black hole had formed in his spine foretelling the end of

the world due to massive flooding, except for his farm, of course; to how the royals are positioning

themselves after the Queen’s death. And we managed to throw in some radio talk and play several

of your requests, too:

Students- I’m So Young – 1961 Argo

Johnny Ace – Pledging My Love – 1955 Duke

Hank Ballard – Finger Poppin’ Time – 1960 King

Spaniels – Don’cha Go – 1955 VeeJay

Clovers – Lovey Dovey - 1954 Atlantic

Bill Deal & The Rhondells – May I – 1969 Heritage

The Zodiacs – May I – 1965 Dee-Su

Tower of Power – You’re Still A Young Man – 1972 Warner

Mongo Santamaria -Yeh-Yeh! – 1963 Battle

Georgie Fame – Yeh Yeh – 1964 Imperial

Chuck Jackson – If I Didn’t Love You – 1965 Wand

The Gladiolas – Little Darlin’ – 1957 Excello

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We’re live tonight at 10. Please call. Last

night, we talked about Ramsey Lewis, Arthur Alexander, and Brenda Lee among other musical

luminaries and played a lot of your requests too:

Ramsey Lewis Trio – Something You Got – 1964 Argo

Howard Tate – Ain’t Nobody Home – 1966 Verve

Hamilton Bohannon – Thoughts and Wishes – 1975 Dakar LP cut: Inside Out

Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore) – 1966 Smash

Brook Benton – Thank You Pretty Baby - 1959 Mercury

B.B. King – The Thrill Is Gone – 1970 Bluesway/ABC

Arthur Alexander – A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues – 1962 Dot

Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Express Yourself

Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Love Land

Brenda Lee – I Want To Be Wanted – 1960 Decca

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10 CT. I hope you’ll call. A lot

of you did last night for Monday Night Trivia. The first question I threw out took almost all night:

This was never seen nor was it part of any discussion on a television series prior to the mid 1980s.

(It was first seen on a sitcom.) What was it? A Condom. (It was first incorporated into the plot of

Valerie, when her 17 year old son was planning a tryst with a houseguest in the Spring of 1987.

–People May 11, 1987) We’re still working on the follow up question, so it becomes our straggler

and we’ll pick it up next week.

The Bumper Stumpers theme continues to be elusive. As for the artists, Scotty got The

Heartbeats—no one guessed on the others—which in the case of the first one was a surprise. The

theme will continue with next week’s Bumper Stumpers too. Take a look at last week’s under

Tuesday September 6th, and this week’s below and see if a common theme emerges for you yet:

Teenchords – Lydia – 1956 Fury

Heartbeats – Crazy For You – 1955 Hull

Human Beings – An Inside Look – 1965 Impact

Court Jesters – Roaches – 1961 Blast

Sugar Pie & Pee Wee – A Few Little Words – 1956 Rhythm

Five Discs – Never Let You Go – 1962 Cheer

Cozy Morley – I Love My Baby – 1957 Chancellor

Mulberry Fruit Band – Yes We Have No Bananas – 1967 Buddah

Frankie Ford – Ocean Full of Tears – 1963 Constellation

Smoothtones – Dear Diary – 1956 Ember

Tony Farrell – Stumpy Stump – 1958 Time

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Lots of calls last night—thank you! Tonight it’s a

replay of Monday Night Trivia. Make note of the Bumper Stumpers because the theme will continue

when we’re live with Monday Night Trivia, Monday at 10 PM CT. Before the replay, on the Dave

Plier show tonight on WGN Radio, Moody Blues lead singer and songwriter, Justin Hayward will

be on from 8 to 9 CT. You’ll hear the Moody Blues new single, which I hear is pretty good, and

Justin will tell all, and take your calls, too. As for last night’s bumpers:

James Darren – Her Royal Majesty – 1962 Colpix

Etta James – Something’s Got A Hold Of Me – 1962 Argo

Students – Every Day of The Week – 1958 Argo/Checker

Jewel & The Rubies – Kidnapper – 1963 La Louisianne/ABC Paramount

Joe Hinton – You Know It Ain’t Right – 1963 BackBeat

Rip-chords – I Love You The Most – 1956 Abco

Moody Blues – The Story In Your Eyes – 1971 Threshold

Leroy Anderson – The Typewriter – 1953 Decca

Corsairs – Smoky Places – 1961 Tuff

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Apologies for the abbreviated replay. I had to

restart the audio computer in the first hour and inadvertently forgot to restart the stream until Johnny

D wondered why he wasn’t hearing it. (Don’t forget, you can always go to WGNRadio.com and

here the official WGN stream—but mine is a homegrown effort and during the live show you get to

hear what we’re doing during the breaks—which is usually nothing, but as Lia pointed out,

occasionally I talk back to the news.) Not many callers last night, and I had little to say, so I actually

had to work. Save me tonight please. We’re live at 10 and attendance will bet taken. But all was

not lost. We played several of your requests last night:

Inez Foxx – (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count The Days – 1967 Dynamo (not on the stream, sorry)

Platters – I Love You 1000 Times – 1966 Musicor

Arthur Alexander – Soldier of Love – 1962 Dot

Bessie Banks – Go Now – 1964 Tiger

Moroccos – Pardon My Tears – 1955 United

Manhattans – Searchin’ For My Baby – 1965 Carnival

Patty & The Emblems – Mixed Up Shook Up Girl – 1964 Herald

Louis Prima, Keely Smith & Sam Butera – Jump Jive An’ Wail – 1956 LP: The Wildest

Channels – Now You Know – 1956 Whirlin’ Disc

Scarlets – Dear One – 1954 Red Robin

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 3:31 AM... We’re live tonight at 10. Please call. Last night we

reviewed the history of telephony focusing on telephone exchange names and the original 77 area

codes. We never did find out how they’re assigning new ones, which is particularly upsetting to

those of us craving order, so of course we started our musical interludes with Stan Freberg and

then went on to your requests and Johnny D’s contribution:

Stan Freberg’s Telephone Prefix song

Flirtations – Nothing But A Heartache – 1969 Deram

Arthur Alexander – You Better Move On – 1962 Dot

Johnny D- Rollye’s Streaming In – 2022

Jackie Wilson – That’s Why – 1959 Brunswick

Johnny Adams – Body & Fender Man – 1988 Rounder – LP: Room With A View Of The Blues

Manhattan Transfer – I Know Why (And so do you) – 1997 LP cut: Swing

Jive Five – Never Never – 1961 Beltone

Delfonics – La La Means I Love You – 1968 Philly Groove

Cleftones – You’re Driving Me Mad – 1956 Gee

Four Lads – Moments To Remember – 1955 Columbia

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 3:31 AM... Live show tonight at 10. Please call. It was fun

spending Labor Day with you playing Monday Night Trivia. You got all four of the questions I

threw out:

You’ll find 16 of these in the average house. 16 what? Windows.

Most of us have never done it- never even thought of doing it, but the oldest American to ever do it

was 91. Do what? Rob a bank. (August 2003 in Abilene, TX, Red Rountree handed a teller a

robbery note. The teller asked him twice if he was serious. He got $2,000. --Daily Record 1/28/04)

The FBI operated this facility in New York in an attempt to get foreign intelligence during WWII.

What? A male bordello staffed with gay agents charged with getting intelligence info from foreign

sailors. (New York Times May 22, 2003)

Most of us buy this. In fact, most of us have to buy it. But the first time anyone bought it was in the

1890s. Bought what? Car Insurance. (Gilbert Loomis bought the plan from Travelers in 1897 to

cover a car he built from scratch. It cost him $7.5 for $1,000 coverage. --Washington Post 7/10/96)

You didn’t do quite as well on the Bumper Stumpers. The first one was obvious, but the rest were

elusive, as was the theme—what do all these records have in common? I like the theme. In fact, I

like it enough that we’ll add to it next week and all the Bumper Stumpers will also have it in

common. That gives you a week to think about it, and more examples to hear next Monday.

Carole King – It Might As Well Rain Until September – 1962 Dimension

Al Collins – I Got The Blues For You – 1955 Ace

Malcolm Dodds – Beauty and The Beast – 1957 End

Buddy Carle – Tender Words – 1956 Feebee

O. Jay Oliver – Good Gravy – 1958 Coed

Satintones – Sugar Daddy – 1959 Motown

Charts – Zoop – 1957 Everlast

Barbara Stephens – I Don’t Worry – 1961 Stax

Velours – My Love Come Back – 1956 Onyx

Richie Adams – The Right Way – 1961 Beltone

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Tonight’s show is a replay of Monday Night Trivia, so

sit back and listen, but don’t call. Monday is Labor Day, but that won’t stop us. We’ll be live at 10

with trivia, and I hope you will call! That's Monday at 10. Please make a note of it, as they say. As

for last night, we were going to talk about it being Emma Nutt day, but your calls were so plentiful

(thank you!!), we never got around to it. We’ll get to it next week, I’m sure. We did play several of

your requests:

Earth Wind and Fire – September – 1978 ARC/Columbia

Five Discs – Never Let You Go – 1962 Cheer

Hearts – Lonely Nights – 1955 Baton

Gregory Howard – When In Love – 1963 Kapp

Dells – I’d Rather Be With You – 1972 Cadet

Supremes – Eight Days A Week – unreleased – heard on Shindig 1965

Phil McLean – Small Sad Sam – 1961 Versatile

Cadets – Stranded in the Jungle 1956 Modern

James & Bobby Purify – Help Yourself (To All My Lovin’) – 1968 Bell

Chris Young – You – 2011 RCA

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live again tonight at 10. Please call. Last

night we reviewed an offer to save Bed Bath and Beyond-- from an online adult service that wants

to use their beds as props during the overnight hours in exchange for enough cash to keep the

retailer solvent. They’ll pass, and it’s obviously a PR stunt, but it did make me laugh, and it

reminded me of many fine radio pranks—including the one perpetrated by Mortimer Matz, who at

97 years old is still alive. We also played a number of your requests, and we’ll do that again tonight.

Miracles- Bad Girl – 1959 Chess

Otis Redding – Direct Me – 1968 Atco

Stylistics – You Ought To Be With Me – 1976 H&L LP cut: Fabulous

Four J’s – Here Am I – 1963 Jamie

Dells – Oh What A Night – 1956 VeeJay

Timetones – In My Heart – 1961 Times Square

Clarence Henry – But I Do – 1959 Argo

Spaniels – Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight – 1954 VeeJay

Bobby Charles – Later Alligator – 1955 Chess

Bobby Parker – You Got What it Takes – 1957 VeeJay

Dells – Time Makes You Change – 1957 VeeJay

AUGUST 2022

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Hard to believe it’s the last day of August. But

nothing much happens in August (watch, all hell will break loose later today because I said that, but

historically, it’s a slow month—no holidays and all). Maybe we’ll talk about that tonight, or maybe

you’ll call and save me. As for last night, you did that very well and thank you for that. Bad night for

me made immeasurably better with all your calls. Thank you. All the bumpers were requests:

Exciters – Tell Him – 1962 UA

Unit 4 +2 – Concrete & Clay – 1965 London

Lou Christie – Lightning Strikes – 1965 MGM

Nino Tempo & April Stevens – Deep Purple – 1963 Atco

Lou Rawls – Dead End Street – 1967 Capitol

Manhattens – Why Should I Cry – 1961 Big Mack

Cardinals – The Door Is Still Open – 1955 Atlantic

Cues – Why – 1956 Capitol

Ronnie Love – Chills & Fever – 1960 Dot

Lou Rawls – Sophisticated Lady – 1972 MGM (LP: Silk & Soul)

TUESDAY AUGUST 30, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10, call with anything of

unimportance and we’ll have a good time. Had a fine time last night with Monday Night Trivia. The

straggler lasted all night, and I revealed it at the end of the show: The average American does this

twice a week. Does what? Eats breakfast cereal (overwhelmingly for breakfast, but lunch, dinner

and a snack is not unusual a few times a year, according to “Grocery Headquarters” publication

11/1/02).

The Bumper Stumpers all had something in common, and it wasn’t easy to decipher: This week at

the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre in 1956, it was Alan Freed’s Second Anniversary Rock ‘N Roll

Show. Every one of the songs by every artist we played was sung on stage, in continuous

performances between showings of “Raw Edge”, a Rory Calhoun and Yvonne deCarlo movie. Not

only that, but posters promoting the performances featured the artists prominently along with every

song you heard:

Fats Domino & His Orchestra – Don’t Blame It On Me – 1956 Imperial

Harptones – What Is Your Secret – 1956 Unreleased

Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers – Who Can Explain – 1956 Rama

Joe Turner – Corinne Corinna – 1956 Atlantic

Harptones – Three Wishes – 1956 Rama

Cleftones – Can’t We Be Sweethearts – 1956 Gee

Mabel King – Second Hand Love – 1956 Rama

Cirino & The Bowties – Again – 1956 Royal Roost

Jimmy Cavallo & His House Rockers – That’s The Groovy Thing – 1956 Coral

FRIDAY AUGUST 26, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Tonight it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia—please don’t

call. But mark your calendar for this coming Monday when we’ll be back at it live with trivia at 10.

Last night we discussed the history of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, and Lewis Lymon and

the Teenchords. Hard to believe that Lewis Lymon never charted, and Frankie & the Teenagers

were only together 18 months. Their impact has lasted 10 times longer than that. We talked about

a few other things too. Listen and find out what they were, since it’s a blur to me right now and I

just want to lie down. Talk to you Monday. Here’s what we played last night:

Franklie Lymon & The Teenagers – Why Do Fools Fall In Love – 1956 Gee

Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords – Your Last Chance - 1957 End

Kodoks (Pearl McKinnon) – Oh Gee, Oh Gosh – 1957 Fury

Big Maybelle – Candy – 1956 Candy

Danderliers – Shu Wop – 1955 States

Paul Williams – The Huckle-buck – 1949 Savoy

Slim Harpo – Rainin’ In My Heart – 1961 Excello

Jackie deShannon – Put A Little Love In Your Heart – 1969 Imperial

Chuck Jackson – I Don’t Want To Cry – 1961 Wand

Vic Dana – A Lifetime Lovin’ You – 1967 Liberty

THURSDAY AUGUST 25, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We’re live tonight at 10 CT.. Please call. The show is

better when you do (well, better for me, anyway). We ran the gamut last night, from TV shows like

Shindig to what was really behind The Green Door. And something else too numerous to mention,

meaning the show’s been over less than five minutes and already I don’t remember what was on it.

So feel free to listen to the replay (stream or download). I did make not of what I played

however—mostly your requests, though the first three were in honor of Creed Taylor, who sadly is

no longer casting a shadow among us.

Antonio Carlos Jobim – One Note Samba – 1963 Verve LP: The Composer of Desifinado

Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd – One Note Samba – 1962 Verve LP: Samba Jazz

Deodato – Carly & Carole – 1973 CTI

Danderliers – Chop Chop Boom – 1955 States

Temptations – Just Another Lonely Night – 1965 Gordy LP: Temptin’ Temptations

Harptones – Foolish Me – 1961 Companion

Brenda & The Tabulations – Right On The Tip Of My Tongue

Archie Bleyer – Hernando’s Hideaway – 1954 Cadence

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10. Please call! Too many

deaths last night-- and one is too many if it’s someone you love. And I loved Jim Loupas. Not only

for his great engineering prowess (nobody was better at processing FM ever—but decades before

that, he was the guy behind the dials on the Chickenman series), but also for his entertaining

demeanor. Many an NAB convention was made better by his presence. I remember doing a skit

with him once for a Kent Burkhart presentation and it took everything in me not to laugh out loud,

when he complained about morning men warming their jelly danishes in cart machines, mimicking

the action as he proclaimed ‘They just shove ‘em all the way in’. I’m laughing as I type that. He will

be missed by many, and I’ll kick myself for not calling him back. He’s been on the infamous call

back list for awhile. I should have known something was awry when he didn’t answer my Happy

Birthday email this past June (when he turned 83). The last time we talked was about a year ago

when he was being transferred from a hospital to a rehab facility and he assured me he would be

fine.

Radio is also poorer with the loss of Ed Christian, who ran Saga Communications, Mark Driscoll

whose image voice was on more stations than I can count, and Ken Draper who, to bring it full

circle, was the PD when Chickenman was created at WCFL. In the words of Frank Oxarart, GM at

KFWB, ‘If I knew how hard it was to find a good PD, I wouldn’t have had Draper prosecuted.’ (If you

don’t know to what I’m referring, you’ll have to hear the show.) And then there was Cricket Jerry

Allison (dead at 82), whose creative drumming literally made hits. We started the bumpers with a

song that proves it:

Everly Brothers – (‘Til) I Kissed You – 1959 Cadence

Capris – Morse Code Of Love – 1982 Ambient Sound

Ricky Nelson – I Wanna Be Loved – 1959 Imperial

Edsels – What Brought Us Together – 1960 Tammy

Dells – If It Ain’t One Thing It’s Another – 1963 Argo

Dells – Jeepers Creepers – 1958 VeeJay

Charley Pride – Roll On Mississippi – 1981 RCA

Steve Alaimo – Lady Of The House – 1965 ABC Paramount

Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come – 1964 RCA

Nightcrawlers – The Little Black Egg – 1965 Lee

Glen Campbell – The World I Used To Know – 1967 Capitol (LP cut: Gentle On My Mind)

TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Talk to you tonight at 10. Do call! Fun as always

playing Monday Night Trivia with you last night. Below are the Bumper Stumpers. What they had

in common was the artist of every one of ‘em was on national television this week: Dodie Stevens

was on The Dick Clark Saturday Night Show in 1959. A year earlier in 1958, Dale Hawkins, Rusty

Draper, and Little Anthony & The Imperials were all on that show. The Jive Five were on

American Bandstand in 1961. Gene Chandler was on that show in 1970. The Impressions were

on Where The Action Is, in 1965. In 1975 both Charlie Rich and The Amazing Rhythm Aces

were on Midnight Special. The following year in 1976, was Johnnie Taylor was on that show.

You dispensed with our straggler in the first hour: Since the turn of the century in 2000, this simple

low-cost item has more computing power than the world’s most powerful computer did in the 1950s.

What? A musical greeting card (according to the Seattle Post Intelligencer in 2003).

And handily revealed the answer to the follow up question: In 1880 there were 50,000 of these in

America. A hundred years later there were 66 million. 66 million what? Lawn mowers. The third

question remains unanswered and thus is our straggler for next week.

Dodie Stevens – No – 1960 Dot

Impressions – Never Could You Be – 1965 ABC

Dale Hawkins – La Do Dada – 1958 Checker

Little Anthony & The Imperials – If I Love You – 1970 UA

Amazing Rhythm Aces – Lipstick Traces – 1979 ABC

Johnnie Taylor – I Had A Dream – 1966 Stax

Rusty Draper – Held For Questioning – 1956 Mercury

Gene Chandler – I Can Take Care Of Myself – 1966 Constellation

Jive Five – If I Had A Chance To Love You – 1970 Decca

Charlie Rich – My Baby Done Left Me – 1958 Sun

FRIDAY AUGUST 19, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Great to talk with Mary Ann Winkowski last night. If you

missed the show, you can download it anytime, or hear it on the stream until the next live show. As

for tonight, it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia. Don’t call, but do mark your calendar for this

coming Monday when we’ll be live again with trivia at 10. Last night’s bumpers?

Jarmels – A Little Bit Of Soap – 1961 Laurie

Diana Ross & The Supremes – Reflections

Solomon Burke – Cry To Me – 1962 Atlantic

Wilmer & The Dukes – Give Me One More Chance

Marlo – Understanding - 2021

Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Strange Things Happening Every Day

THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 2022 3:31 PM CT... Don't forget, Mary Ann Winkowski joins me tonight at

10. She's my friend who sees ghosts the same way we see each other. (She doesn't see people

who have crossed over to the other side. Ghosts are earth-bound spirits who have died, but stay

here, creating quite a bit of mayhem ranging from good-natured to dangerous.) So if you think your

house is haunted (or anything else) call from the location in question, and Mary Ann will tell you if

you're not alone. But call early in the 10 PM hour! (888-87605593) Too often, we have several

people hanging on at the end of the hour, and there's no hold-over. Much as I'd like to see them, I

will not know who might be gracing you with their unseen presence.

THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We covered everything from more fast food (I ate

accordingly during the breaks and am feeling the effects as I type—this time it’s completely my own

fault that I don’t feel well, but I digress) to payola. Mike from Aventura called to tell us about his

chatroom for the blind. He’s got shows every Tuesday and Wednesday night at 8 PM ET, and

Saturdays a 3 PM ET. Dial 712-432-3642, select #1 (that’s the pound sign to the right of zero, and

1). That’s Room 20 for Don’s Den. Talk to you tonight at 10 CT on WGN. Please call!

Bobbie Smith – Walk On Into My Heart – 1964 American Arts

Royalettes – Only When You’re Lonely – 1966 MGM

Chris Montez – Time After Time – 1966 A&M

Futures – Silhouettes – 1980 Philadelphia International

Chips – Oh My Darlin’ – 1956 Josie

Billy Joe Royal – Love Has No Right – 1989 Atlantic America

Quin-Tones – Down The Aisle Of Love – 1958 Hunt

Soul Survivors – Expressway To Your Heart – 1967 Crimson

Kenny & Tommy – I’ll Get By – 1962 Heritage

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10, and if it’s on your mind

and you call, I’ll talk about it. Last night we discussed funerals- from the standpoint of unruly

survivors, a homicide over cold McDonald’s fries, and my good friend’s impending unfortunate

divorce. Her request for me was to find bumpers where the wronged party beat the livin’ daylights

out of the other half. Deaths were particularly attractive to her, but beatings, and all around

comeuppances were sufficient. Here’s what I played:

Tim McGraw – Do You Want Fries With That – 2004 Curb (LP: Live Like You Were Dying)

Jo Dee Messina – My Give A Damn’s Busted – 2005 Curb (LP: Delicious Surprise)

Ashton Shepherd – Look It Up – 2011 MCA (LP: Where Country Grows)

Tracy Byrd – Revenge Of A Middle Aged Woman – 2004 Promo Only

Richard Dimples Fields – She’s Got Papers On Me – (Betty Wright) – 1981 Boardwalk

Velvetones – Glory of Love – 1957 Aladdin

Persuaders – Thin Line Between Love Hate – 1971 Atco

Dixie Chicks – Goodbye Earl – 1999 Monument

Bobby Marchan – There’s Something On Your Mind, Pt 2 – 1960 Fire

Aaron Neville – Over You – 1967 Imperial

Sam Cooke – Frankie & Johnny – 1963 RCA

TUESDAY AUGUST 16, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10, I hope you’ll call and share

whatever’s on your mind. Monday Night Trivia was a rousing good time as usual. You fairly quickly

aced the first question: Astonishingly, in the American Heritage College Dictionary, among several

words to describe this human genetic trait, you’ll find “awkward” “of doubtful sincerity” and

“dubious”. What trait? Left-handed. (It’s really not that astonishing as the term has been used in a

derogatory manner in the past for eons, though not nearly as much lately.) The next question?

We’re still working on that, so that’s where we’ll pick it up next Monday. (If you missed it, remember

the replay streams until tonight’s show, the download is available for a long time, and you can hear

the show again on Friday on WGN Radio.) As for the Bumper Stumpers—all had the word “wrong”

in the title:

Dee Dee Sharp – Where Did I Go Wrong – 1964 Cameo

Invitations – What’s Wrong With Me Baby – 1965 Dyno Voice

Embers – Where Did I Go Wrong - 1969 Atlantic

Dr Feelgood & The Interns – Right String, But The Wrong YoYo – 1962 Okeh

Golden Tones – I’m Wrong – 1956 Samson

Taylor Manning – Mr. Wrong – 2006 KHP Music (Locals Only! CD)

Sam & Dave – When Something’s Wrong With My Baby – 1967 Stax

Fats Domino – You Done Wrong – 1954 Imperial

Helene Smith – A Woman Will Do Wrong – 1967 Deep City

Keith – I Can’t Go Wrong – 1967 Mercury

SUNDAY AUGUST 14, 2022 HALF PAST MIDNIGHT, CENTRAL TIME.... so what happened to the

recap and show upload. I got otherwise occupied. Let’s leave at that, but the replay is on the

stream, and available for download now. It was a lovely evening, thanks to your calls—Johnny D

wrote a fine show bumper too. We even played it twice!

As usual Friday’s replay of Monday Night Trivia brough an onslaught of calls. Let me say it again:

Don’t Call On Friday Nights, the show is a replay-- but DO call on Monday nights when were

live—like tomorrow night (Monday August 15th) at 10. Between now and then I’ll come up with lots

of way to stump you, but since you can have your own categories, its easy to win. Of course the

prices are virtually worthless and take forever to reach you, but you’re doing it for the fun of it, and

fun we will have tomorrow night!

Johnny D – Rollye’s Streaming In

Rivieras – Count Every Star

Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine

Fontella Bass – Rescue Me

Little Milton – We’re Gonna Make It

Bettye LaVette – Let Me Down Easy

Solitaires – Walking Along

Johnny D (again – Rollye’s Streaming In)

Barbara Mason – Oh How It Hurts

Patti Austin – All My Love

Ron Holden – Can You Talk

THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We’re live tonight at 10. Please call! Last night we

talked about Scott English, as evidenced by the bumper list below. We also covered several other

topics of no consequence whatsoever. Let’s do it again tonight.

Scott English – Brandy – 1971 Horse

Scott English – 4,000 Miles Away – 1960 Dot

Scott English – Here Comes The Pain – 1964 Spokane (backed by The Accents)

Scott English – High On A Hill – 1964 Spokane (backed by The Accents)

Scott English & The Dedications – Ugly Pills – 1962 Joker

Skyliners – The Loser – 1965 Jubilee

Skyliners – This I Swear – 1959 Callico

Reflections – (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet – 1964 Golden World

Johnny Jack – Smack Madam

Reflections – Three Steps From True Love – 1975 Capitol

Tommy Edwards – It’s All In The Game – 1958 MGM

Three Chuckles – Runaround – 1954 “X”

Marlo – Understanding – 2021

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We talked about Sam Gooden (an Impression from

their founding to their last performance), Lamont Dozier (who has written or co-written over 100 top

ten songs—no one else can claim that), and Olivia Newton-John who fought valiantly against

cancer with a large stable of alternative therapies. The proof of living 30 years since diagnosis says

it all. We also played your requests (even two Whitney Houston songs, but for god’s sake don’t

request any more of those). I meant to explain why I played Scott English, so I’ll probably play High

On A Hill again to go over that. Here’s what you heard:

Impressions – Aware of Love – 1967 ABC

Lamont Dozier – Dearest One – 1962 Mel-O-Dy

Lamont Dozier – Cool Me Out – 1981 Columbia

Olivia Newton-John – Please Mr. Please – 1975 MCA

Scott English – High On A Hill – 1964 Spokane

Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You (Linda’s request)

Whitney Houston – I Go To The Rock (Jon’s request)

Dells – Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation – 1973 Cadet

Dells – I Can Sing A Rainbow (Love Is Blue) – 1969 Cadet

Mayer Hawthorne – The Walk

TUESDAY AUGUST 9, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be live tonight at 10 and I hope you’ll call. We’ll

talk about a sad musical passing—not one you’re hearing about on the news every hour either—

and whatever else is on your mind. We’ll play some of your requests too.

Last night’s Monday Night Trivia had you acing all three questions I threw out including the straggler

from last week: On average per capita, one out of every thirty Argentinians has done this. Done

what? Breast enlargement surgery. (By 2001, over a million such surgeries were performed there,

making it per capita, the country with the highest ratio of them in the world.)

As for the other two: Before the end of the 30s, these came in every color. But then uniform

standards were initiated and today virtually every one of them is the same color. You probably see

them almost every day. What is it? School busses. (Yellow with black letters was chosen in 1939

as that would be easiest to see at dawn and dusk.)

And: More liars and cheats: 12% of Americans have admitted to this. What? Switching price tags

on an item.

As for Bumper Stumpers, the commonality was the word “gone” appeared in all the titles. You got

three of ‘em. Here’s a list of all of them:

Betty O’Brien – She’ll Be Gone – 1961 Liberty

Broadways – Goin’ Goin’ Gone – 1966 MGM

Ron Henderson & Choice of Color – Love Is Gone – 1976 Chelsea

Royalettes – He’s Gone – 1964 MGM

Billy Preston – How Long Has That Train Been Gone – 1973 A&M

General Johnson – Gone Fishin’ – 1989 Surfside

Bobbie Smith & The Dream Girls – Now He’s Gone – 1962 Big Top

Diablos – Since You’re Gone – 1960 Fortune

Tren-Teens – Your Yah Yah Is Gone – 1964 Carnival

Bobby Penn & The Pen Pals – Gone Forever – 1968 Up-Tight

Shirley & Lee – I’m Gone – 1952 Aladdin

FRIDAY AUGUST 5, 2022 3:31 AM CT... There’s a replay tonight of Friday Night Trivia, sit back and

enjoy the show—but mark your calendars for Monday, when we’ll be live with the next edition of

Monday Night Trivia. Attention will be taken. Thank you for your calls. You made last night almost a

pleasure to do. I say almost as I can’t seem to overcome the results of eating like a nine year old

whose parents are away for the weekend. I was in pain all day so I decided to reward myself with

some Skyline Chili—a 3-way. (If you’re not familiar with Cincinnati this will make no sense, but if you

are you know all about the Greek concoction to which I refer.) Never mind the expiration date on

the can said 2016. It’s a can. As long as it isn’t bulging, what could go wrong?

Nothing actually, but my addiction to Skyline Chili far outdistances how sick I feel after eating it. So

an hour into the show, I decided to mitigate my queasiness with a Cinnabon. Probably not my best

choice. Two Mexican cokes later, I really started to feel off. And here I am. Lying down on the floor

and writhing while I type this. I fear I look like Little Egypt crawling on her belly like a reptile, another

reason to be thankful I don’t have a video component of this program. Do NOT feel sorry for me. I

did this entirely myself and I deserve the suffering. I think I’ll go out back now and die behind a tree.

But something tells me I’ll make enough of a recovery to stump you on trivia Monday night. I guess

we’ll both see how that goes. As for last night’s bumpers:

Two Tons of Love – Brown and Beautiful – 1970 Kapp

Bo Diddley – Oh Yea – 1959 Checker

Clovers – Good Lovin’ – 1953 Atlantic

Little Milton – Who’s Cheatin’ Who – 1965 Checker

Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto – In The Basement – 1966 Cadet

Etta James – Pushover – 1963 Argo

Bill Haley – Crazy Man Crazy – 1953 Essex

Delfonics – Didn’t I – 1970 Philly Groove

Frank Stallone – Darlin’ – 1984 Polydor

Frankie Ford – Time After Time – 1960 Ace

THURSDAY AUGUST 4, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We’re live again tonight at 10. Please call! Many of

you did last night and that’s so much appreciated. We talked about everything from Alex Jones to

Greenberg, Glickstein, Charles, David Smith and Jones. I also discovered a new oldie. I rarely run

into them anymore—songs I adore that I’ve never heard before, but I did yesterday. “Brown Baby”

by Little Willie G. (also done as “Brown and Beautiful” by Two Tons of Love). It’s an East LA oldie at

its finest, so of course Eddie Davis was involved. I’m listening to it again while I type, and looking

forward to hearing from you later tonight. Here’s what we played (and you’ll have to listen to the

replay to find out why):

Shadows of Knight – Gloria – 1966 Dunwich

Little Willie G – Brown Baby – 1970 Gordo

Tams – It Happens Every Time – 1999 Ripete

Jimmy Dorsey – So Rare – 1957 Fraternity

Jerry Butler – I Don’t Want To Hear Anymore – 1964 Vee-Jay

Jackie Wilson – That’s Why – 1959 Brunswick

Jackie Wilson – To Be Loved – 1958 Brunswick

Jackie Wilson – Am I The Man – 1960 Brunswick

Jackie Wilson – (You’re Love Is Lifting Me) Higher & Higher – 1967 Brunswick

Cryan’ Shames – Greenberg, Glickstein, Charles, David Smith, and Jones – 1968 Columbia

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live at 10 CT tonight. Please call. Between

now and then I’ll try to think of a reason why. We talked about the history of The Strangeloves,

Illinois vanishing toll road oases, and a bit about radio and music as usual. Got some of your

requests in too—as well as playing stuff relating to this day in history, though I forgot to make the

connection most of the time. Here’s what you heard:

Strangeloves – I Want Candy – 1965 Bang

Brenton Wood – I Want Love – 1966 Brent

Joytones/Love Potion – This Love – 1965 Coed (Joytones), 1968 TCB (Love Potion)

Rene Touzet – Julie Is Her Name – 1958 GNP Crescendo

The Whispers – Never Again - 1964 Dore

Timi Yuro – Maybe You’ll Be There – 1964 Mercury LP

Spinners – It’s A Shame – 1970 V.I.P.

DeBarge – I Like It – 1982 Gordy

Maxine Brown – All In My Mind – 1961 Nomar

Martha & The Vandellas – Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things – 1966 Motown

Eddie Kendricks – Keep On Truckin’ – 1973 Tamla

TUESDAY AUGUST 2, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We’re live tonight at 10, and the topic is whatever you

want it to be, but between now and then I’ll come up with some starter thoughts. As for last night’s

Monday Night Trivia, it took you a while, but you knocked off the first question: In the Soviet Union

Joseph Stalin banned this as being bourgeois and degenerate. What? Crossword Puzzles

(according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in 1995). The followup question is still up for grabs, so

that’s where we’ll pick it up next Monday night. (Don’t know what the followup question was?

There’s a reason to listen to the Friday night replay.)

As for the Bumper Stumpers, the title of each one contained the word “pretty”. Here’s what I played:

Cornell Gunter & The Ermines – (Pretty Baby) I’m So Used To You Now – 1956 Loma

Thurston Harris – Little Bitty Pretty One – 1957 Aladdin

Dreamlovers – Pretty Little Girl – 1963 Columbia

Eugene Church – Pretty Girls Everywhere – 1958 Class

Kenny Esquire & The Starlites – Pretty Brown Eyes – 1956 Ember

Monarchs – Pretty Little Girl – 1956 Neil

Emory & The Dynamics – Pretty Little School Girl – 1969 Peachtree

Curtis Lee – Pretty Little Angel Eyes – 1961 Dunes

Enchanters – There Goes A Petty Girl – 1957 Coral

Bobby Day – Little Bitty Pretty One – 1957 Class

Robert & Johnny – Try Me Pretty Baby – 1960 Old Town

JULY 2022

FRIDAY JULY 29, 2022 3:31 AM CT... It’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia tonight, so please don’t

call—but mark your calendar for Monday evenings at 10 when we’re live, and give us a call then.

We talked with Mary Ann Winkowski last night in the first hour. She’s always so much fun. If you

haven’t been to her YouTube channel, click here and find out all sorts of things about earthbound

spirits. I reminded you yesterday about the law of abundance, and of course, I forgot to write my

abundance check yesterday. So there goes my credibility. I’ll have another chance next month (and

so will you--- here’s all the info about it including the new moon calendar), and you’ll have another

chance to call in Mary Ann is back on August 18th.

After that we played some of your requests (one of Scotty’s—a great Dells song, and one of Johnny

D’s, no comment) and discussed the Banshee of Marrtown, among other spellbiding topics. Yes, I

exaggerate, but it was a fun night. Talk to you live on Monday.

Dobie Gray – Out On The Floor – 1966 Charger

Dells – God Bless The Child – 1962 Argo

Bobby Hebb – A Satisfied Mind – 1966 Philips

Brenton Wood – Catch You On The Rebound – 1967 Double Shot

James Taylor – Bartender’s Blues - 1977 Columbia

Johnny Blues – Bartender’s Blue – 1948 Columbia

Honey Cone – The Day I Found Myself – 1972 Hot Wax

Harvey - Any Way You Wanta – 1963 TriPhi

THURSDAY JULY 28, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Don’t forget, the Law of Abundance checks right before

the new moon today this afternoon at 12:55. (If you don’t know to what I’m referring, check out this

link. Speaking of which, tonight at 10, Mary Ann Winkowski joins me. Mary Ann sees ghosts—not

people who have crossed over to the other side, but people who remained earthbound after their

lives ended. And if you have one near you, she can see it and tell you all about it. She’s not a

psychic, so you’ve got to be near the ghost when you call. But call early. Every month, the hour

goes by quickly with no one calling at first, but by the time it ends, several people still on hold who

miss their opportunity.

Last night we reviewed insane warning labels (like the canine medicine—yes for dogs— with a

warning not to drive while taking it), advertising translations (the things we inadvertently tell

foreigners about our products range from laughable to insulting), and of course, lots of vocal group

harmony talk, as I played your requests:

Spaniels – Piece of Mind – 1957 VeeJay

Moonglows – Sincerely – 1954 Chess

Moonglows – 10 Commandments of Love – 1958 Chess

El Dorados – At My Front Door – 1955 Vee-Jay

Vibrations – Watusi – 1961 Chess

Turbans – I’m Nobody’s – 1956 Herald

Ravens – That’ll Be The Day – 1957 Argo

Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford - I Need Your Lovin’ – 1962 Fire

Sarah Vaughn – Snowbound – 1963 Roulette LP

Johnny Nash – A Very Special Love – 1957 ABC Paramount

WEDNESDAY JULY 26, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We’re live again tonight at 10. Please call! As for last

night, we discussed idiots who put every facet of their lives on social media and the fall out from

that, as well as two children who followed TikTok’s advice and wound up dead, the latest in tabloid

trash with Slime from the Checkout Line and your requests:

Arthur Alexander – Soldier of Love 1962 Dot

Temptations – Lady Soul 1986 Gordy

Little Guy & The Giants – It’s You – 1960 Lawn

Marvelettes – Don’t Mess with Bill – 1966 Tamla

Vikki Carr – Laia Ladaia – 1967 Liberty

Sergio Mendes Trio – Reza – 1960 Tower

Darrell Banks – Our Love (Is In The Pocket) – 1966 Revilot

Roy Orbison – Dream Baby – 1963 Monument

Lou Rawls – Lady Love – 1977 Philadelphia Int’l

Willy & Ruth – Love Me – 1954 Spark

TUESDAY JULY 25, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live tonight at 10. I hope you’ll call. Monday Night

Trivia last night was fun, as always. I didn’t realize we had a straggler until Carol reminded me (she

really does do the world’s best show prep). Not only did we have one, but it lasted until the end of

the show: Almost 11 million dollars was paid out to Americans in 2000 for doing this. Doing what?

Reporting tax cheats to the IRS. People get up to 15% of the money. All the Bumper Stumpers

began with “Baby” as Fran pointed out. Here’s what we played:

Olympics – Baby Hully Gully – 1962 Demon

Five Stairsteps – Baby Make Me Feel So Good – 1969 Curtom

Shells – Baby oh Baby – 1957 Johnson

Chuck Ray – Baby Please Don’t Let Go – 1970 Buddah

Ringleaders – Baby What Has Happened To Our Love – 1966 M-Pac

Five Stars – Baby Baby – 1958 End

Superbs – Baby Baby All The Time – 1964 Dore

Timothy Wilson – Baby Baby Please – 1967 Buddah

Donnie Elbert – Baby Cakes – 1962 Parkway

Little Milton – Baby I Love You – 1970 Checker

Brenton Wood – Baby You Got It – 1967 Double Shot

FRIDAY JULY 22, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Don’t call tonight—it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia, but as

the name implies, we’ll do it live on Monday night. Call then. At 10 (CT). McDonald’s dropping their

dollar drink menu (franchisee dependent)? Blasphemy. And Bruce Springsteen tickets at $5,000

each (not necessarily the good seats)? Insanity. I think Ticketmaster should review their dynamic

pricing algorithm. But is someone would pay that.... no one would. Would they? As for last night’s

bumpers:

Temptations – I Could Never Love Another – 1968 Gordy

Lloyd Price – Have You Ever Had The Blues – 1959 ABC Paramount

Chipmunks – Alvin For President – 1960 Liberty

Vikki Nelson – Like A Baby – 1957 Vik

Dion & The Belmonts – I Wonder Why – 1958 Laurie

Aretha Franklin – I Say A Little Prayer – 1968 Atlantic

Whispers – And The Beat Goes On - 1980 Solar

Whispers – Lady – 1980 Solar

Johnny Burnette - Dreamin’ – 1960 Liberty

THURSDAY JULY 21, 2022 3:31 AM CT... All over the road, as usual, speaking of roads—while

Chicago City Council is proposing a $5,000 to $10,000 fine for street racing, the Mayor has

unilaterally signed a deal with NASCAR to transform city streets into a drag strip next Fourth of July

weekend. Sometimes ya just can’t make this stuff up. We talked about that and several other

things of significantly less importance—and we played some of your requests:

Marvelettes – Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead – 1965

Sonny Parker – What Can I Do (Without You) – 1967 Hitts

A Perfect Blend – I Could Never Love Another – 1996 Collectables

Velours – Can I Walk You Home – 1958 Onyx

Velours – Hands Across The Table – 1957 Onyx

Sue Thompson – James (Hold The Ladder Steady) – 1962 Hickory

Phil Upchurch & Tennyson Stephenson – You Got Style – 1975 Kudu

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Strange – 1964 Roulette

Whispers – The Dip - 1965 Dore

Dells – Why Do You Have to Go – 1957 VeeJay

Lloyd Price - Personality - 1959 ABC Paramount

Talk to you tonight at 10. Please call!

WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We covered The Marvelettes, The Delfonics (due to the

news of Poogie’s death), a waltz down Miami Radio Memory Lane, and we played a few of your

requests:

Delfonics – La La Means I Love You – 1968 Philly Groove 2

Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come – 1968 Philly Grove

Diablos – Since You’re Gone – 1960 Fortune

Marvelettes – Happy Days – 1961 Tamla

Marvelettes – Forever – 1963 Tamla

Marvelettes – Strange I Know – 1962 Tamla

Marvelettes – My Baby Must be A Magician – 1967 Tamla

Bleu Lights – Forever - 1968 Bay City

Bleu Lights – Yes I Do - 1968 Bay City

Bleu Lights – A Lonely Man’s Prayer - 1968 Bay City

Justine Washington – Who’s Gonna Take Care Of Me – 1964 Sue

I also found a large excerpt from the interview I did in 2008 with Vicki Noratuk, the blind woman who

saw during her NDEs. (I’ll look for the whole file, but in the meantime, a lot of it is in this YouTube

video.)

Anything goes tonight at 10. Hopefully you’ll call!

TUESDAY JULY 19, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. Monday Night Trivia is never boring (at least not for me).

You easily got the first question I threw out: In the 1940s and 50s, this competition was so big in

the Catskills Mountains, that one hotel offered $10,000 to anyone who could do it for more than 3

minutes. What is it? The game of Simon Says. [Hotels in the Borscht Belt employed tummlers

(defined as ‘the maker of noise and merriment’) ho prided themselves on the calling of Simon Says.

Fierce rivalries ensued between various venues.]

And you even more easily aced the second question: All of us have done this. Most of us do it

regularly. It takes the average person 47 minutes to do it. Do what? Shop for groceries (according

to the South Florida Sun Sentinel April 17, 2004). The third question took a little more thinking and

it wasn’t until I shared some obvious clues that suddenly everyone knew the answer:

This common word entered our vocabulary in 1994 when a Phoenix lawyer inadvertently created

big backlash. It had been used prior but with a very different meaning. What word? Spam. [The

lawyer sent unsolicited emails to thousands of users of online message boards. The response was

tumultuous, with one reader suggesting everyone send spam and coconuts to the law firm. Spam

resonated.]

I didn’t expect you to know what the Bumper Stumpers had in common, though I would have been

impressed if someone did. But you knew four of the artists (The Majors, Diana Ross, The

Manhattans, and Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters). Here’s what we played:

Kai Winding – Time Is On My Side – 1963 Verve

Susan Barrett – What’s It Gonna Be – 1967 RCA

Majors – A Wonderful Dream – 1962 Imperial

Diana Ross – You Got It – 1978 Motown

Madeline Bell – I Can’t Wait Until I see My Baby’s Face – 1965 Philips

Manhattans – Cloudy With A Chance of Tears – 1980 Columbia

Howard Tate – Look At Granny Run Run – 1966 Verve

Erma Franklin – Piece Of My Heart – 1967 Shout

Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters – A Quiet Place – 1964 UA

Howard Tate – Half A Man – 1966 Verve

Lorraine Ellison – Stay With Me – 1966 WB

As for what they have in common: All were written, or co-written, by Jerry Ragovoy. Tonight it’s

back to whatever’s on your mind, though I’m going to try to talk about The Marvelettes for Amanda.

Talk to you at 10. Please call!

FRIDAY JULY 15, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Tonight it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia, so don’t

call—but do call Monday Night at 10 when we’ll do it all over again. We covered a lot of ground last

night— from Christmas in July to the Pershing Hotel. And we played several of your requests too:

Heartbeats – A Thousand Miles Away – 1956 Hull

Heartbeats – Crazy For You – 1955 Hull

Bessie Banks – Go Now – 1964 Tiger

Orlons – South Street – 1963 Cameo

Gene Ammons – Canadian Sunset – 1960 Prestige

Roy Rogers – Built For Comfort – 1996 Pointblank

Bob & Earl – Gee Whiz – 1957 Class

Sun Ra & His Arkestra – Advice for Medics – 1957 El Saturn

Justine Washington – I Can’t Wait To See My Baby – 1964 Sue

Mello-Kings – Tonight Tonight 1957 Herald

THURSDAY JULY 14, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We coverded the landscape from the latest in the

Murdaugh Murders to AM Stereo last night. We didn’t get to Alligators roaming Wisconsin streets,

but we will tonight. Join me at 10. Better yet, call! Last night’s bumpers by your requests:

Ruth Brown – This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’ – 1957 Atlantic

Odell Brown & The Organ-izers – Mellow Yellow – 1967 Cadet

Young Holt Trio – Mellow Yellow – 1967 Brunswick

Riveleers – A Thousand Stars – 1954 Baton

Gladys Knight & The Pips – Letter Full Of Tears – 1961 Fury

Spinners – I’ll Always Love You – 1965 Motown

Jimmy Charles – A Million To One – 1960 Promo

Ray Parker, Jr. – Jamie – 1984 Arista

Drifters – Drip Drop – 1958 Atlantic

Bobby Darin – Dream Lover – 1959 Atco

WEDNESDAY JULY 13, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We covered a lot of ground last night from the history

of Ouija Boards to Adam Wade. We also managed to play a lot of your requests:

Adam Wade – Tell Her For Me – 1960 Coed

Charlie Rich – July 12, 1939 – 1970 Epic

Johnny Taylor – Cheaper To Keep Her – 1973 Stax

Ketty Lester – Love Letters In The Sand – 1962 Era

Valentinos – It’s All Over Now – 1964 SAR

Valentinos – Lookin For A Love – 1962 SAR

Al Hibbler – Good For A Lifetime – 1966 Satin

Cadillacs – Gloria – 1954 Josie

Cadillacs – My Girl Friend – 1957 Josie

Gene Chandler – To Be A Lover – 1967 Chess

Talk to you tonight at 10!

TUESDAY JULY 12, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Plenty to talk about tonight, starting at 10. Leae call. As for

last night’s Monday Night Trivia, you never did knock off the straggler: The first popular one of

these came out in 1843 in Salem, Massashusetts. They still sell well throughout the world, today.

The first one was based on Christian virtue, as a church-themed antidote to social ills. But these

days they’re probably more about money than morality. What are they? Board Games (I said you

probably bought one and I bet I’m right. The first board came out in 1822 and was a dismal failure.

The follow up “Mansion of Happiness” in 1843 was a runaway hit. Dice were the instrument of the

devil, so they weren’t used. Laziness and “Drunkenness” would penalize players. Upstanding

morality would advance them. Less than 20 years later, in 1860, Milton Bradley brought out the

Game of Life, rewarding players for more worldly accomplishments. Christian Values were still

paramount, but in this context more for the worldly goods you’d get with god’s blessing.) You did

decidedly better on the Bumper Stumpers. Happy was the theme, and you got more than half of

them. Here’s all of them:

Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords – I’m So Happy – 1956 Fury

Cryan Shames – We Could Be Happy – 1966 Columbia

Arthur Lee Maye – Happy and In Love - 1985 Antrell

Tams – Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy – 1968 ABC

Ducanes – I’m So Happy – 1961 Goldisc

Dave Baby Cortez – The Happy Organ – 1959 Clock

Paul Evans – Happy Go Lucky Me – 1960 Guaranteed

Jerry Butler – Are You Happy – 1968 Mercury

Jive Five – I’m A Happy Man – 1965 UA

Jimmy Soul – If You Wanna Be Happy – 1963 S.P.Q.R.

Shades of Blue – Oh How Happy – 1966 Impact

FRIDAY JULY 8, 2022 3:31 AM CT... I had a fine time reviewing the history of The Flamingos and

taking your calls last night. Tonight it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia, so please don’t call. But

mark your calendars for Monday at 10, and I’ll be ready for you! Last night’s bumpers were all by

request:

Ruth Brown – This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’ – 1958 Atlantic

Flamingos – Whispering Stars –1959 Checker

Flamingos – I Know Better – 1963 End

Flamingos – Mio Amore – 1959 End

Flamingos – Your Other Love – 1960 End

Court Jesters – Roaches – 1961 Blast

Flamingos – I’ll Be Home – 1956 Checker

Gloria Jones – Tainted Love – 1965 Champion

Jesters – The Plea – 1958 Winley

Martha & the Vandellas – Dancing In The Street – 1964 Gordy

Lesley Gore – You Don’t Own Me – 1963 Mercury

THURSDAY JULY 7, 2022 3:31 AM We tackled everything from the history of The Drifters to Instant

Interstate. We’ll do it again tonight at 10. Please call! You say it, I play it:

Tyrone Davis – Turn Back The Hands of Time - 1970 Dakar

Velvelettes – Needle In A Haystack – 1964 V.I.P

Flamingos – That Love Is You – 1958 End

Drifters – Only In America – 1963 unreleased

Drifters – Money Honey – 1953 Atlantic

Charlie Rich – Philadelphia Baby – 1958 Phillips Int’l

Sugar Pie DeSanto – I Want To Know – 1960 Veltone

Brenda Holloway – Every Little Bit Hurts – 1964 Tamla

Billy Stewart – Cross My Heart – 1968 Chess

WEDNESDAY JULY 6, 2022 A fine time last night discussing all things obscure music and a few

other items of absolutely no importance. We’ll do it again tonight. Please call! We’re live at 10 CT.

Talk to you then.

Last night’s bumpers tied into various discussions. Here’s what we played:

John Leslie – I’ll Be Laughing Tonight – 1956 ABC Paramount

Royals – Every Beat Of My Heart – 1952 Federal

Spaniels – So Deep Within – 1960 Vee Jay (Gerald Gregory lead)

Temptations – I Truly Truly Believe – 1967 Gordy (Melvin Franklin lead)

Ravens – Green Eyes – 1955 Jubilee (Jimmy Ricks lead)

Spiders – The Real Thing – 1954 Imperial

Johnny Otis – Harlem Nocturne – 1947 United Artists

Sheiks – So Fine – 1955 Federal

David Allen Coe – Tennessee Whiskey – 1981 Columbia

George Jones – Tennessee Whiskey – 1983 Epic

Etta James – I’d Rather Go Blind – 1967 Chess

Chris Stapleton – Tennessee Whiskey – 2015 Mercury

Moonglows – Lover Love Me – 1955 Chess

Jackie Ross – Selfish One – 1964 Chess

Controllers – Crushed – 1984 MCA

Huey Piano Smith & The Clowns – Don’t You Just Know It – 1958 Ace

El Dorados – A Fallen Tear – 1956 Vee Jay

TUESDAY JULY 5, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Sad Independence Day in Chicago, but hopefully Monday

Night Trivia took your mind off the events of the day. I appreciate all the calls. You knocked off

our straggler: This common word found in real estate descriptions wasn’t seen in writing until the

mid 17th century. What word? Backyard. (First seen in 1659. Can be written as one word or two,

depending on how it is used.) I threw out another question and that has become our straggler.

We'll open with it next Monday night. Meanwhile, Wesley asked who I thought had the deepest

bass voice on lead for a vocal group harmony song-- again, not great bass singers like Ronnie

Bright or Chuck Barksdale, but bass singers who sang lead on a song. He threw out Jimmy Ricks,

Gerald Gregory or Melvin Franklin. Of the three I went with Jimmy Ricks. Scotty went with Gerald

Gregory. Where do you stand? Feel free to come up with other R&B bass leads. I’m working on

that too.

Given the timbre of the day, I went with Bumper Stumpers with “Blue” in the title:

Shirelles – Blue Holiday – 1961 Scepter

Keith Carradine – Mr. Blue – 1978 Asylum

Beverly Heckel – Bluer Than Blue – 1978 RCA

Shorty Long – Devil With The Blue Dress – 1964 Soul

Fleetwoods – Ten Times Blue – 1964 Dolton

Impressions – Little Boy Blue – 1964 ABC Paramount

Ray Charles Singers – Bluesette – 1964 Command

Kenny Rankin – When Sunny Gets Blue – 1977 Little David

Diane Renay - Navy Blue – 1964 20th Century

Fats Domino – My Blue Heaven – 1956 Imperial

Sammy Turner - Lavender Blue – 1959 Big Top

Talk to you tonight at 10. Please call.

FRIDAY JULY 1, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. Tonight it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia, so please don’t

call. But mark your calendar for this coming Monday Night July the 4th! We’ll be live at 10 for

another round of trivia, and I’ve got a straggler waiting just for you.

We covered a lot of utterly useless ground last night, but thanks to your calls, it was all entertaining.

Particularly the sleep talking stories. I played your requests too. Here’s proof:

Louis Jordan – G.I. Jive – 1944 Decca

Roddie Joy – He’s So Easy To Love – 1965 Red Bird

Esther Phillips – Let Me Know When It’s Over – 1965 Atlantic

Lenny Welch – I Need Someone – 1959 Cadence

Eternals – Babalu’s Wedding Day – 1960 Hollywood

Mable John – Who Wouldn’t Love A Man Like That – 1960 Tamla

Buddy Holly – Midnight Shift – 1959 Brunswick

Gene Cotton – Damn It All – 1975 ABC

Dusty Springfield – What’s It Gonna Be – 1967 Phillips

Marlo – I Could Of Had A Good Thing – 2021

JUNE 2022

THURSDAY JUNE 30, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Well when I say we’ll talk about anything that’s on your

mind, I mean it. We went from Sherry’s toxic mother to the percent of Neanderthal blood Johnny D

has. (I suspect we all have some of that, but I also suspect that what the companies offering DNA

analysis conjure up is different on any given day for the same person. But I’m database phobic, so

whadda I know?) I also played several of your requests:

Rascals – I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore – 1965 Atlantic

Martha & The Vandellas – Come Get These Memories – 1963 Gordy

Etta James – All I Could Do Was Cry – 1960 Argo

Young Henry Ford & The Gifts – Treat Her Nice – 1964 Roulette -

Johnnie Taylor - I Found A Love – 1989 Malaco

Ink Spots – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – 1942 Decca

Marvelettes – The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game – 1967 Tamla

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters – Such A Night – 1954 Atlantic

Drifters – Fools Fall In Love – 1957 Atlantic

Jaynettes – Sally Go Round The Roses – 1963 Tuff

WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. Yesterday was primary day in Chicago. We were

voting too—on who did the best version of Talk to Me. I like them all, actually and have reasons for

each one—the original Little Willie John from 1958 is terrific, five years later when Sunny and the

Sunglows did it, they not only had the biggest pop hit of it, but also really put the San Antonio West

Side Sound on national radar. Crystal Mansion did a wonderful 1979 version. They were a South

Jersey group with a big Philly following who appeared along the Jersey shore for decades. And

Mickey Gilley had a marvelous #1 country version in 1982. According to you, Gilley’s was the best.

It came in at #4 for me, after a three way tie among the first three, but regardless it’s a good

rendition and I’d never reach to turn off the radio if it came on. I was unaware Johnny Taylor had

done it—Detective Chuck in South Carolina wondered about that. He did it on a 1973 Stax album,

and we played it too, along with other songs you requested:

O.C. Smith – Brenda – 1987 Rendezvous

Clovers – Stay Awhile – 1959 UA

Talk To Me – Little Willie John – 1958 King ,

Sunny & The Sunglows 1963 Teardrop

Crystal Mansion – 1979 20thCentury

Mickey Gilley – 1982 Epic

Johnnie Taylor – 1973 Stax

Arthur Alexander – Where Have You Been – 1962 Dot

Artie Shaw – Frenesi – 1940 Victor

Etta James – Stop the Wedding – 1962 Argo

Dells – There Is – 1968 Cadet

Sunny & The Sunliners – The One Who’s Hurtin’ Is You – Key-Loc

Dusty Springfield & Jimi Hendrix – Mockingbird – 1968 ITV live

Chantels – Whoever You Are – 1958 End

TUESDAY JUNE 28, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Fun playing Monday Night Trivia last night. You got our

first question almost immediately:

About 25 years ago, 70% of the residents in a town in Maine voted against a ban on doing this

topless. Doing what? Mowing the lawn. The controversy came up in the late 90s when a woman

complained that that the daughter of her neighbor was mowing the lawn topless. The town had no

law prohibiting it. The woman persisted and got an ordinance banning topless lawn mowing

included as a ballot issue in a 1998 election. 70% of the town rejected it.

Barry from New Hampshire knew the answer but wondered which town it was: Newport, ME. The

next question had you stumped, so we’ll pick it up there next Monday niight. Or if you like you can

check out the replay on Friday night to review what has already been guessed.

The new moon is tonight at 9:52 (7 degrees of Cancer). So write your prosperity check just before

it. If you have no idea about what I’m talking, go to Mary Ann Winkowski’s Law of Abundance

page here and check it out. You might be amazed at the results. Speaking of Mary Ann, her

husband Ted had a TIA the other day and the subsequent fall caused a brain bleed. He’s at home

doing well, but for six week’s he’s immobilized until the blood clears. Please include him in your

prayers for a quick and uneventful recovery.

As for last night’s Bumper Stumpers, we were still working on the colorwheel—red & green, and

black & white to be exact. Here’s what we played:

T-Birds – Green Stamps – 1961 Chess

Jay Booker – Hot Red Sweater – 1987 EMI

Ravens – Green Eyes – 1955 Jubilee

Gene Ammons – Red Top – 1947 Mercury

Danny Williams – White On White – 1964 UA

Ray Charles – GreenBacks – 1957 Atlantic

Ronnie Self – Black Night Blues – 1957 Columbia (unissued)

Carl Smith – Red Door 1971 Columbia

Desires – Black Girl – 1968 Starville

Talk to you tonight at 10 CT. You know the deal—if it’s on your mind, it’ll be on mind. Please call!

FRIDAY JUNE 24, 2022 3:31 AM... Tonight’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia after the hockey

game, so please don’t call. But mark your calendar for Monday night, when we’ll be live at 10 with

Monday Night Trivia. Covered a lot of ground last night, beginning with my outrage that

homeowners who discover someone living in their house (such as someone who signed a lease

with a scammer claiming to own the property) can not simply call police to have them moved.

They’ve got to go through the civil action of eviction which could take over a year; and culminating

with the story of Mad Daddy. If you are unaware of disc jockey Pete Myers, some Kent State

student actually did a thesis on him. As for last night’s bumpers (by your requests):

Hank Ballard & The Midnighters – The Twist – 1959 King

Big Maybelle – Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – 1955 Okeh

Platters – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – 1958 Mercury

Jerry Butler – Make It Easy On Yourself – 1962 VeeJay

Jimmy Cliff – Sitting in Limbo – 1971 Island

Gerry Dieffenbach - New York, Rock My Radio – 1986 Pomonok

The Joker (Pete Myers) – What Is A Fisterris? – 1958 G&F

Echoes – Baby Blue – 1961 Seg-Way

Concords – Should I Cry – 1964 Epic

THURSDAY JUNE 23, 2022 3:31 AM... Actually I have no idea when this will post as I’ve got

somewhat unexpected server issues. (You didn’t really think there was a cloud, did you—everything

is on a computer somewhere and when you decide to migrate one from one data center to another,

things don’t always go smoothly.) Maybe you’ll see this before tonight’s show. If so, we’re live

promptly at 10. Please call. As for Wednesday night bumpers:

Charlie Rich – Mohair Sam – 1965 Smash

Nat King Cole – Summer Is A Comin’ In – 1952 Capitol

Royal Jesters – We Go Together – 1966 Jester

Deodato – Baubles Bangles & Beads – 1973 CTI

Fireflies – You Were Mine – 1959 Ribbon

Beginning of the End – Funky Nassau – 1971 Alston

Earl Grant – The End – 1958 Decca

WEDNESDAY JUNE 22, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be on tonight right after the Stanley Cup Finals.

Could be our usual time, could be a bit later. I hope you’ll join me, and better yet, I hope you’ll call.

We talked about a number of absolutely useless but often amusing things last night and I’m sure

we’ll do it again tonight. As for last nights bumpers (virtually all by your request):

Tommy Hunt – Human – 1967 Dynamo

Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington – Satin Doll – 1963 Verve

Turks – Emily – 1955 Money

Moonglows – We Go Together – 1956 Chess

Rochell & The Candles – Once Upon A Time – 1960 Swingin’

Earth Wind & Fire – Got To Get You Into My Life – 1978 Columbia

Bobby Bare – Book of Love – 1961 Fraternity

Sandals – Theme From Endless Summer – 1966 World Pacific

Artistics – I’m Gonna Miss You – 1966 Brunswick

Martha & The Vandellas – Sweet Soul Music – 1968 unreleased Motown

Pearls – Band of Angels – 1959 On The Square

TUESDAY JUNE 21, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight starting at 10. Call! As for last night’s

Monday Night Trivia, our straggler went unanswered: Less than 38,000 people did this world wide

in 1945. Fifty years later, over 2 million did. Did what? Made the pilgrimage to Mecca. (A few

years ago, Saudia Arabia provided 44,000 air conditioned tents holding a million and a half people,

and 20,000 buses to transport them. In the mid 1980s, King Farid change his title from His Majesty

to ‘custodian of the two holy mosques’.)

We spun the Bumper Stumper color wheel, and last night we were in the red. Every title had the

world “red” in it. Here’s what we played:

Drifters – Little Red Book – 1976 Arista

Love – My Little Red Book – 1966 Elektra

Goodees – Condition Red – 1968 Hip

Donnie Elbert – Your Red Wagon – 1964 Gateway

Moroccos – Red Hots & Chili Peppers – 1955 United

Coasters – Run Red Run – 1959 Atco

You Know Who Group – Roses are Red – 1964 4 Corners

Vic Dana – Red Roses For A Blue Lady – 1965 Dalton

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs – Lil Red Riding Hood – 1966 MGM

FRIDAY JUNE 17, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be back live Monday night directly after the Stanley

Cup Finals. I could be right around 10 when we usually start, or later depending on how the game

goes. But whenever it is, we’ll be playing Monday Night Trivia. We’ll open with the straggler from

this past Monday night, and if you don’t remember what it was, you can hear it again on the replay

tonight on WGN starting at 10. (Or download the show, if you’d like.)

Last night, as usual, we ran out of time while we were talking with Mary Ann Winkowski. If you

didn’t get in and want to talk with her, she’ll join me again on July 21st. In the meantime, check out

her youtube channel, and her website here. (Read about the Law of Abundance, which it seems I

never have time to explain.)

As for last night’s bumpers:

Linda Clifford – Runaway Love – 1978 Curtom

Bobby Freeman – You Don’t Understand Me – 1960 King

Independents - Leaving Me – 1973 Wand

Ruby & The Romantics – Much Better Off Than I’ve Ever Been – 1963 Kapp

Waylon Jennings – Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line – 1968 RCA

Rocky Burnette – Tired of Toein The Line – 1980 EMI 8 pop

Tommy Hunt – Human – 1961 Scepter

THURSDAY JUNE 16, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Tonight at 10, Mary Ann Winkowski joins me. If you

think your house is haunted, call from there and she’ll let you know either way. You see, Mary Ann

is just like you and me except she sees ghosts. Sees them just like she sees the living. And If you

someone has died and crossed to the other side, Mary Ann can’t see them. But if they’ve died and

remained earthbound, she’ll know it. And if you call, and the building you’re calling from is inhabited

by unseen people, or weird energy, she’ll tell you all about it. But call early. Usually as the hour is

ending, calls are coming in and then it’s too late (until next month). Find out about the law of

abundance too. You’ll be surprised how well it works. We had a fine time after the Stanley Cup

Finals last night, getting into everything from whether Borax cures arthritis (or even helps) to R&B

soliloquys in the middle of pop standards. Play a few too—and your bumper requests:

Larry Darnell – I’ll Get Along Somehow – 1949 Regal

Velvetones – Glory of Love – 1957 Aladdin / 1962 Imperial

Big Jay McNeely – There Is Something On Your Mind – 1959 Swingin’

Bobby Marchan – There Is Something On Your Mind – 1960 Fire

Blossoms – That’s When The Tears Start – 1965 Reprise

Marvelettes – When You’re Young And In Love – 1967 Tamla

Jerry Keller – Here Comes Summer – 1959 Kapp

Garland Green – Ain’t That Good Enough – 1968 Revue

Joe Jones – You Talk Too Much – 1960 Ric/Roulette

Jackie Wilson – Lonely Teardrops – 1958 Brunswick

Little Pattie – H’s My Blonde-headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy – 1963 His Master’s

Voice

Tavares – Strangers in Dark Corners – 1973 Capitol

Paul Anka – Put Your Head On My Shoulder – 1959 ABC Paramount

WEDNESDAY JUNE 15, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be on a bit late tonight—right after the Stanley

Cup Finals. Probably around 10:30, but that depends on what happens in the game. There won’t

be a post-game show, so we’ll be on right after the game wraps up. As usual, the topic is

whatever’s on your mind.

Last night we covered a lot of ground, but no one had an answer for me on my mysterious tube of

toothpaste. The one that tells me it’s soothing flavored coconut chamomile, fluoride-free and 99%

earth sourced. OK, I’ve read the list of ingredients. Earth in this case is not referring to soil. So,

99% earth sourced? From where does the other one 1% come?.... Arcturus? Neptune?! I give up

(and so did you).

We also talked about Johnny Ace, and played the six songs that surfaced upon his death (“Johnny

Has Gone” by Varetta Dillard, The Five Wings & inexplicably, Patti Jerome; “Johnny’s Still Singing”

by The Five Wings; “In Memory - A Tribute To Johnny Ace” by Marie Adams; and “Salute To Johnny

Ace” by The Rovers). We also played several of your requests as bumpers:

Johnny Ace – Anymore – 1955 Duke

Varetta Dillard – Mercy Mr. Percy – 1953 Savoy

Varetta Dillard – Darling, Listen to the Words of This Song – 1956 Groove

Candy and the Kisses – The 81 – 1964 Cameo

Bill Pursell – Our Winter Love – 1963 Columbia

Ruby & The Romantics – When You’re Young And In Love – 1964 Kapp

Dubs – Could This Be Magic – 1957 Gone

Larry Darnell – For You My Love – 1949 Regal

Larry Darnell – I’ll Get Along Somehow – 1949 Regal

Tyrone Davis – There It Is – 1973 Dakar

Mel Carter – Funny World – 1965 Imperial

Cab Calloway – Minnie The Moocher – 1931 Brunswick

TUESDAY FLAG DAY JUNE 14, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’re live at 10 tonight and among the things

we’ll discuss is the legal insanity surrounding what auto insurance companies might have to cover.

If you haven’t heard about it, I’ll be sure to give you all the details. We’ll also go over the tribute

records to Johnny Ace and a lot more.

Last night we played a rousing game of Monday Night Trivia, and you might be here for the

answers. You quickly knocked off the straggler and the next two questions I threw out:

More of these were sold in the year after WW2 ended than at anytime in history. More of what?

Movie tickets. (4 billion, and the year with the fewest tickets sold was 1971.)

This inspired almost 90 different movies based on it. What? The story Cinderella. (In addition to

what you’d expect were animated, operatic, balletic, pornographic and slapstick versions.)

While financial problems, lack of communication or commitment and infidelity are leading causes of

divorce, 11% of married couples site this as the major reason for the splt. What? Their cat

(according to an article in the Houston Chronicle in February 1999).

And the last question is still in play so we’ll pick it up next Monday with that straggler. If you missed

it, listen to the replay on WGN this Friday night, check out the stream before the next live show, or

download it anytime.

Bumper Stumpers were colorful, if you like the color blue. All the titles contained the word blue in

them. Scotty got three, and almost everyone got the last one. Here’s what we played:

So Blue – Jades – 1958 Time

Happy Blue – Herman Griffin & The Rayber Voices – 1959 HOB

Blue Feeling – Versatiles – 1962 Ramco

Blue Monday – Fats Domino – 1956 Imperial

I’m Blue – Ikettes – 1963 Atco

Blue Moon – Emanons – 1956 Josie

Blue Moon – Vi-Tones – 1962 Chamal

Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) – Temptations – 1964 Gordy

Blue Summer – Royalettes – 1963 Chancellor

Blue Lover – Tojo – 1967 Tec

Steve Lawrence- Pretty Blue Eyes – 1959 ABC Paramount

FRIDAY JUNE 10, 2022 3:31 AM CT... As usual, the show was all over the road last night—running

the gamut from two Mars-Wrigley Confectionary workers falling into the vat in Pennsylvania(I still

think it was because they tried to lick the pans), to the truth behind Johnny Ace and Tammi

Terrell’s deaths. Hearing that Bob in Memphis will be back in action as executive producer for the

weekend online oldies show "Back To The Hop" at TopShelfOldies.org after a medical leave was

nice — please continue to pray for him, and his wife Carolyn who had surgery this week. Likewise

add Gary in Austin to your prayer list. He didn’t enumerate his medical concerns, but Fran, his wife

who came up with our lyrics contest on Monday Night Trivia, is worried. And I’ve got one more for

you. Granted, this isn’t anywhere on the magnitude of life-threatening. It’s more of a wish, really.

But you know the power of prayer--- no request is ever to small. Please pray that the Lake

Braddock Secondary School baseball team in Fairfax County Virginia surprises the heck out of

everyone and pulls off a state semi-final win in the game to be played at 10 AM this morning.

So you want the back story? Well, JB is the teams star pitcher. He just graduated and will be off to

a promising college career this fall. This year, he’s won every game in which he pitched. And the

Lake Braddock Bruins just won the quarterfinals this week, but the semi final game this morning is

expected to be an uphill battle. Lake Braddock is playing the Freedom-South Riding High Eagles

who are favored to win. JB is my friend Jerry’s son, and I really want him to walk away with this.

Since my knowledge of sports is less than nil, I figured I’d go for intercessory prayer. When two or

more are gathered in His name, miracles happen, so I figure, it’s almost a lock if we can get 200 or

more—and by the way, pray to whatever you consider holy on any level—this is a universal request.

The game is being played in neutral territory at John Champe High in Aldie. If our prayer request is

granted, the Virginia state finals are tomorrow (Saturday) at 12:30 ET. Regardless of the outcome,

JB is a winner. With the devotion of his family and his well-earned track record, he’s got a great

future. But this would be a wonderful capper to an outstanding high school career, so join me

please. Tonight’s show is a replay of Monday Night Trivia, so I won’t give you the results on the air,

but I promise to post another entry on this page to let you know.

Bumpers last night? 100% your request:

Impressions – Check Out Your Mind – 1970 Curtom

Orchids – You’re Everything To Me – 1955 Parrot

Valentines – Tonight Kathleen – 1954 Old Town

Clovers – Hey Miss Fannie – 1952 Atlantic

General Johnson & The Chairmen – Summer Love – 1981 Surfside

Cilla Black – You’re My World – 1964 Capitol

Marvelettes – Please Mr. Postman – 1961 Tamla

Helen Shapiro – Walkin’ Back To Happiness – 1961 Columbia

Nancy Wilson – Guess Who I Saw Today – 1961 Capitol

Dubs – Don’t Ask Me To Be Lonely – 1957 Gone

Gladys Knight & The Pips – I Heard It Through The Grapevine – 1967 Soul

THURSDAY JUNE 9, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. Last night’s show ran the gamut from Nikola Tesla to The

Valentines, and it was fun—because you called. Wait, you didn’t? Well call tonight. We’ll start at

10. Bumpers last nigh were all by request. Here’s what was played:

Nolan Strong & The Diablos – You’re The Only Girl, Dolores

Band of Oz – Shaggin’

Cadillacs – My Girl Friend

Jackie Wilson – That’s Why

Hank Ballard – The Hoochi Coochi Coo

Arthur Prysock – I Worry About You

Delicates – Black and White Thunderbird

Artistics – This Heart of Mine

Valentines – Woo Woo Train

Cal Tjader – Amazon

WEDNESDAY JUNE 8, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Thanks for calling. We covered a lot of ground, and

ignored everything of consequence, having fun along the way. Let’s do it again tonight at 10. As for

playing your requests, here’s what we aired last night.

Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New

Etta James – All I Could Do Was Cry

Major Lance – Sometimes I Wonder

Nancy Wilson – Face It Girl, It’s Over

Hawkshaw Hawkins – LOnesome 7-7203

Otis Redding – Try a Little Tenderness

Champs – Ali Baba (Jim Seals on Sax)

Dells – Why Do You Have To Go

Artistics – Patty Cake

Artistics – This Heart of Mine

Showmen – 39-21-40 Shape

TUESDAY JUNE 7, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Happy Birthday to Michael O’Shea and to Barbara

Harvey! Hope it’s a swell day for both of them. Michael celebrated his birthday by announcing he

and Laurence Amaturo bought more radio stations—notably Gordon Zlot’s KZST in Santa Rosa—a

powerhouse that George Johns has been consulting for decades. We’ll be live tonight at 10 talking

about whatever you’d like to discuss. Or I can read the tabloids. That usually gets you to call.

As for Monday Night Trivia last night. Johnny D in Youngstown has a great memory—he

remembered I asked this question about a decade ago: In medieval times, this was done as a way

to keep historical records. What was done? Throwing a child into a river. (James McGaugh author

of Memory and Emotion stated that before the written language was used for historical records, a

young child was sometimes chosen to carefully observe important proceedings. The child was then

thrown into a cold river so the event would be impressed on him to the point he’d remember it

throughout his life and share it frequently with others.)

And we’ve got a straggler. If you were listening, you know what it is and you’ve got a week to think

about it. If you weren’t listening, tune in Friday for the replay of Monday Night Triva, 10P-1A CT on

WGN Radio.

It was also the final week for Bumper Stumpers by the numbers. All the titles started with a number.

Here’s what we played:

One Summer Night – Danleers

Five Guys Named Mo – Louis Jordan

Two Steps Forward – Castaways

Thirteen Women – Dickie Thompson

9,999,999 Tears – Dickie Lee

Two Faces Have I – Lou Christie

Seven Day Fool – Etta James

Seven Little Girls – Paul Evans

Sixty Minute Man – Billy Ward & The Dominos

45 RPM’s – Bernie Moore

One Step Closer – Rick Strickland

FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Happy 83rd birthday to engineer extraordinaire, Jim Loupas.

(Chicagoans will remember him from Chicken Man—all the audio engineering was his, but he’s

also a tremendous FM engineer—some of the cleanest audio chains came from him.) It seems like

it was just a few years ago that he was turning 40. Glad he’s still with us! Tonight’s a replay of

Monday Night Trivia, but we’ll be live again on Monday to play it with you. It’ll be our last week of

Bumpers by the Numbers. As for last night’s bumpers:

Pearl – Let’s You And I Go Steady

Bobby Sykes – Memphis Address

Capris – There’s A Moon Out Tonight

Soul Survivors – Expressway To Your Heart

Safaris – Image Of A Girl

Arthur Alexander – Where Have You Been

Chantels – Look In My Eyes

Chantels – He’s Gone

Kool & The Gang – Celebration

Coasters – Charlie Brown

Sparks of Rhythm – Handy Man

Hawk update: I have no idea if they’re gone (too dark to tell) but the handiwork of connecting the

guy wire to the tower with a piece of the ground system has been resolved! The ground system

copper piece fell out of the nest, and while it’s still connected to the guy wire, it’s far enough from

the tower that it’s no longer an issue. We’re back to full power on our main transmitter again (yay),

so whether the hawks stay or go, it’s irrelevant at this point (though you can bet your last buck that

once I confirm they’re really gone, I’ll have the nest removed to stop mama from even thinking

about this tower for next year’s fledglings.

THURSDAY JUNE 2, 2022 3:31 AM CT...Great to hear from so many of you. We talked about

nothing of importance, as usual and I played a lot of your requests too. We’re live tonight at 10 and

I hope you’ll call!

Pat Boone – July You’re A Woman

Linda Scott – Who’s Been Sleeping In My Bed

Gene & Eunice – Poco Loco

Velours – Come I Can Over Tonight

Channels – My Love Will Never Die

Cadillacs - Speedo

Jacksonians – California Dreamin’

Ike & Tina Turner – A Fool In Love

Berna-Dean – He’s Mine

Miracles – You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me

WEDNESDAY JUNE 1, 2022 3:31 AM... We’ve got three hours to spend together tonight starting at

10 and I hope you’ll call. You sure didn’t last night. Well, at least not at first. But that gave me a

chance to talk about the passing of Ronnie Hawkins and a few other things. Tonight we’ll discuss

natural flavors. And whatever’s on your mind. As for last night’s bumpers:

Young Jessie- Mary Lou

Ronnie Hawkins – Mary Lou

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose – Too Late To Turn Back Now

Sam Cooke – There I’ve Said it Again

Jim Quick & The Coastline Band – Mama’s Drinkin’ Liquor Again

Rick Strickland – She Can’t Fix Grits

Clovers – Blue Velvet

Jeffrey Osborne – On The Wings Of Love

Jerry Wallace – How The Time Flies

Olympics – Western Movies

Tommy Edwards – It’s All In The Game

Manhattans – Call Somebody Please

Little Anthony & The Imperials – I’m On The Outside Looking In

I forgot to leave you Bobby Caldwell’s address. He’s been floxed (we talked about it, but if you

don’t know about the horrible reaction you can have to antibiotics look it up). He’s carrying on and

continuing to perform, but support from fans would be more than welcome. You can contact him at

PO Box 6, Great Meadows, NJ 07838.

Carroll – Gee What A Guy

Young Holt Unlimited – Wack Wack

ZZ Hill – Gimme Gimme

Yvonne Fair – I Found You

Ze-Majestics – Bobbi Ann

Zodiacs – I Remember

So go ahead and make fun of me. I’ve got to be the only broadcaster at reduced power due to a

bald eagle not only deciding to make a large nest for her offspring on one of my towers, but to

ground it as well, stealing part of the AM ground system to do it, no less.

APRIL 2022

FRIDAY APRIL 29, 2022 3:31 AM CT... It was great talking with Mary Ann Winkowski last

night—thanks for calling in. Several of you had ghosts nearby, so that was fun to hear. Tonight

Monday Night Trivia replays, and we’ll be back at it Monday night with our straggler (which you’ll

hear tonight, if you don’t remember it). That gives you time to think about it until next Monday night

at 10, when I’ll be eager to hear your guesses. As for last night’s bumpers:

Vi-Tones – Blue Moon

Jimmy Preston & The Prestonaires - Rock The Joint

Bill Haley with the Saddlemen – Rock The Joint

Flamingos – But Not For Me

Jerry Butler – Mr. Dream Merchant

Intruders – Together

Wilbert Harrison – Let’s Work Together

Tierra - Together

THURSDAY APRIL 28, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Mary Ann Winkowski joins me tonight for the first hour

of the show at 10 CT. If you think you have ghosts around you, she’ll let you know. All you have to

do is call—but call early. Because if you wait, the chances of getting on the air drop significantly.

We’ll follow it with, as usual, anything goes.

At 104 years old Art Rupe died earlier this month. He was the owner of Specialty Records, so we

devoted last night’s bumpers to songs that came out on Specialty. Here’s what we played:

Lloyd Price – Lawdy Miss Clawdy

Jesse & Marvin – Dream Girl

Tony Allen – Nite Owl

Ben Zeppa – A Foolish Fool

Larry Williams – Short Fat Fannie

Sam Cooke – I’ll Come Running Back To You

Joe Liggins – The Honeydripper

WEDNESDAY APRIL 27, 2022 3:31 AM CT... We’ll be on tonight after the last Blackhawk’s

interruption of the season, so I’m told. That means a start at 11 PM CT. I hope you’ll join me. As for

last night’s bumpers:

James Brown Polka

Arthur Prysock – When Love Is New

William DeVaughn – Be Thankful For What You Got

Wynonie Harris – Sittin’ On It All The Time

Freddie Scott – Hey Girl

Tremeloes – Here Comes My Baby

Willie Hutch – Slide

Eddie Cochran – Summertime Blues

James Brown – This Is A Man, Man, Man’s World

Chips – Rubber Biscuit

Billy Bland – Let The Little Girl Dance

TUESDAY APRIL 26, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight (despite what I thought last week)

starting promptly at 10 CT. I hope you’ll call. Thanks for playing Monday Night Trivia last night. I

threw out a new question and we closed the show without a correct answer so we’ll open with it

next Monday night. It’ll give you a week to think about it. (Missed the show? You can download it, or

listen to the stream.) Bumper Stumpers A to Z wrapped up the letter “W” last night, and here’s what

we played:

Wade Flemons – Here I Stand

Wynonie Harris – All She Wants To Do Is Rock

Whispers – What Will I Do

Wild Cherry – Hold On

Willows – Church Bells May Ring

Woman – I Want To Get Back

Willie Tee – Teasin You

Wrens – Begging For Love

William Bell – Any Other Way

THURSDAY APRIL 21, 2022 3:31 AM.. It was over before I knew it—last night’s show ran from

12:30 to 1, after the Blackhawks. Thanks to everyone who called, and apologies to most of you as I

ran out of time to talk. Tonight the Blackhawks are in LA, so no show for me. Monday Night Trivia

next week, with a half hour late start—figure 10:30 CDT. No show next Tuesday—but that should

be the last play by play interruption of the season. Regular start Wednesday and Thursday-- and

Thursday I’ll be joined by Mary Ann Winkowski. We had time for one bumper last night—The

Tuneweavers – Happy Birthday Baby, for Stacey whose birthday is today. Scotty from East

Chicago suggested we all wish her a happy birthday, which I thought was a great idea. Talk to you

Monday night at 10:30.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 20, 2022 3:31 AM.. Tonight we’ve got a half hour show, right after the

Blackhawks who are on the West Coast. Expect a 12:30 AM CT start. Full show last night and good

to hear from many of you. Sad to note the passing of Sid Mark, who died at 88 Monday. For 65

years he had a show devoted solely to Frank Sinatra. The last one played on Sunday on 1210 AM

WPHT Philadelphia. In addition to some Frank, I played your requests and after the Barbra

Streisand/Don Johnson song, I publicly vowed not to play any more of them—unless you’re into

sweet soul and great R&B vocal group harmony. Then by all means, weigh in. Everything else is

subject to denial. Here’s what we played:

Frank Sinatra – Learnin’ The Blues

Frank Sinatra – One For My Baby

Honeycombs – Have I The Right

Lavern Baker – Jim Dandy

Jaynetts – Sally Go Round The Roses

Four Tops – Ask The Lonely

Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – Til Loved You

Gene “Duke of Earl” Chandler – Tear for Tear

Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride

Steppenwolf – Power Play

Frank Sinatra – Night & Day

TUESDAY APRIL 19, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight at 10 CT. Call! (Not sure if there are

any other shows this week—Blackhawks are on the West Coast.) We had fun with Monday Night

Trivia, and our straggler from last week went all night without a correct guess: Alaska is loaded

with wildlife, but it’s the only state in the US where you can’t find this species What is it? Bass. (I

tried this question out on Jon, who got the right answer immediately-- it made me hesitant to use it,

but it turned out to be a real stumper. It's probably not the only correct answer, but it was the one I

was waiting to hear.) As for Bumper Stumpers A to Z, you got the Wilburn Brothers, Wet Willie and

The Whispers. Here’s everything we played:

Wild Cherry – 1 2 3 Kind Of Love

Wilburn Brothers – Oo Bop Sha Boom

William Bell – Formula of Love

Wailers – Stop The Clock

Willie Hamilton – I’m So Glad You’re Mine

Wrens – C’est La Vie

Wet Willie – Street Corner Serenade

Whispers – I Was Born When You Kissed Me

War – Don’t Let No One Get You Down

FRIDAY APRIL 15, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Tonight it’s a replay of Monday Night Trivia, but Monday

Night, right after the Blackhawks, we’ll be live with trivia for at least two hours, maybe more, so start

checking around 10:20 and we’ll find out together when the show starts. Last night we talked

about a lot of things, including how many Platters bands performed. At one point world wide, the

number was reported to be 125. Lawsuits ensued, and the result was almost as cloudy as it ever

was. But in case you’re interested, Unca Marvy has about the closest to a definitive recollection as

you’ll get, here. But here’s another article of interest. And here's a list from a decade ago of over 12

active Platters groups (though it's dated-- in addition to Herb Reed being dead, Sonny Turner sadly

is too). As for some of the lawsuits, here’s what the Las Vegas paper had to say years ago. Clear

as mud. We did play my arguably my favorite Platters record (from their early Federal period,

though it could be tied with “I Love You 1000 Times” on Musicor). And we managed to get in a few

of your requests as well.

Capitols – Hello Stranger

Gene Chandler – What Now

Glencoves – Hootenanny

Donna Loren – It Only Hurts When I Cry

Platters – Voo-Vee-Ah-Bee

THURSDAY APRIL 14, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show last night. Like all the others, it will be on the

stream until the next live show (in this case, tonight after Blackhawks Hockey at 11 CT), and

downloadable anytime, including a file of the first hour with Richard Schickel. As for the bumpers

we played (mostly requests):

Jesse James Singers – Income Tax Evasion

Silhouettes – Heading For The Poorhouse

Barbara Lynn -You’ll lose a Good Thing

Trooper Jim Foster – Four On The Floor (And A Fifth Under The Seat)

Doris Day – Oo-Wee Baby

Elvis Presley – Lonesome Cowboy

Richard Berry – Have Love Will Travel

Marlo – Could Of Haad A Good Thing

Marlo – Understanding

Four Coins – The World Outside

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2022 11:00 PM CT... We barely scratched the surface of IRS info, so we'll

have Richard Schickel on again, but if you're looking for an enrolled agent, RMS Consulting in

Tucson (520-448-3531) is where you'll find Richard and several other retired IRS agents. Open

lines for the next two hours. Call me now. 888-876-5593.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2022 9:30 PM CT... There's a couple more Richard Schickel books I

forgot to mention. "Now Is The Best Time Ever To Owe The IRS." ( Turns out things might be

worse for the IRS than they are for you-- but you need to know what you're doing. And "What To Do

When The IRS Is After You," may prove to be mighty helpful too. (Click on both for a good price

from Amazon, and check out Richard's other books in the post below.) Call him with questions

tonight at 10 CT.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Had fun talking with you for a couple hours. If you

missed it, yes I went to Home Depot with Jon and we determined that I could nicely fit in the 55

gallon plastic container with the lid snapped tightly shut. There really wasn’t much activity.

Customers quickly backed out of the aisle while Jon was affixing the cover, and I was out of the box

before the helpful clerk asked if he could be of assistance. “Why yes, yes you can—where are the

power strips?” was my reply, completely ignoring the fact that I popped out of a container as he

rounded the corner. So the boys in Lyon, IL would have had no trouble burying mom and sis—not

in Tupperware mind you, that’s entirely too small, but in the more generic storage container, no

problem. In fact, if they were small gals, they might have ben able to get both of ‘em in a 70 gallon

model. Bumpers were by request, and here’s what we played:

Summertime- Roger Williams

Summertime – Billy Stewart

Raymond Lefevre – Ame Caline (Soul Coaxing)

Ral Donner – You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Until You Lose It

Chi-Lites – Hot On A Thing

Jive Bombers – Bad Boy

Full show tonight, and I’ve got a guest in the first hour you’re gonna want to hear: Richard

Schickel. He spent 33 years with the IRS in Chicago and Tucson as a revenue officer and he’s

seen it all. Even better he’s written about it. (Click on the links for good Amazon prices.) “IRS

Whistleblower” is a great expose of the truth behind the most dangerous creditor in the world.

More spellbinding is the recently published “Why The IRS Doesn’t Work Anymore” If you think

getting a letter from the IRS is a hellacious experience, working for them is even worse, and

Richard will tell you all about it and answer any question you might have. Call 888-876-5593 at 10

PM Central tonight. Did you know there are two big things the IRS is hiding from you? Find out

what they are on tonight’s show.

TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2022 3:31 AM CT... 3 hours of Monday Night Trivia last night, and the first

question I threw out remained unanswered at the end of the show, so it’s a straggler to be held over

until next Monday Night. As for Bumper Stumpers A to Z, we finished “V” and began to tackle “W”.

All the artists’ first names or group names began with a “V” or a “W”. You got several of them!

Here’s all we played:

Vito & The Salutations – Unchained Melody

Vocaleers – I’ll Be There

Vows – I Wanna Chance

Volumes – I Love You

Wade Flemons – That Other Place

Walter Jackson – What Would You Do

Webb Pierce – Who Wouldn’t Love You

Whatnauts – Give Him Up

Whirlwinds – Heartbeat

Whispers – Needle In A Haystack

Tonight’s show will start at 11 PM CT, just after the Blackhawks post game. I did my homework.

Went to Home Depot to determine what size container would fit me (this makes no sense unless

you heard about the bodies discovered in a suburban back yard reportedly in Tupperware

containers. Uh no, Tupperware does not come in those sizes, even if you dismember the bodies.

But now I know for sure: other plastic containers could work.) I’ll tell you all about it tonight at 11.

FRIDAY APRIL 8, 2022 3:31 AM CT... When you find two bodies buried in a suburban back yard in

“Tupperware” containers (as the news reported it, though I suspect they were far from tupperware

given the sizes they’d have to be), questions are raised. We asked ‘em. We also played your

bumper requests:

Clovers – Blue Velvet

Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager – Ain’t Understanding Mellow

Corsairs – Smoky Places

Arthur Prysock – Blue Velvet

Bobby Rydell – The Cha Cha Cha

Marvelettes – Playboy

Leon Huff – I Ain’t Jivin I’m Jammin

Full show Monday night. Trivia! Talk to you at 10.

THURSDAY APRIL 7, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Tonight’s show starts at 11 CT, right after Blackhawks

hockey. Talked about a variety of things last night, and played your reqeusts too:

Billy Ward & His Dominoes

Whispers – I Was Born When You Kissed Me

Bobby Bare – All American Boy

Masters – I Need Your Love

Charlie Gracie - Butterfly

Charlie Gracie - Fabulous

Lesley Gore – Look Of Love

Mongo Santamaria – Watermelon Man

Johnny Tillotson – It Keeps Right On A Hurtin’

Jerry Butler – A Lonely Soldier

WEDNESDAY APRIL 6, 2022 3:31 AM CT.. We mourned the passing of Bobby Rydell & Bill Fries

last night, played your requests, took your calls and generally had a fine time. We’ll do it again

tonight. Meeting starts at 10. Talk to you then. As for what we played:

Bobby Rydell – Wildwood Days

Bobby Rydell – Forget Him

Jive Five – Hully Gully Calling Time

Floaters – Float On

Isley Brothers – Just Came Here To Chill

Ben Hewitt – My Search

Velvets – Tonight Could Be The Night

Flamingos – Lovers Never Say Goodbye

Eddie Cooley - Priscilla

Impressions – The Gift Of Love

Van Dykes – Gift Of Love

TUESDAY APRIL 5, 2022 3:31 AM CT... It was a short night for trivia, but you got the straggler and

the question I threw out after it:

New York exports more of this than any other state. Pennsylvania imports more of it. What is it...

Garbage (according to Waste Age Magazine. New Jersey ranks second in sending garbage to

other states).

This is sold everywhere in the world. But it wasn’t sold anywhere until the mid 1800s. The first

place it was sold was America. Sales were minimal. What is it? Chewing gum. (In 1848 John

Curtis brewed up a batch of gum in Maine using pulp from a spruce tree. It was a poor seller as the

gum tasted a bit too much like the tree.)

On Bumper Stumpers A to Z, we may have concluded the weather “V”. All the artists first names, or

group names begin with “V”. But since there was only time for four of ‘em, we might showcase a

few more next week too. Or not. As for what we played last night:

Videls - I’ll Forget You

Vidaltones – Someone To Love

Vondells – Lenora

Vows – Dottie

Full show tonight and tomorrow night. Talk to you at 10. (Thursday we’ll start around 11.)

FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2022 3:31 AM... Great talking with Mary Ann Winkowski in the first hour last night.

One of you had two ghosts, and two others of you had negative energy. And Valerie has portals on

every floor. But it was smooth sailing for everyone else. After that it was anything goes as usual.

Bumpers by your request:

Charlie McCoy – Cherry Berry Wine

Spaniels – Tina

Dells – Q Bop She-Bop

Bent Fabric – Alley Cat

Pete Fountain – When The Saints Go Marching In

Dells – Tell The World

El Dorados – Rock ’N Roll’s For Me

Miracles – Ooo Baby Baby

Tonight there’s a replay of Trivia, but next Monday well be live with it, though we might get started

an hour of so late due to an NCAA game on before it. But we will get started and we’ll begin with

our straggler. If you don’t remember what it was, listen to the replay tonight. Talk to you live on

Monday.

MARCH 2022

THURSDAY MARCH 31, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Full show tonight! At 10 CT we’ll talk to Mary Ann

Winkowski for an hour. If you’ve never heard Mary Ann, you’re in for a treat. She’s got a wonderful

personality and a unique gift. She see’s ghosts. Dead people who are earthbound, and she sees

them like she sees you and me. And if you all tonight, she can tell you if there are any ghosts

nearby. She’s not a psychic or a medium so if they’re not where you are, she won’t know about

them. But if they are, she’ll not only see them but she’ll see whatever they see—so you might want

to dust first. As for last night’s bumpers, all by your requests:

Lavern Baker – Jim Dandy

Susan Phillips – Key In The Mailbox

Barbara Jean English – Key In The Maiilbox

Lil’ Soul Brothers – I’ve Got Heartaches

Manhattans – Give Him Up

Twiliters – Can’t You Stay A Little Longer

Twiliters – Restless Love

Capris – Morse Code Of Love

Capris – There’s A Moon Out Again

Chuck Jackson – I Wake Up Crying

WEDNESDAY MARCH 30, 2022 9:00 PM CT... We're driving home from Jon's continuing medical

adventure as I type, and unless a meteor falls out of the sky directly on top of us or something

equally disturbing and arcane, I fully expect to be talking to you an hour from now. It'll be close, but

I'm betting on me. And hoping you'll call!

TUESDAY MARCH 29 11:15 PM CT... As you may have noticed, I'm not on the air talking to you

live. I'm sitting in the second emergency room in the same day. Jon is the patient, not me, and I'm

praying to everything Holy that this is not as big a deal as the first place made it out to be. With any

luck, I'll be talking to you live tomorrow night. Many apologies for this. I'm as disappointed as some

of you have written to say you were. Thanks for all your well wishes.

TUESDAY MARCH 29, 2022 3:31 AM CT... Live show tonight starting promptly at 10. (Same goes

for tomorrow and Thursday.) Fun spending two hours playing trivia with you. We had a winner on

our straggler: 1440 Americans sought hospital treatment in one year alone for injuries related to

this recreational activity. What recreational activity? Ping pong. (Injuries included a retirement

home resident running into wall, and a jail inmate falling on concrete floor.) On Bumper Stumpers A

to Z, we’re still working on the letter “V”. All the artists first names, or group names begin with “V”.

Evelyn in Dearborn knew The Visitors and Vivian Copeland! Here’s what we played:

Valentines – Got To Get Yourself Together

Videos – Shoo Bee Doo Bee Cha Cha Cha

Virgil Henry – You Ain’t Sayin’ Nothing New

Vivian Copeland – He Knows My Key (Is Always In The Mailbox)

Visitors – Until You Came Along

Vocaleers – Is It A Dream

Volcanos – Storm Warning

WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2022 3:31 AM CT... A fine three hours. Thanks for all the calls. The

bumpers were by your request:

Jackie Wilson – Lonely Teardrops

Cleftones – Can’t We Be Sweethearts

Enchanters – True Love Gone

Vogues – Magic Town

Miracles – I Need A Change

Otis Williams & His Charms – Ivory Tower

Miracles – A Fork In The Road

Don Covay – See Saw

Ray Charles – Born To Lose

Little Anthony – Two Kinds Of People In The World

Baby Washington – That’s How Heartaches Are Made

Blackhawks games tonight and tomorrow night so next time we’ll chat will be Monday night at 11

PM. Talk to you then!

TUESDAY MARCH 22, 2022 4:45 AM CT.. Full show tonight at 10. Talk to you then! Fun playing

Monday Night Trivia last night. The first question I threw out, I knew you’d get (and you did):

According to one survey of American car buyers, what was the worst car of the 20th century? The

Yugo. (Runner ups were the Vega, pinto, Gremlin and Chevette.) The second question has turned

into our straggler. We’ll pick it up there next Monday. For Bumper Stumpers A to Z, we were

working on the letter V, and only one was guessed—Ken got The Videos - Trickle Trickle. Bob got

the Videls. As for everything we played:

Videls – Mr. Lonely

Velvetones – Penalty of Love

Vickie Baines – Got To Run

Vibrations – You’re Mine

Vestells- Come Home

Versatiles – Blue Feelin’

Vi-Tones – Blue Moon

Vic Marcel -Come Back To These Rms

Videos – Trickle Trickle

Vibes – Darling

Victorials – I Get That Feeling

FRIDAY MARCH 18, 2022 1:01 AM CT... I was ready, but sports coverage wasn't ready to hang it

up for the night, so there was no show. I have no idea when tonight's show will start, but whenever

it is, it'll be a replay of Monday Night Trivia-- speaking of which, it'll be a full three hours of Monday

Night Trivia next week starting at 10 PM CT. Talk to you in a few days.

THURSDAY ST. PATRICK’S DAY 2022 3:31 AM CT A very abbreviated show last night—about an

hour and a quarter. Lots of calls though, and I appreciate that. I got in five of your requests too

(bumper list below). As for tonight—I have no idea when the game wil end. I’m figuring 11, but like

last night, it could be closer to midnight. I’d be honored if you stayed up and called!

Carl Perkins – Dixie Fried

Jackie Wilson – No Pity (In The Naked City)

Barbara Mason &nd