|
Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 1, 2024 21:02:15 GMT -5
"Wheel" 3/25/78
|
|
|
Post by mkarns on Feb 1, 2024 21:16:33 GMT -5
Last week we got a regular offering from just before this week's Premiere A. This week the random pick is from not long after the B (2/4/78).
|
|
|
Post by skuncle on Feb 3, 2024 6:03:46 GMT -5
Feb. 3-4, 2024: Now let’s go back to this week in 1975 - John Schneider & Tom Wopat - February 1, 1975
|
|
|
Post by jgve1952 on Feb 3, 2024 6:09:33 GMT -5
12 past, present and future #1s on this countdown. If not a record, has to be close?
|
|
|
Post by djjoe1960 on Feb 3, 2024 6:29:13 GMT -5
Three of the 4 Beatles in the countdown, along with a Beatles remake by Elton John and an instrumental by Billy Preston. By the way, the cue sheet says Only You at # 35 is by Ring Starr.
|
|
|
Post by jgve1952 on Feb 3, 2024 7:24:15 GMT -5
Joe, please take the honor and post this on the Cue Sheets Error Thread
|
|
|
Post by dukelightning on Feb 3, 2024 7:52:38 GMT -5
12 past, present and future #1s on this countdown. If not a record, has to be close? Yes close in number and time. The record is 13 and it was set just 2 weeks earlier on 1/18/75 and was tied on 5/7/77.
|
|
|
Post by mga707 on Feb 3, 2024 12:16:55 GMT -5
Adding to djjoe's comment above; This is the week with the somewhat suspicious drop from 17 to 66 for "Junior's Farm"/"Sally G". To confuse things even more, 2 weeks prior Billboard had 'flipped' the listing on the Hot 100, to "Sally G/Junior's Farm". Beginning with this Feb. 1 chart, only "Sally G" was listed. As if "Junior's Farm" had fallen totally off of the Hot 100 from 17. They missed a chance to have all four Beatles in the 40 had they listed the McCartney single in the 40. "Sally G" would climb back into the 50 for a single week (at 39) three weeks later, right above Ringo's debut "No No Song", but by that time George's "Ding Dong" was off both the 40 as well as the 100.
|
|
|
Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 8, 2024 21:01:12 GMT -5
"Wheel" 10/24/70
|
|
|
Post by skuncle on Feb 10, 2024 6:02:28 GMT -5
Feb. 10-11, 2024: Now let’s go back to this week in 1972 - Englebert Humperdinck - February 5, 1972
|
|
|
Post by mga707 on Feb 10, 2024 12:24:38 GMT -5
Feb. 10-11, 2024: Now let’s go back to this week in 1972 - Englebert Humperdinck - February 5, 1972 Wish it was the more closely-matching 2/12/72 show. Then we could've found out (per Pete's book) why Jonathan Edwards refused to draw nude models. Surprised I don't recall that story. At least we don't have to endure "Once You Understand", which thankfully fell out of the 40.
|
|
|
Post by skuncle on Feb 10, 2024 12:40:33 GMT -5
Feb. 10-11, 2024: Now let’s go back to this week in 1972 - Englebert Humperdinck - February 5, 1972 Wish it was the more closely-matching 2/12/72 show. Then we could've found out (per Pete's book) why Jonathan Edwards refused to draw nude models. Surprised I don't recall that story. At least we don't have to endure "Once You Understand", which thankfully fell out of the 40. I was somewhat surprised that they basically are going with a show from the previous week. But right now they are in love with the early part of the decade at Sirius so it checks.
|
|
|
Post by mga707 on Feb 10, 2024 12:53:39 GMT -5
Wish it was the more closely-matching 2/12/72 show. Then we could've found out (per Pete's book) why Jonathan Edwards refused to draw nude models. Surprised I don't recall that story. At least we don't have to endure "Once You Understand", which thankfully fell out of the 40. I was somewhat surprised that they basically are going with a show from the previous week. But right now they are in love with the early part of the decade at Sirius so it checks. True. But I'm not complaining, as either '72 show contains two of my favorite forgotten R&B gems, both already played: "That's the Way I Feel About 'Cha" and "Ain't Understanding Mellow". And Gladys' song playing as I type this is also pretty good.
|
|
|
Post by cachiva on Feb 10, 2024 18:13:14 GMT -5
Feb. 10-11, 2024: Now let’s go back to this week in 1972 - Englebert Humperdinck - February 5, 1972 Wish it was the more closely-matching 2/12/72 show. Then we could've found out (per Pete's book) why Jonathan Edwards refused to draw nude models. Surprised I don't recall that story. At least we don't have to endure "Once You Understand", which thankfully fell out of the 40. I'm not sure if you were asking for the story, but here it is: This is Casey Kasem on American Top 40. And now, the current hit by the singer who was supposed to be studying art in college, but in figure drawing class instead of sketching the nude models, he spent the time writing songs. He was born in Minnesota 25 years ago, moved to Virginia when he was six, auditioned for the Ice Capades (but his father wouldn't let him join,) attended military school, and then went to Ohio University at Athens to study painting, because his roomate had told him he couldn't sing! That's when he wrote songs in the class when he was supposed to be drawing nudes. Well then he formed a rock group, and persuaded them all to drop out of school, and move from Ohio, where they were famous, to Boston where nobody cared. For the next few years he paid his dues in the group scene, and then went solo. I guess he knew what he was doing writing songs back there in that figure drawing class, because how often do you hear of a painting that sells a million copies? His first hit song peaked at number four at the end of last month, and now, it's at number twelve. Here's Jonathan Edwards. .
|
|
|
Post by mga707 on Feb 10, 2024 20:06:10 GMT -5
Thanks, cachiva, for the story! Hopefully Jonny E had art or something else to fall back on, since he was a true 'one-hit wonder'. He never charted another Hot 100 single.
He did chart with 2 LPs, the self-titled one that contained "Sunshine" (peaked at 42), and a second album called "Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy" that got only to #167 as '72 turned into '73.
|
|