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Post by mkarns on Sept 3, 2016 9:50:52 GMT -5
Casey introed Don Covay's "I Was Checkin' Out, She Was Checkin' In" on 9/1/73 by calling it "a good one", after naming the many other songs Don wrote/co-wrote for others.
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Post by trekkielo on Sept 3, 2016 13:25:36 GMT -5
Casey introed Don Covay's "I Was Checkin' Out, She Was Checkin' In" on 9/1/73 by calling it "a good one", after naming the many other songs Don wrote/co-wrote for others. Casey Kasem then mentions Don Covay's only other time hitting The Top 40 was "Mercy Mercy" in 1964, but he didn't say it's credited as Don Covay & The Goodtimers at #35 (#1 Cashbox Top 50 R&B Singles) or about Jimi Hendrix who plays guitar on that one then covers it later, also Jeff Lynne from his 2012 covers CD Long Wave, Booker T. & The M.G.'s, The Rolling Stones, Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, The Chocolate Watchband, Los Yorks, Wilson Pickett, Alan Price Set, The Remains, Phoebe Snow, The Black Sorrows, The 13th Floor Elevators, the Wailers, and Gary U.S. Bonds, Jeff Lynne, Chuck Jackson and Todd Rundgren for the album Celebrating the Music of Don Covay.
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Post by pb on Sept 12, 2016 18:57:25 GMT -5
Not a song but an artist: On 8/30/75 Casey called the Carpenters "one of the best recording acts in the business."
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Post by trekkielo on Sept 13, 2016 20:37:19 GMT -5
^ Exactly 5 years later on 8/30/80, Casey Kasem called ELO, "The amazing Electric Light Orchestra"! |
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Post by pb on Sept 14, 2016 8:19:34 GMT -5
^ Exactly 5 years later on 8/30/80, Casey Kasem called ELO, "The amazing Electric Light Orchestra"! Coincidentally, I heard him mention "the amazing Charlie Rich" on 5/4/74, but that came after a story about a notable chart success (having the top three LPs on the country chart) while the Carpenters comment didn't. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Sept 14, 2016 11:11:06 GMT -5
^ Exactly 5 years later on 8/30/80, Casey Kasem called ELO, "The amazing Electric Light Orchestra"! Coincidentally, I heard him mention "the amazing Charlie Rich" on 5/4/74, but that came after a story about a notable chart success (having the top three LPs on the country chart) while the Carpenters comment didn't. In this weekend's September 14, 1974 program, for the debuting "Jazzman", Casey makes reference to "the amazing Carole King." |
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Post by djjoe1960 on Sept 14, 2016 13:30:31 GMT -5
I wonder if Casey added that adjective (amazing) on his own --or did he just read what was written on the script cards. I know he 'ad libbed' the outro's to most songs during his tenure at AT40 (especially the early years). Although I can't imagine Casey just reading the script cards without doing some editing on his own; so I feel pretty confidant that many of the superlatives (amazing, a good one, etc.) were things he added on his own.
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Post by SFGuy on Sept 14, 2016 18:33:19 GMT -5
^ Exactly 5 years later on 8/30/80, Casey Kasem called ELO, "The amazing Electric Light Orchestra"! I have to ask. Are there any ELO songs you don't like? There has to be something where you say "Eh. This isn't their best work" |
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Post by trekkielo on Sept 15, 2016 1:43:13 GMT -5
^ Exactly 5 years later on 8/30/80, Casey Kasem called ELO, "The amazing Electric Light Orchestra"! I have to ask. Are there any ELO songs you don't like? There has to be something where you say "Eh. This isn't their best work" Of course, same goes for Jeff Lynne, Genesis and Phil Collins among many more.
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Post by adam31 on Sept 15, 2016 12:29:21 GMT -5
^ Exactly 5 years later on 8/30/80, Casey Kasem called ELO, "The amazing Electric Light Orchestra"! I have to ask. Are there any ELO songs you don't like? There has to be something where you say "Eh. This isn't their best work" Perfectly said, we all have our favorite artists, but not one comes to mind that had any kind of career, where I don't think what you alluded to. For example: I believe Whitney Houston is the best female singer of all-time. However anything after 1996 or so is not her "best work". Specifically "My Love Is Your Love". Other examples of 80s/90s artists I believe are legends and an example of not "their best work" Michael Jackson - "In The Closet" Prince - "My Name is Prince", "Thieves In The Temple" - pretty much when he was "Symbol Guy" Madonna - "Hanky Panky" , "American Pie", "You Must Love Me" Mariah Carey - "Butterfly", "When You Believe" with Whitney Houston, "Loverboy" (don't care it went to #2), "Touch My Body" (#1) I figure that the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen all are legends to most people and have their songs like this, but they don't mean as much to me personally to judge that. |
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Post by pb on Sept 20, 2016 19:36:48 GMT -5
Casey recited part of the lyric of Paul Simon's "American Tune" on 1/19/74, but the song was already headed down from a peak of #35 and was off the countdown the next week.
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Post by mkarns on Sept 21, 2016 13:34:49 GMT -5
Casey seemed enthusiastic about Free's "All Right Now" when introing it on 9/12/70: "Ohhh, that's a winner! A four man English group called Free, with 'Alll Rightnow!'" Though that may have been as much due to it being the week's biggest mover as to his personal opinion.
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Post by pb on Sept 21, 2016 16:01:22 GMT -5
Coincidentally, I heard him mention "the amazing Charlie Rich" on 5/4/74, but that came after a story about a notable chart success (having the top three LPs on the country chart) while the Carpenters comment didn't. In this weekend's September 14, 1974 program, for the debuting "Jazzman", Casey makes reference to "the amazing Carole King." On 2/1/75 Casey upped the ante, mentioning "the amazing, the unbelievable" Stevie Wonder. |
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Post by mkarns on Sept 24, 2016 11:07:41 GMT -5
Casey had this favourable review of Eric Carmen's "She Did It": "I think it'll remind you of the best of the Beach Boys' hits", when it debuted (9/24/77).
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Post by pb on Sept 24, 2016 11:14:00 GMT -5
B.J. Thomas's "Rock and Roll Lullabye" is another early 70's song where Casey called attention to the quality of the lyric (on its debut 2/26/72).
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