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Post by rgmike on Oct 14, 2023 11:47:14 GMT -5
Odd comment of the week: Casey intro'ed Flash Cadillac saying that "surprisingly" it was only their first Top 40 hit (and last, of course). Really? I've always thought of them as the very very poor man's Sha-Na-Na. "Did You Boogie w/your Baby" is one of 3 Top 40 hits that featured Wolfman Jack, and all 3 were (IMHO) varying degrees of awful.
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Post by mga707 on Oct 14, 2023 11:57:59 GMT -5
Odd comment of the week: Casey intro'ed Flash Cadillac saying that "surprisingly" it was only their first Top 40 hit (and last, of course). Really? I've always thought of them as the very very poor man's Sha-Na-Na. "Did You Boogie w/your Baby" is one of 3 Top 40 hits that featured Wolfman Jack, and all 3 were (IMHO) varying degrees of awful. Not attempting to speak for Casey, but possibly because 'Flash' and his band had (IIRC) made several appearances on "Happy Days" by October of '76. Also, their single "Good Times, Rock and Roll" had been a 'missed it by THAT much' record, peaking at #41 in March '75. Love your "very very poor man's Sha Na Na" characterization. Same thought here. Still amuses me that Sha Na Na appeared at Woodstock! They're even in the movie. As for top 40 singles containing the voice of Bob Smith (look it up), don't care for this one (ersatz nostalgia), but I actually like the Guess Who song and don't mind the Stampeders' remake of Ray Charles. Maybe a Canadian thing...
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Post by jmack19 on Oct 14, 2023 13:06:35 GMT -5
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Post by mga707 on Oct 14, 2023 13:28:41 GMT -5
Sirius-XM's show this week as well. I smell a rat...
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Post by kani on Oct 14, 2023 13:56:18 GMT -5
Rod Stewart had #1's in 70s decade, and 90s decade, but not 80s though.
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Post by mga707 on Oct 14, 2023 14:03:52 GMT -5
Rod Stewart had #1's in 70s decade, and 90s decade, but not 80s though. What song of Rod's hit #1 in the '90s? Drawing a blank. All I can think of is "Downtown Train", which peaked at #3 in 1990. His highest '80s peak was "My Heart Can't Tell You No", #4 in '89.
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Post by seminolefan on Oct 14, 2023 14:07:54 GMT -5
"All For Love" with Bryan Adams and Sting hit #1 in early 1994.
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Post by kani on Oct 14, 2023 15:48:01 GMT -5
WVWP is repeating 1977 AGAIN
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Post by mrjukebox on Oct 14, 2023 16:51:39 GMT -5
Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids appeared in a second season episode of "Happy Days"-They performed as Johnny Fish & The Fins.
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Post by dth1971 on Oct 14, 2023 16:58:52 GMT -5
In the original 10/16/1976 AT40 show, where was the "Whatever Happened to Gene Pitney?" segment in hour #2 originally placed?
I guess Gene Pitney's 1976-1977 comeback was a flop, thanks to extra lines from Larry Morgan (with mention by Larry that Gene Pitney passed away in 2006).
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Post by rgmike on Oct 14, 2023 17:16:23 GMT -5
Love your "very very poor man's Sha Na Na" characterization. Same thought here. Still amuses me that Sha Na Na appeared at Woodstock! They're even in the movie. I saw Sha Na Na the following summer (Aug 1970) at an all-day rock fest at Shea Stadium, a fund-raising thing for "peace" candidates at the time. Quite a line-up including Paul Simon, John Sebastian, Santana, CCR, Janis Joplin and others. I was struck by how Sha Na Na were clearly making fun of the '50s (they did an especially over-the-top version of "Teen Angel"), but a couple years later, when they had their own TV show, they were no longer ridiculing the decade but lovingly embracing it. Which was much more commercially beneficial.
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Post by mrjukebox on Oct 14, 2023 17:24:15 GMT -5
Sounds like a great concert-Did Jon "Bowzer" Bauman appear with them?
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Post by dth1971 on Oct 14, 2023 17:55:21 GMT -5
Love your "very very poor man's Sha Na Na" characterization. Same thought here. Still amuses me that Sha Na Na appeared at Woodstock! They're even in the movie. I saw Sha Na Na the following summer (Aug 1970) at an all-day rock fest at Shea Stadium, a fund-raising thing for "peace" candidates at the time. Quite a line-up including Paul Simon, John Sebastian, Santana, CCR, Janis Joplin and others. I was struck by how Sha Na Na were clearly making fun of the '50s (they did an especially over-the-top version of "Teen Angel"), but a couple years later, when they had their own TV show, they were no longer ridiculing the decade but lovingly embracing it. Which was much more commercially beneficial. I remember seeing a Sha-Na-Na concert back in Feb. 1982 at the old Mill Run Playhouse in Niles, Illinois
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Post by mga707 on Oct 14, 2023 19:57:02 GMT -5
Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids appeared in a second season episode of "Happy Days"-They performed as Johnny Fish & The Fins. Only that one time, huh? For some reason I thought they appeared a couple of times during the show's early (and better) years.
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 14, 2023 21:26:50 GMT -5
I saw Sha Na Na the following summer (Aug 1970) at an all-day rock fest at Shea Stadium, a fund-raising thing for "peace" candidates at the time. Quite a line-up including Paul Simon, John Sebastian, Santana, CCR, Janis Joplin and others. I was struck by how Sha Na Na were clearly making fun of the '50s (they did an especially over-the-top version of "Teen Angel"), but a couple years later, when they had their own TV show, they were no longer ridiculing the decade but lovingly embracing it. Which was much more commercially beneficial. I remember seeing a Sha-Na-Na concert back in Feb. 1982 at the old Mill Run Playhouse in Niles, Illinois Ah-h-h-h the ol' theater in the round. Shopping center is a shadow of its former self.
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