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Post by rgmike on Oct 21, 2023 12:13:11 GMT -5
Thank you so much for sharing this. Until your post I had no idea that Art's was a "re-do." It was great hearing the writer's version. You are quite welcome. Mr. Moore was a fairly prolific singer-songwriter in the '70s, with four chart singles (the first on Dunhill in 1973, the next three on Asylum between 1974 and '77) and two chart Asylum LPs. He released three more non-charting LPs in 1977, '79, and '86, the first two on Asylum and the final one on Elektra. "Second Avenue" was his second chart single (and highest-charting), and was from his first chart LP, "Tim Moore". That album reached #119 on the top 200 LP chart at the same time that both 'Second Avenues' were on the Hot 100. I found that album some years back at a used music store, and it is quite good. What may surprise you is that Moore wrote "Rock and Roll Love Letter", which was a #28 single in the summer of 1976 for the Bay City Rollers, and a much bigger hit in the UK. The song is on his second LP, his last one to chart, 1975's "Behind the Eyes". Here's Moore's Wiki entry. Interesting connections with Steely Dan and The Rolling Stones, among others. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Moore_(singer-songwriter) Moore's orig version of "RnRLL" is a great slice of power pop that was a big "turntable hit" on WNEW-FM in NYC. Everyone I knew was sure it was gonna be a big hit. I think it's much better than the Rollers' cover.
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Post by jmack19 on Oct 21, 2023 16:07:35 GMT -5
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Post by kani on Oct 21, 2023 17:02:09 GMT -5
interesting almost at end of 1974 show, there's snippets medley of 1974 number ones from Jan 1974, til Nothing from Nothing, before playing new #1
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Post by mrjukebox on Oct 22, 2023 7:43:12 GMT -5
The biggest acapella song to reach the top forty was "Don't Worry,Be Happy" by Bobby Mc Ferrin which went to # 1 in 1988.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Oct 22, 2023 12:04:56 GMT -5
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Post by brianmichaels on Oct 22, 2023 17:19:39 GMT -5
Sure enjoying this Supersized 1974! Did WTOJ start the 70s show this morning a little early? I lost the first few songs even though I started recording around 8:45AM EST. Just curious ..
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Post by dth1971 on Oct 22, 2023 19:37:23 GMT -5
We just got a hint that 10/28/1972 is next weekend's AT40: The 70's A show (October 28-29, 2023). Let's hope the B show is 10/27/1979.
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Post by mga707 on Oct 22, 2023 20:32:58 GMT -5
We just got a hint that 10/28/1972 is next weekend's AT40: The 70's A show (October 28-29, 2023). Let's hope the B show is 10/27/1979. What 'hint' did 'we' just get?
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Post by trekkielo on Oct 22, 2023 23:16:28 GMT -5
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Post by lasvegaskid on Oct 23, 2023 7:56:55 GMT -5
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Post by dth1971 on Oct 23, 2023 8:41:33 GMT -5
Hope we get word on the B show in a day or two - My guess is still 10/27/1979 for the B show. And here are my guesses for November-December 2023 AT40: The 70's standalone A shows to be paired with Christmas B shows: November 4-5, 2023: November 4, 1978 (4 hours - 1st. hour optional) November 11-12, 2023: November 12, 1977 (last played in 2012) November 18-19, 2023: November 17, 1973 (hasn't been played in a long time, I guess) November 25-26, 2023: November 27, 1971 (last played in 2011) December 2-3, 2023: December 4, 1976 December 9-10, 2023: December 13, 1975 December 16-17, 2023: December 19, 1970 (And hoping that the wrong #39 song of "So Close" by Jake Holmes is replaced by "Love The One You With" by Stephen Stills at the #39 slot and the Jake Holmes song gets played as an OPTIONAL EXTRA!) December 23-24, 2023: December 22, 1979 (4 hours - 1st. hour optional, last played in 2011 starting with hour #2 - And will it include the M "Pop Musik" remix to start hour #2 or the original version this time if this gets played?) AND FOR THE YEAR ENDER on December 30-31, 2023 and January 7-8, 2023: The top 100 of 1978 for the A show entry and the Top 80 of 1971 for the B show entry.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Oct 23, 2023 10:59:01 GMT -5
Sure enjoying this Supersized 1974! Did WTOJ start the 70s show this morning a little early? I lost the first few songs even though I started recording around 8:45AM EST. Just curious .. Nope right on time and it's a good thing, LVK was still sound asleep at 8:45am EDT. It looks like we've gotten our last Supersized serving of AT40 in 2023.
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Post by jgve1952 on Oct 23, 2023 15:40:21 GMT -5
Anyone know what our last "B" non-Christmas show for 2023 will be this weekend?
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Post by dth1971 on Oct 23, 2023 17:10:21 GMT -5
Anyone know what our last "B" non-Christmas show for 2023 will be this weekend? Hope it's 10/27/1979.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Oct 24, 2023 7:04:05 GMT -5
The 10/28/72 show originally aired 10 days prior to the U.S. Presidential Election of 1972 which, for the first time, afforded the right to vote to citizens aged 18-20. And radio station WCFL, AT40’s Chicago affiliate at the time, used voter registration messages during the countdown – from Moog musician Bernie Krause and Arlo Guthrie (singing the “Voter Registration Rag”) – that encouraged voting age listeners to register.
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