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Post by mrjukebox on Feb 15, 2024 20:28:22 GMT -5
"Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan was also an "AT40 Special" from 2/13/71.
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Post by caseyfan100 on Feb 15, 2024 21:04:28 GMT -5
"My Love" by Petula Clark was the # 1 song this week in 1966-It was also an "AT40 Special" from 2/13/71. My Love featured the legendary Hal Blaine on drums. The song that My Love leapfrogged to hit #1 was Barbara Ann by the Beach Boys which featured Hal and his famous ashtrays. Hal is on drums on a number of songs in this weeks '71 show including the 5th Dimension,The Partidge Family and the Carpenters.
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Post by jmack19 on Feb 15, 2024 23:57:06 GMT -5
I'll go with 2/26/72 for next weekend. 2/26/72 last aired in 2014. For the B show, I'll go with 2/21/76. It was last featured in 2020.
Last year, Sirius XM aired shows from 1971,1974,1976 & 1979 over a 5-week period. Premiere has featured these shows over the past 5 weeks. On the last weekend of February 2023, SXM aired 2/26/72.
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Post by dth1971 on Feb 16, 2024 9:52:35 GMT -5
I'll go with 2/26/72 for next weekend. 2/26/72 last aired in 2014. For the B show, I'll go with 2/21/76. It was last featured in 2020. Last year, Sirius XM aired shows from 1971,1974,1976 & 1979 over a 5-week period. Premiere has featured these shows over the past 5 weeks. On the last weekend of February 2023, SXM aired 2/26/72. So I guess the first AT40: The 70's 1975 show for 2024 could be March 1, 1975 on the weekend of March 2-3, 2024.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 16, 2024 12:56:01 GMT -5
Noteworthy chart talk… From #40-27, the first hour of February 13, 1971 is heavy with classic R&B singles (8 of 14), including songs by James Brown, Rufus Thomas, Ike & Tina Turner, Jackie Moore, Johnnie Taylor, Joe Simon, Wilson Pickett and Little Sister. And with a little blue-eyed soul, moving up Billboard’s Soul Singles survey this week is Rare Earth’s “Born To Wander” and “One Bad Apple” by the Osmonds, which climbed from #30 to #14. Also noteworthy was this show actually aired the weekend of 2/6/71. This practice wouldn't last for long. Starting 5/8/71 AT40 air date would sync up with chart date.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Feb 16, 2024 13:53:28 GMT -5
Noteworthy chart talk… From #40-27, the first hour of February 13, 1971 is heavy with classic R&B singles (8 of 14), including songs by James Brown, Rufus Thomas, Ike & Tina Turner, Jackie Moore, Johnnie Taylor, Joe Simon, Wilson Pickett and Little Sister. And with a little blue-eyed soul, moving up Billboard’s Soul Singles survey this week is Rare Earth’s “Born To Wander” and “One Bad Apple” by the Osmonds, which climbed from #30 to #14. Also noteworthy was this show actually aired the weekend of 2/6/71. This practice wouldn't last for long. Starting 5/8/71 AT40 air date would sync up with chart date. Don't forget that 2/6/71 was a Saturday... ...and that the weekend started on 2/4/71
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 16, 2024 14:05:23 GMT -5
Also noteworthy was this show actually aired the weekend of 2/6/71. This practice wouldn't last for long. Starting 5/8/71 AT40 air date would sync up with chart date. Don't forget that 2/6/71 was a Saturday... ...and that the weekend started on 2/4/71 Did Squirrelly radio air on Thursday in 1971?
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Post by dukelightning on Feb 16, 2024 18:16:27 GMT -5
No mention of Sly Stone being part of Little Sisters' hit. But it's hard to miss his production. I think "Family Affair" was born in that recording session. Casey shortchanged CCR a #2 hit when he said they had 4 of them. They had 4 when AT40 began but got their 5th a few months later.
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Post by at40nut on Feb 16, 2024 23:01:55 GMT -5
Really enjoyed the Chart Date 2-13-71 show on KLFM. "The Weight" by The Band was the only extra that KLFM didn't cut short so I was glad that the best for last was untouched. That song should have been their first Top 40 hit IMO. I remember that song on the Harley Davidson Road Songs compilation that came out in the 90's.
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Post by rgmike on Feb 17, 2024 12:44:19 GMT -5
Really enjoyed the Chart Date 2-13-71 show on KLFM. "The Weight" by The Band was the only extra that KLFM didn't cut short so I was glad that the best for last was untouched. That song should have been their first Top 40 hit IMO. I remember that song on the Harley Davidson Road Songs compilation that came out in the 90's. Of course, in a period of about a year ('68 thru '69) there were FOUR charted versions of the song: Jackie DeShannon, the Band, Aretha and Supes/Tempts. Only Aretha's made the 40.
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Post by LC on Feb 17, 2024 17:07:16 GMT -5
Am literally LOLing at the LDD. Sorry, buddy, something tells me Lesley Gore's just not going to be into you... Hearing it again today, I wondered if the letter writer ever learned that Lesley "played for the other team"....
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Post by mkarns on Feb 17, 2024 23:12:36 GMT -5
Am literally LOLing at the LDD. Sorry, buddy, something tells me Lesley Gore's just not going to be into you... Hearing it again today, I wondered if the letter writer ever learned that Lesley "played for the other team".... Several Long Distance Dedications have effectively been to celebrities or singers, especially early on. In fall 1978 there was one for Shaun Cassidy's "Hey Deanie" which was little more than an "I Love Shaun" fan letter. Perhaps most memorable was the April 1979 request from a guy who wanted Cheryl Ladd to accompany him to the prom, with her song "Think It Over" played. IIRC she actually responded, politely declining his request.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Feb 18, 2024 11:12:41 GMT -5
While “I Hear You Knocking” by Dave Edmunds was #4 this week, Casey mentioned that the song was #1 at one of AT40’s affiliates, WQXT in West Palm Beach, Florida. Nothing like a little coast-to-coast recognition to keep stations happy.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 18, 2024 12:33:21 GMT -5
Spending a snowy weekend working on upcoming Supersized countdowns. It's a 1978 show so its full version is really long. 4 hour shows were WAY overdue at that time. How do you survive there? Listening to 1971 and it sounded like it was just dumping on Watertown. Out here in the Desert SW folks are complaining because this week will finally be the first upper 60s since mid Nov. If we get 2" of slush it is the end of the world. They might have to close the screwols for the entire week.
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Post by kenmartin on Feb 18, 2024 14:54:16 GMT -5
Spending a snowy weekend working on upcoming Supersized countdowns. It's a 1978 show so its full version is really long. 4 hour shows were WAY overdue at that time. How do you survive there? Listening to 1971 and it sounded like it was just dumping on Watertown. Out here in the Desert SW folks are complaining because this week will finally be the first upper 60s since mid Nov. If we get 2" of slush it is the end of the world. They might have to close the screwols for the entire week. Yeah, the North Country isn't for the faint of heart. While this is a lake effect snow storm, it's not as bad as I've seen them. The one in January was way worse. Still, it's a good thing it's happening on a Sunday and the day before a holiday so I won't have to worry about getting up Monday morning for school closings!
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