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Post by pb on Jul 27, 2019 10:09:53 GMT -5
And another near miss, Sammy Hagar (had some solo hits, joined Van Halen, but had at least one solo hit after his first VH record).
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Post by papathree on Jul 27, 2019 11:43:15 GMT -5
Here's a chart oddity that I don't recall being mentioned here before. There have been many examples over the years where a Top 40 solo artist made a name for himself or herself initially as a member of a group. John Fogerty and Linda Ronstadt are a couple of examples. But along comes Foster Sylvers (with “Misdemeanor” on the July 28, 1973 chart) who turned that around. He was first established as a Top 40 solo act, and then continued his fame as a member of The Sylvers -- and never reached the Top 40 again as a solo artist. Are there any other similar examples? Casey mentioned on the shows from Mar 6 1976 and Jul 1 1978 that Tony Orlando hit a couple times as a solo act before doing well as a member of Dawn. |
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Post by rgmike on Jul 27, 2019 12:19:17 GMT -5
Here's a chart oddity that I don't recall being mentioned here before. There have been many examples over the years where a Top 40 solo artist made a name for himself or herself initially as a member of a group. John Fogerty and Linda Ronstadt are a couple of examples. But along comes Foster Sylvers (with “Misdemeanor” on the July 28, 1973 chart) who turned that around. He was first established as a Top 40 solo act, and then continued his fame as a member of The Sylvers -- and never reached the Top 40 again as a solo artist. Are there any other similar examples? Tough one. I can only think of a couple of vaguely similar cases, Joe Walsh (solo hit "Rocky Mountain Way" in 1973, then joined the Eagles, but also had a few more solo hits) or Bill Champlin (had success on his own as a co-writer of Earth Wind & Fire's "After the Love Has Gone" and singer on Lee Ritenour's "Is It You?," then joined Chicago). Walsh started out in the James Gang, and Champlin in Sons of Champlin; both bands had charted singles in the 1970s but neither made the Top 40. |
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Post by MrGeno502 on Jul 27, 2019 12:38:52 GMT -5
Interesting to note that Richard Nixon resigned on 8/8/74 which was my 16th birthday-Boy,do I feel old! I was 11 years old so don't feel bad!  |
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Post by rgmike on Jul 27, 2019 13:58:06 GMT -5
I noticed that "Uneasy Rider" by the Charlie Daniels Band was on the countdown from 7/28/73-I'm sure Premiere will make a couple of deletions. Appeared to be a shortened version -- the middle section that includes "the other F-word" was missing altogether. And of course in the last part, the euphemism for posterior was bleeped. Add in Pink Floyd's "Money" and it was a good week for censorship (And there were actually some radio stations that cut the "crap" out of "Kodachrome"!) |
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Post by mga707 on Jul 28, 2019 13:14:50 GMT -5
Anyone else catch the error in the '73 show? When Casey was listing the charted Bond songs, he said that Shirley Bassey peaked at #88 in '65 with "Goldfinger". Way bigger hit than that, peaking at #8 early that year. The highest-charting Bond theme until the song on this week's show got all the way to #2 (and some say was 'robbed' of a #1 peak).
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Post by rgmike on Jul 28, 2019 14:14:38 GMT -5
Anyone else catch the error in the '73 show? When Casey was listing the charted Bond songs, he said that Shirley Bassey peaked at #88 in '65 with "Goldfinger". Way bigger hit than that, peaking at #8 early that year. The highest-charting Bond theme until the song on this week's show got all the way to #2 (and some say was 'robbed' of a #1 peak). Ha! Beat me to it! Was about to post this as the Goof of the Week. But it always amazes me how many Bond themes had less-than-stellar chart runs, given the popularity of the films. Goof #2: Casey said Paul Simon's "Me & Julio..." charted before "Mother & Child Reunion", but it was the other way around. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Jul 29, 2019 4:45:36 GMT -5
Here's a chart oddity that I don't recall being mentioned here before. There have been many examples over the years where a Top 40 solo artist made a name for himself or herself initially as a member of a group. John Fogerty and Linda Ronstadt are a couple of examples. But along comes Foster Sylvers (with “Misdemeanor” on the July 28, 1973 chart) who turned that around. He was first established as a Top 40 solo act, and then continued his fame as a member of The Sylvers -- and never reached the Top 40 again as a solo artist. Are there any other similar examples? Casey mentioned on the shows from Mar 6 1976 and Jul 1 1978 that Tony Orlando hit a couple times as a solo act before doing well as a member of Dawn. It appears that Tony Orlando is the only other similar artist. |
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Post by matt on Jul 29, 2019 13:09:20 GMT -5
Next weeks 70s shows: "B" show: 8/1/1970 (aired back in 2011) Optional extras for the 1970 show are as follows Hour #1: "I'm Walkin'" - Fats Domino Hour #2: "Big Girls Don't Cry" - The Four Seasons Hour #3: "Alley-Oop" - The Hollywood Argyles The other two extras - The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" and Glen Campbell's "Gentle On My Mind" - remain in the broadcast. It did have a song (Big Girls Don't Cry) that wasn't originally part of the show mixed into it. I forgot that they changed things around for the 2014 airing. I think that's around when they started doing the fake Casey voiced extras that attempted to sound like original extras. |
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Post by mkarns on Jul 29, 2019 14:53:07 GMT -5
A few countdowns to look forward to in the next month or so... WINNER -- July 27, 2019 - July 28, 1973 (stand alone)WINNER -- August 10, 2019 - August 9, 1975 (stand alone)WINNER -- August 17, 2019 (adjusted broadcast date) - August 21, 1971 (the A show)So thanks to Peteski, we know 1975 is next week meaning three outta 4 weeks that year has been featured. Premiere 7/20 and 8/10 and SXM 7/27. This leaves us with only two more weekends in August (including Labour Day, which of course spills into September) with a so far undetermined A/standalone show. I don't know what they are, but 1974 and 1977 will be the years not heard as such for longest by then, and neither year has had a late August standalone played since 2014. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Jul 29, 2019 18:41:41 GMT -5
Here’s a mini-profile of this weekend’s 70s program…
As we move into August, this week’s countdown includes, among others, the latest singles by James Brown, Three Dog Night, Chicago and Elvis Presley. And while the most recent song by The Impressions was in its last week in the Top 40, the Guess Who was one week away from debuting their latest hit on AT40.
Trick question -- what chart am I referring to?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2019 19:33:51 GMT -5
Trick question -- what chart am I referring to? The Billboard Hot 100! |
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Post by jmorgan on Jul 29, 2019 22:03:22 GMT -5
Optional extras for 8/1/70:
Hour #1: "It's Not Unusual" - Tom Jones
Hour #2: "Big Girls Don't Cry" - The Four Seasons
Hour #3: "Alley Oop" - The Hollywood Argyles
The OE's for 8/3/74 are the same as the 2017 airing.
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Post by doofus67 on Jul 29, 2019 22:25:44 GMT -5
Here’s a mini-profile of this weekend’s 70s program… As we move into August, this week’s countdown includes, among others, the latest singles by James Brown, Three Dog Night, Chicago and Elvis Presley. And while the most recent song by The Impressions was in its last week in the Top 40, the Guess Who was one week away from debuting their latest hit on AT40. Trick question -- what chart am I referring to? It's EITHER 8/1/70 OR 8/3/74. |
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Post by trekkielo on Jul 29, 2019 22:41:48 GMT -5
Here’s a mini-profile of this weekend’s 70s program… As we move into August, this week’s countdown includes, among others, the latest singles by James Brown, Three Dog Night, Chicago and Elvis Presley. And while the most recent song by The Impressions was in its last week in the Top 40, the Guess Who was one week away from debuting their latest hit on AT40. Trick question -- what chart am I referring to? It's EITHER 8/1/70 OR 8/3/74. It's both 8/1/70 & 8/3/74! |
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