Looks like that affair between Billy Paul and Mrs. Jones is still going strong this week in '72. (Wonder what he got her for Christmas!)
Some big movers on this week's KGW Music Machine Chart ...
The Temptations leap eleven spots (from #16 to #5) with "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" ... while Loggins and Messina climb a dozen places, from #20 to #8, with "Your Mama Don't Dance." But it's Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly" (up 27 places from #39 to #12) and James Taylor's new one, "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" (up 24 spots from #33 to #9) that make the BIG moves this week! Those kind of moves on a 33 song chart are really quite remarkable.
"Work To Do" by The Isley Brothers is this week's top premier at #15 ... it didn't make The Top 40 on any of the national charts. I always liked this song (although I honestly prefer the Average White Band remake that'll come out a couple of years later.) Still, this isn't one we've seen on the charts before ... and it's the ONLY premier on this week's chart.
Another "newbie" for our 1972 coast-to-coast survey trek would be "I Just Want To Make Love To You" by Foghat, which inches up from #35 to #33. It's cool to see "From The Beginning" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer on the chart, too.
And once again we find "American City Suite" by Cashman and West, which was the #5 Record here last week (I think that just may be the highest we've seen it so far) ... but falls 20 spots to #25 this week.
Another unique aspect of this Oregon chart is listing the name of the album that each hit single came from ... further proof that LPs were taking over the marketplace when it came to both consumer purchasing and radio programming.
Just in case you missed any of the Rewound Radio rebroadcast of The WLS Big 89 of 1969 ...
Or just want to see where some of your favorites landed ...
Here is a copy of their special Year-End Survey EXACTLY the way it came out that last week of December, 1969 ...
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!!!
(And a Happy AND Healthier New Year!!!)
And this just in from the Chuck Buell Radio Photo Archives ...
A recently uncovered photo of a Girl writing down her list of the Original "BIG 89 of 1969" while listening to the Actual Original Broadcast on WLS - January 1, 1970!
And we'll be posting the entire list this evening at 6 pm Chicago Time!
Meanwhile, a few last minute Christmas offerings ...
Morning,
Kent -
Thanks for the strong mention in Friday’s sheet. I, like you ,
thought Chuck Berry wrote the song 'Run Rudolph Run' and I must admit that it never crossed my mind to
check the actual single to see who wrote it.
A little more trivia ...
I was
told by the man Elvis called The King, Bob Moore, that 'A Holly Jolly
Christmas' by Burl Ives was recorded on the 5th
of February, 1964 at 2:00 PM in Nashville. Musicians involved were Burl
Ives on vocal, Grady Martin, Harold Bradley and Ray Edenton on guitars,
Bob Moore on bass, Buddy Harman on drums, Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano, Charlie McCoy on harmonica and vocal back-up was provided by The Anita
Kerr Singers, and the session was directed by Owen Bradley. Now I don’t
know what version that was, but it was prior to the one Wikipedia talks
about.
Strangely, Brenda Lee’s original version of Rockin’ Around The
Christmas Tree, which was recorded at Owen Bradley’s Quonset Hut Studio
on the 19th of October, 1958, had several of the same musicians that played on the Burl Ives recording. They were Grady
Martin and Hank Garland on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, Floyd Cramer on
piano, Harold Bradley on electric bass, Buddy Harmon on drums, Boots
Randolph on sax ... all members of the magnificent Nashville “A” Team of
musicians ... and the Anita Kerr Singers.
Have a great Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year to you and your family.
Geoff
Hi Kent,
Each morning yours is the first place I turn
to. It's a very pleasant ritual.
Thank you for the Christmas audio presents,
but I must inform you that your link to the Greg Lake interview is actually the
Barbara Harris interview mistakenly used a second time.
You may wish to correct this, especially since
we all want to hear what the man had to say about his group's Christmas classic
"I Believe in Father Christmas."
Thanks for all you do day in and day out. I'm
glad to be part of your loyal audience.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from
Southern Oregon,
John Pumilia
Thank you SO much for letting me know …
It has since been fixed … and definitely worth listening to ... as Greg tells an interesting story about how
this became a Christmas song.(kk)
Ever wondered how much money Mariah Carey is earning
for her 1994 recording of “All I Want For Christmas Is You”???
And from our new reader in Germany, a follow-up on his
recent search request …
Hello Kent,
Do you have a Christmas present for me?
Do you have this music I’m asking for?
Bernie
To quote The Blues Magoos, We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet … but
it’s not for lack of trying …
We’ve got a few people out there looking for this one for
you … but it’s evidently rarer than we thought … and quite possibly only issued
on a 78, which makes things even a bit tougher when it comes to converting to
an MP3.
But don’t give up all hope yet … we’ve been pretty
successful with these challenges in the past …
So while it’s doubtful you’ll find it in your Christmas
stocking this year, it just may show up in an Easter Bonnet in the months to
come!
[If any of our readers have a lead on this one, please let
us know!]kk
*****
Be sure to stop back after 6 pm tonight to see the complete list of THE BIG 89 of 1969, as originally broadcast on WLS 890 on New Year's Day, 1970 ... and rebroadcast earlier today on REWOUND RADIO!
We've got a DOUBLE DOSE of FORGOTTEN HITS for you today on Christmas!!!
(A final smiler from Chuck Buell) ...
Ain't it the truth!!!
And, at Chuck's suggestion, in honor of Christmas, I'm signing off this morning as Kent Kota ....
