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Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1966 (again)

R

Runrigger

Actually not that many stiffs here. OK so forget about Patti Page, Nancy Sinatra, Mel Carter, & Billy Joe Royal. The majority of this list remained on oldies radio for quite a few years & some are still around even on classic hits stations. I have no idea where Lonely Street by The Others came from as I've never heard of it in my life but maybe Epsilon has the 45 tucked alphabetically in between Hot Smoke & Sassafras by Bubble Puppy & A Question Of Temperature by Balloon Farm :)

WPRO 5/7/66
1.MONDAY MONDAY...Mamas & Papas
2.WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN...Percy Sledge
3.RAINY DAY WOMEN #S 12 & 35...Bob Dylan
4.GLORIA...Shadows Of Knight
5.SLOOP JOHN B...Beach Boys
6.I AM A ROCK...Simon & Garfunkel
7.A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE...Mindbenders
8.LONELY STREET...The Others
9.KICKS...Paul Revere & The Raiders
10.LEANING ON THE LAMP POST...Herman's Hermits
11.DARLING BABY...The Elgins
12.GOOD LOVIN'..Rascals
13.PAINT IT BLACK...Rolling Stones
14.EIGHT MILES HIGH...Byrds
15.SOUL & INSPIRATION...Righteous Brothers
16.LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART...Supremes
17.TIME WON'T LET ME...Outsiders
18.I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY...B.J.Thomas
19.CUSTODY...Patti Page
20.BANG BANG...Cher
21.ROAD RUNNER...Jr Walker & The All Stars
22.SHAPES OF THINGS...Yardbirds
23.TRY TOO HARD...Dave Clark 5
24.SECRET AGENT MAN...Johnny Rivers
25.HOW DOES THAT GRAB YOU DARLIN'...Nancy Sinatra
26.IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD...James Brown
27.MESSAGE TO MICHAEL...Dionne Wasrwick
28.BAND OF GOLD...Mel Carter
29.DID YOU EVER HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND...Lovin'Spoonful
30.COOL JERK...Capitols
PICKS OF THE WEEK
PRO PICK...DON'T BRING ME DOWN...Animals
SALTY BRINE PICK...DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION...Kinks
CHARLIE JEFFERDS PICK...OPUS 17...4 Seasons
VIK ARMEN PICK...DOUBLE SHOT (Of My Baby's Love)...Swingin'Medallions
JOE THOMAS PICK...SWEET TALKIN'GUY...Chiffons
BUD WILLIAMS PICK...HEART'S DESIRE...Billy Joe Royal
 
> I have no idea where Lonely Street by The Others
> came from as I've never heard of it in my life but maybe
> Epsilon has the 45 tucked alphabetically in between Hot
> Smoke & Sassafras by Bubble Puppy & A Question Of
> Temperature by Balloon Farm :)

You got me! I don't remember it either.

They apparently were a local band made up of URI students who got a contract with RCA. There is a 30-second clip of it here:

http://www.kissfaq.com/articles/prechelsea.html


> PICKS OF THE WEEK
> PRO PICK...DON'T BRING ME DOWN...Animals
> SALTY BRINE PICK...DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION...Kinks
>

Somehow I just don't picture Salty as having been a big Kinks fan ;-)
 
> > PICKS OF THE WEEK
> > PRO PICK...DON'T BRING ME DOWN...Animals
> > SALTY BRINE PICK...DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION...Kinks
> >
>
> Somehow I just don't picture Salty as having been a big
> Kinks fan ;-)

Well maybe he tolerated them until Lola came along.

I figured out why radio was probably better back then...not that I have any recollection of 1966 radio. You either listened to top 40 or soft music. If you played popular music you had to be good to appeal to everyone who listened to the format. None of this appealing to 28 women in Barrington between 7 & 8:45AM,etc,etc,etc. When did everyone look at their demographic breakdowns first then tout who they tried to target.
 
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