Winning Hand - Vol. 2: Shady's Got a Full House... Plus an Extra Card Up His Sleeve!

Welcome to Winning Hand:

A Full House + 1 Extra!

In this edition of the series I will present three different versions of two
different songs. I'd like you to tell me which version or versions you prefer.

I might be a wild card and

a joker... but I'm no poker.

Therefore, without further delay, I will introduce
the kings and queens of song in today's post.

Remember, ladies and gentlemen...

This is only an exhibition...
This is not a competition...
Please... no wagering.

 DION 

Around Halloween 1961, a year after leaving his doo-wop group
The Belmonts, Dion DiMucci scored a #1 hit solo single with
"Runaround Sue." Dion's ditty rode the pop chart 14 weeks
through the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and into
the new year. "Runaround Sue" is listed by Rolling Stone
Magazine as one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

"Runaround Sue" - Dion

(Oct./Nov./Dec. 1961, highest chart pos. #1,

scene from Dec. 1961 film Twist Around The Clock)

 GINGER DAVIS 

 & THE SNAPS 

Ginger Davis and the Snaps were a doo-wop harmony quartet formed in
Philadelphia in 1959. Ginger and her three male singing partners released
only three singles in their brief career. Their second, "I'm No Run Around,"
is an answer song to Dion DiMucci's monster hit "Runaround Sue."

"I'm No Run Around" - Ginger Davis & The Snaps

(Oct./Nov. 1961, uncharted)

 LINDA LAURIE &  

 THE DEL SATINS 

Now here's "Stay-At-Home Sue," another answer to Dion's "Runaround Sue,"
this one recorded by Linda Laurie, a singer/songwriter who had a minor hit
in 1959 with the novelty single "Ambrose (Part 5)." In the background you
will hear the Del Satins, the group that sang backup on many of Dion's
solo recordings after he split with The Belmonts.

"Stay-At-Home Sue" - Linda Laurie & The Del Satins

(Nov. 1961, uncharted)

FLEETWOOD MAC

Now let's listen to three versions of our second featured song, "Dreams."

Composed of British and American members, Fleetwood Mac is one of the
world's oldest and most successful bands. Rumours, released in 1977,

is one of the best-selling albums in UK and U.S. history. "Dreams,"
a single from the album, reached #1 on the Billboard chart
and sold over a million copies.

"Dreams" - Fleetwood Mac
  (May/June 1977, highest chart pos. #1,
from Feb. 1977 album Rumours)

VAZQUEZ SOUNDS

You met Mexican songstress Angie Vazquez and her band of musical
brothers on Shady Dell Music & Memories in a volume of my 2016
dance pop/pop rock series. Vazquez Sounds, or V-Sounds as they
are often called, blew up on YouTube when Angie was only ten.
I love their 2012 cover of the Jackson 5 hit "I Want You Back."
Fast forward to 2016 and we find Angie and V-Sounds

doing an equally fine job on a cover of "Dreams."

"Dreams" - Vazquez Sounds
(2016 cover single)

DEEP DISH feat.

STEVIE NICKS

Deep Dish is a D.C. based EDM duo known for their house and
dance remixes of hits by major artists. In 2005 Fleetwood Mac's
lead vocalist Stevie Nicks rerecorded "Dreams" with Deep Dish.
Their single made the top 15 in the UK and reached the

top 30 on the U.S. Dance Club chart.

"Dreams" - Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks

(single from July 2005 Deep Dish album George is On

and Mar. 2007 Stevie Nicks album Crystal Visions)

I think these kings and queens

of song are aces!

Do you agree? 

Have a Shady day!

Natural Hy - Vol. 1: Ready Or Not, Here I Come!

PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS 15 SECOND SOUND BITE TO
BECOME FAMILIAR WITH HY LIT'S VOICE AND STYLE:

BOOTH ANNOUNCER GARY OWENS:

...and the cow was returned to its rightful owner.

And that's the latest from S-P-M-M news...
fast, up-to-the-minute, completely fake
and proud of it. Now stand by for

 Natural Hy 

on the station that's #1 for music and fun - S-P-M-M!

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

(COLD SHOW OPEN)

"1-2-3" - Len Barry

(Nov./Dec. 1965, highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100/#11 R&B,
perf. on Oct. 18, 1965, ep. of Hullabaloo)

The big sound - the bold sound - Philly's own Len Barry,

former lead singer of The Dovells, and his sig-song "1-2-3."

Good day, people! You're taking to the sky on a Natural Hy.
It's my first show here on the greatest little station in the nation, S-P-M-M.
Calling all my beats, beards, Buddhist cats, big time spenders, money lenders,
teetotalers, elbow benders, hog callers, home run hitters, finger poppin’ daddies
and cool babysitters. For all my carrot tops, lollipops, and extremely delicate
gum drops. It's your pal on the radio, Hyski ‘O Roonie McVouti ‘O Zoot.

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Callin' uptown, downtown, crosstown - here, there, everywhere.

Your man with the plan, on the scene with the record machine,
Yours truly Hy Lit, The South Philadelphia Kid, The Potentate
of the Keystone State - all aboard ya'll!

"Love Train" - The Supremes 

 (from 2005 CD The Supremes - Gold)

The Supremes right there inviting us to ride the "Love Train."

Now, from the archives of the Hy Lit TV Show, check out

another super smooth group from the Motor City.

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THE VIDEO NOW!

At the end of 1963 these cool cats brushed the top 40
with a single called "Misery." In '69 they were back
on the chart with this one, "The Ice Cream Song."
They are-- The Dynamics!

"Ice Cream Song" - The Dynamics (Mar./Apr. 1969,
highest chart pos. #59 Hot 100/#17 R&B,
Jan. 1969 perf. on The Hy Lit Show)

One of the coolest sounds ever, "The Ice Cream Song,"

and those mellow fellows, The Dynamics. S-P-M-M

means good music, good memories and good times,

and you're on a Natural Hy with Hyski.

This cool daddy was nicknamed "Lovin John" and

"The Toast of the Coast." He was Mr. John Dolphin,

a Los Angeles record label owner and founder of

Dolphin's of Hollywood. From the late 40s until

his murder in 1958, Dolphin's was one of the

grooviest record stores in the land -

open 24 hours a day.

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Dolphin's artist roster included this fine group, The Ebonaires.

From 1959, on Dolphin's Lena label, the doo-wop classic-- "Love Call."

"Love Call" - The Ebonaires (January 1959,

uncharted B side of "Somewhere In My Heart")

The Ebonaires on Natural Hy... with a pretty one-- "Love Call."

If you're just tuning in, this is your pal on the radio Hyski -

Hy Lit - and you're listening to my first show, my first blogcast

on S-P-M-M, the station that's #1 for music and fun.

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The smooth sound - the sweet sound - The Sound

of Philadelphia. Philly's Phinest, the guys who unleashed

the monster hit "La-La (Means I Love You)." Ready or not,

here they come with another great one-- The Delfonics!

"Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)"
The Delfonics (Jan. 1969, highest chart pos.
#35 Hot 100/#14 R&B)

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You're tuned to Natural Hy on the greatest little station

in the nation, S-P-M-M, yours truly Hyski. From the vaults,

an unreleased slab of Motown magic - soul sensation

Kim Weston and-- "You Hit Me (Where It Hurt Me)!"

"You Hit Me (Where It Hurt Me)" - Kim Weston
(Dec. 1965, unreleased)

That wraps up our first edition of Natural Hy. Glad you could be here.

Stay tuned for The Geator with the Heater, The Boss with the Sauce,

Jerry Blavat, coming up next on the flipside of news.

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I'll be back in no time with another stack of solid senders... platters that matter...

every spinner a winner....right here at the greatest little station in the nation,

the place where the cool oldies go to live forever, the spot on your radio

dial that's #1 for music and fun: S-P-M-M. Now this is your pal

Hyski ‘O Roonie McVouti ‘O Zoot, reminding you to maintain
your cool, don't be nobody's fool. Later, gang... over and out!

"Natural High" - Bloodstone (May 1973, highest chart pos.

#10 Hot 100/#4 R&B, from 1973 album Natural High)

Best of Bandstands in Foreign Lands - Vol. 8: Beware! Rock 'n Roll Damnation Awaits You!

Welcome to vol. 8

of my globetrotting series

BANDSTANDS IN

FOREIGN LANDS!

I'm Shady Seaweed, here to bring you more great

music performances that originated from TV studios,

big halls and nightclubs in Europe and other parts

of the world from the 1960s through early 2000s.

Join me now for another trip

back in time as we visit

Bandstands in

Foreign Lands!

 SAKKARIN 

TOP OF THE POPS

LONDON

In the fall of 1965, British singer, songwriter and producer Jonathan King gained

a top 20 U.S. hit with the ballad "Everyone's Gone To The Moon." In 1971 King

recorded a rock version of "Sugar, Sugar," the 1969 chart-topper by the Archies.

King's cover, released as a single using the artist name Sakkarin, reached #12 on

the UK chart. Watch the teenagers in the studio audience on the London-based

music television series Top Of The Pops as they dance to "Sugar, Sugar"

whilst viewing the top tunes countdown for April 29, 1971.

"Sugar Sugar" - Sakkarin

(1971, highest chart pos. #12 UK,

April 29, 1971, ep. of Top Of The Pops)

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 AC/DC 

ROCKPOP

WEST GERMANY

Rockpop aka Rock-Pop, was a West German TV music series that ran from 1977 to '82

on the public-service broadcaster ZDF based in Mainz. You are about to witness an

electrifying live performance by the Australian rock band AC/DC filmed in Munich

and aired on Rockpop in the summer of 1978. AC/DC's lead singer Bon Scott was

ranked #1 on Classic Rock magazine's 100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time list.

Hit Parader ranked Scott fifth on their list of The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal

Vocalists of All Time. The excitement meter's pegged as the band goes wild
on "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation," a song from their 5th studio album Powerage.

"Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" - AC/DC

(from May 1978 album Powerage, live perf. on

June 24, 1978, ep. of West German TV series Rockpop)

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 WHITNEY HOUSTON 

TOP OF THE POPS

LONDON

Record producer Narada Michael Walden has the knack. His golden touch
comes through on the recordings of many major recording artists including
Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole and Elton John.
Walden brought out the best in Whitney Houston as producer of her #1
charting single "How Will I Know" and an even bigger hit, "I Wanna

Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" which topped the charts in
the U.S. and a dozen other countries. Whitney was fresh, beautiful,
full of life and vitality and at the peak of her popularity when she
sang "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" on Top Of The Pops.

"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - Whitney Houston

(June/July 1987, highest chart pos. #1, perf. on Top Of The Pops)

 HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED 

 (LEGS & CO) 

TOP OF THE POPS

LONDON

In the early 80s, the new wave jazz-funk group Haircut One Hundred placed
four singles in the top 10 on the UK chart. In the U.S., however, only one of
those records, "Love Plus One," made the Billboard chart, peaking near
the bottom of the top 40.  Here are Legs & Co, the dancing damsels on
Top Of The Pops, performing their interpretation of the song ranked
#90 on Vh1's list of the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 1980s.
This just in to our sports center. Vinyl score: Haircut 100 - Love +1.

"Love Plus One" - Haircut One Hundred

(Feb. 1982, highest chart pos. #37 Hot 100/#3 UK,

dance perf. by Legs & Co on Top Of The Pops)

 B.J. THOMAS 

TOP OF THE POPS

LONDON

Country pop singer B.J. Thomas turned age 76 two weeks ago. Here's a much younger
B.J. as he appeared on Top Of The Pops performing the first American #1 charting hit
single of the 70s, a record that spent 4 weeks at the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100
in January 1970. It's the Academy Award winning Burt Bacharach/Hal David song
used as the theme of the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
B.J. Thomas sings-- "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head."

"Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" - B.J. Thomas

(Jan. 1970, highest chart pos. #1, from 1969 film

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, live perf.
on Feb. 5, 1970, ep. of Top Of The Pops)

 JOAN JETT AND 

 THE BLACKHEARTS 

MUSIKLADEN

BREMEN, GERMANY

We ain't done rockin' yet. Meet Joan Jett, one of the great rock queens of the 80s,

along with her band The Blackhearts. In early 1980, the band recorded a cover of

"Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)," a top 3 UK hit for the English glam rocker

Gary Glitter in 1973. Joan's version was first released on her band's 1981 album

Bad Reputation, and reached the top 20 as a single in 1982. The special edit

you are about to watch combines two different performances by the band,

the official music video intercut with footage of their appearance on the

West German television show Musikladen. Here now are Joan Jett

and The Blackhearts asking the musical question "Do You Want

To Touch Me?" Shady's answer is "Oh Yeah!"

"Do You Want To Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

(Aug./Sept. 1982, highest chart pos. #20 Hot 100/#8 Canada,

#19 Germany, feat. perf. footage from Sept. 30, 1982,

ep. of German TV show Musikladen)

 AC/DC 

TOP OF THE POPS

LONDON

To play us off, AC/DC is back, this time in the UK on Top Of The Pops.

It's sad to remember that lead singer Bon Scott died a little more than

a year-and-a-half after this live performance. He was only 33 years old.

Let's turn back the clock to happier times and let Bon and the boys

send us home with a song in our hearts (and stuck in our heads)

with this exciting encore of "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation."

Turn that thang up loud!

"Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" - AC/DC

(from May 1978 album Powerage, live perf.
on June 8, 1978, ep. of Top Of The Pops

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I hope you enjoyed volume 8 of

BANDSTANDS IN

FOREIGN LANDS!

Stay tuned for the

next edition coming soon.

Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue - Vol. 1: Stuck On You!

BOOTH ANNOUNCER GARY OWENS:

...and the cow was returned to its rightful owner.

And that's the latest from S-P-M-M news...
fast, up-to-the-minute, completely fake
and proud of it. Now stand by for

 STUCK LIKE GLUE 
 on SHADY BLUE 

on the station that's #1 for music and fun - S-P-M-M!

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

(COLD SHOW OPEN)

"New Orleans" - Eddie Hodges

(July 1965, highest chart pos. #44)

Eddie Hodges starting us off right with a rockin' trip down the mighty
Mississip to "New Orleans," a cover of the 1960 hit by Gary "U.S." Bonds.

Morning morning glory. My name is Shady Blue, how-do-you-do?

Hey, our commercial free cruise has just begun on the all new
S-P-M-M radio, home of "The Shady Bunch," the station
where the boss jocks always play seven in a row.

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Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic Stereo Surround, that's S-P-M-M!
You're stuck like glue on Shady Blue and-- ELVIS!

"I Gotta Know" - Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
(Dec. 1960/Jan. 1961, highest chart pos. #20,
B side of "Are You Lonesome To-night?")

From Christmas 1960 and the early weeks of 1961,

Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires - "I Gotta Know" -

the fab flipside of "Are You Lonesome To-Night."

You're stuck like glue on Elvis and Shady Blue

here on the all new S-P-M-M radio.

Up next, one of the Greatest Songs of All Time according to Rolling Stone, and I'm not about to argue. If you're catching the simulcast of my show on YouTube, check out Mr. Del Shannon performing on a 1965 episode of Hollywood A Go Go.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Listen in super stereo as Del serenades the Gazzarri Dancers with
his signature song, a #1 charting monster hit from 1961-- "Runaway!"

"Runaway" - Del Shannon (Apr. 1961,
highest chart pos. #1, live appearance on
Aug. 28, 1965 ep. of Hollywood A Go Go)

Del Shannon with "Runaway," a song that was later used

as the theme of the 1980s television series Crime Story.

S-P-M-M means good music, good memories and good

times and you're Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue.

Here's another entry on Rolling Stone's list of

The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. At #70,

it's the second highest ranked song by a

solo female artist, right behind "Respect"

by Aretha Franklin. Burt Bacharach and

Hal David composed several songs for

this gifted diva and this is one of the best.

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It's a smooth sound from a great year in music - 1964.
Miss Dionne Warwick-- "Walk On By!"

"Walk On By" - Dionne Warwick

(May/June 1964, highest chart pos. #6 Hot 100 & R&B,
from Aug. 1964 album Make Way For Dionne Warwick)

If you're just tuning in, good morning and howdy-do.

You're Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue and you've

got your radio dial set on S-P-M-M... home of

"The Shady Bunch"... not to be confused with

The Brady Bunch or The Breakfast Club. Hey,

if you happen to be eating breakfast while

listening to the show, I've got a question.

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Remember the old advertising jingle of the 70s and 80s -

the one that went "I like bread and butter, I like toast and jam,

I like Schmidt's Blue Ribbon Bread, It's my favorite brand"?

Well here's the record that inspired the campaign -

The Newbeats-- "Bread And Butter!"

"Bread And Butter" - The Newbeats

(Sept. 1964, highest chart pos. #2, live perf.
on Oct 3, 1964 ep. of American Bandstand)

You're tuned to S-P-M-M, The Shady Bunch,

and yours truly Shady Blue. One of Bobby

Darin's biggest hits, a multi-million seller,

shoulda, coulda and woulda gone all the

way to the top of the chart. Instead it was

stopped in its tracks at #2 by the wildly

popular patriotic anthem that clung to

the number one spot - "The Battle of

 New Orleans" by Johnny Horton.

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Coming to you in super stereo on S-P-M-M Radio,

here's Bobby's biggie from 1959-- "Dream Lover!"

"Dream Lover" - Bobby Darin (May/June 1959,

highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100/#4 R&B)

Hey, time's up and I gotta scoot.

Thanks for joining me for my first show. Stay tuned, because there's
much more music coming up on the flipside of news on Natural Hy
with your host, the man with the plan, on the scene with the
record machine, the one and only Hyski - Hy Lit!

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I hope by now you're Stuck Like Glue on yours truly Shady Blue and that you'll
keep it right here on S-P-M-M... the station that's #1 for music and fun!
To play us off, here again is The King...Elvis the Pelvis, with my
theme song-- "Stuck On You." See you next time!

"Stuck On You' - Elvis Presley

(May, June, July 1960, highest chart pos. #1,
May 12, 1960, live perf. on Frank Sinatra's
Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley)

Shady Train - Episode 9: The Sound of Music is the 8th Wonder!

BOOTH ANNOUNCER:

Shady Train...

the hippest trip in America!

Brought to you in part by...

Johnson Products Company

...makers of

Ultra Sheen...

Afro Sheen...

and Ultra Sheen cosmetics.

Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen...

The largest selling products

in the "Natural" world.

And now the host of

Shady Train...

Don Cornelius!

Hi there, you're right on time.

Welcome aboard for another

raucous ride on the Shady Train.

You know the drill. Only the

cool kids get in and every

tune's a bad mamma jamma.

And joining us for the first time

is a funky band from California,

a group of young men who are

responsible for the smash

recording on the Mercury

label entitled "Ffun."

Formerly known as Project Soul,

they now call themselves--

Con Funk Shun!

"Ffun" - Con Funk Shun

(Dec. '77/Jan. '78, highest cht. pos. #23 Hot 100/#1 R&B)

Now meet the dynamic trio responsible for one of the

biggest breakthroughs ever in black music. They

ushered in the 80s by introducing the nation and

the world to the art of rapping. With a song called

"Rapper's Delight" they launched their own careers

and probably helped the careers of many others who

have since emulated their style. As they join us to do

their latest single on the Sugar Hill label entitled

"8th Wonder," get some hands together for--

The Sugarhill Gang!

"8th Wonder" - The Sugarhill Gang

(Jan./Feb. '81, highest chart pos. #15 R&B/#82 Hot 100)

And we are excited to welcome back aboard the big train

one of the greatest and most successful soul groups of all

time, and they're runnin' down a ditty we think is doggone

pretty. It's their latest single on the Philadelphia Inter-

national label entitled "Use Ta Be My Girl." A big

Shady Train welcome, gang, for our good friends--

the mighty O'Jays!

"Use Ta Be My Girl" - The O'Jays

(June/July 1978, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100/#1 R&B)

And let's welcome a delightful and talented young man

who visits us, believe it or not, from London, England,

and, believe it or not, is responsible for one of the

funkiest records we've heard in some time. It's

his latest single on the Mercury label entitled

"Mama Used To Say" and his name is-- Junior!

"Mama Used To Say" - Junior

(Mar./Apr. 1982, highest chart pos. #30 Hot 100,
#2 R&B/#7 UK, from Feb. 1982 album Ji)

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And that's only half the trip. You hang onto

the spot you got for much more fun and

much more soul right after this

message from Ultra Sheen!

A guitarist in the original lineup of The Time, this

gentleman's name was called out by Morris Day

in the song "Jungle Love": "Hey Jesse! N-N-Now

Jerome!" Now a solo artist, he has a hit on his

hands with a little thing called "She (I Can't

Resist)." The Shady Train gang's lookin' fine

and layin' it on the line for-- Jesse Johnson!

"She (I Can't Resist)" - Jesse Johnson

(Feb. '87, highest chart pos. #28 R&B/#18 U.S. Club Play)

Shannon is this lady's middle name but, after watching her perform, you might think her middle name is "Excitement." She exploded onto the music scene last year with the chart-topping hit "Let The Music Play," a song that redefined dance music and some say marked the beginning of the dance-pop era. As she joins us courtesy of our friends on the hip hop program Graffiti Rock to do her latest single on the Mirage label, another biggin everybody's diggin' entitled "Give Me Tonight," a big welcome, gang, for-- Shannon!

"Give Me Tonight" - Shannon

(Mar./Apr./May 1984, highest chart pos. #1 Dance, #6 R&B,

#46 Hot 100, live perf. on June 29, 1984 ep. of Graffiti Rock)

And making their debut aboard the big train is another

great funk band, this one from Dayton, Ohio, a city

that in recent years has become a funk mecca.

As they join us to do "The Sound Of Music,"

the lead song from their new Capitol album

eel The Music, give it up please,

gang, for-- Dayton!

"The Sound of Music" - Dayton

(Apr. 1984, highest chart pos. #69 R&B)

That oughta hold you for a while. We hope you'll

come back and get into it with us again next time,

and you can bet your last money, it's all gonna

be a stone gas, honey. I'm Don Cornelius,

and as always in parting, we wish you

love... peace... and soul!