Shady Green & His Wayback Machine - Vol. 2: Shame, Venus, Your Shocking Blue Grass Roots are Showing!

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

 SHADY GREEN 

 AND HIS 

 WAYBACK MACHINE 

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

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"I'd Wait A Million Years" - The Grass Roots

(July/Aug. 1969, highest chart pos. #12 Cash Box/#15 Hot 100)

Those were The Grass Roots starting us off with one of their
many great hits, a single that made a run at the top 10 in the
celebrated Summer of '69--  "I'd Wait A Million Years."

Seems like I've waited a million years to be
back behind the microphone, but here I am,
Shady Green, The Dean of Keen, welcoming
you aboard my Wayback Machine here on
S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio, the station
that's number one for music and fun.
That West Coast band, by the way, was
grass-rooted in folk rock. It underwent
changes in personnel and style, and
evolved into one of the great horn
bands of the late 60s and early 70s.

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S-P-M-M, home of The Shady Bunch, and our seven-in-a-row block party

continues now with Wings, the band built around former Beatle Paul McCartney

and his keyboardist wife Linda. In early 1973 Wings were soaring with a single

that reached the top 5 in the UK and top 10 stateside-- "Hi, Hi, Hi!"

"Hi, Hi, Hi" - Wings
(Jan. 1973, highest chart pos. #6 Cash Box/ #10 Hot 100)

Brushing the top 5 on Cash Box, that was
Paul and Linda McCartney and their band
Wings with their hit single "Hi, Hi, Hi,"
a record that was banned by the BBC
on grounds that it contained sexually
suggestive lyrics and a drug reference.

Hi-hi-hi there, how're ya doin'? If you're
just tuning in, I'm Shady Green and you're
taking a ride in my Wayback Machine on

S-P-M-M where we go huntin' for the cool

hits of the past and bring 'em back alive.

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Don'tcha just love one hit wonders like this dum dum ditty?
From the Kasenetz-Katz producing team, here's Crazy Elephant
with their bubblegum biggie- "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'!"

"Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" - Crazy Elephant

(Mar. to May 1969, highest chart pos. #6 Cash Box/#12 Hot 100)

Closing in on the Cash Box top 5,
that was "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin',"

a bubblegum blast from the past from

Super K Productions and their studio

group Crazy Elephant. Singing lead

on that one was Bobby Spencer,

former member of The Cadillacs,

a rock 'n' roll and doo-wop group

from Harlem. Backing vocals

were supplied by the so-called

King of Bubblegum, Joey Levine.

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"Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic Stereo Surround" - that's S-P-M-M,
where all the cool oldies come to play, yours truly Shady Green manning the mic.
Here now, England's Magic Lanterns, and their biggest U.S. hit-- "Shame, Shame!"

"Shame, Shame" - Magic Lanterns

(Nov./Dec. 1968, highest chart pos. #17 Cash Box/#29 Hot 100)

The UK band The Magic Lanterns there with "Shame, Shame,"
a record that kept us company through the Thanksgiving and Christmas
holiday season in 1968 and went top 30 Billboard, top 20 Cash Box.
Hey, you're right smack dab in the middle of a seven-in-a-row
commercial free cruise with Shady Green on S-P-M-M.

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"Time Is On My Side." "Time Has Come Today,"
 and baby, baby, baby, you're "Out Of Time."
It's Midnight At The Oasis"... and "I'm a
Midnight Mover." I'm gonna wait till
"The Midnight Hour" and "After Midnight,"
we're gonna let it all hang out. "Twelve-30
(Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)."

It's a "Five o'Clock World" and there's
something special 'bout "Six o'Clock."
I danced last night till "Quarter To 3"
and the old clock on the wall says
it's "25 Or 6 To 4." Here's Chicago!

"25 Or 6 To 4" - Chicago

(Aug./Sept. 1970, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100/#6 Cash Box,

from Jan. 1970 album Chicago)

Chicago, another great horn driven rock band of the late 60s and early 70s,
with the brassy sound of "25 Or 6 To 4," a song, not about drugs as some
people thought, but instead about trying to write a song in the middle
of the night, 3:34 or 3:35 AM, to be more exact.

How long will it take you to name this tune?

I'm betting you'll know it in two seconds flat.

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The song was first recorded by the Dutch

psychedelic rock band The Shocking Blue

(no relation to Shady Blue). Here they are

with their sig-song, a single that shot to #1

on the charts in 9 countries including the

U.S. Featuring lead vocals by Mariska

Veres, a raven-haired beauty who was

Holland's answer to Cher... here are

The Shocking Blue with-- "Venus!"

"Venus" - The Shocking Blue
(Jan./Feb. 1970, highest chart pos. #1)

That was the Dutch rock band The Shocking Blue with their 1970
chart-topping original version of "Venus." You can't keep a good
song down. "Venus" returned to the top of the chart two more
times, first in 1981 when sampled on the famous "Medley"
by another Dutch act, Stars On 45, and again in 1986
when covered by the UK girl trio Bananarama.

Hey, they're waving me off, I'm sorry to say, and I
gotta run. Thanks a lot for coming along for the ride!

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Stay tuned for Toto Moto, The All Night
Satellite, coming up on the flip side of
news, and I'll be back soon with more
time travel tuneage in my Wayback
Machine. Now this is Shady Green,
The Dean of Keen, saying goodbye
and leaving you with a cool cover of
a hit by Jr. Walker And The All Stars.
Vanilla Fudge, the psychedelic blue-
eyed soul band, with a real blast
from the past-- "Shotgun!"

"Shotgun" - Vanilla Fudge

(Mar. 1969, highest chart pos. #68 Hot 100/#74 Cash Box)

Wingman: Chris Griffin's Flying High on Wings of Pegasus!

Hi again, everybody!

I'm Chris Griffin...

the crazy, mixed-up,
rebellious teenager
from the TV series

Family Guy.

You might remember my

appearances on Shady's

old blog Shady Dell Music

& Memories when I intro-

duced German drummer

girl Sina and English

singer and musician

Amy Slattery.

Today I'm back with my latest discovery, Fil Henley, 
leader of the British rock band Wings of Pegasus.

In 2013 Fil was a contestant on The X Factor UK where he
performed "That's Metal (To My Ears)," a song written
by the band. In this vid a shirtless Fil turns heads
as he plays to the crowd in Piccadilly Circus.

"That's Metal (To My Ears)" - Fil Henley and
Wings Of Pegasus (from 2013 album Persistence)

Speaking of Sina, the German drum prodigy is
back with us today, this time teamed up with
featured artist Fil Henley of Wings of Pegasus.
Listen as they do a cool cover of "You Give
Love A Bad Name," the 1986 hit single from
Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, one of the
best selling albums in U.S. music history,
a song written by Jon Bon Jovi along with
the band's lead guitarist Richie Sambora

and Songwriters Hall of Fame

inductee Desmond Child.

"You Give Love A Bad Name"

Bon Jovi cover by Sina feat.
 Wings Of Pegasus

"Wanted Dead Or Alive" is another great song

from Bon Jovi's 12X platinum album Slippery

When Wet. Once again here's Fil Henley

and Wings Of Pegasus with a cover

that's a cold blooded killer!

"Wanted Dead Or Alive" - Bon Jovi
(Wings Of Pegasus cover)

In 1981 the American rock band Journey

featuring lead singer Steve Perry scored

a top 10 hit with the single "Don't Stop

Believin'." Wings of Pegasus performs

a more than capable cover of the

classic soft rock song.

"Don't Stop Believing" - Journey
(Wings Of Pegasus cover)

In the early weeks of 1985 Don Dokken's

pop metal band gained a top 30 hit on

Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart

with "Just Got Lucky." Fil Henley

and Wings of Pegasus got it

covered but good!

"Just Got Lucky" - Dokken
(Wings Of Pegasus cover)

Mr. Mister was a popular 1980s new wave pop

band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, and based

in Los Angeles. One of their biggest hits was

"Broken Wings," the lead single from their

second album Welcome to the Real World.

The song spent two weeks at #1 on the

pop chart just before Christmas in 1985.

Fil and the gang give the pop classic

the Wings Of Pegasus treatment.

"Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister
(Wings of Pegasus cover)

No broken wings for

Fil Henley & his band.

Whether he's doing

originals or covers, Fil

ROCKS! RULES!
SLAYS! KILLS!

Look out world!...

Fil Henley's Wings Of Pegasus

is taking off for the stratosphere!

Now this is Chris Griffin saying

goodbye and reminding you...

that you've gotta fight

for your right to rock.

See you soon!

Natural Hy - Vol. 3: I Just Can’t Stop Dancing!

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!

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"Expressway To You Heart" - Soul Survivors
(Oct./Nov. 1967, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100/#3 R&B)

Crosstown traffic-- New York born, Philly bred, our blue-eyed
Soul Survivors in the lead-off position, the first of seven
heavy hitters in a row, with their top 5 charter
"Expressway To Your Heart."

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. You and
I are takin' to the sky on a Natural Hy!

START THE VIDEO NOW!

Callin' uptown, downtown, crosstown - here, there,
everywhere. Your man with the plan, on the scene
with the record machine. If you're watching my
simulcast on YouTube, check 'em out, my sweet
 home girls Sheri & Susie on the Hy Lit TV Show!

"More, More, More, of Your Love" - Bob Brady And The Con Chords

(Apr./May 1967, scene from The Hy Lit Show)

"More, More, More, of Your Love," a classic Northern Soul dancer, the original
released in 1966 by the fabulous Smokey Robinson and The Miracles on their
album Away We a Go-Go, but, dig this, the sound you just heard was not
Smokey. It was incredible Smokey sound-alike Bob Brady along with
his Baltimore group The Con Chords, a cover released in April 1967.
Plus, as a bonus, that rare video featuring Sheri and Susie,
my regular dancers on the Hy Lit Show.

Hey you uptown groovers, knock me your lobes.
Are you ready for this?  Hy Lit, your man in
the tower with all the power giving you all
the boogie you can handle... in stereo here
on the greatest little station in the nation,
S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio!

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These long tall Texans had us dancing nonstop
from the late 60s through the 70s. Archie Bell
and the Drells now with the follow-up to their

smash hit "Tighten Up." This one's called--
"I Can't Stop Dancing!"

“I Can’t Stop Dancing” – Archie Bell & the Drells

(August 1968, highest chart position #9 Hot 100/#5 R&B)

The funky sound of Archie Bell and The Drells, from Houston, Texas,
hitting the top 10 Pop - top 5 R&B - with "I Can't Stop Dancing."
You're on a Natural Hy with Hy Lit, card carrying member
of The Shady Bunch deejay team on S-P-M-M.

CLICK TO START
THE VIDEO NOW!

Time to slow it down and sway a while to
one of the sweetest sounds ever to come out
of the Motor City. These cool cats are known
as Motown's best-kept secret. They call
themselves The Originals and here's
their first and biggest hit, a song
penned by Marvin Gaye and his
wife Anna Gordy, Berry's sister,
a stone smash in '69-- "Baby,
baby, baby, I'm For Real!"

"Baby, I'm For Real" - The Originals

(Oct./Nov. 1969, highest chart pos. #14 Hot 100/1 R&B)

S-P-M-M... where all the cool oldies come to play,
and that was the smooth soul sound of Motown
from The Originals doing their sig song, the
chart-topping single "Baby, I'm For Real."

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THE VIDEO NOW!

Hey, don't break away from your sweetie just yet.
Keep cuddling because I've got another slow drag
for you. From the Tri-state area, here's another
fine soul group,  The Continental 4, the guys
best known for "Day By Day," a top 20 hit
in 1971. Check out this slick sound from
the summer of '73-- "(You're Living
In A) Dream World!"

"(You're Living In A) Dream World"

The Continental 4 (Aug. 1973)

Too cool for school... The Continental 4
with the title song from their debut album
Dream World produced by Bobby Martin.

If you're just tuning in I'm Hyski, Hy Lit,

The South Philadelphia Kid, the Potentate

of The Keystone State, coming to you from
 the hippest spot on your dial, S-P-M-M.

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And speaking of dream world, The Temptations
are here to get inside your head and blow your
mind. Dig this heavy stuff-- "You Make Your
Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth!"

"You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth"

The Temptations (from 1970 album Psychedelic Shack)

Psychedelic Shack, that's where it's at, and those were The Temps

with a song from that 1970 album, schoolin' you on the facts of life
with "You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth."

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That's a wrap. You've been ridin' on a Natural Hy
with me, Hyski, on S-P-M-M. To play us off the air,
"Time Is Tight," a groovy late 60s instrumental by the
Stax house band Booker T. & the MG's. Time is tight
and I gotta scram outta here. Stay tuned. Coming up
on the flip side of news, it's my buddy Shady Green,
The Dean of Keen, and his Wayback Machine, and
I'll be back before you know it with another stack
of boss goldens, every spinner a certified winner.
Till then, till we meet again, this is Hy Lit,
your pal on the radio, reminding you to
maintain your cool. Don't be nobody's
fool. Later, baby. over and out!

"Time Is Tight" - Booker T. And The M.G.'S

(Apr./May 1969, highest chart pos. #6 Hot 100/#7 R&B,

from OST of Dec. 1968 Ruby Dee film Up Tight!)

Get Morganized with Robert W. Morgan!

LISTEN TO THIS BRIEF SEGMENT TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ROBERT W. MORGAN'S VOICE:

Hi, I'm
Robert W. Morgan,

veteran DJ on Boss Radio

93-KHJ Boss Angeles.

I'm here today with an exciting announcement.

Next January, I'll be joining The Shady Bunch

deejay staff here at S-P-M-M. My new show,
Get Morganized with Robert W. Morgan,
will be based on my years on the air at
Boss Radio KHJ. I'll be playing the
greatest sounds of the 60s, the hottest
hits on the West Coast and across the USA.

What does it mean to get Morganized? Listen to the songs in this tutorial preview
and you'll understand. Every song has a "Piggyback Cold Open." As you come
to each video couplet, click to start the first video. You will immediately hear
the jingle vocalists sing my name, Robert W. Morgan. The moment they finish
singing "Morgan," click to play the second video, the one containing the song.

Get the knack of playing deejay with me and enjoy the authentic sound of
Boss Radio KHJ Boss Angeles in the 60s. Ready...set...

ZAP! - YOU'RE MORGANIZED!

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN:
CLICK TO PLAY THE FIRST VIDEO.
AT 2 SEC. MARK, WHEN YOU
HEAR THE NAME "MORGAN,"
CLICK TO PLAY SECOND VIDEO!

"Wild Thing" - The Troggs

(July/Aug. 1966, highest chart pos. #1)

ZAP! -
YOU'RE MORGANIZED!

From Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500

Greatest Songs of All Time, that was "Wild Thing

you make my heart sing," done by The Troggs,

the British garage rockers originally known as

The Troglodytes. Robert W. Morgan with you

for this special practice session, getting you

Morganized and getting you acquainted with

the kind of music you will hear on my new

radio show coming soon to S-P-M-M.

That was fun, let's try another. This man is an actor who appeared in more than

two dozen movies and television series, but he is best known as the singer who

recorded a million selling cover of "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me," a top 5 hit

in 1953 for pop singer Karen Chandler. His name is Mel Carter!

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN:
CLICK TO PLAY THE FIRST VIDEO.
AT 2 SEC. MARK, WHEN YOU
HEAR THE NAME "MORGAN,"
CLICK TO PLAY SECOND VIDEO!

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" - Mel Carter

(July/Aug. 1965, highest chart pos. #8)

ZAP! -
YOU'RE MORGANIZED!

The mellow voice of Mel Carter and his 1965

signature song "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me."

Are you getting the hang of it? Let's try another

song. On my new show I'll be spinning the sounds

of Southern California, the surf rock and hot rod

tunes that caught fire all across America in the

early and mid 60s. Here's one now from two

architects of the genre, Jan and Dean, with

"Surf City (here we come)."

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN:
CLICK TO PLAY THE FIRST VIDEO.
AT 2 SEC. MARK, WHEN YOU
HEAR THE NAME "MORGAN,"
CLICK TO PLAY SECOND VIDEO!

"Surf City" - Jan And Dean

(July/Aug. 1963, highest chart pos. #1)

ZAP! -
YOU'RE MORGANIZED!

Jan Berry and Dean Torrence there with a
number one smash from the summer of
1963, the surf rock classic "Surf City."

If you're just tuning in, I'm Robert W. Morgan
of 93-KHJ Boss Angeles, and you're listening
to a preview of my new show coming next
year to S-P-M-M Radio. I'm teaching you
how to play DJ and get Morganized.

Along with bands of the British invasion, American made soul and
SoCal surf sounds, I'll be playing hits in the folk-rock category like
this chart-topper by The Mamas and the Papas-- "Monday, Monday."

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN:
CLICK TO PLAY THE FIRST VIDEO.
AT 2 SEC. MARK, WHEN YOU
HEAR THE NAME "MORGAN,"
CLICK TO PLAY SECOND VIDEO!

"Monday, Monday" - The Mama's And The Papa's

(Apr./May 1966, highest chart pos. #1)

ZAP! -
YOU'RE MORGANIZED!

From the spring of '66, "Monday, Monday"

by the The Mamas & The Papas, the group's

only single to reach #1 on the Billboard chart.

This band had a hit or two. Maybe you've heard

of them. They're The Beatles and their U.S. tours

brought them to Boss Angeles in the summers of

1964, 1965 and 1966. Here now are The Fab Four

with a number one hit that straddled two of those

years... '65 and '66-- "We Can Work It Out."

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN:
CLICK TO PLAY THE FIRST VIDEO.
AT 2 SEC. MARK, WHEN YOU
HEAR THE NAME "MORGAN,"
CLICK TO PLAY SECOND VIDEO!

"We Can Work It Out" - The Beatles

(Dec. 1965/Jan. 1966, highest chart pos. #1)

ZAP! -
YOU'RE MORGANIZED!

The lads from Liverpool with one of their many

chart-toppers - "We Can Work It Out." Are you

working out the timing of these Piggybacks and

getting the knack of playing DJ? If you time that

second click just right, the result is pure Top 40

radio nirvana. Practice makes perfect, so let's go

again. Here's one of the most successful husband

and wife duos of all time, The Bonos, Sonny and

 Cher, with their monster from the summer of '65,

a song written by Sonny-- "I Got You Babe."

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN:
CLICK TO PLAY THE FIRST VIDEO.
AT 2 SEC. MARK, WHEN YOU
HEAR THE NAME "MORGAN,"
CLICK TO PLAY SECOND VIDEO!

"I Got You Babe" - Sonny And Cher

(July/Aug. 1965, highest chart pos. #1)

ZAP! -
YOU'RE MORGANIZED!

Burning up the Boss lines on Boss Radio KHJ and

sister station S-P-M-M, Sonny And Cher, with the

chart-topping hit that turned them into household

names practically overnight-- "I Got You Babe."

No sampling of songs from West Coast top 40

radio would be complete without something by

these guys, The Beach Boys. This car song was

released in June of 1962 on the B side of their

first hit "Surfin' Safari." Check it out-- "409!"

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN:
CLICK TO PLAY THE FIRST VIDEO.
AT 2 SEC. MARK, WHEN YOU
HEAR THE NAME "MORGAN,"
CLICK TO PLAY SECOND VIDEO!

"409" - The Beach Boys

(Oct. 1962, highest chart pos. #76)

ZAP! - YOU'RE MORGANIZED!

Those were The Beach Boys and that

was one of their earliest sides, "409"

the song credited with igniting the

hot rod craze of the 60s.

The clock on the wall says my

time's up and I need to vacate

the premises. I hope you

enjoyed this sneak preview

of my new radio show.

This is Robert W. Morgan

saying so long for now.

Be sure to join me in 2020 and

GET MORGANIZED

right here on S-P-M-M...

the #1 station for a rock 'n' roll nation!

Shady Train - Ep. 13: Too Hot Ta Trot in Love Town!

BOOTH ANNOUNCER:

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the hippest trip in America!

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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 we are mighty pleased to kick it off with a dynamic young performer
from North Carolina. He burst onto the scene two years ago with
"The Gigolo" and since then has produced one hit after another.
As he joins us to do his latest, the first single from his Capitol

album Be My Lover, a biggin everybody's diggin' entitled
"Lovelite," let's make some noise, gang, for-- O'Bryan!

"Lovelite" - O'Bryan
(June/July 1984, highest chart pos. #1 R&B/#101 Bubbling Under,
from May 1984 album Be My Lover)

Blues/R&B singer, songwriter, producer and record

label founder Johnnie Mae Matthews is known as

The Godmother of Detroit Soul. Two of Johnnie's

children are currently delighting audiences as

members of a funk group on the Cotillion label.

We now switch live to WGPR-TV in Detroit for

a look at the gang on The New Dance Show as

they get busy to a song entitled "Hangin' Out"

and the very exciting-- ADC Band!

"Hangin' Out" - The ADC Band

(July 1980, highest chart pos. #67 R&B, dancers on

WGPR-TV Detroit's The New Dance Show)

And we are honored to have with us a lady who,

in our opinion, fits perfectly into the mold of the

ultimate talent, the consummate entertainer, the

incredible beauty and the unbelievable success

story. As you may have guessed by now, it takes

quite a woman to have made all that happen. She

is here to do the international hit single from her

RCA album Eaten Alive, a song entitled "Chain

Reaction" which was written by The Bee Gees

who also sing backup on the record. A great

welcome please. gang, for-- Miss Diana Ross!

"Chain Reaction" - Diana Ross

(Jan. 1986, highest chart pos. #7 U.S. Hot Dance,

#1 UK & Australia, from Sept. 1985 album Eaten Alive)

And this next one comes from the lovely lips of

another extraordinary canary. Check 'em out

now, the Shady Train gang, killin' it on the

line to Whitney Houston's latest and one

of her greatest-- "So Emotional!"

"So Emotional" - Whitney Houston
(Dec. 1987/Jan. 1988, highest chart pos.
#1 Hot 100, #1 U.S. Dance Club/#5 R&B/#5 UK,
from June 1987 album Whitney) 

And these funkmeisters are rackin' 'em back

and that ain't no fiction, it's a natural fact.

They return to the train to do their latest

single entitled "Too Hot Ta Trot" from

the soundtrack of the movie Thank

God It's Friday. Let's get some hands

together, gang, and pour some sugar

on-- the mighty Commodores!

"Too Hot Ta Trot" - The Commodores

(Feb. 1978, highest chart pos. #24 Hot 100/#1 R&B,

from OST of film Thank God It's Friday)

And we are delighted to welcome aboard

a talented singer from Youngstown, Ohio,

who is making a splash across the pond in

England with a single that is approaching

the top 5 on the British chart. Co-written

by Len Barry and Bobby Eli, the song is

entitled "Love Town," and the name of

this exciting young entertainer is--

Booker Newberry the Third!

"Love Town" - Booker Newberry III

(June/July 1983, highest chart pos. #6 UK,

from 1983 album Love Town)

And let's wrap it up by welcoming one of the finest

talents and also one of the loveliest ladies in our
business. She is here to perform a song entitled
"Love Come Down," the hot new lead single
from her RCA album Get Loose. She is--

Miss Evelyn King!

"Love Come Down" - Evelyn King

(Oct. 1982, highest chart pos. #1 R&B, #1 U.S. Dance Club,

#17 Hot 100, from Aug. 1982 album Get Loose)

And if that doesn't do it for you nothing ever will.

We hope you'll come back and get into it with us

next time when we pop another six pack and

toss in an extra cool one for good measure,

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!