Howl Are Fangs With You, Wolfman?

AHHHOOOOO!!!

Mercy mercy me! This here's
your old buddy Wolfman Jack,

baby, "sittin' in the balcony"
and sittin' in for your regular

host Shady Del Knight at the

greatest little station in the

nation, S-P-M-M Retrosonic

Radio. I'm your doctor of

love, you understand. I've

got the cure you're looking

for-- the best oldies you

ever heard and the best

oldies you never heard! 

While the moon is full and stars do shine

Cuddle and dance to these tunes of mine.

Grab that special someone, start squeezin'

and let the Wolfman's music do the pleasin'.

Now, you pay close
attention to these songs,
baby, or the Wolfman's
gonna GETCHA!

Oh my my, baby, you're gonna rock

around the clock when you hear the

platters the Wolfman's gonna play.

To start off my howlin' hootenanny,

I've got a nostalgic surf-rock sound
by the revival lineup of The Human
Beinz, a 60s band from Youngstown,

Ohio. In 2018 the H-Bs released this

groovy cover of a song first waxed

in 1965 by The Tradewinds. Here

now are The Human Beinz with

their so-called "Malibu Version"

of "New York's A Lonely Town!"

"New York's A Lonely Town (Malibu Version)"

- The Human Beinz (released in 2018)

You just heard a modern remake of a surf-
rock classic, a Beach Boys sound-alike
song by The Human Beinz, "New York's
A Lonely Town (Malibu Version)." Now
here's a Motown girl group that had a
string of soulful R&B hits in the 60s.
They're The Marvelettes, and these
ladies were hot at Christmas 1964
and in early '65 thanks to a song
that gives sound dating advice.
Don't sell yourself short, little girl.
There's "Too Many Fish In The Sea!"

"Too Many Fish in the Sea" - The Marvelettes
(Dec. 1965/Jan. 1965, highest chart pos.
#15 R&B/#21 Cash Box/#25 Hot 100)

Yes, gracious, everybody's talking about

the Wolfman's "pompatous of love."

You just listened to the marvelous Marvelettes of Motown reminding us

that there are too many fish in the sea. The Marvelettes are the gals who

topped the chart in 1961 with "Please, Mr. Postman." Well I got another

ditty from '61 about the mailman and his daily delivery, this one by

 The Videls, a Providence, Rhode Island, quintet featuring the

vocals of Pete Anders and Vinnie Pincia. Here now are

The Videls and-- "A Letter From Ann."

"A Letter From Ann" - The Videls

(Sept. 1961, uncharted)

Awww, you thought your baby Ann was diggin' you...

but she was diggin' me... the cat on the radio.

Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!

Yes, baby, those were The Videls with the vintage doo-wop sound

of "A Letter From Ann." That record didn't make the chart, but it

went straight to the old Wolfman's heart. I'm givin' it my ZEAL

of approval. In 1960, The Videls did reach the chart with

another sad song that goes, "I don't have a girl to call

my own, and I don't have a lover whose mine alone."

Here they are again, the fabulous Videls, with

the teenage lament-- "Mister Lonely."

"Mister Lonely" - The Videls

(June 1960, highest chart pos. #66 Cash Box/#73 Hot 100)

Oh baby... it's all according to how your

boogaloo situation stands, you understand?

That was "Mister Lonely," completing my

double play, two Videls sobbin' songs in a

row about lost love and love never found.

Now listen to this. Pete and Vinnie from

The Videls went on to form a New York

based pop duo called The Trade Winds.

They're the guys I mentioned at the top

of the show when I played The Human

Beinz updated "Malibu Version" of

"New York's A Lonely Town." Now

let's hear the original hit from 1965

waxed by The Trade Winds. You're

gonna swear it's Brian Wilson and

his Beach Boys. AHHOOOOOO!

"New York's A Lonely Town" - The Trade Winds

(Feb./Mar. 1965, highest chart pos. #32 Hot 100/#38 Cash Box)

Those were The Trade Winds with "New York's A Lonely Town," a Beach Boys

sound-alike about a SoCal surfer boy stranded in the Big Apple in winter.

That fab slab went top 40 on Cash Box and brushed the top 30 on Billboard.

If you're just tuning in, you've got the old Wolfman in your ear

on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio... where we go huntin' for

the great songs of the past and bring 'em back alive!

This is swingin' school, baby...

and the Wolfman's gonna teach

you a lesson. In 1962, singer

Buddy Greco fell short of the

top 50 with his release of

"Mr. Lonely" - same title -

but a different song from

the one you heard earlier

by The Videls. In 1964,

crooner Bobby Vinton

used the same backing

track from Buddy's

record and took

his version of

"Mr. Lonely"

all the way

to the top

of the chart!

"Mr. Lonely" - Bobby Vinton

(Dec. 1964/Jan. 1965, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100/#2 Cash Box)

Awww, you listen to The Wolfman.

 As long as you got the curves, baby...

I got the angles!

Now as you recall, I started

the show with a band from

Youngstown, Ohio, called

The Human Beinz. To close,

here's a terrific R&B group

from Akron. They're Ruby

And The Romantics, and

I've got their #1 charting

crossover smash from

the spring of '63. Baby,

you just wait and see--

"Our Day Will Come!" 

"Our Day Will Come" -

Ruby And The Romantics

(Feb./Mar. '63, highest cht. pos.

#1 Hot 100, Cash Box & R&B,

scenes from Apr. 1989 film

Under The Boardwalk)

Mercy sakes alive, I see by the old clock

on the wall... there's a dead fly.

The sun's coming up and the

Wolfman gotta grab his fangs and go.

If you've been listening to the show at the

diner on the outskirts of town, be sure

to tip your waitress when you leave.

She works hard for the money, honey.

This is your old pal Wolfman Jack

reminding you to obey your ma

and pa. I'll see you next time

right here on the greatest little

station in the nation, S-P-M-M.

I guarantee we gonna rock &

roll ourselves to death, baby.

AHHHOOOOO!!!