The Night Train Show with Arnie "Woo Woo" Ginsburg - Volume 1: Solid COLD Woo Woo for You You!

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 THE 

 NIGHT TRAIN SHOW  

 WITH 

 ARNIE 

  "WOO WOO" 

 GINSBURG 

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

COLD OPEN:

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"Tallahassee Lassie" - Freddy Cannon

(June/July 1959, highest chart pos. #6 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

Brushing the top 5 in the summer of 1959, that was Boston's

own rock & roll legend Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon doing

his exciting debut single "Tallahassee Lassie," a song released

the following year on the album The Explosive! Freddy Cannon.

It's a frantic friendly Friday in Beantown

and I'm Arnie Ginsburg - The Woo Woo

(CHOO-CHOO WHISTLE) for you-you. Welcome aboard the The Night Train

Show on WMEX in Boston Mass.

For my first simulcast on YouTube

and on S-P-M-M Retro Radio, I'm

presenting a special Solid COLD

edition. Every record I play from

now on until the end of the show

has a cold open aka a cold intro.

Why? Because, in the late 50s

through mid 60s, when my

"Wimex" show was on the

air, many of the records

that made the top 40

had cold intros.

I'm all set to spin the tops in pops... so don't touch that dial.

The Night Train's next stop is the stage of the TV show Shindig!

 That's where we find Jay And The Americans, the fine group

from Queens, New York, set to do one of their biggest hits.

From The Woo Woo to you-you, this is-- "Cara Mia!"

"Cara, Mia" - Jay And The Americans

(July 1965, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

perf. on July 28, 1965, ep. of Shindig!)

That was "Cara, Mia," this week's number four score on the

Wimex Tunedex, the latest from Jay And The Americans

featuring Jay Black, their second lead singer, a man

nicknamed "The Voice." After hearing him croon

that tune, you know why.

I'm Arnie Ginsburg, and they nicknamed

me "Old Leather Lungs" and "Old Achin' Adenoids." You're hearing things on

WMEX Boston - 1510 on your radio

dial - and simulcasting on our sister

station S-P-M-M. Let me remind

you that every platter on tonight's

program is served COLD, meaning

that it has a cold open, so bundle up

and get ready to hear more top 40

gems hand plucked by yours truly

from the Good Guy survey. Here

comes another great one, a biggie

by Bobby Vee. Now that you've

won her heart and taken her

away, Bobby pleads to you--

"Take Good Care Of My Baby!"

"Take Good Care Of My Baby" - Bobby Vee

(Aug./Sept. 1961, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

From 1961, that was "Take Good Care Of My Baby," a number one smash

by Bobby Vee who was fabulous no matter if he was singing rock & roll,

rockabilly or pop. Bobby's career was born The Day The Music Died

when rock & roll legend Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash

on the way to a gig, and Bobby and his band filled-in at the last

minute. In a fateful decision, Dion DiMucci, one of the show's

headliners, decided not to take that doomed flight.

In case you forgot, I'm Arnie Ginsburg,

WOO WOO-ing you (TOOT TOOT!)

with the best sounds in Beantown.

I'm your man in the night, here to

satisfy your musical appetite.

We're smack dab in the middle

of a 7-in-a-row commercial free

cruise on The Night Train Show

coming to you from "The Big X"

in Boston and simulcasting on

S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

Now here's the Wimex Pick-to-Click

by a group called The Demilles, also

known as The Camerons. If they

sound like Dion & The Belmonts

it's because, singing bass on this

record, is Carlo Mastrangelo, an

original member of The Belmonts

with and without Dion DiMucci.

Listen to The Demilles and their

song about-- "Donna Lee!"

"Donna Lee" - The Demilles

(Feb. 1964, uncharted)

The Woo Woo here for you you on

S-P-M-M. While the others are

blabbin', I'm slabbin' - playing

the greatest records you ever

heard, plus the greatest records

you never heard. I just spun a

platter by The Demilles doing

their darndest to battle back

against the British Invasion

with a great homegrown sound,

a jumpin' retro-style doo-wop

ditty called "Donna Lee."

More music in a minute, but first,

check out the hit record I made

with the guys down at Adventure

Car Hop on Route 1 in Saugus!

 LISTEN TO ARNIE'S "GINSBURGER" SPOT 

 FOR ADVENTURE CAR HOP! 

It's The Ginsburg Go on Color Radio,

and the Wimex Tunedex don't be

late for your date on a Friday nite

(CUCKOO!) cuckoo time is 8:15.

I'm the Woo-Woo, Arnie Ginsburg, your

 host up and down the New England coast,

and this is The Night Train Show on

WMEX Boston and S-P-M-M... where

we go huntin' for the great sounds of

yesteryear and bring 'em back alive.

Our Million Dollar Weekend is just

getting started, and here's another

Solid COLD blast from the past.

From three years ago on the

Ginsburg Show, a rebound sound

from 1959. R&B man Lloyd Price

has an important announcement-- 

"I'm Gonna Get Married!"

"I'm Gonna Get Married" - Lloyd Price

(Sept. 1959, highest chart pos. #1 R&B/#2 Cash Box/#3 Hot 100)

You're tuned to 15-10 WMEX in Boston

town and beamed into your home on

S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio. We're

riding the Night Train and I'm your

conductor, Arnie Ginsburg, The Woo-

Woo. You just heard Looziana R&B

great Lloyd Price break the news

that he's gonna get married, a

chart-topper in the fall of '59.

Wedding bells were ringing

that same year for a guy

named Johnny Maestro.

Heeeer's Johnny with

his group The Crests

and-- "I Do!"

"I Do" - The Crests

(May/June 1959, B side of "Six Nights A Week")

From the Good Guys survey, that was Johnny Maestro and his group

The Crests with the B side of their 1959 record "Six Nights A Week,"

walking down the aisle of love and singing their vows on-- "I Do." 

When I get hitched I'm gonna say "I Woo!" (BICYCLE HORN)

Golly, that's all the time I have for this Solid COLD edition of my

Night Train Show. I hope you had a good time because I sure did.

START VIDEO NOW!

Stay tuned, coming up after Gary Owens

and the news, my good buddy Hy Lit

will be along with a special Solid Cold

edition of his show Natural Hy, and

I'll be back soon with more of my

Good Guy gold here on S-P-M-M...

the #1 station for a rock & roll nation.

To play us off, Rock & Roll Hall of

 Famer Duane Eddy and his twangy

guitar going top 3 on the chart in the

summer of '60 with the instrumental

theme from the Dick Clark movie

Because They're Young. Till next

time this is your pal on the radio,

Arnie "Woo Woo" Ginsburg,

 saying so long and take care!

"Because They're Young" - Duane Eddy

(June/July 1960, highest chart pos. #3 Cash Box/#4 Hot 100,

theme from Apr. 1960 film Because They're Young)

Cruisin' the Golden Age of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-wop with Porky Chedwick - Pittsburgh's Daddio of the Raddio!

 It's time for another volume of 

 the Cruisin' record album series, 

 those simulated top 40 radio 

 broadcasts of the 50s and 60s. 

As I always do in this

series, I picked a few

favorite songs from

the original album,

added a few more

great recordings of

the genre and set the

mood for the platter

party by decorating

with vintage soda ads.

 Hop in and let's cruise 

 to Pittsburgh, PA. 

 Radio station WAMO is where we find 

 "Porky" Chedwick 

 "The Daddio of the Raddio" 

 aka "The Platter Pushin' Papa"  

  aka "The Bossman" 

 aka "Pork the Tork." 

For 50 years Porky was one of the great voices

of Pittsburgh radio and he lived to age 96!

 THE DEL VIKINGS aka 

 THE DELL-VIKINGS 

For years many listeners had no idea that
Porky Chedwick was a white man. That's
because he primarily played records by
black artists. In so doing, Porky helped
break down racial barriers. It is only
fitting that the first song on Porky's
volume of Cruisin' was recorded by
a mixed-race group from Pittsburgh,
The Del Vikings aka Dell-Vikings.
 Here is one of the three singles
by the group to reach the top 10
in 1957-- "Whispering Bells!"

"Whispering Bells" - The Dell-Vikings

(Aug. 1957, highest chart pos.

#5 R&B/#9 Hot 100)

 THE COSMIC RAYS 

 WITH SUN RA 

 AND ARKESTRA 

One of the most prolific recording artists

of the 20th century, avant-garde jazz com-

poser and musician Sun Ra waxed more

than 100 albums. Here's a super cool

doo-wop/R&B single by Sun Ra that

made Porky's playlist. Credited to

The Cosmic Rays with Sun Ra and

his "Arkestra" (orchestra) and re-

leased on Saturn Records, it's a

sound that's out of this world--

"Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie!"

"Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie!"

The Cosmic Rays with Sun Ra/Arkestra

(June 1960, B side of "Dreaming")

 THE PENGUINS 

Based in LA, The Penguins were a doo-

wop group that took their name from the

Kool cigarettes mascot. The Penguins'

biggest hit is "Earth Angel (Will You Be
Mine)." Released in the fall of 1954,
"Earth Angel" slowly caught fire
across the country and was red hot
in the winter of 1954-55, topping the
R & B chart for 3 weeks. "Earth Angel"
eventually sold more than 10 million
copies. There's another great ballad on
the flip side and Porky played it. Listen
to the Penguins performing doo-wop
with a Latin twist on-- "Hey Senorita!"

"Hey Senorita" - The Penguins

(Jan./Feb. 1955, B side of "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)"

 THE SKYLINERS 

Here's another Pittsburgh

recording act and another

mixed lineup. They're

The Skyliners, a mixed

gender doo-wop group

led by Jimmy Beaumont.

In the spring of 1959

The Skyliners scored

their biggest hit with

"Since I Don't Have You."

On his volume of Cruisin',

Porky spun the group's

follow-up single

"This I Swear" which

penetrated the top 30

that summer.

"This I Swear" - The Skyliners

(July 1959, highest chart pos. #26)

 TEDDY & THE 

 CONTINENTALS 

Teddy (Henry) And The Continentals were a doo-wop group from
Wilmington, Delaware. In September of 1961 the guys reached
the Bubbling Under chart with their most successful single,
the dance themed "Ev'rybody Pony." Giddy-up!

"Ev'rybody Pony" - Teddy And The Continentals

(Sept. 1961, highest chart pos. #101)

 RONNIE HAIG 

Ron Hege was an exciting rockabilly

singer and songwriter. Using the stage

name Ronnie Haig, Hege made some

noise with his first self-penned single.

It missed the national chart but had a

strong regional following and drew

an invitation to appear on Dick

Clark's American Bandstand.

Ronnie's career was derailed

after a Boston radio listener

phoned in and informed the

DJ that he played this 45 at

33 1/3 rpm speed at home

and determined that the end

of the record (from the 2:35

mark on) is obscene. Ronnie's

record was "Banned in Boston."

 

Decide for yourself. Is it live? Is it Memorex... or is it dirty?

Here's Ronnie Haig with a killer that Porky wasn't afraid

to play-- "Don't You Hear Me Calling, Baby!"

"Don't You Hear Me Calling, Baby" - Ronnie Haig
(Mar./Apr. 1958, uncharted)

 THE LAMPLIGHTERS 

Finally here's another relic found on

lists of "Pittsburgh's Favorite Oldies,"

another gold nugget mined from

Porky Chedwick's radio show.

The Lamplighters were an LA-

based R&B group that included

Thurston Harris. They evolved

into The Sharps, the backup

group on Harris's 1957/'58

solo hit "Little Bitty Pretty

One." Members of The Sharps

later formed The Rivingtons,

the group that had hits with

"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and 

"The Bird's The Word." 

This 1955 single by The Lamplighters reminds me of

 "Annie Had A Baby," a record released in 1954

by The Midnighters. To close the show, here's

one last rockin' Porky platter-- "Roll On!"

"Roll On" - The Lamplighters

(Feb. 1955, uncharted)

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 THRILL-PACKED EPISODE OF 

 Cruisin'... 

 COMING SOON! 

Have a Shady day!