The Rat Pack is Back!

The jukebox in the

Shady Dell's dance hall

was filled with the greatest, most danceworthy

records to be found anywhere. At the Dell, you

heard sounds that you didn't hear anyplace else.

The mix of music that played nightly at the Dell

was consistently better than the stuff I heard on

the radio. In the mid 60s the Dell's music menu

included soul coming out of Detroit, Chicago,

New York and Philadelphia, blue-eyed soul,

southern R&B from Memphis, British Beat,

garage rock, psychedelic rock, folk-rock
and doo-wop classics from the 50s

that remained Jukebox Giants.

Shady Dell regulars, the gang I refer to

as The Rodentia Intelligentsia, prided

themselves on having radar for cool.

Year after year they discovered and

popularized songs that radio stations

overlooked. Records that lingered

near the bottom of the Billboard

chart or missed it entirely became

cherished classics at the Dell.

Forgotten flips were elevated

to mega-hit status by Dell rats

unfettered by the limitations

of radio play lists.

Today I'd like you to meet four teenagers - imaginary members
of the 60s Rat Pack. They represent my gang of friends,
the Dell rats, kids like me who made the Shady Dell
their home away from home.

THE RAT PACK

(LEFT to RIGHT)

JULIE

PETE

LINDA

DOUG

Yes, The Rat Pack is back, and they are here today to play the authentic sounds

we loved to listen and dance to at the Dell in the 60s. The old jukebox is hungry

for coins and the Rat Packers are eager to get dancing, so let the music play!

 SAM AND DAVE 

JULIE: I like Stax/Memphis R&B, and my

first pick is J-6... soul men Sam and Dave

aka "Double Dynamite," "The Sultans of

Sweat" and "The Dynamic Duo." They've

got the song ranked #32 on Shady's list of

The 200 Greatest Hits of The Shady Dell,

the follow-up to their big hit "Hold On!

I'm A Comin'".. a Stax sizzler called--

"Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody!"

DELL SONG #32

 "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody" - Sam And Dave 
 (Oct./Nov. 1966, highest chart pos. #8 R&B, 

 #64 Hot 100/#81 Cash Box) 

 THE 

 ISLEY BROS. 

JULIE: I also love Motown, and while
I'm in control of the box, I'm punching

E-3, the song ranked #17 on the Dell

Hits survey. It's The Isley Bros. with

the single reeleased on the heels of

their Tamla label hit "This Old

Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)."

I like this one as much, maybe more

- "Take Some Time Out For Love!"

DELL SONG #17

 "Take Some Time Out For Love" - The Isley Brothers 
 (June 1966, highest chart pos. #66 Hot 100/#72 Cash Box) 

 JR. WALKER 

 AND THE 

 ALL STARS 

PETE: I want mo Motown, mo Motown,

mo Motown, and that's why I'm pressing

K-13... the song holding the #46 spot on

the Dell Top 200. It's singer and sax man

Jr. Walker and his All Stars with another

great sound from '66...  a song written

by Holland–Dozier–Holland. Check

it out-- "(I'm A) Road Runner!"

DELL SONG #46

 "(I'm A) Road Runner" - Jr. Walker And The All Stars 

 (May/June 1966, highest chart pos. #4 R&B, 
 #20 Hot 100/#21 Cash Box) 

 THE 

 MAGNIFICENT 

 MEN 

LINDA: I dropped my coin into the slot

and pushed B-7 because I want to hear

something by our hometown heroes,

The Magnificent Men, with members

from York and Harrisburg. This song

was released in January, 1967, as the

killer bee on the back side of the blue-

eyed soul band's Dell megahit "Stormy

Weather." This cool tune is called--

"Much Much More Of Your Love"

SHADY DELL "KILLER BEE"

 "Much Much More Of Your Love" - The Magnificent Men 
 (Jan. 1967, B side of "Stormy Weather") 

 THE 

 EMPERORS 

LINDA: I'm hogging the jukebox

a while longer and pressing V-2,

because I wanna spin a hot

record by another popular

local act - The Emperors,

the garage/funk band from

 Harrisburg. It's another fab

flip side - #62 on the Dell

Hits survey, The Emperors'

cookin' cover of "Searchin'"

- the 1957 chart-topper

by The Coasters.

DELL SONG #62

 "Searchin'" - The Emperors 

 (May 1967, B side of "Lookin' For My Baby") 

 ERIC BURDON 

 & THE ANIMALS 

DOUG: The Animals are hotter at the

Dell than The Beatles and The Stones.

That's why I pressed H-12... #53 on

the Dell's Top Tunes survey... Eric

Burdon's semi-autobiographical

counterculture song, a smash hit

in Australia and big in the U.S.

and UK -- "When I Was Young!"

DELL SONG #53

 "When I Was Young" - Eric Burdon & The Animals 

 (Apr./May 1967, highest chart pos. #15 Hot 100/#19 Cash Box) 

 MITCH RYDER 

 AND THE 

 DETROIT 

 WHEELS 

PETE: Here's another cool sound... G-4,

Mitch Ryder And the Detroit Wheels at

#88 on The Greatest Hits of the Dell list

with a medley covering two hits from

1957 - Little Richard's "Jenny, Jenny"

and the Chuck Willis song "C.C. Rider."

Here's Mitch with-- "Jenny Take A Ride!"

DELL SONG #88

 "Jenny Take A Ride!" - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels 
 (Jan. 1966, highest chart pos. #10 Hot 100, #18 Cash Box) 

Great news - this was only a preview!

Shady Del Knight has given us

the green light to host our own

series starting next year!

So please join us
again in 2021 as
we gather around
the jukebox in the
dance hall and play
more Greatest Hits
of The Shady Dell.

See you then!

Dell Rat Tom's Jukebox Giants - Vol. 3: Pizza My Heart

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 JUKEBOX GIANTS 

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(COLD SHOW OPEN)

"It's Summertime U.S.A." - The Pixies Three

(July 1964, highest chart pos. #116, scenes

from Nov. 1964 film Pajama Party)

Those were the girls next door to York, The Pixies Three of Hanover, PA,
kicking-off this edition of Jukebox Giants with "It's Summertime U.S.A."
 ...a warm weather anthem that ruled the airwaves across Pennsylvania
in the summer of '64. "Summertime U.S.A." was originally released
as the B side of the single with the dance song "The Hootch" as the
plug side, but "The Hootch" was banned by some radio stations
because it was suspected of being an endorsement of underage
drinking. (Gangsta rap was still light years away.) By the way,
if you're watching my simulcast on YouTube you saw scenes
from the 1964 beach party movie Pajama Party starring
Disney players Tommy Kirk and Annette Funicello.

Hello again, I'm Dell Rat Tom of The Shady Bunch,
back on the air to spin the greatest sounds of the
Shady Dell here on S-P-M-M, where all the cool
oldies go to play. Today's lineup includes four

Michigan-based recording acts, so stay tuned.

You just heard from our hometown heroines,
The Pixies Three. Now let's bring back our
hometown heroes... our blue-eyed soul
brothers, The Magnificent Men, a York-
Harrisburg based band that drew much
of its soul and inspiration from Motown.

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The platter spinning on my turntable right now is one of my favorites by
this fine group. It's the B side of their 1968 single "Almost Persuaded,"
a song from their album The World Of Soul. This powerful ballad
is guaranteed to give you peace of mind in every way. Here they
are, The Mag Men, with-- "I Found What I Wanted In You!"

"I Found What I Wanted In You" - The Magnificent Men
(May/June 1968, B side of "Almost Persuaded)

That was the soaring sound of The Magnificent Men doing
one of their killer bees, "I Found What I Wanted In You,"
a song I like every bit as much as "Peace Of Mind."

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"Don't forget the Motor City," sang The Mamas

& The Papas, and I don't intend to. The Contours

of Motown are best known for their million selling

1962 chart-topper "Do You Love Me." At the Dell

in the mid 60s this was their biggie, a bona fide

dance floor filler- "Just A Little Misunderstanding!"

"Just A Little Misunderstanding" - The Contours
(June 1966, highest chart pos. #85 Hot 100/#18 R&B/#31 UK)

"Just A Little Misunderstanding" by The Contours, a dance hall sizzler during

that endless summer of 1966, and #33 on my exclusive Shady Dell survey.

It's no secret that Dell rats of the mid 60s loved sweet

soul music, but they also dug the sound of British bands.

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At the Dell, the Animals enjoyed greater popularity than
the Beatles and Stones. Stateside the R&B rockers scored
a top 10 hit with a cover of a blues song first recorded in
1924 by Ma Rainey. It's the band's first U.S. single issued
as Eric Burdon and The Animals-- "See See Rider!"

"See See Rider" - Eric Burdon & The Animals

(Sept./Oct. 1966, highest chart pos. #10)

Eric Burdon And The Animals there with a cool cover and a top 10 hit
for the band here in the U.S. -- "See See Rider." If you're just tuning in,
 I'm Dell Rat Tom and you're listening to Jukebox Giants, the greatest
hits of the Shady Dell, on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio. 

Earlier we heard from the Motown R&B group The Contours.
Now here's another great Michigan act, this one based in
Flint, a garage band that called themselves Terry Knight
And The Pack. "TKP," as they are also called, were

responsible for one of the hottest records at the Dell
in the mid 60s. Like the Animals' "See See Rider,"
this one covers an earlier recording, the Italian
language single "Uno dei tanti," an international
hit for Joe Sentieri in 1961. In '63 the song was
translated to English and famously recorded
by former Drifters lead singer Ben E. King.

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Listen now to the spoken word masterpiece by TKP--

“I (Who Have Nothing).”

“I (Who Have Nothing)” - Terry Knight & the Pack

(Nov./Dec. 1966, highest chart pos. #46)

Way up there at #31 on my list of the Dell's 200 Greatest Songs of the
mid 60s, one hit wonders Terry Night And The Pack from Flint, Michigan,
with their 1966 version of "I (Who have Nothing), a record that was only
a minor national hit for the group, but hot in the Shady. Welsh crooner
Tom Jones also gained a hit with a recording of the song in 1970.
It's interesting to note that when the Pack broke-up, members
Don Brewer and Mark Farner went on to form Grand Funk
Railroad with Terry Knight serving as the famous
band's first manager and producer.

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Now here's another dramatic slow dance song that brought

Dell rat couples to the floor for two-and-a-half minutes of

sweaty snuggling. It's Erma Franklin, Aretha's older sister,

with her best known record-- "Piece Of My Heart."

"Piece Of My Heart" - Erma Franklin

(Nov./Dec. 1967, highest chart pos. # #10 R&B,
re-released in the UK in 1992 and peaked at #9)

Erma Franklin with the original recording of "Piece Of My Heart,"
the only version Dell rats really cared about. Erma, by the way,
was born in Mississippi and raised in Detroit, making her
the third Michigan based recording artist on today's show.

Time's up and I gotta leave for home to beat the curfew. I've had fun today
and I hope you did, too. Stay tuned for my good friend Shady Green
coming up on the other side of news to take you on a psychedelic
mind trip aboard his Wayback Machine, and I'll be back soon
with another stack of Jukebox Giants - the greatest hits of
the Shady Dell - here on S-P-M-M, the station that's #1
for music and fun. To wrap up the show, here's our 4th
act from Michigan, the temptin' Temptations of Motown.

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The Temps sing "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep," #67 on my Shady Dell
survey. Now this is Dell Rat Tom reminding you to make every
day a holiday... and every night a Shady Dell night!

"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" - The Temptations

(Sept./Oct. 1966, highest chart pos. #3)