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"Get It On" - Chase
(July 1971, highest chart pos. #22 Cash Box/#24 Hot 100)
That was "Get It On,"
the best known recording
by Chase, the jazz rock
band led by trumpeter
Bill Chase. The single
peaked just outside
the top 20 in the
summer of 1971.
Hi there, I'm
Natalie
Teeger!
As you might already know, I am Mr. Monk's
personal assistant on the TV series Monk.
I'm here today with exciting news.
Shady Del Knight has picked me
to join The Shady Bunch as a DJ
on his S-P-M-M radio station!
You're tuned to the second sneak
preview of my show which will
make its debut in 2022. It's called
Natalie Teeger's Array of Sunshine.
I'll be bringing you the best sounds
of the 60s and 70s - sunshine pop,
soft rock, brassy horn bands like
Chase, English imports and more -
songs that are guaranteed to put
Array of Sunshine into your day.
Would you like to ride in my
beautiful balloon? Or how
about my Flying Machine?
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That's the name of the British studio
group formed by songwriters/producers
Tony MacAuley and Geoff Stephens.
In the fall of 1969, The Flying Machine
was way up there where the air is rare,
in the top 5 on the U.S. chart, with
the feel-good ditty-- "Smile A Little
Smile For Me (Rosemarie)."
"Smile A Little Smile For Me" - The Flying Machine
(Oct./Nov. 1969, highest chart pos. #5 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
That one goes out to all of the
brokenhearted Rosemaries of
the world who need cheering
up - the English studio-based
pop group The Flying Machine
doing their signature song and
big U.S. hit-- "Smile A Little
Smile For Me."
If you're just tuning in, I'm
Natalie Teeger, Mr. Monk's
girl Friday and every other
day of the week, giving you
a sneak peek at my new
show coming to S-P-M-M
Retro Radio. I'm offering
Array of Sunshine
to make your day a little
brighter and a little better.
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This band put Niles, Michigan, on the map with their debut single "Hanky Panky,"
originally released in 1964 on that city's Snap record label. Fast forward to the
summer of '69. Tommy James And The Shondells were riding high with a
string of hits and soaring toward the top of the chart with this song
co-written by Tommy. Here's "Crystal Blue Persuasion."
summer of '69. Tommy James And The Shondells were riding high with a
string of hits and soaring toward the top of the chart with this song
co-written by Tommy. Here's "Crystal Blue Persuasion."
"Crystal Blue Persuasion" - Tommy James And The Shondells
(July/Aug. 1969, highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
That was one of the songs most often
heard playing on the radio during the
celebrated summer of '69 - Tommy
James And The Shondells peaking
at #2 on the charts with "Crystal
celebrated summer of '69 - Tommy
James And The Shondells peaking
at #2 on the charts with "Crystal
Blue Persuasion." Many listeners
thought the song was about drugs,
thought the song was about drugs,
but Tommy insisted he got his
inspiration from Bible verses.
inspiration from Bible verses.
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Natalie Teeger playing the great
sounds of your lifetime and here's
another, The Grass Roots with 1971
gold-- "Two Divided By Love!"
"Two Divided By Love" - The Grass Roots
(Nov. 1971, highest chart pos. #8 Cash Box/#16 Hot 100/#2 Canada)
An ear-pleasing blast from your past, those were The Grass Roots, the LA-
based band that started out doing folk rock, but had their greatest success
in the late 60s and early 70s cranking out good time pop-rock singles like
that one, "Two Divided By Love," a record that penetrated the top 10
on Cash Box and went all the way to #2 in Canada in the fall of 1971.
Natalie Teeger keeping you company
on S-P-M-M, where all the cool oldies
come to play. I'm doing my best to
come to play. I'm doing my best to
turn that frown upside down and
put Array of Sunshine into your
day. How am I doing so far?
Here's another fellow who did pretty
doggone well for himself after first
making his mark with a famous band.
It's Paul McCartney, you might have
heard of him, joined here by wife Linda
and their band Wings doing a 1978 single
that went top 5 in the UK and did even
better stateside, going all the way to the
top of the chart. Here are McCartney
and Wings-- "With A Little Luck."
"With A Little Luck"- Wings
(Apr./May 1978, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
That was Paul McCartney with
his band Wings performing
"With A Little Luck," their
chart-topping single from
the spring of '78, a song
from their album
London Town.
This is your breath of fresh
air, Natalie Teeger, bringing
Array of Sunshine into your
life on S-P-M-M Retro Radio,
the station with personality.
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No one spreads sunshine better
than this pair and their yacht rock
sound. Here are The Captain and
Tennille with-- "Love Will
Keep Us Together!"
"Love Will Keep Us Together" - The Captain & Tennille
(June/July 1975, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box,
live perf. on The Midnight Special)
A winner of a song that spent
four weeks at #1 at the start
of summer in 1975, that was
"Love Will keep Us Together,"
composed by Brill Building
greats Neil Sedaka and his
partner Howard Greenfield
and performed by Captain
and Tennille on a telecast
of The Midnight Special.
“Captain” Daryl Dragon
laid down the entire
instrumental backing
on the record except
for the drums which
were played by Hal
Blaine of the famed
Wrecking Crew.
Before I forget, I want to remind you to watch Mr. Monk,
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, Lieutenant Randy Disher and
me as we work together to bring the bad guys to justice
on our series Monk, now playing on Amazon Prime.
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Darn! Boss man Shady Del Knight's giving me the signal to wrap it up.
That does it for this second preview of my new show on S-P-M-M Retro Radio.
To play us off, here's Santana with "Jingo," the first single released from the
Latin rock band's self-titled debut 1969 album. "Jingo" is a cover of a song
originally released in 1959 by Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olatunji.
Stay tuned. Coming up on the B side of Gary Owens' news, meet Shady's
Place newbie Denny the Dell Rat and take Shady's latest Mom & Pop
Brain Buster Quiz. Now this is Natalie Teeger inviting you to join
me next year when once again I'll bring Array of Sunshine
into your world. Take care and I'll see you in '22!
"Jingo" - Santana
(Nov. 1969, highest chart pos. #37 Cash Box,
#56 Hot 100, from Aug. 1969 album Santana)
Nice job, Natalie.
By the way, in case you
haven't heard... I have
my own band. It's called
The Randy Disher Project.
Hey, if you'd like, I can
get you tickets to our
next show. It's Saturday
afternoon...in my garage.
