New Year's Rockin' Eve in the Shady 2020: Time to Rock, Roll & Remember Dick Clark and the Bandstand Dancers!

 I'm Shady Seaweed 

 "America's Oldest Living Toddler" 

 Welcome to the 

 58th annual 

 New Year's 

 Rockin' Eve 

 in the Shady! 

The wrecking ball in Shady Square is about to drop, signalling the end
of the year 2020. As we look ahead to the coming year, let's view the past
with 2020 hindsight, specifically Dick Clark's long running music program
American Bandstand. Tonight the spotlight is not on the songs or artists
who performed on the show, not even on Dick Clark. Instead I ask that
you focus you attention on the teenagers who danced on Bandstand
over the years. In case you can't spare the time to watch every
video from beginning to end, I provided in bold red letters,

the recommended start point for each video.

 RETURN WITH US NOW 
 TO THE GLORY YEARS 

 OF BANDSTAND. 

Observe the young studio dancers of the 1960s,
their body language, clothing styles and hairdos.
Note their attitude, how they conducted
themselves on the program.

 THE DOVELLS 

 Mem'ries light the corners of my mind 

"You Can't Sit Down" - The Dovells

(Jan. 4, 1964, ep. of American Bandstand)

START PLAYING VIDEO

AT THE 1:05 MARK! 

 THE RONETTES 

 Misty water-colored mem'ries of the way we were 

"Be My Baby" - The Ronettes

(January 04, 1964, ep. of American Bandstand)

START PLAYING VIDEO

AT 45 SEC MARK:

 THE SEEKERS 

 Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind 

 Smiles we gave to one another for the way we were 

"Georgy Girl" - The Seekers

(February 4, 1967, ep. of American Bandstand)

START PLAYING VIDEO

AT THE 1:20 MARK! 

 GLADYS KNIGHT 
 AND THE PIPS 

 Can it be that it was all so simple then 

 Or has time rewritten every line 

"Friendship Train" - Gladys Knight And The Pips

(Nov. 8, 1969, ep. of American Bandstand)

START PLAYING VIDEO

FROM BEGINNING!

 THE MCCOYS 

 If we had the chance to do it all again, tell me, 

 would we..... could we? 

"Fever" - The McCoys

(December 18, 1965, ep. of American Bandstand)

START PLAYING VIDEO

AT THE 1:44 MARK!

 PAUL REVERE 
 AND THE RAIDERS 

 Mem'ries may be beautiful and yet 

 What's too painful to remember 

 We simply choose to forget 

"Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" 

Paul Revere And The Raiders

(June 3, 1967, ep. of American Bandstand)

START PLAYING VIDEO

FROM BEGINNING! 

 SAM THE SHAM 

 AND THE PHARAOHS 

 So it's the laughter we will remember 

 Whenever we remember the way we were 

"How Do You Catch A Girl"

- Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs

(January 14, 1967, ep. of American Bandstand)

START PLAYING VIDEO

AT THE 1:15 MARK!

Submitted for your approval - exhibits A through G - seven scenes of young people
having good clean fun... unbridled joy... fresh faced exuberance. Simply put -
it was great to be alive in the 60s! If you ever wondered why Boomers
say they wouldn't trade places with any other generation, the magic
moments on these videos are all the evidence you'll ever need.

 If I could turn back time 

  If I could find a way...  

 HAPPY 

 NEW YEAR! 

Get Morganized with Robert W. Morgan - Vol. 1: Can I Get To Know You Better All Summer Long at Cherry Hill Park?

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

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 to

 GET MORGANIZED 

 WITH 

 ROBERT W. MORGAN 

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

PIGGYBACK COLD OPEN:
CLICK TO PLAY FIRST VIDEO
AND IMMEDIATELY CLICK
TO PLAY SECOND VIDEO!

"All Summer Long" - The Beach Boys

(from July 1964 album All Summer Long)

ZAP! - YOU'RE MORGANIZED!

The Beach Boys in the lead-off spot with the title song from their album

All Summer Long released this week, July 13 to be exact, back in 1964.

As you might recall, the song was used nine years later on the
closing credits roll of the hit movie American Graffiti.

Good Morgan, Boss Angeles, and
good Morgan to you wherever you
are! I'm Robert W. Morgan, one of
the boss jocks at 93 KHJ, the much
more music station in Los Angeles.

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

Beginning right now I'm moonlighting
as a new member of The Shady Bunch at
sister station S-P-M-M. I'm on a mission
to get you Morganized by playing the
greatest sounds of the 60s, like this
groovy song by The Turtles from
'66. The guys hit the beach on
Where The Action Is and ask
the musical question-- "Can
I Get To Know You Better?"

"Can I Get To Know You Better" - The Turtles

(Nov. 1966, highest chart pos. #89 Hot 100/#97 Cash Box)

From the fall of 1966, you just heard
a groovy tune by The Turtles, a record
that shoulda been a hit. Instead "Can
I Get To Know You Better" lingered
near the bottom of the Hot 100 ladder. 

You're having summertime fun in the
Morgan with Robert W. on Boss Radio
KHJ simulcasting on S-P-M-M. We're
plowing thru a 7 in a row commercial

free cruise - more music with less talk!

Billy Joe Royal, the country popper from

Georgia, hit big in the summer of 1965
with "Down In The Boondocks," a
song written by Joe South, the man
responsible for "Games People Play."

CLICK TO START
THE VIDEO NOW!

Billy Joe's back on the chart in '69 with a song about a girl named Mary Hill
and the games she plays till way after dark in-- "Cherry Hill Park!"

"Cherry Hill Park" - Billy Joe Royal

(Nov./Dec. 1969, highest chart pos. #15 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

That was number 15 on the Boss 30,
Billy Joe Royal and "Cherry Hill Park"
hot on the chart near the end of 1969.

CLICK TO START
THE VIDEO NOW!

If you're just tuning in, your getting
Morganized with me, Robert W. in
the Morgan, on KHJ, simulcasting
 on YouTube and S-P-M-M Retro-
Sonic Radio... where all the cool
oldies come to play. Burning up
the boss lines, here's Barry McGuire,

with the number one sound this week
in Boss Angeles and coast-to-coast!

"Eve Of Destruction" - Barry McGuire

(Sept./Oct. 1965, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

The message is in the music. Can you
feel the heat coming up off the street?
Heavy sound there from Mister Barry
McGuire singing his 1965 chart-topper
"Eve Of Destruction," a protest song
written by P. F. Sloan.

CLICK TO START
THE VIDEO NOW!

Covering the changing sounds of the
60s like no other station - this is KHJ
Boss Angeles simulcasting on
S-P-M-M. From the Boss 30,

the Chi-town sound of The New
Colony Six-- "I Will Always
Think About You."

"I Will Always Think About You" - The New Colony Six

(Apr./May 1968, highest chart pos. #22 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

From Chicago, the silky smooth sound
of The New Colony Six and their first
hit from the spring of 1968, "I Will
Always Think About You."

CLICK TO START
THE VIDEO NOW!

Robert W. in the Morgan with you on
S-P-M-M... where the beat goes on.
Now here's the cool sound of a
San Francisco based folk-rock

band that has been compared to
the English bands The Beatles
and The Zombies. They call
themselves The Beau Brummels,
and this is their debut single and
first hit-- "Laugh Laugh!"

"Laugh Laugh" - The Beau Brummels

(Feb./Mar. 1965, highest chart pos. #15 Hot 100/#17 Cash Box)

Riding high on the chart in the early weeks of 1965, The Beau Brummels

with "Laugh Laugh," a record produced by Sly Stone, the first hit single

of the emerging San Francisco music scene in response to The British

Invasion. The song was featured in a 1965 episode of The Flintstones

and performed by a group called "The Beau Brummelstones."

ZAP!
YOU'RE
MORGANIZED!

That's a wrap. I hope you enjoyed this
first edition of Get Morganized with
me, Robert W. Morgan. Stick around.
Coming up on the B side of news it's
everybody's favorite pooch, Toto Moto,
The Hound of Sound, who will take
you on another exiting trip back to
your youth playing the groovy hits of
the past in his Top Tunes Time Tunnel, 

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

And I'll be back soon to get you Morganized with another batch of boss goldens,
every spinner a winner, so keep it here on S-P-M-M... the number one station
for a rock 'n' roll nation. To play us off, The Phil Spector Wall of Sound and
vocals by his girl group The Ronettes. It's their top 20 hit from late 1964
"Walking In The Rain." Now this is Robert W. Morgan saying so long,
be good... and see you next time!

"Walking In The Rain" - The Ronettes

(Nov./Dec. 1964, highest chart pos.
#20 Cash Box/#23 Hot 100/#28 R&B)