Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue Vol. 4: Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein, Dracula & Little Devils in The Twilight Zone!

BOOTH ANNOUNCER GARY OWENS:

...and the cow was returned to its rightful owner.

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"Little Devil" - Neil Sedaka

(May/June 1961, highest chart pos. #9 Cash Box/#11 Hot 100)

Yessum, he's the real deal, my friend Neil. That was Mr. Neil Sedaka

kicking-off my Halloween Spooktacular with "Little Devil," a top 10

hit in 1961 for the prolific, terrific singer and songwriter.

Good morn and howdy-do!

I'm Shady Blue hoping to

have you Stuck Like Glue

before I'm through. It's time

for you to wake up and smell

the coffee (along with my

stinky socks.) I've been

wearing the same pair

ever since Sedaka

waxed that song.

(BA-DUM-BUMP)

Today's play list is designed to get

you in the mood for trick-or-treat

fright night. It'll be here before you

know it, so let's keep the spooky

records (and stomachs) turning.

By special request, I've got another soundtrack song from Blue Velvet, one of

the featured films in my recent tribute to director David Lynch. In the fall of

1963, pop crooner Bobby Vinton gained a #1 charting hit with the tender

ditty that later became the title song of that neo-noir mystery thriller

movie. If you're watching my simulcast on YouTube, behold the

film's opening sequence and note how Lynch uses the sweet

song "Blue Velvet" to arouse fear and loathing.  

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As you will see, Bobby's ballad starts out in complete harmony with

the images of small town serenity on the screen, but soon the song

contradicts the action... letting the audience know that, beneath

its tranquil veneer, all is not well in Lumberton, North Carolina.

"Blue Velvet" - Bobby Vinton

(Sept./Oct. 1963, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

opening scene from Sept. 1986 film Blue Velvet)

I don't know about you, but Shady Blue's got goose bumps thinking about

tough guy Frank Booth and a candy-colored clown they call the Sandman.

You just heard the contrapuntal theme song from the David Lynch's

Blue Velvet on this special Halloween edition of Stuck Like Glue.

Our next number is by the Toronto group
The Diamonds. Along with The Crew-Cuts,
another group from that city, The Diamonds
rose to fame covering R&B songs. In 1956
The Diamonds approached the top 10 with
Frankie Lymon's "Why Do Fools Fall In
Love" and with "The Church Bells May
Ring," originally waxed by The Willows.
In 1957, The Diamonds' version of
The Gladiolas' single "Little Darlin'"
lasted half a year on the chart and
spent 8 weeks at #2 behind Elvis
Presley's smash "All Shook Up."
In '59, just in time for Halloween,
The Diamonds released the creepy
song you are about to hear.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

It was penned by lyricist Roy Alfred who wrote "The Hucklebuck,"

a hit for Chubby Checker, and "Let's Lock The Door," a hit
for Jay And The Americans. The Diamonds now with--
"Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein or Dracula!"

"Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein Or Dracula" - The Diamonds

(Oct. 1959, uncharted B side of "Walkin' The Stroll")

BOOTH ANNOUNCER:

IT'S A

SHADY BLUE

(ECHO CHAMBER)

DOUBLE PLAY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY

That's right. Shady Blue's

turning a double play with

another song for you

by The Diamonds.

START VIDEO NOW!

The monster record I just played was not
a monster hit. In fact it missed the chart,
and so did the A side of that single
"Walkin' The Stroll," an attempt by

The Diamonds to milk the success
of this song, their original dance hit
"The Stroll." Watch as the kids in
Des Moines, Iowa, go strollin'
on the TV show Seventeen!

"The Stroll" - The Diamonds

(Jan./Feb. 1958, highest chart pos. #1 Cash Box/#4 Hot 100,

ep. of  TV dance program Seventeen on WOI-TV

channel 5 Ames/Des Moines, Iowa)

Old gold sound and images there as you watched couples performing the line dance
fad The Stroll on an early 1958 episode of Seventeen, a show that originated from
the studios of WOI-TV in Ames, Iowa. In the early 70s, The Stroll became a
regular feature on Soul Train with the hippest dancers on TV strutting
down The Soul Train Line. That single by The Diamonds topped the
Cash Box chart in the early weeks of 1958. It was later used in
the soundtrack of American Graffiti and, in counterpoint,
in the 1986 sci-fi/horror movie Night Of The Creeps.  

If you're just tuning in, I'm Shady Blue

doing my best to get you Stuck Like Glue

with a killer lineup of songs for Halloween

right here on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio,

where the spooky sounds of the past

come back to haunt you. 

At the top of the show we heard from
Neil Sedaka who wants to make
a little devil his girl.

START VIDEO NOW!

Elvis Presley is going the other way.
Presley got wise to a-- "Devil In Disguise!"

"(You're The) Devil In Disguise" - Elvis Presley

(July/Aug. 1963, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

BOOTH ANNOUNCER:

IT'S ANOTHER

SHADY BLUE

(ECHO CHAMBER)

DOUBLE PLAY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY-AY

Yes indeed, not one but two double plays in this edition of Stuck Like Glue!

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

I'm hooked on a feeling with Elvis the Pelvis... a feeling
like my head is spinning 'round and 'round-- "Witchcraft!"

"Witchcraft" - Elvis Presley

(Oct./Nov. 1963, highest chart pos. #32 Hot 100,

#33 Cash Box, B side of "Bossa Nova Baby")

You just heard two Presley platters back-to-back: "Witchcraft," an Elvis

cover of a 1956 R&B record by The Spiders, made a run at the top 30

at Halloween 1963 on the B side of "Bossa Nova Baby." Before that,

you listened to "(You're The) Devil In Disguise," a top 3 charting

single for The King during the summer that same year.

Uh-oh, the boss man, Shady Del Knight,

is signalling me to put a pitchfork in it,
because I'm done. That does it for my
Halloween Spooktacular. Thanks a lot
for tuning in. Stick around. Coming up
on the flip side of Gary Owens' news,

it's the return of AIDA, that living doll

robotic bad girl from Marvel's Agents

of  S.H.I.E.L.D... who will hold your

brain hostage inside The Framework,

 so keep it right here on S-P-M-M...

the station that's number one for

music and Halloween fun.

CLICK TO START
THE VIDEO NOW!

And I'll be back soon with more golden greats to get you Stuck Like Glue.

To play us off, here's the instrumental rock group The Ventures, whisking

us away to "The Twilight Zone," a track from their 1964 album

Ventures In Space. Now this is Shady Blue saying

so long and happy Halloween!

"The Twilight Zone" - The Ventures

(from 1964 album Ventures In Space)

Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue - Vol. 3 The $64,000 Question: Who Put the Bomp?

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 for

 STUCK LIKE GLUE 

 on SHADY BLUE 

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

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

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AT 9 SEC. MARK OF FIRST VIDEO!

"Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" - Barry Mann

(Sept. 1961, highest chart pos. #7 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

Hey, old school's the rule...
and you're stuck like glue on Shady Blue!

How are ya doing, this morning?
You're tuned to the greatest little
station in the nation, S-P-M-M,
home of The Shady Bunch.
Kicking off the show you heard
songwriter Barry Mann singing
his one and only top 10 hit as a

solo recording artist, "Who Put
The Bomp," a ditty he co-wrote
with Gerry Goffin. Background
vocals on that record were done
by the Bronx doo-wop group
The Halos.

The El Dorados, a doo-wop group from Chicago, are best known
for their chart-topping R&B hit "At My Front Door" released in
August 1955. Wouldn't you know it, mild-mannered pop crooner
Pat Boone waxed a cover of the song and had his vanilla version
on the radio and in record shops a couple of weeks later!

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Shady Blue always gives credit where its due. The Patster's
whitewashed, sanitized cover is so bad... it's great. Go Pat, go!

"At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)" - Pat Boone

(Nov./Dec. 1955, highest chart pos. #7 Hot 100/#8 Cash Box)

That was Mr. Clean, Pat Boone, doing a decent job of covering

"At My Front Door," originally recorded by the El Dorados.

Shady Blue keeping you company on
S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio, and now
 here's a song written by Bert Berns,
the influential songwriter and producer

who founded two of the coolest record

labels of the 1960s - Bang and Shout.

"Tell Her" was first recorded in the
spring of '62 by Johnny Thunder.
His platter failed to chart. By
the end of the year the song
was famous thanks to a
cover with a slightly

different title waxed
by the R&B group
The Exciters.

START VIDEO NOW!

Check it out... a record that made Billboard's list of The 100
Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. The Exciters-- "Tell Him!"

"Tell Him" - The Exciters

(Dec. 1962/Jan. 1963, highest chart pos.

#4 Hot 100/#5 Cash Box/#5 R&B)

"Tell Him," a top 5 hit by The Exciters, featuring Brenda Reid, a little lady

with powerful pipes, a "girl group" that included her husband Herb Rooney.

If you're just tuning in, you're Stuck Like

Glue on Shady Blue and this is S-P-M-M,

where we go hunting for great sounds of

the past and bring 'em back alive. In the

early to mid 60s, this next young lady's

voice was heard singing soda pop

jingles as "The Pepsi Girl." Billed

as "The Voice of the Sixties" she

made records with Edd "Kookie"

Byrnes of 77 Sunset Strip, waxed

solo singles and albums and

acted on TV and in movies.

START VIDEO NOW!

As a recording artist she worked with some of the best songwriters,

arrangers and producers in the business. Nevertheless, she is remembered

as a one-hit-wonder for the girl pop single now spinning on my turntable.

Her name is Joanie Sommers and this her claim to fame-- "Johnny Get Angry!"

"Johnny Get Angry" - Joanie Sommers

(June/July 1962, highest chart pos. #7 Hot 100/#11 Cash Box)

That was Joanie Sommers with her signature song "Johnnie Get Angry,"
a top 10 memory maker from the summer of '62. Joanie got angry
because that teen romance ditty was her only hit.

Here's an actress & singer who made a much

bigger name for herself. Debbie Reynolds was

a popular leading lady of the 50s in musicals

and comedies, the one time wife of singer

Eddie Fisher and the mother of Carrie

Fisher - "Princess Leia" in Star Wars.

START VIDEO NOW!

In 1957 Debbie starred in the movie
Tammy and the Bachelor and waxed
the theme song. The sweet ballad
rode the pop chart for more than
half a year and spent seven weeks
at #1. Here now is the late, great

Debbie Reynolds and-- "Tammy!"

"Tammy" - Debbie Reynolds

(Aug./Sept. 1957, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

from June 1957 film Tammy and the Bachelor)

Debbie Reynolds with the theme from Tammy
and the Bachelor, the first of four Tammy movies.

In the 1950s our next featured artist

was one of the most eligible bachelors

in Hollywood, a regular teenage idol.

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THE VIDEO NOW!

It's Ricky Nelson with one of his

biggest and best, a song penned by

Gene Pitney. Ricky sings-- "Hello

Mary Lou (goodbye heart)."

"Hello Mary Lou" - Ricky Nelson

(May/June 1961, highest chart pos. #9 Hot 100
& Cash Box, B side of "Travelin' Man")

Ricky Nelson there with "Hello Mary Lou," the fab
flip side of his #1 smash hit "Travelin' Man."

Hey, I'm all outta time. Thank you
very much for joining me. I hope
by now you're stuck like glue on
me - Shady Blue. Stick around
for my good buddy Jerry Blavat,

"The Geator with The Heater,"
coming up on the flipside of
news right here on S-P-M-M,
the station that's #1 for
music and fun.

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

To play us off, here's Elvis singing a great ballad, his top 3

charting hit "Can't Help Falling In Love," in a scene

from the film Blue Hawaii. Aloha!

"Can't Help Falling In Love" - Elvis Presley

(Dec. 1961/Jan. 1962, highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100,
#4 Cash Box, from Nov. 1961 film Blue Hawaii)

Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue Volume 2: "Don't," Pleads Elvis the Pelvis.. "I Beg Of You!"

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 for

 STUCK LIKE GLUE 
 on SHADY BLUE 

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

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(COLD SHOW OPEN)

"Don't" - Elvis Presley
(Mar./Apr. 1958, highest chart pos. #1)

Hey, old school's cool and old school's the rule here on S-P-M-M
Retrosonic Radio, where we go huntin' for the great songs of the past...
and bring 'em back alive!

You're Stuck Like Glue on Shady Blue. That's me. Howdy-do?

That was Elvis Presley opening our show with "Don't," a dramatic

ballad written and produced by Leiber & Stoller, and the eleventh

#1 charting single in the U.S. for The King of Rock and Roll.

BOOTH ANNOUNCER: It's another Shady Blue
(echo chamber) DOUBLE PLAY-ay-ay-ay!

That's right, folks... Elvis sings "Don't," and Shady Blue shouts
don't touch that dial, because I've got a double dose of The Pelvis!

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

I'm flipping that Presley platter, freeing the killer bee,
and urging you to keep it here on S-P-M-M... "I Beg Of You!"

"I Beg Of You" - Elvis Presley

(Mar. 1958, highest chart pos. #8)

Elvis Presley with one of his great double-

sider singles from the 50s, "Don't" backed

with "I Beg Of You." My next spinner is

another winner, a doo-wop - rock & roll

record that topped the chart in January,

1958, and went on to become one of

the best selling singles of the year.

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THE VIDEO NOW!

Here they are, ladies and germs, one of
Philly's Phinest vocal groups, Danny
And The Juniors, doing their smash
hit and signature song "At The Hop!"

"At The Hop" - Danny And The Juniors

(Jan. 1958, highest chart pos. #1)

Danny and the Juniors "At The Hop" and Shady Blue at the mic.
If you're just tuning in, you're Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue
here on S-P-M-M Radio - more music with less talk and
always a guaranteed 7-in-a-row commercial free cruise.

56 years ago this next song topped the
charts in Ireland and Australia. If you
happen to be watching our simulcast
on YouTube, you'll be able to enjoy
The Action Kids doing their thing.

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THE VIDEO NOW!

They, of course, were the talented
dance company on Dick Clark's
TV series Where The Action Is.
Here now is the late great
Del Shannon with--
"Little Town Flirt!

"Little Town Flirt" - Del Shannon

(Feb. 1963, highest chart pos. #12 Hot 100/#11 Cash Box,

perf. on Sept. 28, 1965 ep. of Where The Action Is)

"Little Town Flirt," one of the many great hit

singles by rock 'n' roll legend Del Shannon.

Now here's a taste of the early 60s Nashville

sound. "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"

was written and first recorded way back in

1949 by country music singer and Grand

Ole Opry star Hank Locklin. At the time

Hank's song didn't chart, but it became

a major crossover hit when it was

re-released at the end of 1957.

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Hit versions of "Send Me The Pillow" were also released in the 1960s

by The Browns, by Dean Martin, and by this man- Jacksonville,

Florida, country-pop singer Johnny Tillotson!

"Send Me The Pillow You Dream On" - Johnny Tillotson

(Sept. 1962, highest cart pos. #17)

That was "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On," the version

recorded by Johnny Tillotson, the country crossover artist

who became a teen idol of sorts two years earlier with

the biggest hit single of his career "Poetry In Motion."

At the end of 1962 this next song was well

on the way to becoming a million seller.
Sung by Brooklynite Marcie Blane, it is
one of the many boy name teen pop
singles released in the pre-Beatles era.
Marcie's record shot to #2 on Cash Box,
blocked from the top spot by "Telstar,"
the international hit by the English
instrumental band The Tornados.
Here now is Marcie Blane with her
one and only hit-- "Bobby's Girl."

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

"Bobby's Girl" - Marcie Blane

(Dec. 1962, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100/#2 Cash Box)

One hit wondergirl Marcie Blane there with her signature song
"Bobby's Girl," a record that enjoyed a long 16 week ride on
the pop chart and was still hanging on this week in 1963.

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Hey, time's up and I gotta scoot. As the Bill Black Combo plays us out with

"Smokie - Part 2," another great instrumental that was charting 59 years ago
this week, I wanna thank you for joining me. Stay tuned on the other side
of news for my good friend Hy Lit who will put you on a Natural Hy.
I'll be back soon with another nostalgic stack of wax. I hope by
now you're Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue and that you'll keep
it here on S-P-M-M, the station that's #1 for music and fun!

"Smokie - Pt. 2" - Bill Black's Combo

(Jan. 1960, highest chart pos. #17 Hot 100/#13 Cash Box

Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue - Vol. 1: Stuck On You!

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 for

 STUCK LIKE GLUE 
 on SHADY BLUE 

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

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

(COLD SHOW OPEN)

"New Orleans" - Eddie Hodges

(July 1965, highest chart pos. #44)

Eddie Hodges starting us off right with a rockin' trip down the mighty
Mississip to "New Orleans," a cover of the 1960 hit by Gary "U.S." Bonds.

Morning morning glory. My name is Shady Blue, how-do-you-do?

Hey, our commercial free cruise has just begun on the all new
S-P-M-M radio, home of "The Shady Bunch," the station
where the boss jocks always play seven in a row.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic Stereo Surround, that's S-P-M-M!
You're stuck like glue on Shady Blue and-- ELVIS!

"I Gotta Know" - Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
(Dec. 1960/Jan. 1961, highest chart pos. #20,
B side of "Are You Lonesome To-night?")

From Christmas 1960 and the early weeks of 1961,

Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires - "I Gotta Know" -

the fab flipside of "Are You Lonesome To-Night."

You're stuck like glue on Elvis and Shady Blue

here on the all new S-P-M-M radio.

Up next, one of the Greatest Songs of All Time according to Rolling Stone, and I'm not about to argue. If you're catching the simulcast of my show on YouTube, check out Mr. Del Shannon performing on a 1965 episode of Hollywood A Go Go.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Listen in super stereo as Del serenades the Gazzarri Dancers with
his signature song, a #1 charting monster hit from 1961-- "Runaway!"

"Runaway" - Del Shannon (Apr. 1961,
highest chart pos. #1, live appearance on
Aug. 28, 1965 ep. of Hollywood A Go Go)

Del Shannon with "Runaway," a song that was later used

as the theme of the 1980s television series Crime Story.

S-P-M-M means good music, good memories and good

times and you're Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue.

Here's another entry on Rolling Stone's list of

The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. At #70,

it's the second highest ranked song by a

solo female artist, right behind "Respect"

by Aretha Franklin. Burt Bacharach and

Hal David composed several songs for

this gifted diva and this is one of the best.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

It's a smooth sound from a great year in music - 1964.
Miss Dionne Warwick-- "Walk On By!"

"Walk On By" - Dionne Warwick

(May/June 1964, highest chart pos. #6 Hot 100 & R&B,
from Aug. 1964 album Make Way For Dionne Warwick)

If you're just tuning in, good morning and howdy-do.

You're Stuck Like Glue On Shady Blue and you've

got your radio dial set on S-P-M-M... home of

"The Shady Bunch"... not to be confused with

The Brady Bunch or The Breakfast Club. Hey,

if you happen to be eating breakfast while

listening to the show, I've got a question.

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

Remember the old advertising jingle of the 70s and 80s -

the one that went "I like bread and butter, I like toast and jam,

I like Schmidt's Blue Ribbon Bread, It's my favorite brand"?

Well here's the record that inspired the campaign -

The Newbeats-- "Bread And Butter!"

"Bread And Butter" - The Newbeats

(Sept. 1964, highest chart pos. #2, live perf.
on Oct 3, 1964 ep. of American Bandstand)

You're tuned to S-P-M-M, The Shady Bunch,

and yours truly Shady Blue. One of Bobby

Darin's biggest hits, a multi-million seller,

shoulda, coulda and woulda gone all the

way to the top of the chart. Instead it was

stopped in its tracks at #2 by the wildly

popular patriotic anthem that clung to

the number one spot - "The Battle of

 New Orleans" by Johnny Horton.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Coming to you in super stereo on S-P-M-M Radio,

here's Bobby's biggie from 1959-- "Dream Lover!"

"Dream Lover" - Bobby Darin (May/June 1959,

highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100/#4 R&B)

Hey, time's up and I gotta scoot.

Thanks for joining me for my first show. Stay tuned, because there's
much more music coming up on the flipside of news on Natural Hy
with your host, the man with the plan, on the scene with the
record machine, the one and only Hyski - Hy Lit!

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

I hope by now you're Stuck Like Glue on yours truly Shady Blue and that you'll
keep it right here on S-P-M-M... the station that's #1 for music and fun!
To play us off, here again is The King...Elvis the Pelvis, with my
theme song-- "Stuck On You." See you next time!

"Stuck On You' - Elvis Presley

(May, June, July 1960, highest chart pos. #1,
May 12, 1960, live perf. on Frank Sinatra's
Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley)