The AI-Team, Vol 2

"I pity the fool who don't like these songs!"

 Old School's the Rule 

 In the Battle Against 

 The Anime From Within! 

No, dear friend. That's not a typo in the title at the top of the page.

 Today's post does not focus on The A-Team.

 

It focuses on

The AI-Team...

delightful characters

emerging from the

rapidly expanding

 cutting-edge

technology of

Artificial

Intelligence

art.

Yessum, we're in the middle of an AI boom,

and today's post offers a mix of past and present...

...20th century boomer songs and dazzling

AI art renderings of the 21st century.

  

In a recent post hosted by

Dr. Mary Harris from the

TV series Mary Kills People,

you heard three Mary songs:

"Sweet Mary," "The Wind

Cries Mary" and "Along

Comes Mary."  In this

edition of AI-Team,

Shady Del Knight is

once again going all

girlie on you, playing

ten of his favorite songs

that also have a girl's

name in the title.

To illustrate the theme

of the post, the songs

are accompanied by

modern AI-generated

images of women

and girls.

How many of these

 girl name songs do

you know, remember

or like hearing for

the first time?

Lulu

Our first featured girl song is a real Lulu. Released

at the height of the surf-rock craze, this gem of

the genre swept the nation like a tidal wave.

 Jan And Dean tell the tale of the whale, introducing

the queen of the surfer girls-- "Honolulu Lulu!"

"Honolulu Lulu" - Jan And Dean

(Sept./Oct. 1963, highest chart pos.

#11 Hot 100/#10 Cash Box)

Linda

At the start of that same year, 1963, Jan & Dean released this

next song as their last single in the doo-wop/teen pop vein.

 (The record that followed, the chart-topper  "Surf City,"

firmly established J&D as a hit-making surf-rock duo.)

What an interesting story behind this song! It was written

for a baby girl who went on to fame as Linda McCartney,

the wife of Beatles' dreamboat Paul McCartney!

In 1942, while on a tour of Europe during WWII,

American songwriter Jack Lawrence dedicated

a ditty to Linda Eastman, the one-year-old

daughter of his attorney Lee Eastman.

The song, published in 1946 after Lawrence left the military,

was recorded by several artists, but Jan And Dean's version

is the grabber. Penetrating the top 30 in the spring of '63,

here's the toe-tapping song about-- "l-l, l-l-l, l-l-l-l-Linda!"

"Linda" - Jan And Dean

(Apr./May 1963, highest chart pos.

#26 Cash Box/#28 Hot 100)

Susan

In the mid 60s, American record buyers were going wild

over British bands. To imply that they too came from the UK,

a polished, horn-driven, blue-eyed soul and psychedelic pop

band from Chicago were given the name The Buckinghams.

1967 was the biggest year for The Bucks. All 5 of their top 40

hits charted that year... leading Billboard magazine to name

The Buckinghams "The Most Listened to Band in America."

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Here's lead singer Dennis Tufano and The Buckinghams with the

last single in the group's 1967 hot streak, a song about-- "Susan!"

"Susan" - The Buckinghams

(Dec. 1967/Jan. 1968, highest chart pos.

#6 Record World/#7 Cash Box,

#11 Billboard/#7 Canada)

Sally #1

Our next girl name song was originally waxed by rock & roll

legend Little Richard. In 1956, Richard's single spent 19 weeks

 atop the R&B chart and brushed the top 5 on the pop survey.

Eight years later, The Beatles, who admired Little Richard

and performed his hits during their concerts, released

a great cover. I found a brilliantly remixed version and

reimagined video for your listening and viewing pleasure.

 From May, 1964, here are The Beatles with Paul McCartney

on lead singing the praises of-- "Long Tall Sally!"

"Long Tall Sally" - The Beatles

(from May 1964 album The Beatles' Long Tall Sally,

rel. as single and reached #1 in Sweden & Denmark

in June, July & August 1964)

Jenny

Rock & Roll titan Little Richard is also the inspiration

behind the next featured girl song. In 1957, Richard's

original entitled "Jenny, Jenny" peaked at #2 on the

R&B chart and went top 10 on the pop survey.

 In late 1965, rock & roll/R&B wildman Mitch Ryder used

"Jenny, Jenny" in a mashup with "See See Rider Blues"

aka "See See Rider" aka "C.C. Rider," a blues song

from the 1920s about a lover who sleeps around.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Here are Mitch Ryder and his band The Detroit Wheels on

Hullabaloo doing their top 10 hit-- "Jenny Take A Ride!"

"Jenny Take A Ride!" - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels

(Jan./Feb. 1966, highest chart pos. #10 Hot 100/#17 Cash Box,

live performance on Jan. 24, 1966, episode of Hullabaloo)

Pam

Now here's another Beatles song with the name of a girl in the title.

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From the September, 1969, album Abbey Road--

"(You should see) Polythene Pam!"

"Polythene Pam" - The Beatles

(from September 1969, album Abbey Road)

Elenor #1

Check out this groovy girl song by The Turtles,

the LA-based psychedelic pop band led by

Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman.

 With deliberately goofy lyrics, the ditty was penned as

a satire of the group's biggest pop hit "Happy Together."

 One of the first pop recordings to utilize the Moog synthesizer,

the Turtles' single had a vibe that listeners couldn't resist

and the record made the top 5 in the fall of 1968.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Here are Howard & Mark ("Flo & Eddie") doing

their latest hit live on Kraft Music Hall!

"Elenor" - The Turtles

(Oct./Nov. 1968, highest chart pos. #5 Cash Box,

#6 Hot 100/#4 Canada, Sept. 1968 live perf.

on TV show Kraft Music Hall)

Sally #2

Now here's the second Sally song in today's lineup.  R&B singer

and songwriter Mack Rice wrote and first recorded this ditty

in 1965. Rice's version reached its peak at #15 on the R&B

chart, an achievement that was eclipsed the following year

when gravel-voiced R&B great Wilson Pickett covered it.

 Pickett's record went top 5 on the R&B survey and crossed over

to the pop chart, penetrating the top 20 on Cash Box and the

top 5 in Canada. Pickett's version is also ranked #114 on

my list of The 200 Greatest Hits of the Shady Dell.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Here's "The Wicked Pickett" with a single that made

Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs

 of All Time - "Mustang Sally!"

"Mustang Sally" - Wilson Pickett

(#6 R&B/#16 Cash Box/#23 Hot 100/#4 Canada,

#114 The 200 Greatest Hits of the Shady Dell)

Renee

The Left Banke was a baroque psychedelic pop band

based in New York City. Millions of fans across America

and around the globe were saddened when news broke in

 January, 2020, that the group's lead singer, Steve Martin,

later known as Steve Martin Caro, died at the age of 71.

 Martin possessed one of the most beautiful and distinctive

voices in all of pop music, as you will hear as he sings

one of the most evocative songs ever recorded, the

band's debut single, a top 5 hit in the fall of 1966.

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Here are Steve Martin and The Left Banke with a song regarded as

 the definitive work of the baroque pop genre-- "Walk Away Renee!"

"Walk Away Renee" - The Left Banke

(Oct./Nov. 1966, highest chart pos. #2 Cash Box/#5 Hot 100,

#129 The 200 Greatest Hits of the Shady Dell)

Eleanor #2

Earlier, The Turtles paid musical tribute to "Elenor."

To conclude today's show, here's a different girl song

with a different spelling of that same name. Released

along with "Yellow Submarine" on a double A-side

single in August, 1966, from the Beatles' Revolver

album, resulting in two chart-topping worldwide

hits, it's the story of a lonely, ageing spinster

by the name of-- "Eleanor Rigby!"

"Eleanor Rigby" - The Beatles

(#1 UK/#11 Hot 100/#12 Cash Box,

from Aug. 1966 album Revolver)

I hope you liked these girl name songs of the past

and new AI generated images of women and girls.

Meet more enchanting members of

 The AI-Team 

next time, and remember... 

 Old School's the Rule 

 In the Battle Against 

 The Anime From Within! 

 See you next time! 

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)

The Good Girls, Robert W. Morgan & Dr. Don Rose Join Hepcat Black as the Newest Members of "The Bunch"!

GOOD GIRLS

GO TO HEAVEN.

BAD GIRLS GO EVERYWHERE.

 THESE GOOD GIRLS 

 REVOLT! 

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 meet
six more new members of

 THE SHADY BUNCH 

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

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

(COLD SHOW OPEN)

"A Quiet Place" - Garnet Mimms And The Enchanters

(July/Aug. 1964, highest chart pos. #78 Hot 100 & R&B/#89 Cash Box)

"Lady lady lady... why do you holler? Ain't nobody seen your Johnny Dollar!"

From the summer of '64, that was a fab uptown soul classic by my main man,

the sensational Garnet Mimms along with The Enchanters-- "A Quiet Place."

Hello & happy new year! Yours truly Hyski, Hy Lit,
The South Philadelphia Kid... The Potentate of the
Keystone State... welcoming you to part 2 of our
New Year's Spectacular on S-P-M-M Retrosonic
Radio where all the cool oldies come to play.
We're kicking off 2020 in a big big way by
introducing a total of 8, count 'em - EIGHT
new boss jocks down here at the plant.

Time for you to meet one of them now.
He's a cool kitty and that's a fact, Jack.
Here's my buddy, my pal... my feral

feline friend-- Hepcat Black!

Hey hey, thank you, Hy Lit...
and happy 2020, everybody!

I'm Hepcat Black... I got the knack...

and my new show's called Pink Cadillac!

I'm here to prove that old school is cool. I'll be playing rockabilly, psychobilly,

outlaw country, 50s rock & roll and the best of the modern rock & roll revival.

Here's a smooth operator who needs no

introduction, but I'm gonna introduce him

anyway. He's a tavelin' man, a teen age idol

from lonesome town. He's Ricky Nelson...

and this week in 1958 his latest single was

climbing the chart on its way to the top 20.

It's the song on the B side of his smash hit

"Stood Up." Ricky's record follows the

same story line as "School Day," a

Chuck Berry hit the previous year.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Our boy Ricky's startin' to feel like a poor little fool,
'cause it's late and he's sick and tired of-- "Waitin' In School!"

"Waitin' In School" - Ricky Nelson

(Jan./Feb. 1958, highest chart pos. #6 Cash Box,
#18 Hot 100, B side of "Stood Up")

From the early weeks of 1958, Ricky Nelson

is "Waitin' In School" for the dang bell to ring,

a song written by Johnny and Dorsey Burnette. 

Now here are three pretty little ladies recruited by

Shady as new members of his Shady Bunch deejay

crew. They're the stars of Good Girls Revolt, an

Amazon Video TV series that's been called the

female version of Mad Men. Let's give a warm

welcome to Patti Robinson, Cindy Reston and

Jane Hollander! Take it away Good Girls!

Thank you Hepcat Black, and hello everyone!

My name is Patti. I'm a go-getter. I believe in

free love, partying hard and shaking up the

establishment. Jane, Cindy and I welcome

this opportunity to take our rightful places

alongside The Shady Bunch men and prove

ourselves as radio announcers. Our show is

called Libbin' It Up With The Good Girls

featuring the great sounds of the mid to late

60s, the revolutionary period in music and
pop culture that produced the fabled
Summer of Love and Woodstock.

Scottish folk rocker Donovan is responsible for some of the grooviest
sounds of the era. Donovan wrote the song "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in India
where he was studying Transcendental Meditation with the Beatles.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Released as a single in the spring of 1968, "Hurdy Gurdy Man" reached
the top 5 on both sides of the Atlantic. Singing one of his greatest and most
memorable songs of love, here now is Donovan with-- "Hurdy Gurdy Man!"

"Hurdy Gurdy Man" - Donovan

(July/Aug. 1968, highest chart pos.
#3 Cash Box/#5 Hot 100)

Hi, I'm Cindy, pleased to meet you. I am polite,
soft-spoken and mild-mannered, but I am also
a newly empowered woman who has finally
gained confidence and found her voice at
 the microphone here on S-P-M-M Radio.

Sunshine pop, the feel good music of the
mid to late 60s, is one of the categories
you can expect us to play on our show
Libbin' It Up. One of the most popular bands of the genre started out as a
California surf-rock group
called The Crossfires.

START VIDEO NOW!

They found success when they changed their name to The Turtles and
switched to folk-rock and psychedelic pop. Here's their biggest hit,
a record that bumped the Beatles "Penny Lane" from the top
of the chart in 1967. The Turtles-- "Happy Together!"

"Happy Together" - The Turtles

(Mar./Apr. 1967, highest chart pos.
#1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

I'm Jane, a society girl turned serious career woman

as a member of The Shady Bunch here at S-P-M-M

Radio. I'm sick & tired of being nothing more than

eye candy, a trophy on a man's arm. I know I've

got what it takes to be a great DJ. I promise I

won't let you (or myself) down. One of the

most distinctive sounds on the radio at the

end of 1969 was a song written and first

 recorded by Laura Nyro. The song became

a hit for the soulful LA-based rock trio

Three Dog Night. A favorite tune of high

school marching bands in the decades

that followed, here's 3-Dog's

top 10 single-- "Eli's Comin'."

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

"Eli's Coming" - Three Dog Night

(Nov/Dec. 1969, highest chart pos. #8 Cash Box/#10 Hot 100)

That's all from us for now.

Please joins us for Libbin' it Up with The Good Girls, our first full show

coming soon to S-P-M-M Radio. Now here's one of the boss jocks
at one of the most popular radio stations on the west coast or
anywhere else in the country for that matter. Here he is,
from Boss Radio 93 KHJ-- Robert W. Morgan!

Thank you Good Girls Patti, Cindy and Jane,
and good Morgan to you! I'm Robert W. Morgan
here on loan from KHJ Boss Angeles, moon-
lighting on S-P-M-M as a new member of
The Shady Bunch. I'm on a mission to
Morganize you by playing the greatest
AM radio hits of the 60s with a focus
on the laid back, fun-in-the-sun

sounds of Southern California.

START VIDEO NOW!

No one does it better than The Beach Boys.
This song reached the top 10 during the holiday
season in '64 and was still going strong at
the start of  '65-- "Dance, Dance, Dance!"

"Dance, Dance, Dance" - The Beach Boys

(Nov./Dec. 1964, highest chart pos. #8 Hot 100/#10 Cash Box)

From Christmas 1964, The Beach Boys there with "Dance, Dance, Dance,"

a single that needed to plow through a log jam of British invasion records

to crack the top 10 on the national chart. In early March of '65 the

song was released on the album The Beach Boys Today!

That does it for me. Now here's my good friend, a guy who does his

thing on the east coast while I am doing my thing on the west coast.

He's the pride of "Quixie in Dixie" - WQXI, Atlanta-- Dr. Don Rose!

Thank you, Robert W. Heavens to Betsy...

you got me Morganized after just one song!

Dr. Donald D. Rosey good morning to you,

folks! This Rose is tickled pink to be part

of The Shady Bunch here on S-P-M-M...

the station that's #1 for music and fun.

I'm sitting at the mic with my pet cow

Lulu-Belle (MOOOOO!) Like my buddy

Robert W., I'll be bringing you the cream

of the crop, the best 60s music on your

AM dial. Try this one on for size. It's

lovely Lesley Gore with a song from

her late 1963 album Lesley Gore

Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts.

CLICK TO START VIDEO NOW!

As a single it climbed the chart during the Christmas season

of '63 and landed in the top 5. Give lovely Lesley's lilting

lament a listen-- "She's A Fool!"

"She's A Fool" - Lesley Gore

(Nov./Dec. 1963, highest chart pos. #5 Hot 100/#6 Cash Box)

S-P-M-M Radio by way of "Quixie in Dixie" - that was Lesley Gore with

"She's A Fool." That'll do it for me, Dr. D, and Lulu-Belle (MOOOOO!)

To wrap up our New Year spectacular, here's a guy who's nobody's fool.

He's that fugitive from the Shady Dell still searching for the one armed

man who stole his youth, the host of Jukebox Giants-- Dell Rat Tom!

Thank you very much, Dr. Don Rose! I remember you

on WFIL in Philadelphia and on TV as the host of

Speed Racer and other cartoon shows on WKBS

channel 44. It's great having you as a new member

of The Shady Bunch. I'm looking forward to your

first show here on S-P-M-M... the station with

personality.  My first spin of the new year is

too cool for school, a seldom heard alternate

version of the song ranked #68 on my list

of The 200 Greatest Hits of the Shady Dell.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Retrosonic Radio in Futuresonic Stereo Surround - Michigan
garage rockers Question Mark and the Mysterians with their
chart-topper, a number everybody knows-- "96 Tears!"

“96 Tears” (alternate stereo version)
(?) Question Mark & the Mysterians

(Sept./Oct. 1966, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

A super cool alternative version of "96 Tears"
in stereo here on S-P-M-M... where all the cool
oldies come to play. That does it for our 2-part
New Year's Spectacular. Now for Hy Lit, Hepcat
Black, The Good Girls - Patti, Cindy and Jane -
Robert W. Morgan, Dr. Don Rose and the entire
Shady Bunch deejay staff, I'm Dell Rat Tom.
Thanks for being here, and once again...

 HAPPY 

 NEW YEAR!