Alan, Denny, Cisco, Chris, Allie, Wolfman, Nina, Kate and Thea Join The Shady Bunch - 2023 New Year Gala, Pt. 2

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"Love You Inside Out" - Bee Gees

(dance performed by Legs & Co on

Apr. 26, 1979, ep. of Top Of The Pops) 

For your listening and especially your viewing pleasure, the dancing damsels

of Legs & Co on the long-running UK music program Top Of The Pops,

doing their artistic interpretation of "Love You Inside Out," a chart-

topping hit in the U.S. and Canada in the spring of 1979

for the British brother act the Bee Gees. 

Hello and Happy New Year!

I'm Alan Shore, the lecherous loose

cannon lawyer on not one, but two

hit television series - The Practice

and Boston Legal.

Welcome to Part 2 of Shady's

gala New Year extravaganza...

kicking-off 2023 in grand

style with music selections

from the newest members

of The Shady Bunch

deejay staff. 

My new show on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio is called

Letch Dance

With Alan Shore.

It will feature dazzling performances by Legs & Co, Pan's People and

Ruby Flipper, the female terpsichore troupes on Top Of The Pops.

Occasionally I will treat you to rare glimpses of the dancing Go-Go girls

on Germany's Musikladen and other European music programs of the 70s. 

 So join me and my sidekick Denny Crane this year on what promises to be

the most exciting and entertaining show ever presented at Shady's Place -

Letch Dance

With Alan Shore.

Pan's People...

Ruby Flipper...

Legs & Co...

I dated 'em all,

 and married 5 of

'em...or was it 6?

Denny Crane!

Hola mis amigos

y amigas!

As you recall from my previous

appearances, I'm Cisco Ramon...

mechanical engineering whiz kid

and youngest member of the team

of scientists at S.T.A.R. Labs on

the superhero TV series The Flash.

When I developed the metahuman

ability to see into the future, I took

the codename "Vibe." This year,

I am joining The Shady Bunch

DJ squad as host of a new show

on S-P-M-M Retro Radio called

Cisco's

VintaGe Vibes.

Just now, I peered into the future and saw good times ahead for you and me

on S-P-M-M. Here's a sample of what you'll see and hear on my show.

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From late 1970, the pop-jazz band Blood, Sweat & Tears led by

David Clayton-Thomas with their top 20 hit-- "Lucretia Mac Evil!"

"Lucretia Mac Evil" - Blood, Sweat & Tears

(Nov. 1970, highest chart pos. #17 Cash Box/#29 Hot 100)

Hi, Everybody! It's me again,

Chris Griffin, the crazy mixed-up kid

on Family Guy. As you know from my

previous stints on Shady's blogs, I am

also a world class talent scout. Today

I'm excited to announce that Shady

has promoted me to a full time DJ

on S-P-M-M radio. Starting this

year, I will host my new show

Chris Griffin's

Psychotic Break

...a musical interlude that will

put you in touch with your

inner wild child. 

To give you a hint of what's to come on my show, I present a song by Ratt,

the San Diego-based glam metal band of the 80s fronted by Stephen Pearcy.

Ratt is associated with comedy legend Milton Berle because he appeared in

two of the band's videos, and because "Uncle Miltie," as he was known by

millions of TV viewers, was the real life uncle of Ratt manager Marshall

Berle. Here now is Ratt on stage doing their top 40 Rock chart hit

from the fall of 1985-- "You're In Love!"

"You're In Love" - Ratt

(Oct./Nov. 1985, highest chart pos. #34 U.S. Rock,

#67 Canada/#82 UK/#89 Hot 100)

Hi, I'm Allie Pressman. Shady introduced

me last year.  As you recall, I'm the main

character on the mystery drama web TV

series The Society. The show is about

a group of high school classmates who

return from a field trip to discover that

everyone in their town has vanished.

The teens need to figure out how to

survive on their own, govern and

police themselves and forge a

brave new world. My new show

here on S-P-M-M will be called

Society's Child.

It is only fitting that the records

I play flash back to the late 60s

when gentle people with flowers

in their hair created a new society

and tried to make a better world.

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Here's the kind of song you'll hear on Society's Child...

Scottish troubadour Donovan's 1968 hit-- "Jennifer Juniper!" 

"Jennifer Juniper" - Donovan

(Apr. 1968, highest chart pos. # #18 Cash Box/#26 Hot 100)

AHHHOOOOOOO!

Happy New Year, bay-bay, from your old pal on the radio The Wolfman!

Yes, gracious, I'm back full time on S-P-M-M... the number one station for

a rock & roll nation.  Starting this year, I'll be hosting a new show called

 Wolfman Jack's 

 American Hot Wax 

...and here's a sample of the kind of sounds you'll hear.  It's the merry

Mr. Chuck Berry with a blast from the past... a chart topper

in the early months of 1958-- "Sweet Little Sixteen!" 

"Sweet Little Sixteen" - Chuck Berry

(Mar. 1958, highest chart pos. #1 R&B/#2 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

perf. on Feb. 22, 1958, ep. of The Dick Clark Show

aka Dick Clark's Saturday Night Beechnut Show) 

Hello. I am Nina Sergeevna Krilova.

Do not believe what you read in

the newspaper. I come to you

 From Russia 

 With Love! 

I am a clerical worker turned KGB agent

on the FX network period spy thriller TV

show The Americans. I work at Soviet

Embassy in Washington, but much of

my time is spent...how you Americans

say?... making whoopee in safe house

with my secret lover, FBI agent Stan

Beeman. I serve him as an informant,

a "double agent." Yes, it is true. I am

Stan Beeman's...how you Americans

say?... under the covers angel.

Recently I received good news. Shady Del Knight has picked me to host

my own show starting soon here on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio. 

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My show is called

 Nina Krilova's Glasnost 

...and I have a sample of what you might hear. It's Nancy Sinatra

with the B side of her 1966 hit "How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?"

Here is-- "The Last Of The Secret Agents!" 

"The Last Of The Secret Agents?" - Nancy Sinatra

(May/June 1966, B side of "How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?") 

Alrigh’ mates? I'm D.I. Kate Bishop on the British comedy-drama police procedural

Vexed. I'm the better half of a detective duo with my partner, Jack Armstrong,

a relationship that's every bit as dysfunctional as my marriage. 

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I was chuffed to bits when I got word that Shady Del Knight has

selected me and six other celebrity Brit birds to host our own

radio show on S-P-M-M. Our new show is called

BRITISH BRITISH SWAG 

..and here's a sample. From early 1967, it's The Spencer Davis Group

featuring singer-songwriter Steve Winwood doing their Hammond

organ-driven blues rock hit-- "I'm A Man!" 

"I'm A Man" - Spencer Davis Group

(Apr./May 1967, highest chart pos. #10 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

Hi, again!  I'm Thea Queen. You might remember me from my previous

appearances and hosting stints at Shady's rave parties. Just in case your

memory needs refreshing, I'm Oliver's kid sister and the vigilante

avenger codename "Speedy" on the DC Comics superhero TV

series Arrow. I also am the owner of Verdant, Star City's

hottest nightclub. With credentials like those, it's no

surprise that Shady picked me to go full time and

host my own show on S-P-M-M. I'll be back

later this year with the cool sounds of

the Disco 70s and clubbin' 80s on

Thea Queen of Clubs

... a show that'll keep you out on the floor and begging for more. 

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I hope you enjoyed this 2-part music fest to start the new year. To play us off,

here's The Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, with "Last Dance," her top 5 hit

from the summer of '78. Donna performs the song in a scene from the film

Thank God It's Friday. Now for Kate Bishop, Nina Krilova, Wolfman Jack,

Allie Pressman, Chris Griffin, Cisco Ramon, Alan Shore and Denny

Crane, I'm Thea Queen saying goodbye and have a super year!

"Last Dance" - Donna Summer

(July/Aug. 1978, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100/#4 Cash Box,

#5 R&B, scene from May 1978 film Thank God It's Friday) 

Wolfman Jack's American Hot Wax

Another Shady's Place exclusive!

Howl Are Fangs With You, Wolfman?

AHHHOOOOO!!!

Mercy mercy me! This here's
your old buddy Wolfman Jack,

baby, "sittin' in the balcony"
and sittin' in for your regular

host Shady Del Knight at the

greatest little station in the

nation, S-P-M-M Retrosonic

Radio. I'm your doctor of

love, you understand. I've

got the cure you're looking

for-- the best oldies you

ever heard and the best

oldies you never heard! 

While the moon is full and stars do shine

Cuddle and dance to these tunes of mine.

Grab that special someone, start squeezin'

and let the Wolfman's music do the pleasin'.

Now, you pay close
attention to these songs,
baby, or the Wolfman's
gonna GETCHA!

Oh my my, baby, you're gonna rock

around the clock when you hear the

platters the Wolfman's gonna play.

To start off my howlin' hootenanny,

I've got a nostalgic surf-rock sound
by the revival lineup of The Human
Beinz, a 60s band from Youngstown,

Ohio. In 2018 the H-Bs released this

groovy cover of a song first waxed

in 1965 by The Tradewinds. Here

now are The Human Beinz with

their so-called "Malibu Version"

of "New York's A Lonely Town!"

"New York's A Lonely Town (Malibu Version)"

- The Human Beinz (released in 2018)

You just heard a modern remake of a surf-
rock classic, a Beach Boys sound-alike
song by The Human Beinz, "New York's
A Lonely Town (Malibu Version)." Now
here's a Motown girl group that had a
string of soulful R&B hits in the 60s.
They're The Marvelettes, and these
ladies were hot at Christmas 1964
and in early '65 thanks to a song
that gives sound dating advice.
Don't sell yourself short, little girl.
There's "Too Many Fish In The Sea!"

"Too Many Fish in the Sea" - The Marvelettes
(Dec. 1965/Jan. 1965, highest chart pos.
#15 R&B/#21 Cash Box/#25 Hot 100)

Yes, gracious, everybody's talking about

the Wolfman's "pompatous of love."

You just listened to the marvelous Marvelettes of Motown reminding us

that there are too many fish in the sea. The Marvelettes are the gals who

topped the chart in 1961 with "Please, Mr. Postman." Well I got another

ditty from '61 about the mailman and his daily delivery, this one by

 The Videls, a Providence, Rhode Island, quintet featuring the

vocals of Pete Anders and Vinnie Pincia. Here now are

The Videls and-- "A Letter From Ann."

"A Letter From Ann" - The Videls

(Sept. 1961, uncharted)

Awww, you thought your baby Ann was diggin' you...

but she was diggin' me... the cat on the radio.

Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!

Yes, baby, those were The Videls with the vintage doo-wop sound

of "A Letter From Ann." That record didn't make the chart, but it

went straight to the old Wolfman's heart. I'm givin' it my ZEAL

of approval. In 1960, The Videls did reach the chart with

another sad song that goes, "I don't have a girl to call

my own, and I don't have a lover whose mine alone."

Here they are again, the fabulous Videls, with

the teenage lament-- "Mister Lonely."

"Mister Lonely" - The Videls

(June 1960, highest chart pos. #66 Cash Box/#73 Hot 100)

Oh baby... it's all according to how your

boogaloo situation stands, you understand?

That was "Mister Lonely," completing my

double play, two Videls sobbin' songs in a

row about lost love and love never found.

Now listen to this. Pete and Vinnie from

The Videls went on to form a New York

based pop duo called The Trade Winds.

They're the guys I mentioned at the top

of the show when I played The Human

Beinz updated "Malibu Version" of

"New York's A Lonely Town." Now

let's hear the original hit from 1965

waxed by The Trade Winds. You're

gonna swear it's Brian Wilson and

his Beach Boys. AHHOOOOOO!

"New York's A Lonely Town" - The Trade Winds

(Feb./Mar. 1965, highest chart pos. #32 Hot 100/#38 Cash Box)

Those were The Trade Winds with "New York's A Lonely Town," a Beach Boys

sound-alike about a SoCal surfer boy stranded in the Big Apple in winter.

That fab slab went top 40 on Cash Box and brushed the top 30 on Billboard.

If you're just tuning in, you've got the old Wolfman in your ear

on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio... where we go huntin' for

the great songs of the past and bring 'em back alive!

This is swingin' school, baby...

and the Wolfman's gonna teach

you a lesson. In 1962, singer

Buddy Greco fell short of the

top 50 with his release of

"Mr. Lonely" - same title -

but a different song from

the one you heard earlier

by The Videls. In 1964,

crooner Bobby Vinton

used the same backing

track from Buddy's

record and took

his version of

"Mr. Lonely"

all the way

to the top

of the chart!

"Mr. Lonely" - Bobby Vinton

(Dec. 1964/Jan. 1965, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100/#2 Cash Box)

Awww, you listen to The Wolfman.

 As long as you got the curves, baby...

I got the angles!

Now as you recall, I started

the show with a band from

Youngstown, Ohio, called

The Human Beinz. To close,

here's a terrific R&B group

from Akron. They're Ruby

And The Romantics, and

I've got their #1 charting

crossover smash from

the spring of '63. Baby,

you just wait and see--

"Our Day Will Come!" 

"Our Day Will Come" -

Ruby And The Romantics

(Feb./Mar. '63, highest cht. pos.

#1 Hot 100, Cash Box & R&B,

scenes from Apr. 1989 film

Under The Boardwalk)

Mercy sakes alive, I see by the old clock

on the wall... there's a dead fly.

The sun's coming up and the

Wolfman gotta grab his fangs and go.

If you've been listening to the show at the

diner on the outskirts of town, be sure

to tip your waitress when you leave.

She works hard for the money, honey.

This is your old pal Wolfman Jack

reminding you to obey your ma

and pa. I'll see you next time

right here on the greatest little

station in the nation, S-P-M-M.

I guarantee we gonna rock &

roll ourselves to death, baby.

AHHHOOOOO!!!

Hey, Wolfman... Howl Are Fangs With You?

AHHHOOOOO!!!

Mercy mercy me! I'm so excited I can
hardly stand it, baby. This here's your
old pal Wolfman Jack sittin' in for my
good friend Shady Del Knight right
here at the greatest little station in
the nation, S-P-M-M... Shady's Place
Music & Memories. I'm your doctor

of love, baby, and I got the cure

you're looking for... the best

oldies you ever heard plus

the best oldies you

never heard!

Darkness falls across the land.

The midnight hour is close at hand.

Cuddle your cutie while I strike up the band.
You're tuned to S-P-M-M and the Wolfman!

Now, you pay close
attention to these songs,
baby, or the Wolfman's
gonna GETCHA!

Oh my my - I've got a trick or treat that's

hard to beat. Every other song on today's show

is a cherry by the merry Mr. Chuck Berry! 

We gonna rock & roll ourselves to death,

baby - hee-hee-heee!!!

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"Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry

(May 1958, highest chart pos. #2 R&B/#8 Hot 100,

#11 Cash Box, scenes from Aug. 1973 film American Graffiti) 

Yessiree, you listen to me, there's nothing like cruisin' the strip

with my friend Curt and the gang on American Graffiti. 

And the super sound coming thru their car radios was Chuck Berry's 

1958 crossover hit "Johnny B. Goode," named one of the most

recognizable songs in pop music history and the first

rock & roll hit about rock & roll stardom.   

Awwwww land sakes, the Wolfman's takin' you back to old school

and teachin' you a lesson. In late 50s Nashville, Connie Sue Landers

and two of her high school classmates formed a trio calling them-

selves The Teen-Notes. The girls landed a recording contract

and became Connie & The Cones. In 1960 they waxed their

best side, the pretty teen pop ballad-- "Lonely Girl's Prayer!"

"Lonely Girl's Prayer" - Connie And The Cones

(Jan. 1960, uncharted)

AHHHOOOOO!!! Good golly, miss Molly,

that songbird sure has a sweet tweet!

That was Connie Sue Landers, lead voice of Connie And The Cones,

singing "Lonely Girl's Prayer." Using the stage names Connie Dee

and Connie Landers, Connie released solo records. She signed

with the Nashville label Hit Records and became known as

 "The 39 cent singer" releasing cover versions of hits by

other artists. "Hit Records" were sold in five & dimes

 and supermarkets for 39 cents, less than half

the price of the originals. 

The merry mister Berry is back in the spot-

light and on my turntable. Released in

the summer of 1955, this was Chuck's

first big hit and one of his greatest.

Inducted into the Grammy Hall of

Fame as one of the pioneering songs

that shaped rock & roll, Chuck's

record is ranked in the top 20 on

Rolling Stone's list of The 500

Greatest Songs of All Time.

Adapted in part from the

Western swing fiddle tune

"Ida Red," the song tells the

tale of a high speed hot rod

race and a busted romance

with a girl named--

"Maybellene." 

"Maybellene" - Chuck Berry

(Aug./Sept./Oct. 1955, highest chart pos.

#1 R&B/#5 Hot 100 & Cash Box) 

Oh "Maybellene," baby... why can't you be true?

That was Chuck Berry's pioneering rock & roll single,

a major crossover hit in the summer and fall of 1955. 

You've got The Wolfman your radio, and this is S-P-M-M...

the #1 station for a rock & roll nation! Earlier in the show,

you heard from Conne Landers who found success

waxing soundalike cover versions of major hits.

Speaking of covers and sound-alikes, here is

a Los Angeles based girl group quartet best
remembered for their answer song to the
Gene Chandler smash "Duke Of Earl."
Here they are, The Pearlettes, with--
"Duchess Of Earl!"

"Duchess Of Earl" - The Pearlettes

(Mar. 1962, highest chart pos. #96 Hot 100)

Yes, gracious, those were The Pearlettes with their only charting record,

"Duchess Of Earl," an answer to Gene Chandler's #1 hit "Duke Of Earl"

released in March 1962 while Gene's record was red hot on the radio.

Now you listen here to the Wolfman, because I'm gonna tell you

about another Chuck Berry biggie. It's "Little Queenie," the song

released in the spring of 1959 as a double-A side along with the

top 3 charting R&B hit "Almost Grown." "Little Queenie" has

the same melody as "Run Rudolph Run," a song Chuck

released on the B side of "Merry Christmas Baby"

during the holidays in 1958.  Here's Chuck in

the 1959 rock & roll movie Go, Johnny, Go!

performing a song that went on to become

a fan favorite recorded by many other

artists -- "Little Queenie!" 

"Little Queenie" - Chuck Berry

(Apr./May 1959, highest chart pos. #80 Hot 100/double-A side

of "Almost Grown," scene from June 1959 film Go, Johnny, Go!)

From the summer of '59, that was Chuck Berry doing

"Little Queenie" in the Alan Freed - Jimmy Clanton

 rock & roll feature Go, Johnny, Go!

Now, baby, I want you to get

real close to the radio and touch

the whiskers on the old Wolfman's

chin while I introduce the next

record. Everybody talkin' 'bout

the Wolfman's pompatus of love,

and this Carolina gospel singer-

turned secular soul siren likes

to sing about that subject. It's

the fabulous Maxine Brown

with one of her biggest hits--

"Oh No, Not My Baby!"

"Oh No, Not My Baby" - Maxine Brown
(Dec. 1964, Jan. 1965, highest chart pos.

#22 Cash Box/#24 Hot 100 & R&B)

From Christmas 1964 and the early weeks of '65, that was

Miss Maxine Brown making a determined run at the top 20

on the soul and the pop chart with "Oh, No, Not My Baby."

 

You're tuned to Wolfman Jack on S-P-M-M Retro Radio.

I'm your cool canine with fangs for the memories. 

Let's wrap up today's show with one more rock McNugget by

the one and only Chuck Berry. Seems like Chuck's had his

share of girl problems over the years and here's another

example. In this 1964 ditty, Chuck chases his future

bride all over town shouting "Nadine (Is It You?)." 

"Nadine (Is It You?)" - Chuck Berry
(Mar./Apr. 1964, highest chart pos.

#23 Hot 100 & R&B/#32 Cash Box)

Goodness gracious... sakes alive...

...we done rocked around the clock,
baby, and now it's time for the old

Wolfman to say goodbye.

Before I go I wanna give a special shout out

to all you rat packers up there on the hill
at the Shady Dell!

Now you listen to the Wolfman. Be kind

to your fine feathered friends. Obey

your ma and pa, love thy neighbor

and find out how good it feels

to help a stranger in need.

This is your good buddy Wolfman Jack
signing off and wishing you health, but
much more than wealth, I wish you love!

AHHHOOOOO!!!

"If Only The Whole World Could Hear Wolfman Jack"