Jackson Armstrong, The Real Don Steele, Larry Morrow, Bobby Ocean, Charlie Van Dyke, Dr. Don Rose, Chuck Geiger, Dan Ingram, Robert W. Morgan, and the legendary radio stations WIXY 1260, WKYC, WHK, CKLW, KHJ, WABC, KFRC, CHUM.
Sounds Like
Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1968)
No. 1 on CKLW
No. 17 on Billboard
Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache (1969)
No. 6 on WIXY 1260
No. 34 on Billboard
Small Faces - Tin Soldier (1968)
No. 12 on WKYC
Never Charted in US
Crystals - He's A Rebel (1963)
No. 1 Nationally
Blues Magoos - Pipe Dream (Live, 1967)
No. 12 on WIXY 1260
No. 60 on Billboard
RETRO RADIO PLAYLISTS! CLICK HERE to view playlists from past Retro Radio shows!
RETRO RADIO airs twice a week on 88.7 WJCU in Cleveland and world wide at www.wjcu.org.
RETRO RADIO recreates 1960s Top 40 radio by spinning the records from the Cleveland music surveys WIXY 1260 (WIXY-SIXTY survey), KYW/WKYC (Sound 11 Survey), WHK 1420 (Color Channel 14 Tunedex), and Windsor's CKLW (Big 30 Survey).
The lost, the forgotten, and the classics are featured every Tuesday evening from 6-8pm and Saturday afternoon from 4:30-6:30pm.
Here's a sample of some of the WIXY-1260 super oldies that you'll hear:
- The Choir - "It's Cold Outside"
- Distant Cousins - "She Ain't Lovin You No More"
- Rationals - "Respect"
- Illusion - "Did You See Her Eyes"
- Moody Blues - "This Is My House"
- Bob Seger System - "Ramblin Gamblin Man" and "Persecution Smith"
- Richard & The Young Lions - "Open Up Your Door"
- Flirtations - "Nothing But A Heartache"
- Merry Go Round - "Live" and "Listen Listen"
- Mauds - "Soul Drippin'"
- Damnation of Adam Blessing - "Morning Dew" and "Back To The River"
- Doors - "The Unknown Soldier"
- Precisions - "If This Is Love"
- Terry Knight & The Pack - "Love Love Love Love Love"
- Grapefruit - "Elevator"
- Garland Green - "Jealous Kind Of Fella"
- Love "7 & 7 Is"
- Parade - "Sunshine Girl"
- Parliaments - "I Wanna Testify"
- Bubble Puppy - "Hot Smoke & Sassafrass"
- Trashmen - "Surfin' Bird"
- Nancy Sinatra - "Love Eyes"
- Blues Magoos - "Pipe Dream"
- Hello People - "As I Walked Down To Jerusalem"
- Jacobson & Tansley - "Dream With Me"
- Flaming Ember - "Mind, Body & Soul" and "Westbound 9"
- Syndicate of Sound - "Little Girl"
- Fireballs - "Come On, React!"
- Michael & The Messengers - "Window Shopping"
- Outsiders - "Time Won't Let Me" and "Respectable"
- ...and the "HITS" just keep on coming! Also, keep yer ears open for the "KY classics!" from KYW/ WKYC and the "CK classics" from CKLW!
Here's a list of records that Jumpin' Joe Madigan digs a lot, that may not have charted in Cleveland...or ANYWHERE!
- Clefs of Lavendar Hill - "Stop! Get A Ticket!"
- Steelers - "Get It From The Bottom"
- Bob Kuban & The In-Men - "You Better Run"
- Left Banke - "She May Call You Up Tonight"
- Alarm Clocks - "No Reason To Complain" and "Yeah!"
- Seeds - "Mr. Farmer"
- Tidal Waves - "Farmer John"
- Butterflys "Goodnight Baby"
- Radiants - "Ain't No Big Thing"
- Mercy - "Fire Ball"
- Dantes - "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love"
- Marlena Shaw - "California Soul"
- Peanut Butter Conspiracy - "It's A Happening Thing"
- Sam & Dave - "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody"
- Swamp Rats - "She's Got Everything"
- Montanas - "Difference Of Opinion"
- Thee Midniters - "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love"
- Etta James - Security"
- Sonics - "Psycho" and "Walking The Dog"
- Cole & The Embers - "Hey Girl"
- Unrelated Segments - "Story Of My Life" "Where You Gonna Go"
...etc, etc, etc.
Of course...you'll hear the classics from groups like:
The Supremes
Turtles
Chuck Berry
Who
Beatles
Rolling Stones
Crystals
Tommy James & The Shondells
New Colony Six
Four Tops
Dave Clark Five
Shangri-Las
Sly & The Family Stone
Neil Diamond
Wilson Pickett
Herman's Hermits
Del Shannon
Sam The Sham
James Brown
Zombies
Hollies
Steppenwolf
and MANY MORE!
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CLASSIC RADIO JINGLES! They're the hits inbetween the hits!
Call in with your requests at (216) 397-4438 or by e-mail at wjcujoe@gmail.com and CRANK IT UP TO 11!
So maybe ELO doesn't qualify for the Retro Radio Hall of Fame, since their time was more the 1970s. Still... how do Madonna and the Beastie Boys make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before Jeff Lynne?
Might be time to get out the wrecking ball. What a joke. :(
Hey... how about Badfinger for the list? I have always felt that Pete Ham had one of the most beautifully unique and genuinely emotive voices in rock music.
In addition to nominating Badfinger, I also need to speak up for ELO. It's a travesty that they haven't been inducted yet.
I also want to vote for the Monkees, the Zombies and the Hollies.
Too many votes, I know - but you can't ask a question like this without me getting fired up.
Greetings & modulations From Pa. Just located destination "Retro Radio'...UNBELIEABLE!..How can I jump into this time machine & throw away the key?. To play great gems like The Distant Cousins "She Ain't Lovin You" on Date Records #1514 from the spring of 66' makes me feel 8 years old all over again!
Keep spinnin' those trax from those mighty stax o' wax !
I actually have some of Walk Away Renee/ Pretty Ballerina on my laptop, and more of it on the one at home.....but I played the vinyl on Tuesday. And would you believe it?- I saw the lp for $10 (I was broke of course) at the record exchange of all places....if you're in lakewood sometime soon you should go and buy it. At least it will have a good home ;D (i loveee them, btw)
also, do you have facebook? i use that more often than myspace. haha
awww, thank you for tuning in as well!! your show is basically the beginning of my weekend, because I turn it on right after working the entirety of saturday morning/afternoon :D if you ever have a free moment during the next show, i suggest one by the pretty things (gotta love them!)
