The Nitecap Lounge #13

With DJ Sween

1962

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones

2. Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman

3. Dream Baby - Roy Orbison

4. Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle

5. The Stripper - David Rose

6. Baby It's You - The Shirelles

7. A Swingin' Safari - Billy Vaughn

8. Shout Shout Knock Yourself Out - Ernie Maresca

9. Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini

10. Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker

11. The Breeze and I - Juan Garcia Esquivel

12. Popeye Joe - Ernie K-Doe

13. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon

14. I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes

15. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett

16. Jelly Bread - Booker T and the MGs

20. Sheila - Tommy Roe

21. Walk On The Wild Side - Jimmy Smith

22. Make It Easy On Yourself - Jerry Butler

23. Wolverton Mountain - Claude King

24. Al Di La - Emilio Pericoli

Aircheck Of The Week

 

WOR-FM/New York was the first commercial FM station to play Rock. This was WOR-FM's first day on the air with live talent (the station had been running jockless since July '66 due to a labor dispute). Personalities included Scott Muni, Johnny Michaels, Murray The K, and Rosko.

This is part 1 of 3.

Part 2: https://www.mixcloud.com/rob-frankel/wor-fm-1966-10-08-first-day-live_part-2-of-3/

Part 3: https://www.mixcloud.com/rob-frankel/wor-fm-1966-10-08-first-day-live_part-3-of-3/

Ichiban Radio Productions

Last week, we had a visit from listener Wim Reckers from the Netherlands.  We were the last stop on his bicycle tour of the USA!!  Here's his take on NYC.

What an amazing city New York is. Nothing to compare with. Twenty-four hours a day you are stiff with stimuli, everywhere there is something to see and experience. This time (I've been here many times) I went a little more off the beaten track, through the Bronx, Harlem and Brooklyn. You lack eyes and ears.

Yesterday first – for the weekly radio broadcasts on Noord and OOG – to the radio studio of Boss Radio 66 (photo 1), an internet station in Brooklyn that broadcasts old rock & roll, blues and soul 24 hours a day. I listen to it very often, you spontaneously wash and vacuum faster. From there, yesterday, the contributions with the Netherlands.

Then strolled through Brooklyn. What a circus! Stalls, music, crowds, life everywhere (photos 2, 3 and 4). Just an afternoon lunch at the Chinese, cozy between the parked mopeds (photo 5), and then on to Harlem. Same sheet a suit (photos 6 and 7). Finally, across the High Bridge (New York's oldest bridge, photo 8) to the Bronx, to Yankee Stadium for the usual game of baseball.

The New York Yankees want to convey that they – and only they – are the epitome of baseball in America. They built a stadium in 2009 for the sweet sum of 2.3 billion dollars, in the middle of the Bronx working-class district. Everything should radiate that you don't just come here to watch a baseball game. No, it's a baseball experience. The idea is that you will be taken by the hand to the baseball mecca.

To begin with, the exterior view. I came walking through the dingy Bronx streets and suddenly there he is, as if a spaceship has crashed. I don't think it's beautiful; maybe a little ugly to say, but the thing could have been designed by Albert Speer, the notorious architect of the Third Reich (photo 8).

Inside, it's all Yankees splendor. A real Yankees museum, where the old heroes can be idolized. There is a solemn silence as we shuffle reverently from one Yankees greatness to the next (photos 9 and 10). Further on is a 'Monument Park', where they are once again immortalized in bronze. The match will be lost, by the way.

At night a stop along the East River. You probably recognize this image (photo 12). New York all the way. Now some museums and shopping (it's raining here!) and then slowly packing up luggage and bicycle for the return trip next Wednesday.

Finally, I would like to thank you again sincerely and sincerely for all your sweet and heartwarming responses, over and over again. Fantastic, it was a motivation every day, and sometimes also a heart under the belt. Glad you cycled with me a bit every day, on the back of the luggage carrier. It's helped me a lot to be able to do what I've done here.

Boss Radio Station Of The Year

 

Thanks to Peter Skiera for choosing Boss Radio 66 as the #1 recommended online radio station of 2022!

Check out his Patreon page for the other stations.  The runner up sounds pretty cool too!

Kogar's Jungle Juice 017

 

With Kogar the Swinging Ape

B-Sides

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Carry On Till Tomorrow - Badfinger

2. Help - The Damned

3. I Don't Want The Night To End - Nick Lowe

4. Tapioca Tundra - The Monkees

5. Voodoo 2 - The Revillos

6. Armagideon Time - The Clash

7. Tedesco and Pitman - The Ronettes

8. Bad Luck - Dale and Grace

9. Gotta Get Away - Blues Magoos

10. I Don't Know What To Say To You - Tom Petty

11. I Been Hoodood - Dr. John

12. Hold Me Closer - The Equals

13. La Bamba - Neil Diamond

14. Pay My Dues - Blues Image

15. Withered and Died - Elvis Costello

16. You Gotta Lose - Richard Hell

17. Gonzo - James Booker

18. Chimes Of Freedom - Dino, Desi & Billy

19. Country Slicker Joe - Young-Holt Unlimited

20. I Feel Good - Jean Wells

21. Lonely - The Bubble Puppy

22. Stretchin' Out - Duane Eddy

23. The Teeny Bopper Song - Keith

24. Lovin' In Vain - Patsy Cline

Aircheck Of The Week

 

WVON/Chicago was one of the most influential Black radio stations of the sixties and beyond. Here's E. Rodney Jones with the soul of Chicago in 1966.

Songs from junk albums

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Mrs. Robinson - Frank Sinatra

2. South Of The Border - Dean Martin

3. Dick Van Dyke Theme - Nelson Riddle

4. What'd I Say - Trini Lopez

5. So I Said Yes - Ray Anthony vcls. Diane Hall

6. Alley Cat - Laurindo Almeida

7. Light My Fire - Shirley Bassey

8. Four Strong Winds - Ian & Sylvia

9. One Note Samba/Spanish Flea - Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66

10. Ballin' The Jack - Sammy Davis Jr.

11. Fools Rush In - Dean Martin

12. Runnin' Out Of Fools - Isaac Hayes

13. (Take Me To) Aruanda - Astrud Gilberto

14. Hang On Sloopy - Ramsey Lewis Trio

15. I'm Not Sayin' - Gordon Lightfoot

16. Farmer's Song - Murray McLaughlan

17. Caravan - David Carroll and his Orchestra

18. No Regrets - Shirley Bassey

19. Winchester Cathedral - Frank Sinatra

20. Yes I Can - Sammy Davis Jr.

21. Arrivederci, Roma - Dean Martin

22. Dirty Old Town - Roger Whittaker

23. If You Wanna Be Happy - Trini Lopez

24. Oddjob's Pressing Engagement - John Barry

25. Reputation - The Association

26. The Charge Of The Light Brigade - Manfred Mann

Aircheck Of The Week

 

In the Sixties, Miami's WQAM was the destination station for lovers of Top 40 radio, and Rick Shaw was its brightest star. Here's Rick Shaw on Tiger Radio WQAM from September, 1964.

Songs Of '63

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Jack the Ripper - Link Wray & the Wraymen

2. Bo Diddley - Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks

3. Martian Hop - The Ran-Dells

4. Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph

5. Drag City - Jan & Dean

6. Somebody Mentioned Your Name - William Bell

7. In Dreams - Roy Orbison

8. Prisoner of Love - James Brown

9. Sally Go Round The Roses - The Jaynetts

10. Wild Weekend - Rockin' Rebels

11. The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

12. Act Naturally - Buck Owens

13. Hitchhike - Marvin Gaye

14. The Bird's The Word - The Rivingtons

15. You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore

16. Wives and Lovers - Jack Jones

17. Popsicles and Icicles - The Murmaids

18. Days Of Wine And Roses - Henry Macini

19.It's All Right - The Impressions

20. These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding

21. From Me To You - The Beatles

22. Abilene - George Hamilton IV

23. Shut Down - The Beach Boys

24. Puff (The Magic Dragon) - Peter, Paul & Mary

Aircheck Of The Week

 

This week's subject is K.O. Bayley, sometimes known as K.O. Beachin or Bob Elliot. K.O. worked in many cities, but is best remembered in Detroit, San Diego, New York, and San Francisco. This week we'll listen to K.O. on KFRC/San Francisco. I understand that he was a favorite of Boss Radio 66's Tom Hanks. So Tom, this one's for you!

Hysteria!

 

With The Spookshow Serenade

1. "Hysteria!" – Narration (from "Hysteria" trailer)

2. Hawaiian Boogie – Elmore James and the Broom Dusters

3. Thirty Days – Chuck Berry

4. Tell Me Mama – Little Walter and His Jukes

5. Geronimo Rock & Roll – Jerry McCain and His Upstarts

6. Cherokee Dance – Bob "Froggy" Landers with Willie Joe Duncan and His Unitar

7. Elevator Operator – The Rays

8. The Bird's the Word – The Rivingtons

9. Du de Squat – Little Luther

10. Oh Mom (Teach Me How to Uncle Willie) – The Daylighters

11. The Chicken and the Bop – Lloyd Price and His Orchestra

12. Justine – Don & Dewey

13. Who Do You Love – Ronnie Hawkins

14. Mumblin' Guitar – Bo Diddley

15. Itchy – Sonny Burgess

16. Rockin' This Joint Tonite – Kid Thomas

17. "You mean I could go mad?" – Christopher Lee and Susan Strasberg (from "Scream of Fear")

18. Fun Fun – Lloyd Nolan

19. Early Times – Dennis Binder and His Orchestra

20. Flatfoot Sam – T.V. Slim and His Heartbreakers

21. Los Chucos Suaves – Lalo Guerrero y Sus Cinco Lobos

22. Esquerita and the Voola – Esquerita

23. Tiger Man (King of the Jungle) – Rufus Thomas

24. Juiced – Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats (Billy "Red" Love)

25. The Coffee Grind – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

26. The Rooster – Ike Turner and His Kings of Rhythm

27. "You've committed your last crime!" – Dialogue (from "The Awful Dr. Dr Orloff")

28. Chicken Hop – Leonard James and His Orchestra

29. Oh Yeah! – Rex Garvin and Band

30. Voodoo Voodoo – Lavern Baker

31. Spunky Onions – Billy Davis and The Legends

32. Heeby Jeebies – Larry Williams

33. The Girl Can't Dance – Bunker Hill and the Raymen

34. Bip Bop Bip – Pretty Boy (Don Covay and the Upsetters)

Thank you – Josh Mills, Dom Salemi/Beatsville, Doc Gillespie, David Landis, Michael Louis Albo, Fifties Blog, Doghouse and Bone, Moochin' About, Jazzman Records, Debbie Daughtry/Boss Radio 66

I'm Songs

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. I'm Coming Home - Dave Edmunds

2. I'm Getting Married - Jaime Coe

3. I'm Doubtful Of Your Love - Benny Joy

4. I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Pat Hare

5. I'm Gonna Dig Myself a Hole - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

6. I'm Not Talking - The Yardbirds

7. I'm Sorry - Joey Heatherton

8. I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail - The Everly Brothers

9. I'm Movin' On - The Box Tops

10. I'm Nobody's Baby Now - Miriam

11. I'm In Love Again - The Animals

12. I'm Everyone I've Ever Loved - Martin Mull

13. I'm Down - The Beatles

14. I'm Just A Lonely Guy - Little Richard

15. I'm In The Mood For Ska - Lord Tanamo

16. I'm All For You - Andre Williams

17. I'm A Hog For You Baby - The Morells

18. I'm Coming Home - Johnny Horton

19. I'm A Man - Spencer Davis Group

20. I'm 28 - Toni Basil

21. I'm A Wonderful Thing Baby - Kid Creole and the Coconuts

22. I'm A Coward - Gino Washington

23. I'm Glad - Stud Cole

24. I'm Gonna Take You There - Dave Berry 

25. I'm Just Me - Charley Pride

26. (I'm In With) The Out Crowd - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

27. I'm Popeye the Sailor Man - Face To Face

28. I'm Confessin' - Ricky Nelson

29. I'm Lonely - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

30. I'm Alabama Bound - Louis Jordan

Aircheck Of The Week

 

This week, it's your main man Jake, booby. Jack Spector on WMCA/New York in September, 1965. This was originally a scoped studio-quality aircheck. I restored the music, and remixed the whole thing in stereo. You've never heard WMCA like this before! Listen and enjoy.

We Say Yeah Yeah Yeah #03

 

With Robin Braid

'50s, '60s, Rock, Soul, R&B, Blues...and More!

01 The Hunters - Teen Scene

02 Billy Nicholls - Girl From New York

03 The Artwoods - Can You Hear Me

04 Richie Barrett - Some Other Guy

05 Donnie Elbert - A Little Piece Of Leather

06 The Mickey Finn - Time to Start Loving You

07 Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon - Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache

08 Eddie Floyd - Big Bird (Mono)

09 Betty James - I'm A Little Mixed Up

10 Buck Griffin - Jessie Lee

11 Tampa Red - Denver Blues

12 Them - I'm Gonna Dress In Black (Version 2)

13 Gerry & The Pacemakers - You've Got What I Like

14 Twinkle - Tommy (German Version) 

15 Nita Rossi - Untrue Unfaithful (That Was You)

16 Reparata And The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship

17 Paul & Barry Ryan - There You Go

18 Little Richard with Johnny Otis' Orchestra - Directly From My Heart (Alternate Take)

19 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Neon City

20 The Fascinations - I Can't Stay Away From You

21 Eddie Fisher - They Call The Wind Maria

Fire

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

2. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

3. Ring of Fire - Blondie

4. One Fine Morning - Lighthouse

5. Psycho - The Sonics

6. I Want You Back - Hoodoo Gurus

7. Something's Burning - The First Edition

8. London's Burning - The Clash

9. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) - David Bowie

10. Sunny Days - Lighthouse

11. The Witch - The Sonics

12. Leilani - Hoodoo Gurus

13. Fight Fire - Southern Culture on the Skids

14. Fire Engine - 13th Floor Elevators

15. Lake of Fire - Nirvana

16. Burning With Optimism's Flames - XTC

17.Pretty Lady - Lighthouse

18. High Time - The Sonics

19. Tojo - Hoodoo Gurus

20. Just Like Fire Would - The Saints

21. Burning Down - REM

22. Flame In My Heart - George Jones and Melba Montgomery

Aircheck Of The Week

Welcome to Aircheck Of The Week, a brand new Monday feature for Boss Radio 66. Our inaugural post is from Cleveland, where in 1967, WKYC was battling WIXY for Top 40 dominance. The legendary Jackson Armstrong (Guinness World Record holder as the world's fastest talking human) is holding down the evening timeslot. This was originally a telescoped aircheck, meaning that the music was edited out, however, it has been restored to enhance the listening experience.

Kogar's Jungle Juice

 

With Kogar the Swinging Ape

Favourite Songs

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. I Hate You - The Monks

2. Get Me To The World On Time - The Electric Prunes

3. Second Cousin - Flamin' Groovies

4. Run Dusty Run - The Long Ryders

5. The Fool - Lee Hazlewood

6. In Love - Fear Of Pop

7. Pet You And Hold You - Rockpile

8. Tighter - Paul Revere and the Raiders

9. What A Girl Can't Do - The Lyres

10. One More Time - Joe "King" Carrasco and the Crowns

11. I've Got a Tiger By the Tail - Buck Owens and the Buckaroos

12. How I Wrote Elastic Man - The Fall

13. Dot Dash - Wire

14. Bacon Fat - Andre Williams

15. Iron Cross - Untamed Youth

16. She's the One That's Got It - Allen Page

17. I Asked For Water - Howlin' Wolf

18. You Don't Love Me Yet - Roky Erickson

19. Ugly And Slouchy - The Morells

20. Transfusion - Nervous Norvus

21. Positive Vibrations

22. Rebel Woman - Dean Carter

23. The Roach - Gene and Wendell

24. My Rival - Alex Chilton

The Nitecap Lounge #12

 

With DJ Sween

This Week In '66 - Fin

 

With Lynn Peril

With 44 installments behind us, we’ve come to the last episode of This Week in ‘66! In addition to some news stories (JFK! HUAC!), I wrap up with some thoughts about the year and how far we have/haven’t come. 

I’d like to thank Boss Radio 66 impresario Debbie Daughtry for giving me the opportunity to dip my toe into podcasting, as well as for her skill as a sound engineer. Thanks also to Johnny Bartlett for creating the fab cover images. Thank you to everyone who took the time to click through and listen to an episode. My biggest, deepest appreciation goes to all of you who’ve told me how much you’ve enjoyed the show! Thank you for those kind words. 💓💗💕

SHOW NOTES

Cassidy, Claudia, “On the Aisle; Preview of Mark Lane’s Rush to Judgment, an Inquiry Into the Evidence’s Other Side,” Chicago Tribune, May 23, 1966, 47. 

Consadine, Paul, “Troubling Thoughts Raised by Critique of Warren Report,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 16, 1966, 13. 

“Lawyer Expulsion Brings HCUA Tumult; Taunts of ‘Throw Us All Out,’” Oakland Tribune, August 17, 1966, 1. 

Lewis, Ted, “Congress Has Its Dander Up; Challenges Vietnik Talk, LBJ Viet Policy,” New York Daily News, August 17, 1966, 4. 

Wood, Ann, and Charles Rabb, “Vietnik Quiz On, With Hoots & Boots,” New York Daily News, August 17, 1966, 3. 

Songs of 1964

 

By Mark Ehmcke

1. Keep Searchin' - Del Shannon

2. The Crusher - The Novas

3. Don't Bring Me Down - The Pretty Things

4. C'mon and Swim - Bobby Freeman

5. Boom Boom - The Animals

6. Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin

7. Don't Throw Your Love Away - The Searchers

8. Don't Give Me No Lip Child - Dave Berry

9. Loose Talk - Buck Owens and Rose Maddox

10. Wishin' and Hopin' - Dusty Springfield

11. The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto

12. Gonna Get Along Without You Know - Skeeter Davis

13. Laugh, Laugh - The Beau Brummels

14. You Really Got Me - The Kinks

15. Downtown - Petula Clark

16. Farmer John - The Premiers

17. Sittin' In An All Nite Cafe - Warner Mack

18. She's Not There - The Zombies

19. Can't You See That She's Mine - Dave Clark Five

20. Dang Me - Roger Miller

21. Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers

22. The Cat - Jimmy Smith

23. Keep On Pushing - The Impressions

24. How Do You Do It - Gerry and the Pacemakers

25. Give Me 40 Acres - The Willis Brothers

26. Try It Baby - Marvin Gaye

Recommended Station #1, Boss Radio 66, August 2022

Thanks to Peter Skiera for recommending Boss Radio 66 as the #1 station for August in his Recommended Stations newsletter!  Here's an excerpt from our interview.

Two and a half years ago I recommended a fantastic oldies Internet station called Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban by New Jersey station WFMU. That stream was expertly programmed by Debbie Daughtry. After 18 years at WFMU she was let go by the station manager during the summer of 2020, so she took all her records and went home. She then did what any music and radio geek would have done- she started her own station! Boss Radio 66 is a new and improved version of Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban with a minty fresh taste. She also forced WFMU to drop the “Ichiban” name. You go girl.

Songs I’ve Never Heard

As with Daughtry’s previous station, most of the artists on Boss Radio 66 I’ve never heard of before. Examples? The Monks, The Vibrations, The Rhythm Rockers, The Exciters, Wanda Jackson, The Iguanas, and The Apostles. Even the names I was familiar with like Chuck Berry, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Zombies, The Ronettes, The Kinks, and The Guess Who, featured songs that weren’t monster hits but were nonetheless most enjoyable to listen to. There’s nothing particularly special about your average oldies station, but my Recommended Stations are never average. In the case of Boss Radio 66, it gives life to forgotten rock and soul gems from the 50’s and 60’s. If you think that drastically limits BR66’s playlist, your ears will be pleasantly surprised. Boss Radio 66’s music library exceeds 8,800 songs. The music libraries of most of my Recommended Stations don’t even come close to that figure. Of course, quality is more important than quantity, but I have no complaints in that department either.

Vintage Fluff

In between song sets, the retro vibe is further reinforced with nifty vintage sound bites and radio adverts like the “Pepsi generation” and “Diet Rite” spots, an extended segment from the US Army’s In Sound radio program, B movie trailers, a Dragnet-inspired public service announcement, and old radio station jingles performed by The Johnny Mann Singers. Some stations go overboard with this kind of fluff and it can border on annoying, but Boss Radio 66 strikes just the right balance between music and nostalgic clips.

Unlike most of the people I’ve interviewed for my Recommended Stations, Daughtry, like myself, actually has professional radio experience, having worked for NPR, WQXR, WNYC, Air America Radio, and her time with WFMU. That experience lends Boss Radio 66 a consistent, professional sound. It also has a clean sound since it streams in the AAC audio codec. I re-established contact with Daughtry to get the story behind her new station.

Peter: Why the name Boss Radio 66?

Debbie: It could mean 66 on the AM Dial or the year 1966, when so much great music was being released.

Peter: Assuming most of your listeners are from the US, what are the other leading countries?

Debbie: UK and France.

Peter: Tom Hanks created an hour-long Rockabilly/Surf/Hot Rod radio show exclusively for Boss Radio 66?

Debbie: Tom Hanks has been a DJ for the past year, with 9 shows to date. The name of his show is Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon. All of our archived shows are uploaded to Mixcloud.

Peter: How did the Hanks show come about?

Debbie: Tom was a big fan of the Ichiban stream and he sent me a type-written letter @ 10 years ago. We became pen pals and when I told him I'd been fired from WFMU, he offered to do a guest DJ set for me. That was last July and he's done 8 more shows since then! He's a great DJ.

Peter: Do you have a favorite strange album or song?

Debbie: So many! I especially love weird advertising records.

Peter: How does Boss Radio 66 stay on the air?

Debbie: We are listener supported. Fans can donate via Ko-Fi or Patreon

Peter: Anything else to add, Debbie?

Debbie: We are always looking for new DJ's who spin obscure 60's music! Get in touch bossradio66@gmail.com

Boss Radio 66 is a fun, upbeat Internet station you won’t soon grow weary of listening to. It sounds so sweet you could practically spread it on a biscuit. It’s a great summer station, too, though I started tuning in long before the summer rolled around. Even though it’s technically an oldies station it maintains a fresh sound since every song isn’t burned into your cerebral cortex. It also helps that it’s programmed by someone who knows exactly what she’s doing and has major respect for the music. Hey- If it’s good enough for Tom Hanks…

Horror House on Highway 5

 

With The Spookshow Serenade

1. "So, you want to visit a haunted house?" – excerpt from "Sounds to Make You Shiver" LP

2. Dinner with Drac – The Cramps (live 10/31/99)

3. It – Johnny Fraser and the Regalaires

4. Haunted Sax – The Night Caps

5. House in the Alley – The Brassetts

6. The Weird One – The Graytones

7. Night of the Vampire – The Moontrekkers

8. Down in the Basement – The Munsters

9. The Haunted Pad – Ted Taylor Four

10. Graveyard – The Phantom Five

11. "I double dare you." – Ralph Bell (from "Scary Spooky Stories")

12. Haunted House – The Creed Taylor Orchestra

13. Carnival of Souls – Combustible Edison

14. House on Haunted Hill – Frank De Vol and His Orchestra

15. Faces in the Dark (Martenot Theme) – Janine De Waleyne and Her Martenot

16. Down in the Lab – Deadbolt

17. Séance on a Wet Afternoon – Sir Julian at the Organ with Orchestra and Chorus

18. "These are the creatures that are present with us." - from "Ghost Story and Sound Effects" (Ball Records)

19. Dead (alternate take) – The Poets

20. "E.S.P" Theme for Shock Theater – The Weirdos

21. The Chiller (A Very Short Story) – Googie Rene Combo

22. Haunted – The Madmen

23. The Friendly Undertaker – The Alleykatz

24. Haunted Castle – The Kingsmen

25. Night Creature – The Run-A-Ways

26. The Phantom Driver – Hal Blaine and the Young Cougars

27. The Purple Monster – Dean Hightower (George Barnes)

28. The Green Werewolf – The Pharaohs

29. Graveyard – The Blazers

30. Black Widow – The Bootmen

31. Monster Beat – The Beatniks

This Week In '66

 

With Lynn Peril

The week of August 8 was pretty typical for the summer of 1966: Vietnam, the space race, the Beatles, cosmic retribution, the Pill . . . oh, and a “rainmaker” hard at work in drought-stricken San Diego. This week’s episode is also the penultimate for This Week in ‘66. Can you believe it’s been a year already? 

SHOW NOTES

“A Hero’s Medal Given to Widow,” San Francisco Examiner, June 15, 1967, 15. 

“A Near Sell-out for Beatles in Detroit,” The Oakland Tribune, August 14, 1966, 5. 

“Apology by Beatles Wins DJ’s Approval,” Lake Charles American-Press (Lake Charles, Louisiana), August 13, 1966, 7. 

“Ban Beatles Event to be in Marshall,” The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana), August 11, 1966, 8. 

“Beatle Burners,” Odessa American (Odessa, Texas), August 14, 1966, 

“Beatle Sorry About Remark, ‘But It’s Still True,’” The Oakland Tribune, August 12, 1966, 8. 

Brody, Jane E., “Birth Control Study Finds No Proof Pill is Unsafe; Panel F.D.A. Sponsored Asks More Research to Get at the Facts,” New York Times, August 15, 1966, 1. 

“Chicago Teen-agers Still Adore Beatles,” The Oakland Tribune, Saturday, August 13, 1966, 12-B. 

“Deluge of 1916 Recalled; Amateur Rainmaker Seeking to Fill Nearly Dry Reservoir,” The Los Angeles Times, August 10, 1966, 3. 

“‘Honest Error’ in Ship Attack; Widow of Skipper Bitter,” The Oakland Tribune, August 12, 1966, 1. 

Kirkman, Don, “Research Shows Birth Control Pill Not Causing Female Illness,” El Paso Herald-Post (El Paso, Texas), August 15, 1966, 1. 

“Lightning Hits KLUE,” August 14, 1966, The Longview News-Journal (Longview, Texas), 2. 

“‘Mistake’ Raid Hits U.S. Ship; Two Coast Guardsmen Die in Second Misdirected Air Strike in Two Days,” The Oakland Tribune, August 11, 1966, 1. 

“Rainmaker Gives Up on Production,” The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri), August 18, 1966, 2.

“Roar of Jets; Sparse Turnout for Beatle Entry,” The Oakland Tribune, August 11, 1966, 16. 

West, Richard, “Spacecraft Starts 35-Day Trip to Photograph Areas on the Moon,” The Los Angeles Times, August 11, 1966. 1. 

Patreon

 

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Scratchy Singles

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Sookie Sookie - Don Covay

2. The Joker Went Wild - Brian Hyland

3. There Was A Time - James Brown

4. Whole Lotta Love - C.C.S.

5. Last Night - Mar-Keys

6. I'm A Man Of Action - Jimmy Hughes

7. Band Of Gold - Freda Payne

8. Outa Space - Billy Preston

9. Telstar - Tornadoes

10. Ain't That Loving You Baby - Jerry Butler & Betty Everett

11. Blues In The Night - Doris Day

12. The Lady Wants To Twist - Steve Lawrence

13. Playgirl - Thee Prophets

14. He Ain't Give You None - Freddie Scott

15. Tell Me Something Good - Rufus

16. Bull Dog - Shangri-Las

17. The City Never Sleeps At Night - Nancy Sinatra

18. The Lonely Bull - The Tijuana Brass ft. Herb Alpert

19. Move On Up - Flying Lizards

20. Give Me One More Chance - Wilmer Alexander Jr & the Dukes

21. C.C. Rider - Bobby Powell

22. Come And Give Your Love To Me - New Colony Six

23. Dix-A-Billy - Lavern Baker

24. Kon-Tiki - The Islanders

This Week In '66

 

With Lynn Peril

The first week of August 1966 was not only a microcosm of that whole tumultuous year, but also a harbinger of the twenty-first century. There was gun violence, racial unrest, calls for liberalized abortion laws, a celebrity wedding, and, of course, John Lennon versus the fundamentalists. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Barnes, Michael, “Finding No ‘Responsible’ Book on Shooting, He Wrote One,” Austin American-Statesman, July 31, 2016, D-9. 

“Beatle Boycott Widening in Dixie,” New York Daily News, August 4, 1966, 14. 

Bruckner, J.D.R., “King Hit By Rock as Whites Resist Civil Rights Marchers,” Los Angeles Times, August 6, 1966, 1. 

Cleave, Maureen, “The Beatles, Part III; John in His Gorilla Suit, Seeking What?” The Detroit Free Press, May 8,1966, 28.

“Epstein Arrives in U.S., Trying to Halt Beatle Ban Bandwagon,” The Los Angeles, Times, August 6, 1966, 27.

Haber, Joyce, “It Was Luci’s Day All the Way as She Became Mrs. Nugent,” The Los Angeles Times, August 7, 1966, 1. 

“John, the Beatle’s, Quote on Jesus ‘Out of Context,’” The Miami News, August 5, 1966, 20. 

“Knife Misses, King Stoned,” New York Daily News, August 6, 1966, 2. 

“Local Radio Station Joins Beatle Ban,” The Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina), August 3, 1966, 1. 

McCabe, Charles, “We’re More Popular Than Jesus Now,” Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), April 22, 1966, 24. 

“Quote Angers Beatle Fans,” The Selma Times-Journal (Selma, Alabama), August 2, 1966, 10. 

“Sniper Buried Beside Mother He Murdered,” Los Angeles Times, August 6, 1966, 15. 

Thornhill, Barbara, “Sorry About That, But You Can Still Hear the Beatles in Macon,” The Macon News (Macon, Georgia), August 4, 1966, 8.

University of Texas tower shooting

“Weekend TV; 3 Networks to Cover Luci’s Wedding Today,” The Los Angeles, Times, August 6, 1966, 28. 

“With Tears of Joy; Luci, Pat Nugent Exchange Vows,” The Los Angeles Times, August 7, 1966, 1. 

Beatniks

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. The Beat Generation - Bob McFadden and Dor

2. Beat Girl - Adam Faith

3. Recitation - Fred Gwynne (Far Out Munsters)

4. Kookie's Mad Pad - Edd "Kookie" Burns

5. Teenage Beatnik - Louis Nye

6. Opp-Pop--A-Da - Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra

7. Like Young - Perry Como

8. Beatnik - The Royal Jokers

9. Basic Hip - Del Close & John Brent

10. Crazy Vibrations - The Bikinis

11. Bongo Beatin' Beatnik - Joe Hall & the Corvettes

12. Twisted - Lambert, Hendrick & Ross

13. Beatnik Daddy - Barbara Evans

14. Doin' the Beatnik Twist - Huey Smith and the Clowns

15. Sorta Blue - Henry Mancini

16.The Beat Generation - Paul Evans

17. High School Drag - Phillipa Fallon

18. Pad - Bobby Summers

19. Beatnik Bill - Richard Pine

20. The Image Pt. 1 - Hank Levine

21. Like I Love You - Edd "Kookie' Burns

22. Recitation - Kelton Garwood (Far Out Munsters)

23. Laughin' Beatnik - Johnny Beeman

24. Kerouazy - Don Morrow

25. Beat-nik - J.M. Van Eaton

26. Beatnik Baby - The Bee Hives

27. No Pictures, Please - Rod McKuen

28. Professor Bop - Three Bips, A Bop

29. Reaching Into In - Ken Nordine

30. Beat Guitar - The Wailers

31. Benny the Beatnik - Untouchables

We Say Yeah Yeah Yeah #02

 

With Robin Braid

01 The Flying Burrito Brothers - If You Gotta Go

02 Brian Auger with Julie Driscoll & The Trinity - A Kind Of Love In

03 Clifford Curry - I Can't Get A Hold Of Myself

04 Gino Parks - Same Thing

05 Yvonne Baker - You Didn't Say A Word

06 The Romeos - Precious Memories

07 Gordon Jackson - A Day At The Cottage

08 Duane Eddy - Mule Train

09 Theola Kilgore - The Sound Of My Man

10 Johnny Cash - Going To Memphis

11 The Selah Jubilee Singers - Downward Road

12 Betty Harris - There's A Break In The Road

13 Aaron Neville - Over You

14 Johnny Horton - I'm Coming Home

15 The Mersey Men - I Can Tell

16 The Troggs - You're Lyin'

17 Johnny Burnette - If You Want It Enough

18 John Lee Hooker - What Do You Say

19 Small Faces - Understanding

20 Dusty Springfield - Little By Little 

21 Guitar Ray - Ball And Chain

This Week In '66 - The Fishers Disappear

 

With Lynn Peril

Were there more kidnappings and disappearances than usual in 1966, or am I just attracted to those stories? If it’s the latter, what does that say about me? Perhaps it’s an easy answer: If I fall down a rabbit hole to find out what happened next, maybe listeners will be intrigued as well. The story of Max and Edith Fisher is a wild one, involving arson, a likely murder, and a faked suicide. Also in the news this week, a Merry Prankster gets married and a teen critic harshly reviews the Rolling Stones show at the Cow Palace–on Mick’s 23rd birthday, no less! 

SHOW NOTES: 

Interesting blog post with memories from Space Daisy's son. 

“303rd Golden Gate Suicide Feared,” San Francisco Examiner, June 27, 1966, 20. 

Bengelsdorf, Irving H., Ph.D., “Of Atoms and Men; Carbon Dioxide Enriched Air–A Lot of Contemporary Sun,” The Los Angeles Times, July 28, 1966, 33. 

“He’ll Stay, Despite Hostility; Cranks Harass Negro in Ritzy Detroit Area,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27, 1. 

Leggett, Jim, “Widow Remembers Husband Who Died in Crash 25 Years Ago,” The Town Talk (Alexandria, Virginia), July 29, 1991, 21. 

Looney, Gerri, “Stone Shook Up?” Oakland Tribune, July 30, 1966, 8.

Mealey, Mike, “Cabin in Mystery Razed in Clue Hunt,” The Oakland Tribune, July 15, 1966, 4. 

Mealey, Mike, “FBI Joins Hunt for SF Man–Wife’s Body at Cabin?” The Oakland Tribune, July 14, 1966, 5. 

O’Brien, William, “Cops Still Baffled by the Missing Fishers,” The San Francisco Examiner, July 2, 1967, 8. 

“Pope to OK Birth Pill, Italian Paper Claims; Fantasy, Vatican Says,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27, 4. 

Spears, Larry, “Groom Had the Second Longest Hair,” Oakland Tribune, July 25, 1966, 3. 

“Tragic Rampage; Elephant Tramples Trainer,” Oakland Tribune, July 30, 1966, 4. 

Weston, Mary Ann, “Jobs Run Out; 2 Negro Families Leaving Pointes,” The Detroit Press, November 24, 1966, 3. 

Trash!

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. She's A Fat Girl - Rock-a-Bouts

2. Camel Walk - Saxons

3. Bacon Fat - The Triads

4. Emulsified - Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers

5. Big Fat Mama - Roy Young

6. Chimpanzee Ride - Mike Lawing

7. The Beat Generation - Mamie Van Doren

8. One Potato - The Elite

9. Betty Lou's Got A New Tattoo - The Creep

10. Go Go Gorilla - The Shandells

11. The Gamma Goochee - The Gamma Goochee

12. We All Love Peanut Butter - The One Way Street

13. Tarzan - The Ape Quartet

14. Karate - Ray Sanders and Friend

15. New Dance In France - Bobby Lee Trammell

16. Duh - The Fantastic Emanons

17. Big Fat Baby - Sonny Hall

18. Beatnik's Wish - Patsy Raye and the Beatniks

19. Cave Man Hop - Jerry Coulston

20. Fire Water - The Premieres

21. Surfin' Monkey - The Spinners

22. The Trance - Gary Shelton

23. Man With The Golden Arm - Gemtones

24. Konga Joe - Arch Hall Jr.

25. Jugue - Johnny Amelio

26. Bip Bop Bip - Pretty Boy

27. Discombobulated - Rex Johnson

28. Cheese Blintzes - Don Thompson Quartet

This Week In '66

 

With Lynn Peril

It was the week that Bobby Fuller died under mysterious circumstances and Mrs. America 1966 gave her opinions on fighting divorce and raising happy children. Other names in the news this week: Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, Jayne Mansfield, and Montgomery Clift, alas, not all in the same place at the same time. 

SHOW NOTES

“‘66 Mrs. America; Houston Housewife No. 1 Homemaker,” Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN), May 9, 1966, 8.

“Autopsy Inconclusive,” Daily News-Post (Monrovia, CA), July 20, 1966, 22.

Brimmell, George, “San Diego corners market on off-beat beauty contests,” The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), December 19, 1967, 22. 

Gundersen, Edna, “Broken Melody,” El Paso Times, June 7, 1982, 13.

Hall, Claude, “Bobby Fuller Four Fills Nitery Air With Excitement,” Billboard, May 14, 1966, 48. 

“Houston TV Ratings War,” Texas Monthly, May 1974, 12. s

Klemesrud, Judy, “Woman’s Place in School Too, Says Mrs. America,” Corpus-Christi Caller-Times, July 1, 1966, 30. 

“Marital Inquiry Asked in House; Justice Douglas’ Character Under Attack,” The Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1966, 1. 

“Misadventures of Mrs. America,” Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA), October 9, 1966, 100. 

“Movie Manager Files Suit,” The Jackson Sun (Jackson, TN), July 20, 1966, 2. 

“Montgomery Clift, 45, dies of heart attack in New York,” The Los Angeles Times, July 24, 1966, 3. 

“Mrs. America Ired; Dispute Rises About Prizes,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 17, 1967, 18. 

“Mrs. America Tells How to Beat Divorce Scandal,” Oakland Tribune, July 24, 1966, 8. 

“Policeman Closes Show; He Wasn’t Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” The Memphis Press-Scimitar, July 18, 1966, 17. 

Silverman, Jan, “Luncheon with Mrs. America,” Oakland Tribune, October 7, 1966, 34. 

“Singer Found Dead in Automobile,” Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA), July 19, 1966, 25. 

Stanford, Nancy, “Mrs. America Tackles Her Homework,” Corpus Christi Times, January 9, 1969, 25. 

“Tests Slated in Death of Rock and Roll Singer,” Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, CA), July 20, 1966, 13. 

Thompson, Thomas, “Raw Dialogue Challenges All the Censors,” Life Magazine, June 10, 1966, 92. 

Wilson, Earl, “It Happened Last Night,” Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey), July 19, 1966, 19. 

“‘Whose Afraid’ Gets Cleared for Nashville,” Chicago Tribune, July 21, 1966, 53.