Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Kathy Widrig, bouncing emails & music picks


Kathy Widrig
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The emails I have been sending to Kathy Widrig, Sally Smith and Carolyn Coulter are all being returned to me as undeliverable, so if anyone is in direct touch with these folks, please have them send me an updated email address.

And in response to my posting earlier today, Cheryl Towers sent me a list of songs top songs from 1966 according to Billboard.

Cheryl Towers
Cheryl Towers

Here's Cheryl's list from Billboard:

Top 40 Hits of 1966

19th Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones (#2)
634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) - Wilson Pickett (#13)
7 and 7 Is - Love (#33)
96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians (#1)
98.6 - Keith (#7)
The "A" Team - Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler (#28)
Ain't Gonna Lie - Keith (#39)
Ain't Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations (#13)
Alfie - Cher (#32)
All I See Is You - Dusty Springfield (#20)
All Strung Out - Nino Tempo & April Stevens (#26)
Almost Persuaded - David Houston (#24)
Along Comes Mary - The Association (#7)
Are You Lonely for Me - Freddie Scott (#39)
At the Scene - The Dave Clark Five (#18)
At the Zoo - Simon & Garfunkel (#16)
B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas (#14)
Baby, Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo (#16) (instrumental)
Backstage - Gene Pitney (#25)
The Ballad Of Irving - Frank Gallop (#34)
Ballad Of the Green Berets - Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler (#1)
Band of Gold - Mel Carter (#32)
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher (#2)
Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys (#2)
Barefootin' - Robert Parker (#7)
"Batman" Theme - The Marketts (#17) (instrumental)
Batman Theme - Neal Hefti & His Orchestra (#35) (instrumental)
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations (#3)
Billy and Sue - B.J. Thomas & the Triumphs (#34)
Black is Black - Los Bravos (#4)
Blowin' in the Wind - Stevie Wonder (#9)
Born a Woman - Sandy Posey (#12)
Born Free - Roger Williams (#7)
Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart - Roy Orbison (#31)
Bus Stop - The Hollies (#5)
But It's Alright - J.J. Jackson (#22)
California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas (#4)
Call Me - Chris Montez (#22)
Caroline, No - Brian Wilson (#32)
The Cheater - Bob Kuban & The In-Men (#12)
Cherish - The Association (#1)
Cherry, Cherry - Neil Diamond (#6)
Come On, Let's Go - The McCoys (#22)
(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need - The Miracles (#17)
Come Running Back - Dean Martin (#35)
Coming Home Soldier - Bobby Vinton (#11)
Coming on Strong - Brenda Lee (#11)
Cool Jerk - The Capitols (#7)
Cry - Ronnie Dove (#18)
Crying - Jay & The Americans (#25)
Crying Time - Ray Charles (#6)
Dandy - Herman's Hermits (#5)
The Dangling Conversation - Simon & Garfunkel (#25)
Day for Decision - Johnny Sea (#35)
Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful (#2)
Day Tripper - The Beatles (#5)
Dedicated Follower of Fashion - The Kinks (#36)
Devil with a Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (#4)
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? - The Lovin' Spoonful (#2)
Dirty Water - The Standells (#11)
Distant Shores - Chad & Jeremy (#30)
Don't Bring Me Down - The Animals (#12)
Don't Mess with Bill - The Marvelettes (#7)
Double Shot (of My Baby's Love) - Swingin' Medallions (#17)
Dum-De-Da - Bobby Vinton (#40)
East West - Herman's Hermits (#27)
Eight Miles High - The Byrds (#14)
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles (#11)
Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind (#5)
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) - Otis Redding (#29)
Flamingo - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (#28) (instrumental)
Frankie and Johnny - Elvis Presley (#25)
Friday's Child - Nancy Sinatra (#36)
Georgy Girl - The Seekers (#2)<>
Get Ready - The Temptations (#29)
Girl in Love - The Outsiders (#21)
Girl on a Swing - Gerry & The Pacemakers (#28)
Gloria - The Shadows of Knight (#10)
Go Ahead and Cry - The Righteous Brothers (#30)
Go Away Little Girl - The Happenings (#12)
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys (#39)
Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals (#1)
Good Thing - Paul Revere & The Raiders (#4)
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys (#1)
The Great Airplane Strike - Paul Revere & The Raiders (#20)
Green Grass - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (#8)
Green, Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones (#11)
A Groovy Kind of Love - The Mindbenders (#2)
Guantanamera - The Sandpipers (#9)
The Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin - Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs (#22)
Hanky Panky - Tommy James & The Shondells (#1)
Happenings Ten Years Time Ago - The Yardbirds (#30)
Happy Summer Days - Ronnie Dove (#27)
A Hard Day's Night - Ramsey Lewis (#29) (instrumental)
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? - The Rolling Stones (#9)
A Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel (#13)
He - The Righteous Brothers (#18)
Hello Hello - The Sopwith "Camel" (#26)
Help Me Girl - Eric Burdon & The Animals (#29)
Hey Joe - The Leaves (#31)
History Repeats Itself - Buddy Starcher (#39)
Hold On! I'm A-Comin' - Sam & Dave (#21)
Holy Cow - Lee Dorsey (#23)
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel (#5)
Hooray for Hazel - Tommy Roe (#6)
How Do You Catch a Girl - Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs (#27)
How Does That Grab You, Darlin'? - Nancy Sinatra (#7)
How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved By You) - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars (#18)
Hungry - Paul Revere & The Raiders (#6)
Husbands and Wives - Roger Miller (#26)
I Am a Rock - Simon & Garfunkel (#3)
I Can Make It With You - Pozo-Seco Singers (#32)
I Can't Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree - Just Us (#34)
I Chose to Sing the Blues - Ray Charles (#32)
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love - Petula Clark (#9)
I Fought the Law - Bobby Fuller Four (#9)
I Got the Feelin' (Oh No, No) - Neil Diamond (#16)
I Hear Trumpets Blow - The Tokens (#30)
I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself - Dionne Warwick (#26)
(I Know) I'm Losing You - The Temptations (#8)
I Love You 1000 Times - The Platters (#31)
I Love You Drops - Vic Dana (#30)
I Need Somebody - ? & The Mysterians (#22)
I Really Don't Want to Know - Ronnie Dove (#22)
I Saw Her Again (Last Night) - The Mamas & The Papas (#5)
I See the Light - The Five Americans (#26)
I Want To Go With You - Eddy Arnold (#36)
I Want You - Bob Dylan (#20)
(I Washed My Hands In) Muddy Water - Johnny Rivers (#19)
I'll Take Good Care of You - Garnet Mimms (#30)
I'm A Believer - The Monkees (#1)
I'm Comin' Home, Cindy - Trini Lopez (#39)
I'm Ready for Love - Martha & The Vandellas (#9)
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B.J. Thomas & The Triumphs (#8)
I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify (#6)
I've Got You Under My Skin - The 4 Seasons (#9)
I've Passed This Way Before - Jimmy Ruffin (#17)
If I Were A Carpenter - Bobby Darin (#8)
The Impossible Dream (The Quest) - Jack Jones (#35)
Inside - Looking Out - The Animals (#34)
It Tears Me Up - Percy Sledge (#20)
It's a Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown (#8)
It's Now Winter's Day - Tommy Roe (#23)
It's Only Love - Tommy James & The Shondells (#31)
It's Over - Jimmie Rodgers (#37)
It's Too Late - Bobby Goldsboro (#23)
The Joker Went Wild - Brian Hyland (#20)
Just Like a Woman - Bob Dylan (#33)
Kicks - Paul Revere & The Raiders (#4)
Knight in Rusty Armour - Peter & Gordon (#15)
Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd (#28)
Lady Godiva - Peter & Gordon (#6)
Lady Jane - The Rolling Stones (#24)
Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett (#6)
The Land of Milk and Honey - The Vogues (#29)
Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees (#1)
The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me - Eddy Arnold (#40)
Leaning on the Lamp Post - Herman's Hermits (#9)
Let's Fall in Love - Peaches & Herb (#21)
Let's Go Get Stoned - Ray Charles (#31)
Let's Start All Over Again - Ronnie Dove (#20)
Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie (#1)
Like A Baby - Len Barry (#27)
Lil' Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs (#2)
Listen People - Herman's Hermits (#3)
Little Girl - Syndicate of Sound (#8)
The Little Girl I Once Knew - The Beach Boys (#20)
Little Latin Lupe Lu - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (#17)
Little Man - Sonny & Cher (#21)
Long Live Our Love - The Shangri-Las (#33)
Look Through Any Window - The Hollies (#32)
Look Through My Window - The Mamas & The Papas (#24)
Look What You've Done - Pozo-Seco Singers (#32)
Louie, Louie - The Sandpipers (#30)
Love Is a Hurtin' Thing - Lou Rawls (#13)
Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart - The Supremes (#9)
Love Letters - Elvis Presley (#19)
Love Makes the World Go 'Round - Deon Jackson (#11)
Love Me with All of Your Heart - The Bachelors (#38)
Love's Made a Fool of You - Bobby Fuller Four (#26)
Magic Town - The Vogues (#21)
Make Me Belong To You - Barbara Lewis (#28)
Mama - B.J. Thomas (#22)
Mame - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (#19)
Mellow Yellow - Donovan (#2)
The Men in My Little Girl's Life - Mike Douglas (#6)
Message to Michael - Dionne Warwick (#8)
Michelle - David & Jonathan (#18)
Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas (#1)
The More I See You - Chris Montez (#16)
Mother's Little Helper - The Rolling Stones (#8)
Mr. Dieingly Sad - The Critters (#17)
Mr. Spaceman - The Byrds (#36)
A Must to Avoid - Herman's Hermits (#8)
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett (#23)
My Baby Loves Me - Martha & The Vandellas (#22)
My Heart's Symphony - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (#13)
My Love - Petula Clark (#1)
My World Is Empty Without You - The Supremes (#5)
Night Time - The Strangeloves (#30)
Nothing's Too Good for My Baby - Stevie Wonder (#20)
Nowhere Man - The Beatles (#3)
Oh How Happy - Shades of Blue (#12)
Oh Yeah - The Shadows of Knight (#39)
One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) - Barry Young (#13)
One More Heartache - Marvin Gaye (#29)
Open the Door to Your Heart - Darrell Banks (#27)
Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me) - The 4 Seasons (#13)
Over Under Sideways Down - The Yardbirds (#13)
Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones (#1)
Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies - The Association (#35)
Paperback Writer - The Beatles (#1)
"The Phoenix" Love Theme (Senza Fine) - The Brass Ring (#32) (instrumental)
The Pied Piper - Crispian St. Peters (#4)
A Place in the Sun - Stevie Wonder (#9)
Please Tell Me Why - The Dave Clark Five (#28)
Poor Side of Town - Johnny Rivers (#1)
Popsicle - Jan & Dean (#21)
Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann (#29)
Psychotic Reaction - Count Five (#5)
Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds (#36)
Rain - The Beatles (#23)
Rain on the Roof - The Lovin' Spoonful (#10)
The Rains Came - Sir Douglas Quintet (#31)
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan (#2)
Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops (#1)
Recovery - Fontella Bass (#37)
Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle (#2)
Respectable - The Outsiders (#15)
Rhapsody in the Rain - Lou Christie (#16)
(I'm a) Road Runner - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars (#20)
Run, Run, Look and See - Brian Hyland (#25)
S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song) - Joe Tex (#39)
Satisfaction - Otis Redding (#31)
A Satisfied Mind - Bobby Hebb (#39)
Say I Am (What I Am) - Tommy James & The Shondells (#21)
Searching for My Love - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces (#27)
Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers (#3)
Secret Love - Billy Stewart (#29)
See See Rider - Eric Burdon & The Animals (#10)
See You in September - The Happenings (#3)
Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) - Four Tops (#18)
Shapes of Things - The Yardbirds (#11)
A Sign of the Times - Petula Clark (#11)
Single Girl - Sandy Posey (#12)
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys (#3)
Snoopy vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen (#2)
Somewhere - Len Barry (#26)
Somewhere There's A Someone - Dean Martin (#32)
Somewhere, My Love - Ray Conniff & The Singers (#9)
Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (#27) (instrumental)
Spinout - Elvis Presley (#40)
Stop Stop Stop - The Hollies (#7)
Strangers In the Night - Frank Sinatra (#1)
Sugar Town - Nancy Sinatra (#5)
Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful (#1)
Summer Samba (So Nice) - Walter Wanderley (#26) (instrumental)
Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra (#25)
Summertime - Billy Stewart (#10)
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) - The Walker Brothers (#13)
Sunny - Bobby Hebb (#2)
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks (#14)
Sunshine Superman - Donovan (#1)
Sure Gonna Miss Her - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (#9)
Sweet Dreams - Tommy McLain (#15)
Sweet Pea - Tommy Roe (#8)
Sweet Talkin' Guy - The Chiffons (#10)
Talk Talk - The Music Machine (#15)
Tar and Cement - Verdelle Smith (#38)
Tell Me Why - Elvis Presley (#33)
That's Life - Frank Sinatra (#4)
There Will Never Be Another You - Chris Montez (#33)
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra (#1)
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV (#3)
Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep - Al Martino (#30)
This Door Swings Both Ways - Herman's Hermits (#12)
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - The Isley Brothers (#12)
Tijuana Taxi - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (#38) (instrumental)
Time After Time - Chris Montez (#36)
Time Won't Let Me - The Outsiders (#5)
Together Again - Ray Charles (#19)
Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick (#22)
Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding (#25)
Try Too Hard - The Dave Clark Five (#12)
Turn-Down Day - The Cyrkle (#16)
Twinkle Toes - Roy Orbison (#39)
Wade in the Water - Ramsey Lewis (#19) (instrumental)
Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke (#5)
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog - Norma Tanega (#22)
Warm and Tender Love - Percy Sledge (#17)
We Can Work It Out - The Beatles (#1)
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? - Jimmy Ruffin (#7)
What Now My Love - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (#24) (instrumental)
What Now My Love - Sonny & Cher (#14)
The Wheel of Hurt - Margaret Whiting (#26)
When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge (#1)
(When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes to Me - The Chicago Loop (#37)
Where Were You When I Needed You - The Grass Roots (#28)
Where Will the Words Come From? - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (#21)
Whispers (Gettin' Louder) - Jackie Wilson (#11)
Who Am I - Petula Clark (#21)
Wild Thing - The Troggs (#1)
Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band (#1)
Wipe Out - The Surfaris (#16) (instrumental)
With A Girl Like You - The Troggs (#29)
Woman - Peter & Gordon (#14)
Words of Love - The Mamas & The Papas (#5)
The Work Song - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (#18) (instrumental)
Working in the Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey (#8)
Working My Way Back to You - The 4 Seasons (#9)
Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys (#8)
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles (#2)
You Baby - The Turtles (#20)
You've Been Cheatin' - The Impressions (#33)
You Better Run - The Young Rascals (#20)
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes (#1)
You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller (#40)
You Didn't Have To Be So Nice - The Lovin' Spoonful (#10)
(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (#15)
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield (#4)
You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes (#1)
(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself - Frankie Valli (#39)
(You're My) Soul and Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers (#1)
Zorba the Greek - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (#11) (instrumental)

And while Shirley Adams didn't send me a list of songs, she said that we should play the entire album from The Big Chill.
Shirley Adams
Shirley Adams

Amen to that.

More top songs needed for the Class of '66


Roy Orbison
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The days have been going by waaaaay too quickly as the countdown to the 40th Reunion of the Class of '66 continues.

In a couple of weeks, Tom Priester will be making a visit to Sacramento to be an official at the NCAA track meet held at California State University, Sacramento. Look for photos of Tom at the track looking, well, official.

But today I realized that I haven't heard from most people about what kind of music they think we need for the reunion soiree, so, pilgrims, here's list of 10 songs from me.

These aren't necessarily my top 10 - and they certainly are not the only songs I want to hear - but it's a start.

Sooooo:

1. Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
2. Dawn by the Four Seasons
3. Happy Together - The Turtles
4. Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, yellow polka-dot bikini - Brian Hyland
5. Leavin' on a jet plane - Peter, Paul & Mary
6. Midnight Confessions - Grass Roots
7. Oh Carol! - Neil Sedaka
8. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon
9. Town without pity - Gene Pitney
10. Ride the wild surf - Jan & Dean

Any other songs that are on the "Must Play" list?

Send them to me and I'll post them right away.