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Garrett Stack's American Jukebox Originating on WMNR Fine Arts Radio Playlist* Originating on WMNR Fine Arts Radio [email protected] Program is archived 24-48 hours after broadcast and can be heard Garrett Stack’s American Jukebox free of charge at Public Radio Exchange, > prx.org > American Jukebox Show #: 231 REWORKED Broadcast Date: (orig 9/24/16) 7/28/18 Time: 16:00 - 18:00 # Selections: 32 * Playlist is in alphabetical order by song title, not in order of play. Classic Pop, Rock and Soul from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s American Jukebox Theme Song Credit: What Did You Do With Your Old 45’s, Bobby Vinton, Bobby Vinton’s Greatest Hits, Curb Records, 1989. By Pam A. Hanna & George Pickard. Time Writer(s) Title Artist Disc Label Year Position Comment File Number Intro Track Holiday Release Date Date Played Date Played Copy 3:11 Sam Cooke A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 ABKCO/iTunes 1965 31 Son of a Baptist minister. Sang in church choir from age 6. RKM Cooke 0:13 29 2003 10/17/159/24/16 Died of a gunshot wound fired by a female motel manager under mysteriouos circumstances 4:55 Dick Holler Abrham, Martin and John Ray Charles A Message From the People Concord Music 1972 0 RKM Charles 0:40 7 2009 9/24/16 2:14 Domino/Royce/Marascalca Be My Guest Fats Domino Fats Domino Platinum 1959 8 RKM Domino 0:01 5 2004 9/24/16 2:11 Stevenson/Gaye/Gordy Beechwood 4-5789 Marvelettes Marvelettes: 23 Greatest Hits Motown 1962 17 B side Playboy/CD GrHts+'62 Still Roc. RKG Marvelettes 0:13 4 4/17/10 1/29/11 10/19/139/24/16 CDV-8A, CDG-6 3:28 Spector/Wine/Levine Black Pearl Sonny Charles & The Checkmates Hard To Find 45's On CD, Vol 12: 60s &70s Pop Eric 1969 13 FILED WITH HIT PARADE SERIES PRKV 0:09 12 2010 3/20/10 11/5/11 9/24/16 Classics 2:42 W Stevenson/M Gaye/I Hunter Dancing In The Street Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Dick Bartley Presents All-Time Greatest Girl Varerse 1964 2 RKV Girl Groups 0:08 13 2000 10/19/134/4/15 10/17/157/16/16 7/30/16 9/24/16 Groups Serabande 3:43 Paul McCartney Ebony And Ivory Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 [disc 1] Sony 1981 1 RKV CDV123 0:05 14 1999 9/24/16 - Sony Music Soundtrack for a Century 2:23 Sylvester Stewart Everyday People Sly And The Family Stone Classic Rock: 1968 Time-Life 1969 1 LP GH/CasMnstrHts/CD 1968 Series Classic Rock 0:08 8 3/2/13 9/24/16 CDV-15 3:51 Linda Creed/Tom Bell Ghetto Child Spinners Anthology -One of a Kind Love Affair Atlantic 1973 29 45 Disco Hit/LP Spin/CD Anthology#1 RKG Spinners 0:15 1/10 12/29/129/24/16 LPG-115/CDG-39* 3:05 Sawyer|Cosby|Gordy|Wilson|Taylor I'm Livin' In Shame Supremes 2-CD set Best of D Ross & Supremes Motown 1969 10 MTWN Top 10 GrlGr/CD GrHt RKG Supremes 0:13 2/11 9/24/16 LPV-26/CDG-7,8 Celebrating African 2:49 James Brown/Betty J Newsome It's A Man's Man's Man's World James Brown Pop Single Purchases 1940-70 V.4 iTunes 1966 8 The GODFATHER of Soul RKV ‘40-70 V4 0:10 8 9/24/16 3:49 Bill Withers Lean On Me Bill Withers AM Gold - Early 70's Classics Time-Life 1972 1 Series AM Gold 0:11&:2 11 1992 9/24/16 American Pop, Rock & 5 2:58 Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff Love Train O'Jays AM Gold - The Early '70s Time-Life 1973 1 Used as FUN TEST 11/19/2011 Series AM Gold 0:07 8 1992 11/19/1111/17/124/5/14 9/24/16 Soul 3:36 Crawford/Downing Mighty High Mighty Clouds of Joy Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1976 Rhino 1976 69 CD Top Dance Hits 1976 -- disco hit DISCO Billboard 0:09 10 9/24/16 CDV-103C 4:45 Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil New World Coming Nina Simone Here Comes The Sun RCA 1971 0 Last Nina Simone album to chart at #190 RKF Simone 0:16 5 10/9/10 9/24/16 2:47 Harold Arlen/E Y Harberg Over The Rainbow Patti LaBelle Greatest Hits MCA 1966 0 official Billboard "Classic" Compilation released in 1996 RKF LaBelle 0:08 1 6/19/1909 9/24/16 3:10 Ron Dunbar/Norman Johnson Patches Clarence Carter AM Gold 1970 Time-Life 1970 4 Series AM Gold none 20 1990 8/29/09 11/19/112/16/13 7/26/14 6/27/15 9/24/16 2:40 Curtis Mayfield People Get Ready Impressions Classic Rock:1965 - Shakin' All Over Time-Life 1965 14 CD 1965: Shakin' All Over Series Classic Rock 0:13 18 9/24/16 CDV-12B 2:30 Chuck Berry Rock And Roll Music Chuck Berry Rock ‘n’ Roll Era: 1957 Syill Rockin’ Time-Life 1957 8 LP Grtst Hits/CD 1957 Still Rockin' CDV-3A Series RnR Era none 12 10/18/089/24/16 2:39 Wonder/Garrett/Wright/Hardaway Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Stevie Wonder The Definitive Collection Motown 1970 3 Born Stevland Morris 5/13/1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. Blind since birth. Signed to RKM Wonder 0:07 7 2002 8/13/11 6/2/12 10/19/1311/28/157/30/16 9/24/16 Motown at age 10 doing backup work. First recorded at age 12. First #1 record at age 13. 2:59 Cropper/Floyd SixYours Three Four - 5789 Wilson Pickett The Best of Wilson Pickett Atlantic 1966 13 CD 1966: Shakin' All Over + GrHts CDV-13A/CDM-64 RKM Pickett 0:08 2 1/10/15 11/28/159/24/16 Fats Domino 2:41 Luther Dixon/Florence Greenberg Soldier(634-5789) Boy Shirelles AM Gold 1962 - ALSO ON - Grestest Hits Time-Life 1962 1 Written by Luther DIxon and Florence Greenberg (owner of Scepter Records) wrote this Series AM Gold none 13 1991 8/11/07 3/7/09 5/23/09 5/25/13 11/15/149/24/16 Anthology song on the spot at a Shirells recoding session with just a few minutes of studio time left. 3:32 Jerry Leiber/Phil Spector Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin The Best Of Aretha Franklin Atlantic 1971 2 RKF Franklin 0:09 8 1984 7/4/09 9/21/13 9/24/16 3:02 King/Lieber//Stoller Stand By Me Ben E. King Ultimate Collection Of Ben E. King - Stand By Me Atlantic 1961 4 Reissued in 1986 and went to #9 as title song of film starring River Phoenix and Will RKM King 0:14 1 1987 9/10/11 4/27/13 9/24/16 Wheaton. 2:17 Francis Scott Key Star Spangled Banner Whitney Houston Star Spangled Banner Superbowl 25 Arista 1991 0 CD single (dedicated to Persian Gulf..) Reissued in the fall of 2001 for 9/11/01 tragedy - Specials StarSpang 1 9/24/16 second copy Sam Cooke 4:18 Carol B ayer Sager/Burt Bacharach That's What Friends Are For Dionne Warwick & friends Greatest Hits 1979-1990 Arista 1986 1 Cas title cut/CD GrHts '79-90 RKF Warwick 0:14 1 9/24/16 CCDF-73 4:34 Isaac Hayes Theme From Shaft Isaac Hayes Top of the Stax Stax 1971 1 45/LP Sndtrk/CD Top STAX*+'70-"2" RKV CDV 64 2:40 20 2/16/13 2/21/15 9/24/16 Mary Wells CDV-64*, 51A 7:31 Whitehead, McFadden, Carstarphen Wake Up Everybody Harold Melvin & Bluenotes All Thier Greatest Hits Philadelphia 1976 12 45/LP Wake up Everybody/CD GrHts RKG Melvin & the 0:35 5 8/9/14 9/24/16 International LPG-153/CDG-33 2:57 William “Smokey” Robinson What's Easy For Two Is So Hard Mary Wells Mary Wells: Looking Back Motown 1964 29 B side You Lost.../LP Grt Ht RKF Wells none 2/4 9/24/16 3:47 Cleaveland/Gaye/Benson What'sFor One Going On Marvin Gaye Sounds of the ‘70s” 1971 Time-Life 1971 2 LP+CD MtnHts+1971/LP M Gaye Hits Series ‘70s 0:16 1 11/30/139/6/14 10/17/157/30/16 9/24/16 2:20 J Bristol/V Bullock/H Fuqua What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Junior Walker & the All Stars AM Gold 1969 Time-Life 1969 4 CDV-21, 51/LPV-25 2:38 Otis Redding/Steve Cropper (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding Top of the Stax Stax 1968 1 Martha & the Vandellas Mary WIlson, Florence Ballard, Diane Ross Aretha The O’Jays Marvin Gaye Wilson Franklin The Supremes Pickett James Brown Regular Features Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes • 17:00 - Fun Test - Love Train - The O’Jays Sly & the Family Stone Ray Charles • 17:30 - Behind the #1 - Everyday People - Sly & the Family Stone The Shirelles.
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